Great Bay Temple
You need: the Zora Mask, the New Wave Bossa Nova, the Hookshot, the Hero's Bow. Found inside: Ice Arrow. Small Keys: 1.
Return all seven Zora Eggs to the Marine Research Lab to learn the New Wave Bossa Nova. Play it at the end of Zora Cape and the giant turtle carries you to the temple. The Hookshot comes from the Pirates' Fortress.
How the temple works
Water runs through red and green pipes. Valves change where it flows, which turns water wheels and moves platforms. Early on you work the red valves; the green ones come after the Ice Arrow. Swim as a Zora most of the time and switch back to Link for the Bow and Hookshot.
Route
- From the entrance, make your way down into the large central room.
- Explore the lower floors: the Map, the Compass and the Small Key are on B2 and B1.
- Open the red valves and work your way to Wart. First get rid of the bubbles that shield it, then attack the exposed eye. Reward: Ice Arrow.
- Use Ice Arrows to freeze water and enemies into platforms and reach the green valves.
- Defeat the Gekko and the Mad Jelly it hides in (Ice Arrows harden the jelly) to get to the Boss Key.
- Opening the green valves changes how the water flows and opens the way to the boss door.
All 15 Stray Fairies
| Floor | Fairy | How |
|---|---|---|
| 1F | Entrance, chest | Chest in the entrance area. |
| B2 | Central room, barrel | Smash the barrel. |
| B2 | Central room, pot | Break the pots. |
| B2 | Map room, pot | Pots next to the map chest. |
| B2 | Bio Deku Baba room, chest | Clear the Bio Deku Babas. |
| B1 | Compass room, pot | Pots in the compass room. |
| B2 | Mine room, chest #1 | Two chests in the room with the spiked mines; keep clear of the mines. |
| B2 | Mine room, chest #2 | |
| B3 | Geyser room, bubble (low) | Two bubbles in the room with the geyser; shoot them. |
| B1 | Geyser room, bubble (high) | |
| 1F | Elevator room, bubble | Shoot the bubble. |
| 2F | Elevator room, enemy | Defeat the enemy carrying it. |
| 1F | Chuchu room, barrel | Smash the barrel. |
| 2F | Chuchu room, chest | Chest on the upper level. |
| 2F | Tektite room, chest | Chest on the upper level. |
Bring all 15 to the Great Fairy at Zora Cape for Double Defense: enemies deal half damage.
Boss: Gyorg
A giant fish that circles the central platform. Stun it with an arrow to the head, then dive in as a Zora and attack while it is dazed. If you swim while it is not stunned, it can catch you in its mouth. See the Bosses guide for more.
Rewards: Heart Container and Gyorg's Remains. The water of Great Bay clears up, which starts the fisherman's jumping game.