Linking Secret

are a recurring mechanic in .
The following is a list of all the secrets obtained in a Linked Game. It includes whom Link must speak with to get the secret, whom he must tell the secret to in the opposite game, the reward for telling the secret, and whether a minigame must be completed in order to obtain the reward. Secrets listed under are obtained from characters in Labrynna in a linked game; these passwords are told to characters in Holodrum on the corresponding completed file. Secrets under the section are the opposite. These characters only appear after a certain point in the game (usually when a dungeon is completed). After receiving a reward, Link can give Farore a code at the Hall of Secrets in the opposite game in order to receive the same reward in the linked game.
Secrets are listed in the order in which they appear in Farore's Memory.
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===Clock Shop Secret===
Clock Shop Secret	Clock Shop Secret 	Clock Shop Secret
Heard From 	Old Woman in South Lynna(next to Ember Tree)	
Told To 	Old Man beneath Clock Shop 	
Reward 	Sword upgrade 	
Minigame? 	Yes 	Yes
Obtainable After 	Skull Dungeon (Level 4) 	Skull Dungeon (Level 4)
After completing the Skull Dungeon, an Old Woman appears next to the Ember Tree in South Lynna in the present. The Old Woman informs Link of the existence of a secret cave behind the Clock Shop in Holodrum. She then gives Link a secret to be told to a friend of hers, who is located inside the cave. By digging behind the Clock Shop with his Shovel, Link reveals the staircase to the hidden cave. After telling the secret to the Old Man in the cave, the Old Man will wish to put Link to the test by pitting him against twelve enemies. If Link manages to defeat them all in 30 seconds or less, the Old Man will upgrade Link's Sword. The Old Man will also give Link a secret that can be given to Farore in Oracle of Ages, giving Link the same upgraded sword in that game.
Note: By upgrading Link's sword, the L-1 Wooden Sword becomes the L-2 Noble Sword. If Link already has the Noble Sword, it will become the L-3 Master Sword, the most versatile weapon in the game.
===Smith Secret===
Smith Secret 	Smith Secret 	Smith Secret
Heard From 	Subrosian on Rolling Ridge(next to Mystery Tree)	
Told To 	Subrosian at Subrosian Smithy 	
Reward 	Shield upgrade 	
Minigame? 	No 	No
Obtainable After	Crown Dungeon (Level 5) 	Crown Dungeon (Level 5)
After completing the Crown Dungeon, a Subrosian appears next Mysterious Tree on Rolling Ridge in the past. After giving him advice concerning defense, the Subrosian gives Link a secret to be told to the master of the Subrosian Smithy. Telling this secret allows Link to have a new Shield forged for him by the masters of the Subrosian Smithy.
Note: By upgrading Link's shield, the L-1 Wooden Shield becomes the L-2 Iron Shield. If Link already has the Iron Shield, it will become the L-3 Mirror Shield, the most powerful shield in the game.
===Pirate Secret===
Pirate Secret 	Pirate Secret 	Pirate Secret
Heard From 	Young Girl at South Shore(south of Black Tower)	
Told To 	Piratian at House of Pirates 	
Reward 	Bomb capacity upgrade 	
Minigame? 	Yes 	Yes
Obtainable After	Obtaining Roc's Feather(Wing Dungeon) 	Obtaining Roc's Feather(Wing Dungeon)
Following the completion of the Wing Dungeon, a little girl appears in the northern area of the South Shore (just south of the Black Tower). As pitfalls block the only path that leads to the girl, Link is only capable of reaching her with the Roc's Feather. The girl will say that she had forgotten to give her "lucky secret" to "that guy who went to Holodrum". She asks Link to transmit the secret to him, as without it, she fears the unlucky man will meet with disaster and "end up a bag of bones". 
This person is actually one of the Piratians left behind at the House of Pirates when the others leave Holodrum. The Piratian, known as the "Unlucky Sailor", claims that their boat would never have been shipwrecked (and consequently he would not have been left behind) if he knew the secret to being lucky. As thanks for sharing the secret to being lucky, the Unlucky Sailor will increase the number of Bombs Link can carry (up to 50 if he has obtained the previous upgrade, up to 30 if not), but once he is carrying exactly 777 Ore Chunks.
