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Forest Temple Walkthrough

Ocarina of Time Remake 100% Completion Walkthrough41 chapters
Walkthrough overview
  • Kokiri ForestFind the Kokiri Sword, buy the Deku Shield for 40 rupees and get past Mido to the Great Deku Tree.
  • The Great Deku TreeFairy Slingshot, Dungeon Map, Compass, four Gold Skulltulas, Gohma and the Kokiri Emerald.
  • Leaving Kokiri ForestSay goodbye to Mido and Saria, get the Fairy Ocarina, meet Kaepora Gaebora and cross Hyrule Field.
  • Hyrule Castle TownGold Skulltula, Bazaar, Shooting Gallery seed bag, Potion Shop bottle and the Temple of Time.
  • Hyrule CastleGet the Weird Egg, wake Talon, sneak in, meet Zelda, learn Zelda’s Lullaby and collect Zelda’s Letter.
  • Kakariko VillageCucco Lady’s bottle, House of Skulltula, Adult’s Wallet and the rooftop Heart Piece.
  • GraveyardDampé’s Grave-Diggin’ Tour Heart Piece, Sharp and Flat, the Royal Family’s Tomb and the Sun’s Song.
  • Lon Lon RanchTalon’s cucco game, Lon Lon Milk, Epona’s Song, a Heart Piece and Gold Skulltula.
  • Gerudo ValleyTwo Heart Pieces, Lon Lon milk from Miss Moo with Epona’s Song, and a Gold Skulltula token.
  • Lake HyliaLakeside Laboratory, the scarecrow quest, a Gold Skulltula and the fishing Heart Piece.
  • Lost Woods and Sacred GroveRichard’s Heart Piece, Happy Mask Shop, Skull Kid, Saria’s Song, Gold Skulltulas 16 to 19 and the Business Scrubs.
  • Death Mountain Trail and Goron CityClimb to Goron City, win over Darunia with Saria’s Song and take the Goron Bracelet before Dodongo Cavern.
  • Dodongo CavernDungeon Map, Compass, Bomb Bag, four Gold Skulltulas, King Dodongo and the Goron Ruby.
  • Death Mountain Summit and CraterGoron City Heart Piece and Bigger Bomb Bag, Din’s Fire and magic meter, crater Heart Piece, Echo Gem.
  • Bombchu Bowling and the Great Fairy of PowerWin the Bombchus, Biggest Bomb Bag and Heart Piece, then get the enhanced Spin Attack.
  • Zora River and Zora DomainHeart Pieces, a Gold Skulltula, the Silver Scale, Ruto’s bottle in Lake Hylia and King Zora’s request.
  • Lord Jabu-Jabu’s BellyFarore’s Wind, the Boomerang, Ruto, Barinade, the Heart Container and the Spiritual Stone of Water for child Link.
  • Errands Before the Temple of TimeThe child errands before the Temple of Time in the Ocarina of Time Remake.
  • Temple of TimeFind the Ocarina of Time, open the Door of Time, draw the Master Sword and earn the Light Medallion.
  • Ingo Ranch and EponaIngo’s two horse races, winning Epona and teaching Bonooru the Scarecrow Song.
  • Kakariko Village and the HookshotDampé’s race, the Hookshot, Song of Storms and Heart Pieces #17 to #19.
  • Sacred Grove as an AdultGet past Mido with Saria’s Song, cross the Moblin maze, beat the Great Moblin.
