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*In ''Link's Crossbow Training'', the 'Kakariko Shootout' stage takes place in Hidden Village, and is essentially a replication of the Hidden Village Bulbin scene from ''Twilight Princess''.
*In ''Link's Crossbow Training'', the 'Kakariko Shootout' stage takes place in Hidden Village, and is essentially a replication of the Hidden Village Bulbin scene from ''Twilight Princess''.
*Impa from ''Ocarina of Time'' was, as she directly quoted, "born and raised" in ''Ocarina of Time'''s Kakariko Village, whereas the Hidden Village was implied to have been built by her.<ref>{{cite|My name is Impaz. I'm the last resident of this poor village. My name comes from the great one who built this village so long ago...|Impaz|Twilight Princess}}</ref>
*Impa from ''Ocarina of Time'' was, as she directly quoted, "born and raised" in ''Ocarina of Time'''s Kakariko Village, whereas the Hidden Village was implied to have been built by her.<ref>{{cite|My name is Impaz. I'm the last resident of this poor village. My name comes from the great one who built this village so long ago...|Impaz|Twilight Princess}}</ref>
*Hidden Village could be seen as having been inspired by [[Kasuto|Old Kasuto]], which was also a ghost town with a [[Old Man|single resident]], that appears in ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''.
*Hidden Village shares a connection with [[Kasuto|Old Kasuto]], which is ghost town with a [[Old Man|single resident]] that appears in ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'', as well.


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The Hidden Village is a location in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Link's Crossbow Training. It lies north of the Bridge of Eldin.

Appearances

Twilight Princess

Early in Link's quest, entry into the village is blocked off due to a rockslide. In order to restore Ilia's memory, Link goes in search of clues. One clue, the Wooden Statue, triggers a memory from Ilia when it is shown to her. She remembers that someone saved her from monsters and is still in danger of them. Gor Coron recalls where he has seen the Wooden Statue before, and that leads Link to the Hidden Village.[1] Link goes there to rescue the one who helped Ilia with the aid of Darbus, who breaks through the rocks to clear Link's path. When Link first visits the town, it is occupied by 20 Bulblins which he must kill.[2] After he slays every single one, the only other resident of the village, named Impaz, comes out of her home.

Most of the buildings in the village were abandoned and ruined by the Bulblins, and only Impaz's house was still fit for residence. Impaz's house is also home to several cats that she takes care of. In the backyard of one of the abandoned buildings, Link will find a Howling Stone as well as a cucco who asks Link, in wolf form, to play a game with the cats in exchange for a prize. The various stray felines wandering the village will play a mini-game with Wolf Link where he has to talk to each individual cat at least once. Listen to the Hidden Village music here.

Link's Crossbow Training

The Hidden Village appears in Stage 5 of Link's Crossbow Training as a Ranger Mode bulbin hunt/shoot-out. Link freely moves through the village to kill the 25 bulbins. Most of the bulbins are found in clusters and shoot flaming arrows as soon as they see Link. Several explosive barrels can be found, which when hit, destroy everything within their vicinity. Slaying all 25 bulbins will add a multiplier of the remaining time to the score.

Theory

It is heavily implied that this village is an older Kakariko Village, the ancient village of the Sheikah,[3] mostly due to a sign saying "Welcome to Old Kakarico" in Hylian (misspelling noted).

Trivia

  • In Link's Crossbow Training, the 'Kakariko Shootout' stage takes place in Hidden Village, and is essentially a replication of the Hidden Village Bulbin scene from Twilight Princess.
  • Impa from Ocarina of Time was, as she directly quoted, "born and raised" in Ocarina of Time's Kakariko Village, whereas the Hidden Village was implied to have been built by her.[4]
  • Hidden Village shares a connection with Old Kasuto, which is ghost town with a single resident that appears in The Adventure of Link, as well.

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References

  1. "That belonged to the tribe that protected the Hylian royal family long ago. They worked in secret, so they lived in a lonely, forgotten place. But I heard that tribe dwindled in the prolonged wars...If you want to find that hidden village, look for a path leading to the Lanayru province on the far side of the Bridge of Eldin. But...a rockslide blocked the way to the village long ago, so you can't get there anymore." — Gor Coron (Twilight Princess)
  2. "There are 30... No... At most, 20 of them ahead...They are probably just a small band of survivors...Ragged remnants who have settled, leaderless, into this village. If that is all there are, little human, then you alone are more than enough for them. But you will have to defeat them ALL to save that girl's benefactor." — Darbus (Twilight Princess)
  3. "This village was once the secret home of a proud tribe who served the royal family...But it fell into decline, and became infested with dangerous beasts. It's become an awful place..." — Impaz (Twilight Princess)
  4. "My name is Impaz. I'm the last resident of this poor village. My name comes from the great one who built this village so long ago..." — Impaz (Twilight Princess)
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