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1998 (as Zelda64.com)<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= June 8, 2019|url= http://web.archive.org/web/19981111185113/http://www.zelda64.com/|title= Welcome to the Zelda Ocarina of Time pre-launch website.|site= Zelda64.com|type= Archive}}</ref>,
2000 (as Zelda.com)<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= June 8, 2019|url= http://web.archive.org/web/20000519215452/http://www.zelda.com/|title= Welcome to the official Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time website|site= Zelda.com|type= Archive}}</ref>
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'''Zelda.com''' is the official {{TLoZ|Series|-}} site owned by [[Nintendo]]. The website operates as a hub for all official {{TLoZ|-}} information.


'''Zelda.com''' is the official [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|Zelda]] site, owned by [[Nintendo]] and designed/run by [http://www.pop.us/ POP]. The site is easily navigable and incorporates many {{Wp|Flash}} elements into its organization and presentation. Zelda.com operates as a hub for all official ''Zelda'' information, evidenced by the extensive encyclopedia, image gallery, and other features showcased on the site's main page. In recent years, the encyclopedia glossary in particular has received negative criticism from fans pertaining to fabricated statements and/or unsound definitions that contradict in-game evidence and official releases, such as artwork or game manuals.
==History==
{{Stub}}
In 2001, a dubious interpretation of the [[Zelda Timeline]], written by Nintendo of America translator Dan Owsen,{{Fact}} was published on the site. The timeline placed the then-released games in the following order: {{OoT}}, {{MM}}, {{ALttP}}, {{OoA}}, {{OoS}}, {{TLoZ}}, {{TAoL}}, {{LA}}, all occurring within the lifetime of the {{Term|Series|Hero of Time|link}}.<ref name=hall-of-time>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010331035723/http://www.zelda.com:80/lib_timeline.html|title= |site= |type= }}</ref> The timeline page was removed from the site in 2002.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20021214163850/http://www.zelda.com:80/lib_timeline.html|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>


==Bad reputation amongst fans==
In 2018, an interactive version of the official timeline (as described in {{HH}} and then {{E}}) was added following a site redesign.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180623140058/https://www.zelda.com/about/|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
Although it contained useful walkthroughs for some Zelda games, Zelda.com was also more widely known to be a poor resource of Zelda information, often mixing canon with fanfiction and providing statements that contradict the games. According to Zelda.com:


* [[Agahnim]] imprisoned [[sage]]s. In reality, he actually imprisoned the maiden descendants of sages.<ref name=Dog>{{Cite|After imprisoning the Seven Sages and Princess Zelda, Agahnim used his magic to break the seal which imprisoned Ganon in the Dark World.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
===The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia===
From 2002 to 2016, Zelda.com featured a webpage called the "The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia".<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 16, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20021207041741/http://www.zelda.com/universe/enc_a.html|title= |site= |type= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160920132034/http://zelda.com/universe/pedia/|title= |site= |type= }}</ref> The encyclopedia was riddled with false and dubious claims that conflicted with the series' canon or were otherwise uncorroborated.


* Agahnim's magic broke the Seal on the Sacred Realm when it was in fact his imprisonment of the maidens that did so.<ref name=Dog />
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ False or uncorroborated claims in The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia
|-
! Subject
!class="unsortable"| Claim
!class="unsortable"| Facts
|-
| {{Term|Series|Agahnim|link}}
| {{Term|Series|Agahnim}} imprisons the {{Term|ALttP|Seven Sages|link}}.<ref name="Agahnim">{{Cite Web|quote= After imprisoning the Seven Sages and Princess Zelda, Agahnim used his magic to break the seal which imprisoned Ganon in the Dark World.|author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050405014644/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/index.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| {{Term|Series|Agahnim}} imprisons the seven {{Plural|ALttP|Maiden|link}}, who are the descendants of the {{Term|ALttP|Seven Sages}}.
|-
| {{Term|Series|Agahnim|link}}
| {{Term|Series|Agahnim}} used his magic "to break the seal which imprisoned Ganon in the Dark World."<ref name="Agahnim" />
| The imprisonment of all seven {{Plural|ALttP|Maiden|link}} is what breaks the seal on the {{Term|ALttP|Dark World|link}}.{{Fact|ALttP}}
|-
| {{Term|MM|Bombers Secret Society of Justice|link|display=Bombers Gang}}
| The "Bombers Gang" consists of "young boys with little else to do than cause trouble and goof around."<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= The Bombers Gang has existed in Clock Town for many years. The gang consists of young boys with little else to do than cause trouble and goof around. Whenever a member of the Bombers Gang decides to quit the group and make something of himself, a new recruit is added. Generally, the Bombers Gang has always consisted of five members.|author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050405212242/http://zelda.com/universe/pedia/b.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| The Bombers' stated goal is to help others.<ref>{{Cite|If you're really a Bomber, don't forget to solve people's problems with pride!|Jim|MM3D}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|This is the Bombers' Notebook. It contains the words we live by! Read it over!|Jim|MM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Whenever you solve someone's problem, it makes you happy, so a Happy Sticker will be added to your book.|Jim|MM}}</ref>


