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The Shadow Medallion

Head to Kakariko Village. Once you enter, Link
will see that the town is on fire. He runs in and
see Sheik standing by the well. The well pops open
and a spirit is released that attacks Sheik and Link.
When they come to, Sheik says that Impa (Zelda's
Caretaker) has gone to the Shadow Temple to
stop the evil spirit. Impa is one of the Sages, and
needs Link to help her. Sheik then teaches Link the
Nocturn of Shadow, which will warp him to the
Shadow Temple, right behind the Graveyard. Sheik
then disappears. Make sure you have the Lens of
Truth befor going on (refer to Fire Medallion section)
Play the Nocturn of Shadow to warp to the temple.
Go into it and you will see a bunch of unlit torches.
Use Din's Fire to light them all at once which will
raise the door. Prepare yourself for the Shadow
Temple. Enter and there will be a pit. Use the
Longshot to go across. The spirits will then say
that they will only yield to those with the eye of
truth (you have the Lens). Go in and you will see a
bunch of poles with skulls and a compass (not the
one you can get). Use the Lens of Truth and see
which one of the skulls is real. Point the compass
to the real one and the door across the pit will open.
In the compass room, use the Lens of Truth to
reveal a fake wall. Go through it. Open the door
and go through another false wall. Take a right and
'eye' the false wall. Go through it and kill the ReDead
and the Keese and take the Map. Go back out and
take another right. 'Eye' the false wall and go through
it. There will be another room similar to what you
were just in. Go around and at one of the corners is
a false wall. Go through it and open the door.
You will now be in a room similar to where you were
in the Bottom of the Well with the Dead Hands.
This is easier. Use the Lens of Truth to look for a
shadow on the ground. When you find one, place
a bomb there. The Dead Hand will appear. Attack
it and repeat. It will die and leave behind the Hover
Boots. Now head back to the compass and with
the Hover Boots on, run across the pit to the door.
If you make it, keep on running down the slope and
to the lower levels.
Blow up the Beamos in here. There are now two
ways to go. Go left and there will be a room with
5 Silver Rupees, a Death Blade (similar to the
Spinning Ice Blade), and a Key (once you collect
the Rupees). Go right to fight 2 Gibdos and get a
Compass. Now the only wall that isn't fake can be
blown up. Blow it up and unlock the door. Make
your way down, killing the Big Skulltulas. Near the
end are Guillotines. Be quick and go under them as
they pull back up. Continue and Navi will warn Link
about the Wallmasters (not again).
More guillotines. These ones come down faster.
With the Hover Boots, run by them and at the end,
you will have to fight a Stalfoe. Once it is dead, head
to the right. Wait for the platform to drop so that you
can jump onto it. When it raises to the top, jump to
the floor with the Silver Rupees. They are all there,
and the 5th one is under the Beamos. Blow it up to
get the Rupee. Go through the door that it opens.
After following, you should be in this area. Can be
tough if the spikes fall on you. 'Eye' the wall to the
right before the first spike and you will see a stone
block. Pull it out and then push it under the spikes.
After it is under both of them, go around and pull on
it to the end. Climb it and jump to the ledge. Hover
over to the other side and jump on top of the first
spike. Go to the other side and press the button,
which will drop 2 treasures. Go back over past the
spike to get the Key.
Go back out. Blow up the Beamos and go to the
narrow strip of land to the guillotine. 'Eye' the
hidden floor beyond the guillotine and go there. 'Eye'
another platform that is moving back and forth along
the chain. Go there and across to the locked door.
Open the door, kill the ReDeads, 'Eye' the spikes,
collect the Silver Rupees, and go through the door
it opens. On kill the Keese on the other side to
reopen the door. Throw a Bomb Flower into the
Skull Jar to break it open and drop a Key. Go back
to the other room, 'Eye' the target above the locked
door, Longshot there, and open the locked door.
Now you have to navigate through strong fans. Use
the Iron Boots to prevent you from being blown
away. When you get to the pit, wait for the fan
across from you to blow and then Hover over. When
you get to the door, DO NOT enter it. It is not
important. Instead, turn left before the door and
'Eye' the false wall. Equip the Hover Boots and let
the fan blow you to the other side. Open the door,
kill the Gibdos, and blow up one of the mounds
in the corner to reveal a chest with a Key. Open the
locked door.
