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{{Infobox Object

|image = File:TP Twilight Barrier.jpg

|caption = Link before the Black Barrier, a barrier between the Twilight and Hyrule

|game = ALttP, OoT, MM, OoS, OoA, FS, TWW, FSA, TMC, TP, SS, ALBW

|uses = {{List|Impeding Link's journey, Protecting Link}}

{{Term/Store|Barrier|Barriers|Series, FSA|plural}} are recurring elements from {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite Guide|game=FSA |publisher=Nintendo |page=23}}</ref>{{Name Ref|ALttP, OoT, OoT3D, MM, MM3D, OoS, OoA, FS, TWW, TWWHD, TP, TPHD, SS, SSHD, ALBW}} They often prevent [[Link]] from progressing until he has accomplished a certain task. {{Plural|Series|Barrier}} go unnamed in {{TMC}}.

===Black Barrier===

{{Main|Black Barrier}}

In {{TP}}, the barrier between the [[Twilight]] and the world of Hyrule is known as the Black Barrier. Link cannot enter the Twilight without the aid of someone from the Twilight Realm.<ref>{{Cite|Last time, a shadow beast pulled you through the curtain of twilight... But if you want to go that way this time, you'll need the cooperation of someone FROM the twilight...like me!|Midna|TP}}</ref> Regular [[human]]s who enter the Twilight become spirits. However, because Link possesses the Triforce of Courage, he becomes a [[Wolf Link|blue-eyed beast]] upon entering it.<ref>{{Cite|In the land covered in {{Color|TPHD Red|twilight}}, where people roam as spirits, you were transformed into a blue-eyed {{Color|TPHD Red|beast}}...  That was a sign... It was a sign that the {{Color|TPHD Red|powers of the chosen one}} rest within you...and that they are awakening.|Faron (Spirit)|TPHD}}</ref> However, once Link obtains the Master Sword, he can safely enter the Twilight without losing his human form.

Whenever Link battles [[Shadow Beast]]s in {{TP|-}}, he is surrounded by barriers of Twilight magic. These barriers herald the invasion of Zant's forces. Twilight Barriers serve to prevent the young hero from escaping and to also provide an additional challenge by hiding some Shadow Beasts behind a maze made from the barrier.  

After [[Zant]] gravely injures [[Midna]] by exposing her to the light from [[Lanayru (Spirit)|Lanayru]], the [[Spirits of Light|Light Spirit]], Link takes her to Princess Zelda. To save her, Zelda transfers her soul into Midna,<ref>{{Cite|Despite your mortal injuries, you act in our stead... These dark times are the result of our deeds, yet it is you who have reaped the penalty. Accept this now, Midna. I pass it to you...|Princess Zelda|TP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Once Princess Zelda's spirit, which remained inside Midna, was returned to her body, she defended Link using the Light Arrows.|book=HH |page=117|publisher= }}</ref> which allows her to exist as a physical form in the world of Hyrule. Zant then surrounds Hyrule Castle in a golden, diamond-shaped barrier after Link leaves. After defeating Zant and witnessing the true potential of the [[Fused Shadows]],<ref>{{Cite|I... I used just a fraction of the power that's in me now... I did THAT using only a fraction of my ancestors' magic?!|Midna|TP}}</ref> Midna uses the Fused Shadows to break the barrier surrounding the castle.

In {{TP|-}}, the Magic Armor takes the form of a tunic, which can only be bought after Link helps establish the [[Hyrule Castle Town#Twilight Princess|Castle Town]] [[Malo Mart]] branch. Link will not be able to afford it if he attempts to purchase it from [[Chudley's Fine Goods and Fancy Trinkets Emporium]]. However, once Malo Mart buys the store to bring affordable prices of wares to the people of Castle Town, Link can purchase it for 598 [[Rupee]]s.

[[File:TMC Goron Cave Interior.png|thumb|left|Two Gorons attempting to break a Rock Barrier]]

In {{FS}}, {{Name|Fan|Rock Barriers}} appear to impede the {{Plural|FS|Links|link}}' journey. The young heroes can only destroy it by attacking it with their swords until it withers to nothing.

The Rock Barriers appear again in {{TMC}}, this time guarding an [[Bottle|Empty Bottle]] in the {{Term|TMC|Goron Cave|link}} near [[Lon Lon Ranch]]. Link can only get past them by [[Kinstone Fusion|fusing Kinstones]] with {{Plural|TMC|Mysterious Wall|link}} and [[Eenie]]. Once one [[Goron]] breaks through, it encounters another, larger Rock Barrier and cannot proceed without the help of another Goron. To assist the Goron, Link must fuse [[Kinstones]], which will cause another Goron to stumble upon the cave. However, once the two Gorons break through, they encounter another larger Rock Barrier and need the assistance of another Goron. This continues until six Gorons have broken the final wall and reached the end of the cave where Link can find find a chest containing an Empty Bottle.

