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The Interlopers or Dark Interlopers were once a group of sorcerers who excelled in shadow magic. This shadow magic was sealed before Twilight Princess in the Fused Shadow. The Fused Shadow is a dark relic and was ultimately created in order to prevent the tribe from gaining dominance over the Sacred Realm.[1] Not much is known about the tribe itself other than the fact they sought the power of the Triforce, however, this is for unknown reasons. The dark sorcerers are early ancestors of what became to be known as the Twili. It is said they fought in a war between Hylians, implying they were Hylian, but the mere fact that they were called Interlopers raises doubt.[2]
Origins
The following events were explained to Link by the Light Spirit Lanayru after he restored the light to Lanayru Province.
During the ancient times of Hyrule, a dark tribe that excelled in shadow magic existed. They attempted to invade and take control of the Sacred Realm using the power of the Fused Shadowed, earning the name Interlopers.[3] Fearing the worst, the Goddesses reached out to the Light Spirits of Hyrule.[4] The four Light Spirits then intervened and took the Fused Shadows and sealed them away.[5] Three of the fragments were sealed within temples across Hyrule while the other was sealed away with the Interlopers. With the power of the Fused Shadow gone, the tribe was left powerless and were banished to the Twilight Realm.
Over time, due to the appearance of the Sols, the Interlopers evolved into the tribe known as the Twili. Living in complete isolation, the tribe’s evil intentions diminished and they came to know neither anger nor hatred.[6]
Trivia
- Lanayru tells Link in Twilight Princess that he, Faron, and Eldin were the ones who stopped the Interlopers.[7] However, the Hyrule Historia confirms that all four Light Spirits were involved, not just three.[8]
Gallery
Triforce laying within the Sacred Realm
The Interlopers using the Fused Shadow to invade the Sacred Realm
Light Spirits sealing Fused Shadow
Peace within the Sacred Realm after the conflict
Model of the Interlopers
References
- ↑ Using the Mirror of Twilight, the Light Spirits banished the usurpers to the Twilight Realm and sealed their most powerful magic in Fused Shadows. - Encyclopedia, pg. 30
- ↑ The origin of the Twili dates back to an ancient battle among Hylians over the Triforce of the Sacred Realm.
The Twili were once people of Hyrule with powerful magical abilities. Using this magic, they attempted to take control of the Triforce. - Encyclopedia, pg. 30 - ↑ "Among those living in the light, interlopers who excelled at magic appeared. Wielding powerful sorcery, they tried to establish dominion over the Sacred Realm." — Lanayru, Twilight Princess.
- ↑ "It was then that the goddesses ordered us three light spirits to intervene." — Lanayru, Twilight Princess.
- ↑ "We sealed away the great magic those individuals had mastered." — Lanayru, Twilight Princess.
- ↑ "In the shadows we regressed, so much so that we soon knew neither anger nor hatred...nor even the faintest bloom of desire." — Zant, Twilight Princess.
- ↑ "It was then that the goddesses ordered us three light spirits to intervene." — Lanayru, Twilight Princess.
- ↑ "The gods dispatched four Light Spirits, who sealed the usurpers' magic into Fused Shadows." — Hyrule Historia, pg. 113