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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

Researching the Gloom Rewards and How to Unlock

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Researching the Gloom is a Character Quest for Zelda in the The Depths Region of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. Here's a list of all the required materials to complete Researching the Gloom, its reward, and how to unlock the Quest!

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Researching the Gloom Quest Details

Researching the Gloom
Unlock Condition After completing Purging the Shadows in Chapter 4
Character
Zelda ImageZelda
Region The Depths
Quest Description
Lady Zelda wants to take a closer look at the Demon King's gloom so she can research potential ways to purify it. She seems dead-set on doing this, so I'll need to find means by which she can approach the gloom safely.

Researching the Gloom Required Materials and Reward

Quest Requirements

・Deep Firefly Icon Deep Firefly x10
・Sunset Firefly Icon Sunset Firefly x10
・Little Frox Trophy Icon Little Frox Trophy x20
・Boss Bokoblin Trophy Icon Boss Bokoblin Trophy x2
・Sundelion Icon Sundelion x15

Quest Reward

Bonus Hearts +2 for Zelda

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