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|pronunciation= {{IPA|ˈmɪdnə}} {{Respell|MID|nə}}<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= From Twilight Princess, Midna and Agitha join the battle. |published= August 4, 2014|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_DZtTR3zu0&t=10m1s|title= Hyrule Warriors Direct|site= YouTube}}</ref> | |pronunciation= {{IPA|ˈmɪdnə}} {{Respell|MID|nə}}<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= From Twilight Princess, Midna and Agitha join the battle. |published= August 4, 2014|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_DZtTR3zu0&t=10m1s|title= Hyrule Warriors Direct|site= YouTube}}</ref> | ||
|title= Twilight Princess<ref name="Twilight Princess">{{Cite|Midna... Foolish {{Color|TPHD Red|Twilight Princess}}... The {{Color|TPHD Red|curse}} on you cannot be {{Color|TPHD Red|broken}}... It was placed on you by the magic of {{Color|TPHD Red|my god}}! The {{Color|TPHD Red|power}} you held as {{Color|TPHD Red|leader of the Twili}} will never return!|Zant|TPHD}}</ref> | |title= | ||
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|TP= Twilight Princess<ref name="Twilight Princess">{{Cite|Midna... Foolish {{Color|TPHD Red|Twilight Princess}}... The {{Color|TPHD Red|curse}} on you cannot be {{Color|TPHD Red|broken}}... It was placed on you by the magic of {{Color|TPHD Red|my god}}! The {{Color|TPHD Red|power}} you held as {{Color|TPHD Red|leader of the Twili}} will never return!|Zant|TPHD}}</ref>, Leader of the Twili<ref name="Twilight Princess"/> | |||
|HW= Twilight Princess<ref>{{Cite|Midna, Twilight Princess|Tutorials|HWDE}}</ref> | |||
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|race= {{Term|TPHD|Twili|link}} | |race= {{Term|TPHD|Twili|link}} | ||
|gender= Female<ref name="curse">{{Cite Book|quote= Midna: Princess of the Twilight Realm. A curse placed upon her by Zant causes her to physically transform and lose her magical abilities. In the Light World, she appears as a shadow.|book= HH |publisher= |page= 114}}</ref> | |gender= Female<ref name="curse">{{Cite Book|quote= Midna: Princess of the Twilight Realm. A curse placed upon her by Zant causes her to physically transform and lose her magical abilities. In the Light World, she appears as a shadow.|book= HH |publisher= |page= 114}}</ref> | ||
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|other= | |other= SSBB, HW, MNPTP, SSB4, SSBU | ||
|era= {{Term|TPHD|Era of Twilight|link}} | |era= {{Term|TPHD|Era of Twilight|link}} | ||
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Midna is one of the Twili, a race descended from wielders of powerful and evil magic who were banished to an alternate dimension by the goddesses [[Din (Goddess)|Din]], [[Farore (Goddess)|Farore]], and [[Nayru (Goddess)|Nayru]] after an event known as the [[Interloper War]].<ref name="Descendant"/><ref>{{Cite|What do you think happened to the magic wielders who tried to rule the Sacred Realm? They were banished. They were chased across the sacred lands of Hyrule and driven into another realm by the goddesses.|Midna|TP}}</ref> This alternate dimension, out of which the sublimated descendants could only exist as shadows, eventually became known as the Twilight Realm.<ref>{{Cite|It was another world entirely... The antithesis of Hyrule, where the sun shines bright. Eventually, most came to call it the Twilight Realm, and from it, none could return to the world of light...|Midna|TP}}</ref> | Midna is one of the Twili, a race descended from wielders of powerful and evil magic who were banished to an alternate dimension by the goddesses [[Din (Goddess)|Din]], [[Farore (Goddess)|Farore]], and [[Nayru (Goddess)|Nayru]] after an event known as the [[Interloper War]].<ref name="Descendant"/><ref>{{Cite|What do you think happened to the magic wielders who tried to rule the Sacred Realm? They were banished. They were chased across the sacred lands of Hyrule and driven into another realm by the goddesses.|Midna|TP}}</ref> This alternate dimension, out of which the sublimated descendants could only exist as shadows, eventually became known as the Twilight Realm.<ref>{{Cite|It was another world entirely... The antithesis of Hyrule, where the sun shines bright. Eventually, most came to call it the Twilight Realm, and from it, none could return to the world of light...|Midna|TP}}</ref> | ||
