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{{Dungeon
|name = Desert Palace
|name = Desert Palace
|image = [[File:Lttp_desert_image.jpg|225px]]
|image = [[File:Lttp_desert_image.jpg|225px]]<br>''Artwork of the Desert Palace''
Official Illustration
|game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''
|game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''
|item = [[Power Glove]]<br />
|item = [[Power Glove]]
|boss = [[Lanmola]]s
|boss = [[Lanmola]]s
|reward = [[Heart Container]]<br/>[[Pendant of Power]]<br/>
|reward = [[Heart Container]]<br/>[[Pendant of Power]]
|walkthrough = [http://www.zeldadungeon.net/Zelda03Walkthrough05.php Text Walkthrough]
|walkthrough = [http://www.zeldadungeon.net/Zelda03Walkthrough05.php Text Walkthrough]
}}
}}
The '''Desert Palace''' is a [[Light World]] [[Dungeon]], located in the [[Desert of Mystery]], in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''. [[Link]] must go through this Dungeon in order to obtain the [[Pendant of Power]]. The boss of this dungeon are the [[Lanmola]]s, upon defeating them you will receive the [[Pendant of Power]]. The dungeon item is the [[Power Glove]].
The '''Desert Palace''' is a [[Light World]] [[Dungeon]], located in the [[Desert of Mystery]], in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''. [[Link]] must go through this Dungeon in order to obtain the [[Pendant of Power]]. The boss of this dungeon are the [[Lanmola]]s, upon defeating them you will receive the [[Pendant of Power]]. The dungeon item is the [[Power Glove]].


{{quote|A Palace in the Sands. Early Hylians erected a palace in the desert that was unlike any other in the land. It had several exits but only one main entrance, which they blocked with huge turtle-like boulders. The upper floors were caves carved out of the mountain, perfect for avoiding the intense midday heat. The cattle skeletons that lined the path to the main doors attested to the harshness of the desert, but other, more hard beasts still roamed the sands, menacing travelers who dared wander into their territory|Nintendo Power Player's Guide}}


==Lore==
''"Early Hylians erected a palace in the desert that was unlike any other in the land. It had several exits but only one main entrance, which they blocked with huge turtle-like boulders. The upper floors were caves carved out of the mountain, perfect for avoiding the intense midday heat. The cattle skeletons that lined the path to the main doors attested to the harshness of the desert, but other, more hard beasts still roamed the sands, menacing travelers who dared wander into their territory."''


===The Secret of the Stones===
''"A mysterious Hylian message carved into stone near the palace entrance was the key to opening it's main doors."''
{{quote|A mysterious Hylian message carved into stone near the palace entrance was the key to opening it's main doors.|Nintendo Power Player's Guide}}


{{quote|The secret to moving the three stones that blocked the entrance to the palace was only learned with knowledge from the Book of Mudora.|Nintendo Power Player's Guide}}
''"The secret to moving the three stones that blocked the entrance to the palace was only learned with knowledge from the Book of Mudora."


{{quote|Witnesses said that they actually saw young Link lift stones several times his own size to clear pathways and open doors.|Nintendo Power Player's Guide [[file:Lttp_rock_small.gif]]}}
''"Desert Dwellers"''<br>
''"Inside the castle were wonders like none seen before. Several rooms had statue sentries that prevented visitors from admiring the rich furnishings within. The statues operated by primitive, but effective, radar. They scanned the rooms constantly, and when they sensed the presence of intruders, they blasted them with deadly accurate rays. The only way to avoid them was to keep moving ahead of or behind the circular scan."''
 
'''''--Nintendo Power Player's Guide'''''


==Dungeon Map==
==Dungeon Map==
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==Enemies==
==Enemies==
These are enemies you can expect to encounter in the Desert Palace.
These are enemies Link encounters in the Desert Palace:
 


{{quote|Desert Dwellers: Inside the castle were wonders like none seen before. Several rooms had statue sentries that prevented visitors from admiring the rich furnishings within. The statues operated by primitive, but effective, radar. They scanned the rooms constantly, and when they sensed the presence of intruders, they blasted them with deadly accurate rays. The only way to avoid them was to keep moving ahead of or behind the circular scan.|Nintendo Power Player's Guide}}