  • Forest TempleSmall keys, Fairy Bow, four Poe Sisters, Phantom Ganon, Heart Container and Forest Medallion.
  • Poes, the Hall of Fallen Foes and Lake HyliaBigger Quiver, Prelude of Light, Big Poes, Golden Scale and three Heart Pieces.
  • Goron City as an AdultHeart Pieces, a Gold Skulltula, the Goron Tunic from the small Goron.
  • Fire TempleFree all nine Gorons, find the Megaton Hammer and Boss Key, beat Volvagia and earn the Fire Medallion.
  • Double Magic and Death MountainCrater Great Fairy Fountain, doubled magic, Gold Skulltulas 60 to 62 and a Business Scrub Seed as adult Link.
  • Ice CavernBlue Fire, Iron Boots, Serenade of Water, the Zora Tunic and two Heart Pieces.
  • The Biggoron Sword RouteBuy the Giant’s Knife, trade from the Pocket Egg to Cojiro, and finish every step up to the Biggoron Sword.
  • Water TempleTriforce doors, small keys, Longshot, Dark Link, Morpha, the Water Medallion and Gold Skulltulas 68 to 73.
  • Kakariko Village and the Nocturne of ShadowLearn the Nocturne of Shadow and find two Gold Skulltulas and two Heart Pieces.
  • Bottom of the WellLenses of Truth, Dungeon Map, Compass, both small keys, Dead Hand and Gold Skulltulas 76 to 78.
  • Treasure Box Shop and the Way to the Shadow TempleWin the Piece of Heart with the Lenses of Truth, then warp to the Shadow Temple via the Nocturne.
  • Shadow TempleFloors B1 to B4, Hover Boots, Bongo Bongo, Heart Container and the Shadow Medallion from Impa.
  • Gerudo FortressRescue all four carpenters, win the Gerudo Pass, find Gold Skulltulas 84 and 85.
  • Mirage Desert and Evil Desert ColossusPhantom Guide, Requiem of Spirit, five Gold Skulltulas, three Heart Pieces, Biggest Quiver, Nayru’s Love.
  • Spirit TempleChild and adult routes, Silver Gauntlets, Mirror Shield, Boss Key, Iron Knuckle Nabooru, Twinrova.
  • Gerudo Proving GroundsPay 30 rupees, solve every room, and claim the Ice Arrow and a Business Scrub Seed.
  • Last Heart Pieces and Gold SkulltulasTokens 96 to 100, Heart Pieces 33 to 35, the Rich Man reward and Light Arrow.
  • Ganondorf’s CastleClear the six barriers, get the Golden Gauntlets and the Great Fairy of Courage’s gift.
  • Ganondorf and GanonTower climb, Boss Key, Ganondorf boss fight, the escape with Zelda and the Ganon boss fight.
CoversForest Temple, floors 3F to B2, the Phantom Ganon chamber and the Sage’s chamber
LinkAdult
You needMaster Sword, Hookshot, Din’s Fire, the Ocarina with the Song of Time and the Scarecrow Song
RewardsFairy BowFairy Bow, Dungeon MapDungeon Map, CompassCompass, Boss KeyBoss Key, Small Key5 small keys, Golden Skull TokenGold Skulltulas #47 to #51, Heart ContainerHeart Container, Forest MedallionForest Medallion

