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+ | |caption = The Seven Sages place their seal on the Dark World |
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| + | |location = [[Hyrule]]<br>[[Sacred Realm]] |
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| − | |inhab = [[Mayor Ruul]], [[Bipin]] and [[Blossom]], [[Tick Tock]], [[Stockwell]], [[Vasu]], [[Sokra]], [[Flash]], [[Know-It-All Birds]] |
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| + | |occurrence = Ganon gains entry to the Sacred Realm, wishes on the Triforce, and attacks Hyrule. The Knights of Hyrule take the brunt of the attack from Ganon's army. |
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| + | |resolution = The Seven Sages seal Ganon inside the Dark World. |
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| − | |related = [[Holodrum]], [[Horon Village Shop]], [[Clock Shop]], [[Vasu|Vasu Jewelers]] |
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| − | |theme music = [[File:Horon Village.ogg|noicon]] |
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| + | The '''Imprisoning War''' is an event that formed the back story of {{ALttP}} and is described in the introduction of the game and in the game's instruction manual. It was the first time in the series that [[Ganon]]'s history was explained. It was later revealed to stem from events that occurred in {{OoT}}. It was a conflict that ensued after Ganondorf the Demon Thief entered the [[Sacred Realm]], also known as the Golden Land, and laid claim to the [[Triforce]], becoming Ganon, the Demon King. Ganondorf's attainment of the Triforce tainted the Golden Land, transforming it into the [[Dark World]] and Ganondorf himself into the beast named Ganon. He launched an invasion against Hyrule with his new army of monsters, made up of people from Hyrule that came seeking the Golden Power for themselves. This invasion was repelled by the [[Knights of Hyrule]], who gave their lives almost to the last to protect the [[Sage#A Link to the Past|Seven Sages]] as they cast a seal on the Dark World, trapping Ganon and his army inside and restoring peace to Hyrule. |
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| − | '''Horon Village''' is a central location in {{OOS}}, much like [[Lynna City]] in {{OOA}} or [[Hyrule Castle Town|Castle Town]] in other [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''Zelda'']] installments. It appears along the southern coast of [[Holodrum]], and is the largest of the two [[human]] settlements in the land (the other being [[Sunken City]]). The village itself is home to several important locations for [[Link]]: [[Vasu|Vasu Jewelers]], the [[Maku Tree]], and one of the two stores in Holodrum, [[Horon Village Shop]]. The disharmony of the seasons causes distress among the inhabitants of the village.<ref>{{Cite|The seasons are a mess! Winter goes straight into summer... What's going on?|Horon Villager|OOS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|How long will the seasons stay like this? It makes me so depressed.|Horon Villager|OOS}}</ref> [[Mayor Ruul|Ruul]] is the village mayor.<ref>{{Cite|I'm Ruul, mayor of Horon Village.|[[Mayor Ruul]]|OOS}}</ref> |
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| + | ==History from ''A Link to the Past''== |
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| + | ===The Discovery of the Sacred Realm=== |
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| + | {{main|Sacred Realm}} |
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| − | :''Relevant articles: [[Know-It-All Birds]], [[Advance Shop]], [[Western Coast]]'' |
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| + | [[File:GoldenLand.png|thumb|left|The Sacred Realm.]] |
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| − | Link first visits Horon Village through the north entrance in [[North Horon]] shortly after arriving in Holodrum and witnessing the capture of [[Din (Oracle)|Din]] by the hands of [[Onox]]. [[Impa]] sends Link to the village to get help from the [[Maku Tree]], the guardian spirit of the land.<ref>{{Cite|Please take my message to the Maku Tree in Horon Village. The Maku Tree is the guardian of all Holodrum. Surely he can help.|[[Impa]]|OOS}}</ref> However, Link must "display his courage" to open the gate to the Maku Tree. This is done by obtaining the [[Wooden Sword]] from the [[Hero's Cave]] on the [[Western Coast]] just west of the village.<ref>{{Cite|Our guardian, the Maku Tree, stands beyond the gate to the east of town. It's said a hero with a sword will come to speak with him.|Horon Villager|OOS}}</ref> Near the northwestern exit that leads to the coast there is a duplex; the [[Know-It-All Birds]] are found in the western wing of the house while the eastern wing remains closed unless the game is being played on a [[Game Boy Advance]], in which case it becomes the [[Advance Shop]]. Next to the duplex an [[Old Woman]] can be seen working on her crops year-round, complaining how the disarray of the seasons will affect the year's harvest.<ref>{{Cite|It goes from hot to cold in a flash. The seasons are in utter chaos! What will it do to this year's harvest..?|Horon Villager|OOS}}</ref> Just east of this is the village's northern entrance, where a child can be found playing with a [[Blast Bloom]] in spring.<ref>{{Cite|If you get onto the flower, you can shoot up the cliff, too! It works only in spring when flowers bloom, so I'm getting my fill of it!|Child in Horon Village|OOS}}</ref> |
