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a. THE BEGINNING
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ORDON FOREST
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Watch the first few minutes worth of cutscenes between Link and Rusl.
Once you are given free control of Link's movement, talk to Fado to learn his
request. Next, head straight north from Link's treehouse and into the next
screen. Going along the forest floor, pick up some rocks to collect a small
handful of rupees, as you will need them very shortly. Once you make it to the
middle, take the turnoff right into the spring, and watch another short scene.
Talk to Ilia, then pick up some grass nearby the gate and blow. Afterwards, get
onto Epona. Ride back south to Link's treehouse. Head south and into Ordon
Village this time around.

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In town, do some talking if you wish to, but once done, head south along
the dirt road, and up the hill to Ordon Ranch at the end.

Here, get close to Fado to trigger another scene, and he will give you a
brief tutorial on how to herd the goats. Here is a better explanation: On Epona,
move around and get in from behind the goats. This will scare them off and cause
them to run a short distance, away from Epona. If you herd them close enough to
the barn, they will automatically go in. A large part of which direction they
go, however, is the angle you come in from; if you come in from the north, they
will run south, and so on. Keep this in mind when trying to move them, as coming
in from the wrong side can waste time. Lastly, try to bring stray goats together
with the small groups, to save time. After you have finished herding them all
in, Fado will automatically call you over.

The man will set up some fences for you to have a training run with
Epona. It is pretty basic - run around the track, and press A to feed the carrot
to get Epona to dash and jump over the fences. Practice around a bit if you
want, as it will be a lot different from Ocarina of Time's controls. Afterwards,
head south and jump over the gate from whence you came.

In the morning, you will be woken up. Go down the treehouse and exit
outside. Talk to the crowd of kids, and talk to Colin (whom is tending Epona) as
well. Head south into the village.

In town, talk to the man to the left, whom will motion to a bee's nest.
Talk to him a couple more times to observe a funny scene. Head straight west
from here until you get motioned to Z-Target, and talk to the man on top of the
pillar. Once done, climb up the vines, continue the conversation, then jump over
to the next pillar. Blow on the grass to get the hawk to come to you, then use
the C button and aim it right at the bee's nest. Afterwards, head back down and
in the nest's direction, and go up the hill and climb up the tree. At the top,
grab some rupees, then jump down and roll to avoid the damage.

Now, head to the southeast portion of the map, and at the stream near
Rusl's house, you'll see his wife Uli. Talk to her to learn about a missing
cradle. Go back to the pillar with the vines, and climb up it. Jump onto the
nearby house roof, then continue on another two pillars. Pick the grass and call
the hawk, then aim away from the village. You should see something hopping in
the village. Send the hawk after it, and it'll bring the cradle back to you.
Take the cradle back to Uli (if you drop it in the river, grab the hawk again to
retrieve it - if you can't reach it with either of the two conventional spots,
climb up to the roof of the mayor's house. Alternatively, you could just swim
and push it back, but that can be annoying, and take awhile).

Afterwards, carry the cradle a bit more southeast, to Uli's house. She
will in turn give you the FISHING ROD. Open the item screen with -, then equip
the fishing rod. Head to the middle left portion of the village (where the cat
was), and go to the pier. From here, use your fishing rod.

Now, for some reason, a number of people have trouble with the bobber
fishing, so please allow me to explain this in easy terms. The first thing that
you need to do is cast the bobber into the water. If it does not go down into
the water but rather floats, jab a bit with the Remote to move it. Once the
green part of the bobber goes underwater, tug upwards by moving the Remote up
from your original position, and horizontally (near your head). If the FISH ON!
sign appears, hold the Remote in that position, and you should eventually catch
the fish. Press B to let the fish out behind you, and this will catch the cat's
attention. Fish a second time and release it, and the cat will make off with it.
Follow it back to Sera's Sundries.

Inside, talk to Sera to get a free Bottle (with milk to boot), and
purchase the newly available Slingshot, bundled with the maximum of 50 pellets.
If you do not have the necessary 30 Rupees to make the purchase, run around town
and destroy the pumpkins - they offer a good number of blue rupees. Other
methods include running through the grass, or throwing around the rocks outside
of town. Once the transaction is done, exit, then head back to Link's treehouse.

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After talking to Rusl, equip the slingshot and talk to the three kids in
front. They will force you into a brief slingshot tutorial. If you have problems
with the TV or Remote, now is a good time to adjust the sensor bar appropriately
so you have no problems in the future. If the Slingshot is not on the B-Button
already, hit the part of the D-Pad it is assigned to first, then press B to
equip it, aim, and fire with B again. For reference, hit the scarecrow's head to
enable a 'kill'.

After you've destroyed all the targets, go up the ladder and into Link's
treehouse. Open the blue chest inside to get Link's Wooden Sword, then head back
outside and talk to the kids again. You will then enter the sword tutorial.
Common problems include: re-equipping your sword if you accidentally put it away
(just lightly shake either the Remote or the Nunchuk), the Stab (Swing the
Remote instead of hitting A as may be instinct with some of you, and remember to
use the Z-Targeting system), and the jump attack (use Z-Targeting to hone in on
the target first, then press A).

Once the tutorial is done, a plot twist will occur. Hop onto Epona, and
head north. In the next area, continue north, skipping the spring, and head onto
the bridge and onwards, into Faron Woods.

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FARON WOODS
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At the beginning of this area, skip the first small section, and dash
straight forward and over the fence. Next, head west and through a small tunnel.
Once you get back out into fresh light again, disembark and head northeast,
killing one of the staple Deku Baba enemies of the Zelda series with your newly-
got sword. If you get caught in it's snare, use the spinning sword attack to
break free. Head up the tunnel and examine the sword at the end.

Head back down and get on Epona again, and head northwest into an open
area. Talk to Coro, the man standing near the firepit, to obtain the Lantern. I
should note now that the Lantern takes up fuel all the time while it burns, and
even if you switch secondary items, it will still burn. The only way to stop
this effect is to make it your primary weapon, and put it away with the A
button. As you cannot do anything anymore in this neck of the woods, head back
to the interesection, and go up into the cave (where you found Talo's sword)
again, and continue up past and into a dark tunnel.

Inside, light up the first torch you see with your lantern. While inside
the cave, what one should do with the lantern is light up a torch when need be,
then equip the sword without putting away the lantern on your own. Link will put
it on the back of his tunic, thus giving you a needed extra light. That said,
continue on the tunnel, taking out first a Keese, and then another Deku Baba.
Light up the cobweb at the end with your lantern, then continue on until you
come to a two-way split. Head up the right side, and take out a Deku Baba and
two Keese. Open the chest for a Yellow Rupee, then head back down to the split.
Head left this time, light up the cobweb, then head outside into Faron Woods
again.

Out in the open, I imagine that you will feel overwhelmed. Take it easy,
and head along the left border of the area, until you get to the northwest
corner of the map. The only opposition that you will have in your way is another
Deku Baba, some of the Orc-like creatures, and a few Keese at the end. Enter the
cave entrance that you will inevitably come to. Inside, slay another of the
Orcs, and a pair of Keese.

!!!HEART PIECE ALERT!!!

Open the chest for a Small Key. Light the two torches in here, and a
larger chest will appear on the upper ledge. Go and open it for a Heart Piece,
then exit outside.

Back outside once more, head along the north and clockwise to the other
exit in the area. About half-way down, you'll run into a cluster of the three
enemies you've run into so far, so cut your foes down with a nicely placed Spin
Attack and then cut them down one by one. Continue on, taking down minimal
resistance from Deku Babas. Once you reach the gate, defeat the two guardian
Orcs and then open the gate with your recently-acquired key. Kill one more orc,
then head into the next region.

Here, defeat the two Orc patrols. Head north a bit, killing another one.
You should see a shop here, guarded by a bird. Take your pick of what you want,
then go to the box next to Trill and deposit at least one Rupee. Exit, then head
north again. Go up the hill to the right side, and drop off at the top on the
other side. Kill the nearby Deku Baba that will emerge, then open the chest for
a Yellow Rupee. Head north, and watch a scene. Equip your sword, then run up the
rest of the way and defeat the Orc guards. Once that is done, destroy the cage
Talo and the monkey are trapped in by cutting at it with your sword.

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Three cutscenes later, you will be doing the goat herding mini-game
again (pick up the nearby bulb and blow to call Epona). This time, there are
three modifications to the game; the first is that there are twenty instead of
ten goats. The second is that now a timer is kept, with your starting 'record'
being 3:00 minutes. The last is that when herding the goats, some of them will
get ticked off and turn a glowing red; they will then run at you and knock you
off of your horse. Afterwards, you can do some fence jumping again. Otherwise,
go back into Ordon Village.

Watch another cutscene with Mayor Bo and Ilia, ending up with you losing
Epona. Afterwards, head back to Link's Treehouse, and you will encounter Colin.
Before doing anything else, if you are interested in some early Rupee
collecting, head up the nearby ladder and into Link's treehouse. Inside, go down
the ladder leading into the cellar area, and take out your newly obtained
Lantern to light the dark basement up. Open the chest for a purple Rupee (worth
50), then head back up the ladder and exit outside.

Go talk to the Talo Trio back on the ground, and give Talo your wooden
sword to pass. Head up to the pond/shrine and try to enter. After a brief scene,
head back to the clearing at the beginning of this screen. Head to the right
side, and you should see a small tunnel. Climb through it, turning left on the
first and only intersection and emerge on the other side, and watch a long
scene.

C. FOREST TEMPLE
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Watch the scenes. With that said, it is time to head to the Forest
Temple.

As such, first head to the intersection between left and right, with the
right side going into the tunnel. Head left instead, and go and talk to the oil
salesman whom is still sitting here. He will first give you a Small Key to get
into Faron Woods (now locked off with the gate), and offer to sell you a Bottle
of Oil for 100 Rupees. The Bottle and Oil both will be important, so purchase
the bottle. If you do not have 100 Rupees, get 100. Afterwards, head back, and
open the gate with your key. Head through the tunnel (with the only change being
a few rats that will run around) until you get out to the other side.

Out here, head up to the dock pier with your lantern equipped and out in
your hand. Cue a cutscene, and the monkey will carry it across the fog to repel
it, allowing you to follow. Not much to say here, as it's pretty straightforward
follow the leader, except to kill the few monsters that come out of the miasma.
Once you get to the other side, reclaim your lantern, and fill it up. Head into
the next area. Here, pick up some more oil at Trill's shop, and pay him.
Continue on, and you'll face a white wolf blocking the temple's path.

!!!HIDDEN SKILL ALERT!!!

You will then be transported to elsewhere. Try to strike the skeleton,
and listen to what he says. Afterwards, knock him down then Z-Target + A to use
the Ending Blow. Once done, the skeleton will talk some more, and you will then
be transported back. Head up the hill, defeat the Orc guards, and then light the
cobweb using your lantern. Enter the Forest Temple.

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FOREST TEMPLE
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Immediately draw your sword once you enter, then kill the Keese that
will try to mob you. Go into the main area after they die, and look up to your
west to see some vines with two spiders crawling the wall. Shoot your slingshot
at them both, and when they fall to the ground, climb up the vines and then
north. Drop onto the branch and open the chest here for a yellow Rupee. Drop
down to the main floor. If you are truly desperate for Rupees, you can roll into
the southeast of the four totem poles to knock down a pot that contains a blue
Rupee. Otherwise, continue down the corridor to the end of the room. Kill all
the enemies that get in your way, and finish it off by using the Spin attack to
destroy the cage the monkey is in. Once it climbs up, use your slingshot to kill
the spiders, and climb up the vines. Up at the top, go inside to a larger room.

Here, first go down and then up the staircase, defeating the giant
spider while you are at it (whom will take a lot of hits to kill; she is not
actually invincible to attacks). You can alternatively wait for it to snarl at
you, and then attack it; only three attacks are required to kill if you do it
this way. Drop down the platform and head to the northwest corner to find a
spider enemy. However, when you kill it, it will turn into a bomb. Grab this
bomb and go east just a slight bit to find a boulder mostly buried into the
wall. Plant the bomb to blow the boulder up, and open the chest that is revealed
for a red Rupee.

Now, go back onto the platforms again. At the top of the second
platform, light all four torches to cause the platform in front to rise up.
Climb it, and open the chest to the left at the top for the Dungeon Map. Enter
the nearby door. Watch the scene, then head back a room. Follow the monkey over
to the middle platform, and she will jump onto the rope. Jump over to her (you
have to physically jump off the platform), and jump off when the time is right.
Enter the next room.

Inside, turn right and defeat the nearby spider enemy. Immediately run
away as soon as it turns into a bomb, and wait for it to explode. When it does,
head back, and of the four pots, one of them will shake a bit. Pick it up and
throw it against a wall to free the Ooccoo, whom will join you as an item that
can be used to teleport you back to the start of the dungeon. Now, head the
other way in the tunnel, and you should quickly run into a cobweb. Light it up,
then head into the larger part of the room, killing the Deku Babas at the
entrance.

Jump into the water here, then swim west through the small lake, and
then south at the western end of the room. You should see a tunnel here.
Continue down south and onto dry land, and open the chest for a yellow Rupee. To
get back onto dry land, swim back out and to the center-east wall and south onto
a staircase. Now Head over the piers to the opposite side until the monkey
begins to cower. Ignore that for now, and instead head through the nearby
doorcase. In this large room, gusts of wind will cause the bridges to turn
around. Go across the bridge in this area of the room and go straight across to
the opposite side, and head in. Open the chest to your immediate right to obtain
a Small Key, and then backtrack two rooms to the room where the monkey was
cowering.

