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|pronunciation= {{IPA|ˈskaɪˌlɒft}} {{respell|SKY|loft}} or {{IPA|ˈskaɪˌlɔːft}} {{respell|SKY|lawft}})<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= Here's Skyloft, from {{SS|-}}. |published= August 4, 2014|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_DZtTR3zu0&t=15m17s|title= Hyrule Warriors Direct|site= YouTube|type= Video}}</ref>
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{{Term/Store|Skyloft||Series, SS, SSHD}},<ref>{{Cite|Skyloft|Map|SSHD}}</ref> also known as the '''Isle of the Goddess''',<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= HH |publisher= |page= 72 {{Exp Game|SS}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|According to the ancient texts, there is some kind of place up above called the {{Color|SSHD Red|Isle of the Goddess}}. Far up in the sky!|Gorko|SSHD}}</ref> is a series of large islands floating above the clouds in {{SS}}. The main island includes the {{Term|SS|Skyloft Bazaar|link}}, a large residential quarter, a bathhouse, as well as a plaza and the [[Light Tower]]. Prominent features among the other islands are the [[Knight Academy]], a boarding school run by [[Gaepora]] that [[Link]] and [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]] attend along with several other students, and the Isle of the Goddess, which holds the [[Statue of the Goddess]].
==Features and Overview==
==={{SS|-}}===
Skyloft is a set of floating islands in [[The Sky]] and is inhabited by humans who descended from those who lived among the Goddess [[Hylia]]. The citizens of Skyloft are noted for traversing the sky by riding large birds known as [[Loftwing]]s. The floating civilization is home to a number of notable features including the {{Term|SS|Skyloft Bazaar|link}}, the [[Knight Academy]], the [[Waterfall Cave]], the [[Statue of the Goddess]], [[Beedle's Air Shop]], a [[Graveyard]], and a large number of households. During the day, Skyloft is full of life, but becomes infested by monsters during the night as result of [[Batreaux]]'s curse. After Link collects all 80 [[Gratitude Crystal]]s and transforms Batreaux into a human, the [[Remlit]]s lose their aggressive nocturnal forms and the other monsters disappear.
====Minor Enemies====
{{Gallery List|Enemies
|SS= Green Chuchu, Keese, Remlit
}}
==History==
[[File:SSHD Skyloft Creation.png|thumbnail|320px|The very first depiction of {{Term|SSHD|Skyloft}} during its creation]]
Skyloft was created at the end of the [[Era of the Goddess Hylia]] when a crack in the earth appeared, and from the fissure came [[Demise]] and his demonic hordes. They launched a massive assault on the world known as [[Hyrule|the Surface]], burning forests to ashes, choking the land's sweet springs and killing without hesitation. Hylia gathered the surviving [[Hylian]]s on a small outcropping of land and sent them skyward along with the [[Triforce]] to protect them and the sacred relic from the demonic hordes that had overrun the surface.<ref>{{Cite|To prevent this great power from falling into the hands of the evil swarming the lands... The goddess gathered the surviving humans on an outcropping of earth. She sent it skyward, beyond the reach of the demonic hordes. Beyond even the clouds.|N/A|SS}}</ref> This plot of land became known as the Isle of the Goddess and along with other floating islands constituted the new home of the Hylians, which became known as Skyloft.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=The plot of land Hylia sent into the sky became known as the Isle of the Goddess. The islands in the sky where the surviving humans dwell became known as Skyloft.|book=HH|page=72}}</ref><ref name="Quote15"/>
In order to keep the sacred power from falling into the hands of Demise, Hylia also hid the portals to the three pieces of the Triforce within [[Sky Keep]], and enshrined the [[Goddess Sword]] inside the Statue of the Goddess, leaving it to be found by a [[Link#Skyward Sword|chosen hero]] when the time was right.<ref>{{Cite|I've had my suspicions, but until now I wasn't sure. Yet here we are in the Chamber of the Sword, the very place where it was foretold the youth of legend would one day appear. It is said that this place was left to our people by the goddess herself. The very knowledge of this room's existence is a secret passed down to a  select few each generation, along with a handful of words... When the light of the goddess's sword shines bright, the great apocalypse will wake from its long slumber. Do not fear, for it is then that a youth, guided by my hand, shall reveal himself in a place most sacred.|Gaepora|SS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|The words I have sworn to keep secret are coming true before my very eyes. The youth will be guided by one born of the blade--one who is also youthful  in likeness yet wise with knowledge immeasurable.|Gaepora|SS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Oral tradition, one of the least reliable methods of information retention and transmission. It appears that critical sections of the passage have been lost over the generations. The youth who draws forth the guiding sword shall be known as the goddess's chosen hero, and it is he who possesses an unbreakable spirit. He shall be burdened with the task of abolishing the shadow of apocalypse from the land. Such is his destiny. With the spirit of the blade at his side, he shall soar over the clouds and plummet below... ...And united with the spirit maiden, shall bring forth a piercing light that resurrects the land.|Fi|SS}}</ref> Skyloft remained in the sky above the clouds for generations, and knowledge of the Surface and the origins of Skyloft became nothing more than a legend. However, despite knowledge of their origins dwindling, the present people of Skyloft still knew of the Goddess Hylia and believed she was watching over them to that day, unaware that she was [[Princess Zelda#Skyward Sword|living among them in a mortal form]] in what was now known as the [[Sky Era]].
25 years prior to the events of {{SS|-}}, the people of Skyloft established the [[Knight Academy]], a school for the Knights of Skyloft, and the [[Wing Ceremony]], an annual event where students at the Knight Academy compete in the ceremony to advance to their next level in class. The Wing Ceremony concludes with the winner reenacting the role of the Goddess's Hero from long ago with another student playing the role of the Goddess herself.<ref>{{Cite|Excellent. As you well know, today's champion will graduate to the next class, bringing him one step closer to knighthood. He will also receive a gift from the young woman chosen to play the role of the goddess in this year's ritual. Today is a special day for many reasons, but it is also the 25th anniversary of our fine institution. To celebrate the occasion, today's champion shall also receive his gift high atop the Statue of the Goddess. I hear the young woman performing the role of the goddess this year has crafted the gift herself. And as you all well know, the role of the goddess this year will be performed by...|Owlan|SS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|The lovely Zelda!|Zelda|SS}}</ref> In the present events of the story, [[Link]] competes against [[Cawlin]], [[Strich]] and [[Groose]] in the ceremony, winning and getting to spend personal time with Zelda, playing the role of the Goddess and giving him the [[Sailcloth]] she made.<ref>{{Cite|Link, hand me that Bird Statuette you grabbed in the race. I must offer it to the goddess. Great goddess, guiding light and protector of our people, grant us your blessing and mercy as I act in your stead during this ceremony. Valiant youth who grasped victory at the celebration of the bird folk... In accordance with the old ways... I now bestow the blessings of the goddess upon you. The blessings of the goddess drift down from the heavens aloft a sail, which I now pass on to you.|Zelda|SS}}</ref> As she is about to tell Link something personal that has been on her mind,<ref>{{Cite|You know... Link... There's something I've been meaning to talk to you about...|Zelda|SS}}</ref> she is swept away to the surface world by a tornado conjured by [[Ghirahim]].<ref>{{Cite|Ahhh! Link!|Zelda|SS}}</ref> Link tries to follow with his Loftwing, but is blown back and knocked unconscious by the tornado. Link wakes up in his bed and tells [[Gaepora]] of the day's events.<ref>{{Cite|A black tornado, you say? Hmm. That was no ordinary storm.|Gaepora|SS}}</ref> Gaepora assures Link that Zelda is still alive and tells him to rest.<ref>{{Cite|Rest now, Link. Zelda's going to be fine. She's out there alive. I know it.|Gaepora|SS}}</ref> Link suddenly hears a strange voice and opens his door, seeing a strange figure. Link follows the figure as it floats away from him, and it leads him into the interior of the [[Statue of the Goddess]]. Upon entrance, the figure reveals itself to be [[Fi]], and instructs Link to pull out the sacred [[Goddess Sword]] and raise it skyward.<ref>{{Cite|According to your social customs, I should provide you with my personal designation. Fi is the name I was given. I was created for a single purpose, long before the recorded memory of your people. I must aid you in fulfilling the great destiny that is your burden to carry. Come, Link. You must take up this sword. As the one chosen by my creator, it is your destiny.