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The Shadow Temple is a Dungeon in Ocarina of Time.^[1]

Entrance to the Temple

The entrance is found in the back of the Kakariko Village Graveyard in a little alcove only accessible using the Nocturne of Shadow. Said song is taught to Link by Sheik after Bongo Bongo is freed from its imprisonment in Kakariko Village.

Themes and Navigation

The Shadow Temple was historically a place used by the Sheikah to interrogate and torture enemies of the Royal Family of Hyrule. Because of the dark stain on Hyrule's history that it represents, it is taboo for the Royal Family to speak of the Shadow Temple.^[2] Consequently, some of the walls and floors are stained with blood, and torture equipment is located in several rooms.

In comparison to other temples, the Shadow Temple guides Link through a straight route, except in some parts where the young hero has to deviate in order to find keys or an item. It has four descending floors, following a similar trait to the Bottom of the Well, and it looks like an enlarged catacomb. The temple is filled with undead creatures, deadly twisted traps, and mind-bending puzzles everywhere all designed to trap anyone who enters the crypt. It is also filled to the brim with invisible walls and passageways only visible using the Lens of Truth. Many concealed Skulltulas hang in rooms and corridors within the temple's walls. Link's goal is to go to the bottom of the temple, where Bongo Bongo is found; because of the temple's mostly linear structure, its difficulty is based on the numerous enemies, silver Rupee collections, invisible obstacles and traps within. There is also a Bomb Flower puzzle similar to those seen in Dodongo's Cavern.

These are the two keys to finishing the Shadow Temple: being able to see through illusion and the adjusting of one's weight, from lighter than air to being heavy enough to walk on the ocean floor. Without being able to do either, the Shadow Temple cannot be finished. A little used strategy in the Shadow Temple is when Link comes across the active fans in a corridor, the Iron Boots can be used to resist their push. The Hover Boots, the temple's treasure item, are known by all to be used to cross large gaps otherwise uncrossable.

The Lens of Truth reduces the difficulty of the Shadow Temple drastically, particularly against Bongo Bongo. It allows its user to see through fake walls and holes, as well as invisible obstacles, platforms and even enemies.

The ferry to the other world sales away when you play "Zelda's Lullaby" on the ocarina. Once the ship sinks, you won't come back.

The mini-boss of this dungeon is Dead Hand; it is unknown whether or not this is the same one as at the Bottom of the Well, but it's known that it's guarding the Hover Boots in the temple. The boss of the temple, as mentioned above, is Bongo Bongo; it's an undead monster consisting of a giant torso, one protruding eye, and two huge disembodied hands beating on a giant drum. It is never sufficiently explained why there is a giant drum in the basement.

Master Quest

Compared to other Master Quest dungeons, the Shadow Temple presents much less of a challenge. The main changes to the dungeon involves the type and number of enemies encountered. The number of Beamos and Keese has been increased, and there are fewer Skulltulas than before. The order in which the rooms are visited is still the same, and the Hover Boots are less useful than in the original quest. Instead of a Floormaster, there are now Blue Bubbles and a Like Like in the room with invisible walls. There is now a silver Rupee puzzle in the invisible reaper room, and one of the reaper statues constanty changes the speed of its swirling scythes. One of the rooms with giant rotating skulls now contains Stalfos, which give a reward of 20 Rupees when defeated. The most notorious change is a room with several Bomb Flowers. Instead of an invisible Floormaster, a second Dead Hand with no hands now appears, defeating it awards the young hero with a bundle of Arrows.

Minor Enemies and Traps

Beamos
Blade Trap
Floormaster
Floor Spikes
OoT Fire Eye Model.png

Fire Eye
Gibdo
Gold Skulltula
Guillotine
Keese
Like Like
Poison Water
Red Bubble
ReDead
Skulltula
Stalfos
Wall Spikes
Wallmaster
Whirling Scythe

Trivia

According to The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia, the Shadow Temple was built using the bones of Hyrule's "evil dead" and the traps within were designed to add more bodies to the crypts.^[3]

Nomenclature

Names in other regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	闇の神殿 (Yami no Shinden) ^(OoT)^[4]	Temple of Darkness
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Gallery

The entrance to the Shadow Temple
Link opening the door to Temple with Din's Fire
The first main room of the Temple
A fake wall seen with the Lens of Truth
A corridor of the Temple
A room inside the temple
Fighting off Stalfos on the ferry
One of the fans in the Temple
The Temple's boss Bongo Bongo
The Dungeon Map of the Shadow Temple

References

↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 149
↑ "The Shadow Temple, located in the Kakariko Village graveyard. It is a place where the Sheikah, entrusted with the lives of Hyrule's royal family, have historically taken enemies of the royal family to be interrogated or worse. Because it stands as a symbol of Hyrule's dark history, it is taboo for the royal family to speak of this temple and its horrific purpose." (Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 44)
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↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Shogakukan) pg. 155

