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This page is an archive of guesses about what was going to be in the game before the game was actually released.
== Skyward Sword WILL be [[Hijacked
Ganon was originally one of the demons that ravaged Pre-Skyloft Hyrule and will be some sort of patron for Ghirahim. After Girahim is defeated Link will fight Ganon, and when he is defeated, he won't be killed. Rather than being destroyed or [[Sealed Evil in
* Alternatively, he'll be sealed in a trident, which a certain Gerudo prince is fated to find in Four Swords Adventures...
* The first option is somewhat confirm, {{spoiler|in that Ganon is the curse Demise left upon Link and Zelda. However, Ganon never appear, and Demise himself is actually sealed, so can be considered subverted in the other sense.}}
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== Sheik's Harp Will Make a Return, as Well as the Warp Songs and The Sharp and Flat Bros. from OoT ==
In the GDC trailer, we can see an icon depicting a new instrument - a harp - on the D-pad about halfway through the footage. Compare the harp icon with Sheik's harp on OoT 3DS's new American boxart, and you'll quickly notice that they look completely identical to each other. In other words, Link hands his harp over to the new Royal Family after saving Hyrule from a great evil, it's passed down generation after generation until it's back story or history is eventually forgotten, finally finding itself in the hands of OoT's Princess Zelda before it is potentially destroyed or abandoned. Seeing that Sheik also taught the warp songs to Link on his//her harp, it's possible that we may see the warp songs return, and this is how Link will travel around Hyrule or between Hyrule and Skyloft in the game.
As for The Sharp and Flat Bros. in OoT, (who were clearly ghosts who died long ago,) we may see them return in SS. However, they will be alive instead of dead, helping Link travel between the two lands via magical warps songs that they had personally composed. By the end of the game, they're noted for their accomplishments and become Hyrule's famous composers, devoting much of their practices and time towards magical songs created solely for the Royal Family's needs.
** Sharp and Flat claim to have been killed by Ganondorf in [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
** Seriously, who are these guys? I've played the game through a good number of times and ''never'' run into them before. This site is the first I've heard of them.
*** The ghosts who teach you the Sun Song, as I recall.
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* Alternatively, while the game shows the origins of the City in the Sky, it doesn't show the origins of the Oocca or the Sky Statues (or that magnificent cannon in Lake Hylia). {{spoiler|However, the game does state that the Skyloft Hylians and the Loftwings are two halves of one whole. After the game ends and some Hylians choose to move to Hyrule below, the remaining Skyloft Hylians get merged with their Loftwings to form the Oocca. During the early years of the separation, the two worlds use both Loftwings and the aforementioned cannon to communicate and trade, but forget about each other over the long years proceeding Ocarina of Time.}}
== The game is somehow connected to the Backstory of ''[[The Minish Cap]]''. ==
* (Non-Ganon) Evil threatens the humans on the ground and a sword from the heavens is bestowed upon a green-clad Hylian hero, who is chosen to save the land. Sounds a lot like the prologue of ''[[The Minish Cap]]'', doesn't it? Maybe the Four Sword and the Master Sword were [[It Was
** But the Hero of Men apparently didn't have a hat, whereas this Link currently does. (Incidentally, it has been confirmed that the Skyward Sword, which is also the girl in the concept art, becomes the Master Sword.)
*** I am aware of this (both), but seriously with this argument, you could also wonder why the Hero of Time Statue in TWW looked so vastly different from "The real thing", and why Faron claimed that TP Link's tunic was that of The Hero of Time, when there were several obvious differences, which had nothing to do with the graphical style.
**** Gustaf, who's theorized to be the Hero of Men, figurine states that he's fond of the Wind Tribe. Hint hint?
** Except the Four Sword is in the LTTP remake's bonus dungeon when Link alreddy has the Master Sword...
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== Link will meet the forebearers of the Kokiri ==
After saving them or doing something heroic, [[Call Forward|they honor him by dressing as him.]]
** Wouldn't be the first time (Well, it is chronologically) that [[The Legend of Zelda:
*** On [[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
*** So, Link from Skyward Sword would indirectly influence ''Ocarina Of Time'' Link, who directly influences ''Wind Waker'' Link, who influences [[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
== Ganondorf will appear, but not as the main antagonist. ==
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== This game is actually a long, long way back in Hyrule's past, and explains the origins of the different races. ==
Link's people, the people of the sky, became divided in some way. There was an earlier group that did actually make it to the land below, but finding it dangerous, they took to the shadows and became the Sheikah. Others had already been there for longer - depending on their hiding place, they became the Gorons or the Zora or the Dekus, perhaps the Kokiri. Once the land was purified of the monsters, the rest descended and became the Hylians (aside from the ones that went to the desert and eventually became the Gerudo).
** While the Oocca stayed in the sky because they were so horribly ill-suited to anything else.
== Vaati will be the villain. ==
Since the game is a prequel to ''[[Ocarina of Time]]'', we know that Ganondorf cannot be the villain. Also, since the sky is an important part of the plot and gameplay, having a wind mage as the main villain would make sense.
* There was an article written a while back about how the following elements from the [[
** Vaati is supposedly known as a Wind Mage, but is never referred to as such during [[The Minish Cap]].
** Vaati was also famous for kidnapping numerous maidens. The only kidnapping he performed in [[The Minish Cap]] was when he abducted Zelda upon realizing she held the Light Force.
