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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:BotW Blades of the Yiga.png|right|thumb|200px|Blades of the Yiga memory]] | [[File:BotW Blades of the Yiga.png|right|thumb|200px|Blades of the Yiga memory]] | ||
In {{BotW}}, the Sheikah are described as an [[Technology in The Legend of Zelda Universe#Breath of the Wild|advanced]] civilization whose power and wisdom had saved the land of Hyrule multiple times.<ref>{{Cite|Long ago, an advanced civilization known as the Sheikah inhabited these lands.|Old Man|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|It was the power and wisdom of the Sheikah that saved this land time and time again.|Old Man|BotW}}</ref> After the first [[Great Calamity]] though, about 10,000 years ago, 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.<ref name="Cado">{{Cite|At one point, our technology was praised as the power of the gods...but eventually the people turned on it. Turned on us. Our creations came to be viewed as a threat to the Kingdom. The Sheikah became outcasts, forced into exile. Some, like us, chose to cast off our technological advances and strove to live normal lives. Others fostered a hatred toward the kingdom that shunned them. These sad souls swore their allegiance to {{Color|BotW Red|Ganon}}. They now call themselves the {{Color|BotW Blue|Yiga Clan}}. Their sole mission is to eliminate all who stand against Ganon. Please, dear hero... be careful out there.|Cado|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|It's said that, some time ago, they had advanced techniques that were more powerful than anything anyone had seen. But that power put them at odds with the king at the time, and they were scattered across the land...|Rensa|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book=CaC|publisher= |page=362}}</ref> 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 banded together and formed a militant group. Just over 100 years ago, this group formally became the Yiga Clan, when the return of the calamity was inevitable.<ref>{{Cite|But after the Great Calamity and the king's death, the Sheikah tribe was split in two. Some became part of the dishonorable {{Color|BotW Blue|Yiga Clan}}...|Cado|BotW}}</ref><ref name="CaC 369">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= CaC |publisher= |page= 369}}</ref> Their sole mission is to eliminate all who stand against Ganon.<ref name="Cado"/><ref name="CaC 369"/> At some point before Link's awakening from the [[Slumber of Restoration]] the Yiga dispatched spies to [[Kakariko Village]] in order to learn the | In {{BotW}}, the Sheikah are described as an [[Technology in The Legend of Zelda Universe#Breath of the Wild|advanced]] civilization whose power and wisdom had saved the land of Hyrule multiple times.<ref>{{Cite|Long ago, an advanced civilization known as the Sheikah inhabited these lands.|Old Man|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|It was the power and wisdom of the Sheikah that saved this land time and time again.|Old Man|BotW}}</ref> After the first [[Great Calamity]] though, about 10,000 years ago, 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.<ref name="Cado">{{Cite|At one point, our technology was praised as the power of the gods...but eventually the people turned on it. Turned on us. Our creations came to be viewed as a threat to the Kingdom. The Sheikah became outcasts, forced into exile. Some, like us, chose to cast off our technological advances and strove to live normal lives. Others fostered a hatred toward the kingdom that shunned them. These sad souls swore their allegiance to {{Color|BotW Red|Ganon}}. They now call themselves the {{Color|BotW Blue|Yiga Clan}}. Their sole mission is to eliminate all who stand against Ganon. Please, dear hero... be careful out there.|Cado|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|It's said that, some time ago, they had advanced techniques that were more powerful than anything anyone had seen. But that power put them at odds with the king at the time, and they were scattered across the land...|Rensa|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book=CaC|publisher= |page=362}}</ref> 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 banded together and formed a militant group. Just over 100 years ago, this group formally became the Yiga Clan, when the return of the calamity was inevitable.<ref>{{Cite|But after the Great Calamity and the king's death, the Sheikah tribe was split in two. Some became part of the dishonorable {{Color|BotW Blue|Yiga Clan}}...|Cado|BotW}}</ref><ref name="CaC 369">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= CaC |publisher= |page= 369}}</ref> Their sole mission is to eliminate all who stand against Ganon.<ref name="Cado"/><ref name="CaC 369"/> At some point before Link's awakening from the [[Slumber of Restoration]] the Yiga dispatched spies to [[Kakariko Village]] in order to learn the whereabouts of the hero.<ref name="CaC 369"/> Unbeknownst to the Yiga, one [[Dorian|spy]] fell in love with a woman and had two daughters, [[Koko]] and [[Cottla]]. He decided that his family was his priority, and attempted to leave the clan.{{Fact}} This angered the Yiga who, upon finding out about his wife, murdered her as punishment, and forced him to continue spying as gatekeeper with his children's lives on the line. This he did; after Link speaks to Impa, Yiga footsoldiers begin appearing in the overworld, as Dorian informed them that Link was awake.{{Fact}} | ||
With Kass's reconstruction of [[Champion's Ballad|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 {{Term|BotW|Divine Beast Vah Naboris|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|Princess of Hyrule. I accept your proposition without hesitation.|Urbosa|BotW}}</ref> She is aware that the Yiga Clan were attempting to resurrect Calamity Ganon, and steal their precious heirloom—the Thunder Helm.<ref>{{Cite|Not only are they planning to resurrect Calamity Ganon, it seems the Yiga Clan is also after our treasured heirloom.|Urbosa|BotW}}</ref> 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 {{BotW|-}}, the Yiga manage to steal the [[Thunder Helm]].<ref>{{Cite|These thieves are highly skilled in both stealth and disguise. They refer to themselves as the Yiga. They slipped into town in the dark of night, stole the chief's heirloom, and vanished like smoke in the wind. We believe them to be descendants of the Sheikah tribe that splintered and turned to villainy. But why would they want to steal the Thunder Helm?|Gerudo|BotW}}</ref> | With Kass's reconstruction of [[Champion's Ballad|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 {{Term|BotW|Divine Beast Vah Naboris|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|Princess of Hyrule. I accept your proposition without hesitation.|Urbosa|BotW}}</ref> She is aware that the Yiga Clan were attempting to resurrect Calamity Ganon, and steal their precious heirloom—the Thunder Helm.<ref>{{Cite|Not only are they planning to resurrect Calamity Ganon, it seems the Yiga Clan is also after our treasured heirloom.|Urbosa|BotW}}</ref> 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 {{BotW|-}}, the Yiga manage to steal the [[Thunder Helm]].<ref>{{Cite|These thieves are highly skilled in both stealth and disguise. They refer to themselves as the Yiga. They slipped into town in the dark of night, stole the chief's heirloom, and vanished like smoke in the wind. We believe them to be descendants of the Sheikah tribe that splintered and turned to villainy. But why would they want to steal the Thunder Helm?|Gerudo|BotW}}</ref> | ||
