Welcome to Part 5 of our 100% Walkthrough of Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake. With Saria’s Song learned and the Lost Woods done, you cross Hyrule Field to Kakariko Village, the little town at the foot of Death Mountain, and the graveyard just past it.
In the village, you show Zelda’s Letter to the guard at the mountain gate so the way up is open for Part 6. You round up the Cucco Lady’s seven runaway Cuccos for your third bottle, and you carry one of those Cuccos to glide across the rooftops to a Heart Piece. Kakariko also has a handful of Gold Skulltulas, most of them only out at night. You also hand in your first Gold Skulltula tokens.
Kakariko Village
After leaving the Lost Woods and returning to Hyrule Field, it's time to head to the northeast and enter Kakariko Village.
There are quite a lot of things to get through here. Let's start off by finding the 7 Cuccos for the NPC next to the pen to the south.
You can find the first one as soon as you enter Kakariko. Pick it up, take it up the stairs to the right and throw it into the pen.
The second Cucco can be found very close to the pen, in the half-built building.
The third Cucco can be found on top of the stack of bricks just east of the pen. Hit it with the slingshot to get it down.
The fourth Cucco can be found in a box in the middle of town, just beside the house to the right of the slope heading north. Roll into the box to break it.
You can find the fifth Cucco by going up the slope to the left of the box the previous Cucco was in. Pick it up, but don't take it to the pen yet, as you will need this one to reach the other two Cuccos.
With the fifth Cucco in hand, head east towards the windmill. Go up the stairs to the door and walk past it. Then jump off the end and glide over the wooden fence with the Cucco. Next, head up the stairs on the left and throw the Cucco back to the centre of town.
Before picking up the last two Cuccos, you can find a blue rupee by going down the hole into the grotto just under the wooden structure below the house to the northwest.
Next, climb back up and pick up the sixth Cucco, which can be found where you landed after gliding over the wooden fence. Take it up the stairs and throw it over to the centre of town.
Now, climb up the ladders to the right of where you landed after gliding over the wooden fence to find the last Cucco at the top. Before gliding down, jump off and glide towards the blue rooftop. Here, throw the Cucco down to the middle of the village and then talk to the NPC at the end of the roof to get a Heart Piece (4/36).
Now, jump down to the centre of the village, pick up the three Cuccos that you threw over and take them to the pen. Then talk to the Cucco Lady next to the pen to get another Empty Bottle (3/5). It's worth mentioning that the Cuccos will keep escaping and you can repeat the process, but you will only get rupees.
Next up are a few Gold Skulltulas that only come out at night, but before collecting them, you will go after the Sun's Song, which allows you to switch between day and night at will.
For this, head to the graveyard by leaving Kakariko through the eastern exit.
In the graveyard, head all the way to the east and stand on the Triforce in front of the grave. Then take out your ocarina and play Zelda's Lullaby. This will destroy the grave and open up a hole.
Go down the hole and into the mini dungeon. In the first room, defeat the 4 bats to open the door. Then, in the next room, go straight and avoid the Redead zombies. If they see you, they will stun you and try to grab you. If they do, press all the buttons and spin the sticks to get them to let go. At the end of the dungeon, interact with the stone tablet to learn the Sun's Song (Song 4/13). As mentioned before, play this song at any time to switch between day and night.
A quick and totally optional little detail: if you turn around from the tablet, interact with the fairy mark on the broken pillar and play the Sun's Song, you will be fully healed.
Next, head back to Kakariko Village and make it nighttime if it's not already. You will be picking up a few Gold Skulltulas that only come out at night.
The first Gold Skulltula (13/100) can be found next to the door of the circular building just south of the well.
The next Gold Skulltula (14/100) can be found on the half-built building where the second Cucco was. Head up the left wooden ramp and around the back to reach it.
Gold Skulltula (15/100) can be found halfway up the ladder to the wooden tower close to the northern gate. Shoot it with your slingshot and then climb up to get the token.
The next Gold Skulltula (16/100) can be found behind the house to the west of the wooden tower where the previous Skulltula was.
The final Gold Skulltula (17/100) in Kakariko Village can be found by rolling into the tree in the middle of the village.
After collecting the Skulltulas, head into the circular building to the south of the well (where Skulltula #13 was) and talk to the Cursed Rich Man inside. This is the NPC who rewards you for collecting Gold Skulltulas. Since you already have more than 10, he will give you your first prize, the Adult's Wallet (Rupee Wallet Upgrade 1/2), which allows you to carry a total of 500 rupees.
Kakariko Graveyard
Now head right to reach the graveyard again. As soon as you enter, look right and pick up the small rock. There will always be a bug under it. Use one of your empty bottles to catch it.
Now that you have a bug, head to the northwest corner of the graveyard and plant the bug in the soft soil to get another Gold Skulltula (18/100).
Next, play the Sun's Song to make it nighttime if it's not already. This will make Dampe spawn, and you can find him roaming the graveyard. Talk to him and agree to play the Gravedigging Tour minigame. Then, walk up to any of the soil patches around the graveyard and get him to dig it up by paying 10 rupees. If you are lucky, it will be a hard patch of soil and he will ask for another 10 rupees. Then, if you are extra lucky, you will get a Heart Piece (5/36). If you leave the graveyard and re-enter, the soil patches will reshuffle. Always dig up the patch in the northeastern corner first, since that one seems to have a high chance of being the Heart Piece.
Next in the graveyard, head to the grave in the southeast corner and pull it to reveal a hole under it. Climb down and open the chest to find a Heart Piece (6/36).
Climb back out and move the grave second to the right of the middle path, in the same row as the previous Heart Piece. Then, drop down, defeat the enemy and open the chest to get the Hylian Shield. Unlike the wooden shield, this one cannot burn; however, as Child Link you won't be able to hold it in your hands, and it will only protect your back. But it's always good to have it for later, when you are adult Link. You also save the 80 rupees it costs to purchase it from the shop in Kakariko as an adult.
That's pretty much everything you can do in the graveyard for now. Before you leave, it's worth mentioning that if you interact with the two harp-shaped graves on either side of the royal grave where you got the Sun's Song, the two Poe brothers will attack you. You don't get any reward, just clues about getting the Sun's Song. There is also a Gold Skulltula behind Dampe's house at night, but you can't get that one yet.
With that said, head back to Kakariko Village and go to the gate to the north. Here, talk to the guard and show him Zelda's Letter, and he will open the gate, allowing you to continue up to Death Mountain. Also, a quick reminder before the next part: if you didn't get the Gold Skulltula that comes out at night in Kokiri Forest, now would be a good time to go back and get it with the Sun's Song.
