Trico's Cave is a location in The Last Guardian.
| “ | I awoke to find myself in a strange cave. | ” |
Walkthrough[]
The stage starts with Trico chained up and in pain from a spear in its back left leg. When near a spear you can pull it out by holding both 
and down on the control stick. In response to the spear being pulled out, Trico will recoil in pain and kick the boy against a wall, knocking him unconscious.
When the boy wakes, you may want to remove yet another spear, but Trico will shake the boy off in his attempt to do so. Instead, you must find three barrels to satiate Trico's hunger. Two barrels can be found sitting on top of ledges opposite Trico. The third, however, is locked behind a gate, requiring the nearby lever to open. Levers can be interacted with in the same way as spears, by holding and down on the control stick. Hold to pick up objects (i.e. barrels), 
to throw and 
to drop. Placing the barrels in front of Trico will allow it to eat, helping it to feel better. Once Trico has eaten all three barrels, the boy can now remove the second spear, located on Trico's right shoulder. After pulling out the spear, Trico recoils in pain again, knocking the boy unconscious.
Some time has passed since and Trico is now strong enough to stand. However, Trico is still chained to the floor and cannot move freely. A lever on the back of Trico's neck will release the chain. Now free, Trico can be used to get to previously inaccessible areas with the extra height of jumping from Trico's back. At the end of the cave is a ledge that is too high for the boy to reach on his own. You can call Trico using the 
button. This should allow you to get Trico into a position where you can take advantage of the extra height, jumping to the ledge where two more barrels can be found. If you want to get every barrel, then be sure to feed these to Trico. One of the barrels is blocking a tunnel just wide enough for the boy to crawl through. You can move the barrel and proceed forward. At the end of the tunnel you'll come across a crack the boy can squeeze through and on the other side is a strange room. A large sarcophagus can be found inside with a round mirror slotted into the head. After picking the mirror up with it shines a beam of light from its surface.
Going back the way you came, Trico reacts to the mirror, its eyes flashing and changing color. A hidden barrel can be found on a ledge nearby. The mirror's light causes Trico's tail to shoot lighting at whatever it touches, thus allowing the boy to destroy a wall within the cave, allowing further progress to be made outside of it.
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