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The '''Hyrulean Civil War''' or '''Unifying War''' are [[wikipedia:Fanon (fiction)|fanon]] names to refer to the war that occurred prior to the events of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''. Little is known about this conflict; such as who began the fighting, why it started or how long it lasted. What is known is that it eventually resulted in the unification of [[Hyrule]] under [[Hyrule Royal Family|one banner]]<ref name=Quote1>''Some time ago, before the [[King of Hyrule]] unified [[Hyrule|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 [[Lost Woods|forbidden forest]]. The mother was gravely injured... Her only choice was to entrust the child to the [[Great Deku Tree|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]] (''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'').</ref> and that it occurred shortly before the outbreak of (what is thought to be) the [[Imprisoning War]]. It orphaned the child that would grow up to become the [[Link|Hero of Time]] and left him under the guardianship of the [[Great Deku Tree]].<ref name=Quote1 /> It can be surmised from Link's estimated age at the beginning of ''Ocarina of Time'' that it occurred roughly ten years prior to the events of the game, as Link was said to be a baby during the conflict.<ref name=Quote1 /> | The '''Hyrulean Civil War''' or '''Unifying War''' are [[wikipedia:Fanon (fiction)|fanon]] names to refer to the war that occurred prior to the events of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''. Little is known about this conflict; such as who began the fighting, why it started or how long it lasted. What is known is that it eventually resulted in the unification of [[Hyrule]] under [[Hyrule Royal Family|one banner]]<ref name=Quote1>''Some time ago, before the [[King of Hyrule]] unified [[Hyrule|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 [[Lost Woods|forbidden forest]]. The mother was gravely injured... Her only choice was to entrust the child to the [[Great Deku Tree|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]] (''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'').</ref> and that it occurred shortly before the outbreak of (what is thought to be) the [[Imprisoning War]]. It orphaned the child that would grow up to become the [[Link|Hero of Time]] and left him under the guardianship of the [[Great Deku Tree]].<ref name=Quote1 /> It can be surmised from Link's estimated age at the beginning of ''Ocarina of Time'' that it occurred roughly ten years prior to the events of the game, as Link was said to be a baby during the conflict.<ref name=Quote1 /> | ||
Revision as of 02:34, 9 June 2008
The Hyrulean Civil War or Unifying War are fanon names to refer to the war that occurred prior to the events of Ocarina of Time. Little is known about this conflict; such as who began the fighting, why it started or how long it lasted. What is known is that it eventually resulted in the unification of Hyrule under one banner[1] and that it occurred shortly before the outbreak of (what is thought to be) the Imprisoning War. It orphaned the child that would grow up to become the Hero of Time and left him under the guardianship of the Great Deku Tree.[1] It can be surmised from Link's estimated age at the beginning of Ocarina of Time that it occurred roughly ten years prior to the events of the game, as Link was said to be a baby during the conflict.[1]
Civil War Theory
One possible theory regarding the nature of this particular conflict is described below. The first paragraph explains a few claims the theory makes, so that the actual theory, written in the second paragraph, can be understood easier.
One element of the theory is that it is possible that Ganondorf aided the King of Hyrule during the Hyrulean Civil War. This could be concluded from the King's trust in him at the beginning of Ocarina of Time, who chose to not even believe his own daughter when she told him she didn't trust Ganondorf.[2] Another element is that the opening cutscene of A Link to the Past suggests that a civil war might have been going on in Hyrule over the Triforce at some point in Hyrule's distant past,[3][4] and seeing as this war lead almost directly to "evil power flowing from the Golden Land," it may be that this particular conflict it was describing was the Hyrulean Civil War that took place shortly before Ganondorf's imprisonment in the Dark World. It was noted that the Triforce had become a desireable object amongst Hyrule's tribes in A Link to the Past, and that somehow the fierce fighting broke out amongst them over it, meaning that at some point one of the tribes might have threatened to seize it for their own. In Twilight Princess, gamers learn that the ancestors of the Twili, tried to do just that, and as such, their actions might have been what triggered the civil war.