|Fi|SS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|The strange dreams troubling your sleep. My sudden appearance. Uncertainty surrounding the fate of one you hold dear. Under the circumstances, it is only logical that you would exhibit some apprehension. To minimize your uncertainty, allow me to share some information. My projections indicate that this information has a high probability of altering your current emotional state. The one you seek, honorable Zelda, is still alive. And this spirit maiden... the one you call Zelda... is another chosen one fated to be part of the same great mission. Therefore, should you wish to meet with your friend, I highly recommend you take up this sword before you set out to search for her. Does that information invigorate you? Are you ready to accept this sword?|Fi|SS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|The one chosen by my creator. I have been waiting for you. You will play a role in a great destiny.|Fi|SS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|It seems that further persuasive measures will not be required. In the name of my creator, draw the sword and raise it skyward.|Fi|SS}}</ref> After Link raises the sword, Gaepora walks in, shocked at what he sees.<ref>{{Cite|Link! I've had my suspicions, but until now I wasn't sure. Yet here we are in the Chamber of the Sword, the very place where it was foretold the youth of legend would one day appear.|Gaepora|SS}}</ref> Fi gives Link the [[Emerald Tablet]] and instructs him to place the tablet into the altar.<ref>{{Cite|This tablet will illuminate a path through the clouds to the land below. Take it, and place it within the altar behind me.|Fi|SS}}</ref> After Link does so, a rift in the clouds forms, revealing a path to [[The Surface]], where Fi says Zelda is located.<ref>{{Cite|Master, you must embark on a great journey beneath the clouds to the vast realm of the surface. It is only through this journey that you can fulfill the mission set before you by my creator, the goddess. It is also the only method available for you to reunite with the spirit maiden, honorable Zelda.|Fi|SS}}</ref> Late in the game after learning the Song of the Hero from [[Levias]], Link discovers the Sky Keep, an ancient temple that was built inside the Isle of the Goddess with the sole purpose of protecting the Triforce.<ref>{{Cite|Bahah! So you've learned all three parts of the song from the dragons, eh? You have done well, young one! True to my word, I will perform the last part of the song for you. Ahem... You learned the final part of the Song of the Hero... The Song of the Hero is now complete! Now that you know the song, I trust you know what to do with it. That old song opens a door to a great trial. Should you succeed in conquering the challenge awaiting you there, I'm  certain the path to the Triforce will be revealed to you.|Levias|SS}}</ref> After venturing inside and receiving the Triforce, Link wishes for the eradication of Demise, and the Isle of the Goddess breaks off from the remainder of Skyloft and begins to descend towards The Surface. The isle settles in the large spiral pit in the [[Sealed Grounds]], successfully destroying Demise.<ref name="Quote15">{{Cite|Master Link, I bring news. I have confirmed that the Isle of the Goddess, which was formerly a part of Skyloft, has returned to the surface. Furthermore, I have detected the successful eradication of Demise. Your prayers to the Triforce have been heard.|Fi|SS}}</ref>
After Demise is successfully killed in the past, various residents of the present-day Skyloft including Gaepora, Cawlin, and Strich journey to the surface and seemingly discover their true origins. It would seem that over time, people from Skyloft chose to stay on the surface world like Link and Zelda, and by the time of the [[Force Era]], many humans live on the surface world that has come to be known as the Kingdom of [[Hyrule]].<ref>{{Cite|Look around us! As a child, I always dreamed of a world below. I wanted to see the surface with my own eyes and feel the land's warm breeze on my skin. I... I think I want to live here.  I always want to feel solid ground  beneath my feet, see the clouds above my head, and watch over the Triforce.|Zelda|SS}}</ref>
==Other Appearances==
{{Noncanon|Start}}
==={{HW|-}}===
{{Main|Skyloft (Stage)}}
Skyloft appears as the Land in the Sky stage in {{HW}}. Some islands from The Sky appear crashed upon Skyloft, including the [[Pumpkin Landing]] and [[Fun Fun Island]]. [[Levias]] also appears as part of the stage.
==={{SSB4|Wii U|-}}===
Skyloft appears as a Stage in {{SSB4|Wii U}}. It features a moving platform which lands in different areas, including the Statue of the Goddess, the {{Term|SSBfWU|Skyloft Bazaar|link}}, the Light Tower, and the outside of Batreaux's house. It also appears as a [[Trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U|Trophy]].


