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GANON'S CASTLE
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G A N O N ' S C A S T L E

- - - GANON'S CASTLE - - -

Items to find: Golden Gauntlets, Final Boss, Zelda, Cool Ending

You must destroy each barrier that is feeding the main force field,
blocking your path. There are six rooms to go in, each correlating to
one of the Medallions. Here they are, in no particular order.

The best way is to go around the room is in a counter-clockwise
fashion:
Forest Barrier - Water Barrier - Shadow Barrier - Fire Barrier - Light
Barrier - Light Barrier

FOREST BARRIER:

In the first room, stand on the center platform and use Din's Fire to
light those torches, then use a Fire Arrow to hit the one above the
door. It will un-lock. You can also get a Rupee Chest by killing all of
the enemies.

You have to collect all of the Silver Rupees, above a bottomless pit,
with fans all around. Go to your left, you'll see a fan. Use it with the
Hoverboots to get to the platform near the Beamos. Z-target it, then
hurl a bomb at it. It should explode, making this room a lot easier.
Float down and hit that switch to activate a Longshot target on the
previous platform, allowing you to get the Rupee. The last one is on a
small pillar, with a fan right in front. Wait for it to die down, then
quickly get over there! If you're slow it will start up again, use your
Iron Boots to stop from falling off. Go through the next door.

Aim at the Forest Barrier (the green ball in the center of the energy)
with your Fairy Bow and peg it with a Light Arrow. Saria will awaken
and
destroy the Forest Barrier.

SPIRIT BARRIER:

You have to collect Silver Rupees. This is actually rather easy, as
there are no pits or anything to hinder your way, just a ton of
switchblades. For the ones bouncing off the Armors Statues, pull the
statue away and it will have enough room to bounce back and fourth
slowly, allowing you to get the Rupee without getting hurt. Also, one is
in the center of the room, up high. You'll need to kill the Beamos with
a bomb, then use the Longshot target to pull yourself up to it. When
they are all collected the door will un-lock.

Kill those stupid Torch Slugs, they are too annoying and might mess
you
up. If you don't have any Bombchus with you, just hit the Diamond
Object
through the bars (you have to do a lunge, Z + A, to get your sword to
connect) and a chest will fall down, inside are twenty of these mouse-
like contraptions. Send one over the wall, at the farthest Diamond
Object. If your aim is true it will explode on it, opening the door.

Now, look up. You'll see that a part of the ceiling is covered in
spider-web, and there isn't a torch in sight, plus you can't use Deku
Sticks as an Adult! Just whip out your Fire Arrows and hit it. Light
will beam in. Use your Mirror Shield to bounce the light on the correct
Sun Icon (all the others will cause a Ceiling Master to be dropped on
you).

Aim at the Spirit Barrier (the orange ball in the center of the energy)
with your Fairy Bow and peg it with a Light Arrow. Nabooru will
awaken
and destroy the Spirit Barrier.

SHADOW BARRIER:

First, use the chest on the platform to the left (of when you enter) as
a Longshot target, inside are some Rupees. Pull yourself back to the
entrance, then use the torch on the right (of where you enter) to pull
yourself there. If you look across the chasm closely, you'll see a Like
Like. When it's near the ledge, hook it and use it as a Longshot target.
Kill it. Now, the only way that I know of to get to the next platform is
to use your Hoverboots, take a running jump, then right before the
ledge, leap, then Hoverboots will take effect. You'll just BARELY
make
it, but you will. Use the Lens of Truth to find the hidden path to the
switch. It's rusted, so you'll need to use your Megaton Hammer. That
will open up the exit, but there's one more thing to do. Use your Lens
of Truth to see another invisible path, use your Hoverboots to get to
the second switch. It will drop a giant chest to where the Like Like
was, use that as a Longshot target. Inside are the Golden Gauntlets!
These will allow you to lift MASSIVE pillars. Ok, now exit (you'll need

to take a running leap to clear the hole in the invisible path).

OR...........(better stragedy below)

Look to your left as you enter and grapple to the small chest using your

Longshot, inside you'll find some Rupees. Return to the entrance via
the
Hookshot target there, then look to your right. You should see a
platform with a torch on it. Draw your Bow and Arrow and peg the
torch
with a Fire Arrow, it will light. You can also use it as a Longshot
target and use Din's Fire, but it will be more difficult in the long
run. Upon being set on fire, several platforms will appear, forming a
bridge to the island with the Like Like. Quickly run/jump across,
watching the patterns of the Flaming Green Skull so it won't knock you

off into the abyss below, and you'll reach the Like Like. Stun him with
the Longshot, then slash him with the sword a couple of times. Try not
to get eaten, or else he'll spit you over the edge (NOT GOOD!). Ok,
use
your Lens of Truth to find an invisible path to goes to a platform
below, it has a switch on it. Use your Megaton Hammer to activate it.
This will open up the exit. Get back to the Like Like Island, and look
to the exit, and peg the torch there with a Fire Arrow. Once it lights,
small platforms will drop down to a switch. Use them to get there.
Upon
activation, a large chest will drop down onto the Like Like Island...but
you can't get there, you don't have enough time. So instead, use it as a
Longshot target to get back. Open it to find...THE GOLDEN
GAUNTLETS! Now
you can lift really heavy stuff. Use the torch by the exit as a Longshot
target to pull yourself to the exit. Voila!

Aim at the Shadow Barrier (the purple ball in the center of the energy)
with your Fairy Bow and peg it with a Light Arrow. Impa will awaken
and
destroy the Shadow Barrier.

