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The Minish Cap (Wrap-up) - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - TL 027 Apr 11, 2018

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Minish Cap is complete! Today, we review our playthrough of The Minish Cap and chat about our impressions, the key themes, the connections with Zelda canon, and introduce the next game in the timeline.

Sit down with your hosts, Shannon and Joe, as they play, discuss and theorize their way through Nintendo's Legend of Zelda video games in the timeline order noted in the Hyrule Historia. New episodes of Tandem Legends: a Legend of Zelda Podcast released every other week. More or less.

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Dark Hyrule Castle and Vaati - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Part 7 - TL 026 Apr 03, 2018

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Link pushes his way through a dark and twisted Hyrule Castle filled with the servants of Vaati. Neither the bevy of traps and puzzles nor an army of Darknuts proves effective against our stalwart hero, as Link makes his way to the top of Hyrule Castle just in time to stop Vaati's dark ritual.

The battle is fierce and long, but Link triumphs, freeing Hyrule of Vaati's curse and restoring both Zelda and Ezlo to their true forms. Ezlo expresses his gratitude and, before departing, gifts Link with an iconic green pointed hat..

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Palace of Winds - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Part 6 - TL 025 Mar 19, 2018

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Link enters the Palace of Winds which is a winding dungeon filled with clever and complex puzzles. A large variety of obstacles and enemies are in Link's path but with the final item in hand, Roc's Cape, Link is able to defeat the Gyorg Pair boss and obtain the Wind Element.

Link goes to the Elemental Sanctuary and infuses his blade with all four elements, creating the Four Sword. After learning that the light force can be found inside the spirit of Princess Zelda, Vaati appears in the disguised form of King Daltus, attacks Link and disappears back into Hyrule Castle.

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King Gustaf - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Part 5 - TL 024 Feb 26, 2018

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Link ventures into the Royal Valley, the location that the ghostly King had marked on his map. Navigating the dark woods and spooky graveyard, Link winds up in the Royal Crypt, the final resting place of King Gustaf.

Link is given a Kinstone that gives him access to Veil Falls and the Cloud Tops region high above. Among the clouds Link meets several members of the Wind Tribe who grant him access to the Palace of Winds.

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Temple of Droplets - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Part 4 - TL 023 Feb 20, 2018

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Like most trips to the Library, Link's starts with returning a few overdue books and ends with being visited by a ghost of a long dead king.

In this section we run all over Hyrule fusing kinstones, tackling the Temple of Droplets, and receive the Flame Lantern and Water Element. With three of the four crystalline elements in hand, victory is almost in sight!

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Fortress of Winds - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Part 3 - TL 022 Feb 12, 2018

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Link has his sights set on the Wind Element, located deep within the Castor Wilds. Making use of his newly acquired Pegasus Boots and Bow and Arrow, he discovers the Fortress of Winds.

Despite being awarded the Mole Mitts and defeating the dungeon boss, Mazaal, Link does not receive the Wind Element, as it has apparently been taken by the Wind Tribe to parts unknown. For now we settle for the Ocarina of Wind and begin our pursuit of the next element.

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Cave of Flames - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Part 2 - TL 021 Feb 05, 2018

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Link's long treacherous journey up Mount Crenel begins with Tektites, Peahats, and falling boulders. With the help of the Grip Ring Link eventually finds his way to Melari's Mine, where work immediately begins on the broken Picori Blade.

The Cave of Flames proves treacherous and convoluted, but Link pulls through, receiving the Cane of Pacci and the Fire Element as reward.

By now Melari has reforged the Picori Blade into the White Sword, and points Link to the Elemental Sanctuary in Hyrule Castle. Once in the Sanctuary, the White Sword is enhanced, allowing Link to create a temporary copy of himself.

Exiting the Sanctuary, Vaati appears, and it is revealed that he was once Ezlo's apprentice.

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Deepwood Shrine - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Part 1 - TL 020 Jan 22, 2018

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Zelda is turned to stone by the dark sorcerer, Vaati. Her childhood friend, Link, is tasked by the King of Hyrule to find the Picori in hopes of reforging the Picori Blade. Exploring the Minish Woods, Link stumbles upon a magical hat named Ezlo, and the pair set off to find the Minish Village.

The two are sent to Deepwood Shrine to recover a magical crystal called the Earth Element, one of four elemental crystals that will reforge the Picori Blade and lift the curse from Zelda.

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Skyward Sword (Wrap-up) - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - TL 019 Jan 16, 2018

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Today we will review our playthrough of Skyward Sword and chat about our impressions, key themes, connections with Zelda canon, and introduce the next game in the timeline, The Minish Cap.

Demise - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Part 18 - TL 018 Jan 08, 2018

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The time has come.

The fate of Zelda, Groose, Impa, the Old Woman, all of Skyloft, all of the world now rests on Link's shoulders.

Demise stands before us, but even he, with his careless disdain for human life, will not be able to stand against the combined might of the Triforce, the Master Sword, and Hylia's Chosen Hero.

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