Template:Object Owl Statues are a recurring object in The Legend of Zelda series.
Location and Uses
Link's Awakening
In Link's Awakening, Owl Statues are scattered across Koholint Island. They tell Link information that may be helpful, or may be completely useless.
In Template:LADX, Owl Statues are located inside every Dungeon. They reside on walls with a hole where its beak should be. After Link finds a Stone Beak, he can attach it to an Owl Statue to receive hints on Puzzles, enemies, Mini-bosses, or the Dungeon's Boss. They replace Stone Slabs from Link's Awakening, being identical in every way but name and appearance. Link will not understand the Owl Statue's hints until he attaches a Stone Beak to it.[1]
Majora's Mask
Owl Statue from Majora's Mask 3D
Quill Statue from Majora's Mask 3D
In Majora's Mask, Owl Statues are made in the likeness of Kaepora Gaebora,[2] who resides in Termina. After learning the "Song of Soaring", Link can warp to any Owl Statue he has activated; the statues are activated by striking them with a Sword. They also serve as save points where Link can save and quit, although they are temporary saves, as the only way to fully save is by playing the "Song of Time." When Link saves in an Owl Statue, an Owl mark will appear next to the game file.
In Majora's Mask 3D, Owl Statues need to be checked instead of hit with the Sword to activate them, and now permanently save Link's progress. Additionally, some Owl Statues were relocated. Quill Statues, a new type of statue, were also added; these statues allow saving, but cannot be warped to with the "Song of Soaring."[3] Quill Statues appear all across Termina, including inside dungeons.
Locations
Owl Statues
- South Clock Town
- Milk Road
- Southern Swamp
- Woodfall
- Mountain Village
- Snowhead
- Great Bay Coast
- Zora Cape
- Ikana Canyon
- Stone Tower
Quill Statues
- Deku Palace
- Woodfall Temple
- Goron Village
- Snowhead Temple
- Great Bay Coast
- Pirates' Fortress
- Great Bay Temple
- Road to Ikana
- Ikana Graveyard
- Beneath the Well
- Ancient Castle of Ikana
- Stone Tower Temple
- Inside the Moon
Oracle Series
In Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons, giving a Mystery Seed to a statue will cause it to raise its wings and give advice on a nearby challenge.[4] In Holodrum, Owl Statues are known as Owl Stones.[5]
Twilight Princess
Owl Statue from Twilight Princess
In Twilight Princess, Owl Statues hold the missing Sky Characters from the Ancient Sky Book.[6] After Ilia's memory is restored, Shad, who is studying an Owl Statue in Renado's Basement, will see the Ancient Sky Book that Link received from Impaz. He will then proceed to read a part of the book to restore power to the Dominion Rod. Link must then search for all remaining statues to find the missing Sky Characters.
Locations
In addition to these, five more Owl Statues can be found. The first one is located in Renado's basement near Shad, although it lacks a hole to react to the Dominion Rod. The other two are located in the cemetery of Hyrule Castle. They do not hide Sky Characters, but allow Link access to a Key. The final pair are found in the first part of the Temple of Time. One blocks the path to a Heart Piece, while the other hides a Poe.
Other Appearances
Hyrule Warriors Series
Template:Sectstub In Hyrule Warriors, Owl Statues from Twilight Princess appear as part of Zelda's moveset while wielding the Dominion Rod. They also appear on the Termina Map in Adventure Mode. When a Scenario with an Owl Statue is completed, it will open its wings and enable the battle square (and others around it in a cross shape) to be unaffected if the map is reset when using the "Song of Time" Item Card, or if the Moon falls.
In Hyrule Warriors Legends, Owl Statues can be used in conjunction with a golden Ocarina. Warriors can place statues somewhere in the map, which can be later reached immediately by playing the Ocarina. Playing the Ocarina warps the Warrior to the Owl Statue via a cyclone.
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions 
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| Owl Statue Owl Stone Template:ExpGame |
Quill Statue | ||
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FrenchCA | Statue de hibou Template:ExpGame | |
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FrenchEU | Pierre-Hibou Template:ExpGame Statue chouette Template:ExpGame Statue représentant un hibou Template:ExpGame Statue de chouette Template:ExpGame |
Statue de plume |
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German | Eulenstatue Statue haben die Form einer Eule Template:ExpGame |
Federstatue |
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Italian | Statua di gufo Pietra Gufo Template:ExpGame |
Statua di piuma |
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SpanishEU | Estatua de un búho Piedra Búho Template:ExpGame Estatua de búho Template:ExpGame |
Monumento con forma de tintero |
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SpanishLA | Estatua de búho Template:ExpGame | |
Gallery
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Owl Statue artwork from Link's Awakening
Inactive Owl Statue from Majora's Mask
An active Quill Statue from Majora's Mask 3D
Inactive Owl Statue from the Oracle series
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Link controlling an Owl Statue with the Dominion Rod in Twilight Princess
Owl Statue from Hyrule Warriors
Owl Statue Adventure Mode Sprite from Hyrule Warriors
Activated Owl Statue Adventure Mode Sprite from Hyrule Warriors
Link placing an Owl Statue in Hyrule Warriors Legends
Map showing several Owl Statues in Hyrule Warriors Legends
References
- ↑ "This owl statue is trying to say something, but you can't understand it because it has no beak." — N/A (Link's Awakening)
- ↑ "Hoo-Hoot! We meet again, fairy child! Have my stone statues been of help?" — Kaepora Gaebora (Majora's Mask)
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- ↑ "Do not forget to give me Mystery Seeds." — Owl Stone (Oracle of Seasons)
- ↑ "Owl Stones are mystic statues that give advice when a certain seed is placed on them!" — Know-It-All Birds (Oracle of Seasons)
- ↑ "There are many similar statues around Hyrule, but this one seems to be different. Here, look at the belly... There's something written there, you see? This, too, was in my father's notes... It is called Sky Writing, I believe." — Shad (Twilight Princess)