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{{Hatnote|Not to be confused with the {{Term|Series|Hyrule Castle Underground|link}}.}} | |||
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|boss= {{List|{{Term|TotK| | |boss= {{List|{{Term|TotK|Demon King's Army|link}}| | ||
{{Term|TotK|Colgera|link}}| | {{Term|TotK|Colgera|link}}| | ||
{{Term|TotK|Marbled Gohma|link}}| | {{Term|TotK|Marbled Gohma|link}}| | ||
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==Initial Appearances== | ==Initial Appearances== | ||
===Prologue=== | ===Prologue=== | ||
After {{Term|TotK|Gloom|link}} | After {{Term|TotK|Gloom|link}} started to seep out from below {{Term|TotK|Hyrule Castle|link}} and made nearby people fall ill, {{Term|TotK|Purah|link}} tasked {{Term|TotK|Link|link}} and {{Term|TotK|Zelda|link}} with investigating the source, which originated in a tunnel system deep {{Term|TotK|Beneath Hyrule Castle}}.<ref>{{Cite|A stairway leading deep beneath Hyrule Castle has been discovered. Even Princess Zelda didn't know about it, so it seems safe to assume it's a secret removed even from royal legend. We have confirmed that gloom emanates from that location, meaning something down there must be causing it. I appointed Princess Zelda and Link to investigate. Actually... It would be more accurate to say that Princess Zelda volunteered for the job before I had the chance. I know beyond a doubt there is no team more qualified for such a task, and yet... I can't escape this feeling of dread.|Purah's Diary|TotK}}</ref> Entry to the tunnels below the castle is forbidden to all, including the {{Term|Series|Royal Family of Hyrule|link}}, though the reason why has been lost to history.<ref name="Forbidden">{{Cite|When I was a child, I asked my father if there was anything below the castle. He told me there was, though seeing it for ourselves or even discussing the matter was forbidden. No one in our family knew anything more than that.|Princess Zelda|TotK}}</ref><ref name="Warning">{{Cite|I can recall what my father said, even now. "No one must ever venture beneath the castle—not even one of us." He said this warning had been passed down through my family for as long as anyone could remember.|Princess Zelda|TotK}}</ref> | ||
Upon arrival to the area known as the {{Term|TotK|Forgotten Foundation}}, {{Term|TotK|Zelda}} notes that the concentration of {{Term|Series|Gloom|link}} found {{Term|TotK|Beneath Hyrule Castle}} is relatively mild in spite of the effects it has on the people of the {{Term|TotK|Surface|link}}. While investigating, {{Term|TotK|Zelda}} discovers signs of {{Plural|TotK|Zonai Ruin|link|display=Ruins}} belonging to the ancient {{Term|TotK|Zonai|link}} people and excitedly documents her findings with the {{Term|TotK|Purah Pad|link}}. She eventually comes across a series of murals, which she deduces must be about the origin of {{Term|TotK|Hyrule Kingdom|link}} and the {{Term|TotK|Imprisoning War|link}} that followed. A series of murals to the right of the central relief are concealed by rocks so cannot be viewed. | Upon arrival to the area known as the {{Term|TotK|Forgotten Foundation}}, {{Term|TotK|Zelda}} notes that the concentration of {{Term|Series|Gloom|link}} found {{Term|TotK|Beneath Hyrule Castle}} is relatively mild in spite of the effects it has on the people of the {{Term|TotK|Surface|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|People have been falling ill after coming into contact with the gloom drifting through these caverns. Though here it seems almost misty and not concentrated enough to harm us...|Princess Zelda|TotK}}</ref> As they travel deeper, the {{Term|TotK|Master Sword|link}} begins to glow, reacting to something dangerous in the area.<ref>{{Cite|Link! The Master Sword... It must be sensing something! I knew we had reason for concern.|Princess Zelda|TotK}}</ref> While investigating, {{Term|TotK|Zelda}} discovers signs of {{Plural|TotK|Zonai Ruin|link|display=Ruins}} belonging to the ancient {{Term|TotK|Zonai|link}} people and excitedly documents her findings with the {{Term|TotK|Purah Pad|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|Link! Look here! These are ruins from an ancient civilization. Wait... Something is written here. Might these ruins be...from the Zonai?