Zelda

Zelda

Like in most games, Zelda is the princess of all of Hyrule. 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 pieces and told her servant, Impa, to find someone with enough courage to find the pieces and use it to destroy Ganon. But the evil king found out about this and imprisoned Zelda. Finally, Link found the Triforce of Wisdom, defeated Ganon, and saved the princess.

Zelda II

Even though 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 up until someone finds the Triforce of Courage and uses it on her.

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 only a third of it's power, which is Courage. A wizard told him that the only one who knew where it is was the princess Zelda. They questioned her, but she wouldn't say, so the wizard put her in a endless sleep. When the wizard died afterwards, the prince ordered every princess born in the royal family to be called Zelda, so the tragedy would never be forgotten, and thus this was her name on every single game afterwards.

A Link to the Past

When Agahnim captured Zelda, she telepathically talks to Link and tells him to rescue her from Agahnim. When rescued, he takes her to a sanctuary where a Loyal Sage lives, and leaves her with the sage to find the Master Sword. But Agahnim kills the sage and takes the princess back to the castle. She dissappears before Link and Agahnim go to the Dark World. After Link rescues the 7 maidens, the last one, Zelda, tells Link where Ganon is.

Link's Awakening

Zelda doesn't appear in this game, and thus is not an actual character, but she is mentioned once. Right after 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 confusses for Zelda.

Skyward Sword

Zelda is a resident of Skyloft, a classmate of Link and one of his closest friends. She too enjoys soaring through the clouds on top of her own bird. Despite being a normal girl in the town, Zelda seems to have some special status amongst the people of Skyloft. Early on in the game, Zelda gives out a prize to whomever wins the flight race.

After Link successfully wins the race, Zelda leaps off of the ledge from Skyloft, dropping down onto Link's bird to congratulate him. Things eventually take a turn for the worse when a huge tornado is summoned causing Zelda to fall off her bird and get sucked to the land beneath the clouds. As she falls to the ground, she appears to be swallowed by a giant, black monster, called The Imprisoned. Ghirahim, a Demon Lord whom is trying to find Zelda for himself, claims that a servant of the Goddess rescued her from the tornado and she was taken to the Skyview Temple. It is unknown whether The Imprisoned is the servant of the Goddess, or if it is what the servant rescued her from, though it's more likely it's not the servant.

The evil Ghirahim and Link set out to look for Zelda. Link is out to rescue her while Ghirahim seeks her holiness for some unknown end. Her importance is a mystery, but she is referred to as an "oracle" and "a female servant of the goddess". She apparently has been taken to the Skyview Temple, but is taken elsewhere before either Link or Ghirahim have a chance to reach her, probably to the Earth Temple and then later to the Temple of Time. It is uncertain who will find her first and what will become of her.

Minsh Cap

In the Minish Cap, Zelda appears as Links childhood friend. She gives him his shield and is turned to stone by Vaati early on.

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