Forsaken Fortress

First Visit

Gossip Stone Text Skip

Discovered by Unreal

Backwalk and fall into the water then pull yourself up, onto the platform. Hold L, sidehop, then immediately backflip. You should have landed on the wooden boat without triggering the text. Climb to the bow of the boat, then roll/jump to grab the rock face. Proceed as normal.

Note: Later in the game, you will encounter a dead end if you have preformed this trick. Because of this, this trick should only be used in an individual level speedrun of Forsaken Fortress as a timesaver.

Searchlight Timesaver

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Simply roll at an angle off of the walkway to the window. From here, you can navigate your way to the searchlight. Also, as a quick way to dispose of the bokoblin, you can lure him towards the ledge and use a quickspin to knock him off of it.

Skip the Second and Third Searchlights

It is important to note that it is completely unnecessary to disable the second and third searchlights in the process of getting to the hero's sword. These are referred to as the "second" and "third" searchlights based on the assumption that you used the above trick to disable the "first" searchlight.

Roll Past Moblin

Instead of have to use a barrel to cloak yourself from the Moblin, before the two sidle ledges, and then slowly make your way past him, you can simply roll past him by hugging the wall.

Cross Sidle Gaps Quicker

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Instead of simply holding the control stick in the direction you wish to sidle, push the control stick lightly and rapidly. This will allow to cross the distance a bit faster.

Second Visit

Wind Waker Dive into Forsaken Fortress

Discovered by Cerpin

When sailing to Forsaken Fortress, sail to the right side of the fortress (opposite from the wall you would normally have to bomb) and locate a small rock in the water. Get out of the King of Red Lions, and swim along side the rock until you pull yourself up onto it. Move to the rock's ridge and pull out the wind waker to wind waker dive. From here, swim under and into the fortress before you pop back up. This not only skips blowing up the wall, but also the cutscene with the KoRL that would normally play as you enter.

Skip Phantom Ganon Battle

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Pull out the wind waker, and then backwalk until Link grabs the ledge. Slide over until the rock face is above you and you cannot move right any longer. Press forward on the control stick, then quickly the button the wind waker is on to wind waker dive. From here swim over behind the large wooden door.

After getting to the pictured searchlight, call Tingle and make sure that the wind is blowing southeast. Align yourself with the appropriate angle and zombie hover. After starting the hover equip a red ting to B on the Tingle Tuner. Once you have passed through the wall above the door to the Helmaroc King battle, press B on the Tingle Tuner. Right before Link is given the ting, tap the deku leaf button and leaf into the loading zone.

Skip Helmaroc King Battle

Discovered by Klydestorm

Once at the top of the spiraling walkway, sidehop and use the deku leaf to grab the platform behind the Helmaroc King. Align yourself properly, and zombie hover towards Ganondorf's look-out. Hover to the loading zone behind the door and proceed. Note: This trick is necessary if skipping the skull hammer. Otherwise it doesn't save any time.

Skip Helmaroc King's Second Phase

Discovered by Venick409

After the third time you have hit Helmaroc King with the Skull Hammer, lure him into the corner near the spikes. After he pecks at you, and gets his beak stuck in the ground, hit him once more with the skull hammer. This will trigger his 'unmasking' cutscene, which automatically warps you to his head. This clips you past the spikes allowing you to skip his second phase.