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-{{Dungeon
+{{Infobox Dungeon
-|name= Shadow Temple
+|image= File:Shadow Temple Artwork.png
+|caption= Artwork of the Shadow Temple's entrance
-|image= [[File:Shadow.jpg|250px]]
-|caption= The temple's entrance area
 |location= [[Kakariko Village Graveyard]]
 |game= {{OoT}}
-|item= [[Hover Boots]], [[Gold Skulltula]] ×5
+|item= [[Hover Boots]]<br>[[Gold Skulltula]] ×5
 |mini-boss= [[Dead Hand]]
 |boss= ''Phantom Shadow Beast:'' [[Bongo Bongo]]
 |quest= [[Shadow Medallion]]<br>[[Heart Container]]
+|theme=
-|theme music= [[File:OOT Shadow Temple.ogg|noicon]]
+|strategy= {{StrategyWiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Shadow Temple|Shadow Temple}}
 }}
+The {{Term/Store|Shadow Temple||Series, OoT, OoT3D}} is a {{Term|OoT3D|Dungeon|link}} in {{OoT}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 149}}</ref>
-The '''Shadow Temple''' is the eighth dungeon in {{OoT}}. The foes found in the temple include [[ReDead]], [[Gibdo]]s, [[Stalfos]], [[Skulltula]], [[Keese]], and [[Wallmaster]]s. Some of the walls and floors are stained with blood, and torture equipment is located in several rooms. The counterpart to the Shadow Temple during young Link's journey is the [[Bottom of the Well]], sharing similar rooms and the same background music.
 ==Entrance to the Temple==
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 ==Themes and Navigation==
+The Shadow Temple was historically a place used by the [[Sheikah]] to interrogate and torture enemies of the [[Royal Family of Hyrule]]. Because of the dark stain on Hyrule's history that it represents, it is taboo for the Royal Family to speak of the Shadow Temple.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= The Shadow Temple, located in the Kakariko Village graveyard. It is a place where the Sheikah, entrusted with the lives of Hyrule's royal family, have historically taken enemies of the royal family to be interrogated or worse. Because it stands as a symbol of Hyrule's dark history, it is taboo for the royal family to speak of this temple and its horrific purpose. |book= E |page= 44 }}</ref> Consequently, some of the walls and floors are stained with blood, and torture equipment is located in several rooms.
-In comparison to other temples, the Shadow Temple guides Link through a straight route, except in some parts where the young hero has to deviate in order to find keys or an item. It has four descending floors, following a similar trait to the Bottom of the Well, and it looks like an enlarged catacomb. The temple is filled with undead creatures, deadly twisted traps, and mind-bending puzzles everywhere all designed to trap anyone who enters the crypt. It is also filled to the brim with invisible walls and passageways only visible using the [[Lens of Truth]]. Many concealed [[Skulltula]]s hang in rooms and corridors within the temple's walls. Link's goal is to go to the bottom of the temple, where Bongo Bongo is found; because of the temple's mostly linear structure, its difficulty is based on the numerous enemies, silver rupee collections, invisible obstacles and traps within. There is also a [[Bomb Flower]] puzzle similar to those seen in [[Dodongo's Cavern]].
+In comparison to other temples, the Shadow Temple guides Link through a straight route, except in some parts where the young hero has to deviate in order to find keys or an item. It has four descending floors, following a similar trait to the Bottom of the Well, and it looks like an enlarged catacomb. The temple is filled with undead creatures, deadly twisted traps, and mind-bending puzzles everywhere all designed to trap anyone who enters the crypt. It is also filled to the brim with invisible walls and passageways only visible using the [[Lens of Truth]]. Many concealed [[Skulltula]]s hang in rooms and corridors within the temple's walls. Link's goal is to go to the bottom of the temple, where Bongo Bongo is found; because of the temple's mostly linear structure, its difficulty is based on the numerous enemies, silver Rupee collections, invisible obstacles and traps within. There is also a [[Bomb Flower]] puzzle similar to those seen in [[Dodongo's Cavern]].
