The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks: Difference between revisions

* [[Aerith and Bob]]: Delve into the mystic and fantastical world of such interestingly named characters as Anjean, Alfonzo and... Cole? Granted, it ''does'' match the [[Theme Naming]] of the Lokomo, but still.

* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: The shopkeep at Castle Town. He has one hand on his hip, he uses the word "fabulous", and he doesn't wear pants.

* [[And Your Reward Is Clothes]]: 15 (of 20) stamps in Niko's stamp book unlocks the train conductor's outfit you wore at the beginning of the game.

* [[Animated Armor]]: The Phantom really is an enemy and will attack Link until he allows Zelda's spirit to possess it.

** The little round pink eyes that appear in the usually empty space beneath Phantom's helmets are more than enough to qualify her.

* [[Badass Mustache]]: {{spoiler|Malladus' final form.}}

* [[Better Than a Bare Bulb]]: This has got to be the most tongue-in-cheek ''Zelda'' so far.

* [[Big Bad]]: Chancellor Cole, who {{spoiler|ends up [[The Unfought]]}}.

* [[Bigger Bad]]: Malladus, who Cole wants to resurrect.

* [[Big No]]: Zelda does this when she finds out what Chancellor Cole is planning to do with her body.

* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Sort of. {{spoiler|Link and Zelda kill Malladus and save the day once again, but all the Lokomos, including Byrne, disappear.}} One of the three [[Multiple Endings]] also gives off this vibe, due to {{spoiler|hinting that Link left Hyrule.}}

* [[Brain Bleach]]: In-universe, Zelda is understandably freaked out by the idea of the Demon King possessing her body.

* [[Breath Weapon]]: To activate the Whirlwind, you have to blow into the microphone.

* [[By the Lights of Their Eyes]]: Tektites and Roktite's eyes glow in the dark, which is the only way to spot them.

* [[Cel Shading]]

* [[Clothes Make the Legend]]: Link's tunic and cap yet again, this time justified by being the uniform for the royal guards, and Link has to dress up as one to sneak Zelda out. Interestingly, US-version dialogue indicates that no one seems to find the outfit very flattering; one guard calls it "goofy-looking," and when Link puts it on Zelda comments that "It works...I suppose."

* [[Color-Coded Multiplayer]]: Battle Mode lets you control one of four Links with differently colored tunics, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords]]'' style.

* [[Continuity Nod]]: Tetra appears in a stained-glass window; Niko mentions how Link reminds him of someone he used to know when he was younger; you can obtain the shield from ''[[Phantom Hourglass]]'' at one point, and so on...

** Anjean is ''made'' of these.

{{quote|''Zelda:'' "Please get changed so we can leave. ...Oh! I-I'm sorry. I'll look the other way." }}

* [[Cursed with Awesome]]: Princess Zelda. She is cursed into being a ghost. This gives her, among others, the ability to hover (which she openly enjoys in the trailer), turn into a [[Exposition Fairy|fairy-like orb of light]] and, most importantly, possess the deadly Phantom-soldiers.

* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Chancellor Cole, who decides to skip the elaborate plots and just separate Zelda's soul and steal her body himself. Also Fraaz, boss of {{spoiler|the Snow Temple, who at one point of the fight will simply destroy the summoning torches you were using to break his defenses}}.

* [[Deceptive Disciple]]: {{spoiler|Byrne, who betrayed his master, Anjean, out of his thirst for power}}.

* [[Degraded Boss]]: Snapper, the miniboss you get the whip from, later appears as just another enemy. It is very satisfying to whip him to death with the weapon you took from him. The Geozard, a heavily-guarded enemy, is also made short work of after you can use the whip to remove its shield.

** The Heatoise in the Fire Temple. After you get the Bow and Arrow from the first one, two more show up, and your new weapon can be used to eliminate them in short order.

* [[Demonic Possession]]: Remember what happened [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|the last time]] Zelda's soul was removed by the [[Big Bad]]?

* [[Disc One Final Dungeon]]: {{spoiler|Floors 18-24 of the Tower of Spirits. Link and Zelda make it to the top of the tower, only to have the villains escape on the Demon Train. It wasn't helped by the fact that they averted [[Interface Spoiler]] (in the menu screen and, to a lesser extent, the maps), so the existence of a fifth dungeon was a major surprise.}}

* [[Dishing Out Dirt]]: The Sand Wand has this power. With it, Link is able to raise sand so he can rise to higher spots, move or stop heavy objects, walk over quicksand, attack sand-based enemies, etc. It's very versatile.

