Chapter 15 covers the Fire Temple inside Death Mountain Crater. Darunia has gone ahead to fight Volvagia, and nine Gorons are locked in cells around the temple. You'll free all of them, get the Megaton Hammer, beat two Flare Dancers and defeat Volvagia for the Fire Medallion.
This chapter also covers 5 Gold Skulltulas. Everything is in the same order as our video.
Wear the Goron Tunic the whole time. You'll also need the Song of Time, the Sun's Song (only for Fairy Marking Heal) and the Scarecrow's Song from Chapter 12.
The Entrance and Darunia
Meet Up With Darunia
Play the Bolero of Fire to warp to the crater at any time and go into the Fire Temple. In the first room, go up the stairs and go through the door on the left. Darunia is waiting in here. He says Ganondorf has brought back the evil dragon Volvagia and is feeding it his Goron brothers. He asks you to rescue the other nine Gorons locked up in the temple while he takes down Volvagia himself. His forebrother beat the dragon with a legendary hammer, but Darunia says he'll just have to use his fists. He goes through the boss door, and it's locked shut behind him.
The Lower Floor
Goron #1
After the cutscene, jump across the platforms on the left and stand on the floor switch in front of the cell to open it. The Goron can't believe Big Brother Darunia sent you and went on ahead to face the dragon by himself, and heads back to Goron City.
A short scene shows the gap in the first room that you can't jump across, and the stone pillar hanging from the ceiling above it. You'll knock that pillar down much later. Open the chest in the cell for the first Small Key.
Goron #2
Go back through to the first room and this time go through the door on the right using the small key. This will take you into the big lava room with the platforms. Jump across the platforms towards the left to reach the next cell. Stand on the floor switch to open it.
This Goron tells you that some of the walls in the temple have a different texture if you look really close. Those walls can be blown up with Bombs. The chest in his cell has another Small Key.
Song of Time Gold Skulltula
In the big lava room, also on the left side of the room you will see a platform that raises up when you stand on it, use this to reach the higher area where you can see a Time Block stand just below it and play the Song of Time (A, L, R, A, L, R). The Block will appear in front of you . Climb it and go through the door above. In the room beyond, the floor tiles lift up and fly at you, so dodge them or knock them out of the air with the Hookshot. The Gold Skulltula is on the wall in this room. Defeat it and pick up the token.
Goron #3
Go back into the big lava room. This time jump across the platforms on the right side of the room and shoot the Fire Keese that will attack you. Bomb the cracked wall to reach the cell, then open it. This Goron tells you about a room up ahead with a huge pillar of flame and a hole in the ceiling above it. The chest in his cell has a Small Key.
The Upper Floor
Reach the Upper Floor
Unlock the door to the stairs and go up to the room with the pillar of flame. Here use another small key to open the next door, then climb the fence, shoot the enemies with arrows, then push the block down onto the fire pillar below.
Drop down onto the block and use it as a lift to reach the upper floor when the pillar of flame raises it up.
The next room has a pink crystal switch and a wall of fire. First hit the switch to turn off the first wall of flames. Just to the left of the switch you will find a block, pull the block out, use it to climb up and Hookshot the crystal switch from above to put the second wall of fire out. Climb the fence to reach the boulder maze.
Dungeon Map
Boulders roll along set paths in this maze, so wait for each one to pass before you move. Open the chest in the left part of the maze for the Dungeon Map.
Goron #4
There's a cell in the right side of the boulder maze with a floor switch in front of it. Stand on it to open the cell. The Goron inside thought he was about to be eaten. The chest in his cell has another Small Key.
Boulder Maze Gold Skulltula
In the boulder maze, also on the right side, close by to where you freed the Goron you will find another cracked wall. Bomb it. The Gold Skulltula is behind it. Defeat it with your sword and pick up the token.
Compass
In the middle of the boulder maze (slightly to the right) you will see the locked door into the next lava room. In this small room, look to the right and shoot the eye switch above the barred door with an arrow to open it, then open the chest through this door for the Compass.
Scarecrow Gold Skulltula
Go through the next door into the room with the wall of fire that chases behind you as you cross, so keep running. At the end of the room, climb up and push the block out. The other side of the block, jump across to the first platform and play the Scarecrow's Song (ours was A, X, A, X, A, X) and Pierre appears up high. Hookshot to him, here you will be able to hookshot across to a small lift that takes you up to another area, go through the door here and climb the wall. The Gold Skulltula is on the wall just before going through another door, Hookshot it and pick up the token.
Lavafall Gold Skulltula
Go through the next door into the room with the floor switch. As soon as you enter the room, look to your right to find the Gold Skulltula on the wall above the lava. Hookshot it from a safe spot, then Hookshot the token.
Rupee Chests
Stand on the floor switch, then Hookshot to the targets on the pillars reach a platform with three chests. They have a Red Rupee, a Purple Rupee (50) and another Red Rupee.
Goron #5
Go back down the lift near the scarecrow, you should now be in the upper floor of the boulder maze room. In the middle of the room you will see a cracked floor, use bombs to blow it open. Drop through to the cell below.
This Goron says some switches in the temple are so tough they won't budge, even when a Goron steps on them, and you have to smack them instead. The chest in his cell has a Small Key.
