User:Jedimasterlink

I am Jedimasterlink, and I am an Administrator at this wiki. I have been contributing here since 2009. My real name is undisclosed because I'm just paranoid like that, so just call me "Jedi" or "JML" is my username is too long to type out. "Master" would be appreciated, too. (That was a joke. You can laugh if you like.)

As you may have gathered from my username, I am also a Star Wars geek. I've read many of the books that chronicle its expanded universe (stuff that takes place outside the six movies, before, after, and between them) and can't get enough of the movies (well, the original trilogy plus Episode III, anyway. Not that I and II are horrible, but...you know what I mean if you're into the movies as well).

I am also musically inclined. I have played the clarinet for almost six years now, and given my relatively low level of experience, I am very good at it. However, I pretty much only have classical music (and the Star Wars soundtrack =P) on my MP3 player, because frankly, I don't care for much else. I'm weird that way (among other ways). I can still appreciate the good bands and artists across a wide range of genres, though.

Unimportant Information Pertaining to Me
Gaming= Star Wars= Editing= Uncategorized=
 * Zelda and Fire Emblem are my favorite franchises.
 * I am a Nintendo fanboy; I have only owned one non-Nintendo device (a PC), which isn't used as much for gaming compared to my N64, Wii, and DS.
 * I have only played 6 N64 games. You can probably guess two of them pretty easily.
 * My best characters in Brawl are Ike and Falco, though I generally prefer Ike. Not exactly sure how that works, seeing how Fox was my best character in both of the past games, and I tend to prefer fast characters in all fighting games.
 * My favorite episodes are The Empire Strikes Back and Revenge of the Sith. (Take that, prequel haters!)
 * Okay, fine, to the prequel-haters' credit, Attack of the Clones is easily my least favorite Star Wars movie.
 * My favorite Expanded Universe authors are Timothy Zahn, Michael A. Stackpole, and Drew Karpyshyn.
 * Don't bother asking how man times I have seen the movies. I lost track years ago.
 * I tend to pay little attention to details unless I absolutely have to because I find the big picture much more interesting.
 * Grammar tends to be an exception the the above statement.
 * Being an admin, I tend to have good editing savvy (though I do make some careless mistakes). Don't be afraid to ask if you have questions!
 * My first main-space edit consisted only of pressing the space bar once.
 * I am a Christian.
 * My favorite book series is the Ender Quartet by Orson Scott Card.
 * I am extremely shy, perhaps to the point of having a social anxiety issue. If I seem a bit aloof, that's probably the reason.
 * I know 27 digits of pi, counting the first three--3.14159265358979323846264338. Yeah, that's nothing compared to what some people here know (TM, XZ), but it's still noteworthy. Sort of.
 * I really enjoy math and science and attend a school that emphasizes these. (What a nerd.)

Zelda Games I Have Played
I've played all of the console games plus Phantom Hourglass. Listed under each game are achievements for each game, the number of times I have beaten them, and some things I'd like to achieve eventually. I have written more detailed reviews for the games I have played.

Ocarina of Time
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 * Beaten: 3 times
 * Master Quest: beaten once (had to borrow from a friend since I don't own it)
 * Gold Skulltula found: 52/100
 * Acquired Biggoron's Sword
 * Total hearts: 19/20
 * Beaten taking 3-heart challenge

Eventually, I might find those last 2 heart pieces and, if I have a TON of time, all of the Gold Skulltulas.

Majora's Mask

 * Beaten: 4 times
 * Found all 24 Masks
 * Total hearts: 20/20
 * All stray fairies recovered
 * Beaten 100%

I'll definitely try the three-heart challenge and the three-day challenge.

The Legend of Zelda

 * Beaten: twice
 * Second Quest: beaten twice
 * Total hearts: 16/16 on both quests
 * Beaten 1st and 2nd Quests 100%

All I can do now is minimizing my death count.

