Skyloft¶
(1 of 2) Use the Gust Bellows on the pinwheel at the base of this windmill.
Use the Gust Bellows on the pinwheel at the base of this windmill. (left), Point the windmill at the Light Tower and the back of the windmill will glow. (right)
Upon arriving, head into the second floor of the Knight Academy. Here, enter Headmaster Gaepora’s room and speak with him to learn the lyrics to the Ballad of the Goddess. He then also mentions in particular the Light Tower and the “two sails” used to activate it.
Hmm… We know about the Light Tower, but two sails… Oh, I know! Exit the academy and go southwest-ish of the Bazaar to a large windmill.
At the base of the windmill, you should a pinwheel. Use the Gust Bellows and blow some air into it, thereby making the windmill itself rotate. Continue blowing air onto the pinwheel until the windmill is lined up with the Light Tower in the distance – the windmill will light up when such has occurred.
(1 of 2) Oh no, the pinwheel is missing from this windmill.
Oh no, the pinwheel is missing from this windmill. (left), Hopefully you took our advice and picked up an Ancient Flower. (right)
Now, for the other windmill. It is found to the northeast of the first windmill and north of the graveyard. Once you reach it, you’ll find it to have no pinwheel, and therefore, no means of rotating it.
When you walk next to the broken windmill, Jakamar (Kuriel’s father) who’s standing nearby will chat to you. He mentions that Gondo (the owner of the Scrap Shop in the plaza) has an old robot that could be helpful in finding the missing pinwheel.
After the scene, head over to the Bazaar and go into the tent. Find and speak with Gondo and he’ll speak shortly with you about his robot before asking for an Ancient Flower to fix it.
(1 of 2) Ancient Flowers only exist in the past version of the Lanayru Province, triggered by Timeshift Stones.
Ancient Flowers only exist in the past version of the Lanayru Province, triggered by Timeshift Stones. (left), You can find at least two in the Temple of Time area. (right)
As I said long ago, you should keep at the least one Ancient Flower. This is where you’d use it. If you don’t have one, you can go to the Lanayru Desert and search the Timeshift Stones’ influences to find one. One is notably in the Temple of Time area.
After handing over one, the robot will soon be fixed and named Scrapper. This rather … odd … robot will agree to carry anything you (well, Fi) need from the surface to the sky and back.
So, where is the pinwheel? I noted it earlier, back at the Eldin Volcano. Well, time to start flying. Head to the large fiery beam of light to the northeast of Skyloft. Once there, go ahead and descend to the Temple Entrance Bird Statue.
Eldin Volcano¶
(1 of 2) Remember this toppled watchtower?
Remember this toppled watchtower? (left), The fallen pinwheel is near the cliff edge. (right)
You’ll now be outside the Earth Temple. Go to the west and you’ll find the steep slope that, earlier, you rolled a Bomb Flower down to knock over the tower.
Well, go down the incline and examine the pinwheel. Have Scrapper come on down to pick it up. Afterwards, dash back up the hill and use the Bird Statue to return to the sky, and head back to Skyloft.
Skyloft (Again)¶
Once you get back in Skyloft, you should be beside the second windmill (the one missing its propeller). Jakamar who originally advised you of the robot will now fix the windmill and leave.
After you regain control, use the Gust Bellows as before to rotate the windmill until it faces the Light Tower – it’ll light up when the windmill is properly lined up. Line up the other one if needed, and an altar suddenly rises on the Light Tower’s apex. Head up the tower now.
(1 of 2) It’s all about the rhythm!
It’s all about the rhythm! (left), A beam of light will point in the direction of the giant swirling cloud. (right)
Here, Z-target the center of the platform and take out the Goddess Harp. Strum for a bit, then Fi will instruct you to play in time with the circle of light (I find going left while it expands and right when it contracts works best, once you learn to time it right.)
After playing the Ballad of the Goddess, a beam of sunlight will end up reflecting off of the mirror and piercing through the Thunderhead to the far northwest.
This place is apparently your next destination, so stock up at the Bazaar, then start flying on your Loftwing.
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Found the problem! I went all the way to the far end corner of the windmill, if you stanf up just in front of it, it simply doesn't work. You have to go to the corner on the right and then the cut scene enters.
Thank you for your responses!
I've done everything but I just can't get Gondo talk to me about the mill, he's stuck on the dialog about saving his daughter... Heeeeelp please. I've done all... This might be a terrible bug. What I did different was that I moved the first mill before talking to the old lady, I was wondering around and did it, so when the game went through I killed the big turd and after that we'll... I can't go any further and I really don't want to start up again from scratch
Triple checked, Jakamar is in that exact place https://www.gamerguides.com/assets/guides/23/zelda_ss_jakamar1.jpg And nothing happens if I stand in front of the windmill https://www.gamerguides.com/assets/guides/23/zelda_ss_jakamar2.jpg
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I see. You're not the first to run into this issue, although I haven't seen anyone mention how they got around it.
Just to triple check, is this the location where Jakamar is standing? https://www.gamerguides.com/assets/guides/23/zelda_ss_jakamar1.jpg
Does anything happen if you stand in front of the windmill? https://www.gamerguides.com/assets/guides/23/zelda_ss_jakamar2.jpg
Yes I've talked to the headmaster =( Jakamal is near the windmill but he keeps thanking me about saving his gaughter
Hi! Did you speak to the headmaster to learn about the Ballad of the Goddess lyrics? Once you've done that, Jakamar (Kukiel's father) should be walking near the broken windmill. Walk right up close to the windmill and Jakamar should speak to you. If any of that sounds different to your experience, please let us know!