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Despite this, Darkness does not always symbolize evil. In {{OoT}}, aside from the association with {{Term|OoT3D|Ganon|link}} and his servants, Shadow is portrayed as another element alongside Light, [[Forest]], Fire, [[Water]], and [[Spirit]]. It is embodied by the [[Shadow Temple]], which is guarded by the {{Term|OoT3D|Impa|link}}, the {{Term|OoT3D|Sage of Shadow|link}}. After she is awakened as a {{Term|Series|Sage|link}}, she grants Link the [[Shadow Medallion]]. The [[Nocturne of Shadow]] also pays homage to the element, and it allows instant transportation to the area of [[Kakariko Village Graveyard]] that leads to the Shadow Temple. | Despite this, Darkness does not always symbolize evil. In {{OoT}}, aside from the association with {{Term|OoT3D|Ganon|link}} and his servants, Shadow is portrayed as another element alongside Light, [[Forest]], Fire, [[Water]], and [[Spirit]]. It is embodied by the [[Shadow Temple]], which is guarded by the {{Term|OoT3D|Impa|link}}, the {{Term|OoT3D|Sage of Shadow|link}}. After she is awakened as a {{Term|Series|Sage|link}}, she grants Link the [[Shadow Medallion]]. The [[Nocturne of Shadow]] also pays homage to the element, and it allows instant transportation to the area of [[Kakariko Village Graveyard]] that leads to the Shadow Temple. | ||
Darkness is also embodied by several benign races over the course of the series. The most famous are the [[Sheikah]], a near-extinct race who served the {{Term|Series|Royal Family of Hyrule|link}}. Due to their existence as a subculture and tribe within the {{Term|Series|Hylian|link}} race who operate in secret, | Darkness is also embodied by several benign races over the course of the series. The most famous are the [[Sheikah]], a near-extinct race who served the {{Term|Series|Royal Family of Hyrule|link}} and founded Kakariko village.<ref name="Grave">{{Cite|R.I.P. / Here lie the souls of those who swore fealty to the Royal Family of Hyrule / The Sheikah, guardians of the Royal Family and founders of Kakariko, watch over these spirits in their eternal slumber.|Tombstone|OoT}}</ref> Due to their existence as a subculture and tribe within the {{Term|Series|Hylian|link}} race who operate in secret, they are dubbed the "shadows of the Hylians".<ref>{{Cite|People: Hylian (Sheikah)|Character Profiles|TotK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Have you heard the legend of the "Shadow Folk"? They are the Sheikah...the shadows of the Hylians. They say they swore allegiance to the King of Hyrule and guarded the Royal Family...|Professor Shikashi|OoT}}</ref> Locations associated with the Sheikah are often guarded by shadowy magic employing the use of illusions and misdirection, which can be found throughout the Shadow Temple and the [[Bottom of the Well]]; a Kakariko resident developed the [[Lens of Truth]] to easily navigate such magic without training the mind.<ref> {{Cite|A long time ago... There was a man in this very village who had an eye they said could see the truth! Now usually, you have to train your mind's eye most strenuously to actually see the truth... But this fella, no, they say he had a different way of doing things... His house stood where the well is now...|Professor Shikashi|OoT}}</ref> [[Impa]], one of the last surviving members of the Sheikah during the Era of the Hero of Time, awakens as the Sage of Shadow. | ||
The [[Twili]] are the descendants of Hylians who practiced dark magic in a bid to conquer the Sacred Realm, before they were banished to the [[Twilight Realm]] for their crimes.<ref>{{Cite|What do you think happened to the magic wielders who tried to rule the Sacred Realm? They were banished. They were chased across the sacred lands of Hyrule and driven into another realm by the goddesses.|Midna|TPHD}}</ref> By the time of {{TP}}, they have adapted in the {{Term|TPHD|Twilight|link}} to become the peaceful race they are now. The exception to this is [[Zant]], who succumbed to his own jealousy and aligned himself with Ganondorf.<ref>{{Cite|Traitors, ha! You want to know why none would call you king? It was your eyes, Zant. All saw it, a lust for power burning in your pupils... Did you think we'd forget our ancestors lost their king to such greed?|Midna|TPHD}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|It was then, in the thrall of hatred and despair, that I turned my eyes to the heavens...and found a god.|Zant|TPHD}}</ref> | The [[Twili]] are the descendants of Hylians who practiced dark magic in a bid to conquer the Sacred Realm, before they were banished to the [[Twilight Realm]] for their crimes.<ref>{{Cite|What do you think happened to the magic wielders who tried to rule the Sacred Realm? They were banished. They were chased across the sacred lands of Hyrule and driven into another realm by the goddesses.|Midna|TPHD}}</ref> By the time of {{TP}}, they have adapted in the {{Term|TPHD|Twilight|link}} to become the peaceful race they are now. The exception to this is [[Zant]], who succumbed to his own jealousy and aligned himself with Ganondorf.<ref>{{Cite|Traitors, ha! You want to know why none would call you king? It was your eyes, Zant. All saw it, a lust for power burning in your pupils... Did you think we'd forget our ancestors lost their king to such greed?|Midna|TPHD}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|It was then, in the thrall of hatred and despair, that I turned my eyes to the heavens...and found a god.|Zant|TPHD}}</ref> | ||
The [[Hero of Light|hero]] from {{FSA}} was sometimes known as the ''Hero of Darkness'' for his destructive tendencies.<ref>{{Cite Manual|quote= In three- or four-player games, the Heroes of Light and Darkness are determined by secret ballot on the GBA screens.|game= FSA|page= 19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Manual|quote= ..And the Hero of Darkness is the player who caused the most problems.|game= FSA|page= 19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Manual|quote= As people vote for the Hero of Darkness, his bonus points decrease.|game= FSA|page= 19}}</ref> He sometimes took on an appearance similar to Dark Link, especially when traversing the [[Dark World]]. | |||
===Darkness as a Setting=== | ===Darkness as a Setting=== | ||
