How To Find The Suspicious Soldier In The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

The "One Soldier Too Many" side quest in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom leads the Princess through Hyrule Castle Town in search of a suspicious soldier. Beecher fills you in upon your arrival, citing one extra soldier in General Wright's ranks following the rift's mend. However, his investigation has come to a standstill, and he needs a hand to narrow down the suspects.

Naturally, finding the impersonator requires chatting with the Castle Town's guards stationed at just about every corner. Not every soldier has valuable information on your quest, but a few can provide helpful hints along the way. Of course, Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom's best echoes will come in handy, too.

How To Find & Start The One Soldier Too Many Side Quest

Unlock The Lands Of The Goddesses Main Story Quest & Talk To Beecher

You'll need to meet a couple of prerequisites before you can take on the "One Soldier Too Many" side quest in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. First and foremost, you'll need to clear the Hyrule Castle Dungeon and defeat its boss. NintendoLife notes you'll also have to progress to the "Lands of the Goddesses" main story quest, allowing you to explore Castle Town fully. With both objectives out of the way, you'll find a soldier named Beecher waiting at the right-hand side of the town's entrance.

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Talk to Beecher, and he'll inform you that some equipment has gone missing. Consequently, it seems there's an extra soldier around. To track down the culprit, you'll need to survey the soldiers in town for any suspicious activity. Although covering all bases can take a while, "One Soldier Too Many" is one of a handful of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom side quests to complete ASAP.

How To Solve The One Solider Too Many Puzzle & Rewards

Suspicious Soldier Location

Finding the suspicious soldier crutches on several hints, you'll get from the guards in the Castle Town. While you're free to ask around, just a few will give you helpful information to pinpoint the impersonator. QuickTips on YouTube has led the way to each helpful soldier, starting with the guard on the town's western wall.

While searching for the suspicious soldier, you'll stumble upon one of many Pieces of Heart locations in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Head for the Castle's north wall; you'll find it on the other side.

The guard here will suggest you head to the barracks to see if the equipment is unaccounted for. Make your way to the building with a blue roof, and ask the soldier about missing equipment. This will trigger a short cutscene, during which you'll learn that one soldier in town has been using damaged equipment.

Fortunately, the soldier in question isn't too far out of the way. When you head out, look for the soldier just outside the Barracks, and you'll notice that his lance is missing its tip. With that, you'll have collected all the information you need. Head back inside the Barracks and speak with Beecher to relay your findings. You'll need to provide the correct answers to his questions here, so take a look at the table below to choose your responses:

Question Correct Response "Princess Zelda, did you see a soldier with damaged equipment?" "I sure did." "Where did you see the suspicious soldier?" "Near the well." "And which piece of equipment was damaged?" "The lance."

Another cutscene will play when you've answered each of Beecher's questions. The suspicious soldier wasn't all that suspicious; he admired Hyrule's soldiers so much that he took it upon himself to become one. Delighted by this, General Wright aims to speak with the King about welcoming Capnut to their ranks.

This will close out the "One Soldier Too Many" side quest in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, rewarding you with one of the Zelda entry's Golden Eggs. These items can be used in Golden Smoothie Recipes for maximum health recovery as you take on the game's dungeons.

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