Ukuku Prairie, Kanalet Castle and Key Cavern (Level 3) Walkthrough

Link's Awakening 100% Completion Walkthrough9 chapters

Walkthrough overview

• The Shore, Forest and Tail Cave (Level 1)Shield, Sword, Mysterious Forest, Magic Powder, Tail Key, Roc’s Feather, Moldorm and the Full Moon Cello.
• Goponga Swamp and Bottle Grotto (Level 2)BowWow’s rescue, Goponga Swamp, every key, the Power Bracelet, the Genie boss and the Conch Horn.
• Ukuku Prairie, Kanalet Castle and Key Cavern (Level 3)The Golden Leaves of Kanalet Castle, the Slime Key, Pegasus Boots, Slime Eye and the Sea Lily’s Bell.
• Yarna Desert and Angler’s Tunnel (Level 4)Wake the walrus, cross Yarna Desert, win the Flippers, beat the Angler Fish and take the Surf Harp.
• Martha’s Bay and Catfish’s Maw (Level 5)Manbo’s Mambo, the ghost, the Mermaid’s Scale, Hookshot, Master Stalfos, Slime Eel and the Wind Marimba.
• Ancient Ruins and Face Shrine (Level 6)Magnifying Lens, Frog’s Song of Soul, Boomerang, Ancient Ruins, Power Bracelet L-2, Facade, Coral Triangle.
• Tal Tal Mountains and Eagle’s Tower (Level 7)Flying Rooster, Bird Key, Mirror Shield, Evil Eagle and the Organ of Evening Calm.
• Western Mountains and Turtle Rock (Level 8)Marin’s bridge, Mad Batter, Frog’s Song of Soul, Magic Rod, Hot Head and the Thunder Drum.
• The Wind Fish’s Egg and the FinaleFinish your 100%, read the maze book, play the Ballad, beat the Shadow Nightmares, see the secret ending.

This chapter takes you from the Conch Horn to the Sea Lily’s Bell. You run the opening steps of the trading sequence, collect the five Golden Leaves in and around Kanalet Castle, trade them to Richard for the right to dig up the Slime Key, and open Key Cavern. Inside you win the Pegasus Boots, defeat Slime Eye and take your third Instrument.

Before Kanalet: shovel, trades and upgrades

Ukuku Prairie

Mabe Village to the Witch’s Hut

Head east from Mabe Village, past the sign, into Ukuku Prairie. Lift the rocks on the path and go north to a small cave where a chest holds 50 rupees. East of the cave, climb the stairs, lift the boulder and keep going north to the Witch’s Hut.

Richard’s Villa

From the Witch’s Hut, cross the holes again to the south, lift the boulder and take the stairs down to a warp spot. Follow the path south to Richard’s Villa. Richard cannot get into Kanalet Castle. He asks you to bring him the five Golden Leaves and promises a reward when you do.

Seashell Mansion

East of Kanalet Castle, up a dirt path, stands the Seashell Mansion. Secret Seashells are exchanged here for gifts, and the number you carry when you walk in matters. Enter holding exactly 5 shells and the keeper presents you with one more shell. Enter holding exactly 10 and he gives another. At 20 shells or more he hands over the L-2 Sword. Shells beyond 20 turn into rupees. Both bonus shells are missed if you enter with a different count, so plan your visits around the totals on the Secret Seashells page.

A shell sits in the bushes one screen east of the mansion, in the field where the path continues. Cut through them with your Sword.

Kanalet Castle and the five Golden Leaves

Photo 10: A Regal Home

The castle gate is shut. If you have taken photo 1 at the Camera Shop, speak to the photographer when he shows up at the gate and let him take your picture. The shot is called “A Regal Home” and is photo 10 of 12. You can only get it before the gate is opened from inside, so do it before the leaves. See Photographs for the list.

Golden Leaf 3: the Iron Knuckles in the bubble room

Find the castle’s side entrance and go in. In the first big room, two Iron Knuckles guard the way, with a red Zol beside them. Beat all three and a leaf drops from the ceiling. A bubble that follows you can be cleared with Magic Powder. The castle’s rooms have blue floors and lots of pots; throw pots at the door where a hole needs opening.

Golden Leaf 5: the Iron Knuckle behind the statue

The last leaf is in a room reached from the lower floor. Drop a bomb beside the statue on the left wall to wake the Iron Knuckle behind it, and defeat him for the final leaf.

Open the castle gate

A button north and east of the castle entrance opens the gate from the inside. Press it now only if you have already taken photo 10.

