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9	''Isle of Rebirth'' is a VideoGame/ZeldaClassic quest made by [=Evan20000=]. Zelda is kidnapped by a dragon and taken to the isle of Remdra, which is ruled by a clan of Wizzrobes. Link heads to the isle to rescue her, but, upon his arrival, loses the Triforce of Courage without any apparent explanation. At first, this appears to be part of yet another plot to revive Ganon, but Link soon uncovers something far more sinister...
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11	The quest is known for its difficulty, including a {{Superboss}} widely recognized in its time as the most brutal ever made in Zelda Classic. To compensate for this, it lets you choose between two difficulty levels at the start, and allows you to reduce the difficulty further with repeated deaths. Download it [[http://www.purezc.net/index.php?page=quests&id=461 here]].
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14	!! This game provides examples of:
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16	* HundredPercentCompletion: Unlocking the quest's "ultimate prize" ([[spoiler:the password to open the quest in the ''[=ZQuest=]'' editor]]) requires beating the FinalBoss on Hero mode while possessing the reward from at least one {{Superboss}}, which, in turn, requires collecting all of something - though you do have a choice as to what. Tartaros cannot be reached without all [[spoiler:Cursed Skulls]], and fighting [[spoiler:Sasic]] requires clearing the Hall of Memories and obtaining all Heart Containers and Pieces.
17	* AchillesHeel: As usual for Zelda games, most bosses have at least one of these. However, the usual format is subverted in that bosses aren't always weak to their respective dungeon items:
18	** Crabalt takes massive damage from the Candle, although you can only use it once.
19	** The Murky Palace and Undersea City dungeon items have no offensive uses. Instead, Moldorm Prime and Mothula are weak to Bombs and the Candle, respectively.
20	** The Hammer is one of only two weapons capable of harming Corgoro, but Bombs are more effective.
21	** The Lens of Truth reveals Scourge's weak point, but its true AchillesHeel is the Portal Sphere, which can defeat it [[OneHitKill in one hit]].
22	** The Hookshot is required to dodge Frostknuckle's attacks, but it has all the same immunities and weaknesses as Corgoro until its shield is broken.
23	** Medusa is invincible unless hit by light from either the Mirror Shield or the Portal Sphere. [[spoiler:Lumen]] and [[spoiler:Sasic]] also use dark magic buffs that can only be dispelled with the latter.
24	** The Gale Boomerang does no damage to mechanical enemies - including Meta Arrghus - but causes them to short-circuit and severely decreases their speed.
25	* AIBreaker: Tartaros takes note of which attacks the player has trouble dodging, and then uses those attacks more often. A somewhat common strategy is to start the fight by deliberately getting hit by attacks the player finds easier to dodge, tricking Tartaros into making his attack pattern easier to handle long enough to defeat him.
26	* AllThereInTheManual: The quest itself provides no suggestion that an endgame {{Superboss}} other than Tartaros even exists, let alone how to find it. Fortunately, the quest page mentions that you can fight it ([[spoiler:Sasic]]) by returning to the Hall of Memories with all 30 Heart Containers.
27	* AscendedGlitch: As with most other ''VideoGame/ZeldaClassic'' quests featuring the Hookshot, Link is invulnerable while using it. Taking advantage of this is necessary to dodge the attacks of many mid- and late-game bosses, especially Frostknuckle - these bosses are fought in rooms with several Hookshot targets on the walls. It can even be used to dodge [[spoiler:Venser Reborn]]'s full-screen attack... [[spoiler:although your timing has to be perfect, and he will then fire a single shot specifically timed to hit Link when the Hookshot is fully retracted]].
28	* AttackTheTail: Subverted by Moldorm Prime. Like other Moldorm bosses, its tail is the only part of its body vulnerable to the sword, but it takes much more damage from bombs - to which no part of it is immune.
29	* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: Double-subverted. [[spoiler:Typically, defeating possessed or brainwashed characters in the Zelda universe returns them to their normal selves rather than killing them, but Lumen appears to die at the Prismatic Gate like any other boss. She's later revealed to have survived, and fights Link again as the boss of the Starlit Temple.]]
30	* BellyMouth: Tartaros has a relatively small one that spews hellfire for some attacks.