* In addition, how Vaati wound up sealed in the Four Sword (he appears to simply die at the end of [[The Minish Cap]]) and acquired the Palace of Winds is not explained, despite him referring to it as "''my'' Palace of Winds" in [[
* Recent interviews have stated explicitly Ganon(dorf) isn't present, but remained vague when asked a question about Vaati. Hmm...
* [[
* One recent press release revealed the possibility of Ganondorf appearing in the game after all, but not as main villain. Instead the game might explain Ganondorf's origins and his [[Start of Darkness]]. Now, remember how in ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
* Jossed, {{spoiler|although Demise exhibits some traits of Vaati, indicating that Demise may have created him alongside Ganon}}.
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== Ganondorf will be the villain. ==
The Master Sword will play a vital role to the story, and it has ''never'' appeared in a game that Ganon wasn't in.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
If the pattern continues, the Skyward Sword will not be powerful enough to defeat Ganondorf, and will need to become the Master Sword. In fact, if the Master Sword is being created, then this game is almost guaranteed to be Ganondorf's [[Start of Darkness]]!
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With the exception of Link ([[Chick Magnet|who can unknowingly charm every woman ever]]), the Gerudo tribe is shown to be highly distrustful of Hyrulean culture and society, indicating a great level of detachment from the Hylian way. During Ganondorf's [[Alas, Poor Villain]] moment in ''Wind Waker'', he's given a [[Freudian Excuse]] that actually gives his trecherous deeds a slightly more altruistic motive: Gerudo Desert was nothing more than a harsh, barren wasteland and Ganondorf coveted the gentle winds of Hyrule.
If said "prequel" theory is indeed correct, ''Skyward Sword'' could depict how the Gerudo ended up in their current predicament. Perhaps they're the "evil forces" plaguing Hyrule. A falling-out with the other Hylians, maybe? If the pieces fall in place we might even see a young and bitter Ganondorf. Who knows? But given how Aonuma has been throwing in [[Continuity Nod|nods]] to affirm the whole "split timeline" theory,
* Jossed. The Gerudo tribe does not appear in the game at all. In fact, almost no humans appear in Hyrule, instead living on Skyloft and other floating islands.
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Well, duh. It's a bit of an obvious guess, but don't let that stop you.
* As a corollary to this, it's possible that the Master Sword's winglike crossguard will morph into wings while still sheathed. That way, Link himself would technically have wings himself, and Motionplus will still only be used for the sword itself.
* Jossed. Link rides an awesome bird.
== There will be a powerful musical instrument again, and it will be a woodwind instrument. ==
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== Ganondorf will be the [[Big Bad]] of the game, but no one knows who he is in ''Ocarina'' because... ==
Ganondorf hasn't appeared in a Zelda game since Twilight Princess. That's an absence of two games, the longest Ganon has gone without an appearance. There are various theories being batted around for why Ganondorf can't be the [[Big Bad]] because the game is a prequel to ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
After the final fight against Ganondorf, Link and Zelda share an emotional farewell with the Spirit of the Sword (whatever her name turns out to be) and just as they're about to seal the Sacred Realm by plunging the Master Sword into the Pedestal of Time, Ganondorf [[Back
** Jossed by the fact that the Master Sword was ancient before Ganondorf was even born. Remember, ''Ocarina of Time'' was the first time he ever rose to power.
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** Naturally, this all assumes that the game takes place VERY far in the past.
== The game will be [[Hijacked
* Just getting it out of the way.
** Apparently Jossed, as a recent interview says he won't appear this time.
== This game will contain intense amounts of [[Player Punch]]. ==
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== This game will yet again feature many varied characters fans will pair up with Link for little to no adequately explainable reason. ==
Because the fans totally didn't do that with Oot, WW and TP. These charecters will probably include:
* [[Everything's Better
* [[Magical Girlfriend|The Sidekick.]]
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend|The Childhood Friend and/or the Farmgirl.]]
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* [[Shotacon|The one Chick that's too old for him but acts interested anyway.]]
* [[Ho Yay|That one, rarely mentioned male character that while holding some relevance to the plot shows no interest in Link, but the fangirls want it.]]
** [[Foe Yay|GHIRAHIM!!!]]
** Hey, Pipit's pretty hot.
*** But he helps link out at one point, which can count as "showing interest."
* [[Heroes Want Redheads|Demise.]]
** [[No Yay|...Ganondorf?]]
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== The Scorpion boss seen in the trailer is Skyward Sword's version of Gohma. ==
Gohma is usually thought of as a spider, but her ''Ocarina of Time'' description just says "Arachnid" and her portrayal has been inconsistent. Sure, ''sometimes'' she's a spider (a [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
* Jossed. Its name is Moldarach, it's the adult version of tiny enemies called Arachas, and more than one appear in the game.
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== Entering Hyrule from Skyloft will be identical in execution to skydiving in Wii Sports Resort. ==
Only instead of jumping out of a plane, you jump off of Skyloft, and instead of linking up to people you're trying to Link up with "Steve" and trying to land in the right place. Your sword saves you from going splat each time.
* A parachute I could understand. [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief|A magic spell]] like "[[Zelda II:
** The way I see it, it's not the fall that kills you. It's the ground. [[8-Bit Theater
** Partly confirmed: Skydiving over Pumpkin Landing (Sidequest Island) causes several multicolored creatures to link up with you, with the reward of 20 Rupees if you get all of them before they disperse and you have to land. However, nothing of the sort appears over Skyloft.
