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{{Hatnote|This page is about the princess. For the game, see [[The Legend of Zelda]]. For the series, see [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)]].}} | {{Hatnote|This page is about the titular princess. For the game, see [[The Legend of Zelda]]. For the series, see [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)]].}} | ||
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| image = [[File:Zelda-botw.png|400px]] | | image = [[File:Zelda-botw.png|400px]] | ||
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| race = [[Hylian]] | | race = [[Hylian]] | ||
| gender = Female | | gender = Female | ||
| name = Zelda | | name = Zelda | ||
| name2 = ゼルダ | |||
| member = [[Royal Family of Hyrule]] | | member = [[Royal Family of Hyrule]] | ||
| game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''<br/>''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''<br/>''[[Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity]]'' | | game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''<br/>''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''<br/>''[[Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom|Tears of the Kingdom]]'' | ||
| location = [[Hyrule]]<br/>[[Skyloft]]<br/>[[Hyrule Castle]]<br/>[[Sanctuary (A Link to the Past)|Sanctuary]]<br/>[[Turtle Rock (A Link to the Past)|Turtle Rock]] | | location = [[Hyrule]]<br/>[[Skyloft]]<br/>[[Hyrule Castle]]<br/>[[Sanctuary (A Link to the Past)|Sanctuary]]<br/>[[Turtle Rock (A Link to the Past)|Turtle Rock]] | ||
| related = [[Prince of Hyrule]] <br /> [[Link]] | | related = [[Prince of Hyrule]] <br /> [[Link]] | ||
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'''Zelda''', more commonly parsed as '''Princess Zelda''', is the title character in [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], though not the lead of most games. Generally, she takes on the role of the Princess of [[Hyrule]]. She tends to get kidnapped at some point in the game, and the hero, [[Link]], sets out on a quest to save her. She is also usually one of the three holders of a [[Triforce]] piece, the [[Triforce of Wisdom]]. | '''Zelda''', more commonly parsed as '''Princess Zelda''', is the title character in [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], though not the lead of most games. Generally, she takes on the role of the Princess of [[Hyrule]]. She tends to get kidnapped at some point in the game, and the hero, [[Link]], sets out on a quest to save her. She is also usually one of the three holders of a [[Triforce]] piece, the [[Triforce of Wisdom]]. | ||
==''The Legend of Zelda''== | |||
{{Main|Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)}} | |||
[[File:Zelda-LoZ-Sprite.png|left|48px]] | [[File:Zelda-LoZ-Sprite.png|left|48px]] | ||
Zelda is the ruling princess of [[Lesser Hyrule]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''. When [[Ganon]] his army into Hyrule and seized the [[Triforce of Power]], Zelda took the [[Triforce of Wisdom]] and broke it into [[Triforce Shard|eight fragments]]. She then told her servant, [[Impa]], to find someone with enough courage to find the pieces and use it to destroy Ganon; the evil king found out about this and imprisoned Zelda. She is ultimately rescued by [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]], after he reunites the Triforce of Wisdom and defeats Ganon. | |||
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==''The Adventure of Link''== | |||
{{main|Zelda (The Adventure of Link)}} | |||
{{float|right|[[File:Princess Zelda Sleeping.png]]}} | {{float|right|[[File:Princess Zelda Sleeping.png]]}} | ||
Even though ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'' | Even though ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'' features the same Link as ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', the game has a very different Zelda. This Zelda sleeps in a chamber and cannot wake until someone reunites the full [[Triforce]] and wishes on it for her to awaken. | ||
A long time ago, | A long time ago, a [[King of Hyrule]] died, and passed the [[Triforce]] down to [[Prince of Hyrule|his son]], the next king. But the king did not trust his son and so the Triforce was incomplete, missing a third of its power, the [[Triforce of Courage|Courage]]. A [[magician]] told him that the only one who knew where it is was Princess Zelda; they questioned her, but she wouldn't say, so the wizard put her in an endless sleep. When the wizard died afterwards, the prince ordered every princess born in the [[Royal Family of Hyrule|Royal Family]] to be called Zelda, so the tragedy would never be forgotten. | ||
==''A Link to the Past'' & ''Link's Awakening''== | |||
===''A Link to the Past''=== | ===''A Link to the Past''=== | ||
