Zelda: Link's Awakening

Part 9 - Eagle's Tower Speedrun (100%)

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This is a page for Speedrunning Eagle's Tower in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Remake) for the Nintendo Switch. Read on for a speedrun walkthrough on finishing this dungeon on 100%!

Getting to Eagle's Tower

Piece of Heart #23

Estimated Time: 1:55:42 - 1:57:22

Re-enter Turtle Rock, go to the hinox room, and perform the Hinox Throw glitch again.

After you land on the north wall, walk left until you are on the left half of the hinox room then move up. Land on the left side of the next room, collect all the floating items in the room, go up two rooms, and ascend the stairs.

Go up the stairs on your right and get the Piece of Heart #23.

Heart

Secret Seashell #39

Estimated Time: 1:57:22 - 1:57:58

Play Manbo's Mambo and warp to Western Tal Tal Mountains.

Lift the rooster then jump off the ledge and move your analog stick down left. While still holding the analog stick, throw the rooster so that you land on the wall of rocks below.

Rocks

Upon landing, jump two rocks to the right. Dash jump onto the rock at the bottom right. Jump again to the next set of rocks and land on the other side.

Go up the stairs, dash to the right and avoid the falling boulders, then climb up the ladder at the end. Lift the boulder on the upper right corner to find the Secret Seashell #39.

Shell

Piece of Heart #24

Estimated Time: 1:57:58 - 1:59:34

Go left and open the chest for 50 Rupees. Lift the nearby boulder to reveal a staircase. Go down the staircase and light up the torch with magic powder to wake up Li'l Devil again.

Li

Choose the magic powder capacity upgrade, which is the only choice left. Go back up.

Go back to the ladder and place the rooster on its very edge. Jump backwards once the rooster is on top of the ladder and perform a no collider glitch.

After you drop, walk north to clip to the mountain side. Go to the other side of the mountain, use dash jump and right before you descend, jump again onto an invisible platform on the right then jump again down to the next area.

Cut down the bush nearby and go down the stairs. Blow up the breakable wall on the bottom of your screen and proceed. Go right and get the Piece of Heart #24. Reload your autosave and go back up.

Heart

Secret Seashell #40

Estimated Time: 1:59:34 - 1:59:59

Walk to the bridge, hookshot the crate on the far right side, walk right again, and hookshot another crate on the right side to cross.

Throw a bomb into the hole right below you and let it explode. Go all the way to the right to the other end of the bridge, lift the boulder on the upper right corner, and get the Secret Seashell #40.

Shell

Secret Seashell #41

Estimated Time: 1:59:59 - 2:00:11

Go back all the way left to the area with the hole that you threw a bomb into and get the Secret Seashell #41 at the lower left corner.

Shell

Obtaining the Bird Key

Estimated Time: 2:00:11 - 2:00:43

Go down the stairs and enter through the opening on the right. Continue to the next room and lift the rooster to get you over the gap on the top left of the room. Make your way to the room north. In this room, glide with the rooster and pick up the Bird Key at the other side of the room.

Bird Key

Secret Seashell #42

Estimated Time: 2:00:43 - 2:01:00

Jump into the small gap to your right. Once outside again, head east and get into the water. Dive below the foot of the small waterfall for the Secret Seashell #42.

Shell

Piece of Heart #25

Estimated Time: 2:01:00 - 2:02:36

Climb the ladder on the left and perform an air climb on the top to glide and land on the wall below the area with a chest and a tektite.

Wall

While staying on top of the wall, go all the way to the right until you see a breakable wall. Ignore the wall and dig the spot surrounded with rocks to activate another warp point. Enter through the upper right opening.

Warp Point

Go up the stairs on the end of this path and exit south. On your left, remove the boulder and use the Bird Key on the statue to reveal the entrance to Eagle's Tower.

Eagle

Before you enter, jump off the ledge while holding the analog stick down so you do not fall into the hole. Climb up the ladder, perform an air climb, and glide south to Rapids Ride. Go to the left side of this area and get the Piece of Heart #25.

Heart

Secret Seashell #43

Estimated Time: 2:02:36 - 2:02:59

Lift the rooster as soon as you can. Head east and go to the seemingly empty area that you can see on your right. Dig the upper right corner for the Secret Seashell #43.

Shell

Seashell Mansion Reward #1 - #4

Estimated Time: 2:02:59 - 2:04:40

Play Manbo's Mambo and warp to Seashell Mansion and enter the actual Seashell Mansion on your left.

