4. Into the Temple of Wind
T E M P L E   O F    W I N D
Key items to obtain: Bomb Bag (plus bombs)
Enemies: Red Chuchu, Keese, Rock Chuchu, Rope, Sandworm
Is it us or is there a draft in here? Ho ho ho...we crack ourselves up. Anyway, the Temple
of Wind is standard windy dungeon fare, although a tad short. No complaints here, though.
Descend into the temple depths
Dash past the line of wind statues to a lone bomb plant. Scouting ahead, you may notice a
neatly lined row of bomb plants. Something is not quite right here. Toss the bomb plant
onto the uniquely designed tile to fill the space in the center. The ensuing explosion
sets off an explosive chain that rocks the two opposing orbs simultaneously and forms a
pair of bridges over the gap. Across the bridge and beyond, you will come to a movable
block that can be slowly dragged across a tiled path. But wait! Two wind statues
unceasingly breathe out strong puffs of air that are capable of sweeping Link off into the
abyss.
Strangely enough, though, there are two ways to get around this. You can either push the
block in front of the first wind statue to stopper the mouth of the wind statue and then
hit the orb between the two to shut them down, or just use the Boomerang on the orb to
achieve the same results. Either way, cross the catwalk heading south and down a flight of
stairs. Along the northern wall is a door cannot open as of yet, but tap on the southern
one to fling it open. The floor switch here creates a shortcut that lets you to skip the
initial set of wind statues entirely.
Follow the narrow catwalk east and into the room north. Once inside, a door rises behind
Link, initiating a blood battle against a group of slithering Ropes. Continue through to
the adjacent room when the doors re-open. After happily helping yourself to the generous
serving of Rupees, push the movable gray block out to enter the next room. You will only
be passing by this long, rectangular chamber this time, but rest assured you will be
returning very shortly to face down the boss of the dungeon soon.
TIP
Simply leaving and re-entering the dungeon will reset enemies, pots and above all the
Rupees you've just collected! You can do this as many times as you'd like to stuff your
wallet. Cha-ching!
The room west of the rectangular chamber features a wind statue that can be shifted. Get a
good grip on it and start shoving it down and to the left, following the tiles outlined on
the ground. Deposit it at the bottom one of the two specially designed tiles. Now run in
front of it and leap across the chasm. The added boost of the wind statue ensures that you
complete the jump successfully. The floor switch here drops the blue door you couldn't
open earlier, creating another shortcut.
Get Small Key #1
Shortly after descending the steps to the basement level, you find yourself trapped in a
room again, this time facing off against a fresh batch of baddies called Rock Chuchus. Use
the bombs clustered in the center to lure the Rock Chuchus out of hiding, and use them
again to remove the outer rock coating. They are a cinch once the rock armor is taken
away.
ENEMY SIGHTINGS! Rock Chuchu
Appearance: Chuchus with a rock helmet
Damage: 1/2 heart, 1/4 heart initial damage
These start out looking innocently enough. Rock Chuchus reside under normal-looking
boulders, but approach them and they will burst out of their homes, damaging Link for a
quarter of a heart if he is within range. Essentially, Rock Chuchus are Red Chuchus armed
in a layer of protective rock, thus making them invulnerable to physical attacks dealt by
the sword alone. You have to crack open the protective shell by either blasting it clear
off with a Bomb or tearing it off with the Grappling Hook. Only then will this silly
creature suffer a taste of Link's gleaming blade.
Leave the battle site and descend into a large sand pit filled with Miniblins. The tablet
in the center of a room provides a vital hint for progression, and the floor switch opens
up the door in the southeast. Clamber up the stairs and fall into an enclosed area just
ahead. Take the northern most geyser onto a high platform, atop which sits a chest. Claim
the Courage Gem from within and continue your exploration of the dungeon. Head back to the
southeast and down the other steps to the very southeast corner. There you will find a
chest nestled beside two pots. This chest holds a nice treasure.
Now return to the gray block sitting among the geysers. Grab the block and push it over
the third geyser from the bottom until it joins a tan-colored block that overlooks a
section off to the right. Ride the second geyser from the bottom to get atop the gray
block and hop over to the sectioned off passageway. The flight of stairs lead further down
the temple, the main room of which appears to be an enormous, sand-filled chamber. Snatch
up a bomb plant to blow away the weak wall.
Remember those scary-looking Sandworms from before? Well, they're here in this main room.
Aim for the raised platform in the center of the room for a clue as to what to do here.
The main goal is to quietly journey to each of the four marked points and dig up covered
geysers. Uncovering each correct geyser will light a torch in the corner of the room; when
all four are lit, two new passageways to the north and southwest will be accessible to
you. If need be, the stone paths will keep you safe from being worm food while you roam
around on the sand. You'll also be happy to know that along the far west wall lies a chest
that contains a Power Gem.