Back here, go to the pier the monkey is on. Use your Slingshot to target
the spider that is above you hanging from the ceiling, then jump across to the
opposite pier. Head up the staircase, unlock the door, and enter. Inside, watch
the cutscene, and walk down the staircase, observing another cutscene. Once you
get to the bottom, roll into the pillar thrice to make the cage fall off and
break. When the Orc guards come down, kill them. Afterwards, head underneath
the northeast section of the broken bridge (under the platform), and you should
find a chest containing a yellow Rupee. Climb back up the ramp and staircase,
and use the monkeys to swing over the broken bridge. Exit.

Head back down to the southeast door here, and backtrack to the room
with the four torches. Here, swing over to the central platform, then go along
the right rope and enter the right door after lighting up the cobweb. In the
next, head along the path and climb up the staircases, ignoring the weird
flowers. Kill the spider, and when it goes into a bomb form, quickly pick it up
and run right with it. Throw it off the platform and into the flower's mouth to
destroy it. Jump over the now-safe platform to see a boulder sticking out on the
ledge. Run back to the spider enemy, pick it up as a bomb, run it all the way
right and throw it at the boulder to destroy it. Enter.

Coming in, watch the short scene. Afterwards, jump down from the front,
and headbutt the left pillar to knock down the chest. Open it for a chest to
obtain a Small Key. Now, head east either by running across the bridge and
dodging the tile creatures (or else you can run alongside the right column of
tiles), or swimming most of the way on the southern side and getting up on the
bridge at the end. Head up, and then climb the vines to the north next to the
wooden barricade. On the cliff, open the chest for a red Rupee, then jump down.
In the center of the floor here, you should see four torches, with two of them
unlit. Run around and light up the remaining two, making sure not to stay over
the tiles too long. Climb up the stairs and defeat the large spider by hitting
it from behind, then unlock the cage, backtrack, and leave the room.

Outside, turn to your left (right on the map), and head over and shoot
the two spiders hanging off the wall. Jump over onto the vines, and climb up.
Enter the door, watch another cutscene. No worries though, as it's not really
hard. Get up close enough to the plant so that you can Z-Target it, and keep the
lock on. Move around in a circle, doing sideway jumps if you feel like it. The
plant will lunge and overstretch it's range; while it's recovering and trying to
withdraw, stop pressing on the control stick, and hit A to lunge at it, then
backflip away. Repeat this twice more to defeat the plant. Once it opens up, go
kill one of the spider-bomb enemies in the room and take the bomb and throw it
in the plant to finish it off. Grab the Small Key, then go and free the monkey.

!!!HEART PIECE ALERT!!!

Once you go outside, kill the spider-bomb enemy immediately to your left
(right on the map), then throw it over the ledge and down below. A plant far
below will swallow it. Drop down, and open the chest it was guarding to obtain
the Heart Piece. Afterwards, head out and go back to the main room (the one with
the central platform). Here, go north again, out to the area with the broken
bridge. Head across the ravine using the monkeys, and at the opposite end, head
up the hill and enter.

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MINIBOSS: BABOON
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The Baboon will circle around multiple pillars throughout the duration
of the battle. Z-Target onto him and jump around, making sure to keep with him,
and keep your sword drawn. At random times, he may do a little dance, or stop,
and every so often, he will throw his boomerang at you. When he does this latter
action, roll into the pillar he stands on multiple times to knock him off
balance until the boomerang hits him off. Draw your sword, then whack him
multiple times. Once he jumps back on, continue the previous pattern.

Other things of note are: on occasion, a plant enemy will come wandering
around to fight you. When it does, draw your sword and quickly deal with it, and
then resheathe it, and move on. The other things are that you CAN knock the
baboon off the pillar even when he hasn't thrown his boomerang, but requires
multiple hits to the pillar and is thus more difficult, and the baboon will
recover on his own time when he lands on the ground if you don't hit him first.

Eventually, after four or five trials of attacks, he should fall.
Afterwards, pick up the Gale Boomerang. Equip it as your main secondary item,
then go back to the door you came through. Power up and aim the Gale Boomerang
at the mini windmill above the door, and after a few hits, the door will open up
again. Head out, and go back to the main room.

Outside, go across to your left (right on the map), and cross the first
bridge when you can. Target the windmill on the second bridge to cause it to
rotate, then cross over, defeat the Orc guard, and throw the boomerang at the
rope holding the monkey's cage to free it. Listen to Midna, then head up the
hill south, and across the first bridge. Target the second bridge's windmill to
bring the two bridges in line, then continue on and to the top of the cliff.
Open the door and go inside.

!!!HEART PIECE ALERT!!!

From this room, go right and across the open pit, then onto the ledge.
Enter the water room, where you had previously rescued a monkey. Your goal is a
little bit different this time around: head over to the opposite side, and use
the Gale Boomerang to snuff out the two torches, thus lowering two of the wooden
stands. Open the chest for a Heart Piece.

Head back to the center room. In the central platform, look right above
you to see a chest hanging down from the ceiling. Use the Gale Boomerang to
pierce the rope, and open the chest for the Compass. Now head over to the left
side of the room, and enter. Take the left side through the dark tunnel and out
into the larger expanse. Travel across the platforms, then jump onto the
platform to the left (making sure there is no spider), and finally travel
southwest along the bridge.

Take note of the four windmills here sitting on top of the pillars, but
especially take note of the backwards Z engraved on the ground between them. You
must Z-Lock on all four of them at the same time using the Gale Boomerang and in
the order of the backwards Z, starting with the pillar farther from the gate
(just in case you do not know what I am talking about, press Z-Target when you
can on the first windmill, then press Z-Target on the next windmill; yes, you
can do that). For those whom need a written diagram, try this;

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Afterwards, the gate will open. Open the chest for the Big Key. Head back across
the room, and jump down the single pillar. Head through the northern door.

Cross the first bridge in here, and then follow the monkey north into
another room up the hill. Inside, use the boomerang to rotate the first bridge,
get on, then trigger it again to point the way it originally was. Fight off the
two semi-elite Orcs, then head down the right side and enter. Inside here, first
repel off the two giant spiders, then go on the hole to the left (northern-most
on the map) with a cobweb. Equip the lantern, and swing it to burn the cobweb.
Once you have fallen down, destroy the cage to free the monkey. Jump off the
stump and climb the vines to your right and to the top.

Head out into the larger room, go onto the bridge, rotate the bridge,
and head through the northern door. Watch the scene here, then head right and
onto the first bridge. Rotate the bridge, get onto the second bridge, rotate the
second bridge. Head right and slay the Orc, then climb up the vines to a ledge
extending out of the wall, and then onto the top of the room (make sure to kill
the spiders first). Enter the nearby door.

In here, clear all the regular enemies first so they cannot interfere
with what you are about to do next. From the door, look north, and you should
see one of the spiders that gives off a bomb when defeated. Take out your Gale
Boomerang, and throw it at the spider to retrieve a bomb. Quickly turn around
and throw the bomb into the flower to the south. Once it is dead, hop over and
open the chest for a Small Key. The next order of process is to climb up the
staircase. You should see a boulder up here. Instead of throwing the bomb at it,
however, lock onto the bomb-plant first, and then onto the boulder to destroy
it.

Climbing into the newfound room, slay all the regular enemies first (use
the Boomerang to cut the Deku Babas off the ceiling). Next, retrieve another
bomb, then throw it at the stone bulging from the wall to free the monkey. Head
back into the previous room now. Here, head to the southern portion, then exit
into the last room. Go down to the bridge, trigger it, get on, trigger it again,
then head to the left side. Unlock the door and enter inside.

Inside, kill the tile enemies by letting the Gale Boomerang loose on the
floor tiles. If an enemy is underneath one, it will come out with it, and be
vulnerable. After you have ensured your passage, head to the back and take the
right side, and go through the passage. Once you drop down, kill the giant
spider, then shoot down the spiders on the nearby vines. Climb up the vines, and
Z-Target both windmills above the cell to open the door and free the last
monkey. Head around to the opposite side of the giant pit and head out onto the
upper half of the room. Head left, then jump across the platform. Open the chest
for a red Rupee, then head back into the centralized room. Go through the
northern door.

Watch the scene as the monkeys make a line for you, then swing off over
to the other side. Unlock the Boss Door, then head in. One scene later, you
shall face off against the boss of the Forest Temple.

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DIABABA
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The first part of this battle should be reasonably easy. Stay against
the wall near you, and try to target one of the bomb-spiders with your Gale
Boomerang. Experiment as to the maximum distance you can stay away from the
bomb-spider while still being able to capture the bomb with your Boomerang. When
you have the bomb, you can do one of two things; you can either bring it back to
you and throw it in one of the giant Baba's mouths when they lunge at you, or
else connect a Baba's head with the bomb during Boomerang flight. Either way,
get the bomb into their head, and then repeat it for the other head.

Afterwards, the real boss will emerge from the realms of the deep water,
assisted by two more Baba heads. Get back again, and wait for a short while. The
baboon from earlier will then come out, and swing between the rope to each side
while carrying a bomb. Use the Gaia Boomerang to first Z-Target him, then send
it at a side Baba head if you want to. Repeat for the other head, leaving the
central head open. Now, do basically the same tactic with the central head; if
they are up still, the side heads will fall down along with the central head. Go
up to the head and slash at it's exposed eye, then once it recovers, run all the
way to the entrance wall, as Diababa will spew some venom at you. Aim another
bomb at it, and repeat the tactic until you win.


Afterwards, you will obtain a Fused Shadow. Grab the Heart Container as
well, and then exit the dungeon.

E. GORON MINES
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Head up and climb up the first wall. Let the Goron have his rant, and
then equip the Iron Boots. Once he gets close to you, press and hold A to grab
him and push him to the side, much like you did with the goats. Deequip your
Iron Boots, then continue on the trail. Gorons will start rolling at you every
while - when they do, re-equip the Iron Boots, stop them, de-equip the boots,
then continue.

Be wary once you get to the area with the steam geysers. Enemies above
will start firing fire arrows at you. If you have the Hyrule Shield, just stick
it up to defend yourself and walk through to the path going up to the left.
However, if still using the Ordon Shield, just roll your way to, and then
continue. ALTERNATIVELY, just before the valley of geysers, there is a small
reed growing straight next to the ledge. If you want, you can blow it to call
the hawk and point it at an archer to take it out (using the Slingshot is also
an idea, but the archers might be a bit far away for some of you to shoot at).
At the same time, remember that eruptions are still occuring, with fireballs
striking.

Continue down the path until you get to the open area. Watch the scene
(it may not activate immediately, so if that occurs, wander around a bit), then
drop down to the end. For the next little bit, you have to go up to Gorons
standing next to the walls, and either attack them (after backflipping away from
them, they will lunge forward in a one-two jab; right after that, they will
throw themselves off balance temporarily and expose their weak points), and that
is when you should strike), Shield Bash them, or equip the Iron Boots and roll
into the Goron. Any of these actions will cause him to curl up into a ball. When
he does, climb up onto his back, and aim yourself to the next floor. He will
then spring you up there. Repeat this twice more 'til you get to the top.

Now, head through the small trail of geysers. For those geysers that
won't stop, equip the Iron Boots and walk through them. Once you make it
through, head up the hill, and keep your finger on the button for your Iron
Boots at the ready for any hazardous Gorons. Once you make it to the top, get
another Goron to curl up into a fetal position. Repeat the motion with the next
Goron, and finally enter the doorway at the top.

Inside, Gor Coron, the Goron Elder, shall greet you and challenge you to
a sumo wrestling match to be allowed access to the Goron mines. You will lose
the first one if you do not have the Iron Boots already on. Equip them, then
talk to Gor Coron again to have another bout. It is pretty much the same as
wrestling the Mayor back in back in Ordon, so if you did not have any trouble
then, you should not have any trouble now. After you win, you will be allowed to
go to the Goron Mines, so head up onto the wooden platform and go inside.

NOTE: If you wish to go back down to the foot of the mountain, talk to
the Goron near the elevator. Go down, and at the bottom, move the rock next to
the nearby wall to reveal a pathway. Head through and you will enter a spring,
along with a Goron shop. You can also climb the vines on the wall to head down
the mountain.

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GORON MINES
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Once in the mines, head down, and then jump across the stone plateaus to
the other side, making sure that you wait for the fire geysers to calm down
before jumping over. When you finally make it over, head through the cage to the
left, and use your sword to cut open the wooden barricade. Break open the next
fence, but do not continue. Instead, equip your Iron Boots and step on the
nearby switch in the floor to stop the lava from coming out of the wall. De-
equip and run past it, then continue on and do the same thing for the second
switch and lava mechanism. Immediately turn around and jump across the platform
to your right. If you are not fast enough, climb the nearby ladder up to the
ledge above, walk a ways back, drop down, and try again.

When you DO make it, however, climb the ladder up to the top of the
cage. Up at the top here, head south across the gap and open the chest for a red
Rupee. Head back north, then go right and across a stone pillar sitting in the
sea of lava. From here, head north first, and kill the Lava Slug that drops down
from the ceiling. Next, go south across all the platforms until at the very end,
you find another floor-switch. Step on it with the Iron Boots to deactivate the
flame at the northern side, then run all the way north, and get out of harm's
way. Continue along the path now, until you get to the end of the slope, where
you have no other direction than down or to the ledge extending out of the wall.
Jump onto the ledge, and equip the Iron Boots to bring it down. Head through the
newly opened gate.

