Zora's Sapphire Walkthrough
Items/Weapons: Stone of Agony, Spin Attack, Magic Meter, Din’s Fire, Silver Scale, Empty Bottle #3, Farore’s Wind, Boomerang, Zora’s Sapphire, Ocarina of Time, Bigger Bomb Bag, Biggest Bomb Bag, Master Sword, Light Medallion
Heart Pieces: 6 // 13/36
Golden Skulltulas: 23 // 38/100
Songs: Song of Time
Now that you have bombs and other things, there are a lot of errands to complete before moving on to the next dungeon. You with me? Head all the way back to Kokiri Forest and, at night, get a *Golden Skulltula* on the back of the Know-It-All Brothers’ house, and another *Golden Skulltula* on the soft soil by the shop (use bottled bugs on the spot). Head into the Lost Woods and go left twice to find yet another soft soil spot. Dump bugs on the spot for another *Golden Skulltula*. Head back out to the forest, then return to the Lost Woods. Go right, left, right, left, and left again to find another soft soil spot. Dump the bugs there for a *Golden Skulltula*. Now, return to the Death Mountain Trail via Kakariko Village. On the right wall coming up the first part of the trail is a weak spot. Bomb it and nab the *Golden Skulltula*, climbing the wall to get the token. Another one is within the soft soil by Dodongo’s Cavern. Use the bugs as usual to get the *Golden Skulltula*. Head up the mountain and into Goron City. Head down to Darunia’s chamber and light a Deku Stick from a lit torch. Run out to the bottom floor outside the chamber and light all the torches surrounding the big pot. Succeed and the pot begins to spin. Head up to the level just above the bottom and toss a bomb into the pot. It spins around and depending on what face shows, you will get rupees, bombs, and if a big smile shows, a *Heart Piece*. Find a room with a lot of boulders inside and bomb every light-coloured one until you reach the *Golden Skulltula* and some rupees. Now head back outside. Darunia mentioned a Great Fairy on Death Mountain. Bomb the rocks along the path and up Death Mountain, past the path to Goron City. Use the Hylian Shield to block the falling rocks from crushing you and make your way up. The owl will mention again about the Great Fairy. Blow up the nearby wall and enter. Play Zelda's Lullaby while standing on the Triforce symbol. The fairy will appear and give you the *Spin Attack* and a *Magic Meter*. This attack is not used much but is fun to blow away bushes! He he he! Outside, head into the crater. Quickly bang into the crate there to get a *Golden Skulltula*. Talk to the owl outside to get a lift to Kakariko Village. On the roof where he drops you off, head forward onto the roof by the cucco pen and carefully drop to the ledge. Head inside to get a *Heart Piece* inside a cage with a cow. How about that! If you happen to miss it, you can either get another lift from the owl or come back as an adult and use the hookshot to reach the ledge. While here, collect your next prize in the House of Skulltula for your 20th token. It’s a *Stone of Agony* that allows you to uncover hidden underground caves if you have a Rumble Pak attached to your controller. There is another Great Fairy at Hyrule Castle. Head there and sneak over the fence as you did earlier. On the other side is a path to a sign that says "Dead End." That sounds suspicious! Bomb the boulder and enter another Great Fairy Fountain. This fairy will give you a magic spell, *Din's Fire*. This is a powerful and useful attack that uses magic power on the magic meter. Now, you can finally move on to get the third Spiritual Stone. Go right of Kakariko Village from Hyrule Field to Zora's River. Bang into the tree out front for a *Golden Skulltula*. Here, you can buy magic beans to plant in soft soil (see soft soil locations.) They start at 10 rupees and increase by that amount for each seed, with a total of 10. You probably can’t afford all 10 right now, but try to buy them all later on and see my Side Quests page for soft soil locations. Most of the 10 spots lead you to Heart Pieces or Golden Skulltulas, which I will mention in the walkthrough later on. Now, there are a couple of Heart Pieces to find here. First, grab the cucco at the beginning of the area and carry it across. You’ll spot it on a pillar by the fence. Fly to the other side by the log and climb up to the higher ground. You should see a ledge sticking out of the big piece of land at left. Fly there and drop the cucco to climb the ladder. Grab another cucco here and carefully navigate the thin log to a platform with a Gossip Stone. Just as carefully, fly to the *Heart Piece* on the pillar. Head across the wooden bridge to the zig-zagging platforms. With cucco in hand, fly to the platform with another *Heart Piece*. Finally, at night, drop down in the shallow water on the right side off the waterfall to find a *Golden Skulltula* on a ladder. In