Divine Beast Vah Rudania (Quest)


 * This page is about the Main Quest. For the Divine Beast, see Divine Beast Vah Rudania (Dungeon).

"Divine Beast Vah Rudania" is a Main Quest in.

Overview
Sent by Impa to free the four Divine Beasts from Calamity Ganon's influence, Link enters the Eldin region to confront the Divine Beast Vah Rudania, which now crawls along the rockface of Death Mountain and is plaguing the Gorons below. Link's Quest brings him to Goron City, where he meets Bludo, the Boss of the Gorons. Bludo says that he has been using Cannons to drive away Vah Rudania, but it always returns. Bludo had planned to use the Cannon again, but is unable to due to his sore back. Earlier he had sent his partner, Yunobo, to the Abandoned North Mine to retrieve him some painkillers, but has yet to return. Bludo then sends Link in his stead to find Yunobo, beginning the first stage of the "Divine Beast Vah Rudania" Main Quest.

Link enters the Mine and learns from Drak the miner there that Yunobo had went inside the Vault. However, Link finds that the Goron is now trapped inside due to a rockslide. Using a nearby Cannon, Link blasts the rocks away and approaches Yunobo. Although Yunobo at first thinks he is a monster, he soon calms down and thanks Link for freeing him before leaving to deliver Bludo his painkillers. Link meets up with Bludo at Goron City and is given three Fireproof Elixirs as a reward for helping Yunobo. Bludo also tells him about Daruk, the deceased Goron Champion who piloted the Divine Beast Vah Rudania 100 years ago. Link is then directed to a statue of Daruk and remembers a Memory of him. However, even after receiving the painkillers, Bludo's back is still too sore to attack Vah Rudania. He tells Link to find Yunobo, who had went on ahead to the Bridge of Eldin, and tell him the news.

At the Bridge, Link finds Yunobo is being attacked by a pair of Black Moblins and fends them off. Yunobo is upset to hear that Bludo cannot come, but is surprised when Link tells him that he wants to board Vah Rudania. Although hesitant at first, Yunobo agrees that they could weaken Vah Rudania by using the Cannons stationed around Death Mountain — Link would operate the Cannons, while Yunobo acts as the cannonball using Daruk's Protection. Together they lower the Bridge of Eldin by blasting Yunobo at it with the nearby Cannon, which Bludo had rose earlier to prevent Vah Rudania from crossing over.

As Link and Yunobo enter Death Mountain, Vah Rudania deploys Sentries to hinder their progress. The Sentries shine spotlights along the mountain path which, should Link or Yunobo be caught, will cause Vah Rudania to furiously unleash Magma Bombs at them. Link and Yunobo agree to sneak past them, using a plan where Link would Whistle to make Yunobo stop and go. Together the pair scale the Mountain, sneaking by the Sentries and destroying some of them along the way. The pair come across three Cannons that they use to fire at Vah Rudania. After using the third Cannon, Vah Rudania becomes disabled and falls into Death Mountain's crater, allowing Link to glide down and board it.

Inside the Divine Beast, Link is guided by Daruk's spirit to activate all of its Terminals and finally its Main Control Unit. As Link approaches the Unit, he is suddenly confronted by Fireblight Ganon and battles it. Link manages to defeat the boss, releasing Vah Rudania from Ganon's influence and regaining full control of it. Daruk then appears to Link in spirit and gives him Daruk's Protection in gratitude. With the Divine Beast now in his control, Daruk drives Vah Rudania to Death Mountain Summit where it takes aim at Calamity Ganon toward Hyrule Castle.

Back in Goron City, Yunobo thanks Link and guides him to Bludo, who has something to give him. Bludo thanks Link for returning Vah Rudania to normal, and leaves him with Daruk's sword, the Boulder Breaker, which is stored inside of a Treasure Chest in Bludo's house. This completes the Main Quest.