The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Game Boy Advance · 2004
Shrink down with Ezlo and discover a hidden world beneath Hyrule’s familiar sights. Explore The Minish Cap guides covering dungeons, Kinstone fusions, Heart Pieces, and sword techniques.
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A trip to the Picori Festival takes a dangerous turn when Vaati shatters the sacred Picori Blade and turns Princess Zelda to stone. To save his childhood friend, Link must seek help from the Minish, tiny people who live hidden throughout Hyrule, and gather the four elements needed to restore the broken blade.
Joining him is Ezlo, a sharp-tongued, talking cap who lets Link shrink to Minish size. Familiar places become entirely different worlds: a puddle is a lake, a shoe can be someone’s home, and a garden holds paths invisible to anyone standing above it. Between its miniature adventures, Kinstone fusions, and sword techniques, The Minish Cap gives you plenty of reasons to explore every corner of Hyrule.
Use our walkthrough, dungeon guides, and collectible locations to find all 44 Heart Pieces, complete the Kinstone fusions, and help Link break Vaati’s curse.
The Minish Cap 100% Completion Walkthrough
- The Picori Festival & the Minish Woods: Link’s transformation, meeting Ezlo, and the quest for the Earth Element.
- Deepwood Shrine: Navigating the first temple and defeating the Big Green ChuChu.
- Ascent to Mount Crenel: The path to the second element, Melari’s Mines, and Kinstone Fusions.
- Cave of Flames: Overcoming fire-based challenges and defeating Gleerok.
- The Search for the Elements in Hyrule: Exploring Hyrule Field, Lake Hylia, and the Wind Ruins.
- Fortress of Winds: Solving ancient puzzles and defeating Mazaal.
- The Frozen Temple: Traversing the icy region of Lake Hylia to find the Water Element.
- Temple of Droplets: Navigating the slippery dungeon and conquering the Big Octorok.
- Soaring to the Palace of Winds: Gaining access to the sky dungeon with the help of the Wind Tribe.
- Palace of Winds: Mastering wind-based mechanics and defeating the Gyorg Pair.
- Dark Hyrule Castle & Vaati’s Defeat: Infiltrating the corrupted castle for the final confrontation.
- Final Confrontation: Strategies and phases for defeating Vaati in his various forms.
Side Quests & Collectibles
- Kinstone Fusion Guide: A comprehensive guide to all Kinstone pieces (Green, Blue, Red), their fusion partners, and resulting rewards or world changes.
- Heart Piece Locations: Detailed locations and methods for acquiring all 44 Pieces of Heart.
- Bottle Locations: Guide to finding all four Empty Bottles for potions and other useful liquids.
- Fairy Fountain Locations: Discovering all Great Fairy Fountains and the upgrades they provide (e.g., larger wallet, bigger bomb bag, quiver).
- Tiger Scrolls: Locations and techniques for learning all eight sword skills from the Blade Brothers.
- Wind Crests: A map and guide to activating all eight Wind Crests for fast travel via the Ocarina of Wind.
- Goron Quest: Detailed steps for fusing Kinstones with the Gorons, clearing the cave, and obtaining the Mirror Shield.
- Figurine Gallery: Information on collecting Mysterious Shells, using them at the Figurine Shop, and completing the full collection.
- Cucco Catching Minigame: Helping Anju retrieve her Cuccos in Hyrule Town for rewards.
- The Library Books Quest: Finding and returning overdue books for Mayor Hagen to receive valuable items.
- Tingle & Brothers Kinstone Fusions: Tracking down Tingle, Ankle, Knuckle, and David Jr. for unique Kinstone fusions.
- Minish Portals & Hidden Areas: Exploring the world as Minish Link to discover secret locations, items, and Minish.
- Lon Lon Ranch Side Quests: Assisting Malon and Talon with tasks around the ranch.
- Mysterious Walls: Locations of walls that can be opened by fusing Kinstones with them.
Resources
- Maps: Comprehensive collection of overworld, town, and dungeon layouts for easy navigation.
- Equipment & Item Upgrades: Detailed information on acquiring and enhancing swords, shields, key items, and capacity upgrades (wallets, bomb bags, quivers).
- Boss Strategies: Effective tactics to defeat each major boss and mini-boss encountered in dungeons and the overworld.
- Characters: Profiles of Link, Ezlo, Princess Zelda, Vaati, the Minish (Picori), King Daltus, Melari, the Blade Brothers, Tingle, and other notable NPCs.
- Enemies: Descriptions, weaknesses, and strategies for common foes and more challenging enemies.
- Secrets and Easter Eggs: Hidden features, fun facts, and missable content within the game.
- Box Artwork: A gallery of official game box art from various regions (Japan, North America, Europe).
- Cheat Device Codes: A collection of codes for devices like Action Replay or GameShark (use with caution, may affect game experience).
The original adventure
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap first released on Game Boy Advance · 2004.