== As mentioned before in the main Zelda WMG, the legend of Zelda is real and remnants of it still remain. ==
My proof? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMv85lRAmuk&feature=related This Video of the Skyward Sword walking about Fresno California without a care in the world!]
== Link's relationship with Sword Girl will be that of a father and a daughter, and her becoming the Master Sword will mirror a young girl growing up. ==
* To start, how old does [http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l55o3588Xq1qarwzf.jpg this girl] look to you? Not very, right? Maybe twelve or thirteen. Miyamoto has mentioned that Link in this game is going to be older than the other Links. Probably not old enough to be a ''biological'' father of a girl twelve or thirteen years of age, but perhaps old enough to be a father ''figure''. Now, think about what we know about the game so far. In the game, the Skyward Sword (which this girl is) becomes the Master Sword, possibly over time. This troper's theory is that Sword Girl, over the course of the game, becomes more powerful and is capable of doing more things "on her own". Link, who becomes attached to Sword Girl in a paternal way, doesn't like this, as he realizes someday he will have to part with her (her "leaving the nest") so that she can become a grand weapon for future heroes. However, he eventually realizes he has to let his little girl grow up and gives her up at the end. Which, by the way, will be the most ''[[Tear Jerker|painfully]] [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|sweet]]'' thing you will ever see.
* {{spoiler|Confirmed in the ending, where she enters an age long sleep for the sake of the future Links.}}
== Musings about the white haired figure in the trailer. ==
[[media:
{{quote|
The cloak as a whole looks unusual, though it reminds me a little of Rauru. However, the pattern has more of a jester feel to it.
He looks like he's wearing long gloves, similar to the ones Zelda and other royalty are often is seen wearing excluding Ganondorf. Even "Princess" Agitha wore somewhat similar gloves.
The white hair makes me think of either old person, Vaati, or Ocarina!Impa.
The lips are a bit too pronounced. Perhaps covered in lipstick?
Villainous hints: The thing he's sitting on attacks you in another shot and the way his eyes look. }}
== White Haired Guy is Alternate Dimension [[Super Paper Mario
Come on! The jester-ish outfit, the way the eyes look, the fact he vanishes like that...Totally an Alternate of Dimentio.
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Thus, [[The Very Definitely Final Dungeon]] is accessed by beating all of the bosses yourself. If you Super-Guided any and decide to go back to beat them, your health and inventory is temporarily reduced to what you had at the time you first came across said boss. In addition to this, in order to get past the first few rooms of the final dungeon at all, you can't have any Super-Guided items and will have to go back and redo said puzzles. The boss of the final dungeon will be revealed to be none other than Ganon, who is responsible for everything that happened in the game. After beating him (no Super Guide available for him), you get the true ending.
* Perfectly fine until the [[Hijacked
* If the higher difficulty of ''[[Spirit Tracks]]'' was any indication, then this may very well happen. Minus the [[Hijacked
** If not Ganon, then the boss would be a souped-up version of the 'final' boss that moves and attacks faster, does more damage, is much larger, and looks completely and utterly deranged.
* The part about the increased difficulty might be partly-confirmed. Reports from E3 2011 suggest that the game is all about precision, and the whole world is practically one giant dungeon. Even individual Mooks have their own puzzles you have to figure out via precise swordplay.
* And SS will also be the first Zelda game to feature not three, but SIX hearts for starting off. Now, Nintendo wouldn't do something like that without a reason; they could be coddling the players, or we might actually need them...Uh-oh.
== This Link becomes the father/grandfather/ancestor of Ganondorf. ==
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== The white-haired guy is Vaati. ==
The [[The Legend of Zelda:
* Possibly jossed - his name is Demon Lord Ghirahim. On the other hand, he still does appear to have some connection to wind.
* Ghirahim may be Vaati's alter-ego the way Agahnim was for Ganon in [[A Link to The Past]]. More plausibly, Ghirahim is attempting to awaken his "master"...and Vaati has to get from [[The Legend of Zelda:
== The clothes the [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
In ''Ocarina of Time'', when Link wakes upas an adult, he finds that he's been given new (adult-sized) clothes that still have a Kokiri style, with no explanation whatsoever. In the E3 2011 trailer, a man with a striking resemblance to Rauru (the Sage of Light in Oot) can be seen...[[Call Forward|giving SS! Link his trademark green clothes]].
* Alternatively, the clothes that Ocarina Link wears are just bigger versions of the Kokiri clothes he's used to, and the clothes that SS Link wears later become the Hero's Clothes in Twilight Princess. They are identical, down to the embroidery on the tunic and the chainmail.
* It says in the manual for OoT that the Kokiri tunic is "One Size Fits All". Clothes changing would be pointless, he just got bigger in his One Size Fits All tunic.
** That outfit (at least in [[Skyward Sword]]) is supposed to be the Skyloft Knight academy outfit in Link's year's color. For example, you meet a character who is stated to have graduated last year, with the same outfit...but in yellow.
== The [[Big Bad]] will be Ganondorf's father ==
So we've confirmed that the game is a prequel. And by pattern, games with the Master Sword are usually [[
Where's Ghirahim in this? He's [[The Dragon|actually second in command]]
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Remember Zelda 2?
* In other words, this Zelda just isn't any Zelda in the series. She's THE Zelda, the one the Legend is named after...which means the game will have a serious [[Bittersweet Ending]]...
