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[[File:War before Imprisoning War.jpg|thumb|The War to find the Triforce]]
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The '''Hyrulean Civil War''' 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.
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: [[Kingdom of Hyrule]]
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The {{Term/Store|Hyrulean Civil War||Series}} refers to the war that occurred prior to the events of {{OoT}}.<ref name="E 10">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 10}}</ref> Little is known about this conflict, apart from the fact that it lasted for a very long time.<ref name="HH 84">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= HH |publisher= |page= 84}}</ref>{{Note|[[Zelda.com]] originally stated that the {{Term|Series|Hyrulean Civil War}} lasted for 50 years of ceaseless combat.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= As time passed, the Triforce became a legend, and the different people of Hyrule forgot the laws and wisdom that the goddesses had left behind. Warfare and strife became common in Hyrule, as the armies of the Zora marched on the Hylians. The Gorons fought the Gerudo. It seemed every race of Hyrule was at the other's throat. Only the secluded Kokiri, sheltered by their magical forest and the Great Deku Tree, were spared the destruction of Hyrule's civil wars.</br>
 
After 50 years of ceaseless combat, there arose a Hylian King of great wisdom, courage and power. Through his brilliant military campaigns and wise diplomacy, he was able to bring the varied people of Hyrule into a tenuous harmony. Treaties of peace were signed, and prosperity once again seemed to bloom in Hyrule. But no sooner had people declared peace in Hyrule than trouble once again stalked the land. |author= |title= The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time|url= |archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20011214122700/http://www.zelda.com/lib_hist_oot.html |published= |retrieved= |site= zelda.com|type= }}</ref>}}


==The War==
==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]]. His version of events does not reference the Triforce or the Sacred Realm.<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.
The war was first referenced by the [[Deku Tree Sprout]] to explain Link's origins after he lifted the curse on the {{Term|OoT3D|Forest Temple|link}}.<ref name="war">{{Cite|Some time ago, before the king of Hyrule unified 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 forbidden forest. The mother was gravely injured... Her only choice was to entrust the child to the 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|OoT3D}}</ref> To escape from the fires of the war, a [[Hylian]] mother and her baby boy went to the [[Kokiri Forest]]. Before passing away, the mother left her child under the guardianship of the [[Great Deku Tree]]. The Great Deku Tree proclaimed that the child was fated to save the world.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 19}}</ref> The child, named [[Link]], was raised as a Kokiri and a few years later became the [[Link#Ocarina of Time|Hero of Time]].<ref name="war"/>


There was a legend of an omniscient [[Triforce|Golden Power]] that resided in a hidden land, the [[Sacred Realm]] also known as the Golden Land,<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> and so, many people aggressively searched for the hidden land, so that their wish could become reality,<ref>{{cite manual|quote= Many aggressively searched for the wish-granting Triforce, but no one, not even the Hylian sages, was sure of its location; the knowledge had been lost over time.|game= The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|page= 4}}</ref> but although many went to search none returned.<ref name=GBAintroduction/> Many rumors arised about the location of the entrance to the Golden Land;<ref>{{cite manual|quote= Some said the Triforce lay under the desert, others said it was in the cemetary in the shadow of Death Mountain, but no one ever found it.|game= The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|page= 4,5}}</ref> then the yearning changed into desire, which ocasioned that people began to quarrel and fight<ref name=GBAintroduction/> and in turn led to the spilling of blood. Soon the only motive left among those searching for the Triforce was pure greed<ref>{{cite manual|quote= That yearning for the Triforce soon turned to lust for power, which in turn led to the spilling of blood. Soon the only motive left among those searching for the Triforce was pure greed.|game= The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|page= 5}}</ref> and so the war begun.
After many Hyruleans had perished,<ref name="E 68">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 68}}</ref> finally the war ended and resulted in the unification of [[Hyrule]] under [[Hyrule Royal Family|one banner]].<ref name="war"/><ref name="HH 84"/> [[Ganondorf]] once again swore fealty to the King of Hyrule,<ref name="HH 84"/> placing the [[Gerudo Desert]] under Hyrule's control, though Ganondorf only did so to secure the king's trust so he could move freely in Hyrule while enacting his plans.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 20}}</ref> Races such as the [[Zora]], [[Goron]]s, and [[Kokiri]] became rare sights in central hubs like [[Kakariko Village]] and [[Castle Town]], but contact was generally limited to diplomatic reasons. Many regions were inaccessible without the Royal Family's permission, and cultural exchange was essentially nonexistent.<ref name="E 68"/> The peace was short lived however, as some years later, Ganondorf acquired the [[Triforce of Power]] and the conquest of Hyrule began.


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 Golden Land and shortly afterward began the [[Imprisoning War]].<ref name=GBAintroduction/>
==Nomenclature==
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==Civil War Theory==
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The described above was what is known about the war, however, some fans have make different theorys regarding the nature of this particular conflict, one of those theorys is presented below.
File:OoT Comic War.jpg|[[Link's Father]] describes the {{Term|OoT (Nintendo Power)|Imprisoning War}} in {{OoT|-}} (Nintendo Power)
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:''Note: The first paragraph explains a few claims the theory makes, so that the actual theory, written in the second paragraph, can be understood easier.''
==See Also==
One element of the theory is that it is 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> Another element is that the opening cutscene of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'' suggests that a civil war might have been going on in Hyrule over the Triforce at some point in Hyrule's distant past,<ref name=SNESintroduction/><ref name=GBAintroduction/> and seeing as this war lead almost directly to "evil power flowing from the [[Sacred Realm|Golden Land]]," it may be that this particular conflict it was describing was the Hyrulean Civil War that took place shortly before Ganondorf's imprisonment in the [[Dark World]]. It was noted that the [[Triforce]] had become a desirable object amongst Hyrule's tribes in ''A Link to the Past'', and that somehow the fierce fighting broke out amongst them over it, meaning that at some point one of the tribes might have threatened to seize it for their own. In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'', gamers learn that the ancestors of the [[Twili]], tried to do just that, 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.
* [[Imprisoning War]]
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>
* [[Interloper War]]
 