'''Skyloft''' is a location in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''. It is a series of floating islands above the clouds, most notably known as the place where [[Link]] was born and raised.<ref>[http://www.zeldauniverse.net/zelda-news/more-skyward-sword-story-details-revealed/ More Skyward Sword Story Details Revealed - Zelda Universe; Retrieved June 26, 2010]</ref> The main island houses the [[Knight Academy]], a boarding school that Link and [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]] attend along with a few others.<ref>{{cite web|quote="Link, Zelda and their other friends all go to the same boarding school, and you've got teachers and a principal as well. It's a bit of a different setting from  previous Zeldas," he  explained.|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-06-29-zelda-skyward-sword-a-school-drama|title=Zelda: Skyward Sword a "school drama"; retrieved June 30, 2011|site=Euro Gamer}}</ref> Other notable areas include the [[Bazaar]], a large residential quarter, a bathhouse and a large [[deity]] statue.<ref>{{Cite book|quote=Not only does the airborne island contain the Knight Academy, where Link is enrolled, but it also contains a giant goddess statue, a large residential quarters, a plaza, and a cave near a majestic waterfall. [...] And get this: unlike locales in most video games, Skyloft has a bathhouse and a toilet!|book=Nindendo Power Issue 272, October 2011|publisher=Future US|page=60}}</ref> It also serves as the home to the sacred blade: the [[Goddess Sword]].
====Trophy Information====
{{SSBTrophy|SSB4|header=yes}}
{{#section:Trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U|Skyloft}}
|}