* The power of the seven crystals in {{ALttP}} were needed to break the barrier around Ganon's tower. The crystals held no such power, and were simply used as holding cells for the imprisoned maidens.<ref>{{Cite|During Ganon's second rise to power in Hyrule, he sealed his Tower with a magical seal so powerful that it could only be unlocked by the power of seven magical Crystals.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
The group is never called the "Bombers Gang" in-game or anywhere else.
|-
| {{Term|MM|Carnival of Time|link}}
| Terminians celebrate the {{Term|MM|Carnival of Time}} to "honor time, and to remind themselves that every second should be savored."<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050406161526/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/c.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| The {{Term|MM|Carnival of Time}} is a celebration of the yearly alignment of the sun and moon.<ref>{{Cite|Each year, the season of harmony begins when the sun and moon are in alignment. Paying homage to the way that both nature and time are tirelessly in the process of progressing... The Carnival of Time is when the peoples of the four worlds celebrate that harmony and request fruitfulness for the year.|Granny|MM}}</ref>
|-
| {{Term|MM|Clock Town|link}}
| {{Term|MM|Clock Town}} is the "capitol city of Termina."
| Though {{Term|MM|Clock Town}} is located in the center of {{Term|MM|Termina}} and is its most populous settlement, there is nothing to indicate that it exercises political control over any of the four outer regions. Each region appears to be self-governed.
|-
| {{Plural|Series|Crystal|link}}
| {{Term|ALttP|Link|Link}} breaks the barrier of {{Term|ALttP|Ganon's Tower|link}} using the power of the seven {{Plural|ALttP|Crystal|link}} in {{ALttP}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= During Ganon's second rise to power in Hyrule, he sealed his Tower with a magical seal so powerful that it could only be unlocked by the power of seven magical Crystals. Scattered in well-guarded dungeons all over Hyrule, Link recovered all seven Crystals and used their power to enter Ganon's Tower and eventually overthrow the King of Evil.|author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050405013201/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/c.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| The seven {{Plural|ALttP|Maiden}} break the barrier of {{Term|ALttP|Ganon's Tower}} – the {{Plural|ALttP|Crystal}} only hold the {{Plural|ALttP|Maiden}} captive.<ref>{{Cite|Link, we are going to break the barrier of Ganon's Tower with our power.|Princess Zelda|ALttP}}</ref>
|-
| {{Term|Series|Daira|link|display=Daria}}
| The encyclopedia exclusively refers to they enemy as "Daria."<ref name="D">{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070605/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/d.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| The correct spelling is "Daira."<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 172}}</ref>
|-
| {{Term|Series|Death Mountain Crater|link}}
| The entry for {{Term|Series|Death Mountain Crater}} links to the site's page for {{TLoZ}}.<ref name="D"/>
| {{Term|Series|Death Mountain Crater}} is in {{OoT}}, not {{TLoZ}}.
|-
| {{Term|Series|Gerudo|link}}
| {{Term|Series|Ganondorf|link}} was "the only man ever allowed into [the] ranks" of the {{Term|Series|Gerudo}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= The Gerudo warriors are primarily made up of beautiful women highly trained in the art of war. The only man ever allowed into their ranks was Ganondorf, who permanently soured the Gerudo's opinion of men.|author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/g.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| A {{Term|Series|Gerudo}} male is born every hundred years and is declared king by law.<ref>{{Cite|A kid like you may not know this, but the Gerudo race consists only of women. Only one man is born every hundred years... Even though our laws say that lone male Gerudo must become King of the Gerudo, I'll never bow to such an evil man!|Nabooru|OoT}}</ref>
|-
| {{Term|Series|Gleeok|link}}
| "Gleeock" is a two-headed dragon in {{TLoZ}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= Gleeock was a powerful two-headed dragon defeated by Link during his quest to recover the shattered pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom.|author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/g.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| In {{TLoZ}}, {{Term|TLoZ|Gleeok}} has two to four heads depending on the dungeon.


