Lens of Truth

The , also referred to as the Eye of Truth, is a recurring in .
==Location and Uses==
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In , the Lens of Truth is found at the Bottom of the Well, where Dead Hand guards it. Link first hears about it when Professor Shikashi in Kakariko Village tells him about a man who could see the truth and whose house stood where the well is now.
The Lens of Truth allows the Hero of Time to see things that are not normally visible to the naked eye, such as fake walls and floors, and invisible objects and even enemies, including Bongo Bongo. It slowly drains the Magic Meter when used. The Lens can also be used to see the contents of Treasure Chests in the Treasure Chest Game, making this mini-game significantly easier.
Despite its usefulness, especially in Bottom of the Well and Shadow Temple, the Lens of Truth is not actually required to complete the game. Any of the puzzles and traps based around it can be avoided and solved through luck, trial-and-error, or expert knowledge of the game.
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In , the Lens of Truth can be found in the Lone Peak Shrine, a cave east of the Goron Village in Snowhead. The cave can be reached by jumping across invisible platforms, which are revealed by Kaepora Gaebora's feathers. The Lens of Truth in Majora's Mask functions identically as in the game's prequel, but has a zooming effect when triggered on or off, and can now be used to see the souls of deceased characters, such as Darmani III, as well as characters that are totally unnoticeable, such as Shiro. Unlike in Ocarina of Time, the Lens of Truth is required to complete the game.
==Other Appearances==
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The Lens of Truth is a relic that allows the wielder to dispel illusions in . It was left in The Water Temple by the Hero of Time.
When Impa suspects that the person commanding the Dark Forces during the Era of the Hero of Time is not truly Princess Zelda as she claims, she urges her soldiers to ignore the fake princess's commands to cease their attack. Princess Ruto suggests they use the Lens of Truth, located somewhere in the Water Temple, to prove the alleged Zelda is an impostor. While the Hyrulean Forces encircle the temple, the Zora Princess sneaks into the temple to search for the relic. Ruto easily infiltrates the temple and finds the Lens of Truth, but before she can rejoin with her allies, the fake Zelda closes the Central Hall and traps her. Frantic, Ruto instructs the Hyrulean Forces to open the floodgates inside the temple in order to reach the Gatekeeper holding the doors. Pulling the two floodgate switches found in the temple's southeast and southwest rooms causes the moat surrounding the central chamber to recede, allowing the Hyrulean Forces to slay the Gatekeeper and free the Princess, who hands the Lens of Truth to Sheik before retreating the battlefield. Sheik uses the newly-acquired relic to reveal the hidden chamber, housing the Gate of Souls, from which the impostor is issuing her commands, and the Hyrulean Forces quickly engage her in combat. After wearing down the impostor's stamina, Sheik uses the Lens of Truth to reveal their true identity: Wizzro.
In Adventure Mode, the Lens of Truth is used as the selector icon for tiles that have not yet been unlocked.
==Trivia==
*The Lens of Truth is simply a magical magnifying glass based on the Sheikah Eye Symbol.
*In , from a glitch, if Link plays the Song of Storms and then uses the Lens of Truth, it will not drain his Magic Meter.
*In the beta version of , the Spirit Medallion had the effect of the Lens of Truth. This is evidenced by data left in pointing the filename of the Spirit Medallion to the effect of the Lens of Truth. This would provide further proof that the Spirit Temple was meant to be completed before the Shadow Temple, since the Lens of Truth is required to navigate the latter.
*The Lens of Truth in Hyrule Warriors is shown at a much larger size than it appears in Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask.
*In , the Howling Stone architectural design resembles the Lens of Truth, with both including the Sheikah Eye Symbol.
*The sound effect of the Lens of Truth is an edited version of a stock sound by Warner Bros. Sound Effects Library, consisting of music bells ringing. Interestingly, the item uses only the beginning portion of the original sound effect.
==Nomenclature==
==Gallery==
File:MM Lens of Truth.jpg|Link obtaining the Lens of Truth from 
File:HW Sheik Lens of Truth.png|Sheik using the Lens of Truth from 
File:HW Lens of Truth Adventure Mode Icon.png|Adventure Mode Lens of Truth icon from 
==See Also==
* Mirror of Truth