10 Hidden Zelda Quests You Never Found
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VOICE OVER: Johnny Reynolds
WRITTEN BY: Johnny Reynolds
"Zelda" games are overflowing with different quests, though some are more difficult to find than others. For this list, we'll be looking at side quests within "The Legend of Zelda" series that were well-hidden enough that players may have missed them on a first playthrough. Our list includes The Goron Quest from “The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap” (2005), The Riddle Quest from “The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords” (2002), Knuckle's Scavenger Hunt from “The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker” (2003), and more!
Script written by Johnny Reynolds
Welcome to MojoPlays, and today we’re turning over every stone to bring you the 10 Hidden Zelda Quests You Never Found. While most quests in “The Legend of Zelda” are fairly easy to find, these are the ones that took a lot more effort to begin. Know of any other well-hidden quests in the series? Share them with us in the comments!
In “Ocarina of Time,” Link must earn the Silver Scale to hold his breath longer, enabling him to dive deeper. There’s also the superior though optional Golden Scale, but it’s earned through one of the most boring mini-games one could ever put into a fantasy RPG: fishing. By catching a 13-pound fish or heavier at Lake Hylia’s fishing hole, you’d earn the prize. These days, players know where the biggest fish in the pond spawn, but it was a chore back in the day. If you stuck with it and earned the scale, it would net you a Piece of Heart. All you had to do was head to the nearby lab and show off your impressive diving skills to the scientist inside.
“A Link to the Past” holds plenty of secrets, but there’s one quest that could only be found in its GBA port and it requires a lot of work. First, you’d have to earn 10 Medals of Courage in “Four Swords.” You could only earn these in multiplayer by being the Link with the most Rupees at the end of any given level. After earning 10 of them, you’d unlock the Riddle Quest in “A Link to the Past.” The lumberjack, Q. Bumpkin, would issue 10 riddles to Link, each connected to a different item you’d have to bring him. The quest would earn you the awesome Hurricane Spin attack. But given its multiplayer requirements and that it’s only found in this version, there are likely a lot of players who've never experienced it.
The nature of “Breath of the Wild” makes it so you can pour well over a hundred and fifty hours into it and still miss entire quests. Personally, I entirely missed Finley, a small Zora child. After completing Divine Beast Vah Ruta, several side quests will unlock in Zora’s Domain. But Finley isn’t found there; she’s found on the Bank of Wishes just outside it. She wants you to protect her love letter in a barrel as it heads downstream, a task that’ll prove tedious. It ends up in the hands of Sasan, a traveler who decides to greet fate, and Finley, at Zora’s Domain. Despite the noticeable difference in age, Finley gives Link 300 rupees as the two begin a relationship…actually, I’m pretty glad I didn’t find this one.
In any given village or town in “Twilight Princess,” Link can talk to the various animals while in his Wolf form. They don’t usually have any vital information to give you, but one Cucco in the Hidden Village does. After clearing the town of enemies and rescuing Impaz, Link will need to return for a later part of the story. However, if you’re just going about your business to complete the story mission, it’s entirely probable you’ll miss this quest. Upon returning, you’ll find the village full of cats. A cucco, located behind one of the houses, will challenge you with finding and chatting with all 20 cats throughout the area. Doing so will earn you a Piece of Heart.
This GBA adventure introduced Kinstones, items Link could find and fuse with those of NPCs to unlock various things. And some of them connected to very easily missed quests. Close to Lon Lon Ranch, there’s a Goron constantly wailing on a wall. To get inside, Link must go through multiple fusions, most of which are with walls in hidden locations, to get other Gorons to aid him in digging into the cave. Doing so will earn you the final empty bottle. But it doesn’t stop there. After, you can fuse one last time with one of the Gorons, prompting Biggoron to appear in Veil Falls. He can get Link the Mirror Shield, but this can only happen after you’ve already beaten the game.
There’s a well-hidden area within The Lost Woods that’s easily overlooked by most players. Found in a room disconnected from the areas any other quest would take you to are two Business Scrubs. However, there’s also grass covering a hole that drops you into the Forest Stage, where a troupe of Deku Scrub performers await. They react differently depending on which mask from Young Link’s trading sequence you’re wearing. Some reactions are silly, but the Skull Mask earns you the Deku Stick capacity upgrade, while the Mask of Truth can increase how many Deku Nuts Link can carry. In the case of the latter, the original game featured a bug that made it impossible to earn if you had already reached a certain point in Adult Link’s trading sequence.