* The Bombers have nothing better to do than cause trouble and goof around. In-game evidence shows that while the Bombers did lounge around, they did spend a good portion of their time helping people.<ref>{{Cite|The Bombers Gang has existed in Clock Town for many years. The gang consists of young boys with little else to do than cause trouble and goof around. Whenever a member of the Bombers Gang decides to quit the group and make something of himself, a new recruit is added. Generally, the Bombers Gang has always consisted of five members.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
The correct spelling is "Gleeok."<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 182}}</ref>
|-
| {{Term|Series|Gohdan|link}}
| {{Term|TWW|Gohdan|link}} is described as a "mysterious creature".<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= Gohdan was the name of the mysterious creature whose duty it was to guard the Tower of the Gods.|author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/g.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| {{Term|TWW|Gohdan}} is a machine, not a live creature.<ref>{{Cite|This monstrous machine was created by the gods as a trial for the great hero.|N/A|TWW}}</ref>
|-
| {{Term|Series|Golden Land|link}}
| The {{Term|Series|Golden Land}} is "forever ruined" when {{Term|Series|Ganondorf|link}} enters it and transforms it into the {{Term|Series|Dark World|link}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= Gohdan was the name of the mysterious creature whose duty it was to guard the Tower of the Gods.|author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/g.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| The {{Term|Series|Sacred Realm|link}} is restored at the end of {{ALttP}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book=E |publisher= |page=24}}</ref>
|-
| {{Term|Series|Grandma|link}}
| {{Term|TWW|Link}}'s {{Term|TWW|Grandma}} gives him the {{Term|TWW|Hero's Clothes|link}} to help him on his journey.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= Link's grandmother who lived on the Great Sea was well aware of the legend of the Hero of Time. She was sad to see Link leave on such a dangerous journey, but she gave him a green tunic and a shield to speed him on his way.|author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/g.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| {{Term|TWW|Grandma}} gives {{Term|TWW|Link}} the {{Term|TWW|Hero's Clothes}} out of tradition on the day he comes of age, before {{Term|TWW|Aryll|link}} is captured and {{Term|TWW|Link}} sets out on his journey.<ref name=coming-of-age>{{Cite|Time certainly flies... I can't believe you're already old enough to wear these clothes. Don't look so disappointed, dear one! Just try them on. Today is a day to celebrate! It is the day that you become the same age as the young hero spoken of in all the legends. You only have to wear them for one day, so don't look so down. Be proud, child!|Grandma|TWW}}</ref>
|-
| {{Term|Series|Hero of Time|link}}
| The title "Hero of Time" is ascribed to the {{Term|Series|Link}} in {{TLoZ}}, {{TAoL}}, {{ALttP}}, {{LA}}, {{OoT}}, {{MM}}, {{OoA}}, {{OoS}}, {{FS}}, and {{TMC}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/h.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| The title "Hero of Time" applies only to the {{Term|Series|Link}} in {{OoT}} and {{MM}}.
|-
| {{Term|Series|Hero's Clothes|link}}
| The {{Term|TWW|Hero's Clothes}} are "the traditional garb of boys 12 and older on Outset Island."<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/h.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| Satoru Iwata later confirmed in an Iwata Asks that the Hero of Time is 9 years in {{OoT}},<ref>{{Cite Person|quote= Yes. When we decided to handle Link growing up from a 9-year-old child to a more mature 16-year-old, I wanted lots of characters to fulfill various roles.|name= Shigeru Miyamoto|url= https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/3ds/zelda-ocarina-of-time/4/1|title= Iwata Asks}}</ref> which means that boys on {{Term|TWW|Outset Island|link}} would also receive the {{Term|TWW|Hero's Clothes}} at age 9, upon becoming the same age as the Hero of Time.<ref name=coming-of-age/>
|-
| {{Term|Series|Koholint Island|link}}
| {{Term|LA|Koholint Island}} is "believed to lie far off the coast of {{Term|Series|Eastern Hyrule|link}} in the {{Term|Series|Great Sea|link}}" and there is some debate as to whether it truly exists.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= Koholint Island is a mysterious place. Believed to lie far off the coast of Eastern Hyrule in the Great Sea, Koholint Island was the stage for one of Link's most challenging quests. There is great debate about the existence of this small but diverse island, since Link was never able to determine whether the island truly existed or if it was just the product of an elaborate dream. For scientific purposes, it is treated as a real location in this encyclopedia.|author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/k.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| {{Term|LA|Koholint Island}} was since confirmed to be a dream world created by the {{Term|LA|Wind Fish|link}} in {{LA}}, with no relation to Hyrule or the Great Sea.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 38}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 109}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 234 {{Exp Game|LA}}}}</ref>
|-
| {{Term|Series|Magic Hammer|link|display=Magic Hammer}}
| The {{Term|Series|Magic Hammer|link}} in {{TAoL}}, {{ALttP}}, and {{FSA}} is treated as if it were the {{Term|Series|Megaton Hammer|link}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/h.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/m.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| The {{Term|Series|Megaton Hammer}} exists only in {{OoT}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 130 {{Exp Game|OoT}}}}</ref>
|-
| {{Term|Series|Magic Shield|link}}
| The {{Term|TAoL|Magic Shield}} from {{TAoL}} is treated as if it were the {{Term|Series|Mirror Shield|link}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/m.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| The {{Term|TAoL|Mirror Shield}} is not in {{TAoL|-}}.<ref name="E 131">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |page= 131}}</ref>
|-
| {{Term|Series|Magic Sword|link}}
| The {{Term|TAoL|Magic Sword}} from in {{TAoL}} is treated as if it were the {{Term|Series|Master Sword|link}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/m.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| {{Term|Series|Master Sword}} is not in {{TAoL|-}}.<ref name="E 131" />
|-
| {{Term|Series|Medli|link}}
| {{Term|TWW|Medli}} is "a Rito princess."<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/m.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| {{Term|TWW|Medli}} is an apprentice attendant to {{Term|TWW|Valoo|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|I'm an attendant to the great sky spirit, Valoo. My name is Medli.|Medli|TWW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|I may be just an apprentice attendant, but I can understand some of the great Valoo's language. I'm not exactly bursting with confidence, but...|Medli|TWW}}</ref> She is never ascribed the title "princess" by other {{Term|TWW|Rito|link}}, nor is there any indication that she is related by blood to the {{Term|TWW|Rito Chieftain|link}} or {{Term|TWW|Prince Komali|link|display= Prince Komali}}.
|-
| {{Term|Series|Megaton Hammer|link}}
| "Megaton" is the "brand name" of the hammer.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/m.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| The {{Term|Series|Megaton Hammer}} is a legendary relic.<ref>{{Cite|A long time ago there was an evil dragon named Volvagia living in this mountain. That dragon was very scary! He ate Gorons! Using a huge hammer, the hero of the Gorons... BOOOM! Destroyed it just like that. This is a myth from long ago, but it's true! I know, because my dad is a descendant of the hero!|Link (Goron)|OoT}}</ref>
|-
|| {{Plural|Series|Pendant of Virtue|link}}
| This entry states that {{Term|Series|Link}} collects the {{Plural|Series|Pendant of Virtue}} upon his return from {{Term|Series|Termina}}, and that 100 years had passed in {{Term|Series|Hyrule}} while he was away.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/p.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| The since-released official timeline has {{ALttP}} and {{MM}} in separate timelines experienced by different incarnations of {{Term|Series|Link}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |page= 10}}</ref> The encyclopedia's statement that 100 years had passed also contradicts the previous timeline posted on the site, which has {{Term|Series|Link}} living with his [[Link's Uncle|uncle]] upon his return from {{Term|Series|Termina}}.<ref name=hall-of-time />
|-
| {{Term|Series|Termina|link}}
| {{Term|Series|Termina}} is one of the millions of alternate worlds created due to an unanticipated side effect of the {{Term|Series|Creation of the World|link|display= Creation of Hyrule}} by the three {{Plural|Series|Golden Goddesses|link}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= When Hyrule was created by the three goddesses at the beginning of time, there were certain side effects of its creation which Din, Nayru and Farore did not anticipate. As the three holy women breathed life into the world and chased away Emptiness, their potent breath slipped through tiny cracks in the folds of space and created millions of alternate worlds in the process. One of these worlds became the land known as Termina.|author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/t.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| Aside from the {{Term|Series|Sacred Realm|link}}, alternate worlds do not factor into the [[Creation Myth]] described in canon media.
|-
| [[Zora (Enemy)|Zola]]
| "Zolas" are female {{Plural|Series|Zora|link}} who chose a live of violence.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= Zola is the name given to any female Zora who turns against Hylians and chooses to live a life of violence.|author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/h.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| Though the {{TLoZ}} manual does describe "Zolas" as half-fish and half-woman,<ref>{{Cite|{{Cite Manual|quote= **Zola**<br/>Half-fish, half-woman who lives in the water.|game= TLoZ|page= 31}}</ref> {{OoA}} is the only game to feature both types of {{Term|Series|Zora|link}}. In {{OoA|-}} the friendly river {{Plural|OoA|Zora}} and the docile sea {{Plural|OoA|Zora}} are ostensibly different species.<ref>{{Cite|Don't think us noble sea Zoras the same as those savage, vulgar river Zoras!|Zora|OoA}}</ref>
|-
| {{Term|Series|Zora|link}}
| {{Plural|Series|Zora}} evolved from fish in {{Term|Series|Zora's Fountain|link}}, which was blessed by the {{Plural|Series|Golden Goddess|link}} during the {{Term|Series|Creation of the World}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= April 15, 2022|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050313070812/http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/z.jsp|title= |site= |type= }}</ref>
| No origin story is ascribed to the {{Plural|Series|Zora}} elsewhere in {{TLoZ|Series}}.
|}


