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Chapter 4 - Demolition Man |
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This part of the walkthrough covers Death Mountain, Goron City and Dodongo's
Cavern.
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| 4.1 Mountain Climbing |
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- With all of the items we got in the last section, you should be more
than ready to tackle Death Mountain, but you need one of the things out
of all of them to proceed: the HYLIAN SHIELD. You can get
it in the Hyrule Town Market for
80 Rupees (60 reduced with the Death Mountain guard's help), or you can
get in the Graveyard for free (refer to the previous chapter).
- When you're finally ready, go up and talk to the guard in front of the
north gate in Kakariko, whip out your letter and hand it to him. You'll
have to endure a lengthy rant. He'll lament about how his child greatly
desires a Keaton Mask from the Happy Mask Shop in Hyrule Town, which queues
its grand opening. It's part of a later side quest, so I'll cover that
at a later time.
- After he shuts his trap, head on through the gate.
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Red Tektite |
Threat
Attacks
 Contact |
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- These crab-like enemies will jump in your direction if you come
into view. Not much else to say about them, other than some people think
they look like spiders.
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- As you enter, you'll find several Red Tektites along the way.
Simply Z
target them once you get close and slash without holding the analog
stick to use vertical slashes to kill them. Head on up around the corner
and a third Tektite will jump off the ledge. Kill it like the others,
then speak with the rock-like creature next to the giant cracked boulder
if you like. He'll inform you that he's a Goron, one of many on Death
Mountain,
and that the cave behind him is Dodongo's Cavern, which was
sealed by Ganandorf, the fiend!
- After that pleasant encounter, round the corner and continue upward.
Here, head along the RIGHT side of the flag. Avoid this rolling Goron by
staying on the left side. If he hits you, he'll knock you off the
mountain. Continue on through and enter the giant, bannered entrance to
Goron City.
- The city is composed of many tiers which each have many doors and
twisting corridors. For now, our objective is the bottom level, so you
can just jump all the way down. Once there, stand on the fancy rug in
front of the huge stone door and pull out your Ocarina. You'll hear the
secret chime. Play Zelda's Lullaby to open the door, then head on in and
speak with Darunia, the Goron leader.
- Unfortunately, he doesn't have any interest in chatting with you and is
too absorbed in his own troubles. To lift his spirits, obviously you
have to play Saria's Song. I mean, that's common sense right? (What the
crap man!)
- If you've been following the walkthrough thus far, you should already
have Saria's Song, if not, use the shortcut listed below, then follow
the instructions in the previous section that deals with that.
- After watching the big boss of the Gorons do a little jig and exclaim
joyous phrases, talk to his old scowling self again and he's willing to
talk. Turns out, he's willing to give you the Spiritual Stone of
Fire...! If you can kill the beasts in Dodongo's Cavern. Jerk!
- As a free gift (for no reason he claims), he'll give you some helpful
jewelry.
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- This small armband gives you the strength to pull up bushes, including
the Bomb Flowers! |
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- Well that's just downright spiffy. Before we leave, there's a little
something we can get here.
| Heart Piece #18 |
Goron City (Past) |
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- After opening the door to Darunia's Chambers in Goron City, use
the torch in his room to light the other torches outside using a Deku
Stick. This will cause the giant urn to spin for no reason.
- At this point, go one tier up using the nearby stairs and throw the
nearby Bomb Flowers into it. If you can manage to make one explode when
the smiling Goron face is facing towards you, it will spit out a Piece
of a Heart.
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- Now we're going to make a little shortcut.
- You can light a Deku Stick on the torches on the lowest
level, head up the stairs, continually making right turns and light the
two big torches up here. After that, run down the hall here to see some
boulders with Bomb Flowers.
Bring your lit Stick under one of the
Flowers on the wall to light it, then run away before it explodes. This
will clear the boulders, making a shortcut to the Lost Woods.
- Now, if you haven't gotten Saria's Song yet, enter the Lost
Woods and refer to the last section of the walkthrough to go get it and
return here. Once you've done that and played the song for Darunia,
we're done here.
