Palace of Twilight
The Palace of Twilight
Game(s)	Twilight Princess (2006)
Location(s)	Twilight Realm
Main Item	Upgrade of the Master Sword
Mini-boss(es)	Phantom Zant (x2)
Boss(es)	Zant (x6)

"Some call our realm a world of shadows, but that makes it sound unpleasant... The twilight there holds a serene beauty... You have seen it yourself as the sun sets on this world. Bathed in that light, all people were pure and gentle... But things changed once that foul power pervaded the world..."

— Midna

The Palace of Twilight (影の宮殿, Kage no Kyūden^?, Palace of Shadow) is the eighth dungeon in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. After finding all four shards of the Mirror of Twilight, the way to the Twilight Realm opens in the Mirror Chamber atop Arbiter's Grounds. After entering the portal, Link faces many trials and battles and makes his way to Zant's chamber, where he battles Zant himself.

Dungeon Edit

The Palace of Twilight consists of a main plaza with paths to three buildings side by side. As two paths are blocked, Link first enters the left building (right in the Wii version), where he has to battle the mini-boss, Phantom Zant, to obtain a Sol. Collecting the Sol and bringing it to the main plaza opens the path to the right building, where Link collects another Sol after defeating Phantom Zant again. In each building guarding the Sols is a black hand, which will chase Link out when he takes the Sol. If the hand takes it, Link can still use the Clawshot to get the Sol back, but if the hand goes back in the door, Link has to go back and try again. The hand will stop chasing Link once he gets out of the palace. When both Sols are placed at the plaza, Link's Master Sword becomes infused with light, allowing it to bypass Shadow Crystal Fog, which lets him continue to the middle building. At the end of this building he faces the boss, Zant, in his throne room.

Items Edit

• Light infused Master Sword
• Heart Container
• Piece of Heart (x2)

Enemies Edit

• Shadow Beast
• Shadow Kargaroc
• Twilit Baba
• Twilit Keese
• Twilit Vermin
• Zant Mask
• Zant's Hand

Mini-boss Edit

• Phantom Zant (x2)

Boss Edit

• Zant

Theory Edit

It is possible that the Palace of Twilight is technologically advanced, and that Zant Masks and Zant's Hands are robotic. Furthermore, Phantom Zant appears to be a hologram; however, because Link can harm him, this is unlikely. It should be noted that all of this could have been achieved using Zant's magic. Upon her and Link's arrival in the Twilight Realm, Midna mentions that Zant had changed the Palace, meaning that the palace seen during the events of the game is most likely not what the Palace of Twilight ordinarily looks like.

When Midna is shown fleeing the palace following her overthrow and transformation by Zant, the building is glimpsed in the background. It appears virtually the same as it does during actual gameplay with the exception of the absence of the 'waterfalls' of Shadow Crystal Fog adorning the walls.