Forest Temple (Twilight Princess)

Forest Temple

Games	Twilight Princess
Location	Faron Woods
Boss	Twilit Parasite: Diababa
Mini-bosses	Ook
Inhabitants	Monkeys
Items	Gale Boomerang Piece of Heart x2
Rewards	Heart Container Fused Shadow
Guides
Walkthrough	Text Walkthrough Video Walkthrough

In-depth guide: Twilight Princess Walkthrough Chapter 4: Forest Temple

The Forest Temple is the first Dungeon in Twilight Princess. It is located at the far northeast (Wii) of Faron Woods, where a spiderweb is blocking the entrance. After Link has collected all of the Tears of Light and placed them into the Vessel of Light, the Light Spirit Faron will reveal to Link the answer to why he was turned into a blue-eyed beast in the Twilight while everyone else become mere spirits. Faron reveals that Link is the chosen hero of the gods. Faron continues to explain that him and the other light spirits hid away a forbidden power deep within the Faron Woods. However, he explains they Link must acquire this forbidden power in order to match the power of Zant, the alleged King of Shadows. He finishes his speech by telling Link that if he would seek this power, to head to the temple in the forest depths, also called the Forest Temple.

This temple is home to numerous Monkeys, including the leader, Ook, who has been possessed. After rescuing four of the monkeys from the first half of the dungeon, Link can swing, literally, to the home of Ook and fight him. Once defeated, Ook doesn't die, but instead a bug-like being that had possessed Ook dies. Ook, whose now a lot more cowardly and a lot less evil, runs away and leaves behind the Gale Boomerang. The Gale Boomernag will fly in the air towards Link, where the Fairy of Winds who resides in the boomerang will tell Link to take the boomerang and use it to aid his quest. Using the Gale Boomerang, Link can rescue the rest of the monkeys that have been captured and use them to gain entrance to the Boss Chamber, where Diababa awaits. Defeating Diababa will reward Link with the first piece of the Fused Shadow.

Enemies

Being the first dungeon of the game, the enemies found throughout the Forest Temple are some of the most basic enemies in the entire game. Most are easily defeated with a single swing of Link's Sword. The enemies found are listed below.

• Enemies in the Forest Temple
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  Baba Serpent

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  Big Baba

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  Bokoblin

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  Bombling

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  Deku Baba

• 

  Deku Like

• 

  Keese

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  Pygmy Skulltula

• 

  Skulltula

• 

  Tile Worm

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  Walltula

Ook

Main article: Ook

Ook

The Mini-Boss of the Forest Temple is known as Ook, leader of the monkeys. Gaining access to the Mini-Boss room require Link to free three monkeys and use them to swing over the large gap between the main dungeon and the chamber where Ook lies. There was previously a bridge spanning across the gap, but Ook cut it off with the Gale Boomerang. During the battle, Ook will use the Gale Boomerang to release Baba Serpents that are hanging from the ceiling. They act as more of an obstacle, and thus should be avoided. After Link has defeated Ook, he will appear to be very confused as to his surroundings, and once he sees Link he will exit the room and leave behind the Gale Boomerang for Link to collect. With the Gale Boomerang in hand, Link can travel even further into the dungeon as he continues his search for a part of the Fused Shadow.

Twilit Parasite: Diababa

Main article: Diababa

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Twilit Parasite: Diababa

The Boss of the Forest Temple is known as the Twilit Parasite: Diababa. This parasite version of a standard Deku Baba is a corruption caused by the powerful Fused Shadows. Diababa can be defeated using a combination of Bombling attacks and Sword attacks. Ook will actually assist Link in this battle by providing Link with Bomblings after Diababa had destroyed the ones in the area. After Link has performed an Ending Blow on Diababa, it will explode into a million tiny black spots. These spots will come together to form the first piece of the Fused Shadows. Midna will tell Link that this is what she has been looking for, and urges him to continue in search of the rest.

Dungeon Items

The Forest Temple holds much of the same Dungeon Items featured in dungeons throughout The Legend of Zelda series. These items include the Dungeon Map, the Compass, the Big Key, and Small Keys.

Dungeon Map

Main article: Dungeon Map

The Dungeon Map is a very useful item, one of the more useful items in the game. It will show Link the entire make-up of the Forest Temple, thus preventing Link from ever getting lost. It can be found in the second room from the start of the dungeon. At the top of the stairs in this room, Link will see four unlit torches on each corner of the altar-like area. If he lights them all up with his Lantern, stairs will appear in front leading to a platform that was previously unreachable. On this platform, there is a chest on the to the left (Wii) or right (GCN). Inside this chest is the Dungeon Map.

