Yiga

The Yiga (pronounced ) are a Sheikah clan of assassins and thieves in.

Characteristics
The Yiga Clan mainly consist of Yiga Footsoldiers and Yiga Blademasters. They are known for stealing information and supplies from the Gerudo Tribe. Their base, the Yiga Clan Hideout, can be found in the Gerudo Region up north through the Karusa Valley. The Yiga Clan's symbol, usually found on their masks, is the Eye Symbol of the Sheikah Tribe flipped upside-down. Outside of their Hideout, Yiga Clan members can randomly appear to attack Link. This happens more often after Link invades their hideout and defeats their leader, Master Kohga. The Yiga will also sometimes disguise themselves as travelers, only to attack Link when he speaks to them. While sneaking around in the Yiga Clan Hideout, Link can take advantage of their love for Mighty Bananas by luring them with the fruit.

History
In, the Sheikah are described as an advanced civilization whose power and wisdom had saved the land of Hyrule multiple times. At some point though, their technological power came to be viewed as a threat to the kingdom and thus put them at odds with the King and the people. Then, the Sheikah were exiled. Some of them decided to cast off their technological advances and strove to live normal lives, while others fostered a hatred towards the kingdom that shunned them and swore allegiance to Calamity Ganon. The latter Sheikah call themselves the Yiga Clan. Their sole mission is to eliminate all who stand against Ganon.

With Kass's reconstruction of Urbosa's Song, Link glimpses Zelda's meeting with Urbosa in Gerudo Town 100 years ago. There, the Gerudo chieftain accepts the Princess's proposition to pilot the BotW:. She is aware that the Yiga Clan were attempting to resurrect Calamity Ganon, and steal their precious heirloom—the Thunder Helm. Afterwards, the two take a stroll outside the walls of town, only to be confronted with two disguised Yiga Footsoldiers. She dispatches both of the would-be assassins effortlessly. At some point before the events of, the Yiga manage to steal the Thunder Helm.

In Link's seventh Recovered Memory, "Blades of the Yiga", Princess Zelda is attacked by a group of Yiga Footsoldiers at Kara Kara Bazaar and rescued by Link.

Trivia

 * Despite existing and sharing beliefs for 10,000 years, Creating a Champion states they have only been called the Yiga Clan for just over 100 years, when the signs of Calamity Ganon's resurrection were clear.
 * Creating a Champion also reveals that multiple spies were sent to Kakariko Village, and only one defected when he found love. This implies that some sheikah NPCs may actually be Yiga.