Eastern Temple

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Not to be confused with theEastern Palace.

Eastern Temple

ScreenshotIn-game screenshots

Eastern Temple screenshot from Echoes of Wisdom

FSAFour Swords AdventuresEoWEchoes of Wisdom

Main appearance(s)

Location

FSAFour Swords Adventures:Eastern Hyrule
EoWEchoes of Wisdom:Eastern Hyrule Field

Item(s)

Four Swords Adventures
- Blue Bracelet
  Bomb
  Boomerang
  Bow
  Lamp
  Moon Pearl
  Slingshot
Echoes of Wisdom
- Purple Rupee×2
  Rock Salt×5

Reward(s)

Echoes of Wisdom
- Piece of Heart

Boss(es)

FSAFour Swords Adventures:Stone Arrghus
EoWEchoes of Wisdom:Smog

TheEastern Temple is a recurringDungeon andStage inThe Legend of Zelda series.^{(FSAFour Swords Adventures |EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}^[1]^[2]

Overview

Four Swords Adventures

Themes and Navigation

The Eastern Temple is the thirdStage inEastern Hyrule. It is explored after dealing with the issues that had befallen the neighboring town, theVillage of the Blue Maiden, and the far sea atThe Coast.

This Temple is a sinister shrine filled with clever traps, feisty enemies, and a gigantic boss, theStone Arrghus, fought and defeated at the temple's end in order to gain access to the room holding theYellow Shrine Maiden. The temple incorporates trickery, as several chests holdBig Bombs instead of treasure, careful footwork, used to great effect in the long hallways littered with small, moving iron balls, and mastery of theMoon Pearl, as theDark World is accessed few times to progress. Enemies such as theWizzrobe are common to this realm, often popping up in an otherwise vacant rooms without notice, as do theRats andKeese familiar to all shadowy, dank regions.

One of the more unique aspects of this Temple is the vine-laden labyrinth theLinks encounter at the Temple's halfway point. Thick ivy coversBomb-able walls, which must be removed to progress, however, with the many distractions, Enemies, and diversions built into the labyrinth, it is quite easy to lose one's path during navigation.

Enemies

Bosses

Stone Arrghus ×1

Echoes of Wisdom

Themes and Navigation

Related Quests

		Let's Play a Game
		Side Quest
				Eastern Hyrule Field

Side Quest
Let's Play a Game
	Eastern Hyrule Field

		Let's Play a Game
		Side Quest
				Eastern Hyrule Field

Side Quest
Let's Play a Game
	Eastern Hyrule Field

The Eastern Temple is located inEastern Hyrule Field, north ofLake Hylia. AHylian researcher namedSago stands outside of its entrance, terrified of a mysterious voice inside.^[3] He allowsPrincess Zelda entry inside in the hopes that she will destroy theMonster inside that is the source of the voice.^[4]

TheDungeon is heavily focused on the positioning ofEnemies andObjects in addition toElectricity-themed challenges.Sparks can be found plentifully in the interior of the Temple, moving along set paths. In order to successfully navigate the Temple,Princess Zelda must manipulate the contents of the Temple, such as by sending Sparks into yellow boxes. These boxes act asSwitches that will activate whenever the required amount of Sparks has entered them.

The source of the voice is located at the end of the Temple. As Zelda enters the final room, she is met bySmog, who challenges her to a "game".^[5] In this game, Smog follows around the Objects inside the room like a Spark while periodically shooting Electricity at Zelda. It also splits intoSmog Parts, which must be reunited in order to defeat it.^[6] After Smog is defeated, it will concede defeat and leave behind 59 Rupees and aPiece of Heart.^[7] Afterwards, a blueWarp Point will appear to bring Zelda back to the entrance of the Temple. Outside, Sago will reward her with anAncient Charm for chasing the Monster out of the Temple.

