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| | when = After ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''<br/>Before [[Twilight Era]] | | | game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' |
| | characters = [[Ganon|Ganondorf]]<br/>[[Ancient Sages]] | | | location = |
| | related = [[Child Timeline]] | | | characters = [[Ganondorf]]<br/>[[Sages]] |
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| '''Ganondorf's Execution''' takes place many years following the [[Link|Link's]] return to the past at the end of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''.{{Ref|pg. 113|Many years later, Ganondorf, the infamous demon thief who wielded the power of magic, was finally to be executed.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} The following events are explained to Link by the [[Ancient Sages|Sages]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' once Link has completed the [[Arbiter's Grounds]]. The Demon Thief, [[Ganon|Ganondorf]], was sent to the Arbiter's Grounds to be executed by the Sages.{{Ref|pg. 113|The Ancient Sages performed the execution of Ganondorf in the Arbiter's Grounds.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} However, by what one of the Sages calls a "divine prank",{{Ref|name=DV|TP|1715|[[Ancient Sages]]}} Ganondorf survived because he had been chosen by the gods to wield the [[Triforce of Power]].{{Ref|name=survive|pg. 113|However, Ganondorf, who had been chosen by the Triforce of Power, did not perish, and managed to kill one of the sages.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} | | The '''Failed Execution of Ganondorf'''{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia]]|pg.11''}} is an event that takes place as part of the [[Child Timeline]]. |
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| ==The Hero of Time's Return== | | ==Overview== |
| After the events of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', Link was sent back into the past to relive his childhood by [[Zelda|Princess Zelda]].{{Ref|OoT|1924\1926|Princess Zelda}}{{Ref|pg. 91|In order to right her wrongs, she played the ocarina, returning Link to his original era and allowing him to regain the seven years that had passed while he remained sealed.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} With the knowledge of future events and the proof of the [[Triforce of Courage]], Link told the young Princess Zelda of what would happen in the future.{{Ref|pg. 113|In Hyrule, Princess Zelda was informed of what would happen in the future by Link, the Hero of Time.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} The Princess then passed the information onto the [[Royal Family of Hyrule|Royal Family]] and Ganondorf was captured and sent to be executed.
| | The failed execution takes place prior to the events of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' and is showcased during the game. The sages attempt to execute Ganondorf as a traitor of [[Hyrule]] for his role that he played in the Child Timeline of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''. However, since Ganondorf is blessed with the [[Triforce of Power]], it is impossible to execute him. Instead, Ganondorf is banished to the [[Twilight Realm]]. |
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| ==Failed Execution==
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| Several years after he had been caught, the time for the execution of the Demon Thief dawns. Ganondorf is chained to a giant stone slap atop the Arbiter's Grounds, within the [[Mirror Chamber]]. One of the Sages then draws the [[Sword of the Six Sages]] and thrusts it into the abdomen of Ganondorf. However, by a "divine prank",{{Ref|name=DV}} the Triforce of Power shines bright on the hand of Ganondorf and he avoids death, killing one of the Sages as he breaks free of his shackles.{{Ref|name=survive}} In a rush of panic, the remaining Sages seal him within the [[Twilight Realm]] via the [[Mirror of Twilight]].{{Ref|pg. 113|Thrown into a panic, the remainder of the sages used the Mirror of Twilight to banish Ganondorf to the Twilight Realm.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}}
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Failed Execution of Ganondorf
The Failed Execution of Ganondorf[1] is an event that takes place as part of the Child Timeline.
Overview
The failed execution takes place prior to the events of Twilight Princess and is showcased during the game. The sages attempt to execute Ganondorf as a traitor of Hyrule for his role that he played in the Child Timeline of Ocarina of Time. However, since Ganondorf is blessed with the Triforce of Power, it is impossible to execute him. Instead, Ganondorf is banished to the Twilight Realm.
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