* The [[Carnival of Time]] is celebrated to pay tribute to the importance of life. {{MM}} only states that the celebration is in honor of the alignment of the sun and the moon.<ref>{{Cite|Terminans take part in the Carnival of Time to honor time, and to remind themselves that every second should be savored.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
==Trivia==
 
*Before Nintendo bought the domain in 1999, Zelda.com was an adult content website.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= Steve Silberman|published= December 15, 1998|retrieved= June 8, 2019|url= https://www.wired.com/1998/12/zelda-gets-naughty/|title= Zelda Gets Naughty|site= WIRED|type= }}</ref>
* "Daria" is the correct spelling of "[[Daira]]", the axe-throwing enemy from {{TAoL}}.<ref>{{Cite|Darias are disgusting hybrids of Hylians and alligators. They are expert axe-throwers, and their axes are so sharp that they are able to slice through most Hyrulean Shields.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* [[Death Mountain Crater]] is in {{TLoZ}}, not {{OoT}}.<ref>{{cite|Deep within Death Mountain boils a lava-filled crater where the volcanic core generates intense heat. Only the thick-skinned Gorons can survive within the crater without the use of protective clothing. [Go to] The Legend of Zelda.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* [[Ganon]] escapes the [[Sacred Realm]] on multiple occasions, and each time is re-sealed by [[Link]] and the [[Sage|Seven Sages]]. Evidential statements and in-game proof show that Ganon was only sealed by Seven Sages on one occasion.<ref>{{Cite|Ganon was able to break free on numerous occasions. Luckily, Link and the Seven Sages were able to repel his advances each time.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* [[Ganon|Ganondorf]] was the only male ever "allowed in" to [[Gerudo]] clan, as opposed to one male being born every 100 years from within the society.<ref>{{Cite|The only man ever allowed into their ranks was Ganondorf, who permanently soured the Gerudo's opinion of men.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* [[Gleeok]] is a two-headed dragon, though while this is true in some iterations, in several cases, it has three or more.<ref>{{Cite|Gleeok was a powerful two-headed dragon defeated by Link during his quest to recover the shattered pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* [[Gohdan]] is described by the Encyclopedia as "a mysterious creature"<ref>{{Cite web|Gohdan was the name of the mysterious creature whose duty it was to guard the Tower of the Gods.|url=http://zelda.com/universe/pedia/g.jsp|title=The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia; retrieved Jan 09 2012|site=Zelda.com}}</ref>, when Gohdan is actually a robot, and is described in ''The Wind Waker'' as a machine.
 
