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Soon Ganon would throw clever plan after clever plan at Link and Zelda, but the hero and the Princess never gave in. Link and Zelda foiled every plot at dangerous lengths to defeat Ganon. However, they were helped along the way. The faerie princess, Sprite (also known as "Miff"); the mysterious Sing, with her pet unicorn; Bagu, Hyrule's strongest man; Impa, Zelda's ever-loyal, yet aging nursemaid, just to name a few of the illustrious people who helped Link, Zelda, and Zelda's father, King Harkinian.
Throughout their various adventures, Zelda trained under Link, becoming somewhat skilled in the ways of battle.
At every chance he got, Ganon tried to capture the Triforce of Wisdom. Link and Zelda, at every chance they got, tried to reclaim the Triforce of Power. The Triforce of Courage dwelt in Link's heart since his last journey, and was the secret of his greatest power.
At one point, Link was even tempted over the edge of corruption by Ganon and the temptation of the Triforce of Power, causing him to turn against Zelda until he could break the hold the corruption had over his psyche.
Ganon and his minions had seized the peaceful island of Kordai and imprisoned Princess Zelda IV for the second time. It was written, "only Link can defeat Ganon." To do so, he must conquer the hideous Faces of Evil... each one more diabolical than the last. Against all odds, Zelda was to be freed and Koridai returned to harmony.
Taking for granted his adventuresome exploits of late, Link III grew bored. He complained to King Harkinian, who spoke that, a land of rest and peace is good for the people. Fortunately for Link, the spoken of peace wouldn't last for long.
In an often-repeated modus operandi, Ganon came out of hiding and once again captured Zelda. Now, Link had to use his turbo carpet to recapture Zelda and crush Ganon. Going through Fire Dairas, Abominams, traversing Crater Cove, and obtaining a "powersword," he did so and became the hero of the Koridai.
King Harkinian travelled to the land of Gamelon to unite and join forces with Duke Onkled against the stirring Ganon. A month passed with no word, so the heroic Link went after the King... and also disappeared.
Princess Zelda did the only thing she could - she went after them. The damsel in distress princess no longer, she made the decision to take the fight to the enemy.
A good place to start seemed to be "Sakado." The enemies on the street of this town seemed pretty easy to kill with her sword, and the rupees they yield could be used as money at the local shop. It seemed clear from the beginning - she would have to find the whispered-of Wand of Gamelon... it was her best bet against Ganon.
After going through Tygoki Tower and Kobitan, among other locales, Zelda made her way to the Shrine of Gamelon. Retrieving the Wand of Gamelon after slaying its werewolf guardian, utilizing her new Goriyah (boomerang thrower) and the "powersword" of her own she acquired at Tygoki, Princess Zelda's quest would ultimately lead her to Reesong Palace. Using her purple magic cloak when necessary and boomerang, she eventually came face to face with Ganon, using the Wand of Gamelon against him to great effectiveness.
Evading the Prince of Darkness, she made her way up a chain until she found and rescued her father, King Harkinian.
Princess Zelda IV, the taste of adventure now in her blood from her recent solo outing, once again must set out upon news that Ganon - the dark being's Gerudo-thievery heritage resurfacing, no doubt - had stolen not only the seven sacred "Heaven signs," but abducted his hated enemy, Link. Gathering her wits and weapons, Zelda set off again.
The adventure started with Gaspra, the noble stars-scientist of the palace.
This evening he had got to do something better than looking through a big telescope. Thence, Gaspra had to help Shurmak in helping Princess Zelda in her efforts to save Link and save the world from a dark future.
The first goal of Zelda was to find a whispered-of magical rod, to be able to vanquish her enemies with ease. Her ultimate goal seemed obvious: find the seven Heaven signs and defeat Ganon.
Journeying across the land once more Zelda did just that, rescuing Link and becoming the heroine for the second time.
Despite all these adventures, Link III's struggle with Ganon did not conclude. In fact, it continued still...
Time for rest and relaxation for the battle-weary Link III was not to be had. Ganon and his minions have taken both Princess Zelda IV, responsible for managing the four seasons of the Land of Hyrule, and the Triforce of Power. Link learned of this and set out to save the Princess once again.
Ganon, however, learned of Link's quest and split the Triforce into eight pieces (as Zelda had before with the Triforce of Wisdom in Link's original quest), and scattered them throughout the land of Hyrule. In addition, the Rod of the Four Seasons (a device that controls the seasons), along with its hiding place in Hyrule Castle, was promptly whisked off to another dimension. As a result of this calamity, Hyrule's four seasons were thrown into chaos and the order of the seasons became jumbled. In order to save Princess Zelda and find the "Rod of the Four Seasons," Link knew he must travel back and forth between Hyrule and this alternate dimension, while receiving help from the spirits residing in the "Tree of Mystery" and also the strange "Uura Tribe" found in this other dimension.