front of a waterfall at a ground plaque, play Zelda's Lullaby to open an entrance. Enter into Zora's Domain. Wow, nice digs :o) There’a another Heart Piece to be had. Make your way up to where King Zora sits. He's upset about Ruto (as in Princess Ruto). Yeah. Light a Deku Stick from the lit torch and light each torch you come to. First, head down and light that one, then go left around to the shop and light another one. Head along the shallow parts of the water to two torches behind the waterfall. Here, you’ll collect a *Heart Piece*. If you go left in King Zora's room, you'll find the Diving Game (see sign.) Talk to the Zora standing there, then dive down and collect the rupees to win the *Silver Scale*. Now you can dive 6 metres. Near the area where you dove for rupees is a hole. Dive down and enter. You are now in Lake Hylia! A Zora is nearby and so is a bottle. Dive down to get it. There is a note inside. Take the shortcut back to Zora's Domain and show the item to King Zora. It says she's trapped inside Lord Jabu-Jabu. You get to keep the *Empty Bottle*, your third. He'll ask you to find her and in a loooooooooooong cinema, he moves over to reveal a cave. Before you enter, take the bottle and go to the river next to the Zora Shop. Use the bottle to catch a fish. Then retreat to King Zora's room and enter Zora's Fountain. There is a HUGE fish. It looks scary, which he is now, since Ganondorf has overpowered him. Before dealing with him, swim to the back area and bomb the wall to reveal a cave. Inside, the Great Fairy will give you *Farore’s Wind*. Also, bang into the tree by the cave for a *Golden Skulltula*. Now, stand in front of Lord Jabu-Jabu and drop the fish in front of him. He'll eat the fish and you!!!! Yikes! Now, you're inside Lord Jabu-Jabu's belly!! Ew! Okay, proceed to beat the enemies to clear the room. Use the slingshot on the white switch on the ceiling to open the door. Enter. Ignore the elevator lift and enter the next room. There is Princess Ruto! She denies everything and leaves via a hole. Follow her like the brave lad you are and keep talking to her until she lets you carry her. You must carry her all the way through this area. If you do lose her, just go back to the room where you first met her and pick her up again. You can't carry her in deep water or she'll leave, but you can use her to hit switches and enemies. Anyway, from here, enter the door behind you. Carrying Ruto, jump in the shallow water and throw her up on the platform. Hit the switch to raise the water and jump up to where you left Ruto. Continue on, using Ruto to hit the switch and take the door. Beat the Octorock (put Ruto down to beat him, then pick her up again.) Take the elevator when it comes down and go to the room where you first met Ruto. Ignore the holes and enter the door at the end. Take the path to the right and drop Ruto on the switch. Enter the door that opens. Beat all the stingers in the room using Z- Targeting and the slingshot. When they're all gone, open the chest to receive the *Boomerang*! This weapon is useful in getting rid of jellyfish and other annoying enemies. Exit the room and Ruto is gone. Sheesh! Go left and pick her up in the last room. Re-enter that door and go left. Drop her on the switch and enter the new door. Use the boomerang to beat the tentacle. Stand close to it and hit it using Z-Targeting. When it collapses, open the chest and receive the map. This time Ruto stays put, but stands off the switch. Pick her up again and go left. The tentacle blocking this room is now cut off (thank you Navi!) Enter that door with Ruto. Once inside, drop her and you have 40 seconds to pop all the bubbles. Use the boomerang with Z-Targeting. When you finish, open the chest to get the compass. Exit the room with Ruto. Go left, forward, then left again twice to another door. Defeat another tentacle using the boomerang again. No prize this time :o( Directly across from the room where you met Ruto, head through the door and beat the green tentacle, then return to that room where you met Ruto. The green tentacle blocking that one hole is gone. Drop down that hole (it's on the right from exiting the last room). Now you're on the highest platform of that room where you chased after Ruto. Get the *Golden Skulltula* using the boomerang (isn’t that so much easier now?) and get another *Golden Skulltula* right next to it. Enter the door and Ruto recognizes the spiritual stone. Throw her up on the platform like she says rather boldly and she gets the stone. But, aren't you supposed to get the stone? Walk forward towards her and the elevator goes up with Ruto on it. Then, it comes down with an ugly looking thing. It's the mini-boss called Big Octo. See the boss section for details on beating him. When he's gone, take the elevator to the top. Beat the jellyfish things, then