31	* BigBad: Ganon [[spoiler:is initially believed to be this, but he's killed by the real one, a dead false god named Venser, before he even appears on-screen]].
32	* BonusDungeon:
33	** The Jungle Crypt is a minor case of this, unlocked by [[spoiler:completing this quest's ChainOfDeals]]. Defeating its boss, Krampus, grants you a Cursed Skull and a cryptic explanation of their purpose.
34	** The larger and [[BrutalBonusLevel more difficult]] Blighted Abyss, home to one {{Superboss}} of two in this quest, is unlocked by [[spoiler:collecting every Cursed Skull]].
35	%%* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:Scourge]] and Tartaros. [[spoiler:Corgoro's final phase]] may also count, depending on how his sprites are interpreted.
36	* BossRush: All enemies [[spoiler:but the last]] in the Hall of Memories are upgraded versions of the dungeon bosses minus [[spoiler:Venser and Lumen]].
37	* BrainwashedAndCrazy:
38	** [[spoiler:Lumen]] is either this or a victim of DemonicPossession, courtesy of [[spoiler:Venser]] either way - [[spoiler:the other angels]] believe she's the latter, but she acts more like the former throughout her appearances.
39	** Corgoro is also heavily implied to be this by the Gorons' dialogue, which suggests he was a respected leader before recently becoming violent.
40	* BrutalBonusLevel: The Blighted Abyss. See BonusDungeon above.
41	%%* BubblegloopSwamp: The Murky Palace.
42	%%* BuildLikeAnEgyptian: The Echoing Shrine.
43	* BullfightBoss: Crabalt's only attack is to rush you like a hyper-speed Leever, leaving behind a trail of flames when low on HP.
44	* TheCameo: Krampus from ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' appears as the boss of the Jungle Crypt.
45	* CaptainErsatz: Tartaros is more or less a ''Zelda'' version of Satan from ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' with more attacks, a new phase, and lore with strong parallels to that of the biblical [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]]. Evan makes no attempt to hide this, often referring to Tartaros as "[[LampshadeHanging Stan]]" elsewhere. [[spoiler:''VideoGame/UmbralCloud'' both deepens and subverts this; he's a fallen elemental spirit who betrayed the others and aims to smother the world in darkness, but, as the TrueFinalBoss of that quest, he's much more original.]]
46	* CastingAShadow: Scourge and [[spoiler:Sasic]] both use this type of magic against Link, the former offensively and the latter for healing. [[spoiler:Lumen]] also harnesses it in the Starlit Temple to boost her stats. All three cases can be countered with [[LightEmUp the Portal Sphere]].
47	* ChainOfDeals: The quest contains a trading sequence much like those in the official games. This one ultimately [[spoiler:grants you access to the Jungle Crypt]].
48	* CognizantLimbs: Subverted by [[spoiler:Venser Reborn]]. Attacking his hands when they're open appears to damage them separately, but they actually share his head's HP. However, while hitting one hand triggers the head's MercyInvincibility, it doesn't do so for the ''other'' hand, rendering him vulnerable to weapons that easily hit multiple targets (such as Powder Kegs).
49	* DeathMountain: The Gorons' home in Remdra is essentially identical to its counterpart in Hyrule, which is the TropeNamer.
50	* DecapitatedArmy: In any room including a Bat and several Keese, killing the Bat will also kill all other enemies in the room.
51	%% * DemonicPossession: See BrainwashedAndCrazy above.
52	* DeusExMachina: [[spoiler:Literally - the goddesses themselves intervene to seal Venser inside the Prismatic Gate, preventing his rebirth and saving the world.]]
53	%% * DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:Technically, every time you beat Venser, but ''especially'' Venser Reborn.]]
54	%% * DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Venser at the Prismatic Gate]]. Subverted in that [[spoiler:it's a Hopeless Boss Fight]].
55	%% * DiscOneFinalDungeon: [[spoiler:The Prismatic Gate.]]
56	* DiscOneNuke:
57	** Powder Kegs. They're expensive, but it's fairly easy to grind for Rupees in any room containing a lot of bottles. WordOfGod is that they were meant to be used to "skip" any bosses a player finds too frustrating to defeat by other means.
