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Great Bay Temple
─── First room ───
Boss key skip from first room
Because the load zone for the boss room is below and somewhat near the entrance room, it is possible to reach it with an out of bounds recoil flip.
- Backwalk against and past the torch to grab the ledge
- Climb, releasing and re-pressing target while climbing to make Link turn around
- Pull a bomb and put it down
- Transform Zora
- Hold A and silghtly right (beyond ESS) out of the transformation to get a ledge clip and automatically drop
- Sidehop right twice
- Slash right with fins and line up Link's head with the left side of the vertical line in the background
- Turn 180 and recoil flip (last 2 frames of bomb timer)
This alternative spends more time setting up all the way into the corner to make the recoil flip more lenient.
─── First waterwheel room ───
Goron waterwheel strat
It's possible to skip turning the underwater turnkey by getting onto the waterwheel as Goron and rolling to the other side.
without fairies
Setup by Pushy
Target the wall in the corner, tap sidehop, and angle Link with an ESS turn or c-up as shown in the video. Dry roll into the water once the platform is down, then turn left, transform Goron, and roll across the wheel with the visual cue shown in the video.
with fairies
After clearing the Tatl text, tap up on the control stick and immediately shield drop a chu. Run forwards a little bit to get around the wall, then shoot the skulltula. Put on the Great Fairy Mask as soon as possible, then follow the same setup used without fairies (see above). The second fairy sometimes doesn't directly into Link; if it begins circling instead, go for the roll across the waterwheel, then put the Great Fairy Mask back on on the opposite side to get the fairy to come to Link.
Hover past the yellow pump
Four distance hovers span the gap.
Dive to main yellow turnkey
This is a Zora high ledge grab out of a dive from a platform. Hold A the entire time. Dive off, hold the control stick opposite the direction Link is moving, and time a B press right when Link enters the water. Ideally, Link will fly out of the water and land on the platform. Other times he will stay too low and grab the edge of the platform.
─── Central room ───
Turnkey Skip
This grants access to rooms that are only meant to be accessed after changing the first waterwheel's direction.
Out of bounds swimming method
Discovered by Gigo
Link will void out if he's ever swimming in water that doesn't have ground beneath it, so this setup aims to keep him above the tunnel the entire time.
- Zora ledge clip in the corner shown
- Target after falling into the water
- Tap right, then target again and press A to swim
- When the center of the HUD's day clock (blue/green diamond) reaches the visible corner of the in bounds area, hold up-right briefly, then hold up-left for a second or so
- Release the control stick and fall into the tunnel, holding target to skip the fall damage animation
To load the room, transform human, get in the corner between the loaded water and the wall, crouch stab right to push Link into the water, and superswim until the room loads.
Original video by Gigo
Hover + cutscene dive method
Discovered by Kaztalek
Load the waterwheel room and align Link to the left of the dark line on the wall. This is directly underneath the only OoB location in the tunnel, so it won't work on a different wall. Do 3 wall hovers up, making sure to get an angle change. On the next hover, hold up to stop your momentum, and end your hover once under the tunnel. Once there, turn around (use map cursor to help) and do distance hovers back until the background turns blue. At that point, dive with a full bottle or trade item and you will land in the tunnel. The current will take you into the room as it is reversed from what it would normally be.
Hover to upper green turnkey
This requires hovering five times and unlocking the camera before transforming to Zora and grabbing the ledge. Hovering is extremely laggy here, so timing the camera unlock is awkward.
Boss key skip with out of bounds swim
Link will void out if he's ever swimming in water that doesn't have ground beneath it, so this setup aims to keep him above the tunnel the entire time. See the video below for demonstrations with and without collision view on.
- Get rid of the barrel and target the wall at the spot shown in the video (not very precise)
- Tap backflip
- Sidehop and continue holding A to automatically drop
- After Link hits the water, begin holding right, then begin holding A very soon afterward
- When the visible border is partway across Link's body, switch to holding up (pause buffer for safety)
- When the red pipe is no longer on the screen (bottom left corner), switch to holding up-right
- When the middle underwater pole in the background goes off the left side of the screen, release the control stick
- After a moment, release A and hold up-right to reach the load zone; holding A to swim for too long will cause a voidout
- For safety, press B after falling a little to begin a jumpslash if Link is barely too far away
See additional notes by Imbued.
Climb ladder during cutscene
Shoot the ice arrow from right next to the ladder. Immediately after shooting the arrow, press A to exit first person and hold the control stick to make Link turn towards the ladder. If done correctly, he will begin grabbing the ladder before the cutscene starts. Hold up during the cutscene to climb the ladder.
─── Map room ───
Bonk to upper red turnkey door
While swimming from the central room to the map room, begin holding target. Dive out of the water where shown and bonk the wall. This will make Link face the direction he was facing when you started to hold target, which is now facing the platform. Hold forward after bonking to move forward and grab the platform.
Backup
- Get onto the fairy pot platform with a Zora transform ledge grab
- Target the wall at the black line shown in the video
- Release target and neutral slash
- Enter first person and align the center of the HUD clock with the vertical stripe on the angled pipe (see video)
- Hold up on control stick
- Press and continue to hold A (will exit first person and cause Link to dive instead of jump off the platform)
Get to map chest
Aside from transforming and using the hookshot, it is possible to reach the map chest from the red turnkey door with a frame perfect Zora high ledge grab. This can be backed up with a transform ledge grab.