Inside here, head up to the octagonal platform, and go left at the
turnoff. Continue down the path, and defeat the enemies at the bottom. Open your
quarry for a Small Key. Once you have obtained your prize, head back up the
railing to the platform, and then take the right path this time, and continue on
up even further. At the top, you will encounter some rotating platforms. Take a
moment to observe that each of them will stop for a few seconds once they are
lined up horizontally straight, then jump across both of them in quick
successions to the opposite part of the room. Over here, open the locked door
with your key from earlier, and enter.

Go down the long stone bridge until you drop onto solid ground, and then
fight the Mini-Dodongo. To battle it, hold your Hyrule Shield up by Z-Targeting
it to block the fire, and while it is breathing fire, go around it and Z-Target
it's tail, and slash at it. Z-Target again once it turns around, and repeat
until dead. With that done, go and jump across the stone pillars to the other
side, making sure not to jump while a fire geyser is going. Ignore the hallway
with the sigil on the dead end wall for now, and kill another Mini-Dodongo.

Turn around, and jump across the other set of platforms to the northern
side of the room. Dispose of one last Mini-Dodongo, then take the handle and
pull the wall back. Watch the pillars of fire erupting in the background once it
is pulled back all the way; as soon as they stop, let go. Jump across the
platforms again, and then back the other way, and into the hallway. Head through
the hallway before the wall goes back in completely, then head into the next
area.

Coming in, go straight forward and jump into the water. Equip your Iron
Boots to drop down into the water, then walk through the hole in the underground
fence. Step on the switch. A magnetic force will pull you upwards, so walk up to
the top of the ledge, de-equip your Iron Boots, and go through the next door
(ignore the Lava Slugs you see hanging off to either side, as they are largely
indestructible right now).

In here, talk to the Goron Elder standing in the center of the room, Gor
Amoto. He will give you a Key Shard; the other two pieces will be needed to
forge the Big Key for the Boss's room. Open the chest behind the Elder for the
Dungeon Map, then climb the left staircase and open the chest there for a red
Rupee. Now climb up the ladder to the right side, and at the top, head around
the room clockwise. On the next corner, pick up the chest that is shaking to
free Ooccoo, whom will join forces with you once more. Head through the door at
the back here into the last room. Equip the Iron Boots, and walk alongside
either wall (does not matter which). Destroy the Lava Slug whom interferes, then
go and de-equip the Iron Boots once you are on safe and sturdy ground. Enter the
next door.

Head up to the floor switch in here and weigh it down.

!!!HEART PIECE ALERT!!!

Once magnetized and attached to the ceiling, head over to the northwest
section of the room (using your map to guide you), and kill the Lava Slugs in
your way. Once assured of sturdy ground, drop down and open the chest to obtain
your piece of Heart.

Afterwards, get back onto the ceiling by equipping the Iron Boots and
walking up the nearby wall. Head back to where the beam of energy is, and from
here, head to the southeast corner, then go west, and finally northwest, making
sure not to take the dead end that takes you to the southwest corner. Use your
map to see which direction you want to go, and up to where you can walk along
the ceiling. Finally, you should arrive at the center-west wall. Drop down onto
the ledge between the two torches, then head through the door.

In here, head down the walkway, and defeat the guards at the bottom. Hit
the switch while equipped with the Iron Boots to cause the crane to rotate from
side to side. Go and get under the crane, then once it hovers over the northern
side of the room, drop down. Defeat some more foes, then activate the floor
switch. Once it brings you back to the northern side of the room, drop down and
slay some more monsters. Enter the next room afterwards.

Ward off some spider enemies inside the next room, then get into the
water. Equip the Iron Boots to drop to the bottom, then head over to the
northwestern corner of the lake. Open the chest here for a Small Key, then
emerge, head over to the southeastern part, and resubmerge. Push the blue block
in towards the caged fence, then de-equip the Boots and swim towards the block,
and emerge in the cage area. Get onto the ledges and step on the switch. Head
over to the newly magnetized area to head up to the ceiling, then walk over to
directly above the switch and drop down onto a ledge on the second floor.

Up here, head up onto the metal grating and activate the next switch.
With your Iron Boots still on, walk forward onto the metal grating and walk off.
You will fall straight into the magnetic stream and be taken to the western side
of the room. Head north along the wall, then drop down. Open the nearby chest
for a red Rupee, then hit the nearby diamond. Quickly drop down to your right
and head through the gate before it closes. Stay close to the entrance, however,
killing the two foes that come after you; you do NOT want to get in the Beamos
Statues' way right now.

!!!HEART PIECE ALERT!!!

Instead, head up to the eastern wall, and walk up the strip of the
magnetic rock. Climb up and then to the south, and drop off the ledge. Open the
chest for a Piece of Heart.

With that done, drop back down, and climb up the eastern wall again,
this time heading north instead of south. Once on solid ground, however, cut the
rope nearby. This will cause the bridge to lower. Head north along the ledge and
drop down straight onto the bridge, so as to dodge the Beamos' attacks. Head up
to the door and unlock it to enter and go outside.

Outside once more, break the wooden fence, then head up the first few
stairways. Eventually, you will get to a split between left and right. Since the
left side will take you to a door that is locked, go right instead, and into a
small sanctuary, and duck out of the archer's fire. Nevertheless, keep your
Shield up to deflect the Beamos' laser eye fire. Open the chest to the right of
the entrance arch for a Small Key. Head back onto the main section, then run all
the way left, making sure you stay steady-footed on the run, and unlock the
door. Enter.

Go across the rotating platform, then head up the slope to the top of
the structure, and then you will encounter a much larger rotating platform. Wait
until the side with three magnetic panels flips upwards. Time things correctly
so that when you first go on, you do not get dropped off; start off by going to
the first magnet panel, then equip the Iron Boots. Once it flips twice back into
a right-side up position, deequip the Boots, run to the next panel, and reequip
them. Continue the tactic until you get all the way to the end, then go onto the
ledge and inside the next room.

You will encounter another Goron Elder in this room, Gor Ebizo. He will
give you another Key Shard, leaving you with one more to obtain. Once he is done
his talking, check to the left of the caged statue at the back for a chest that
contains a yellow Rupee. Climb the ladder on the right side now to the top, then
go around clockwise and exit through the door at the back to the next area.
Outside, equip the Iron Boots, then climb along the magnet strip on the wall to
the right, until you get to the end of it, then climb down to make sure you drop
straight onto the ledge. Once you finish, head right and open a chest for
another yellow Rupee, then head through the door.

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MINIBOSS: GORON
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If this were a boss of the likes of Volvagia, it would be an epic
showdown; a pit currently floating on lava, with the weight of your opponent
causing it to lean down in the direction he is currently standing in. While the
former is untrue, the latter is. During this stage, he will waltz around slowly,
with his giant girth slowing him down. Move up to him and keep your Shield up to
keep from getting harmed, and wait until he extends his one arm out as if he's
going to slap you. When he does this, use your spinning attack to shock him into
curling up into a ball.

Quickly equip the Iron Boots, then as he rolls around, wait for the
indication at the bottom of the screen to say Grab. When it does, press and HOLD
A, and Link will end up grabbing the Goron. Link will then do an exact 180 and
throw the Goron. The problem with this is that Link, while for all purposes is
strong, he is NOT strong enough to throw this Goron all across the platform.
Instead, what you should try to do is stand near the edge of the platform, so
when you catch the Goron, Link turns around and throws him right into the lava.

The Goron will hop around in the lava a bit before getting back onto the
platform. De-equip the Iron Boots and go to face him again, repeating the same
pattern. Once the Goron guardian has been thrown into the lava thrice, the
battle will be over.

With another victory chalked up to you, head through the southern door.
In the next room, head up to the chest and open it to obtain the Hero's Bow,
complete with 30 Arrows. Shoot at the rope holding up the bridge to the north to
cut it in half and drop the bridge. Head across it, and make sure that you kill
the Lava Slug that drops from the ceiling before heading out into the main area.
In this room, head straight south to the statue, and it will turn into a Beamos
Statue. Back up to the center of the room, and you will see that all the statues
have turned into Beamos Statues. Shoot all the red eyes with your new arrows to
destroy them, and once the last is destroyed, shoot the red eye on the southern
one to finish it off.

You can now move the statues around, so go to the right-most statue and
pull it back. Head inside and open the chess for the Compass. Exit out and pull
the left-most statue to reveal a doorway. Enter. In here, you will meet up with
the Goron Elder, whom will give you no name, but does give you the last Key
Shard. The three Shards will automatically combine to create the Big Key for the
dungeon. Finish off your visit by opening the chest behind the Elder for a
purple Rupee (giving you 50 Rupees!), then head back outside. Go through the
southern passage, and into the next area.

In here, head along, and kill the Lava Keese that interrupt. Once done
duelling them, roll into the fence to knock it down, then hop left onto the next
platform. Kill some Lava Slugs that quickly drop down from the ceiling, then
kill the Mini-Dodongos a platform away from them by shooting at their tails. If
you cannot get them to expose their tails, a good strategy is to wait for them
to breath the fire while staying a safe ways away, then aiming at their raised
tails. Afterwards, jump across onto the platform they were on, then face the
next platform. Equip your Bow again and aim at the ceiling above the next pillar
to see some Lava Slugs. Kill them, then jump over to the next pillar. Repeat
this once more, then head over to relative safety.

Once all the Lava Slugs are dead, run up the hill and past the door, and
get onto the switch with your Boots equipped. You will be transported up to the
ceiling again. Up here, head north, and, while still keeping your Iron Boots
equipped, take out your bow and shoot at the Mini-Dodongo's tail. Continue on,
and you should see a hole in the wall to the right. Do not drop down whatsoever;
instead, take out your bow and shoot the diamond that is in there to open the
gates to the locked door below. Drop down, and enter.

Outside again, head right and jump across the gap to open a chest for
another purple Rupee. Head back, then go north. Look to your left to see a
bridge being held up by a rope; shoot the rope to bring down the bridge, and
then walk across it. Activate another floor switch, then wait for the crane to
transport you to the other side of the valley before de-equipping your Iron
Boots and dropping down. Once on solid ground, head north a bit and left into
the next water room.

You should recognize this room somewhat; you HAVE been here before, but
the enemies have changed a bit. Kill the two fishes swimming around in the water
using your Bow instead of trying to kill them from the platforms, then cross the
stone platforms to the opposite side. Instead of going through all the magnets
again to hit the crystal on the upper ledge in the northwest and open the gate,
just shoot it with an arrow. This time, after you defeat both guards, destroy
the Beamos Statues by shooting them in the eyes. Head along the bridge into the
next room.

Back here, head up the ramparts to near the top, but out of harm's way
enough so that the archers cannot hit you. Shoot them down, then head right
along the battlement into the small room with the chest that contained a small
key and the Beamos. Destroy the Beamos statue, then pull it back to reveal a
secret passage. Head up the slope, but once you get to the top, make sure that
you defend yourself, as some of the barrels are explosive, and there are two
more archers. When aiming at them, shoot at the barrel behind them to blow it
up.

Now head north, and then left near the end, to find another magnetic
switch. You know the drill. Once the crane has activated, leap over from the
high pillar down to the platform where the crane can pick you up from. Activate
the Iron Boots, and while you are still right there, face around to face north.
Once it drags you over to the other extreme of it's operation, shoot down the
ropes to bring down the bridge, then drop onto the bridge. Continue on to the
next room.

In here, there will be some final archers to face, whom have a much
better aim than the last crew. Before doing anything else, jump into the lake,
and go to the northwestern corner of the body of water. Here, drop down to the
bottom via your Iron Boots, and slash at the wooden barrier on the south side of
the small platform. Head over to the chest to open it for a purple Rupee, then
resurface and head back onto the main scaffolding.

What I suggest you do is walk down to what would be the northeast corner
on your map, and, hiding behind the ledges, disable the archers standing on the
ramparts on the southwest corner and on the ground, then finish the one on the
rampart in the southeast. Finally, head south, and shoot down the bridge by
shooting it's ropes. A whole platoon of enemies will come down however to fight
you; retaliate by defending and using your spin attack. Once they are done for,
continue up south, and go to the Boss Door at the end. Use your Boss Key, and
enter.

POSSIBLE GLITCH WARNING: Do NOT SKIP THIS SCENE. Some people have
emailed me noting that when they skipped the cutscene, they were unable to
actually move or fight at all when the actual boss battle began, and ended up
dying.

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TWILIT IGNITER
FYRUS
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The environment for this battle is pretty plain, yet pretty neat; a
circular colosseum surrounded by eight different pillars makes up the
battlefield, with Fyrus basically trapped in the middle. The basic tactic in
taking down Fyrus is reasonably easy to comprehend, albeit a bit more difficult
to execute using the Remote: you must first aim and fire an arrow at the pink
eye on his forehead. This will stun him enough to make him go down on his knees
for a short while. When he does this, get behind him, and grab one of the chains
extending from his legs. Equip the Iron Boots, and then pull in the direction
away from where Fyrus is walking.

This will then trip the beast over, and knock him out for a few moments.
De-equip the Iron Boots, and run over to where Fyrus' forehead is. Take out your
sword, and slash at his forehead. Once he gets up, get to a spot outside of the
pillars where you can get a clear shot at his forehead, then keep your aim
steady until the eye turns from yellow to pink. Repeat the tactic.

