Ocarina

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The ocarina first appeared in A Link to the Past, when it was used to teleport you to certain places in the Light World. It has now appeared in six different games. There are 6 different ocarinas, and the most well known one is the Ocarina of Time.

Ocarinas

A Link to the Past

Main article: Flute

The flute in A Link to the Past was used to teleport to set locations, but only while in the Light World. When played, a bird would swoop in and carry Link away. He could then choose where he wished to jump to. While it is called a Flute in all the English versions, it is called an Ocarina in the Japanese game.

Link's Awakening

In Link's Awakening, the ocarina is received at Dream Shrine and can be used to play three different songs: Manbo's Mambo, Frog's Song of Soul, and Ballad of the Wind Fish.

Ocarina of Time

There are two ocarinas in Ocarina of Time. The first one you get is the Fairy Ocarina, which you receive from Saria just as you are leaving the Kokiri Forest. This is only used for the first part of the game, until you get the second ocarina: the Ocarina of Time, which the game is named after. You receive this ocarina from Princess Zelda herself. After you have received the three spiritual stones: the Kokiri's Emerald, the Goron's Ruby, and the Zora's Sapphire, you will head back to Hyrule Castle Town, only to find the drawbridge is up. Then a cutscene will show the drawbridge dropping, and the princess riding out on a horse with Impa. Zelda will throw the Ocarina of Time into the moat. Then you will meet Ganon face to face for the first time. After the cutscene is over, swim into the river and dive down to collect the Ocarina. A vision will occur and Zelda will teach you a song, which will be discussed later.

Majora's Mask

The ocarina in Majora's Mask is the same as the one in OOT: the Ocarina of Time. It is stolen from you shortly after the start of the game by the skull kid. You must retrieve it from him by the end of the first three days. Then you will remember the Song of Time, and you must play it to return to the Dawn of the First Day. This cycle is repeated endlessly throughout the game; playing through 3 days, before playing the Song of Time and returning to the Dawn of the First Day.

The Minish Cap

In the The Minish Cap, the Ocarina you get is a brand new one, not used in any other game. It is called the Ocarina of Wind. It is used in a similar fashion to the Flute/ocarina in Link to the Past, except before you can fly to a location, you must first have examined a statue, which will cause it to blow up and reveal a symbol. This is called a Wind Crest. There are eight Wind Crests in The Minish Cap.

You get the Ocarina of Wind after you have beaten the Fortress of Winds. It isn't usually required, but it is needed to get to the fourth dungeon of the game: the Temple of Droplets.

Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland

In Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland,you obtain the Bone Ocarina, an Ocarina used to summon pirates while standing on a dock. It is obtained not long after finishing the second dungeon, the Pirate Hideaway in Cape Treasure. It gets an upgrade later on in the game.

Ocarina Songs

Link's Awakening

There were only three songs in Link's Awakening, but this was a first: multiple songs to be played on an instrument. In A Link to the Past, there was only one song to be played on the ocarina. The songs are as follows: