Hyrulean Civil War
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| Hyrule Unification War | |
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 Link's Father describes the war in a comic based on Ocarina of Time. | |
| Game(s) | Ocarina of Time |
| Country(s) | Hyrule |
| Occurrence(s) | Hyrule erupts into a civil war for unknown reasons. |
| Resolution(s) | The unification of the realm under the banner of the Royal Family. Link's Mother is wounded and dies, leaving the infant Link in the care of the Great Deku Tree. |
The Hyrule Unification War refers to the war that occurred prior to the events of Ocarina of Time. Little is known about this conflict, such as who began the fighting or how long it lasted.
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The War
The war was first referenced by the Great Deku Tree Sprout to explain Link's origins after he lifted the curse on the Forest Temple.[1] The presumed results of this war were the alliance of the Zora tribe and the Hylian Royal family, as well as the unification of Hyrule.
To escape from the fires of the war, a Hylian mother and her baby boy went to the Kokiri Forest. Before passing away, the mother left her child under the guardianship of the Great Deku Tree. The child was raised a Kokiri and seventeen years later became the Hero of Time.[1]
Finally the war ended and resulted in the unification of Hyrule under one banner.[1] The peace was short lived however, as some years after an evil power began to issue forth from the dark portal to the Sacred Realm. Shortly afterward, Ganondorf's theft of the Triforce and conquest of Hyrule began.
Theories
- It is possible that the war may have been fought over the Triforce and the entrance to the Sacred Realm. The conflicts described in the opening of A Link to the Past seem to also describe the war that broke out before Ocarina of Time.[2][3]
- It is also possible that Ganondorf aided the King of Hyrule during the Hyrule Unification War. This could be concluded from the King's trust in him at the beginning of Ocarina of Time, who chose to not even believe his own daughter when she told him she didn't trust Ganondorf.[4]
- In Twilight Princess, it is stated that the ancestors of the Twili tried to invade the Sacred Realm, and as such, their actions might have been what triggered the civil war.[5] This would mean that the Interloper War was the same conflict as the Civil War.
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Some time ago, before the King of Hyrule unified this country, there was a fierce war in our world. One day, to escape from the fires of the war, a Hylian mother and her baby boy entered this forbidden forest. The mother was gravely injured... Her only choice was to entrust the child to the Deku Tree, the guardian spirit of the forest. The Deku Tree could sense that this was a child of destiny, whose fate would affect the entire world, so he took him into the forest. After the mother passed away, the baby was raised as a Kokiri. And now, finally, the day of destiny has come!" — Deku Tree Sprout (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "Long ago, in the beautiful kingdom of Hyrule surrounded by mountains and forests... legends told of an omnipotent and omniscient Golden Power that resided in a hidden land. Many people aggressively sought to enter the hidden Golden Land... But no one ever returned. One day evil power began to flow from the Golden Land... So the King commanded seven wise men to seal the gate to the Land of the Golden Power. That seal should have remained for all time... ... ... But, when these events were obscured by the mists of time and became legend..." — N/A (A Link to the Past) (SNES version)
- ↑ "Long ago, in Hyrule, a beautiful kingdom surrounded by forests and mountains... legends told of an omnipotent and omniscient Golden Power that lay hidden. It was hidden in a sacred realm beyond the reach of men, but one day...... a doorway to that realm was suddenly opened... Hoping to claim the Golden Power as their own, the people began to quarrel and fight... Many sought to enter the hidden Golden Land... But none returned, and instead evil power began to issue forth from the dark portal... So the king commanded seven sages to seal the gate to the land of the Golden Power. Many brave knights were lost in the battle to protect the sages from the tides of evil, but the seal was cast! Evil flowed no more! And the seal would remain for all time... Or so the people hoped... But when these events were obscured by the mists of time, and became legend..." — N/A (A Link to the Past) (GBA version)
- ↑ "Yes. I told my father about my dream... However, he didn't believe it was a prophecy... But... I can sense that man's evil intentions!" — Princess Zelda (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "But soon, word of the Sacred Realm spread through Hyrule, and a great battle ensued...Among those living in the light, interlopers who excelled at magic appeared. Wielding powerful sorcery, they tried to establish dominion over the Sacred Realm. It was then that the goddesses ordered us three light spirits to intervene. We sealed away the great magic those individuals had mastered. You know this magic...It is the dark power you seek...the Fused Shadow." — Lanayru (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) [[|]]
