Hero's Spirit

Template:Character The Hero's Shade is a character from Twilight Princess who teaches Link the Hidden Skills. The Hero's Shade is skilled with a sword, and he is missing one eye. He appears to be similar to a Stalfos in appearance.

The Hero's Shade is the spirit of an ancient warrior who once saved the land of Hyrule. He wishes to pass on his skills to Link, a member of his bloodline. He has the ability to turn in to a golden, similar to how Link turns into one in the Twilight. He is first seen in this form outside of the Forest Temple. After their first encounter, Link can meet him by howling at a Howling Stone, where they will howl a duet in wolf form. A symbol will then appear on Link's map where he can find the golden wolf, who will attack him and warp him into a strange, foggy dimension with a faint outline of a castle in the background. The shade will then appear in his true form and teach Link a skill.

In Hyrule Historia, it is revealed that the Hero's Shade is actually the Hero of Time, Link, from Ocarina of Time.