Goron #6
Climb the fence back up and jump across to the right side of the upper boulder maze, here stand on the switch in front of the next cell. This Goron says there's a big hammer hidden in the temple, the one his forebrother used to beat the evil dragon. The chest in his cell has a Small Key.
Goron #7
Go back towards the entrance of this room and return to the previous one, where the fire wall chased you. In here jump across to the locked door in the middle of the room and unlock the door into the room with the fire walls maze and boulders.
From the entrance, go to the right and find you way into the first alcove to free the Goron in the cell. He says the temple is a sacred place, rigged to stop bad-actor types. The chest in his cell has a Small Key.
The Flare Dancer and the Megaton Hammer
Fire Wall Maze
Now head to the left of the entrance and make you way through the fire maze until you reach the locked door, unlock the door into the room with more walls of fire. Here go to the right again first to pick up a stone block and carry it through the fire wall maze towards the left of the door you just came through, then set it down on the floor switch to turn off the fire wall blocking the next locked door. Watch out for the Fire Keese by the door.
Flare Dancer (First Fight)
The next room is round, with a big fire brazier in the middle, and a Flare Dancer jumps out of it.
- Pick up a Bomb Flower and throw it at the Flare Dancer to blow its flames off.
- Chase the little core while it runs around and hit it with your sword.
- It jumps back into the fire to reform, so repeat until it's beaten.
Once it's gone, the fire in the brazier goes out and the platform becomes a lift. Ride it up.
Megaton Hammer
Climb the fence and Hookshot the pink crystal switch to turn off the fire wall. Before going any further throw a bomb flower down at the pink crystal switch then run forwards, this way by the time the bomb explodes you will be the other side of the first fire wall that re-appears and the furthest fire wall will turn off.
Climb the next fence, then step on the floor switch here you will have to run quickly to the big chest at the top of the room. It has the Megaton Hammer.
Hidden Fairy Marking
In the same room where you got the Megaton Hammer, there's a fairy marking on the wall if you walk around the side on the top platforms. If you read it, the fairy's thoughts say she just loves bright places. Play the Sun's Song (A, R, X, A, R, X) in front of it, and fairy power heals you.
Going Back Down for the Boss Key
Goron #8
Hit the big button switch on the floor with the Megaton Hammer.
Use the Megaton Hammer to make your way through a couple more small rooms until you reach the room with the Time Block.
Stand by the blue block and play the Song of Time to make it disappear. Drop through the hole it leaves and hammer the switch in front of the cell. This Goron has heard an old story about a statue made of three stone tiers at the entrance of the temple, and something behind it. The chest in his cell has a Small Key.
Then hit another big button switch behind the Goron.
A short scene shows the stone pillar over the first room crashing down. That gives you the bridge to the boss door later.
Stone Statue Gold Skulltula
You will now be back in the room near the start where you met Darunia. Go back to the first room with the stairs, this time use the Megaton Hammer to destroy the three piece statue on the right of the stairs.
Defeat the enemies in the next room to open the barred door, and go through. The floor tiles fly at you in this next room. Beat the enemies, then smash the stones at the back with the Megaton Hammer. The Gold Skulltula is hiding behind it. Defeat it and pick up the token.
Flare Dancer (Second Fight)
Smash the stone statue by the previous Gold Skulltula with the hammer and go through to another brazier room. A second Flare Dancer jumps out of the fire. This time we hit it with the Megaton Hammer instead of Bomb Flowers, then use the sword on the core. When it's beaten, a chest appears on the brazier with a Red Rupee (20).
Goron #9 and the Boss Key
Go through the next door and hammer the switch in front of the last cell. This Goron is worried that Big Brother is planning to take on the evil dragon all by himself. Open the big chest next to the cell for the Boss Key.
Boss, Volvagia, Subterranean Lava Dragon
Head back to the room where you met Darunia. Before heading into the Boss Room, there's a fairy you can catch in an empty Bottle by using the Hookshot to the right of the boss door and breaking the pots, it will revive you if you run out of hearts. When you're ready, go up to the big door and open it with the Boss Key.
Volvagia, the Subterranean Lava Dragon, lives in the lava under the arena and pops out of the holes in the floor.
- When Volvagia's head comes out of a hole, run over and hit it with the Megaton Hammer.
- Follow up with your sword while it's stunned.
- When it flies around the arena, it breathes fire and drops rocks from the ceiling. Watch the shadows on the floor and keep moving.
Defeat it and collect the Heart Container.
The Fire Medallion
Back on Death Mountain, the ring of cloud around the summit clears. In the Chamber of Sages, Darunia can't believe you defeated Volvagia. He says he'd be a pile of gravel if Rauru hadn't pulled him out of the fire. He's now the Sage of Fire, and gives you the Fire Medallion.
You're sent back to the Fire Temple warp pad, and the Awakening the Five Sages event updates.
Chapter 15 Checklist
- Megaton Hammer, Dungeon Map and Compass
- All 9 Gorons freed
- Heart Container from Volvagia
- Fire Medallion
- Gold Skulltulas this chapter, 5 (running total 63 of 100)
- Heart Pieces this chapter, 0 (running total 27 of 36)
Next: Chapter 16, Frozen Zora Domain and the Ice Cavern.
