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Kakariko Village and the Nocturne of Shadow 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.
CoversLake Hylia, Kakariko Village, Temple of Time, Hyrule Castle Town, Hyrule Castle, Zora River
LinkAdult, then child
You needEpona, Ocarina with Song of Time and Prelude of Light, Master Sword, then as a child Bombs and the Boomerang
RewardsNocturne of Shadow, Golden Skull TokenGold Skulltulas #74 and #75, Piece of HeartHeart Pieces #27 and #28 (the second completes an extra heart), the Creature of Darkness quest

Kakariko Village is burning, and Sheik has a job for you. Ride in on Epona, hear what escaped from under the village and learn the Nocturne of Shadow, the warp song to the Graveyard. Then trade the Master Sword for your childhood body and collect a Gold Skulltula in Hyrule Castle’s garden and two Heart Pieces from the frog choir on Zora River. Finish with the Song of Storms at the windmill, which drains the village well.

Link riding Epona across Hyrule Field toward a red glow on Death Mountain at night
A figure in a dark blue outfit stands in a stone archway with flames burning behind him

Last stop at Lake Hylia

Golden Skull Token

Gold Skulltula #74

The night begins at the tree growing out of the cliff above Lake Hylia. Check the hollow in its trunk and a Gold Skulltula token drops: “You’ve collected 74 tokens so far.” Climb down when the prompt appears and get back on Epona for the ride that follows. The Gold Skulltula list has the full count.

Link holding up a Gold Skulltula token in the Lake Hylia tree hollow with its text box
Link on the tree ledge above Lake Hylia with the Climb Down prompt on screen

Kakariko Village on fire

Ride to the village

Mount Epona and gallop across Hyrule Field at night. A red glow marks Death Mountain far ahead, but the nearer light comes from Kakariko Village, where the houses are ablaze and purple smoke curls around the windmill. Dismount when the prompt shows and run in on foot. Sheik cries “Stay back, Link!” and “Look out!” as something moves through the purple smoke, and Link is knocked flat. Navi calls out until he comes to.

Link riding Epona up a dark road toward the red glow of the windmill, with the Dismount prompt on screen
A house in Kakariko Village with flames licking along its base and roof
Burning houses beside the windmill in Kakariko Village, with smoke rising from the ground

Sheik and Impa

Sheik asks whether you can move. Navi asks what that thing was, and Sheik answers that it was a creature of darkness, locked away here for some time. He says that he and Impa heard a monster had appeared in Kakariko Village and came to investigate. Impa then says the barrier has been broken, and when Sheik blames Ganondorf she agrees: with the Demon King’s rise to power, the creature she had trapped here grew in strength.

Sheik standing beside Link in Kakariko Village as Navi asks what the creature was
Dark Kakariko Village street at night, with Sheik text saying he and Impa received word of a monster
Impa leaning over the village well and remarking that the barrier has been broken
Impa and Sheik standing at the Kakariko well as Impa says the creature broke through the barrier

Sheik wants to chase it to the Shadow Temple, but Impa refuses, because someone has to guard the village in case the beast returns. She sets out for the temple herself and tells Sheik to stay. Sheik asks her to be careful and then says out loud that the creature is surely heading for the Shadow Temple now.

Night view of a lantern-lit Kakariko stairway with a text box saying one of them must stay and protect the village
Impa standing by a wall beside Sheik as she says she will go to the Shadow Temple alone
Sheik in close-up with the line "Impa, please be careful" on screen
Sheik standing in the rain-soaked village square as a text box says the creature is heading for the Shadow Temple

Nocturne of Shadow

Sheik

Sheik’s request

Rain falls over the village as Sheik speaks with Link about Impa, one of the sages, who is needed to seal the Demon King away. Sheik cannot help her in his current state and instead asks you to go to the temple and defeat the demon. The entrance is at the far end of the village, deep in the Graveyard. Navi’s bubble offers a new quest, Creature of Darkness, which later shows in the Threads of Time.

Sheik in the rain outside a lit house, the text box saying Impa is one of the sages needed to imprison the Demon King
Sheik turned away from the camera in the rain while the text box says he would only be a burden
Sheik facing the camera in the village, with a box saying the Shadow Temple entrance is at the far end, deep in the graveyard
Link walking up a rain-soaked Kakariko staircase as a New Event banner for Creature of Darkness appears

Learn the Nocturne of Shadow

Sheik takes out his harp and plays the melody of the temple’s legend. When the prompt “Play the Nocturne of Shadow.” appears, take out your Ocarina and play the notes back. A glow gathers around the Ocarina and the box reads “You learned the Nocturne of Shadow!” Play it anywhere to warp to the Kakariko Village graveyard, a quick route to the temple door.

Sheik playing a harp at night while the scroll reads Play the Nocturne of Shadow
Link playing the ocarina with a fairy glowing beside him while the note prompt shows
Link holding the ocarina as the text box reads You learned the Nocturne of Shadow

Sheik warns that the Shadow Temple is full of traps that only the eyes of truth reveal, and that he does not know where to find them. He does say that a clue lies somewhere in this village. Find the eyes of truth, he tells you, and help Impa. The village well is where that trail leads, and the Song of Storms opens it later in this chapter.

