Dropping off of the ladder.
Link is completely oblivious to the water, continuing to remain in a standing pose as he glitchily sinks like a stone.
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1.0
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1.1
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1.2
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GCN
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MQ
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3DS
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| Details
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| Discovered:
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T03 nemisis
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| Verified:
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Yes
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Instructions
- As Child Link, Go to Zora's Domain.
- Go to the top of the waterfall and pay to play the diving game.
- Once the game begins, dive off the waterfall and swim to the ladder by the entrance.
- Climb onto the ladder and wait for the time to run out.
- Once the time runs out the Zora's message will appear on screen, press A without getting off of the ladder to start cycling through it.
Result
When you press A, Link will drop off the ladder and sink to the bottom of the water below; as long as the Zora's message is still on screen he'll stay there. Once you get rid of the message Link will float to the surface.
Explanation
If a blocking message box (blocking meaning that it locks Link's movement) appears while Link is underwater, he simply floats idly. If the message box appears while Link is in midair (and if it locks his movement), he'll move into a standing pose (while in midair); when he lands, he remains in the same pose but turns to look up at whoever is talking to him. It seems that while the game will check whether he's on land or underwater when it first displays the message box, it doesn't even bother checking if he's in midair, instead preferring to assume that he's on land, and moving him into the standing pose that would be appropriate on land. Also, the game doesn't allow Link's state to change when a message box is on-screen (he can't take damage, and evidently, he also can't respond to water), deferring the changes until the message box is removed by the player.