[[File:Princess-Zelda-Sprite.png|left]]Princess Zelda is a beautiful young girl who is the princess of Hyrule. She is imprisoned in the castle dungeon after her father's adviser, [[Agahnim]], gets rid of the king and takes over the kingdom. She fears for what Agahnim is planning and knows that it involves her since she is one of the descendants of the [[Seven Wise Men]] and that the other six have been sent to the [[Dark World]]. She tries to prevent Agahnim's plans from taking place by sending out a telepathic message and hopes that someone would hear her. Her hopes are realized when a young boy named Link hears her call and comes to her rescue. After she is freed, they both head to the [[Sanctuary (A Link to the Past)|Sanctuary]] via a [[Secret Passage]]. There she is kept safe by the [[Loyal Sage]] and she tells Link to seek the Elder, [[Sahasrahla (A Link to the Past)|Sahasrahla]]. | [[File:Princess-Zelda-Sprite.png|left]]Princess Zelda is a beautiful young girl who is the princess of Hyrule. She is imprisoned in the castle dungeon after her father's adviser, [[Agahnim]], gets rid of the king and takes over the kingdom. She fears for what Agahnim is planning and knows that it involves her since she is one of the descendants of the [[Seven Wise Men]] and that the other six have been sent to the [[Dark World]]. She tries to prevent Agahnim's plans from taking place by sending out a telepathic message and hopes that someone would hear her. Her hopes are realized when a young boy named Link hears her call and comes to her rescue. After she is freed, they both head to the [[Sanctuary (A Link to the Past)|Sanctuary]] via a [[Secret Passage]]. There she is kept safe by the [[Loyal Sage]] and she tells Link to seek the Elder, [[Sahasrahla (A Link to the Past)|Sahasrahla]]. | ||
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Zelda doesn't appear in this game, and thus is not an actual character, but she is mentioned once. Right after ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'', Link travels on a ship to new lands, but is shipwrecked in an island. The first person he meets there is [[Marin]], who he confuses for Zelda. | Zelda doesn't appear in this game, and thus is not an actual character, but she is mentioned once. Right after ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'', Link travels on a ship to new lands, but is shipwrecked in an island. The first person he meets there is [[Marin]], who he confuses for Zelda. | ||
==''Ocarina of Time'' & ''Majora's Mask''== | |||
===''Ocarina of Time''=== | ===''Ocarina of Time''=== | ||
[[File:Zeldaoot3ds.png|right|thumb|Artwork from ''Ocarina of Time 3D''|150px]] | [[File:Zeldaoot3ds.png|right|thumb|Artwork from ''Ocarina of Time 3D''|150px]] | ||
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====The Future==== | ====The Future==== | ||
Seven years later, Link appears on the [[Pedestal of Time]], all grown up and equipped with the Master Sword. Sheik appears before him, and tells him who he is, where the other sages are located, and where to get a useful item for the first dungeon. Sheik appears later in the game to teach Link the last 6 [[Ocarina Songs]] right before each dungeon: [[Minuet of Forest]], [[Bolero of Fire]], [[Serenade of Water]], [[Nocturne of Shadow]], [[Requiem of Spirit]], and [[Prelude of Light]] (the last one is not taught before a dungeon). Sheik appears several other times throughout the game: at the Temple of Time, after the [[Forest Temple (Ocarina of Time)|Forest Temple]], where he tells Link how to go back to the past, how to fight beaten bosses again (3DS version), and teaches him the Prelude of Light; at [[Lake Hylia]], right after the [[Water Temple (Ocarina of Time)|Water Temple]], where he witnesses the lake's restoration and speaks with Link for a few seconds; and at [[Kakariko Village]], a bit after the Water Temple, where he tries to fight the Evil Spirit of [[Bongo Bongo]] sealed inside the [[Bottom of the Well|well]], and teaches Link the Nocturne of Shadows. | Seven years later, Link appears on the [[Pedestal of Time]], all grown up and equipped with the Master Sword. Sheik appears before him, and tells him who he is, where the other sages are located, and where to get a useful item for the first dungeon. Sheik appears later in the game to teach Link the last 6 [[Ocarina Songs]] right before each dungeon: [[Minuet of Forest]], [[Bolero of Fire]], [[Serenade of Water]], [[Nocturne of Shadow]], [[Requiem of Spirit]], and [[Prelude of Light]] (the last one is not taught before a dungeon). Sheik appears several other times throughout the game: at the Temple of Time, after the [[Forest Temple (Ocarina of Time)|Forest Temple]], where he tells Link how to go back to the past, how to fight beaten bosses again (3DS version), and teaches him the Prelude of Light; at [[Lake Hylia (Ocarina of Time)|Lake Hylia]], right after the [[Water Temple (Ocarina of Time)|Water Temple]], where he witnesses the lake's restoration and speaks with Link for a few seconds; and at [[Kakariko Village (Ocarina of Time)|Kakariko Village]], a bit after the Water Temple, where he tries to fight the Evil Spirit of [[Bongo Bongo]] sealed inside the [[Bottom of the Well|well]], and teaches Link the Nocturne of Shadows. | ||
