The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess: Difference between revisions

<onlyinclude>{{Game

|name = The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

|logo = [[File:Tplogo.png|200px|center]]

|boxart = [[File:BoxZeldaTwilightPrincess.jpg|200px|center]]

|release = '''Nintendo Wii'''<br>[[File:Flag-United-States.png|22px|USA Flag]] November 19th, 2006<br>[[File:Flag-Japan.png|22px|Japan Flag]] December 2nd, 2006<br>[[File:Flag-Australia.png|22px|Australia Flag]] December 7th, 2006<br>[[File:Flag-European.png|22px|European Flag]] December 8th, 2006<br><br>'''Nintendo GameCube'''<br>[[File:Flag-Japan.png|22px|Japan Flag]] December 2nd, 2006<br>[[File:Flag-United-States.png|22px|USA Flag]] December 11th, 2006<br>[[File:Flag-European.png|22px|European Flag]] December 15th, 2006<br>[[File:Flag-Australia.png|22px|Australia Flag]] December 19th, 2006

|developer = Nintendo EAD

|producer = Shigeru Miyamoto

|director = Eiji Aonuma<noinclude><br>{{Main|Twilight Princess Staff}}<!--move to Development--></noinclude>

}}</onlyinclude>

This game's story is believed to take place after ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'', when Zelda sent Link back in time to live out his childhood in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''.

The story unfolds in [[Ordon Village]], a small farmering town in Southern [[Ordin Province]]. One day a character named [[Rusl]] gets instructions to deliver a gift to the Royal Family of [[Hyrule]], but he offers the job to [[Link]] instead. Link agrees to deliver the gift, and gets ready to leave in two days.  The next day, Link is given a [[Fishing Rod]] and uses it to catch a fish for the cat that wouldn't leave the pond.  He then gets a [[Bottle]] in return.

Link saves up money to buy a [[Slingshot]], and then shows the local kids how to use it. After the lesson, Link is given a [[Wooden Sword]], and shows the kids how to use that as well.  This acts as a kind of tutorial to get the player used to using the sword. After that lesson, a monkey comes out of the woods and the kids decide to chase it. Unfortunately, one of the kids ([[Talo]]) and the monkey gets caught in a trap and Link has to go save them.

The next morning, after herding goats,  Link is ready to go. Link's friend [[Ilia]] notices that [[Epona]] is injured and takes her away to [[Ordon Spring]] to heal her. When Link goes to the spring to get her back,  the [[King Bulblin|Bulblin King]] and some [[Bulblin Rider]]s come crashing through the gate.  They kidnap Ilia and the other children, and scare Epona away.  Link is knocked unconscious by a rider, and left there alone.  Link soon wakes up and runs across the bridge towards [[Faron Woods|the woods]].  He is pulled through a newly placed black wall by a [[Twilight Beast]], who drops him when a Triforce Symbol appears on his hand.  Soon after entering the Twilight, Link turns into a wolf and then faints. Link is taken to [[Hyrule Castle]] and imprisoned in the cellars. There, he meets [[Midna]], a mysterious character who doesn't fully reveal who she is and helps Link escape. He finally makes it to the top of the tallest tower, where he meets [[Princess Zelda]] for the first time. She tells him of the recent battle that ensued in Hyrule. [[Zant]], an evil sorcerer, and his Twilight Beasts have killed many soldiers, and how she was forced to surrender. 

After leaving Zelda, Link and Midna escape from the Twilight and return to [[Ordon]], where they acquire a [[Ordon Sword|sword]] and a [[Ordon Shield|shield]]. On their way back to the Twilight, Link and Midna are stopped outside Ordon Spring where they meet [[Ordona]], a [[Light Spirit]]. Link and Midna then go to the Twilight-covered [[Faron Woods|Faron Woods]] where they meet the shattered remains of the Light Spirit [[Faron]]. He instructs them  to find the [[Tears of Light]] to restore light to the [[Faron Province]]. Once they meet the revitalized Faron, Link finds out that he is the chosen hero of destiny.

Link and Midna then go to the forest temple and defeat [[Diababa]]. Once Diababa is defeated, they are granted the first [[Fused Shadow]]. Faron tells them to go to the [[Eldin Province|Eldin Province]] to the west (Wii) or east (GCN). Link and Midna go into the Twilight and find Link's [[Wooden Sword|Wooden Sword]], which Link had given to [[Talo]]. Since Link is a wolf at this time, he can smell the kids; he follows their scent to a broken bridge and fixes it.

Link and Midna then continue on to [[Kakariko Village|Kakariko Village]], where they find the shattered form of the Light Spirit [[Eldin]]. They search Kakariko and [[Death Mountain|Death Mountain]] for the Tears of Light, this time to restore light to Eldin Province. Link is reuinited with the kids at last, but Ilia is still missing. in Kakariko Link meets [[Renado]] who tells Link about the [[Goron|Gorons]] at Death Mountain and how they are in an uncontrollable rage. After Link tries to go up to Death Mountain and is knocked back by a Goron, Renado tells him that [[Bo]], the Mayor of [[Ordon Village|Ordon]], could beat the Gorons in strength contests.