===Deku Secret===
Deku Secret 	Deku Secret 	Deku Secret
Heard From 	Singing Deku Scrub insouthwestern Deku Forest	
Told To 	Singing Deku Scrub in cave ineastern Natzu 	
Reward 	Seed Satchel capacity upgrade 	
Minigame? 	No 	No
Obtainable After	Spirit's Grave (Level 1) 	Spirit's Grave (Level 1)
After Link has completed the Spirit's Grave, a Deku Scrub appears in the far western part of Deku Forest in the past. He sings a song that is apparently popular among Deku Scrubs at that time and tells Link a secret in the form of part of the song. He tells Link to tell this secret to another Deku Scrub living west of Sunken City. If Link finds this Deku Scrub, who lives in a cave near Moblin's Keep and can't quite remember the song, and tells him the secret, he will complete the song and the Deku Scrub will thank him by upgrading his Seed Satchel to hold more Mystical Seeds. Its capacity is upgraded to 50 if it is at the starting capacity of 20, and 99 if it has already been upgraded to 50.
===Ruul Secret===
Ruul Secret 	Ruul Secret 	Ruul Secret
Heard From 	Mayor Plen's grandmother	
Told To 	Mayor Ruul 	
Reward 	Ring Box upgrade 	
Minigame? 	No 	No
Obtainable After	Wing Dungeon (Level 2) 	Wing Dungeon (Level 2)
Mayor Plen's grandmother appears alongside Plen in a linked . She tells Link to deliver a secret message from Mayor Plen to Horon Village's Mayor Ruul. Telling Ruul this secret leads to him giving Link an upgraded Ring Box that can hold more rings.
===Graveyard Secret===
Graveyard Secret	Graveyard Secret 	Graveyard Secret
Heard From 	Ghini in Yoll Graveyardnear Syrup's Potion Shop	
Told To 	Ghini in southwestern Graveyard 	
Reward 	Heart Container 	
Minigame? 	Yes 	Yes
Obtainable After	Spirit's Grave (Level 1) 	Spirit's Grave (Level 1)
A Ghini appears just outside Syrup's Potion Shop in Yoll Graveyard after the Spirit's Grave is completed. The Ghini asks Link if he believes what he sees. If Link says yes, the Ghini will teach him a secret, promising that something good will happen if he tells the secret to a Ghini inside the single grave with no flowers in Holodrum's Graveyard. The grave can be opened by digging behind the corresponding tombstone with the shovel (first row, second from the left). According to the special green-colored Ghini found inside, the grave is his "bedroom." The Ghini will put Link to the test: several red and blue versions of the Ghini (13 in all) will appear for a moment. After they disappear, Link must correctly answer which there were more of. When he successfully passes three consecutive rounds, the Ghini will "make him stronger" by giving the hero a Heart Container.
===Biggoron Secret===
Biggoron Secret 	Biggoron Secret 	Biggoron Secret
Heard From 	Goron on Rolling Ridge (present)	
Told To 	Biggoron on Mt. Cucco 	
Reward 	Biggoron's Sword 	
Minigame? 	No 	No
Obtainable After	Crown Dungeon (Level 5) 	Crown Dungeon (Level 5)
A lone Goron appears in the highest cave on eastern Rolling Ridge in the present after the completion of the Crown Dungeon. The Goron tells Link of a sword which can only be forged by the hands of a mountain-sized Goron. The lone Goron tells Link the secret to forging the sword which he is to pass on to Biggoron perching atop Mt. Cucco. With this secret, Biggoron is able to reforge the sword once made by the reknowed Gorons of old. He forges the Great Goron's Sword from Goron Steel. Naming it Biggoron's Sword, he gives the first one to Link for making it possible.
===Subrosian Secret===
Subrosian Secret	Subrosian Secret 	Subrosian Secret
Heard From 	Subrosian on Rolling Ridge (present) 	
Told To 	Golden Subrosian at Subrosian Volcanoes	
Reward 	Bombchus 	
Minigame? 	Yes 	Yes
Obtainable After	Crown Dungeon (Level 5) 	Crown Dungeon (Level 5)
Another Subrosian also appears on Rolling Ridge in the present after Crown Dungeon, this time in a cave on the eastern edge of the ridge (next to Target Carts). He promises Link "something good" if the hero repeats his secret to his brother, who is found in a cave near the three peaks of the Subrosian Volcanoes. This golden Subrosian, glad to hear news from his brother, will ask Link to cut all the grass in the room with only three throws of the Magical Boomerang. After completing this task, the Subrosian gives Link Bombchus. 
