The other day as I was reading political news, I was thinking of what kind of government Termina. We know in Hyrule that there is a monarch based system. There is an obvious King, and Princess (Zelda). Finally, the big castle should give it away.
Thinking about Termina, I can't find any traces of a monarchy anywhere. However, we are tipped about Ikana having a monarchy, when you have to fight the King of Ikana (Igos Du Ikana) or at least the spirit/skeleton of him.
Igos Du Ikana - King of Ikana
However, the fact you have to fight his skeleton tells us that Ikana is no more, and their form of goverment has perished. We all here can discuss possibilities of why they perished and what this great war was about, but this discussion is more about the recent government.
I have reason to believe that Termina has some form of democracy. This comes from the fact that clock town has a mayor and town meetings. When you working on the Kafea and Anju quest and get the heart peace using the couple mask, you will come up to this town meeting with mayor and some construction crew.
The Town Meeting's Resolution
If Termina was a monarchy, there wouldn't be any room for argument. The construction crew would have to do what they have been done to do, without argument. However, since Termina is a form of democracy, they were able to speak up and oppose the idea of staying. Freedom of Speech is one of the major aspects of democracy.
One more trait of democracy is advance technology. Most of the nations that have democracy also have advance technologies. Termina is another example of that. One of the first and biggest form of technology you see at Termina is the telescope.
Termina's Astrologist near his telescope
This may not be the most sophisticated piece of technology, but it gives us some information. One, it shows that Termina is fairly smart enough to build a telescope and use it. Two, it shows that Termina is interested in astrology and space. The mere fact that Termina is interested in something so far, shows that they have a taste for knowledge. Going back to my previous point, we can see that Termina has some technlogy, and Termina has a taste for more technology/knowledge.
If we compare Termina to it's monarchy brother/sister Hyrule. We can see that Termina is fairly far in technology and taste for knowledge. This can be seen as evidence of democracy over monarchy. It also brings up more curiosity when determining which came first, Hyrule or Termina. Termina has shown that it experience an era of monarchy and now an era of democracy. That will be left for another discussion.
What do you guys think about Termina's government? Do you agree or disagree? What evidence do you bring to the table?
Thinking about Termina, I can't find any traces of a monarchy anywhere. However, we are tipped about Ikana having a monarchy, when you have to fight the King of Ikana (Igos Du Ikana) or at least the spirit/skeleton of him.
Igos Du Ikana - King of Ikana
However, the fact you have to fight his skeleton tells us that Ikana is no more, and their form of goverment has perished. We all here can discuss possibilities of why they perished and what this great war was about, but this discussion is more about the recent government.
I have reason to believe that Termina has some form of democracy. This comes from the fact that clock town has a mayor and town meetings. When you working on the Kafea and Anju quest and get the heart peace using the couple mask, you will come up to this town meeting with mayor and some construction crew.
The Town Meeting's Resolution
If Termina was a monarchy, there wouldn't be any room for argument. The construction crew would have to do what they have been done to do, without argument. However, since Termina is a form of democracy, they were able to speak up and oppose the idea of staying. Freedom of Speech is one of the major aspects of democracy.
One more trait of democracy is advance technology. Most of the nations that have democracy also have advance technologies. Termina is another example of that. One of the first and biggest form of technology you see at Termina is the telescope.
Termina's Astrologist near his telescope
This may not be the most sophisticated piece of technology, but it gives us some information. One, it shows that Termina is fairly smart enough to build a telescope and use it. Two, it shows that Termina is interested in astrology and space. The mere fact that Termina is interested in something so far, shows that they have a taste for knowledge. Going back to my previous point, we can see that Termina has some technlogy, and Termina has a taste for more technology/knowledge.
If we compare Termina to it's monarchy brother/sister Hyrule. We can see that Termina is fairly far in technology and taste for knowledge. This can be seen as evidence of democracy over monarchy. It also brings up more curiosity when determining which came first, Hyrule or Termina. Termina has shown that it experience an era of monarchy and now an era of democracy. That will be left for another discussion.
What do you guys think about Termina's government? Do you agree or disagree? What evidence do you bring to the table?