Talk:Hylian

Has anyone besides me noticed that Kreatz from Metroid appears to be a Hylian? Could this mean that Metroid takes place in the same reality as Legend of Zelda?

Could you please link to an image of Kreatz?--Knife 00:49, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
 * ARMAS, there is legitimately mountains of evidence separating Metroid and Zelda. However, Nintendo has, and often does, incorporate internal game references into their games - his is likely to be just a Zelda reference in a Metroid title. Nothing more. =) 01:42, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Kreats only appears in the manga. You cannot consider the manga Metroid canon, let alone Zelda canon, so tis is really irrelevant, as it is obviously just an easter egg. Bradleyshorwith 12:45, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

A new theory
So how about the theory that the Hylians are the descendants of the human reincarnation of The Goddess Hylia?

I thought...
I think that in the second section we should use a different example. Skyloft is used alot. 20:53, 4 April 2013 (UTC)


 * You mean in the "Hyrule" section, yes? Skyloft is a big part of that section, but it's kind of an important part of Hyrule's (and the Hylians') origins. You're right though, the section mentions Hyrule's beginning, but not its middle and end. I went ahead and added that to the section. :) 22:34, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you. 00:15, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Skyloft and definition for 'Hylian'
The opening paragraph in this article describe's Hylians as "Descended from the people who lived among the goddess Hylia", and includes Skyloft as a Hylian settlement, however Hyrule Historia defines that information.

According to Hyrule Historia, Hylians have that name not because they worship Hylia or because they lived among her (Skyloft people), but because they are actually her blood descendants: "Created by the Golden Godesses and protected by the goddess Hylia, the world eventually became known as Hyrule. The Hylians, descedants of Hylia, lived in Hyrule and possessed magical abilities." (HH, p. 77). This means that only those who are descended from SS Zelda (Hylia's human incarnation) are considered Hylians, which automatically rules out Skyloftians and any other pre-SS people. Also of note, this quote comes from the chronology section right after Skyward Sword's ending, further confirming that the Hylian race only started after the events of that game (i.e. once Zelda had descendants).

Thus mention of Skyloft in the article's opening paragraph as well as the whole 'Skyloft' section must be removed since that people don't correspond to HH's definition of the term 'Hylian', and the race description should be changed from "Descended from the people who lived among the goddess Hylia" to "Descended from the goddess Hylia" or, more specifically, "Descended from the goddess Hylia's human incarnation". VeggiePopper 18:28, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
 * The problem is that the translation from the passage you quoted may not be accurate. According to Snow, the wording on page 93 is similar (link), and it got translated as follows: "Until the era of the Hero of Time, the kingdom of Hyrule was mostly inhabited by the Hylian people, whose existence was linked to their goddess, Hylia. Hylians possessed a special power: it was said that their long ears allowed them to hear the voices of the gods."
 * Furthermore, if Hylians are only SS Zelda's descendants, who eventually become the Royal Family, then the passage from page 93 doesn't make sense; the Royal Family are less in number than the rest of the people. So, in my view, the quote from page 77 doesn't refer exclusively to Zelda's descendants, but to all those who came to live on the surface. Those people became known as Hylians, and Zelda's descendants are just more special Hylians. Zeldafan1982 20:23, 16 May 2013 (UTC)