Ordon Village: Difference between revisions

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[[Slingshot#Twilight Princess|Slingshot]],

[[Fishing Rod]],

[[Ordon Sword]],

[[Ordon Shield]],

[[Bottle]],

[[Iron Boots]],

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[[Ordon Ranch]],

[[Ordon Woods]],

[[Faron Woods]],

{{Term|TPHD|Forest Temple|link}},

[[Link's House]],

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{{Term/Store|Ordon Village||Series, TP, TPHD}} is a recurring location in {{TLoZ|Series}}.{{Exp Game|TP}}<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 112 {{Exp Game|TP}}}}</ref> It is a simple village and [[Link]]'s hometown south of [[Hyrule]], just south of the [[Faron Woods]]. It is not technically considered part of Hyrule.<ref>{{Cite|Oh, no, I don't believe he's from Hyrule proper at all. No, my understanding is that he's from the small neighboring province of Ordona.|Shad|TP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|You have...never been to Hyrule, right?|Rusl|TP}}</ref> Its existence largely depends upon agriculture and ranching.<ref>{{Cite|You got the Ordon pumpkin! This pumpkin was grown in your hometown of Ordon.|N/A|TP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|You got the Ordon goat cheese! This cheese is made from milk from Ordon goats.|N/A|TP}}</ref> It is here that Link's adventure to save Hyrule begins and is where he was brought up as a ranch-hand prior to the events of the game. A chance encounter with [[King Bulblin]] and his [[Bulblin]] subordinates sends the young hero on a quest that would begin with the rescue of his friends and ultimately expand to saving all of Hyrule.

Link returns to the village shortly after his escape with a strange impish creature named [[Midna]] and is tasked by her with finding a sword and shield to combat [[Zant]]'s forces.<ref>{{Cite|You listening? Look for a sword and shield that'll suit me. Got it?|Midna|TP}}</ref> Link is forced to go on a stealth mission to recover the Ordon Sword and the [[Ordon Shield]] in order to progress forward in his quest. Taking advantage of the village's presently poor security and the obliviousness of his fellow villagers to his presence, he is able to successfully retrieve the items from both {{Term|TPHD|Jaggle & Pergie's House|link}} and {{Term|TPHD|Rusl, Uli & Colin's House|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|Oh yeah? All right, I understand, Mayor. I'll hurry up and get that shield. You just wait here...|Jaggle|TP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|I have placed the sword that was to be our gift to Hyrule on the couch. If the mayor comes for it, please give it to him.|Rusl|TP}}</ref> He would later return to the village also to learn how Bo bested the [[Goron]]s and thus earned their respect so as to progress in his adventure on [[Death Mountain]].<ref>{{Cite|Are you trying to reach the Gorons of Death Mountain? It is far too dangerous, Link! They recognize only strength! A normal person could never persuade them...  But...I do know one person who was able to best them and earn their trust... His name is Bo. You may know him as the mayor of your hometown, Ordon. Please, go to him. And while you are there, please let him know that the children are safe.|Renado|TP}}</ref> Bo teaches Link the art of sumo-wrestling and gives him the [[Iron Boots]] at this point, an invaluable item that would prove essential in traversing the mountain.<ref>{{Cite|Strong as you are, though, you can't hope to beat the Gorons wrestlin' with power alone. Those Gorons are made of rock! Naw, the secret to beatin' the Gorons...is locked away in tha chest. Take it with you, lad.|Mayor Bo|TP}}</ref> Link is also able to visit the village at any point during his adventure, though not much beyond the aforementioned events happen there for the remainder of the game.  

[[File:LCT Ordon Target Practice Area 2.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Bo's House in Level 1 of {{LCT|-}}]]

In {{LCT}}, Ordon Village appears in two {{Plural|LCT|Stage|link}}. Link shoots {{Plural|LCT|Target|link}}, {{Plural|LCT|Ordon Pumpkin|link}}, {{Plural|LCT|Scarecrow|link}}, balloons, and more during these stages. Both occurrences of Ordon Village are simple, lined-up target shooting practices; thereby do not include any threatening enemies as other stages do.

The first appearance in {{Term|LCT|Ordon Target Practice|link}}, the first {{Term|LCT|Stage}} in {{Term|LCT|Level 1|link}}, begins with an overview of the village. As the introductory area, the village's targets are large, obvious, and stationary. The targets show up slowly and do not disappear as quickly as in later stages. The view then zooms to the front of Mayor Bo's house. Targets again spring up slowly and the main change is that other interactive bonus targets such as the door, pots, and signs are more likely to be hit, thus introducing players to experiment with shooting various objects. After the last camera change, the level ends in a pumpkin patch between Mayor Bo's and Jaggle's home. In this final area, a lone [[Cucco]] is the only thing appearing to subtract points when shot. Alternatively, the stage could end beside Jaggle's home, but facing the lake. This scenario is only unlocked by shooting the scarecrows eight times, then bursting the pumpkin-head for 1000 points in the stage.

The second appearance of the village in {{Term|LCT|Ordon Target Practice 2|link}}, the first {{Term|LCT|Stage}} in {{Term|LCT|Level 6|link}}, pans in a complete circle from Sera's Sundries. This stage has the targets much more active and mobile. Targets zip along clothes lines running in the background and can only be hit between gaps in the earthen pillars, homes, or trees. Many of the targets evidently prompt others to appear after being hit. The most noticeable example being the target centered on the waterwheel of Jaggle's home, which sets the wheel spinning and has new targets on its spokes.

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*Ordon Village was originally developed as a demo for E3 2006. The most radical change that developer [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] made to the game was to actually include it in the game. He also made a three day-schedule for the player to get familiar with different gameplay mechanics.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= Satoru Iwata|published= |retrieved= |url= https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/twilight_princess/0/1|title= Iwata Asks: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|site= Official Nintendo website|type=}}</ref>

*{{E}} brings up the theory that Ordon Village might be related to [[Outset Island]] in {{TWW}}, pointing out the relative position of Outset in relation to the {{TP}} map.<ref name=":1">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 59 {{Exp Game|TWW}}}}</ref>

The Japanese name for Ordon Village, {{Romanize|トアル村|Toaru Mura}}, is a pun on the Japanese words, {{Romanize|とある村|Toaru mura}}, meaning "a certain village". This applies to the Korean name of Ordon Village, {{Romanize|어디르 마을|Eodireu Ma'eul}}, which contains the word {{Romanize|어디|Eodi}}, meaning "where", and {{Romanize|어느 마을|Eoneu Ma'eul}}, meaning "a certain village". The English name "Ordon" may similarly be a pun on "ordinary village".

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File:Ordon Village Panorama.jpg|A panorama view of Ordon Village from {{TP|-}}

File:OrdonVillage1.png|Ordon Village from a bird's eye view from {{TP|-}}

File:OrdonVillage2.png|Close-up of the bridge systems in Ordon Village from {{TP|-}}

File:OrdonVillage3.png|Rusl practicing his Sword technique while his wife, Uri, looks on from {{TP|-}}

File:OrdonVillage4.png|The Mayor's House and Fado's Ranch from {{TP|-}}

File:Ordon Village 2.jpg|Ordon Village during the ending credits from {{TP|-}}

File:57.jpg|The Ordon children returning to the village during the ending credits from {{TP|-}}

File:Back to Ordon Village 4.jpg|The return of the Ordon children to the village from {{TP|-}}

File:Back to Ordon Village 3.jpg|Uli watching the return of the Ordon children to the village from {{TP|-}}

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