Ganon's Castle

Enter Ganon's Castle Without Crossing the Bridge

There are a couple of ways to enter Ganon's Castle without requiring the rainbow bridge. This can be useful if you only want to get the Golden Gauntlets, for example, but without the Light Arrows you will not be able to kill Ganondorf.

Ganondoor Wrong Warp

It's possible to enter Ganon's Castle by wrong warping into the Tower Collapse scene, and savewarping. See Ganondoor for more information.

Contortion Hovering Method

This method uses Contortion Hovering to cross the gap, starting at the top of the broken arch. As you enter the area, there is a path leading up the mountain on the right which enables you to reach the starting position. Eight bombchus are required to make the distance.

Skip the Trials

The lower portion of Ganon's Castle where you must awaken the 6 sages (often called trials) can be skipped with a number of different methods. See Trials Skip for more information.

Beamos Hover to the High Silver Rupee in Spirit Trial (Child)

Throw a deku nut at the Beamos, then pull the statue 7 times. Afterwards, do the setup shown in the video and target the Beamos to get the correct angle. Activate the infinite sword glitch from the Beamos, and the recoil from the statue should put you in the correct position. (If you miss getting ISG the first time, hold down-left while crouching and attempt to get it again.) Go into C-Up mode to have the camera facing the angle Link is in, turn 180 degrees and then mash backflip until you get the silver rupee.

Skip the Longshot in the Fire Trial

Usually, once all the silver rupees in the Fire Trial have been collected, one has to Longshot to the platform in order to proceed. However, if you do a hoverslide from the platform with the Fire Slug on and perform either a jumpslash or a backflip (jumpslash is easier to time) then it is possible to make the distance without using the Longshot. Once you jumpslash, hold backwards to ensure you run safely onto the platform.

Freezzard Clip Through Red Ice in the Water Trial

Align to the red ice, before moving to the approximate position in the video. As soon as the freezzards appear on the screen, sidehop to the left, then take out your Hookshot and move to the right. When you reach the freezards, use the hookshot and if the positioning is correct, you will clip through. From there, quickspin them to kill them, which unlocks the door.

Second Red Ice Skip in the Water Trial

To begin with, the most efficient way to get up to the switch covered by red ice is to do a precise jump from the block. For the set up and angle, follow what is done in the video.

To hit the switch through the red ice, get right into the corner and do a jump attack with the Megaton Hammer.

Enter Light Trial Without Golden Gauntlets

With the correct angle and positioning, you can use a superslide to clip through the rock pillar and enter the Light Trial without the Golden Gauntlets. You must be far away from the stairs when setting up the superslide, or else you will get the wrong angle. Release Z and hold both Up on the control stick and R during the superslide, and you will clip.