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{{Character | {{Character | ||
|name = Magician | |name= Magician | ||
|image = [[File:TAoL Princess Zelda I and Prince Artwork.png| | |image= [[File:TAoL Princess Zelda I and Prince Artwork.png|300px]] | ||
|caption = | |caption= | ||
|title = | |pronunciation= | ||
|race = | |title= Wizard{{Fact}} | ||
|gender = | |alias= | ||
|game = {{TAoL}} | |race= | ||
|gender= | |||
|game= {{TAoL}} | |||
|other= {{TAoL|Maru|-}} | |other= {{TAoL|Maru|-}} | ||
|era = [[Era of Decline]] | |era= [[Era of Decline]] | ||
|family = | |family= | ||
|voice actor(s)= | |||
|theme music= | |||
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}} | }} | ||
The '''Magician''' is | The '''Magician''' is a character in {{TAoL}}.<ref>{{Cite book|quote= '''''Magician'''''|book= E|publisher= |page= 223}}</ref> | ||
== | ==Biography== | ||
Although the true identity and nature of the | The Magician was close to the [[King of Hyrule (The Adventure of Link)|King]] who had ruled [[Hyrule]] and maintained peace with the [[Triforce]]. After the King died, [[Prince of Hyrule|his son]] became king and inherited everything he owned, except for the Triforce. The prince, who had been looking all over for the Triforce, was told by the Magician that the King told [[Princess Zelda]], the prince's sister, about the Triforce but she refused to tell him when he questioned her. The Magician then angrily threatened to place her in an eternal sleep if she didn't tell him. After she refused the Magician , he cast a spell on her despite the prince's attempts to stop him, and then seemingly dropped dead himself. | ||
Although the true identity and nature of the Magician is never revealed in the manual for {{TAoL|-}}, nor during the gameplay, {{HH}} has shed some light on his true nature. The book proposes two possibilities; due to his obsession with obtaining the [[Triforce]], he is either under the control or command of [[Ganon]] or possibly even an alter-ego of Ganon himself, much akin to [[Agahnim]] from {{ALttP}}. Like Agahnim, he too acted as an adviser to the king before revealing his true intentions. It is also suggested that casting the spell on Zelda caused the Magician to die because it spent all of his power at once. In Valiant's {{TLoZ|Valiant Comics}} comic series, the identity of the wizard who placed the spell of eternal sleep is said to be Ganon. | |||
==Other Appearances== | ==Other Appearances== | ||
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In the final volume, the Magician starts an all-out attack on Link, having learned of the young hero's success in returning the crystals to the temples. After Link narrowly escapes Ganon, following the retrieval of the Triforce of Courage, the Magician attempts to steal the Triforce in the guise of one of the nursemaids. Link sees through the disguise and cleaves off the Magician's mask. Zelda I recognizes him as both Ganon and the Prince. The Magician reveals that he has been attempting to get the Triforce for countless centuries, rapidly decaying before Ganon bursts through his body and snatches the Triforce. With his dying breath, the Magician reveals that Ganon is his alter-ego, and that his revival was necessary for him to continue living. He soon realizes that his own ambitions were his undoing and passes away, after apologizing to his sister. | In the final volume, the Magician starts an all-out attack on Link, having learned of the young hero's success in returning the crystals to the temples. After Link narrowly escapes Ganon, following the retrieval of the Triforce of Courage, the Magician attempts to steal the Triforce in the guise of one of the nursemaids. Link sees through the disguise and cleaves off the Magician's mask. Zelda I recognizes him as both Ganon and the Prince. The Magician reveals that he has been attempting to get the Triforce for countless centuries, rapidly decaying before Ganon bursts through his body and snatches the Triforce. With his dying breath, the Magician reveals that Ganon is his alter-ego, and that his revival was necessary for him to continue living. He soon realizes that his own ambitions were his undoing and passes away, after apologizing to his sister. | ||
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{{Noncanon|End}} | {{Noncanon|End}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The | * The Magician bears an uncanny resemblance to [[Carock]], the giant [[Wizzrobe]] boss of the [[Maze Island Palace]]. | ||
*As stated by ''Hyrule Historia'', the | * As stated by ''Hyrule Historia'', the Magician also shares many similarities to [[Agahnim]] from {{ALttP}}: both were close to the [[Royal Family of Hyrule]] but tricked them to further his own ends. Their pale blue skin and clawed hands are also extremely similar. The Magician may have served as a prototype or concept for Agahnim. | ||
*The monster presiding over the wedding ceremony in the "[[Hitch in the Works]]" episode of {{TLoZ|TV Series}} looks similar to the Magician. | * The monster presiding over the wedding ceremony in the "[[Hitch in the Works]]" episode of {{TLoZ|TV Series}} looks similar to the Magician. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:TAoL Link and Impa Artwork 2.png|The | File:TAoL Link and Impa Artwork 2.png|The Magician casting the sleeping spell | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Sorcerers]] | [[Category:Sorcerers]] | ||
[[Category:Characters in The Adventure of Link]] | [[Category:Characters in The Adventure of Link]] | ||