The Forest Temple is the first of the five temples you clear as an adult. You climb in over the vines, win the Fairy Bow on 2F, use it on the four Poe Sisters’ paintings, ride the lift in the main hall down to B2, open the frozen eye door and the chained Boss Key door, and beat Phantom Ganon. Saria then awakens as the Sage of the Forest and gives you the Forest Medallion.

Link walking into the Phantom Ganon boss room with his shield raised
Green energy bursts across the arena as Link fights Phantom Ganon

Entering the Forest Temple

The entrance and the vine wall

The Forest Temple banner appears as you walk through the overgrown entrance. Enemies attack in the courtyard just inside, so keep your shield up and answer each club or claw swing with a sword slash. The corner map starts on the 1F label.

Forest Temple name banner over the overgrown entrance of the temple
Adult Link Z-targeting an enemy in the courtyard with target markers around it
Link fighting a monster in the courtyard with target markers around it

Climb the vine wall at the side of the courtyard, using Let Go and Jump when the prompts show. Near the top a Gold Skulltula hangs in the vines (see below). Then follow the narrow mossy tunnel until it ends on a stone ledge. A small key lies there: “You found a small key!” Carry it back to the ground.

Link hanging on the vine wall beside the courtyard with Let Go and Jump prompts on screen
Link walking along a narrow mossy tunnel on a stone ledge high in the temple
Link holding up a small key above his head with the text saying he found a small key
Golden Skull Token

Gold Skulltula #47

Near the top of the vine wall, before you enter the mossy tunnel, a token glows among the vines. Put away anything you are holding, equip the Hookshot and aim it at the token when the Fire prompt shows. The box reads “You’ve collected 47 tokens so far.”

Link aiming the Hookshot at the glowing token in the vines, the Fire prompt showing
Link holding up the Gold Skulltula token with its message on screen

Carved door

Walk to the wooden door wrapped in chains and press Open. The key unlocks it and is used up. A Skulltula guards the wood-paneled passage beyond, so cut it down, then walk into the main hall of the temple, a checkered room with a stone pedestal in its centre and a coloured torch at each corner of the floor.

Link standing at the carved wooden door with an Open prompt beside him
Link walking down a dim corridor after the small key has been used up
Checkered main hall of the Forest Temple with a stone pedestal and four colored torches

Main hall and the Stalfos room

The main hall

The quest banner Forest Temple Mysteries pops up as you cross the hall. Note the four coloured torches (purple, blue, red and green). Each one belongs to a Poe Sister, and the pedestal between them is the lift that goes down to the basement once the sisters are beaten.

Main hall with the red, purple, blue and green Poe torches around the central lift
Forest Temple Mysteries quest banner shown while Link walks across the hall
Golden Skull Token

Gold Skulltula #48

After the Forest Temple Mysteries banner in the checkered main hall, climb the stairs to the wood-paneled landing above. A token glows high on the wall. Fire the Hookshot at it. The box reads “You’ve collected 48 tokens so far.”

Link in the wood-paneled room of the Forest Temple with a glowing token on the wall
Link holding up the Gold Skulltula token with its message on screen
Stalfos

Stalfos fight and the second small key

Go through the door with the green glass window into a round room full of low fog. Several Stalfos attack here with shields raised. Block their sword swings, then slash when they stagger. Lock on to the closest one and keep moving, since none of them stays still for long.

Adult Link facing a shielded Stalfos with target markers in the fog-floored round room
Link standing in the round room as two Stalfos approach through the low fog
Link locked on to a Stalfos with its shield up, another Stalfos behind it

When the last one falls, a chest appears in the middle of the floor. Open it for a second small key: “You can use it to unlock doors in this area, but it won’t fit locks you find elsewhere.” Leave by the door on the far side and follow the green lit passage to a blue sealed door.

Link holding up a small key above his head with the text saying he found a small key
Link holding up the second small key with the message about unlocking doors in this area

Song of Time door

Take out the Ocarina at the blue door and play the Song of Time. The message “You played the Song of Time!” appears, and the door opens onto an overgrown courtyard.

Link playing the Ocarina with the message that he played the Song of Time
Link with his Hylian shield stepping into the overgrown courtyard behind the blue door

Courtyard, well and Dungeon Map

Courtyard balcony and the well

Cross the grass and climb a vine wall to a balcony on 2F. Follow the stone ledge around until you can look straight down on a round stone well, then walk along its rim and drop to the ground on the courtyard side. Purple flames drift in the air nearby.

Link climbing a vine wall with Let Go and Jump prompts on screen
Link on a 2F stone ledge beside a railing, following the balcony path
Link walking the stone rim of the round well seen from above

Stand at the edge of the water. Hold Dive (the prompt reads Dash and Dive) and swim down into the well. The underwater passage leads to a stone tunnel on B1.

Link standing at the edge of the courtyard water beside the well
Link running down a dark stone tunnel on B1 with a glowing light ahead

B1 chest

Follow the tunnel to a small stone room with a chest. An enemy attacks as you arrive, so deal with it first. Open the chest for the third small key. A ladder in the same room takes you back up to the courtyard with the key counter at 2.

