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Ico Hints

What should I do in the West Idol Stairs room?

  • 1 of 7: This room is fairly similar, but not quite identical, to its eastern counterpart.
  • 2 of 7: You first need to make the stairs that the room is named for appear.
  • 3 of 7: The same way you did in the East Idol Stairs room.
  • 4 of 7: After that, you need to make your way over to the West Reflector, on the other side of the iris at the top of the stairs.
  • 5 of 7: Similarly, you need to open the iris back to the West Arena by lighting the two spheres beneath it.
  • 6 of 7: The switch to open those spheres is easier to reach than it was in the East Idol Stairs room.
  • 7 of 7: Just climb the ladder near the couch -- the switch is on a platform at the top of that ladder -- and light your stick on the open flame nearby.