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Now in the Dark World, atop the Pyramid of Power, Link is telepathically contacted by [[Sahasrahla]], the Kakariko Village elder, who informs Link of the connection between the Dark and Light worlds at the Hyrule Castle gate.<ref>{{Cite|The wizard has broken the wise men's seal and opened a gate to link the worlds at Hyrule Castle.|Sahasrahla|ALttP}}</ref> Sahasrahla also prompts Link to save the seven maidens, as their powers can help stop Agahnim.<ref>{{Cite|You must also rescue the seven maidens who Agahnim sent to the Dark World. As members of the blood-line of the seven wise men, they have power that will surely help you.|Sahasrahla|ALttP}}</ref> After rescuing a maiden, she will share her knowledge with Link, who learns that Agahnim’s true intent was to free Ganon from the Dark World.<ref>{{Cite|Ganon captured us because he couldn't break the seal of the wise men with his power alone. And then, using the wizard Agahnim as his pawn, he drew us to the Dark World. After cracking the seal with our powers, he sealed us inside of these crystals.|Maiden|ALttP}}</ref> Link also finds out from the maidens that he may be the last in the line of the knights who fought at the Imprisoning War, meaning he is destined to fight Ganon.<ref>{{Cite|As the wise men sealed the way to the Dark World, the Knights Of Hyrule defended them from the attacks of evil monsters. I heard that the Knights Of Hyrule were nearly wiped out in that battle... You are perhaps the last one to carry on the blood-line of the Knights...|Maiden|ALttP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Only a person of the Knights Of Hyrule, who protected the royalty of Hylia, can become the Hero...You are of their blood-line, aren't you?|Maiden|ALttP}}</ref> After saving Zelda from {{Term|ALttP|Turtle Rock|link}}, Link confronts Agahnim at {{Term|ALttP|Ganon's Tower|link}} and defeats the wizard for the last time. Ganon’s shadow is seen leaving Agahnim’s body, and it escapes to the Pyramid of Power. Link faces Ganon at the Pyramid of Power, and after a long battle, Link defeats him. With Ganon gone, the Triforce can now have a new owner. Link takes it in his hands and makes a wish on it to right many wrongs in the Light World, and the Sacred Realm is restored.

==={{ALttP|-}}===

In {{ALttP|-}}, the Dark World is a fully explorable [[Overworld]]. Once the [[Sacred Realm]], or Golden Land, this world was twisted when [[Ganondorf]] claimed the Golden Power, or the [[Triforce]]. Its layout is very similar to the Light World’s, but there are notable differences. It contains many of its own unique locations, namely a large structure at the Dark World’s center called the [[Pyramid of Power]]. Everything in the Dark World, naturally, appears darker. Many structures and buildings are in a state of disrepair, specifically in the [[Village of Outcasts]]. All the grass is brown and withered, and the water is an unnatural jade color.  

Around Hyrule, there are many [[Portal (Object)|magical transporters]] that lead to the Dark World, but entering these portals is normally a one-way trip. Hearing legends of Golden Power, many people sought after it and became trapped in the Dark World.<ref>{{Cite| I came here to get the Power Of Gold but now I'm a freak and I can't go back to the real world!|Bully|ALttP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|I once lived in the Lost Woods, until the day I wandered into a magic transporter...|Talking Timber|ALttP}}</ref> While most are trapped in the Dark World, Link can return to the Light World through the aid of the [[Magic Mirror]], given to him by a [[Lost Old Man|lost old man]] for guiding him to through a cave. The Magic Mirror transports Link from the Dark World into the Light World.<ref>{{Cite|Thank you for your kindness to an old man like me. Uhh... I wanted to give you this. If you wander into a magical transporter, gaze into this mirror.|Lost Old Man|ALttP}}</ref> After using the mirror, it leaves behind a portal in the Light World so Link can return to where he left the Dark World.

[[File:The Dark World.png‎|left|thumb|The Dark World in {{FSA|-}}]]

The Dark World of {{FSA}} can be accessed and exited via [[Moon Gate]]s, which Link can see because he holds the [[Four Sword]], which also allows him to see inhabitants and objects of the Dark World as shadows in the Light World.<ref>{{Cite|Link, are you now able to wield the Four Sword? It's a sacred sword able to smite the darkness. And that's not all. It also grants you the power to see the shadowy Dark World.|Kaepora Gaebora|FSA}}</ref> Many Moon Gates require a Moon Pearl to be activated.<ref>{{Cite|Take a Moon Pearl to the spot where you sensed the Moon Gate.|Hylian|FSA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite| You got a Moon Pearl! This mysterious gem guides its bearer into the Dark World.|N/A|FSA}}</ref> While Link usually enters the Dark World through Moon Gates, he can also be forced into it by a [[Floormaster]]. In the [[Village of the Blue Maiden]], many children have been taken to it by “a dark shadow”.<ref>{{Cite| The people of this village... They're being spirited away by some force. It may be that the Dark World is drawing them in.|Kaepora Gaebora|FSA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|…She was attacked by a giant tornado and a dark shadow that kidnapped her.|Hylian|FSA}}</ref> Through a Moon Gate, the Dark World appears hazy, and the shadows seen in the Light World now appear as physical objects; the music is even an eerier version of the current area’s theme. While the Dark World looks much like the normal world, many objects and buildings are moved around.<ref>{{Cite| This world is like a darkened mirror of your own... It looks familiar, but in truth it is very different. Much like you four...|Mage|FSA}}</ref> This sometimes allows for Link to travel to places in the Light World that he could not reach without Moon Gates. While in the Dark, Link can lift his counterparts in the Light World and move them across gaps, which can be done to reach new areas and solve puzzles.<ref>{{Cite Manual|quote= Players in the Dark World can pick up players in the normal world!|game= FSA|page= 33}}</ref>