Zelda II

 * Beaten: yes (twice!)
 * Found all life bar extensions
 * beaten 100%

Even I'm not crazy enough for a third round. At least not yet...

Four Swords Adventures

 * Beaten: twice

A multiplayer run has been in progress for nearly a year now. I don't have a lot of chances to meet up with all three of these friends at once, so this is taking a while.

Twilight Princess

 * Beaten: 3 times
 * Found all golden bugs
 * found all imp poe souls (worth noting I used a guide for the last several)
 * total hearts: 20/20
 * beaten 100%
 * Beaten taking 3-heart challenge (okay, that's not much of an achievement)

I may try to clear the Cave of Ordeals with only three hearts. Twice, if I'm having a good day.

A Link to the Past

 * Beaten: 4 times
 * beaten without upgrading sword/mail
 * total hearts: 18/20

I came really close to never dying last time I played, so that's my main goal, then it's finding those last heart pieces.

The Wind Waker

 * Beaten: 4 times (counting second quest)
 * charts: 60/60
 * total hearts: 20/20
 * Nintendo Gallery: about 3/4 complete (I haven't bothered to count the figurines I have)
 * beaten taking 3-heart challenge

All that's left is finishing the Nintendo Gallery.

Phantom Hourglass

 * Beaten: once
 * Charts: 23/31
 * Spirit Gems: 52/60
 * Ship Parts: TBA
 * Temple of the Ocean King record: 25:00
 * Total Hearts: 16/16

Any further progress will likely be added to this playthrough (I don't foresee another one anytime soon).

Zelda Game Rankings
This list starts with the best and goes down to the worst. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the games but the Zelda II and Four Swords Adventures, the latter of which was still okay.


 * 1) Majora's Mask
 * 2) The Wind Waker
 * 3) A Link to the Past
 * 4) Ocarina of Time
 * 5) Twilight Princess
 * 6) Phantom Hourglass*
 * 7) The Legend of Zelda
 * 8) Four Swords Adventures
 * 9) Zelda II

* The first game I don't consider "high-quality".

All-Time Favorites across All Platforms/Series
What the header says. These are only is semi-specific order, so I'll organize them by tier. Within tiers, the games are organized alphabetically, ignoring the series name if a subtitle is present. The only game with a set position is Majora's Mask, which is obviously #1. I mean, obviously.

First Tier

 * Majora's Mask

Second Tier

 * A Link to the Past
 * Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
 * The Wind Waker

Third Tier

 * Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword
 * Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
 * Ocarina of Time
 * Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu
 * Twilight Princess

Fourth Tier

 * Final Fantasy: Chrystal Chronicles
 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
 * Metroid Prime
 * Super Mario Galaxy

What's with the saturation of Zelda titles? Who knows. Why do I edit here instead of Wikitroid or MarioWiki (other than the obvious reason that this wiki is better (although this does beg the question, why can I count my edits on the Fire Emblem wiki on one hand(answer: its quality control bothers me)))? I'll leave that for you to determine. Perhaps a better question is, why is there only one Star Wars games listed? Mainly, just remember...Star Wars in first and foremost a fantastic movie series, despite everything else it has grown into. Not that there aren't good Star Wars games, mind you, they just aren't all-time-best-game-ever-quality.

Mostly Nintendo-produced titles appear on this list. Yes, I do play some non-Nintendo games (on non-Nintendo consoles as well :O). But there you have it; this list is proof of my fanboyism. (Note that this term is used hyperbolically; I don't mind that some people prefer Sony or Microsoft products (even though they're completely wrong :P (I like overusing parentheses (like this))).)

Seriously, though, I have played a wider variety of games. This list just doesn't reflect that.

Musical Trivia I Have Noticed
This is a list of reused musical phrases I have noticed in the Zelda series within different music. Some are well-known, while others are a little more obscure. This list also ignores remixed versions of songs, because those are just way too obvious to be worth mentioning. I hid the ones that contain spoilers. If you've played the game it spoils (or if you just don't care about that stuff), you can highlight the text to see it.