WATER BARRIER:

It should be called the Ice Barrier...First, destroy all of the Ice
Enemies to open the exit. Then bottle some Blue Fire (there's a torch
of
it in the center of the room, you'll first have to bust the icicles) and
use it to melt the Red Ice covering the exit. Re-fill, you'll need it in
the next room.

This is hard to explain, but I'll try my best. Push the block FARTHEST

from the entrance into the hole. You do this by shoving it into the rock
near it, then right into the hole. Now, push the first one (nearest to
you) into the 1st rock (nearest to you) then the next. Now get behind it

and shove it into the wall, where the Red Ice is. If you're confused
there are some good GIFs of it at Gamefaqs (I think...). Now, melt the

ice with your Blue Fire, and hit the rusted switch with your Megaton
Hammer. You don't need any blocks to escape, just climb up to the
door.

Aim at the Water Barrier (the blue ball in the center of the energy)
with your Fairy Bow and peg it with a Light Arrow. The sexy Princess
Ruto will awaken and destroy the Water Barrier.

FIRE BARRIER:

Have you ever tried this without the Hoverboots? Kinda challenging!

Although it's only one room, the Fire Barrier is one of the hardest. You

have to collect Silver Rupees above lava (the kind that resets the room
and takes away a heart; like a bottomless pit). First off, put on your
Goron Tunic, or else you'll only have 2:00 before being scorched to
death. The first few are pretty simple, but then it gets tough. Lift the
giant pillar (you must have the Golden Gauntlets for this) and it will
create an island on the other side. Under the pillar is a Silver Rupee.
Now, you first need to get to the island with the Torch Slug. DO NOT
use
the Longshot target! It's not at the right angle; when you get there
you'll fall off. Instead, use your Hoverboots (make sure the Slug isn't
near the ledge or he'll push you off). Now, kill the Slug and get the
Rupee. Un-equip your Hoverboots, slip into your Kokiri Boots, then
jump
on the pillar you threw, then get the final Rupee. Even if you do fall
in the lava now, the door will still be open (if you collected them all,
that is). Longshot to the exit.

Richard Says:

If you wear your Hover Boots in the room, the main platform will
*not*
start to sink - this makes it all a lot less frantic!

To get to the Slug island easily... Longshot to the exit platform from
the
central sinking bit, the stand on the edge (change out of your Hover
Boots
for safety!) then Longshot to the target on the slug platform - if you
wait
until the slug is out of the way this is easy.

Aim at the Fire Barrier (the red ball in the center of the energy) with
your Fairy Bow and peg it with a Light Arrow. Darunia will awaken
and
destroy the Fire Barrier.

LIGHT BARRIER:

To open the door for this you'll have to lift the huge pillar with the
Golden Gauntlets. Now, use your Lens of Truth to see the invisible
Keese
and Skulltulas. Kill them all and a chest will appear, inside is the
Small Key that will un-lock the exits. If I were you, I wouldn't bother
with the chests around the room...they are either fake and it will sap
your health, or are pathetic items (5 arrows, 5 Rupees).

Now get ready for one of the hardest things yet...Stand on the Triforce

Symbol and play Zelda's Lullaby. Whew, that sure was difficult. Open
the
chest that falls down, get the Small Key, and exit.

You have to collect all of the Silver Rupees in under 60 seconds.
There's one in each aclove, two in the central tower, and one on top.
To
reach that one you'll need to Longshot to the target above it. The next
room should have the Light Barrier, but it doesn't. Use your Lens of
Truth to find the passage that will lead to it...

Aim at the Light Barrier (the yellow ball in the center of the energy)
with your Fairy Bow and peg it with a Light Arrow. Rauru will awaken
and
destroy the Light Barrier.

CENTRAL TOWER:

With each of the barriers destroyed, the central force field has no
energy to power it, and thus disappears. Now go in the Central Tower.

Run up the flight of stairs, you don't get anything for defeating all of
the Keese. Now you will fight two Dinolfos, a supped up version of the

Lizalfos. Use the same techniques and they'll go down in no time. The
door will un-lock, allowing you to go up another flight of stairs. At
the top you'll do battle with two Stalfos for the Boss Key. Grab it,
then continue. At the top you'll fight two Iron Knuckles. Easy enough.
Up the flight of stairs...organ music...getting
louder...............long flight of stairs......big door.......

See the Boss Section for this fight.

ESCAPE FROM THE CASTLE:

Like Zelda said, with his last breathe, Ganondorf is trying to crush
Zelda and you by collapsing the castle. You have 3:00 to escape, and
you
don't have much time to waste! Just follow Zelda, she'll open up gates
and stuff for you. However, about halfway she'll be surrounded by
flames
and you'll have to fight two Stalfos...better do it quick! =) At the
very end is a ReDead. Just stun it with your Longshot, then exit. Watch

as it blows up! Then, after hearing the strange sounds, go up to the
ruins...

AND BEYOND...:

After an awesome cinema that is second to none, on any video game
platform, PC or otherwise, you will fight the main boss, GANON. This
is
the most impressive (visually, audio-wise, gameplay wise, etc.) moment

I've ever seen in my entire video-game career. Beat this mammoth
beast
and you will be awarded an ending. It could've been better, but hell, at
least you don't get a friggin' cake and a "Thank you" screen >=)

MY CHALLENGE: Try beating GANON with the Iron Boots on.
Ain't so easy
now, is it?

----Guide by marshmallow( m_mallow@hotmail.com )------

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