The Dark World also appears as an area and the fifth [[Levels in Four Swords Adventures|Level]] in northwestern Hyrule, though it is different from the one entered via Moon Gates. This Level contains the {{Term|FSA|Lost Woods|link}}, {{Term|FSA|Kakariko Village|link}}, and the [[Temple of Darkness]]. In search of the [[Dark Mirror]], Link ventures here, where a cloud of darkness has covered Hyrule.<ref>{{Cite|My forest has lost its light. Darkness covers it like a shroud. Link, will you go to the forest? Perhaps you will find some clues there. In the heart of the forest is a temple. The Dark Mirror can be found there.|White Maiden|FSA}}</ref>  It turned the Lost Woods, once called the Forest of Light, into a dark place inhabited by fell creatures.<ref>{{Cite|Legends speak of a mirror in which a dark tribe was sealed away long ago. I understand it's supposed to be hidden now somewhere in the Forest of Light. The forest's been covered by pitch-black clouds recently. It's a Forest of Dark now.|Dampé|FSA}}</ref> While it is originally thought that this darkness was spread by [[Vaati]] and [[Shadow Link]], who have been running rampant all over Hyrule, it is soon learned from [[Deku Scrub]]s in the forest that Ganon is its true source.<ref>{{Cite|Everything's going swell lately! And we have Ganon, King of Darkness, to thank! Huh? Vaati? What's that? No, Vaati's old news. Ganon's the King of Darkness! Forget Vaati!|Deku Scrub|FSA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Soon, Lord Ganon's power will change all of Hyrule's forests into Lost Woods! Once that happens, we'll be able to travel freely!|Deku Scrub|FSA}}</ref> When Link leaves the Lost Woods and travels to Kakariko Village, he finds that the town, and even many of its citizens, has been corrupted by the darkness. It can be assumed that the same would happen to the rest of Hyrule if Link does not save it.<ref>{{Cite|Kakariko was once home to many kind people. Now, however, it's become a rather dangerous place. The darkness that cloaks its people has cost many of them their humanity. It's madness. How much stronger will this darkness in Hyrule grow?|Kaepora Gaebora|FSA}}</ref> After aiding Kakariko Village, Link goes to the Temple of Darkness, where the Dark Mirror was hidden to keep it away from the rest of the world.<ref>{{Cite|In the heart of the forest is a temple. The Dark Mirror can be found there. […It was] secreted away and hidden in the forest temple to sever its connection to this world.|White Maiden|FSA}}</ref> After he clears the Temple of Darkness, he finds that the Dark Mirror has been taken, and it is the likely source of the many Shadow Links.<ref>{{Cite|Someone's stolen the Dark Mirror! That mirror reveals the wickedness within a person and brings it to life. It's an item of terrible, dark power. No good can come from this. Shadow Link!! Could he be your evil reflection, cast by the Dark Mirror?|White Maiden|FSA}}</ref>

{{HH}} states that an iteration of the Dark World appears in {{TP}}. Ganondorf's wish was to unite the [[Twilight Realm]] and Hyrule into a single world known as the Dark World.<ref name="TP Dark World"/> Following Ganondorf's wish, Zant began a conquest to corrupt Hyrule by covering it in [[Twilight]], a light-absorbing substance he created. Those trapped within the Twilight are transformed into ghostly beings unaware of their state, and monsters take on dark forms. Link enters Hyrule's Twilight multiple times, defeating the [[Shadow Insect]]s each time, to restore the [[Light]] of the [[Spirits of Light]] and return the corrupted regions to their former state.

The Dark World itself does not make an appearance in {{ST|-}}, though the similarly named [[Dark Realm]] plays a role in the story. In the Japanese version of the game, the Dark World and the Dark Realm share the same name.

==Other Appearances==

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[[File:Pyramid of Power (comic).png|thumb|200px|right|{{Term|ALttP (Ishinomori)|Link}} being transported to the {{Term|ALttP (Ishinomori)|Dark World}}]]

In the {{ALttP|Ishinomori}}, the events of the {{Term|ALttP (Ishinomori)|Dark World}} are heavily abridged: {{Term|ALttP (Ishinomori)|Skull Woods|link}} and {{Term|ALttP (Ishinomori)|Thieves' Town (Dungeon)|link}}  are entirely removed, and {{Term|ALttP (Ishinomori)|Link}} only saves two [[Maiden]]s before rescuing [[Princess Zelda]] in {{Term|ALttP (Ishinomori)|Turtle Rock|link}}. Though {{Term|ALttP (Ishinomori)|Link}} enters {{Term|ALttP (Ishinomori)|Misery Mire (Dungeon)|link}} and the {{Term|ALttP (Ishinomori)|Ice Palace|link}}, no maidens are imprisoned there. Link cannot travel freely between worlds and is trapped in the Dark World once Agahnim transports him there. Moreover, the young hero maintains his form in the Dark World by controlling his emotions, while in the game the Moon Pearl is needed to maintain human form.

==See Also==

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