 * A phrase from "Kokiri Forest" from Ocarina of Time plays in Outset Island and Forest Haven in The Wind Waker. In both cases, it is the same phrase, though the two versions are slightly different.
 * A phrase in the music played when Wolf Link is trapped in Twilight in Twilight Princess is vaguely similar to the opening phrase of the music played when the happy mask salesman tells Link about Majora's Mask in Majora's Mask. (For the record, I don't believe the creators of Majora's Mask were the Twili. This is the only concrete evidence I have ever seen, except music rarely proves anything anyway.)
 * (Wind Waker Spoiler) The Title theme from A Link to the Past plays when the King of Hyrule assembles the Triforce of Wisdom, transforming Tetra into Princess Zelda in the Wind Waker.
 * (Wind Waker Spoiler) After Ganondorf is defeated in The Wind Waker, when the King of Hyrule speaks to Link and Zelda, the counter-melody of one of the phrases of this version of the "Royal Family" theme sounds similar to the counter-melody of the dungeon music from the original Zelda.
 * In Snowhead Temple, a dungeon in Majora's Mask, one phrase sounds vaguely similar to the main melodic line of the Ice Cavern mini-dungeon music in Ocarina of Time.
 * The final notes of "Ballad of Gales" from The Wind Waker are similar to the last notes of "Minuet of Forest" from Ocarina of Time, though the first interval is different.
 * (A Link the Past spoiler) When Link gets the Triforce after killing Ganon in A Link to that Past, the brief music clip played is similar to the music played whenever Link learns a new Ocarina song.
 * The music of Dodongo's Cavern from Ocarina of Time and Dragon Roost Cavern from The Wind Waker are also similar. (Lisa actually noticed this one first.)
 * In Phantom Hourglass, the end credits music borrows a little bit from the end credits music of A Link to the Past.

Theories!
I enjoy reading about Zelda theories. Since I like my thoughts to come to some sort of definite closure, I like scenarios designed to have a definite answer (unless a definite answer would screw stuff up, as with a public and clearly defined Zelda timeline), so while some may prefer certain things to remain mysterious, I like being able to come to a final answer.

Theories I Believe

 * 1) Link is not mute. His "lines" are indicated by ellipses (...). In some games, Link is promoted to give a response with more than a simple yes or no. Link also has actual dialogue in TWW.
 * 2) The deformed tree seen near the beginning of Majora's Mask was the Deku Butler's son, whose soul was within the Deku Mask. Someone might as well just officially confirm this theory, which is so heavily implied I question it's status as a "theory".
 * 3) Link was looking for Navi at the beginning of Majora's Mask. There aren't exactly many alternatives. (Read: There aren't any logical ones.)
 * 4) Stone Tower was created to blaspheme the goddesses of Hyrule. Triforces in questionable positions, obscene gestures...yeah. This is also worth considering, though some parts are a bit far-fetched.
 * 5) X feature from OoT Hyrule became Y in the Great Sea. These are either definite transformations (Death Mountain -> Dragon Roost Island) or very clear references (Spectacle Rock -> Spectacle Island). Kakariko -> Windfall, however, strikes me as silly.
 * 6) The Skull Kid in Majora's Mask is one of the Skull Kids from Ocarina of Time. How else would he know about Saria?
 * 7) The Hero's Shade is the Hero of Time. He talks about being the Hero in life, and basically everything with "Hero" in its name has something to do with the Hero of Time. And I see no problem with the Stalfos-like form any more than with the Wolf form. Clearly, this being can take on any shape it likes. I've already established that Link isn't mute, so the argument that he talks is moot.
 * 8) The Spirit Temple was converted to the Arbiter's Grounds. Makes sense to me, given its location and physical similarities.
 * 9) Dark Link has no allegiance to anybody. It's not like you ever see him fight alongside anybody, and he always just seems to randomly appear. The main point of this theory, I think, is that Ganondorf does not command him like he commands, say, Jalhalla and Molgera.
 * 10) The Ghost Hunter (guy who buys Poes) may be the one-eyed man who can see the truth. He appears to have one eye, and he seems to have some of the powers the one-eyed man was supposed to have.
 * 11) Sheik is technically female. However, Zelda gave her Sheik persona a male body in order to make the disguise more effective. So essentially, Sheik is a female persona in an "artificial" male body.

