Land in the Sky: Skyloft

The Highest Heights

When Link went through the Gate of Souls, he ended up on the floating village of Skyloft in the midst of a battle with Cia’s forces. Things aren’t going so well for the natives at the moment—they have no way of reaching the enemy base, because all routes have been blocked—so let’s help turn this battle around.

The Sky Whale Needs Soup!

Right from the start of the Scenario, a guard in the Goddess Statue Keep is in desperate need of assistance. Head over to the Keep now to lend him some help. Be sure to activate the owl statue near the Keep as you go.

As soon as you reach the Goddess Statue you’ll meet Fi of Skyward Sword fame. Fi has a plan to open a path to the enemy stronghold, but it requires the help of a large whale-like creature named Levias. The problem is Levias is too far away to call directly, so other methods must be used. Luckily, Fi knows the perfect tool for attracting Levias: pumpkin soup. Even more lucky is the fact that there happens to be large quantity of pumpkin soup inside the Goddess Statue Keep.

Fi is gonna need an escort to get the soup to a place where Levias can smell it, and that escort’s gonna have to be you. Head out of the Keep and take a left. Defeat all of the Captains on the statue’s west side to clear a path for Fi. Once she reaches the southwestern side of the Goddess Statue, she’ll use the soup to call Levias.

When Levias appears, he pushes a floating chunk of land in between the island you’re on and the island in the northwest corner of the map. Unfortunately, this doesn’t do much at the moment, as the gates leading into the Central Square Keep are closed. It looks like we’ll have to find another way around.

Ghirahim’s Assault

Before you can find another entrance, the Demon Lord Ghirahim, another native no-goodnik who joined forces with Cia, decides to strike back at the allied forces for calling on the aid of Levias by racing directly to the Allied Base. He starts in the West Town Keep, so warp to the southern owl statue and catch him on his way to the Base.

Defeat Ghirahim by blocking and then counterattacking, same as you would with any other Warrior. His health isn’t particularly high, but he can hit pretty hard, so watch your attacks to make sure you don’t get wrapped up in one of his combos.

Heart Container Opportunity On the western side of the southernmost bridge is a boulder that is concealing Link’s Heart Container of Skyloft. Blow up the boulder and open the chest to claim your prize.

Levias Needs Soup Badly!

You need to finish Ghirahim quickly because Fi will grab another pot of soup to call Levias once again, and she needs an escort through the West Town Keep. If you leave her to travel alone, she’ll get stuck in the both the West Town and Academy Keeps while trying to fight off all the Captains inside. Capture both Keeps and clear out all of the Captains to get Fi moving again.

Fi’s hope is to create another land bridge between the main island and the northwest island in an another attempt to gain access to the enemy base. Fortunately, as soon as Levias shuttles in another land mass, Fi’s hope becomes a reality. Cross the newly created bridge to the enemy’s island and challenge them directly.

Volga’s Fury

Almost immediately after you step foot on the enemy island, Volga launches and all-out attack by sending a slew of Captains from the northwestern corner of the island, including dangerous Lizalfos and Dinolfos Chieftains. You can intercept all of Volga’s Captains by heading to the Central Square Keep and waiting for them to pass through. Volga will head through the Central Square Keep at some point as well, so be on guard; this is going to be a challenging fight.

After you take Volga’s health down to about 25 percent, he’ll get a massive power boost, meaning his attacks will do immense damage to anyone he hits. Facing off with him while he’s in this state is very dangerous, so retreat from the fight for the time being. If you managed to capture the Central Square Keep while fighting off the enemy Captains, Volga will be distracted for quite some time while you and Fi come up with a better strategy.

Gold Skulltula Opportunity If you’ve reached 1,000 KOs by this point, head to the outer southeast corner of the Goddess Statue Keep and blow up the boulder nearby to find the disturbingly fabulous Gold Skulltula.

Smothering Volga’s Flame

Fighting Volga may be impractical at the moment, but Fi’s got a plan to take him down a few notches: praying to the Great Fairy! (Why don’t they start battles with that strategy? It works every time!) Head to the Great Fairy’s Fountain in the easternmost point of the map and activate the Magic Circle in the center of the Fountain.

Hard Gold Skulltula Opportunity No matter how healthy Fi might be at this point, she won’t last long against Volga in his supercharged state. Race to the Fairy Fountain and activate the Magic Circle within before Volga reduces Fi’s health below 50%. If you succeed, the Hard Gold Skulltula will apepar in the pumpkin patch directly south of the Central Square Keep.

Piece of Heart Opportunity Before you head to the Fairy Fountain, this is your best opportunity to get Link’s Piece of Heart. Head north and capture the N. Rockface Keep to reveal a treasure chest containing the Piece of Heart.

The Great Fairy does what she does best: turning the battle in the allied forces’ favor. Volga gets a much-needed downgrade, meaning it’s now time to have another throwdown with the Dragon Knight to finish this battle and save Skyloft. Defeat Volga with the same strategy you’ve used every fight before this (attacking until he does his spear plunge, then performing a Weak Point Smash) and Volga will be forced out of Skyloft for good.