Flute

For the Item also known as Flute in A Link to the Past, see Ocarina.

Flutes,^{(TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | TAoLThe Adventure of Link | ALBWA Link Between Worlds | TotKTears of the Kingdom | TWoGThe Wand of Gamelon | ZAZelda's Adventure)}^[1]^[2]^{[name references needed]} also known as Whistles,^{(TAoLThe Adventure of Link | ALttPA Link to the Past)}^[1]^[3] Recorders,^{(TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | HWHyrule Warriors)}^[1]^[4] and Magic Whistles,^{(TLoZ (Valiant Comics)The Legend of Zelda (Valiant Comics))}^[5] are recurring items and objects in The Legend of Zelda series. It goes unnamed in Link's Awakening, Echoes of Wisdom, and The Legend of Zelda TV series.

Location and Uses

The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda instruction booklet

Whistle

A really mysterious, magical item. Use it and it'll amaze you with what it can do.

The Flute is a magical item that is hidden in the depths of Level 5 in the First Quest,^[6] and earlier in Level 2 in the Second Quest.^[7] As with most items in the game, it is hidden in a basement room.

The Flute's Music causes various effects:

In the First Quest, it allows Link to Warp to any Underworld Dungeon he has cleared.^[8] If he is facing north or west, he Warps to the next Dungeon; if he is facing south or east, he Warps to the Dungeon before the one he is at. ^{[citation needed]} In the Second Quest, the Flute warps Link to the same places it warped Link to in the First Quest, but the Warps are unlocked on the completion of different Dungeons. Specifically, in three pairs of Dungeons, both Dungeons unlock the Warp that originally led to the other. These pairs are Level 2 and Level 3, Level 4 and Level 5, and Level 7 and Level 8.
The Flute must be used to dry up a body of Water, revealing the entrance to Level 7.^[9] In the Second Quest, it can unveil hidden caves, as well as the entrance to Level 3 and Level 6.
If a Bubble Curses Link, he can use the Flute to immediately dispel the Curse.
At the sound of the Flute, the Digdogger Boss of Level 5 is shrunk into a smaller version, and the Digdogger in Level 7 is split into three smaller versions. Only small Digdoggers can be defeated with the Sword.^[10]

The Adventure of Link

The Adventure of Link instruction booklet

Flute

You will play the legendary mysterious music of Hyrule. The sound rouses old powers.

The Flute is obtained in the Palace on the Sea in The Adventure of Link. It allows Link to pass by what the villagers in Nabooru Town call the River Devil. Once the Flute is played, the River Devil disappears. Later, the Flute is used to make the Three-Eye Rock Palace appear when played in the middle of Three-Eye Rock.^[11]

A Link to the Past

Main article: Ocarina

In A Link to the Past, Whistles are one of the many Instruments played by Hyruleans.^[3] Link can dig up the Flute Boy's Whistle by using the Shovel on a flower patch in the Haunted Grove. After releasing the Flute Boy's pet bird, Link can play the Whistle in the Light World's Overworld and summon the bird, who can fly Link to any one of eight locations.

Link's Awakening

The mini-boss of the Eagle's Tower, the Grim Creeper, uses a Flute to call six Big Keese to aid him.

A Link Between Worlds

The Flute Boy carries and plays a Flute inside the Milk Bar in A Link Between Worlds.

Tears of the Kingdom

Purah is seen holding a recorder. Additionally, Pyper, a musician with the Stable Heroes, plays the Flute.

Echoes of Wisdom

During the celebration at Crossflows Plaza that occurs after Princess Zelda mends the Rift in Jabul Waters, both Rogma and another Sea Zora can be seen playing Flutes.