58	** [[spoiler:Venser's Cane]] is one for the first half of the final stretch of the quest. That said, if you're good enough to get it, you probably don't need it.
59	* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler:Venser appears in person ''once'' before a cutscene several dungeons later strongly hints at his true nature. Up to that point, he's barely mentioned even by the residents of Remdra.]]
60	* {{Dracolich}}: [[spoiler:After Gleeok is defeated in the usual fight, it continues to fight as a skeleton.]]
61	%% * DyingTown: Most of Northern Remdra, courtesy of the dragon, but Glim City stands out due to Scourge and its undead horde.
62	* EarlyBirdBoss: Crabalt is difficult to defeat without taking advantage of certain battle techniques, primarily [[spoiler:attacking to put enemies into MercyInvincibility and prevent them from dealing collision damage]].
63	* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler:Venser is essentially a dead [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Great Old One]] seeking to reincarnate himself in the mortal plane. He returns to his true form - a mass of eyes, teeth, and tentacles orbited by two spiked FloatingLimbs - during his final battle with Link.]]
64	%%* EternalEngine: The Magitec Factory.
65	%%* EvilTowerOfOminousness: The Magus Tower.
66	* EyesDoNotBelongThere:
67	** The mouth on Tartaros' chest appears to become an eye when he takes damage. He also has eyes on his hands.
68	** [[spoiler:Scourge has one on its back as a weak point.]]
69	* FallenAngel: This is [[spoiler:Lumen]]'s boss subtitle, but she doesn't really fit on account of [[spoiler:being controlled by Venser]]. Tartaros, however, does, being not only a CaptainErsatz of ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'''s version of Satan, but also (per ''VideoGame/UmbralCloud'') [[spoiler:a SatanicArchetype god of darkness]].
70	%% * FinalBossNewDimension: The final fight with [[spoiler:Venser]] takes place on the other side of the Prismatic Gate.
71	* FinalBossPreview: The [[spoiler:first part of the]] final boss fight is just the HopelessBossFight with [[spoiler:Venser]] mentioned below, but in a larger room and with a few more attacks instead of {{Mook}} summoning.
72	%%* FirstTown: Hori.
73	* HeroOfAnotherStory: Sasic -- the protagonist of Evan's other quest, ''VideoGame/UmbralCloud'' -- makes an appearance here. [[spoiler:He's a {{Superboss}}. Defeating him convinces him that you would be a "worthy successor" should he fail at his own mission. ''Umbral Cloud'', which is this quest's prequel, reveals that said mission is to kill Tartaros, but doing so yourself beforehand doesn't affect his dialogue.]]
74	* HijackedByGanon: [[spoiler:Inverted. When you arrive to fight the revived Ganon, he's already dead, and Venser has taken his piece of the Triforce.]]
75	* HopelessBossFight: [[spoiler:Venser in the Prismatic Gate]]. Defeating him there is ''possible'', but neither easy nor causes him to drop [[spoiler:his cane]] before presumably attempting to OneHitKill Link.
76	%%* IcePalace: The Frozen Enclave.
77	%% * ImplacableMan: Scourge during your first two encounters with it. [[spoiler:Can be subverted if you know its weak point in advance.]]
78	%% * InfinityMinusOneSword: The Master Sword. [[spoiler:The ''real'' one, which you need in order to reach the final boss.]]
79	* InfinityPlusOneSword:
80	** [[spoiler:Venser's Cane]]. By far the most powerful weapon in the game, but can only be obtained by winning the aforementioned HopelessBossFight with [[spoiler:its owner]].
81	** The Bloody Staff, the Blighted Abyss' dungeon item, is a ''slightly'' inferior version. It's somewhat easier to obtain, but accessing the Blighted Abyss requires [[spoiler:reaching the final boss with all 20 Cursed Skulls]].
82	* KingMook: Crabalt, Moldorm Prime, Mothula, and the Golden Beasts are this to Sand Crabs, Moldorms, Moths, and multiple common enemy types, respectively. [[spoiler:Venser]] is a subversion - [[spoiler:he's the leader of the Wizzrobes, and he summons them during his first two fights, but he's actually an unrelated EldritchAbomination.]]
