The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: Difference between revisions

|developer= [[Nintendo EAD]]

|publisher= [[Nintendo]]

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'''Wii VC release'''

'''Wii U VC release'''

'''Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack release'''

|genre= Action Adventure

|modes= Single player

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|canon= Canon<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E|publisher= |page= 10}}</ref>

|predecessor= {{LA}}

===The Boy Without a Fairy===

In the [[Kokiri Forest]], all the forest children have their own guardian [[Fairy|Fairies]], bestowed upon them by the [[Great Deku Tree]], except for one boy named [[Link]].<ref>{{Cite|In the vast, deep forest of Hyrule... Long have I served as the guardian spirit... I am known as the Deku Tree... The children of the forest, the Kokiri, live here with me. Each Kokiri has his or her own guardian fairy. However, there is one boy who does not have a fairy... |Deku Tree|OoT3D}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|It seems the time has come for the {{Color|OoT3D Red|boy without a fairy}} to begin his journey...|Great Deku Tree|OoT3D}}</ref> Link has recently been plagued by nightmares of Zelda fleeing from an evil man clad in black. For as long as he can remember, Link has been ostracized by the other children and has never quite fit in.<ref>{{Cite|Hey you! "Mr. No Fairy!" What's your business with the Great Deku Tree? Without a fairy, you're not even a real man!|Mido|OoT}}</ref> One day, the Great Deku Tree sends [[Navi]] the fairy to summon the boy to him.<ref>{{Cite|{{Color|OoT3D Light Blue|Navi}}…go now! Find our young friend and guide him to me… I do not have much time left. Fly, Navi, fly! The fate of the forest, nay, the world, depends upon thee!|Great Deku Tree|OoT}}</ref> In order to test young Link's courage, the Great Deku Tree bids Link to venture inside his hollow and break the curse cast upon him by a "[[Ganondorf|wicked man dressed in black]]."<ref>{{Cite|I have been cursed... I need you to break the curse with your wisdom and courage. Dost thou have courage enough to undertake this task?|Great Deku Tree|OoT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Thou must never allow the desert man in black armor to lay his hands on the sacred Triforce... [...] That evil man who cast the death curse upon me and sapped my power...|Great Deku Tree|OoT}}</ref>

Link complies, but his efforts are for naught; the Great Deku Tree's death was sealed in the pages of fate before Link's attempt had even begun.<ref>{{Cite|Though your valiant efforts to break the curse were successful, I was doomed before you started...|Great Deku Tree|OoT}}</ref> With his final breath, the Great Deku Tree bestows upon Link the [[Spiritual Stones|Spiritual Stone]] of the [[Forest]], the [[Kokiri's Emerald]], and entreats him to travel to [[Hyrule Castle]] and meet with [[Princess Zelda]].<ref>{{Cite|Link... Go now to Hyrule Castle... There, thou will surely meet the Princess of Destiny... Take this stone with you. The stone that man wanted so much, that he cast the curse on me...|Great Deku Tree|OoT}}</ref>

After traveling across [[Hyrule Field]] and passing through [[Hyrule Castle Town|Castle Town]], Link does not take long to realize that speaking to the princess of [[Hyrule]] will not be a simple matter; many [[Soldier|guard]]s stand watch, alert and ready to catch any trespassers. However, he manages to infiltrate the castle, bypassing the front gate and evading all of the guards in his path.<ref>{{Cite|Wha-ha-ha! What a crazy guy! Can you believe this guy was crazy enough to try to sneak into the castle to see Princess Zelda? All because of this idiot, they've tightened security at the castle. Wha-ha-hah!|Hylian|OoT}}</ref> When he reaches the castle itself, the raised drawbridge seems like an insurmountable obstacle. However, Link discovers an unguarded water drain by the castle moat and manages to crawl through the hole, emerging within the castle garden. Many more guards are on patrol here, but Link is able to dodge all of them and sneak into the [[Castle Courtyard]]. In this Courtyard, his fate converges with that of the young Princess of Hyrule.

