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|name = Great Sea

|image = [[File:Great Sea Chart.jpg|250px]]

|game = {{TWW}}

|theme music = [[File:Great Sea.ogg|noicon]]

The '''Great Sea''' is the setting of the events of {{TWW}}.<ref>{{Cite|When the Hero of Time was called to embark on another journey and left the land of Hyrule, he was separated from the elements that made him a hero. It is said that at that time, the Triforce of Courage was split into eight shards and hidden throughout the land. Even I do not know where they rest, but this much I do know: they lie hidden somewhere in this Great Sea.|King of Red Lions|TWW}}</ref> In {{PH}}, the Great Sea only makes an appearance during the introduction and ending sequences of the game.

Many years before {{TWW|-}} begins, the land of [[Hyrule]] was flooded by the [[Deity|Gods]] as a last resort to stop [[Ganon]]'s forces when the [[Link#Ocarina of Time|Hero of Time]] did not return to destroy them. Its surviving people fled to the mountaintops and tried to restore their peaceful lives. These mountaintops became the many islands of The Great Sea. Many years passed, and the people forgot about the history of "Old" Hyrule, except as a bedtime story told to children, and in a coming-of-age ceremony for young boys.<br>

The Great Sea is "illusory", and its waters from the heavens are different from Hyrule's native waters. Because of this, only monsters and [[Fishman|Fishmen]] are able to live in the Great Sea.<ref>{{Cite book|quote=The Great Sea in {{TWW|-}} is an illusory ocean created by a torrential downpour from the heavens. Its ethereal "water" is unlike the water natural to Hyrule, and so only monsters and Fishmen are able to live there.|book=E|page=65}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Oceans... Oceans... Oceans... Oceans as far as the eye can see. They are vast seas... None can swim across them... They yield no fish to catch...|Ganondorf|TWW}}</ref> It is because of these ethereal waters that the [[Zora]] race had become the [[Rito]].<ref>{{Cite book|quote=The Zora, unable to live in the Great Sea's ethereal waters, evolved into the Rito, who are able to fly in the skies.|book=E|page=69}}</ref>

Like in most lands in the ''Zelda'' universe, and because of the fact that the Great Sea is born from Hyrule, [[Rupee]]s are the means of currency, which is accepted in every inhabited island in the game. However, the economy is a bit more diverse than in the former land of Hyrule, given the different businesses run; for example, [[Goron#The Wind Waker|Traveling Merchants]] fuel trading sequences by selling their goods to travelers and also sending them to major shops and retails to give townspeople access to them. Auctions are run in Windfall Island every night, and [[Beedle's Shop Ship|shop ships]] can be seen sailing around numerous islands as well.

{{Main|Technology in The Legend of Zelda Universe#The Wind Waker|Technology in the Great Sea}}

The weaponry in the Great Sea is more advanced than it was in Hyrule before its flood. Navigating across the waters are [[Warship]]s capable of shooting at enemies from long distances. It's unknown whether these boats are piloted manually or work automatically (in the latter case, it would indeed prove how much advancement is shown in regards to technology in the Great Sea). Mounted in [[Eye Reefs|coral reefs]] and high platforms are cannons that can shoot bombs to distant enemies, and operate on their own.

The '''Great Sea''' serves as the [[overworld]] of ''The Wind Waker''. Most of the islands in the Great Sea are quite small, with little intelligent life inhabiting them. The chief island is Windfall, which houses various shops and attractions, and has the only major human village, except for a small settlement on Outset Island, another important location. Aside from these islands, some of the more prominent ones in the Great Sea include:

*[[Dragon Roost Island]], home of the Rito tribe, where the Great Sea's main messenger company is located.

*[[Tower of the Gods]], hidden fortress said to wait for a [[Hero of Winds|hero]] to raise it from the sea's depths.

*[[Headstone Island]], which houses [[Earth Temple (The Wind Waker)|one of the temples]] where a [[Sage]] prays to ensure the power of the [[Master Sword]] to remain. It is located directly east of Outset.

*[[Gale Isle]], which houses [[Wind Temple|the other temple]] where a [[Sage]] prays for the power of the [[Master Sword]] to remain. It is located directly north of Windfall.

Among the remaining islands, abandoned [[Triangle Islands|triangle-shaped isles]], sacred [[Fairy Islands|seashell-shaped islands]], [[Eye Reefs|giant reefs]] and [[Star Isles|archipelagos]] adorn the vast territory of the Great Sea. Additionally, it is told by [[Fishman|Fishmen]] that other islands guard charts leading to the location of [[Triforce Shard|sacred golden fragments]] referred to as ''Triumph Forks'', as well as other legendary treasures (notably in [[Fire Mountain]], [[Ice Ring Isle]] and [[Mother & Child Isles]]).

There are many people in the Great Sea, but the main group is [[Hyruleans|Hyrulean]]. They live on Windfall Island and Outset Island, but some are also scattered around the sea. The Rito live on [[Dragon Roost Island]] with the Sky Spirit Valoo, and the Koroks reside on Forest Haven with the Great Deku Tree. [[Goron]]s in this game are in the form of [[Goron#The Wind Waker|Traveling Merchants]]. No signs of the [[Kokiri]]s or the Zoras remain, as they gradually evolved into the aforementioned Korok and Rito, respectively. Also, a fish creature called Jabun (the aforementioned Water Spirit) is in this game, looking like [[Lord Jabu-Jabu|Jabu-Jabu]] and the Fishmen (the latter inhabiting the waters of the Sea). Finally, there is at least one group of pirates, [[Tetra's Pirate Crew]], along with other seafarers, such as the [[Salvage Corp]].

==Non-canon Appearances==

[[File:SSBB Pirate Ship.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The Great Sea in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'']]

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===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===

The Great Sea appears in the [[Tetra's Ship#Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Pirate Ship]] stage in {{SSBB}}. The stage features a scale version of Tetra's Ship floating across various locations from the Great Sea. These include a [[Lookout Platform]] that shoots bombs at the players, a [[cyclone]] that throws the ship into the sky, later descending back to the sea, and a rocky island where the ship crashes, forcing the players to use the island as a new platform.

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