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===''A Link to the Past''=== | ===''A Link to the Past''=== | ||
[[File:ReturnOfTheKing.png|thumb|left|256px|The King, the seven Maidens and four [[Soldier]]s in ''A Link to the Past'']] | [[File:ReturnOfTheKing.png|thumb|left|256px|The King, the seven Maidens and four [[Soldier]]s in ''A Link to the Past'']] | ||
Long before the events of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'', the Seven Sages | Long before the events of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'', the Seven Sages <ref>[http://www.zeldalegends.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=5845&fullsize=1 A Link to the Past (GBA) manual; Page 14-15.]</ref> joined forces with the [[Knights of Hyrule]] to seal [[Ganon]] and his influence in the [[Sacred Realm]], preventing him from taking over the [[Light World]].<ref>[http://www.zeldalegends.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=1274&fullsize=1 A Link to the Past manual; Page 5-6.]</ref> | ||
Prior to Link's quest, [[Agahnim]], late [[King of Hyrule|King]]'s right-hand man, used his power to find and capture the seven Maidens, who are descended from the Sages' bloodlines. While not as strong as their ancestors, the Maidens had inherited their magical abilities.<ref name=lineage/> Agahnim planned to send them to the [[Dark World]] one by one in order to break the seal that kept Ganon locked up.<ref>{{Cite|Long ago, in the beautiful kingdom of [[Hyrule]] surrounded by mountains and forests... legends told of an omnipotent and omniscient [[Triforce|Golden Power]] that resided in a [[Sacred Realm|hidden land]]. Many people aggressively sought to enter the hidden Golden Land... But no one ever returned. One day evil power began to flow from the Golden Land... So the [[Royal Family of Hyrule|King]] commanded seven wise men to seal the gate to the Land of the Golden Power. That seal should have remained for all time... ... ...But, when these events were obscured by the mists of time and became legend... A mysterious wizard known as [[Agahnim]] came to Hyrule to release the seal. He eliminated the good King of Hyrule... Through evil magic, he began to make descendants of the seven wise men vanish, one after another. And the time of destiny for [[Princess Zelda]] is drawing near.|N/A|A Link to the Past}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Link, because of you, I can escape from the clutches of the evil monsters. Thank you! [[Ganon]] captured us because he couldn't break the seal of the wise men with his power alone. And then, using the wizard [[Agahnim]] as his pawn, he drew us to the [[Dark World]]. After cracking the seal with our powers, he sealed us inside of these [[crystal]]s. He then gave us to his loyal monsters. But Ganon didn't plan on your getting this far. Now, [[Princess Zelda]] is waiting for you inside of [[Turtle Rock (A Link to the Past)|Turtle Rock]]. Please hurry!|Sixth Maiden|A Link to the Past}}</ref> | Prior to Link's quest, [[Agahnim]], late [[King of Hyrule|King]]'s right-hand man, used his power to find and capture the seven Maidens, who are descended from the Sages' bloodlines. While not as strong as their ancestors, the Maidens had inherited their magical abilities.<ref name=lineage/> Agahnim planned to send them to the [[Dark World]] one by one in order to break the seal that kept Ganon locked up.<ref>{{Cite|Long ago, in the beautiful kingdom of [[Hyrule]] surrounded by mountains and forests... legends told of an omnipotent and omniscient [[Triforce|Golden Power]] that resided in a [[Sacred Realm|hidden land]]. Many people aggressively sought to enter the hidden Golden Land... But no one ever returned. One day evil power began to flow from the Golden Land... So the [[Royal Family of Hyrule|King]] commanded seven wise men to seal the gate to the Land of the Golden Power. That seal should have remained for all time... ... ...But, when these events were obscured by the mists of time and became legend... A mysterious wizard known as [[Agahnim]] came to Hyrule to release the seal. He eliminated the good King of Hyrule... Through evil magic, he began to make descendants of the seven wise men vanish, one after another. And the time of destiny for [[Princess Zelda]] is drawing near.|N/A|A Link to the Past}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Link, because of you, I can escape from the clutches of the evil monsters. Thank you! [[Ganon]] captured us because he couldn't break the seal of the wise men with his power alone. And then, using the wizard [[Agahnim]] as his pawn, he drew us to the [[Dark World]]. After cracking the seal with our powers, he sealed us inside of these [[crystal]]s. He then gave us to his loyal monsters. But Ganon didn't plan on your getting this far. Now, [[Princess Zelda]] is waiting for you inside of [[Turtle Rock (A Link to the Past)|Turtle Rock]]. Please hurry!|Sixth Maiden|A Link to the Past}}</ref> | ||