Hover to seesaw room door
This video shows how to hover to the upper door from all three of the nearest platforms.
─── Biobaba room ───
Quick biobaba kill from map room entrance
Line up with the center of the room while using the Zora barrier to kill the three underwater biobabas. Turn in the water and dive to either land on the lily pad or dive directly onto the platform to kill the final biobaba.
This video shows the slightly slower method using one lily pad.
─── Compass room ───
Early boss key
There are several ways to get the boss key without fighting Gekko. The fastest is a jump as Zora. To set up the jump from the biobaba door, target and shield turn up-right; if setting up without that initial angle, target the wall that the biobaba door is on and shield turn down-left or target the wall behind the two pots and shield turn up-left. From here, hold target until the end of the jump. Get to the area behind the pots, then hold up/up-left to make Link run up-left, as opposed to sidestepping left. Roll shortly before reaching the edge and let go of A so Link jumps instead of diving. If Link gets stuck bouncing instead of grabbing, hold R and mash B until he does a jump attack to land in the window.
The video below demonstrates the jump described above, the ice arrow method, and the Zora long jump method.
Early Gekko
Dive off the platform and use a Zora high ledge grab (frame perfect B press in this case) to grab the upper platform. From here, use the icicle to clip through the wall as human by target walking forwards and a little bit into the wall.
─── Second waterwheel room ───
Second waterwheel without ice arrows
- Quickdraw or otherwise take out fins before entering the water
- Swim to the waterwheel room
- Follow roughly the path shown in the video to dive to the waterwheel
- Mash B to jumpslash onto the waterwheel with animation cancel (will be too slow if fins are not out)
- Head to the door
Whether you want to head to the door as Zora or human depends on what form you plan to use in the next room. Both options are shown in the video below. As Zora, carefully get onto the axle, walk back onto the waterwheel once it turns, and jump to the door. As human, walk over the tip of the waterwheel as it turns, then jump to the door.
Backup
Sink and target the wall in the corner shown, then turn and target away from the wall. Shortly after the tip of the waterwheel disappears on the top of the screen, begin swimming. Dive out and jumpslash to land on the waterwheel. Head to the door using one of the methods shown in the main video above.
Long jump and hookshot to upper fairy chest
- From the seesaw room door, pull a bomb immediately
- Target the right wall and line up near the edge
- Long jump to the axle
- Dry roll
- Turn left and dry roll again
- Sidehop right and hold up to bend the sidehop forwards
- Run and roll off the paddle to the waterwheel, lining up with the wall texture as shown in the video
- Pull the hookshot and release it when the reticle appears on the chest
Recoil flip to upper fairy chest
Recoil flip towards the alcove when the platform is at the top of its range. This is useful as a backup for the long jump strat above.
─── Seesaws room ───
Get to seesaw room turnkey
as Zora
This is the faster option, but the jump to the turnkey platform is precise.
as human
This option is slower but easier than ascending the room as Zora. Backflip onto the top of the first seesaw, then roll and jumpslash to the bottom of the second seesaw. Link must have space to roll for this to work. Shoot the ice with a fire arrow, then jump to the turnkey as Zora.
Reverse seesaw room with both fairies
This is useful for glitched categories that hover to the seesaw room exit from the map room and need to collect both fairies. Because the position setup in steps 1-3 relies on a diagonal notch shield turn and diagonal notches are notoriously variable between controllers, some runners use different position setups that allow them to use other diagonal notches. If the setup below doesn't work well for your notches, check other runs to see different setup ideas.
- Target before moving
- Align Link with the left wall and move forward until he is standing between the white line and black dot right in front of it (see video)
- Shield turn down-left
- Pull a bombchu and shield drop it immediately after pulling it
- Weirdshot to the chest (only release the hookshot after the bombchu has exploded or else the fairy barrel will be unloaded and will not explode; first or second frame weirdshot can work depending on position)
- Open the chest and continue holding A
- Target and backwalk (will drop from ledge automatically if A is held)
- Sidehop left up the seesaw and jump to the door
If you hookshotted to the chest immediately after the bombchu exploded, then the bombchu fairy should fly into Link during the sidehops in step 8. If there was a significant delay between the bombchu exploding and hookshotting the chest, wait at the chest to collect the bombchu fairy before proceeding.
Exit seesaw room from turnkey
- Run into the real bombchu so it doesn't interfere (optional)
- Climb near the middle of the green pipe (press A to climb faster)
- Hold sidehop right holding shield (release target midair)
- Shield turn left
- Hold sidehop left
- Backwalk along fence
─── Upper green turnkey room ───
Hookshot up from the door
To skip using ice arrows to get to the fairy chest as intended, use one of the two options shown in the video below:
- Enter through the middle of the door, then hookshot straight up. Use a chu recoil to land on the back lip of the platform, then hookshot to the fairy chest.
- Roll left, then hookshot the far edge of the hookshot target. Jumpslash immediately after the hookshot and hold in the direction Link is facing so the jumpslash gets enough distance to land.
Bombchu recoil to exit
High ledge grab to turnkey
Use a Zora high ledge grab to grab the platform and skip using the ice arrows. Be careful not to dive off the starting platform with too much speed, as doing so will put the dolphin dive too close to the turnkey platform and make a bonk likely.
─── Boss door room ───
Hover to the boss door
Four distance hovers span the gap.
