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Cotton Candy Hunt – The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Walkthrough

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RegionFaron Wetlands
LocationScrubton: a Deku Scrub standing by a big leafy bush at the edge of a stone ledge, next to a purple pot (“I can’t find ANY.”)
Quest giverA Deku Scrub who is loyal to cotton candy (no name tag)
AvailableAfter the Faron Temple, once the scrubs are back in Scrubton
You’ll needBind, the Cloud and Water Block echoes, a fire echo such as Ignizol, a strong fighter such as a Darknut, and the Ancient Charm from Let’s Play a Game for the upgrade
RewardCurious Charm (your Ancient Charm upgraded: greatly decreases damage), plus a Piece of Heart from Smog

A cotton-candy-starved scrub swears he saw a huge cloud of cotton candy floating in the ruins south of Scrubton. It is really Smog, back for a rematch in a small hidden dungeon, the Hidden Ruins. Clear a handful of Spark puzzles, beat Smog for a Piece of Heart, and the scrub thanks you by finishing your Ancient Charm, turning it into the much stronger Curious Charm.

How to Start

In Scrubton, find the scrub by the big leafy bush at the edge of a stone ledge (his bubble says “I can’t find ANY.”). “Sure, smoothies are ‘in,’ but I’m staying loyal to cotton candy—even if it’s impossible to find!” When he asks “Which do YOU like better?”, pick Cotton candy!. Delighted, he tells you he heard a voice asking him to play a game, turned around, “and a big thing of cotton candy was floating there!” It “went poof” before he could get his cotton-candy stick out. “I saw it in the ruins south of here. The ones with frogs that make rain,” and “I heard there’s an entrance that goes underground…but don’t quote me on that.” The Cotton-Candy Hunt banner appears with a Destination marker.

In Scrubton, a Deku Scrub by a big leafy bush grumbles "I can't find ANY." as Zelda walks up.
The Scrubton Deku Scrub asks which Zelda likes better, offering the choices Cotton candy! and Smoothies!
The scrub tells Zelda he turned around and saw a big thing of cotton candy floating there.
The scrub says he saw the cotton candy in the ruins south of Scrubton, the ones with frogs that make rain.

Walkthrough

Step 1: Find the Hidden Ruins

The map marks the spot as Hidden Ruins, south of Scrubton. Head out past the ponds and follow the waterways south. Where the jungle is cut by deep water, summon Cloud echoes in a row and walk across them. You come out at a round clearing with a ring of pink flowers; just past it, by a big round bush, is a Deku stone head with a small stairway going down in front of it. Take the stairs to enter the Hidden Ruins.

Zelda lays a row of Cloud echoes from a bush-topped island out over the Faron Wetlands water.
Zelda crosses Faron Wetlands water on a row of Cloud echoes heading south toward the Hidden Ruins.
Zelda reaches a round clearing ringed with pink flowers in the Faron Wetlands jungle.
Zelda stands at the stairway beside a Deku stone head that leads down into the Hidden Ruins.

Step 2: The torch room

Every room here opens when an electric green Spark touches a yellow block. The first room has four torches on pedestals and a yellow block by the far wall. Use Bind on a Spark and drag it across the floor to the block; the door opens once it hits.

In the torch-lit first room Zelda Binds a green Spark to drag it toward the yellow block.
Zelda walks between the four torch pedestals toward the yellow block on the far wall of the first room.

Step 3: The web room

The next room is covered in sticky white webs, with round web sacs and red spiders. Summon a fire echo (an Ignizol works) to burn the webs away and fight the spiders off with your echoes. Once the floor is clear, steer the Spark into the yellow block in the right-hand corner and a swarm of Sparks bursts out as the room opens.

Flames spread across the webs as Zelda's fire echo burns through the web room of the Hidden Ruins.
Fire burns across the web-covered room as Zelda fights a red spider in the Hidden Ruins.
A Spark crackles into the yellow block in the web room, opening the way onward.