|Princess Zelda|TotK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Oh! Look at this... These carvings... I'm sure they're Zonai in origin. I've seen designs like this in my studies. The Zonai are said to have lived long ago, in the time of earliest legend. They possessed godlike powers and had a prosperous civilization in the sky. Many history books tell us about the Zonai, but none gives us the full picture. Much is still unknown about them.|Princess Zelda|TotK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Is this what the Zonai looked like? They seem so different than us, and such large ears... How did the ruins from a civilization in the sky end up here beneath the castle? It looks like the path ahead goes even deeper. Let's continue, Link.|Princess Zelda|TotK}}</ref> She eventually comes across a series of murals in the {{Term|TotK|Forgotten Foundation|link}}, which she deduces must be about the origin of {{Term|TotK|Hyrule Kingdom|link}} and the {{Term|TotK|Imprisoning War|link}} that followed.<ref>{{Cite|Look at these murals... The written histories of the royal family... include stories of a great war fought long ago. It was a conflict between allied tribes and someone only ever referred to as the Demon King. Is it possible? Do these murals depict the same legend? This is similar to the statues we saw earlier—a Zonai. And these figures look like Hylians. This depiction certainly suggests that the Zonai descended from the heavens. It is said that my ancestors—the first of Hyrule's royal family... were born from a union with gods who had descended from the heavens. These murals tell a similar story, and if they are accurate, then the gods mentioned were the Zonai... They must have forged a relationship with the Hylians of that time, working together to establish... the kingdom of Hyrule! This figure... He seems to be stealing something of incredible power from the young kingdom. This all aligns with what I've read during my studies. And then this... It shows the Demon King! And a fierce battle against him. If the creature depicted here really does represent the Demon King, then... Incredible! This mural must be the great war recorded in the royal histories! This is the Imprisoning War and the events that led up to it! Link! This is a huge discovery!|Princess Zelda|TotK}}</ref> Once again, she uses the {{Term|TotK|Purah Pad}} to take {{Plural|TotK|Picture|link}} of their discoveries.<ref>{{Cite|All right, then. Now to use this invention of Purah's. I'm glad I didn't leave it behind. It's so easy to record. You point it and click.|Princess Zelda|TotK}}</ref> A series of murals to the right of the central relief are concealed by rocks, and so they cannot be viewed.<ref>{{Cite|Oh, it looks like the rest of the murals are obscured...|Princess Zelda|TotK}}</ref> | ||
As they descend further down {{Term|TotK|Beneath Hyrule Castle}}, the {{Term|TotK|Gloom}} grows thicker. Eventually, they stumble upon | [[File:TotK Demon King Ganondorf Discovery.png|thumb|left|250px|Zelda and Link enter the Imprisoning Chamber]] | ||
As they descend further down {{Term|TotK|Beneath Hyrule Castle}}, the {{Term|TotK|Gloom}} grows thicker.<ref>{{Cite|The gloom is growing heavier as we go. It's more and more unnerving...|Princess Zelda|TotK}}</ref> Eventually, they enter the {{Term|TotK|Imprisoning Chamber|link}}, where they stumble upon the mummified body of {{Term|TotK|Demon King Ganondorf|link}} held in place by a {{Term|TotK|Right Arm|link}}. This {{Term|TotK|Right Arm|display=Arm}} releases its grip on the body when {{Term|TotK|Zelda}} approaches, causing the {{Term|TotK|Secret Stone|link}} on the back of its hand to fall to {{Term|TotK|Zelda}}'s feet. When she picks it up, {{Term|TotK|Demon King Ganondorf}} awakens and attacks with tendrils of {{Term|TotK|Gloom}}. While defending her against the {{Term|TotK|Gloom}}, {{Term|TotK|Link}}'s {{Term|TotK|Master Sword|link}} is heavily damaged and breaks. Before they can muster a counterattack against the {{Term|TotK|Demon King Ganondorf|display=Demon King}}, he launches a burst of {{Term|TotK|Gloom}} upwards, tearing the earth surrounding most of {{Term|TotK|Hyrule Castle}} and sending it into the {{Term|TotK|Sky|link}}. This also causes the ground beneath the three of them to give way, sending them all into freefall. The {{Term|TotK|Secret Stone}} in {{Term|TotK|Zelda}}'s possession begins to glow, causing her to disappear. {{Term|TotK|Link}} is saved by the {{Term|TotK|Right Arm}}, which {{Term|TotK|Warping|link|display=Warps}} him away to the {{Term|TotK|Room of Awakening|link}} atop the {{Term|TotK|Great Sky Island|link}}. | |||
