The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC)

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4A. Outset from Outset (Outset Island and Forsaken Fortress) =
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Outset Island -

After enjoying the recap at the opening, you'll find we begin with Link
asleep (seems to be a pattern in Zelda games). Little sis Aryll wakes him
up and tells him that Grandma is looking for him.

You can explore Outset Island for a bit and talk to various people. Poke
around in some houses if you wish or in the field, as there are Rupees to be
found. If you wish, grab three pigs and carry them up to the pen for more
Rupees (to grab them, crawl up to them slowly, then stand up and pick them
up). Now, to spend some of your new-found Rupees. Head to the shore. Note
the weird-looking ship in the water. Swim inside. This is Beedle's Shop
Ship. Something you should really get your hands on in there is a BAIT BAG.
Also, buy a serving of All-Purpose Bait and a Hyoi Pear.

After you're done goofing around, go and talk to Grandma and she'll give you
the outfit all boys your age receive when they come of age. After you're done
your little chat, head out. If you haven't already, go to the two floor
house and speak to each of the brothers. One has several tips for the game
on the walls, and the other will teach you basic sword practice.

Now, go and speak to Aryll and she'll give you the TELESCOPE as your birthday
present. Use it as she instructs and you'll see a postman dropping letters
off at the postbox. Then, she'll instruct you to look up, so do so, and
you'll see a real big bird carrying a girl in its claws. The two are being
pursued by a ship firing cannon shot. The bird takes a hit and ends up
dropping the girl in the nearby mountain summit. Being the helpful type you
are, you'll want to go and see what the commotion is about. Aryll will
mention defense.

Head to Orca the trainer, and he'll teach you all the sword techniques you'll
need for now. Once that's done, he'll let you keep the HERO SWORD, feeling
you've earned it. Now, you can fool around chopping grass, small trees, and
bushes, or you head up the mountain path on the left side of the island.
Climb up, chopping down anything in your way, then hop across the gap in the
suspension bridge, and head into the Faerie Forest.

Fairy Forest -

This is rather basic. Head straight through the brush and circle around the
back. Note the weird-looking rock sitting in this area. Anyway, you'll also
want to note the Bokoblin opposite you. Show him you've been practicing your
sword skills. Once he's kaput, climb up the stump to the higher ground and
you'll eventually reach the girl, who turns out to be the leader of a group of
pirates. Her name is Tetra, and she doesn't seem to think much of you.

Anyway, one of her cronies will show up to escort the both of you out. As you
leave, you'll find Aryll on the opposite side of the bridge waiting for you.
Then, things get pear-shaped. Aryll gets carted off by that big bird thing.
You and the pirates regroup down by their ship and you'll meet that weird
postman you saw earlier. He'll explain that several girls with pointed ears
have been kidnapped recently, and that it would behoove you to head to the
Forsaken Fortress to find your sister, and Tetra will begrudgingly agree to
take you on as a swabbie...

You need to say goodbye to Grandma now. Head up the ladder to find the family
shield is missing. Head back down and you'll say your farewells to Grandma
and she'll give you the HERO SHIELD. Now, talk to Tetra to get movin'.

Tetra's Ship -

So, you can converse with the scurvy dogs, but to get ahead, head below decks
and speak with Niko, who's quite relieved to no longer be the bottom of the
pirate food chain. Niko will present you with a little challenge. Here's the
basic gist: Step on the switch and some platforms will pop up. You have to
swing from rope to platform and so on to reach the other side. Use this time
to get a feel of ropes. The platforms aren't very big, so make sure you're
facing the proper direction, and press A to let go at the height of your
swing, NOT at the bottom, because if you do, your momentum will carry you over
the platform.

Once you make it to the other side, Niko will let you have the SPOILS BAG.
Nifty. Now, head back above deck and speak to Tetra, who's in the crow's
nest. She'll point out Forsaken Fortress, and you'll be just about on your
way there, in a rather unorthodox manner...

Forsaken Fortress -

You'll find yourself smack in the middle of the fortress. You'll soon find
that Tetra can speak to you through a charm you're now carrying. This area
isn't a true "dungeon" of sorts, but there is a Map and Compass to find, as
well as a Piece of Heart...

Oh, and you lost your sword. Smooth...

So, I can't really give a standard "walkthrough" of this area, because it's
quite open-ended. You can get around in several ways. I will, however, lay
down some key points.

Here's the lowdown. You'll notice outside are several searchlights scouting
around. Avoid those if you don't want to be thrown in a cell. Those are the
only problems outside, except for the problems of actually getting around and
stuff.

