History VideoGame / TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds

** The Swamp Palace features faucet-like mechanisms that modify the water level in its floor. Their sides have levers that can be pulled with the Hookshot; pulling the one on the right will make the mechanism spin clockwise and raise the water level, while pulling the one on the left will make the mechanism spin counterclockwise and lower the water level. The icon at the central top of the machine will tell the current level: One blue rectangle if the room is almost completely dry, two if the room is half-full, and three if it's full. There are platforms and areas that can only be accessed at certain levels, as well as rafts that can be used as bridges.

* ThirdPersonPerson: Dampé.

** If you fail the ghost chase in the LostWoods, you will start out with fewer ghosts up to two times.

* AdultFear: The Priest, Gulley's parents, and the Witch all have their children/grandchildren transformed into paintings and kidnapped by Yuga. While the Priest and the Witch saw him but were powerless to stop him, mind you. Gulley's parents aren't aware of it until Link saves him and reassures them that he's OK, but until then, they're very worried. This is only compounded with how Gulley is an outgoing child who likes to go to a grove, surrounded by monsters who attack on sight, suddenly disappears.

* WhamLine: At first, Yuga's transforming people into paintings seems to be a personal mission with no great stakes. Then, as he's working his magic on Osfala, he reveals exactly ''who'' he's targeting, and things get a lot more serious:
--> '''Yuga''': You'll have a privileged place in my collection of [[TheChosenMany Sages!]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair:
** Irene and Seres have blue hair.
** Impa, Hilda, [[spoiler:and Ravio]] have purple hair.

* BlackoutBasement: There are once again caves and dungeons that are pitch black except for a dimly-lit circle around Link, when he has the lantern equipped.
** This time around, snuffing out the torches in the Dark Palace ''reverses'' the effect for invisible platforms and walls, which glow in complete obscurity (meaning your lantern makes them invisible, looking like a ''dark'' circle around Link).
* BleakLevel: Skull Woods, which is filled with skulls and undead enemies.
** The entirety of Lorule is much bleaker than anything in Hyrule.

* BlackoutBasement: There are once again caves and dungeons that are pitch black except for a dimly-lit circle around Link, when he has the lantern equipped. This time around, snuffing out the torches in the Dark Palace ''reverses'' the effect for invisible platforms and walls, which glow in complete obscurity (meaning your lantern makes them invisible, looking like a ''dark'' circle around Link).

* BringerOfWarMusic: The Death Mountain theme from opens with militaristic staccato beats, giving it a warlike energy evocative of "Mars".

** Dampe will ask you to use the Captain's sword in order to save Seres until you accept.

* CallForward: After rescuing her and later finding her in a cave, the thief girl gives you 100 rupees and says "How about we just keep this a secret to everybody." The "secret to everybody" line is also said by a hiding Hinox if you talk to him after he has bribed you.

** In a bizarre aversion, this is the first ''Zelda'' game ''ever'' to have the same geography as a previous title[[note]]While the map of [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI original]] shows up in [[VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink its sequel]], it is massively scaled down and only a tiny fraction of the world map[[/note]], although ''Ocarina of Time'' and the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube version of ''Twilight Princess'' have some subtle similarities.

* DigitizedSprites: The wild audience of the Treacherous Tower is pre-rendered, to avoid rendering too many characters in addition to the (already numerous) monsters in the arena with you. The effect is somewhat reminiscent of ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry''[='s=] visuals.

** For the loading screen while in Lorule, the Triforce is shown as inverted and grey. [[spoiler:It's grey because their Triforce was destroyed.]] [[spoiler:As the end credits starts after it's restored, the inverted Triforce gains back its golden color.]]

** Lorule, to ''A Link to the Past'''s DarkWorld. It isn't the same realm, but it is similar enough to be mistaken for it: Six of the Dark World dungeons make a return, and the seventh is likely an altered version of the last one. The same types of enemies are in the same locations, and the only thing missing is the Pyramid of Power, with Lorule Castle now in its location. Weirdly enough, [[spoiler:the ending sees you visit the Sacred Realm (i.e. ''the'' Dark World freed from Ganon's influence)]].