Of course, it would not be Twilight Princess if that was it. The first
thing that can turn the tide of this battle is his main attack, where he sends a
wall of fire along the battlefield. To dodge this, duck behind one of the
pillars for protection. Another thing that he can do is swing his arm to either
harm Link greatly, or completely destroy a pillar. Lastly, if, while you are
holding his chain, he turns around and faces you, it may just be a wiser option
to let go and run away.

The only other things of note are that if he gets too close and you
cannot just back off, do what you could always do to the final boss of Ocarina
of Time; roll in between his legs, and that if you need any extra arrows or
hearts, you can just break the pots around the outside wall for 'em. Eventually,
he should fall after three or four sets of attacks to the forehead.


After the battle, listen to Midna's story. Talk with the Patriarch if
you wish, then collect your Heart Container and exit the dungeon.

G. LAKEBED TEMPLE
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HYRULE FIELD
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!!!HIDDEN SKILL ALERT!!!

Head close to Hyrule Castle Town, but do not enter. Instead, just before
the bridge (and ONLY if you went and howled in Zora's River and re-encountered
the White Wolf), stop, dismount, and head north a bit. You should see the White
Wolf standing on top of the stone block. Climb up the vines, and you will learn
the next hidden skill, the Back Slice. Afterwards, enter Castle Town, after
being interrupted by the Postman.

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CASTLE TOWN
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In here, head straight west into the town's center square. Go south from
here, and take the second west road. Head into Telma's Bar, and watch a fairly
interesting scene with Telma and a certain other person. Afterwards, you will be
put back onto Hyrule Field, with an escort mission ahead of you.

Start off with your escorting by dashing straight south down the hill,
and follow the dirt path until you get to the bridge. After a short scene, you
will be facing another goblin. Unlike your last joust, this goblin has two
shields, one protecting either side of his body. However, this time, his front
is vulnerable. In order to defeat him, you MUST dash at him, and when you have
about seven seconds left before contact, aim your bow at his chest and let
loose. DO NOT wait until the last second, or else he will still run you over and
knock you off. Instead, if you do it with a space of a few seconds, he will
weave, and you can continue on straight to the end of the bridge. Turn around,
and hit him one more time with an arrow to defeat him for good.

An entirely different strategy that you can use it simply shoot two bomb
arrows at him and win. In the process, you will also obtain a pair of Gate Keys.

For this first section here, follow the long-winding road. A number of
archers will shoot fire arrows from above; I suggest you ignore them as the
caravan shall move on it's own accord, and it would take too much time. Instead,
travel to either side of the caravan, and block the arrows when you can. If the
caravan lights up on fire, equip your Gale Boomerang and use it on the caravan
to extinguish the fires. Eventually, you will make it to a gate. Dismount, and
open it.

Remount Epona, and then head through the next area. Welcome to the most
frustrating part of the mission. You must keep up with the caravan, all the time
while three goblins on piggyback come up from behind and try to shoot it with
fire arrows, and a couple of birds will attack it from above, also dropping
bombs. In order to best deal with this, stay a bit behind the caravan with your
sword drawn, and use the spin attack to knock the archers off their horses when
they get too close. Z-Target the wagon and use the Boomerang to extinguish the
flames when needed, and when the birds swoop into view, quickly Z-Target them
even if it means going off-course, and shoot them down with arrow or pebble (you
can also use the Gale Boomerang when out of arrows - this will cause the bombs
in their talons to explode), then go find the caravan (red marker on the map).

If you don't eliminate the pesky opponents, then the caravan will just
go around in circles, but once it veers off in the straight direction, you know
you're safe. Finally, at the end, dismount and unlock the gate, then continue
on.

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KAKARIKO VILLAGE
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Watch the scene here, and afterwards, you will encounter the dead Zora
queen's ghost. Follow her south and west into the graveyard. In the actual
graveyard, continue to follow her until you get to the end, then go up the
staircase. The last grave here will disappear, revealing a tunnel. Crawl through
the tunnel, then swim over to the grave. Listen to the conversation, and you
will obtain the Zora armour.

After you are done, head back into town. Here, go to Barnes' Bomb Shop.
He will have a new type of bomb on sale - the Water Bomb. Unfortunately, you
won't have a second Bomb Bag yet, so you will have to sell your current bombs to
pick up Water Bombs. Once you have them, head back to the graveyard, and jump
down into the pond. Head to the northern side with your Iron Boots equipped, and
put a bomb next to the two boulders. Once they explode, head through the hole
that is revealed there, and you will emerge on the side of Lake Hylia.

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LAKE HYLIA
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De-equip your Iron Boots, then start swimming over to the Lakebed
Temple, which is marked on your map by the purple dot. Here, swim down to the
deep depths below. Talk to the Zoras down here if you want - one of them on the
southern end will sell you some Water Bombs for 90 Rupees if you are truly
desperate. On the northern side, go down and look for the bubbles emerging from
the small crack in the floor next to the door to the temple. Put a Water Bomb
here, then run away. Once it explodes and more pressure comes out, go and stand
on it with your Iron Boots. Take out a bomb, stand as close to the wall as you
can without leaving the geyser, then deequip the Iron Boots. The bomb will come
loose out of Link's hands, and stay right next to the rock blocking the
entrance. After the rock blows up, head into the temple.

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LAKEBED TEMPLE
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Here, swim down the tunnel until you get to the passage with the Clams.
Equip your Iron Boots, then slash at them (albeit sluggishly), until they die.
Continue along the floor to the opposite side, avoiding any enemies that you
can, then de-equip your boots and start surfacing. Along the way, you will
encounter some Jellyfish. Avoid them as well by staying far away from them,
until you can finally emerge from the water. At the top, open the chest right
behind you to the south for 10 Water Bombs, and another one to the east
partially hidden by the shadow of one of the rock pillars. I would also
recommend fighting the red Chus in here and scooping their remains up for some
helpful recovery items (but not the Purple Chus). Next, head up the northern
stairs, and once you get stopped by the gate, turn around and jump onto the
lever to pull it down and open the gate. Head up again and go through the next
door.

In here, head off to the end of the ledge, and a stalacite will fall
down. Midna will warn you about them, so equip your bomb arrows (go into the -
Screen, highlight your bombs, and press Z), and aim at each stalacite (you do
not need to hit their necks; hitting the bulk of each rock should be sufficient
to bring it down). Now head down the small ramp to the bottom, and use the
stalacites to climb up the ledges to the top. Just before the door, however,
head west and go up onto the cliff against the wall here via stalacite to open a
chest for another 10 Water Bombs. Go back down and head through the door.

I will refer to this next little area as the central room, so keep
advised. Head forward and kill the reptilian guard (via regular sword strikes or
a bomb arrow), then continue inside. Walk forward, watch a scene, then go down a
floor via the giant staircase. Head along either side of the circumference until
you get to the southern end of the circular floor, then go and jump off the
nearby ledge and weigh down the lever. This will cause the staircase to turn
around. Before going upstairs again, make sure to claim 20 Arrows from a nearby
chest at the end of the path (in the future, if you are lost, look towards the
floor. Blue and purple tiles will help point you in the direction that you
should go).

Up here, head left from the top of the staircase, and continue around
until you get to the wall. Break open the moving pot here to free Ooccoo, whom
you can once again use. Next, head back to the northern side of the room, then
continue down to the eastern side, where you should jump off the ledge and onto
the lever to once more rotate the staircase around. Drop down and head down the
stairs. Go right from here to open the chest for the Dungeon Map, then head back
and enter the doorway at the base of the stairs.

Coming in, confront the hard-shelled enemy. In order to defeat it, you
will likely want to circle it around and pull off an attack on it's back side
when you can, or else use the Back Slice a couple of times. Afterwards, continue
west and out into the next room. In here, head along the ledge to the west, but
before jumping over, take out your Bomb Arrows (again, go into the - Screen,
highlight your bombs, and press Z). Fire one each at the slagamites hanging
above the ceiling for them to fall down onto the wto geysers. Next, head through
the tunnel that is to the north, and you will emerge on a cliff right next to
the contraption in the middle. Climb up the vines here on the stone pillar, and
go around to the other side using the vines. Next, jump over first one ordinary
pillar, then a rock that goes up and down based on the geyser underneath it, and
finally onto a ledge containing a chest. Open the chest for a Small Key.

Now, head back across the pillars and vines and through the tunnel, then
make your way back to the staircase room. Up here, go left, and head all the way
to the northern end of the room. Open the locked door here, and enter. Cross the
hallway inside, ignoring the enemy, and continue onto the next area. In here, go
along the hallway south to come to a chest holding a five pack of some more
Water Bombs, then head to the northern end, where you will see a metal gate
blocking your path. Look up, and you should see some more stalacites. Shoot down
the one that is closest to the vines on the nearby wall, and use it as a ledge
to climb up the vines. Once you make it up, drop on the actual gate itself, not
onto the floor on the other side. Once on the top, head down the ledge and jump
onto the lever, which will cause the lever to drop.

With that out of the way, continue down the hallway, and you should see
a big rock at the end. Use one of your bombs to blow the rock up, and then
continue down, dodging the two enemies in your path. Ignore the bubble enemy
that comes around in here, and instead go through the door to the east side of
the room (just head straight south from your position and left a bit). Drop off
the ledge here, then continue straight down the hallway, and open a chest at the
end for another Small Key. Go west a slight bit along the hallway, and there
should be a door to your right. Enter.

Duel the Komodo Lizard, then jump across the gear mechanism thingy to
the northern side, and enter the door here. Simply turn a left to go back into
the room with the bubble enemy. Head north a bit and then right to find a locked
door. Unlock it, then enter a large room. Here, head along the plateau until you
get to some vines going down, and climb/drop down. Head to the eastern portion
of the bottom floor, then climb up the vines. Up here, head up the (admittedly
lengthy) winding ramp around the room to the top, killing some spiders along the
way. Once you make it, open the chest at the end for 10 Water Bombs, then climb
up either ladder leaning against the nearby arch. Jump towards the golden lever,
then drop down once the stream of water begins to flow. Backtrack a bit down the
ramp, and you will end up being carted down by the current (or you could just
dive down from the top for a quicker trip into the water).

Once you hit the bottom, swim over to the pillar in the middle of the
room, and get onto the ledge. Jump towards the lever to activate another
floodgate that will cause the water to start flowing into the rest of the
temple. With that done, head back into the room with the bubble enemy through
the southeast, and then then go to the northeast door. Head north a bit, then
turn right into the room with the gear-like platform. After the scene, drop down
into the room below. Climb up the vines and ledges, and make your way to the
front of this room. Turn around, and you should see that because of the rotating
pillar, three platforms hanging off of it are also moving around. Jump onto one
of them, and when you get to the northern end, jump off onto the small ledge.
Head into the new room.

Head straight left from the entrance, and you will come to a chest
containing a Small Key. After you have obtained it, go back from whence you came
to the previous area. Jump onto a platform, and once it rotates over to the
western end, jump onto the platform and enter this door. In here, unlock the
door right in front of you, then head down the tunnel and into the water. Swim
along until you get swept by the current into a side path with a large chest;
when this happens, equip your Iron Boots, and open the chest for a red Rupee.
Head back out into the main area of water and go west into the part of the wall
that the jet stream is coming from (with your Iron Boots still equipped). A tiny
alcove to the north in here will contain 5 Bombs. Head back out, then continue
on north till you get to the webbed wall at the very end. Plant a bomb near the
rock to reveal a hole in the wall. Move north some more into the next room.

In here, de-equip both the Zora Suit and your Iron Boots, then swim
along the tunnel and exit out. Once the hole closes in on itself, look up to the
ceiling to activate a mini-boss fight.

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MINIBOSS: FROG
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Not too difficult of a battle to fight. Once he drops down, he will
stand up, and release frog eggs from his back. These eggs will quickly morph
into mini-frogs, whom you will have to kill. My advice is to get close to part
of the egg batch and use the Spinning attack to kill a good amount before they
can even grow up, use the Z-Targeting mechanism to slay any more that come
towards you, and, once you can use your Spin attack again, get close to any big
groups and take them down.

Once every mini-frog is dead (yes, every one of them), the big frog will
become active. It will jump up into the air, and try to land on Link. A good
rule of thumb is to run away from the shadow it casts, and try to roll out at
the last moment. The impact of landing will temporarily stun the Frog, so turn
around and head to it's mouth, where it's tongue will be lying out. Slash at it
a couple of times.

The frog will then get up and at this point opens it's mouth. IF you let
it be, then it will hatch out more eggs for you to fight off. However, if you
throw a bomb into it's mouth while it is open like this, then it will swallow
it, and indigestion plus the explosion will stun it again, allowing you to
strike it once. You can also Z-Target onto the frog's tongue and just use your
hidden skill to injure it. Repeat the process two or three more times to win.


After you win, open the chest to obtain the Clawshot. Equip it, then use
it on the targets on the three ledges up above in the room if you want some
Rupees (of which there is a good collection to ransack here). Perhaps the best
use for this in fighting enemies will be against the jellyfish enemies you may
occasionally see - using this on them will rip their brains out, instantly
killing them. Afterwards, go to the southern end of the room, where you will
find a gate. Look up above to find a target, and aim your Clawshot at it. Link
will cause the target to weigh down, opening the gate. Go into the next room,
and in here, head straight up the small slope and into the next room (by the
way, you can attack those pesky shell enemies with the Clawshot now).