Inside, things are a little more complicated. There are two basic floors to
this area. The lower floor has multiple Moblins patrolling. Unfortunately,
without a sword, you cannot fight these guys at all. If they see you, they'll
toss you in the cell. To avoid them, pick up a barrel and you'll drop it over
yourself. Move slowly behind the patrolling Moblins to get past them. If
they "notice" a moving barrel, stop moving immediately and they'll soon lose
interest.

Now, in the odd chance you get thrown behind bars, it's not hard to get out,
just a bit time-consuming. Climb up on the table and hop onto the shelves.
Pick up the pot to reveal a little passage. Crawl into it (use R to crouch)
and pop out the other side.

Now, there is a Map and a Compass on the upper floor in the two sections in
the southeast. They're not terribly important, but there they are.

What IS rather important is the PIECE OF HEART. It's in the southwestern
room on the first floor, which is just below the room with your cell. If you
get there, you'll have to sneak behind Moblins to get out. The room has a
cell, which you can open by a nearby switch hidden behind some pots. You'll
find the PoH in the chest inside.

Now, about those searchlights. Making your way around the upper floor, you
can find ladders that lead up to the three searchlight stations in three
locations, which are the southernmost outside path, then the ones directly
east and west of them. Although you have no weapon, you can take out the
operators. With no sword, you'll need to use their own weapons against them.
Either block their attacks until you knock the weapon out of their hands, or
toss and break the nearby pot. Either way, press A to grab a Boko Stick
weapon. Pretty cheap model, really. Use B to swing and A to toss it. Knock
out the bad guy to stop the searchlight for good. The one you really want to
stop you can only access from the west side, because it turns off the
searchlight which looks at the upper ledges. The others just monitor the
plaza.

Anyway, another key point to remember is on the north side. You'll find a box
sitting on an upper ledge. Push it down to the plaza and you have a quick way
up to the upper floor. Handy.

The big important room is to the west of the aforementioned box. You'll find
Moblins wandering around on the upper floor here. Now you know it's
important. Get in a barrel and sneak over to the far double door. Open it
up to get on the upper ledges. Sneak past the Moblin up here and continue
climbing. You'll eventually reach an area with a largely missing floor.
To get across the broken floor, you have to push yourself up against the wall
and press to sidle along it. Once you reach the end, keep moving up the wall,
sidling a little more, and you'll finally reach the top, where you'll find
your sword (go you), as well as a peeved Bokoblin. Teach him the meaning of
pain and you'll be able to enter the room where Aryll is kept captive, along
with several other girls...

Of course, things won't go as planned, thanks, once again, to the big bird.
He'll take you before a large and mysterious-looking man. This man will point
out to sea, and the bird will give you a nice toss. As you lie on the open
sea, you'll be picked up by a strange boat...

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4B. Setting Sail (Windfall Island and Dragon Roost Island) =
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You'll eventually regain consciousness, and you'll find that it's the boat
itself that saved you. It calls itself the King of Red Lions, and it offers
its services to you. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a sail, so you'll need to
find one on the island.

Windfall Island -

This island has quite a few people on it, and several shops, too. There's a
Bomb Shop near the water, but the prices are rather outrageous. Go into the
town itself and you'll find several buildings. There's a potion shop that you
can't buy anything from because you don't have a bottle. Bummer. There's a
rather extravagant-looking red door which leads to a fancy house, where some
guy will get very huffy if you bust his vases. There's also a cafe, where you
can get a bit of info. There's a school, where the teacher wants you to go
find a group of kids who goof off. There's also a peddler who has your
awesome sail for sale! Only 80 Rupees! If you don't have enough, poke
around for pots hiding in bushes to find more Rupees. Buy the SAIL.

Now, you could set sail, but there's one more thing to do here (or two). Go
around the south side of the island. There's a little path near the beach
leading up to a gravestone. Sure, you can talk to Tott, who's hanging out
there. You can also go into a nearby door. You'll find the jail, and who
would be inside, but good ol' Tingle. Find the switch to open the door behind
some pots and he'll be so glad he's out that he'll give you the TINGLE TUNER.
Check his section to find out what to do with Tingle.

But wait, there's more! Pull the box in the back of Tingle's cell. Enter
the narrow passage. Ready? Turn right, left, go straight to the far wall,
right, left, left, right, right, right. You'll end up in a grotto with the
PICTO BOX in it. There's a big sidequest involving the Picto Box, so head to
the section in "Sea-Wide Sidequests" for more information.

