Raft

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Rafts are recurring Items and Objects in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][2][3][4][5][6][name references needed]

Location and Uses

The Legend of Zelda

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The Legend of Zelda instruction booklet
Raft
Link can float across seas and lakes when he launches this from a dock.

In The Legend of Zelda, the Raft can be found in Level 3. It is used to cross bodies of water such as rivers and lakes. It can only be launched from docks.

The Adventure of Link

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Raft
When you get this, you can cross the sea from the dock. What's on the other side of the sea?

In The Adventure of Link, the Raft can be found in the Island Palace. It is used to cross bodies of water such as rivers and lakes. It can only be launched from docks.[7]

Link's Awakening

In Link's Awakening, Link can ride a Raft during the Rapids Ride minigame.

Oracle of Ages

In Oracle of Ages, if Link gives Rafton the Cheval Rope, he will give Link a Raft that can be used to cross deep water. After Link is washed ashore on Crescent Island, the Raft is destroyed.

The Wind Waker

In The Wind Waker, Rafts can be found floating around the Great Sea with large masts with skulls on top. Some Rafts are protected by Bokoblins, which may have pots, barrels, and Treasure Chests. Rafts can also be found around islands where Traveling Merchants are found.

A Link Between Worlds

In A Link Between Worlds, Rafts appear in the Swamp Palace, Lorule Castle, and the Treasure Hunter Cave found in the Southern Ruins. They can be used to traverse water and lava in conjunction with the Hookshot.

Tri Force Heroes

In Tri Force Heroes, Rafts appear in the Cove of Transition and Water Temple levels of the Riverside stage. They can be used to traverse water in conjunction with the Gripshot.

Breath of the Wild

In Breath of the Wild, Link can use Rafts to cross bodies of Water. He must use a Korok Leaf to propel the Raft. They can be used to avoid the damage that would come by Swimming in colder bodies of Water, such as the River of the Dead.

Tears of the Kingdom

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Other Appearances

The Faces of Evil

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In The Faces of Evil, Rafts appear in several water-based stages, including Spearfish Falls, Firestone Lake, and in the tar pits of Ganon's Lair. They are used to safely cross these waters and will immediately move once Link stands on one.

Zelda's Adventure

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In Zelda's Adventure, the Raft item can be found next to a pond in the Meadow of Skotness near Great Wimbich. It is used to cross the flooded passage in the Shrine of Water. Another Raft also appears in the Port Town of Seacoast Plain, belonging to a seafarer. He allows Zelda to take the Raft to Sea Island, provided that she pays him two Rupees and has the Vial of Winds, as the offshore wind has died down.[8] The same Raft can be used to return to the Port Town from Sea Island.

Hyrule Warriors

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In Hyrule Warriors, the Raft appears as an Item Card in Adventure Mode. It can be used to cross water from docks, removing locks on certain adjacent squares. In the Twilight Princess Downloadable Content pack, the 8-Bit Power Bracelet can be unlocked in the Twilight Map. It features the Power Bracelet paired with the Raft.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
EnglishBRBritish
Raft (HWLHyrule Warriors Legends)[9]
JapanJapan
Japanese
イカダ (Ikada) (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | TAoLThe Adventure of Link | BotWBreath of the Wild | HWLHyrule Warriors Legends)[10][11][12]Same as English.Editor warning: Conflicting meanings in data
The People's Republic of ChinaThe People's Republic of China
ChineseSISimplified
木筏 (Mù fá) (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | TAoLThe Adventure of Link)[13][13]Same as English.
The Kingdom of the NetherlandsThe Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
Vlot (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda)[14]Same as English.
CanadaCanada
FrenchCACanadian
Radeau (HWLHyrule Warriors Legends)[15] 
The French RepublicThe French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
Radeau (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | HWLHyrule Warriors Legends)[14][16]Same as English.
The Federal Republic of GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany
German
Floß (HWLHyrule Warriors Legends | HWDEHyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)[17][18]Same as English.
The Italian RepublicThe Italian Republic
Italian
Zattera (TLoZThe Legend of Zelda | TAoLThe Adventure of Link | HWLHyrule Warriors Legends)[19][20][21]RaftEditor warning: Conflicting meanings in data
The Republic of KoreaThe Republic of Korea
Korean
뗏목 (Ddesmog) (HWLHyrule Warriors Legends)[22] 
Latin AmericaLatin America
SpanishLALatin American
Balsa (HWLHyrule Warriors Legends)[23] 
The Kingdom of SpainThe Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEUEuropean
Balsa (HWLHyrule Warriors Legends)[24] 
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

