Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly

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Inside Lord Jabu-Jabu
Location(s)	Zora's Fountain
Game(s)	Ocarina of Time
Main Item	Boomerang
Mini-boss(es)	Big Octo
Boss(es)	Bio-electric Anemone: Barinade

Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly is the third dungeon in Ocarina of Time and is set inside Lord Jabu-Jabu's body. To enter, Link must drop a fish from his bottle in front of Jabu-Jabu, causing him to open his mouth and suck both the fish and Link inside. While inside, Link must fight through a variety of parasitic enemies, including an especially large tentacle-like organism with electrified appendages in the shape of unstable pillars and jellyfish-like creatures called Bari, which become much easier to kill after finding the Boomerang, the weapon found inside the dungeon. Shortly thereafter, Link locates Princess Ruto, inside what appears to be the stomach, who commands him to help her recover the final Spiritual Stone, the Zora's Sapphire. Link must carry Ruto throughout many rooms to help her find it. He will enter a large room with the Zora's Sapphire in the middle.

After taking the Zora's Sapphire, Ruto is captured, and Link is ambushed by a Big Octo that must be defeated in order to continue. After defeating it, Link continues until he eventually locates the creature causing Jabu-Jabu's discomfort: a parasite called Barinade, the dungeon's boss. Link eventually defeats Barinade, rescues Princess Ruto, and along with her, the Zora's Sapphire.

Master Quest

The dungeon takes a weird perspective in the Master Quest version of the game. The main change is that there are now cow heads popping out of the walls which act as switches. Even a regular cow is found inside a room. Bombchus are obtained in the dungeon, and are required to solve a puzzle. There are also spider webs inside. Like-likes and Lizalfos now appear, the latter found in connecting rooms, and the Parasitic Tentacles are found in different locations. The Business Scrubs are missing, and Tailpasarans are nearly absent. The map, compass and Boomerang are obtained really early, and the locations of the latter have been switched. Princess Ruto is nearly useless now because of a switch that causes a water pillar to rise. The red jelly-like swinging organs are found in different locations, too. There is also an invisible Keese in a room with a Gold Skulltula.

Minor Enemies and Traps

Shaboms
Biri
Octoroks
Business Scrubs
Stingers
Bari
Tailpasaran
Parasitic Tentacles

Trivia

• In the room where Link fights Big Octo, if he attempts to enter the room without Ruto, he cannot get to the Zora Sapphire on his own. He must throw Ruto into the circle to get it.
• A similar dungeon called Jabu-Jabu's Belly can be found in Oracle of Ages.
• In the first room after fighting the Big Octo, there is a ramp to the right. If the player changes the camera angle so that it goes through the wall for a few secons, a Hookshot target can be seen.
• This is the only dungeon in the game where Link is accompained by another character (Princess Ruto) when he is warping to the dungeon's exit after defeating a boss. Interestingly, it's unknown how she arrived there, since she was taken to the second floor after taking the sacred Sapphire, and the boss's arena is in the first floor.

Dungeons in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Dungeons
Inside the Deku Tree  · Dodongo's Cavern  · Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly  · Ice Cavern  · Kakariko Well  · Ganon's Tower
Temples
Light Temple*  · Forest Temple  · Fire Temple  · Water Temple  · Shadow Temple  · Spirit Temple *Not an explorable dungeon