Ganondorf’s Castle 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.

This chapter takes you from the last cutscenes in the Temple of Time to the foot of Ganondorf’s tower. Zelda gives you the Light Arrow, Ganondorf carries her off, and you cross to his castle. Six barriers guard the tower. Each one hides a trial room, and each trial ends when you shoot a Light Arrow into the dark orb at its far end and the sage there thanks you. Along the way you find the Golden Gauntlets, pay the Great Fairy of Courage for her gift, and finish with Rauru dropping the last barrier.

From the Temple of Time to Ganondorf’s Castle

Zelda steps forward

Sheik lifts the Triforce and is revealed as Zelda, leader of the sages and princess of Hyrule. She apologises for hiding her identity and explains that she saw you at the castle gate on the day Ganondorf attacked, which is why she trusted you with the Ocarina of Time. She asks for your help once more, because the Demon King’s reign has to end. When she finishes, she has a gift for you.

Cross to Ganondorf’s Castle

Run along the ruined road toward the castle. Green fog fills the sky, and the Ganondorf’s Castle title card appears while you are still on the road. There is no fight here. Follow the path up the rocks toward the burning castle. Rauru’s voice reaches you as six sage orbs circle Link, telling you to save the imprisoned princess and defeat Ganondorf.

A rainbow light path forms in the green sky. Run up it into the castle while Rauru warns that Ganondorf is after the Triforce of Courage and that you will face many dangers inside, so proceed with caution. Past the gate, cross the dark red-carpeted halls until the Inside Ganondorf’s Castle title card appears.

The six barriers

Spirit barrier (Nabooru)

Longshot across the first room

Take the first door and enter a room of stone statues. Equip the Longshot and aim it at the emblem in the ceiling; the “Fire” prompt appears when it locks on. It hauls you across to a green door on the far side. Open it when you land.

Break the cobweb above

Face the grated wall with the glowing yellow emblem, select a Bombchu and send it up to the emblem. The emblem turns green and the way on opens. Go through the green door and up the steps into the round room beyond. Equip the Fairy Bow and a normal arrow, then shoot the cobweb on the ceiling. A shaft of sunlight pours down onto the floor. A sun emblem hangs above a green door on the far wall, and the light has to reach it.

Mirror Shield on the sun emblem

Stand in the shaft and raise the Mirror Shield. While the light hits the shield, use the “Move Shield” prompt to tilt it and bounce the beam up onto the sun emblem. When the beam lands on the emblem, the door beneath it opens. Step through.

Light Arrow on the Spirit barrier

Beyond the door, a dark orb wrapped in purple energy floats on a dais. Navi worries that the evil power could swallow you if you get closer. Open the item menu, pick the Light Arrow and shoot the orb from a distance, holding to charge and releasing to fire. The orb bursts into light, and Nabooru appears to say the evil power never stood a chance. That clears the Spirit barrier.

Forest barrier (Saria)

Return to the hall

Nabooru’s seal room lets you out into the central hall, where a blue light column stands in front of the sealed door you just cleared. Cross the hall to the next sage door, the one for the Forest barrier. The game saves as you walk up to it, and you open the blue-grey door and step inside.

Five Arrows

Open the chest. The box reads “You got five arrows!” and your quiver goes back to 50 out of 50. Then go up to the teal doorway ahead.

Play the Song of Time

Stand on a platform beside the wall, open the songbook and play the Song of Time. A blue block appears next to you. Climb onto it for the extra height and carry on to the next hexagon.

Cross with the Longshot

Equip the Longshot and use its “Fire” prompt to pull yourself between the far platforms, switching back to hovering where the gaps are short. A teal door under a green swirl emblem waits at the end. Open it and walk to the orb room.

Water barrier (Ruto)

Enter the ice room

Back in the central hall, save at the pad, then climb the gold-trimmed stairs to the next door. Open the blue door and go in. The Water trial is an ice cavern with frozen floors, red crystal ice that blocks routes and fog drifting across the ground.

Melt the red ice and move the blocks

The next room is full of rune-marked ice blocks. Press A at a block to Grab it and push it across the floor onto the blue floor pad. When a red crystal blocks a passage, use the bottle with “Use” to pour the blue fire over it and melt it. Smash small obstacles with the Megaton Hammer. Keep at it until the way to the stone corridor is clear.

Shadow barrier (Impa)

Up the tower stairs

Go through the dark blue hall to the next door and take the stairs. A run of green-lit steps leads to a purple corridor and then to a blue door. Open it and step into the Shadow trial.