===The Hero of Time===

Seven years later, a grown-up Link is awakened by an old man in the [[Chamber of Sages]]. He introduces himself as [[Rauru]], and reveals himself as one of the ancient [[Sages]] that preside over the Sacred Realm.<ref>{{Cite|I am Rauru, one of the ancient Sages...|Rauru|OoT}}</ref> Rauru explains that only the Hero of Time can pull the Master Sword from its Pedestal. However, Link was too young to be the Hero of Time, so his spirit was sealed in the Sacred Realm for seven years until he is old enough to be accounted for.<ref>{{Cite|The Master Sword is a sacred blade that evil ones may never touch... Only one worthy of the title of "Hero of Time" can pull it from the Pedestal of Time... However, you were too young to be the Hero of Time... Therefore, your spirit was sealed here for seven years.|Rauru|OoT}}</ref> Rauru further reveals that Ganondorf obtained the Triforce after gaining access to the Sacred Realm, and used its power to transform Hyrule into a land of darkness.<ref>{{Cite|Though you opened the Door of Time in the name of peace... Ganondorf, the Gerudo King of Thieves, used it to enter this forbidden Sacred Realm! He obtained the Triforce from the Temple of Light, and with its power, he became the King of Evil...His evil power radiated from the temples of Hyrule, and in seven short years, it transformed Hyrule into a world of monsters.|Rauru|OoT}}</ref> Rauru urges Link to seek out the remaining Sages, and grants Link his power in the form of the [[Light Medallion]].

Link returns to the Temple of Time, where he is greeted by a mysterious man named [[Sheik]], one of the survivors of the ancient [[Sheikah]] tribe. He tells Link of Ganondorf's conquest over the last seven years, and of the legend of the Sages.<ref>{{Cite|When evil rules all, an awakening voice from the Sacred Realm will call those destined to be Sages, who dwell in the five temples. One in a deep forest... One on a high mountain... One under a vast lake... One within the house of the dead... One inside a goddess of the sand... Together with the Hero of Time, the awakened ones will bind the evil and return the light of peace to the world... This is the legend of the temples passed down by my people, the Sheikah.|Sheik|OoT}}</ref> He urges Link to awaken the five remaining Sages in the five Temples mentioned in the legend, which are scattered throughout Hyrule.<ref>{{Cite|If you believe the legend, you have no choice. You must look for the five temples and awaken the five Sages...|Sheik|OoT}}</ref> Wielding the Blade of Evil's Bane, Link sets out to break the curse on all of the sacred Temples and awaken the Sages within.

Ganondorf proceeded to conquer the Sacred Realm, and became the self-proclaimed King of Evil,<ref>{{Cite|Ganondorf, the Gerudo King of Thieves, used it to enter this forbidden Sacred Realm! He obtained the Triforce from the Temple of Light, and with its power, he became the King of Evil...|Rauru|OoT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|He went on to invade the Sacred Realm... Ganondorf had become the Evil King, and the Sacred Realm became a world of evil.|Princess Zelda|OoT}}</ref> but his lust for power was not yet satisfied. Ganondorf began hunting for those chosen by destiny to obtain the other two pieces of the Triforce that had escaped his grasp.<ref>{{Cite|To gain complete mastery of the world, Ganondorf started looking for those chosen by destiny to hold the two other Triforce parts.|Sheik|OoT}}</ref> Sheik reveals that Link wields the [[Triforce of Courage]],<ref>{{Cite|The one who holds the Triforce of Courage is... you, Link!|Sheik|OoT}}</ref> and sheds his disguise to reveal himself as Princess Zelda, the seventh Sage who wields the [[Triforce of Wisdom]].<ref>{{Cite|And the other, who holds the Triforce of Wisdom... is the seventh Sage, who is destined to be the leader of them all... It is I, the Princess of Hyrule, Zelda.|Princess Zelda|OoT}}</ref>  