==Overview==
==={{SSBU|-}}===
The citizens of Skyloft, including Link, are are an isolated group, unaware of the existence of worlds other than their own.<ref name=skyward>{{cite web|quote=In an interview with Gamespot, producer Eiji Aonuma clarified some of the finer points of Skyward Sword‘s storyline – namely that the Skyward Sword is found above the clouds in Skyloft and not below the ground. Furthermore, he continues on to say that prior to his finding the Skyward Sword, Links character knows nothing about a land beneath the clouds – in fact, none of the residents of Skyloft are aware of any other world outside of Skyloft.|url=http://www.zeldauniverse.net/zelda-news/eiji-aonuma-talks-skyward-sword-story-controls/|title=Eiji Aonuma Talks Skyward Sword Story, Controls|site=zeldauniverse.net}}</ref> They have a friendly relation with bird-like creatures called [[Loftwing]]s and use them to navigate the skies. The annual [[Wing Ceremony]] highlights the importance of Loftwings, which are used not only for transportation, but for competition as well.
Skyloft reappears as a Stage in {{SSBU}}. It is exactly like the Stage in {{SSB4|Wii U}}, moving around Skyloft and landing in certain places.
{{Noncanon|End}}


After the ceremony, Link and [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]] go for an evening flight, when suddenly a large tornado sucks Zelda to the land beneath the clouds. In his attempt to rescue Zelda, Link discovers [[Hyrule]], a land ruled by evil forces. Link finds himself traveling back and forth between these two lands, Skyloft and Hyrule, with the help of the Goddess Sword and his trusty Loftwing.<ref>{{cite web|quote=Even something as simple as the aiming, which is handled not necessarily with a pointer but by moving your hand around, just like you would aim an item in real life, will make it that much easier for you to feel like you're in that world of Hyrule and experiencing the adventure that Link is, because you're so connected to what's going on.|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/16/interview-nintendos-shigeru-miyamoto-on-3ds-retro-zelda-and/|title=joystiq's Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto|site=joystiq.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|quote=Aonuma says that the scene which concludes the trailer, in which Link leaps off a cliff into a sea of clouds, is an important story point. Instead of being raised in a village on the ground, he's been brought up in a town called Skyloft, which is a floating island. He's lived his life in the clouds, and has only recently "discovered" the land below, which he finds has been overrun with evil forces. You spend the game going back and forth between these two regions: Skyloft, and the ground below.|url=http://kotaku.com/5564576/live-from-nintendos-e3-briefing|site=kotaku.com}}</ref>
==Trivia==
{{Clear}}
*Many of the Skyloft residents' names are based on that of a bird from the real world.
*Link can use the Gust Jar on the red and purple pennons that hang above the steps beside Orielle and Parrow's home to cause Blue Rupees to fall out of each one. Using it on any of the others throughout Skyloft will simply blow them around, yielding nothing.
 