- With nothing left to do in Goron City, make your way all the way to the top and
exit that way.
- From the entrance to Goron City, head to the right, rather than
back down the mountain. Here, you'll find a little overhang with a lone
Goron and Bomb Flower. Speak with him if you wish, though he holds no
monetary value, so to speak. His companion, however, is now useful to
us.
- Pick up the Bomb Flower and toss it over the ledge. If you aim straight
ahead, it will land beside the giant boulder below and blow open the
entrance to Dodongo's Cavern. What? That was it? Why couldn't these lazy
bums who are ten times stronger than you do that?
- Actually, as long as you're up here, you can cheat and do a back flip at
an angle over this shorter Bomb Flower fence to land on top of the roof
of the Dodongo's Cavern entrance and grab a Piece of a Heart early. I'm
not going to do it for the sake of the walkthrough, but if you like, the
option is open =)
- Whenever you're ready, go ahead and enter the Cavern.
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| 4.2 Dodongo's Cavern |
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- As soon as you enter, you'll find an odd looking wall straight ahead.
Use one of the Bomb Flowers nearby to blow it up, revealing the whole of
Dodongo's Cavern. This place is full of lava and fire enemies, so best
to equip the Hylian Shield so you don't burn your little Deku edition.
- Straight ahead, you'll see a new statue enemy with a giant eyeball atop
it.
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Laser |
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- These immobile statue enemies will slowly cast their gaze in a circle
and shoot anything that moves with laser beams.
- The only way to defeat these menacing statues is to blow them up with
something explosive, like Bombs, Bombchus or Bomb Flowers, which will
explode on contact. Occasionally, they'll only stun however, so you
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- You can't kill that Beamos at the moment, so either use this center
platform to get to the one on the left, or you can jump down and run
along the edge of the lava and climb up a ladder on the other side.
Either way, once there, use the Bomb Flower to blow up the nearby funny
looking wall. Inside there's a large treasure chest containing the
Dungeon Map.
- You can kill this other Beamos if you like using the nearby Bomb Flower.
Also worth noting on this side is the Business Scrub on this far end who
will sell Deku Shields if you burn yours. You should have the Hylian
Shield equipped though.
- With that all settled, head to the opposite (right) side, using either
the rising platforms or the ladder behind the platform itself. There's
another weird wall on this side, but it's just a Gossip Stone that we
can't use yet.
- Use the Bomb Flower to kill the Beamos, then grab yet another Bomb
Flower and make a run for the weird wall on the other side. After
blowing it open, head on through.
- In this small passage, you'll find another new enemy, Baby Dodongos.
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Baby Dodongo |
Threat
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 Contact
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- These small lizards will surface and chase after you, trying to jump
and nip at you if they get close. If you avoid them, they'll burrow back
under only to reappear moments afterwards.
- They're quite weak and will die with a single slash of your sword, but
be warned, because they explode shortly afterwards. Perhaps you can use
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- Go on ahead and either kill or avoid the small green baddies. They're
pretty easy, but just be aware of the fact that they explode. Right
before you get to the small ledge, there's a secret to the right that
you can get early.
| Skulltula #5 |
Dodongo's Cavern (Any Time) |
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Requires: Bombs?
- In the skinny passage with all the jumping, exploding lizards, there is
a bombable wall along one side. You can blow it up with Bombs once you
have them, or if you time it right, you can lure one of the Baby
Dodongos near it, then slash it with your sword. Enter the door that's
revealed.
- Inside, kill the Keese, then claim your prize. You may have to use a
jump (Z + A) to reach it.
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- If you mess up and kill all the Baby Dodongos, you can leave and come
back to make them reappear.
In any case, climb onto the small platform
up ahead and there's a small puzzle. Stepping on the switch opens the
door, but as soon you step off it seals back up. Push and pull either of
the Armos statues onto it to keep the door open. Head on through.
- This small room has two Keese. Either kill them or run past.
