Prologue Walkthrough

Prologue is a Main Quest in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (EoW). Read on for a walkthrough of Prologue, its location and rewards, and tips and strategies on how to complete this Main Quest.

How to Unlock Prologue

Start a New Game

Starting a new game unlocks the first main quest, Prologue.

Prologue Walkthrough

Prologue Guide
Make Your Way Inside the Dungeon Defeat Ganon Escape the Dungeon and Reach Hyrule Castle Escape Hyrule Castle Jail

Make Your Way Inside the Dungeon

	How to Complete
1	Head north until you reach an elevator that leads to the next area.
2	Head north and jump over the ledge and head east towards the staircase.
3	Press and hold the ZL button to ready your shield and target the knight enemy. Press the Y button to attack with your sword. Defeat the second knight enemy and head east.
4	Defeat the three knight enemies in the next room. You can use the bow to attack from a safe distance.
5	Head north and defeat the bat enemy using a bow. Press and hold the ZL button to target the bat and press and hold X to ready the bow. Head west and defeat the rest of the bat enemies. Jump on the three ledges to reach the door on the west side.
6	Defeat all the bat enemies and knight enemies in the room before proceeding to the stairs on the north side.

Defeat Ganon

	How to Complete
1	Avoid Ganon's spear by jumping and moving away as soon as he readies his spear. Attack him after he lunges his spear.
2	If Ganon shoots a red ball, attack the ball using your sword to deflect it back at him. Attack him once he gets paralyzed by the ball.

Escape the Dungeon and Reach Hyrule Castle

	How to Complete
1	After the cutscene ends, move your left thumbstick from left and right to break out of the crystal.
2	Pick up the cloak on the bottom right corner of the rift to pick up the Swordsman's cloak.
3	After picking up the cloak, run to the opposite side to get away from the rift. Press the B Button to jump on the debris that fall from above.
4	After the cutscene ends, head north towards the castle.
5	Continue heading north to reach the castle's throne room. Watch the long cutscene that follows.

Escape Hyrule Castle Jail

	How to Complete
1	Once you are inside the jail cell, go to the table at the bottom and press ZR to learn the Table echo.
2	Use the Table echo to create a staircase that leads to the destroyed rock wall on the left side to escape towards the open jail cell. Enter the room on the left.
3	Use the Table echo to create a platform leading to the top of the shelf to sneak past the first guard. Learn the Wooden Box echo.
4	Use the Wooden-Box echo to block the patrol path of the two guards to sneak past them.
5	Learn the Hyrule Castle Pot echo at the top of the shelf. You can lift and throw the pot to distract the guard to move them at a specific place to investigate, allowing you to sneak past them.
6	Once you enter to the next room, you will meet with Impa and obtain the log notebook and the disguise. ▶︎ The Mysterious Rifts Walkthrough

Prologue Boss: Ganon

Attack Ganon After He Strikes with His Spear

Ganon's first attack has him teleport and reappearing to lunge his spear. Move away as soon as he reappears and attack as soon as he misses his lunging attack.

Deflect the Ball to Paralyze Ganon

During the second and last phase of the fight, Ganon will produce an energy ball that will follow you around slowly. Use your sword to deflect it back to Ganon.

Note that you may need to deflect the ball back and forth until Ganon gets hit with it and becomes paralyzed. Attack him while he is in a paralyzed state.

Prologue Location

Suthorn Ruins

The location of the Prologue main quest takes place in Suthorn Ruins.

Prologue Rewards

Main Quest Progression

Completing Prologue unlocks the next main quest, The Mysterious Rifts.

The Mysterious Rifts Walkthrough

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Guides marked with a ★ are Dungeon Guides