==Nomenclature==
{{Nomenclature}}


==Gallery==
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File:Skyloft SS.png|Skyloft, as seen in-game
File:Skyloft SS.png|Skyloft from {{SS|-}}
File:Skyloft 2 SS.png|Skyloft, as seen in-game
File:Skyloft 2 SS.png|Skyloft from {{SS|-}}
File:LinkFly.png|Link prepares to dive off of Skyloft into the clouds below.
File:LinkFly.png|Link preparing to dive off of Skyloft into the clouds below from {{SS|-}}
File:SSHD Skyloft Icon 2.png|The map icon for {{Term|SSHD|Skyloft}} after the {{Term|SSHD|Statue of the Goddess}} breaks off from {{SSHD|-}}
File:SSHD Skyloft 2.png|A promotional image featuring {{Term|SSHD|Skyloft}} from {{SSHD|-}}
File:HW Skyloft.png|Land in the Sky from {{HW|-}}
File:SSB4 Skyloft.png|Skyloft from {{SSB4|Wii U|-}}
File:SSBU Skyloft.png|Skyloft from {{SSBU|-}}
File:SSBU Skyloft Icon.png|The Skyloft Stage's Icon from {{SSBU|-}}
File:SSBU Skyloft Preview.png|The Skyloft Stage's preview from {{SSBU|-}}
File:SSBU Skyloft Battlefield Preview.png|The Skyloft Stage battlefield preview from {{SSBU|-}}
File:SSBU Skyloft Omega Preview.png|The Skyloft Stage's omega preview from {{SSBU|-}}
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Skyloft,[2] also known as the Isle of the Goddess,[3][4] is a series of large islands floating above the clouds in Skyward Sword. The main island includes the Bazaar, a large residential quarter, a bathhouse, as well as a plaza and the Light Tower. Prominent features among the other islands are the Knight Academy, a boarding school run by Gaepora that Link and Zelda attend along with several other students, and the Isle of the Goddess, which holds the Statue of the Goddess.

Features and Overview

Skyward Sword

Skyloft is a set of floating islands in The Sky and is inhabited by humans who descended from those who lived among the Goddess Hylia. The citizens of Skyloft are noted for traversing the sky by riding large birds known as Loftwings. The floating civilization is home to a number of notable features including the Bazaar, the Knight Academy, the Waterfall Cave, the Statue of the Goddess, Beedle's Air Shop, a Graveyard, and a large number of households. During the day, Skyloft is full of life, but becomes infested by monsters during the night as result of Batreaux's curse. After Link collects all 80 Gratitude Crystals and transforms Batreaux into a human, the Remlits lose their aggressive nocturnal forms and the other monsters disappear.

Minor Enemies

Skyward SwordSkyward Sword HD

History

The very first depiction of Skyloft during its creation

Skyloft was created at the end of the Era of the Goddess Hylia when a crack in the earth appeared, and from the fissure came Demise and his demonic hordes. They launched a massive assault on the world known as the Surface, burning forests to ashes, choking the land's sweet springs and killing without hesitation. Hylia gathered the surviving Hylians on a small outcropping of land and sent them skyward along with the Triforce to protect them and the sacred relic from the demonic hordes that had overrun the surface.[5] This plot of land became known as the Isle of the Goddess and along with other floating islands constituted the new home of the Hylians, which became known as Skyloft.[6][7]

In order to keep the sacred power from falling into the hands of Demise, Hylia also hid the portals to the three pieces of the Triforce within Sky Keep, and enshrined the Goddess Sword inside the Statue of the Goddess, leaving it to be found by a chosen hero when the time was right.[8][9][10] Skyloft remained in the sky above the clouds for generations, and knowledge of the Surface and the origins of Skyloft became nothing more than a legend. However, despite knowledge of their origins dwindling, the present people of Skyloft still knew of the Goddess Hylia and believed she was watching over them to that day, unaware that she was living among them in a mortal form in what was now known as the Sky Era.

