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|name      = Interloper War
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|caption    = The Interlopers as represented in [[Lanayru (Spirit)|Lanayru's]] story of the war.
|Artwork ALBW= File:ALBW The Golden Triforce.jpg
|game      = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''
|Screenshot TP= File:TP Battle for the Sacred Realm.png
|location    = [[Hyrule]]<br>[[Twilight Realm]]
|Screenshot TPHD= File:TPHD Battle for the Sacred Realm.png
|occurrence = The Dark Interlopers attempt to invade the Sacred Realm, sparking a war across the land over the Triforce.
|resolution = The Light Spirits banish the Interlopers to the Twilight Realm.
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|participants= {{Plural|Series|Dark Interlopers|link}}
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{{Term|Series|Banishment of the Twili|link}},
The {{Term|Series|Sacred Realm|link}} is sealed,
The {{Term|Series|Kingdom of Hyrule|link}} is formed to protect the {{Term|Series|Triforce|link}}
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The {{Term/Store|Battle for the Sacred Realm||Series}} is an event in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref name="HH 77">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= HH |publisher= |page= 77}}</ref>


The {{Name|Interloper War}} is a [[wikipedia:Fanon (fiction)|fanon]] name for the conflict that occurred in the backstory of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]''.  
==Overview==
 
The defeat of {{Term|Series|Demise|link}} returned peace to the land of {{Term|Series|Hyrule|link}} and the events of the {{Term|Series|Sky Era|link}} eventually faded into legend. However, rumors of an all-powerful artifact known as the {{Term|Series|Triforce|link}} persisted and people began to search for it out of greed. When the entrance to the {{Term|Series|Sacred Realm}} was discovered, a group of sorcerers known as the {{Plural|Series|Dark Interlopers|link}} began to organize and wage war against the people of {{Term|Series|Hyrule}} to find the entrance to the {{Term|Series|Sacred Realm|link}} in pursuit of the ultimate power of legend.<ref name="E 24">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 24}}</ref><ref name="E 30">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 30}}</ref> The {{Plural|Series|Dark Interlopers}} crafted wicked artifacts including the {{Plural|Series|Fused Shadow|link}} as weapons with their fearsome strength, though these paled in comparison to the power of the {{Plural|Series|Golden Goddess|link}}.
==History==
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Hyrule was created by the [[Golden Goddesses]]: Din, Nayru, and Farore. After the goddesses were finished with Hyrule, they created another parallel world known as the [[Sacred Realm]].<ref>{{cite|The lands where the goddesses descended came to be known as the Sacred Realm.|Lanayru|Twilight Princess}}</ref> Before departing the realm, the Golden Goddesses left behind the three golden triangles filled with their power, these three triangles when put together would become a larger triangle known as the [[Triforce]]. After this, Hyrule was at peace for a number of years.


The Triforce granted the wishes of those who touched it, meaning nearly limitless power. However, the goddesses wished to keep the power out of the reach of evil. Therefore, if the one who touched the Triforce did not have a perfect balance of power, wisdom and courage, the Triforce would split into three, leaving the one who touched it with the piece representing the force the one believed in most. The other two parts would be given to those destined, these two bearing the mark of the Triforce on their hands.<ref>{{cite|If the heart of the one who holds the sacred triangle has all three forces in balance, that one will gain the True Force to govern all. But, if that one's heart is not in balance, the Triforce will separate into three parts: Power, Wisdom and Courage. Only one part will remain for the one who touched the Triforce...the part representing the force that one most believes in.|Sheik|Ocarina of Time}}</ref>
To prevent the misuse of the {{Term|Series|Triforce}}, the {{Plural|Series|Golden Goddess}} sent the {{Plural|Series|Light Spirit|link}} with the {{Term|Series|Mirror of Twilight|link}} to banish them to the {{Term|Series|Twilight Realm|link}} where they could never return.<ref name="E 30"/> This event came to be known as the {{Term|Series|Banishment of the Twili|link}}, as it resulted in the {{Plural|Series|Dark Interlopers}} becoming the {{Term|Series|Twili|link}} after being bathed in the calm light of the {{Term|Series|Twilight Realm}} for generations.<ref name="E 30"/>


