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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.

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.

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.