  • The Legend of Zelda

    The Raft

  • The Legend of Zelda

    The Raft while Link is wearing the Blue Ring

  • The Legend of Zelda

    The Raft while Link is wearing the Blue Ring

  • The Legend of Zelda

    The Raft from the All Treasures section of the intro

  • A Link Between Worlds

    Link riding a Raft

  • A Link Between Worlds

    Rafts inside a Treasure Hunter Cave

  • Breath of the Wild

    Promotional screenshot of Link riding a Raft

  • Zelda's Adventure

    Raft

  • Hyrule Warriors

    Raft Item Card

  • Hyrule Warriors

    The 8-Bit Power Bracelet

  • Hyrule Warriors Legends

    The Raft Item Card

  • Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

    The Raft Item Card

  • Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

    The 8-Bit Power Bracelet

References

  1. ↑ Art & Artifacts, Dark Horse Books, pg. 383(TLoZThe Legend of Zelda) & 386(TAoLThe Adventure of Link)
  2. ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening—Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 62
  3. ↑ Have you gone sailing with a raft? — Armes (Breath of the Wild)
  4. ↑ Rafts
    Rafts with sails can move when pushed by the wind. If there's no wind blowing, a Korok frond or certain Zonai devices can fix that.     — Tips and Tricks (Tears of the Kingdom)
  5. ↑ Raft: Use this on piers to cross to the opposite shore. — Tutorial (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)
  6. ↑ Raft — Fuse (Tears of the Kingdom)
  7. ↑ When you get this, you can cross the sea from the dock. What's on the other side of the sea? (The Adventure of Link manual, pg. 46)
  8. ↑ If you wish to cross the sea, bring us twenty Rubies and a Vial of Wind. The offshore wind has died down, and you must bring your own breeze. — Rafter (Zelda's Adventure)
  9. ↑ You got the Raft Item Card! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, British English version)
  10. ↑ The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 21
  11. ↑ The Adventure of Link manual, pg. 49
  12. ↑ アイテムカード「イカダ」を手(て)に入(い)れた！ — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, Japanese version)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 塞尔达传说：百科全书, New Star Press, pg. 131
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 22
  15. ↑ Vous avez obtenu la carte d'objet « Radeau » ! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, Canadian French version)
  16. ↑ Vous avez obtenu une carte d'objet « Radeau » ! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, European French version)
  17. ↑ Du hast die Item-Karte „Floß“ erhalten! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, German version)
  18. ↑ Floß: Damit gelangst du von Anlegestelle zu Anlegestelle. — Tutorial (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition)
  19. ↑ Prendi la zattera! (Get the raft!) — Level 10-3 (NES Remix, Italian version)
  20. ↑ The Adventure of Link Italian manual, Virtual Console version, pg. 5
  21. ↑ Hai ottenuto la carta oggetto Zattera! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, Italian version)
  22. ↑ '뗏목'의 아이템 카드를 획득했다!! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, Korean version)
  23. ↑ ¡Has conseguido la carta de objeto Balsa! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, Latin American Spanish version)
  24. ↑ ¡Has conseguido la carta de objeto Balsa! — N/A (Hyrule Warriors Legends, European Spanish version)
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