The legend spread across Hyrule, causing a great war over the location of the Sacred Realm.<ref>{{cite|But soon, word of the Sacred Realm spread through Hyrule, and a great battle ensued...|Lanayru|Twilight Princess}}</ref> During this war, the tribe skilled in dark magic known only as the [[Dark Interlopers]] attempted to establish dominion over the Sacred Realm and establish their power using the [[Fused Shadow]]. Ordered by the [[Golden Goddesses]], the [[Light Spirit|Light Spirits]] intervened and sealed the Interlopers in the Twilight Realm.<ref name=Midnaquote>{{cite|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 [[Golden Goddesses|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}}</ref>
Fearing that another war would break out over the {{Term|Series|Triforce}}, the ancient {{Term|Series|Sage|link}} {{Term|Series|Rauru|link}} hid the {{Term|Series|Triforce}} in the {{Term|Series|Temple of Light|link}} of the {{Term|Series|Sacred Realm}}, which could only be accessed from the ruins of the {{Term|Series|Sealed Temple|link}} in the {{Term|Series|Light World|link}}.<ref name="E 24"/><ref name="E 25">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 25}}</ref> He then constructed a new {{Term|Series|Temple|link}} over the ruins of the old one, drawing both inspiration and name from the legends of the {{Term|Series|Sky Era}} to create the {{Term|Series|Temple of Time|link}}.<ref name="E 24"/><ref name="E 25"/> {{Term|Series|Rauru}} sealed the entrance to the {{Term|Series|Temple of Light}} with the {{Term|Series|Master Sword|link}} in the {{Term|Series|Pedestal of Time|link|display=Pedestal of Time}} knowing that evil hands would not be able to touch the blade.<ref name="E 24"/><ref name="E 25"/> {{Term|Series|Rauru}}, having sealed himself inside the {{Term|Series|Temple of Light}} to watch over the {{Term|Series|Triforce}} from within the {{Term|Series|Sacred Realm}},<ref name="E 25"/> entrusted the {{Term|Series|Sheikah|link}} with keeping the {{Term|Series|Sacred Realm|display=Realm}} a secret.<ref name="E 25"/> The {{Term|Series|Master Sword}} was then sealed behind the {{Term|Series|Door of Time|link}}, with the keys being three {{Plural|Series|Spiritual Stone|link}} and the {{Term|Series|Ocarina of Time (Item)|link}}.<ref name="E 24"/>
<ref name=Lanayru>{{cite|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.|Lanayru ([[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]])}}</ref> They also sealed away the great magic those individuals had mastered,<ref name=Lanayru/> and splintered it, so it became the fragments of the Fused Shadow hidden in the temples of Hyrule.


The descendants of the Interlopers became the [[Twili]], doomed to live as mere shadows in the Twilight. <ref>{{cite|They were forever doomed to live in the twilight, flitting in the half-light of dusk, mere shadows of Hyrule...This is the history of the Twili as it has been passed down from our ancestors...|Midna|Twilight Princess}}</ref>
The {{Term|Series|Kingdom of Hyrule|link}} was formed with the descendants of the {{Term|Series|Reborn Goddess Hylia|link}} near the {{Term|Series|Temple of Time}} to protect the {{Term|Series|Sacred Realm}}.<ref name="HH 77"/> The {{Plural|Series|Spiritual Stone}} were then shared with three peoples swearing loyalty to the {{Term|Series|Royal Family of Hyrule|link}},<ref name="HH 77"/> while the {{Term|Series|Ocarina of Time (Item)}} was kept safe by the {{Term|Series|Royal Family of Hyrule|display=Royal Family}}. These acts brought an {{Term|Series|Era of Prosperity|link}} and a decisive end to the {{Term|Series|Battle for the Sacred Realm}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= HH |publisher= |page= 69}}</ref>


This story bears similarities to the [[Zelda Timeline#Era of Chaos|Era of Chaos]] which occurred some time after the events of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'', although it is not known for certain whether they are the same event.
During the {{Term|TPHD|Era of Twilight|link}}, the {{Term|TPHD|Light Spirit}} {{Term|TPHD|Lanayru (Spirit)|link}} shares the story of this {{Term|TPHD|Battle for the Sacred Realm|display=Battle}} as a warning to {{Term|TPHD|Link}} about why the {{Plural|TPHD|Golden Goddess}} forbade its intoxicating power.<ref>{{Cite|...But before seeking it, you must now bear witness to something...and never forget it.|Lanayru (Spirit)|TPHD}}<br/>{{Cite|You must know that it was the will of the goddesses that we lock away the {{Color|TPHD Red|forbidden power}}...|Lanayru (Spirit)|TPHD}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|You know this {{Color|TPHD Red|magic}}...|Lanayru (Spirit)|TPHD}}<br/>{{Cite|It is the dark power you seek...the {{Color|TPHD Red|Fused Shadow}}...|Lanayru (Spirit)|TPHD}}<br/>{{Cite|O hero chosen by the goddesses... Beware...|Lanayru (Spirit)|TPHD}}<br/>{{Cite|Those who do not know the danger of wielding {{Color|TPHD Red|power}} will, before long, be {{Color|TPHD Red|ruled}} by it.|Lanayru (Spirit)|TPHD}}<br/>{{Cite|Never forget that...|Lanayru (Spirit)|TPHD}}</ref> Nonetheless, {{Term|TPHD|Link}} and {{Term|TPHD|Midna|link}} decide to continue pursuing the {{Plural|TPHD|Fused Shadow}} in order to fight {{Term|TPHD|Zant|link}}.