** Except, for this to happen, this Zelda will have to have a brother who is poised to become King of Hyrule after his Father who was *already* King of Hyrule. Because the former King telling Zelda about the full info regarding the triforce - but her not telling her brother what the king told her, and the prince only being able to gain part of it - is what caused her brother to ally himself with the evil wizard who cast the sleeping spell on Zelda in the first place. Not only does this Zelda not appear to be a princess just yet, but Hyrule has already been confirmed to be the land below Skyloft - the place she and this Link both live - that hasn't been really settled yet and is overrun by monsters. So not only would Hyrule have to be settled by the Skyloft Hylians for this to happen, but then Zelda's family would have to be established as the royal family - with her father made King - before the sleeping princess thing could even *begin* to get set up. (Plus, as noted below, Zelda's clothes don't have the triforce symbol on them - just the bird part of the royal crest - meaning knowledge of the triforce is probably very limited at this point).
== This game takes place before Twilight Princess in the timeline. ==
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** As per a WMG below, Dark Link will make an appearance (given his prominence in Lanayru's story).
** The origins of the Fused Shadows and the Mirror of Twilight will be explained.
** The final battle against Ghirahim will involve him [[One-Winged Angel|using the Fused Shadows]].
** The game will end with Ghirahim and his followers sealed in the Twilight Realm.
* Possible supporting evidence:
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Just compare the Skyloft island where Link lives, and the layout looks very similar to Windfall Island. It also stands to reason that the gods flooded Hyrule because they knew civilization could find and take refuge on the islands that were always there.
* That's an awfully large height for water to get to....
** [[Two Words: Obvious Trope|Two Words:]] [[Colony Drop]].
== The flying in this game got it's inception with the flying in ''[[Twilight Princess]]''. ==
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There appears to be a bit of reversing going on with traditional elements of the series. Given how heavily the series relies on [[Leitmotif]], I doubt this is unintentional. Some evidence:
* The reverse Zelda's Lullaby heard in the trailers, obviously. However, remember that [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
* Ghirahim's body is mostly white with blue highlights, which is the inverse of Midna's design that was mostly black with firey orange highlights.
* Additionally, Ghirahim wields a black sword, while Ganondorf was struck and then wielded a white [[Hard Light]] sword in ''Twilight Princess''.
* The creature that swallows Zelda is black with white design lines. The [[The Legend of Zelda:
* You enter a [[Dark World]] at times, though admittedly this is nothing new to the series.
* In ''Twilight Princess'', you were in Hyrule first and visited a city in the sky last. Here, you start in a sky town first then visit Hyrule later.
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The world below Skyloft is supposed to be a dark, war-torn place. This is similar to the back-story in Ocarina of Time, and civil war may have gone on for a long time before then. Ganondorf will lead his faction of Gerudo against the other races of Hyrule, and he may be set up to be the mastermind behind the events of the game. However, the [[Big Bad]] (possibly the proto-Twili) will eventually reveal himself, forcing an uneasy alliance between Ganondorf, Link, and other faction leaders. Together they will fight a bigger threat to them all, but Ganondorf will insist that while he and the [[Big Bad]] are after the same thing, he recognizes that the world will be much worse off if the interlopers were to win.
== In-universe, Ghirahim was the inspiration for [[The Legend of Zelda:
Based off nothing more than the similarities of their names.
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== Ghirahim is Ganon's father. ==
Basing this on the above theory, but why the hell not? Plus, it'd be a nice way to slip in a pseudo-[[Hijacked
== This Zelda is the [[Ao L]] one. ==
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== This game will be the result of Ganondorf's attempt to alter time. ==
* After breaking free from his sealing for the umpteenth time, he finds himself in the far past long before the events of ''[[Ocarina of Time]]'', and thus is behind all the events of the entire game [[Hijacked
== The village elder is Rauru, Sage of Light from ''Ocarina of Time'' ==
In ''[[Oo T]]'', Rauru claims to have been involved in the creation of the Temple of Time to protect the Master Sword, which presumably happens during or shortly after the events of this game. The trailers have shown a very similar-looking old man who appears to be the elder of the village.
* Jossed? Maybe? Sorta? The character's name, it turns out, is "Gaepora", which invokes images of a somewhat [[Shall I Repeat That?|repetitious]] owl...but then, another WMG is that Rauru and Kaepora are the same entity, sooo...
== There will be an in-universe explaination as to why the future incarnations of Link are left-handed. ==
At some point, SS Link will be prevented from wielding the Skyward Sword/Master Sword with his right hand. Thus, future Links have to wield it with their left hands as a way to exploit a loophole.
* Why? [[Twilight Princess]] on the Wii had Link be right-handed, and several of the handheld games had him be [[Ambidextrous Sprite|ambidextrous]].
** However, Skyward Sword is the ONLY Zelda game where the OFFICIAL ART (and, by implication, official canon) depicts Link to be right-handed (the only other exception is the art for the first game, where he held his sword with both his left and right hand, depending on the artist, but that can be chalked up to [[Early Installment Weirdness]]).
== This game will be the origin of [[Doppelganger|Shadow Link]] ==
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== [[Twilight Princess|The City in the Sky]] was [[Foreshadowing]] the introduction of Skyloft, and the Oocca will make a cameo ==
I mean, come on. Same basic [[Floating Continent]] theme, seems to be in ruins(presumably from Ghirahim's invasion), and no signs of Hylian life beyond the Oocca and the normal dungeon enemies, besides Link of course. It doesn't seem like the Oocca built the city by themselves, but rather were once built by Hylians and the Oocca together prior to the formation of the kingdom, and the Hylians fled when Ghirahim's forces attacked. The Oocca were the only ones remaining, and soon made the ruins their home.
