Zelda's Awakening
Zelda's Awakening | |
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| Number | 17 |
| Main Quest | Captured Memories |
| Location | Ash Swamp |
| Main Theme Music | Link's Memory 'Zelda's Awakening' |
| Previous Memory | Next Memory |
| "Despair" | "The Master Sword" |
"Zelda's Awakening" is the seventeenth Recovered Memory in Breath of the Wild.[1]
Overview
Once Link has unlocked all twelve Recovered Memories from the Pictures on the Sheikah Slate, he can return to Impa to learn the location of the final memory.[2] Hopping down for her pillow, she reveals that Zelda instructed her to wait to show something to Link.[3] She stands in front of the Final Picture, which is hanging on her wall, asks Link if it looks familiar, and states he should be able to get there in a half a day.[4] She sends Link off, telling him to seek out the location.[5]
The memory is unlocked in Ash Swamp near Fort Hateno. Several Guardian Stalkers, corrupted by Malice, are seen scouring the area. Link is visibly weakened, but he continues to protect Zelda despite her protests.[6] He stumbles to his feet again, just as a Guardian Stalker finds and locks onto them.
With a shout,[7] Zelda pushes Link out of its crosshairs and holds her hand up. A glowing light forms, and the symbol of the Triforce appears on the back of her hand. The light expands, deactivating all nearby Guardians. Looking at her hand, Zelda is in shock and wonders if that was her sealing power.[8]
Behind Zelda, Link finally collapses. Zelda rushes to his side, shaking him and begging him to get up.[9] He coughs as she holds him up, and she tells him he will be fine.[10] However, Link goes limp in her arms, and Zelda begins to cry. Suddenly, a noise can be heard from the Master Sword. Zelda hears a voice within the Sword that tells her of a way to save Link.[11]
Two Sheikah guards arrive, kneeling by the princess's side. Zelda commands them to take Link to the Shrine of Resurrection, stating that it is the only way to save his life.[12] She tells them to go, reminding them that Link's life is in their hands.[13]
Trivia
- During the game, Garill can be found at Fort Hateno, where he recounts the events of this memory. However, he mistakenly attributes the Guardians' defeat to Link,[14] when in reality Zelda was the one who defeated them.
- When the Master Sword "speaks" to Zelda, Fi's Theme can be heard playing as part of the background music, and her signature sound effect can be heard.
- If the player takes a Picture of the Final Picture, Link will take out the Sheikah Slate to look at it before recalling the memory, as he does with other Recovered Memories.
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
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| Language | Names | Meanings |
 Japanese | 覚醒 ゼルダ (Kakusei Zeruda) | |
   ChineseTR | 薩爾達 覺醒 (Sàěrdá juéxǐng) | |
 ChineseSI | 塞尔达觉醒 (Sàiěrdá juéxǐng) | |
 Dutch | Zelda ontwaakt[15] | Same as English |
 FrenchEU | L'éveil de Zelda | |
 German | Zelda erwacht | |
 Italian | Il risveglio di Zelda | |
 Korean | 각성 젤다 (Gakseong Jelda) | |
 Russian | Пробуждение Зельды (Probuzhdeniye Zelʹdy) | |
 SpanishLA | El despertar de Zelda | |
| This table was generated using translation pages. To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference. | ||
Gallery
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The destroyed Guardian Stalker at the beginning
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The Guardian Stalker about to attack Zelda and Link
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Zelda defending Link from the Guardian Stalker
See Also
References
- ↑ "Zelda's Awakening
Recovered Memory #17" — Adventure Log (Breath of the Wild) - ↑ "Hmm... Then I suppose it's time. I will reveal the location of the final memory." — Impa (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "Lady Zelda gave me specific instructions. She asks me to wait to show you this." — Impa (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "This is the final picture. Does it look familiar? From this village, you should be able to get there in a half-day's time." — Impa (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "Now go, child. Seek out what Lady Zelda has shown you." — Impa (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "Link, save yourself! Go! I'll be fine! Don't worry about me! Run!" — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "NO!" — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "Was... Was that...? The power..." — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "No, no... Link! Get up!" — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "You're going to be just fine..." — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "The sword...? So he can... He can still be saved?" — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "Take Link to the Shrine of Resurrection. If you don't get him there immediately, we are going to lose him forever! Is that clear?!" — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "So make haste and go! His life is now in your hands!" — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "Almost hard to believe they managed to hold back a whole horde of Guardians here. If not for Fort Hateno and the warrior, there'd be no such place as Hateno Village anymore." — Garill (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "Zelda ontwaakt" — Adventure Log (Breath of the Wild)