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| + | Long ago in the land of Hyrule, legends spoke of a great power left behind by the [[Golden Goddesses]] following Hyrule's creation. Stories speaking of the [[Sacred Realm]] and the omnipotent "Golden Power" known as the [[Triforce]] that resided within it spread across Hyrule over the ages, causing a lust for the Triforce's power to grow and fester in the hearts and minds of Hyrule's people until there was nothing left in many of them but pure greed.<ref>{{cite manual|quote=That yearning for the Triforce soon turned to lust for power, which in turn led to the spilling of blood. Soon the only motive left among those searching for the Triforce was pure greed.|game=A Link to the Past|page=5}}</ref> The Triforce could not judge between good and evil and thus would merely grant the wishes of its holder.<ref>{{cite manual|quote=The Triforce, being an inanimate object, cannot judge between good and evil.|game=A Link to the Past|page=5}}</ref> |
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| + | One day, a gateway to the Golden Land of the Triforce was accidentally discovered and opened by a band of thieves skilled in dark magic and their leader, a man named [[Ganon]]dorf. It was a place like no other, a realm of midday golden skies rather than blue. And there, shining down upon this world from above, was the Triforce in all its glory. A long running battle then ensued between Ganondorf and his followers to the heart of the Sacred Realm in a race to reach the Triforce first. Ganondorf fought his way past and killed all of his followers that had accompanied him into the realm along the way so that he could claim it uncontested.<ref name=ganonfight>{{cite manual|quote=One day, quite by accident, a gate to the Golden Land of the Triforce was opened by a gang of thieves skilled in the black arts. This land was like no other. In the gathering twilight, the Triforce shone from its resting place high above the world. In a long running battle, the leader of the thieves fought his way past his followers in a lust for the Golden Power.|game=A Link to the Past|page=5}}</ref> |
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| − | :''Relevant articles: [[Horon Village Shop]], [[Clock Shop]], [[Vasu Jewelers]]'' |
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| + | ===Ganon's Wish on the Triforce=== |
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| − | [[File:Horon Fountain.png|thumb|right|The fountain in the center of the village]] |
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| + | After the murders of his followers, Ganondorf stood over the Triforce and grasped it with blood-stained hands. A voice whispered to him, stating that if he had a strong desire in his heart to wish for it. In response, Ganondorf's laughter echoed across time and space and reached even Hyrule itself as he made a wish that he become the ruler of the world.<ref name=cataclysm>{{cite manual|quote=After vanquishing his own followers, the leader stood triumphant over the Triforce and grasped it with his blood- stained hands. He heard a whispered voice: "If thou has a strong desire or dream, wish for it..." And in reply, the roaring laughter of the brigand leader echoed across time and space and even reached the far-off land of Hyrule.|game=A Link to the Past|page=5}}</ref> |
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| − | In the heart of the village is a water fountain, where a painter spends his time. Unlike some of the other villagers, he is not distressed by the changing seasons and claims enjoy all the scenery it causes.<ref>{{Cite|I guess seeing scenery from all the seasons is kind of nice...|Painter|OOS}}</ref> In a [[Linked Game]], a girl with a [[Linked Game/Secrets#Fairy Secret|secret]] for Link appears to the right of the fountain.<ref>{{Cite book|quote= After you talk to the Maku Tree for the first time, you'll find a girl near the fountain in Horon Village. She'll give you a password that you can take to the Fairies' Woods sprites in your saved Oracle of Ages game.|book= The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages Official Nintendo Player's Guide|publisher= [[Nintendo Power]]|page= 126}}</ref> To the west, north, and east of the fountain are the village's three shops: [[Horon Village Shop]], the [[Clock Shop]], and [[Vasu|Vasu Jewelers]], respectively. The Horon Village Shop is the only place in Holodrum aside from [[Witch's Hut|Syrup's Potion Shop]] where Link can buy goods. In the [[Oracle of Seasons Trading Sequence|Trading Sequence]], Link must bring the [[Oracle of Seasons Trading Sequence#Wooden Bird|Wooden Bird]] to [[Tick Tock]] in the Clock Shop. Vasu Jewelers, run by [[Vasu]], handles [[Magic Ring]] appraisal and storage. |
