Zora Armor
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| Zora Armor | |
|---|---|
 The Zora Armor | |
| First appearance | Twilight Princess (2006) |
| Found | King Zora's grave |
| Use | Swim faster, dive without breathing |
- "Garments made of Zora scales. They let you breathe and swim in water but are weak against fire and ice."
- — In-game description
Zora Armor is an item from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. This tunic is the third set of clothing available in the game. While wearing this tunic, Link can dive without breathing and swim faster. Like an actual Zora, while wearing the armor, Link is more vulnerable to extreme heat and cold, including fire and ice-based attacks. If Link falls into the the icy lake of Snowpeak or lava of the Goron Mines while wearing the armor, he would lose ten and twenty hearts, respectively. The Zora Armor is necessary to complete the game, as it is needed in the Lakebed Temple to retrieve the third Fused Shadow.
The Zora Armor is considered the Twilight Princess version of the Zora Tunic or the Zora's Flippers. It closely resembles the Hero's Tunic, but it is blue, and has a mechanical texture reminiscent of scales. The cone of Link's cap is longer in the Zora Armor and it has flipper-like feet and an intricately engraved headpiece of coppery metal sits upon his head. Whilst underwater, a strip of blue cloth covers Link's lower face, presumably filtering oxygen out of the water.
[edit] Obtaining
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
After clearing the Twilight shroud from the Lanayru Province, Link heads to Telma's Bar in Hyrule Castle Town, where Prince Ralis is still in critical health and in the care of Ilia. The doctor in Hyrule Castle Town refuses to treat Prince Ralis because of a prejudice he has against Zoras, although he says he doesn't have the knowledge of Zora anatomy to treat him. The only way for Ilia to save the prince is by traveling to Kakariko Village to the village shaman, Renado. The Hyrulean Soldiers enthusiastically offer to help take them there, but then cower away when Telma says that they will likely encounter enemies. When the soldiers leave, she sees that Link is the only one left and requests his help.
After defeating King Bulblin a second time and escaping his horde of Bulblin Riders, the caravan finally reaches Kakariko Village. After Telma commends Link’s courage, Queen Rutela’s spirit thanks Link and asks him to follow her. She leads him to her husband's grave site which contains the Zora Armor.
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