Here, jump onto one of the platforms, and once you get to the eastern
end, head over to the main platform, then backtrack to the centralized room with
the staircase.

!!!HEART PIECE ALERT!!!

Watch a small scene with the water rising, then go up the staircase to
the top. Up here, head around to the southern end, and turn to face the middle
of the room. Look up to the ceiling, and you can see a glass chandelier, with
half a dozen targets. Use the Clawshot on any one of them to take yourself up to
the ceiling, and drop down. Open the treasure chest up here for another Piece of
Heart.

Drop back down into the water, and head to the pillar in the center. In
an alcove here, you shall find a chest containing a red Rupee. Now go back onto
the staircase from whence you entered via the vines on the walls, then head
west. Look up above you to see some vines on the ceiling, and use the Clawshot
on them to get over the small fence. Continue down the room 'til you get to the
eastern side, then turn around to face the center of the room. Look up, and use
the Clawshot on the target right above you. This will turn the staircase to face
you, along with causing the direction of water to change. Enter the door near
here into the eastern hallway. Inside here, go through the waterwheel as it
turns around, and into the next room.

In here, jump onto the first platform, then aim at the target towards
your left that will place you above a small pillar. Drop down and open a chest
for 10 Water Bombs. Aim towards the north to some vines, and climb up the pillar
and around and onto a safe ledge. Tilt your view south for another stone pillar
with vines, and do the same thing. Finally, aim northeast towards some more
vines, climb across, and drop onto the floor. Enter the door here.

Walk east in this room to find two geysers. Look to the ceiling above,
and you should see a stalacite above the larger geyser. Equip a bomb arrow
(again, go to the - menu, highlight the bombs, and press Z), then shoot at the
stalacite. Quickly jump on the make-shift platform, and once the geyser shoots
it up, jump across the hole in the wall and drop down on the other side. Quickly
kill the enemies, then use the Clawshot to weigh down the target right in front
of the gate to open it for future purpose. With that done, head down the
hallway, and use the Clawshot on the target in front of the door to get onto the
ledge. Go inside.

Ignore the bubble enemies here, and quickly aim your clawshot at the
vines on the ceiling to the east. Climb across the wall into the opposite side
of the room, and drop down. Turn to your right and Clawshot the vines on the
opposite wall, then climb up and onto the ledge. Now, make your way to the top
of the room. While doing so, you will come across two gaps. At the first one,
aim your Clawshot at the target on the other side of the gap, but do so right
after the geyser drops so you do not get hit by the water. The second is more of
the same.

Once you make it to the top, open the chest for 10 Water Bombs, then
turn right and head down the small walkway. Use the Clawshot to hook onto the
target on the ledge (it must be the left one since the right one has a lamp on
it). Drop down once you get up top, and open the chest for the Compass. Jump off
this ledge, then head back behind the arch, and climb either ladder. Jump onto
the golden lever to trigger the floodgate, then jump off from the top into the
water below. Head to the central ledge, and jump onto the lever here to open the
second floodgate.

Now go back to the entrance to this room, and head into the
smaller portion across the gate by targeting the vines on the ceiling with your
Clawshot and climbing over it. Take the left/northern door here into the next
room. Inside, drop into the water and head to the southwest corner of the small
pond, and equip your Iron Boots to drop to the bottom, while all the time
avoiding the jellyfish (or you can perform an instant kill on them via the
Clawshot) and clam enemies. Open the chest here for a red Rupee, then resurface,
and climb onto the western ledge. Head through the door to your north to enter
the room with the two big gears. Jump onto the right one, then make your way
over to the southwest corner, killing a Lizalfos in the room. Exit out.

Outside here, head south, and open a chest for a red Rupee. Go north now
until you get to a gate, and use the Clawshot on the target right above you to
bring down the gate. Open the chest on the opposite side for 15 Water Bombs,
then continue northwest through the waterwheel and go through the door on the
side wall. Here, head to the western side of the ledge, and aim at the stone
pillar with vines to the west. Once you successfully make it over, aim towards
the west wall, where you should see some more targets. When you make it over
there successfully, open the chest for 20 Rupees. From here, Clawshot back to
the first stone pillar.

Now, aim down and to the west again to see a smaller pillar with more
vines. Get down onto the ledge here, then aim west at the ceiling of the one
rotating gear. Now, for the really hard part. You must wait until the target
that does not have a platform attached comes around, and you must aim at it.
However, since it is moving, you must also shoot the Clawshot about a second
ahead of the target to successfully target it. Once you do get on, wait until
you have rotated about 270 degrees. Drop down by pressing down on the analog
stick, and use the C button to view the three ledges here. Once you are somewhat
above the ledge in between the two gears, drop down onto it. Aim at the other
gear in a similar manner, and drop yourself off at the eastern end. Enter.

Dive into the water inside, then swim down. Go first through a northern
passage guarded by a clam, then head east in the next large section. Swim up a
bit and onto a ledge, and plant a Water Bomb next to the boulder here (or else
kill a nearby fish that will turn into a water bomb upon it's death), making
sure to deal with any of the pesky fish enemies. Head into the next section, and
resurface. On a small ledge to the east, climb up onto land and claim a five-
pack of bombs from the chest. Dive back into the water, equip your Iron Boots to
sink down to the bottom, and blow up another rock in the southeast corner.
Continue down the tunnel, and once you hit the dead end, de-equip your Iron
Boots and resurface. Enter the door once on land.

First, Z-Target the bubble enemy, then let loose your Clawshot. This
will pull the enemy in the bubble out. Slash it with your sword a few times to
kill it, then use your Clawshot again on the block right above the platform.
This will open up a hole in the floor right underneath Link. Lower Link down
(don't drop off, or else the hole will close faster than you can get down
there). At the bottom, open the chest for the Big Key. Equip your Iron Boots,
roll off the platform, and head through the door underwater going east.

Swim through the tunnel while dodging/Clawshotting our favorite
Jellyfish enemies. Once you make it out into open space again, do not surface or
go down to the ground yet; rather, head through the hole to the west where you
bombed a boulder a few minutes ago, then surface. Head north and west onto dry
land, then continue west. Swim across another small stretch of land and head
through the western door. In here, use the targets on the gears to go across the
room, and once on a platform under the western gear, target the vines to the
west. Head up the ledge, and head through the western door. Continue back into
the central room. In here, watch the scene as the water level rises once more,
then drop down into the lake.

!!!HEART PIECE ALERT!!!

Make sure that the bottom of the staircase is facing west (if not, go up
to the second floor, and trigger the west switch). Head through the west room
into the area with a single cog. With the water coming into here, the water
levels will rise, causing the bridge in this room to connect from the central
platform to a new unaccessible room. Go onto the center platform and head south.
Here, you shall be blocked by a gate; step onto the switch, and once the gate
has opened all the way, pull yourself through by using the Clawshot on the left
target. Kill the Lizalfos, then open the chest for a Heart Piece. To get back
out, use the Clawshot target on the ceiling.

Head back to the central chamber once more. For one last piece of
treasure, go up to the second floor, and head through the west door. Inside,
loop around to the northern side, then continue down west and up the hill tunnel
into the next room. Here, continue west into the room with the giant water
slide. To obtain your last treasure, you will have to trudge to the top; against
the water. There are only two ways to do this, both of which are a mite
inconvenient. The first is to equip your Iron Boots and crawl all the way to the
top (although rolling would make it go by faster), additionally using the
Clawshot targets to bring yourself up quicker. The second is to get onto the
inside railing, and follow it up to the top, taking a few seconds to equip the
Boots and go into the water when you hit a support column.

At the top, continue west and across the bridge. Use your Clawshot on
the left target to pull yourself across the waterfall, and open the chest for a
red Rupee. Now head back all the way to the center room, and dive down to the
first floor. Swim to the central platform, and climb up onto dry land.
Unlock the boss door here, and enter and drop down the hole. Equip your Iron
Boots to initiate the boss of the Lakebed Temple.

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TWILIT AQUATIC
MORPHEEL
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For the first part of the battle, keep your Iron Boots equipped. When
Morpheel's tentacles start wavering around and it's eye is moving around, get
close to it, Z-Target the eyeball, and use the Clawshot to pull it out. Swipe at
it with your sword, and it will quickly retreat back into the tentacle. After
the first attack, Morpheel shall release bomb fish that not only will attack you
if you get too close, but also make Z-Targeting more difficult. As such, when
you try to attack, only get as close as you need to to use the Clawshot;
otherwise, the tentacle will grab you and throw you into Morpheel's mouth (if
this happens, de-equip the Iron Boots so you don't fall straight back into
Morpheel's mouth). When you do so, waver your Clawshot around until you have a
lock on the eyeball, and take it out.

After you attack the eyeball thrice, the true form of Morpheel - a giant
snake-eel - shall emerge from the depths of the lake floor. Once this happens,
de-equip your Iron Boots. You should note that on Morpheel's back is his
eyeball; once again this will be his weak point. You must now chase after
Morpheel - conventional mechanics such as going across the diameter of the room
while he is swimming around in circles to cut time will help. You should also
make especially sure not to swim right in front of him, or else he will swallow
you up whole and spit you out (if this occurs, you can just equip your Irons
Boots to stop him from sucking you in).

To injure him, Z-Target him, and when you get close enough to him and
are facing his back-side, use the Clawshot to hook onto his eyeball. Once you
land on his back, shake your Remote as if you were intending to slash with your
sword for Link to repeatedly stab him. Once Morpheel shakes you off his back,
repeat the process one or two more times to finally finish him off.


Once you have won the boss fight, Midna will claim the third Fused
Shadow. Pick up your Heart Container, then head outside. Watch some cutscenes
before being placed on Hyrule Field.

I. CROSSING THE DESERT
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HYRULE FIELD
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Head into Castle Town, and go to the center square. From there, head
straight south and go outside through the southern exit. Outside here, dash down
until you are off the stone battlement and on the ground, then change back into
a human. Head east while sticking along the walls, and you will get a message
from the Postman, whom will invite you to Telma's.

!!!HIDDEN SKILL ALERT!!!

Continue along the walls, and you will meet the White Wolf. Listen and
learn the fourth hidden skill, the Helm Splitter.

!!!BUG ALERT!!!

From the bottom of the stairs leading up to Hyrule Castle, go west. You
should see a giant spire of earth sticking out of the earth, with a number of
birds flying around it. Get close, and you will have to kill two Deku Baba's.
The Male Ladybug will be around here; however, it will also be flying around a
bit, so you will have to run after it and capture it. For this reason, if it is
nighttime, it should be much easier to grab it because of visibility.

!!!BUG ALERT!!!

Go back up the first set of stairs, but stay on the floor of the castle
entrance with the fountain in the middle. Look to your east, and you should see
three trees standing next to a fence. The female ladybug should be resting at
the base of one of the trees. If it flies off, give chase to it, and wait until
it slowly decelerates and flies down to try and grab it.

Afterwards, go back up onto the battlements and enter the Castle Town
once more.

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CASTLE TOWN
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In here, head off to Telma's Bar. Inside, talk to Telma, and then talk
to the three people that are sitting at the table. Examine the map on the table
as well to mark Auru's location on your own. After you are done, exit the bar,
then warp to Lake Hylia.

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LAKE HYLIA
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!!!HOWL STONE ALERT!!!

From where you are warped in, head south along the ramshackle bridge.
Morph into a human and climb up the ladder. Up top, head north towards the peak
to find another Howl Stone. Change back into a wolf and learn the new Howl. Meet
up with the White Wolf, and repeat it. Afterwards, you will be able to later
learn another hidden skill. Once that is done, dash east to the nearby tower.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

At the base of the tower, you should encounter a Poe wandering around.
Kill it for the Poe Soul, then change back into a human, and climb up the ladder
to the top. At the top, talk to Auru. Once the conversation is over, he will
hand you Auro's Memo. Jump into the water from the tower and swim over to Fyer's
Watertop (the really colorful building sitting on the lake), and talk to the guy
at the front here by equipping the Auro's Memo and using it. He will send you on
your way to Gerudo Desert.

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GERUDO DESERT
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Listen to Midna's conversation once you arrive in the desert.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Afterwards, change into Wolf Link, and then dash west of your
location,to the end of the map. You should quickly find the Poe hovering around
a large rock tower. To fight and devour it without being assaulted by the
Moldorms, lure it onto the base of the rock tower (the Moldorms might follow,
but will be incapicated by the rock surface). After you finish it off, turn on
your senses again and look around. Between three skulls, there should be a large
hole. Dig yourself into a grotto.

In the underground area, kill about seven or eight giant Skulltula
enemies, and then a chest will appear on the far end of the cavern. Open it up
for an Orange Rupee, then resurface.

!!!BUG ALERT!!!

(Male Dayfly)

Start dashing east as a wolf towards the crystal-like stone tower off in
the distance (it will glow blue during nighttime; this is also the ideal time
for bug hunting, so be sure to go at night). Ignore any of the creatures of the
desert that attack you; staying around and fighting them will tie you up,
especially since it's allies may arrive to aid it. Instead, dash east until you
see the golden bug flying around in the air, then change back into a human and
grab it. Now make your way all the way to the tower in the distance.

!!!BUG ALERT!!!

