Phantom Hourglass: Difference between revisions

| image   = [[File:The Phantom Hourglass.png]]

| game     = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]''

| location = [[Temple of the Ocean King]]

| use     = Protects [[Link]] from the Temple's curse.

The Hourglass' timer starts upon beginning the Temple of the Ocean King, and counts down as long as you are not standing in a [[Safe Zone]] or any of several special rooms in the dungeon. If struck by a [[Phantom]], one minute is lost. If time runs out, Link will take damage when outside of Safe Zones.{{Ref|PH|1602|Oshus}}

The Phantom Hourglass contains [[Sand of Hours]], a substance made of [[Force Gem|Force Gems]] of the [[Ocean King]].{{Ref|PH|1606|Oshus}} It initially contains 10 minutes worth of sand, but its capacity can be increased by defeating the bosses, which yields 2 additional minutes of sand, and by finding sand in underwater chests, which yield 1 additional minute of sand. Its maximum capacity is 25 minutes. Pickups can be found within the Temple of the Ocean King to replenish the Sand of Hours by 30 seconds. These are scattered throughout the dungeon's many floors in set locations and are dropped by [[Wizzrobe]]s.

The Phantom Hourglass' power can only br restored by sunlight, therefore the timer resets upon leaving the dungeon.{{Ref|PH|1604|Oshus}}

The Phantom Hourglass is automatically acquired upon returning to the Temple of the Ocean King after completing the [[Temple of Fire]]. A brief conversation between [[Link]], [[Ciela]], and [[Linebeck]] will occur on what to do to overcome the dungeon's curse. [[Oshus]] will then appear and tell Link to claim the Phantom Hourglass sitting atop a pedestal in the Temple of the Ocean King's lobby.

The Phantom Hourglass was made so that [[Oshus]] could journey into the temple in search of [[Bellum]].{{Ref|PH|572|Oshus}} The sand in the hourglass, the [[Sand of Hours|Sands of Hours]], is the physical form of life force.{{Ref|PH|568|Oshus}} This is absorbed by the temple rather than [[Link]]'s own life force. Since bosses are made of stolen life force, killing them gets extra time for the hourglass.{{Ref|PH|571|Oshus}}

The hourglass is later made into the hilt of the [[Phantom Sword]] to power it.{{Ref|PH|3349|In-Game Description}}

At the end of the game, when [[Tetra's Pirates]] insist that Link and [[Tetra]]'s adventure was just a dream, Link pulls out the hourglass, now empty, which serves as proof of the events.