TotK Dad’s Blue Shirt: Recover the Island Lobster Shirt

How do you start Dad’s Blue Shirt?

Find Zuta on the beach after rebuilding Lurelin Village. In Tears of the Kingdom, he is searching the bay for an iron chest containing his father’s treasured blue shirt. The reward is the Island Lobster Shirt.

How do you bring up the chest?

1. Speak to Zuta and start Dad’s Blue Shirt.
2. Look into the bay from the shore with Ultrahand active. The metal chest can be highlighted, but it may be too far away to grab.
3. Move a wooden raft or a broad floating platform toward the chest. Position yourself close enough to lift it without falling into the water.
4. Use Ultrahand to raise the chest and set it on the raft or another dry surface.
5. Open it, then return to Zuta and finish the conversation with his father Sebasto.

The task is about retrieving a heavy object, not swimming down to open it. A simple raft is enough to create a place to stand and open the chest. Vehicle design ideas are in vehicle builds, but a complicated engine is not required.

What if the chest is visible but out of reach?

Move closer on the raft. Ultrahand has a limited reach, so standing on the beach and repeatedly aiming at the same distant chest will not change the result.

Keep the raft broad enough that the chest does not immediately slide back into the water. Set it fully on the platform before releasing Ultrahand, and leave Link room to stand beside it. If it falls back in, reposition and lift it again rather than searching for a different chest on land.

How do you finish the family conversation?

Recovering the item is only part of helping Zuta. If Link is wearing the shirt, take it off first. Keep it in your armor inventory for the hand-in. Speak to him again and complete the scene with Sebasto. His father gives you the shirt as thanks. If the quest is still active, check the beach and finish the dialogue instead of assuming the item pickup alone closed it.

What does the shirt do?

The Island Lobster Shirt has Heat Resistance and cannot be upgraded. It is not Flame Guard and should not be treated as protection from volcanic fire. The temperature and weather guide explains the difference.

Other single-piece outfits are on other armor pieces. For more village jobs, return to Lurelin’s restoration guide or the side-quest list.