===The Imprisoning War=== | ===The Imprisoning War=== | ||
[[File:TotK | [[File:TotK Imprisoning War.png|thumb|250px|Rauru seals the Demon King]] | ||
{{Term|TotK|Beneath Hyrule Castle}} is seen again in "{{Term|TotK|The Imprisoning War|link}}" {{Term|TotK|Memory|link}}. In the distant past, {{Term|TotK|Rauru|link}} leads the {{Term|TotK|Six Sages|link}} in a battle against {{Term|TotK|Demon King Ganondorf|link}} to bring an end to the {{Term|TotK|Imprisoning War|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|Rauru then came up with a plan to turn the tide of the war. He entrusted secret stones to warriors with exceptional abilities. They became sages and united in an effort to finally defeat the Demon King. Rauru and the sages outnumbered the Demon King and should have been able to stop him. However...|Mineru|TotK}}</ref> With no other choice but to sacrifice himself, {{Term|TotK|Rauru}} relies on the {{Term|TotK|Six Sages}} to distract the {{Term|TotK|Demon King Ganondorf|display=Demon King}} long enough to grab hold of his chest and bind his heart, simultaneously draining his {{Term|TotK|Magic|link}} in the process.<ref>{{Cite|The Demon King's power had grown far beyond anything we could have imagined. I was unable to withstand his strength... Our fight appeared all but lost. And then, Rauru... He committed himself to one final act.|Mineru|TotK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|You bind my heart and steal my magic. You plan to hold me here... What a clever way to solve your problems. But are you ready to pay the price for this?|Demon King Ganondorf|TotK}}</ref> This sacrifice traps both of them in place for millennia while {{Term|TotK|Rauru}} waits for {{Term|TotK|Link}} and {{Term|TotK|Zelda}} to arrive in the {{Term|TotK|Era of the Wilds|link}}, where they can destroy {{Term|TotK|Ganondorf}} with the {{Term|TotK|Master Sword}}.<ref>{{Cite|You're wrong. Years from now, someone will appear with the sword that seals the darkness. A swordsman with the power to defeat you—Link. Remember...this name.|Rauru|TotK}}</ref> | |||
The room in which this occurs later comes to be known as the {{Term|TotK|Imprisoning Chamber | The room in which this occurs later comes to be known as the {{Term|TotK|Imprisoning Chamber}}. The entire area beneath the castle is sealed off throughout the ages with access forbidden to all, including the {{Term|Series|Royal Family of Hyrule|link}}.<ref name="Forbidden"/><ref name="Warning"/> | ||
==Entrance to Beneath Hyrule Castle== | ==Entrance to Beneath Hyrule Castle== | ||
{{Term|TotK|Beneath Hyrule Castle}} is revisited for the final {{Term|Series|Main Quest|link}}, "{{Term|TotK|Destroy Ganondorf|link}}". {{Term|TotK|Demon King Ganondorf|link}} is convalescing {{Term|TotK|Beneath Hyrule Castle}} in the {{Term|TotK|Central Hyrule Depths|link}}, and can be faced here at any point after returning to the surface from the {{Term|TotK|Great Sky Island|link}}. However, {{Term|TotK|Link}} will only learn of the {{Term|TotK|Demon King Ganondorf|display=Demon King}}'s location after defeating {{Term|TotK|Master Kohga|link}} at the {{Term|TotK|Abandoned Hebra Mine}} during the "{{Term|TotK|Master Kohga of the Yiga Clan|link}}" {{Term|TotK|Side Adventure|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|Count your blessings, Link! Your death will prove the Yiga Clan's might! Then I'll go take my rightful place... in the darkness below the castle, where the {{Color|TotK Red|Demon King}} now dwells. Yes, where the end of all things will begin! In the {{Color|TotK Red|deepest reaches of the Depths}}... Far beneath Hyrule Castle!|Master Kohga|TotK}}</ref> | |||
