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{{Term/Store|Hyrule Castle||Series, ALttP, OoT, OoT3D, OoS, TWW, TWWHD, FSA, TMC, TP, TPHD, ST, ALBW, BotW, TotK, LCT, HW, HWAoC}},{{Exp Game|ALttP, OoT, OoS, TWW, FSA, TMC, TP, ST, ALBW, BotW, LCT, HW, HWAoC}}<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 71,{{Exp Game|Series}} 109,{{Exp Game|OoT}} 113,{{Exp Game|TP, ST}} 146,{{Exp Game|ALttP}} 152,{{Exp Game|TWW}} 153,{{Exp Game|FSA}} 248,{{Exp Game|OoS}} 301 {{Exp Game|ALBW}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= HH |publisher= |page= 78 {{Exp Game|TMC}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|From Hyrule Castle, off in the distance, you hear the woman's voice speaking to you again...|Adventure Log|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Magazine|quote= The Hyrule Castle rising |magazine= Nintendo Magazine|publisher= |volume= |issue= |date= 2021 Winter|page= 19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|{{Big|Hyrule Castle: Defender}}<br/>Those Keese aren't making this graveyard any more inviting. Watch your radar, and take them down!|Stage Select|LCT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Guide|quote= |game= HW |guide= Prima |page= 262}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Hyrule Castle|Map|HWAoC}}</ref> also known as the '''Castle of Hyrule''',{{Exp Game|ALttP}}<ref>{{Cite|CASTLE OF HYRULE|Quest History|ALttP}}</ref> is a recurring location in {{TLoZ|Series}}. It is the seat of [[Hyrule]]'s monarchical government and the home of the [[Royal Family of Hyrule]], which usually includes [[Princess Zelda]] and the normally unseen [[King of Hyrule]]. The castle first debuted in {{ALttP}}, the third game in the series. Each game that contains Hyrule Castle features a different layout. Near the castle is [[Hyrule Castle Town]], which serves as the city's marketplace where [[Hyrulean]]s come to engage in business and trade.<ref>{{Cite|Thanks to all, the bridge is built, the trade route is secure, and we saved money for the economic development of Castle Town!|Goron|TP}}</ref>

{{Main|Hyrule Castle (A Link to the Past)}}

The rest of Hyrule Castle plays out similarly to a standard [[dungeon]], but it is much shorter than any others in the game and features no dungeon boss during the first visit. After Link saves Zelda from the sorcerer's clutches and brings her to the [[Sanctuary (A Link to the Past)|Sanctuary]], Agahnim makes the upper levels of the castle inaccessible by creating an electrical barrier that cannot be bypassed. It isn't until Link retrieves the [[Master Sword]] from the [[Lost Woods]] that the young hero can access the upper area of the castle by slashing the barrier with the Blade of Evil's Bane. After reaching the top of the castle, Link witnesses Agahnim as he sends Princess Zelda to the [[Dark World]]. The young hero battles against the evil wizard who, upon his defeat, sends Link to the Dark World. It is at this point that, in the Light World, a portal is created beneath the main gate of the Castle that sends anyone who passes through it into the Dark World.<ref>{{Cite|The wizard has broken the wise men's seal and opened a gate to link the worlds at Hyrule Castle.|Sahasrahla|ALttP}}</ref>

===Minor {{Plural|TWWHD|Enemy}}===

{{Main|Hyrule Castle (Four Swords Adventures)}}

In {{FSA}}, Hyrule Castle is the location of the entrance to the [[Four Sword Sanctuary]], a hidden chamber where the [[Four Sword]] is enshrined. When dark clouds sweep over Hyrule, Link, Princess Zelda and the six [[Maiden|Shrine Maiden]]s leave to investigate the seal over the Four Sword, which seals the wind mage [[Vaati]]. When [[Shadow Link]] emerges from the sanctuary's portal's opening and the princess and Maidens are captured, Link withdraws the Four Sword and splits into [[Links|four]] in order to combat the doppelgänger. The removal of the Four Sword, however, releases Vaati from his hold and he sends the Links away in a twister, who all land [[Lake Hylia (Four Swords Adventures)|Lake Hylia]]. They eventually awake to [[Kaepora Gaebora]], who implores them to save the princess and the Maidens, and the Links travel back to the castle on foot. During this time, it is revealed that an evil influence has corrupted and taken control of the castle guards.<ref>{{Cite|The soldiers in the castle were behaving so oddly, and I couldn't get past them. They were moving the old cannons around...and they even aimed their bows at me!|Malon|FSA}}</ref>

{{Main|Hyrule Castle (Twilight Princess)}}

{{Main|Hyrule Castle (Breath of the Wild)}}

Following [[Rauru]]'s imprisoning of Ganondorf underground, his people constructed [[Hyrule Castle (Breath of the Wild)|Hyrule Castle]] atop the Demon King to keep him sealed, the castle remained intact and undestroyed for ages ever since, until was  damaged during the [[Great Calamity]] 100 years prior to the {{Term|TotK|Era of the Wilds}}.<ref>{{Cite|He was imprisoned beneath Hyrule Castle for ages, but the magic holding him weakened when the castle was damaged during the calamity a century ago, and his power has steadily been growing since. Now he has revived as a threat beyond the knowledge of any.|Character Profiles|TotK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Deep beneath this land, our mighty first ruler imprisoned the Demon King. To ensure the king's magic would hold, we erected a castle here to protect this sacred site. Without the castle in place, the site may be disturbed, allowing the Demon King's hatred and rage to be revived. The preservation of this castle is therefore tied to the prosperity of the kingdom.|Stone Tablet|TotK}}</ref> Hyrule Castle ends up suffering even more damage from the [[Upheaval]] and from the draconified Ganondorf's emergence from the [[Depths]] than the Great Calamity ever did as a result.

Like in the game, Hyrule Castle is a prominent location in the {{ALttP|Ishinomori}}. Link first ventures into the castle after Princess Zelda contacts him telepathically to save her from the castle's prison.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Link... Help me... I'm being held prisoner in the castle... Help me... My name is Zelda...|book= ALttP (Ishinomori)|publisher= |page=4}}</ref> Following Zelda's voice to Hyrule Castle, Link sneaks into the castle and sees his uncle dueling [[Agahnim]], where he witnesses his uncle's death at the hands of the wizard. Before passing away, Link's uncle gives the young hero his [[sword]] and [[Fighter's Shield|shield]] and tells him to save Zelda.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Take  my sword and shield. The princess...you must save her! After you  rescue  Zelda...and the people in the Dark World...you may meet your  parents...|book= ALttP (Ishinomori)|publisher= |page=8}}</ref> The young hero eventually finds the princess and, after distracting two [[Castle Soldier]]s that were taking her away, Link rescues Zelda and the two escape the castle through a [[Secret Passage|hidden passage]] to the [[Sanctuary (A Link to the Past)|Sanctuary]] with the use of a nearby [[lantern]].<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=We must escape and make our way to the Sanctuary!! The Old Man there will help us|book= ALttP (Ishinomori)|publisher= |page=13}}</ref>

File:Hyrulecastlefsa.png|Hyrule Castle from {{FSA|-}}