The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker: Difference between revisions

Link and the King of Red Lions set sail for [[Greatfish Isle]] to obtain Nayru's Pearl from the Water Spirit [[Jabun]]. However, they find the island ravaged and Jabun nowhere in sight.<ref>{{Cite|Wh-What is the meaning of this? The island... It is... ...We are too late. I knew we had precious little time, but I never suspected how little... A great water spirit named Jabun once lived here, but no sign of him remains...|King of Red Lions|TWW}}</ref> Quill arrives and informs Link that Jabun fled to a cave behind Outset Island to hide from Ganondorf.<ref>{{Cite|I'm sorry to report to you that Jabun can no longer be found here. Just look at how this place has been torn to pieces... I suppose this, too, is the work of the shadow in the Forsaken Fortress. But fear not! Jabun was able to flee this island before it was attacked. He is in a safer abode now. Would you like to guess where that abode may be? ...On the island where you were born. On Outset.|Quill|TWW}}</ref> However, he tells Link that the cave is blocked by a stone slab that cannot be penetrated, and that Tetra and her crew of pirates tried to break through it to no avail.<ref>{{Cite|Yet even if you were to go to Outset now, you would not be able to see Jabun. The cave where he hides is sealed with a mighty stone slab that repels all who try to pass it. Why, not even the pirates with their mighty ship could get in...|Quill|TWW}}</ref> Quill tells Link to find the pirates on Windfall Island if he wishes to see Jabun.<ref>{{Cite|If you wish to see Jabun, I think you'd better search for the pirates on Windfall Island.|Quill|TWW}}</ref> Link sails there and discovers that the pirates have tied up [[Bomb-Master Cannon]] and are stealing his [[bombs]].<ref>{{Cite|Look, don't be mad at us! It's not our fault that we absolutely gotta have bombs to get the treasure we're after! How about you just think of it as payback for the nasty little monopoly you've been running here, yeah? So I bet you're thinking it was foolhardy to ask pirates to pay such an outrageous price, huh? Yup. I bet you are.|Mako|TWW}}</ref> After overhearing [[Gonzo]] telling [[Mako]] the password to enter their ship, Link proceeds to the ship and uses the password to gain entry. He takes the bombs the pirates have stolen for himself and returns to Outset Island to break into Jabun's cave with them. Although he is skeptical about Link,<ref>{{Cite|Promise? You suggest that I leave the fate of Hyrule up to mere chance?|Jabun|TWW}}</ref> Jabun agrees to hand Nayru's Pearl over to him.<ref>{{Cite|I give to you the guidepost to the gods.|Jabun|TWW}}</ref> Link proceeds to place the Goddess Pearls on their respective statues on the [[Triangle Islands]], which causes the [[Tower of the Gods]] to rise from the depths of the Great Sea.  

It is revealed that Ganondorf's forces killed the sages of wind and earth whose prayers contributed to the Master Sword's power, rendering the sword useless.<ref>{{Cite book|quote=Hundreds of years passed, and Ganondorf, who should have been sealed at the bottom of the ocean along with Hyrule, was resurrected once again. He gave an order to his minions to attack the Wind and Earth temples, killing the two sages whose prayers gave the Master Sword the ability to destroy evil.|book=HH|page=124}}</ref> To restore the Master Sword's power, those who carry the blood of the sages must take their stead in the Wind and Earth Temples and pray to the gods. Makar and Medli awaken as the new sages of Wind and Earth respectively. With their power and prayers, Link is able to restore the blade of evil’s bane to its original form. He then hunts down the scattered shards of the Triforce of Courage and brings the completed piece back to the Tower of the Gods to present it to the gods. The Triforce piece then passes into him, proving that Link is the true hero, the Hero of Time "reborn". Because Link had used the power of the Wind Waker to travel the Great Sea, the King of Red Lions declares him the [[Hero of Winds]].

[[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, [[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. 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. 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>