A War of Spirit: Temple of Souls

Cia On the Move

The heroes pursue Cia to the Temple of Souls, a warped nightmare that appears to be Cia’s hideout. With the Master Sword in hand, Link’s effectiveness on the battle is exponentially higher, but Cia still has a few more tricks up her sleeve to fell the newfound hero. This temple houses mysteries and danger for all but the strongest of Warriors. Be on your guard.

Break the Flow!

Your first task for this Scenario is to capture the pink Magic Keeps on the west and east sides of the map. These Keeps will be used to teleport ReDead Knights into the battle and will also boost their morale, meaning they will deal much more damage and will be harder to kill. Getting this mission done immediately should be your highest priority; these ReDeads can wreak all sorts of havoc on your forces if left unchecked.

As you defeat the ReDeads, more will pour out of any Magic Keeps still active, so make capturing each Keep your main priority, and then take out the ReDead Knights.

Attack the Western Keeps!

Start by heading the SW Magic Keep. A ReDead Knight is most likely in there, but have no fear: If you remember how Gibdos work, then you know exactly what to expect from a ReDead Knight.

Next head to the West Magic Keep and capture it. You need to capture only the middle Magic Keep on each side of the map, but it’s better to capture them all because you’re in the area anyway. Once you’re done capturing the West Magic Keep, head to the NW Magic Keep and capture it, too.

When East Meets West

Make your way across the top of the map to the east side of the battlefield, then capture the eastern Magic Keeps. After you capture the middle Keep, the flow of magic will stop, meaning the ReDead Knights will stop returning and the ones still on the field will lose their morale boost. Stopping the flow of magic through the Magic Keeps will also open the Sorceress’ Room. Capture the SE Magic Keep before entering Cia’s room to make sure you have extra control on the battlefield.

Heart Container Opportunity If you’re playing as Impa, you can run south of the SE Magic Keep, at the end of the winding path to find a boulder. Under the boulder is a chest containing Impa’s Piece of Heart for this Scenario.

Gold Skulltula Opportunity Behind the cracked wall to the west of the SW Magic Keep is the 1,000 KO Skulltula. Just blow up the wall with your Bombs and it’s yours for the taking.

Mirror Match

As soon as you enter the Sorceress’ Room, Cia approaches Link with a new sinister plan at play. Link’s overconfidence in battle has led to a darkness growing in his heart and Cia plans to utilize that darkness for her own gains. She casts a spell on Link that drags his negative traits from his heart and turns them into a doppelganger. Quite literally, Link must face his inner darkness come to life in the form of Dark Link.

This fight can get pretty tough, so you need to be alert to avoid getting caught in Dark Link’s combos. Everything Link can do Dark Link can do as well, so you know that this foe is dangerous. The best way to challenge Dark Link is by using the baiting strategy of guarding until his Weak Point Mark appears. It’s going to take several Weak Point Smashes to bring Dark Link to his knees, so don’t lose focus for even a second if you want to survive this encounter!

The True Darkness!

After defeating the first Dark Link, four more Dark Links appear around the battlefield. You must challenge and defeat at least two of them to complete this mission. Luckily, your teammates will do their part to weaken the Dark Links while you’re facing off with one yourself.

Ganondorf Enters the Fray

Having loosened the restraints that have kept his spirit sealed away, the evil Ganondorf appears on the battlefield to face off with the heroes. Ganondorf will bring with him a small army to help his cause: The destruction of the heroes. Your allies feel that fighting with Ganondorf at this point in time is folly, and decide that regrouping in the Temple of Souls would be the best option.

Where There Is Light . . .

Another Dark Link appears inside the Sorceress’ Room and politely waits to be challenged. This is an excellent time to sweep the field of any remaining Dark Links and Ganondorf’s forces, as they are undoubtedly causing all sorts of trouble on the battlefield right now.

Piece of Heart Opportunity If you’re playing as Fi, you can run down to the South Garden Keep and capture it to reveal a treasure chest containing her Piece of Heart for this Scenario.

Once you feel that your allies are safe, head into the Sorceress’ Room and fight the Dark Link. The second you step foot in the room, the doors behind you close. After you take down this Dark Link, three more appear in the room with Link. Fortunately, Link doesn’t have to face these dark apparitions alone; during a cutscene, all of your allies enter the room to help quickly defeat the Dark Links. Link learns that true strength lies in the hearts of those who support him, instead in of the power of his weaponry. With this lesson learned, Link sees the Master Sword begin glowing and transform from the Base Master Sword to the actual Master Sword.

Now that the Dark Links have been defeated, the doors to the Sorceress’ Room swing open, allowing you to walk free from your temporary prison.

There Is Shadow

Cia becomes furious when her grand plans collapse. She strikes out against the heroes with reinforcements to her army before beating a hasty retreat. Your allies, still worried about the dangerous of the temple and Ganondorf’s presence, feel that they should follow suit. Lana suggests that the team escape through the West Garden in the southwest corner of the map, but Ganondorf has other plans for the heroes. He moves to intercept them en route to the exit. At this point, if any of your allies are forced to flee you will fail the Scenario, so looking out for their safety is in your best interest. Don’t worry about Ganondorf at the moment; Zelda hangs back and challenges the Gerudo warrior to keep him busy.

Once your allies have successfully escaped the area, go back to Zelda and assist her with the fight against Ganondorf.

Ganondorf can hit like a rampaging Manhandla, but his moves are actually quite easy to dodge. Stay a slight distance away from him at all times unless his Weak Point Mark has appeared; he has a few attacks that can hit everything around him in a radius. Bait him by holding your guard up, roll behind him to position yourself for attack, then strike as soon as you see his Mark. Hit him with a handful of Smashes and he’s forced to retreat for the time being, winning you this Scenario in the process.