There's more stuff to do on Windfall, and if you want to learn about it, go
to Windfall Island's section in "The Islands of the Great Sea".

You're all set here for now. Go back to your boat and you'll set sail for
Dragon Roost Island. Set up your sail using the item button and just point
yourself in the direction of the island (east), and get movin'! Wheeee!
On the way, you may find some stopping points, with barrels and such, and some
Bokoblins. They're not big cash spots, so don't go nuts looking for them.

Once you're about halfway there, veer south towards a island dotted with palm
trees. You'll notice another boat here. Talk to the divers, and you'll get
yourself a TREASURE CHART.

Once you sail far enough east, you'll reach the shores of Dragon Roost.

Dragon Roost Island -

Land and the King of Red Lions will give you "THE WIND WAKER", a baton which
gives one the power of the gods, or so they say. You'll practice with it for
a bit, then you can head inland. Head through the tunnel near the beach and
you'll see a monument out in the distance. Swim out to it and you'll see a
stone with writing. Oooo... Pull out your Wind Waker in front of the stone
and you'll pull up your first tune. Once you finish, the Wind God, Zephos,
will have a bit of chat with you. He'll tell you about his brother Cyclos,
and how the smashed stone was once his. You now know the Wind Requiem, which
you can use to change the wind's direction.

If you neglected to buy a Bait Bag on Outset, Beedle's Shop Ship is here.
He also shows up in many other places, too...

Note the large number of Bomb Flowers dotting the landscape. How curious.
Take this opportunity to be a demolitionist and clear out some of those pesky
big rocks by throwing Bomb Flowers at them. Climb up the hillside and find a
ledge that you can sidle across. Bust up a rock that has blocks sitting on
top of it so they'll fill the gap and you'll be able to proceed through
another cave after speaking with the postman from before.

Now, you'll find that you've entered the realm of the Rito bird people. These
folks specialize in flying and delivery. They even have a post office right
in their cave. But first, you'll talk to their chieftain, in the middle of
the room, who tells you about two problems: the dragon Valoo becoming very
upset recently, and Prince Komali, who is reluctant to perform his "rite of
passage" and get his wings. You'll also be given a DELIVERY BAG.

First, head up to the upper floor and enter the first room to speak with Medli,
and she'll give you the FATHER'S LETTER, which will be put in your Delivery
BAG. Go visit the Prince now. He's on the first floor in the back. Give the
Prince the Letter from your bag and he'll explain that he doesn't want to go
to the rite of passage. Talk to him some more and he'll talk about his ball,
the Din's Pearl. There's nothing more you can do for him here, so head back to
the main cave.

If you're strapped for Rupees, head up to the second floor and talk to the
guy at the post office desk. You can sort letters for him for Rupees. The
first time you do it, if you break 10 letters, you'll get a Rupee for every
two letters. The second time, if you pass 20 letters, you'll get a Rupee for
every letter. The third time, if you pass 25 letters, you'll get three Rupees
for every letter. It's fun, and a good test of your reflexes.

So, now that all the extra stuff is done, head down to the lower floor, and
leave by the passage that the Rito guard is standing next to and you'll end
up in front of Dragon Roost Cavern. Drop down the hole and talk to Medli and
she'll ask you to toss her up. Pick her up, climb on the nearby stone, and
wait until the wind is blowing towards the far end. Toss her then and she'll
give you your first EMPTY BOTTLE. Fill it with water from the nearby spring,
then climb up the broken bridge and dump the water on the dried-up plants and
they'll grow into Bomb Flowers. Pluck one and wait until its about to explode
before tossing it on the big rock below (you don't want it fizzing out in the
water). Once the rock blows up, the pond will fill up again and you can
swim across. Now, there's a small pool of lava ahead of you. Pick the nearby
Bomb Flowers and toss them into the green pots on the statues so that they
blow up on them. Once both statues are knocked into the lava, cross them and
enter your first dungeon.

