The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask/Ikana Canyon

Garo's Mask
You will need the Garo's Mask in order to proceed through the canyon. The Garo's resembles the head of a Garo Ninja. Wearing it allows entry into Ikana Canyon, as well as the ability to encounter and battle against Garo Ninjas. If defeated, the Garo Ninja will reward you with a tip that may help you.

If ReDead see the mask, they will dance, allowing you to walk past them without any trouble.

To get the Garo's Mask, you must go to the Gorman Brothers' race track once you have Epona, and ask to race against them. If you win, they will award you with the Garo's Mask.

Ikana Valley
Ikana Canyon is the region to the east of Clock Town, and the place where the final temple, the Stone Tower Temple, resides. It is known to be a cursed land where the Ikana Kingdom once existed, being home to the dead and filled with spirits who linger with regret and hatred. The Garo Ninjas can also be found here spying on the deserted land.

The entrance to Ikana Canyon is blocked by fences that can only be jumped over using Epona. Moreover, to get to the inner part of the canyon, show the Garo's Mask to the Poe salesman, who sits up top a cliff that is right before the entrance to the Ikana Graveyard. By doing so, the ghoul will make a tree appear beside him, allowing you to hookshot up to it and continue on his way.

Ikana Graveyard
The Ikana Graveyard is the resting place of the majority of the fallen family members of the King of Ikana Castle, and as such, you can find some Stalchildren wandering around at night, who are the loyal undead soldiers of the Ikana Kingdom. The gravedigger, Dampé, can be found here as well after first making an appearance in Ocarina of Time. In this incarnation, Dampé is quite timid, but can still be quite helpful.

At the end of the graveyard lies the sleeping Captain Keeta. Near his skeletal remains is a sign which states that anyone who awakens him is to battle him in order to extinguish the flames surrounding the treasure chest above him. You must play the Sonata of Awakening to wake the sleeping giant. Once the song is played, Captain Keeta rises from his sleep, and challenges you to a race. As you chase Captain Keeta, you will run into barriers of fire, in which in order to continue pursuit, you have to defeat some enemies. You can use Fire Arrows to stun Captain Keeta in order for you to get a good hit. Once you strike him, the actual battle will begin with him. He will use basic attacks against you, but after a while, he will try and crush you by jumping in the air and trying to land on you. quickly dodge the attack and continue to attack. You can still stun him with Fire Arrows to make the battle easier. Once he is defeated, he will tell you of his origins and allow to retrieve the Captain's Hat from the chest that is right across from where you will end up.

The Captain's Hat, which houses Skull Keeta's soul, allows you to talk to the Stalchildren that appear at the graveyard every night. Talking to them while wearing the Captain's Hat allows Link to open the gravesites that the undead soldiers are guarding. Now, on the first night, is the most important night to use this mask. Go back to the graveyard and you will notice three Stalchildren walking around a grave. Talk to them and they will ask for your next command. Command them to open the grave, and then enter.

Once inside, you should be able to jump to a doorway. Fight the bats using the spin attack (or near the end with a ranged attack) to receive a chest of 50 rupees. Then, light the three torches to unbar the door. You will then have to fight an Iron Knuckle. These guys can be pretty tough so try and dodge its attacks or you will suffer some good damage. You can also use Bombs or Bombchus to attack from a distance. Once defeated a curtain will rise and, one of the Composer Brothers, will appear to tell his story and teach the

Ikana Canyon
When wearing Garo's mask, you will be given hints on how to proceed through this section, as well as the situation.

The canyon is blocked by a river. To cross it, freeze the two octopods and jump across them. Hookshot to the two trees, and to skip repeating the tasks in the future, strike the owl statue just behind the final tree.

When you enter the ghost town wearing Garo's mask, you will encounter Garo's that will attack you. When you defeat them, they will give you a hint on how to proceed.

Reach the Spring Water cave at the top of the ghost town. Encounter Sharp, and play the Song of Storms. His curse will be broken, and the water will begin to flow. This begins to power the music house to disperse the Gibdos surrounding it, and unlocking the door.