The theory goes that roughly ten years before the events of Ocarina of Time, a group of "Dark Interlopers" attempted to use their dark magic to seize control of the Sacred Realm and the Triforce that was held within it.[5] Upon learning that one "tribe" was trying to take the Triforce for themselves, the other tribes of the land of Hyrule began to quarrel and fight, as depicted in the opening sequence of A Link to the Past, leading to a massive civil war that engulfed the entire land. The three Goddesses sent the Light Spirits to drive the Dark Interlopers into a realm known as the Twilight Realm.[6] They also sealed away the Fused Shadows within the Forest Temple, the Goron Mines, and the Lakebed Temple (possibly known by different names at the time). As the civil war raged across Hyrule, the king of the Gerudo, Ganondorf, came to help the King of Hyrule unify the land and to quell the destructive war that was tearing the land apart. As a result, the Hylians were able to end the war with Ganondorf's help, and Ganondorf won the King's trust. It was due to this war that Ganondorf learned of the sacred Triforce and the power it represented, which he would covet not so long afterward in another even greater war known to legend as the Imprisoning War. During the course of the war, a Hylian mother tried to escape the fighting with her infant son, but was gravely injured in the process. As she fled to the Kokiri Forest, her time grew short, and her only choice was to entrust the child to the Great Deku Tree, the guardian spirit of the forest. The Deku Tree could sense this was a child of destiny, whose fate would affect the entire world. After the mother passed away, the child was raised as a Kokiri,[1] completely unaware of his lineage as a Hylian and descendant of the Knights of Hyrule or of his destiny as the Hero of Time that would come to pass in due time when Ganondorf returned to Hyrule a decade later.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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).
- ↑ ........ Yes. I told my father about my dream... However, he didn't believe it was a prophecy... But... I can sense that man's evil intentions! - Princess Zelda (Ocarina of Time).
- ↑ Long ago, in the beautiful kingdom of Hyrule surrounded by mountains and forests... legends told of an omnipotent and omniscient Golden Power that resided in a hidden land. Many people aggressively sought to enter the hidden Golden Land... But no one ever returned. One day evil power began to flow from the Golden Land... So the King commanded seven wise men to seal the gate to the Land of the Golden Power. That seal should have remained for all time... ... ... But, when these events were obscured by the mists of time and became legend... - N/A (A Link to the Past (SNES)).
- ↑ Long ago, in Hyrule, a beautiful kingdom surrounded by forests and mountains... legends told of an omnipotent and omniscient Golden Power that lay hidden. It was hidden in a sacred realm beyond the reach of men, but one day...... a doorway to that realm was suddenly opened... Hoping to claim the Golden Power as their own, the people began to quarrel and fight... Many sought to enter the hidden Golden Land... But none returned, and instead evil power began to issue forth from the dark portal... So the king commanded seven sages to seal the gate to the land of the Golden Power. Many brave knights were lost in the battle to protect the sages from the tides of evil, but the seal was cast! Evil flowed no more! And the seal would remain for all time... Or so the people hoped... But when these events were obscured by the mists of time, and became legend... - N/A (A Link to the Past (GBA)).
- ↑ You must know that it was the will of the goddesses that we lock away the forbidden power… When all was chaos, the goddesses descended and gave order and life to the world. They granted power equally to all who dwelt in the light, and then returned to the heavens. The lands where the goddesses descended came to be known as the Sacred Realm. For ages, the people lived at ease, content in mind and body… But soon, word of the Sacred Realm spread through Hyrule, and a great battle ensued…Among those living in the light, interlopers who excelled at magic appeared. Wielding powerful sorcery, they tried to establish dominion over the Sacred Realm. It was then that the goddesses ordered us three light spirits to intervene. We sealed away the great magic those individuals had mastered. You know this magic… It is the dark power you seek… the Fused Shadow. O hero chosen by the goddesses… Beware… Those who do not know the danger of wielding power will, before long, be ruled by it. Never forget that… The dark power that you seek is within the sleeping Lakebed Temple in Lake Hylia… - Lanayru (Twilight Princess).
- ↑ What do you think happened to the magic wielders who tried to rule the Sacred Realm? They were banished. They were chased across the sacred lands of Hyrule and driven into another realm by the goddesses. It was another world entirely... The antithesis of Hyrule, where the sun shines bright. Its denizens became shadows that could not mingle with the light. Eventually, most came to call it the Twilight Realm, and from it, none could return to the world of light... - Midna (Twilight Princess).