Link and Sheik face each other in the rain as the text box says the traps can only be seen one way
Sheik in close-up on the steps of the village, with a box saying a clue to their whereabouts is in the village

The windmill man and the crawl hole

Song of Storms

Walk up the hill path to the house at the windmill and talk to the Music Man. He grumbles that he will never forget what happened here seven years ago and that, if a kid with an Ocarina had not played that weird song, the well would still have water. Open the songbook and play the Song of Storms, which you already know. The box reads “You played the Song of Storms!” and the Music Man howls that he will never forgive you. Nothing comes of it yet, but the song is ready for the windmill later in this chapter.

The Music Man in his house griping in a text box that the windmill would be fine without the ocarina storm
Link facing the Music Man inside his house with the Play a note prompt on screen
Link playing the ocarina in a purple swirl of magic as the box reads You played the Song of Storms

The trembling beard

Outside, two villagers stand in the smoke. One says the demon fled back into the depths of the Graveyard, and the bearded one jokes that he tried tracking it with his beard, which does not work on a creature without a beard. These two only talk, so there is nothing to gain here.

Two villagers in the smoky village with the line that the demon fled into the depths of the graveyard
The bearded villager with his arms raised as the text box jokes that his beard beacon cannot track a beardless demon

The small tunnel

Drop down into the water channel next to the village square and dive along it, holding the button to swim under the surface. The channel ends at a small tunnel mouth in the stone. Check it and Navi remarks that you have grown a lot bigger and that, back when you were a kid, you could crawl through openings like this one. You cannot fit as an adult, so this is for later.

Link diving underwater in the stone water channel beside the village square
Link standing before a small stone tunnel door in the dark, with the Check prompt on screen
Link standing by the tunnel as Navi says that as a kid he could crawl easily through openings like this

Back to childhood

Play the Prelude of Light

Open the songbook, choose the Prelude of Light and play it. A flash of white light carries you to the Temple of Time. A “Temple of Time” banner appears as you land on the Triforce emblem in the middle of the hall.

Link playing the ocarina with a fairy beside him while the Prelude of Light notes show on a scroll
Golden light sparkling over the Triforce floor of the Temple of Time with the banner in the corner
Link standing on the Triforce emblem in the dim Temple of Time hall

Return the Master Sword

Walk up to the pedestal and the cutscene starts. Link raises the Master Sword and slides it back into the stone, and a Triforce-shaped light wraps around him. When it fades you are a child again, and the sword is gone from your hands. Run down the hall and out through the archway to leave the temple.

Adult Link raising the Master Sword over his head on the pedestal in the Temple of Time
Adult Link standing inside a glowing golden Triforce as blue light flares around him
Child Link standing on the stone pedestal with the Master Sword planted before him
Child Link running down the Temple of Time hall toward the archway

Cross Hyrule Castle Town

The “Hyrule Castle Town” banner appears when you step out, and the market is quiet at night. Run through the lanes towards the castle until the “Hyrule Castle” banner shows at the road that leads up to it. You need Bombs and the Boomerang for the next stop, so check your item screen before you climb.

Link standing in a quiet night street of Hyrule Castle Town with the location banner on screen
Link running through a lantern-lit lane of the empty night market toward the castle
Link on the road below the castle walls as the Hyrule Castle banner appears

Hyrule Castle garden and Gold Skulltula #75

Climb to the garden

Leave the main road and climb the ivy wall at the side of the road, which shows Let Go and Jump prompts. At the top, run along the garden’s stone paths, past hedges and flower beds, until you reach the moat that circles the castle. A Rupee waits near the wall. Jump in the water channel, dash and dive along it until you climb out beside an iron fence and a tall tree.

Link climbing a dense ivy wall beside the road with the Let Go and Jump prompts on screen
Link walking a stone garden path past flower beds toward the castle walls at night
Link swimming in the moat channel beneath the castle wall with the Dash and Dive prompts
Link by a stone wall, an iron fence and a tall tree at the castle moat

Play the Song of Storms

Stand by the fence and play the Song of Storms. A purple wind swirls over the ground, a leafy plant sprouts and a round hole opens in the earth beside it. Crawl into the hole, which leads into a short, dark cave below the castle grounds. The sound of spiders tells you that a Gold Skulltula is close.

Child Link playing the ocarina in a purple swirl beside the castle wall as the box reads You played the Song of Storms
A leafy plant sprouting from the ground inside a swirling purple ring of magic by the castle wall
A round dark hole opened in the mossy ground at the foot of the castle wall
Golden Skull Token

Gold Skulltula #75

Select Bombs in the item screen, light one and set it down against the cracked rock wall. Stand back for the blast and walk through the new opening. A spider hangs in its web at the end of the cave. Throw the Boomerang when the Throw prompt shows. The Gold Skulltula token appears and the box reads “You’ve collected 75 tokens so far.” You can also fetch the Rupees lying around with the Boomerang.