Compass

Main article: Compass

The Compass is the second of the four Dungeon Items found in the Forest Temple. It shows Link the exact location of every Treasure Chest, every trapped Monkey, and the location of the Boss on his map. It is found in the second room of the dungeon, the same room the Dungeon Map is in. The Gale Boomerang is required to get the compass, as the chest that houses it is suspended in midair by a spiderweb. The Gale Boomerang is the only item that Link can use to cut the web, allowing him access to the chest, which will oddly enough land right in the middle of the altar-like area.

Big Key

Main article: Big Key

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Big Key

The Big Key is the one and only key that Link can use to unlock the door that leads to the area where Diababa lurks. From the start, go through the first room and enter the second room. Go up the stairs and go left (Wii) or right (GCN) over the gap using a monkey. Follow the path until Link reaches a gate that blocks access to the chest behind it. Link can use the Gale Boomerang to activate the windmills in a specific order specified by the pattern on the floor. Doing so correctly will open the gates, allowing Link the opportunity to open the chest and gain the Big Key

Small Keys

Main article: Small Key

There are four Small Keys that can be found throughout the Forest Temple. Three of them can be found in a Treasure Chest, while the last one can be collected after defeating a Big Baba, who had previously swallowed it. The Keys are used to either open an individual monkey's jail cell, or to unlock a door to advance further in the dungeon. Either way, they are required to complete the Dungeon.

Treasure Chests

Throughout the Forest Temple, there are fourteen total Treasure Chests that can be found throughout the dungeon. They contain many different items that include Rupees, Dungeon Items, and Pieces of Heart.

Rupees

Out of the 14 Treasure Chests in the Forest Temple, six of them contain Rupees. Link can find three chests that contain a Yellow Rupee, which is worth 10 Rupees. The other three are that can be found all contain a single Red Rupee, which are worth 20 Rupees. Therefore, Link can collect a total of 90 Rupees in the Dungeon from the Treasure Chests. He can certainly acquire more from grass, pots, enemies, etc.

Link collecting a Piece of Heart

Dungeon Items

There are four different Dungeon Items found in the Forest Temple. These include the Dungeon Map, the Compass, the Big Key, and four Small Keys. Six of these items can be found in Treasure Chests throughout the dungeon. The only one that is not found in a Treasure Chest is one of the Small Keys, which is found on the floor after defeating a specific Big Baba.

Pieces of Heart

Main article: Twilight Princess Heart Pieces

Two Pieces of Heart can be found in the Forest Temple. These are the second and third Pieces of Heart that can be found in the game. The first one requires a Bombling to get, while the other requires the Gale Boomerang.

Trivia

• The Forest Temple found in Twilight Princess is the second of three dungeons that are called the Forest Temple in The Legend of Zelda series. Other dungeons include the fourth dungeon in Ocarina of Time and the first dungeon in Spirit Tracks.
• The Kokiri Symbol, which is prominently found on the Deku Shield, is found on each door throughout the Forest Temple in Twilight Princess.

Gallery

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  The first room of the Dungeon

References

1. ↑ "In the land covered in twilight, where people roam as spirits, you were transformed into a blue-eyed beast..." — Faron, Twilight Princess.
2. ↑ "You are the hero chosen by the gods." — Faron, Twilight Princess.
3. ↑ "A dark power rests in the temple deep within these woods." — Faron, Twilight Princess.
4. ↑ "It is a forbidden power. Long, long ago, I and the other spirits of light locked it away." — Faron, Twilight Princess.
5. ↑ "But this world weeps beneath a mantle of shadows, and so there is no choice... You must match the power of the king of shadows." — Faron, Twilight Princess.
6. ↑ "If you would seek this forbidden power, then proceed to the temple in the forest depths." — Faron, Twilight Princess.
7. ↑ "I am the Fairy of Winds who resides in this boomerang." — Fairy of Winds, Twilight Princess.
8. ↑ "Please... Take it with you, use it to aid your quest, and may both my power and my blessing go with you." — Fairy of Winds, Twilight Princess.
9. ↑ "That's...what I was looking for." — Midna, Twilight Princess.
10. ↑ "So let's not waste any more time here when we could be looking for the other two..." — Midna, Twilight Princess.
11. ↑ "You got a yellow Rupee (10)!" — In-Game Description, Twilight Princess.
12. ↑ "You got a red Rupee (20)!" — In-Game Description, Twilight Princess.