(Female Dayfly)

Just slightly west of the tower, you sould see two trenches dug into the
ground. Go into the northern one of the two, and travel along, looking to the
south wall. In about the center of the trench, you should find the bug, either
flying around, or crawling on the wall. As a human, use your Gale Boomerang to
knock it down, then pick it up.


Head back aboveground and stand on the small stone stump to the west of
the giant stone pillar. Morph back into human Link, and then look up towards the
cliff. You should see a tree up here; aim at the tree with your Clawshot to
bring yourself up, then aim at the propeller creature, and drop once it hovers
over the upper ledge. Change back into Wolf Link, as you will face off against
three more Twili. Since they are clustered together, pick one off, then use
Midna's energy field to take care of the remaining two handily.

With the battle over, climb up the remaining few structures to the stone
tower. Midna will examine it. Choose to warp it to the Bridge of Eldin, in the
Eldin Province (yep, that is what it is). Once you are done that, warp back to
the Gerudo Desert.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Now that the bridge has been warped away, the Poe should be a lot
clearer this time around to spot on the Gerudo Mesa (that is, if it is dark out
still). Tackle it down to the ground on the now-open space, and devour it's
soul. Jump down from the mesa, stay as a wolf, and continue north. Eventually,
you will come to some battlements, complete with a little cutscene of some boar-
riding goblin archers.

Change back into a human, and equip your Bow. If you have it, go
highlight the Hawkeye Mask instead, and hit Z to make the Hawkeye + Bow
combination. Aim at the archers and shoot both of them off their boars. With
that task finished, go up to one of the boars and mount it.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Head straight west from the camp, and keep your eyes peeled for a lone
dead tree sitting on a cliff. Once you spot it, head over there, and go up the
ramp from the opposite side. Dismount, then use the Clawshot on the tree. Head
north and take on the Poe.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!
!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

While still a wolf, turn on your senses to find a digging hole in
between the triangle of skulls. Down below in the cavern, you will find not one,
but two Poe Souls. Quickly change back into a human to lay a bomb at the
boulders, then when it explodes, get one Poe away from the other, kill it, then
take out the second. There are also three lamps in here that you can choose to
light up and cause a chest with an orange rupee to appear. Head back outside
after.

Go back to the battle camp, remount onto a boar again, then head north
and hit the A button. The boar will charge forward for several second, breaking
through fences. Continue in this fashion north until you get to the wooden gate,
and break it down. Dismount, and climb up the ledges.

!!!HIDDEN SKILL ALERT!!!

Up here, head a bit north, and you will meet up with the White Wolf.
Review the Helm Splitter, and you will soon learn the fifth hidden skill, the
Mortal Draw.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Once done your training, head right into a dead end path that contains a
Poe Soul who is wandering around. Take it out, then head back to the split and
continue north into the next section of the desert via the left path.

In this area, you will see another archer. Take him down with your Bow
if you can, otherwise, just morph into Wolf Link and run up to the front door.
Up here, defeat the two guards that will come at you from either side, then (as
human Link) go left. Open a chest here for 20 Arrows, then go back to the main
gate and this time head up the ramp to the right. Shoot down the archer on the
battlement here, then head through the next two open areas, taking down any of
the goblins that get near you with the spinning attack, Z-Targeting all the time
to guard, and make sure to hit the archers as well. Once you go down another
ramp, take your time and aim at the archer on the battlement far to the south to
take down that nuisance. However, you will have to do it quickly, or else
reinforcements will arrive.

Once the archer is dead, continue south down the hallway, and go right
here and attack the goblin by the roasting meat. Once you kill it, it will drop
a shining item on the ground. Pick it up to obtain a Small Key. Now, kill the
remaining enemies around here.

!!!HEART PIECE ALERT!!!

Slash at the roast meat over the fireplace multiple times until it is
destroyed. Afterwards, it shall drop a Piece of Heart for you to pick up. With
that done, backtrack down a single hallway, and look towards the wall to see a
wooden gate with a lock on it. Use your recently obtained Small Key to unlock
it, and enter.

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MINI-BOSS: GOBLIN
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Despite the fearsome appearance this guy puts on, he isn't really that
difficult. As long as you Z-Target him (and in doing so, put up your shield), he
will be unable to deal any harm to you. Unfortunately, he makes good use of his
giant hammer (axe?) to block, so a conventional assault is out of the question.

Now, there are three ways to beat him. The first way is to jump out of
the way shortly before he begins to lurch and perform another grand attack. Once
he throws his weight into the attack, he will be temporarily knocked off-
balance, exposing his weak side. Jump-slice at him, and then slash at him some
more.

The second (semi-difficult) way to beat him is to use your Back Slice
attack. While he is lumbering around, circle around him with the Z-Target on
until you can get into a roll, then follow it up with several consecutive dashes
and slashes.

A third method is to use the Mortal Draw on him. When you connect, he
will be momentarily stunned, allowing you a few free shots (make sure to dodge
away once he recovers). Either way, once he's been hit once, hit him some more
until he regains his wits, and soon, he will fall.


However, the Hobgoblin will not go down easily, as he lights the place
up on fire. The solution here is to jump on the nearby boar, and then dash it
through the northern gate. It will automatically do the rest. Once you get out
on the other side, and dismount.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Do not go up just yet. Instead, turn around and head south into the last
area. Continue straight south here until you walk into the burned out warehouse.
Here, you should be able to encounter a Poe Soul here. After you are done, head
back north into the Arbiter Ground's area.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Right at the entrance, turn right, and you should easily spot the Poe.
After you morph into a wolf and dispatch it for another Poe's Soul, turn back
into a human, and go left of the entrance. Use your lantern to light up both
torches, and open the chest that appears for a purple Rupee. Now proceed into
the fourth dungeon: the Arbiter's Grounds.

K. THE COLD COLD NORTH
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CASTLE TOWN
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Try to head inside as a human, and you will get stopped by the postman,
whom brings you a letter from Barnes' Bombs. Afterwards, continue on into the
town. Inside the castle town, head over to Telma's Bar, and talk to Telma, whom
will give you a bit of direction. Go over to the table to examine the map, and
Ashei will be mentioned as having gone to Snowpeak Mountain, with her location
marked on your own map. With your new direction set for you, head out of the
Castle Town, and warp to Zora's Domain.

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ZORA'S DOMAIN
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You will be transported to the inner throne room. Exit this room through
the south via the current, and outside, do NOT morph back into regular Link
before going down the waterfall. Down below, climb out onto the east ledge, and
head north until you are right next to a cave tunnel going east (marked by the
red dot on the map).

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Turn around to face the north here, and there will be a Poe floating
around the nearby ledge. Quickly attack it and devour it for it's Poe's Soul.
Now exit out this way to Snowpeak.

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SNOWPEAK
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Here, after morphing back into a human, head straight east to encounter
Ashei. Listen to her, and you will obtain Ashei's Sketch. Head back into Zora's
Domain, and talk to the two guards next to the entrance to Snowpeak. Show them
the Sketch by equipping it on one of your B Buttons. They will mention Prince
Ralis. Afterwards, head back up to the top of the waterfall via the Zora
swimming in the water near the base, then warp to Kakariko Village.

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KAKARIKO VILLAGE
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Before we do anything to advance the story, we're going to make some
detours. First, head to the north end of town and head off onto the Death
Mountain Trail.

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DEATH MOUNTAIN
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!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Head up past the first wall, then continue until yuo hit the base of the
second. As a human, talk to the Goron, and get on his back. However, do not aim
yourself north over the wall; rather, aim yourself east against the side, and
you will be able to barely grab hold of a side ledge. Climb up, then head east
onto somewhat higher ground, and then continue south to see the Poe floating
around. Transform into a wolf and devour it, then drop off the mountain and head
back into Kakariko.

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KAKARIKO VILLAGE
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!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Back in town, head over to Barnes' Bomb Shop, then go through the
building and up to the roof. From here, head over southwest a ways to where the
bomb supply shop used to be before you blew it up during your adventures in the
twilight. A Poe will be floating around the wreckage, so morph into a wolf and
take it out.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

After, head north and up the long trail going uphill. At the foot of the
watch tower, you should spot another Poe over the wooden rampart. Take it out
(make sure not to fall off the cliff), then jump down as a wolf and down below.
Head south and west to the center-west exit into the graveyard.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Inside the graveyard, immediately turn left. You should see a grave
along with a deep impression in the ground. Push aside the grave to free a Poe,
then devour it.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Move forward, and you should find a Poe patrolling the relative center.
Change into a wolf and quickly attack it and devour it for it's Soul before
morphing back into a human. Afterwards, Head to the far western-most section of
the graveyard.

Now that our Poe-slaying adventures are over, climb through the tunnel.
On the opposite side, swim through the water over to King Zora's Grave, and talk
to Ralis. After he is done talking, show him Ashei's Sketch, and he will hand
you the Coral Earring, which shall automatically attach to your fishing rod. Now
crawl back across the tunnel, and warp to Zora's Domain once again.

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ZORA'S DOMAIN
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Here, head one screen south. Outside, morph back into a human, then jump
down the waterfall to the lake at the bottom. Head to the west part of the
water, where you should see two sister rocks, one smaller than the other. Look
down, and you should see some red fish. Now, climb onto the nearby ledge and
start fishing. For those of you whom do not remember how to do this or have
difficulty in doing it;

The first thing that you need to do is cast the bobber into the water.
If it does not go down into the water but rather floats, jab a bit with the
Remote to move it. Once the green part of the bobber goes COMPLETELY underwater,
tug upwards by moving the Remote up from your original position, and
horizontally (near your head). If the FISH ON! sign appears, hold the Remote in
that position, and you should eventually catch the fish.

Once you succeed in catching it, morph into a wolf and sniff the
Reekfish to learn the Reekfish Scent. Do not bother changing back into a human;
instead, head up the path going into Snowpeak mountain.

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SNOWPEAK
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From the top, head straight east and then jump down off the ledge. From
here, equip your senses, and then head over to the lake. Make a habit of
constantly turning your senses on and off as you jump over the platforms to the
opposite side of the lake; if you fall into the water, the sheer cold of it will
freeze you and send you to the back of the area.

Once you make it over, head up the hill, where you shall be encountered
by a pack of hostile snow wolves. Ignore them for now, only attacking if they
get in your way, as they will respawn quite quickly. Instead, continue following
the Reekfish scent, and stick to the trail closely. If you get blown off the
side of the mountain by straying off-course, you will have to restart the whole
area.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Shortly after going up the mountain, you will come to a part of the
trail that is sandwiched in between two rocks. Once you emerge from this narrow
section, turn to face the right, and you should see a Poe next to a lone tree.
Attack it, while making sure to be careful about not falling off. Afterwards,
continue on the trail. Finally, you should hit a wall with the scent. Head a bit
south from here, and you should see a ramp. Before that, however...

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Head south from the ramp, and in a case of deja vu, you should spot a
Poe hovering around a lone tree. Enter wolf mode if you aren't already, and then
senses mode, and attack and devour it. Now head back to the wall that you were
blocked on, and go around the ramp and ledge, then continue with the scent.
Eventually, you will come to another impasse where the trail goes up an
unclimable cliff.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

From your obstruction, head up left to a pair of trees in a small
(snowy) meadow. Here, you should spot another Poe milling around the general
area, waiting to be attacked. After you obtain it's Poe Soul, go back to the
cliff, head up to the right again, then go around the ledge near the end and
double-back your way on higher ground.

!!!HOWL STONE ALERT!!!

Finally, however, you will reach a dead end. Dash into the wall with all
the snow to cause some of it to cave in, then climb up the steep pile. From
here, head west along the scent trail, but once you come to the first tree, turn
right to find another howling stone on the peak. Learn the new howl and seek out
the white wolf, and then once you are returned to Snowpeak, continue along the
Reekfish Scent trail. When you hit the end of the trail, dig down into a cave.

Inside here, avoid the ice, as it will freeze you and cause damage.
Change back into a human and climb up the ledges, while warding off the handful
of Ice Keese that will swarm you. Continue up the vines to the top, transform
yourself back into a wolf, and head outside. Out her, try to head up the ramp,
and you will be thrust into a battle with three Twilight creatures. Take care of
any remaining Ice Keese first, kill one of the Twilight monsters, then finish
the other two off with an energy field to create a portal to Snowpeak mountain.

After the battle, change back into a human, then head up the hill and
you shall have an encounter with the Yeti. Afterwards, he shall invite you down
to his house. Headbutt the tree to bring down a piece of ice, and get on it; the
course will be pretty straight, so do not worry about going off-course. Basic
controls are A to crouch, and releasing A to jump (the latter will be required
for a few gaps on the snowboarding course). You can also wield your sword to
fend off Ice Keese. Basic tips are: make sure not to hit the frozen ice, as it
will damage you, and swerve aside to avoid obstacles, as well as making sure not
to fall off the side of the mountain.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Once you hit the bottom, listen to Midna, then turn around and start
walking up the hill manually. On the inside corner of the last turn you took in
getting down here, you should notice a large rock. On the outside of this rock,
there should also be a path leading around in a spiral. Take it up to the top,
where you should face off against the Poe.

After, head back down to the manor, then go up the staircases to enter
the Snowpeak Ruins.

M. THE TEMPLE OF TIME
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[WTTT]

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CASTLE TOWN
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Make your way straight to Telma's bar, and talk to Telma inside. Go and
examine the map, and the Sacred Grove will be mentioned along with Rusl's
location being marked on the map. Now that your information prospecting is done
here, exit the town altogether and back out onto Hyrule Field. However, when
warping, do not go to what would be the obvious place; instead, head to Kakariko
Village.

