Walkthrough:The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess/VicGeorge2K9/Part 21

This part will take you through the entire Palace of Twilight.

Mirror Chamber
Once Link leaves the arena where he fought Argorok, he will reappear at the Sky Cannon located to the south of the pool at the City in the Sky. It's time to return to the world below, so get to the rear of the cannon and Clawshot onto the target there to enter the cannon, which will then aim itself downward and fire. Link will land safely in Lake Hylia next to Fyer's cannon contraption, since landing anywhere else would cause him to leave a Hylian-shaped dot on the landscape! Have Midna warp you to the Mirror Chamber located at Arbiter's Grounds, then go over to the mirror stand. She will assemble the shards of the Mirror of Twilight together, then cause the big stone to be loosed from its chains so that she can activate the mirror and open the portal that leads to the Twilight Realm. As Midna talks about the beauty of that realm, the Ancient Sages will reappear and humbly beg her for her forgiveness in the manner of sending Ganondorf into that realm. Through a flashback scene we will see how Midna was turned into the form she now possesses, and she will confess that she originally sought out Link for the selfish purpose of saving her people in the Twilight Realm. However, now that Midna has seen the sacrifices made by Link's people in the light world, she realizes that his world also needs saving, and that if they can defeat Zant, then the curse put upon her will be broken. After the cutscene ends, have Link go up the mystical stairs to the platform where he will warp through the portal between worlds to enter the Twilight Realm.

Palace of Twilight
As Link reappears in the dusky landscape of the Twilight Realm, Midna will ask him the selfish favor of allowing herself in remain in his shadow form, since she would not risk appearing to her own people in her current form.

Palace of Twilight Boss: Zant
As Link enters the room and ascends the stairs, he and Midna approach the throne that Zant is sitting on, with Midna sarcastically thanking him for giving her and Link the power to come this far into the palace. Zant will rise from the throne and remove his mask to tell Midna that their people had been locked away in the Twilight Realm for so long, they now knew neither hatred or anger or even the faintest bloom of desire -- and all of that because of a "useless, do-nothing royal family" that resigned itself to this "miserable half-existence". His cold calm demeanor breaks apart at this point, showing the frustration he felt as a servant of that household, whose sole desire is to become the next Twilight King, but was denied both the role and the powers befitting it. He then tells of how his god has given him the powers to take over as king, appearing unto him as a flaming face. He then says his god had only one wish: to merge light and shadow together to create darkness. He will then put his mask back on and rise up into the air to demonstrate the powers that were given unto him to battle Link.

Throughout the entire battle, Zant uses his power to transform the throne room into virtual recreations of the arenas where Link fought bosses or mini-bosses. The first arena is where Link fought Diababa in the Forest Temple, and here Zant will hover above the purple water rapid-firing magic bolts at him. Aim the Gale Boomerang at him to cause him to fall and bounce over the water until he reaches ground, then strike at him with the sword.

After this is done two times, Zant will change the arena into that where Link fought Dangoro in the Goron Mines. Here he will jump on the edge of the magnetic platform to cause Link to fall off it. He will also stop to fire his magical bolts at Link. Wait until he's finished firing the bursts, then quickly go over to him and strike him.

After this is done two times, Zant will change the arena into that where Link fought Morpheel in Lakebed Temple. Quickly put on the Zora Armor, because you'll be underwater during this part, and put on your Iron Boots. Zant will first appear inside a Zant Mask statue that emerges from the center, firing his bolts at you when the mouth of the statue is open. Use your Clawshot to snatch him out and strike him with the sword. That statue will sink into the ground and be replaced by a few other similar statues, where Zant will appear out of any of them. Try to be where he will most likely appear, then snatch him out again with the Clawshot and strike him.

Zant will change the arena into that where Link fought Ook in the Forest Temple. He will then jump from pillar to pillar and fire his magical bolts at Link. Wait until he stops jumping around and starts firing, then do some roll attacks into the pillar he is standing on to make him fall off so you can strike him with the sword.

After enough strikes, Zant will change the arena into that where Link fought Blizzeta in Snowpeak Ruins. He will appear as a giant and will attempt to jump on top of Link and crush him with his feet. Use the reflection of the icy floor to watch for Zant as he drops down, then use the Ball and Chain to hit one of his feet after he lands. Zant will start hopping around holding his foot while he shrinks to action figure size, so chase after him when he shrinks and strike him.

After enough strikes, Zant will change the arena into the southern entrance area of Hyrule Castle, trapping himself and Link within a Twilight barrier. He will come at Link swinging cleavers with his hands, sometimes by wildly flailing them around, other times by using a very fast spin attack. Try to keep sidestepping his attacks by using the Back Slice roll, then attack when he's vulnerable. With enough hits, Zant will fall to his knees and let out a frustrated screech before he collapses.

Midna's fury
After the battle ends, the throne room will return to normal, and Zant will appear on his throne, wounded and exhausted. Midna will see that the Fused Shadow parts are now back in her possession, but will also look down at her hands and realize that the curse wasn't broken. She tells Zant that the reason he was never made king is that the people all saw the lust in his eyes. Zant will tell Midna that as long as he lives, and as long as his god will resurrect him, the curse he has placed on her can never be broken. In a flash of fury, Midna strikes at Zant with her hair suddenly sprouting sharp tentacles, killing him and causing his body to revert into Twilight bits, leaving a Heart Container behind. Realizing the amount of power she now has at her disposal with the Fused Shadow and whatever powers Princess Zelda had given her, Midna decides it is time to return the favor and rescue her inside Hyrule Castle.

You have completed the Palace of Twilight. Collect your Heart Container, and enter the portal to leave the throne room. You will be asked to save your game at this point.

NEXT: Return to Hyrule Castle.