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In {{BotW}}, the Sheikah are described as an [[Technology in The Legend of Zelda Universe#Breath of the Wild|advanced]] civilization whose power and wisdom had saved the land of Hyrule multiple times.<ref>{{Cite|Long ago, an advanced civilization known as the Sheikah inhabited these lands.|Old Man|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|It was the power and wisdom of the Sheikah that saved this land time and time again.|Old Man|BotW}}</ref> After the first [[Great Calamity]] though, about 10,000 years ago, their technological power came to be viewed as a threat to the kingdom and thus put them at odds with the King and the people.<ref name="Cado">{{Cite|At one point, our technology was praised as the power of the gods...but eventually the people turned on it. Turned on us. Our creations came to be viewed as a threat to the Kingdom. The Sheikah became outcasts, forced into exile. Some, like us, chose to cast off our technological advances and strove to live normal lives. Others fostered a hatred toward the kingdom that shunned them. These sad souls swore their allegiance to {{Color|BotW Red|Ganon}}. They now call themselves the {{Color|BotW Blue|Yiga Clan}}. Their sole mission is to eliminate all who stand against Ganon. Please, dear hero... be careful out there.|Cado|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|It's said that, some time ago, they had advanced techniques that were more powerful than anything anyone had seen. But that power put them at odds with the king at the time, and they were scattered across the land...|Rensa|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book=CaC|publisher= |page=362}}</ref> Then, the Sheikah were exiled. Some of them decided to cast off their technological advances and strove to live normal lives, while others fostered a hatred towards the kingdom that shunned them and swore allegiance to Calamity Ganon. The latter Sheikah banded together and formed a militant group. Just over 100 years ago, this group formally became the Yiga Clan, when the return of the calamity was inevitable.<ref>{{Cite|But after the Great Calamity and the king's death, the Sheikah tribe was split in two. Some became part of the dishonorable {{Color|BotW Blue|Yiga Clan}}...|Cado|BotW}}</ref><ref name="CaC 369">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= CaC |publisher= |page= 369}}</ref> Their sole mission is to eliminate all who stand against Ganon.<ref name="Cado"/><ref name="CaC 369"/> At some point before Link's awakening from the [[Slumber of Restoration]] the Yiga dispatched spies to [[Kakariko Village]] in order to learn the whereabouts of the hero.<ref name="CaC 369"/> Unbeknownst to the Yiga, one spy (Dorian) fell in love and married a woman there and had two daughters, [[Koko]] and [[Cottla]]. He decided that his family was his priority, and attempted to leave the clan.{{Fact}} This angered the Yiga who, upon finding out about his wife, murdered her as punishment, and forced him to continue spying as gatekeeper with his children's lives on the line. This he did; after Link speaks to Impa, Yiga footsoldiers begin appearing in the overworld, as Dorian informed them that Link was awake.{{Fact}}

In Link's seventh [[Recovered Memory]], "[[Blades of the Yiga]]," Zelda is attacked by a group of Yiga Footsoldiers at [[Kara Kara Bazaar]] and rescued by Link.

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