Goponga Swamp: Difference between revisions

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'''Goponga Swamp''' is a desolate area in the northwestern region of [[Koholint Island]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''. Filled with [[Goponga Flower]]s and [[Piranha]]s, the only safe way to traverse this area early in the game is to rescue [[BowWow]] from the nearby [[Moblin Cave]].

After obtaining the [[Eight Instruments of the Sirens#Full Moon Cello|Full Moon Cello]] at the end of [[Tail Cave]], a mysterious voice tells [[Link (A Link to the Past)#Link's Awakening|Link]] to head to the swamp.{{Ref|LA|324|Voice}} The [[Owl]] tells him the same thing soon after, explaining that the next instrument is in the swamp.{{Ref|LA|216|Owl}} However, when Link heads back to [[Mabe Village]], two [[Island Quadruplets|children]] frantically tell him that something happened at [[Madam MeowMeow]]'s house.{{Ref|LA|511|Children}} She reveals that her pet [[Chain Chomp]], BowWow, was kidnapped by the [[Moblin Chief]].{{Ref|LA|293|Madam MeowMeow}} Link heads to the Moblin Cave and defeats the Moblin Chief, rescuing BowWow. Madam MeowMeow asks him then to take BowWow for a walk.{{Ref|LA|294|Madam MeowMeow}} BowWow can eat the flowers in the Goponga Swamp, which allows Link to finally traverse the dangerous landscape and open a path into the second [[dungeon]], [[Bottle Grotto]].

{{Gallery/Box|file=Fin-Piranha-LA-Sprite.png|link=Piranha|caption=[[Piranha]]}}

{{Gallery/Box|file=GopongaFlower-LA-Sprite.png|link=Goponga Flower|caption=[[Goponga Flower]]}}

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{{Gallery/Box|file=Moblin-LA-Sprite.png|link=Moblin|caption=[[Moblin]]}}

{{Gallery/Box|file=Zol-Green-Oracle-Sprite.png|link=Zol|caption=[[Zol]]}}

[[Mr. Write]] lives in a house in the southwest of the Goponga Swamp region. It is here that he writes to a pen pal named [[Christine]].{{Ref|LA|301|Mr. Write}} Later, he gives Link the [[Broom]] in exchange for the [[Letter]] as a part of the [[Link's Awakening Trading Sequence]].{{Ref|LA|297|Mr. Write}}