===Diver Secret===
Diver Secret 	Diver Secret 	Diver Secret
Heard From 	Master Diver's pupil above Zora Village	
Told To 	Master Diver in Sunken City 	
Reward 	 	
Minigame? 	Yes 	Yes
Obtainable After	Mermaid's Cave (Level 6) 	Mermaid's Cave (Level 6)
After the completion of Mermaid's Cave, a man identical in appearance to the Master Diver appears on the beach above Zora Village. This man is apparently the Master Diver's senior pupil. From one pupil to another, the man asks Link to tell a secret to the Master Diver, who can be found in the house next to Sunken City's entrance. Because the Master Diver is in a good mood, he will give Link a gift if the hero can pass his test. Link must acquire the star-shaped object (identical in appearance to the Star-Shaped Ore) at the end of an underwater race course in under 30 seconds to obtain the prize—the 
===Temple Secret===
Temple Secret 	Temple Secret 	Temple Secret
Heard From 	Great Fairy in Fairies' Woods (Wing Dungeon ruins)	
Told To 	Great Fairy in Temple of Seasons 	
Reward 	 	
Minigame? 	No 	No
Obtainable After	Wing Dungeon (Level 2) 	Wing Dungeon (Level 2)
After completing the Wing Dungeon, a Great Fairy appears over the ruins of the dungeon in the present-age Fairies' Woods. She has a secret for another Great Fairy located in the innermost chamber of the Temple of Seasons, located behind a waterfall in the temple's main structure. The Great Fairy in the temple thanks Link for transmitting the message by giving him the .
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===King Zora Secret===
King Zora Secret	King Zora Secret 	King Zora Secret
Heard From 	Zora in Hero's Cave 	
Told To 	King Zora in Zora Village(King Zora's Palace)	
Reward 	Sword upgrade 	
Minigame? 	No 	No
Obtainable After	Obtaining Roc's Feather(Poison Moth's Lair) 	Obtaining Roc's Feather(Poison Moth's Lair)
With the Roc's Feather obtained in Poison Moth's Lair, Link is able to progress further into the Hero's Cave, where he will meet a lone Zora. This Zora, originally from Zora Village in Labrynna, says he was sent by King Zora in order to find the Zoras a new domain in Holodrum. However, he says there is no suitable location for the Zoras to settle in the land. The Zora asks Link to tell his secret and his report to the King Zora back in Labrynna. If Link does so, the King Zora will reward him by sharpening his Sword.
Note: By upgrading Link's sword, the L-1 Wooden Sword becomes the L-2 Noble Sword. If Link already has the Noble Sword, it will become the L-3 Master Sword, the most versatile weapon in the game.
===Library Secret===
Library Secret 	Library Secret 	Library Secret
Heard From 	Ghini in house on Western Coast 	
Told To 	Old Man at Eyeglass Libraryback room (Past)	
Reward 	Shield upgrade 	
Minigame? 	No 	No
Obtainable After	Helping the Piratians 	Helping the Piratians
In an abandoned home on the Western Coast resides a lone Ghini. This Ghini claims to have once been a librarian at the Eyeglass Island Library in Labrynna. While working at the library, he claims he heard a terrible secret. He says this secret is what transformed him into a Ghini, suggesting that the librarians made away with him for his knowledge of the mysterious secret. To "set things right", the Ghini tells Link the secret. If Link then tells it to the Old Man in the back room of the library in the past (where he obtained the Fairy Powder), the Old Man will offer to upgrade Link's Shield for his silence.
Note: By upgrading Link's shield, the L-1 Wooden Shield becomes the L-2 Iron Shield. If Link already has the Iron Shield, it will become the L-3 Mirror Shield, the most powerful shield in the game.
