History VideoGame / TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap

* MookBouncer: Both the Wallmaster and the Floormaster.

** Strangely, Vaati doesn't do a whole lot of this. [[AllThereInTheManual ''Hyrule Historia'']] finally explains this as Vaati no longer remembering being a Minish, and so used his new form to become a wind sorcerer.

* DarkReprise: A minor version of Zelda's theme plays in the aftermath of the battle with Vaati, emphasizing the extent of the destruction and the lives lost.
** And of course, the Dark Hyrule Castle theme is one of these to the original Hyrule Castle theme from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast LTTP]]''.

** The Moblin figurine and Swordsman's Newsletter both claim they mostly appear in Minish Woods. They actually appear in ''Western'' Woods.

* AnonymousBenefactor: It's revealed in this game, the reason why Link always finds helpful items and Rupees under grass and rocks all over the world. The Forest Picori leave them for humans they love to find.

* ChainReactionDestruction: That's what bosses are designed to do when they're defeated.

* PermanentlyMissableContent: If you don't save a certain NPC early on, you can never get the Light Arrows.

* BubblyClouds: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Cloud Tops]], several layers of clouds that can be walked on and even dug through with the Mole Mitts in places. The Palace of Winds is a five-story dungeon floating above a tower built on the highest of these cloud decks. And as if that isn't high enough, the boss battle appears to take place a very long distance above the dungeon. [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Also, Ezlo is afraid of heights.]]

An online UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash demo for the game can be found [[http://origami64.net/flash/zeldaminishcap/ here]].

* DemotedToExtra: To date, this is the only game in the series where Epona appears (hitched to a cart and politely asking Link to purchase milk from Malon)) but cannot be ridden.

* MythologyGag: Since this game was developed by Creator/{{Capcom}}, by the same team that developed [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames the Oracle games]], we see the three Oracles from those games as {{NPC}}s in town.

* SpringySpore: The game features both the traditional bouncy type that breaks Link's fall when he shrinks down to Minish size as well as elastic ones that he (or the Gust Jar) can pull on to slingshot himself across gaps.

** Later, in Melari's mines, one of the Minish tells you that "the mine belongs to Melari and us, his seven apprentices", the seven miners being reminiscent of the [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs seven dwarfs]].

* SequelDifficultyDrop: Compared to the [[Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames previous installment on a handheld console]], this game feels ''much'' easier. In fact, it might be one of the easiest games in the entire franchise (not to mention one of the shortest, if you decide to ignore its many sidequests).

* NonstandardGameOver: [[spoiler:At the end of the game, if Link can't get to Vaati before the three bells ring, Vaati will have taken all of the Light Force from Zelda, killing her and making Vaati invincible. Ezlo states that it's all over and you see the Game Over screen.]]

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When Zelda gets hit by a Deku Shrub on the way to the Picori Festival.
-->'''Zelda:''' If only we had some way to defend against ''those nuts of his''.

%%* MacGuffin: The Light Force.

%%* TempleOfDoom: The Temple of Winds.

* UniqueEnemy: There is only one Blue Tektite.

* YouHaveResearchedBreathing: One of the hidden sword skills allows Link to... break pots with his sword. Sure, the technique itself is called the Rock Breaker and it also allows the ability to break rocks, but it doesn't explain why he can't just do what other Links have been able to do without training. The ''Oracle'' games and ''Link's Awakening'' required Link to have a level 2 sword to smash pots, so it seems to be thematically tied except that the Rock Breaker doesn't increase the amount of damage Link deals.

* AdiposeRex: King Daltus had a large belly, and is nice and cheerful (when not possessed by the villain).
* AlertnessBlink: When characters wake up, often '''!''' with a sound effect is seen.

* AnonymousBenefactor: It's revealed in this game, the reason why Link always finds helpful items and Rupees under grass and rocks all over the world. The Forest Picori leave them, for humans they love to find.

%% * CaptainObvious: Ezlo, though not as much as [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Navi the Fairy.]]

** A musical one. The [[http://youtu.be/sGZBmVe8foI Mini Boss-battle theme]] is actually a remix of the [[http://youtu.be/MaJBwbXVWUk Normal Battle-theme]] of the Japanese version of ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink''.

* CatsAreMean: Unlike the friendlier dogs and birds, cats will actively attack you while in Minish form. You can still Kinstone fuse with some of them.

* DemotedToExtra: To date, this is the only game in the series where Epona appears but cannot be ridden.

%%* FromNobodyToNightmare: Vaati.

%%* MouseWorld: Where the Minish live.

%%* StartOfDarkness: For Vaati.

* PurpleIsTheNewBlack: Vaati is described by an [=NCP=] as being dressed all in black, even though his clothes are purple.

* ForHappiness: It's revealed the Picori/Minish [[HumansAreSpecial adore humans]] and delight in making them happy, for it gives them energy to help make their lives ''even happier''. Many have moved from their native home-world to Hyrule to be closer to them, and those from the Minish Village also moved to Hyrule Town to help them in their daily-lives due to their love for humans.