*** LEVEL 1 *** Dragon Roost Cavern -

Entrance Room: Pull the blue statues out of the way to the next room. Defeat
the two Bokoblins. To leave the room, take one of their sticks, light it on
the torch, if it's not already lit, and use it to light the other torches.
You'll earn a Small Key and you can open the door. That pot with mist in the
room is a Magic Pot which you can use to warp once you find others.
Lava Pit: Toss a rock at the boarded-up door, then head left. Drop off the
planks to a ledge, and pull a block out. Climb on it, then continue on the
wood planks. Head across the suspension bridge and try to ignore the Keeses,
because you're not exactly on stable ground. Toss a Bomb Flower at the rock
to head to the next room.
Watering Hole: To cross the little pit here, toss a water jar into the lava
to harden it. Hop over to the left side to get the DUNGEON MAP. After that,
you can cross over to the far end. Climb up the ladder and watch out for the
Red ChuChu. Defeat him and proceed up to the next room.
Boarded Room: Head over to the far wall and defeat the Bokoblin. Use his
sword to start hacking down the boarded walls. Behind the second wall,
you'll find a Small Key. Watch out for Red ChuChus. Exit by the other door.
Lava Pit: Toss a pot at the Bomb Flowers on the wall to blow the rock, then
cross over to the locked door.
West Room 1F: Head towards the boards on the left to fight a Bokoblin. Defeat
him, and use his stick to light the other boards on fire. Step on the
switch and head through the door.
Western Cliff: Cross the suspension bridge and quickly deal with the Bokoblin
so the bridge doesn't get cut. Climb the ladder and take out the Kargaroc to
get a Golden Feather. Now, carefully sidle past the gap, avoiding the fire
jet. Next, hang onto the wooden ledge and edge across it. Climb up the
rocks and toss the Bomb Flower up here on the big rock to open the way to the
next room.
Stacked Block Room: Pull on the middle block so that the stack drops, then
pull it left. Then, pull on the middle block again so that the stack drops
once more. Climb up on the stacks to the doorway. Watch out for Rats.
You'll get a call from the pirates, so answer it. Pull out the block and
hop up to the treasure chest to get the COMPASS. Break the nearby pot with
sticks in it. Grab one, light it on the torch, and throw it at the far
boards to burn them. Get the Small Key in the chest. Unlock the door and
leave.
Northern Cliff: Climb the stairs. Take out the Karbaroo and take the Small
Key in its nest. Unlock the door.
Dark Room: First, take out the Keeses a ways into the room. Then, smash one
of the pots with sticks. Light the stick, then start lighting torches and
burning down boards. Once you light them all, the door at the far end will
open. Oh, and there's a Joy Pendant in a treasure chest nearby.
Lava Pit: You can bomb the rock off this pot. Climb in and you'll warp back
to the green pot at the entrance. Cross the bridge to the next room.
Table Room: Defeat the Bokoblin. Climb up to the wooden ledge. Get the
sticks from the pot up here and use them to light the other torch and find a
TREASURE CHART. There's also a Joy Pendant in the pot on the shelf. Roll
into the wall to knock it down. To leave this room, you have to defeat two
more Bokoblins, and they're sleeping in pots. One on a shelf on the lower
floor, and one in the series of pots on low table along the wall. Defeating
them will open the doors.
Magtail Room: That little worm across the way is the eponymous Magtail. Toss
a water jar at it to cause it to roll up in a ball. Hop across to the
platform and give it heck while it's curled up. After it's toast, toss
another water jar onto the flame jet nearby. Hop onto the platform created
and you'll get carried up to the next floor.
Boss Door Room: Yeah, but it's across a big pool of lava, so you're not
getting there yet. Use the Bomb Flower to blow both rocks. One has another
Magic Pot, and the other has the door to the next area.
Southern Cliff: You'll get a shot of Valoo from here, looking rather miffed.
Climb up the disentegrating steps along the outside and enter the door.
Defeat the two Bokoblins, and then the big Moblin (which has your first
Skull Necklace), to free Medli. She'll give you the GRAPPLING HOOK as a
reward. Use it as she describes to escape this cage area, then swing across
to the boards, which you can chop down with your sword. Drop down back to the
entry point and face left to find more points where you can grapple. Cross
all these points and you'll reach the next door.
Bridge Room: Cross the bridge and defeat the two Bokoblin to make a chest with
a Joy Pendant appear at the bottom of the room. To get to the bottom safely,
take the stick lying nearby, light it, then burn all the ropes on the bridge.
Stand in the middle and you'll drop down to the path below. Leave by the door
down here.
Lava Pit: We're back here again. Climb up the steps and into the cage. Stand
in the center and use a spin attack (charge up B) to cut all three ropes at
once so the platform drops onto the lava below. Head through the passage and
jump across the platforms and climb up the ladder. To open this door, look
up and find a hanging switch. Use your Hook to hang from it and the door will
open. Hop back and enter.
Lava Passage: If you have Tingle, use the Tingle Bomb on the far side of the
room to uncover the DRAGON TINGLE STATUE. Latch to the hook above and grab
it, and then turn on the hook to drop to the other passage. Cross to the
other side.
Big Key Room: There's a Magtail here, and no water. To stun it, it's best to
use your Grappling Hook on its face just as its jaws open. It'll curl up and
you can pick it up and drop it on the switch, which needs constant weight.
Open the chest and take the BIG KEY. Leave and head back to the Lava Pit.
You may want to go after the boss now, but let's take a little side trip,
first. From the first floor Lava Pit area, go to the West Room 1F, which
had Red ChuChus and a Bokoblin.
West Room 1F: Take out the Bokoblin and grab his stick again. Burn the stick,
and this time, throw it at the boards across the lava pit. Use the Hook to
get across and take the TREASURE CHART. Now, make your way, using Magic Pots
back up to the Boss Door Room.
Boss Door Room: Cross the room with the Hook, defeat the Magtail. Open the
chests to receive Rupees and a Knight's Crest. Enter the Boss Door.
*GOHMA*: This is what's been giving Valoo such a pain the rear. The Gohma can
attack you with its claws or with fire breath. You'd be wise to act before
he can unleash these attacks. This fight takes place in two stages. In the
first stage, use your Hook to latch onto Valoo's tail. Let go as soon as
you find safe ground. Valoo will knock down the ceiling onto Gohma, who's
armor will crack. Do this three more times to completely destroy the armor.
At this point, just use the Hook on Gohma's eye (L-Target it). Once he's
pulled to you, slash with the sword. Repeat until Gohma blows up.