The destruction wrought by the {{Term|Series|Upheaval|link}} has collapsed the entrance in the {{Term|TotK|Royal Hidden Passage|link}}, making it impassable. The only way to access the location is through the {{Term|TotK|Hyrule Castle Chasm|link}} that has opened directly below the castle. A cave at the base of the chasm known as {{Term|TotK|Gloom's Approach}} leads to the ruins and tunnels that make up the passage to the {{Term|TotK|Forgotten Foundation}}. | The destruction wrought by the {{Term|Series|Upheaval|link}} has collapsed the entrance in the {{Term|TotK|Royal Hidden Passage|link}}, making it impassable. The only way to access the location is through the {{Term|TotK|Hyrule Castle Chasm|link}} that has opened directly below the castle. A cave at the base of the chasm known as {{Term|TotK|Gloom's Approach}} leads to the ruins and tunnels that make up the passage to the {{Term|TotK|Forgotten Foundation}}. | ||
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The {{Term|TotK|Upheaval}} appears to have had a profound impact on the area; many passageways are blocked, {{Term|TotK|Zonai}}-built structures have entered states of extreme disrepair, and an extremely high concentration of {{Term|Series|Gloom|link}} is prevalent all throughout. The {{Term|TotK|Gloom}} has corrupted the many {{Term|Series|monsters}} that now inhabit the passage, turning the area {{Term|Series|Beneath Hyrule Castle}} into a long and dangerous gauntlet to its deepest depths. | The {{Term|TotK|Upheaval}} appears to have had a profound impact on the area; many passageways are blocked, {{Term|TotK|Zonai}}-built structures have entered states of extreme disrepair, and an extremely high concentration of {{Term|Series|Gloom|link}} is prevalent all throughout. The {{Term|TotK|Gloom}} has corrupted the many {{Term|Series|monsters}} that now inhabit the passage, turning the area {{Term|Series|Beneath Hyrule Castle}} into a long and dangerous gauntlet to its deepest depths. | ||
As Link gets close to the {{Term|TotK|Forgotten Foundation}}, | As {{Term|TotK|Link}} gets close to the {{Term|TotK|Forgotten Foundation}}, any {{Plural|TotK|Sage Avatar|link}} he has unlocked will disappear, being unable to reach him.<ref>{{Cite|The power of a sage cannot reach you.|Game Screen|TotK}}</ref> In the central chamber of the {{Term|TotK|Forgotten Foundation}}, the rocks covering a series of murals can be blown apart to reveal three additional depictions: the final battle of the {{Term|TotK|Imprisoning War}} between the {{Plural|TotK|Sage}} and {{Term|TotK|Demon King Ganondorf|link}}, {{Term|TotK|Princess Zelda|link}} with the {{Term|TotK|Master Sword|link}}, and her transformation into the {{Term|TotK|Light Dragon|link}}. A passage descends further to {{Term|TotK|Imprisoning Chamber}}, where the ground has since given way leading to {{Term|TotK|Gloom's Lair|link}}. A stone platform reaches over the void, and {{Term|TotK|Link}} can dive from it to begin the final confrontation. | ||
Rising out of the void is an enormous tree-like structure made out of {{Plural|TotK|Suspicious-Looking Red and Black Root|link}}. The front of the tree bears a demonic face, with a mouth covered in covered in brightly glowing, pulsing, {{Term|TotK|Gloom}}. When Link reaches a platform at the base, an all-out war will break out with {{ | Rising out of the void is an enormous tree-like structure made out of {{Plural|TotK|Suspicious-Looking Red and Black Root|link}}. The front of the tree bears a demonic face, with a mouth covered in covered in brightly glowing, pulsing, {{Term|TotK|Gloom}}. When Link reaches a platform at the base, an all-out war will break out with {{Plural|TotK|Monster}} forming the {{Term|TotK|Demon King's Army}} being summoned in several waves. If {{Term|TotK|Link}} has acquired the vows of any {{Plural|TotK|Sage}}, they will physically appear in-person to assist him in the battle. Following the battle, the mouth will open to reveal a passageway and {{Term|TotK|Colgera|link}}, {{Term|TotK|Marbled Gohma|link}}, {{Term|TotK|Mucktorok|link}}, {{Term|TotK|Queen Gibdo|link}}, {{Term|TotK|Seized Construct|link}}, and {{Term|TotK|Phantom Ganon|link}} are summoned to confront {{Term|TotK|Link}}. If they have not been defeated during their respective {{Plural|TotK|Main Quest}}, {{Term|TotK|Link}} will have to face the undefeated {{Plural|TotK|Boss|link}} in succession before being able to proceed. If all {{Plural|TotK|Boss}} have been previously defeated, the {{Plural|TotK|Sage}} will urge {{Term|TotK|Link}} to proceed onward while each taking on a {{Term|TotK|Boss}}, resulting in the passage caving in behind him.