The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Dodongo's Cavern: Difference between revisions

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To enter '''Dodongo's Cavern''', which Ganondorf has sealed off with a gigantic boulder, you must first speak to Darunia. He will give you the strength you need to continue on your quest.

==Opening the Cavern==

To quickly reach [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Goron City|Goron City]] from [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/The Lost Woods|The Lost Woods]], as long as you have already [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Goron City#To the Lost Woods|opened the passage]] linking the two domains, head to the [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/The Lost Woods#Target Practice|Target Practice]] area and turn left. There, go directly to Darunia, take out your ocarina and play Saria's Song. The song lifts his mood, and he begins to dance.  After he finishes dancing, he tells you more of Ganondorf. Then he gives you the Goron's Bracelet. You can now pick up Bomb Flowers that are growing on the ground. You then need to leave Goron City, returning to Death Mountain Trail.

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==The Dungeon==

[[File:LOZ OOT Dodongo's Cavern Intro.PNG|thumb|left|Dodongo's Cavern is revealed.]]

You'll enter the first room, a decievingly small room with Bomb Flowers growing on either side. The wall directly in front of you seems to be made of a different kind of material.  Take one of the Bomb Flowers, set it by this back wall and step away. Boom! The main cavern is revealed.

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Move forward and you'll see a platform that moves up and down and beyond that a larger platform with a Beamos on it.  Up above is a giant Dodongo head.  Some bridges are suspended from the ceiling.  Along the west wall, the one to the left, is a barred door, a bombable wall, and a small grotto.  Along the east wall are two more bombable walls and a passage whose entrance is raised.  There are also Beamos and Bomb Flowers against either wall. Down below, the floor is made of hot, cracked rock. Obviously, that would be painful to touch.

Quickly leap across the central platform and over to the west side, careful to avoid the blue beam of the Beamos, as it will attack upon sighting you. Bombing the wall on the left reveals a treasure chest.  It's the dungeon map!  After taking care of the Beamos, look around, and you'll find a Business Scrub in the grotto.  When he's defeated, he offers to sell you a Deku Shield.  This may come in handy later...

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===Getting the Gold Skulltula===

By equipping a Deku Stick, standing directly in front of the token, {{control|{{N64|Z}}|{{gc|L}}|{{wii-cc|L}}|{{3ds|L}}}}-targeting it, and pressing {{control|{{n64|B}}|{{gc|B}}|{{wii-cc|B}}|{{3ds|B}}}}, it is possible to obtain the Golden Skulltula token as Young Link. If you want to acquire it as an adult, you will need the Scarecrow song and the hookshot or longshot. Alternately, you can backflip into it.

===The Second Floor===

In this room, there are some Fire Keese flying around. Be very careful that they don't burn your Deku Shield. You might want to equip the Hylian Shield now. After killing the Keese, take a look at the central column. Around it stand four statues, but given your experience with those statues, you know they can be dangerous. You'll  notice a ladder behind one.  That statue does not spring to life when you hit it, so you may move it aside and climb up. Press the switch on top, and the door is unlocked.

====The Last Leg====

Several Fire Keese are flying around in the next room, and they will attack from high above, so look out. After taking care of them, you'll see a little square in the middle of the room. Inside this hole is a switch. Pressing the switch causes the door to unlock, but when you get off of the switch, the door locks again. Something needs to push this switch permanently down.   

===Boss: King Dodongo===

Right away you should be able to see the boss, Infernal Dinosaur, '''''KING DODONGO'''''. What you have to do is throw a bomb in his mouth before he breathes fire at you. After you throw a bomb in his mouth it will blow up and he will be stunned. Run up and hit him with your sword. To inflict the most damage possible, do jumping slashes. Then he will roll around the room.

==To the Summit==

As you head up the mountain, you come to  a fork.  Bearing right would lead you to Goron City. If you bear left and move farther up the mountain, a few boulders block your way, but they are easily taken care of by a few bombs.  Once you get past these boulders, you can hear a cow mooing!  You can use another bomb to destroy the boulder atop the ridge.  Drop down in the hole to find a cow and some Rupees. If you play Epona's song for the cow, you get some free milk! Continuing farther up the mountain, your Hylian Shield comes in handy as fiery rocks rain straight down on you from above.  Finally you reach a shear rock wall. Climb it, but watch out for the Skullwaltulas. At each platform, clear out the Skullwaltula from above you. Finally you'll reach the top where you find Kaporea Gaebora. After he speaks to you, bomb the wall to the left of him. Venturing inside reveals a fountain, but no fairy. However, when you play Zelda's Lullaby on the fountain's crest, the Great Fairy appears and gives you a Magic Meter and the Spin Attack ability. With this, you can now charge up a spin attack with your sword that can take out several enemies at once, and when it's charged at full power, it becomes a Super Spin Attack with farther reach. However, each charge takes a little magic to use, but you can refill your Magic Meter with Magic Jars you'll find, or when you swig down a Green Potion.  

*One Purple Rupee, worth 50 Rupees

And even some real goodies to win that are one-time prizes!

Bombchus will help you later in your quest. Win them to stock up. The Bombchu Shop also has Bombchus, but it opens only at night and the Bombchus are limited. The prices will raise with the more purchases made until the owner is sold out.

==The Shooting Gallery==