enter the door. Freeze the electric moving block with boomerang (I suggest you beat the annoying Octorock on the floor first), then freeze another electric block, then enter the door. Jump on the platform and you're lowered to the room with the elevator, connecting a path together. Head through the door off the boxes and get the *Golden Skulltula* you couldn’t reach before on the ivy wall (bet that bothered you a lot, too). Head back a room and use a box to hold down the switch in front of the other door. Enter. Beat the jellyfish in the room, get the *Golden Skulltula* on the vines, then climb them. Z-Target the switch and stand fairly close to it. Use the boomerang to hit the switch. Enter the newly unlocked door. Now you are facing the boss: Barinade. See the boss section on beating him. When he's electrocuted, collect the Heart Container and step into the blue light. Princess Ruto comes in and takes you to Zora's Fountain where she gives you the Zora's Engagement Ring. Ummmm...the *Zora Sapphire*...yes. Now you're engaged. Hmmm...kind of young, aren't you? Kids these days! Now, you have all three Spiritual Stones. While in Zora’s Fountain, at night, stand on the log right of Lord Jabu-Jabu and get the *Golden Skulltula* on the wall. Now, go to Hyrule Field's drawbridge to see Princess Zelda. Whooops! Zelda is leaving with Impa and she throws you something. Why are they leaving? Oh, him. Ganondorf. Ugly dude on the horse. When they're gone, dive down in the water and get the item Zelda threw to you, the *Ocarina of Time*! Now, you need to grow up. No, not here! The Temple of Time! Zelda teaches you the Song of Time used to open the Door of Time to go through time in the nick of time. This game is called Ocarina of Time after all! Before growing up, we should finish off some necessary business. The Boomerang opens up many possibilities for you. Head back to Lon Lon Ranch at night and get these Golden Skulltulas: a *Golden Skulltula* on the roof of the left building where Talon is, a *Golden Skulltula* on the back of the fenced-in area, and a *Golden Skulltula* right of the stone building in back. Head back out into Hyrule Field and search left of Kakariko Village for a tree. Bomb it and enter the hole to nab another *Golden Skulltula*. Head back into Kakariko Village and in the graveyard at night, get the *Golden Skulltula* on the right wall. Head up Death Mountain Trail and re-enter Dodongo’s Cavern. Head right and use the pillar elevator to reach the upper level. Head through the door there and drop down into the maze. Take a ladder (not the one with a blue block under it) and go over the bridge into the next room. Move the Armos Statue blocking the ladder and hit the switch, then take the newly unlocked door. You’re on top of the bomb flower room, but without using the stairs formed by them. Go left down the path and climb the vines to grab a *Golden Skulltula*. Head up to Goron City and find the big rolling Goron. If you read a sign along his rolling route, you’ll see he will reward you if he’s stopped. You’re your own stock of bombs, plant one in his path to stop him and talk to him to get a bomb upgrade, the *Bigger Bomb Bag*. Exit and head all the way back to Kokiri Forest and inside the Great Deku Tree for another hidden Golden Skulltula. Drop down into the watery basement and crawl through the tunnel by the hole leading to Queen Gohma. Bomb the weak wall guarded by the Deku Plant and enter that door. Get the *Golden Skulltula* off the wall. Now, go to the market. The Bombchu Bowling game is now set up. If you enter the door just left of the beggar, you can play for 30 rupees. The prizes rotate, but two prizes are most important: a *Heart Piece* and the *Biggest Bomb Bag*. Play until you win both (or go broke…in that case, come back later). If you return to the Mask Shop, you can complete Young Link’s Trading Sequence by selling masks (see Side Quests for details). You can also plant Magic Beans in the first 6 soft soil spots (again, see Side Quests). This will set up a bright future for you. Now go to the temple near the Happy Mask Shop. Cross through the small courtyard and into the Temple of Time. Stand in front of the pedestal and play the newly learned Song of Time to place the three Spiritual Stones. The door opens. Enter and Navi recognizes the legendary *Master Sword*! You should know that after pulling the sword, you can't go back in time again until you beat the first temple as an adult. When you're ready, pull the sword out and in a second, seven years will have passed. You're inside the Chamber of Sages, where each Sage will appear after you beat each temple. Rauru, the Light Sage, explains your quest and gives you your first medallion, the *Light Medallion*. Now, you can proceed on your adult quest!
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