<ref>{{Cite|More obstacles in our path, but our foe is mistaken if he thinks this will stop us!|Riju|TotK}}<br/>{{Cite|We are fated to fight these beasts! Don't worry about us!|Sidon|TotK}}<br/>{{Cite|Link! We'll take care of this, goro! You ready to see the power of a sage?!|Yunobo|TotK}}<br/>{{Cite|We'll be fine! We already beat them once! This'll be a breeze for sure!|Tulin|TotK}}<br/>{{Cite|It is time, Link. The rest is up to you!|Mineru|TotK}}</ref> At this point, the only way to move forward is to confront {{Term|TotK|Demon King Ganondorf}} in the very deepest of the {{Term|TotK|Depths}}, {{Term|TotK|Gloom's Origin|link}}. | ||
===Areas=== | ===Areas=== | ||
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===Minor {{Plural|TotK|Enemy}}=== | ===Minor {{Plural|TotK|Enemy}}=== | ||
All enemies in this location after the {{Term|TotK|Upheaval}} are {{Term|TotK|Gloom-Wreathed}}. | All enemies in this location after the {{Term|TotK|Upheaval}} are {{Term|TotK|Gloom-Wreathed Enemy|link|display=Gloom-Wreathed}}. | ||
====Before Upheaval==== | ====Before Upheaval==== | ||
{{Gallery List|Enemies | {{Gallery List|Enemies | ||
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===Raids=== | ===Raids=== | ||
==== | ====Demon King's Army==== | ||
{{Gallery List|Enemies | {{Gallery List|Enemies | ||
|TotK= Bokoblin<br>{{Small|(Wave 1)}}, Blue Bokoblin<br>{{Small|(Wave 1)}}, Black Bokoblin<br>{{Small|(Wave 1)}}, Black Boss Bokoblin<br>{{Small|(Wave 1)}}, Lizalfos<br>{{Small|(Wave 2)}}, Blue Lizalfos<br>{{Small|(Wave 2)}}, Black Lizalfos<br>{{Small|(Wave 2)}}, Gibdo<br>{{Small|(Wave 3)}}, Moth Gibdo<br>{{Small|(Wave 3)}}, Moblin<br>{{Small|(Wave 4)}}, Blue Moblin<br>{{Small|(Wave 4)}}, Black Moblin<br>{{Small|(Wave 4)}}}} | |TotK= Bokoblin<br/>{{Small|(Wave 1)}}, Blue Bokoblin<br/>{{Small|(Wave 1)}}, Black Bokoblin<br/>{{Small|(Wave 1)}}, Black Boss Bokoblin<br/>{{Small|(Wave 1)}}, Lizalfos<br/>{{Small|(Wave 2)}}, Blue Lizalfos<br/>{{Small|(Wave 2)}}, Black Lizalfos<br/>{{Small|(Wave 2)}}, Gibdo<br/>{{Small|(Wave 3)}}, Moth Gibdo<br/>{{Small|(Wave 3)}}, Moblin<br/>{{Small|(Wave 4)}}, Blue Moblin<br/>{{Small|(Wave 4)}}, Black Moblin<br/>{{Small|(Wave 4)}}}} | ||
Bosses that Link has not yet defeated will be challenged here in succession following the previous waves. | Bosses that Link has not yet defeated will be challenged here in succession following the previous waves. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Beneath Hyrule Castle is the deepest point in Hyrule, with the Z-axis coordinates for {{Term|TotK|Gloom's Origin}} being -2500. | * {{Term|TotK|Beneath Hyrule Castle}} is the deepest point in {{Term|TotK|Hyrule|link}}, with the Z-axis coordinates for {{Term|TotK|Gloom's Origin}} being -2500. | ||
* The music will change once {{Term|TotK|Link}} reaches {{Term|TotK|Forgotten Foundation}} and its intensity will increase the closer {{Term|TotK|Link}} is in distance to {{Term|TotK|Gloom's Origin}}. | * The music will change once {{Term|TotK|Link}} reaches {{Term|TotK|Forgotten Foundation}}, and its intensity will increase the closer {{Term|TotK|Link}} is in distance to {{Term|TotK|Gloom's Origin}}. | ||
* {{Term|TotK|Gloom's Origin}} can only be visited during the final confrontation, though it is not possible to save the game, leave, or teleport away once this has begun. | * {{Term|TotK|Gloom's Origin}} can only be visited during the final confrontation, though it is not possible to save the game, leave, or teleport away once this has begun. | ||
==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
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{{Ref}} | {{Ref}} | ||
{{Categories | {{Categories | ||
|Beneath Hyrule Castle, Central Hyrule Depths | |||
|locations= TotK | |locations= TotK | ||
}} | }} | ||