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During the {{Term|ALBW|Era of Light and Dark|link}}, the conflict was documented in a series of paintings depicting the history of {{Term|ALBW|Hyrule}} in {{Term|ALBW|Hyrule Castle|link}}.


==Aftermath==
==Nomenclature==
{{Main|Ganondorf's Execution}}
{{Nomenclature}}


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Fused Shadow]]
* {{Term|Series|Banishment of the Twili|link}}
*[[Hyrulean Civil War]]
* {{Term|Series|Imprisoning War|link}}
*[[Imprisoning War]]
*[[Twili]]
==Video==
{{Youtube|8G6JSKUuLx8|250|Lanayru's surreal tale of the war}}
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Latest revision as of 14:52, 6 August 2023

The Battle for the Sacred Realm is an event in The Legend of Zelda series.[1]

Overview

The defeat of Demise returned peace to the land of Hyrule and the events of the Sky Era eventually faded into legend. However, rumors of an all-powerful artifact known as the Triforce persisted and people began to search for it out of greed. When the entrance to the Sacred Realm was discovered, a group of sorcerers known as the Dark Interlopers began to organize and wage war against the people of Hyrule to find the entrance to the Sacred Realm in pursuit of the ultimate power of legend.[2][3] The Dark Interlopers crafted wicked artifacts including the Fused Shadows as weapons with their fearsome strength, though these paled in comparison to the power of the Golden Goddesses.

To prevent the misuse of the Triforce, the Golden Goddesses sent the Spirits of Light with the Mirror of Twilight to banish them to the Twilight Realm where they could never return.[3] This event came to be known as the Banishment of the Twili, as it resulted in the Dark Interlopers becoming the Twili after being bathed in the calm light of the Twilight Realm for generations.[3]

Fearing that another war would break out over the Triforce, the ancient Sage Rauru hid the Triforce in the Temple of Light of the Sacred Realm, which could only be accessed from the ruins of the Sealed Temple in the Light World.[2][4] He then constructed a new Temple over the ruins of the old one, drawing both inspiration and name from the legends of the Sky Era to create the Temple of Time.[2][4] Rauru sealed the entrance to the Temple of Light with the Master Sword in the Pedestal of Time knowing that evil hands would not be able to touch the blade.[2][4] Rauru, having sealed himself inside the Temple of Light to watch over the Triforce from within the Sacred Realm,[4] entrusted the Sheikah with keeping the Realm a secret.[4] The Master Sword was then sealed behind the Door of Time, with the keys being three Spiritual Stones and the Ocarina of Time.[2]

The Kingdom of Hyrule was formed with the descendants of the Reborn Goddess Hylia near the Temple of Time to protect the Sacred Realm.[1] The Spiritual Stones were then shared with three peoples swearing loyalty to the Royal Family of Hyrule,[1] while the Ocarina of Time was kept safe by the Royal Family. These acts brought an Era of Prosperity and a decisive end to the Battle for the Sacred Realm.[5]

During the Era of Twilight, the Spirit of Light Lanayru shares the story of this Battle as a warning to Link about why the Golden Goddesses forbade its intoxicating power.[6][7] Nonetheless, Link and Midna decide to continue pursuing the Fused Shadows in order to fight Zant.

During the Era of Light and Dark, the conflict was documented in a series of paintings depicting the history of Hyrule in Hyrule Castle.

Nomenclature

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 77
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 24
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 30
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 25
  5. ↑ Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 69
  6. ↑ "...But before seeking it, you must now bear witness to something...and never forget it." — Lanayru (Twilight Princess HD)
    "You must know that it was the will of the goddesses that we lock away the forbidden power..." — Lanayru (Twilight Princess HD)
  7. ↑ "You know this magic..." — Lanayru (Twilight Princess HD)
    "It is the dark power you seek...the Fused Shadow..." — Lanayru (Twilight Princess HD)
    "O hero chosen by the goddesses... Beware..." — Lanayru (Twilight Princess HD)
    "Those who do not know the danger of wielding power will, before long, be ruled by it." — Lanayru (Twilight Princess HD)
    "Never forget that..." — Lanayru (Twilight Princess HD)
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