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:''This article is about the game. For the item, see [[Wind Waker (Item)]]. For other uses, see [[The Wind Waker (Disambiguation)]].''

|image= [[File:TWW logo.png|300px]]<br><br>[[File:TWW US Box.jpg|x300px|The Wind Waker U.S. Boxart]]

|designer= {{List|[[Eiji Aonuma]] (director)|[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] (producer)|[[Takashi Tezuka]] (producer)|[[Yoshiyuki Oyama]] (character design)|[[Kenta Nagata]] (sound composer)|[[Koji Kondo]] (sound composer)|[[Hajime Wakai]] (sound composer)|[[Toru Minegishi]](sound composer)}}

|released= {{release|na= March 24, 2003<ref name="E 7">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 7}}</ref>|jp= December 13, 2002<ref name="E 7"/>|kr=April 16, 2003<ref>{{Cite web|retrieved=December 2, 2013 |url=http://ruliweb.daum.net/etc/game/3194.daum |title= 젤다의 전설: 바람의 택트|site=Ruliweb}}</ref>|eu= May 2, 2003<ref>{{Cite web|retrieved=July 14, 2013 |url=http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-GameCube/The-Legend-of-Zelda-The-Wind-Waker-269039.html |title=<nowiki>The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | Nintendo GameCube | Games | Nintendo</nowiki> |site=Nintendo}}</ref>|aus=May 9, 2003<ref>{{Cite web|retrieved=July 14, 2013 |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030402032154/http://nintendo.com.au/nintendo/games/index.php?action=search&pagenum=&sortby=&platform=GCN&rating=&title=zelda&releasedate=&genre=&search.x=21&search.y=10 |title=nintendo.com.au - Game List |site=Nintendo Australia |type=archive}}</ref>}}

|modes= Single player, asymmetric two-player

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  |{{Game Rating|PEGI|7}}

  |{{Game Rating|ELSPA|3+}}

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|platforms= [[Nintendo GameCube]]

'''''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker''''' is the tenth main installment of {{TLoZ|Series}}. It is the first ''Zelda'' game for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] & the sixth game in the series to be released on a Home console. It was released in Japan on December 13, 2002, in North America on March 24, 2003, in South Korea on April 16, 2003, in Europe on May 2, 2003 and in Australia on May 7, 2003.

{{TWW|-}} is notable for being the first game in the series to employ {{Wp|cel-shading}}, a lighting and texturing technique that results in the game having a cartoon-like appearance. It also differentiates itself from other ''Zelda'' games with its massive [[Overworld]], the [[Great Sea]], which must be explored using a boat, the [[King of Red Lions]]. It is an indirect sequel to {{OoT}},<ref>[http://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=1934 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Review - Gaming Target]</ref> taking place several hundred years after the events of the previous games.<ref>[http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/27362/interview-with-nintendos-shigeru-miyamoto-and-eiji-aonuma/ Interview With Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma - GamePro]</ref>

[[File:Final Battle in Hyrule.jpg|thumb|left|The final battle]]

When Link descends beneath the waves, he discovers that Ganondorf kidnapped Zelda and took her to his headquarters,<ref>{{Cite|You have deceived yourself... Did you think you'd be safe inside the castle? Foolish... Now that my power has been restored, there is no safe haven for you! I have taken your precious Zelda. And here, you shall fall into eternal slumber!|Ganondorf|TWW}}</ref> [[Ganon's Tower (The Wind Waker)|Ganon's Tower]], a daunting fortress that even the legendary [[Knights of Hyrule]] were unable to assail in ages past.<ref>{{Cite|Long ago, Ganon's Tower was an impenetrable fortress that not even the daring and dauntless Knights of Hyrule could hope to assail.|King of Red Lions|TWW}}</ref> Link makes haste for the tower and scales it. Ganondorf is waiting for him, sitting on a bed where Zelda is sleeping. He expresses his outrage at the concept of people living on the Great Sea above Hyrule with little to nothing to achieve.<ref>{{Cite|How ridiculous... So many pathetic creatures, scattered across a handful of islands, drifting on this sea like fallen leaves on a forgotten pool... What can they possibly hope to achieve?|Ganondorf|TWW}}</ref> He then transforms into a [[Puppet Ganon|large marionette-like creature]] to battle Link, who defeats him. Ganondorf takes Zelda away and tells Link to follow and stand before him.<ref>{{Cite|Yes, surely you are the Hero of Time, reborn... Your time has come... Come now... Stand before me!|Ganondorf|TWW}}</ref> He catches Link off guard and knocks him down, and proceeds to summon the pieces of the Triforce from within Link and Zelda, along with his own to assemble the full Triforce. He wishes for the rays of the sun to expose Hyrule anew so that the kingdom and the world may be his.<ref>{{Cite|Gods! Hear that which I desire! Expose this land to the rays of the sun once more! Let them burn forth! Give Hyrule to me!!!|Ganondorf|TWW}}</ref>