Theories I Disbelieve

 * 1) Volvagia is female. Link of the Gorons would know better than that.
 * 2) The Man from the Curiosity Shop is the man from the Trading Post. Are the Bombers all the same person because they look the same? Of course not (the two men in question don't look identical anyway). Besides, it's possible to see the Man from the Curiosity Shop wile the Trading Post guy is still working during the normal events of the game for a long enough time that a programming error, in my opinion, does not explain this theory sufficiently.
 * 3) Ganondorf was already inside the Sacred Realm when Link returned to his childhood. I mention this because some people try to say this when explaining their timeline theories. Link never actually put the Master Sword back (so the Sacred Realm was still closed), but the fact that Zelda is in the courtyard after this means Ganondorf hasn't even attacked yet. The Door of Time was most likely open because 1) Link needed a way to leave the temple, and 2) there was no code script for closing it.
 * 4) The Twili made Majora's Mask. Some say that some part of the Fused Shadow looks like the eye of Majora's Mask or something. Never mind that the eye on it's own is pretty generic.
 * 5) Stallord is either Volvagia or King Dodongo. Neither of them are nearly big enough, they are the wrong shape in some way, and they died in Death Mountain while Stallord is deep in the desert.
 * 6) Jabun is Jabu-Jabu. This is one of the most groundless theories I have ever seen. Sure they're both giant fish, but they look completely different. They may have some relation, but saying they're the same is ridiculous.
 * 7) Telma is a Gerudo. Something about that just doesn't click.
 * 8) The Twilight Princess Link is a descendant of the Hero of Time. In an interview with Nintendo Power magazine, Eiji Aonuma said that this isn't necessarily true. Even though he didn't say anything concrete, his statement proves that the idea is irrelevant.
 * 9) The Hero of Time got stuck in the Lost Woods, explaining the Hero Shade's Stalfos-like appearance. As I already said, it's clear that the Hero's Shade can take on whatever appearance he wants.
 * 10) The Minish Cap comes before Ocarina of Time chronologically. I was already almost certain of this for several reasons, but when Aonuma confirmed that Skyward Sword comes before Ocarina of Time, he heavily implied that Ocarina of Time had been the first game in the timeline until this.
 * 11) The World of The Ocean King is a flooded Termina. If they are the same place since they are both alternate dimensions, Link and Ganondorf are the same person since they are both people! LOLOLOL LINK KILLS HIMSELF!!!!111one

Interesting yet Uncertain Theories

 * 1) The Mirror of Twilight is the big mirror in the Spirit Temple. Seems far-fetched since I doubt Nintendo would think about it much. Still, if this was true, I may consider this: the pulley system used to lift the stone slab near the mirror may be the same mechanism used in OoT that Link used to reach the boss room, given its proximity to the mirror seen in Spirit Temple.
 * 2) The Sheikah became the Interlopers. Their proficiency with magic and near extinction in OoT fits this theory, plus their symbol seems to be connected to the Twili. Incidentally, both are referred to as "Shadow Folk".
 * 3) The Gerudo became the Interlopers. We don't actually know the gender of most of the Twili, so they may all be female. Of Zant was the only male, this would also explain why Zant feels so strongly about his kingship (and makes his relationship with Ganondorf quite ironic). And of course the Gerudo symbol had something to do with the Twili even before Ganondorf started manipulating Zant.
 * 4) The Interlopers are a conglomerate race. There seems to be enough evidence for the two above theories that both races, and perhaps more, may have contributed to the current Twili population.
 * 5) The Multiple Ganon Theory. Although this would clear up some retcons and would certainly make the story less confusing, Ganondorf's "deaths" are unclear enough that he may have survived enough to make multiple Ganons unnecessary. Ganondorf's different backstories in OoT and FSA are the main pieces of evidence for this theory.
 * 6) Kaepora Gaebora is Rauru. While the gossip stones appear to imply this, for this theory to be true, either "reincarnation" was a mistranslation, or the writers didn't actually know what "reincarnation" means. At this point, Gaepora may be a better candidate for this theory.

