ThePlains of Ruin is a location inA Link to the Past.^[1] It is the region surrounding theSwamp Palace in theDark World and the dark counterpart of theGreat Swamp.

Features and Overview

The Plains of Ruin is a very similar area to the one it reflects from theLight World. Its main feature are the marshes surrounding theDungeon to the south, which are heavily populated byMoblins,Zirros,Pikits and otherEnemies. To the west of the swamp lies a canyon that leads to an impassable dead end, beyond which lies theSwamp of Evil. TheHaunted Grove can be found to the northwest, where theFlute Boy can be found in his transformed state. ACave can be found using aBomb in the northeast side of the marshes where a friendlyThief hides.Chests containingRed Rupees can be found deeper in the Cave. The northwest side of the marsh marks the point where someone using theMagical Warp Tile in the Light World will appear. TheSwamp Palace itself is easy enough to enter, but progress is impossible without draining theWater from the outside into the Dungeon. Doing this is only possible in the Light World, where draining the water from the ruins will do the same to its dark counterpart. Travelling north from the Plains of Ruin leads to theBomb Shop south of thePyramid of Power, and east leads to theIce Lake.

Enemies

Trivia

• Even thoughSahasrahla suggests that changing something in one world will affect its counterpart in the other, the water level in the marshes of the Plains of Ruin and Swamp Palace is one of the few instances where it is actually possible to directly influence one world from the other.
• Pulling on the bottom of the northeastern-most statue in the swamp will reveal fourBlue Rupees. Strangely, performing a Dash Bash on the statue on the small island in the very center will reveal manyApples.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
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References

• Marshes
• Plains
• Ruins
• Locations
• Locations in A Link to the Past

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