Walkthrough: Mermaid's Cave

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Find Mermaid's Cave

Get the Brother Emblem
From the Maku Tree (Present), go right one screen, drop down, go down one on the right side, right one, up one, use the Tune of Echoes and step into the Time Hole to go to the Past. Use the Gale Seeds to warp to the Rolling Ridge, go right one screen, use the Tune of Currents to go to the Present and enter the cave.

Go right one screen, exit the cave, enter the cave on the right, go right one screen, go down the stairs and exit the cave. Go right one screen, up one, enter the cave, go down the stairs, left one, exit the cave, go down two, right two, up one and enter the right cave. Beat the dancing game to get the Brother Emblem. Try to repeat the button sequence they give you on the A and B Buttons. One tone is for the A Button, the other for the B Button.

Get the Rock Brisket
After getting the Brother Emblem, exit the cave, go left one screen, cut down the bush, play the Tune of Echoes and step into the Time Hole to go to the Past. Go right one screen, enter the cave, speak to the Goron in front of the stairs then take the stairs up.

Go left one screen, up the stairs, exit the cave, go down one screen, push the plant into the hollow space in the wall (you will need to use the Switch Hook) and play the Tune of Currents. Climb the vine, go right one screen, enter the cave, play the mine-cart shooter game and get a perfect score to win the Rock Brisket.

Get the Old Mermaid Key
After getting the Rock Brisket, exit the cave, go left one screen, down one, right one, drop down, enter the right cave and give the right Goron the Rock Brisket to get the Goron Vase. Exit the cave, go left one, use the Tune of Echoes and step into the Time Hole to go to the Past.

Go right one screen, enter the cave, speak to the right Goron to give him the Goron Vase and receive the Goronade. Exit the cave, play the Tune of Currents to return to the Present, enter the right cave, go up the stairs, go left one screen, go up the stairs and go up the next set of stairs. Go up one screen, give the Goron the Goronade, play the Dodge Bomb game and win to get the Old Mermaid Key. Try to avoid the bombs by jumping with the Roc's Feather.

Get the Mermaid Key
After getting the Old Mermaid Key, go down one screen, go down the stairs and exit the cave. Go down one, climb up the vine and go right one screen. Lift the upper-right rock, play the Tune of Echoes and enter the Time Hole to go to the Past. Enter the cave and play the shooting gallery game to get the Lava Juice.

Exit the cave, go left one screen, drop down, go left, then up one screen and enter the cave. Speak to the Goron to trade the Lava Juice for the Letter of Introduction. Go down the stairs, go right one screen, go down the stairs, go up one screen, complete the dance again to get the Mermaid Key. Try to repeat the button sequence they give you on the A and B Buttons. One tone is for the A Button, the other for the B Button.

Enter Mermaid's Cave
After getting the Mermaid Key, exit the dancing game, exit the cave, go left one screen and swim into the waterfall to enter the cave. Open the door to gain entrance to Mermaid's Cave.

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Complete Mermaid's Cave

Note: This is a two-part dungeon. You must go through it in both the Past and Present.

Mermaid's Cave - Small Key Guide
As you explore Mermaid's Cave, you'll require six Small Keys. If you come to a locked door as you follow these directions to the Boss Key and other items in this Dungeon, use this guide to determine which Small Keys you may have missed.

Small Key One - From the entrance in the Past, go up three screens and defeat the enemies. Go right one screen, defeat the enemies and open the chest for a Small Key.

Small Key Two - From the entrance in the Present, go up three screens. Use the Seed Shooter to shoot the orb and go to the top-right corner. Shoot the orb and go right one screen. Use a Scent Seed to make the enemies drop off the edge, then open the chest for a Small Key.

Small Key Three - From the entrance in the Present, go up three screens. Use the Seed Shooter to shoot the orb. Go to the bottom-left, shoot the orb, go left one screen and bomb the bottom wall. Go down two screens by bombing the next wall and jump to the rolling block. Push the rolling block left one step, down one, right one, up one, right one, down one and right one onto the yellow tile. Push the block left two steps, up one, right one, down one and left three onto the red tile. Push the block right two steps, up three onto the blue tile and open the chest for a Small Key.

