With a huge open world to explore and plenty of secrets to find,The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis a game that allows players much freedom in how they want to play. While story progression is always key to overall development, Link can always divert his attention to other matters at hand, such as picking up collectibles or engaging in side quests.
There are certain side quests that will encourage players to check out areas of Hyrule that they might not necessarily feel the need to, and inEldin’s Colossal Fossil, here lies an opportunity for some sightseeing and helping someone out for some monetary rewards inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
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Eldin’s Colossal Fossil Location
Upon starting the main quest,Regional Phenomena, players canhead on over to the Akkala Highlandsto start the quest. More specifically, the objective is theEast Akkala Stable. Theexact coordinates for the East Akkala Stable are 4236, 2727, 0125.
Here,follow the path up to find an NPC by the name of Loone. Speaking to her will reveal information about three giant fossils in the land, and Link will have to help put them together as part of the side quests.
Eldin’s Colossal Fossil Walkthrough
With the fossil’s location now marked on the Pura Pad, the hike to the first location can be a long one if players have not yet explored the surrounding area. The Eldin Great Skeleton isfound near the Eldin Mountains, which are at the coordinates1641, 3700, 0098.
Once at the destination, it is time to discern just what ismissing from the giant fossil. On close inspection, the clear missing part is that ofan eye on the right side,and Link’s job is toreplace the eye and repair the fossil. While it may seem impossible to obtain a giant eye, the solution is thankfully nearby.
Look beneath the fossil, where the eyeball can be spied buried by some rocks.Use a weaponfused with stoneor anarrow with a bomb flowerattached and aim it at the rock formation to destroy them. Once the eye is free, utilizetheUltrahand abilityand move the eyeball into the eye socket, be sure to rotate the eye so that it fits perfectly.
Success will see the familiar music play, and Link can talk to Loone at the front of the fossil to obtain hisreward of50 Rupees. In addition, she will reveal the location of a second fossil that will need some fixing.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis available for the Nintendo Switch.
