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Crisis at Hyrule Castle
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Crisis at Hyrule Castle

Follow this guide to complete the Crisis at Hyrule Castle quest in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Learn how to find Captain Hoz and activate the Lookout Landing Skyview Tower.

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Follow this guide to complete the Crisis at Hyrule Castle quest in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Learn how to find Captain Hoz and activate the Lookout Landing Skyview Tower.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Make your way to Lookout Landing, located south of Hyrule Castle.
  2. 2
    Speak with the guard, Mondi, at the gates.
  3. 3
    Find Purah, the leader of Lookout Landing, in the main settlement building to the right of the Skyview Tower.
  4. 4
    Purah will ask you to go to Hyrule Castle to find Captain Hoz.
  5. 5
    Travel towards Hyrule Castle Town Ruins.
  6. 6
    Enter the main castle gates. You can either walk along the cliff edge to the left or use Ultrahand to open the gate.
  7. 7
    Follow the path up the hill. A guard will tell you Hoz is in the first gatehouse.
  8. 8
    Continue to the first gatehouse and speak to Wingo outside.
  9. 9
    Wingo will inform you that Hoz is on top of the gatehouse. Climb a shorter turret to reach the roof.
  10. 10
    Find Hoz and other NPCs on the roof. Speak to Hoz to witness an event with Zelda.
  11. 11
    Hoz will ask you to report back to Purah.
  12. 12
    On your way back down, you can practice using Ultrahand to build a cart with wheels and a plank of wood for a ride down the hill.
  13. 13
    Consider visiting Kyononis Shrine on your way back to Lookout Landing to practice combat mechanics.
  14. 14
    Return to Lookout Landing and speak with Purah.
  15. 15
    Purah will instruct you to activate the Lookout Landing Skyview Tower.
  16. 16
    Activate the tower to unlock a large portion of the map and enable fast travel.
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    Upon activating the tower, you will unlock the Paraglider.
Tips
  • Before activating the Skyview Tower, consider visiting the shop at Lookout Landing to stock up on arrows and food.
  • The Paraglider is essential for gliding across Hyrule, especially from Skyview Towers.
  • Experiment with Ultrahand to build a cart for a fun, albeit unsteerable, ride down the hill from Hyrule Castle.
  • Kyononis Shrine offers valuable combat training.
  • Paraglider
  • Map completion and fast travel points unlocked via Skyview Towers

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