In a fit of madness, Ganondorf attacks Link. With the Master Sword at its full power, Link and Zelda battle Ganondorf as Hyrule floods around them. Link eventually deals the final blow to Ganondorf, stabbing him through his head and turning him to stone. After bidding farewell to the King of Hyrule, Link and Zelda are spirited away to the surface of the Great Sea as the floodwaters come crashing down, burying Hyrule and its King beneath the Sea. Link and Tetra are reunited with Aryll, the Pirates, and some of Link's friends. In a post-credits scene, Link and Tetra sail away with their Crew in search of a new land with the wind as their guide.<ref>{{Cite|Ah, but child... That land will not be Hyrule. It will be YOUR land!|Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule|TWW}}</ref> This scene marks the beginning of the first [[Nintendo DS]] Zelda game, {{PH}}.

{{Main|Wind Waker (Item)||Treasure Chart}}

{{Main|Pictograph||Playable Secondary Characters}}

[[File:Link Outset Clothes.png|110px|right|Link wears his starting outfit for the entirety of the Second Quest.]]

As previously noted in the above sections, the game makes use of cel-shading graphics. Contrary to popular belief, programming the game with an engine based on this style was more difficult than programming {{TP}}, after modifying said engine, to favor realistic graphics.<ref>[http://gc.kombo.com/article.php?artid=2777 Eiji Aonuma Interview]</ref> The style was influenced by the animated film {{Wp|Wanpaku Ōji no Orochi Taiji|''The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon''}}, suggested by Yoichi Kotabe, a former illustrator and character designer at Nintendo who also worked in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|quote=. . .Hota-san [said] that one of the art directors from these old movies came out of retirement to help art-direct or at least do some of the concept stuff for Wind Waker.|published= March 4, 2012|retrieved= September 9, 2012|url= http://www.siliconera.com/2012/03/04/how-the-legend-of-zelda-the-wind-waker-inspired-skulls-of-the-shoguns-art/|title= How The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Inspired Skulls of the Shogun's Art|site=Siliconera}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|quote= {{Exp|Dans le dernier Famitsu, Kotabe Youichi revient sur sa carrière chez Nintendo et donne une anecdote intéressante sur #Zelda Wind Waker ! Le film « Wanpaku Ouji no Orochi Taiji » du studio Toei aurait énormément influencé la DA du jeu !|In the latest Famitsu, Kotabe Youichi looks back on his career at Nintendo and gives an interesting anecdote about #Zelda Wind Waker! The film "Wanpaku Ouji no Orochi Taiji" from Toei studio would have greatly influenced the DA of the game!}}|author= Editions Pix'n Love|published= November 7, 2018|retrieved= November 9, 2018|url= https://twitter.com/Pixnlove/status/1060193261262962688|title= Dans le dernier Famitsu, Kotabe Youichi revient sur sa carrière chez Nintendo et donne une anecdote intéressante sur #Zelda Wind Waker !|site= Twitter|type= }}</ref> The cel-shaded graphics style was found to mask system limitations well and was later adopted for handheld Zelda games such as {{PH}}.