- The door seals behind you and two Lizalfos appear. It looks like you're
trapped until you can defeat them.
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- These lizard-men use swords to swipe at you. They usually come in pairs,
but only attack you one at a time and swap every other hit they take. They attack
quite slowly and are very vulnerable the rest of the time. Use your
shield to get close and slash them.
- Alternatively, you can shoot them from afar with your Slingshot, or stun
them with Deku Nuts. Either way, three hits with the Kokiri Sword will
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- These annoying enemies will jump back and forth repeatedly. Pursue the
next one that'll attack you to make the battle faster.
Oh, and avoid the
lava of course. Don't they look like they're wearing metal bras...?
Anyway, once they're both defeated, the next door will open.
- There's a funny looking wall ahead, but behind is just a Business Scrub
selling Deku Sticks if you're out.
- Around the corner, you'll encounter your first Dodongo.
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Threat
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- These giant, slow moving lizards bulky and awkward to maneuver around,
but they can be quite easily defeated if you know what to do. Their main
attack is to get close to you and breath fire, which does heavy damage.
- Trick them into breathing fire, then quickly circle around and swipe
their tender backside. Whenever they are harmed there, they'll spin
around quickly, hitting you with their tail if you're within range, then
breath fire yet again, so jump out of the way.
- By repeatedly making them turn 180 degrees, you can keep this up and
harm them until they die. Depending on their size, they take differing
amounts of hits to defeat. The Jump Attack (Z + A) works great on these
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- There are two Dodongos in this room, so defeat both of them.
- If you're out of Deku Sticks, use the Bomb Flowers to blow open the
funny looking wall near the beginning of this room, enter the door and
defeat the Business Scrub so you can buy them for 15 Rupees each. It's a
rip off really, but who cares?
- Now, you'll notice a lit torch near the beginning of the room. Whip out
a Deku Stick, light it, then run along towards the far end of the room,
lighting the other torches in the middle along the way. Once all three
torches are lit the door will open.
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- We're back in the main room, but on a slightly higher ledge. Go step on
the switch up ahead to unlock a door leading to the west wing of the
dungeon.
Make your way over there and go through.
- In this small room, we can either bomb the funky looking wall or
proceed. If you do blow up the wall, it will reveal a door. Go through.
- Inside, you'll meet your very first Armos. Just touch it to wake it up.
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- These statue enemies sit still until you disturb their slumber, after
which they'll charge at you in short bursts before returning to their
post. On their own, they are invulnerable to your sword.
- There are two methods to defeating them: The first is to use explosives,
such as Bombs, Bombchus or Bomb Flowers. The second is to stun them with
Deku Nuts, then slash them with your sword.
- In either case, they'll spin around chasing after you before exploding.
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- After he's been defeated, the door will unseal. Open the chest to find
the Compass, then head back out.
- Back in the room with the lines of Bomb Flowers, grab the lone Bomb
Flower that's near this side room and place it in between the others to
complete the garden line. This will cause them all to explode at once,
which will make the stone crumble and fall into the shape of stairs.
Why, how convenient...
- Climb up all the steps, then circle around using either the left or
right path and come to the very top of the slope. Here, you'll find a
Skullwalltula, as well as a Gold Skulltula!
| Skulltula #6 |
Dodongo's Cavern (Past) |
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- In the room where you blow up all the Bomb Flowers at once to make the
stairs lower, there's a Gold Skulltula on a web at the very top of the
room. Kill it with your Slingshot, then climb the web to grab the token.
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- Collect it if you wish, then head through the door in the top portion of
the room.
- You'll find yourself in a hexagon shaped room with more Armos and a new
twist on an familiar enemy: Fire Keese.
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- If a regular Keese comes in contact with a flame, it'll become a Fire
Keese, which is the same, except it can do additional damage by making
you burn after it hits you.
- Kill them like you would any other Keese, just don't equip your Deku
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- You should have the Hylian Shield equipped anyway, so their fire
shouldn't pose much of a problem. Use your sword or slingshot to defeat
them, then find the side of the pillar in the center of the room with a
ladder. Pull the Armos statue back and climb the ladder.
