HOOKSHOT
GITHUB Two names, two toolsets
Hookshot versus Clawshot
Clawshot is not a typo for Hookshot. Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword changed the tool, the targets, and the way a second copy works.
Side by side
The Hookshot debuts in A Link to the Past and returns in Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Wind Waker, Link's Awakening, and A Link Between Worlds. It likes wooden targets, chests, and a short list of enemies. Ocarina of Time upgrades it once, into the Longshot, which is still a Hookshot. Twilight Princess throws the name out. The Clawshot from Lakebed Temple, and the second from City in the Sky, grip vines, metal grates, and Peahats, and the pair lets Link hang from one while aiming the other.
Skyward Sword's Clawshots come from Nayru's Silent Realm and work as a pair from the start. Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom have neither tool. I do not call Magnesis a Clawshot. It moves metal. It does not pull Link along a chain.
| Tool | Games | Targets | Second copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hookshot | ALttP, LA, OoT, MM, WW, ALBW | Wood, chests, some enemies | OoT only, as the Longshot |
| Clawshot | Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword | Vines, grates, Peahats | A real second item |
Questions
Is the Clawshot in Ocarina of Time?
Only as a visual redesign on the Switch 2 remake. The item is still the Hookshot. The Clawshot name belongs to Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword.
Which one flies you between walls?
The Double Clawshots. One Hookshot cannot hold a wall and fire again.
Sources
| Source | Evidence status | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Zelda Wiki — Hookshot | 1 reference · shared publishers and mirrors count together | 2026-11-11 |
| Zelda Wiki — Clawshot | 1 reference · shared publishers and mirrors count together | 2026-11-11 |
| Zelda Fandom — Hookshot | 1 reference · shared publishers and mirrors count together | 2026-11-11 |