Prior to the events of {{TP|-}}, [[Zant]], one of the Twili, overthrew Midna from her throne and placed a curse on her, giving her the imp form that she maintains for most of the game and depriving her of the magical powers that are granted to the leader of the Twili.<ref name="curse"/><ref>{{Cite|But would they acknowledge me as their king? No! And as such, I was denied the magic powers befitting our ruler.|Zant|TP}}</ref> Midna, already in possession of a [[Fused Shadow]], leaves the Twilight Realm and witnesses [[Wolf Link|Link as a wolf]] being taken away by a [[Shadow Beast]].<ref>{{Cite|As a ruler who fled her people, I'm hardly qualified to forgive you. In our world, we've long believed that the Hero would appear as a divine beast. That's why when I found you, I thought I could use you, Link.|Midna|TP}}</ref> Knowing the Twili legend that the Hero would appear as a "divine beast," Midna follows Link to his prison cell in the [[Castle | Prior to the events of {{TP|-}}, [[Zant]], one of the Twili, overthrew Midna from her throne and placed a curse on her, giving her the imp form that she maintains for most of the game and depriving her of the magical powers that are granted to the leader of the Twili.<ref name="curse"/><ref>{{Cite|But would they acknowledge me as their king? No! And as such, I was denied the magic powers befitting our ruler.|Zant|TP}}</ref> Midna, already in possession of a [[Fused Shadow]], leaves the Twilight Realm and witnesses [[Wolf Link|Link as a wolf]] being taken away by a [[Shadow Beast]].<ref>{{Cite|As a ruler who fled her people, I'm hardly qualified to forgive you. In our world, we've long believed that the Hero would appear as a divine beast. That's why when I found you, I thought I could use you, Link.|Midna|TP}}</ref> Knowing the Twili legend that the Hero would appear as a "divine beast," Midna follows Link to his prison cell in the [[Castle Sewers]] and tells him that she will help him escape if Link does exactly as he is told.<ref>{{Cite|But in exchange for my help, you have to do EXACTLY as I say!|Midna|TP}}</ref> At first, she seems to be a strange, dark creature with an agenda of her own and little regard for [[Link]],<ref>{{Cite|And I only cared about returning our world to normal... I didn't care what happened to the world of light, not at all.|Midna|TP}}</ref> but she ends up changing her attitude towards those who are willing to help her.<ref name=Quote2>{{Cite|But after witnessing the selfless lengths that Princess Zelda and you have gone to... Your sacrifices... I now know, in the bottom of my heart, that I must save this world, too. There is no other way.|Midna|TP}}</ref> The pair eventually exit the sewers and go to a tower in [[Hyrule Castle]] to meet with [[Princess Zelda]], whom Midna mockingly calls "Twilight Princess" and blames for Hyrule's current state.<ref name=Quote3>{{Cite|Poor thing, he has no idea where this is or what's happened... So, don't you think you should explain to him what you've managed to do? You owe him that much... ...Twilight Princess! Eee hee!|Midna|TP}}</ref> | ||
After the meeting with Zelda, Midna reminds Link that he must still save [[Ilia]] and the rest of the [[Ordon Village|Ordon]] children that were kidnapped, saying that she will be happy to help the young hero if he acts like her "servant."<ref>{{Cite|I guess a promise is a promise, so I'll let you go back to where you first tumbled into twilight... But...are you really sure you should be going back? Are you sure you aren't forgetting anything important? Eee hee! Do you want to save them? Well, in that case, little Midna would be happy to help you! But... Well, you'd have to be my servant...and like a servant, you'd have to do exactly as I say!|Midna|TP}}</ref> Once Link finds the first [[Fused Shadow]] in the {{Term|TPHD|Forest Temple|link}}, Midna reveals that was the item that she was looking for, but refuses to tell Link their exact purpose or what she plans to do with them.<ref>{{Cite|Eee hee hee! Well done! That's...what I was looking for. That's a Fused Shadow. It's what the light spirit called dark power... There's a total of three Fused Shadows. I think the other light spirits have the rest... If you want to know exactly what Fused Shadows are... Well, maybe I'll tell you if you find the other two.