The Legend of Zelda: Difference between revisions

* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes]]'' ([[Nintendo 3DS]], 2015)

* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'' ([[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo Switch]], 2017)

 

Around the time ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|Link to the Past]]'' was released, three more games came out which... haven't made the canon: ''[[The Legend of Zelda CDI Games|Link: The Faces of Evil]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda CDI Games|Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda CDI Games|Zelda's Adventure]]'', the latter two of which are the only games in the franchise in which you play as Zelda throughout the game.

 

* ''[[The Legend of Zelda CDI Games|Link: The Faces of Evil]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda CDI Games|Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda CDI Games|Zelda's Adventure]]'' for the [[Philips CD-i]]

* ''[[The Legend of Zelda (animation)|The Legend Of Zelda]]'' [[The Legend of Zelda (animation)|cartoon]]

* ''[[The Legend of Zelda (comics)|The Legend Of Zelda]]'' [[The Legend of Zelda (comics)|comic book]] published by Valiant

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Link is an all-around nice kid. People who end up on his bad side wind up with multiple stab wounds to their everything.

** Princess Zelda as well. Yeah, she gets kidnapped repeatedly but the girl has shown she is a decent archer, knows a bit of magic, has some Sheikah training in ''Ocarina of Time'' and is willing to fight with a sword in ''Twilight Princess''. Even in ''[[Spirit Tracks]]'', as an [[Animated Armor]], when you attack her too much, she'll go berserk on Link, and even safe zones can't protect him from her wrath!

* [[Big Bad]]: Ganon(dorf) in most cases (8 games), followed at a relatively distant second by Vaati (3 games), with every other villain except Twinrova having one appearance each so far.

* [[Bigger Bad]]: {{spoiler|Demise,}} as ''Skyward Sword'' reveals. {{spoiler|He is responsible for Ganondorf's and every other monster's existence.}}

* [[Cartoon Bomb]]

* [[Cash Cow Franchise]]

* [[Cataclysm Backstory]]: Two notable examples are {{spoiler|Demise's fight against the Goddess Hylia in Skyward Sword}} and the battle to seal Ganon in the backstory of ''A Link to the Past''.

* [[Celtic Mythology]]: Just a little bit. The default name of Link's horse, in the games where she appears, is Epona - which is the name of the Celtic goddess of horses.

* [[Culture Chop Suey]]: Probably more than one example, but Link's use of a boomerang in a relatively (at least in the earlier games) [[Medieval European Fantasy|medieval]] setting stands out the most.

* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]: Young Link, Kafei, Colin.

 

== D-F ==

** And ''Skyward Sword'' gives us {{spoiler|Demise, with ebony skin and (literally) flaming hair}}.

* [[Deadly Rotary Fan]]: Peahats attack using these in the N64 games.

* [[Despotism Justifies the Means]]: Ganondorf.

* [[Determinator]]: Link's determination is outweighed only by his courage. Curses, giant monsters, long falls, dangerous terrains, being flung across the ocean... the Links go through a lot. Ghirahim comments on this in ''Skyward Sword'': "But instead of scurrying away like any creature with a basic instinct to survive, you just kept coming back. Again...and again...and again."

* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: All throughout the series, from laser barriers in ''The Wind Waker'' to Beamos in multiple games which shoot lasers. ''A Link to the Past'' has the enemy called the Laser Eye, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|which is an eye that shoots lasers]].

* [[Attack Its Weak Point|Attack Its Blatant Glowing Red Spot]] [[For Massive Damage]]

 

== G-I ==

* [[Iconic Item]]: Link's green tunic and hood and, to a lesser extent, the Master Sword. The Triforce also serves as the [[Iconic Item]] for the entire series.

* [[Iconic Logo]]: The page image.

* [[Implied Love Interest]]: Link and Zelda in many (but not all) of the games. The biggest examples are ''[[Spirit Tracks]]'' and ''[[Skyward Sword]]''.

* [[Impossible Item Drop]]: Most enemies (and [[Die, Chair, Die!|random objects like pots or bushes]]) drop rupees, arrows, bombs, magic potion vials, and hearts at random. Even better, whenever you get a new item (bow, bomb bag, slingshot, etc...) that consumes something, whatever it is suddenly starts appearing everywhere in spite of its not showing up before.

* [[Interquel]]: According to ''[[All There in the Manual|Hyrule Historia]]'', the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages|Oracle]]'' games and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' are set between ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'' and [[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|the original game]], while ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' is this to ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]''.

* [[Interspecies Romance]]: Gets mentioned (and usually poked fun at) in several games.

** In ''Majora's Mask'', Treasure Chest Shop Owner (a female Terminan) will flirt with you while you're wearing the Zora Mask.

** In ''Oracle of Seasons'', Link need to go on a date with a Subrosian (mysterious, subterranean people who wear cloaks, eat metal and bathe in molten lava) in order to proceed and can ask her for further dates as well.

* [[Recurring Riff]]: The main motif of overworld theme of the first Zelda game can be heard in numerous songs throughout the series.

* [[Redshirt Army]]: The entire Hyrulean army. It's a wonder that they still bother.

* [[The Reveal]]: Ever since ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'', almost every game has had at least one of these, ranging from "oh, that's pretty interesting" to '''"HOLY CRAP, DID THAT JUST HAPPEN?!"'''

** ''A Link to the Past'': {{spoiler|Agahnim is actually Ganon's alter ego}}.

* [[Sequel Difficulty Spike]]: ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Adventure Of Link]]'', full stop. The first game was already a certain level of [[Nintendo Hard]], but the second game took that and added [[Platform Hell]] and a hard-to-master combat system. ''[[Majoras Mask]]'' may count as well, as it can be hard to keep track of everything that resets with each [[Groundhog Day Loop]]. (Though an in-game "appointment book" helps.)

* [[Shifting Sand Land]]: Since the beginning, typically termed the Gerudo Desert.

* [[Sigil Spam]]: The Triforce is only the most prominent example. This series loves its recurring symbols. An incomplete but extensive list can be found [http://zeldawiki.org/Symbols here].

* [[Silver Bullet]]: The Silver Arrow plays a crucial part in slaying Ganon in both the original ''Legend of Zelda'' and ''A Link to the Past''. Stab him as many times as you want with any sword in those games. Without the Silver Arrow finishing him off, Ganon will keep coming for more.

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