Yiga
Template:Species The Yiga (pronounced /ˈjiː.ɡə/ YEE-ghə) are a clan of thieves and assassins in Breath of the Wild.
Characteristics
The Yiga Clan mainly consist of Yiga Footsoldiers and Yiga Blademasters. They are known for stealing information and supplies from the Gerudo Tribe. Their base, the Yiga Clan Hideout, can be found in the Gerudo Region up north through the Karusa Valley. The Yiga Clan's symbol, usually found on their masks, is the Eye Symbol of the Sheikah Tribe flipped upside-down. Outside of their Hideout, Yiga Clan members can randomly appear to attack Link. This happens more often after Link invades their hideout and defeats their leader, Master Kohga.[1][2] The Yiga will also sometimes disguise themselves as travelers, only to attack Link when he speaks to them.[3] While sneaking around in the Yiga Clan Hideout, Link can take advantage of their love for Mighty Bananas by luring them with the fruit.[4]
History
After the Calamity struck, the people of Hyrule blamed and rejected the Sheikah for their technological advances, forcing them into exile. The Yiga Clan branched off from the Sheikah Tribe out of hatred for the ones who cast them aside, and swore allegiance to Calamity Ganon.[5][6] Shortly before the events of Breath of the Wild, Master Kohga orders the Yiga to steal the Thunder Helm from Riju to prevent her from getting close to the Divine Beast Vah Naboris.[7][8] He does this in order to assist Calamity Ganon and prevent Naboris from stopping Ganon's return.[citation needed] In short, the Yiga Clan are the descendants of Sheikah who kept the powers their ancestors were gifted with, while the rest of the Sheikah left behind their powers and technological prowess to live out normal lives.
In Link's seventh Recovered Memory, "Blades of the Yiga", Princess Zelda is attacked by a group of Yiga Footsoldiers at Kara Kara Bazaar.
With Kass's reconstruction of Urbosa's Song, Link glimpses Zelda's meeting with Urbosa in Gerudo Town 100 years ago. There, the Gerudo chieftain accepts the Princess's proposition to pilot the Divine Beast Vah Naboris. She is aware that the Yiga Clan were attempting to resurrect Calamity Ganon, and steal their precious heirloom—the Thunder Helm.[citation needed] Afterwords, the two take a stroll outside the walls of town, only to be confronted with two disguised Yiga Footsoldiers. She dispatches both of the would-be assassins effortlessly.
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References
- ↑ "Even if he were to die, his followers would never give up their one and only task." — N/A (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "The Yiga Clan will track you to the ends of Hyruuuule!" — Master Kohga (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "Nooow...you must DIIIIE!" — Traveler (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "All I ever see them do is patrol and eat bananas. I haven't seen anything else that you could exploit as a weakness." — Barta (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "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 Ganon. They now call themselves the Yiga Clan. Their sole mission is to eliminate all who stand against Ganon. Please, dear hero... be careful out there." — Cado (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "But after the Great Calamity and the king's death, the Sheikah tribe was split in two. Some became part of the dishonorable Yiga Clan..." — Cado (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "These thieves are highly skilled in both stealth and disguise. They refer to themselves as the Yiga. They slipped into town in the dark of night, stole the chief's heirloom, and vanished like smoke in the wind. We believe them to be descendants of the Sheikah tribe that splintered and turned to villainy. But why would they want to steal the Thunder Helm?" — Gerudo (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "The Thunder Helm can repel the lightning strikes, protecting me from harm." — Riju (Breath of the Wild)