Inside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly Walkthrough Ocarina of Time
The last child dungeon takes place inside a living fish god, full of electric jellyfish and parasites. Princess Ruto is in there too, refusing help but happy to be carried.
- Age
- Child
- Dungeon
- Child dungeon 3
- Main item
Boomerang- Boss
- Barinade
- Prev / next
- Dodongo’s Cavern · Forest Temple
At a glance
- Location
- Inside Lord Jabu-Jabu, the giant fish god of the Zoras, at Zora’s Fountain.
- How to get in
- Dive for Ruto’s Letter in Lake Hylia and show it to King Zora so he moves aside. At Zora’s Fountain, release a Fish from a Bottle in front of Lord Jabu-Jabu and he swallows Link.
- Main item
- Boomerang
- Reward
- Zora’s Sapphire (Spiritual Stone of Water) + Heart Container
- Gold Skulltulas
- 4
Bottle
Fish
Fairy Slingshot
Deku NutInside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly route, step by step
- Shoot the switch hanging from the ceiling with the Slingshot to open the first door.
- Find Princess Ruto, follow her down the hole and pick her up; from now on carry her and set her down on switches.
- Put Ruto on a floor switch and defeat the Stingers; the Boomerang chest appears.
- Use the Boomerang to cut the red, blue and green tentacles that block the passages; the Dungeon Map chest appears when you beat the tentacle in its room.
- Throw Ruto onto the platform in the big room: she grabs the Zora’s Sapphire and is carried off.
- Beat the Big Octo, ride the platform up, and push the crate onto the switch.
- Hit the switch on the ceiling with the Boomerang to open the way to Barinade.
Key chests
| Contents | Where |
|---|---|
| Boomerang | Room with the Stingers, after Ruto opens the door |
 Dungeon Map | Appears when the Parasitic Tentacle in its room is cut down |
 Compass | Appears once every Shabom in its room is popped |
Inside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly map
Screenshots
Enemies in Inside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly
Tips
- Don’t drop Ruto into a hole: you will have to go back for her.
- The Boomerang stuns almost everything in here, including Bari and Biri, so you never need to touch them.
- With all three Spiritual Stones, head back to Castle Town: Zelda flees past and throws the Ocarina of Time into the moat.
Boss: Barinade
- Title
- Bio-electric Anemone
- Weak to
- Its body, once the jellyfish are gone
Use the Boomerang to sever the three tentacles holding Barinade to the ceiling. Next, Boomerang the jellyfish (Biri) spinning around it while they are not sparking. With its shield gone, Boomerang the body to stun it and slash it, keeping clear when it electrifies.
FAQ
How do you get inside Jabu-Jabu?
Show Ruto’s Letter to King Zora to open Zora’s Fountain, then release a Fish from a Bottle in front of Lord Jabu-Jabu.
Where is the Boomerang?
In a chest in the room where Ruto steps on a switch and you defeat the Stingers.
How do you beat Barinade?
Boomerang its three ceiling tentacles, then the jellyfish around it, then stun its body with the Boomerang and slash it.
Sources & picture credits
- Inside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly (Zeldapedia)
- Boomerang (Zeldapedia)
- Barinade (Zeldapedia)
- Picture: OoT_Inside_Jabu-Jabu's_Belly.png
- Picture: OoT_Barinade_Introduction.jpg
- Picture: Jabuoot.jpg
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Zeldapedia and walkthrough guides. Screenshots, models and artwork © Nintendo; local copies archived from Zeldapedia file pages (listed on the image gallery).