 These are the two keys to finishing the Shadow Temple: being able to see through illusion and the adjusting of one's weight, from [[Hover Boots|lighter than air]] to [[Iron Boots|being heavy enough to walk on the ocean floor]]. Without being able to do either, the Shadow Temple cannot be finished. A little used strategy in the Shadow Temple is when Link comes across the active fans in a corridor, the Iron Boots can be used to resist their push. The [[Hover Boots]], the temple's treasure item, are known by all to be used to cross large gaps otherwise uncrossable.
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 The Lens of Truth reduces the difficulty of the Shadow Temple drastically, particularly against Bongo Bongo. It allows its user to see through fake walls and holes, as well as invisible obstacles, platforms and even enemies.
+The ferry to the other world sales away when you play "[[Zelda's Lullaby]]" on the [[Ocarina of Time (Item)|ocarina]]. Once the ship sinks, you won't come back.
-{{Quote|Make my beak face the Skull of Truth. An alternative route is a descent into the darkness.|Bird Statue}}
-{{Quote|One who gathers the Eye of Truth will be able to see what is hidden in the darkness.|Mysterious Voice in the Shadow Temple}}
 The mini-boss of this dungeon is [[Dead Hand]]; it is unknown whether or not this is the same one as at the [[Bottom of the Well]], but it's known that it's guarding the [[Hover Boots]] in the temple. The boss of the temple, as mentioned above, is Bongo Bongo; it's an undead monster consisting of a giant torso, one protruding eye, and two huge disembodied hands beating on a giant drum. It is never sufficiently explained why there is a giant drum in the basement.
+==={{MQ|-}}===
-==''Master Quest''==
-Compared to other {{OoTMQ}} dungeons, the Shadow Temple presents much less of a challenge. The main changes to the dungeon involves the type and number of enemies encountered. The number of [[Beamos]] and [[Keese]] has been increased, and there are fewer [[Skulltula]]s than before. The order in which the rooms are visited is still the same, and the [[Hover Boots]] are less useful than in the original quest. Instead of a [[Floormaster]], there are now [[Bubble#Blue Bubble|Blue Bubbles]] and a [[Like Like]] in the room with invisible walls. There is now a silver rupee [[puzzle]] in the invisible reaper room, and one of the reaper statues constanty changes the speed of its swirling scythes. One of the rooms with giant rotating skulls now contains [[Stalfos]], which give a reward of 20 [[Rupee]]s when defeated. The most notorious change is a room with several [[Bomb Flower]]s. Instead of an invisible Floormaster, a second [[Dead Hand]] with no hands now appears, defeating it awards the young hero with a bundle of [[Arrows]].
+Compared to other {{MQ}} dungeons, the Shadow Temple presents much less of a challenge. The main changes to the dungeon involves the type and number of enemies encountered. The number of [[Beamos]] and [[Keese]] has been increased, and there are fewer [[Skulltula]]s than before. The order in which the rooms are visited is still the same, and the [[Hover Boots]] are less useful than in the original quest. Instead of a [[Floormaster]], there are now [[Bubble#Blue Bubble|Blue Bubbles]] and a [[Like Like]] in the room with invisible walls. There is now a silver Rupee [[puzzle]] in the invisible reaper room, and one of the reaper statues constanty changes the speed of its swirling scythes. One of the rooms with giant rotating skulls now contains [[Stalfos]], which give a reward of 20 [[Rupee]]s when defeated. The most notorious change is a room with several [[Bomb Flower]]s. Instead of an invisible Floormaster, a second [[Dead Hand]] with no hands now appears, defeating it awards the young hero with a bundle of [[Arrow]]s.
-==Minor Enemies and Traps==
+===Minor Enemies and Traps===
 <gallery>
-File:Beamos1.png|[[Beamos]]
+File:OoT Beamos Model.png|[[Beamos]]
-File:Blade Trap.png|[[Blade Trap]]
+File:OoT Blade Trap Model.png|[[Blade Trap]]
-File:Floormaster 2.png|[[Floormaster]]
+File:OoT Floormaster Model.png|[[Floormaster]]
-File:FloorSpikesOoTST.png|[[Floor Spikes]]
+File:OoT Floor Spikes Model.png|[[Floor Spikes]]
-File:Fire Eye Inactive.png|[[Fire Eye]]
+File:OoT Fire Eye Model.png|[[Fire Eye]]
-File:Gibdo OoT.png|[[Gibdo]]
+File:OoT Gibdo Model.png|[[Gibdo]]
-File:MM GoldSkulltula1.png|[[Gold Skulltula]]
+File:OoT Gold Skulltula Model.png|[[Gold Skulltula]]
 File:Guillotines.jpg|Guillotine
-File:Keeseoot.png|[[Keese]]
+File:OoT Keese Model.png|[[Keese]]
-File:LikeLike2.png|[[Like Like]]
+File:OoT Like Like Model.png|[[Like Like]]
 File:PoisonWaterOoT.png|[[Water (Terrain)#Poison Water|Poison Water]]
-File:Red Bubble.png|[[Red Bubble]]
