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The '''Hero's Spirit''',<ref>{{cite book|quote= Over the course of your adventure, you'll have the opportunity to learn seven hidden skills form a golden wolf who transforms into a knight called the Hero's Spirit.|book= The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Official Nintendo Player's Guide|publisher= [[Nintendo Power]]|page= 43}}</ref><ref name=spirit>{{cite book|quote= |book= [[Hyrule Historia]]|publisher= Dark Horse Books|page= 179}}</ref> also known as the '''Hero's Shade''',<ref>{{cite book|quote= A spirit covered in armor, the Hero's Shade lives in a visionary world and teaches the art of weapon-play to you.|book= The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Prima Official Game Guide|publisher= [[Prima Games]]|page= 67}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|quote= |book= [[Hyrule Historia]]|publisher= Dark Horse Books|page= 118}}</ref> '''Ancient Hero''',<ref name=spirit/> '''Golden Wolf''',<ref>{{Cite|Call the golden wolf at howling stones. Your map will show where to learn a new skill.|N/A|TP}}</ref> or '''White Wolf''',<ref>{{cite book|quote= As you reach the entrance trail to the Forest Temple, you spot a ghostly White Wolf with red eyes.|book= The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Prima Official Game Guide|publisher= [[Prima Games]]|page= 67}}</ref> is an undead specter who appears in {{TP}} and teaches swordsmanship to Link. He is the [[Hero of Time]] from {{OOT}} and {{MM}}, filled with regrets from being unable to pass on the "lessons of his life to those who came after him" after he was sent back in time to his childhood. He also lamented that fact that he was not remembered as a hero. In order to ease his regrets and finally pass on his knowledge, he teaches the seven [[Hidden Skill]]s to his descendant, the [[Link]] of ''Twilight Princess''.<ref name=HH>{{cite book|quote=Link, the descendent of the Hero of Time: [...] The spirit of Link's ancestor, the Hero of Time, teaches him his secrets. Ever since returning to the Child Era, the swordsman has lamented the fact that he was not remembered as a hero. This is the reason he passes down the proof of his courage and his secret techniques to the Link of this era, addressing him as "son".|book=[[Hyrule Historia]]|publisher=Dark Horse Books|page=118}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Although I accepted life as the hero, I could not convey the lessons of that life to those that came after. At last, I have eased my regrets.|Hero's Spirit|Twilight Princess}}</ref>
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The {{Term/Store|Hero's Spirit||Series, TP, TPHD}},<ref name="E 103"/> also known as the '''Hero's Shade''',<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= HH |publisher= |page= 179}}</ref> is a recurring character in {{TLoZ|Series}}. The Hero's Spirit is a skeletal specter who can assume the form of the '''White Wolf'''.


==The Golden Wolf==
==Biography==
{{ImageCaption|image=File:Golden Wolfimage.png|size=150px|align=left|caption=The Golden Wolf|captionalign=center}}
==={{TP|-}}===
In Link's world, the Hero's Spirit takes the form of the Golden Wolf. The Golden Wolf is a ghostly-looking wolf, glowing a golden yellow color. Like the humanoid form of the Hero's Spirit, the Golden Wolf's left eye glows red while the right eye is missing. The wolf is summoned by finding a [[Howling Stone]], with the exception of the first time, in which he confronts Link directly. Once a Howling Stone is found, the song has to be howled in tune with the Spirit. He then tells Link to take "sword in hand" and find him, implying that Link had to return to human form before searching for the Wolf and the Golden Wolf will appear as a symbol on Link's map. When Link confronts the Wolf, the Wolf will leap into Link, transporting him into an ancient arena near [[Hyrule Castle]]. The arena is described as being a different world<ref>{{Cite|In that case, return to your world and train yourself further. When you are prepared, come visit me again.|Hero's Spirit|Twilight Princess}}</ref> and has an ethereal appearance. The wolf then finally transforms into ghostly humanoid form, the Hero's Spirit, who then teaches the young hero one of the seven Hidden Skills.
The Hero's Spirit is the [[Hero of Time]] from {{OoT}} and {{MM}}, filled with regrets from being unable to pass on the "lessons of his life to those who came after him" after he was sent back in time to his childhood. He also lamented the fact that he was not remembered as a hero.<ref name="HH 118"/> In order to ease his regrets and finally pass on his knowledge, he teaches the seven {{Plural|TPHD|Hidden Skill|link}} to his descendant, the Link from {{TP|-}}.<ref>{{Cite|Although I accepted life as the hero, I could not convey the lessons of that life to those that came after. At last, I have eased my regrets.|Hero's Spirit|TP}}</ref> In [[Hyrule]], he appears as the White Wolf, who can be summoned by finding a [[Howling Stone]], with the exception of the first time he is encountered, in which he appears to Link directly. Once a Howling Stone is found, the song has to be howled along with the Spirit. He then tells Link to take "sword in hand" and find him,<ref>{{Cite|Let teachings of old pass to you... Take sword in hand and find me.|Hero's Spirit|TP}}</ref> implying that Link should return to human form before searching for the Wolf. The White Wolf will then appear on Link's [[Map]] indicating his current location. When Link confronts the Wolf, it leaps through Link, transporting him into another world.<ref>{{Cite|In that case, return to your world and train yourself further. When you are prepared, come visit me again.|Hero's Spirit|TP}}</ref> The Wolf then transforms into a ghostly knight, the Hero's Spirit, who then teaches Link one of the seven Hidden Skills.
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The Hero's Spirit is mostly transparent save for his armor, which appears to be filled with a ghostly pale blue apparition, rather than flesh, with a seemingly decaying body and mostly skeletal face. He carries a rusting sword and shield and wears armor, which is covered with leaves in sections. He carries a scabbard belted to his waist. Similarly to his White Wolf form, his left eye glows red while his right eye is missing.


