2006's The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess not only connected the then not yet revealed timeline in new and exciting ways but also opened up an entirely new realm of questions. One of the most mysterious areas in the entire game is the Arbiter's Grounds, the first dungeon Link travels to after obtaining the Master Sword in the Sacred Grove.
An arbiter is another word for a "judge". It would logically follow that the Arbiter's Grounds was a place for judgment during its better days. But what exactly occurred to turn it into the overrun mess it becomes when Link stumbles across it? In the cutscene following completion of the dungeon, the sages note that they have guarded the Mirror of Twilight since ancient times. This directly leads to the thought that perchance the sages used the area to execute those who tried to usurp the power of the mirror. Given his name, it's possible the "Death Sword" performed such functions.
This leads us to the boss or so to speak "Twili Guardian" of the dungeon: Stallord. What exactly is that creature? His title refers to him as the "Twilit Fossil". There were previous such occurrences of revivals of ancient demons throughout the franchise such as Volvagia from Ocarina of Time. In that case, however, it was clear that the boss was a dragon. It's a shame that Nintendo doesn't flesh out bosses like the aforementioned two as well as others including Bongo-Bongo. Great potential is lost. A thought that comes to mind is the possibly Ganondorf uses the magic granted him by the Triforce of Power to revive deceased creatures just as it grants him immortality through rebirth.
One of the other architectural designs in the dungeon that I find noteworthy is in the Chamber of the Mirror. Take a look:
Does anyone else see an intrinsic similarity between the monument in the Arbiter's Ground (top) and the Colossus in the central room of the Spirit Temple (bottom). It's possible then that this functioned as Ganondorf's lair through the centuries all along.
I find the topic of the Arbiter's Grounds from Twilight Princess to be a confusing one and therefore any input explaining the area is appreciated in advance. Once again, thank you.
An arbiter is another word for a "judge". It would logically follow that the Arbiter's Grounds was a place for judgment during its better days. But what exactly occurred to turn it into the overrun mess it becomes when Link stumbles across it? In the cutscene following completion of the dungeon, the sages note that they have guarded the Mirror of Twilight since ancient times. This directly leads to the thought that perchance the sages used the area to execute those who tried to usurp the power of the mirror. Given his name, it's possible the "Death Sword" performed such functions.
This leads us to the boss or so to speak "Twili Guardian" of the dungeon: Stallord. What exactly is that creature? His title refers to him as the "Twilit Fossil". There were previous such occurrences of revivals of ancient demons throughout the franchise such as Volvagia from Ocarina of Time. In that case, however, it was clear that the boss was a dragon. It's a shame that Nintendo doesn't flesh out bosses like the aforementioned two as well as others including Bongo-Bongo. Great potential is lost. A thought that comes to mind is the possibly Ganondorf uses the magic granted him by the Triforce of Power to revive deceased creatures just as it grants him immortality through rebirth.
One of the other architectural designs in the dungeon that I find noteworthy is in the Chamber of the Mirror. Take a look:
Does anyone else see an intrinsic similarity between the monument in the Arbiter's Ground (top) and the Colossus in the central room of the Spirit Temple (bottom). It's possible then that this functioned as Ganondorf's lair through the centuries all along.
I find the topic of the Arbiter's Grounds from Twilight Princess to be a confusing one and therefore any input explaining the area is appreciated in advance. Once again, thank you.