Link beside a lit red bomb set against a cracked rock wall inside the cave
A spider hanging in its web across a dark cave, with the Throw prompt on screen
Link kneeling under a glowing Gold Skulltula token with the box reading 75 tokens collected

Leave the cave

Walk to the end of the cave, where a large yellow flower waits on a leaf. Stand on it and ride it out of the cave. You come out of a second hole just next to the tree beside the castle road, and it is daytime outside. Then follow the castle’s fence path towards the river, because the frogs are your next stop.

Link standing on a large yellow flower on a leaf inside the cave as it rises to carry him out
Link walking along a sandy path beside the castle fence toward the river

Frog choir on Zora River

Find the waterfall pool

Follow the path beside the moat and fence to Zora River. Climb the stone steps by the stream and cross the narrow ledges to the pool below the waterfall. Press the button to dive and swim across to the far bank. Five frogs sit on tree stumps in the clearing past the pool. Walk up and talk to them to start the choir.

Link climbing a stone staircase beside the stream on the way to Zora River
Link swimming in the foaming pool below the waterfall with the Dash and Dive prompts on screen
Link in a green clearing facing the frogs sitting in bubbles on tree stumps
Piece of Heart

Heart Piece #27

The frogs ask for a song to sing to, and they sing about ribbiting in the rain. Open the songbook and play the Song of Storms. A purple gust sweeps over the stumps and the frogs dance, adding that the rain keeps their skin nice. They then drop a Heart Piece: Heart Piece #27. The box tells you that four pieces form one container and that you need one more.

Five frogs on tree stumps in a dark forest clearing with a text box asking Link to play them a nice tune
The frog choir on their stumps while the text box shows their song about ribbiting in the rain
The frogs dancing on their stumps as the text box says the rain keeps their skin nice and moist
Link holding up a Piece of Heart on a sunlit shore with the box reading You got a Piece of Heart

Play the Song of Time

Talk to the frogs again. They thank you for the song and ask for another. Open the songbook, pick the Song of Time and play it. A blue burst shows around the stumps and the frogs praise your mysterious melody. They say that after all that they are ready for the big time, and that they will give you a Heart Piece once they are full.

Link playing the Song of Time from the songbook staff while the frogs listen on their stumps
Blue magic burst around the frog stumps as the frogs praise Link's song in the clearing
Piece of Heart

Heart Piece #28

Say yes when they ask whether you want to play with them. Ready… flashes on screen, and then you play notes with the Ocarina while the frogs hop to catch insects. A Cleared! banner shows when the frogs have eaten their fill. They give you Heart Piece #28. It is the fourth piece in your set, so the box reads that you have collected four Pieces of Heart and earned an additional heart, and your hearts are fully restored.

Link playing notes on the Ocarina while the frogs wait on their stumps for insects
The frogs dance on their stumps after Link finishes the insect game in the clearing
Link holds up the Heart Piece he earned from the frogs with the four Pieces of Heart message shown

Windmill and the Dry Well

Return to the Music Man

Leave the clearing and walk back to Kakariko Village. It is daytime again, and the village is as it was before the fire. Climb the stone steps up to the windmill, where the Music Man is thinking of a song and asks you to play something that could bring a storm.

Link at the Kakariko Village gate with the village name banner shown on screen
Link climbing the stone steps in Kakariko Village toward the windmill
Link standing inside the windmill base beside the fairy, with the central wooden shaft above him

Play the Song of Storms again

Select the Song of Storms and play it for him. Rain fills the sky, the windmill spins in the wind and the well in the village square starts to drain. The Music Man tells you to go round and round. Step outside and walk across the village to see the result.

Link playing the Ocarina with the Song of Storms staff shown and purple magic swirling around him
The windmill blades turning under a stormy sky above Kakariko Village
The Kakariko village well seen from above after the storm, with the water level lowered

The Dry Well

Walk over to the village well. A villager there says you can see the bottom of the well now and that it looks like there is a tunnel down there. He adds that there are scary rumors about a person who once lived nearby and had the “eyes of truth.” The Song of Storms has drained it, and the tunnel is the way into the Bottom of the Well, where the next chapter takes you.

Link walking up to the Kakariko village well beside a villager with a message the well
A Kakariko villager in a red vest talks with Link beside the well and points out the tunnel below

Chapter checklist

CollectibleTypeWhere
Golden Skull TokenGold Skulltula #74Gold Skulltula tokenTree hollow above Lake Hylia, adult, night
Nocturne of ShadowSongKakariko Village, from Sheik
Golden Skull TokenGold Skulltula #75Gold Skulltula tokenCave under the Hyrule Castle garden, child
Piece of HeartHeart Piece #27Heart PieceFrog choir on Zora River, first song
Piece of HeartHeart Piece #28Heart PieceFrog choir on Zora River, insect game

The drained well leads to the Bottom of the Well in the next chapter, where you look for the eyes of truth.

Link standing by the Kakariko village well with a wooden sign and the well rim in view

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