After all 6 sages are safe, Link goes back to the Temple of Time and finds Sheik waiting for him. He tells him about the legend where the Triforce separates during the wish, and that Ganondorf has the Triforce Power, Sheik has Wisdom, and Link has Courage. He also finally reveals himself to be Princess Zelda, and that she was hiding from Ganondorf by changing her appearance while she waited for Link. During this conversation, Ganondorf took this chance of capturing Zelda and lures Link into his castle. | After all 6 sages are safe, Link goes back to the Temple of Time and finds Sheik waiting for him. He tells him about the legend where the Triforce separates during the wish, and that Ganondorf has the Triforce Power, Sheik has Wisdom, and Link has Courage. He also finally reveals himself to be Princess Zelda, and that she was hiding from Ganondorf by changing her appearance while she waited for Link. During this conversation, Ganondorf took this chance of capturing Zelda and lures Link into his castle. | ||
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Zelda does not have an important role in Majora's Mask. She is only seen once, in a cutscene early in the game. After retrieving the [[Ocarina of Time]] from [[Skull Kid]], Link remembers meeting Zelda in Ocarina of Time. Link is standing with Zelda and his horse Epona while Zelda teaches him the [[Song of Time]]. | Zelda does not have an important role in Majora's Mask. She is only seen once, in a cutscene early in the game. After retrieving the [[Ocarina of Time]] from [[Skull Kid]], Link remembers meeting Zelda in Ocarina of Time. Link is standing with Zelda and his horse Epona while Zelda teaches him the [[Song of Time]]. | ||
==''Oracle of Seasons'' and ''Oracle of Ages''== | |||
[[File:Zelda OoX.png|right|180px]] | [[File:Zelda OoX.png|right|180px]] | ||
The Royal Princess of Hyrule, Zelda is a sign of hope to the people of Hyrule. She has vivid dreams which allow her to foresee evil in the distance. Zelda sends her royal nurse Impa to the land of Labrynna in order to find Nayru, the Oracle of Ages, and bring her back to safety in Hyrule. However, Impa never quite completed that journey as planned and the evil power of Veran took control of Impa, and eventually the Oracle of Ages herself. | The Royal Princess of Hyrule, Zelda is a sign of hope to the people of Hyrule. She has vivid dreams which allow her to foresee evil in the distance. Zelda sends her royal nurse Impa to the land of Labrynna in order to find Nayru, the Oracle of Ages, and bring her back to safety in Hyrule. However, Impa never quite completed that journey as planned and the evil power of Veran took control of Impa, and eventually the Oracle of Ages herself. | ||
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== | ==''The Wind Waker'' & ''Phantom Hourglass''== | ||
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===''The Wind Waker''=== | ===''The Wind Waker''=== | ||
[[File:TetraHD.png|right|upright=0.7|thumb|Artwork of Tetra from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD|The Wind Waker HD]]'']] | [[File:TetraHD.png|right|upright=0.7|thumb|Artwork of Tetra from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD|The Wind Waker HD]]'']] | ||
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With the Master Sword in max power, and the Triforce of Courage in his possession, Link comes back to Hyrule Castle to get Zelda, but she is kidnapped by Ganondorf. Link goes after them, and when he finds them, he confronts Ganondorf. After fighting all of his puppets, Link finally finishes him off and he turns to stone, sword in his face. King Hyrule tells both Zelda and Link that they must find a new place to settle in and to start a new kingdom. Link and Zelda (now Tetra) go with the pirates to find the new land which eventually becomes [[New Hyrule]]. | With the Master Sword in max power, and the Triforce of Courage in his possession, Link comes back to Hyrule Castle to get Zelda, but she is kidnapped by Ganondorf. Link goes after them, and when he finds them, he confronts Ganondorf. After fighting all of his puppets, Link finally finishes him off and he turns to stone, sword in his face. King Hyrule tells both Zelda and Link that they must find a new place to settle in and to start a new kingdom. Link and Zelda (now Tetra) go with the pirates to find the new land which eventually becomes [[New Hyrule]]. | ||