The game is essentially a sequel to ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'', albeit set many generations later. Chronologically, it takes place after ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Link's Awakening]]'' and the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle games]], but before the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI original game]] and featuring a new Link. This makes it the 7th game in the "[[TheHeroDies Hero Defeated]]" branch of the Hyrule timeline leading to the NES games. Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto was directly involved in the production, in contrast to the other post-''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' games being handled more by Eiji Aonuma.

** Soldiers are once again enemy units in the game in spite of the Hyrulean forces not being BrainwashedAndCrazy as in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link To The Past]]''. {{Handwaved}} in that they're conjurations made by Yuga to keep the kingdom distracted, but it's not explained why he chose to make enemies based off the old Hylian guard uniform.

* MoneyForNothing: {{Defied|Trope}}. Nintendo is making a conscious effort in this game to make rupees a more necessary part of the quest in the form of item rentals. However, money is also ''really'' easy to come by, and the wallet can hold up to 9999 rupees from the beginning of the game. There's also enough hidden treasure that with enough exploration, one can easily own every item before doing even half the dungeons.

* DummiedOut: The similarities this game shares with its SNES predecessor are made even more apparent by the cut content. Several early models of areas exist within the game's files, all with similar layouts to the final game, but using SNES textures as placeholders.

** The somewhat more relaxing, guitar-based remix of the Dark World music from ''ALTTP'' sounds very similar to the version heard in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl''.

** If you [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential extort the aforementioned Hinox]] too much, [[VideoGameCrueltyPunishment he'll try to kill you]] to get the rupees back. This isn't the first time [[VideoGame/LinksAwakening Link has stolen from an innocent]] [[VideoGame/TwilightPrincess and paid for it with his life]].

* BeeAfraid: At least until you get the Bee Badge.

** Soldiers are once again enemy units in the game in spite of the Hyrulean forces not being BrainwashedAndCrazy as in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link To The Past]]''. {{Handwaved}} in that they're conjurations made by Yuga to keep the kingdom distracted, but its not explained why he chose to make enemies based off the old Hylian guard uniform.

* DamselInDistress: A young thief girl is imprisoned in a monster's lair operating in [[ViceCity Thieves' Town]]. After a grueling marathon to get her to safety, the resident "Boss", Stalblind, hinders their progress, refusing to let the girl go, and [[EvilGloating mocks her for actually thinking]] she was home free. [[IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure The demon then proceeds to battle Link]].
%%** Princess Zelda.
%%** Several of the Sages.

* GetBackHereBoss: Dharkstare; itt tends to move out of range of its weakness the Fire Rod, forcing Link to chase it down in order to melt its icy armor, and once you do melt it Dharkstare bounces away from you until it regenerates his armor; chasing it in this phase is more troublesome because of the arena's slippery floor.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The guy in the bee house says this when you bring him a bee: "Oh, thank you from the ''very bottom of my buzz!''". [[UnusualEuphemism Um...]]

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:Gramps.]]

* FriendlyFireproof: Averted for enemy projectiles - once a projectile has been let loose, it can harm anyone on the screen. Zoras, Octoroks, and enemy archers are just some of the foes that can be tricked into defeating their allies via proper use of DeadlyDodging.

* GetBackHereBoss: Dharkstare; he tends to move out of range of his weakness the Fire Rod most of the time. And once you do melt his armor, Dharkstare bounces away from you until he regenerates his armor; chasing him in this phase is more troublesome because of the arena's slippery floor.

* MoneyForNothing: [[DefiedTrope Defied]]. Nintendo is making a conscious effort in this game to make rupees a more necessary part of the quest in the form of item rentals. However, money is also ''really'' easy to come by, and the wallet can hold up to 9999 rupees from the beginning of the game. There's also enough hidden treasure that with enough exploration, one can easily own every item before doing even half the dungeons.
* MoneySpider: The boss of Dark Palace, Gemesaur King, is basically Helmasaur King from A Link to the Past, but with rupees buried in it. So every time you hurt it, you get rupees. Lots of them. It's a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot money golem dinosaur]].
* MonsterLord: Gemesaur King and Stalbind. Many Loruleans have forsaken their homes and duties to Hilda to follow these beings, and revere them. Understandable with Gemesaur King (see MoneySpider above).

->''"We had legends. We had heroes. Lorule had hope. But all that is gone now. Lorule has only me now. And YOUR hero, of course... Lorule was just like Hyrule. So very beautiful. So very... promising. We have need of a hero--and your Link is superb."''