* [[Dungeon Bypass]]: The mechanic of "main dungeon you keep returning to" makes a return from ''Phantom Hourglass'', but this one has bypasses built into it and isn't timed.

* [[Eek! A Mouse!]]: Zelda is frightened by a mouse shooting out from its hole, even though she's a spirit possessing an invincible [[Golem]], not to mention the granddaughter of the pirate Tetra. {{spoiler|[[Dangerously Genre Savvy|Cole actually summons magical rats to incapacitate her during his boss fight.]]}}

* [[Escort Mission]]:

** The Force Gem sidequests which don't involve transporting ''items'' from one place to another instead require you to transport ''people'' from one place to another without taking too much damage during the ride.

* [[Evil Is Not a Toy]]: {{spoiler|Malladus and Cole seem pretty chummy at first, but after Zelda manages to get her body back, Malladus swallows Cole whole to transform into his final phase.}}

** Also, {{spoiler|Byrne is quickly betrayed by Cole when Malladus starts possessing Zelda's body}}.

* [[Expy]]: Alfonzo, Link's teacher and master, bears a striking resemblance to Gonzo, Tetra's first mate in ''[[The Wind Waker]]''. He's descended him, which would make this an example of [[Generation Xerox]] as well, along with Zelda ("Legacy-Expy" of Tetra) and Link ("Legacy-Expy" of...well, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|you know]]).

** For that matter, Malladus is {{spoiler|a giant blue pig-thing who possesses Zelda}}. If that doesn't sound at least a little Ganon-ish, you either don't know much about Zelda or {{spoiler|haven't reached the end of ''[[Twilight Princess]]''}}.

* [[Feed It a Bomb]]: The carnivorous Fire Baba plants will readily swallow Bombs, blowing themselves up in the process.

* [[Friendly Playful Dolphin|Friendly Playful Dolphins]]: This game has yellow dolphins that swim alongside the train while it's going over water. They squeak and jump out of the water when you blow the whistle, and they are ''adorable''. If you keep blowing your whistle, they give you hearts to heal your train.

* [[Generation Xerox]]: Princess Zelda; Link; Linebeck III; Alfonzo -> Miss Tetra; Link (''Wind Waker/Phantom Hourglass''); Linebeck I; Gonzo. However, it is unclear if this Link is a descendant of WW Link, since Niko says that this Link reminds him of an old friend rather than this Link's grandfather.

* [[Identical Grandson]]: Linebeck III, who is essentially Linebeck with a [[Nice Hat]].

** Applies to Zelda as well; her appearance is that of a tan-less Tetra. She even wears Tetra's royal garb (which Tetra herself, however, didn't wear that often).

** Also Alfonzo to Gonzo, in looks if not personality.

* [[Implied Love Interest]]: Of course, Link and Zelda. Actually, in the entire series, only ''[[Skyward Sword]]'' can compete with this game in how clear it is.

** The final boss's final form is {{spoiler|very reminiscent of Ganon, what with being a demonic blue warpig with a red mane. The Demon Train also resembles Ganon.}}

** The final boss battle is very similar to that in ''{{spoiler|[[The Wind Waker]]}}'' in that {{spoiler|Zelda is running around and shooting Light Arrows at the villain, while Link serves merely as a distraction}} and how {{spoiler|Link ends the battle with forehead-impalement on Malladus's part, just as his predecessor finished off Ganondorf.}} The key difference is that this time, {{spoiler|you actually control which way Zelda goes and when she shoots the arrows. Also, she can't accidentally hurt Link with them, like she could in ''[[The Wind Waker]]''.}}

** You travel to forest, snow, ocean and mountain, with a large tower standing in the middle. There's some differences, but the resemblance to [[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Termina]] is hard not to notice.

** The whip is known as the "rope snake." In several games in the series, the snake enemies are called 'Ropes'.

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: From Zelda:

{{quote|"I will wait for you here. That's what princesses have always done. From what I understand, it's kind of a family tradition."}}

** In a sense, Hyrule itself is a Legacy '''Country'''. This game takes place on a new continent discovered by Link and Tetra and named after the country that was destroyed in ''[[The Wind Waker]].'' It seems different enough, however, what with the trains and all.

** Averted with Niko. While some characters like Alfonzo seem to be [[Expy|Expies]] or descendants of ''Wind Waker''-era characters, Niko appears as an old man in Link's village, with a pictograph of himself circa ''Phantom Hourglass'' on the wall.