Link facing a round bomb enemy in a small B1 stone room with a chest at the side
Link holding up a small key above the opened B1 chest with the key message on screen
Link climbing a ladder in the stone shaft with Let Go and Jump prompts and the key counter at 2
Dungeon Map

Dungeon Map

Run through the flowers to the arched alcove at the far end of the courtyard. Open the chest inside and take the Dungeon Map: “Now you have a detailed map of the area. Your location is marked with an arrow.” The map shows the five floors as 3F, 2F, 1F, B1 and B2.

Link opening the wooden chest in the arched alcove with its lid raised
Link holding up the Dungeon Map above the chest with the detailed map message on screen

Blocks, ladders and the upper floors

Checker hall and the red door

Leave the courtyard through the green glass door, step on the floor switch in the barred vestibule and cross the checkered main hall. Climb the red carpeted stairs to the chained door on the far side and unlock it with a small key. Fight through the red carpeted hall beyond, where blue flames and a purple-lit enemy attack. Climb the ladder in the next chamber to reach a carved stone room on 1F with several stone blocks.

Link with Hylian shield stepping through the green glass door out of the courtyard
Link with his Hylian shield crossing the checkered hall of the temple
Red carpeted hall lit by a flash of purple light as Link fights through it
Link climbing a wooden ladder in a stone chamber with Let Go and Jump prompts
Link moving through an arched carved stone room on 1F with a block set into the wall

Carved stone blocks

Grab the first block that carries a swirling pattern and push it along the corridor. Walk around, grab the next block and push that one too. Keep going, then climb the ladder at the end of the corridor to reach the 3F landing. Beat the blue-flame enemy in the dark room above and follow the passage to a chained door.

Link beside the first carved block with a swirling pattern, ready to push it
Link facing a carved block with the Grab prompt showing in the corridor
Link walking the 3F landing corridor with the 3F label on the corner map

Chained door and the Wallmasters

Unlock the chained door with a small key. The hall behind it is red carpeted, and Navi warns you: “Keep one eye on the floor. If you see a shadow shaped like a hand, move or you’ll be caught!” Watch the carpet and step aside as soon as a shadow appears.

Link at the stained glass door with its chains gone and the small key used up
Link walking the red carpeted hall toward a dark doorway at the end
Navi warns Link to keep one eye on the floor and move if a shadow shaped like a hand appears

Follow the red hall to the stairs and go down toward the octagonal arena on 2F, which has a glowing green octagon in its middle.

Link descending the red carpeted stairs past an ornate painting
The green-lit arena with a stone rim, seen from the entrance of the red hall

Arena fight and the Fairy Bow

Stalfos arena

Step into the arena and fight the Stalfos that attack here, several at a time. Block with your shield and strike when they swing and miss. When the last one is down a blue light rises in the middle of the floor.

Link fighting a Stalfos with target markers in the arena
Link with his shield raised facing a Stalfos in the octagonal arena
Blue light rising from the central platform of the arena after the last Stalfos falls
Fairy Bow

Fairy Bow

Open the chest that appears on the platform in the middle of the arena to get the Fairy Bow. Navi comments, “Now you can take aim!” and an arrow counter appears with the bow on the item slot. Aim with the button the prompt shows and fire with Shoot Arrow.

Link holding up the Fairy Bow with the box saying he can draw, aim and fire
Link beside the opened chest as Navi says now you can take aim

Boss Key on 3F

Go back to the 3F red hall, pass the grated door and the green glass door beyond it, and enter a small red room. A large ornate chest sits on the carpet.

Link passing the green glass door into the red room with the rose window
Link facing the large ornate chest on the red carpet beneath the rose window
Boss Key

Boss Key

Open the chest and take the Boss Key: “You found the boss key!” Navi calls it a huge key. A Boss Key icon now sits beside the small key counter until you reach the matching chained door on B2.