Step on the
switch to open the nearby door; go through it.
- We're back in the main room, but up high! Don't fall down and beware the
Fire Keese as you make your way across the skinny platform. There's a
deliberate chunk taken out in the center of it for no reason, JERKS!
Continue on to the other side and head through.
- In the next room, either use the ladder or jump down into a Trap
infested corridor. Navi will exclaim how you should use Z Targeting to
know what's around the corner before venturing out. Good advice in these
close quarters.
- Use Z to navigate through this little area and time your sprints to
avoid the Traps. Get to the opposite side of the room, where you'll find
a silver block at the base of a ladder. Our goal here is to get on top
of the platform to your right. There are two methods to do so:
A: Climb up the ladder, get on the skinny ledge, turn around and jump.
B: Pull out the block, put it next to the platform and climb up both.
- Either way, once up top, open the chest for a Red Rupee (15), then use
the Bomb Flower to blow up the funny looking wall at the top of the
ladder. It can take several tries. Either try to hook it onto the small
ledge, or time it so it will explode at the right moment. Either way,
once that is done, jump over and go through.
- This passage has a platform with a fire raging on it. In order to put
out the flames so you can jump across, you'll have to shoot the gold
eye switch above the next doorway. It's timed, so hurry and run across.
- The hallway here has three Baby Dodongos. I suggest you just avoid them
and head for the next door.
- Once again, you are locked in with two Lizalfos. They're easily
defeated, though, this time you have less room to work with.
Remember
that you're Slingshot and Deku Nuts are options as well if you find this
space too confining.
- Once their defeated, the door will unseal. If you're running low on
health, you can inch your way out onto the platform out in the distance.
It's actually looming over the room we battled the last pair of lizard
men. Anyway, enter the door when you're ready.
- Once again, we're in another fire pillar room. This time, however, there
are two flames. The first is put out in the same manner as the last room
like this we visited.
- To put out the second flame, stand on the first platform, then turn
left. Shoot the golden eye switch in the alcove to cause the fire to
cease.
- This next area is actually the same room as the one we were in earlier
with all the traps going back and forth. Now that we're on the higher
level, jump across to the next platform. Here, climb up the little
raised portion on your right to find a large treasure chest. Although it
doesn't look like it'll be anything special, it's actually this
dungeon's treasure.
| New Equipment: Bomb Bag |
Dodongo's Cavern (Past) |
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- This nifty bag made from the stomach of Dodongos lets you hold up to 20
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- Whip one of these puppies out and it will explode shortly after. Use
them on cracked walls or boulders to find all kinds of secrets! Keep in mind,
that many enemies that can't be harmed with the sword are vulnerable to
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- Jump on down (to the high platform). You can actually jump down once
more and blow up the funny looking wall, but it just contains a small
room with Business Scrubs selling Deku Nuts and Deku Seeds (Slingshot
bullets).
- Rather than jumping down again, continue on through to the last area we
have yet to explore.
- It actually takes you back to the other top area of the main room. Step
on the switch to cause on of the rising platforms from below begin to
raise all the way to the top level. This is a very nice shortcut to this
portion of the dungeon.
- Step forward and read the tablet for a little clue of what to do next:
Giant dead Dodongo...
when it sees red,
a new way to go
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- Follow the last bridge across the top and you'll notice there's two
holes in it, right above the Dodongo skull's eyes. Hmm... Position
yourself next to the edge of each and press the Bomb button twice to
whip one out and drop it down. Once it explodes, the eye will turn red.
Repeat this step with the other eye, and actually, you can jump down and
stand directly on the skull if you like.
- Once both eyes glow, the jaw will lower to reveal a door. Once again...
How convenient... Anyway, either use the "shortcut" to get down, or jump
down onto the skull, then the platform. Enter your new doorway.
- In this new area, run straight ahead then drop down into the room. Kill
the Fire Keese if you like,
then climb into the hallway on the right and
follow it to the next room.