* The Golden Land was forever changed into the [[Dark World]] because of [[Ganon]]. It was not forever changed, because Link turned it “Golden” again in ''A Link to the Past''.<ref>{{Cite|The Golden Land was forever ruined, and became known as the Dark World.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* [[Gomess]] was once a powerful vampire. His origins or identity are not given in-game. <ref>{{Cite|Gomess was a once a powerful vampire who spent his days in the dark halls of the Stone Tower Temple.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* {{TWW}} Link's [[Grandmother|grandma]] gave him his [[tunic]] to help him on his journey. It was actually given to him in tradition, and unrelated to his journey. The reasoning concerned Link’s coming of age.<ref>{{Cite|She was sad to see Link leave on such a dangerous journey, but she gave him a green tunic and a shield to speed him on his way.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* [[Link]] is called the Hero of Time in ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''The Adventure of Link'', ''A Link to the Past'', {{LA}}, ''Ocarina of Time'', ''Majora's Mask'', {{OoA}}, {{OoS}}, {{FS}}, and {{TMC}}. Only ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Majora's Mask'' give him this title.<ref>{{Cite|A popular name Hylians use when referring to Link. [Go to] The Legend of Zelda , The Adventure of Link , A Link to the Past , Link's Awakening , Ocarina of Time , Majora's Mask , Oracle of Ages , Oracle of Seasons , A Link to the Past / Four Swords , The Minish Cap.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* [[Koholint Island]] is off the coast of Eastern [[Hyrule]] in the [[Great Sea]]. Japanese text refers to Koholint as a "southern" island, and there is never any canonical mention of any such connection to ''The Wind Waker''’s Great Sea, if any.<ref>{{Cite|Believed to lie far off the coast of Eastern Hyrule in the Great Sea, Koholint Island was the stage for one of Link's most challenging quests.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* Koholint Island is a real location, whereas {{LA|-}} revealed it to be a dream world in the ending.<ref>{{Cite|There is great debate about the existence of this small but diverse island, since Link was never able to determine whether the island truly existed or if it was just the product of an elaborate dream. For scientific purposes, it is treated as a real location in this encyclopedia.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* The creator of the Link Doll in ''The Adventure of Link'' was friends with the Hero of Time.<ref>{{cite|Its origin is uncertain, but whoever created the Link Doll was definitely a friend of the Hero of Time.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* The "magic shield" and "magic sword" from ''The Adventure of Link'' is the [[Mirror Shield]] and [[Master Sword]]. However, there is no proof in the games of this claim.<ref>{{Cite|”Magic Sword”, see Master Sword. “Magic Shield”, see Mirror Shield.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* [[Medli]] was a [[Rito]] Princess. In reality, she was just an apprentice to [[Valoo]]. [[Komali]] is the Prince of the Rito, and the only such Rito royalty designated in ''The Wind Waker''.<ref>{{Cite|Young Medli was a princess of the Rito tribe on Dragon Roost Island in the Great Sea.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* "Megaton" is a brand name of hammers in Hyrule. However it is the name of a [[Megaton Hammer|legendary hammer]] used by a [[Goron]] hero, with no in-game evidence that the Megaton name is that of a company.<ref>{{Cite|"Megaton" is the brand name of a weighty hammer used in Hyrule for a variety of purposes.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* ‘’Majora's Mask’’ is sequentially connected to ‘’A Link to the Past’’. <ref>{{Cite|[[Pendants of Virtue]]:The Pendant of Courage, the Pendant of Power and the Pendant of Wisdom are collectively known as the Pendants of Virtue. When Link returned from his adventure in [[Termina]], hundreds of years had passed in [[Hyrule]] and the [[Master Sword]] was hidden within the [[Lost Woods]]. To re-prove himself and demonstrate that he was worthy of the Master Sword, Link had to collect all three Pendants of Virtue.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* [[Saria]] is an "elfin child of the Kokiri Forest". Kokiri are spirits, not elves.<ref>{{Cite| She was an elfin child of the Kokiri Forest, and unlike the other children, she refused to make fun of Link for being an outsider and not having a guardian fairy.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* The creation of [[Termina]], which is a topic never explored in ‘’Majora’s Mask’’, is easily explained as an oversight of the Goddesses. <ref>{{Cite|"When Hyrule was created by the three goddesses at the beginning of time, there were certain side effects of its creation which [[Din (Goddess)|Din]], [[Nayru (Goddess)|Nayru]] and [[Farore (Goddess)|Farore]] did not anticipate. As the three holy women breathed life into the world and chased away Emptiness, their potent breath slipped through tiny cracks in the folds of space and created millions of alternate worlds in the process. One of these worlds became the land known as Termina."|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* The [[Tingle]] tower in ''The Wind Waker'' was created to humor weary travelers.<ref>{{Cite|Tingle built his tower in an effort to provide humorous diversions for weary travelers.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* The [[River Zora|enemy-type Zora]] is the same as the "Zola", and are violent female [[Zora]]. ''Oracle of Ages'' says they are not related.<ref>{{Cite|Zola is the name given to any female Zora who turns against Hylians and chooses to live a life of violence.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* The Goddesses’ blessing [[Zora's Domain]] was enough to bring about the [[Zora]] race. There is no evidence to support this, series-wide.<ref>{{Cite|When the Goddesses created Hyrule, they blessed Zora’s Fountain and eventually the fish which swam in its water evolved into the Zoras we know today.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* [[Link]] is a singular entity. Zelda.com attributes the deeds of both the Link of ''Majora's Mask'' and {{LA|-}} to the same character. In reality, the games confirm that multiple Links exist, and that the Links of ''Majora's Mask'' and {{LA|-}} are separate characters according to the timeline.<ref>{{cite|Some of Link's most famous accomplishments include rescuing Princess Zelda on multiple occasions, saving the citizens of Termina from certain demise, as well as freeing the island of Koholint from savage monster attacks.|Zelda.com}}</ref>
 
