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| location = <u>'''''Ocarina of Time'''''</u><br/>[[Kakariko Village Graveyard]] <small>(Past)</small><br/>[[Dampé's Grave]] <small>(Future)</small><br/><u>'''''Majora's Mask'''''</u><br/>[[Ikana Graveyard]]<br/><u>'''''Four Swords Adventures'''''</u><br/>[[The Swamp]]<br/><u>'''''The Minish Cap'''''</u><br/>[[Royal Valley]]<br/><u>'''''A Link Between Worlds'''''</u><br/>[[Graveyard (A Link Between Worlds)|Graveyard]]<br/><u>'''''Link's Awakening'''''</u><br/>[[Dampé's Shack]]

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'''Dampé''' is a recurring character in [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'']] series. Appearing in six games, he is the gravekeeper and caretaker of the [[Graveyard (Disambiguation)|Graveyard]] in each respective game, except for the HD [[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|remake of ''Link's Awakening'']], where he provides access to the [[Chamber Dungeon]]s.

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', Dampé is the gravekeeper of the [[Kakariko Village Graveyard]]. During [[Link]]'s childhood, Dampé can be found patrolling the graveyard at night and starts his own [[Heart-Pounding Gravedigging Tour|Gravedigging Tour]], upon request for 10 [[Rupee]]s, digging up anything from Rupees to a [[Piece of Heart|Heart Piece]] that Link can pick up.{{Ref|OoT|1496|Dampé}} The items that he digs up appear randomly. During the day, he is at his shack sleeping, and if Link tries to interact with him, he tells the young hero to go away.{{Ref|OoT|493|Dampé}}

Sometime during Link's seven year slumber, Dampé dies and becomes a ghost. When Link digs up his grave, he can find Dampé's ghost in a maze beneath the [[Dampé's Grave|grave]]. Dampé challenges Link to a race, and if Link wins, Dampé allows him to take his treasure, the [[Hookshot]].{{Ref|OoT|1537|Dampé's Ghost}}{{Ref|OoT|1517|Dampé's Ghost}} Playing again and winning in under a minute earns Link a [[Piece of Heart]].

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'', Dampé is the gravekeeper of the [[Ikana Graveyard]], which is a haunted graveyard, yet he is afraid of ghosts. On the [[Final Day]], Link can find Dampé [[Beneath the Graveyard]], where he admits to be searching for the Ikana Royal Family's treasure. However, he lost his lantern and cannot see. He, in turn, asks Link to guide him using the light of his fairy, [[Tatl]].{{Ref|MM|3047-3052|Dampé}} Leading him to the [[Soft Soil]] spots causes him to dig there.{{Ref|MM|3061-3062|Dampé}} After he has dug up three Blue Flames, a [[Big Poe]] appears. Since Dampé is afraid of ghosts, he runs away to his house, and if Link defeats the Poe, he is rewarded with a [[Treasure Chest|chest]] that contains an [[Bottle|Empty Bottle]].{{Ref|MM|3066|Dampé}}

After Link has completed the [[Royal Crypt]], he is able to [[Kinstone Fusion|fuse]] Kinstones with Dampé. Link can perform Kinstone fusion by fusing a blue Kinstone with Dampé, opening [[Gina|Gina's]] grave in the Royal Valley that leads to more Kinstone fusions and 100 Mystery Shells. Once he has fused Kinstones with Dampé once, Link is able to come back and fuse again. However, Link needs to fuse a Green Kinstone with Dampé this time, and when he performs the Kinstone fusion, a crack forms in the ground in [[Wind Ruins]] that leads to a chest containing a red Kinstone piece.

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]'', Dampé once again appears as the Gravedigger. He cares for the [[Graveyard (A Link Between Worlds)|Graveyard]] found east of the [[Sanctuary (A Link Between Worlds)|Sanctuary]]. Despite his looks, Dampé is a kind-hearted person that cares for the [[Priest|Priest's]] daughter, [[Seres]]. Link first encounters Dampé in front of the Sanctuary, just before [[Yuga]] makes his first appearance in [[Hyrule]].

File:Dampé2.png|Dampé in ''Ocarina of Time''

File:Dampe-3D.png|Dampé in ''Ocarina of Time 3D''

File:276px-OoT DampeGhost.png|Dampé's Ghost in ''Ocarina of Time''

File:Dampemc.png|Dampé in ''The Minish Cap''

File:La19-dampe.png|Dampé in ''Link's Awakening'' (Switch)