Drablands Challenge

Drablands Challenges
Main appearance(s)	Tri Force Heroes
Players	1 or 3
Location(s)	Hytopia Castle
Reward(s)	Materials Rupees

Drablands Challenges are more difficult versions of Levels in Tri Force Heroes.

Overview

Drablands Challenges are special challenges added onto regular Levels, making them significantly more difficult. They become available in a given Area once the Boss of that Area is defeated. With the exception of the Den of Trials, each Area features 12 Drablands Challenges; three for each Level, each with varying goals and difficulty. Drablands Challenges can range anywhere from decreasing the Links' Heart Containers, requiring that they clear a Level within a certain time limit, or even neglecting to provide them with Items intended to solve certain puzzles, sometimes in favor of different Items. In addition to simply providing the Links with new goals, Enemies that do not normally appear in the Levels may become present during these Challenges. The Material rewards that the Links can normally earn at the end of a Level differ with each Drablands Challenge.

Completion List

The completed Drablands Challenge Completion List

The Drablands Challenge Completion List is a bulletin board that appears in every lobby of Hytopia Castle, with the exception of the Coliseum lobby. It lists Link's progress in completing the Levels and their Drablands Challenges. For each Level or Challenge that Link completes, either over Multiplayer or with Doppels, a Triforce-shaped marker will be added to the Completion List to signify its completion. If, however, Link skips any Stages in a Level during single-player, then the Level will not be marked on the list after completing it even though it will still be marked in the Level Selection screen. Including the ordinary Levels and all of their Drablands Challenges, there are 128 markers to be filled.

While reading the Completion List, Link can also check his completion records cleared only through Multiplayer or only with Doppels by pressing either of two tabs on the bottom screen to show these individual records. Including both boards, there are a total of 256 Challenges to clear, however each Challenge is identical between both modes.

After Link completes all Drablands Challenges of an Area, King Tuft will reward him with a unique, gold-quality Material that can only otherwise be obtained through the Coliseum (eg. clearing all Woodlands Levels will award him the Supple Leaf). After Link clears all 128 Challenges on the Completion List, the King will reward him with a Gold Rupee worth 300 Rupees.

