Water Temple
Water Temple is a recurring Dungeon and location in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][2][3][name references needed]
Overview
Ocarina of Time
Entrance to the Temple
The ancient temple lies deep under the vast Lake Hylia. Guarded by the Zoras, it is considered a sacred temple that is used to worship the water spirits.[4] The Water Temple is accessible after the young hero finds the Iron Boots in Ice Cavern. Aided with the boots and the Hookshot, Link can access its entrance by shooting the target above the gate.
The Water Temple contains the source of the curse that has frozen Zora's Domain.[5] Various parts of the temple require Link to go underwater for substantial amounts of time, thus necessitating the Zora Tunic (though the Water Temple can be beaten without it by an experienced and resourceful player). Its enigmatic structure consists of various floors (four in total, one of them is a basement) and requires the use of playing Zelda's Lullaby at each of the special markings on the walls that manipulate the level of water, which give Link access to various parts of the temple from the hub room. Link will need to use all of his intellectual skills and cunning survival techniques to truly conquer this temple, as puzzles and obstacles are strategically varied: From the aforementioned water level manipulation, to swimming in presence of current flows, defeating enemy groups, climbing a waterfall with descending platforms, raise and lower pillars with a switch, etc.; the young hero will also come to confront his very own doppelgänger, Dark Link in the Water Temple. After defeating Dark Link, Link will find the Longshot which, once acquired, helps Link in the search for the Boss Key and enter the lair of the aquatic boss, Morpha.
This temple is infamous to Ocarina of Time fans for its difficulty and necessity for constantly pausing the game in order to switch to the Iron Boots and back. When the game was remade for the 3DS, the temple was altered in order to be completed easily. The Iron Boots are now a click-on item, glowing markings appear on the wall to show the way, and the entire temple was made brighter.
The Water Temple makes much use of Din's Fire in the Master Quest version of the game. The Hookshot is also used more often than in the original version. The infamous "serpent-shaped" room now has Hookshot targets over the wall, making it easy to simply bunny-hop through the vortex-filled gauntlet. The map, compass, and even the Longshot are obtained very early in the dungeon. The Longshot gives access to a lot of new areas and makes most puzzles easier than before. Most rooms are blocked with gates, so puzzles must be solved to be able to access them. Boulders and most enemies are no longer found, except for two Spikes and nine completely new Stalfos. Two new features include a room with several Dodongos, plus several crates that are found throughout the dungeon.
In the GameCube version of the Master Quest, Link can complete the dungeon with an extra Small Key remaining. This is because one of the doors that Link is meant to unlock with a key unlocks itself, specifically when defeating the Stalfos prior to Dark Link and causing the dragon heads to rise. The only way to reach this door and unlock it normally is by using glitches. In Ocarina of Time 3D this glitch was fixed.
Eiji Aonuma apologized for the design of the Water Temple in a 2009 interview.[6] Due to the confusing layout and controls for the Nintendo 64 version of Ocarina of Time, several changes were in Ocarina of Time 3D. The Iron Boots were changed into an item rather than a piece of equipment, the dungeon received glowing markings on various walls and corridors to mark where the player must go and to make changing the water level more clear,[7][8] and an additional camera scene was added in the central tower of the dungeon to make the location of a commonly and easily missed Small Key more obvious.
Small Keys
- In the original, there are six small keys.
- In Master Quest, there are two. Notice however that the second locked door is only in the 3DS version in its mirrored form.
Minor Enemies
- Master Quest
Tri Force Heroes
The Water Temple is a Level in Tri Force Heroes. It is the fourth and last Level of the Riverside Area, and is preceded by Cove of Transition.
The Water Temple is a large, flooded palace filled with many pools. As it involves a lot of swimming and traversing Water, the Zora Costume and the Torrent Robe become very useful here.