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| + | Thus, one of Hyrule's greatest threats was born: the King of Evil, Ganon, who now had the strength of the Triforce at his command.<ref name=ganonbirth>{{cite manual|quote=Indeed, the King of Evil Ganon, the one who has threatened Hyrule so, was born at this time.|game=A Link to the Past (JP version)|page=7}}</ref> |
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| + | ===The Creation of the Dark World=== |
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| − | :''Relevant articles: [[Mayor Ruul]], [[Maku Tree]], [[Eastern Suburbs]]'' |
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| − | The mayor's residence is found east of the village's north entrance. Outside Mayor Ruul's home there is a patch of [[Soil]] where a [[Gasha Seed]] can be planted. The northeastern area of the village is inhabited by the [[Maku Tree]]. Just south of the Maku Tree is the village's eastern entrance that leads to the [[Eastern Suburbs]]. Here, [[Sokra]] spends his time sleeping or playing a tune on his guitar. A boy can also be seen playing ball with his dog [[Dog#Oracle Series|Flash]]. The eastern entrance is barred by saplings; once Link has obtained the [[Seed Satchel]] from [[Gnarled Root Dungeon]], he can burn them using [[Mystical Seeds|Ember Seeds]].<ref>{{Cite book|quote= two saplings block the way to the woods on the eastern edge of Horon Village . . . Use Ember Seeds to burn away a sapling, then exit the village.|book= The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages Official Nintendo Player's Guide|publisher= [[Nintendo Power]]|page= 20}}</ref> Link can acquire some from the [[Mystical Tree|Ember Tree]] south of Vasu Jewelers. North of Vasu's shop, a staircase blocked by another sapling leads to a {{Sec|Heart Container|Piece of Heart}}.<ref>{{Cite book|quote= You'll see the Piece of Heart in Horon Village, but you won't be able to reach it until you pick up some Ember Seeds in the Gnarled Root Dungeon. Drop one on a sapling to burn your way to the prize.|book= The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages Official Nintendo Player's Guide|publisher= [[Nintendo Power]]|page= 117}}</ref> |
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| + | [[File:Darkworldalttp.png|left|thumb|200px|The Dark World.]] |
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| + | As a result of Ganondorf's wish for the domination of the world, the Triforce caused the Sacred Realm to radically change. It began to wither and die as it was transformed into a twisted copy of Hyrule that represented what Hyrule would look like if Ganondorf ruled it.<ref>{{cite|This world was once the Golden Land where the Triforce was hidden. But because Ganon, the leader of the thieves, wished it, this world was transformed...|Dark Palace Maiden|ALTTP}}</ref> Dark clouds now permanently blackened the skies. As a side-effect of this transformation, the Triforce's magic was used to cast a curse over the entire realm, one that would cause any without protection from it to transform into a shape that would reflect what is in his or her heart.<ref name=heart>{{cite|And everyone who wanders into this land is changed to a shape that reflects his true nature.|Man transformed into a ball|ALttP}}</ref> The Golden Land was now the Dark World, a place of darkness and evil. |
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| + | Ganon was not satisfied merely with ruling the newly-transformed Dark World however, as he sought to return to Hyrule and conquer it as well. In time, evil power began to issue forth from the portal to the Golden Land, beckoning to men from the outside to seek out the Golden Power and have their wishes become reality through its magic.<ref name=ganonarmy>{{cite manual|quote= However, in time evil power began to flow from the Golden Land and greedy men were drawn there to become members of Ganon's army.|game=A Link to the Past|page= 5}}</ref><ref name=GBAmanual>{{Cite manual|quote= After many years, an opening was found that led from our fair Hyrule to the Golden Land, where the mystical Triforce was still hidden. Many sought treasure in this place, but none returned--Only beings of great evil emerged from the Golden Land.|game=A Link to the Past (GBA version)|page=14}}</ref> |
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| − | ===South=== |
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| − | :''Relevant articles: [[Dr. Left]], [[Bipin]] and [[Blossom]]'' |
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| − | [[File:Horon EmberSeed Tree.png|thumb|The [[Mystical Tree|Ember Tree]]]] |
