Ancient Castle of Ikana

The , also called Ikana Castle, is a mini-dungeon in .
It is located deep in Ikana Canyon, and is home to the long deceased king of the Ikana Kingdom, Igos du Ikana. The Castle was the center of the once-great Kingdom of Ikana and home to the Ikana Royal Family. It was protected by Ikana's soldiers, who were led by Captain Keeta.
==Entrance to the Castle==
The main entrance of the Castle of Ikana is sealed up by an impenetrable Front Gate and cannot be entered normally. Therefore, Link has to find an entrance somewhere else. The two accessible entrances are:
*After obtaining the Mirror Shield from Beneath the Well, there is a small cave that is connected to the courtyard of the Castle.
*The other entrance can only be used once the Mirror Shield or the Light Arrows have been obtained. It is a small opening next to the main gate and can be opened by removing the Sun Block, by either reflecting sunlight on it or shooting it with a Light Arrow.
==Themes and Navigation==
The Castle is an ancient building that is home to countless undead enemies, especially ReDeads and Wallmasters. The outer area is patrolled by Garo ninjas, who provide information about the place after Link defeats them. The inner area leads to three routes. The southern and northern routes both take the young hero to the roof of the castle, and are filled with deadly obstacles and enemy encounters.
The primary theme of the dungeon is light versus darkness. Most of the puzzles require Link to create a source of light by interacting with the outside of the castle so that he can use the Mirror Shield to progress further through the interior of the Castle, first by pressing a switch on the top of a pillar, and later by blasting the entrance room's ceiling with a Powder Keg so that the throne room can be accessed. Once Link enters the throne room, he will encounter Igos du Ikana and his two minions. After successfully defeating them using the Mirror Shield and the Fire Arrows, the King teaches Link the "Elegy of Emptiness", which is necessary to advance once inside the Stone Tower.
There is also an optional puzzle regarding the pillars in flames (north of the castle) that leads to a Piece of Heart.
==Minor Enemies and Traps==
File:MM Blue Bubble Model.png|Blue Bubble
File:MM Fire Barrier Model.png|Fire Barrier
File:MM Wizzrobe Model.png|Wizzrobe
File:MM Floormaster Model.png|Floormaster
File:MM Garo Model.png|Garo
File:MM Guay Model.png|Guay
File:MM ReDead Model.png|ReDead
File:MM Skulltula Model.png|Skulltula
File:MM Spike Model.png|Spike
==Trivia==
*By throwing a Powder Keg off a fence on the roof, it is possible to skip half of the dungeon and the Wizzrobe battle.
*A paper airplane can be found sitting on the top of the pillar furthest to the left of the castle as an Easter Egg.
==Nomenclature==
==Gallery==
File:Ikana Castle Front Gate1.png|The front gates
File:Ikana Castle distance.png|Alternate view from a distance
File:Ikana Castle Interior1.png|Main hall
File:Ikana Castle Interior2.png|Four ReDeads dancing
File:Ikana Castle Throne Room2.png|Throne room with windows draped 
File:Igos du Ikana2.png|Igos du Ikana preparing to fight