* [[MacGuffin Escort Mission]]: Most of the Force Gem sidequests involve transporting fish/ice/lumber/iron/cuccos/a highly breakable vase from one location to another.

* [[Magic Music]]: The Spirit Flute.

* [[Marathon Level]]: The "Take 'em All On" minigame.

* [[Match Maker Quest]]: {{spoiler|One that causes a whole village to end up without a chief, no less.}}

* [[The Maze]]: Disorientation Station.

* [[Money for Nothing]]: Once you find Linebeck, you can sell the many pieces of treasure you've picked up to him. Earlier in the game, this doesn't quite result in a [[Money for Nothing]] situation, since good treasure is rare, and there's still plenty of nice items to spend cash on. Later on, however, once you've bought the major necessities and have accessed the multiple minigames that hand out rare treasure like candy, the game clearly reaches this point.

* [[Multiple Endings]]: Three, although they differ only very slightly from each other, depending on the answer given to Zelda's question shortly before the final battle.

** There's also the Song of Discovery, a magic tune for the Spirit Flute that essentially functions as a shovel.

* [[Neutral Female]]: Zelda tries to invoke this for herself in the beginning, claiming that watching on the sidelines is [[Lampshade Hanging|a family tradition]]. It doesn't stick.

* [[No Indoor Voice]]: The Phantoms talk in ALL CAPS.

{{quote|"YOU SEEM CUTER THAN USUAL. WHY."

* [[One-Hit Kill]]: Unusually for the ''Legend of Zelda'' series, the Dark Trains and Armored Trains will cause an instant [[Game Over]] if they hit your train, regardless of how fast they hit you or what condition your train is in.

* [[Our Ghosts Are Different]]: More like [[Everything's Better with Princesses|Our Ghosts Are Princesses.]]

** [[Cute Ghost Girl]]

* [[Ocarina Playlist|Pan Flute Playlist]]: First game since ''[[The Wind Waker]]'' to implement this trope.

* [[Power Fist]]: Byrne's single oversized gauntlet.

* [[Princesses Prefer Pink]]: When Zelda possesses a Phantom, it turns pink. The cutscene of the first time this happens even shows Phantom Zelda with glowing pink eyes.

** Also, Chancellor Cole's theme.

** And when the Roktite gets closer... and closer... AND CLOSER...

* [[Punny Name]]:

** Chancellor Cole (Coal).

* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]: The races for treasure at the aptly-named Slippery Station.

* [[Smug Snake]]: Subverted: Cole has all the trappings of never becoming anything more than an annoying little twat, but he's a surprisingly effective villain.

* [[Some Dexterity Required]]: The final boss fights that require you to control both Zelda and Link, as well as the Lokomo duets.

* [[Something Else Also Rises]]: The tip of Link's infamous hat randomly rises in one scene where Princess Zelda hugs him.

* [[Stealth-Based Mission]]: A variation in which Link's iconic green outfit is also that worn by castle guards, so Link can run around in plain sight of patrols; it's Princess Zelda (whom he's [[Escort Mission|escorting]]) who must remain hidden.

** The inverse logically occurs (in a downplayed manner) during the Tower of Spirit dungeons -- Link generally needs to avoid patrolling Phantom soldiers, but Zelda (possessing Phantom armor) can walk around freely.

* [[Sword Beam]]: Your reward for [[Gotta Catch Em All|getting all 50 rabbits]].

* [[Tagalong Kid]]: You can saddle Beedle with one, the same kid from Link's home village who conned him into rolling into a bee-infested tree. It's necessary to get a Force Gem from the kid, but even more so, it's hilarious to see Beedle's reaction when you bring him into the store.

* [[Variable Mix]]: The overworld theme varies in instrumentation and volume depending on the speed your train is going.

** Also, the theme inside the Tower of Spirits changes as you progress (e.g. drums are added on the 2nd set of stairs, [[Ominous Chanting]] on the next set...).

** You can shoot Ferrus with the cannon when he's by the tracks, and blowing the train whistle while next to him makes him jump.

** You can also shoot Beedle's hot air balloon, but all it does is make him take off again.

* [[Whip It Good]]: One of Link's new items is a whip that looks like a [http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/156823-headerropesnake.jpg snake].

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Zelda is afraid of mice. This comes up in a few puzzles {{spoiler|and one boss battle}}.

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