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Arbiters grounds

The outside of arbiter's Grounds.

Arbiter's grounds is the fourth dungeon of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. It is located at the far end of the Gerudo Desert, just north of the Bulblin Camp. It is also a ruined location in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

History[]

Arbiter's grounds was originally a prison before it fell into ruin. It was used as a prison for only Hyrule's worst criminals, before they were sentenced to execution or life time imprisonment in the Twilight Realm. The mirror of twilight and chamber of the sages were located at the top of this prison. By the time of Breath of the Wild only ruins of the building remains.

Into Ruin[]

By the time of the events of Twilight Princess, all that is left of the once mighty prison are empty ruins. One of the last known prisoners at the grounds was Ganondorf. However, when the sages tried to execute him, the Triforce of Power prevented his death and they trapped him in the mirror of twilight.

Themes[]

The main theme of this dungeon is sand, meaning that link is constantly avoiding being sucked down under. The other theme is undead enemies meaning you fight multiple Stalfos, Stalkin, and even a few Redead Knights. Remenicent of Ocarina of Time, you must also fight four poes to relight four torches. after beating the miniboss death sword you get the dungeon's item, the Spinner. The boss of arbiter's grounds is a giant skeleton named Stallord who Zant reanimates using the sword of twilight.

Enemies[]

Breath of the Wild Timeline[]

In the Breath of the Wild timeline, the Arbiter's Grounds appears as ruins in the Gerudo Desert. Long abandoned, it may have fallen into disuse due to the sudden disappearance of the Zonai. In Tears of the Kingdom the region is crawling with a new variety of Gibdo. Unlike true Gibdo, which are animated via magic, these ones appear to be controlled by corrupted insects, possibly from the souls of the wicked individuals buried under the sand.

Trivia[]

  • From a distance, Arbiter's Grounds looks like the Colosseum.
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