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| − | South of the water fountain is the village's only [[Tree Stump]]. Next to it there is a staircase leading to a cave beneath the village. This cave contains a [[portal]] to Subrosia leading to the [[House of Pirates]].<ref>{{Cite book|quote= The warp portal on top of Subrosia's House of Pirates leads to a cave in Horon Village.|book= The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages Official Nintendo Player's Guide|publisher= [[Nintendo Power]]|page= 46}}</ref> However, the portal is out of reach. To use it from both ends, Link must first travel through the portal from Subrosia to flip a [[Switch]] in the cave, creating a bridge.<ref>{{Cite book|quote= Once in the cave, hit the switch with your sword to extend a bridge.|book= The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages Official Nintendo Player's Guide|publisher= [[Nintendo Power]]|page= 46}}</ref> West of this area (south of the Horon Village Shop), is [[Bipin]] and [[Blossom]]'s home. Throughout his adventure, Link can come back to their house and help raise their [[Bipin and Blossom's son|son]], though this is an optional [[sidequest]]. West of Bipin and Blossom's home there is a small bluff jutting out into the Western Coast which comprises the southwestern tip of the village. In autumn, Link can pick the [[Mushroom|Rock Mushrooms]] in the area, allowing him to reach a [[Treasure Chest]] containing 20 [[Rupee]]s. |
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| + | ===The Invasion of Hyrule=== |
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| − | Finally, [[Dr. Left]] lives in the southeastern corner of the village. He gives Link the first item of the trading sequence, the [[Oracle of Seasons Trading Sequence#Cuccodex|Cuccodex]], thus engaging the sidequest. Just outside his home there are three saplings. The one in the middle, when burned away with an Ember Seed, reveals an secret cave. The [[Old Man]] living inside gives Link 100 Rupees to keep it a secret.<ref>{{Cite|Shh! Don't tell!|[[Old Man]]|OOS}}</ref> In Dr. Left's backyard (accessed by blowing a hole in the wall in the house with a [[Bomb]]) there is another 20-Rupee Treasure Chest surrounded by a pond. The chest can be accessed in winter when the pond freezes over. |
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| + | [[File:The Imprisoning War.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Knights of Hyrule battle Ganon's army for the fate of Hyrule.]] |
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| + | As greedy men from Hyrule entered the Dark World hungry for the Golden Power, each of them was transformed into a monster reflecting the greed within them. As a result, Ganon's army of monsters grew to a large enough proportion that he was now capable of launching an invasion against Hyrule. Many plagues began to beset Hyrule as well, causing catastrophes for the people that would precede the coming storm.<ref>{{cite manual|quote=Black clouds permanently darkened the sky, and many disasters beset Hyrule.|game=A Link to the Past|page=5}}</ref> |
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| + | Finally, with his army now ready, Ganon launched the invasion against Hyrule, intending to fulfill his wish to be the ruler of both the Dark World and the Light World. Ganon's army swarmed from the Dark World and flooded into Hyrule, causing mass chaos and attacking [[Hyrule Castle]].<ref name=attack>{{cite manual|quote= Ganon's evil army swarmed from the tainted Golden Land into Hyrule and attacked the castle.|game= The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|page= 5,6}}</ref> Meanwhile, the Seven Sages searched for a courageous individual that could take up a weapon that had been crafted to combat magic as powerful as that of the Triforce's, a sword that could banish evil itself, the [[Master Sword]]. However, no hero worthy of the blade could be found.<ref name=sword>{{cite manual|quote=The Sages first had to search for the existence of the Master Sword and a hero to use it. However, the situation was urgent, and Ganon's malice was enclosing on the royal palace.|game=A Link to the Past|page=7}}</ref> |
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| + | ===The Seal of the Sages=== |
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| + | The [[King of Hyrule]] eventually convened the council of the Seven Sages as well as the [[Knights of Hyrule]] that served to protect the [[Hylian]] royalty and commanded them to seal the gateway to the Dark World shut in order to stem Ganon's invasion of the kingdom. Both groups would play pivotal roles in the hope of reaching this goal, with the Seven Sages bearing the responsibility of creating the seal itself while the Knights of Hyrule would protect them as they did their part to halt Ganon's invasion of the kingdom.<ref name=GBAmanual2>{{cite manual|quote= The King of Hyrule gathered the seven Sages to find a way to seal the entrance to the Golden Land so that his kingdom would be safe from the evil there|game=The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA version)|page=15}}</ref> |
