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A [[Stone Elevator]]<ref name="linksawakening">M. Arakawa. ''The Legend of Zelda – Link's Awakening'' Player's Guide. Page 101.</ref> is a type of [[Thwomp]] that appear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' and ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures]]''. They are rectangular platforms that show a face and drop by applying weight onto them, and they do not hurt [[Link]] upon touching them. They are mainly found in the side-scrolling dungeons in these games, and often part of puzzles to clear. In ''Link's Awakening'', a Stone Elevator only appears near the end of [[zeldawiki:Bottle Grotto|Bottle Grotto]], where Link must carry a jar onto one to push it down. A larger Stone Elevator also makes an appearance in ''Four Swords Adventures'', particularly in [[zeldawiki:The Mountain Path|The Mountain Path]]. It slightly resembles the one in ''Link's Awakening'', but has a light gray body and a slightly different facial expression resembling a ''Super Mario'' series Thwomp. It is also much larger via sprite distortion, requiring the four Links to stand on it together to move it.
A [[Stone Elevator]]<ref name="linksawakening">{{cite|date=1993|title=''The Legend of Zelda – Link's Awakening'' Player's Guide|page=101|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> is a type of [[Thwomp]] that appear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' and ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures]]''. They are rectangular platforms that show a face and drop by applying weight onto them, and they do not hurt [[Link]] upon touching them. They are mainly found in the side-scrolling dungeons in these games, and often part of puzzles to clear. In ''Link's Awakening'', a Stone Elevator only appears near the end of [[zeldawiki:Bottle Grotto|Bottle Grotto]], where Link must carry a jar onto one to push it down. A larger Stone Elevator also makes an appearance in ''Four Swords Adventures'', particularly in [[zeldawiki:The Mountain Path|The Mountain Path]]. It slightly resembles the one in ''Link's Awakening'', but has a light gray body and a slightly different facial expression resembling a ''Super Mario'' series Thwomp. It is also much larger via sprite distortion, requiring the four Links to stand on it together to move it.


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|JapM=Portmanteau of「圧し」(''oshi'', "weight") and possibly「ドッスン」(''Dossun'', "Thwomp")
|Ita=Roccia Ascensore<ref>''Enciclopedia di Hyrule''; pag. 207</ref>
|Ita=Roccia Ascensore<ref>{{cite|title=''Enciclopedia di Hyrule''|page=207}}</ref>
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Stone Elevator
3d Model of a Stone Elevator from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch.
A Stone Elevator in the Nintendo Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
First appearance The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)
Latest appearance Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda (2021)
Variant of Thwomp

A Stone Elevator[1] is a type of Thwomp that appear in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures. They are rectangular platforms that show a face and drop by applying weight onto them, and they do not hurt Link upon touching them. They are mainly found in the side-scrolling dungeons in these games, and often part of puzzles to clear. In 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 also makes an appearance in Four Swords Adventures, particularly in The Mountain Path. It slightly resembles the one in Link's Awakening, but has a light gray body and a slightly different facial expression resembling a Super Mario series Thwomp. It is also much larger via sprite distortion, requiring the four Links to stand on it together to move it.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese オシン
Oshin
Portmanteau of「圧し」(oshi, "weight") and possibly「ドッスン」(Dossun, "Thwomp")

Italian Roccia Ascensore[2]
Rock Elevator

References[edit]

  1. ^ (1993). The Legend of Zelda – Link's Awakening Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 101.
  2. ^ Enciclopedia di Hyrule. Page 207.

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