Seashell Mansion

Stand on the platform to exchange the secret seashells you found so far for gifts. If you followed the guide from the start, you should get the following:

  • Piece of Heart #26
  • Seashell Sensor
  • Chamber Stone #5
  • Koholint Sword

Entering Eagle's Tower

Estimated Time: 2:04:40 - 2:05:15

After the exchange, play Manbo's Mambo and warp to Eastern Tal Tal Mountains. Enter again through the upper right opening. Go up the stairs on the end of this path and exit south. Go left and enter Eagle's Tower.

Eagle's Tower Speedrun

Obtaining the Mirror Shield

Estimated Time: 2:05:15 - 2:07:39

From the first room, head two rooms east and defeat the two like-likes here for a small key to appear. Pick up the key and unlock the door on the right to proceed. Continue north and climb the stairs. Go north again.

In this room, quickly climb up the stairs and throw the steel ball at the top moving block. Jump onto the ball and to the blocks before going left.

Jump

Immediately go back to the previous room and lift the steel ball to the west room. Throw the ball at the pillar to break it.

Pillar 1

Perform a dash jump to get to the room to the south.

Jump over the gap, pick up the floating hearts if you need them, go south, and hit the switch. Go back up.

Proceed through the northwest path. Push the block away, lift the ball, and go west. Throw the ball at the wall. Leave it in this room for now and drop down the hole on your left.

Go down to the blue path and proceed to the room on the left. Go down, ignore the chest and climb up the stairs to your right.

In this room, go up using the revolving door, and destroy all the floating tiles here. You can just shield yourself on the corner of the room until the door opens. Continue to the next room.

Plant a bomb on the wall between the candlesticks, push the block on the right into the gap, throw the ball over the gap, then throw it at the pillar.

Pillar 2

Bring the steel ball to the east room then to the south room and throw it again on another pillar.

Pillar 3

Lift the steel ball again and bring it on the room south. Throw it on the other side and go back to the previous room. Drop down the hole right of the lone blue tile.

Go right, down, through the top right door, and up the stairs. Open the chest to obtain the Mirror Shield.

Mirror Shield

Obtaining the Nightmare Key

Estimated Time: 2:07:39 - 2:08:34

Hit the switch and continue south. Go left past the locked block and go up the stairs. Go up then right to face Grim Creeper.

Grim Creeper

Stand near the locked door and face the center. Start spamming your sword to defeat the big keeses flying towards you. Proceed to the next room after the battle. Push the blocks toward each other to make a chest appear on the right.

Blocks

Open it to obtain the Nightmare Key.

Nightmare Key

Secret Seashell #44

Estimated Time: 2:08:34 - 2:09:29

Backtrack to the room with the steel ball by going down, left, down, then down the stairs. Shoot the switch with an arrow, lift the steel ball to the left room, and throw it on the other side of the gap. Defeat the three-of-a-kind in this room by hitting them and making them show the same card suit. A chest will appear afterwards. Go to the left room.

Dash to the left so the hinox will not be able to catch you then drop into the lower left gap. Go all the way up and open the chest to get the Secret Seashell #44.

Shell

Defeating Evil Eagle

Estimated Time: 2:09:29 - 2:12:25

Move two rooms down, go up the stairs, go through the revolving door again, right, down through the blown up wall, then use a bomb arrow at the wall on the other end of the path. Proceed to the next room.

Hookshot the chest to get over the gap, lift the steel ball, go up to the next room, and throw it at the last pillar.

Pillar 4

This will make one of the tower floors collapse. Go back to the previous room and drop down the gap to get back to the entrance. Use the blue portal here.

Go to the left room and go all the way to the other side then enter the locked door. Climb the stairs, hookshot the block on the other side, go south, and up the stairs. Equip your bow then climb the ladder to your right to start a battle with Evil Eagle.

Evil Eagle

On the first time it flies above you, quickly shoot it with arrows until it flies up the screen. If it hovers on the top left or top right corner, immediately charge a spin attack and release it when Evil Eagle dives back at you but if it tries to blow you away, move towards it while striking the feathers coming at you until it stops. Charge a spin attack again and release it when Evil Eagle tries to dive. If it flies above you again, quickly shoot it with arrows. Its attack rotation is random so you have to make the most of every chance to attack that you will get.

After the battle, pick up the Heart Container that will appear. Climb back down, re-enter the tower, continue through the door on the right, and get the Organ of Evening Calm to complete the dungeon.

Organ of Evening Calm

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