A Note on the Zelda Timeline
Obviously, as the Zelda producers (not NOA, they don't know anything) have stated numerous times, there is a definite timeline for the series, and a document with the information on said timeline exists, though only select people are allowed to see it. While I have thought about what the timeline may be on numerous occasions, I refuse to stand by any one timeline because as far as I am concerned nothing we can come up with can be right. There is information about the series all but a few key people lack, and really, I would prefer it stays that way so the developers aren't constricted by following a set timeline that the stories must fit. Of course, this means more retcons, but if it also means more creative stories (hopefully), who cares?

Annoying things in the Zelda series
Another thing plenty of other people have done, but hey, it's amusing for all of us (minus all you Scrooges out there -.-), so let's have at it.

Overall

 * The "YOU HAVE ONLY ONE HEART LEFT SAVE YOURSELF!!" sound. Yeah, I can SEE that, would you give me a break!? When I get a heart, I'm more relieved that the sound is gone than I am that I have more health to spare.
 * Rupees are always either too hard or too easy to find. Can't there be a middle ground?
 * Collecting side-quests, especially the ones with really crappy rewards (I have no use for infinite money by the time I can finish the quest). At least Phantom Hourglass gives you something useful for your trouble (power-ups, better ship stamina).
 * Fishing. And anything else that relies too heavily on luck.

The Legend of Zelda

 * The inaptly named "Money-Making Game". No, wait, I take that back--I'm sure the Old Man makes a ton of money off of it.
 * Wizzrobes. They're the most overpowered enemy in the game when they're in swarms.
 * Heck, what am I saying? Everything past about level 6 is overpowered.
 * Until you have five or six heats, dying is extremely common. Of the 80 deaths I had on my first playthrough, perhaps just under half were during the early stages of the game. (I know, this is extremely ironic given the above point, but that's how my experience went.)
 * The lack of a true in-game map.

The Adventure of Link

 * That adventure that Link has. (The whole game, for those of you that didn't get the joke.)
 * The title--"The Adventure of Link"? Seriously?
 * Pretty much every enemy not found in the starting field area is overpowered.
 * Thunderbird. That thing must have killed me at least 200 times.

A Link to the Past

 * Most Dark World enemies are overpowered. At least it's not as bad as it was in the last two games.
 * Mothula...the second hardest boss in the series after Zelda II's Thunderbird.
 * What exactly did Ganon mean by "alter-ego" anyway? If he was possessing Aghanim as it appears he was, he's talking nonsense.

Ocarina of Time

 * During the later part of the Adult portion, there is very little plot development.
 * The Spirit Temple's concept, while pretty neat, wasn't used to its full potential in my opinion. This bothers me because I can think of several ways to make use of the time-travel idea more effectively.
 * The Marathon. Why does it even exist?
 * Gold Skulltulas. Why the heck are there so many of them, and why can I only find half of them!?

Majora's Mask

 * You lose all of your Rupees every time you go back in time. Sure, there's a bank, but going to it before playing the Song of Time every single time and making sure I have enough time to do so can be a pain after a while.
 * On a related note, the bank only holds 5,000 Rupees.
 * Some masks, like the Mask of Scents and the Circus Leader's Mask, have no practical use; they aren't need for beating the game, and their limited uses aren't that...errrr...useful.
 * Tingle. Luckily, this is his most benign incarnation.

