Four Sword: Difference between revisions

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{{FS|-}} begins many years after these events. [[Princess Zelda]] goes with her childhood friend, [[Link]], for a stroll through the Four Sword Sanctuary to check the seal on Vaati, which the princess senses is weakening. When they arrive, a dark figure descends upon the scene and captures the princess. Vaati reveals that the seal of the Four Sword is broken and that he will rage once again,<ref>{{Cite|My name is Vaati. I am the great wind mage! The seal is broken... so I shall rage yet again!|Vaati|FS}}</ref> but not before carrying Princess Zelda off to his palace above the clouds and making her his bride.<ref>{{Cite|I shall make you my bride!|Vaati|FS}}</ref> The Wind Mage knocks Link out and carries the princess away, and shortly thereafter three fairies descend upon the scene as Link comes to, revealing to him what has become of the princess and explaining the power of the Four Sword to him. Seeing that he will have need of its power, Link draws the blade from its pedestal and is shattered into four colorful copies of himself. The four Links then use the Four Sword, now also shattered into four versions of itself (each having a different colored jewel to match the Link that wields it), to work their way across Hyrule to acquire the Keys necessary to open the way to Vaati's Palace. The heroes, after much toil, succeed in this endeavor and reach the palace, where they battle Vaati and, with the Sword's power, succeed in defeating him, resealing him within its blade. They free Princess Zelda from her captivity and return the blade to its resting place in the Four Sword Sanctuary, once again holding Vaati at bay.

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In its second appearance, the Four Sword is shown to still rest in the Four Sword Sanctuary for several centuries.<ref>{{Cite|These six maidens guard the portal to the Four Sword Sanctuary to keep it safe.|Zelda|FSA}}</ref> The Sword still seals away the Wind Sorcerer Vaati after he was re-sealed within it by Link and Princess Zelda.<ref>{{Cite|This sword guards the seal on the wind sorcerer Vaati.|N/A|FSA}}</ref> With the passing of time, the people have come to feel a sense of peace and security. However, dark storm clouds soon blacken the skies of Hyrule and fill all who see them with fear and dread.<ref>{{Cite|Swiftly and suddenly, dark clouds covered all of Hyrule. Ominous clouds that filled all those who saw them with fear... A sense of dread swept across the land.|N/A|FSA}}</ref> This has caused some to fear that the seal of the Four Sword binding Vaati may once again be weakening.<ref>{{Cite|The sky has become so dark and foreboding... I'm worried about the seal that binds the wind sorcerer Vaati.|Zelda|FSA}}</ref> The specter of Vaati's return causes such disturbance that Princess Zelda sees fit to convene a meeting of the six other [[Maiden|Shrine Maidens]] that guard the different regions of Hyrule and have the power to open the way to the Four Sword's resting place.<ref>{{Cite|Now, the shrine maidens and I must open the portal to the Four Sword's resting place.|Zelda|FSA}}</ref> Intending to inspect the Sword's seal herself, Zelda decides to take Link along with her for extra security while she checks to see if Vaati's return is really imminent.

Upon opening the portal to the Four Sword Sanctuary, the entire party of the Shrine Maidens, Zelda and Link are surprised by the emergence of [[Dark Link|Shadow Link]], who kidnaps the Shrine Maidens and Zelda before luring Link through the portal to the Four Sword Sanctuary.<ref>{{Cite|Ah! Wh...who are--? It can't be... You're... Link?!|Zelda|FSA}}</ref> Seeing he has no weapon to duel his dark doppelganger, Link draws the Four Sword from its pedestal, causing himself to split apart in the same manner the Sword had worked previously, causing him to split into four different colored versions of himself.<ref>{{Cite|If you draw the sword, you must know what will happen. Will you still draw forth the sword?|N/A|FSA}}</ref> Shadow Link laughs and makes a quick exit as Vaati escapes his prison once again and sends the four Links far away with a whirlwind. Upon awakening, the four meet [[Kaepora Gaebora]], who tells them that they must master the power of the Four Sword in order to defeat Vaati and rescue Zelda and the Shrine Maidens.<ref>{{Cite|Hoot hoot! At last, you're awake, Link. I am Kaepora Gaebora. ... You sword is weak, but you can restore its power by infusing it with Force Gems.|Kaepora Gaebora|FSA}}</ref> To do this, they must gather a total of 2,000 [[Force Gem]]s in each area they visit to fully power up the Four Sword and give it the [[Power to Repel Evil]].<ref>{{Cite|To return the sword to its full strength, find the source of that power: Force Gems. Gather Force Gems wherever they lie, and rescue the maidens and Princess Zelda.|N/A|FSA}}</ref><ref name=Quote1/> In this manner, the four heroes work their way across Hyrule and gradually rescue all of the maidens with the power of the Four Sword.<ref>{{Cite|...Ah! Link?! Is that you? And the shrine maidens! You're all safe... I'm so relieved.|Zelda|FSA}}</ref> They eventually reach the [[Palace of Winds]] and confront Vaati, ultimately destroying him for good using the blade's power.<ref>{{Cite|Link! You've defeated the wind sorcerer Vaati. ...!|Zelda|FSA}}</ref> However, it turns out that the true evil behind Vaati's release and the evil plaguing Hyrule is [[Ganon]], who has stolen a [[Trident]] possessing the great magic of an evil spirit.<ref>{{Cite|Ganon... This beast was once of the Gerudo... Once human. He was called Ganondorf! King of Darkness, ancient demon reborn. The wielder of the trident!!|Zelda|FSA}}</ref> Confronting Ganon alongside Princess Zelda, the four heroes succeed in subduing him while the Shrine Maidens magically seal him within the blade of the Four Sword.<ref>{{Cite|Now, the Four Sword... Place the sword that sealed away the darkness on the pedestal.|Zelda|FSA}}</ref> The Sword is returned to the Four Sword Sanctuary soon after, now serving as the prison of Ganon.

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==Gallery==

File:FSA Artwork.png|Official artwork depicting the four Links wielding the Four Sword against the forces of Vaati and Ganon

File:Four sword clash.png|Two Four Swords clashing

File:TMC Four Sword Sprite 3.png|The newly-forged {{Term|TMC|Four Sword}} from {{TMC|-}}

File:TMC Four Sword Sprite 2.png|The {{Term|TMC|Four Sword}} as seen on the title screen of {{TMC|-}}

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