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Leader of the [[Demon Tribe]] and the main antagonist for most of the story, Demon Lord Ghirahim is a tall and slender man with grayish skin and albino hair. He is skilled in the ways of magic, his sorcerous powers allowing him to teleport, conjure knives, and summon a distinct black sabre with which he is incredibly skilled. It is he who plucked [[Zelda]] from [[The Sky|the sky]] with the tornado. Ghirahim's regard for himself is incredibly high - he prefers to be referred to by his full title, Lord Ghirahim, and he constantly mocks Link's ability in combat. His arrogance is second only to his depravity; Ghirahim enjoys bloodshed and death. He suffers from extreme mood swings and is often cheerful and polite one moment, furious and hateful the next.

She had sacrificed her divine form so she could later be reborn as a mortal. [[Zelda]] is the result of this. She regains her memories as Hylia before going back in time and into a coma to ensure that the seal on [[Demise]], the King of the Evil forces mentioned in the prologue, holds until a mortal with unbreakable spirit - Link - uses the Triforce to kill Demise. When Demise is crushed by the Goddess Statue, Zelda awakens but is then kidnapped by [[Ghirahim]], who goes to the past (where Demise is still alive) and resurrects Demise using Zelda's holy power.

Link's sidekick in this game is a female-presenting spirit and servant of the [[Hylia|Goddess]] known as Fi. She bears the same diamond as [[Zelda]] and [[Ghirahim]]. Fi was created by the Goddess with the strict purpose of aiding her chosen hero on his destined mission with her vast knowledge. She is the spirit of the [[Goddess Sword]] itself, and its power helps [[Link (Skyward Sword)|Link]] throughout his journey. Fi can analyze readings given off by objects and people to allow Link to use [[Dowsing]] to locate them, and gives him information on his surroundings.

Over many years, the seal began to weaken. Link must fight him in the present of the [[Sealed Grounds]] three times in the form of The Imprisoned, preventing it from reaching the [[Sealed Temple]] and [[Zelda]] sleeping therein. Each time, Link can use the power of a [[Skyward Strike]] to seal him again after weakening him. While Link ultimately destroys it using the [[Triforce]], Ghirahim abducts Zelda to the past and uses her soul to revive Demise in his true form before he was killed, changing history. Demise proceeds to reward Ghirahim by reverting him to his true form as Demise's sword. Link must destroy Demise to save Zelda before it is too late to restore her.

A member of the [[Sheikah]], "the goddess's chosen guardians", Impa saves [[Zelda]] when she is cast down to the surface by a tornado sent by [[Ghirahim]]. Thereafter, she continues to evade him and protect her from the Demon Lord. She is a wielder of magic and uses it to defend Zelda in battle, although she is clearly no match for him,  who can break her barriers with ease. Meanwhile, she is curt to Link, telling Zelda to ignore him and focus on her training, and suggesting he is not worthy of the mantle of the hero. At the [[Temple of Time (Skyward Sword)|Temple of Time]], Impa defends Zelda from Ghirahim to the best of her ability before Ghirahim overpowers her. Link steps in and saves them both, acquiring the [[Goddess's Harp]] from Zelda as she escapes with Impa through the [[Gate of Time]].

Groose appears throughout the game in different ways. He has a thing for [[Zelda]] and is determined to win the [[Wing Ceremony]] to impress her. He and his lackeys compete very roughly with [[Link (Skyward Sword)|Link]], and try to knock him around to prevent him from taking the bird statue first. A little while through the game, when Link enters [[Faron Woods]], as he is landing with his [[Sailcloth]], Groose yells from above and falls onto Link, causing them both to crash to the ground. He begins to insult Link on his landing abilities, but cuts off when he realizes the completely different world where he is. Groose confesses that he had noticed Link quickly entering and leaving town, and decided to follow him to see what he had been up to, so Link explains where he is and what happened. After what seems like a long discussion, Groose realizes that the tales of the nothingness beyond the clouds that he grew up with were lies, and that Zelda is somewhere in the new, vast world, safe and sound. He names the world "Grooseland", and then tells Link that his journey is over and that he'll take over on saving Zelda from now on.

Gaepora is the headmaster of the [[Knight Academy]], and [[Zelda|Zelda's]] father. He seems to hold an even higher position of authority in [[Skyloft]].

