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{{Spoiler|This section contains plot details for ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]''.}} | {{Spoiler|This section contains plot details for ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]''.}} | ||
In this 12th installment of the Zelda series, [[Link]] is a simple child living in [[Hyrule]] raised his [[Smith|grandfather]]. Link is also a long time friend of the princess of Hyrule, [[Zelda]]. Zelda and Link leave [[Link's House]] to go to a festival being held in the northward [[Castle Town]]. There, they both indulge in the local booths, before heading off to [[Hyrule Castle]], for the traditional [[Picori Festival]]. When they arrive, the ceremony is about to start. The entire act is a celebration of the legendary [[Picori Blade]], a sword that vanquished all evil, and locked it inside of a box, sealed with the blade itself. One ordinary [[Hylian]] is allowed to touch the sacred sword annually. This year's chosen participant is [[Vaati]]. As he approaches the blade, he removes his disguise as an average man to reveal that he himself is an evil sorcerer who believes that the box holds the [[Light Force]], a gift from the [[Minish]] said to hold immense power. He immediately moves to free the Light Force from the box that the Picori Blade seals. As the guards of Hyrule Castle rush to neutralize him, he blows them away with his magic. Link bravely tries to protect Zelda, but he is knocked aside and Zelda is turned into stone. With all capable people neutralized, Vaati breaks the Picori Blade that sealed the box, releasing all the evils back into the world. However, the Light Force is nowhere to be found, and Vaati runs off. After the debacle is finished, the [[King Daltus|King]], his remaining guards, and Link retreat to the castle's throne room. Here, the king informs Link of the story of the Picori Blade. The sword had been crafted by the Minish, a race of miniature humanoids, that have not interacted with humans for some time. They crafted the blade to stop the evil forces covering the land at the time. A great hero, the [[Hero of Men]], had used the sword to save the world. Over time, the name "Minish" had fallen out of favor, and the Minish became known as the Picori. The Picori only appear in the human world once every hundred years. The king tells Link that he must get the Picori to reforge the blade, so that he can defeat the evil sorcerer. The king continues to inform Link that only children are said to now be able to see the Picori. Link is sent into the [[Minish Woods]] with the broken Picori Blade, as well as a sword given to him by the blacksmith. After wandering around aimlessly in the forest for some time, and coming to a dead end, Link hears a scream for help. He ventures once more through the Woods, and comes to the victim he heard yelling. It appears to be a small green hat with a bird head located at the top of it, and is being attacked by [[Octorok]]s. Link proceeds to save the hat, who takes a liking to Link, and decides to follow him around. He reveals that his name is [[Ezlo]] and, like Link, is also looking a way to break a curse placed upon him by Vaati. Unable to keep up with Links strong pace, Ezlo decides to sit upon Link's head, and this is where he stays for the remainder of the adventure. | In this 12th installment of the Zelda series, [[Link]] is a simple child living in [[Hyrule]] raised his [[Master Smith|grandfather]]. Link is also a long time friend of the princess of Hyrule, [[Zelda]]. Zelda and Link leave [[Link's House]] to go to a festival being held in the northward [[Castle Town]]. There, they both indulge in the local booths, before heading off to [[Hyrule Castle]], for the traditional [[Picori Festival]]. When they arrive, the ceremony is about to start. The entire act is a celebration of the legendary [[Picori Blade]], a sword that vanquished all evil, and locked it inside of a box, sealed with the blade itself. One ordinary [[Hylian]] is allowed to touch the sacred sword annually. This year's chosen participant is [[Vaati]]. As he approaches the blade, he removes his disguise as an average man to reveal that he himself is an evil sorcerer who believes that the box holds the [[Light Force]], a gift from the [[Minish]] said to hold immense power. He immediately moves to free the Light Force from the box that the Picori Blade seals. As the guards of Hyrule Castle rush to neutralize him, he blows them away with his