Forsaken Fortress
The fortress viewed from a distance
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The Forsaken Fortress is a dungeon that is visited multiple times in The Wind Waker.
Dungeon overview first time
In the first visit, Link tries to rescue his sister, Aryll, and enlists the help of Tetra and her pirate crew. Since the fortress is heavily guarded by Bokoblins with searchlights and patrolling Miniblins and Moblins, they can't get their pirate ship close enough to drop you off there. Instead, they decide to shoot you out of a cannon inside a barrel, successfully getting you into the fortress but also making you lose your sword and smash into a wall
First Visit: Stealth
In order to get to the room where Aryll is being kept without Link's sword, Link must stealthily go around the fortress, taking out the searchlights one by one and avoiding any Miniblins or Moblins. Once he finally retrieves his sword and gets to Aryll's room however, the giant bird, the Helmaroc King takes Link and throws him into the sea, after showing him to his leader, Ganondorf.
Dungeon overview 2nd time
Later in the game, when Link is more experienced, he returns to the Forsaken Fortress to finally save his little sister. This time he has The Master Sword
Second Visit: Assault
He has no problem defeating Phantom Ganon and gets the Skull Hammerand getting back to the room where his sister is. When he gets to Aryll's room, Tetra and her pirates surprise him and take Aryll back to their ship, leaving Link to fight and finally defeat the Helmaroc King. After he is defeated, Link attempts to kill Ganondorf, but since the Master Sword has lost its power, he is unable to do at that time.
Helmaroc King
- Main article: Helmaroc King
The first phase of this fight is involves Link climbing up the room were Aryll was captured. Since the room is now filling with water, Link has to be swift in reaching Aryll. After the young hero nears the top of the tower, the Helmroc King's presence impedes Link's progress. Link, armed with the Skull Hammer, can strike the helm atop of the giant bird. This causes the Helmaroc King to fall into depths of the flooded tower, Link can now progress to the top.
Shortly after the young hero reaches the summit, the gargantuan bird manages to escape his impending death and approaches Link. During this phase, the Helmaroc King tries to flap his wings to push Link into the spikes. The bird also used his swift flying as a form of offense while his final form of attack is to peck Link with his giant beak. Link must dodge one of his pecks and use the Skull Hammer to strike the birds armored helm. After the Hero of Winds shatters the helm, the weak spot of the bird is revealed, in which Link must attempt to strike with his newly found Master Sword. After a substantial amount of damage has been dealt, the Helmaroc King explodes in mid air thus ending the battle. Link can now proceed to grab the Heart Container.