How to get the Slime Key

Give Richard the five leaves

Return to Richard’s Villa with all five Golden Leaves. Richard thanks you and lets you push the frog statue in his house aside. Take the stairs down.

The passage beneath the villa

The passage is dark and has Zols hiding in it. Go northwest, push the rock into the pit, jump the gap with the Roc’s Feather and open the chest for a Secret Seashell. Then follow the passage northeast and go up the stairs to the outdoor maze.

Pothole Field and the owl statue

The maze is Pothole Field. Cut the bushes to reveal the holes and the dirt path. Go south, then follow the edge of the field counterclockwise until a gap opens to the west. At the end is an owl statue. Cut the bush in front of it, equip the Shovel and dig on the tile beneath you. You unearth the Slime Key.

The keyhole and the way to Key Cavern

Take the key back through the maze and the passage to the villa and go north to the statue with the keyhole. Walk into the keyhole with the Slime Key. The ground shifts and a path opens to the cave. From the villa head south and west to a lake, follow its shore south and jump across the small islands to the west. A diamond of grass sits on one of the shores; dig in its centre for a Secret Seashell. Then go east, down a stair, and west to the Key Cavern entrance.

Key Cavern (Level 3) walkthrough

Key Cavern is a dungeon of key rooms. Most small keys come from clearing a room of its enemies, so keep your Sword out and take the rooms one at a time. You need bombs, the Roc’s Feather and the Pegasus Boots you find in the middle of the dungeon. The second half demands a lot of dashing, so equip the Boots and the Roc’s Feather together when asked.

Small keys 3, 4 and 5

West of the Map room go north, then down the stairs and unlock the south door. A Pairodd flickers between two spots; hit it the moment it reappears, with a pot or bomb if you like. When every enemy is down, a key falls.

Go north and through the east locked door. Avoid the Pairodd, take the stairs up and defeat all the Green Zols for the fourth key. North and west lie more Zols that open the doors, and two Pairodds in the west room hold the fifth key.

Small keys 6 and 7, 200 rupees and the Compass

Warp back to the mini-boss room and go east. A Vacuum Mouth pushes you away from a chest. Dash into it with your Sword to defeat it and open the chest for a key. For a 200 rupee chest, return to the entrance room, take the west path, dash through the crystals and climb north. After the Red Zol, go to the Bombite room, then northeast, defeat the four Green Zols and the two Stalfos, and open the chest.

For the Compass, warp to the mini-boss room and go south, east, north, east and north into a room of three Bombites. Hit them to light their fuses and let them explode, clear the hidden Green Zols and leave west. The chest holds the Compass. Bomb the west wall of that room, walk through and defeat three Bombites for another small key.

Nightmare’s Key

Go back to the owl statue room with the arrow pointing at the south wall and bomb the wall. Dash with the Boots, then jump the wide gap with the Roc’s Feather. Climb the stairs and go north. Dash over the hole to the chest. It holds the Nightmare’s Key.

The way to the boss

Return to the room with the group of Red Zols that move together. Unlock the key blocks on the path with your keys and go down the stairs. Dash into the Thwomp to make it fall, go east, and dash and jump to reach the ladder on the far side. Take the ladder down and dash at the Pairodds in the next room before they teleport. The door opens when both are gone.

Ride the conveyor belts, dodging the Keese on the statues. Beat them all and a key drops. You do not need it. Unlock the Nightmare’s door and step in.

Heart Container and the Sea Lily’s Bell

Take the Heart Container the boss leaves, which adds one heart. Go north through the door to the chamber beyond and take the Sea Lily’s Bell, your third Instrument.

A hint follows pointing you to a waterfall in the next Instrument’s region. Outside the dungeon the owl tells you to go east, towards Yarna Desert.

Returns and secrets nearby

The Boots, Shovel and Power Bracelet open several more shells around the prairie. A boulder in the round-rock field south of the Kanalet entrance covers a shell that needs the Power Bracelet. A cave with a block puzzle and an owl statue near the donut stones hides a dig spot that needs bombs, the Bracelet and the Shovel. The moat Piece of Heart around Kanalet Castle and the island shell north of Key Cavern both need the Flippers, which you win in the next chapter. The shell beyond the castle’s drawbridge needs the Flying Rooster, which comes much later. These shells are all listed on the Secret Seashells page.

Chapter checklist

With the Sea Lily’s Bell in hand, continue to Yarna Desert and Angler’s Tunnel (Level 4).