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The '''Ancient Castle of Ikana''', also known as the '''Ikana Castle''', is a mini-dungeon and sub-area featured in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''. The castle is found within the final region of the game, [[Ikana]], where it is situated in the eastern region of [[Ikana Canyon]]. The ancient castle was once home to the great Kingdom of Ikana, but the Kingdom slowly diminished through time and the castle has been run over with enemies of the dead. Despite the grounds becoming largely abandoned, the castle itself is still in reasonable condition.  

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When Link first enters the Throne Room of the castle, he is greeted by Igos du Ikana, the once great king of Ikana Kingdom, and his two servants. He first orders his two servants to attack the young hero. Link must equip his [[Fire Arrow]]s and shoot the curtains, thus letting a ray of light into the room. Here Link can stand in the rays and reflect the light onto the two servants, dealing a heavy amount of damage each time. However, Link must tactically wait for a gap in their defence as they block the sunlight with their shields. After Link has defeated the two servants of Igos, the King himself steps down and fights Link, thus initiating the second phase.  

Igos is considerably stronger than his two subordinates. He not only has a wider range of attacks but he is also able to withstand a considerable amount of damage before letting his guard down. The young hero must repeat the same process as he did previously and reflect the sunlight. However, Igos separates his head from his body and the skull attempts to latch onto Link and deal a large amount of damage. Other forms of offense include a poison-like attack as well as his sword. After Link has dealt a sufficient amount of damage, the King of Ikana falls to the ground, leaving him vulnerable for attack. This is Link's opportunity to utilize his Mirror Shield and reflect the sunlight onto Igos. After repeating the process several times, Igos succumbs to defeat. Now that the spell on the soldiers and Igos has been broken, he teaches Link the Elegy of Emptiness.