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KAKARIKO VILLAGE
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Do not bother transforming into a human now, as this requires you to
find a hiding spot, and you can just transform later on when it is mandatory.
Instead, head up north and then west out the center-west exit into Kakariko
Graveyard. In here, head west some more past the main section of the graveyard,
and up the stairs to the top.

!!!HIDDEN SKILL ALERT!!!

Right in front of the tunnel leading to King Zora's burial place, you
shall encounter the White Wolf. Transform back into a human if you have not
already, and you will be able to learn the hidden skill Jump Strike. Now that
you are done doing your stuff here, warp to North Faron Woods.

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FARON WOODS
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Transform back into a human, then run north and walk up the ramp that is
just slightly past Trill's shop. Talk to Rusl at the top of this hill, and he
will speak of a temple deep in the forest, obviously your next dungeon. Once
Rusl summons the Golden Cuccoo, pick it up and then jump first to the extension
of the tree straight ahead. Next focus on getting onto the branch at the very
end, and then turn around and jump onto the stone platform.

Head north to find the two bridges. Since the wind is currently out
right now, take out the Gale Boomerang and use it on both bridges to line them
up vertically. Walk up to the second bridge (no need to hang onto the Golden
Cuccoo now), and then use the Gale Boomerang on this bridge to spin it back
around.

NOTE: I have had some people emailing me saying that they will only get
one bridge and NO tightropes. To get past here, you must Z-target the far bridge
(and you MUST use the Z-Targeting mechanism) with your Gale Boomerang, and let
go to make it turn towards you. Grab the Golden Cuccoo and float onto the
bridge, then turn the bridge again. You will have to keep the cuccoo with you
for the next part as well.

Now go over to the two platforms with the spinning axes. Since the
bridges are out and replaced with tightropes, you will have to morph into a
wolf. Make sure to stay out of the way of the pendulums, and on the other side,
howl at the Howling Stone. Once your encounter with the white wolf is done, head
inside the Sacred Grove.

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SACRED GROVE
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Inside, go straight to the nearby howl stone, and the hornplayer from
your last visit will pop down. Once the scene is over, head through the passage
to the north into a pond room. Continue along the dirt path, winding right once
you get into the larger room and up a tunnel. Once you hit a dead end, head
right and up the ledge, and attack the horn-player, whom will be hiding behind
one of the trees.

After dealing with him, he will run away. Follow him down the new nearby
doorway.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Jump into the nearby water and swim north to go behind the waterfall.
Here, climb up the ledges until you get to the top. You should see a Poe Soul
floating around up here. Transform into a wolf, turn on your senses and kill it
to grab another Soul. To get onto dry land again, DASH off the wall (if you fall
into the water, you will have a very difficult time getting out).

Back at the bottom of the hill, head up and go left instead of jumping
water. In here, go up and through the right doorway (as opposed to heading
straight north), and then go right once more into a room with some pillars of
water. Shoot him down with an arrow, and once he leaves, head up a steep hill
through the right hallway. Continue straight north into the next cave to a room
with brick walls, and head up left in here. Up in open space again, turn left.
Here, climb up the nearby ledges, and look up to the tree at the top to find the
horn player.

Follow him along the top of the tree to the peak on the room opposite
you. Drop down off the giant branch, and down below, head north and into another
room. In here, drop off the ledge down below, and you will end up in a small
battle with the hornplayer, whom will summon some more foes for you to dispatch.
Use your arrow to aim at him and hit him from afar; he will not automaticaly
call up more enemies after you destroy the current batch, and he does not move
around nearly as much as before, allowing you good time frames to hit him
without outside interruption. Afterwards, head through the new door he opens up
for you.

!!!GOLDEN BUG ALERT!!!

Outside, head straight along and push the crate with the Triforce symbol
on it down. Listen to Midna, then drop down below, and down again into the
crevice to the west (where you originally dropped the crate into). Look inside
the small tunnel that heads out and lookin at the ceiling and walls. You should
see a golden bug lying on one of the walls. Use your Gale Boomerang to bring it
down, then grab it off the ground (because it is the Male Snail, it cannot
fly).Now head straight north along the field from here, and past the two guard
statues into the cave where you originally drew the Master Sword. Strike the
Master Sword into the stone block to make the first statue that you saw earlier
disappear.

Now head back along the field, and you will be trapped in by an energy
barrier, facing five Twilight creatures along with a cohort of Keese. Take quick
care of the Keese, and then knock off three of the five Twilight Creatures. Lure
the remaining two into an energy field to finish them off, and you will now have
quick access to this area via portal. Now head back the rest of the way and go
through the tunnel to the west. Climb up the crate and then back onto the main
section of the balcony, and go through the door into a new area.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Head down the corridor here. IF you care to take the time, wait until
nightime in this garden area. Once darkness falls, a Poe Soul will be wandering
around the field, so morph into a wolf and take it out. Afterwards, transform
back into a human and then strike the Master Sword into the pedestal once again.
After the scene is over, continue up the staircase, and enter the Temple of
Time.

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TEMPLE OF TIME
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!!!GOLDEN BUG ALERT!!!

Head down the stairs and then immediately turn around left. At the one
corner of this small backsection, you should notice a golden bug hanging from
the wall near a corner pillar. Use your Gale Boomerang to pull it down, then
grab the Female Snail (again, because it is a snail, it cannot fly away).

Afterwards, head straight north until you get the customary
introduction scene. Head north past the bell and up the stairs, and listen to
what Midna has to say. Once she is done, turn into a wolf, equip your senses,
and walk over to the second statue to incite further conversation. When that is
done, turn around from the northern door, and you should see two platforms right
in front of your with some pots on them. Go and grab a metal pot that is on the
west platform, and carry it over to the east platform, where you will find a
switch. Stand on the switch, then drop the pot on top of it to keep it in place.
Head over to the east platform, using the small ledge you raised to help you up.

Go up the long flight to the southern end of the floor. Try to continue
up, and you will be met by Ooccoo, whom will automatically join you this time.
Instead of heading south, however, head down west to the opposite side of the
staircase, and you should find two unlit torches at the bottom of the stairs.
Light both of them up with your Lantern to magick up a chest that contains a
Small Key. Now head back up, and this time, go up some more along the southern
staircase to the very top of the room. Open the room up here using your newly-
gained key to enter.

Defeat the arachnid foe that you shall encounter inside, then go onto
either of the platforms. Choose to pick up any of the pots, then go back down
and drop it on the switch in the center to open the gates originally blocking
you from the south and west. In the south will be a chest with 30 Arrows to
refill your quiver. For a bonus, use the Ball and Chain on the bell to the east
to obtain a red Rupee. Once done your collecting spree, proceed west and up the
stairs, and you shall find yourself blocked by a second gate at the end. Turn
around, facing the pot on the center switch, while past the first gate and
before the second. Destroy the pot with the Ball and Chain or your Clawshot to
close the first gate and open the second, then continue up west.

On your way, you will end up facing a Komodo Lizard. You can either
choose to surprise him with the Mortal Draw, or just go all-out and perform the
Ending Blow if he falls down. Continue up into a larger open-space room,
where you will face three more Lizards at once. Dispose of them. Walk near the
Armos on the west side of the room to cause it to activate. You can either shoot
a Bomb Arrow at it's back or else hit it normally from behind (since it cannot
attack you when you are swiping at it behind, for the most part you should be
safe). In the latter case, you can also use the Ball and Chain to achieve a one-
hit kill by getting right behind the Armos and throwing the Ball and Chain at
it. Back off once it goes wild, and it will go poof. Open the chest that is left
behind for the Dungeon Map.

Open the chest to the south side of the room to obtain a red Rupee, then
(after killing any Keese that are flying around to prevent them from becoming an
annoyance) pick up any two of the pots in the room and put both of them on the
switches to the north to open another gate. Press on north and west through the
corridors, and you will end up in a dome room of sorts, complete with several
floors.

First head west around the perimeter of the room, eliminating all the
enemies (kill of the Beamos statue by shooting it in it's red eye) to keep them
from interfering in the future, and ignore the gate at the start of the room.
Once you finally make it to the east side, head north up the staircase. When the
staircase breaks apart, use your Spinner on the side wall to carry yourself up
the rest of the way, and at the top, head south down into the center. Push the
small lever in here clockwise once to bring yourself down a floor to inside the
area that was guarded by the electrical gate.

Slay all of the enemies down here to shut down the electrical gate for
later access, then pick up the metal pot down here and take it back onto the
elevator. Turn the lever counterclockwise to bring yourself back up a floor.
Pick up the pot, go off the elevator, then head around to the south end of the
floor. Be careful of the two spike traps going around in circles; stay on the
inner edge of the circle and when you see the outer spike going past you, head
outside, and go inside when the inside heads around to keep from getting hit.
Finally, when you make it south, deposit the pot on one of the two switches.

Go back onto the elevator one more time and push clockwise to go down
south. Pick up one of the pots (preferably the stone one) that lies behind the
Beamos statue to the west, and then bring it back on and push yourself
counterclockwise up a floor. Pick up your second pot and bring it around south.
Stand on the white ledge in the floor, then drop the pot from that position onto
the second switch. If all goes well, you will be on the ledge if it rises up.
Otherwise, pick up a pot and do it over again. Once you successfully make it up,
head south through the door into another new room.

Drop off the ledge inside and go to activate one Armos statue at a time,
using the Ball and Chain or Bomb Arrow to take each one of them out. Once they
go kapoof, open the new chest that appears on the east ledge to obtain a second
Small Key. Head up the staircase to the south to open a chest in the middle at
the end for a red Rupee, then head back north and into the room you just left
out. Outside, drop off the ledge, and head around the semicircumference of the
room (make sure to be wary of the spike traps) and go north up the stairs at the
end to the locked door. Unlock it to go inside.

Hit the green crystal inside to turn it red, then head north a bit and
face off against the Beamos. Once the statue has malfunctioned, head north and
around and south a bit into the next corridor of the room. Use your Ball and
Chain on the bell to collect a red rupee if you wish to do so; otherwise, aim at
the red crystal through the wiry hole in the wall with your bow or slingshot to
turn it green again. Head north through the newly-opened passage, making sure to
kill the second Beamos statue, and pick up the Compass from the small room to
the south. Turn around and then shoot through both the second and first hole in
the wall at the crystal to turn it back to red again.

Now head north up the staircases, killing off a Komodo Lizard guard.
Head east, killing another variant, until you come into open space again. From
the ramp going down to flat ground, aim northeast at a red crystal standing high
on a pillar to turn it green and open and close the doors again. Head into the
next section of the room, and quickly finish off the regular Komodo Lizard
before facing off against the armoured Lizard.

This guy is a big toughie to fight; his shield and helmet will allow him
to repel most attacks, and his giant hammer can knock you off your feet with a
single blow (especially bad luck if you are right in front of the electrical
shield). He can also do a basic foot spin that will be able to break your
defenses and harm you. Do NOT try to jump-attack him, as he will counterattack
with a swipe while you are in mid-air. Instead, try to stick to pulling off Back
Slices, Helm Splitters, and basic slashes when he is vulnerable to attack to
win. The big thing here though is the ball and chain; hitting him at close range
will cause him to be in a daze for a few seconds, and from a long distance it
shall knock him off his feet. You can also try to counterattack when he tries to
attack you first; however, this is a bit more difficult to do. Lastly, TRY to
execute an Ending Blow as soon as he falls down, or else he will quickly get
back up.

When the battle is done, shoot the crystal that is now straight to your
east, and head south to face off against another armoured Lizard, whom should be
a bit easier now that you have learned the tactics to facing off against him.
Turn around and shoot at the crystal one more time, then head south and west up
the staircase and into a new room. Inside, kill all the arachnids and electric
enemies to cause a chest to open in the northwest corner. Open it up for a
purple (50) Rupees if you will, then head up the staircase to the northwest and
up a floor. At the top, climb onto the first scale. Link's added weight will
cause this scale to fall down. Grab the pot that is on your side of the scale,
and throw it onto the opposite side and even the weights (and thus the scale)
out. Now cross to the opposite side of the scale, and climb up onto the ledge.
Continue south up the staircase and into a new room.

From the door inside the new area, shoot the eye off the Beamos Statue,
then head north to the bell. Keep yourself from getting damaged from the Spike
Traps by holding up your shield to deflect any damage to the side of the body
(if the spike hits you head on, however, it will knock you off your feet and
cause damage). Shoot the Ball and Chain at the bell to obtain a red Rupee, then
head to the west side of the room and up the staircase, killing a Komodo Lizard
in the process. At the top, engage in battle with two more Lizards, slaying both
of them.

Now for the tricky part. You should see that the room is full of traps,
including a swinging axe of death, and two spike logs. Wait for the first log to
move west, and then run up and past it north onto the south onto the ledge where
the pendulum is going back and forth. Once the axe swings to one side, cross the
temporarily safe path and open the chest for a Small Key. Now turn back, head
past the axe, wait for the first rolling spike trap to roll east, then run north
into a small strip of safe ground between two traps. Wait for the second trap to
roll east, then run straight north and grab the metal pot. Take it around the
small fence to the other side, waiting on the spike trap first, and set it down
on the switch to deactivate the electrical barrier.

