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The Red Candle is an item first appearing in The Legend of Zelda.[1]

Location and uses[]

The Legend of Zelda[]

The Legend of Zelda Manual Description
The Legend of Zelda logo
Blue and red candles
Some of the rooms inside of the labyrinths are really dark. So use these to brighten them up. Blue candles are good for one screen only, but the red ones can light up rooms for several screens.

The Red Candle is an upgrade to the Blue Candle that can be obtained in Level 7 of the First Quest and the Second Quest. When used, the Red Candle will emit a temporary red Fire to a short distance in front of Link, which can illuminate dark rooms within Dungeons and damage certain enemies.[2] Link can be hurt by the Fire as well. It can also be used to burn certain Trees throughout the Overworld, which will reveal hidden staircases that often lead to caves. Burning a certain Tree will reveal a staircase leading to Level 8 of the First Quest or Level 7 of the Second Quest. While the Blue Candle can only be used once in a given area, the Red Candle is able to emit an unlimited amount of Fires in an area.[3]

Spinoff appearances[]

Hyrule Warriors[]



HW 8-Bit Candle Icon

In the Master Quest DLC Pack of Hyrule Warriors, the 8-Bit Red Candle from The Legend of Zelda appears as a Weapon for Link. It is statistically identical to and part of the Magic Rod weapon category.

In Adventure Mode, there is an Item Card named Candle,[4] which depicts the Red Candle sprite from The Legend of Zelda. A Candle can be used on a Tree in a square to burn it away and reveal stairs, usually unlocking an obtainable reward or a new challenge.

Nomenclature[]

TMC Forest Minish Artwork Names in other regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite
LanguageNameMeaning
JapanJapaneseロウソク アカ (Rousoku Aka)
赤いローソク (Akai Rōsoku)[5]
Candle (Red)
Same as English.
NetherlandsDutchRode kaars[6]Red candle
FranceFrenchEUBougie rouge[7]Red candle
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References

  1. Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 135 (TLoZ)
  2. "Some of the rooms inside of the labyrinths are really dark. So use these to brighten them up." (The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 25)
  3. "Blue candles are good for one screen only, but the red ones can light up rooms several screens." (The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 25)
  4. "Candle: Use this on trees to uncover hidden stairways." — Tutorial (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)
  5. The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 24
  6. The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 25
  7. The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 25
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