Defeat Ganon (Classic Kak)

This is a route-locked category, meaning it follows a strict route and set of allowed techniques. It emulates the Any% route prior to the discovery of GIM on February 5, 2015, defeating Ganon as Child Link using the Ganondoor wrong warp. The route and glitch requirements can be referenced on Speedrun.com as always.

This is the optimal route which skips getting sword. It is quite difficult and not recommended for beginners, performing Mido Skip, Gohma Clip, and Collapse Skip as well as being overall more punishing due to not having Kokiri Sword. For easier routes, see:

Any version can be used for this category. The Chinese iQue Player version is technically the fastest but has fallen almost entirely out of use, with the current world record being on Japanese Wii VC.

Equips are notated as (e.g.)

  • ![stick] || ![nut] || ![bugs] - for C-buttons

In this route, which C-button each item is equipped on is never important. They are your preference.

Rupee, stick, and nut counts are notated as [r, s, n] where relevant. Health is not important to the route, as long as you don't die.

See Common Terms and Abbreviations. See the Appendix for the current world record run to use as a reference.

Escape

  • Exit Link's house
  • Backflip/backwalk angle to first stepping stone
  • Stepping stone blue rupee [5r]
  • Enter Shop
  • Shop blue rupee [10r]
  • Buy Deku Stick [0r, 1s]
    • ![stick] || blank || blank
  • Leave shop, collect stepping stone rupee again [5r]
  • Green rupee in tall grass [6r]
  • Blue rupee behind Mido's house [11r]
  • Enter Lost Woods
  • Aqua escape

Kakariko

Deku Tree

  • Exit Link's House, backflip/backwalk angle to first stepping stone
  • Collect stepping stone blue rupee [60r]
  • Buy 2 Deku Sticks [40r, 2s]
  • Buy Deku Shield [0r]
  • Leave shop
  • Mido Skip, equip Deku Shield on pause buffer [1s]
  • Walk into Deku Tree cutscene, mash for first text option
  • Enter Deku Tree

  • Stick drop from first Deku Baba on left [2s]
    • Hit it once to make it stand up straight (so it drops stick), then again to kill it
    • Don't slash stick before killing these Babas, you need default damage to damage them
  • Nuts drop from second Deku Baba near vines [2s, 5n]
  • First vine text skip with stick
  • Get ISG off wall skulltula
  • Climb right edge of vines
  • Hover + backwards sidehop B1 skip (unbuffered) [1s]
  • Web clip sidehop into B2 water
    • Land in water so Link puts away Deku Stick
  • Fast 2-3-1 scrubs
    • Strat is different if you took too much damage (critical health camera)
  • Enter Gohma's room

Gohma & Wrong Warp

  • Deku Stick jumpslash into the fight, for power crouch stabbing
  • Gohma Clip with Deku Nuts equip on buffer
    • ![stick] || ![nut] || ![bugs]
    • If you fail the clip and want to continue, kill her with ISG, savewarp, and fix cutscene pointer (see Ganondoor for details)
  • Kill Gohma behind wall [4n]
    • Possible to use a second Deku Nut on the kill for safety
  • Exit and re-enter Gohma's room
  • Ganondoor wrong warp [2n]

Collapse

  • Exit the doorway in front
    • Do not burn shield during collapse
  • Watch Ganondorf death cutscene
  • Instaclip void warp collapse skip
  • Jumpslash and movement to loading zone in unloaded tower
  • Roll continuously past Redead in last room
  • Backwalk movement through last stairway
  • Kiss
  • Tower collapse cutscene

  • Store a Deku Stick jumpslash into Ganon
  • Navi ISG immediately when Ganon fight starts
    • If you fail ISG, run away to avoid dying and try again.
    • The flame wall around the Ganon fight will burn your Deku Shield.
  • Ganon phase 1
  • Get Master Sword
  • Ganon phase 2
  • Final slash

──── Appendix ────

Reference video

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