Link holding up the Boss Key above the opened chest with the message that he found the boss key
Link holding the Boss Key up with the message about entering the boss chamber

Pool room targets and the fourth small key

Drop through the hole in the red room floor to the 1F pool room. You land in the water, so climb out and shoot the small flying enemies above the pool with the Fairy Bow. Then walk on through the ivy room, where a Gold Skulltula hangs on the wall (see below). Keep going to the purple room and shoot the enemy there.

Link aiming the Fairy Bow at small flying enemies above the water in the Forest Temple pool room
Arrow striking a target on the wall of the ivy-covered Forest Temple room
Link shooting an enemy in the purple room of the Forest Temple
Golden Skull Token

Gold Skulltula #49

After the pool room, walk through the ivy room. A Gold Skulltula hangs high on the ivy wall. Hit it with an arrow, switch to the Hookshot, fire it when the prompt shows and take the token. The box reads “You’ve collected 49 tokens so far.”

Link aiming the Hookshot up at the golden glow on the ivy wall, the Fire prompt showing
Link holding up the Gold Skulltula token with its message on screen

In the stone room after the purple room, a chest appears in a pool of light. Open it for the fourth small key. Open the carved door a little further on, climb the ladder in the arched passage and walk on until you reach a corridor with a carved window.

Link holding up a small key in a beam of light with the 'You found a small key!' message
Link at a carved door with the Open prompt showing
Link walking down a stone corridor past a carved door in the Forest Temple

Purple rupee chest

Shoot an arrow through the carved window and open the chest that sits in the passage. It holds a purple rupee: “Vivid and purple, it’s worth 50 rupees. What a day!” Take the ladder at the end of the corridor to get back to the upper floors.

Link shooting an arrow through a carved window in the Forest Temple passage
Link holding up a purple rupee with the 'Vivid and purple' message in a light beam
Link walking toward a ladder at the end of a Forest Temple corridor

The four Poe Sisters

Small Key

Red Poe and a small key

On 3F, shoot the eye above the sealed door with an arrow so the panel turns open, then follow the red carpet past the framed portraits to the stairs and shoot the painting with the Fairy Bow. The painting catches fire and a red Poe Sister floats out of it. Shoot her with arrows from a distance and use the sword when she comes close. A chest beside a torch in the red room holds a small key, your fifth.

A painting in the Forest Temple red room bursting into flames with a face inside
A red Poe Sister floating out of a painting over the red carpet of the Forest Temple
Link holding up a small key in the red room with the unlock explanation message
Compass

Blue Poe and the Compass

Open the carved door off the red room, cross the green arena and unlock the chained door beyond it with a small key. Smash the pots in the blue room behind it, then take the blue carpeted stairs to the next wing. The painting there shows a blue Poe. Shoot it and fight the ghost the same way as the red one. Open the chest that appears in the blue room when she is gone.

Link crossing the green arena with two small keys in the counter
Link at the stained glass door once the chains are gone, one small key left
A blue Poe sister bursting out of a gilded painting in the blue-lit Forest Temple hall
Link aiming the Fairy Bow at a blue Poe spirit in the Forest Temple blue hall
Link raising his sword near the blue Poe beside a stained glass door
Glowing chest in the blue room after the Poe is gone, Link beside it

Compass

The chest holds the Compass: “You can use this to find the treasure chests and hidden secrets in this dungeon!” It appears as a blue ring in your key items on the map screen.

Link opening the chest in the blue room, light spilling out
The blue Compass floating above Link as he receives it
Link holding up the blue Compass with the 'You can use this to find the treasure chests' message

Fairy’s Thought

Climb the stairs and ladders up to the blue hall on 3F, unlock the chained door with a small key and walk on. Light an arrow in the torch flame and shoot it at the frosted eye over the sealed door, and the door opens. A fairy’s thoughts are lingering further on: “Oooh, a fairy’s thoughts are lingering here! Do you wanna see what they’re about?” Say yes to hear “This room has such a nice and cozy feel. But it’s also a little on the damp side…” and “I wish there was a way to get some warm light in here to dry the place out nice and good.” Navi closes with “And that’s that!”