83	%% * LethalLavaLand: The Corona Mines and the area surrounding the Magitec Factory.
84	* LovecraftLite: This quest is the closest thing to a CosmicHorrorStory that fits the Zelda universe, given its plot of [[spoiler:Venser being an EldritchAbomination seeking his own rebirth, which would be disastrous for Hyrule's very laws of physics]], but is still Lite due to [[spoiler:Link defeating Venser in the end]].
85	* MercyMode: Dying enough times gives you the option to switch to an easier difficulty setting. However, you can't switch back, and going below Normal locks you out of both {{Superboss}} fights.
86	%% * MiniDungeon: Several. Two give you more powerful swords, and the rest either act as tunnels or give you keys needed to progress.
87	* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler:One Wizzrobe in Castle Remdra gives Link tips on how to defeat Venser in protest of being overworked and underappreciated.]]
88	* {{Mordor}}: The Blighted Abyss is aesthetically somewhere between this and PlanetHeck, reminiscent of [[VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac Sheol]]. ''VideoGame/UmbralCloud'' suggests [[spoiler:the former]] in terms of lore, as [[spoiler:its boss, Tartaros, is an evil god of darkness seeking to deprive the world of sunlight, though he's strikingly similar to ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'''s Satan in appearance and combat in this quest]].
89	* TheNamesake: The "Isle" part is clear enough, but the significance of "Rebirth" isn't revealed until [[spoiler:Zelda tells Link that Venser is a dead false god seeking to use the Triforce to be ''reborn''. He succeeds... however briefly]].
90	* NoItemUseForYou: Using a potion or Nayru's Love against [[spoiler:Sasic]] will cause him to activate his healing field and dodge all of Link's attacks for several seconds.
91	* NoNameGiven: One {{Superboss}} is not given a name, instead being referred to as "???". [[spoiler:''VideoGame/UmbralCloud'' reveals it to be Sasic.]]
92	* NoobCave: The first dungeon, the Seaside Ruins, which serves as not only this but also a wake-up call for the quest's difficulty. Defeating its boss, Crabalt, all but ''requires'' an understanding of enemy knockback and MercyInvincibility, the latter of which is explained in text beforehand.
93	* NoOntologicalInertia: Averted. Glim City remains overrun by the undead even after Scourge is defeated.
94	* NotAlwaysEvil: Unlike their Hyrule counterparts, the Wizzrobes of Remdra are benevolent. [[spoiler:Even the ones who attack Link are heavily implied to be Punch-Clock Villains... except Venser himself, who is the Big Bad.]]
95	* {{Oculothorax}}: Meta Arrghus, true to its name, is essentially a mechanical version of the [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/zelda_gamepedia_en/images/a/a4/ALttP_Arrghus_Artwork.png/revision/latest?cb=20101128131614 Arrghus]] from the official series.
96	* OneHitKill:
97	** Scourge, a main dungeon boss, can be killed with a single Portal Sphere shot to its back - though this is only useful in the [[BossRush Hall of Memories]], as the Sphere isn't obtained until well after Scourge's dungeon.
98	** [[spoiler:Venser Reborn]] has a charged spacetime-warping attack that hits the entire screen and (in Hero Mode, at least) will kill Link in one hit regardless of equipment or hearts. Thankfully, it can be canceled by hitting him with a sword slash or two sword beams.
99	* OptionalBoss: Krampus, Greatblin, Pumpking, [[spoiler:Moosh]], and the Golden Beasts all appear only in optional areas, though the rewards from all save Krampus and [[spoiler:Moosh]][[note]]who instead serve as warm-ups to [[{{Superboss}} Tartaros and Sasic]], respectively[[/note]] are ''very'' useful.
100	* PhysicalGod: Overlapping with EldritchAbomination above.
101	* PowersViaPossession: Exploited [[spoiler:by Lumen during a rematch in the Starlit Temple, in which she's still able to tap into some of Venser's power even while free from his control]].
102	* PunchClockVillain: Every single Wizzrobe in the Magus Tower and Prismatic Gate. [[spoiler:None of them know anything about Venser other than that he recently showed up out of nowhere and became their leader.]]
