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Toadstool
Sleepy Toadstool LA guide art.jpg
Artwork from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Player's Guide
First appearance The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)
Latest appearance The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch, 2019)
Location(s) Mysterious Forest
Effect An ingredient to create Magic Powder
“You pick the toadstool... As you hold it over your head, a mellow aroma flows into your nostrils.”
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

The toadstool, also referred to as mushroom,[1][2] is a fungus found on Koholint Island in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Many types grow in the island's climate, which can cause unusual side effects if eaten.[1] Tarin admits his last memory before transforming into a raccoon was biting into a toadstool.

One toadstool, identified as the Sleepy Toadstool or sleepy toadstool and alternatively the Sleepy Mushroom[3][4] or Sleepy 'Shroom,[5] is an item found in the Mysterious Forest. It is an ingredient that the Witch needs to create Magic Powder, making it an equivalent to the Mushroom from A Link to the Past. After Link collects a toadstool, another appears in its place, so Link can pick it and give to the Witch for more Magic Powder. If Link wins a Magic Powder from the Trendy Game, the toadstool does not appear in the Mysterious Forest.

Tarin likes to eat toadstools from the forest,[2] and he has several of them in his backpack or holding one or a few in his hand in artwork. Tarin's appearance is based on Mario, so the toadstool likely references the mushroom element which appears throughout the Mario franchise.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese キノコ
Kinoko
ネボケタケ
Neboketake
Mushroom

From 「ねぼけ」 (neboke, sleepy) and shiitake

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening instruction booklet, page 17. "This is but one of many types of mushrooms that grow in the fine tropical climate of Koholint Island. Witches use this mushroom as an ingredient for magic powder. Eating this mushroom, or any other, without the advice of an expert is not recommended."
  2. ^ a b The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening instruction booklet, page 28. "Tarin is Marin's father. He bumbles a bit but is kind-hearted. He loves mushrooms and often goes to the forest in search of some for his dinner."
  3. ^ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening instruction booklet, page 16.
  4. ^ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX instruction booklet, page 23.
  5. ^ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Player's Guide, page 10.