Small Key Four - From the entrance in the Present, go up three screens and use the Seed Shooter to shoot the orb. Go to the bottom-left, shoot the orb and go left one screen. Go up one screen (to do this, you must have bombed the top-middle wall in the Past). Step into the first turnstile, then into the top one. Go up one screen, left one, down one, drop down and go right one screen. Step into the turnstile then go up one screen, left one, down one, drop down and right one. Step into the turnstile and go left one screen, up one and open the chest for a Small Key.

Small Key Five - From the entrance in the Past, bomb the right wall and go right two screens. Defeat the enemies, go up one screen and go right one. Use the Seed Shooter to light the torches in this order: top-left, top-middle, bottom, top-right. Dive into the dark water, go left one screen, right one along the bottom and down the stairs. Go right one screen and up the hole. Go left one screen, up one, defeat the enemies and open the chest for a Small Key.

Small Key Six - From the entrance in the Past, go up two screens and left one through the locked door. Use the Cane of Somaria to make a block on the right switch, push a jar onto the left switch and go up through the door. Bomb the blocks and go up one screen. Step into the turnstile, circle around to step in from above, circle around to step in from above again, then dive into the dark water. Swim up one screen along the right side. Go right one screen, up one, destroy the enemies and go right one screen. Use the Switch Hook to switch all of the diamonds so that they are on the tiles, then open the chest for a Small Key.

Mermaid's Cave - Find the Mini-Boss
From the entrance in the Past, go up two screens and left one through the locked door. Use the Cane of Somaria to make a block on the right switch, push a jar onto the left switch and go up through the door. Bomb through the cracked blocks, bomb the top wall (but don't go through it), then exit the dungeon. Play the Tune of Currents to return to the Present, then re-enter the dungeon.

From the entrance in the Present, go up three screens, shoot the orb, go to the bottom-left corner, shoot the orb, go left one screen and go up one. Step into the first turnstile then into the top one. Go up one screen, drop down and go down one. Step into the turnstile, then into the top turnstile and go left one. Go up one, up the stairs, drop down to the right, down one, right one and step into the turnstile. Go left one, up one, up the stairs, drop down to the right, down one, right one, step into the turnstile and go up one screen.

Although the above directions seem to repeat, you have to follow them exactly as written to get the turnstiles aligned correctly. Drop down, go down one screen and step into the turnstile. Go right up the stairs, up one, right one, and up one through the locked door to find the mini-boss.

Mermaid's Cave - Defeat the Mini-Boss
Hit it with your sword when it gets close and deflect the fireballs with the sword. Try to wait for it to come close to hit it. Do not rush, or it will just run away. Strike the mini-boss 10 times to defeat it.

Mermaid's Cave - Get the Mermaid Suit
From the entrance in the Present, enter the Mini-Boss Warp, go right one screen, throw a bomb over the pit to destroy the cracked block next to the diamond, then use the Switch Hook to switch with the diamond. Open the chest for the Mermaid Suit.

Mermaid's Cave - Get the Boss Key
From the entrance in the Past, bomb the right wall and go right two screens. Defeat the enemies, go up one screen and go right one. Use the Seed Shooter to light the torches in this order: top-left, top-middle, bottom, top-right. Exit the dungeon, play the Tune of Currents to return to the Present.

From the entrance in the Present, go right one screen and defeat the enemies to open the door. Go right one screen, up one through the locked door, right one, drop down and go down the stairs on the right. Go right one screen, up the ladder, left one through the locked block and up one. Keep pulling the levers until the chest appears (the correct switch is random each time). Open the chest for the Boss Key.

Mermaid's Cave - Find Octagon
From the entrance in the Past, go up two screens and left one through the locked door. Use the Cane of Somaria to make a block on the right switch, push a jar onto the left switch and go up through the door. Bomb through the cracked blocks, bomb the middle of the top wall and go up one screen. Step into the turnstile, circle around to step in from above, circle around to step in from above again, then go left through the locked door.

Open the locked block, put a block on the switch with the Cane of Somaria so the spinning objects face up and right. Use the Seed Shooter to shoot the orb by bouncing a seed off the spinning objects, then go up through the boss door to find Octagon.

Mermaid's Cave - Defeat Octagon
Use the Scent Seeds or Mystery Seeds in the Seed Shooter to hit Octagon above the water when he turns to face you. When he begins launching fireballs skyward, go underwater and shoot him in the face with the Seeds. Hit him 15-20 times to defeat him and earn the Bereft Peak.

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