Tail Cave

The is the first dungeon in .
==Entrance to the Tail Cave==
The entrance to the dungeon is located south of Mabe Village and north of Toronbo Shores. In order to open the gate and enter the dungeon, Link needs to insert the Tail Key found in the Mysterious Woods into the Tail Keyhole which is located in the central Mini-Moldorm statue in front of the Tail Cave. Doing so will cause the bars blocking the entrance to rise up, allowing entry.
==Themes and navigation==
The dungeon appears to be carved into a cave of stone. Like other dungeons in , Tail Cave is shaped in accordance to its name, resembling Moldorm. It contains 25 different screens and four underground ones which can be accessed by using staircases. Among those rooms, one of them is dedicated to defeating Three-of-a-Kinds, while another one holds a Secret Seashells but must first be blasted open using a Bomb.
Deep within Tail Cave, Link comes across Rolling Bones, a boss who attacks with a Spiketrap that spans the length of the chamber, hoping to crush Link. Making good use of the Roc's Feather found in Tail Cave, Link is able to jump over the Spiketrap and slash Rolling Bones with his Sword. With the defeat of Rolling Bones, Link opens the way to Tail Cave's Nightmare guarding the Full Moon Cello, Moldorm.
To defeat Moldorm, Link must strike the tip of its tail several times, each strike causing the beast to increase its pace. Moldorm can knock Link off into a basement where several corpses are hung from chains in the background. Upon Link's triumph over the beast, it disintegrates into nothingness, opening the way to Tail Cave's final chamber which holds the Full Moon Cello.
==Enemies and Traps==
==In other media==
=== (Cagiva)===
In the , Link finds the Tail Key after saving Tarin in the Mysterious Forest. Following the Owl's words, Link arrives to Tail Cave and opens it with the Tail Key. Inside he fights various enemies, Spike Roller, and finally Moldorm. After the boss's defeat, the chamber to the Full Moon Cello opens up.
==Nomenclature==
Like all dungeons in , the name of Tail Cave is a reference to its shape, which resembles a Mini-Moldorm. This is reinforced by the fact that in the Japanese version of , Mini-Moldorms are known as "Tail".
==Gallery==
File:LADX Tail Cave Map.png|Map of Tail Cave from 
File:LADX Rolling Bones.png|Rolling Bones's chamber from 
File:LADX Full Moon Cello.png|The chamber with the the Full Moon Cello from 
File:LANS Goombas.png|A chamber with Goombas from 
File:LA (Cagiva) Tail Cave.jpg|The entrance to Tail Cave from the manga by Ataru Cagiva