== Ghirahim is arming for war ==
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== Demon Lord Ghirahim & Fi will merge to create the Master Sword ==
This theory is looking more and more convincing by the second. We know that Ghirahim is attempting to resurrect his "master". Therefore, Ghirahim is not the main antagonist. It's also been said that Ghirahim will undergo a "change in character" sometime within the game.
Fi and Ghirahim are quite similar, appearance-wise, and there have been some other hints suggesting that they have an even closer relationship. And it's been practically confirmed that Fi, the Goddess Sword, will soon become the Master Sword itself. So what if the catalyst is Ghirahim himself? What if Ghirahim is another "Sword-Person"? What if he pulls off a [[Heel Face Turn]], and decides to lend his considerable powers to Link by merging as one with Fi to create the Master Sword?
Ghirahim is not the final boss, but he is most definitely a major character. Otherwise he would not be appearing ''side by side'' with Fi on the [http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110927221531/zelda/images/9/96/The_Legend_of_Zelda_-_Skyward_Sword_%28Japan%29.png Japanese box art] (which further emphasizes their connection and importance).
== The Happy Mask Salesman is one of the old Demon Lords ==
There's a figure directly to the left of the demon leader in the prologue that looks suspiciously similar to the Mask Salesman. Explains his creepy nature, his immunity to time, his desire to retrieve Majora's Mask, which may very well have been his leader and his subsequent disappearance afterwards.
* [http://i52.tinypic.com/34qvhtx.jpg It's also worth noting that the demon lord to the left of said silhouette appears to be wearing a mask].
* [[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
== Most of the other members of the Knight's Academy (e.g. Groose and the others) will wind up dead by the end of the game. ==
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== Groose becomes Ganondorf or starts the Gerudo tribe. ==
Redheaded big guy who hates Link? He'll probably end up in a desert at the end.
* The first part is Jossed. He gets over it.
== Midna, or one of her ancestors will appear ==
In the latest trailer, a quick shot near the end was devoted to...a mirror. That was being held by some statue. I haven't been able to compare yet, but it at least reminded me of the Twilight Mirror. At some point, Link will visit the Twilight Realm and meet with Midna or her ancestors. This is why Midna trusts Link to help her in Twilight Princess (aside from the Wolf thing). She already had met someone who looked alot like him!
== Dark Link will appear in this game. ==
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Since this is a prequel, and that her name IS in the title...she will have some outcome on the rest of the series. It is the Legend of ZELDA, after all.
== There will be a focus on sidequests that rivals ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
It's been stated that this will be one of the longest Zelda games. With all the collectibles, there must be a bunch of sidequests as well.
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== At least one nonhuman will resent humanity. ==
OK, so during the intro, it explains that the Goddess created Skyloft so that the humans would be safe during the war with the demons. This left the other races to fight off demons for an unknown amount of time, and they were eventually left in a Hyrule ruled by Ghirahim while the humans lived happy lives above the clouds. That's a pretty good reason for resentment to pile up.
== Humanity was brought to the verge of extinction before the creation of Skyloft. ==
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== Vaati will be the villain. ==
Since the game is a prequel to ''[[Ocarina of Time]]'', we know that Ganondorf cannot be the villain. Also, since the sky is an important part of the plot and gameplay, having a wind mage as the main villain would make sense.
* There was an article written a while back about how the following elements from the [[
** Vaati is supposedly known as a Wind Mage, but is never referred to as such during [[The Minish Cap]].
** Vaati was also famous for kidnapping numerous maidens. The only kidnapping he performed in [[The Minish Cap]] was when he abducted Zelda upon realizing she held the Light Force.
* In addition, how Vaati wound up sealed in the Four Sword (he appears to simply die at the end of [[The Minish Cap]]) and acquired the Palace of Winds is not explained, despite him referring to it as "''my'' Palace of Winds" in [[
* Recent interviews have stated explicitly Ganon(dorf) isn't present, but remained vague when asked a question about Vaati. Hmm...
* [[
* One recent press release revealed the possibility of Ganondorf appearing in the game after all, but not as main villain. Instead the game might explain Ganondorf's origins and his [[Start of Darkness]]. Now, remember how in ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
* Jossed, {{spoiler|although Demise exhibits some traits of Vaati, indicating that Demise may have created him alongside Ganon}}.
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== Ganondorf will be the villain. ==
The Master Sword will play a vital role to the story, and it has ''never'' appeared in a game that Ganon wasn't in.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
If the pattern continues, the Skyward Sword will not be powerful enough to defeat Ganondorf, and will need to become the Master Sword. In fact, if the Master Sword is being created, then this game is almost guaranteed to be Ganondorf's [[Start of Darkness]]!
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With the exception of Link ([[Chick Magnet|who can unknowingly charm every woman ever]]), the Gerudo tribe is shown to be highly distrustful of Hyrulean culture and society, indicating a great level of detachment from the Hylian way. During Ganondorf's [[Alas, Poor Villain]] moment in ''Wind Waker'', he's given a [[Freudian Excuse]] that actually gives his trecherous deeds a slightly more altruistic motive: Gerudo Desert was nothing more than a harsh, barren wasteland and Ganondorf coveted the gentle winds of Hyrule.