Take the Heart Container and step into the wind funnel. You'll find yourself
at the foot of the mountain. Medli and Komali will congratulate you and
Komali will give you Din's Pearl. Now, your destination is south. If you've
already earned the Wind Requiem, use it to point the wind south, otherwise
head to the monument that the two Rito point out to get it.

On your way out, you'll find a fish, and he'll offer to draw you a map of the
island on your chart, and he'll tell you about his friends, too, who will do
the same. Just find them splashing near major islands and spread some All-
Purpose Bait in the area.

While we're in the area, let's head back to Windfall Island (use the Wind
Requiem to point west). Once you're back there, show your Wind Waker to the
guy dancing out in front of the grave and he'll show you the Song of Passing,
which you can use to change day into night into day. Sounds just like the
old Sun Song, too. Also, you can return some Red Chu Jellies for a free Red
Potion, if you wish, but there's not much else to do.

If you're up to it, head back to Dragon Roost Island and south to the Forest
Haven. On your way, it'd be a good idea to mark Pawprint Island, which is
between Windfall and Dragon Roost, and the three islands between Dragon Roost
and Forest Haven: Fire Mountain, East Triangle Island, and Bomb Island.

In the same square as Bomb Island, look for something near the western part
of the square. It's a submarine. Destroy its occupants (mostly Bokoblins)
and you'll earn your second EMPTY BOTTLE.

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4C. Familiar Forest Faces (Forest Haven and Forbidden Woods) =
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Forest Haven Island -

Now, head south all the way and you'll find Forest Haven. The KoRL will
drop you off near the shore. So, start climbing up the hillside. Take out
the Boku Babas and you'll earn some Boku Baba Seeds. When you reach the end
of the path, use a branch to swing across, and make sure you land on solid
ground, as the water will sweep you away. There are Octoroks up here, which
you can defeat by blocking their shots back at them. Hop from land spot to
land spot to reach another branch. Swing across it to a pool and enter the
Forest Haven.

Forest Haven -

Head up and around the back of the massive tree in this area, and you'll find
that it's, in fact, the Deku Tree, with a whole bunch of Chuchus on its face.
Take this opportunity to get some Green Chu Jelly. Roll into the Deku Tree
to knock them off and clean house. You'll then have a long dialog with the
Deku Tree, which culminates in the task to find Makar, a Korok, and with
retrieving a leaf from the Deku Tree's branches.

So, run around the left side and hop into a Baba Bud. They send you flying.
Push forward to move forward as you fly. Hop from one Bud to the next. After
the fourth bud, hop onto a set of upper branches. Use the Hook to hop to the
next set of Buds. Fly up to the DEKU LEAF and claim it for your own. Use it
to float across to where one of the Koroks point you. Once you reach the
ledge, head out the door.

You'll need to point the wind to the SW to coast over to the platform sticking
out of the water to the left. After that, point the wind to the NW. To get
over to the Forbidden Woods, you'll have to get caught in the updraft circling
the platform. It's actually pretty far out, so coast out a good distance
before it gets between you and the Forbidden Woods, let it catch you and float
towards the tree. Watch out for the Peahats and enter the dungeon.