25 years prior to the events of Skyward Sword, the people of Skyloft established the Knight Academy, a school for the Knights of Skyloft, and the Wing Ceremony, an annual event where students at the Knight Academy compete in the ceremony to advance to their next level in class. The Wing Ceremony concludes with the winner reenacting the role of the Goddess's Hero from long ago with another student playing the role of the Goddess herself.[11][12] In the present events of the story, Link competes against Cawlin, Strich and Groose in the ceremony, winning and getting to spend personal time with Zelda, playing the role of the Goddess and giving him the Sailcloth she made.[13] As she is about to tell Link something personal that has been on her mind,[14] she is swept away to the surface world by a tornado conjured by Ghirahim.[15] Link tries to follow with his Loftwing, but is blown back and knocked unconscious by the tornado. Link wakes up in his bed and tells Gaepora of the day's events.[16] Gaepora assures Link that Zelda is still alive and tells him to rest.[17] Link suddenly hears a strange voice and opens his door, seeing a strange figure. Link follows the figure as it floats away from him, and it leads him into the interior of the Statue of the Goddess. Upon entrance, the figure reveals itself to be Fi, and instructs Link to pull out the sacred Goddess Sword and raise it skyward.[18][19][20][21] After Link raises the sword, Gaepora walks in, shocked at what he sees.[22] Fi gives Link the Emerald Tablet and instructs him to place the tablet into the altar.[23] After Link does so, a rift in the clouds forms, revealing a path to The Surface, where Fi says Zelda is located.[24] Late in the game after learning the Song of the Hero from Levias, Link discovers the Sky Keep, an ancient temple that was built inside the Isle of the Goddess with the sole purpose of protecting the Triforce.[25] After venturing inside and receiving the Triforce, Link wishes for the eradication of Demise, and the Isle of the Goddess breaks off from the remainder of Skyloft and begins to descend towards The Surface. The isle settles in the large spiral pit in the Sealed Grounds, successfully destroying Demise.[7]

After Demise is successfully killed in the past, various residents of the present-day Skyloft including Gaepora, Cawlin, and Strich journey to the surface and seemingly discover their true origins. It would seem that over time, people from Skyloft chose to stay on the surface world like Link and Zelda, and by the time of the Force Era, many humans live on the surface world that has come to be known as the Kingdom of Hyrule.[26]

Other Appearances

Non-Canon Information

Hyrule Warriors

Main article: Skyloft (Stage)

Skyloft appears as the Land in the Sky stage in Hyrule Warriors. Some islands from The Sky appear crashed upon Skyloft, including the Pumpkin Landing and Fun Fun Island. Levias also appears as part of the stage.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Skyloft appears as a Stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It features a moving platform which lands in different areas, including the Statue of the Goddess, the Skyloft Bazaar, the Light Tower, and the outside of Batreaux's house. It also appears as a Trophy.

Trophy Information

# Trophy Appears in Description How to unlock
206 N/A Skyward Sword In The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Link and Zelda grew up on a series of floating islands called Skyloft. When you play this stage, you'll get to fight in several areas seen in Skyward Sword, including the Knight Academy and around the Statue of the Goddess. It's a pretty fast-moving tour, though, so don't get left behind! Random
Skyloft

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Skyloft reappears as a Stage in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It is exactly like the Stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, moving around Skyloft and landing in certain places.

Trivia

  • Many of the Skyloft residents' names are based on that of a bird from the real world.
  • Link can use the Gust Jar on the red and purple pennons that hang above the steps beside Orielle and Parrow's home to cause Blue Rupees to fall out of each one. Using it on any of the others throughout Skyloft will simply blow them around, yielding nothing.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
スカイロフト (Sukairofuto) (SSHD) 
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China
ChineseTR
天空洛夫特 (Tiānkōng luòfūtè) (SSHD) 
The People's Republic of China
ChineseSI
天空洛夫特 (Tiānkōng luòfūtè) (SSHD)[30]Same as English.
Canada
FrenchCA
Célesbourg (SS)[29] 
The French Republic
FrenchEU
Célesbourg (SS)[28]Portmanteau of "céleste" (celestial) and bourg.
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Wolkenhort (SS)Cloud Refuge
Latin America
SpanishLA
Neburia (SS)[27] 
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Gallery