Gaepora wears a decorative red sash that is similar to the ceremony leader's except that it features four golden triangles, as well as the [[Skyloftian]] bird symbol on its back, and his belt.  He also has a small [[Remlit]] named [[Mia]]. His robes bear a striking resemblance to those of [[Rauru]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', who credited himself as one of the [[Seven Sages]] who constructed [[Temple of Time#Ocarina of Time|a later Temple of Time]], while his name recalls Rauru's alternate form, [[Kaepora Gaebora]], a wise owl who gave [[Link (Skyward Sword)|Link]] hints from time to time when Link is a child.

Much like [[Link (Skyward Sword)|Link]], [[Zelda]] has her own feathery friend to ride on when adventuring above the clouds. Zelda will leap off the ledge and land on top of her bird, just like all the other folks in [[Skyloft]] do. Whenever Zelda is seen flying, she always has her bluish-purple friend nearby.

This is the shorter of [[Groose]]'s two lackeys. He is ill-mannered and he only does things if they benefit him. Cawlin aids Groose in obstructing Link's victory in the [[Wing Ceremony]] by throwing eggs at Link. Later on in the game when [[Zelda]] disappears, Cawlin can be seen wandering around the [[Knight Academy]] with nothing to do, complaining about how sad [[Groose]] is and antagonizing Link. He eventually develops an interest in [[Karane]], but is rejected and falls into a depression.

When Link first encounters Horwell, he teaches Link Z-targeting and dashing up to have a conversation with him. He then promptly gives Link his first side quest - Mia, Gaepora's pet, has gone missing again. Once Link has finished this quest, Link can head over to the Statue of the Goddess to meet with the Headmaster and [[Zelda]]. Afterwards, Link needs to speak with him in order to delay the [[Wing Ceremony]] due to an urgent and unfortunate event involving one of the [[Loftwing]]s.

She lives in a house in the east part of [[Skyloft]]. After [[Link (Skyward Sword)|Link]] obtains the [[Gust Bellows]], Mallara will ask Link to clean her house, which is covered in dust and cobwebs, in exchange fo a reward. Once Link uses the Gust Bellows to clean all of the dust in her house, she will reward Link with 20 [[Rupee]]s, as well as 5 [[Gratitude Crystal]]s.  

If [[Link (Skyward Sword)|Link]] chooses that he ''does'' have feelings for [[Peatrice]], [[Fi]] will recommend that the hero does not tell [[Zelda]] about his newfound romance.  

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In exchange for information on [[Zelda]]'s location, [[Bucha]] asks Link to search for Erla and the other Kikwis of the woods. Link finds Erla up on a ledge that can be reached after climbing a wall of vines. He is hiding in the grass, but once Link cuts it all down with the [[Goddess Sword|Sword]], he is forced to stand up and face him. Disappointed that Link found his excellent hiding place, he introduces himself as the greatest hider of all the Kikwis, aside from the elder.

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When Link visits the Faron Woods in search of [[Zelda]], the Kikwi elder, [[Bucha]], asks him to search for his missing friends. Link finds Lopsa stuck on a tree branch high above the ground with an angry [[Bokoblin]] trying to reach him. Upon spotting Link, the Bokoblin calls back-up with its [[Monster Horn (Skyward Sword)|horn]] and they attack. After Link defeats them all, Lopsa calls down to him and asks for assistance because his legs are shaking too much. Link can roll into the tree to make Lopsa fall to the ground. Lopsa is glad to hear that the elder is safe, and he wants Link to tells Bucha that he is all right.

Link first finds Machi curled up into a ball on the ground, being attacked by a pair of [[Bokoblin]]s. Machi is playing dead. When Link defeats the two enemies, Machi initially thinks it is safe, but he becomes scared when he spots Link and runs away. [[Fi]] mentions that Machi causes a spike in [[dowsing]] readings that correlate with [[Zelda]]. As a result, Link chases after Machi, finding him hiding behind two mushrooms and eventually a tree. When Link at last catches him, he realizes that Link is not an enemy and introduces himself. He then comments on how he had earlier seen a girl of Link's race who escaped from trouble with the Kikwi elder, [[Bucha]]. Realizing that it is Zelda, Link sets off to find her, but only after Machi has asked him to tell Bucha about his location. When Fi materializes shortly after, Machi is terrified and tries to camouflage himself as a plant again.

Merco is a blonde-haired [[Mogma]] found in [[Eldin Volcano]]. He points Link in the direction of [[Impa]].