*** LEVEL 2 *** Forbidden Woods -

Entry Room: Deal with all the Green ChuChus in the area. Head to the right
side of the room to take the DUNGEON MAP. Head to the left side and grab
the Boko Nut. Toss it at the plant covering the door to destroy it. Open
the door.
Tendril Room: Down in the basement is a Knight's Crest. Bash up the Boku
Babas to take their sticks, then throw them at the plant on the chest. To
get back out, and to the other side, you'll need to use both the Baba Buds
and the Deku Leaf. As you get boosted up, float over to the next highest
Baba Bud. Try to avoid the swinging tendrils so you don't get busted up.
Find a way to the highest point in the northeast to find a Joy Pendant in a
pot. Note that there's a chest to the southwest. Unfortunately, you have
nothing to remove the plant on it with. Head through the exit to the north.
Gondola Room: Flap the Deku Leaf at the switch on your left to get the
gondola over to your side, then flap in the opposite direction to move it
back to the other side. Exit by the north door.
Buds'N'Gondola Room: Take out the Peahats by flapping at them with the Leaf,
then slashing them, and take out the Boku Babas. One Baba leaves behind a
Bud. Hop in and leap up next to the door. Alternatively, you can hop up to
a nearby hole in the tree for a chest with 20 Rupees. Call the gondola with
the swtich and head over to the other side. Break the boards with your sword
and grab the Boku Nut. DROP it on the Gondola (using R) and head back to the
other side. Toss the nut at the plant on the door to get to the next room.
Surprise Room: Don't get too close to the Boku Nut, because tendrils burst
out of the floor. Use the Deku Leaf to flap the Nut off its plant, then use
it on the plant on the door.
Korok House Room: Walk around the east side. Hook across the gap over the
tendril. Cross to the north side on the moving vines. Take the Boku Nut
and walk over to the west door. Toss the Nut on the door to open it. Also,
keep climbing up using moving vines and you'll reach your second Magic
Pot.
3F West Passage: There are Morths across the gap in this room. Use Spin
Attacks to dust them off quickly. The chest below contains 10 Rupees.
Leave by the west exit.
Tendril Maze Room: As the name suggests, tendrils burst out of the ground to
form a psuedo-maze. Make your way over to the left (south) side. Use the
Bomb Flower to blow both the nearby boards, and the one in the far corner
(toss it over the tendrils). The chest next to you has the COMPASS. Make
your way around the maze to the other corner to get a Small Key. You can
use the Baba Bud to get up to the platforms, one of which has a Joy Pendant.
Leave this room and head back to the...
Korok House Room: Head to the north part and open the locked door.
North Passage: Flap the Gondola over to your side, and cross. Avoid the
Peahat, as it'll be tough to kill with water all over the floor.
Hanging Pod Room: Take out the Mothula, Peahat, and Boku Babas. You can use
the sticks to break up the hanging pods for some items. Use the Baba Bud to
float up one level of trees, then another. There's a chest high above you.
To get there, use the Hook on the nearby stick, then climb all the way up
the Hook and onto the stick. Hook to the next stick and drop onto the
platform. Ride the moving vines up to the top and grab the Joy Pendant in
the chest. Watch out for Peahats, and leave by the north door.
Mothula Room: Mini boss time in this room, in the form of a full-grown Mothula.
You can either swat it with the sword when it gets low enough, or flap it
with the Leaf to stun it and then swat it. Each swat removes one of its four
wings. Watch out for its diving attack and Morth deployment. When you clip
all its wings, it switches to ground mode, where it's basically a normal
Mothula that can take quite a few more hits. Eventually, it'll go down and
the north door will open. Open the chest and claim the BOOMERANG. Look
above the south door and target both switches. Toss it and the door will
open.
Hanging Pod Room: Use the Boomerang on the two plants on the door and pass
through.
North Passage: Use the Boomerang to remove all the pods in your way, then use
the Deku Leaf to cross the pit. Take the Joy Pendant and leave through the
south door.
Korok House Room: Use the Boomerang on the five cables holding up the house
and it will make a nice big hole in the floor. You can follow it down, or
you can take this opportunity to go back to...
Tendril Room: The second room of the dungeon. Float all the way up the chest
in the southwest corner. Boomerang the plant and take the TREASURE CHART.
Korok House Room: Drop down into the basement. Enter the door down here.
Basement Passage: Boomerang the Peahat and the Morths. Hop over to the right.
Take out the Green ChuChus and avoid the grabbing vines and head to the
next room.
Big Flower Room: Cross the flower and grab the 10 Rupees in the chest. Cut
the flower's four strands with the Boomerang and drop down. Grab the Bomb
Flower down here and blow open the boards.
Treasure Room: To the right, in the corner, is Tingle's second statue, the
FORBIDDEN TINGLE STATUE. Have him set a bomb to make it appear. Now, start
crossing the platforms to the center. Kill all the Boku Baba until one
becomes a Baba Bud. Hop in and drift over to the upper platform. Fan the
gondola switch to bring it over, then ride it to the other side. Once there,
grab the Bomb Flower and toss it down the hole in the ceiling. It'll blow
the plant on the chest and you're free to drop down and collect the
TREASURE CHART. Head back to the Big Flower Room.
Big Flower Room: Drop the flower again, and this time we're going to ride it
down the river. Use the Deku Leaf to fan yourself in the opposite direction.
Use your Shield to bounce back the Octorok attack and climb up to the
opposite side. Enter the door.
Big Key Room: Climb up the slope to the top. Use the Boomerang to hit all
five switches. To do this, start with one of the switches next to the tree
and work your way around. If you don't, you might not get them all. Get the
BIG KEY and prepare for attack by Moblins. Take out the two Moblins. To
leave this room, use the Hook to attach to the branch above and swing up to
the door.
Basement Passage: Proceed back to the...
Korok House Room: Fan the rotating switch to start an updraft. Hop in the
Baba Bud and ride the updraft with the Deku Leaf. Use the Boomerang on the
two plants on the door down here and head through.
2F Passage: Take out the two Mothulas in this room. Take the Joy Pendant
in the chest and press on east.
Boss Door Room: You're best just leaving all these pods alone, as they have
Green ChuChus. You can use the sticks in the pot to light the covering of
the Magic Pot on fire to open it up, or you could just head through the Boss
Door.
*KALLE DEMOS*: This mutated plant has Makar captive. It has two main
attacks, slamming its tendrils on the ground and burrowing them under the
ground to come up and attack from underneath. What you need to do is cut
down all the tendrils attached the ceiling with the Boomerang. As you can
only target five at a time, this isn't going to be easy. Keep targeting and
throwing the Rang. Once all tendrils are down, the plant will fall,
exposing the puny little central plant. You have two options. Either
whack it repeatedly nonstop and take some damage when the plant closes, or
hit a couple of times and retreat. The option is yours. Hit the central
plant enough times and you'll have successfully committed herbicide.

