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|image=[[File:TLOZ LA Stone Elevator.png]] [[File:TLoZLADX Stone Elevator.png]]<br>A Stone Elevator in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (left) and its ''DX'' enhanced port (right).
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A '''Stone Elevator'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''The Legend of Zelda – Link's Awakening'' Player's Guide. Page 101.</ref> is a variant of [[Thwomp]] which first appears in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''. They are rectangular platforms that drop by applying weight onto them, and they do not hurt [[Link]] upon touching them. They are mainly found in the side-scrolling dungeons, often as part of a puzzle that Link has to clear.
A '''Stone Elevator'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''The Legend of Zelda – Link's Awakening'' Player's Guide. Page 101.</ref> is a variant of [[Thwomp]] which first appears in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''. They are rectangular platforms with a face that drop by applying weight onto them, and they do not hurt [[Link]] upon touching them. They are mainly found in the side-scrolling dungeons, often as part of a puzzle that Link has to clear.


==History==
==History==
In ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'', Stone Elevators only appear near the end of [[Bottle Grotto]].
In ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'', a Stone Elevator only appears near the end of [[Bottle Grotto]], where Link must carry a [[jar]] onto one to push it down.


A larger Stone Elevator appears in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures]]'', particularly in [[The Mountain Path]]. It slightly resembles the one in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'', but has a light gray body and a slightly different facial expression resembling a Thwomp from the ''[[Mario]]'' franchise. It is also much larger via sprite distortion, requiring the four Links to stand on it together to move it.
A larger Stone Elevator appears in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures]]'', particularly in [[The Mountain Path]]. It slightly resembles the one in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'', but has a light gray body and a slightly different facial expression resembling a Thwomp from the ''[[Mario]]'' franchise. It is also much larger via sprite distortion, requiring the four Links to stand on it together to move it.

==Gallery==
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TLOZ LA Stone Elevator.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' sprite
TLoZLADX Stone Elevator.png|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' sprite
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=オシン
|JapR=Oshin
|JapM=
|Ita=Roccia Ascensore<ref>''Enciclopedia di Hyrule''; pag. 207</ref>
|ItaM=Rock Elevator
}}


==Reference==
==Reference==

Latest revision as of 14:01, February 7, 2023

Stone Elevator

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures sprite
First appearance The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)
Latest appearance The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) (2019)
Variant of Thwomp

A Stone Elevator[1] is a variant of Thwomp which first appears in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. They are rectangular platforms with a face that drop by applying weight onto them, and they do not hurt Link upon touching them. They are mainly found in the side-scrolling dungeons, often as part of a puzzle that Link has to clear.

History[edit]

In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, a Stone Elevator only appears near the end of Bottle Grotto, where Link must carry a jar onto one to push it down.

A larger Stone Elevator appears in The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, particularly in The Mountain Path. It slightly resembles the one in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, but has a light gray body and a slightly different facial expression resembling a Thwomp from the Mario franchise. It is also much larger via sprite distortion, requiring the four Links to stand on it together to move it.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese オシン
Oshin
 

Italian Roccia Ascensore[2]
Rock Elevator

Reference[edit]

  1. ^ M. Arakawa. The Legend of Zelda – Link's Awakening Player's Guide. Page 101.
  2. ^ Enciclopedia di Hyrule; pag. 207

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