Compass

are recurring in .
==Mainline appearances==
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Compasses first appear in . When Link obtains a Compass within a Dungeon, a blinking dot indicates the room where the Dungeon's Triforce Shard is located. In the case of the final dungeon, Death Mountain, it instead indicates where Princess Zelda is detained. 
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In , the Compass shows the location of the Boss on the map, as well as which floor Link and the Boss are on.
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In , Compasses allow Link to see the hidden Treasure Chests on the Dungeon Maps and the Nightmare. A Compass also plays to alert Link whenever he enters a room with a hidden Key.
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In , the Compass has the usual role of showing the location of every Treasure Chest in the dungeon, as well as the boss's location. A Compass also shows Link's location on the minimap and marks which door he entered from.
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In , Compasses have the same function and appearance as in .
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Compasses in both and retain their role from , including the beeping sound they make. However, Compasses have entirely different sprites, unlike most other things returning from .
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In , Compasses again have the usual role of displaying the location of the Treasure Chests and the Boss of a dungeon. However, three dungeons have a Compass that each denote something else. In the Tower of the Gods, the Compass shows where the Servants of the Tower are located, while the Compass of the Earth Temple and the Wind Temple display the locations of Medli and Makar, respectively.
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There are five Compasses in , one in each Dungeon. They are all found in large blue Treasure Chests and as in other games of the series, acquiring it will reveal the location of all other in the Dungeon that Link is currently in.
* In the Deepwood Shrine, the Compass is found in a room in the northern area of the second basement floor, where Link must push aside two Blocks to reach it.
* In the Cave of Flames, the Compass is in one of the first rooms, accessible after Link defeats a pair of Spiked Beetles.
* In the Fortress of Winds, the Compass is found in a room in the northwestern area of the third floor, after Link defeats a pair of Eyegores..
* In the Temple of Droplets, the Compass is found in the southeastern area of the second basement floor, after Link defeats a Madderpillar on an icy platform reachable only by using the Gust Jar to propel a Lily Pad through the water.
* In the Palace of Winds, the Compass is found on the first floor, on the right side of a dark room after Link defeats a Red Darknut and activates the blue Warp Point.
* In Dark Hyrule Castle, the Compass is found on the first floor, after defeating a Red Darknute in the Throne Room. The room where it lies is equivalent in location to the room where Link first wakes up after being attacked by Vaati at the Picori Festival.
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In , other than its usual functionality from previous 3D installments of The Legend of Zelda series, certain Dungeons also have a Compass that display the location of something specific, similarly to . In the Forest Temple, the Compass shows where each caged Monkey is located. In the Snowpeak Ruins, the Compass shows where every Cannonball is. In the Temple of Time, the Compass displays the location of the Ancient Statue required to reach Armogohma. Lastly, in the Palace of Twilight, the Compass displays the location of the two Sols.
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In , the Compass of Light guides Link to the Demon Train.
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In , there is a Compass in every dungeon, and collecting it causes all unopened Treasure Chests within a dungeon to appear on the map.
==Spinoff appearances==
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Seven Compasses appear in , one in each shrine. Every Compass is numbered according to which dungeon they are associated with, in progression order. Compasses show Zelda's current location in the shrine where it is found, similarly to how a Compass functions in a dungeon of series. Unlike other appearances, Zelda can use a Compass outside of a shrine to warp back to the shrine it is associated with. The Compasses appear in these locations, usually after defeating every enemy in an area:
# The Compass of the Shrine of Earth appears once Zelda has defeated every Keese in the room south of the crossroads area.
# The Compass of the Shrine of Illusion appears after Zelda has defeated at least the Wizzrobe pair in the western half of the tent room north of the vanishing bridge.
# The Compass of the Shrine of Air appears after defeating every Patra in the room east of the first Vapora fight.
# The Compass of the Shrine of Destiny appears after defeating every Gibdo in the first Jack room.
# The Compass of the Shrine of Water is in the room after the North Kelpi.
# The Compass of the Shrine of Strength is given to Zelda by the Water Bearer south of the Shrine's entrance.
# The Compass of the Shrine of Fire appears after defeating the second and last Blacksmith in the Shrine.
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In , the Compass is an Item Card in Adventure Mode, resembling its appearance in . It is used to reveal which squares on the search screen hide a secret by making them sparkle. An 8-Bit version of the compass from , called the 8-Bit Compass, appears as the Lv.★ form of Lana's Summoning Gate. It was added to the game with the Pack DLC in , and can be unlocked without the purchase of DLC in .
In and , Linkle has a Compass given to her by her grandmother, which has been passed down for generations.
==Crossover appearances==
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The third puzzle in the Picross series and the ninth puzzle in the Mega Picross series depict a .
==In other media==
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In , the does not have the usual directions of north and south. Instead, it has a variety of letters in all of its directions.
==Nomenclature==
==Gallery==
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File:LA Compass Artwork 2.png|Artwork of a from the guide
File:Golden Compass.png|The from 
File:BSTLoZ Compass Sprite.png|The from 
File:HW Compass Sprite.svg|The from 
File:HW 8-Bit Compass.png|The from 
File:HWL Linkle Compass.png| from 
File:HWDE Compass Icon.png|The from 
File:HWDE Lana 8-Bit Compass.png| wielding the in 
File:CoH Compass Sprite.png|A from 
==See Also==
* 8-Bit Compass
* Compass of Light
* Golden Compass
* Linkle's Compass