If said "prequel" theory is indeed correct, ''Skyward Sword'' could depict how the Gerudo ended up in their current predicament. Perhaps they're the "evil forces" plaguing Hyrule. A falling-out with the other Hylians, maybe? If the pieces fall in place we might even see a young and bitter Ganondorf. Who knows? But given how Aonuma has been throwing in [[Continuity Nod|nods]] to affirm the whole "split timeline" theory,
* Jossed. The Gerudo tribe does not appear in the game at all. In fact, almost no humans appear in Hyrule, instead living on Skyloft and other floating islands.
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Well, duh. It's a bit of an obvious guess, but don't let that stop you.
* As a corollary to this, it's possible that the Master Sword's winglike crossguard will morph into wings while still sheathed. That way, Link himself would technically have wings himself, and Motionplus will still only be used for the sword itself.
* Jossed. Link rides an awesome bird.
== There will be a powerful musical instrument again, and it will be a woodwind instrument. ==
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Ganondorf hasn't appeared in a Zelda game since Twilight Princess. That's an absence of two games, the longest Ganon has gone without an appearance. There are various theories being batted around for why Ganondorf can't be the [[Big Bad]] because the game is a prequel to ''Ocarina of Time'' which was the first time anyone realized his true intentions. But what if no one knew he was evil in ''Ocarina'' because he was ''successful'' in ''Skyward Sword''?
After the final fight against Ganondorf, Link and Zelda share an emotional farewell with the Spirit of the Sword (whatever her name turns out to be) and just as they're about to seal the Sacred Realm by plunging the Master Sword into the Pedestal of Time, Ganondorf [[Back
** Jossed by the fact that the Master Sword was ancient before Ganondorf was even born. Remember, ''Ocarina of Time'' was the first time he ever rose to power.
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** Naturally, this all assumes that the game takes place VERY far in the past.
== The game will be [[Hijacked
* Just getting it out of the way.
** Apparently Jossed, as a recent interview says he won't appear this time.
== This game will contain intense amounts of [[Player Punch]]. ==
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== This game will yet again feature many varied characters fans will pair up with Link for little to no adequately explainable reason. ==
Because the fans totally didn't do that with Oot, WW and TP. These charecters will probably include:
* [[Everything's Better
* [[Magical Girlfriend|The Sidekick.]]
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend|The Childhood Friend and/or the Farmgirl.]]
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* [[Shotacon|The one Chick that's too old for him but acts interested anyway.]]
* [[Ho Yay|That one, rarely mentioned male character that while holding some relevance to the plot shows no interest in Link, but the fangirls want it.]]
** [[Foe Yay|GHIRAHIM!!!]]
** Hey, Pipit's pretty hot.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads|Demise.]]
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== The Scorpion boss seen in the trailer is Skyward Sword's version of Gohma. ==
Gohma is usually thought of as a spider, but her ''Ocarina of Time'' description just says "Arachnid" and her portrayal has been inconsistent. Sure, ''sometimes'' she's a spider (a [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
* Jossed. Its name is Moldarach, it's the adult version of tiny enemies called Arachas, and more than one appear in the game.
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== Entering Hyrule from Skyloft will be identical in execution to skydiving in Wii Sports Resort. ==
Only instead of jumping out of a plane, you jump off of Skyloft, and instead of linking up to people you're trying to Link up with "Steve" and trying to land in the right place. Your sword saves you from going splat each time.
* A parachute I could understand. [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief|A magic spell]] like "[[Zelda II:
** The way I see it, it's not the fall that kills you. It's the ground. [[8-Bit Theater
** Partly confirmed: Skydiving over Pumpkin Landing (Sidequest Island) causes several multicolored creatures to link up with you, with the reward of 20 Rupees if you get all of them before they disperse and you have to land. However, nothing of the sort appears over Skyloft.
== Link's relationship with Sword Girl will be that of a father and a daughter, and her becoming the Master Sword will mirror a young girl growing up. ==
* To start, how old does [http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l55o3588Xq1qarwzf.jpg this girl] look to you? Not very, right? Maybe twelve or thirteen. Miyamoto has mentioned that Link in this game is going to be older than the other Links. Probably not old enough to be a ''biological'' father of a girl twelve or thirteen years of age, but perhaps old enough to be a father ''figure''. Now, think about what we know about the game so far. In the game, the Skyward Sword (which this girl is) becomes the Master Sword, possibly over time. This troper's theory is that Sword Girl, over the course of the game, becomes more powerful and is capable of doing more things "on her own". Link, who becomes attached to Sword Girl in a paternal way, doesn't like this, as he realizes someday he will have to part with her (her "leaving the nest") so that she can become a grand weapon for future heroes. However, he eventually realizes he has to let his little girl grow up and gives her up at the end. Which, by the way, will be the most ''[[Tear Jerker|painfully]] [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|sweet]]'' thing you will ever see.
* {{spoiler|Confirmed in the ending, where she enters an age long sleep for the sake of the future Links.}}
== Musings about the white haired figure in the trailer. ==
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The cloak as a whole looks unusual, though it reminds me a little of Rauru. However, the pattern has more of a jester feel to it.
He looks like he's wearing long gloves, similar to the ones Zelda and other royalty are often is seen wearing excluding Ganondorf. Even "Princess" Agitha wore somewhat similar gloves.
The white hair makes me think of either old person, Vaati, or Ocarina!Impa.
