Zelda's Awakening

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Not to be confused with Link's Awakening.

Zelda's Awakening

Game(s)
Number Recovered Memory #17
Main Quest "Captured Memories"
Location Ash Swamp
Main Theme Music Link's Memory 'Zelda's Awakening'
Previous MemoryNext Memory
"Despair""The Master Sword"

"Zelda's Awakening" is the seventeenth Recovered Memory in Breath of the Wild.[1]

Overview

Once Link has unlocked all twelve Recovered Memories from the Pictures on the Sheikah Slate, he can return to Impa to learn the location of the final memory.[2] Hopping down for her pillow, she reveals that Zelda instructed her to wait to show something to Link.[3] She stands in front of the Final Picture, which is hanging on her wall, asks Link if it looks familiar, and states he should be able to get there in a half a day.[4] She sends Link off, telling him to seek out the location.[5]

"Zelda's Awakening" is unlocked in Ash Swamp near Fort Hateno. Several Guardian Stalkers, corrupted by Malice, are seen scouring the area. Link is visibly weakened, but he continues to protect Zelda despite her protests.[6] He stumbles to his feet again, just as a Guardian Stalker finds and locks onto them.

With a shout,[7] Zelda pushes Link out of its crosshairs and holds her hand up. A shining light forms, and the symbol of the Triforce appears on the back of her hand. The glow expands into a Ball of Light, deactivating all nearby Guardians. Looking at her hand, Zelda is in shock and wonders if that was her sealing power.[8]

Behind Zelda, Link finally collapses. Zelda rushes to his side, shaking him and begging him to get up.[9] He coughs as she holds him up, and she tells him he will be fine.[10] However, Link goes limp in her arms, and Zelda begins to cry. Suddenly, a noise can be heard from the Master Sword. Zelda hears a voice within the Sword that tells her of a way to save Link.[11]

Two Sheikah guards arrive, kneeling by the princess's side. Zelda commands them to take Link to the Shrine of Resurrection, stating that it is the only way to save his life.[12] She tells them to go, reminding them that Link's life is in their hands.[13]

Trivia

  • During the game, Garill can be found at Fort Hateno, where he recounts the events of "Zelda's Awakening". However, he mistakenly attributes the Guardians' defeat to Link,[14] when in reality Zelda was the one who defeated them.
  • When the Master Sword "speaks" to Zelda, Fi's Theme can be heard playing as part of the background music, and her signature sound effect can be heard.
  • If Link takes a Picture of the Final Picture, he will take out the Sheikah Slate to look at it before recalling the Recovered Memory, as he does with other Recovered Memories.
  • A depiction of "Zelda's Awakening" can be seen during the Movie "Across Time" from Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. It shows Zelda saving Link from a Guardian, and she makes a wish to protect everyone.[15]
  • The Movie "At Last, an Awakening" from Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is a reference to "Zelda's Awakening". Both cutscenes feature Princess Zelda awakening her sacred power in order to save Link during the Great Calamity.[16] However, while "Zelda's Awakening" takes place in Ash Swamp, "At Last, an Awakening" is set within Fort Hateno. Link is also injured while fighting Guardians in "Zelda's Awakening", but he faces the four Blight Ganons and survives in "At Last, an Awakening". Lastly, Impa and Terrako were present in "At Last, an Awakening".

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
覚醒 ゼルダ (Kakusei Zeruda) 
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China
ChineseTRTraditional
薩爾達 覺醒 (Sàěrdá juéxǐng) 
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSISimplified
塞尔达觉醒 (Sàiěrdá juéxǐng) 
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
Zelda ontwaakt[17]Same as English
The French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
L'éveil de Zelda 
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Zelda erwacht 
The Italian Republic
Italian
Il risveglio di Zelda 
The Republic of Korea
Korean
각성 젤다 (Gakseong Jelda) 
The Russian Federation
Russian
Пробуждение Зельды (Probuzhdeniye Zelʹdy) 
Latin America
SpanishLALatin American
El despertar de Zelda 
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Gallery

