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{{spoiler}} {{Event |name = Hyrulean Civil War |image = [[File:OoT Comic War.jpg|300px]] |caption = [[Link's Father]] describes the war in a comic based on ''Ocarina of Time''. |game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' |country = [[Hyrule]] |occurrence = Hyrule erupts into a civil war for unknown reasons. |resolution = The unification of the realm under the banner of the [[Royal Family of Hyrule|Royal Family]]. [[Link's Mother]] is wounded and dies, leaving the infant [[Link]] in the care of the [[Great Deku Tree]]. }} The '''Hyrulean Civil War'''{{name}}or '''Unifying War''' are [[wikipedia:Fanon (fiction)|fanon]] names to refer to the war that occurred prior to the events of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''. Little is known about this conflict, such as who began the fighting or how long it lasted. ==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]].<ref name=Quote1></ref> 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. One day, to escape from the fires of the war, a [[Hylian]] mother and her baby boy went to the [[Kokiri Forest]], the child that would become the [[Link|Hero of Time]] and left him under the guardianship of the [[Great Deku Tree]] some years after.<ref name=Quote1>{{cite|Some time ago, before the [[King of Hyrule]] unified [[Hyrule|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 [[Lost Woods|forbidden forest]]. The mother was gravely injured... Her only choice was to entrust the child to the [[Great Deku Tree|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}}</ref> Finally the war ended and resulted in the unification of [[Hyrule]] under [[Hyrule Royal Family|one banner]].<ref name=Quote1/> However peace was short, some years after, evil power began to issue forth from the dark portal to the Sacred Realm and shortly afterward began Ganondorf's theft of the [[Triforce]] and conquest of Hyrule. ==Theories== {{theory}} * 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 ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'' seem to also describe the war that broke out before ''Ocarina of Time.''<ref name=SNESintroduction>{{cite|Long ago, in the beautiful kingdom of [[Hyrule]] surrounded by mountains and forests... legends told of an omnipotent and omniscient [[Triforce|Golden Power]] that resided in a [[Sacred Realm|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 of Hyrule|King]] commanded seven [[Sage|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}} <small>([[SNES]] version)</small></ref><ref name=GBAintroduction>{{cite|Long ago, in [[Hyrule]], a beautiful kingdom surrounded by forests and mountains... legends told of an omnipotent and omniscient [[Triforce|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 of Hyrule|king]] commanded seven [[sage]]s to seal the gate to the land of the Golden Power. Many [[Knights of Hyrule|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}} <small>([[GBA]] version)</small></ref> * It is also possible that [[Ganon]]dorf aided the [[King of Hyrule]] during the Hyrulean Civil War. This could be concluded from the King's trust in him at the beginning of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', who chose to not even believe [[Princess Zelda|his own daughter]] when she told him she didn't trust Ganondorf.<ref>{{cite|Yes. I told [[King of Hyrule|my father]] about my dream... However, he didn't believe it was a prophecy... But... I can sense [[Ganon|that man]]'s evil intentions!|Princess Zelda|Ocarina of Time}}</ref> * In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|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.<ref name=Lanayru>{{cite|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]])}}</ref> This would mean that the [[Interloper War]] was the same conflict as the Civil War. ==See Also== *[[Imprisoning War]] *[[Interloper War]] {{refbar}} [[Category:Events]] [[Category:Wars]]

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