===Troy Secret===
Troy Secret 	Troy Secret 	Troy Secret
Heard From 	Dr. Troy's Pupil at Windmill inEastern Suburbs	
Told To 	Dr. Troy at Target Carts onRolling Ridge 	
Reward 	Bombchus 	
Minigame? 	Yes 	Yes
Obtainable After	Poison Moth's Lair (Level 3) 	Poison Moth's Lair (Level 3)
After completing Poison Moth's Lair, a boy appears standing next to Guru-Guru near the Windmill east of Horon Village. This boy is in fact the senior pupil of Dr. Troy of Labrynna. He has a secret for his mentor, but since he is occupied with his studies, he requests that Link tell his secret instead. The biologist can be found at the Target Carts mini-game on Rolling Ridge. Dr. Troy will offer Link Bombchus as a reward, but only if he can hit all the targets in a game of Target Carts.
===Tingle Secret===
Tingle Secret 	Tingle Secret 	Tingle Secret
Heard From 	Great Fairy in Woods of Winter	
Told To 	Tingle in Forest of Time 	
Reward 	Seed Satchel capacity upgrade 	
Minigame? 	No 	No
Obtainable After	Snake's Remains (Level 2) 	Snake's Remains (Level 2)
In a cave east of Snake's Remains resides a Great Fairy with a secret for the man who thinks he's a fairy. Back in Labrynna, Tingle will ask Link if he knows any "cooler" secrets than his. When Link tells him the Great Fairy's Secret, Tingle admits that Link is "far cooler than Tingle". As thanks for teaching him the secret, Tingle upgrades Link's Seed Satchel once again to hold 99 Mystical Seeds (having upgraded it from 20 to 50 earlier in ).
===Symmetry Secret===
Symmetry Secret 	Symmetry Secret 	Symmetry Secret
Heard From 	A girl in Holly's house inWoods of Winter	
Told To 	Middle House Twins inSymmetry Village 	
Reward 	Ring Box upgrade 	
Minigame? 	No 	No
Obtainable After	Snake's Remains (Level 2) 	Snake's Remains (Level 2)
After completing Snake's Remains, a girl will appear in Holly's home just east of the dungeon. The girl wishes to tell a touching secret to the authors of her favorite book, the twins residing in the Middle House in Symmetry Village of Labrynna. After telling the secret, the twins will thank Link by upgrading his Ring Box.
===Fairy Secret===
Fairy Secret 	Fairy Secret 	Fairy Secret
Heard From 	Woman next to water fountain inHoron Village	
Told To 	Blue Forest Fairy in Fairies' Woods 	
Reward 	Heart Container 	
Minigame? 	No 	No
Obtainable After	First meeting with the Maku Tree 	First meeting with the Maku Tree
After meeting the Maku Tree for the first time in , Link can find a woman standing next to the water fountain near the center of Horon Village. This woman, after seeing the statue of the young hero erected in Lynna City after he defeated Veran and returned peace to Labrynna, decided she had to meet him. To honor their meeting, she teaches Link the "happiness secret" she learnt from the Fairies of Fairies' Woods. If Link tells his secret to the blue fairy, it will give Link some "happiness" as well, in the form of a whole Heart Container.
This is the very first secret available to Link in a Linked Game of . 
===Elder Secret===
Elder Secret 	Elder Secret 	Elder Secret
Heard From 	Red Goron in cave beneath Biggoron 	
Told To 	Goron Elder at Shooting Galleryon Rolling Ridge	
Reward 	Biggoron's Sword 	
Minigame? 	Yes 	Yes
Obtainable After	Curing Biggoron's cold 	Curing Biggoron's cold
After curing Biggoron's cold with the Lava Soup obtained in the , a red Goron will appear in a cave in Goron Mountain just beneath Biggoron. This Goron claims to be the descendant of the Goron Elder, who travelled from Rolling Ridge in Labrynna to the mountains of Holodrum long ago. The Goron would like to ask his ancestor the meaning of a secret found within his diary which was left to the Goron. Link can do so by travelling to the Goron Shooting Gallery and telling the secret to the Goron Elder. However, having only thought of the secret in the future, the secret will be new to the elder. As thanks for teaching him a secret, the elder will reward Link with the powerful Biggoron's Sword, but only after having tested his skills with it in a game of target practice. If Link can score 300 or more points in the game, the sword is his.