==Appearance==
==Other Appearances==
In the other world, the Hero's Spirit's form has bluish skin and a pallid, decaying appearance, with a skeletal face and his left eye glows red while his right eye is missing. He carries a rusting sword and shield and wears ancient armor, which is covered with leaves in sections, and has details reminiscent of the [[Owl Statue]]s. His sword's scabbard is belted to his waist. From the back, his armor appears to be filled with a ghostly mist, rather than flesh, and his torso is not connected to his legs. The humanoid form of the Hero's Spirit resembles the spirits in Hyrule Castle's graveyard.
==={{MNPTP|-}}===
{{Noncanon|Start}}
[[File:MNPTP Hero's Shade Sprite.png|left|50px]]
The thirty-fifth puzzle in the ''Picross'' series and the twenty-sixth puzzle in the ''Mega Picross'' series depict the {{Term|MNPTP|Hero's Shade}}.
{{Noncanon|End}}


==The Skills==
==Trivia==
{{Main|Hidden Skill}}
* The ''Encyclopedia'' classifies the Hero's Spirit as a [[Stalfos]], making him one of the few non-hostile Stalfos in the series.<ref name="E 103"/> He is also unusual in that he is both a Stalfos and a noncorporeal spirit, similar to [[King Igos du Ikana]] and his [[King's Lackeys|Lackeys]] after they are destroyed, and in the sense that he is not completely skeletal like [[Skull Kid]], another Stal creature created in the [[Lost Woods]].<ref name= "Navi">{{Cite|Skull Kid - Is this what happens to kids who wander into the forest? It looks like he doesn't like grownups.|Navi|OoT}}</ref> The idea of the Hero of Time becoming a Stalfos was foreshadowed by both Fado during {{OoT|-}} and by developer Yoshiaki Koizumi.<ref>{{Cite|That guy isn't here anymore. Except for the Kokiri, people who come into the forest end up lost. They all become Stalfos. That's why he's not here anymore. Only his saw is left. Hee hee.|Fado (Ocarina of Time)|OoT3D}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Heh heh heh. Are you going to become one...too? Heh heh!|Fado (Ocarina of Time)|OoT3D}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Web|quote= を言っています。「みーんなスタルフォス!」そうです、迷いの森に迷い込んだ人間は、みんなスタルフォスになって森の神殿に棲おようになってしまうのです。え?では、人間のリンクはどうしてならないかって?そうですね、コキリ族でもないし…どうしてなんでしょう? |author= |published= |retrieved= May 14, 2024|https://archive.org/details/64dream-April-1999-ozidual/64Dream%201999%2004%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n95/mode/2up|title= 64Dream - April 1999|site= Internet Archive|type= }}</ref>


==Theories==
==Nomenclature==
{{Theory|start}}
{{Nomenclature}}
*'''The Hero's Spirit regrets not finding [[Navi]]''' - While the Hero of Time is confirmed to have been searching for Navi before and after the events of {{MM}}, it is still unclear if he ever found her. As such, it is believed by some fans that he failed to find her, thus filling him with regret (in addition to his other sources of regret) and so prompting his transformation.
{{Theory|end}}


==Trivia==
*The first song that Link howls in order to begin the quest of easing the Hero's Spirit's regrets is the [[Song of Healing]].
**Link plays the Song of Healing, then takes over the Spirit's powers and eases his troubles, causing him to pass on.<ref>{{Cite|Although I accepted life as the hero, I could not convey the lessons of that life to those who came after. At last, I have eased my regrets. . . . Farewell!|Hero's Spirit|TP}}</ref> This is similar to how the Hero of Time used the Song of Healing in ''Majora's Mask''.
*Once Link learns the final Hidden Skill, the screen goes white and the Hero's Spirit speaks his final sentence, "Go, and do not falter, my child!". This is similar to how the [[Sage|Seven Sages]] from ''Ocarina of Time'' speak their final words to Link.
*As the Hero's Spirit is an incarnation of Link, this marks the first time in a game where Link has major dialogue that is not a result of the player's choice. This also marks the first interaction between two different Links.
*The symbols on the clothes he wears slightly resembles that of [[Renado]]'s.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Goldenwolf.jpg|The Hero's Spirit incarnated as a Golden Wolf
File:TP Hero's Spirit Model 2.png|The Hero's Spirit preparing to fight from {{TP|-}}
File:Herospirit.jpg|The Hero's Spirit ready to teach a Hidden Skill to Link
File:TP Hero's Spirit Sparring.jpg|The Hero's Spirit preparing to teach Link a Hidden Skill from {{TP|-}}
File:Hero's Spirit.png|The Spirit's battle position
File:Shade Sword.png|The Hero's Spirit's Sword from {{TP|-}}
File:Shade Sword.png|The Spirit's sword
File:TP Hero's Spirit Concept Artwork.png|Concept art of the Hero's Spirit from {{TP|-}}
File:Hero'sSpiritConceptArt.png|The Hero's Spirit concept art
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Revision as of 07:26, 14 May 2024

