Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia, The ;

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The Links gather three keys to Vaati's Palace from the Great Fairies in the Sea of Trees, Talus Cave, and Death Mountain. The three books were designed with hardback covers in the colours of the three Golden Goddesses that appear at the centre of Zelda lore, Farore, Din, and Nayru, with the encyclopedia being presented in blue to represent the Goddess of Wisdom, Nayru. The Triforce was entrusted to the goddess Hylia during the Era of Hylia, [17] known more fully as the Era of the Goddess Hylia.

The series acts as a reference guide to The Legend of Zelda video game series and documents artwork and promotional material from the games. Thorpe stated that The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia aimed to complete the detailed fictional chronology of The Legend of Zelda game series that was first provided in Hyrule Historia: "People drove themselves crazy over it. Hundreds of years later, during the Era of the Great Sea, [32] Ganondorf escapes to the surface world. With their strongest weapons lost, Hyrule was laid to ruin and Link was fatally injured while protecting Zelda, who had awakened her sealing powers while fleeing from Guardians, requiring him to sleep in the Shrine of Resurrection for 100 years.

Nintendo intends for the timeline to be flexible and open to player interpretation, allowing for more creative freedom, and less restrictions. I enjoyed having all of the Zelda history in one place, showing how, among other things, the different incarnations of Kakariko Village look in different games, or how the Zora evolved across the years, and so on. When Link opens the Door of Time and draws the Master Sword from the Pedestal of Time, he is sealed within the Chamber of Sages for seven years. The Master Sword had lost the power to repel evil when Ganondorf killed the sages of Earth and Wind. It is said that a long ago, when Hyrule was one country, a great ruler maintained the peace in Hyrule using the Triforce.

I always want to feel solid ground beneath my feet, see the clouds above my head, and watch over the Triforce. Zelda, still imprisoned, summons the Bow of Light, and Link uses it to weaken Ganon enough to allow Zelda to free herself and seal him away. The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia [a] is a book about Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda video game series. For instance, the timeline is generally explained via larger events that take place in the world shared between Ganondorf, Zelda, and Link, and their struggle for the Triforce.

There's great stuff here, such as comparisons of the world maps across games and timelines, the evolution of the races and monsters over the course of the series, and an in-depth analysis of the various weapons and other pieces of equipment the player can acquire. This 328-page book is an exhaustive guide to The Legend of Zelda from the original The Legend of Zelda to Twilight Princess HD. The Child Timeline, [5] or Child Era, [32] is the branch of the timeline that follows Link back in time at the end of Ocarina of Time. Din was actually the Oracle of Seasons, and her capture by Onox meant that the seasons in the land of Holodrum were thrown into chaos. We eventually decided not to do a new edition and I was afraid that idea would never see the light of day.

It provides a detailed compendium of the numerous fictional characters, creatures and items found within the first 30 years of the Zelda game series. The last such King of Hyrule, doubting his son's worthiness, hides the Triforce of Courage in the Great Palace.Zelda Wiki co-founded the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance with Bulbapedia and Super Mario Wiki, a network that comprises fan-run wikis from several Nintendo franchises. Alan Lopez, Feature: Chronicling The Legend Of Zelda With Dark Horse Comics( web archive), Nintendo Life, published June 24, 2018, retrieved November 19, 2022. The now demonic Knights of Hyrule and their Royal Jewels were scattered across the kingdom by Shadow Link and his kin.

It came out before Breath of the Wild which makes me keen to see the updated Encyclopedia with it included(how good was Breath of the Wild! Immediately after, it managed to corrupt the entire Guardian army by possessing it with Malice and turned it against Hyrule. that along the walls of the Temple of Time in Twilight Princess, there are carvings depicting what looks to be the Seven Sages, one of whom is holding the Dominion Rod? A comprehensive collection of enemies and items, potions to poes, an expansion of the lore touched upon in Hyrule Historia, concept art, screencaps, maps, main characters and how they relate, languages, and much, much more, including an exclusive interview with Series Producer, Eiji Aonuma!Seven years ago, Ganondorf, the King of Thieves, used the door you opened in the Temple of Time and entered the Sacred Realm. The Adult Timeline, [5] or Adult Era, [32] is the branch of the timeline in which Link has disappeared from Hyrule after being sent back in time at the end of Ocarina of Time. It wasn't long before we discovered several ancient relics made by the hands of our distant ancestors.