Link begins preparing to leave Kakariko, but then Epona comes riding and Link must tame her. When he meets with Bo, Link gets a quick sumo lesson and Bo gives him the Iron Boots. Link returns to Death Mountain and reaches a large room with lots of Gorons who are ready to fight. The Goron Elder, [[Gor Coron|Gor Coron]], tells Link that if he can win against him in a contest of strength, he will grant him entry into the Goron mines to save the Goron Patriarch, [[Darbus]]. Link defeats Gor Coron in a sumo match and is allowed into the Goron Mines; inside, he gets the three pieces of the key to Darbus's room from the other three Goron elders. When he gets to Darbus's room, [[Darbus]] turns into a monster called [[Fyrus]]. Link saves Darbus and takes the [[Fused Shadow]] that corrupted him.

Link then travels to the [[Lanayru Province|Lanayru Province]], which is covered in Twilight. He meets the Light Spirit [[Lanayru]] and saves the province from Twilight. He is reunited with Ilia, who is in the care of the bartender [[Telma]]. The two of them are taking care of a collapsed [[Zora]] child named [[Prince Ralis|Prince Ralis]]. Link quickly escorts them to Kakariko village where Ralis and Ilia are put into Renado’s care. Link then finds out that Ilia has lost her memory. Prince Ralis's dead mother [[Rutela]] grants Link the [[Zora Armor|Zora Armor]].

Link heads to Lake Hylia where he enters the Water Temple. Here, he defeats [[Morpheel]], granting him the third and final Fused Shadow. Link and Midna return to Lanayru Spring, where they learn the story of the Dark Interlopers. At the spring, they bump into [[Zant]], who hurts Midna by trapping her in the Light World which hurts her. Link and Midna return to Hyrule Castle, where Zelda grants Midna the power to survive in the Light World.

Link and Midna go back to Faron Woods to a hidden portion called the Sacred Grove. Here, they find the Legendary Blade of Evil’s Bane, the Master Sword. They go to the Gerudo Desert, which holds the Arbiter’s Grounds. Here, they defeat [[Stallord]]. They head outside to find the [[Mirror of Twilight|Mirror of Twilight]],is broken into four pieces. They meet the Sages and learn about [[Ganondorf]], who holds the Triforce of Power. The Sages sent him into the Twilight Realm after a failed execution.

Link and Midna go to [[Snowpeak]], the home of [[Yeto]] and [[Yeta]], to recover a cursed mirror shard that possessed Yeta, turning her into [[Blizzeta]]. They return to the Sacred Grove and enter the [[Temple of Time|Temple of Time]], where they find the [[Domion Rod|Dominion Rod]] and recover another mirror shard from [[Armoghoma]]. They return to Kakariko, where they meet [[Shad]], who tells them about the sky beings known as the [[Oocca]].

Gor Coron tells Link to go to the [[Hidden Village|Hidden Village]] near the Bridge of Eldin. There, Link and Midna find [[Impaz]], who is the last of the [[Sheikah]]and she gives Link the Skybook. Link gets a wooden statue from [[Castle Town|Castle Town]], as well as a Horse Call from Impaz, which give Ilia her memory back. Link goes back to Kakariko and shows the book to Shad, who gives him the location of the remaining owl statues around Hyrule. Link goes and moves them all, restoring the full word, which removes the seal on the owl statue in Kakariko. Link moves it and finds a cannon, which allows him to access the [[City in the Sky|City in the Sky]].

Link defeats the Dragon [[Argarok]], granting him the final mirror shard. Link and Midna return to the Mirror of Twilight and enter the Palace of Twilight. Here, Link recovers the two [[Sol|Sols]], bringing the power of light to the Master Sword. Link and Midna go defeat Zant, but find out that he is just a puppet and the real enemy is Ganondorf. Link and Midna return to Hyrule Castle once more, where they face off with Ganondorf. Link stabs him in the stomach with the Master Sword, which finishes him. Midna is then revealed to be the titular princess. She, Link, and Zelda return to the Mirror Chamber and say their final goodbyes; as Midna leaves, she shatters the mirror of Twilight into a million pieces so nothing can enter or leave the Twilight Realm again.

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{{Main|:Category:Twilight Princess Races|Twilight Princess Races}}

The races in Twilight Princess is to many degrees similar to the races of Ocarina of Time.

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==Enemies==

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{{Main|:Category:Twilight Princess Items|Twilight Princess Items}}

{{Main|:Category:Twilight Princess Locations|Twilight Princess Locations}}

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