|Midna|TP}}</ref> The power of the Fused Shadows can be used to destroy Zant, returning Midna and the other Twili to their true form.<ref name=Quote4>{{Cite|Remember what Faron the light spirit said... He said you would need the Fused Shadows to defeat the dark overlord Zant and save the world...|Midna|TP}}</ref> Midna does not tell Link, however, that she wants the Fused Shadows for the benefit of herself and her world. | After the meeting with Zelda, Midna reminds Link that he must still save [[Ilia]] and the rest of the [[Ordon Village|Ordon]] children that were kidnapped, saying that she will be happy to help the young hero if he acts like her "servant."<ref>{{Cite|I guess a promise is a promise, so I'll let you go back to where you first tumbled into twilight... But...are you really sure you should be going back? Are you sure you aren't forgetting anything important? Eee hee! Do you want to save them? Well, in that case, little Midna would be happy to help you! But... Well, you'd have to be my servant...and like a servant, you'd have to do exactly as I say!|Midna|TP}}</ref> Once Link finds the first [[Fused Shadow]] in the {{Term|TPHD|Forest Temple|link}}, Midna reveals that was the item that she was looking for, but refuses to tell Link their exact purpose or what she plans to do with them.<ref>{{Cite|Eee hee hee! Well done! That's...what I was looking for. That's a Fused Shadow. It's what the light spirit called dark power... There's a total of three Fused Shadows. I think the other light spirits have the rest... If you want to know exactly what Fused Shadows are... Well, maybe I'll tell you if you find the other two.|Midna|TP}}</ref> The power of the Fused Shadows can be used to destroy Zant, returning Midna and the other Twili to their true form.<ref name=Quote4>{{Cite|Remember what Faron the light spirit said... He said you would need the Fused Shadows to defeat the dark overlord Zant and save the world...|Midna|TP}}</ref> Midna does not tell Link, however, that she wants the Fused Shadows for the benefit of herself and her world. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*During development of {{TP|-}}, | *During development of {{TP|-}}, {{Term|TWW|Tetra|link}} from {{TWW}} was used as a placeholder for {{Term|TP|Midna}} when riding {{Term|TP|Wolf Link}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= In early prototypes, as a placeholder for Midna, Tetra from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker was riding on Wolf Link as he ran around Hyrule.|author= Satoru Takizawa|published= June 27, 2017|retrieved= June 27, 201|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170628054521/https://zelda.com/breath-of-the-wild/news/dlc-pack-one-countdown-midnas-helmet/|title= Countdown to DLC Pack 1: The Master Trials|site= Zelda.com|type= web archive}}</ref> | ||
*Midna's voice clips feature English lines jumbled up and distorted, creating the gibberish heard in the game.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= Inumarou|published= December 20, 2010|retrieved= |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YLakSs0mlU|title= Midna's Voice Clips - Unscrambled|site= YouTube|type= Video}}</ref> | *Midna's voice clips feature English lines jumbled up and distorted, creating the gibberish heard in the game.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= Inumarou|published= December 20, 2010|retrieved= |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YLakSs0mlU|title= Midna's Voice Clips - Unscrambled|site= YouTube|type= Video}}</ref> | ||
*When Link is in Wolf form but does not have Midna riding on his back, her shadow still appears over him. If Link is in front of anything reflective, such as the ice from [[Snowpeak Ruins]], Midna will have no reflection. | *When Link is in Wolf form but does not have Midna riding on his back, her shadow still appears over him. If Link is in front of anything reflective, such as the ice from [[Snowpeak Ruins]], Midna will have no reflection. | ||
*In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Midna's left hand is miscolored grey on the Wolf Link trophy, despite the rest of her arm being the correct black. | |||
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