Link aiming the Fairy Bow at the torch flame in the blue hall, the Shoot Arrow prompt showing
Frost-covered eye over the sealed door in the blue hall, the Shoot Arrow prompt showing
Navi's box asking whether Link wants to hear a fairy's thoughts in the blue hall
Navi's dialogue box about the room's cozy feel and damp side in the Forest Temple
Navi's 'And that's that!' box closing the fairy's thoughts in the Forest Temple
Bundle of Arrows

Pool room and the arrows

Walk down to the tiled pool room and swim across (Dash and Dive appear). Climb out onto the checkered hall with iron railings and go to the barred chest. Open it for a bundle of arrows: “These can be shot from the Fairy Bow and used to strike distant targets!”

Link swimming in the tiled Forest Temple pool with Dash and Dive prompts on screen
Link walking toward the chest beside the iron railings in the checkered hall
Link holding up a bundle of Fairy Bow arrows with the 'These can be shot' message

Green Poe and the blocks

Shoot the target in the vine room, and a green painting shows its Poe. Then go into the green fog room. Grab and push the slimy blocks around until they form one shape on the floor. A green Poe appears as you finish and attacks with chains. Shoot her and slash her to defeat her.

Link aiming the Fairy Bow at the target in the vine room
Green painting in the vine room glowing as its Poe Sister appears inside
Link gripping a slimy green block to push it in the Forest Temple fog room
Link standing among slime-covered blocks in the green fog room of the Forest Temple
The green Poe Sister glowing with a torch in the Forest Temple

Purple Poe

The last painting hangs in a blue passage off the main hall. Shoot it and a purple Poe flies out into the main hall, splits into four ghosts and throws magic at you. Block, shoot the ghost that carries the lantern and slash when it falls to the floor. When all four sisters are down, every torch in the hall is lit.

Link aiming the Fairy Bow at the purple-lit painting in the blue passage, the Shoot Arrow prompt showing
The purple Poe Sister bursting out of the painting in the blue passage
Four purple Poe Sisters flying in a row above the main hall of the Forest Temple
Link aiming the Fairy Bow at a purple Poe carrying a lantern in the main hall
Link slashing with his sword at a purple Poe in the Forest Temple main hall

Scarecrow Song and a Gold Skulltula

Back to the courtyard

Leave the main hall by the red carpeted door, follow the red carpet to 3F and run along the stone corridor. Go down the blue stairs and swim the green pool, then push the carved stone block you find into place. The route ends at a ledge above the courtyard where a flower bed grows in a stone planter.

Link running along the red carpet of a Forest Temple corridor on 3F
Link diving in the green Forest Temple pool with Dash and Dive prompts on screen
Link standing at a stone balustrade ledge overlooking the Forest Temple courtyard
Golden Skull Token

Gold Skulltula #51

Open the songbook on the ledge and play the Scarecrow Song. A scarecrow appears on a perch across the gap. Aim the Hookshot at him (“Fire”) and pull yourself over to the perch. A Gold Skulltula token is waiting there: “You got a Gold Skulltula token! You’ve collected 51 tokens so far.”

Link aiming the Hookshot at the scarecrow on its perch, with the Fire prompt on screen
The scarecrow beside a flower planter in the Forest Temple, with a Hey! speech bubble
Link beside the scarecrow ledge as the box reads You got a Gold Skulltula token! You have collected 51 tokens

Lift to B2 and the Boss Key door

The main hall lift

Back in the main hall, all four torches burn. Step onto the pedestal in the middle, and it carries you down through B1 to B2. The corner map changes to the B2 label and a wide circular hub opens in front of you.