Because of the three-month difference between the game's Japanese release in December 14, 2002 and North America's in March 24, 2003, some moderately significant changes were made in the North American and international versions. One of the more noticeable changes involves the fifth [[Triforce Chart]]; in the Japanese version, the chart is found after recovering various [[Treasure Chart]]s from the sea, with one chart pinpointing another's location, while in the international versions, these charts are found in dungeons and pinpoint the location of [[Rupee|Silver Rupees]] instead. Also, the locations of some [[Heart Container|Pieces of Heart]] have been changed; for example, in the Japanese version, the chest at the very end of the [[Savage Labyrinth]] contains a Yellow Rupee, while in the international versions, the same chest contains a Piece of Heart.

There are also islands that are similar to each other, for they share a similar purpose. For example, the three [[Triangle Islands]] are where Link must place the sacred Pearls in order to unveil the aforementioned Tower of the Gods. [[Fairy Islands|Five islands]] house [[Great Fairy]] entities, ready to improve Link's capabilities for weapon ammunition or even money amounts. There are also [[Eye Reefs]] invaded by multiple enemies and belic cannons, hiding Treasure Charts that lead to much more special charts. These charts give Link location of a wide variety of quest items or secret features. Finally, there are [[Star Isles|three archipelagos]] that are nothing but isolated rock formations with no possibility for human landing.

{{TWW|-}} directly references places and events from {{OoT}} and gives some indication of what happened between the two games, making clear that it happens after {{OoT|-}}. Some examples of background references include the prologue, the decorations within Hyrule Castle (which allude to the Hero of Time with a sculpture and the [[Sage]]s through the glass windows in the basement), [[Ganon's Tower (The Wind Waker)|the final dungeon being the same]], etc.

During the time of this game's release, the [[Zelda Timeline#Split Timeline|split timeline theory]] was confirmed by [[Eiji Aonuma]] in a summer 2002 Game Pro interview;<ref name="GamePro 2002 interview">{{Cite person|quote=Q: Where does The Wind Waker fit into the overall Zelda series timeline? <br>'''Aonuma:''' You can think of this game as taking place over a hundred years after Ocarina of Time. You can tell this from the opening story, and there are references to things from Ocarina located throughout the game as well.<br>'''Miyamoto:''' Well, wait, which point does the hundred years start from? <br>'''Aonuma:''' From the end.<br>'''Miyamoto:''' No, I mean, as a child or as a...<br>'''Aonuma:''' Oh, right, let me elaborate on that. Ocarina of Time basically has two endings of sorts; one has Link as a child and the other has him as an adult. This game, The Wind Waker, takes place a hundred years after the adult Link defeats Ganon at the end of Ocarina.<br>'''Miyamoto:''' This is pretty confusing for us, too. (laughs) So be careful.|name=[[Eiji Aonuma]] and [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/27362/interview-with-nintendos-shigeru-miyamoto-and-eiji-aonuma/|title=GamePro 2002 interview}}</ref> thus, the confirmed timeline placement for {{TWW|-}} is after the Adult ending of {{OoT|-}}, but in a separate timeline from {{MM|-}} and {{TP|-}}, which both follow the Child ending.

After Link defeats [[Puppet Ganon]], Ganon remarks that Link is "the Hero of Time, reborn".<ref>{{Cite|Yes, surely you are the Hero of Time, reborn...|Ganon|TWW}}</ref> According to the <span class="plainlinks">[http://forums.legendsalliance.com/topic/14202-translation-of-japanese-game-texts/page__st__840__p__404470#entry404470 original Japanese text]</span> Ganon most likely says that metaphorically. Link in this story is the [[Hero of Time]] "reborn", since he possesses the same skills as his predecessor (despite not being an actual descendant).

===Completion Records===

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===[[Places in The Wind Waker|Places]]===

{{TWW|-}} was commercially successful, selling around 3.07 million copies worldwide,<ref name="examiner.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/japan/rp033104.html|title=Xenogears vs. Tetris|site=RPGGamer}}</ref> becoming one of the most popular GameCube games of all time. However, most of the success comes from Europe and North America, as in Japan the game fared much worse than expected;<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/adventure/legendofzeldathewindwaker/news.html?sid=6167134&om_act=convert&om_clk=gsupdates&tag=updates;title;2 GDC 07: Aonuma reflects on Zelda]</ref> in fact, [[Eiji Aonuma]] commented that the low popularity of the game in the region would have meant the end of the franchise.