Step 4: The statue room

In the green-lit room with a stone statue, you start shut in on the left behind a row of spiked bars. Sparks crawl around the boulders in the room. From behind the bars, Bind a boulder and pull it right up against the yellow block. The next time a Spark circles that boulder it touches the block, which lights up and opens the way on.

Zelda stands behind spiked bars in the green-lit statue room as a Spark circles a boulder.
From behind the bars Zelda Binds a boulder and pulls it toward the yellow block.
The yellow block lights up as a Spark circling the boulder beside it touches it.

Step 5: The side-view rooms

The ruins switch to side-view. Climb with ladders and Water Block echoes: swim up through a Water Block to reach a higher ledge. One ledge has a small chest with a red rupee (20 rupees). In the flooded room, a Spark is trapped below the waterline while the yellow block sits on a ledge above it; dive in and use Bind to lead the Spark up to the block. Then climb on through the room of orange pots to Smog’s arena.

Zelda summons a Water Block beside a ladder in the first side-view room to swim up to a higher ledge.
Zelda holds up a red rupee from a small chest on a side-view ledge in the Hidden Ruins.
In the flooded side-view room Zelda guides a Spark to the yellow block above the waterline.
Zelda makes her way through the side-view room of orange pots on the way to Smog's arena.

Step 6: Boss – Smog

“Bahaha! I knew you wouldn’t be able to resist a rematch.” “I have prepared for this day, oh yes. This time, I will not be defeated!” Smog splits into small cloud puffs that float around the stone pillars. Bind a pot and swing it into the puffs, or climb up to them on Cloud echoes and hit them. When enough are gone, Smog pulls itself back together. That is your chance: summon a Darknut and attack with it. Repeat until Smog gives up: “Hmph! I know when I’m beaten. I’ll admit it—you won.”

Smog greets Zelda in the Hidden Ruins arena, saying it knew she couldn't resist a rematch.
Zelda swings a Bound pot toward Smog's small cloud puffs drifting around the stone pillars.
A Darknut echo goes after the reformed Smog while Zelda stands by in the side-view arena.
Zelda climbs up on Cloud echoes to reach Smog's puffs high between the pillars.
The beaten Smog wails "But...all my training!" as Zelda stands before it.

Reward

Smog leaves behind a Piece of Heart (“You got a piece of heart!”), the quest updates, and a portal opens in the wall to take you back to the entrance room. Return to the scrub in Scrubton. “That’s great to hear! Take me where you found it! I’m starving!” He won’t believe it was a monster (“LIES!”), but then he spots your charm: “That’s a charm. Used to be all the rage in Scrubton.” “But that one’s not finished.” He flips it around and clicks a part in place, and “The ancient charm became a curious charm!” The Curious Charm greatly decreases damage for its wearer (Damage Reduced +), and the Side Quest Complete banner appears.

The Cotton-Candy Hunt Quest Updated notice appears as the Piece of Heart lies beside a pot.
Zelda holds up the Piece of Heart that Smog leaves after the Cotton-Candy Hunt boss fight.
Back in Scrubton the scrub says "Take me where you found it! I'm starving!"
Back in Scrubton the scrub notices Zelda's charm, saying it used to be all the rage in Scrubton.
Zelda holds up the charm as the message says the ancient charm became a curious charm.
The Side Quest Complete banner for Cotton-Candy Hunt appears in Scrubton.

Tips

  • Do Let’s Play a Game at the Eastern Temple first: that quest gives you the Ancient Charm that this scrub upgrades.
  • Bring Cloud echoes. You need them both to cross the water on the way to the ruins and to reach Smog’s puffs high in the arena.
  • The Piece of Heart counts toward your 40; see Heart Pieces.
  • If a Spark puzzle stalls, remember Sparks only open a yellow block by touching it: move what they are crawling around (or the Spark itself with Bind) until its path runs into the block.

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