Two beings that helped Link on his quest were soon introduced. The first was a kangaroo named Ricky. When Link climbed into Ricky's pouch, he was able to jump and, using a pair of boxing gloves, was able to punch out enemies. The other being was Maple, a woman who suddenly appeared flying on a broomstick and crashed into Link, bringing about various events in his quest.
Along with using various mystical acorns, the new item, the Rod of the Four Seasons, would be proven pivotal in solving a number of riddles along the way. Link rightly guessed the winter snow covered a secret entrance to a dungeon or two for which he'd need to alter the seasons to uncover it, to name just one example.
Throughout his quest to gather the shards of the Triforce of Power, Link found he was embarking on a journey that would require him to challenge mother nature and champion the laws of physics, wielding the four seasons of the year, understanding the significance of the infinite colours in the world of Hyrule and manipulating them, and even using time itself as a tool for the completion of his mission. He had to have Power, Wisdom, and Courage.
When Link III, having mastered then the four Seasons, Colours, and Time, reached the end of his long quest and once again stood face to face with the Prince of Darkness, Ganon couldn't stand against him. Slaying Ganon once again, Link rescued Princess Zelda and retrieved the entirety of the Triforce of Power.
Unless it truly ended here, no further tale is told on how either Ganon or Link III was conquered. Perhaps the two never ended their struggle, and Ganon survived to terrorize the next descendant of the Hero of Time in Link's bloodline. Until that tale is told, we may never know the ultimate fate of Hyrule...
Zelda Timeline
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ZELDA THROUGH THE AGES:
0 Hylian Reckoning (H.R.)
The Goddesses Din, Nayru and Farore create Hyrule, the Golden Land, the five races, and the Triforce. The Goddess give the races a code of laws and wisdom and depart to the heavens. The five races, the Hylians, the Zora, the Goron, the Kokiri, and the Gerudo began their civilizations.
75 H.R.
The great Sage named Rauru builds the Temple of Light to guard the entrance to the Golden Land, also known as the "Sacred Realm" or "The Land of the Golden Power."
154 H.R.
The Book of Mudora is written.
500 H.R. (AoL / Z2)
When the King of Hyrule passes away, the Triforce in his possession, Princess Zelda I refuses to tell her brother, the prince and heir to the throne, where the Triforce is. One of the late king's magicians puts Zelda into an enchanted, timeless sleep. The prince, in sorrow, decrees that all female children born to the Hyrulian royal family be named "Zelda" from then on.
525 H.R.
All the Hyrulian civilizations, except for the enigmatic Kokiri of the forest, declare war on one another and battle.
565 H.R.
Link I, the future Hero of Time, is born amidst the continuing war between the different populaces of Hyrule in the Kokiri Forest to a mother that soon dies from her wounds. Princess Zelda II, the future Princess of Destiny, is born in Hyrule.
575 H.R.
A great Hylian King stops the Hyrulian tribes from fighting, and a time of peace takes effect. Ganondorf Dragmire begins his search for the Triforce.
575 - 582 H.R. (OoT / Z5)
Ganondorf Dragmire and his band of thieves find the Triforce. The Golden Land is turned into the Dark World. The Master Sword is forged, the Imprisoning War is fought, and with the help of the Hero of Time, Link I, the Seven Sages (an older Princess Zelda II among them) seal Ganon in the Golden Land. The Golden Land/Sacred Realm thence becomes known as "The Dark World."
575 H.R. (MM / Z6 )
Link I, now returned to his younger self's time, becomes trapped in the world of Termina in a race against the clock while unravelling the mystery of Majora's Mask.
759 H.R.
In the midst of another Hyrulian war, Link II and Princess Zelda III are born in central Hyrule.
774 H.R.
An unnatural number and severity of disasters suddenly plague Hyrule.
775 H.R. (LttP / Z3 )
Aghanihm the wizard appears in Hyrule, quells the disasters, gains the trust of the people & royal family, and then secretly overthrows the King. Princess Zelda III contacts Link II telepathically. His great journey begins, taking him back and forth between the Light and Dark Worlds. Link II overthrows both Aghanihm and Ganon, recovering the Triforce.
776 H.R. (LA / Z4)
Link II travels around the world on a quest of self-fulfilment, finally getting shipwrecked in the middle of the Great Hyrulian Sea en route back. He is taken to the island of Koholint, where he is guided on a quest that ultimately leads him to wake up the Wind Fish. When the fish awoke, Koholint Island vanished and Link was again shipwrecked - Koholint and its people existed only in the Wind Fish's dreams.
