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Complete one Temple to unlock the Royal Hidden Passage in the Emergency Shelter in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). Read on to learn other ways to unlock the Royal Hidden Passage, things to do in the Royal Hidden Passage, and more!
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The easiest way to unlock the Royal Hidden Passage is to progress through the main quest and complete at least one Temple.
This spawns a small hole in the wall of the Emergency Shelter at Lookout Landing that leads to the horned statue and the Royal Hidden Passage. Talk to Jerrin near the wall to start the associated side adventure, "Who Goes There?".
If you have not completed one Temple yet, you can access the passage from the Hyrule Castle. Note that you need plenty of Boulder Hammers and Rock Hammers or Zonai Time Bombs to dig through the rocks in the passage.
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 Reach the First Gatehouse in Hyrule Castle Use the First Gatehouse in Hyrule Castle as the starting point. Head outside of the gatehouse and stand at the following coordinates: -0321, 0874, 0109 |
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Jump down from the ledge and glide into the hole in the wall Drop down from the ledge and head into the hole in the wall to find an entrance to the castle. |
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 Head to the left side of the gloom area Head north until you reach a hallway with the gloom on the right side. Head left and into the first door you see in the hallway. |
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 Enter the first door you see and head left to the small room Head into the first door you see and head to the left side. |
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 Use Ultrahand to lift the metal grates in the small room Use Ultrahand and grab the metal grates on the floor. Lift it upwards to open it and drop down the hole to discover the Royal Hidden Passage. |
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Head down the path and defeat the Black Horriblin Head down the path below and defeat the Black Horriblin at the open area. Pick up the Soldier's Spear in the treasure chest. |
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 Head down the spiral staircase Head down the spiral staircase and defeat the Fire Chuchus. You should see a bunch of breakable cracked rocks at the end of the hallway opposite of the spiral staircase. Note: You can head up the spiral staircase to pick up the Diamond inside a treasure chest but prepare to face a lot of enemies. |
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 Break the cracked rocks Use a Boulder Hammer or Rock Hammer to break the cracked rocks and you'll arrive in an area with luminous rocks and Stone Pebblits. Destroy the luminous rocks to proceed to the next area. |
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 Break the second set of cracked rocks Use a Boulder Hammer or Rock Hammer to break the cracked rocks. Stick to the right side of the area to avoid getting hit by the Electric Like Like's electric attacks. After breaking the rocks, head down and turn left to find the blue cracked rocks. |
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 Swim through the small opening in the cave After breaking the blue cracked rocks you will find yourself in a large room with a pile of cracked rocks on the right side of the area. Ignore the pile of cracked rocks and instead, swim north into the small opening to find another set of blue cracked rocks. |
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 Keep breaking through the cracked rocks The path leading to the Emergency Shelter require breaking a lot of cracked rocks, so be sure to have plently of Boulder Hammers and Rock Hammers in your inventory to avoid getting stuck. You can also use Bomb Flowers and Zonai Time Bombs to break the rocks. |
The Royal Hidden Passage contains a horned statue that allows you to swap hearts for stamina and vice-versa. Talking with the statue for the first time starts A Deal With the Statue side adventure.
How to Swap Hearts for Stamina
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 Soldier's Helm
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 Soldier's Armor
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 Soldier's Greaves
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You can find all armor pieces of the Soldier Set within the Royal Hidden Passage. Some of these are behind the cracked rocks that you need to break with a Boulder Hammer.
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Jumping down where you said to jump down doesn't lead to where your next stay says to go. This guide needs more detail. And also, please post the pics of the Hyrule Castle map, not the world map. It would help a great deal showing where you are. Thanks!