103	* RecurringBoss:
104	** [[spoiler:Venser]] is the Level 7 boss, a HopelessBossFight, and the FinalBoss.
105	** [[spoiler:Lumen]] is the boss of Levels 9 and 12.
106	* ReusedCharacterDesign: Venser looks like a white-robed version of the Old Man from the ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle]]'' games holding a [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast Cane of Byrna]]. This fits, as he gives Link a sword at the start of the quest. [[spoiler:It only adds to the shock of realizing he's evil.]]
107	* RubberBandAI: The FinalBoss, [[spoiler:Venser Reborn]], attacks more frequently if you're carrying at least one {{Superboss}} reward (from defeating Tartaros or [[spoiler:Sasic]]).
108	* SatanicArchetype: Tartaros. CaptainErsatz status aside, he's [[spoiler:a fallen elemental spirit whose goal is to literally smother the world in darkness]].
109	* SchizophrenicDifficulty: The first dungeon is one of the hardest, mostly due to how few Heart Containers are available that early, and the quest tends to spike in difficulty the moment an optional upgrade becomes available, only for said upgrade to make it significantly easier.
110	* SealedEvilInACan: Tartaros, the [[VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac Satan]]-like {{Superboss}}, was sealed in the Blighted Abyss by the angels long ago. [[spoiler:Bringing all 20 Cursed Skulls to the entrance lifts the seal]]. ''VideoGame/UmbralCloud'' goes into more depth on Tartaros' nature as an embodiment of DarkIsEvil bent on [[spoiler:permanently blotting out the sun]].
111	* SequentialBoss:
112	** [[spoiler:Gleeok's skeleton reanimates and continues to fight after its death.]]
113	** The Blighted Abyss' boss fight begins with a rematch against Krampus, followed by sequential fights against Tartaros' egg and hatched forms.
114	** The final fight with [[spoiler:Venser]] begins much as the first one did, but then [[spoiler:he returns to his EldritchAbomination true form]] and the fight continues.
115	%%* ShiftingSandLand: The Dusty Caverns and Desert Wasteland.
116	* {{Superboss}}: Tartaros and [[spoiler:??? (Sasic)]], as mentioned in HundredPercentCompletion above.
117	* TurnsRed: Most bosses do this twice, but a few examples stand out:
118	** Corgoro sprouts flaming tentacles.
119	** Frostknuckle changes much of its attack pattern once its shield is broken.
120	** Gleeok's heads pop off and attack you independently, as usual for Zelda Classic. [[spoiler:This also applies to its undead form.]]
121	** Meta Arrghus gradually becomes faster as its smaller eyes are defeated, but, once all of them are gone, it suddenly starts chasing Link at high speed and spewing fire in all directions.
122	** [[spoiler:Sasic]] has three distinct sets of attacks, and will activate his healing field when switching between them.
123	** The Stone Hinox-like enemies in the Blighted Abyss have detachable heads. Upon taking enough damage, the head and body will separate, and the body will continue to chase you while the head shoots from afar.
124	** That thing that looks like a Wind Fish egg covered in eyes? That's not Tartaros. That's his cocoon.
125	* UnderTheSea: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Undersea]] City is... well, an undersea dungeon.
126	* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The Prismatic Gate [[spoiler:manages to be both this ''and'' the DiscOneFinalDungeon, being a monochrome dungeon surrounding the dimensional portal central to Venser's rebirth plan. You enter the portal for the final battle]].
127	* WakeUpCallBoss: Moldorm Prime is a rude awakening to anyone who thinks they can get by without liberal use of ammo-based weaponry.
128	* WaveMotionGun: Krampus uses three distinct variations of his signature Brimstone blood-laser attack from ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac''. The heads of the golems in the Blighted Abyss can use a more basic Brimstone attack as well.
129	* WeaponizedOffspring: Mothula, a giant moth boss, frequently spawns swarms of smaller moths to stop you from getting close to it.
130	%%* WorldInTheSky: Celest City and the Starlit Temple.
131	* WowingCthulhu: If you defeat [[spoiler:Venser in the Prismatic Gate]], he remarks that Link standing his ground against him [[spoiler:with just one Triforce piece while he has two]] truly marks him as the hero of legend.

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