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===''Phantom Hourglass''=== | |||
[[File:Tetra_PhantomHourglass.png|right|88px]] | |||
In this game, Zelda is Tetra again, and the pirates are in search of land they can call [[New Hyrule]]. They travel to the World of the Ocean King in search of it. Once, they come across a huge ghost ship, and Tetra attempts to board it, but the ship sends light on her. Link tries to follow her, but falls into the ocean. When he wakes up, he finds himself on an unfamiliar island. Link later finds and boards the Ghost Ship, only to find that Tetra has been turned to stone. Oshus reveals that her life energy was being sucked out of her. (which is bad since she had the Triforce). When Link defeats the first stage of [[Bellum]], the main antagonist, Zelda wakes up. [[Bellum]] tries one more time to take Zelda, but Link defeats him again. Soon after they wake up in the [[Pirate Ship]] again, their friends tell them they had only been gone for ten minutes. | |||
==''Four Swords''== | |||
[[File:Zelda-4S-side.png|108px|right]] | |||
In this game, Zelda feels that the [[Four Sword]] is weakening, and that its seal will break and [[Vaati]] will escape. She takes Link to investigate what's wrong. But when they get there, Vaati has already escaped and captures Zelda. After Link seals Vaati back into the Four Swords, Zelda thanks all four Links (or 2 in the Anniversary Edition: single-player mode). Then, all the Links unite back into one, and he and Zelda go back and put the Four Swords back again. | |||
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===''Four Swords Adventures''=== | ===''Four Swords Adventures''=== | ||
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Vaati was, in fact, searching after the mystic [[Light Force]]. After the [[Picori Blade]] has been forged into the [[Four Sword]], Link discovers that the Light Force actually resides inside Zelda herself. Vaati had followed Link, and starts to drain the Light Force from Zelda. Link, of course, manages to save Zelda just in time and they try to flee from [[Dark Hyrule Castle]] where she was held. But Vaati had absorbed enough power to transform into a monster and tries to kill them. Link seals Vaati away and his cap, which is, in fact, a very powerful cap that is able to grant wishes, falls off. [[Ezlo]], a cursed picori who helped Link on his quest, gives the cap to Zelda. Zelda makes her wish, and with her pure heart, the entirety of Hyrule is purged of all the trouble that Vaati caused. | Vaati was, in fact, searching after the mystic [[Light Force]]. After the [[Picori Blade]] has been forged into the [[Four Sword]], Link discovers that the Light Force actually resides inside Zelda herself. Vaati had followed Link, and starts to drain the Light Force from Zelda. Link, of course, manages to save Zelda just in time and they try to flee from [[Dark Hyrule Castle]] where she was held. But Vaati had absorbed enough power to transform into a monster and tries to kill them. Link seals Vaati away and his cap, which is, in fact, a very powerful cap that is able to grant wishes, falls off. [[Ezlo]], a cursed picori who helped Link on his quest, gives the cap to Zelda. Zelda makes her wish, and with her pure heart, the entirety of Hyrule is purged of all the trouble that Vaati caused. | ||
==''Twilight Princess''== | |||
[[File:Zelda-Twilight-Princess.png|right|150px|thumb|Artwork from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'']] | [[File:Zelda-Twilight-Princess.png|right|150px|thumb|Artwork from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'']] | ||
Zelda returns in Twilight Princess as the princess of Hyrule and one of the game's protagonists. Like other titles in the series, Zelda is kidnapped by Ganondorf during the course of the game. | Zelda returns in Twilight Princess as the princess of Hyrule and one of the game's protagonists. Like other titles in the series, Zelda is kidnapped by Ganondorf during the course of the game. | ||
===Hyrule plunged into Twilight=== | |||