In Stage 1, the Links enter the Temple from its entrance, where further ahead and down a ramp is a large pool. The Links can find two Gripshots on ledges to the sides. By firing each Gripshot to the north of where they are found, the Links can attach themselves to fences, crossing a small portion of the pool and dropping down onto platforms. A Water Rod can be found on top of a tall platform in the middle of the pool, but cannot be reached at that point. Inside the the pool are two Shock Switches, which are guarded off by railings on particular sides; using the Gripshots, the Links can hit the right Switch from the left platform, and the left Switch from the right platform. Activating both Shock Switches at the same time causes a small platform to appear in the center of the pool. From there, one of the Links can fire the Gripshot at a Crank to the north; doing so will open the Crank and flood the room, allowing the Links to reach the Water Rod. The Link with the Water Rod then has to create pillars of water for the heroes to reach the Triforce Gateway on the north end of the pool.
In Stage 2, the Links appear on a caged floor above a pool of Water. A Big Switch in the center must be pressed down by all three Links, which automatically opens a Crank in the northeast corner and floods the room, as Tektites, Water Tektites and Skullfish appear. The Links must swim onto small platforms to be able to attack them, or use the Water Rod to stun them. Optionally, by using the Water Rod from the northeast platform, or by forming a Totem there, one of the Links with a Gripshot can pull the Crank to drain the room, making the enemies easier to defeat. After all enemies have been defeated, a steel grate in the northwest corner rises, opening to passage. To continue through it, the room needs to be drained if it has not already been. The Links can then walk under the grate and come to a platform that can be reached using the Water Rod. Another Crank can be seen on the wall high above, which can only be opened by using the Water Rod and forming a full Totem on top of the pillar. Pulling this Crank floods the room again, allowing the Links to reach the Triforce Gateway and a Squiddy.
In Stage 3, the Links find themselves trapped in a caged enclosure with a Water Octorok. Two of the Links can escape the enclosure by using the Gripshot on a panel on the cage wall, which will flip around and drop the Links outside. Those Links then stand on two Floor Switches, opening the cage door so the third Link can escape. Outside the cage, the Links enter a room with platforms at several elevations and Water at a low level. To the northeast is a locked gate leading to the Triforce Gateway, and in the northwest is another section of the room behind a fence wall. Nearby is a platform reachable only with the Water Rod, from which the Links can open another Crank, raising the Water level. The Links with Gripshots can then reach another cage panel by having the other Link lead them with the Water Rod, while avoiding rocks fired at them by nearby Water Octoroks. On the other side of the fence, the Links can find a Treasure Chest containing a Red Rupee, and a Raft that can be pulled toward another platform by using the Gripshot on a Stake. On this platform is a Chest containing a Key, and a Floor Switch that opens the cage door back to the main room. As the locked gate is now submerged underwater, the Links cannot use the Key just yet; two of them are required to turn the Crank again to lower the Water, after which the Links can board the Raft and use the Gripshot to transport themselves and the Key to where the Triforce Gateway is.
Stage 4 is where Arrghus is fought in a pool. The Links first need to defeat its eyes, using several platforms around the pool's edge to get closer. Once they succeed, the platforms automatically retract and the pool is completely drained. At the bottom of the pool, they battle Arrghus proper, with several Jars containing Hearts and Energy Potions strewn around the floor. After Arrghus is defeated, a door opens in an alcove at the north end leading to the Triforce Gateway.
Drablands Challenges
Once the Boss of the Riverside has been defeated, the Water Temple can be replayed with the following Drablands Challenges: "Fewer Heart Containers!", "Clear with halved energy!", and "Transport the orb quickly!".
In "Transport the orb quickly!", the Links are given a timer of 30 seconds in Multiplayer, or two minutes and 10 seconds in single-player. This timer can be increased by collecting Hourglasses or wearing Linebeck's Uniform. As dropping the orb in Water will cause it to respawn at an earlier location, it is advisable to place the orb on safe ground before using a Crank to flood a room.
Magical Materials
At the end of the Level, three Treasure Chests can be opened. Two contain the same Material, and one contains another, more valuable Material.
