Tingle Island

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Tingle Island
Game(s)	The Wind Waker
Inhabitant(s)	Tingle Ankle David Jr. Knuckle
Item(s)	Piece of Heart
Related place(s)	Great Sea Islands

Tingle Island is one of the islands of the Great Sea in The Wind Waker.

Fishman's Comment  Fishman's Comment Tingle Island Let me tell you a little something about that island over there, small fry... The guy who lives there is named Tingle, but he won't grow up and act his age. He still dresses like a little kid. That...is not normal. Still, from what I hear, he can decipher maps like nobody's business! It just goes to show that you can't judge a person on appearance alone, fry! Of course, the thing about this Tingle guy is that when it comes to pay his deciphering fee, you'd better be ready to fork over some serious dough. Anyone who doesn't have a deep wallet won't be reading any maps, that's for sure.

Tingle's Comment  Tingle's Comment Tingle Island Oh! The Tingle Tuner is getting nice reception. I can see you from here on Tingle Tower! Mr. Fairy! Come in! Do you read me? I'm here! Let's play!

Features

The island is the home of Tingle, his brothers Ankle and Knuckle, and David Jr.. Link will make several visits to this island during his adventure for the sole purpose of asking Tingle to decipher the Triforce Charts he has collected. Five stone slabs mark the spot on the island where the optional Tingle Statues will be seen. Those statues are found only by using the Tingle Tuner in dungeons.^[1] Tingle's Chart is dedicated to locating this island. Supposedly, the tower on Tingle Island was built by Tingle's brother, Knuckle, when he was only ten years old.^[2][3] Tingle claims 'Fairy Magic' makes the tower's head spin.^[4] In reality, it is Ankle and David Jr. who spin the tower manually all day long.

A Piece of Heart can be retrieved from the bottom of the sea by defeating a Big Octo located near this island.

Tingle Island is one of the many Ballad of Gales warp locations.

Tingle's Tower in Four Swords Adventures looks similar to the tower on Tingle island.

Trivia

• Knuckle's statue in the Nintendo Gallery suggests that there is an art studio atop Tingle Tower,^[5] even though no such room can be found there. However, the studio actually exists in the game data, but it is unused.^[6] Strangely, when loaded, the walls, floor, and ceiling of the room use the same texture as the easel (a crude drawing of a man and an Ocarina of Time-styled fairy), clearly indicating that it is unfinished. It was likely scrapped due to time constraints.

References

1. ↑ "You got the Dragon Tingle Statue! It bubbles over with warmth. It will be waiting for you on Tingle Island." — N/A (The Wind Waker)
2. ↑ "Why'd you doodle on Tingle Tower? I built that thing!" — Knuckle (The Wind Waker)
3. ↑ "Knuckle finished carving Tingle Tower when he was ten years old." — Nintendo Gallery Figurine Description (The Wind Waker)
4. ↑ "Goodbye, Mr. Fairy! Please come visit me here at Tingle Tower again, where wonderful fairy magic makes the place spin and spin!" — Tingle (The Wind Waker)
5. ↑ "He finished carving Tingle Tower when he was ten years old. The head is his studio." — Nintendo Gallery figurine description (The Wind Waker)
6. ↑ The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker/Unused Rooms - The Cutting Room Floor

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name
Japanese		チンクル島 (Chinkuru Shima)
Spanish		Isla de Tingle
French		Île de Tingle
German		Tingles Insel
Italian		Isola Tingle

Islands in The Wind Waker
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