Forum:Nintendo Power + Minish Cap + Kinstone Fusions

If you have not played through the game yet, this is a warning that there may be Kinstone Fusion spoilers...read at your own risk.

Hello, this is my first post and I was doing some research on some of the characters in The Legend Of Zelda: The Minish Cap and trying to understand the crazy fusion guides I've seen online...I have far too much time on my hands, and am confused about some of the characters in the game:

In the Nintendo Power Strategy Guide, there is a Kinstone Fusion guide section where they list all of the people (with pictures) that you can fuse green kinstones with...

My question is with the characters Wheaton, Pita, Rem, Dr. Left, Carlov, Borlov, Stockwell, Stamp, Paige, Marcy, and Maggie.

I have NEVER been able to fuse with any of these people, they all either work behind a desk or table. Does anyone know if you can actually fuse Kinstones with these people

The character Strata: I have never seen him either. Strata is listed on websites as being in the Tower Of Winds and in the Nintendo Power Strategy Guide, he looks exactly like "Stranger" from Hyrule Town. (The guy you fuse Kinstones with in Hyrule Town to unlock the portal to the Tower Of Winds.) I am thinking that Strata is the real name for Stranger...  When you make it to the Tower Of Winds in the game, there is a guy standing near the portal that says "Well, if it isn't old Link! My quest to match Kinstones has taken me all the way up here." which would lead me to believe that he is "Stranger" and NOT Strata. Even Figurine #062 only shows one Wind Tribe member with a beard. Could anyone tell me exactly where Strata is and when I can fuse with him? I am really starting to think Stranger's real name is Strata (although it's never mentioned in the game, just an inference from the Nintendo Power Strategy Guide.) If anyone could ever fuse Kinstone's with a guy named Strata and let me know where and when, it would be really appreciated.



Also, the Spookter/Spekter naming issue and fusion question...In the game, you can fuse with a ghost in Royal Valley who has a purple-ish/red hat. When you do, their name is listed as Spookter, although on Figurine #067, it says Spekter has the red hat, Spookter has the blue hat...This is obviously an error in the game. Now my question is, can you EVER fuse with the ghost in Hyrule Town (whatever their name is)? If so, is there only a certain time when you can? I have never been able to get a thought bubble to appear with that ghost...



Regarding Gepper (I think he's the guy near Carlov's Figurine Shop always talking about collecting rare figurines), I have never been able to fuse with him either, although it says I can in the guide. Is there a certain window of time when you can fuse with him too? (Such as Jasmine, she only appears after Royal Valley and disappears later in the game, when everyone in Hyrule freaks out...She even gives you a Red Kinstone for discovering her! Herb is the same way too, I think)

There is also another woman listed named "Moka" in the guide, sitting in a chair like Chai and Jasmine, although I've never seen her in the game...is she rare too, where can I find her?



There are also 3 other people in the game, I don't think you can fuse with, nor are they ever named...On Figurine #059, there is a guy wearing black clothes and a guy in the tree with a little afro haircut and red headband. The guy in black clothes talks about how he wants to train with Swiftblade and the red headband guy hangs out in front of Stockwell's shop throughout the game, until taking shelter in the upper level of the Inn. There is a 3rd guy who says "Nobody ever returns books they check out from the library." He appears in front of the bell in the middle of Hyrule Town when you need to complete the book returning quest and stays there for the rest of the game. I have never been able to fuse with him either. Can you ever fuse with any of these guys in the game?





And finally, there is one little thing I noticed none of the websites have listed as a Minish...In the Library, when you shrink and need to climb the books near Librari, you can fuse Kinstones with the Minish there, and they are subset of Town Minish, however they're NOT named "Town Minish," there's a yellow and blue one, and they are named "Library Minish" when you try to fuse with them. Not that it makes a big deal, but just something stupid and minor that I noticed...I don't know if anyone wants to add them into the list of characters for the game...



Thanks for your help, Yes, I know I have far too much time on my hands, RuralMinish (talk)