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==Appearances==

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Like in most games, Zelda is the princess of all of [[Hyrule]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''. When [[Ganon]] attacked Hyrule and took the [[Triforce of Power]] and led his army into Hyrule, Zelda took the [[Triforce of Wisdom]] and broke it into 8 [[Triforce Shard|pieces]] and 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. While searching for this hero with courage, Impa gets surrounded by Ganon's minions. They circle in on her, when suddenly, Link comes and slays all the monsters. Impa tells Link of Zelda's plight, and Link goes off in search of the Triforce Shards. Eventually, [[Link]] assembles the Triforce of Wisdom, defeats Ganon, and saves the princess.

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Even though ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'' happens right after ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' and even has the same Link, the game has a very different Zelda. This Zelda sleeps in a chamber and cannot wake until someone finds the [[Triforce of Courage]] and brings it to her sleeping body.

A long time ago, the [[King of Hyrule]] died, and passed the [[Triforce]] down to his son, the next king. But, the Triforce was incomplete, missing a third of its power, the [[Triforce of Courage|Courage]]. A wizard 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, thus started the tradition to bestow this name upon her in every Zelda title.

[[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]].

After Link defeats Ganon and makes his wish on the Triforce, Zelda is seen in the ending credits standing next to her healed father, the King, and with the six maidens and unbrainwashed soldiers surrounding her.

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.

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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]].

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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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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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[[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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[[File:FSA-Princess-Zelda.png|200px|right]] In ''Four Swords Adventures'', Princess Zelda uses her telepathy to call her friend [[Link]] and ask him to come to [[Hyrule Castle]]. Link joins Zelda and the [[Shrine Maidens]] to investigate the seal on [[Vaati]] at the [[Four Sword Sanctuary]], due to the ominous clouds and darkness covering [[Hyrule]]. Before they can reach the Four Sword Sanctuary, [[Shadow Link]] appears and imprisons Zelda and the Maidens. Link gives chase to the Four Sword Sanctuary, where he draws the [[Four Sword]], splitting himself into four and releasing the seal on the Wind Mage Vaati.   

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Once again, Zelda takes on the role as the princess of Hyrule.  

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.

[[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'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.

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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.

[[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.  

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[[File:Zelda with her Loftwing.png|right|Artwork from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''|150px]]

Demise is gone for now and Zelda comes back to normal. While Link seals away Fi for the next Hero, Zelda asks Impa to go to the future with her. Impa says she can't because the past is her present, but she promises that they will see each other again, so Zelda gives her one of her bracelets that she was wearing so that Impa could remember her while she waits to see each other again. When they come back to their time, the Gate of Time disappears and they see the old woman. She shows Zelda the same bracelet, meaning she is Impa in the present. After seeing each other one last time, Impa dies and disappears, her promise finally fulfilled. Later, Gaepora comes down to visit and Groose goes back to Skyloft. Then, 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.

[[File:ALBW-Zelda-Artwork.png|thumb|left|175px|Artwork from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]'']]

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==Non-Canon Appearances==

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In [[Zelda (Game & Watch)|the ''Zelda'' Game & Watch LCD game]], Princess Zelda is [[Link]]'s "sweetheart", kidnapped by eight evil [[Dragon (LCD Games)|dragons]] who "refused to live in peace with man." Link intends to "destroy the dragons" in revenge and save Zelda.{{Ref|Zelda (Game & Watch) [https://www.zeldadungeon.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album{{=}}496 instruction manual]}}

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Zelda plays a part in the ''Subspace Emissary'' story mode.

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However, Zelda managed to evade Wizzro, disguising herself as [[Sheik#Hyrule Warriors|Sheik]] and rejoining her army. She eventually reveals herself to her allies after defeating Wizzro (who had disguised himself as Zelda) in [[the Water Temple]] in Hyrule's past. She then resumes her open leadership of the Hyrulean forces against [[Cia]] - and later, [[Ganon]]dorf.

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