* The Hyrule Encyclopedia states that the Hero's Clothes are "the traditional garb of boys 12 and older on Outset Island."<ref>{{Cite web|Hero's Clothes are the traditional garb of boys 12 and older on Outset Island.|url=http://www.zelda.com/universe/pedia/h.jsp|title=The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia; retrieved Jan 4 2012|site=Zelda Universe}}</ref> However, Link in ''The Wind Waker'' was 9, not 12, as evidenced by new official information,<ref>{{Cite web|Yes. When we decided to handle Link growing up from a 9-year-old child to a more mature 16-year-old, I wanted lots of characters to fulfill various roles. For example, Kaepora Gaebora is a grandfather figure who gives Link all kinds of advice and looks out for him. And since Link is a boy, I wanted girls besides Princess Zelda to show up.|url=http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/zelda-ocarina-of-time/4/1|title=Iwata Asks; retrieved Dec 14 2011|site=Nintendo}}</ref> and because of in-game information.<ref>{{Cite|Time certainly flies... I can't believe you're already old enough to wear these clothes. Don't look so disappointed, dear one! Just try them on. Today is a day to celebrate! It is the day that you become the same age as the young hero spoken of in all the legends. You only have to wear them for one day, so don't look so down. Be proud, child!|Link's Grandma|TWW}}</ref>
 
===Lack of Updating===
*Beginning on September 14th, 2007, links supposedly pointing to {{TP}} sections of the site instead directed users to ''The Minish Cap'' section of the website.
 
*Even into August of 2009, the Zelda.com website still featured a Phantom Hourglass Countdown Widget, which was first put online on September 14th, 2007 to lead up to the release of {{PH}}, which was released October 1st, 2007, two years prior. While the site was updated to include information on {{ST}} in November 2009, the encyclopedia section remains out-of-date, ignoring information from all newer games after ''The Minish Cap'' such as ''Twilight Princess'' and ''Phantom Hourglass'' while retaining the many inconsistencies enumerated above.
 
==Sub sites==
Zelda.com also contains '''sub sites'''. These are pages focused on one game, including sites catered to ''Twilight Princess'', ''Phantom Hourglass'', ''Spirit Tracks'', and {{SS}}.


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==Trivia==
* Before Nintendo bought and first used the domain on April 29, 1999, Zelda.com used to be an adult content website.<ref>{{Cite web||url=https://archive.org/web/|title=Zelda.com Archive|site=Wayback Machine}}</ref>
==External Links==
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Zelda.com is the official The Legend of Zelda site owned by Nintendo. The website operates as a hub for all official The Legend of Zelda information.

History

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In 2001, a dubious interpretation of the Zelda Timeline, written by Nintendo of America translator Dan Owsen,[citation needed] was published on the site. The timeline placed the then-released games in the following order: Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, A Link to the Past, Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons, The Legend of Zelda, The Adventure of Link, Link's Awakening, all occurring within the lifetime of the Hero of Time.[3] The timeline page was removed from the site in 2002.[4]

In 2018, an interactive version of the official timeline (as described in Hyrule Historia and then Encyclopedia) was added following a site redesign.[5]

The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia

From 2002 to 2016, Zelda.com featured a webpage called the "The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia".[6][7] The encyclopedia was riddled with false and dubious claims that conflicted with the series' canon or were otherwise uncorroborated.

False or uncorroborated claims in The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia
Subject Claim Facts
Agahnim Agahnim imprisons the Seven Sages.[8] Agahnim imprisons the seven Maidens, who are the descendants of the Seven Sages.
Agahnim Agahnim used his magic "to break the seal which imprisoned Ganon in the Dark World."[8] The imprisonment of all seven Maidens is what breaks the seal on the Dark World.[citation needed]
Bombers Gang The "Bombers Gang" consists of "young boys with little else to do than cause trouble and goof around."[9] The Bombers' stated goal is to help others.[10][11][12]

The group is never called the "Bombers Gang" in-game or anywhere else.

Carnival of Time Terminians celebrate the Carnival of Time to "honor time, and to remind themselves that every second should be savored."[13] The Carnival of Time is a celebration of the yearly alignment of the sun and moon.[14]
Clock Town Clock Town is the "capitol city of Termina." Though Clock Town is located in the center of Termina and is its most populous settlement, there is nothing to indicate that it exercises political control over any of the four outer regions. Each region appears to be self-governed.
Crystals Link breaks the barrier of Ganon's Tower using the power of the seven Crystals in A Link to the Past.[15] The seven Maidens break the barrier of Ganon's Tower – the Crystals only hold the Maidens captive.[16]
Daria The encyclopedia exclusively refers to they enemy as "Daria."[17] The correct spelling is "Daira."[18]
Death Mountain Crater The entry for Death Mountain Crater links to the site's page for The Legend of Zelda.[17] Death Mountain Crater is in Ocarina of Time, not The Legend of Zelda.
Gerudo Ganondorf was "the only man ever allowed into [the] ranks" of the Gerudo.[19] A Gerudo male is born every hundred years and is declared king by law.[20]
Gleeok "Gleeock" is a two-headed dragon in The Legend of Zelda.[21] In The Legend of Zelda, Gleeok has two to four heads depending on the dungeon.