Main hall of the Forest Temple with its torches burning beside the central pedestal
Link standing on the pedestal lift at B2 of the Forest Temple beside a round window
Golden Skull Token

Gold Skulltula #50

Open the item menu on B2, select Din’s Fire and cast it at the first round window in the hub, and the doorway beside it opens. Kill the large Skulltula in the passage behind it. In the dusty room beyond, cast Din’s Fire again to burn the web away, then hook the golden Skulltula behind it with the Hookshot. The token appears: “You got a Gold Skulltula token! You’ve collected 50 tokens so far.” Navi gasps, “Whoa, 50 of them?!”

Din's Fire blazing at the first round window in the B2 hub
A golden Skulltula hanging in a web in the B2 corridor of the Forest Temple
Din's Fire burning away a dusty web in the Forest Temple corridor
Link holding up a Gold Skulltula token with the 'You've collected 50 tokens' message

B2 red room chest

Walk into the red room off the hub and open the chest. It holds a second bundle of arrows. The corridor beyond it leads to a round window with a torch behind it.

Link walking up a red-carpeted corridor past a lit torch in the Forest Temple
Link holding a second bundle of Fairy Bow arrows up in the red room

Frozen eye door

A frozen eye switch covers the door beyond the window. Stand at the window with the torch burning behind it, aim the Hookshot at the diamond in the window when the Fire prompt shows, then equip the Fairy Bow and shoot an arrow through the torch flame at the eye. The flame melts the frost, and the barred door opens onto a long dark corridor.

Link aiming the Hookshot at the diamond in the round window, the Fire prompt showing
The frost-covered eye switch on a Forest Temple door, sealed in ice
Link shooting an arrow through a round window at the torch flame in the Forest Temple
The Forest Temple door opening onto a long dark corridor lit by a green glow

Follow the corridor to the large door wrapped in golden chains. The Boss Key opens it, and the passage beyond leads to a blue gallery of framed paintings. Refill your hearts before you go on.

Link walking down a dim Forest Temple corridor toward a door wrapped in gold chains
Link facing a large gold-chained door in the Forest Temple, with the Open prompt shown
A blue gallery of gilded paintings glowing on the walls of the Forest Temple

Phantom Ganon boss fight

Phantom Ganon

Evil Spirit from Beyond

A rider who looks like Ganondorf sits on a black horse in the gallery, then changes into a horned armoured form and gallops off. The title card reads Evil Spirit from Beyond: Phantom Ganon. The room is a round hall with an iron fence and several framed paintings on the walls. Phantom Ganon rides through the paintings, and you can only see a glowing outline of him. Keep the Fairy Bow ready.

Ganondorf riding in the gallery as Link watches from nearby
Evil Spirit from Beyond: Phantom Ganon title card over the dark gallery
Phantom Ganon's dark silhouette crackling with lightning inside a gilded painting
Link readying the Fairy Bow in the round gallery of gilded paintings

Phase one: shoot him in the paintings

Watch the paintings and aim at the one he is galloping through. Shoot him as he comes out toward the wall. After a few hits he leaps out of the frame and the fight moves to the floor.

Link's arrow striking Phantom Ganon as he gallops inside a painting
Link aiming the Fairy Bow at a painting where Phantom Ganon is riding
Phantom Ganon's glowing outline in a gallery painting as Link fires at him

Phase two: return the magic ball

On the floor he hurls a ball of green magic at you. Swing your sword at the ball when it reaches you to send it straight back, which stuns him. Run in and slash him while he is stunned, then back off before the next ball. Repeat until he is defeated.

Phantom Ganon's green magic ball flying toward Link across the gallery floor
Link raising his sword as Phantom Ganon's green magic ball comes toward him
Phantom Ganon reeling in a burst of green sparks after the magic ball is returned
Ganondorf

Ganondorf in the void

A dark void closes around you and Ganondorf speaks: “Worthless little puppet. What a disappointment.” He calls you “one of the chosen” and says the creature you defeated “was nothing more than illusion.” Navi asks what he meant before the fog clears.

