Foot Switch

Foot Switches are recurring objects in the Legend of Zelda series. They are switches that activate when a heavy object is placed on top of them. In most games, there are two main types: Switches that remain depressed after whatever activated them moves off of them and switches that must be held down constantly. Lesser used types include pattern switches, wherein a group of switches must be pressed in a certain order, and fake switches, which do not function and are used to confuse the player.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Foot Switches appear as indentations in the floor. When stepped on, the game pauses for a short while before the switch's target is activated. Occasionally, several Foot Switches, only one of which is real, appear in one room in order to confuse Link.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Foot Switches are found in dungeons and are engraved with the Gerudo symbol. Switches that can be stepped on and which remain depressed when Link steps off of one are typically red; ones that require some sort of object or person placed upon them to maintain the switches' effect are bluish-grey. There are also special Foot Switches that are rusted and must be depressed with the Megaton Hammer.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
There are three types of Foot Switches: The first is a regular switch that activates when stepped on; the second type must stay pushed down by a block on top of it, and the third type is a rusty switch that must be smashed down with the Hammer.