The Wind Waker

 * Tingle, in his most annoying canon incarnation to date (I'm sure he's worse in his own games).
 * The Forbidden Woods. I just don't like it for some reason.
 * The game is centered around and takes place in water, yet there's no water dungeon. I like water dungeons ;_;

Four Swords Adventures

 * Tingle. What a surprise. At least in this game, there's a good reason to pop his balloon beyond the sadistic pleasure it derives.
 * The game is broken into levels like a platformer when it plays like a simplified adventure game.
 * There are very few actual characters, and all of them are one-dimensional.
 * It's meant for four players, but few people are able to play it that way. The game is much more fun that way; trust me.

Twilight Princess

 * Wolf Link was sorely underutilized in the second half of the game, and his abilities were highly underdeveloped.
 * There is a lot of searching in this game--60 Poe Souls, 24 Golden Bugs, and 45 Heart Pieces. That's more than I can handle without a guide.
 * Rollgoal. It's not as bad for me as it is for some, but it's still annoying.
 * Agitha is about as annoying as Tingle...that squeal of a voice of hers drives me insane.
 * Despite being an entophile (yes, that's a word...it is now, anyway), she thinks snails are bugs while even someone with only a passing interest in this sort of thing (namely me) can tell you snails are gastropods, not arthropods.

Phantom Hourglass

 * The difficulty. Why does Nintendo think easier games are better these days?
 * The almost nonexistent story.
 * Ship parts. If they're going to be random, can the probability that I will get a duplicate be lowered?
 * Neptoona. I think a fourth of my playthrough before clearing the main story was devoted to catching that blasted thing.
 * Bellum. Seriously, worst. Villain. Ever.

Polls
Which version of the ReDead would be the worst to meet in an unlit back alley in real life? Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask ReDead Wind Waker ReDaed Twilight Princess ReDead Have you beaten Zelda II? Yes No Haven't played it (thank God) Didn't bother trying Which is the LEAST annoying? Tingle Navi Falbi Water Temple Zelda II None of the above

Superlatables
You might have seen these once or twice around here. If you haven't, you clearly have not looked at enough userpages yet. Here they are again. Enjoy.

General= * I am referring to the artistic quality of the graphics, not the "technical" aspects of graphics (resolution, detail, etc) that Sony and Microsoft fanboys care so much about for some reason. Ex: AoL seems to have more detailed graphics, but I believe they are artistically inferior to the graphics of LoZ 1 (seriously, some parts of AoL legitimately look bad due to the colors, textures, or whatever applies at the time). Characters= Dungeons= Music= FSA note= Hold up a second! Why are most of the tables conspicuously (or not) missing an FSA row? Er, well, really, I just didn't feel like putting anything together for that game. The characters are just...suffice to say even LoZ has more memorable characters. And I'm really not even sure what constitutes a dungeon in that game, if anything does. And most of the music in FSA came straight from ALttP, so I'd just be duplicating the ALttP list. Why exactly am I talking about something that almost nobody would notice since it isn't there? Ummmm...that...is an excellent question...  Let's just credit the fact it's not there in the first place to laziness and be done with it.

Signatures
Sign here if you'd like to. I don't feel evil enough right now to make empty threats, so I'll just leave it at that.

Sander123 (talk) 15:16, May 18, 2011 (UTC) Star Wars what oh and about you being "cloned" its just SPAMBOTS!!!! I think.

big sig Oni Dark Link 22:44, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

mircoscopic sig -- C 2   22:47, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

I say the process of signing your page is done right about...................now! Sam samurai

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Nice page!!! Just so you know, I might use some of your userboxes..... signed! -- Xgamer92 ( talk )  19:49, August 13, 2011 (UTC)