During Twilight Princess's prologue events, Link, in [[Ordon Village]], prepares to transport the [[Ordon Sword]] to Hyrule Castle. On the day of Link's planned departure, numerous shadow beasts appeared throughout Hyrule and stole the light of the light spirits in Hyrule, which allowed the land to succumb to [[twilight]]. All creatures of the light world are transformed into spirits in the twilight, and they are unaware of the reality of their surroundings. Link, however, is transformed into a sacred wolf - a sign to [[Midna]] that he is the chosen hero she seeks to aid her in her own quest for vengeance against [[Zant]]. She assists Link in reaching the tower of Hyrule Castle where Zelda resides so that Link can learn the reality of the darkness over Hyrule. | During Twilight Princess's prologue events, Link, in [[Ordon Village]], prepares to transport the [[Ordon Sword]] to Hyrule Castle. On the day of Link's planned departure, numerous shadow beasts appeared throughout Hyrule and stole the light of the light spirits in Hyrule, which allowed the land to succumb to [[twilight]]. All creatures of the light world are transformed into spirits in the twilight, and they are unaware of the reality of their surroundings. Link, however, is transformed into a sacred wolf - a sign to [[Midna]] that he is the chosen hero she seeks to aid her in her own quest for vengeance against [[Zant]]. She assists Link in reaching the tower of Hyrule Castle where Zelda resides so that Link can learn the reality of the darkness over Hyrule. | ||
Like Link, Zelda is not transformed into a spirit in the twilight but remains a Hylian as the Princess of Hyrule Castle. Upon meeting Link, she tells Link the tale of how Zant launched a raid on Hyrule Castle with the assistance of several [[Shadow Beast|shadow beasts]]. Zant quickly defeated the throne room's garrison and gave Zelda an ultimatum to surrender or die. Zelda, fearful for the welfare of the people of her kingdom, surrendered to Zant who then plunged the land of Hyrule into twilight. | Like Link, Zelda is not transformed into a spirit in the twilight but remains a Hylian as the Princess of Hyrule Castle. Upon meeting Link, she tells Link the tale of how Zant launched a raid on Hyrule Castle with the assistance of several [[Shadow Beast|shadow beasts]]. Zant quickly defeated the throne room's garrison and gave Zelda an ultimatum to surrender or die. Zelda, fearful for the welfare of the people of her kingdom, surrendered to Zant who then plunged the land of Hyrule into twilight. | ||
===Zelda's Sacrifice=== | |||
After Link retrieves the three [[Fused Shadow]]s for Midna, Zant appears and casts a curse on Link which prevents him from returning to Hylian form when not in Twilight. After Midna refuses to assist Zant in conquering the world of light, he mortally wounds her by exposing her to light. Immediately after this, the [[Light Spirit]] [[Lanayru (Light Spirit)|Lanayru]] transports Link and Midna from Zant's presence, and the injured Minda tells Link to hurry to Princess Zelda. | After Link retrieves the three [[Fused Shadow]]s for Midna, Zant appears and casts a curse on Link which prevents him from returning to Hylian form when not in Twilight. After Midna refuses to assist Zant in conquering the world of light, he mortally wounds her by exposing her to light. Immediately after this, the [[Light Spirit]] [[Lanayru (Light Spirit)|Lanayru]] transports Link and Midna from Zant's presence, and the injured Minda tells Link to hurry to Princess Zelda. | ||
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Midna asks Link if he can reach the sacred grove alone then asks Zelda to tell him where the [[Mirror of Twilight]] is. Zelda suddenly realizes Midna's importance and desire to help them protect the world of light. Zelda then passes her life energy into Midna to heal her and subsequently disappears. | Midna asks Link if he can reach the sacred grove alone then asks Zelda to tell him where the [[Mirror of Twilight]] is. Zelda suddenly realizes Midna's importance and desire to help them protect the world of light. Zelda then passes her life energy into Midna to heal her and subsequently disappears. | ||
===Battle with Ganondorf=== | |||
After acquiring the four shards of the Mirror of Twilight and defeating Zant, Link and Midna return to Hyrule Castle for the third time to confront [[Ganon]]dorf. Upon reaching the castle tower, Zelda's body is locked motionless above Ganondorf on the throne of Hyrule Castle. Ganondorf reveals to Link that after he was banished to the void, he used the hatred of the people of the Twilight Realm as nourishment to grow strong again. He then manipulated Zant to open the path to return to the world of light and usurp control over Hyrule. | After acquiring the four shards of the Mirror of Twilight and defeating Zant, Link and Midna return to Hyrule Castle for the third time to confront [[Ganon]]dorf. Upon reaching the castle tower, Zelda's body is locked motionless above Ganondorf on the throne of Hyrule Castle. Ganondorf reveals to Link that after he was banished to the void, he used the hatred of the people of the Twilight Realm as nourishment to grow strong again. He then manipulated Zant to open the path to return to the world of light and usurp control over Hyrule. | ||
