Jap Temple and ‘Let’s Play a Sport’ quest walkthrough for Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge

The Jap Temple is a mini dungeon in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge that’s house to the “Let’s Play a Sport” facet quest. You’ll must defeat the monster within the temple for the archeologist Sago, who desires to proceed his work there.

On this Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge information, we’ll present you learn how to get by the Jap Temple and full the “Let’s Play a Sport” quest, together with letting you understand how to beat the temple boss, Smog.

Head to the Jap Temple, which is, fittingly, to the east of Hyrule Citadel.

On the entrance, you’ll meet Sago, who will let you know that he desires to do some archeological work within the temple, however that he’s heard an odd voice asking him to play a recreation and fears there are monsters inside. You’ll must filter out that monster to permit him to do his work.

Instantly inside the doorway to the Jap Temple, you’ll be greeted by two sparks transferring in sync round a pair of pillars. Sparks don’t do harm to Zelda, however they briefly stun her and push her backwards.

You should utilize obstacles to push the sparks off path and allow you to cross, or you possibly can defeat them utilizing ranged enemy echoes. In case you do, you’ll have the ability to study the Spark Echo, which can turn out to be useful later. Both means, head forwards to get deeper into the temple.

On this room there are three sparks in addition to a cube-shaped mechanism within the nook. In case you look ahead to a couple of seconds (whereas dodging the sparks!) you’ll see that one of many Sparks will enter the mechanism and trigger it to gentle up.

You want to get the opposite two sparks into the dice to open the door. You are able to do this by grabbing them with Bind. It could be simpler to time it when you entice them between two obstacles first. Head by the opened door to achieve the following room.

On this room you have to additionally change the sparks’ path in order that they enter the dice. First, make a step as much as the boulder and small wall within the northern facet of the room utilizing a desk. Then seize one of many sparks utilizing X and climb this makeshift staircase.

As soon as the sparks are on the peak degree of the dice, you possibly can launch them and they need to finally cross paths with the dice. Undergo the door that’s now open.

On this room there are two sparks guarding a chest. Since you possibly can’t transfer them out of there with Bind, you should use a ranged enemy echo akin to a spear moblin to defeat them. The spear moblin’s accuracy isn’t nice towards a transferring enemy, however it would get them finally!

Open the chest to get 5 rock salt after which proceed down the ladder on the western facet of this room.

On this 2D room there are a few sparks rotating across the higher platforms and a caromadillo on the ground. Defeat the caromadillo utilizing an enemy echo to get the Caromadillo Echo Lv. 2. Then you possibly can both defeat the sparks or transfer previous them utilizing cautious timing to enter the following room to the appropriate.

On this room, the sparks enter the water, electrifying a small radius round them. Nevertheless, they’re not too troublesome to keep away from. Swim right down to the underside of the pool to open a chest with 50 Rupees in it, after which proceed to the appropriate. Make sure to pause if avoiding the boulder would trigger you to collide with a spark, however you must have the ability to climb out on the opposite facet with out an excessive amount of hassle. Climb down the staircase to enter the following room.

It is a little bit of a breather room, with two pots you possibly can break however no enemies.

Coming into this room will kick off the Jap Temple’s boss battle, an electrical cloud referred to as Smog.

Smog will transfer round this maze-like space, capturing balls of lightning at you. Swordfighter type received’t be a lot use to you right here as Smog can electrocute Zelda through the sword.

Summon ranged enemy mobs, just like the spear moblin, at intersections to get a very good shot at Smog. You too can briefly Bind him to offer them a bit extra time to make a shot. This may even reverse Smog’s course.

After three hits, Smog will concede the “spherical” and break into three smaller items. You will want to observe their patterns and interrupt and block them with boulders to get them to recombine earlier than you are able to do any extra harm to him.

As soon as Smog is again in a single piece, repeat the steps to interrupt him down once more, this time into 5 items. As soon as once more, shepherd these items again into one big Smog whereas avoiding the electrical energy. Word that the one within the high proper is trapped and you’ll have to push the boulder out of the best way to free it.

All you could do now could be hit Smog three extra occasions with echo enemy assaults and you’ll have accomplished this boss battle! You’ll get a bunch of Rupees and a Coronary heart Piece as a reward. And also you’ll be teleported again to Jap Temple Room #1, so you possibly can go exterior and inform Sago the excellent news.

Sago will provide you with an historical allure which reduces the quantity of hurt taken whilst you’re sporting it. This can full the “Let’s Play a Sport” quest.

After finishing this quest, when you’re far sufficient by the sport to have accomplished the Faron Wetlands rift, you’ll have the ability to begin the “Cotton Sweet Hunt” quest on the Hidden Ruins, which leads on from this one.

And for extra Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge facet quests, we have now guides to “A Deal with for my Individual,” “Cuccos on the Unfastened,” “The Flying Tile,” “The Rain-Making Monster,” and “The Zappy Shipwreck,” plus particulars in regards to the facet quests associated to automatons and getting a horse. Or see our full Echoes of Knowledge walkthrough.