Mine Cart

, also known as Rail Carts, and , are recurring in . They serve as a short-term means for transportation in the games in which they appear.
==Characteristics==
, simple vessels with wheels, appear mostly in (usually fire- or mine-themed) and certain . They are essential to the navigation of the in which they appear, as they are often able to break open doors that cannot. always run automatically along a defined track, though that alter the 's path can often be found near the tracks. In all its appearances except in , can use his while riding in the , either to defeat or to flip the that will change the 's path.
==Appearances==
=== and ===
The is first introduced in and . In these games, are of a bluish color. They are heavily featured in throughout the games. The rails they are set on can sometimes have their direction changed, should hit a nearby . On occasion, gates will block the 's path, which can be lifted by a nearby . are featured in the , the , the and the in ; and in the and the in .
The is the centerpiece of the on in . The object of the game is to hit crystal-like targets using the while riding in a .
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In , the appears exclusively in the . Compared to its other appearances, the in this game travel at an extremely high velocity, practically flinging out of the when it comes to a stop. Since must hold on to the with both hands to avoid being thrown out, he cannot use his while riding in the one. Occasionally, are found flipped upside-down, and must be righted using the .
Oblivious to the speed at which the travel, and are greatly startled and dazed after their first ride in the . However, smiles afterwards, suggesting that he enjoyed the ride. Contrarily, does not share 's humor.
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The of have no wheels and run on one single rail, therefore they are more of a monorail than a conventional . When the reaches the end of its track, it will dump out, causing him to fall face-first to the ground.
 are featured heavily in the , where they are the centerpiece of a puzzle on the final floor of the , where the is obtained. that alter the 's tracks are flipped by using or the , the only weapons is able to use while riding in the . The is also essential to defeating the 's , .
The also appears in a part of the , where must rescue a prisoner kept within the hideout while fighting off coming in on their own .
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 is the first console Zelda game to feature . They are found throughout , and . can ride empty to traverse the terrain. In the , he can control the speed and direction of the with the Wii Remote to remain stable on the sharp turns of the track. Other carry which move and change the surroundings when activates them. in the area levitate, seemingly with .
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In , appear in several of the , operating on looping tracks that will branch off once certain objectives are completed.
In the second of , the passes by a ledge with , which the must grab with a and use to destroy a nearby , revealing a . When the loops back around, they must form a to hit the switch with an , re-routing the track toward the .
In the third , a must first be struck from the moving to direct the Cart into a large loop, where the must activate three more using carefully-placed or . This opens a door to the next .
In the fourth , the board a two-car and are soon met by riding in his own on a parallel track. The battle the by catching and returning the it throws, while the take them around the entire 's perimeter. After the takes enough damage to be knocked out temporarily, he will be joined by in another . The must survive their barrage of and defeat both to clear the .
 are later seen in the second of the , where the appear on octagonal platform above a pool of lava. A emerges on a , looping around the platform and continuously throwing , which the can retrieve and throw back. After the is defeated, two more carrying will emerge. Once all have been defeated, a stairway lowers onto the platform, leading to the .
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In Breath of the Wild, Mine Carts are physics objects found mostly through the areas on and surrounding Death Mountain, usually derailed from the linear rails they would run. Link must use the Magnesis rune to place the metal Mine Cart onto a nearby track, and then power the Mine Cart by placing an explosive (generally from the Remote Bomb rune) into the receptacle and detonating it, or by using Stasis on the Mine Cart to generate momentum.
A popular glitch allows Link to nest one Mine Cart inside another, and then use Magnesis on the outer Mine Cart while standing inside the inner one to create a makeshift flying machine.
=== Tears of the Kingdom ===
Mine Carts return in Tears of the Kingdom, functioning similarly to Breath of the Wild. They are once again present on Death Mountain, but are also very present in the Depths, especially the Fire Temple, and in certain Shrines of Light. They appear in a wider variety of styles representing different groups such as YunoboCo. and the Zonai, some with and some without an explosive receptacle, and are now powered primarily by attaching a Zonai Device using the Ultrahand rune.
Mine Cart rails in Tears of the Kingdom are more complex than those in Breath of the Wild, featuring obstacles such as track switches and rail damage, which must be accounted for when using Mine Carts.
Like other physics objects in the game, Mine Carts have a wide array of uses thanks to Link’s new runes. They can be ridden as normal, used as a chassis for a land or air vehicle using Ultrahand, Fused with a weapon to act as a hammer or with a shield to create a skateboard, or as a moving platform with Recall.
==Nomenclature==
==Gallery==
File:OoX Link in Cart.png|Link riding in a cart in and 
File:OoX Cart Barrier.png|The cart-blocking barrier
File:OOX Cart Tracks and Door.png|The cart used in dungeons in and 
File:TMC Mine Cart Sprite 2.png| riding a in 
File:Cragma1.png|Link attacking Cragma while riding in a Mine Cart in 
File:Pirate Hideout2.png|The Pirate Hideout mini-game in 
File:Mine Cart SS.png|Link riding a mine cart in 
File:TFH Mine Cart Hinox Model.png|A riding a in 
File:TFH Hinox the Eldest Minecar Model.png|Hinox the Eldest riding a in 
File:TFH Hinox Brothers Minecar Models.png|The riding their in 
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