The lips are a bit too pronounced. Perhaps covered in lipstick?
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== White Haired Guy is Alternate Dimension [[Super Paper Mario
Come on! The jester-ish outfit, the way the eyes look, the fact he vanishes like that...Totally an Alternate of Dimentio.
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Thus, [[The Very Definitely Final Dungeon]] is accessed by beating all of the bosses yourself. If you Super-Guided any and decide to go back to beat them, your health and inventory is temporarily reduced to what you had at the time you first came across said boss. In addition to this, in order to get past the first few rooms of the final dungeon at all, you can't have any Super-Guided items and will have to go back and redo said puzzles. The boss of the final dungeon will be revealed to be none other than Ganon, who is responsible for everything that happened in the game. After beating him (no Super Guide available for him), you get the true ending.
* Perfectly fine until the [[Hijacked
* If the higher difficulty of ''[[Spirit Tracks]]'' was any indication, then this may very well happen. Minus the [[Hijacked
** If not Ganon, then the boss would be a souped-up version of the 'final' boss that moves and attacks faster, does more damage, is much larger, and looks completely and utterly deranged.
* The part about the increased difficulty might be partly-confirmed. Reports from E3 2011 suggest that the game is all about precision, and the whole world is practically one giant dungeon. Even individual Mooks have their own puzzles you have to figure out via precise swordplay.
* And SS will also be the first Zelda game to feature not three, but SIX hearts for starting off. Now, Nintendo wouldn't do something like that without a reason; they could be coddling the players, or we might actually need them...Uh-oh.
== This Link becomes the father/grandfather/ancestor of Ganondorf. ==
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== The white-haired guy is Vaati. ==
The [[The Legend of Zelda:
* Possibly jossed - his name is Demon Lord Ghirahim. On the other hand, he still does appear to have some connection to wind.
* Ghirahim may be Vaati's alter-ego the way Agahnim was for Ganon in [[A Link to The Past]]. More plausibly, Ghirahim is attempting to awaken his "master"...and Vaati has to get from [[The Minish Cap|apparently dead]] to [[The Legend of Zelda Four Swords
== The [[Big Bad]] will be Ganondorf's father ==
So we've confirmed that the game is a prequel. And by pattern, games with the Master Sword are usually [[
Where's Ghirahim in this? He's [[The Dragon|actually second in command]]
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Remember Zelda 2?
* In other words, this Zelda just isn't any Zelda in the series. She's THE Zelda, the one the Legend is named after...which means the game will have a serious [[Bittersweet Ending]]...
** Except, for this to happen, this Zelda will have to have a brother who is poised to become King of Hyrule after his Father who was *already* King of Hyrule. Because the former King telling Zelda about the full info regarding the triforce - but her not telling her brother what the king told her, and the prince only being able to gain part of it - is what caused her brother to ally himself with the evil wizard who cast the sleeping spell on Zelda in the first place. Not only does this Zelda not appear to be a princess just yet, but Hyrule has already been confirmed to be the land below Skyloft - the place she and this Link both live - that hasn't been really settled yet and is overrun by monsters. So not only would Hyrule have to be settled by the Skyloft Hylians for this to happen, but then Zelda's family would have to be established as the royal family - with her father made King - before the sleeping princess thing could even *begin* to get set up. (Plus, as noted below, Zelda's clothes don't have the triforce symbol on them - just the bird part of the royal crest - meaning knowledge of the triforce is probably very limited at this point).
== This game takes place before Twilight Princess in the timeline. ==
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** As per a WMG below, Dark Link will make an appearance (given his prominence in Lanayru's story).
** The origins of the Fused Shadows and the Mirror of Twilight will be explained.
** The final battle against Ghirahim will involve him [[One-Winged Angel|using the Fused Shadows]].
** The game will end with Ghirahim and his followers sealed in the Twilight Realm.
* Possible supporting evidence:
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There appears to be a bit of reversing going on with traditional elements of the series. Given how heavily the series relies on [[Leitmotif]], I doubt this is unintentional. Some evidence:
* The reverse Zelda's Lullaby heard in the trailers, obviously. However, remember that [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
* Ghirahim's body is mostly white with blue highlights, which is the inverse of Midna's design that was mostly black with firey orange highlights.
* Additionally, Ghirahim wields a black sword, while Ganondorf was struck and then wielded a white [[Hard Light]] sword in ''Twilight Princess''.
* The creature that swallows Zelda is black with white design lines. The [[The Legend of Zelda:
* You enter a [[Dark World]] at times, though admittedly this is nothing new to the series.
* In ''Twilight Princess'', you were in Hyrule first and visited a city in the sky last. Here, you start in a sky town first then visit Hyrule later.
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The world below Skyloft is supposed to be a dark, war-torn place. This is similar to the back-story in Ocarina of Time, and civil war may have gone on for a long time before then. Ganondorf will lead his faction of Gerudo against the other races of Hyrule, and he may be set up to be the mastermind behind the events of the game. However, the [[Big Bad]] (possibly the proto-Twili) will eventually reveal himself, forcing an uneasy alliance between Ganondorf, Link, and other faction leaders. Together they will fight a bigger threat to them all, but Ganondorf will insist that while he and the [[Big Bad]] are after the same thing, he recognizes that the world will be much worse off if the interlopers were to win.
== In-universe, Ghirahim was the inspiration for [[The Legend of Zelda:
Based off nothing more than the similarities of their names.
