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'''Crystals''' are recurring objects in ''{{Series|The Legend of Zelda}}'' series, first introduced in {{AOL}}.
 
 
==Appearances and Quest Purpose==
 
===''The Adventure of Link''===
 
[[File:Crystal Z2.png|left]]
 
In the backstory of {{AOL}}, [[Impa]] gives six crystals to [[Link]] when the [[Triforce]] mark appears on his left hand.<ref>{{cite manual|quote=From the stand next to the altar where Princess Zelda lay in a deep sleep, Impa took six Crystals and a scroll with the same crest and handed them to Link.|game=The Adventure of Link|page=8}}</ref> These crystals must be placed in the foreheads of statues found in the six palaces scattered throughout [[Hyrule]] and, once all crystals are in place, the barrier protecting the entrance to the [[Great Palace]] will disappear, allowing Link to retrieve the Triforce of Courage and awake the slumbering [[Princess Zelda]].<ref>{{cite manual|quote=When you have defeated the guardians, which I made to prevent enemies from invading the six palaces in Hyrule, set a crystal in the forehead of the statue you find. When you have set crystals in all of the statues in the six palaces, the “binding force” placed on the Valley of Death will be removed and you will be able to enter the great palace.|game=The Adventure of Link|page=10}}</ref>
 
 
===''A Link to the Past''===
 
[[File:Crystals Sprite LttP.gif|left]]
 
In {{ALTTP}}, Crystals are magical prisons that hold the seven [[Maiden]]s (female descendants of the seven [[Sage]]s). The crystals are separately entrusted to a boss monster in dungeons of the [[Dark World]]. The [[Princess Zelda]] of this era is contained in the seventh crystal. After defeating one of the seven bosses, a crystal is received, freeing her from the monsters' clutches. All seven crystals are needed to get into [[Ganon's Tower]].
 
 
===''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Majora's Mask''===
 
Crystals are also present in {{OOT}} and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''. After completing a dungeon, a [[Warping|Warp]] appears that turns [[Link]] into a crystal and warps him out of the dungeon. Princess Zelda is held captive in a pink crystal in [[Ganon's Tower]] at the end of ''Ocarina of Time''.
 
 
===''Oracle of Seasons''===
 
[[File:Din Crystal.png|right|Din imprisoned within a blue crystal]]
 
In {{OOS}}, Link finds [[Din (Oracle)|Din]] imprisoned within a blue crystal before he faces [[Onox]]. During the battle, Onox uses the comatose Din to shield himself from Link's attacks. Link can repel the crystal with the [[Rod of Seasons]].
 
 
===''Four Swords''===
 
[[File:Blue Crystal FS.gif|left]] Blue Crystals appear in {{FS}}. Link must pick them up from their pedestal and carry them over to another pedestal. Upon doing so, certain devices will activate, such as a door opening to allow access to the next area. If Link drops a crystal and it shatters, he must start over again.<ref>{{cite|Press R to light the shining blue crystals. Then press it again to place them on another pedestal. Doing so will activate certain devices. If you drop a crystal and it shatters, you must do it all over again.|Stray Fairy|FS}}</ref>
 
 
===''Four Swords Adventures''===
 
Crystals also appear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]'', and the maidens are once again held inside them. When the crystal explodes, the free maiden will take the form of a [[fairy]].
 
 
===''Twilight Princess''===
 
[[File:Shadowcrystal.png|x100px|right]]
 
{{Main|Shadow Crystal}}
 
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'', '''Shadow Crystals''' are objects created by [[Zant]] to blot out the [[light]]. When many of them are present together, they create [[Fog#Dark Fog|Dark Fog]]. Touching a shadow crystal causes Link to [[transformation|transform]] into [[Wolf Link]]. [[Midna]] exploits this and transforms Link between human and beast forms with the crystal Zant used to curse Link.
 
 
===''Phantom Hourglass''===
 
[[File:Crystals PH.png|58px|left|The Square, Round, and Triangle Crystal icons]]
 
In {{PH}}, shaped crystals are used as pieces necessary to solve some dungeon puzzles. These crystals come in three varieties: '''Square Crystals''', '''Triangle Crystals''', and '''Round Crystals'''. Each kind of jewel can fit into any pedestal with a hole the same shape as the crystal; some puzzles even require moving jewels from one pedestal to another in order to make progress.
 
===''A Link Between Worlds''===
 
Each Sage in {{ALBW}} is briefly trapped in a crystal reminiscent of the ones in ''A Link to the Past'' once their respective painting is found, although they break free almost immediately.
 
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==Non-canon Appearances==
 
{{Noncanon|start}}
 
===''The Crystal Trap''===
 
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In ''[[The Crystal Trap]]'', [[Ganon]] traps both the [[Triforce#Triforce of Wisdom|Triforce of Wisdom]] and the [[Triforce#Triforce of Courage|Triforce of Courage]] inside a crystal by using a spell written in a [[Magic Scroll]]. However, since the Triforce of Courage rests within Link's heart, the young hero was encased as well, forcing Princess Zelda to go on a quest to find the three items necessary to free Link within just 24 hours before he is trapped in the crystal forever.<ref name=courage>{{Cite book| quote='I already have the Triforce of Power, but I need all three parts of the Triforce to complete my hold on Hyrule. Since I cannot get the Triforces of Courage and Wisdom from you, then you shall not be able to use them, either,' he says. 'With this magic scroll, I have cast a spell to encase them in unbreakable crystal. Of course, since the Triforce of Courage is in Link's heart, I'm afraid the poor boy will have to be shut up in the crystal also. Sorry about that.'|book=The Crystal Trap| publisher=Archway| page= 65}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book| quote='Not likely,' says Ganon. 'There's only one way to break the crystal, and I don't think you'll ever figure it out, or find the three things you need. By this time tomorrow, Link will be trapped in the crystal forever!'|book=The Crystal Trap| publisher=Archway| page= 65}}</ref>
 
 
Eventually, Princess Zelda finds the [[Magic Honey]], the [[Handprint]], and the [[Magnifying Glass]] and uses them to shatter the Crystal, thus freeing Link and allowing them to search for the [[Spear]], the sacred weapon that can defeat Ganon.
 
{{Noncanon|end}}
 
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==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
File:Crystal Statue.jpg|Link places a Crystal in one of the Palace's statues in ''The Adventure of Link''
 
File:ALTTP Crystal Art.png|A maiden is freed from a crystal in ''A Link to the Past''
 
File:Princess Zelda Crystal.jpg|Princess Zelda trapped in a crystal in ''Ocarina of Time''
 
File:ZeldaTrappedOoT3D.jpg|Princess Zelda trapped in a crystal in ''Ocarina of Time 3D''
 
File:Round Crystal.png|A Round Crystal in ''Phantom Hourglass''
 
File:Square Crystal.png|A Square Crystal in ''Phantom Hourglass''
 
File:Triangle Crystal.png|A Triangle Crystal in ''Phantom Hourglass''
 
</gallery>
 
 
==See also==
 
[[Switch#Crystal Switch|Crystal Switch]]
 
 
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