Ocarina of Time Remake Hookshot: Dampé's Race and Exit

The Hookshot is the first thing adult Link needs, and it is not in a dungeon. Dampé the gravekeeper has died during the seven years, and his ghost keeps it at the end of the tunnels under his grave in Kakariko Graveyard. This page covers the Switch 2 remake: the grave, the race, the new way out and the second race for a Heart Piece. The same route sits inside the Temple of Time chapter of the main walkthrough.

Where is the Hookshot?

Sheik sends you to Kakariko as soon as you return to the Temple of Time as an adult. Cross Hyrule Field, walk through the village past the well and climb the stone steps at the back into the Graveyard.

How do you open Dampé’s grave?

1. Find the tombstone with mist rising around it. It stands among the headstones beside the Graveyard path.
2. Pull it back. Stand at its front and drag it toward you. A glowing hole opens underneath.
3. Drop in and follow the purple tunnel. It leads down to a barred gate, and Dampé’s ghost waits behind the bars.

How does the race against Dampé work?

Dampé tells you he has dug tunnels under the Graveyard and wants you to keep up. He is impatient: if he cannot see you for a while, you are disqualified and have to start over. You do not have to finish ahead of him.

• Take the passage he takes. At each fork he calls out from the right tunnel. Watch for his lantern rather than stopping for side paths or loose rupees.
• Dodge the flames he leaves behind. He drops fire along the corridor as he flies. Steer around it instead of stopping.
• Climb the low ledges without pausing. The route climbs a few steps and ledges before the last room.
• Keep to the walkway in the final room. It winds around a large pit. Run the whole way round to the end.

When you arrive with him, the gate opens. Open the chest on the red rug to get the Hookshot. Your next objective, the Forest Temple, updates in the Threads of Time menu.

How do you get out of the grave?

The way out is new in the remake. Climb the stairs at the end of the chamber. The gate there is barred, but a round Hookshot target sits above it. Aim at the target and fire to pull yourself onto the ledge, then follow the dark tunnel. The route’s target picture is in the Temple of Time chapter.

You come out on the upper floor of the Kakariko windmill. Before you go downstairs, look for the Heart Piece on a small ledge. Step onto the turning platform around the central shaft and jump across when it swings close.

Then go downstairs and talk to the man in the windmill. Take out the ocarina when he plays his tune and copy it to learn the Song of Storms. You will need it later to drain the well as a child (see the Bottom of the Well).

How do you win the second race?

Go back down the grave and talk to Dampé through the bars again. This time he offers a prize if you reach the goal within one minute. Accept and run the same tunnels behind his lantern. When the CLEARED banner appears in time, the chest holds a Heart Piece.

After the second race, climb out the same way: stairs, Hookshot target, tunnel, windmill.

What can the Hookshot do?

• Pull you to round targets. Look above doorways and on ledges. The Forest Temple entrance needs one, past the crystal door that opens with the Song of Time.
• Pull small things to you, such as the tokens Gold Skulltulas leave on high walls and branches.
• Reach scarecrow perches. Once you know the Scarecrow Song, a scarecrow can appear as a Hookshot target at some spots. See the ocarina songs guide.

In the Water Temple it is upgraded to the Longshot, which reaches much further. The Longshot is also how you leave the cell in Gerudo Fortress.

What else is in the Graveyard as an adult?

If you planted a Magic Bean in the soft soil near the Graveyard wall as a child, the grown plant now carries you up to a Heart Piece on a block. Poes also drift between the headstones; catch them in an empty bottle to sell later. See Magic Beans and the Pieces of Heart checklist. See the Kakariko Village guide for the rest of the village and Graveyard.

What should you read next?

• Temple of Time chapter: the main route that leads here
• Forest Temple walkthrough: the dungeon the Hookshot opens
• The Lost Woods route: the way back to the forest as an adult
• Items and upgrades: every other item
• Walkthrough hub: the main story order