Zelda tells Link that she thought that giving him the Ocarina of Time seven years prior would be the best way to keep it out of Ganondorf's grasp. However, she did not predict that Ganondorf would follow Link into the Sacred Realm and take the Triforce of Power for his own.<ref>{{Cite|As long as you had the ocarina in your possession, I thought Ganondorf could never enter the Sacred Realm, but... But something I could never expect happened... After you opened the Door of Time, the Master Sword sealed you away in the Sacred Realm... Your spirit remained in the Sacred Realm, and then the Triforce fell into Ganondorf's hands. He went on to invade the Sacred Realm... Ganondorf had become the Evil King, and the Sacred Realm became a world of evil. All of this is an unfortunate coincidence.|Princess Zelda|OoT}}</ref> Zelda disguised herself as a Sheikah to hide from Ganondorf, and waited seven years for Link to return.<ref>{{Cite|I apologize for meeting you in disguise, but it was necessary to hide from the King of Evil. Please forgive me...|Princess Zelda|OoT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|I passed myself off as a Sheikah and hoped that you would return. I waited for seven years... And... now you are back. The dark age ruled by Ganondorf the Evil King will end!|Princess Zelda|OoT}}</ref> Zelda tells Link that the Sages must seal Ganondorf inside the Sacred Realm, and that she must seal the door to the Sacred Realm itself to keep him imprisoned.<ref name="seal">{{Cite|The six Sages will open the sealed door and lure Ganondorf back into the Sacred Realm. I will then seal the door to the Sacred Realm from this world. Thus, Ganondorf the Evil King will vanish from Hyrule.|Princess Zelda|OoT}}</ref> However, in revealing herself to Link, Zelda also exposes herself to Ganondorf, who has been waiting for such a moment. He promptly encases her within a large magic crystal and brings her to his [[Ganon's Castle|Castle]], constructed where Hyrule Castle had stood before its destruction. Link rushes to the Castle to save the princess.<ref>{{Cite|Princess Zelda...you foolish traitor! I commend you for avoiding my pursuit for seven long years. But you let your guard down... I knew you would appear if I let this kid wander around! My only mistake was to slightly underestimate the power of this kid... No... It was not the kid's power I misjudged. It was the power of the Triforce of Courage! But with the Triforce of Wisdom that Zelda has... When I obtain these two... Then I will become the true ruler of the world! If you want to rescue Zelda, come to my castle!|Ganondorf|OoT}}</ref>

===The Final Confrontation===

Link breaks the barrier around the fortress with the help of the six awakened Sages.<ref>{{Cite|Link...can you hear me? It's Rauru, the Sage. We six will gather our power to create a bridge to the castle where Ganondorf dwells... The castle's keep, which is known as Ganon's Tower, is protected by six evil barriers. Bring down the six barriers and save Princess Zelda!!|Rauru|OoT}}</ref> Storming the keep, he confronts Ganondorf, and a climactic battle unfolds over the fate of Hyrule and the Triforce.  

[[File:OoT Finale.jpg|thumb|right|The final confrontation]]

Without a strong and righteous mind, Ganondorf cannot control the power of the gods, and is ultimately defeated by Link's hand.<ref>{{Cite|Ganondorf...pitiful man... Without a strong, righteous mind, he could not control the power of the gods...|Princess Zelda|OoT}}</ref> With their power now fully restored, the Sages cast the evil incarnation of darkness into the void of the Evil Realm that had been the Sacred Realm before being stained by Ganondorf's evil. Zelda then seals the gateway, imprisoning Ganondorf within the Sacred Realm.<ref>{{Cite|Thank you, Link... Thanks to you, Ganondorf has been sealed inside the Evil Realm! Thus, peace will once again reign in this world...for a time.|Princess Zelda|OoT}}</ref> Before he is sealed away, Ganondorf warns Link and Zelda that he will return to exterminate their descendants when the seal is broken.<ref>{{Cite|YOU... CURSE YOU... ZELDA! CURSE YOU... SAGES! CURSE YOU... Link! Someday... when this seal is broken... That is when I will exterminate your descendants! As long as the Triforce of Power is still in my hand...|Ganondorf|OoT}}</ref>

{{OoT|-}} was originally intended and designed for the [[Nintendo 64DD]] peripheral for the Nintendo 64 game console. It was supposed to be the flagship title of the 64DD, while the ''{{Smw|Super Mario 64}}'' was to be the counterpart for the main system itself. However, as the release of the 64DD became progressively delayed, Nintendo chose to move {{OoT|-}} to a standard N64 cartridge with 32 MB of storage, only half the size of the 64DD disks, however it is still the largest cartridge ever produced for Nintendo systems up to that time, which saved most of the important content. This shift from 64DD disk to N64 cartridge contributed to the game being delayed significantly.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/hist_zelda/page14.html]</ref>

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