===Tokay Secret===
Tokay Secret 	Tokay Secret 	Tokay Secret
Heard From 	Friendly Moblin at Ruined Keepwest of Sunken City 	
Told To 	Orange Tokay at Wild Tokay Museumon Crescent Island	
Reward 	Bomb capacity upgrade 	
Minigame? 	Yes 	Yes
Obtainable After	Visiting the Moblins in Sunken City 	Visiting the Moblins in Sunken City
After destroying the Great Moblin's keep, and visiting the Moblins in their refuge in Sunken City, a lone Moblin appears atop the Ruined Keep where the fortress once stood. The Moblin, after assuring Link that he is not an enemy, will wish to tell Link a rare secret related to the Tokay people of Labrynna. This secret is then told to the curator of the Wild Tokay Museum on Crescent Island in present-day Labrynna. The secret turns out to be the legendary Wild Tokay secret. After hearing it, the curator will wish to bring back the legendary Wild Tokay ceremony (a game that can be played regularly in the past). In order to help do so, Link must participate in the ceremony. After successfully completing the mini-game, the curator will upgrade the number of Bombs Link can hold.
===Plen Secret===
Plen Secret 	Plen Secret 	Plen Secret
Heard From 	Golden Subrosian at Lava Lake	
Told To 	Mayor Plen in Lynna City 	
Reward 	Spin Ring 	
Minigame? 	No 	No
Obtainable After	Obtaining the Power of Autumn	Obtaining the Power of Autumn
At Lava Lake, next to the Bomb Flower that was used to unblock the Tower of Autumn, stands a golden Subrosian. Apparently, Mayor Plen from Lynna City in Labrynna has done much for this Subrosian. He wishes to thank him, but is too shy to do so himself. As such, he tells Link a secret to be relayed to the mayor. The mayor will thank Link for telling him the message from the "oddly dressed out-of-towner" by giving him the unappraised Spin Ring.
===Mamamu Secret===
Mamamu Secret 	Mamamu Secret 	Mamamu Secret
Heard From 	Mamamu Yan's mother in Floodgate Keeper's house (Spool Swamp)	
Told To 	Mamamu Yan in Lynna City 	
Reward 	Snowshoe Ring 	
Minigame? 	Yes 	Yes
Obtainable After	Poison Moth's Lair (Level 3) 	Poison Moth's Lair (Level 3)
After completing the Poison Moth's Lair (accessed by opening the floodgates using the Floodgate Key), a woman will appear in the home of the Floodgate Keeper. This woman is in fact the mother of Mamamu Yan, who wishes for Link to tell a secret to her daughter. After doing this favor, Mamamu Yan will request Link's aid; she has lost her dog somewhere in Lynna City and will ask Link to return it. After finding the dog (located randomly somewhere in Lynna City or just outside of it) and returning it to its owner, she will reward the young hero with the unnapraised Snowshoe Ring.
Warning: When beginning the mini-game, a glitch may occur where the dog disappears and can never be found. To avoid irreparable harm, it is recommended to save the game before giving the secret to Mamamu Yan.
==Gallery==
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File:OoA Clock Shop Secret.png|Link receiving the Clock Shop Secret
File:OoA Smith Secret.png|Link receiving the Smith Secret
File:OoA Pirate Secret.png|Link receiving the Pirate Secret
File:OoA Deku Secret.png|Link receiving the Deku Secret
File:OoA Ruul Secret.png|Link receiving the Ruul Secret
File:OoA Graveyard Secret.png|Link receiving the Graveyard Secret
File:OoA Biggoron Secret.png|Link receiving the Biggoron Secret
File:OoA Subrosian Secret.png|Link receiving the Subrosian Secret
File:OoA Diver Secret.png|Link receiving the Diver Secret
File:OoA Temple Secret.png|Link receiving the Temple Secret
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File:OoS King Zora Secret.png|Link receiving the King Zora Secret
File:OoS Library Secret.png|Link receiving the Library Secret
File:OoS Troy Secret.png|Link receiving the Troy Secret
File:OoS Tingle Secret.png|Link receiving the Tingle Secret
File:OoS Symmetry Secret.png|Link receiving the Symmetry Secret
File:OoS Fairy Secret.png|Link receiving the Fairy Secret
File:OoS Elder Secret.png|Link receiving the Elder Secret
File:OoS Tokay Secret.png|Link receiving the Tokay Secret
File:OoS Plen Secret.png|Link receiving the Plen Secret
File:OoS Mamamu Secret.png|Link receiving the Mamamu Secret