Drablands Challenge | — |
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Magical Materials | |
Drablands Challenge | |
Magical Materials | |
Drablands Challenge | |
Magical Materials | |
Drablands Challenge | |
Magical Materials |
Drablands Challenge | Magical Materials |
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Enemies and Traps
- Stage 1
There are no Enemies in this Stage.
- Stage 2
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 These appear when the three Links stand on the Big Switch.
- Stage 3
- Stage 4
- Stage 1
- Stage 2
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 These appear when the three Links stand on the Big Switch.
- Stage 3
- Stage 4
- Stage 1
- Stage 2
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 These appear when the three Links stand on the Big Switch.
- Stage 3
- Stage 4
Treasure Chests
Treasure Chest | |
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Contents | |
Notes | On the left ledge in the northern section of Stage 3 |
Treasure Chest | |
Contents | |
Notes | On the right ledge in the northern section of Stage 3 |
Treasure Chest | Contents | Notes |
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On the left ledge in the northern section of Stage 3 | ||
On the right ledge in the northern section of Stage 3 |
Tears of the Kingdom
- Related Quests
Regional Phenomena | ||||
Main Quest | ||||
Purah | Lookout Landing |
Main Quest | |
Regional Phenomena | |
Purah | Lookout Landing |
Sidon of the Zora | ||||
Main Quest | ||||
Yona | Zora's Domain |
Main Quest | |
Sidon of the Zora | |
Yona | Zora's Domain |
Regional Phenomena | ||||
Main Quest | ||||
Purah | Lookout Landing |
Main Quest | |
Regional Phenomena | |
Purah | Lookout Landing |
Sidon of the Zora | ||||
Main Quest | ||||
Yona | Zora's Domain |
Main Quest | |
Sidon of the Zora | |
Yona | Zora's Domain |
Areas
Enemies
- ↑ 10 will not reappear after the nearby Floor Switch has been pressed.
- With Sidon during "Sidon of the Zora"
- ↑ 10 will not reappear after the nearby Floor Switch has been pressed.
Bosses
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Mucktorok ×1
Scourge of the Water Temple
Treasure Chests
Treasure Chest | |
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Contents | |
Coordinates | 3441, 0819, 1776 |
Notes | Inside a pool of Sludge on the northeast Sky Island of Water Temple 1F |
Treasure Chest | |
Contents | |
Coordinates | 3498, 0752, 1786 |
Notes | Below an arch under the water on the southeast Sky Island of Water Temple 1F |
Treasure Chest | |
Contents | |
Coordinates | 3524, 0643, 1810 |
Notes | Atop the southeast islet of Water Temple 1F |
Treasure Chest | |
Contents | |
Coordinates | 3280, 0577, 1790 |
Notes | Atop the southwest islet of Water Temple 1F |
Treasure Chest | |
Contents | |
Coordinates | 3310, 0671, 1717 |
Notes | Below the Water in the southwestern pool of Water Temple B1 |
Treasure Chest | |
Contents | |
Coordinates | 3379, 0715, 1720 |
Notes | Fused to the Hover Stone above the Spikes in the inner room of the Water Temple B1 |
Treasure Chest | Contents | Coordinates | Notes |
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3441, 0819, 1776 | Inside a pool of Sludge on the northeast Sky Island of Water Temple 1F | ||
3498, 0752, 1786 | Below an arch under the water on the southeast Sky Island of Water Temple 1F | ||
3524, 0643, 1810 | Atop the southeast islet of Water Temple 1F | ||
3280, 0577, 1790 | Atop the southwest islet of Water Temple 1F | ||
3310, 0671, 1717 | Below the Water in the southwestern pool of Water Temple B1 | ||
3379, 0715, 1720 | Fused to the Hover Stone above the Spikes in the inner room of the Water Temple B1 |
Equipment
Zonai Devices
Other Appearances
Hyrule Warriors
The Water Temple appears as part of the Lake Hylia Stage in Hyrule Warriors. This stage is a part of Sheik and Impa's quest to close the Gate of Souls located inside the temple. An updated version of Dark Link's chamber appears, where Wizzro, disguised as Zelda, is fought.[9]
Defenders of the Triforce
Though the Water Temple is never seen during Defenders of the Triforce, a Sign stating that the Real Escape Game was "Easier than the Water Temple" was used as a prop during photo shoots with the Master Sword at Defenders of the Triforce events.[3]
Trivia
- As alluded to in Vol. 2 of the Drablands Diary, a "Turtle Rock"—a rock resembling a turtle shell—is hidden in each Level of the Riverside in Tri Force Heroes. One can be found under the grated floor in Stage 2 of the Water Temple, in the passage that opens when all Enemies are defeated.