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== Ghirahim is Ganon's father. ==
Basing this on the above theory, but why the hell not? Plus, it'd be a nice way to slip in a pseudo-[[Hijacked
== This Zelda is the [[Ao L]] one. ==
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== This game will be the result of Ganondorf's attempt to alter time. ==
* After breaking free from his sealing for the umpteenth time, he finds himself in the far past long before the events of ''[[Ocarina of Time]]'', and thus is behind all the events of the entire game [[Hijacked
== The village elder is Rauru, Sage of Light from ''Ocarina of Time'' ==
In ''[[Oo T]]'', Rauru claims to have been involved in the creation of the Temple of Time to protect the Master Sword, which presumably happens during or shortly after the events of this game. The trailers have shown a very similar-looking old man who appears to be the elder of the village.
* Jossed? Maybe? Sorta? The character's name, it turns out, is "Gaepora", which invokes images of a somewhat [[Shall I Repeat That?|repetitious]] owl...but then, another WMG is that Rauru and Kaepora are the same entity, sooo...
== There will be an in-universe explaination as to why the future incarnations of Link are left-handed. ==
At some point, SS Link will be prevented from wielding the Skyward Sword/Master Sword with his right hand. Thus, future Links have to wield it with their left hands as a way to exploit a loophole.
* Why? [[Twilight Princess]] on the Wii had Link be right-handed, and several of the handheld games had him be [[Ambidextrous Sprite|ambidextrous]].
** However, Skyward Sword is the ONLY Zelda game where the OFFICIAL ART (and, by implication, official canon) depicts Link to be right-handed (the only other exception is the art for the first game, where he held his sword with both his left and right hand, depending on the artist, but that can be chalked up to [[Early Installment Weirdness]]).
== This game will be the origin of [[Doppelganger|Shadow Link]] ==
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== [[Twilight Princess|The City in the Sky]] was [[Foreshadowing]] the introduction of Skyloft, and the Oocca will make a cameo ==
I mean, come on. Same basic [[Floating Continent]] theme, seems to be in ruins(presumably from Ghirahim's invasion), and no signs of Hylian life beyond the Oocca and the normal dungeon enemies, besides Link of course. It doesn't seem like the Oocca built the city by themselves, but rather were once built by Hylians and the Oocca together prior to the formation of the kingdom, and the Hylians fled when Ghirahim's forces attacked. The Oocca were the only ones remaining, and soon made the ruins their home.
== Ghirahim is arming for war ==
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== Demon Lord Ghirahim & Fi will merge to create the Master Sword ==
This theory is looking more and more convincing by the second. We know that Ghirahim is attempting to resurrect his "master". Therefore, Ghirahim is not the main antagonist. It's also been said that Ghirahim will undergo a "change in character" sometime within the game.
Fi and Ghirahim are quite similar, appearance-wise, and there have been some other hints suggesting that they have an even closer relationship. And it's been practically confirmed that Fi, the Goddess Sword, will soon become the Master Sword itself. So what if the catalyst is Ghirahim himself? What if Ghirahim is another "Sword-Person"? What if he pulls off a [[Heel Face Turn]], and decides to lend his considerable powers to Link by merging as one with Fi to create the Master Sword?
Ghirahim is not the final boss, but he is most definitely a major character. Otherwise he would not be appearing ''side by side'' with Fi on the [http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110927221531/zelda/images/9/96/The_Legend_of_Zelda_-_Skyward_Sword_%28Japan%29.png Japanese box art] (which further emphasizes their connection and importance).
== Most of the other members of the Knight's Academy (e.g. Groose and the others) will wind up dead by the end of the game. ==
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== Groose becomes Ganondorf or starts the Gerudo tribe. ==
Redheaded big guy who hates Link? He'll probably end up in a desert at the end.
* The first part is Jossed. He gets over it.
== Midna, or one of her ancestors will appear ==
In the latest trailer, a quick shot near the end was devoted to...a mirror. That was being held by some statue. I haven't been able to compare yet, but it at least reminded me of the Twilight Mirror. At some point, Link will visit the Twilight Realm and meet with Midna or her ancestors. This is why Midna trusts Link to help her in Twilight Princess (aside from the Wolf thing). She already had met someone who looked alot like him!
== Dark Link will appear in this game. ==
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Since this is a prequel, and that her name IS in the title...she will have some outcome on the rest of the series. It is the Legend of ZELDA, after all.
== There will be a focus on sidequests that rivals ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
It's been stated that this will be one of the longest Zelda games. With all the collectibles, there must be a bunch of sidequests as well.
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== At least one nonhuman will resent humanity. ==
OK, so during the intro, it explains that the Goddess created Skyloft so that the humans would be safe during the war with the demons. This left the other races to fight off demons for an unknown amount of time, and they were eventually left in a Hyrule ruled by Ghirahim while the humans lived happy lives above the clouds. That's a pretty good reason for resentment to pile up.
== Humanity was brought to the verge of extinction before the creation of Skyloft. ==
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== Demise '''is''' Ganondorf. ==
Compare these two pics: [https://web.archive.org/web/20141126231204/http://zeldawiki.org/images/0/0b/DemonBoss_BlackMasterSword.png Flaming headed demon of death] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20150413113417/http://www.zeldawiki.org/images/5/5c/DarkLordGanondorf.png Red-haired monster of a man].
* The ending seems to confirm it, or at the very least hint that Ganondorf, and by extension, Ganon, is the reincarnation of Demise's hatred.
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