The Castle Frozen in Time

What a strange and curious sight. This entire underwater land is in black and white! Stranger still, everything seems to be completely at a standstill.

Red knows exactly what this place is, but he’s currently unwilling to divulge that information, so head up the stairs and into the castle to find some answers as to what’s really going on here.

The interior of the castle provokes even more questions, as Darknuts and Moblins stand still as statues filled with malevolent intent. Most shocking of all is the statue in the center of the room: It looks just like Link! Where did Red take us? What is this enigmatic world?

Head down the stairs to the floor engraved with that same triangle pattern we’ve seen popping up around the world. Pivot the three large triangular blocks onto the triangle pattern in the center of the engraving on the floor. This can be a tough puzzle to wrap your head around, but if you keep pulling and pushing the blocks toward the triangle pattern, you’ll eventually reach your goal.

After you set all three blocks on the pattern, the blocks sink into the floor and the Link statue slides back to reveal a secret passage. Head back up the first flight of stairs and into the passage in front of the statue.

Inside this small room is a single sword, bathed in the colorless light of a cold sky. As you approach the sword, Red speaks to Link without the use of the Pirate’s Charm. He tells Link that the sword in front of him is the blade of evil’s bane: the Master Sword.

That is the same sword that is spoken about in the legends on Outset Island! The Master Sword and its wielder, the hero of time, are the reasons why Link is garbed in green right now! Can this possibly be THE Master Sword? There is only one sure way to find out.

Approach the sword and pull it from its pedestal.

After Link draws the sword, color and life begin to flood back into the castle. The Moblins and Darknuts that were locked away in time are now fully animated once more.

Head back upstairs into the main hall of the castle and prepare for a fight. In order to leave the castle, you must defeat all of the Moblins and Darknuts that patrol both floors of this hall. Don’t worry, it’ll be much easier with the blade of evil’s bane now in your possession!

After defeating all of the enemies in the main hall, head up the stairs and back through the door to the courtyard. Hop back on Red and head into the portal. We’ve got preparations to make: It’s time to take out Ganon!