The Great Deku Tree will thank you for your efforts and give you Farore's
Pearl. You can now leave the Forest Haven island system.

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4J. The Return of the Hero (Ganon's Tower) =
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Head to the basement of the castle and you'll find Zelda kidnapped. Defeat
the two Mighty Darknuts that challenge you. Head back to the main hall and
leave by the main exit. Strike the magical barrier that separates the castle
from the rest of Hyrule. Make your way along the path and use the Hookshot
to cross the broken bridge to Ganon's Tower.

Ganon's Tower -

Enter and be awed. Cross over to the center of the room. Note the huge
door ahead of you, and how it has inscriptions of four beasts on it. You
must defeat four beasts from your past once again. You can take these in
any order.

Southwest Path: Enter the southwest door. Don't worry about the water
bottles. Just use the Grappling Hook to swing across to the platforms in
the lava. Once you reach the third hook, climb up to the top and float
over with the Deku Leaf. Pass through the door and your inventory will we
reduced. Defeat Gohma again.

Northwest Path: Enter the northwest door. Fan the switch with your Deku
Leaf to get the gondola over, then jump onto it. Float onto the moving
vine, then fan the switch when the vine reaches its lower position to get
the second gondola over. Float over to it and move the gondola. Float over
to the lower moving vine, then jump to the upper one, then over to the
ledge and enter the door. Defeat Kalle Demos again.

Northeast Path: Enter the northeast door. You have a gauntlet of coffins
before you. Two have ReDeads and two have Red Bubbles. In the next
gauntlet, there are four Dark ChuChus and two Poes. You need to freeze one
of the Dark ChuChus with light and drop him on the button to keep the stairs
down on the other end. Head up to the next gauntlet. There are six Dark
ChuChus and a Stalfos at the end. Take out the Stalfos, then use the
light beam next to these stairs to freeze a Dark ChuChu. Carry him all the
way back to the switch at the beginning and drop him there, then run like
mad back to the staircase to enter the door. Defeat Jalhalla again.
NOTE: An easier way to weigh down the switches is with the pots at the
beginning of the area.

