Skull Tower Idol

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Skull Tower Idol

The Skull Tower Idol is an optional item in the Trading Sequence of The Wind Waker. Like the Pinwheel, it can be skipped entirely when trying to obtain a Piece of Heart. It is carried in the Delivery Bag and can be placed in Joy Pedestals around Windfall Island.[1]

The Skull Tower Idol is originally obtained from the Traveling Merchant on Greatfish Isle. If Link shows him a Fountain Idol, he offers the Skull Tower Idol in exchange.[2] He also asks 60 Rupees in order to complete the transaction.[3] After they have traded, the merchant agrees to send shipments of the idol to Zunari's Shop. When Link next visits Windfall Island, Zunari is selling it for 60 Rupees.[4]

Once he receives the item from the Greatfish Isle merchant, he can trade it back with 60 Rupees for another Fountain Idol.[5][6] The Bomb Island merchant also offers a Fountain Idol for the Skull Tower Idol; however, he requires 65 Rupees.[7][8] Only the Mother and Child Isles merchant is different, selling a Big Sale Flag in exchange for the idol and 40 Rupees.[9][10]

Trivia

  • Like the Pinwheel, the Skull Tower Idol is one of the few items that can only be received from one trade in The Wind Waker Trading Sequence. Because there is only one way to obtain it, it is easy to miss and can be skipped entirely.

References

  1. "You got a Skull Tower Idol! It's made of the fossilized skulls of strange creatures. It's pretty weird. If you find a place to put it, choose your Delivery Bag on the Items screen and set the idol to [Y], [Z], or [X]." — In-game description, The Wind Waker.
  2. "Huh? That's... a Fountain Idol...is it not? In that case... Would you be interested in trading that for this Skull Tower Idol? Sure No thanks" — Greatfish Isle Traveling Merchant, The Wind Waker.
  3. "Most worthy! Then my fee will be... The colors on that thing you're offering have faded most terribly, so 60 Rupees! It's a deal No way" — Greatfish Isle Traveling Merchant, The Wind Waker.
  4. "Skull Tower Idol 60 Rupees The fossilized skulls of weird creatures. Use it to give the town a mysterious feel." — Zunari, The Wind Waker.
  5. "Huh? That's... a Skull Tower Idol...is it not? In that case... Would you be interested in trading that for this Fountain Idol? Sure No thanks" — Greatfish Isle Traveling Merchant, The Wind Waker.
  6. "Most worthy! Then my fee will be... It looks like the item you're offering is kind of dirty, so how about 65 Rupees? It's a deal No way" — Greatfish Isle Traveling Merchant, The Wind Waker.
  7. "Huh? Why, that's... a Skull Tower Idol...isn't it? In that case... Would you be interested in trading that for this Fountain Idol? Sure No thanks" — Greatfish Isle Traveling Merchant, The Wind Waker.
  8. "Satisfactory. Then my fee will be... Yours has a little ding there, so I'll need 65 Rupees in return. It's a deal No way" — Bomb Island Traveling Merchant, The Wind Waker.
  9. "Huh? Why, that's... a Skull Tower Idol...right? In that case... Would you be interested in trading that for this Big Sale Flag? Sure No thanks" — Mother and Child Isles Traveling Merchant, The Wind Waker.
  10. "Most agreeable! Then my fee will be... Yeah... I've got a cheap deal for you. How about 35 Rupees? It's a deal No way" — Mother and Child Isles Traveling Merchant, The Wind Waker.