HOOKSHOT
GITHUB The item people search as Hookshot
Clawshot in Twilight Princess
Search pages say Hookshot. The game says Clawshot. The first claw is a dungeon item. The second claw turns the pair into the Double Clawshots.
Two dungeons, two claws
Zelda Wiki puts the first Clawshot in Lakebed Temple after the Deku Toad. The second is in City in the Sky after the Aeralfos. Versions are GameCube and Wii in 2006, and the Wii U HD release in 2016. The chain grabs vines, targets, Peahats, and grates. It pulls Helmasaur armor off. Morpheel and Argorok both require it. With both claws, Link can hang and fire the free hand at a new target. The damage cell on the wiki is blank, so I leave it blank too.
People looking for a 'flying hookshotable target' are usually in the segments where a Peahat or a grate is the only way forward. That is Clawshot behavior, not the Ocarina of Time wood-target rules. The comparison page spells out what changed between the names.
The second STAR Game
The second STAR Game challenge is designed around the Double Clawshots. Zelda Wiki says the Double Clawshots are almost required. It also says a clear with only the first claw is possible and extremely hard. The prize is the Giant Quiver, and the limit is 1 minute 30 seconds. I answer the question as yes, with that difficulty note, because the wiki allows it and does not publish a frame-perfect route I could copy.
Questions
Can you beat the second Clawshot minigame without the Double Clawshots?
Zelda Wiki says yes, and that it is extremely hard. The reward is the Giant Quiver on a 1:30 timer. Two sources agree the pair is the intended tool.
Why do guides say Hookshot?
Older games used that name. Twilight Princess renamed the tool Clawshot. The search still uses the old word.
Sources
| Source | Evidence status | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Zelda Wiki — Clawshot | 1 reference · shared publishers and mirrors count together | 2026-11-11 |
| Zelda Wiki — STAR Game | 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 |