Both new passageways carry you back to B1, but in different sections of it. You will need
to visit both, so whichever you choose first is up to you. The north will take you through
a short romp across near the center of the room. A wind statue sits blowing relentlessly
at nothing in particular. But a small nudge to the left will transfer that wind power onto
the windmill. The southwest exit also leads you to another similarly inactive windmill
that you must breathe life into. When both windmills are up and running again, a Small Key
drops to the ground below. Fall into the pit to recover the key.
Acquire the boss key
The door you want to unlock can be found among the sand pit in the northeast corner.
Return to B2 in the same fashion you did before. Follow the stone path to the locked door
and tap it open. From within fancy chest, you will find a bomb bag filled with your very
own bombs! Hallelujah! These portable bombs enable you to make things explode at will, so
long as you have bombs available, of course. That wouldn't be a problem, though, as you
can now find bombs stashed away in pots, barrels and the like.
Looking at the map now, you may notice an entire room in the northwest that has yet to be
explored. If you also recall, there was a crack in the wall there as well. Put these
things to the test and melt away the wall. Inside the room, you'll find a geyser jet
waiting to launch you onto the higher ledge. However, a breakable rock has occupied your
landing spot. You need to do away with it first—chuck a bomb directly at the geyser, which
will lift the bomb up to the block's level and remove it from sight.
The next room features a time challenge. Extending across a thin ledge is a parade of bomb
plants with an unlit orb at the end. Ride the geyser up and set a bomb next to the bomb
plant. As soon as the chain reaction activates the orb, you have a few moments to race to
the now opened doorway at the end of the long corridor. The trick is to plant the bomb and
start hauling your butt to the door!
The next narrow corridor is home to skulking Rock Chuchus and a cryptic message from the
stone tablet. Squash the Rock Chuchus and set a bomb on the tile. The detonation of this
bomb unleashes a destructive force so great that the wall immediately gives way. At first
glance there appears to be no exit. A close inspection of the northern wall will give away
the room's secret exit. A set of tiles in the neighboring room signifies a part of the
wall that is most susceptible to a good bombing. Blow your way out of this prison and
continue to an odd arrangement of bomb plants. Each line of bomb plants lead to an unlit
orb.
Place a bomb on each of the designed tiles to activate both orbs and open the doorway. Pop
the lid on the large chest to acquire the Boss Key. Drop down with it and place it down on
the ground for now. Toss two bombs into the pair of geysers so that the rocks can finally
be destroyed, allowing you to proceed to the boss. But first you need to pick up the key
again and ride the geyser up with it in order for you to fit the key into the enormous
lock, the only remaining obstacle that stands between you and the boss.
Beyond the door lies a long corridor leading north to the boss. Inspect the stone tablet
to create a sparkling blue teleport and smash the pots for hearts and bombs in preparation
for the trying battle ahead.
BOSS Cyclok, Stirrer of Winds
Damage: 1/2 heart from charge and cyclone damage
Dungeon bosses are supposed to be all-powerful and scary-looking, right? Well, Cyclok
barely makes the cut here. While he does pose a small challenge, he is anything but
intimidating. The cameras on both screens of the DS will be focused on the fight—no map of
any sort to be noted here. The top screen tracks Cyclok's movements while he's airborne;
the bottom one keeps the camera on you and your surroundings.
There are special blue emblems situated at three places on the ground. Cyclok uses these
to summon small cyclones that spiral skyward from the center of the emblem. Little does he
know, the cyclones actually have a hand in helping you down this oversized squid beast.
Second, Cyclok prefers having the upperhand by remaining out of reach while he
continuously takes cheap shots at you. You have to somehow blast his cocky behind out of
the sky to have a go at him.
Pack your bombs and sharpen your sword. It's sushi time. As he hovers about, he will
occasionally swoop down and charge across in a straight line. As soon as you see him lower
to the ground, move out of the way to avoid being knocked silly. On top of his ground
attack, he also throws cyclones onto the ground that twirl about aimlessly. Avoid these as
well. The trick of the battle is to use the twisters against him by sending bombs—either
your own or the bomb plants littered around—through these cyclones up to meet him.
Cyclok generally follows you around, so whichever twister becomes available, head to it
and start launching bombs upwards. A direct hit results in Cyclok flopping helplessly on
the ground. Once grounded, dole out metallic pain onto his squishy body until he retreats
back into the air on his magical whirlwind. Watch his silhouette on the floor to keep
track of where he is and smash the pots located around the arena to keep a healthy
stockpile of bombs and hearts. You've got this.
Following the battle, your hourglass becomes fortified with additional Sand of Hours, and
thus consequently adding two whole minutes to its duration. On top of that, the Spirit of
Wisdom, Nari, joins the team! Two spirits down, one more to go! The ultimate prize, of
course, is a Heart Container, which augments your life total. Step into the blue teleport
to be whisked away instantly to the temple entrance.
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