Shoot the far target

A lit stone brazier stands in a dark room, and a chest sits on a far ledge across a gap. Equip the Fairy Bow, hold an arrow in the brazier’s flame so its tip catches fire, and shoot it at the far torch across the gap. Once the far torch is lit, a path of square stone steps rises from the floor.

Five Arrows

Hop across the stone steps to the chest and open it. The box reads “You got five arrows!” The arrows you spent on the target come back.

Defeat the Like-Like

Go on to the next room, where a Like-Like waits among the stone blocks. Keep your distance, circle it and strike when it turns toward you. When it falls apart in a burst of purple flame, step onto the stone platforms beyond.

Lenses of Truth path to the chest

The path beyond is invisible without the Lenses of Truth. Put them on and the stones appear; walk along them, hopping when you reach a gap. A big chest sits on a ledge at the end of the walkway.

Pick up the gold-marked pillar

A tall stone pillar with gold markings blocks the walkway. Walk up to it and shove it with the new Gauntlets. It topples across the gap and forms a bridge to the next platform. Cross it and keep going along the walkway.

Altar and the orb

Use the Lenses of Truth again to follow the invisible stones to the purple altar. A dark orb waits at the end of the walkway. Shoot the Light Arrow into it. A golden burst clears the barrier, and Impa appears in a purple glow to say the evil power has been dispelled and to ask you to rescue Her Highness quickly.

Great Fairy of Courage

Leave the castle by the cliff

With four barriers down, go back out to the green cliffs. In the hall, push the gold-marked pillar with the Gauntlets so it topples out of your way, then run down the stairs and out through the red-carpeted halls. The Ganondorf’s Castle title card appears when you step back outside. Follow the rainbow light path down, then the rock face to a cave. Walk through the teal mist until a gold-and-white archway opens onto a fairy fountain.

Gift of halved damage

Purple sparkles flow into Link. The box reads “You got the gift of halved damage!” and tells you your defensive ability has been enhanced. Any damage you take is now halved. She mentions that you have met all her sisters and says you can return whenever you feel weary. Then walk back out through the mist toward the castle.

Retrace the cliff path, run back up the rainbow light path and cross the green-lit bridge into the castle. The Inside Ganondorf’s Castle title card returns as you step back inside.

Fire barrier (Darunia)

Stone blocks over lava

Cross the red-carpet hall to the Fire door and go in. Put on the Goron Tunic in the Equipment menu, because the room beyond is a lake of lava. Hop from stone block to stone block, and use the Longshot on the blue crystal targets where the gaps are too wide.

Pillar bridge

A tall pillar marked with gold runes stands on one of the blocks. Use “Pick Up” and shove it with the Golden Gauntlets; it falls into the lava and becomes a stone slab you can walk over. Continue along the new path to the last block.

Longshot to the red door

The red door ahead is sealed behind lava. Equip the Longshot and fire at the target above the doorway with the “Fire” prompt. You fly across to the ledge. Open the door and walk into the purple-lit hall.

Light barrier (Rauru)

Push the pillar to the Light door

Switch back to the Hero’s Clothes in the Equipment menu and cross the dark corridor to the door with the blue Triforce emblem. A gold-marked pillar stands in the way; push it with the Gauntlets until it falls clear. The door behind it leads into the Light trial.

Zelda’s Lullaby chest

In the checkered room, stand on the Triforce tile and play Zelda’s Lullaby. A chest rises on the tile and holds a green rupee. After collecting it, walk to the locked door and use the small key on it. Your key count returns to 0.

Stone sphere room

Large stone spheres roll about the next room under arched windows. Equip the Longshot and fire at the emblem in the ceiling to pull yourself past them, and watch for another target above the teal door at the end. Then go through.

Fight and Light Arrow

A group of enemies attacks in the hall beyond, so clear them with your sword and shield and break the pots for rupees. At the end of the hall, a dark orb hangs over a stair. Shoot the Light Arrow into it.

Rauru appears

A golden light fills the room and Rauru, the Sage of Light, says the evil power has been put asunder and urges you to save Princess Zelda. Climb the stairs to the dark arena in front of the tower. The last barriers collapse around the doorway, and Rauru tells you they have all vanished and that it is time to go to the tower.

The Light and Darkness banner shows again in the Event Update as you cross the arena. Climb the stairs to the red-carpeted hall at the top.

Chapter checklist

All six barriers are down and the tower is open, so climb on into Ganondorf and Ganon.