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A series of games based on ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' (as Philips didn't have the rights to the franchise name, none of them actually use the name "Legend of Zelda" anywhere) made in the early 90s, as part of Philips Electronics' deal with [[Nintendo]]'s [[Useful Notes/SNESCDROM|SNESCDROM]]. The idea fell through, but Philips had been given [[Licensed Game|the right to make several games based on Nintendo characters]] (not their respective franchises, just the characters), in this case from ''[[Super Mario Bros.|Mario]]'' and ''Zelda''. So, along with ''[[Hotel Mario (Video Game)|Hotel Mario]]'', they made three games for the [[Philips CDiCD-i]] system: ''Link: The Faces of Evil'', ''Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon'' and ''Zelda's Adventure''. These are [[Old Shame|not regarded]] [[Canon Dis Continuity|as canon]] by Nintendo, and are ignored by the timeline inside ''Zelda'''s 25th anniversary artbook ''Hyrule Historia''.
 
In the ''Faces of Evil'', Link had to travel to the island of Koridai to liberate it from Ganon's forces; the ''Wand of Gamelon'' featured Zelda traveling to Gamelon to save her father -- King Harkinian -- and Link.
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{{quote| '''Goronu:''' ''You can't kill me!'' ''No!'' ''NO!'' '''NOOOOOO!'''<br />
'''Wizzrobe:''' ''Not the disintegration spell! NOOOO!'' }}
* [[Boss Dissonance]]: Mario-type, of an even worse magnitude than ''[[Zelda II: theThe Adventure of Link (Video Game)|Zelda II the Adventure of Link]]''. In ''Faces of Evil'' and ''Wand of Gamelon'', whereas Link and Zelda have to bust their asses to defeat the [[Mook|mooks]], ''all the bosses'' die with one hit. Even '''[[Big Bad|Ganon]]''' himself -- Link must [[Throw the Book At Them|must throw the Book of Koridai]] at him; Zelda must use the titular wand to summon binding chains... and then the book inexplicably reappears again to seal Ganon.
** A curious subversion is the first fight with Militron in ''Faces of Evil''. You dare face him without a Power Sword on full health? FEEL THE FIRE OF WAR! And start that battle-screen again, avoiding the mooks who try to hurt your hearts, thus disabling shooting ability.
* [[Boss Rush]]: In ''Zelda's Adventure''.
* [[Breathless Non-Sequitur]]: "My ship sails in the morning. I wonder what's for dinner?"
* [[Canon Dis Continuity]]: Nintendo officially pretends these games never existed. ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' advertised ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Video Game)|Spirit Tracks]]'' as the first time Zelda actually joins the adventure instead of waiting in the background to be rescued. Zelda was the ''player character'' in two of these games. Also, they don't appear part of the intricate timeline of the ''[[All There in the Manual|Hyrule Historia]]'' artbook.
* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Everyone except Ganon, Link, Zelda and Impa, and the King, who comes from the [[The Legend of Zelda (Comic Bookcomics)|comics]] and [[The Legend of Zelda (Animationanimation)|TV series]].
* [[Canon Immigrant]]: Unintentional, but lamp oil, which first appears as an item in ''Faces of Evil'' and ''Wand of Gamelon'', becomes a real Zelda item in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Video Game)|Twilight Princess]]''. There was a lantern in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: aA Link Toto T Hethe Past (Video Game)|A Link to the Past]]'', but it ran on Link's magic power.
* [[The Chosen One]]:
{{quote| '''Gwonam:''' "It is written: Only Link can defeat Ganon."}}
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{{quote| '''Impa:''' "The Triforce of Wisdom promises the King will safely return."}}
* [[Declarative Finger]]: King Harkinian uses this in ''Faces Of Evil'', while saying "Mah boi, this peace is what all true warriors strive for!"
