Dodongo Hide (material)
| Dodongo Hide (material) | |
|---|---|
| Type | Defensive Organic Item |
| Fields | Fire, Protect |
| Cost | 25 rupees |
Dodongo Hide itself usually appears as a dark green, like the skin of most Dodongo beasts, but takes on a red hue when treated and tailored. The material itself is extremely resistant to heat and lava, and seems impossible to damage, burn, or melt with even the greatest of heat. It likewise doesn't transfer heat through it. This treasure represents the total hide one could expect to get from slaying and expertly skinning your typical Dodongo, and thus makes for a slightly large blanket. The typical adventurer doesn't have a use for it other than using it as a blanket, or haphazardly trying to wrap themselves in it as some form of protection. Indeed, Dodongo Hide is primarily used as a material for a skilled Tailor.
Due to the difficulty of working with this material, it cannot be made into metallic armor, but can be made into a form similar to leather. A Tailor can use a single supply of Dodongo Hide to craft a functional Goron Tunic, or other clothing which has similar properties of protecting its wearer from heat. Whatever clothing is produced must cover the majority of the user's body to offer protection in the same way as a Goron Tunic. A particularly skilled Tailor can combine Dodongo Hide with other Tailor Materials to combine their effects into one piece of clothing.
Anything made from Dodongo Hide will not catch flame, nor will anything covered by Dodongo Hide, but a wearer of the material can still catch flame in exposed parts of their body. Due to a seemingly magical nature of any garment produced with the hide, the user will be particularly comfortable even in extremely hot environments.
Any clothing properly made from Dodongo Hide can negate the Fire Weakness of Deku Scrubs and Koroks for so long as it is worn.
Specific Quantification
For most characters, knowing Dodongo Hide protects from heat is is sufficient, but occasionally the exact extent by which it protects may become necessary information. To quantify the hide's protection, it will effectively reduce any temperature above room temperature by approximately 90%. Since room temperature is about 70°F, the wearer can treat 300°F as if it was 93°F. (The actual temperature of 300°F is subtracted from room temperature of approximately 70°F, leaving a difference of 230°F. From there, 90% of 230°F is 23°F. Then, 23°F is added to 70°F to determine the approximate temperature felt by the wearer, which in this case is 93°F. Using 90% decrease functions for both Fahrenheit and Celsius measurements of temperature.) The exact degree an individual can endure underneath Dodongo Hide thus varies on his or her personal endurance, but can be useful for any wearer who isn't completely impervious to heat.
Trivia
- Like Dodongo Hide protects from heat, similar Tailor materials can provide protection from other danger sources: White Hide protects from cold, Silver Scales protects from drowning, Gratitude Crystals protect from Shadow damage, and Evil Crystals protect from Light damage.
- The Dodongo Hide (material) treasure does not appear verbatim within the official Zelda series. However, it can be interpreted to exist from context, initially so in Ocarina of Time.