Nomenclature
Names in Other Regions | ||
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Language | Names | Meanings |
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水之神殿 (Shuǐ Zhī Shéndiàn) (TotK) | ||
水之神殿 (Shuǐ Zhī Shéndiàn) (TotK) | ||
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Wassertempel (TFH | TotK)[17] | ||
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물의 신전 (TotK) | ||
Templo del agua (TFH)[16] | ||
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Gallery
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Link at the temple's entrance from Ocarina of Time
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A Switch used to manipulate the water levels from Ocarina of Time
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Dungeon Map from Ocarina of Time
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Water Temple development plan from Ocarina of Time
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Water Temple development plan from Ocarina of Time
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Water Temple development plan from Ocarina of Time
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The Water Temple from Ocarina of Time 3D
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Battling Enemies in the flooded Stage 2 from Tri Force Heroes
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Toteming to reach a Crank in Stage 2 from Tri Force Heroes
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Flooding Stage 3 from Tri Force Heroes
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Reaching the northern room in Stage 3 from Tri Force Heroes
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Recovering the Key in Stage 3 from Tri Force Heroes
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Pre-completion icon of the Water Temple once its Travel Gate has been activated from Tears of the Kingdom
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The Water Temple from Hyrule Warriors
See Also
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 149 (OoT) & 160 (TFH)
- ↑ "Water Temple
The Great Wellspring of Hyrule" — Game Screen (Tears of the Kingdom) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Easier than the Water Temple!" — Sign (Defenders of the Triforce)
- ↑ "At the lake bottom there is a Water Temple used to worship the water spirits." — Kaepora Gaebora (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "This ice is created by an evil curse... The monster in the Water Temple is the source of the curse." — Sheik (Ocarina of Time 3D)
- ↑ Zelda Director Apologizes for Ocarina Water Temple, Hints at Link Taking Flight , Game Informer.
- ↑ "-Three colors paths have been added to the Water Temple
- These paths line the walls of the temple, leading to one of the locations where Link can raise/lower the water level
- Some key doors are emphasised with a colorful border surrounding them" — [1] , Nintendo Everything.com; retrieved May 12, 2011. - ↑ "But that’s not the only improvement. Navigating the confusing temple has also been greatly simplified with the addition of three colored paths that line the walls, each leading to one of the locations where Link can raise or lower the water level. You'll be visiting those locations often, so the directions are much appreciated (it’s not like there’s a gas station Link can stop and ask at!). We also noticed some key doors were also emphasised with a colorful border surrounding them." — [2] , GameXplain; retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ↑ [3] , .
- ↑ "Santuario dell'acqua" — Level Selection (Tri Force Heroes)
- ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 149
- ↑ "Ho salvato la principessa e lei si è diretta subito al Santuario dell'Acqua!" — Sheik (Ocarina of Time 3D, Italian localization)
- ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Shogakukan, pg. 155
- ↑ "水の神殿" — Level Selection (Tri Force Heroes)
- ↑ "Temple de l'eau" — Level Selection (Tri Force Heroes)
- ↑ "Templo del agua" — Level Selection (Tri Force Heroes)
- ↑ "Wassertempel" — Level Selection (Tri Force Heroes)
- ↑ "Templo del Agua" — Level Selection (Tri Force Heroes)
- Dungeons
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