In Mountain Village, Link can come across a stranded, starving Goron. You’re meant to bring him food so that he’ll give you Don Gero’s Mask. This allows Link to speak to members of the frog choir found in various locations, bringing them together for a special reunion performance and earning a Piece of Heart. Unfortunately, in the original version, there’s no indication as to where you’ll find the food the hungry Goron wants. Well, Goron Village is filled with unlit torches; you’re meant to light a Deku Stick in Baby Goron’s room and use it to light them all. This causes the chandelier to turn, and Goron Link is supposed to roll into one of its pots, where the hungry Goron’s favorite meal is hidden. How we were supposed to know to do that is beyond us.
At a certain point in “Skyward Sword,” we’re introduced to Gratitude Crystals, which are earned by completing NPC side quests. Most of the time, NPCs will have speech bubbles above their heads, or, at the very least, will ask for Link’s help. But with Peatrice, it isn’t obvious. The item check girl, often bored and sullen, will begin flirting with Link under the assumption he keeps visiting her job in order to see her. You can play along or not, but there’s no sign that it’s for Gratitude Crystals. It takes multiple visits, as well as visiting her house at night unprompted, before she finally asks you to visit herself, where you either lead her on or break her heart on her father’s request.
Another quest hidden behind a specific Kinstone fusion is saving an NPC before it’s too late. Gregal is a member of the Wind Tribe that lives in the clouds above Hyrule. By the time Link reaches Gregal’s home under normal circumstances, he’s already dead. However, if you’ve found the proper Kinstone and fused it with the proper NPC, you’ll open a path to the Cloud Tops early. Once there, Link finds a bedridden Gregal under attack from a parasitic ghost. Saving him is as easy as pulling out the Gust Jar and sucking up the ghost. Grateful for the rescue, Gregal will give you the underwhelming reward of 100 mysterious shells. But when Link returns for the area’s dungeon, Gregal will then give him the ultra-powerful light arrows.
After meeting Tingle in “The Wind Waker,” Link gained the Tingle Tuner, an item players could only use if they also had a Game Boy Advance and a link cable. Using it would let you access Tingle’s shop, but there was also a quest tied to it. Upon revisiting Outset Island and using the device, which the game doesn’t tell you, you’d finally meet Tingle’s mysterious brother Knuckle. He’d issue a scavenger hunt which, when completed, would earn you the hand-me-down Tingle Tuner and access to Knuckle’s shop. The device could also unveil 5 Tingle statues hidden throughout the world, for which Knuckle would pay you 50 rupees each and 500 for the set. Given the extra outside resources required, and that “Wind Waker” never tells you where to find Knuckle, there are probably many “Zelda” fans that missed all of this.
Welcome to MojoPlays, and today we’re turning over every stone to bring you the 10 Hidden Zelda Quests You Never Found. While most quests in “The Legend of Zelda” are fairly easy to find, these are the ones that took a lot more effort to begin. Know of any other well-hidden quests in the series? Share them with us in the comments!
The Golden Scale
“The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” (1998)In “Ocarina of Time,” Link must earn the Silver Scale to hold his breath longer, enabling him to dive deeper. There’s also the superior though optional Golden Scale, but it’s earned through one of the most boring mini-games one could ever put into a fantasy RPG: fishing. By catching a 13-pound fish or heavier at Lake Hylia’s fishing hole, you’d earn the prize. These days, players know where the biggest fish in the pond spawn, but it was a chore back in the day. If you stuck with it and earned the scale, it would net you a Piece of Heart. All you had to do was head to the nearby lab and show off your impressive diving skills to the scientist inside.
The Riddle Quest
“The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords” (2002)“A Link to the Past” holds plenty of secrets, but there’s one quest that could only be found in its GBA port and it requires a lot of work. First, you’d have to earn 10 Medals of Courage in “Four Swords.” You could only earn these in multiplayer by being the Link with the most Rupees at the end of any given level. After earning 10 of them, you’d unlock the Riddle Quest in “A Link to the Past.” The lumberjack, Q. Bumpkin, would issue 10 riddles to Link, each connected to a different item you’d have to bring him. The quest would earn you the awesome Hurricane Spin attack. But given its multiplayer requirements and that it’s only found in this version, there are likely a lot of players who've never experienced it.
Special Delivery
“The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” (2017)The nature of “Breath of the Wild” makes it so you can pour well over a hundred and fifty hours into it and still miss entire quests. Personally, I entirely missed Finley, a small Zora child. After completing Divine Beast Vah Ruta, several side quests will unlock in Zora’s Domain. But Finley isn’t found there; she’s found on the Bank of Wishes just outside it. She wants you to protect her love letter in a barrel as it heads downstream, a task that’ll prove tedious. It ends up in the hands of Sasan, a traveler who decides to greet fate, and Finley, at Zora’s Domain. Despite the noticeable difference in age, Finley gives Link 300 rupees as the two begin a relationship…actually, I’m pretty glad I didn’t find this one.