The theory goes that roughly ten years before the events of ''Ocarina of Time'', a group of "[[Dark Interlopers]]" attempted to use [[Fused Shadow|their dark magic]] to seize control of the Sacred Realm and the Triforce that was held within it.<ref name=Lanayru/> Upon learning that one "tribe" was trying to take the Triforce for themselves, the other tribes of the land of [[Hyrule]] began to quarrel and fight, as depicted in the opening sequence of ''A Link to the Past'', leading to a massive civil war that engulfed the entire land. The three [[Golden Goddesses|Goddesses]] sent the [[Light Spirits]] to drive the Dark Interlopers into a realm known as the [[Twilight Realm]].<ref name=Midnaquote/>{{cite|What do you think happened to the magic wielders who tried to rule the [[Sacred Realm]]? They were banished. They were chased across the sacred lands of [[Hyrule]] and driven into another realm by the [[Golden Goddesses|goddesses]]. It was another world entirely... The antithesis of Hyrule, where the sun shines bright. Its denizens became shadows that could not mingle with the light. Eventually, most came to call it the [[Twilight Realm]], and from it, none could return to the world of light...|Midna|Twilight Princess}}</ref> They also sealed away the Fused Shadows within the [[Forest Temple]], the [[Goron Mines]], and the [[Lakebed Temple]] (possibly known by different names at the time). As the civil war raged across Hyrule, the king of the [[Gerudo]], Ganondorf, came to help the King of Hyrule unify the land and to quell the destructive war that was tearing the land apart. As a result, the [[Hylian]]s were able to end the war with Ganondorf's help, and Ganondorf won the King's trust. It was due to this war that Ganondorf learned of the sacred Triforce and the power it represented, which he would covet not so long afterward in another even greater war known to legend as the [[Imprisoning War]]. During the course of the war, a Hylian mother tried to escape the fighting with [[Link|her infant son]], but was gravely injured in the process. As she fled to the [[Kokiri Forest]], her time grew short, and her only choice was to entrust the child to the [[Great Deku Tree]], the guardian spirit of the forest. The Deku Tree could sense this was a child of destiny, whose fate would affect the entire world. After the mother passed away, the child was raised as a [[Kokiri]],<ref name=Quote1 /> completely unaware of his lineage as a Hylian and descendant of the [[Knights of Hyrule]] or of his destiny as the Hero of Time that would come to pass in due time when Ganondorf returned to Hyrule a decade later.


==See Also==
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*[[Imprisoning War]]
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*[[Interloper War]]
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Latest revision as of 10:30, 19 April 2024

The Hyrulean Civil War refers to the war that occurred prior to the events of Ocarina of Time.[2] Little is known about this conflict, apart from the fact that it lasted for a very long time.[3][note 1]

The War

The war was first referenced by the Deku Tree Sprout to explain Link's origins after he lifted the curse on the Forest Temple.[5] To escape from the fires of the war, a Hylian mother and her baby boy went to the Kokiri Forest. Before passing away, the mother left her child under the guardianship of the Great Deku Tree. The Great Deku Tree proclaimed that the child was fated to save the world.[6] The child, named Link, was raised as a Kokiri and a few years later became the Hero of Time.[5]

After many Hyruleans had perished,[7] finally the war ended and resulted in the unification of Hyrule under one banner.[5][3] Ganondorf once again swore fealty to the King of Hyrule,[3] placing the Gerudo Desert under Hyrule's control, though Ganondorf only did so to secure the king's trust so he could move freely in Hyrule while enacting his plans.[8] Races such as the Zora, Gorons, and Kokiri became rare sights in central hubs like Kakariko Village and Castle Town, but contact was generally limited to diplomatic reasons. Many regions were inaccessible without the Royal Family's permission, and cultural exchange was essentially nonexistent.[7] The peace was short lived however, as some years later, Ganondorf acquired the Triforce of Power and the conquest of Hyrule began.


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Gallery

  • Link's Father describes the Imprisoning War in Ocarina of Time (Nintendo Power)

    Link's Father describes the Imprisoning War in Ocarina of Time (Nintendo Power)

See Also

Notes

  1. ↑ Zelda.com originally stated that the Hyrulean Civil War lasted for 50 years of ceaseless combat.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "An aquatic race, they are longtime allies of Hyrule's Royal Family." — Kaepora Gaebora (Ocarina of Time 3D)
  2. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 10
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 84
  4. ↑ "As time passed, the Triforce became a legend, and the different people of Hyrule forgot the laws and wisdom that the goddesses had left behind. Warfare and strife became common in Hyrule, as the armies of the Zora marched on the Hylians. The Gorons fought the Gerudo. It seemed every race of Hyrule was at the other's throat. Only the secluded Kokiri, sheltered by their magical forest and the Great Deku Tree, were spared the destruction of Hyrule's civil wars.
     After 50 years of ceaseless combat, there arose a Hylian King of great wisdom, courage and power. Through his brilliant military campaigns and wise diplomacy, he was able to bring the varied people of Hyrule into a tenuous harmony. Treaties of peace were signed, and prosperity once again seemed to bloom in Hyrule. But no sooner had people declared peace in Hyrule than trouble once again stalked the land." — The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (web archive), zelda.com.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Some time ago, before the king of Hyrule unified 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 forbidden forest. The mother was gravely injured... Her only choice was to entrust the child to the 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 3D)
  6. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 19
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 68
  8. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 20
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