+File:OoT Red Bubble Model.png|[[Red Bubble]]
-File:ReDead.png|[[ReDead]]
+File:OoT ReDead Model.png|[[ReDead]]
-File:Skulltula.png|[[Skulltula]]
+File:OoT Skulltula Model.png|[[Skulltula]]
-File:Stalfos OoT.png|[[Stalfos]]
+File:OoT Stalfos Model.png|[[Stalfos]]
 File:No Image.png|Wall Spikes
-File:MM Wallmaster.png|[[Wallmaster]]
+File:OoT Wallmaster Model.png|[[Wallmaster]]
 File:Shadow temple reapers.jpg|[[Whirling Scythe]]
 </gallery>
 ==Trivia==
+* According to ''The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia'', the Shadow Temple was built using the bones of Hyrule's "evil dead" and the traps within were designed to add more bodies to the crypts.<ref>{{Cite web|quote= Lying behind the Kakariko Graveyard, the Shadow Temple was built with the blood and bones of Hyrule's evil dead. A labyrinth of illusions and puzzles, the Shadow Temple is a tangle of illusions and puzzles, each designed to add another resident to its already overflowing crypts.|author= |published= |retrieved= |url= http://web.archive.org/web/20160311084700/http://zelda.com/universe/pedia/s.jsp#ShadowTemple|title= The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia|site= Zelda.com|type= Archive}}</ref>
-*Because the [[Inventory|Quest Status screen]] lists the [[Shadow Medallion]] last, as well as the [[Nocturne of Shadow]], the Shadow Temple perhaps was intended to be the final temple of the game before [[Ganon's Castle]]. Regardless, this temple can be completed before or after finishing the [[Spirit Temple]], but can only be accessed after obtaining the Forest, Water, and Fire Medallions.
-*The fire symbol outside of the Shadow Temple is most likely a reference to what the Fire Medallion did in earlier versions of ''Ocarina of Time''. Hence the need to use Din's Fire (formerly the Fire Medallion) to open the entrance to the Shadow Temple. This Symbol was removed in {{OoT3D}}.
-*The fans inside the Shadow Temple are believed to have originally belonged to ''Ocarina of Time'''s removed Wind Temple. This is supported by the fact that there are fans in the [[Forest Temple (Ocarina of Time)|Forest Temple]] portion of Ganon's Castle.
-*The Shadow Temple, the [[Spirit Temple]], and [[Dodongo's Cavern]] are the only dungeons that can be entered by both Adult Link and [[Young Link]]. However, Young Link cannot progress through the Shadow Temple due to his inability to use the [[Hookshot]].
-*A painting describes the boat as a "ferry to the other side." This could be a reference to the boat that the ferryman {{Wp|Charon (mythology)|Charon}} uses to cross the river Styx to take souls to the other side.
-*In Japanese, this dungeon has the same name as the [[Palace of Darkness]] in {{ALttP}}.
-*The boat in the temple resembles the [[Ghost Ship#Phantom Hourglass|Ghost Ship]] from {{PH}} due to the head and hands holding the bells.
 ==Nomenclature==
+{{Nomenclature}}
-{{Names
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-|ja= {{Romanize|闇の神殿|Yami no Shinden}}
-|jaM= Dark Temple
-|esS=
-|esSM=
-|esL= Templo de las Sombras {{ExpGame|OoT3D}}
-|esLM= Temple of the Shadows
-|frF= Temple de l'Ombre
-|frFM=Temple of the Shadows
-|frC= Temple de l'ombre {{ExpGame|OoT3D}}
-|frCM= Temple of the Shadows
-|de= {{De|Schattentempel}}
-|deM=Shadow Temple
-|it= Santuario dell'Ombra
-|itM= Sanctuary of Shadow
-|ptP=
-|ptPM=
-|ptB=
-|ptBM=
-|nl=
-|nlM=
-|ru=
-|ruM=
-|ko=
-|koM=
-|chT=
-|chTM=
-|chS=
-|chSM= }}
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:Shadow Temple Artwork.png|The Temple's entrance artwork
+File:Shadow.jpg|The entrance to the Shadow Temple
 File:Opening temple shadow.jpg|Link opening the door to Temple with Din's Fire
-File:Shadowtempleinside.jpg|The first main room of the Temple
+File:OoT Shadow Temple.png|The first main room of the Temple
 File:Shadow temple fake wall.jpg|A fake wall seen with the Lens of Truth
 File:Shadow temple run.jpg‎|A corridor of the Temple
-File:Floormaster5.jpg|A room inside the temple
+File:OoT Shadow Temple Room.jpg|A room inside the temple
 File:Shadow temple boat battle.jpg|Fighting off Stalfos on the ferry
 File:Shadow Temple Fan.gif|One of the fans in the Temple
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 </gallery>
+{{Ref}}
 {{DungeonNav2|OoT}}
+{{Categories
+ |Temples
-[[Category:Dungeons in Ocarina of Time]]
+ |dungeons= OoT, OoT3D
-[[Category:Places in Ocarina of Time]]
+ |places= OoT, OoT3D
+}}

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