Searching For Cats
“The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess” (2006)In any given village or town in “Twilight Princess,” Link can talk to the various animals while in his Wolf form. They don’t usually have any vital information to give you, but one Cucco in the Hidden Village does. After clearing the town of enemies and rescuing Impaz, Link will need to return for a later part of the story. However, if you’re just going about your business to complete the story mission, it’s entirely probable you’ll miss this quest. Upon returning, you’ll find the village full of cats. A cucco, located behind one of the houses, will challenge you with finding and chatting with all 20 cats throughout the area. Doing so will earn you a Piece of Heart.
The Goron Quest
“The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap” (2005)This GBA adventure introduced Kinstones, items Link could find and fuse with those of NPCs to unlock various things. And some of them connected to very easily missed quests. Close to Lon Lon Ranch, there’s a Goron constantly wailing on a wall. To get inside, Link must go through multiple fusions, most of which are with walls in hidden locations, to get other Gorons to aid him in digging into the cave. Doing so will earn you the final empty bottle. But it doesn’t stop there. After, you can fuse one last time with one of the Gorons, prompting Biggoron to appear in Veil Falls. He can get Link the Mirror Shield, but this can only happen after you’ve already beaten the game.
The Forest Stage
“The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” (1998)There’s a well-hidden area within The Lost Woods that’s easily overlooked by most players. Found in a room disconnected from the areas any other quest would take you to are two Business Scrubs. However, there’s also grass covering a hole that drops you into the Forest Stage, where a troupe of Deku Scrub performers await. They react differently depending on which mask from Young Link’s trading sequence you’re wearing. Some reactions are silly, but the Skull Mask earns you the Deku Stick capacity upgrade, while the Mask of Truth can increase how many Deku Nuts Link can carry. In the case of the latter, the original game featured a bug that made it impossible to earn if you had already reached a certain point in Adult Link’s trading sequence.
The Frog Choir
“The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask” (2000)In Mountain Village, Link can come across a stranded, starving Goron. You’re meant to bring him food so that he’ll give you Don Gero’s Mask. This allows Link to speak to members of the frog choir found in various locations, bringing them together for a special reunion performance and earning a Piece of Heart. Unfortunately, in the original version, there’s no indication as to where you’ll find the food the hungry Goron wants. Well, Goron Village is filled with unlit torches; you’re meant to light a Deku Stick in Baby Goron’s room and use it to light them all. This causes the chandelier to turn, and Goron Link is supposed to roll into one of its pots, where the hungry Goron’s favorite meal is hidden. How we were supposed to know to do that is beyond us.
Wooing Peatrice
“The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword” (2011)At a certain point in “Skyward Sword,” we’re introduced to Gratitude Crystals, which are earned by completing NPC side quests. Most of the time, NPCs will have speech bubbles above their heads, or, at the very least, will ask for Link’s help. But with Peatrice, it isn’t obvious. The item check girl, often bored and sullen, will begin flirting with Link under the assumption he keeps visiting her job in order to see her. You can play along or not, but there’s no sign that it’s for Gratitude Crystals. It takes multiple visits, as well as visiting her house at night unprompted, before she finally asks you to visit herself, where you either lead her on or break her heart on her father’s request.
Saving Gregal
“The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap” (2005)Another quest hidden behind a specific Kinstone fusion is saving an NPC before it’s too late. Gregal is a member of the Wind Tribe that lives in the clouds above Hyrule. By the time Link reaches Gregal’s home under normal circumstances, he’s already dead. However, if you’ve found the proper Kinstone and fused it with the proper NPC, you’ll open a path to the Cloud Tops early. Once there, Link finds a bedridden Gregal under attack from a parasitic ghost. Saving him is as easy as pulling out the Gust Jar and sucking up the ghost. Grateful for the rescue, Gregal will give you the underwhelming reward of 100 mysterious shells. But when Link returns for the area’s dungeon, Gregal will then give him the ultra-powerful light arrows.
Knuckle’s Scavenger Hunt
“The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker” (2003)After meeting Tingle in “The Wind Waker,” Link gained the Tingle Tuner, an item players could only use if they also had a Game Boy Advance and a link cable. Using it would let you access Tingle’s shop, but there was also a quest tied to it. Upon revisiting Outset Island and using the device, which the game doesn’t tell you, you’d finally meet Tingle’s mysterious brother Knuckle. He’d issue a scavenger hunt which, when completed, would earn you the hand-me-down Tingle Tuner and access to Knuckle’s shop. The device could also unveil 5 Tingle statues hidden throughout the world, for which Knuckle would pay you 50 rupees each and 500 for the set. Given the extra outside resources required, and that “Wind Waker” never tells you where to find Knuckle, there are probably many “Zelda” fans that missed all of this.
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