* [[Defeat Byby Modesty]]:
{{quote| '''Militron:''' "Oh my goodness, this is awful!"}}
* [[Dem Bones]]:
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* [[Denial of Diagonal Attack]]
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]:
{{quote| '''Ice Queen:''' "''This shield both sword and spear deflects, but cannot stop the vilest curse. This crystal makes the shield reflect, [[Rhymes Onon a Dime|cursing the curser with twice the]] [[Rhyming Withwith Itself|curse]].''"}}
* [[Depth Perplexion]]: Sometimes the perspective of the game, platforms, and the enemies make no sense.
* [[Deranged Animation]]
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{{quote| '''Ganon''': "You dare bring light into my lair?! '''[[Prepare to Die|You must die]]!'''"}}
* [[Distressed Damsel]]:
{{quote| '''Ganon:''' "''[[Rhymes Onon a Dime|In the darkest nightmare hour, when not moon nor sun has risen, I take Zelda in my power, I shall keep her in my prison!]]''"}}
* [[Distressed Dude]]: The King and Link in ''Wand of Gamelon''. Link gets kidnapped ''again'' in ''Zelda's Adventure''.
* [[The Dragon]]: Hectan, and a case can be made for Duke Onkled.
* [["Everybody Laughs" Ending]]: ''Wand of Gamelon''.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: The King. He's only called Harkinian [[All There in the Manual|in the manual]].
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Princesses]]: Princess Zelda.
* [[Expy]]: Philips manages to takes this to ridiculous levels by having expies of some of the bosses in ''Faces of Evil'' appear under different names in ''Wand Of Gamelon'':
** Iron Knuckle = Militron
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* [[Mr. Exposition]]: Gwonam in ''Faces of Evil'', who shows up in every level to invite Link to "look and see" what the [[Monster of the Week]] is doing this time, and Impa in ''Wand of Gamelon''. Gaspra, the old man who sends Zelda on her quest in ''Zelda's Adventure'', also counts.
* [[NameTron]]: Militron.
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Averted quite often. They also say "kill" quite a few times. This was unusual for the series at the time as all Zelda materials before that had used that trope.
{{quote| '''Ganon''': "[[We Can Rule Together|Join me, Link, and I will make your face the greatest in Koridai]]... or else you will ''die''!"<br />
'''Ganon''': "You dare bring light to my lair?! '''You must die!'''"<br />
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* [[Perfectly Cromulent Word]]: "Squadala!"
* [[Power Fist]]:
{{quote| "''[[Rhymes Onon a Dime|Stir the berries in the tub. Let the juices soak the glove. Let Link fight and never cower, for his glove's a glove of power.]]''"}}
* [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]]: This exchange from ''Wand of Gamelon'':
{{quote| '''Iron Knuckle:''' "You dare defy me?! You will die!"<br />
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{{quote| '''Goronu:''' "''You can't kill me! No! No! No!''"}}
* [[Throw the Book At Them]]: Link's method of defeating Ganon in ''Faces of Evil.''
{{quote| '''Ipo:''' "''Listen! Such is the power of the [[Ozzy Osbourne (Music)|Prince of Darkness]], that he can kill with a single look! Attacks against Ganon will prove fruitless unless Link attacks with the sacred book.''"}}
* [[Tin Tyrant]]: Militron.
* [[Tome of Eldritch Lore]]: The book of Koridai.
{{quote| ''[[IMI.M. Meen|"This book is made to order, but it isn't to be read. When they open up this book, they're sucked inside instead!"]]''}}
* [[Tragic Monster]]: If the cutscenes are any indication, many, if not all of the monsters you fight are transformed citizens. [[Inferred Holocaust|Makes you wonder just how much "peace and harmony" will be returning to Koridai.]]
* [[Trial and Error Gameplay]]: Many times it's possible to get stuck.
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* [[We Will Meet Again]]
{{quote| '''Ganon:''' "Aargh! The chains! No! You haven't seen the last of me!"}}
* [[Who Dares?]]:
{{quote| '''Iron Knuckle:''' "You dare defy me? You will die!"<br />
'''Ganon:''' "You dare bring light to my lair?! You must die!" }}
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