Temple of Time (Dungeon)
The Temple of Time is the sixth dungeon in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. It is located in the Sacred Grove, a place deep within Faron Woods. Link travels to the Sacred Grove in hopes of finding the third piece of the Mirror of Twilight. Link enters a large doorway which seemingly sends him into a past state of the Temple of Time. The stairs are no longer destroyed, and there is a roof. It is very similar to the Temple of Time from Ocarina of Time. Link searches through this past state of the Temple of Time in search of the third Mirror Shard, as directed by the Sages.
Upon Link's entrance to the Temple of Time, he will discover a large door that is locked up. On either side, there is a nice spot for an ancient statue to go. On the left (Wii) side there is a statue. However, on the right side there isn't a statue. Link travels all the way to the eighth floor of the dungeon in search of the statue. On the eighth floor, he sees the statue, whom is being guarding by a Darknut. After defeating the Darknut, the Mini-Boss of the Dungeon, he collects the Dominion Rod, which he can use to guide the ancient statue back to its spot on the first floor. He then proceeds to search the rooms found behind the large door which is now unlocked. He enters the room where the Mirror Shard is said to be, and meets up with Armogohma, the Boss of the Temple of Time, whom is seemingly guarding the Mirror Shard.
Enemies
Link will meet in battle against some fairly difficult enemies as he travels through the Temple of Time, easily the most difficult enemies he has seen so far on his quest to save Hyrule.
Darknut
The Mini-Boss of the Temple of Time is known as a Darknut. The Darknut appears to be guarding the Ancient Statue that Link needs to open up the door that leads to the Boss Chamber. Link must fight the Darknut in order to not only get the statue, but to also get the Dominion Rod, the only item Link can use to guide the statue all the way to the first floor. The battle against the Darknut is a classic Sword-and-Shield battle, where Link must use all his skills in sword fighting to best the Darknut. After defeating the Darknut, Link can collect the Dominion Rod and the Ancient Statue as a reward. Later on in the game, the Darknut appears regularly as an enemy.
Twilit Arachnid: Armogohma
The Boss of the Temple of Time is known as Twilit Arachnid: Armogohma. It is a very large spider that dwells deep within the Temple of Time. It is there guarding the third Mirror Shard, which Link is there to collect. Defeating Armogohma in both of the two phases of the battle will reward Link with the third Mirror Shard, which means he only has one Shard to go before the Mirror of Twilight is fully restored.
Dungeon Items
All four of the standard Dungeon Items that are found in Twilight Princess Dungeons can be found in the Temple of Time. These include the Dungeon Map, the Compass, the Big Key, and the three Small Keys.
Dungeon Map
The Dungeon Map is basically a map of the entire dungeon. It is very useful if Link gets lost while searching through the Temple of Time. It is found in a Treasure Chest.
Compass
The Compass is used to show the locations of every Treasure Chest, the Ancient Statue, and the Boss. It comes in handy very often, ecspacially if Link is searching for Treasure Chests, or even if he forgot the location of the statue. Link can find it in a Treasure Chest as he goes up the Temple of Time.
Big Key
The Big Key is used to unlock the door that leads to the Boss Chamber, where Armogohma lies. It can be acquired by opening up a Treasure Chest on the fourth? floor.
Small Keys
There are three Small Keys located within the Temple of Time that Link can collected. These leys are used to unlock doors that previously blocked Link's progress through the Dungeon. All three are found in a Treasure Chest.
Treasure Chests
In total, there are sixteen (16) Treasure Chest that are hidden throughout the Temple of Time. Link can open these chests to acquire a variety of different items, including Rupees, Dungeon Items, Regular Items, Pieces of Heart, and Equipment.
Rupees
Of the sixteen Treasure Chests located in the Temple of Time, six (6) of them contain a rupee. Four of the six chests carry a Red Rupee, which in Twilight Princess is worth 20 Rupees. The final two chests carry a single Purple Rupee, which is worth 50 Rupees.
Dungeon Items
There are 6 chests in the Temple of Time that contain Dungeon Items. They hold the Dungeon Map, the Compass, the Big Key, and all three Small Keys.
Regular Items
There is but a single Treasure Chest located in the Temple of Time that contains Regular Items. It holds 30 Arrows, which can be used alongside the Hero's Bow.
Pieces of Heart
- Main article: Twilight Princess Heart Pieces
There are two hidden Pieces of Heart located in the Temple of Time. The first Piece of Heart requires the Dominion Rod to get to, while the second one requires the Spinner to get to.