The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Game Guide / Walkthrough

The Faron Woods - Again

Oh, Midna. How badly we want to tear your throat out with our ferocious jaw. Move forward here to start a fight with no fewer than three of the shadow beings. When you take down two of them, the third will simply revive them! What’s a wolf to do? According to Midna, all you have to do is hold down the B button, then wait for all of the shadow beings to get inside your circle of pain. When you have them all in your circle, let go of the button to kill them all instantly. Easy enough.

Head forward and talk to the glowing light above the waterfall here. It’ll give you the Vessel of Light, which you need to fill with the tears of the light spirit in order to banish the twilight once and for all. The tears are in the possession of numerous insects scattered throughout the woods; you’ll need to use your Senses to detect them when you reach their position on the minimap.

Bughunt

The first couple of bugs will be easy to get to, but some of them will be devious. There are a couple in the house near where you obtained your lantern; use the ramp to the south of it and Midna will be able to get you up to the window from there. Use your Senses to talk to the spirit inside to reveal the two insects. There’s also one on the outside of the house; ram the wall underneath it to knock it off and take it down.

Head back to the gate nearby and dig your way underneath it; the path is clear when you’re in Sense mode. Two more bugs are right near it. When you get through tunnel here, you’ll come out to the swamp you were in earlier. The bottom of it is filled with fog; falling in will warp you back to the entrance. Two bugs are near the western wall here, so ram the wall to get them off, kill them, then head to the rocky outcropping nearby and use Midna to warp your way across the branches.

Plenty of bugs to kill here in the woods!

Remember that jumping puzzle we told you not to bother with before? Well, you can bother with it now that you have Midna along to ease your jumping. Hop down into the bowl-shaped area in the middle of the swamp and kill the bugs there, then follow the path along until you head way up into the branches overhead. You have to time your jumps right to get past the man-eating plants; just hold down Z and tap A as quickly as possible, and you should be fine. Dodge the swinging tree stump up top, then hop down to the last bit of land in the swamp. The two bugs here are underground; flip your senses on, get close to them, then dig when you’re prompted, and they’ll pop up, ready for the killing.

Head into the last area of the woods, where Telo was held captive by the monsters, and kill the two bugs in that same area to fill up your Vessel of Light. Doing so will warp you back to the spring, banish the twilight, and return you to human form. You’ve been made better...stronger...faster...or, at least, you’ve been given a change of clothes.

To The Forest Temple - For Reals

Feel free to return to the village, if you wish. All of the kids have been kidnapped, blah, blah, blah. What a bunch of whiners. You can use your lamp in the basement of your house to find a 50 rupee piece.

But no, your real goal now is to reach the Forest Temple, which is located in the area beyond where you found Telo and the monkey earlier. You’ll need to speak to the hippie again to get a key that unlocks the gate leading to the temple, but he’ll also sell you a bottle of oil for 100 rupees. Worth it, if only to obtain the bottle.

When you reach the swamp again, you’ll find that it’s still filled with fog. Equip your lantern and take it out, then walk along the pier, only to find that the monkey is still in the area, and wants it for himself. Not to worry, though; he’ll guide you along the swamp floor, through the fog, so long as you stick close to him and protect him from any enemies that attack.

When you pass by the parrot’s shop again, you may want to fill your lantern with the oil bottle, then buy more oil from the parrot. Just a suggestion; it might come in handy to have a bit of oil in the Forest Temple. Before you can get inside, though, you’ll have to go through a tutorial with a wolf/skeleton/spirit guide person, who’ll teach you the Hidden Skill: Ending Blow. With that done, burn the spider web in front of the temple and head inside.