Zelda Timeline: Difference between revisions

Hundreds of years later, during the '''{{Section|Era of the Great Sea}}''',<ref name="HH 69"/> Ganondorf escapes to the surface world. Seeking to regain the Triforce of Wisdom, he commands the [[Helmaroc King]] to kidnap young girls, in the hopes of capturing Zelda.<ref name="HH 124">{{Cite Book|book= HH |publisher= |page= 124}}</ref> The Helmaroc King kidnaps [[Aryll]], [[Link]]'s sister. Link, a resident of [[Outset Island]] unrelated to the Hero of Time,<ref>{{Cite|The one I have brought with me has no connection to the legendary one. And yet I sense great promise in the courage that this one possesses.|King of Red Lions|TWW}}</ref> sets out to rescue her. He is guided by the [[King of Red Lions]], a boat sent forth by the gods.<ref name="HH 124"/>

Link and Tetra's pirate crew eventually discovered a new continent. [[Spirit Tracks]] spanned the land, at the center of which stood the [[Tower of Spirits]]. These were created by the [[Lokomo]] to bind the Demon King [[Malladus]].{{Fact}} Tetra christened the land [[New Hyrule]].<ref name="HH 133">{{Cite Book|book= HH |publisher= |page= 133}}</ref> Thus began the '''{{Section|Era of Hyrule's Rebirth}}'''.<ref name="HH 69"/>

A now 17-year-old Princess Zelda<ref>{{Cite Book|book= CaC |page= 361}}</ref> worked to awaken her sealing powers while being accompanied by Link, who had been appointed as her protector.<ref>{{Cite Book|book= CaC |page= 361}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|One hundred years ago, there was a princess set to inherit a sacred power and a skilled knight at her side.|King Rhoam|BotW}}</ref> Zelda was determined to awaken her power and prayed at the springs of the goddesses in Hyrule, but she was unsuccessful.<ref>{{Cite|So you didn't feel anything? No power at all?|Revali|BotW}}<br/>{{Cite|I'm sorry, no.|Zelda|BotW}}</ref> Minutes after she had finished praying at the [[Spring of Wisdom]], the Calamity broke its seal and rose up around the castle. Immediately after, it managed to corrupt the entire Guardian army by possessing it with [[Malice]] and turned it against Hyrule.<ref>{{Cite|Ganon was cunning, and he responded with a plan beyond our imagining. He appeared from deep below Hyrule Castle, seized control of the Guardians and the Divine Beasts, and turned them against us.|King Rhoam|BotW}}</ref> The Champions, who were with Zelda near the Spring of Wisdom at the time, then rushed to their respective Divine Beast hoping to still be able to defeat Calamity Ganon in time. By that point, Ganon had already sent [[Windblight Ganon|four]] [[Waterblight Ganon|incarnations]] [[Fireblight Ganon|of]] [[Thunderblight Ganon|Malice]] after the Divine Beasts and possessed them, killing the Champions inside.<ref>{{Cite|That...thing is one of Ganon's creations.|Mipha|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|You're here to wrest control of Medoh away from Ganon, correct?|Revali|BotW}}</ref> With their strongest weapons lost, Hyrule was laid to ruin and Link was fatally injured while protecting Zelda, who had awakened her sealing powers while fleeing from Guardians, requiring him to sleep in the [[Shrine of Resurrection]] for 100 years.<ref>{{Cite|The appointed knight, gravely wounded, collapsed while defending the princess...And thus, the kingdom of Hyrule was devastated absolutely by Calamity Ganon.|King Rhoam|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|I spoke with Purah about the Shrine of Resurrection we discovered earlier. As we speculated, this particular shrine is, in fact, a medical facility with the power to heal. It also has a long-term stasis function that can be activated and maintained until healing is complete.|Zelda|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|You have been asleep for the past 100 years.|Zelda|BotW}}</ref> Princess Zelda then went to confront {{Term|BotW|Calamity Ganon}} alone and managed to seal it, though this required her to become imprisoned inside it in order to maintain the seal, as she could not completely seal Ganon away while he was undamaged by the Master Sword.<ref name="Old Man">{{Cite|I assume you caught sight of that atrocity enshrouding the castle. That...is {{Color|BotW Red|Calamity Ganon}}. One hundred years ago, that vile entity brought the kingdom of {{Color|BotW Blue|Hyrule}} to ruin. It appeared suddenly and destroyed everything in its path. So many innocent lives were lost in its wake. For a century, the very symbol of our kingdom, Hyrule Castle, has managed to contain that evil. But just barely. There it festers, building its strength for the moment it will unleash its blight upon the land once again. It would appear that moment is fast approaching...|Old Man|BotW}}</ref>