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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 (Video Game)|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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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 a Link To T He Past (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda a Link To T He Past]]'': The Master Sword is needed to defeat Agahnim, who is later revealed to be Ganon in disguise.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'': The backgrounds of the Master Sword and Ganon are explored. This game marks the first appearance of the human (okay, Gerudo) Ganondorf.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda Oracle Games (Video Game)|Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons]]'': Ganon is the final boss of a linked game. The Master Sword is only obtainable during a linked game.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|The Wind Waker]]'': The Master Sword's power needs to be restored for it to even be able to hurt Ganondorf.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Video Game)|Twilight Princess]]'': The Master Sword is a forgotten relic that must be retrieved to break the curse Zant placed on Link. Ganondorf is revealed to be in the story one dungeon later.
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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== 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 (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda 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 From the Dead|comes back to life]]. He succeeds in killing Link and Zelda, and is about to take the Triforce for himself when the Spirit puts the Sword into the Pedestal, thereby locking the Sacred Realm, and sealing Ganondorf's soul away until someone who can destroy him forever is born. He is then released at the moment of the Hero of Time's birth. It's a [[Downer Ending]] for a Zelda game, but if done right, it could be quite touching and bittersweet.
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== This game will contain intense amounts of [[Player Punch]]. ==
* At the very least, it's almost guaranteed that the Skyward Sword will probably make some sort of [[Heroic Sacrifice]], possibly in becoming the [[Infinity+1 Sword|Master]] [[Eleventh
** Well, the Master Sword still exists in the future...but, well, it's never spoken in any of the games, so it's possible it gave up it's sentience. Personally this troper is hoping for a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]][[Tear Jerker|, with Link somehow finding out about his "future incarnations" and the sword vowing to look over every reincarnation of the Legendary Hero.]]
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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 (Video Game)|bigass spider]]), but other times she's a [[The Legend of Zelda Oracle Games (Video Game)|crab]], some sort of [[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|armoured centipede]] (which isn't an arachnid), and sometimes what she's supposed to be is [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|completely unidentifiable]]. And regardless of her physical appearance, her theme is always eyes. The Scorpion ''is'' an arachnid, and the point is to swing your sword in the right direction to hit the eyes in its claws. Sounds like a Gohma battle to me.
* 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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* 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 Minish Cap (Video Game)|apparently dead]] to [[The Legend of Zelda Four Swords (Video Game)|sealed in the Four Sword]] somehow.
== The clothes the [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|Hero of Time]] wears as an adult actually belong to this Link. ==
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.
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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 (Video Game)|Midna's]] theme was also Zelda's Lullaby backwards.
* 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''.
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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 a Link To T He Past (Video Game)|A Link to the Past]]'': The Master Sword is needed to defeat Agahnim, who is later revealed to be Ganon in disguise.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|Ocarina of Time]]'': The backgrounds of the Master Sword and Ganon are explored. This game marks the first appearance of the human (okay, Gerudo) Ganondorf.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda Oracle Games (Video Game)|Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons]]'': Ganon is the final boss of a linked game. The Master Sword is only obtainable during a linked game.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|The Wind Waker]]'': The Master Sword's power needs to be restored for it to even be able to hurt Ganondorf.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Video Game)|Twilight Princess]]'': The Master Sword is a forgotten relic that must be retrieved to break the curse Zant placed on Link. Ganondorf is revealed to be in the story one dungeon later.
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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== This game will contain intense amounts of [[Player Punch]]. ==
* At the very least, it's almost guaranteed that the Skyward Sword will probably make some sort of [[Heroic Sacrifice]], possibly in becoming the [[Infinity+1 Sword|Master]] [[Eleventh
** Well, the Master Sword still exists in the future...but, well, it's never spoken in any of the games, so it's possible it gave up it's sentience. Personally this troper is hoping for a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]][[Tear Jerker|, with Link somehow finding out about his "future incarnations" and the sword vowing to look over every reincarnation of the Legendary Hero.]]
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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 (Video Game)|bigass spider]]), but other times she's a [[The Legend of Zelda Oracle Games (Video Game)|crab]], some sort of [[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|armoured centipede]] (which isn't an arachnid), and sometimes what she's supposed to be is [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|completely unidentifiable]]. And regardless of her physical appearance, her theme is always eyes. The Scorpion ''is'' an arachnid, and the point is to swing your sword in the right direction to hit the eyes in its claws. Sounds like a Gohma battle to me.
* 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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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 (Video Game)|Midna's]] theme was also Zelda's Lullaby backwards.
* 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''.
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