Realm of the Heavens (location)

The Realm of the Heavens is a location from The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures. This area is the first stage of the Realm of the Heavens, the game's final level.

Most of the Realm of the Heavens is played on the clouds, with portals leading to solid areas below. It features many of the bosses from previous levels, including Chief Soldiers, Manhandla, Ball & Chain Trooper, and Dodongos.

In order to pass the first area, Link must obtain the Roc's Feather from the north area. Further on, Link finds the Magic Hammer, which can locate treasure beneath the clouds by powering it up before slamming it down on the clouds. A new feature of the level is colored bridges. Similar to colored blocks of previous levels, only the matching-colored Link can cross them. In order to pass a particularly long bridge, Link must collect the Pegasus Boots by activating four switches in an area covered by colored bridges.

After the bridge has been crossed, Link finds a Switch Platform, which he must use to navigate a maze of fire-breathing statues to reach a switch, thus revealing four pedestals with Bombs. Prior to the Boss fight, Link must defeat two Dodongos. Upon their defeat, four chests containing Level 2 Bombs appear. They are vital to defeating the Big Dodongo that appears. Once it is defeated, Link can continue to The Dark Cloud after breaking the Vaati Barriers.