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==Boss==
==Boss==
Once you enter, you will see three Lanmolas, coming out of the ground and shooting rocks in four directions. The only vulnerable part of the Lanmola is the head. Either strike it with your sword a couple times, or you can time when the Lanmola will come out and use an arrow to hit it in the head. Keep hitting them using these methord until two of the three are gone. It should take about six hits for each to die.
Once Link enters, Link sees three Lanmolas, coming out of the ground and shooting rocks in four directions. The only vulnerable part of the Lanmola is the head. Either strike it with your sword a couple times, or you can time when the Lanmola will come out and use an arrow to hit it in the head. Keep hitting them using these methord until two of the three are gone. It should take about six hits for each to die.


When there is only one Lanmola left, it will shoot rocks in eight directions instead of four. Just dodge the rocks and keep striking it with your sword or arrows.
When there is only one Lanmola left, it will shoot rocks in eight directions instead of four. Just dodge the rocks and keep striking it with your sword or arrows.
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==Item==
==Item==
===Power Glove===
===Power Glove===
{{quote|Link later became known as the most skilled archer in all of Hyrule, and historians belive thet he found and first used the Bow and Arrow in the Eastern Palace. They were the most effective weapons to use against the fierce Armos Knights and several other enemies.|Nintendo Power Player's Guide}}
{{quote|Witnesses said that they actually saw young Link lift stones several times his own size to clear pathways and open doors.|Nintendo Power Player's Guide}}
<onlyinclude>{{Gallery|size=80|pad=5|}}
<onlyinclude>{{Gallery|size=80|pad=5|}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=PowerGlove.png|caption= [[Power Glove]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=PowerGlove.png|caption= [[Power Glove]]}}
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===Pendant of Power===
===Pendant of Power===
You will receive this one you defeat the [[Lanmola]].
Link receives the Pendant of Power after defeating [[Lanmola]].
<onlyinclude>{{Gallery|size=80|pad=5|}}
<onlyinclude>{{Gallery|size=80|pad=5|}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=PendantOfPower.png|caption= [[Pendant of Power]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=PendantOfPower.png|caption= [[Pendant of Power]]}}

Revision as of 20:17, October 28, 2012

Template:Dungeon The Desert Palace is a Light World Dungeon, located in the Desert of Mystery, in A Link to the Past. Link must go through this Dungeon in order to obtain the Pendant of Power. The boss of this dungeon are the Lanmolas, upon defeating them you will receive the Pendant of Power. The dungeon item is the Power Glove.


Lore

"Early Hylians erected a palace in the desert that was unlike any other in the land. It had several exits but only one main entrance, which they blocked with huge turtle-like boulders. The upper floors were caves carved out of the mountain, perfect for avoiding the intense midday heat. The cattle skeletons that lined the path to the main doors attested to the harshness of the desert, but other, more hard beasts still roamed the sands, menacing travelers who dared wander into their territory."

"A mysterious Hylian message carved into stone near the palace entrance was the key to opening it's main doors."

"The secret to moving the three stones that blocked the entrance to the palace was only learned with knowledge from the Book of Mudora."

"Desert Dwellers"
"Inside the castle were wonders like none seen before. Several rooms had statue sentries that prevented visitors from admiring the rich furnishings within. The statues operated by primitive, but effective, radar. They scanned the rooms constantly, and when they sensed the presence of intruders, they blasted them with deadly accurate rays. The only way to avoid them was to keep moving ahead of or behind the circular scan."

--Nintendo Power Player's Guide

Dungeon Map

Enemies

These are enemies Link encounters in the Desert Palace:


Boss

Once Link enters, Link sees three Lanmolas, coming out of the ground and shooting rocks in four directions. The only vulnerable part of the Lanmola is the head. Either strike it with your sword a couple times, or you can time when the Lanmola will come out and use an arrow to hit it in the head. Keep hitting them using these methord until two of the three are gone. It should take about six hits for each to die.

When there is only one Lanmola left, it will shoot rocks in eight directions instead of four. Just dodge the rocks and keep striking it with your sword or arrows.

Item

Power Glove

"Witnesses said that they actually saw young Link lift stones several times his own size to clear pathways and open doors."

— Nintendo Power Player's Guide

Pendant of Power

Link receives the Pendant of Power after defeating Lanmola.