Pull the block to the left over to the drop in the floor.
Climb the ladder and jump onto the farry. Play
Zelda's Lullaby at the Triforce symbol to start the
farry going. In the mean time, you have to fight 2
Stalfos. Near the end, the farry will start to sink.
When Navi warns you, immediatly jump off to the
left side. From there, head west and open the door.
Make your way around the maze (the Lens of Truth
tells true walls). At the south corner, go through the
door. 'Eye' an invisible Floormaster. You have to do
a manual spin attack to kill the little ones. Grab the
Key and go back.
Make your way to the North Room. You will have
2 spiked walls come at you. Notice that they are
made of wood, so use Din's Fire to destroy them
with ease. Kill the ReDeads and grab the Boss
Key. Now work your way back to the east corner
and go back to where the boat sank. Find the
clump of Bomb Flowers on the other side. Shoot
one with an arrow and a statue will fall and form a
bridge. Cross it and open the locked door. 'Eye' the
hidden floors and make your way across to the Big
Door. Unlock it.
You will fall through a hole and land on a huge
bongo, where the evil spirit starts to pound on it.
You now have to face in my eyes the toughest boss
in the game, Bongo Bongo. Get out the Bow, the
Lens of Truth, and the Hover Boots. Back to the
edge of the bongo. Shoot one hand, then as the other
hand attacks, shoot it. When both hands are stunned,
use the Lens of Truth and eye the main body. Let
it get close and then shoot the eye. Quickly jump
attack it a few times. It will recover and attack again.
Repeat and it will die out quickly, leaving a Heart
and a Warp.
You will warp to the Chamber of Sages, where
Impa stands at the purple platform as the Sage of
Shadow. She explains what happened when
Ganondorf attacked 7 years ago. She then says that
Zelda is safe and that Link will soon meet her face
to face. Impa then gives Link the Shadow Medallion.
You will then be sent outside the Shadow Temple.
This next part is not part of the Shadow Medallion
walkthough, but I needed to shorten the Spirit
Medallion up and lengthen this one. Head to Gerudo
Valley and talk to the Carpenter. He will say that his
men quit and went to become a Gerudo Thief
(must be hard considering they are all women). He
asks Link if he can help out. Go into the fortress
and purposly get caught. They will throw you in a
pit. Easy to escape if you have the Longshot.
Look for a board and Longshot out. Then, once at
top, start aiming for the guards and shoot them. Enter
the nearest door to the wall at the bottom.
Talk to the man in the cell. He will say that guards
are watching, like the one right behind Link. The
Guard attacks. This can be rather tough, but if you
move quickly and attack, it shouldn't be too tough.
Keep close and when it gives up, it will drop the
Key. Free the man and exit out the other side. Once
out, enter the door near the exit. Go right and keep
an eye out for the patrol guards. When the coast is
clear, run to the right path and up to the outside
again.
Ever want to be like Bond? Now is your chance.
Hide around the corner and when the guard's back
is turned, go out and quickly shoot it. Now head to
the door on the left of where the guard was standing.
You will be in another cell room, and another guard
to fight. Defeat it the same way and free the man.
Exit out the opposite side.
From here, go right down and into the door on the
other side. Talk to the man, fight the guard, get the
Key, and free the man. Go back out the door you
came in. Climb the vines and take the door to the
left. Shoot the guard and Longshot over to the beam
on the other side of the gap. Exit out the door and
jump down to the roof to the left of where you exit.
Enter the door. Wait and shoot the guard as she
walks by. When she is stunned, run to the right and
then left. Follow the path, talk to the man, fight the
guard, get the Key, and free the man.
Once you free the last carpenter, a Gerudo woman
comes out and talks to Link. She mentions that
the 2nd in command behind Ganondorf, Nabooru
is at the Spirit Temple. She will give Link the
Gerudo Membership Card, which will allow Link
to wander around the fort as free as he wants.