905 H.R. (mentioned by Ganon in Adventure Book "The Shadow Prince" )
The Grindle-Morian War is fought (perhaps-mythical).
1068 H.R.
Impa II, a descendant of the Sheikahs that aided Link I in 575 H.R. to eventually become one of the eight sages, is born.
1079 H.R.
King Harkinian is born.
1123 H.R. (comic series )
Link III is born in the land/kingdom of Calatia to Arn and Medila. Princess Zelda IV is born in central Hyrule to King Harkinian and an unknown mother (possibly Queen Seline of Calatia).
1136 H.R.
Ganon, mysteriously resurrected and returned from the confines of the Dark World, openly declares himself and steals the Triforce of Power from the people of Hyrule.
1137 H.R. (LoZ / Z1, "Moblin's Magic Spear")
Princess Zelda IV hides the Triforce of Wisdom from Ganon. Ganon captures Zelda IV and imprisons her in Death Mountain. Impa finds and convinces Link III to save Zelda IV. Link III recovers the eight pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom, defeats Ganon, recovers the Triforce of Power, and saves Zelda IV.
1139 H.R. (AoL / Z2)
Link III recovers the Triforce of Courage in the Great Palace and awakens the original Princess Zelda I from her enchanted slumber. The Triforce of Courage is absorbed into the being of Link III.
1140 H.R.
Ganon returns and again steals the Triforce of Power. Link III and Zelda IV go on many adventures to recover it, as well as other journeys involving Ganon. Day of Evil Power occurs, as well as a Day of the Triforce.
(Chronicled in the comic series, cartoon series, adventure books, CD-i Zelda games Faces of Evil, The Wand of Gamelon, and Zelda's Adventure.)
1140 H.R. (FMT / Z7 )
Ganon comes out of hiding once more, seizing both Princess Zelda IV and the Triforce of Power. He splits it into 8 pieces, leaving Link III to track them down, rescue Zelda, master the four seasons, colours, and time, in addition to travelling back and forth from an alternate dimension that is home to the mysterious Uura tribe before the two arch-enemies do battle for the final time in recorded Hyrulian history.
ZELDA IN THE FUTURE
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There is a game of Zelda created by the one and only Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo's Next Generation Console the GameCube, it should be based on OoT and be exactly how he wanted it in the first place and I hope to see more sequels on the GC in the future!
SOME OF NINTENDO'S GREATEST MOMENTS:
July 21st 1995: The Virtual Boy was released in Japan
February 1st 1996: Nintendo change Ultra 64 to N64.
June 23rd 1996: N64 released in Japan
September 29th 1996: N64 released in USA
March 1st 1997: N64 released in UK
August 14th 1997: Diddy Kong Racing was announced
November 21st 1997: GameBoy Transfer pak and Camera revealed
December 16th 1997: The Pokemon TV series gives 700 kids in Japan seizures.
July 7th 1998: Banjo-Kazooie was released on the N64
December 5th 1998: Zelda: Ocarina of Time released in UK
October 1st 1999: Pokemon finally released in the UK
December 3rd 1999: Donkey Kong 64 released in the UK
August 24th 2000: GameCube and the GameBoy Advance unveiled.
Well here is my new and improved Splutter, Splutter, cough, cough Version 2.0 topic.
You can read about facts on Nintendo's best and longest running RPG saga, the story, and the timeline and view some facts about the Nintendo/N64's greatest moments!!
ZP (now with very tired fingers)
> Good story, how long did it take to write??
He wrote it as well as typed it?! Damn...
> I can see you don't need sleep Jamie. you were up at 6:42 this
> morning posting that- No really, get some sleep. Hey you won GAD for
> saturday- congrats. I won GAD twice in one week- thats double what I
> have had in the last 11 months -1!
Jamie- Is there going to be a
> GBA Zelda game?
Yes probably about 3 I think but that is all I have heard can't find much info on it yet but I know there will be at least 1!!
Well done chr...I mean Ice Blaster and thanx for the congrats, now can someone please help me decide what to get.
P.S I made a topic on it!!
> I can see you don't need sleep Jamie. you were up at 6:42 this
> morning posting that- No really, get some sleep. Hey you won GAD for
> saturday- congrats. I won GAD twice in one week- thats double what I
> have had in the last 11 months -1!
Jamie- Is there going to be a
> GBA Zelda game?
2 In a Week!!!!!!!! Jeez, what did ya do to win????? Meaning what did you contribute to????
Jamie- Is there going to be a GBA Zelda game?
So stop posting this unless it truthfully is your own work, which I am afraid I find hard to believe.