Ganondorf's figure floating in the dark void while Link stands at the chamber edge
Ganondorf hovering in the dark void as he speaks to Link
Link with the Master Sword raised beside a glowing window as Ganondorf speaks of the chosen
Link standing on a red-lit floor with Navi as Ganondorf says the creature was an illusion
Heart Container

Heart Container

A red heart rises from the fog. Collect it: “You will now gain an additional heart, and all your hearts will be restored!” Step into the blue ring of light that opens next to it. Navi asks if you want to go back outside, so answer yes to leave the chamber.

A red Heart Container glowing on the misty floor of the chamber
Link with arms outstretched under a Heart Container, with the box about his extra heart
Link stepping into the blue ring of light beside the chamber exit

Saria and the Forest Medallion

Saria

Saria, Sage of the Forest

The light carries you to the Sage’s chamber, where Saria waits on the platform. She explains that she was making her way through the Forest Temple when Rauru the sage summoned her here. She thanks you both, then says: “We must imprison Ganondorf from here and here alone. For a sage, that is my duty now.” She asks you to tell Mido she cannot keep her promise.

Saria in the Sage chamber explaining she was summoned there by Rauru
Saria in profile saying they must imprison Ganondorf from here and here alone
Saria and Link on the platforms as Saria asks Link to tell Mido she is sorry
Forest Medallion

Forest Medallion

Light fills the chamber and the green Forest Medallion rises in front of you. The box reads “This medallion is imbued with Saria’s resolve as the Sage of the Forest.” Her last words appear on a white screen: “Link, please never forget: You and I, we will always be friends!”

Link with arms out as the green Forest Medallion rises above him
Link with the Forest Medallion above him, the box reading You were entrusted with the Forest Medallion!
Forest Medallion above Link with the box saying it is imbued with Saria's resolve

Outside the temple

You land in the forest outside the temple. Navi wonders whether Saria is really not coming back. Walk to the Deku Tree Sprout, who thanks you and says that you and Saria freed the Forest Temple from the demon’s curse, and that this is the moment he was born.

Navi asking Link whether Saria is really not coming back, outside the temple
Deku Tree Sprout in the forest thanking Link and Saria
Link beside the Deku Tree Sprout as it says they freed the temple from the curse

Chapter checklist

CollectibleTypeWhere
Golden Skull TokenGold Skulltula #47Gold SkulltulaVine room above the courtyard, Hookshot
Small KeySmall keyKey1F, ledge at the end of the vine tunnel
Golden Skull TokenGold Skulltula #48Gold SkulltulaWood-paneled room off the main hall, Hookshot
Small KeySmall keyKey1F, chest in the Stalfos room
Small KeySmall keyKeyB1, chest at the bottom of the well passage
Dungeon MapDungeon MapChest1F courtyard, arched alcove
Fairy BowFairy BowMain item2F, green arena chest
Boss KeyBoss KeyKey3F, ornate chest in the red room
Golden Skull TokenGold Skulltula #49Gold SkulltulaIvy room wall, Hookshot
Small KeySmall keyKey1F, chest in the stone room after the pool room
Purple rupee (50)Rupees1F corridor, chest by the carved window
Small KeySmall keyKey2F, chest in the red Poe room
CompassCompassChest2F, blue Poe wing
Fairy’s ThoughtFairy’s ThoughtBlue hall
Bundle of ArrowsArrowsChest1F checkered hall behind the iron railing
Golden Skull TokenGold Skulltula #51Gold SkulltulaCourtyard ledge, via the Scarecrow Song and Hookshot
Golden Skull TokenGold Skulltula #50Gold SkulltulaB2 corridor, behind the web
Bundle of ArrowsArrowsChestB2 red room
Heart ContainerHeart ContainerHeart ContainerPhantom Ganon’s chamber
Forest MedallionForest MedallionMedallionSage’s chamber

Next, head for Poes, the Hall of Fallen Foes and Lake Hylia.

Link walking through the forest clearing after the Deku Tree Sprout talks

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