Forbidden Woods

The Forbidden Woods is a foreboding isle in the Great Sea lying adjacent to Forest Haven in. It is the third dungeon in the game, and it serves as the dwelling place of many monsters. Makar fell into the woods one day while flying over it despite the warnings of Great Deku Tree not to do so.

Entrance to the Woods
Being an island on its own, the dungeon itself is separated from the home of the Koroks. Because its entrance is too high for Link to try reaching while sailing, he must climb up to the top of the Koroks' isle, then exit and fly from one island to another with his Deku Leaf and the help of a cyclone. It's worth mentioning that, when the young hero goes to the dungeon for the first time, falling into water brings him back to the last island he landed. In later visits, though, he starts drowning when falling into water and, if he dies, he's brought back to the King of Red Lions and has to make his way to the dungeon from the start of the Forest Haven.

Themes and Navigation
Once inside the dungeon, the young hero has to explore numerous rooms in which the only way to proceed from one to another is by finding ways to clean up the doors from eye-plant parasites; in one room, for example, Link simply has to bring a giant wooden ball and throw it to the door leading to the next room; in another, said ball is surrounded by thorned roots and has to be moved from its spot with a wind gust from the Deku Leaf; in another, he has to bring the ball from one chasm to the other with the help of a wind-operated platform; and so on. In other cases, Link requires constant use of the Baba Buds and the Deku Leaf to fly and/or climb up to a high place.

Guarded by a winged Mothula, this dungeon's prize is the Boomerang, a stylish weapon used primarily to stun, or otherwise kill smaller enemies. It can also be used to destroy ropes, gather out-of-reach items, and target switches. The Boomerang is also a replacement of the wooden balls when it comes to open infested doors, especially because these may house more than one target. Like any dungeon item in the other dungeons, the Boomerang is used primarily to dispel the boss, Kalle Demos, a giant carnivorous plant that swallows Makar, holding him captive and forcing Link to fight against it.

Theory
The Koroks claim that the Forbidden Woods were once their home, and that their stump-shaped houses still remain inside - many take this, along with the Kokiri Symbol displayed on the doors of the dungeon, as evidence that the woods are the remains of Kokiri Forest. Others believe they are parts of the Lost Woods or the remains of the Great Deku Tree as he appeared in Ocarina of Time.

Trivia

 * The emblem of the Kokiri (which resembles the Kokiri's Emerald from ) may be seen on almost all the doors. This emblem is also seen on the Deku Shield in Ocarina of Time, and the doors of the Forest Temple in.
 * Despite being entirely disconnected from the other isles of the Forest Haven, the island housing the Forbidden Woods does not appear on Link's Sea Chart.
 * Various areas within the dungeon are flooded with a strange, purple-colored water, similar to the poisoned variety that appears in other forest-themed locales such as Woodfall in Majora's Mask and the Forest Temple in . Despite its appearance, however, Link is able to swim in it without taking damage of any sort.