Consumers' reception on the game was positive, with an average reader score of 9.1 on IGN<ref>[http://rr.cube.ign.com/rrobj/cube/object/17012/ The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Reader Reviews on IGN]</ref> and a medium user score of 9.2 on GameSpot.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/adventure/legendofzeldathewindwaker/players.html?tag=scoresummary%3Buser-score The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker User Reviews on GameSpot]</ref> While fans initially expected a more realistic game with graphics more in line with the scene shown in the [[SpaceWorld 2000 GameCube Tech Demo]], this was not the case for the final game. In 2001, the impressions on the game using cel-shading graphics were nothing short of mixed, rendering the game as controversial as {{TAoL}} and {{MM|-}} initially were in past decades.<ref>[http://www.gamecritics.com/zelda-wind-waker/review2 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Second Opinion) - GameCritics]</ref> Upon its announcement, many in the fan community criticize the art style of the game as childish and unfit for a ''Zelda'' title.<ref>{{Cite web|quote=“The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker” remains one of the most unfairly pre-judged video games of all time. When the first footage of the then-unnamed cel-shaded Zelda game was revealed at Nintendo’s Spaceworld event in 2001 it was met with disappointment and explosive outrage, and the game was mockingly called “Celda” by disgruntled fans.|url=http://www.games.supertrainstationh.com/STSH-Celda.html|title=STSH- Celda: A Retrospective|site=Super Train Station H}}</ref> [[:User:Video Gamer X|Video Gamer X]], webmaster of [[Community:The Odyssey of Hyrule|The Odyssey of Hyrule]], compared early screenshots for the game to the much-maligned [[CD-i]] titles, and accused Nintendo of making games with limited appeal to young children. He described the graphics as "animated C-quality Disney garbage."<ref>{{Cite web|quote=Nintendo took that amazing demo that we saw last year and butchered it into this animated C-quality Disney garbage. Mind you this idea is nothing new, in fact Nintendo reached back into the closet of Zelda and stole this idea from the Phillips CDI, a system that used animated graphics to depict Link the SAME EXACT WAY this does. The games for the CDI were horrible, and thus Nintendo had to bring it back for some insane reason.|url=http://vgchat.info/vgx/ztoonzel.htm|title=Zelda Destroyed?|site=The Odyssey of Hyrule}}</ref>

A Wii U remastered port of {{TWW|-}} was announced by Nintendo during a Nintendo Direct on January 23, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MzG6lDA1A0#t=1855s |title=Wii U Direct - Nintendo Games 1.23.2013}}</ref> The game's new features include updated HD graphics, a {{Term|TWWHD|Swift Sail|link}} for faster sailing, and an improved {{Term|TWWHD|Picto Box|link}}. In addition, the {{Term|TWW|Tingle Tuner|link}} has been replaced with the {{Term|TWWHD|Tingle Bottle|link}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13D1I5s236o#t=1165s |title=Nintendo Direct@E3 2013}}</ref>

*According to the English translation of the game, Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule says that the Hero of Time, after defeating Ganon, embarked on another journey and left the land of Hyrule, which could be interpreted as a reference to Link's adventure in [[Termina]]. The Japanese text however, mentions that the hero left Hyrule traveling through time, apparently referencing Link's return to his original time at the end of the game.<ref name="Hero of Time"/><ref>{{Cite web|quote=時の勇者が時を旅してハイラルを去る時 doesn't actually translate to "when the Hero of Time traveled through time and left Hyrule", but rather to "when the Hero of Time left Hyrule travelling through time" (して is an equivalent of "-ing").|url=http://forums.legendsalliance.com/topic/14202-translation-of-japanese-game-texts/page__st__900#entry405275|title=Translation of Japanese Game Texts|site=Legends Alliance Forums}}</ref>

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