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[[File:Herospirit.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Hero's Spirit and Link cross swords.]] | [[File:Herospirit.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Hero's Spirit and Link cross swords.]] | ||
Although they are not conclusive, and easy to interpret as mere simularities, there are several indications that the Hero's Spirit could be an ancestor of ''Twilight Princess''<nowiki>'</nowiki>'s Link, or even the Hero of Time himself. | |||
The Hero's Spirit claims that in the past, he was a hero,<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> and most of the songs that activate the Howling Stones are from ''Ocarina of Time'' or ''Majora's Mask'', although the "Ballad of Gales" from ''The Wind Waker'' also appears. Like Link and several others, he wields his sword in his left hand, and it has faint similarities to the [[Master Sword]], while his shield somewhat resembles Termina's [[Mirror Shield]]. | |||
At various points, the Hero's Spirit commands Link to, "Go and do not falter, my child," and explains that the skills he is teaching Link "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> However, it is possible he was simply referring to the bloodline of the [[Knights of Hyrule]], rather than one specific to Link himself. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== |
Revision as of 20:14, 22 December 2011
Template:Character In Twilight Princess, the Hero's Spirit, also known as Hero's Shade, is an undead specter 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 Ocarina of Time.
The Golden Wolf
The Golden Wolf, also called the White Wolf, is the animal incarnation of the Hero's Spirit.[citation needed] 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. Once Link encounters the Hero's Spirit, the Golden Wolf will appear as a symbol on Link's map. When he confronts the Wolf, Link is transported into an ancient arena. The wolf then finally transforms into his true form, the Hero's Spirit, who then teaches the young hero one of the seven hidden skills. The true form of the Hero's Spirit resembles the spirits in Hyrule Castle's graveyard.
The Skills
Hero's Lineage Theory
Although they are not conclusive, and easy to interpret as mere simularities, there are several indications that the Hero's Spirit could be an ancestor of Twilight Princess''s Link, or even the Hero of Time himself.
The Hero's Spirit claims that in the past, he was a hero,[1] and most of the songs that activate the Howling Stones are from Ocarina of Time or Majora's Mask, although the "Ballad of Gales" from The Wind Waker also appears. Like Link and several others, he wields his sword in his left hand, and it has faint similarities to the Master Sword, while his shield somewhat resembles Termina's Mirror Shield.
At various points, the Hero's Spirit commands Link to, "Go and do not falter, my child," and explains that the skills he is teaching Link "do not leave our bloodline".[2] However, it is possible he was simply referring to the bloodline of the Knights of Hyrule, rather than one specific to Link himself.
Trivia
- Many people mistake Hero's Shade as a Stalfos. However, he has blue-ish skin and is more ghostly in appearance. Only his face is skeletal.
- An interesting fact is that the first song is the Song of Healing, which could possibly mean that Link, similar to the way he did in Majora's Mask, heals the spirit's soul of regrets for not teaching his Hidden Skills to another hero when he was alive, and enabling him to teach them to Link.
- Once Link learns the final Hidden Skill, the screen goes white and the Hero's Shade speaks his final sentence, "Go, and do not falter, my child!". This is similar to how the Seven Sages from Ocarina of Time speak their final words to Link.
- The Hero's Spirit shares the stalfos appearance with the Knights of Hyrule that were twisted by Ganon's dark magic and transformed into stalfos in Four Swords Adventures.[3] He also teaches Link his sword techniques, like the Hyrulean Knights do in The Adventure of Link.
- The Hero's Spirit also bears some physical resemblance to Igos du Ikana from Majora's Mask.
- The Hero's Spirit's armor mildly resemble the Magic Armor from Twilight Princess.
- If viewed from the backside, one can see that the Hero's Shade's torso and legs are disconnected, as well as having the appearence as though his armour is filled with fog.
- The Hero's Spirit is covered by leaves in sections over his armor. This may point to the "cursed hero" that sleeps under the sacred tree, which a large tombstone in the Hyrule Castle Graveyard speaks of. Not only does the Spirit resemble a Stalfos (which may stand as reason to classify him as cursed) but the Hero's Spirit has a lingering regret of never passing on hidden skills and his spirit has been unable to formally rest in peace. However, the fact that the old tombstone writes that the hero indeed sleeps already, points away from the Hero's Spirit since his soul can only rest peacefully long after the inscription was carved. This is up to discretion, since people have different perspectives about the deceased, including when and whether they actually sleep.
- The Hero's Spirit sheathes his sword at his waist, as seen when learning the Mortal Draw, in contrast to Link, who wears his sword on his back.
- Close observation of the upper piece of his armor, shows a similar design to that on Owl Statues in Majora's Mask.
References
- ↑ "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)
- ↑ "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)
- ↑ "I am the Knight of Hyrule charged with guarding the blue royal jewel. To my shame, I fell under the sway of dark powers and was transformed into a base creature of magic." — Blue Knight (Four Swords Adventures)
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