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[[Image:heroshade.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Hero's Spirit and Link cross swords.]]
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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'''.


In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'', the '''Hero's Spirit''', also called the '''Hero's Shade''', was a skeleton-like spectre that taught [[Link]] each of the seven [[hidden skills]] throughout the game. The Hero's Spirit is also believed by some to be the spirit of Link from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''.
==Biography==
==={{TP|-}}===
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.
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.


==The Golden Wolf==
==Other Appearances==
==={{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}}


[[image:goldwolf.jpg|right|thumb|The Golden Wolf.|200px]]
==Trivia==
 
* 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>
The Golden Wolf, also called the White Wolf, was the animal incarnation of the Hero's Spirit. The wolf was summoned by finding a [[howling stone]], with the exception of the first time, in which he confronted Link directly. Once a howling stone was found, the song had to be howled in tune with the Spirit. He then told Link to "take sword in hand, then find him," implying that Link had to return to human form before searching for the Wolf. The Golden Wolf also appears as a symbol on Link's map, which is useful in case the player forgets where the location of the Hero's Spirit is. When he confronted the Wolf, Link was transported into an ancient arena. The wolf then finally transformed into his true form, the Hero's Spirit, who then taught Link one of the seven hidden skills. The true form of the Hero's Spirit resembles a cross between a [[Stalfos]] and a [[Darknut]].
 
[[Image:spirit1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A frontal view of the Hero's Spirit.]]
 
==The Skills==
*[[Ending Blow]]
*[[Shield Attack]]
*[[Back Slice]]
*[[Helm Splitter]]
*[[Mortal Draw]]
*[[Jump Strike]]
*[[Spin Attack#Twilight Princess|Great Spin]]


==Hero's Lineage Theory==
==Nomenclature==
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Note: At the end of his teachings, the Hero's Spirit said that he accepted the role as the hero long ago. This implies that he may be an earlier ancestor of Link. This theory is also supported by the Hero's Spirit saying the following to Link: "Go and do not falter, ''my child''!" Though this in itself is not conclusive evidence, since many mentor-like characters in several stories refer to their young charges using the phrase "my child," it does serve to leave open the possibility of Link being his actual blood descendant.


Further more, evidence of the Hero's Spirit being an ancestor of Link is given just prior to learning the Mortal Draw. The Hero's Spirit said that the skills he taught Link were forgotten ways that "do not leave our bloodline"<ref>{{cite|At last, the skills I have to teach you have entered the realm of true secrecy. They are forgotten ways that do not leave our bloodline.|Hero's Spirit|Twilight Princess}}</ref>. He implicitly used the word "our" instead of "my". This clearly indicates that Link and the Hero's Spirit are indeed related. The Hero's Spirit was once one of the many great heroes of [[Hyrule]]<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>. It is still not known if his name was once Link as well, or perhaps even is the same man who became the Hero of Time.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:TP Hero's Spirit Model 2.png|The Hero's Spirit preparing to fight from {{TP|-}}
File:TP Hero's Spirit Sparring.jpg|The Hero's Spirit preparing to teach Link a Hidden Skill from {{TP|-}}
File:Shade Sword.png|The Hero's Spirit's Sword from {{TP|-}}
File:TP Hero's Spirit Concept Artwork.png|Concept art of the Hero's Spirit from {{TP|-}}
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In regards to physical appearance, the way the Hero's Spirit moves his feet is similar to the way Link moves his feet in ''Ocarina of Time'' when he targets an enemy. Lastly, in both [[Wii]] and [[GameCube]] versions of ''Twilight Princess'', Link and the Hero's Spirit both wield their swords in the same hand. The GameCube version (the version in which the game world was originally meant to be portrayed) shows Link to be left-handed.  In every past game of the ''Zelda'' series, Link's sword-hand has always been his left one,[http://wii.ign.com/articles/733/733762p1.html] whereas there's been no other left-handed person to date in a ''Zelda'' game except in the Wii version of ''Twilight Princess''.
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It could also be links uncle from the [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past]] because he is the only knnown relation to link who wore armour and there for would keep in with the fact that he says "My Child" to Link although A Link To The Past possibly happened after Twighlight Princess.[[User:Garadex|Garadex]] 19:37, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 
==Trivia==
* The Hero's Spirit bears some similar resemblance to ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask's]]'' [[King Igos du Ikana]].


==References==
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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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