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'''Skyloft''' is a location in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''. It is a floating island located above the clouds and | '''[[Skyloft]]''' is a location in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''. It is a floating island located above the clouds and is the place where Link was born and raised. The citizens of Skyloft, including Link, are unaware of any other world outside of Skyloft.<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/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ZeldaUniverse+%28Zelda+Universe%29|title=Eiji Aonuma Talks Skyward Sword Story, Controls|site=zeldauniverse.net}}</ref> However, a land below the clouds known as Hyrule is eventually discovered as being ruled by evil forces, forcing Link to leave Skyloft and finding himself traveling back and forth between these two lands, Skyloft and the kingdom of Hyrule, with the help of the Skyward Sword.<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> | ||
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Skyloft is a location in Skyward Sword. It is a floating island located above the clouds and is the place where Link was born and raised. The citizens of Skyloft, including Link, are unaware of any other world outside of Skyloft.[1] However, a land below the clouds known as Hyrule is eventually discovered as being ruled by evil forces, forcing Link to leave Skyloft and finding himself traveling back and forth between these two lands, Skyloft and the kingdom of Hyrule, with the help of the Skyward Sword.[2][3]