Zelda's body is then used by [[Ganondorf (Twilight Princess)|Ganondorf]] [[Puppet Zelda|as a puppet]] in battle against Link. After Link defeats the puppet Zelda and the beast Ganon, Zelda reawakens as herself; she had been using Midna to harbor her soul. Zelda and Link finally team up against Ganondorf in battle throughout Hyrule field. Zelda uses [[Light Arrow|light arrows]] fired from the [[Twilight Bow]] to stun Ganondorf so that Link can reach him on horseback to attack with the Master Sword. After knocking Ganondorf from his horse with Zelda's assistance, Link defeats Ganondorf with the Master Sword on foot. | Zelda's body is then used by [[Ganondorf (Twilight Princess)|Ganondorf]] [[Puppet Zelda|as a puppet]] in battle against Link. After Link defeats the puppet Zelda and the beast Ganon, Zelda reawakens as herself; she had been using Midna to harbor her soul. Zelda and Link finally team up against Ganondorf in battle throughout Hyrule field. Zelda uses [[Light Arrow|light arrows]] fired from the [[Twilight Bow]] to stun Ganondorf so that Link can reach him on horseback to attack with the Master Sword. After knocking Ganondorf from his horse with Zelda's assistance, Link defeats Ganondorf with the Master Sword on foot. | ||
==''Spirit Tracks''== | |||
[[File:PrincessZeldaArt_Thumb.png|left|thumb|Artwork from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'']] | [[File:PrincessZeldaArt_Thumb.png|left|thumb|Artwork from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'']] | ||
Zelda is the princess of the Royal Family of Hyrule and a descendant of [[Tetra]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]''. Princess Zelda suspects that Chancellor Cole is involved with the recent disappearance of the Spirit Tracks that seal away the Demon King. After Princess Zelda slips Link a note so that the two could meet in private, they escape the castle and begin a journey to the Tower of Spirits. | Zelda is the princess of the Royal Family of Hyrule and a descendant of [[Tetra]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]''. Princess Zelda suspects that Chancellor Cole is involved with the recent disappearance of the Spirit Tracks that seal away the Demon King. After Princess Zelda slips Link a note so that the two could meet in private, they escape the castle and begin a journey to the Tower of Spirits. | ||
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==''Skyward Sword''== | |||
{{main|Zelda (Skyward Sword)}} | |||
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In this game, Zelda is not a princess, but a normal girl who is a student at the [[Knight Academy]] along with [[Link (Skyward Sword)|Link]], the headmaster of which is her father [[Gaepora]]. She is Link's closest friend and rides around on a [[Zelda's Loftwing|Blue Loftwing]]. After she is chosen to act as [[Hylia|the goddess]] in the [[Ceremony of the Goddess]] for the winner of the [[Wing Ceremony]], an annual race in which Link is competing for the right to become a senior in the academy, she helps Link locate his [[Crimson Loftwing]], hidden by his rival and her stalker, [[Groose]]. After Link wins the race, Zelda joyfully jumps off Skyloft for Link and his bird to catch her, and then they go to the top of the statue to continue on with the ceremony. Zelda hands him the [[Sailcloth]], a legendary parachute used as the prize for that year's race. She then pushes Link off the statue and tells him to land on the circle in the ground with his new sailcloth. After that, Zelda asks Link out on a date in the sky. While flying, a black tornado appears out of nowhere and sucks Zelda in while it throws Link off his bird unconscious. | |||
After waking in the [[Sealed Grounds]], she is found by an [[Impa#Skyward Sword|old woman]], who tells her that she is the literal reincarnation of the goddess [[Hylia]], as part of a plan to permanently destroy the demonic [[Demise]] who Hylia was fatally wounded in the sealing of. The old woman sends her to two springs - the [[Skyview Spring]] and the [[Earth Spring]] - to purify herself and recover the memories of a past life. She finds the first behind the [[Skyview Temple]] and prays there with little difficulty; but is waylaid by a group of [[bokoblin]]s outside the [[Earth Temple]], and is only saved by the intervention of [[Impa#Skyward Sword|Impa]], a [[Sheikah]] servant of the goddess. After praying in the spring, she is stopped by going to the late-arriving Link by Impa, who pushes her onward through a portal to [[Lanayru Desert]]. | |||