  • Skyloft from Skyward Sword

    Skyloft from Skyward Sword

  • Skyloft from Skyward Sword

    Skyloft from Skyward Sword

  • Link preparing to dive off of Skyloft into the clouds below from Skyward Sword

    Link preparing to dive off of Skyloft into the clouds below from Skyward Sword

  • The map icon for Skyloft after the Statue of the Goddess breaks off from Skyward Sword HD

    The map icon for Skyloft after the Statue of the Goddess breaks off from Skyward Sword HD

  • A promotional image featuring Skyloft from Skyward Sword HD

    A promotional image featuring Skyloft from Skyward Sword HD

  • Land in the Sky from Hyrule Warriors

    Land in the Sky from Hyrule Warriors

  • Skyloft from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

    Skyloft from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

  • Skyloft from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

    Skyloft from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

  • The Skyloft Stage's Icon from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

    The Skyloft Stage's Icon from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

  • The Skyloft Stage's preview from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

    The Skyloft Stage's preview from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

  • The Skyloft Stage battlefield preview from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

    The Skyloft Stage battlefield preview from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

  • The Skyloft Stage's omega preview from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

    The Skyloft Stage's omega preview from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

References

  1. ↑ "Here's Skyloft, from Skyward Sword." — Hyrule Warriors Direct , YouTube (Video), published August 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Skyloft" — Map (Skyward Sword HD)
  3. ↑ Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 72 (SS)
  4. ↑ "According to the ancient texts, there is some kind of place up above called the Isle of the Goddess. Far up in the sky!" — Gorko (Skyward Sword HD)
  5. ↑ "To prevent this great power from falling into the hands of the evil swarming the lands... The goddess gathered the surviving humans on an outcropping of earth. She sent it skyward, beyond the reach of the demonic hordes. Beyond even the clouds." — N/A (Skyward Sword)
  6. ↑ "The plot of land Hylia sent into the sky became known as the Isle of the Goddess. The islands in the sky where the surviving humans dwell became known as Skyloft." (Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 72)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Master Link, I bring news. I have confirmed that the Isle of the Goddess, which was formerly a part of Skyloft, has returned to the surface. Furthermore, I have detected the successful eradication of Demise. Your prayers to the Triforce have been heard." — Fi (Skyward Sword)
  8. ↑ "I've had my suspicions, but until now I wasn't sure. Yet here we are in the Chamber of the Sword, the very place where it was foretold the youth of legend would one day appear. It is said that this place was left to our people by the goddess herself. The very knowledge of this room's existence is a secret passed down to a select few each generation, along with a handful of words... When the light of the goddess's sword shines bright, the great apocalypse will wake from its long slumber. Do not fear, for it is then that a youth, guided by my hand, shall reveal himself in a place most sacred." — Gaepora (Skyward Sword)
  9. ↑ "The words I have sworn to keep secret are coming true before my very eyes. The youth will be guided by one born of the blade--one who is also youthful in likeness yet wise with knowledge immeasurable." — Gaepora (Skyward Sword)
  10. ↑ "Oral tradition, one of the least reliable methods of information retention and transmission. It appears that critical sections of the passage have been lost over the generations. The youth who draws forth the guiding sword shall be known as the goddess's chosen hero, and it is he who possesses an unbreakable spirit. He shall be burdened with the task of abolishing the shadow of apocalypse from the land. Such is his destiny. With the spirit of the blade at his side, he shall soar over the clouds and plummet below... ...And united with the spirit maiden, shall bring forth a piercing light that resurrects the land." — Fi (Skyward Sword)
  11. ↑ "Excellent. As you well know, today's champion will graduate to the next class, bringing him one step closer to knighthood. He will also receive a gift from the young woman chosen to play the role of the goddess in this year's ritual. Today is a special day for many reasons, but it is also the 25th anniversary of our fine institution. To celebrate the occasion, today's champion shall also receive his gift high atop the Statue of the Goddess. I hear the young woman performing the role of the goddess this year has crafted the gift herself. And as you all well know, the role of the goddess this year will be performed by..." — Owlan (Skyward Sword)
  12. ↑ "The lovely Zelda!" — Zelda (Skyward Sword)
  13. ↑ "Link, hand me that Bird Statuette you grabbed in the race. I must offer it to the goddess. Great goddess, guiding light and protector of our people, grant us your blessing and mercy as I act in your stead during this ceremony. Valiant youth who grasped victory at the celebration of the bird folk... In accordance with the old ways... I now bestow the blessings of the goddess upon you. The blessings of the goddess drift down from the heavens aloft a sail, which I now pass on to you." — Zelda (Skyward Sword)
  14. ↑ "You know... Link... There's something I've been meaning to talk to you about..." — Zelda (Skyward Sword)
  15. ↑ "Ahhh! Link!" — Zelda (Skyward Sword)
  16. ↑ "A black tornado, you say? Hmm. That was no ordinary storm." — Gaepora (Skyward Sword)
  17. ↑ "Rest now, Link. Zelda's going to be fine. She's out there alive. I know it." — Gaepora (Skyward Sword)
  18. ↑ "According to your social customs, I should provide you with my personal designation. Fi is the name I was given. I was created for a single purpose, long before the recorded memory of your people. I must aid you in fulfilling the great destiny that is your burden to carry. Come, Link. You must take up this sword. As the one chosen by my creator, it is your destiny." — Fi (Skyward Sword)
  19. ↑ "The strange dreams troubling your sleep. My sudden appearance. Uncertainty surrounding the fate of one you hold dear. Under the circumstances, it is only logical that you would exhibit some apprehension. To minimize your uncertainty, allow me to share some information. My projections indicate that this information has a high probability of altering your current emotional state. The one you seek, honorable Zelda, is still alive. And this spirit maiden... the one you call Zelda... is another chosen one fated to be part of the same great mission. Therefore, should you wish to meet with your friend, I highly recommend you take up this sword before you set out to search for her. Does that information invigorate you? Are you ready to accept this sword?" — Fi (Skyward Sword)
  20. ↑ "The one chosen by my creator. I have been waiting for you. You will play a role in a great destiny." — Fi (Skyward Sword)
  21. ↑ "It seems that further persuasive measures will not be required. In the name of my creator, draw the sword and raise it skyward." — Fi (Skyward Sword)
  22. ↑ "Link! I've had my suspicions, but until now I wasn't sure. Yet here we are in the Chamber of the Sword, the very place where it was foretold the youth of legend would one day appear." — Gaepora (Skyward Sword)
  23. ↑ "This tablet will illuminate a path through the clouds to the land below. Take it, and place it within the altar behind me." — Fi (Skyward Sword)
  24. ↑ "Master, you must embark on a great journey beneath the clouds to the vast realm of the surface. It is only through this journey that you can fulfill the mission set before you by my creator, the goddess. It is also the only method available for you to reunite with the spirit maiden, honorable Zelda." — Fi (Skyward Sword)
  25. ↑ "Bahah! So you've learned all three parts of the song from the dragons, eh? You have done well, young one! True to my word, I will perform the last part of the song for you. Ahem... You learned the final part of the Song of the Hero... The Song of the Hero is now complete! Now that you know the song, I trust you know what to do with it. That old song opens a door to a great trial. Should you succeed in conquering the challenge awaiting you there, I'm certain the path to the Triforce will be revealed to you." — Levias (Skyward Sword)
  26. ↑ "Look around us! As a child, I always dreamed of a world below. I wanted to see the surface with my own eyes and feel the land's warm breeze on my skin. I... I think I want to live here. I always want to feel solid ground beneath my feet, see the clouds above my head, and watch over the Triforce." — Zelda (Skyward Sword)
  27. ↑ "En este juego tomarás el papel del personaje principal Link, y explorarás un vasto mundo lleno de aventuras. Para hacerlo, tendrás que desplazarte desde Neburia al mundo bajo las nubes y contarás con la ayuda de tu neburí, un ave que acompaña a Link en su aventura." (Skyward Sword manual, pg. 29)
  28. ↑ Hyrule Historia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 20
  29. ↑ "Dans ce jeu, vous contrôlez le personnage principal, Link, et partez à la découverte d'un monde immense plein d'aventures. Pour ce faire, vous devez voler entre le centre principal de Célesbourg et le vaste monde au-dessus à bord de votre fidèle célestrier, compagnon et monture de Link." (Skyward Sword manual, pg. 19)
  30. ↑ "天空罗夫特" — Map (Skyward Sword HD, Simplified Chinese localization)

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