Head up north, and kill off some arachnid spawnlings, making sure not to
go too far north, or else you will activate the Armos as well. Once all the
spawnlings are dead, a chest will appear on the northern ledge containing a
purple Rupee. Now, activate the Armos statues one at a time, and defeat them via
a Bomb Arrow or Ball and Chain to the back. Once both of them are dead, the gate
to the east will open, so head up the ledge here, go behind the bell, and head
through the door. Inside, after watching a scene, go forward and battle the
midboss of this dungeon.

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MINIBOSS: ARMOURED KNIGHT
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The simple problem with this boss is his total defense. He has armor
from head to toe, and his giant axe and shield render him totally invulnerable
on the front side.

To start off, walk around the Armoured Knight in a circle while your Z-
Targeting is on. When he lunges forward and slashes with his axe, backflip away
from damage, and quickly run forward and slash at him while he is open to
attack. Throughout the battle, hitting him will cause pieces of his armour to
fall off. Other tactics to defeat him are to use the Back Slice and Helm
Splitter; however, it should be warned that he likes to attack while you are
performing Hidden Skills, and thus knocking you out of your move and damaging
you. You can also try throwing a bomb at him to knock off his armour.

In the second part of the battle, the Armoured Knight will have been
stripped down to basic body pads, and a long sword. I would reckon to say that
he is more dangerous in this form, because of the better flexibility of his
swordsman style. He will use the sword as both weapon and shield, keeping
attacks to the front guarded, but at the same time be able to quickly slash at
Link without knocking himself off balance. In this form, I recommend you quickly
try to circle around him and cut him from behind. Back Slices are not as
effective as before, mainly because he can quickly jab at you while you are
rolling around him. Nevertheless, eventually he will fall.

Reader Helger Delarbre also has an alternative strategy for distracting
the Armoured Knight; if you have Hidden Skill #6, charge up your Jump Strike,
but do not actually leap AT the Armoured Knight. Instead, jump near him, and the
energy let off from the blast radius will temporarily knock the Knight off
balance.


After the battle, pick up the Dominion Rod from the chest. Use it on the
statue that is standing on the ledge above the chest, and then head to the
opposite side of the room, with the statue following you, until you get it to
stand on the green portal. This will open the door and set off a chain reaction
for later on in the dungeon, so exit outside.

_MAJOR NOTE_: At this point in time, it should be noted that you do NOT
have to fight any enemies on your own, and you can kind of bypass the next bit
of walkthrough if you wish to go a bit quicker (and get a kick out of a two-in-
one newfound weapon). This is by using the statue - the statue's axe is capable
of destroying Beamos statues, killing enemies, and it can smash golden gates,
spike traps, and even a couple of walls. Hence, if you wish to, try it out and
experiment to get through the dungeon quicker.

Use the Dominion Rod on the statue sitting on the pedestal here after
the bell rises up and reveals it, and then move forward for it to follow along.
Once the statue gets to the gate, hit B to swing the Dominion Rod - the statue
will follow suit. Follow it out and drop onto the main floor. Here, grab any one
of the nearby pots and drop it on the switch in the middle of the floor to lower
the ledge to your south. Move the Dominion Rod onto this ledge, then turn around
and break open the pot to cause the ledge to raise back up. Now summon your
statue to life agian, and then move it down the ramp until you get to the
electrical barrier. De-Equip the Dominion Rod, and move back up the ramp a bit.
Use the Dominon Rod again on the Statue, then move forward until it is either on
the switch in front of the electrical gate, or you are too close to the barrier
for comfort (if it is the latter, de-equip and back up again).

After you pass through safely, take control of the statue again, and
cross the two spike traps. In order to do so effectively, use the statue as a
guardian, and it will block the spike trap from moving any further. Once you
make it through the maze of hazards, cut down the two Komodo Lizard guards at
the end, then go down the stairs after you've cleared out any extra opposition.

At the bottom of the stairs, have the Dominion Statue go ahead of you to
the center of the spike trap, and swing at the white statue in a classical
rendition of checkmate to reveal a switch in front of it. Move it to the white
ledge on the south side, then use the Dominion Rod on the metal pots on either
of the white columns to bring it down to the floor. Put it on the switch in the
middle of the room, then turn your attentions back to the statue, and move it to
the switch on the top ledge. Cue a bell picking it up. Continue to backtrack by
going through the door to the north.

Turn left from the entrance to face a statue sitting on a pedestal. Use
the Dominion Rod to bring it down, then head down the floor just before the
scale. Do NOT put the statue on just yet; instead, go on the scale yourself, and
throw the two pots to the opposite scale to even out scales. Head to the other
side, then jump onto the opposite ledge. Against the wall here, you should see
three more metal pots sitting there; throw them all on the scale farthest away
from the statue. Once all of them are on, go and use the Dominion Rod, and pull
the statue across the scales. Head down the stairs, and use the statue to defeat
most of the spider enemies scurrying around, before finally putting it
underneath the bell and moving it elsewhere.

Now go back up to the top and move all your pots around so that you have
three or more on one side, and Link is standing on the other one, so that his is
higher. Next, look towards the ceiling of the center of the room, above the bell
and shrine where you just dropped off your statue. You should see a Clawshot
target there; bring yourself up to the top, and drop down onto the roof of the
bell shrine. Run over to the wall, and you should see a railing in the side of
the wall. Equip your Spinner, and head north/left along the wall to the northern
side of the room.

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Move a bit south from the end of the railing, and you should quickly
find the Poe. Morph into a wolf and dispose of it. Afterwards, head south to the
opposite end of the platform to find a chest containing a red Rupee. With
nothing else to do, head west and into a new corridor. Inside, defeat the two
armored groundhugging enemies (no, the Dominion Rod will not work on their
shells. However, you will need one later for insurance), then move forward and
confront the Armos. Use the Ball and Chain as usual to deal with it.

Once the battle is done, your exit out will be reopened, but not the
gate moving forward. With nothing else to do, look at the ceiling to your west
to find another Clawshot target. Take it up to the roof, and open the chest here
for a red Rupee. Now, take the two pots within reach and put them each on a
switch. Grab the pot hanging on the ledge to the north via the Rod and put it on
a third switch. Lastly, grab one of the shells from the enemies down below and
put it on the fourth switch to open the gate below. Drop down from the ledge and
head into the small expanse and grab the Big Key from the chest. Exit the area.

Drop off the ledge and down to the ground below, then run east and
through the door. Proceed down the staircase until you get into the large
corridor again, and quickly deflect another Armored Lizard. Once you've
eliminated it, zap the statue across the fence and move it past the next wall.
Shoot the arrow, then face off against a regular and Armored Lizard. Once they
have been defeated, turn around and take control of the statue, and move it onto
the switch nearby to drop the electrical barrier.

!!!HEART PIECE ALERT!!!

Once you make it over to the statue's side, head north and open the
chest here for a Piece of Heart. Now head back to the west side of the room, and
use the Dominion Rod to bring the statue with you (activating the electrical
barrier at the same time; thus the reason you want to go over first). Turn
around and shoot the crystal again to drop the wall to the north, then move both
yourself and the statue across. Shoot the crystal for the last time (you NEED to
do this), then move up the ramp and through the small hallway, killing any
competition, until you get to the next open expanse.

Shoot the Beamos statue with an arrow, then go over to the grating and
shoot the crystal on the other side of the room through the walls. Grab your
statue, then head over into the next small corridor, and bring it underneath the
bell to bring it elsewhere. Now shoot the crystal again, shoot another Beamos
statue, then leave through the southern door and into the large room with an
elevator.

Head straight down the stairs to the elevator. Move around and push the
lever counterclockwise once to bring it up a floor, then head off the elevator
and grab the statue from the west. Take it back east and onto the elevator, then
rotate the lever clockwise twice to bring it down to the bottom of the room.
Bring the statue out and down the ramp, and use it's wide radius of attack to
eliminate all the small spider enemies and drop the electrical barrier. With the
statue in hand, move out of the small center of the room, and head around the
circumference of the room to the west side (making sure to wipe out any foes on
the way).

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Break the gate open on the west side, and then transform into a Wolf.
Equip your senses, then move forward to confront a Poe. After devouring it's
Soul, morph back into a human and put a pot on the switch. After that is done,
walk to the northern side of the room, and put the statue into the bell-
transport device.

!!!HEART PIECE ALERT!!!

Pick up a pot, any pot (though preferably a stone one since they won't
break) and carry it to the middle of the room again onto the elevator platform.
Grab the pot that is also just north of the elevator platform as you would exit
out onto the first level in here, so that you have two pots on the elevator. Go
up a level. Up here, take each of the pots out, one at a time, and take it to
the northern area where there are two switches. Lay the first pot down directly
on the switch, but with the second switch, go onto the white platform first; as
you lay down the second pot, the platform will go up, and Link with it. Enter
inside.

The guardian statues will have been replaced with baby spiders this time
around. I would recommend you clear them all out quickly. Once that is done, go
to the northern end of the room, where there is an empty chest that used to
contain a red rupee (or does contain one, if you failed to open this the last
time we were here). Now, turn to look at your west side. You should see a fence
against the wall, and behind that fence, a stone pot. Use the Dominion Rod on
it, and then guide it south to land on a switch. Next, you need to pick up a
stone pot that is standing in the room (right at the bottom of the ledge you are
on right now), then go up to the empty chest again and throw it behind the EAST
fence. Use the Dominion Rod again to guide it down to the switch and weigh that
one down as well. With both switches weighed down, a chest should appear. Open
it for the Piece of Heart, then head outside and to the bottom floor again.

Continue down to the west side of the room, and proceed out the door. In
here, head down the staircase slaying everything in your path until you come to
the gate. Look up to see a Clawshot target and use that to make your way over,
then drop down and kill all the Komodo Lizards that are around.

After you destroy the Armos statue, use the Dominion Rod on your statue,
and guide it down to the southeast corridor, down the staircase, and then
straight east until you get to another gate. Clawshot your way over the stand on
the panel, then take control of the statue again and move it to the bell stand
in the far-east wall. Head north back into the starting room of the dungeon.

Drop down to the floor below, and possess the statue for the last time.
Move it north, and go up either of the ramps, then take it over to the east
stand. Put it in it's rightful spot to open the large door. Enter. Inside, stop
just before the first spike trap, and look to your left to find a Beamos statue.
Shoot it's red eye out, then jump across the gap after timing it so as to not
fall to your uneventful death. Move pass another spike trap, but before
continuing any further, shoot the next two Beamos statues in line in the
corridor.

Now quickly run once the spike bearing goes to one side, to the safe
zone between traps in between the columns. Continue on past the three swinging
axe pendulums of doom to the end, where you will be blocked by a gate. Grab one
of the nearby pots, and then jump back one platform, and put it on the switch
here to open the first gate up. Head past the first gate, then turn around and
use the Dominion Rod on the pot to move it off the switch. Continue along
through the second gate, break open the pots in here for a Fairy, then head
inside the boss room. Watch a scene, then boss fight.

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TWILIT ARACHNID
ARMOGOHMA
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You can be forgiven if you have a flashback of yourself playing Ocarina
of Time while fighting this spider boss. Take out your Hero's Bow and keep it
pointed and following Armogohma as she crawls around the ceiling. Once she opens
her eye, aim and fire at it. Quickly run over to the spot where she drops down,
switching out your Bow for your Dominion Rod, until you get to the corner where
Armogohma is lying down in. Z-Target the nearby statue, possess it, and
instantly hit B for the statue to hammer Armogohma, no movement necessary.

Afterwards, Armogohma will crawl up the wall. Try to keep pace with her,
near where she is on the ceiling. She will drop multiple eggs after being hit
(but not after you fail to use the statue to crush her) that will grow up into
multiple arachnid enemies. If you can get to the eggs before they hatch, take
several out at a time with a Spin attack. Otherwise, dispose of them after they
hatch.

While Armogohma is on the ceiling, she will also from time to time let
out a fire laser of death that will scorch the ground, often going around in
circles. You can tell when she starts this attack up by virtue of the room
getting brighter. Watch for the laser coming from behind or in front, and roll
out of the way before it advances upon you; it is really very slow to adapt to a
moving target.

Repeat the process of knocking Armogohma down and striking her with a
statue twice more, and her spider body will shrivel up. Do not celebrate just
yet, however, as in an Arrghus cameo, she will refuse to give up as her eye runs
around guarded by several baby arachnids. She is not too difficult, however; all
you have to do is get close and execute a couple of quick swipes, or even just
shoot the eye with your arrows to win.

After you obtain your Mirror Shard, pick up the Heart Container and
leave the dungeon. Once you are transported back to the Master Sword room, head
south into the entrance room.

!!!HEART PIECE ALERT!!!

Now that you have your Dominion Rod, you can move aside statues. DO NOT
go up the stairs, but rather head to the wall to the west of it, and you will
see an owl statue. Use the Dominion Rod to take control of it, and move it away
from the wall. Cross through the hidden hallway, and at the back, you will find
a treasure chest that contains your Piece of Heart (on a side note, back in the
present day, you would find a treasure chest that is rusted out and broken).

!!!POE SOUL ALERT!!!

Now do the same thing with your Dominion Rod to the owl statue on the
east side. Unlike the first side, however, you will have a Poe Soul leap out at
you. Quickly change into a wolf, turn on your senses and devour the Poe.

After, head up the staircase to go back into the Sacred Grove. Listen to
what Ooccoo and Midna both have to say, and after you do your own putting-
together of the clues, warp to Hyrule Field near Hyrule Castle Town, and enter
the actual Castle Town.