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Zelda and Impa go through the desert into the [[Temple of Time (Skyward Sword)|Temple of Time]], and Impa destroys the entrance to delay the enemy. Zelda plays her harp to activate the [[Gate of Time]] leading to the past. As soon as it opens, Zelda sees Link come in through the side entrance of the temple, but [[Ghirahim]] breaks through the blocked entrance Impa created, and blocks Link from getting closer to Zelda with magical fire. While Impa and Ghirahim fight, Zelda sends the Goddess Harp to Link and tells him that he will need it. Link manages to delay Ghirahim while Impa and Zelda escape through the Gate. Zelda promises Link that they will see each other again before Impa pulls her through the Gate of Time, dropping a magical bomb to destroy it behind them. | |||
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In the [[Temple of Hylia]] of the past, Zelda's full memories of her time as Hylia are restored, and when Link arrives, she tells him of Hylia's plans, guilty over her past self's plans involving using him as a weapon rather than a person. After blessing the [[Master Sword]], upgrading it to the [[True Master Sword]], she seals herself away - partly as penance, partly to keep Demise's monstrous form, [[The Imprisoned]], sealed until the present day. As the seal forms, she asks him to wake her up when the seal is broken and Demise is gone. | |||
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When Link uses the [[Triforce]] to kill The Imprisoned by dropping the [[Isle of the Goddess]] on him, Zelda awakens in the present day. However, the joyful reunion is interrupted by Ghirahim, who knocks her out and takes her through the Gate of Time to the past, hoping to use her divine soul to alter history and restore Demise. While Link follows, defeating Ghirahim's [[horde]] and ultimately Ghirahim himself, he is too late to stop the ceremony from succeeding and reviving Demise with Zelda's soul. Hoping to restore her, he challenges Demise and beats him in a dimension of the latter's creation, freeing Zelda's soul to return to her; but not before the dying Demise curses "those who share the blood of the goddess and the spirit of the hero" to eternally fight an [[Ganon|incarnation of Demise's hatred]]. | |||
The restored Zelda begs Impa to come back to the present day with them, but the latter tells her the past is her native time, but promises they will see one another again. Zelda gives her one of her bracelets as a keepsake, but when they travel to the present day for the final time, they see the old woman wearing the bracelet, revealing her to be an aged Impa. After one final talk with Zelda, the old woman passes. Later, while Link and Zelda stand on the [[Statue of the Goddess]] alone with the Triforce, she says that she wants to stay and live in the land below. | |||
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==''Breath of the Wild'', ''Age of Calamity'' & ''Tears of the Kingdom''== | |||
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Furthermore, Zelda's power did not awaken easily, regardless of the steps she took to do so. With each passing day, she became increasingly frustrated with her inability to prevent the impending doom of [[Calamity Ganon|Calamity Ganon's]] return. This frustration was also fueled by her relationship with [[Link | Furthermore, Zelda's power did not awaken easily, regardless of the steps she took to do so. With each passing day, she became increasingly frustrated with her inability to prevent the impending doom of [[Calamity Ganon|Calamity Ganon's]] return. This frustration was also fueled by her relationship with [[Link (Breath of the Wild)|Link]]. After Link was chosen to wield the [[Master Sword#Breath of the Wild|Master Sword]], and was appointed as Zelda's protector by the King himself, Zelda believed that Link's path as the chosen hero was of relative ease. Compared to the continual failures in fulfilling her role, Link always achieved anything he set his mind to. Early on their relationship, Zelda often told Link that she did not need his protection, and that she preferred to be left alone to continue her research. | ||
After Link bravely defended Zelda from the [[Yiga Clan]] in the [[Gerudo Desert (Breath of the Wild)|Gerudo Desert]], she began to open up to Link. Zelda realized that Link struggled with his role as well, in that all of Hyrule was watching him and expecting him to be the fearless hero that would defeat Ganon when he returned. After this revelation Zelda started to appreciated Link's presence and company, realizing that the two weren't so different after all. | After Link bravely defended Zelda from the [[Yiga Clan]] in the [[Gerudo Desert (Breath of the Wild)|Gerudo Desert]], she began to open up to Link. Zelda realized that Link struggled with his role as well, in that all of Hyrule was watching him and expecting him to be the fearless hero that would defeat Ganon when he returned. After this revelation Zelda started to appreciated Link's presence and company, realizing that the two weren't so different after all. | ||
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