Southeast Path: Enter the southeast door. There's a Wizzrobe here that
will make life annoying for you if you give him the chance, so take him
out with whatever you wish to use. Hop on the spring and spring off it
using your Iron Boots, and float past the spikes. Spring off the next
spring, only this time, float around to the left or the right of the two
wind jets (you can try the middle if you're bold). After that, dispatch
the two Bokoblins and Hookshot up to the door and enter. Defeat Molgera
again.

Now, the door to the next area will collapse. Enter.

In this hallway, you have two choices, left and right. Head right and make
note of the torches on the walls above. Note the number of flames on each
wall-hanging. Go back and take the left door now. Use your Boomerang on
the switches 1, 2, 3, 4, the same order that the torches were in. Doing
that will create a portal back to the Great Sea, the one that Ganon
originally used. You can use this to return and get anything you want.

But, what you have to do is drop down the hole in the room on the right.
You'll fight Phantom Ganon in this area again. Once you strike him once,
he'll disappear, leaving his sword behind, which will fall to the ground.
The sword's hilt is pointing towards a door. Enter that door. Do the same
thing several more times. If the Phantom starts using giant purple balls
against you, you have to hit all the parts it splits into to avoid damage
and send it back at him. At the end of this maze, you'll be granted the
LIGHT ARROWS.

You'll be transported back to the main room of this area, and Phantom Ganon
will be here. Show him your new Light Arrows and he'll be erased for good,
leaving his sword behind. Use it on the wall on the north end and you'll be
granted access to the final stairway. Begin your climb. Take out the
Moblin, then the Darknut, then the two Moblins, then the two Mighty Darknuts,
and the final door will open.

You will enter a watery room, and will find Zelda on a bed, and Ganondorf
next to her. He will spin a rather believable tale about what really
happened to Hyrule. He'll turn into (can you believe it) a giant blue pig
monster.

*PUPPET GANON* - A giant blue pig monster, with strings! For his first form,
use the Boomerang to cut down the five blue strings supporting him. The
hardest one to get is the tail, which stinks because that's the one you want.
Shoot his glowing blue tail with a Light Arrow whenever you get an opening.
Hit it with three and it'll be down.

*PUPPET GANON: SPIDER* - Now he's a spider thing. You, again, have to hit
him in the shining blue tail. This form's probably the easiest. The trick
is to pan the camera up as high as possible, which will allow you to see his
reflection from the ceiling. When he drops down, he'll release Keeses, but
if you've been watching, you'd know to go over to where his tail is and to
shoot it with a Light Arrow. Three arrows beat this form.

*PUPPET GANON: SNAKE* - Form #3 is arguably the most difficult. It'll slither
around very fast and drop Morths, which you can use for powerups. Hitting
it with the sword or a Light Arrow in the face will stun it, but only very
briefly. There are two good ways to stun it. One way is to use a simple Spin
Attack, which will freeze it for a good three seconds. Also, try blasting a
Bomb in its face. At that opening, fire a Light Arrow to the tail. Also,
it's harder, but where the head goes, the tail must follow, so just aim for
the head and the tail will be in that same spot seconds later. It's tough,
but three Light Arrows will destroy the puppet.

Ganondorf will applaud your efforts and beckon you follow him to the roof.
Hop on the rope and climb up. Once you reach the top, find a grappling point
and use your Grappling Hook. Climb on top of it, then keep climbing using
the Hook, stopping for pots if you need them. If you're afraid you'll fall,
bomb open the Magic Pot, which connects to the bottom, so you have a route
back. Hookshot over to the door and exit into the blue.

Ganondorf reflects on his homeland, then decides to remove your Triforce from
you. Some other stuff happens, which I won't spoil for you. Bottom line,
Ganondorf wants a piece of you...

*GANONDORF* - The King of Evil will draw his two swords and attack. He's by
far the finest combatant in the game. Simple strikes will just be blocked
by his superior technique. The only way you'll get a decent shot on him is
to Parry one of his movements. Zelda says she'll cover you with the bow, so
keep him busy so she can get a clean shot. After a few of those, Ganondorf
will get miffed and swat her to the ground. Keep your match up with him.
Parry his attacks then repeatedly slash him while he's stunned. Eventually,
Zelda will get back up. Speak to her and she'll get the idea of reflecting
the Light Arrow off your shield. Put up your shield when she fires and
Ganondorf will take some serious damage and stum him greatly. Take advantage
of this and press A and you'll score a Parry attack that will put your enemy
out of his misery.