Hyrule Castle (Twilight Princess)

Hyrule Castle is the final dungeon in.

Entrance to the Dungeon
In order to enter the castle, Link and Midna need the power of the three Fused Shadows. Once obtained, Midna uses them to destroy the crystal surrounding the castle, granting them access to the castle's courtyard.

Themes and Navigation
In the area of the courtyard, Link fights one last time with King Bulblin who, after his defeat, gives Link the Key that opens the main door to the interior of the castle. The area houses various enemies and puzzles, leading to another Key. This area also leads to the castle's graveyard, which houses an extra Key. This Key can be used to access a room filled with Treasure Chests containing every consumable item in the game, as well as every type of Rupee.

The main hall of the castle consists of a large room with various chandeliers that Link must Clawshot to in order to access the rest of the castle's chambers. Once he enters one of the rooms of the main hall, Link will encounter a Darknut. After its defeat, Link will have the option of either taking the left or right path of the castle. Both paths lead back out to the balcony of Hyrule Castle, where in the side Link battles against an Aeralfos to retrieve a Key. Just as Link walks over to the side of the castle, a group of enemies springs an ambush against him; however, the Resistance come in to save him. Following this, the Boss Key becomes available.

In the middle of the balcony is another door that leads to the final area of the dungeon, making way to the third and fourth floors. As Link progresses through these last two floors, he must use his abilities as Wolf Link to make it safely across various traps; moreover, since the stairs leading to the upper floors have been destroyed, Link must use the Double Clawshots and the Spinner to successfully reach the fourth floor. The door on the fourth floor, which leads to the outside of Hyrule Castle and eventually to the throne room, is blocked off by another Darknut.

At the throne room, Link and Midna come face-to-face with Ganondorf, who uses Princess Zelda as his puppet in an attempt to defeat Link. After defeating Zelda, Midna uses her powers to extract Ganondorf's evil influence from her. It is here that Ganondorf transforms into Ganon. After defeating Ganondorf's beast form, Midna attempts to finish him off, warping Link and Zelda to Hyrule Field. Here, they fight Ganondorf while riding Epona and afterwards in a Sword fight.

Trivia

 * If Link shoots with a Bomb Arrow the triangle at the top of the statue in the castle's courtyard, a bell noise will sound and 40 Rupees will fall to the ground.