The Hero's Spirit,[2] also known as the Hero's Shade,[4] is a recurring character in The Legend of Zelda series. The Hero's Spirit is a skeletal specter who can assume the form of the White Wolf.

Biography

Twilight Princess

The Hero's Spirit is the Hero of Time from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, filled with regrets from being unable to pass on the "lessons of his life to those who came after him" after he was sent back in time to his childhood. He also lamented the fact that he was not remembered as a hero.[1] In order to ease his regrets and finally pass on his knowledge, he teaches the seven Hidden Skills to his descendant, the Link from Twilight Princess.[5] In Hyrule, he appears as the White Wolf, who can be summoned by finding a Howling Stone, with the exception of the first time he is encountered, in which he appears to Link directly. Once a Howling Stone is found, the song has to be howled along with the Spirit. He then tells Link to take "sword in hand" and find him,[6] implying that Link should return to human form before searching for the Wolf. The White Wolf will then appear on Link's Map indicating his current location. When Link confronts the Wolf, it leaps through Link, transporting him into another world.[7] The Wolf then transforms into a ghostly knight, the Hero's Spirit, who then teaches Link one of the seven Hidden Skills.

The Hero's Spirit is mostly transparent save for his armor, which appears to be filled with a ghostly pale blue apparition, rather than flesh, with a seemingly decaying body and mostly skeletal face. He carries a rusting sword and shield and wears armor, which is covered with leaves in sections. He carries a scabbard belted to his waist. Similarly to his White Wolf form, his left eye glows red while his right eye is missing.

Other Appearances

My Nintendo Picross: Twilight Princess

Non-Canon Information

The thirty-fifth puzzle in the Picross series and the twenty-sixth puzzle in the Mega Picross series depict the Hero's Spirit.

Trivia

  • The Encyclopedia classifies the Hero's Spirit as a Stalfos, making him one of the few non-hostile Stalfos in the series.[2] He is also unusual in that he is both a Stalfos and a noncorporeal spirit, similar to King Igos du Ikana and his Lackeys after they are destroyed, and in the sense that he is not completely skeletal like Skull Kid, another Stal creature created in the Lost Woods.[8] The idea of the Hero of Time becoming a Stalfos was foreshadowed by both Fado during Ocarina of Time and by developer Yoshiaki Koizumi.[9][10][11]

Nomenclature

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Gallery

  • The Hero's Spirit preparing to fight from Twilight Princess

    The Hero's Spirit preparing to fight from Twilight Princess

  • The Hero's Spirit preparing to teach Link a Hidden Skill from Twilight Princess

    The Hero's Spirit preparing to teach Link a Hidden Skill from Twilight Princess

  • The Hero's Spirit's Sword from Twilight Princess

    The Hero's Spirit's Sword from Twilight Princess

  • Concept art of the Hero's Spirit from Twilight Princess

    Concept art of the Hero's Spirit from Twilight Princess

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 118
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 103
  3. ↑ "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)
  4. ↑ Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 179
  5. ↑ "Although I accepted life as the hero, I could not convey the lessons of that life to those that came after. At last, I have eased my regrets." — Hero's Spirit (Twilight Princess)
  6. ↑ "Let teachings of old pass to you... Take sword in hand and find me." — Hero's Spirit (Twilight Princess)
  7. ↑ "In that case, return to your world and train yourself further. When you are prepared, come visit me again." — Hero's Spirit (Twilight Princess)
  8. ↑ "Skull Kid - Is this what happens to kids who wander into the forest? It looks like he doesn't like grownups." — Navi (Ocarina of Time)
  9. ↑ "That guy isn't here anymore. Except for the Kokiri, people who come into the forest end up lost. They all become Stalfos. That's why he's not here anymore. Only his saw is left. Hee hee." — Fado (Ocarina of Time 3D)
  10. ↑ "Heh heh heh. Are you going to become one...too? Heh heh!" — Fado (Ocarina of Time 3D)
  11. ↑ "を言っています。「みーんなスタルフォス!」そうです、迷いの森に迷い込んだ人間は、みんなスタルフォスになって森の神殿に棲おようになってしまうのです。え?では、人間のリンクはどうしてならないかって?そうですね、コキリ族でもないし…どうしてなんでしょう?" — 64Dream - April 1999 , Internet Archive, retrieved May 14, 2024.
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