The correct spelling is "Gleeok."[22]

Gohdan Gohdan is described as a "mysterious creature".[23] Gohdan is a machine, not a live creature.[24]
Golden Land The Golden Land is "forever ruined" when Ganondorf enters it and transforms it into the Dark World.[25] The Sacred Realm is restored at the end of A Link to the Past.[26]
Grandma Link's Grandma gives him the Hero's Clothes to help him on his journey.[27] Grandma gives Link the Hero's Clothes out of tradition on the day he comes of age, before Aryll is captured and Link sets out on his journey.[28]
Hero of Time The title "Hero of Time" is ascribed to the Link in The Legend of Zelda, The Adventure of Link, A Link to the Past, Link's Awakening, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons, Four Swords, and The Minish Cap.[29] The title "Hero of Time" applies only to the Link in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.
Hero's Clothes The Hero's Clothes are "the traditional garb of boys 12 and older on Outset Island."[30] Satoru Iwata later confirmed in an Iwata Asks that the Hero of Time is 9 years in Ocarina of Time,[31] which means that boys on Outset Island would also receive the Hero's Clothes at age 9, upon becoming the same age as the Hero of Time.[28]
Koholint Island Koholint Island is "believed to lie far off the coast of Eastern Hyrule in the Great Sea" and there is some debate as to whether it truly exists.[32] Koholint Island was since confirmed to be a dream world created by the Wind Fish in Link's Awakening, with no relation to Hyrule or the Great Sea.[33][34][35]
Magic Hammer The Hammer in The Adventure of Link, A Link to the Past, and Four Swords Adventures is treated as if it were the Megaton Hammer.[36][37] The Megaton Hammer exists only in Ocarina of Time.[38]
Magical Shield The Magical Shield from The Adventure of Link is treated as if it were the Mirror Shield.[39] The Mirror Shield is not in The Adventure of Link.[40]
Magic Sword The Magic Sword from in The Adventure of Link is treated as if it were the Master Sword.[41] Master Sword is not in The Adventure of Link.[40]
Medli Medli is "a Rito princess."[42] Medli is an apprentice attendant to Valoo.[43][44] She is never ascribed the title "princess" by other Rito, nor is there any indication that she is related by blood to the Rito Chieftain or Prince Komali.
Megaton Hammer "Megaton" is the "brand name" of the hammer.[45] The Megaton Hammer is a legendary relic.[46]
Pendants of Virtue This entry states that Link collects the Pendants of Virtue upon his return from Termina, and that 100 years had passed in Hyrule while he was away.[47] The since-released official timeline has A Link to the Past and Majora's Mask in separate timelines experienced by different incarnations of Link.[48] The encyclopedia's statement that 100 years had passed also contradicts the previous timeline posted on the site, which has Link living with his uncle upon his return from Termina.[3]
Termina Termina is one of the millions of alternate worlds created due to an unanticipated side effect of the Creation of Hyrule by the three Golden Goddesses.[49] Aside from the Sacred Realm, alternate worlds do not factor into the Creation Myth described in canon media.
Zola "Zolas" are female Zora who chose a live of violence.[50] Though the The Legend of Zelda manual does describe "Zolas" as half-fish and half-woman,[51] Oracle of Ages is the only game to feature both types of Zora. In Oracle of Ages the friendly river Zoras and the docile sea Zoras are ostensibly different species.[52]
Zora Zora evolved from fish in Zora's Fountain, which was blessed by the Golden Goddesses during the Creation of the World.[53] No origin story is ascribed to the Zora elsewhere in The Legend of Zelda series.

Trivia

  • Before Nintendo bought the domain in 1999, Zelda.com was an adult content website.[54]

Gallery

  • Zelda.com homepage design from 2005 to 2009[55][56]

    Zelda.com homepage design from 2005 to 2009[55][56]

  • Zelda.com homepage design from 2009 to 2016[57][58]

    Zelda.com homepage design from 2009 to 2016[57][58]

  • Zelda.com homepage design from 2016 to 2018[59][60]

    Zelda.com homepage design from 2016 to 2018[59][60]