- In this larger room, there are yet again some more Fire Keese. Kill them
and follow the twisting path until you get to a raised platform. Climb
onto it. If you want a Gold Skulltula, jump down and blow up the nearby
wall.
| Skulltula #7 |
Dodongo's Cavern (Past) |
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Requires: Bombs
- Right after you enter the giant dead Dodongo's skull and take the path
on the right, there's a bombable wall at the far end of this long room
with the Fire Keese flying around. Bomb the wall and go through the
door.
- Inside is a lone Armos statue guarding a Gold Skulltula.
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- Once you're ready to proceed, climb onto the raised part of the platform
between the second and third pits, then climb the other climbable block
on here to get to the highest point.
Walk along this wall until you get
to the exit on the far side of the room.
- Once you jump down here, you can slash the pots on the left. There's a
fairy in one of them that you can put in a bottle for later (they
automatically heal you if you run out of life).
- You'll find yourself at the top of another alcove in the small square
room. Push the block off the ledge and jump down.
Kill the Fire Keese so
they don't bug you, then push and pull the block into the hole in the
center of the room. This will hold down a switch so you can enter the
boss door.
- Once in there, use a Bomb on the funny looking patch on the floor, then
open the chest for some Bombs (so you're full). Fall down the hole to
begin the boss battle.
| Temple Boss: Infernal Dinosaur, King Dodongo |
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Navi:
"King Dodongo
This is a huge Dodongo that eats
anything! Give it a shock, and
finish it off with you sword!"
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- King Dodongo is another easy boss that just looks big. Its large
size makes for awkward attacks that are easily avoided.
It only has
two forms of offense, the first of which is to breathe fire at you,
which can be easily avoided by simply standing close to the lava on
the little curved ledge.
- His second attack is to roll around half the arena, which he does
repeatedly throughout the battle, usually either immediately after
the first attack, or when there's an awkward situation where he
can't hit you that well.
Once again, this can be easily avoided by
standing close to the lava. Also, you can simply use your shield to
avoid this one.
- With that being said, you should follow Navi's advice and try "giving
him a shock." Do so by throwing a Bomb or Bomb Flower into his mouth
while he's inhaling to breathe fire. It will explode in his stomach,
stunning him for a moment. Use the opportunity to slash him with
your sword.
Just be prepared to jump to the side with the lava to
avoid his roll immediately after, then circle around to the other
side to face him once again.
- Four hits will kill this beast. And if you plan ahead, you can throw the
Bomb, whip out your sword while he flings himself in the air, then
use A to do a Jump Attack on him as soon as he hits the ground,
dealing extra damage.
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- Rolls at you and breathes fire. The fire can't be deflected with
your shield, but both are easily avoided by standing close to lava. Avoid
actually touching the lava though...
- Throw Bombs or Bomb Flowers in King Dodongo's mouth while he's inhaling
to stun him, then slash with your sword. Circle around. Repeat.
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- After the old king has been defeated, be sure to grab the Heart
Container that's left behind, then enter the blue portal to leave this
dungeon.
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| 4.3 A Couple Goodies |
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- After exiting the dungeon,
you'll quickly be reunited with Darunia, who
is quite pleased to see you.After giving you a friendly pat on the back
that plants you on your face, he'll lament about how Ganondorf came and
put the boulder in front of the Cavern, and how special you are.
Somehow, you two become Sworn Brothers, whatever that means. Ooo,
Darunia knows how to glow. That's pretty snazzy!
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- The second of the three Spiritual Stones, this is the Spiritual Stone of
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- With Spiritual Stone in hand, we're ready to get a few more things. Run
away from the Goron hugs, Link!
- After the humorous cutscene ends, you can quickly snag some nearby Gold
Skulltula tokens.
| Skulltula #69 |
Death Mountain (Past) |
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Requires: Bottle of Bugs (some nearby ones are under a rock at the beginning of the Graveyard)
- Use Bugs on the soft patch of soil at the entrance to Dodongo's Cavern.
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