Lightning Round

The Lightning Round is a mini-game from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. It is available after learning Lanayru's part of the "Song of the Hero". Located in Lanayru Gorge, this challenge allows Link to win prizes by reliving previously played Silent Realms and battles.

Battle
Link can take on bosses in up to twelve consecutive battles. On the first play, only the bosses that have been encountered would be playable. On Hero Mode, all 12 bosses, including Demise, can be played at once. The first boss that is fought can be chosen while all subsequent bosses are in random order. The bosses that can be fought:

The Beginning
 * Demon Lord Ghirahim at the Skyview Temple
 * Pyroclastic Fiend Scaldera at the Earth Temple
 * Thousand-Year Arachnid Moldarach at the Lanayru Mining Facility
 * The Imprisoned, first battle in the Sealed Grounds

The Middle
 * Ancient Automaton Koloktos at the Ancient Cistern
 * Abyssal Leviathan Tentalus at the Sand Ship
 * Demon Lord Ghirahim at the Fire Sanctuary
 * The Imprisoned, second battle in the Sealed Grounds

Later on
 * The Imprisoned, final battle in the Sealed Grounds
 * Horde Battle in the Sealed Grounds
 * Demon Lord Ghirahim in the Sealed Grounds
 * Demise - only in Hero Mode

The boss battle against The Great Spirit of the Skies, Levias and Ocular Parasite Bilocyte is not playable in either playthrough.

After each successful battle Lanayru offers Link the choice between a prize or the option of taking on yet another boss with the possibility of a better prize. If the boss battle is lost, no prize would be given. The prizes for each consecutive win is as follows:


 * 1) 20 Rupees
 * 2) Common Material
 * 3) 100 Rupees
 * 4) Piece of Heart (afterwards 200 Rupees)
 * 5) 300 Rupees
 * 6) Rare Material
 * 7) 500 Rupees
 * 8) Hylian Shield (afterwards 1,000 Rupees)
 * 9) 2000 Rupees
 * 10) 3x Rare Material
 * 3,000 Rupees
 * 9,900 Rupees

Additionally, Link receives 50 extra Rupees when he re-fights a boss for the first time or when he beats his record time for a given boss.

Trial
Link can replay any of the Silent Realms he has already completed before, winning prizes based on the time in which he completes them.