magic. Link bravely tries to protect Zelda, but he is knocked aside and Zelda is turned into stone. With all capable people neutralized, Vaati breaks the Picori Blade that sealed the box, releasing all the evils back into the world. However, the Light Force is nowhere to be found, and Vaati runs off. After the debacle is finished, the [[King Daltus|King]], his remaining guards, and Link retreat to the castle's throne room. Here, the king informs Link of the story of the Picori Blade. The sword had been crafted by the Minish, a race of miniature humanoids, that have not interacted with humans for some time. They crafted the blade to stop the evil forces covering the land at the time. A great hero, the [[Hero of Men]], had used the sword to save the world. Over time, the name "Minish" had fallen out of favor, and the Minish became known as the Picori. The Picori only appear in the human world once every hundred years. The king tells Link that he must get the Picori to reforge the blade, so that he can defeat the evil sorcerer. The king continues to inform Link that only children are said to now be able to see the Picori. Link is sent into the [[Minish Woods]] with the broken Picori Blade, as well as a sword given to him by the blacksmith. After wandering around aimlessly in the forest for some time, and coming to a dead end, Link hears a scream for help. He ventures once more through the Woods, and comes to the victim he heard yelling. It appears to be a small green hat with a bird head located at the top of it, and is being attacked by [[Octorok]]s. Link proceeds to save the hat, who takes a liking to Link, and decides to follow him around. He reveals that his name is [[Ezlo]] and, like Link, is also looking a way to break a curse placed upon him by Vaati. Unable to keep up with Links strong pace, Ezlo decides to sit upon Link's head, and this is where he stays for the remainder of the adventure. | ||
While in Minish Woods, Link comes across an unassuming tree stump. Ezlo tells Link that by standing on it, he can be miniaturized. Link does so and is instantly shrunk to the size of the Minish. This way, Link is now able to enter the [[Minish Village]], the home of the forest Minish. As he arrives, he is greeted with strange looks by the Minish, who have never seen any human of their size, let alone any human at all. Because the Minish speak a language unknown to humans, Link sets out to look for a Minish who speaks Hylian. | While in Minish Woods, Link comes across an unassuming tree stump. Ezlo tells Link that by standing on it, he can be miniaturized. Link does so and is instantly shrunk to the size of the Minish. This way, Link is now able to enter the [[Minish Village]], the home of the forest Minish. As he arrives, he is greeted with strange looks by the Minish, who have never seen any human of their size, let alone any human at all. Because the Minish speak a language unknown to humans, Link sets out to look for a Minish who speaks Hylian. | ||
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When Link enters, he finds the inside of the Temple completely frozen. Link finds the [[Big Key]] very early on in the dungeon; he enters the boss room to find a [[Big Octo (The Minish Cap)|Big Octorok]] the guardian of the Temple, frozen inside a block of ice, along with the Water Element. Link then traverses the entire dungeon in order to open the boss room to sunlight and melt the ice. After melting the ice, the Big Octorok attacks Link, but Link successfully defeats it and obtains the Water Element. | When Link enters, he finds the inside of the Temple completely frozen. Link finds the [[Big Key]] very early on in the dungeon; he enters the boss room to find a [[Big Octo (The Minish Cap)|Big Octorok]] the guardian of the Temple, frozen inside a block of ice, along with the Water Element. Link then traverses the entire dungeon in order to open the boss room to sunlight and melt the ice. After melting the ice, the Big Octorok attacks Link, but Link successfully defeats it and obtains the Water Element. | ||
