Court Poet
The Court Poet is a character mentioned in Breath of the Wild.[3]
Biography
The Court Poet was a Sheikah who formerly served the Royal Family of Hyrule.[2] He was close in age to Zelda.[4] Due to his knowledge on ancient civilizations, he accompanied her on surveys of ancient Sheikah ruins.[5]
Despite knowing it was doomed, the Court Poet fell in love with Zelda.[6] However, Zelda was supposedly in love with her knight, Link.[7] As Link was neither nobility nor royalty, the Court Poet was jealous of him.[8]
When the Great Calamity struck, the Court Poet fled to Kakariko Village.[9] On the way, he witnessed Link sacrifice himself at Fort Hateno to protect Zelda.[10] Once Impa explained what happened to him, the Court Poet decided to seek out the Ancient Songs dedicated to the Ancient Hero who defeated Calamity Ganon in the past to be passed down to Link upon his return.[11] His desire was that they would assist Link when the time came for him to save Zelda.[12]
After the Great Calamity, the Court Poet believed so much that Link would return that he wrote a song, entitled the "Song of the Hero."[13] During this time, he took on Kass as a student in order to pass down the Ancient Songs, hoping that he would one day be able to share them with Link.[12] He shared his memories of Zelda with Kass, which brought him much joy.[14][15]
Unfortunately, the Court Poet passed away before Link awoke from the Slumber of Restoration. Before he passed, he made Kass promise to share his song with Link.[1] Due to this, Kass is unable to return to Rito Village until he has fulfilled his teacher's promise.[16] After singing the song for Link, Kass asks on behalf of his teacher if he will accept it.[17] When Link accepts the song, Kass will thank him.[18]
During the "EX The Champions' Ballad" Main Quest, Kass sets out to complete a song that the Court Poet left unfinished before his passing.[19] The song was written in honor of the Champions and the trials they faced.[20] There are verses dedicated to Daruk,[21] Mipha,[22] Revali,[23] and Urbosa.[24] Kass decides to journey to the locations mentioned in the lyrics in hopes of finishing the song.[25] After completing the song, Kass dubs it "The Champions' Ballad."
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See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 109
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "My teacher was of the Sheikah tribe. He was the court poet for the Hyrulean royal family." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ ""Song of the Hero" by the Court Poet" (Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 390)
- ↑ "At the time, there was a beautiful princess in the royal family, quite close to my teacher in age, apparently." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "You see, my teacher was the court poet for the Hyrulean royal family and also a member of the Sheikah tribe. He was well versed in ancient civilizations and surveyed ruins in the company of the princess, it seems." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "Though he must have known it was doomed to be unrequited, my teacher fell in love with her..." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "But the princess herself only had eyes for her escort, he own knight attendant." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "My teacher was consumed by jealousy... He fumed that the knight was neither nobility nor a royal himself." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "My teacher fled the Calamity and returned to his hometown of Kakariko Village." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "But on his way, he witnessed the princess's knight sacrifice himself to protect the princess." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "The elder of Kakariko Village, Impa, explained these cirumstances to him, and his mind was made up. He would seek the songs of the hero who sealed the Calamity in an age past... so they could be passed on to the knight once he returned." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "All so that the princess might be saved... Those were my teacher's last words, passed on now through me." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "And then the Calamity struck. ...My teacher believed a hero would appear to beat back the Calamity. He poured that belief into a song." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "Those memories seemed to bring him a great deal of joy when he would speak of them." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "My teacher would often speak of the princess's beauty. I would love to meet her and craft a song worthy of her." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "But you see, I cannot go home until I fulfill my promise to my teacher." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "So...appointed knight.
Will you accept this song from my departed teacher?" — Kass (Breath of the Wild) - ↑ "[Yes.] Thank you so much! I knew you would. I was sure of it." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "[Unfinished song?] Yes. The song is mostly complete. However... My teacher left this world without finishing the key verses." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "...So? Did the verse move you? It was written in honor of the Champion challenging the trial." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "The song my teacher left behind... There's a verse about the trials that Champion Daruk overcame." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "The song my teacher left behind... There's a verse about the trials that Champion Mipha overcame." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "The song my teacher left behind... There's a verse about the trials that Champion Revali overcame." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "The song my teacher left behind... There's a verse about the trials that Champion Urbosa overcame." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "I wish to weave the missing pieces together and finish the song. That's why I'm roaming the areas mentioned in the lyrics. Ah, sweet joy! How glorious to sing this song in the very land it describes..." — Kass (Breath of the Wild)