The excavation of the {{Term|TMC|Goron Cave}} is also necessary for Link to obtain the [[Mirror Shield]], as he must fuse Kinstones with a Goron inside after they have dug all the way through. This will cause [[Biggoron]] to appear over [[Veil Falls]], where Link can allow Biggoron to chew on his regular shield, causing it to become the Mirror Shield.

In {{FSA|-}} a [[Deku Scrub]] creates walls of [[Snow]] in the [[Frozen Hyrule (Stage)|Frozen Hyrule]] stage to stop the {{Plural|FSA|Links|link}}. To get past the wall, the {{Plural|FSA|Links}} need to use [[Fire Rod]]s while in Deku Scrub formation to melt it.<ref>{{Cite|Pipiii! It's my incredible creation, the Snow Wall! Unless you flame it while in Deku Scrub formation, you can't melt it! In other words, guys like you will never be able to get by this wall! I am soooo smooooth!|Deku Scrub|FSA}}</ref> The rewards for melting them are several [[Force Gem]]s.

[[File:FSA Barrier.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Vaati's dark magic barrier]]

In every level in {{FSA|-}}, [[Vaati]] creates dark magic barriers to block the {{Plural|FSA|Links|link}} from reaching the exits. The barriers can only be broken by powering up the [[Four Sword]],<ref>{{Cite Manual|quote= Your goal is to destroy the dark magic barrier at the end of each stage. The only way to destroy the barrier is with the magic Force Gem power of the legendary Four Sword.|game= FSA|page= 18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Manual|quote= If the Four Sword doesn't have enough power, it can't destroy the barrier. Refer to the Status screen to see how many Force Gems you need before the Four Sword reclaims its power to repel evil.|game= FSA|page= 19}}</ref> which is achieved by collecting 2000 [[Force Gem]]s within each level. The barriers are always composed of four glass globes containing [[Eye Symbol#Four Swords, Four Swords Adventures, and The Minish Cap|Vaati's eye symbol]], connected by a chain of electricity and surrounded by a dark [[fog]].  

According to [[Kaepora Gaebora]], the barriers drain the land of its life,<ref>{{Cite|The darkness that Vaati created is siphoning the power from the land.|Kaepora Gaebora|FSA}}</ref> similar to the [[Black Barrier]].

In {{PH}}, spikes of [[ice]] bar Link's way to the {{Term|PH|Temple of Ice|link}}. The barrier melts once Link defeats the six white [[Yook]]s on the [[Great Ice Field]].<ref>{{Cite|The Temple of Ice, glorious home to the pure metal, stands ahead. To open the path, the six guardians of the Great Ice Field must be defeated.|Stone Tablet|PH}}</ref> A second ice barrier appears right before the entrance to the dungeon; Link must defeat a brown Yook to make it disappear. Several more ice barriers appear within the temple itself. They are dispelled by completing various puzzles in the dungeon. Similar spikes also appear in {{OoT|-}} and {{MM|-}}, though these can be easily destroyed with regular attacks.

After raising the humans into [[The Sky]] in {{SS|-}}, the Goddess [[Hylia]] creates a magical barrier between The Sky and The Surface below to protect [[Skyloft]]. After meeting Link, Fi gives the young hero an [[Emerald Tablet]], which creates an opening in the Cloud Barrier over [[Faron Woods]], identified by the green [[Column of Light]] emitted from it. To reach [[Eldin Volcano]] and [[Lanayru Desert]], Link must obtain the [[Ruby Tablet]] and [[Amber Tablet]] respectively, which open more Columns of Light.

[[File:SS Horde Battle.png|250px|thumb|right|Ghirahim's Barrier during the Horde Battle]]

Ghirahim uses this barrier again when he is trying to buy time to resurrect [[Demise]] in the [[Horde Battle]]. He also uses these barriers as platforms when he assumes his sword spirit form during the "Endless Plunge".<ref>{{Cite|For you, boy, I've prepared a most appropriate and humiliating death. I even have a pet name for it—I call it the {{Color|SSHD Red|endless plunge}}!|Ghirahim|SSHD}}</ref>

File:FSA Snow Wall.png|The Snow Wall in Frozen Hyrule

File:Yook Brown2.png|Another ice barrier from {{PH|-}}