Woodfall Temple

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Woodfall Temple

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Woodfall Temple screenshot from Majora's Mask 3D

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Main appearance(s)

Majora's Mask

Boss(es)

Masked Jungle Warrior:Odolwa

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Woodfall Temple is the first Dungeon inMajora's Mask.^[1]

Entrance to the Temple

The Temple is found deep within theSouthern Swamp in theWoodfall area, through a secret passageway within theDeku Palace.^[2]^[3] The physical face of the dungeon is hidden from view and must be revealed by playing the "Sonata of Awakening".

Themes and Navigation

The opening room of the Dungeon fromMajora's Mask

Woodfall Temple, in size, is significantly smaller in comparison to the other temples ofMajora's Mask, however, the intricacy of its puzzles and layout make up for its size discrepancy. The Temple, as with all others inMajora's Mask, suffers from a demonic curse placed upon it, in this case by a spirit,Odolwa. The Temple's water, along with a grand portion of the Southern Swamp's volume istoxic; ifLink manages to fall into it, he will take damage.

This Temple, with its forest-like theme, takes full advantage of Link'sDeku form. There are severalLink-Eating Plants that can only be crossed as Deku Link, as the Plants are alive and will try to eat human Link.Deku Flowers are abundant and aid in giving Link that initial propulsion into the air from which the drifting mechanisms of his Deku form can be utilized. While Deku Link sees much action in this Temple, the abundance of water below many of the platforms is enough to stop Deku Link mid-flight.

Enemies are rather few and far in-between relative to other dungeons. WhileBlack Boes,Skulltulas,Dragonflies, andDeku Babas exist, their presence is rare. Guarding theDungeon Map are threeSnappers, and theCompass is in a room with two Dragonflies. The dungeon's special item, theHero's Bow, is guarded by the dungeon's loneDinolfos.

Given that the Hero's Bow is the item of this dungeon, there are many puzzles that require its use. Torches and switches must be fired at with the Bow, and severalStray Fairies are hidden inside of beehives that must be shot down to reveal their contents. Oddly enough, the dungeon's boss,Odolwa, can be defeated entirely without using the bow at all, despite the tradition of mostThe Legend of Zelda series bosses requiring the use of the dungeon's item during battle. TheDeku Mask is not required either; this is especially odd, given that the two following temples are both veryGoron Mask- andZora Mask-centric, and the two temples' bosses require the respective masks.

Minor Enemies

Trivia

Woodfall Temple appears to be a site of worship for theDeku.^[4] There are many decorative markings inside the Temple and a single large, empty room that may have been the main room in which they worshipped.
Woodfall Temple was designed byShinichi Ikematsu.^[5]

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
German	Dämmerwald Tempel^{(MMMajora's Mask)}^[8]	Duskwood Temple
Italian	Tempio di Cascabosco^{(MMMajora's Mask \|MM3DMajora's Mask 3D)}^[6]^[7]	Woodfall's temple
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki'stranslation data.

Gallery

The inactive platform in the center of the Temple fromMajora's Mask
The central room of the Temple fromMajora's Mask
A platform that raises Link to the second floor fromMajora's Mask
The Woodfall Temple exterior fromMajora's Mask 3D

References

↑Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 150
↑Woodfall Temple above waterfall. Take shortcut from Deku Palace. — Sign (Majora's Mask)
↑Woodfall Shortcut. For use by Deku Scrubs only. — Sign (Majora's Mask)
↑Isn't this the Deku Scrub mark? I wonder if they worshiped here... — Tatl (Majora's Mask)
↑Majora's Mask Staff Survey (The 64 Dream #46) (web archive), Good Blood, retrieved December 6, 2023.
↑Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 150
↑Tempio di Cascabosco oltre palude è strano, ma non trovo entrata. Tempio è solo per cespugli Deku. — Monkey (Majora's Mask 3D, Italian version)
↑Dämmerwald Tempel — Dungeon Map (Majora's Mask, German version)