Enemies

Caromadillo Lv. 2 ×1
Spark ×13

Bosses

Smog ×1

Echo Objects

Ingredients

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart	File:EoW Eastern Temple Piece of Heart.png
Location	Dropped bySmog after its defeat

Piece of Heart	Location
File:EoW Eastern Temple Piece of Heart.png	Dropped bySmog after its defeat

Treasure Chests

Treasure Chest	Treasure Chest
Contents	Purple Rupee
Notes	Appears in the eastern wing after twoSparks have passed into the yellow box
Treasure Chest	Treasure Chest
Contents	Rock Salt×5
Notes	In the western wing
Treasure Chest	Treasure Chest
Contents	Purple Rupee
Notes	At the bottom of the pool ofWater in the side-scrolling segment

Treasure Chest	Contents	Notes
Treasure Chest	Purple Rupee	Appears in the eastern wing after twoSparks have passed into the yellow box
Treasure Chest	Rock Salt×5	In the western wing
Treasure Chest	Purple Rupee	At the bottom of the pool ofWater in the side-scrolling segment

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japanese	東(ひがし)の神殿(しんでん) (Higashi no Shinden)^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}	Eastern Temple
Chinese^{TRTraditional}	東部神殿^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
Chinese^SISimplified	东部神殿^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
Dutch	Oostelijke tempel^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
French^EUEuropean	Temple de l'Est^{(FSAFour Swords Adventures)}^[8] Temple de l'Est^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
French^CACanadian	Temple de l'Est^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
German	Tempel des Ostens^{(FSAFour Swords Adventures)}^[9] Osttempel^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}	Temple of the East
Italian	Tempio dell'Est^{(FSAFour Swords Adventures)}^[10] Tempio dell'est^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}	Same as English.
Korean	동쪽 신전^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
Portuguese^BRBrazilian	Templo do Leste^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
Russian	Восточный храм^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
Spanish^{LALatin American}	Templo del Este^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
Spanish^EUEuropean	Templo del Este^{(FSAFour Swords Adventures)}^[11] Templo del este^{(EoWEchoes of Wisdom)}
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki'stranslation data.

Gallery

Four Swords Adventures
Eastern Temple map
Four Swords Adventures
Opening a room in the central area of the Temple
Four Swords Adventures
Navigating the vine-laden labyrinth at the Temple's halfway point
Four Swords Adventures
Shadow Links making a charge at the Links
Echoes of Wisdom
A promotional screenshot of the Eastern Temple

References

↑Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 153
↑Eastern Temple — Game Screen (Echoes of Wisdom)
↑Bah! You scared me! — Sago (Echoes of Wisdom)
Sorry...frayed nerves. The name's Sago—I'm an archaeologist. Is there any particular reason you're here? — Sago (Echoes of Wisdom)
I hope it's not to go inside. There's a monster in there. — Sago (Echoes of Wisdom)
The other day, I went inside, and I heard this creepy voice... — Sago (Echoes of Wisdom)
Let's play a game, shall we? — Smog (Echoes of Wisdom)
Oh yeah, that's exactly what it sounded like. — Sago (Echoes of Wisdom)
Yipes! OK, I'm opting out! It might sound friendly, but that's the voice of a monster! I'm not studying the temple while there are monsters about... — Sago (Echoes of Wisdom)
↑I wish someone would slay that monster! — Sago (Echoes of Wisdom)
↑At long last, a visitor! I was absolutely starved for company. — Smog (Echoes of Wisdom)
Let's play a game, shall we? I'll make the first move. Just try to keep up! — Smog (Echoes of Wisdom)
↑I suppose you won that round. Forgive me if I get a little...broken up! — Smog (Echoes of Wisdom)
↑Guh, fine! It seems I need more practice. — Smog (Echoes of Wisdom)
When next we meet, I will emerge the victor. You can count on that! — Smog (Echoes of Wisdom)
↑Navigue sous mon égide jusqu'auTemple de l'Est. — Blue Maiden (Four Swords Adventures, European French version)
↑Tempel des Ostens — Map (Four Swords Adventures, German version)
↑Tempio dell'Est — Map (Four Swords Adventures, Italian version)
↑Templo del Este — Map (Four Swords Adventures, European Spanish version)