References

  1. ↑ Welcome to the Zelda Ocarina of Time pre-launch website. , Zelda64.com (Archive), retrieved June 8, 2019.
  2. ↑ Welcome to the official Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time website , Zelda.com (Archive), retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 [1] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ [2] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ [3] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  6. ↑ [4] , , retrieved April 16, 2022.
  7. ↑ [5] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "After imprisoning the Seven Sages and Princess Zelda, Agahnim used his magic to break the seal which imprisoned Ganon in the Dark World." — [6] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  9. ↑ "The Bombers Gang has existed in Clock Town for many years. The gang consists of young boys with little else to do than cause trouble and goof around. Whenever a member of the Bombers Gang decides to quit the group and make something of himself, a new recruit is added. Generally, the Bombers Gang has always consisted of five members." — [7] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  10. ↑ "If you're really a Bomber, don't forget to solve people's problems with pride!" — Jim (Majora's Mask 3D)
  11. ↑ "This is the Bombers' Notebook. It contains the words we live by! Read it over!" — Jim (Majora's Mask)
  12. ↑ "Whenever you solve someone's problem, it makes you happy, so a Happy Sticker will be added to your book." — Jim (Majora's Mask)
  13. ↑ [8] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Each year, the season of harmony begins when the sun and moon are in alignment. Paying homage to the way that both nature and time are tirelessly in the process of progressing... The Carnival of Time is when the peoples of the four worlds celebrate that harmony and request fruitfulness for the year." — Granny (Majora's Mask)
  15. ↑ "During Ganon's second rise to power in Hyrule, he sealed his Tower with a magical seal so powerful that it could only be unlocked by the power of seven magical Crystals. Scattered in well-guarded dungeons all over Hyrule, Link recovered all seven Crystals and used their power to enter Ganon's Tower and eventually overthrow the King of Evil." — [9] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Link, we are going to break the barrier of Ganon's Tower with our power." — Princess Zelda (A Link to the Past)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 [10] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  18. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 172
  19. ↑ "The Gerudo warriors are primarily made up of beautiful women highly trained in the art of war. The only man ever allowed into their ranks was Ganondorf, who permanently soured the Gerudo's opinion of men." — [11] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  20. ↑ "A kid like you may not know this, but the Gerudo race consists only of women. Only one man is born every hundred years... Even though our laws say that lone male Gerudo must become King of the Gerudo, I'll never bow to such an evil man!" — Nabooru (Ocarina of Time)
  21. ↑ "Gleeock was a powerful two-headed dragon defeated by Link during his quest to recover the shattered pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom." — [12] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  22. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 182
  23. ↑ "Gohdan was the name of the mysterious creature whose duty it was to guard the Tower of the Gods." — [13] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  24. ↑ "This monstrous machine was created by the gods as a trial for the great hero." — N/A (The Wind Waker)
  25. ↑ "Gohdan was the name of the mysterious creature whose duty it was to guard the Tower of the Gods." — [14] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  26. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 24
  27. ↑ "Link's grandmother who lived on the Great Sea was well aware of the legend of the Hero of Time. She was sad to see Link leave on such a dangerous journey, but she gave him a green tunic and a shield to speed him on his way." — [15] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "Time certainly flies... I can't believe you're already old enough to wear these clothes. Don't look so disappointed, dear one! Just try them on. Today is a day to celebrate! It is the day that you become the same age as the young hero spoken of in all the legends. You only have to wear them for one day, so don't look so down. Be proud, child!" — Grandma (The Wind Waker)
  29. ↑ [16] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  30. ↑ [17] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  31. ↑ "Yes. When we decided to handle Link growing up from a 9-year-old child to a more mature 16-year-old, I wanted lots of characters to fulfill various roles." —Shigeru Miyamoto (Iwata Asks.)
  32. ↑ "Koholint Island is a mysterious place. Believed to lie far off the coast of Eastern Hyrule in the Great Sea, Koholint Island was the stage for one of Link's most challenging quests. There is great debate about the existence of this small but diverse island, since Link was never able to determine whether the island truly existed or if it was just the product of an elaborate dream. For scientific purposes, it is treated as a real location in this encyclopedia." — [18] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  33. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 38
  34. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 109
  35. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 234 (LA)
  36. ↑ [19] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  37. ↑ [20] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  38. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 130 (OoT)
  39. ↑ [21] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 131
  41. ↑ [22] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  42. ↑ [23] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  43. ↑ "I'm an attendant to the great sky spirit, Valoo. My name is Medli." — Medli (The Wind Waker)
  44. ↑ "I may be just an apprentice attendant, but I can understand some of the great Valoo's language. I'm not exactly bursting with confidence, but..." — Medli (The Wind Waker)
  45. ↑ [24] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  46. ↑ "A long time ago there was an evil dragon named Volvagia living in this mountain. That dragon was very scary! He ate Gorons! Using a huge hammer, the hero of the Gorons... BOOOM! Destroyed it just like that. This is a myth from long ago, but it's true! I know, because my dad is a descendant of the hero!" — Link (Ocarina of Time)
  47. ↑ [25] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  48. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 10
  49. ↑ "When Hyrule was created by the three goddesses at the beginning of time, there were certain side effects of its creation which Din, Nayru and Farore did not anticipate. As the three holy women breathed life into the world and chased away Emptiness, their potent breath slipped through tiny cracks in the folds of space and created millions of alternate worlds in the process. One of these worlds became the land known as Termina." — [26] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  50. ↑ "Zola is the name given to any female Zora who turns against Hylians and chooses to live a life of violence." — [27] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  51. ↑ {{Cite|"**Zola**
    Half-fish, half-woman who lives in the water.    " (The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 31)
  52. ↑ "Don't think us noble sea Zoras the same as those savage, vulgar river Zoras!" — Zora (Oracle of Ages)
  53. ↑ [28] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  54. ↑ Steve Silberman, Zelda Gets Naughty , WIRED, published December 15, 1998, retrieved June 8, 2019.
  55. ↑ [29] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  56. ↑ [30] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  57. ↑ [31] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  58. ↑ [32] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  59. ↑ [33] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
  60. ↑ [34] , , retrieved April 15, 2022.
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