Sword-Fighting Tournament
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The Sword-Fighting Tournament is an event in The Minish Cap.[2]
Overview
The Sword-Fighting Tournament occurs each year at Hyrule Castle during the Picori Festival.[1] The winner of the Tournament is allowed to touch the Picori Blade.[3]
During The Minish Cap, Vaati wins the Tournament in record time,[4] using the opportunity of the award ceremony to shatter the Picori Blade,[5] causing the evil it had sealed away in the Bound Chest to return and plague Hyrule.
Each of the Blade Brothers won the Sword-Fighting Tournament,[6] and the Tournament's only recorded stalemate was between King Daltus and Smith, who participated back in their youth.[7]
Trivia
- In the Japanese version of The Minish Cap, the Sword-Fighting Tournament is simply called a "martial arts competition武術大会".[8] The term "martial arts" refers to a wide variety of armed and weaponless fighting styles around the world, including sword-fighting.
Nomenclature
Names in Other Regions | ||
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Language | Names | Meanings |
武術大会 (Bujutsu Taikai) | Martial Arts Competition | |
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Gallery
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The award ceremony for the Sword-Fighting Tournament
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
I'm just on my way back from seeing the tournament at Hyrule Castle. Let me tell you! Watching all those sword fights made me hungry!
— Hylian (The Minish Cap) - ↑
Say, wasn't there going to be a sword-fighting tournament at the castle? I wonder who won this year...
— Princess Zelda (The Minish Cap) - ↑
Whoever wins the competition wins the honor of touching the sacred blade.
— Minister Potho (The Minish Cap) - ↑
The winner this year was a new face. I've been wondering where he's from. He used some incredible techniques and won the whole tourney in record time!
— Gepper (The Minish Cap) - ↑
Do not interfere with me... As victor, I've earned the right to approach the Picori Blade... I've been waiting for this moment!
— Vaati (The Minish Cap) - ↑
All of these self trained swordsmen have won the fighting tournament at the Picori Festival before. They see great potential in Link.
— Figurine (The Minish Cap) - ↑
The king of Hyrule. Reported to have been a fine swordsman, he appeared in the Picori Festival tournament as a youth and fought to a draw with Smith.
— Figurine (The Minish Cap) - ↑
そういえば お城で 武術大会が あったわね 今年は どんな人が 優勝したのかしら?Sō Ieba Ojirō de Bujutsu Taikai ga Atta wa ne Kotoshi wa Donna Hito ga Yūshō Shita no Kashira? (By the way, there was a martial arts competition in the castle. What kind of people won the championship this year?)
— Princess Zelda (The Minish Cap)