Types of Challenges

Challenge	Description	Levels
Fewer Heart Containers!	The Links enter the Level with their amount of Heart Containers reduced to four. The Links can wear Outfits that increase their maximum health, such as the Jack of Hearts, Queen of Hearts, and Lady's Ensemble, to help regain some of their health.	Deku Forest Forest Temple Water Temple Den of Flames Snowball Ravine Ice Temple The Lady's Lair Infinity Dunes Desert Temple Illusory Mansion Grim Temple Sky Temple
Clear within the time limit!	The Links are given a limited amount of time to clear the Level. Hourglasses of varying sizes can be picked up to increase the remaining time: small Hourglasses restore five seconds, and big Hourglasses restore 20. If time runs out, the Links will receive an immediate Game Over. The initial time limit given is the same whether playing with other Links or with Doppels. If the Links lose all of their Hearts and are KOed, they will reappear at the beginning of the Stage with the same amount of time they had when they fell. All Hourglasses in the Stage will reappear as well. If Linebeck's Uniform is worn, an additional ten seconds is added to the initial time limit for every Link wearing it.	Deku Forest Buzz Blob Cave Forest Temple Abyss of Agony Cove of Transition Hinox Mine Den of Flames Fire Temple Training Ground Stone Corridors Gibdo Mausoleum Desert Temple Illusory Mansion Grim Temple Deception Castle Sky Temple
Guard the Orb!	The Links must transport a glowing Orb that lights a circular area around it. This Orb will protect the Links from a red shade covering the Level, which will harm the Links should they step outside the Orb's radius for more than several seconds. At the beginning of each Stage, the Orb rests on a pedestal, and at the end, it must be thrown into another. The Triforce Gateway will not activate until the Orb is placed into the latter pedestal. If the Orb falls down a pit or into water, it will reappear nearby.	Deku Forest Abyss of Agony Frozen Plateau Infinity Dunes Lone Labyrinth
Pop all balloons!	A number of red balloons appear in each of the Level's four Stages, including any Boss Stages. These balloons must all be popped in order to advance to the next Stage. Some of the balloons float at higher elevations, and require the Links to form a Totem to reach.	Buzz Blob Cave Moblin Base Secret Fortress Blazing Trail Hinox Mine Frozen Plateau Palace Noir
Clear using only Bombs!	The Level's ordinary Items are replaced with Bombs, requiring the Links to use them more creatively in solving puzzles and defeating Enemies.	Buzz Blob Cave
Defeat all foes sans sword!	The Links must defeat all Enemies without the ability to use their Swords, and instead must rely on other Items provided in the Level. All Enemies in a Stage must be defeated in order to activate the Triforce Gateway to the next Stage.	Moblin Base
Transport the orb quickly!	Similar to the "Guard the Orb!" challenge, except there is no damaging red shade. The Links must transport an Orb through the Level within a certain amount of time. Varying Hourglasses can be picked up to increase the remaining time; small Hourglasses restore five seconds, and big Hourglasses restore 20. If time runs out, the Links will receive an immediate Game Over. At the beginning of each Stage, the Orb rests on a pedestal, and at the end, it must be thrown into another. The Triforce Gateway will not activate until the Orb is placed into the latter pedestal. If the Orb falls down a pit or into water, it will reappear nearby. If the Links lose all of their Hearts and are KOed, they will reappear at the beginning of the Stage with the same amount of time they had when they fell. All Hourglasses in the Stage will reappear as well. If Linebeck's Uniform is worn, an additional ten seconds is added to the initial time limit for every Link wearing it.	Moblin Base Water Temple Blazing Trail Snowball Ravine Ice Temple Bomb Storage Palace Noir
Adventure in the dark!	The entire Level falls pitch dark, with only the Links and available Torchlights providing little light. The Light Armor makes the challenge easier, as it illuminates a much larger area.	Forest Temple Snowball Ravine Infinity Dunes Lone Labyrinth
Clear with halved energy!	Items that use the Energy Gauge will use up twice as much energy.	Secret Fortress Water Temple
Evade the Wallmaster!	A Wallmaster will continuously follow the Links throughout the entire Level and must be avoided. If it slams onto one of the Links, it will instantly KO them. It can be defeated, but will soon respawn.	Secret Fortress Cove of Transition Blazing Trail Fire Temple Silver Shrine Sealed Gateway The Lady's Lair Stone Corridors Floating Garden
Halved attack and defense!	The Links have their attack power and defense halved, making their attacks do half damage and causing them to take double damage from Enemies. The amount of damage from falling into pits or Quicksand in unchanged. Wearing the Sword Suit, the Sword Master Suit, or the Fierce Deity Armor will restore the regular Sword strength for whichever Link is wearing it.	Abyss of Agony Cove of Transition Silver Shrine Sealed Gateway Training Ground Palace Noir Dragon Citadel
Don't pop any balloons!	A number of red balloons appear in each of the Level's four Stages, including any Boss Stages. If any of these balloons are popped, it results in instant KO. The balloons can also be popped by certain Enemy attacks.	Hinox Mine Desert Temple Deception Castle
Avoid the volcanic rocks!	Volcanic Rocks fall throughout the entire Level. If any of the Links are hit by one, they will be damaged and burned.	Den of Flames Dragon Citadel
Only Bombs—no swords!	The Links' Items are replaced by Bombs, and their Swords are disabled. The Links must rely entirely on their Bombs to attack and solve puzzles.	Fire Temple The Lady's Lair Gibdo Mausoleum
Don't get hit by snowballs!	Snowballs fall throughout the entire Level. If any of the Links are hit by one, they will take damage.	Frozen Plateau Ice Temple
Win without using a sword!	The Links are unable to use their Swords, and instead must rely on the Level's Items to attack and solve puzzles. The challenge is similar to the "Defeat all foes sans sword" challenge, except not all Enemies have to be defeated to proceed.	Silver Shrine Bomb Storage Floating Garden
Don't drop the pot!	The Links are provided with a large Pot which must be safely transported through the entire Level. The Pot rests on a pedestal as the Level begins, and once it's picked up, it cannot be set back down. In order to solve puzzles and fight certain Enemies, the Pot will have to be passed between the Links. At the very end of the Level is a pedestal that the Pot must be dropped into to activate the Triforce Gateway.	Sealed Gateway Training Ground Lone Labyrinth
Don't fall at all!	If any of the Links fall down a pit, they will be instantly KOed and the Stage will restart.	Bomb Storage Stone Corridors Illusory Mansion Grim Temple Floating Garden Deception Castle Dragon Citadel
Avoid falling and quicksand!	If any of the Links fall down a pit or into Quicksand, they will be instantly KOed and the Stage will restart.	Gibdo Mausoleum
Clear without any items!	No Items are provided for use in the Level. Instead the Links must rely entirely on their Swords or other objects, such as Bomb Flowers, to attack.	Sky Temple

Trivia

• During the Nintendo Treehouse Live event at E3 2015, the Drablands Challenges were known as Challenge Courses.
• Several unused types of Drablands Challenge exist in the game's data:
  • "Transport the orb!", which likely would have been similar to "Guard the orb!" and "Transport the orb quickly!" but without the damaging red shade or a time limit.^{[citation needed]}
  • "Only hammers—no swords!", which would have likely been used for Silver Shrine, and possibly other Levels.^{[citation needed]}
  • "Defeat all enemies!", which lacks the no-Sword restriction of "Defeat all foes sans sword!".^{[citation needed]}
  • Although the selection used to forego playing a Drablands Challenge simply reads "No challenge", its internal text description is "Do that hero thing you do!".^{[citation needed]}
• The rim of the pedestal on which Links must place the Orb or Pot resembles King Tuft's collar and hair curls.

Nomenclature

Names in other regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	EnglishBR	Bonus Challenge
	Japanese	とくべつ任務 (Tokubetsu Ninmu)	Special Mission
	FrenchCA	Mission Spéciale	Special Mission
	FrenchEU	Défi Spécial	Special Challenge
	German	Spezialmission	Special Mission
	Italian	Missione Speciale	Special Mission
	Korean	특별 임무 (Teugbyeol Immu)	Special Mission
	SpanishEU	Misión especial	Special Mission
	SpanishLA	Misión especial	Special Mission
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Gallery

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  Selecting a Drablands Challenge

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  A Balloon

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  Numbered Balloons

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  The glowing Orb

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  The fragile Pot

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  The pedestal on which to rest the Orb or Pot

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  A time-restoring Hourglass

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  Battling Margoma in the "Adventure in the dark!" Challenge