  • The destroyed Guardian Stalker at the beginning of "Zelda's Awakening"

    The destroyed Guardian Stalker at the beginning of "Zelda's Awakening"

  • The Guardian Stalker about to attack Zelda and Link

    The Guardian Stalker about to attack Zelda and Link

  • Zelda defending Link from the Guardian Stalker

    Zelda defending Link from the Guardian Stalker

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Zelda's Awakening
    Recovered Memory #17     — Adventure Log (Breath of the Wild)
  2. ↑ Hmm... Then I suppose it's time. I will reveal the location of the final memory. — Impa (Breath of the Wild)
  3. ↑ Lady Zelda gave me specific instructions. She asks me to wait to show you this. — Impa (Breath of the Wild)
  4. ↑ This is the final picture. Does it look familiar? From this village, you should be able to get there in a half-day's time. — Impa (Breath of the Wild)
  5. ↑ Now go, child. Seek out what Lady Zelda has shown you. — Impa (Breath of the Wild)
  6. ↑ Link, save yourself! Go! I'll be fine! Don't worry about me! Run! — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
  7. ↑ NO! — Princess Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
  8. ↑ Was... Was that...? The power... — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
  9. ↑ No, no... Link! Get up! — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
  10. ↑ You're going to be just fine... — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
  11. ↑ The sword...? So he can... He can still be saved? — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
  12. ↑ Take Link to the Shrine of Resurrection. If you don't get him there immediately, we are going to lose him forever! Is that clear?! — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
  13. ↑ So make haste and go! His life is now in your hands! — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
  14. ↑ Almost hard to believe they managed to hold back a whole horde of Guardians here. If not for Fort Hateno and the warrior, there'd be no such place as Hateno Village anymore. — Garill (Breath of the Wild)
  15. ↑ I must protect...everyone! — Princess Zelda (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
  16. ↑ Astor, who had orchestrated the attack on Fort Hateno, sets Blight Ganon's Phantoms on the party as revenge for their intervention. As Link struggles to hold them off, Zelda refuses to flee again, and her strong desire to save Link finally awakens the power she had long been seeking. — Story (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
  17. ↑ Zelda ontwaakt — Adventure Log (Breath of the Wild)
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Talk with Marin • Owl's Speech 1 • Owl's Speech 2 • Owl's Speech 3 • Full Moon Cello • Owl's Speech 4 • Owl's Speech 5 • Conch Horn • Richard's Villa • Sea Lily's Bell • Owl's Speech 6 • Owl's Speech 7 • Surf Harp • Owl's Speech 8 • Wind Marimba • Owl's Speech 9 • Owl's Speech 10 • Coral Triangle • Owl's Speech 11 • Organ of Evening Calm • Owl's Speech 12 • Thunder Drum • Owl's Speech 13 • Owl's Final Speech
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Champion Revali's Song • Champion Daruk's Song • Champion Mipha's Song • Champion Urbosa's Song • The Champions' Ballad • Subdued Ceremony • Revali's Flap • Resolve and Grief • Daruk's Mettle • Zelda's Resentment • Urbosa's Hand • Blades of the Yiga • A Premonition • Silent Princess • Mipha's Touch • Shelter from the Storm • Father and Daughter • Slumbering Power • To Mount Lanayru • Return of Calamity Ganon • Despair • Zelda's Awakening • The Master Sword
Tears of the Kingdom
The Master Sword's Power • The Awakening • Where Am I? • An Unfamiliar World • Mineru's Counsel • The Gerudo Assault • A Show of Fealty • Zelda and Sonia • Sonia Is Caught by Treachery • Birth of the Demon King • The Demon King's Army • The Sages' Vow • A King's Duty • The Imprisoning War • A Master Sword in Time • Critical Decisions • Tears of the Dragon • Zelda's Wish
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