When Link exits the Temple, the ghost of [[King Gustaf]] appears to him and tells him to come to his grave, located within the [[Royal Valley]]. After Link enters the Royal Crypt, Gustaf gives him a golden [[Kinstone]] piece to unlock the way to the Wind Element, now located high above Hyrule. Link fuses Kinstones with a mysterious wall near [[Veil Falls]], opening a portal to the [[Cloud Tops]]. Link traverses the treacherous cloud layers, reaching the [[Tower of Winds]], the residence of the extant members of the ancient [[Wind Tribe]], who guard the entrance to the [[Palace of Winds]], where the Wind Element is located. | When Link exits the Temple, the ghost of [[King Gustaf]] appears to him and tells him to come to his grave, located within the [[Royal Valley]]. After Link enters the Royal Crypt, Gustaf gives him a golden [[Kinstone]] piece to unlock the way to the Wind Element, now located high above Hyrule. Link fuses Kinstones with a mysterious wall near [[Veil Falls]], opening a portal to the [[Cloud Tops]]. Link traverses the treacherous cloud layers, reaching the [[Tower of Winds]], the residence of the extant members of the ancient [[Wind Tribe]], who guard the entrance to the [[Palace of Winds (The Minish Cap)Palace of Winds]], where the Wind Element is located. | ||
Link is directed by several of the Wind Tribe members to the top of the Tower of Winds, which takes Link to the Palace of Winds. He traverses the Palace to find the Wind Element, which had been taken by the [[Gyorg Pair]], a group of two manta ray-like flying monsters. Link defeats the two Gyorgs in a high-altitude battle and obtains the elusive Wind Element. Link then makes his way back to Hyrule Castle, where he fuses the Wind Element with the White Sword. After fusing all four Elements, the White Sword becomes known as the [[Four Sword]]. The power of the Four Sword allows Link to access a hidden room with a large stained-glass window, where it is revealed that Princess Zelda had the Light Force within her all this time. Link exits the Sanctuary to find that Vaati had impersonated the king. Vaati then knocks Link unconscious. Link finds himself outside the castle. He enters again, only to find that the castle had been completely transformed into a treacherous dungeon by Vaati. Vaati tells Link that at the end of three tolls of a bell, he would complete his extraction of the Light Force from Zelda's body, rendering her lifeless and Vaati unstoppable. Link successfully reaches Vaati with just one toll remaining; Vaati uses the power he had drained in that time to transform himself into powerful, demonic forms. With the power of the Four Sword, Link weakens Vaati and his powers; Zelda awakens and uses the wishing cap that Vaati stole to seal Vaati away, restore Hyrule, and destroy the cap. With Vaati's power gone, Ezlo is transformed into his original form. With the time that the Minish could stay in the human world almost up, Ezlo gives Link a green cap similar to Ezlo's hat form. After this last gesture of friendship, the Minish disappear into their own world, to return one hundred years later. | Link is directed by several of the Wind Tribe members to the top of the Tower of Winds, which takes Link to the Palace of Winds. He traverses the Palace to find the Wind Element, which had been taken by the [[Gyorg Pair]], a group of two manta ray-like flying monsters. Link defeats the two Gyorgs in a high-altitude battle and obtains the elusive Wind Element. Link then makes his way back to Hyrule Castle, where he fuses the Wind Element with the White Sword. After fusing all four Elements, the White Sword becomes known as the [[Four Sword]]. The power of the Four Sword allows Link to access a hidden room with a large stained-glass window, where it is revealed that Princess Zelda had the Light Force within her all this time. Link exits the Sanctuary to find that Vaati had impersonated the king. Vaati then knocks Link unconscious. Link finds himself outside the castle. He enters again, only to find that the castle had been completely transformed into a treacherous dungeon by Vaati. Vaati tells Link that at the end of three tolls of a bell, he would complete his extraction of the Light Force from Zelda's body, rendering her lifeless and Vaati unstoppable. Link successfully reaches Vaati with just one toll remaining; Vaati uses the power he had drained in that time to transform himself into powerful, demonic forms. With the power of the Four Sword, Link weakens Vaati and his powers; Zelda awakens and uses the wishing cap that Vaati stole to seal Vaati away, restore Hyrule, and destroy the cap. With Vaati's power gone, Ezlo is transformed into his original form. With the time that the Minish could stay in the human world almost up, Ezlo gives Link a green cap similar to Ezlo's hat form. After this last gesture of friendship, the Minish disappear into their own world, to return one hundred years later. | ||