Wind Temple

Written by Hutz

Take control of Makar and fly up on each of the elevated platforms, planting seeds wherever you can. Each of the doors will be opened, but a bunch of purple hands will appear and take him to a nearby prison. Head to the right of the entrance of this room.

Once you approach Makar's cell here, he'll plea for help. You can do nothing without the dungeon's item, though, so ignore him for now. Continue through the door to the east.

Defeat the Peahats in this room and drop down below, making sure not to land near the purple hand. Defeat it when you land and spin the propeller with the Deku Leaf, then head forward and defeat another hand. Stand behind the spring and spin the propeller again, making sure the ceiling doesn't crush you on the way down. Now you can use the Iron Boots on the spring to flip back to the upper part of the room. You can't go through the stone slab for now (remember where it is, though), so head on over to the right of it, through the next door.

Use the Deku Leaf to glide over the platform on the left, using the updraft to gain height. Hit the switch to open the way forward, and continue gliding forward. Before continuing, use an ice arrow to peg off the annoying wizard, otherwise he'll knock you out of the sky. Jump to the left and glide forward towards the treasure chest, which contains the dungeon's Map. Glide back to the updraft, and turn right to land on a safe platform. Jump and glide through a hole on the fence near you, then hit the updraft and continue forward, defeating another wizard on the way, as well as a few Peahats. Directly ahead is the next room, so fly on over.

To the right is another warp pot; you know what to do. The switch ahead requires a firm stature, so put on your Iron Boots. The floor ahead is now opened up. Jump in and carefully fall to the bottom, using the Deku Leaf to slow your fall near the bottom. The only door available is to the south, so head on through.

Ahead are five cracks in the floor. Use the Iron Boots while on any of them to fall through. The enemies below are determined by which hole you fell through. From left to right, here's what's summoned: red Chu Chus, nothing, purple hands, gray statues (actually, the existing ones just come to life), and green Chu Chus. At the south end of the room is a marking on the floor (as well as your map). Pull the spring onto that marking, and pull up the regular block next to it. Climb up and pop up through the floor. To the right is a treasure chest with a key in it. The spikes will retract, so you can exit safely. If you'd like, you can get a Treasure Chart by destroying all five of the cracked areas.

Across this room is a locked door, for which you have a key now. Through it is the mini boss, which the Boss Strategies page will help you with. You'll earn the Hookshot at the end of this grueling battle. Use it to reach a stake on one of the upper platforms, and use the Skull Hammer to bash it into the ground, opening the door again.

Now it's time to release Makar from his cell, but first you must make your way to the top. To the left of the door you came from is a platform you can reach with the Hookshot. Keep using it until you get to the east of the room. Sail across to the other side with the Deku Leaf and collect the Compass in the chest, then use the spring to the right to reach the upper platforms, and use the Hookshot to move on up. Use the last spring to get within Hookshot range of Makar's cell. He'll whine some more, then when he's done put on the Iron Boots and use the Hookshot on the big head's forehead to pull it away, making sure to stand to the side and avoid being crushed. Voila! You've got your companion back.

First things first: to the right of where the cell is (to the west) is the area where Makar got kidnapped. Fly with Makar and use the Hookshot with Link to get back there. Now that you have the Hookshot, you can pull yourself up towards the trees that Makar planted before. Defeat the enemies first so as not to be surprise attacked, then reel yourself up to the next door, and get Makar to fly there.

Defeat the blue, flaming skulls with ice arrows first, jumping to the bottom part of the room to finish them off, then fly up with Makar and plant seeds in the soil heaps. At the top, stay far away from the purple hand while planting the last seed. Use Link's Hookshot to follow Makar up, going through the next door while avoiding the hand.

Defeat the enemies and jump into the pit as Link, being careful not to be grabbed by the hand on the way down. Destroy it quickly, then activate the propeller with the Deku Leaf. The way forward will be open, but be careful of another hand on the other side. Dice it up, then use the Command Melody to get Makar across the upper floor. Now activate the propeller again and jump upwards on the spring as Link. Ahead is one of those stone slabs. With Makar close by, conduct the Wind God's Aria, and the stone will shatter apart. Carry your little buddy through the next door.

If you'd like to receive a Treasure Chart in this room, you can defeat all the enemies in this room, including the ones hiding behind the hanging faces (use the Hookshot/Iron Boots combo to remove them). Otherwise, simply dodge all the creatures and make your way up the platforms with the Hookshot, then use the Iron Boots on the switch at the top to open the way forward.