Your next stop is to head into the house when the girl heads to the well (every second hour). Head downstairs to see a half-Gibdo; play the Song of Healing to dispel the curse and collect the Gibdo mask. Use the mask to enter the well.

Well
When you enter the well, the doors are barred and guarded by Gibdos. To pass through, you need an item that they demand.


 * First room: Blue potion (north) or 5 magic beans (east). Beans may be purchased from the swamp deku scrub, and the blue potion can be purchased from the magic hag's potion shop after finding the mushroom with the mask of scents.
 * 1 East: 10 deku nuts (east), or a bottled fish (north)
 * 2 East: 10 bombs (north), or hot spring water (east)
 * 1 North: Fish (west), or water (north)
 * 1 East 1 North: Bug (west), or a big ghost (north)
 * 2 North: Bug (east or north)
 * 1 East 2 North: Milk (you'll find a cow in the well, but you can also buy the milk in the ranch where you have found garo's mask, for 50 rupees)

Item locations:
 * Hot spring water is located 1 north and 1 west.
 * A cow is located 3 east, who can provide milk if necessary.
 * Big Poe is located 2 east, 1 north.

In the final room in the north east, light all four torches and get the Mirror Shield. Use the Mirror shield to reflect the light beams onto the sun icons on the two walls.

Ancient Castle of Ikana
With the mirror shield, you can now use a small hole beside the castle's front gate to remove the sun block. The light reflected by the mirror shield will also destroy some enemies.

If you do not already have a powder keg, purchase one from Clock Town.

Enter the castle, and head through the left door (after melting the left pillar switch). Strike the crystal switch, switch to Deku form and dive into a Deku Flower near the raised switch and wait. Once the ceiling reaches the ground, jump out to force it back up. Dive in again, and reach the switch. Revert to normal form to unbar the door.

In the next room, use the lens of truth to see how to reach the switch in the nearby corner. Stand on it, and shoot down the Skulltulas. Jump across to the other side of the room and pass through the door. Note that falling down will cause the room to reset, requiring you to press the switch again.

Proceed up the stairs. From the roof, you have access to a Piece of Heart to the side of the castle by shooting a switch and using Deku Flowers, but you will have to go through the castle again. To proceed, climb and walk along the outer ledge to the front. Dive into a deku flower, and reach the floor switch to open a hold in the ceiling.

Return into the castle, and take the right door, by shooting the appropriate wall switch. Use the mirror shield to reflect light onto the sun block, and pass through to the next room to fight a Wizrobe.

As with the other Wizrobes, you need to hit him when he exits his stand. However, he will return if you are too close when he is coming out. When he is wounded, he will create decoys to distract you; however, his correct location is shown as a red dot on the minimap.

Head up the stairs and put a powder keg in the cracked floor in the middle. Jump into the hole and walk into the main corridor to speak with the king.

To defeat the king, you need burn the curtains blocking the light, knock down the two guards with your sword, and reflect the light onto the solders. Repeat the same procedure for the king, however, he will occasionally split his head from the main body, allowing him to attack even when you are standing in the lit area.

Once defeated, he will teach you the Elegy of Emptiness:

Proceed to the stone tower.

Places of Interest

 * The deku scrub will sell blue potions for 100 rupees each. He is located on the right, before the river.  If given the Ocean Land Title, you will receive 200 Rupees.
 * In the Ikana Graveyard, you may sometimes order the wrong grave opened (e.g. on the second or final night). In this case, you can still reach a piece of heart.  After jumping in, use the lens of truth to reveal a hidden door.  In the next room, monsters and some floors are invisible, and need the lens of truth to see.  At the end, you should see a small room with a weak wall that can be bombed.  Blast it open and enter the final room. Battle the Iron Knuckle to obtain a piece of heart.

Easter eggs

 * On the south-east pillar in Ikana Castle, there is a paper airplane.