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| + | The Knights of Hyrule took the full brunt of the attack from Ganon's monsters, and while they fought courageously to the end, they were nearly wiped out entirely as they did their duty.<ref name=Maiden1>{{cite|As the sages sealed the way to the Dark World, the Knights of Hyrule defended them from the attacks of evil monsters. I heard that the Knights of Hyrule were nearly wiped out in that battle...|Thieves' Town Maiden|ALttP}}</ref><ref name=finalbattle>{{cite manual|quote= The wise men and the Knights Of Hyrule combined forces to wage war on this evil horde. The Knights took the full brunt of the fierce attack, and although they fought courageously many a brave soul was lost that day, However, their lives were not lost in vain, for they bought precious time for the Seven Wise Men to magically seal Ganon in the Golden land. All of Hyrule rejoiced at the victory that upheld peace and order over Ganon's evil and chaos.|game= The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|page= 6}}</ref> Their lives were not lost in vain however, as they bought the necessary time for the Seven Sages to create their seal, trapping Ganon in the Dark World and halting the invasion. With this, the war was ended in a victory for the Light World, though it had come at a very high cost. The people of Hyrule rejoiced nonetheless at the restoration of order and peace to their kingdom, thanks to the efforts of the Seven Sages and the Knights of Hyrule. Ganon and his army were trapped in the Dark World until the events of {{ALTTP}}. |
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| + | == Timeline Placement from ''Hyrule Historia'' == |
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| + | In the ''[[Hyrule Historia]]'' guidebook, the Imprisoning War occurs many years<ref>{{cite book|quote=Many Years Later|book=[[Hyrule Historia]]|publisher=Dark Horse Books|page=93}}</ref> after an alternate version of the events of {{OOT}} taking place in a timeline where Link is defeated by Ganon. This is neither the Adult Timeline where Link defeats Ganon as an adult nor the Child Timeline where Princess Zelda sends Link to his childhood after he defeats Ganon, but is instead a third timeline where Ganondorf was successful in defeating Link. |
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| + | After Ganondorf kidnaps Princess Zelda at the end of ''Ocarina of Time'', Link challenged Ganondorf but was defeated.<ref>{{cite book|quote= The Hero of Time, Link, challenged [Ganondorf] in a battle that would determine Hyrule's very existence, and lost.|book= [[Hyrule Historia]]|publisher= Dark Horse Books|page= 93}}</ref> Ganondorf extracted the Triforce of Courage from Link and the Triforce of Wisdom from Zelda obtaining the complete Triforce and transformed into the Demon King, Ganon.<ref>{{cite book|quote= At last, Ganondorf found himself in the possession of the Triforce of Wisdom that dwelt within Princess Zelda, and the Triforce of Courage that dwelt in Link. His true power achieved, he transformed into the Demon King.|book= [[Hyrule Historia]]|publisher= Dark Horse Books|page= 92}}</ref> In desperation, the [[Sage#Ocarina of Time|Seven Sages]] sealed Ganon along with the complete Triforce away in the Sacred Realm.<ref>{{cite book|quote=The Seven Sages of Hyrule, led by Princess Zelda, sealed Ganon and the Triforce in the Sacred Realm as a final resort.|book= [[Hyrule Historia]]|publisher= Dark Horse Books|page= 92}}</ref> |
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| + | === The Imprisoning War === |
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| + | Hyrule enjoys a brief period of peace, but as rumors spread of the Golden Power lying in the Sacred Realm, many greedy people traveled to the Sacred Realm seeking it. There, they were transformed into monsters by the power of the Triforce and became a part of Ganon's army. Ganon's army poured forth from the Sacred Realm and attacked Hyrule in a conflict that came to be known as the Imprisoning War.<ref>{{cite book|quote= . . . There were many who knew of the existence of the Triforce and the entrance to the Sacred Realm because of the events set in motion by Ganondorf. Their lust aroused, they rushed to gain access to the holy land in their quest to obtain the power of the gods. Little did they realize that the Sacred Realm had been transformed in to the Dark World by Ganondorf’s evil heart. None returned from their adventures. Instead, only the power of darkness flowed forth.|book= [[Hyrule Historia]]|publisher= Dark Horse Books|page= 93}}</ref> The Knights of Hyrule fought off against Ganon's army, while the [[Sage#A Link to the Past|Seven Sages]] of that era sought a way to permanently seal off the entrance to the Sacred Realm. Eventually, the Sages successfully closed off the entrance to the Sacred Realm, but only after most of the Knights of Hyrule had fallen.<ref>{{cite book|quote= The king of Hyrule ordered the Seven Sages to seal the Sacred Realm. The Knights of Hyrule guarded the sages as they offered up their prayers, but demons descended upon them from within the Sacred Realm, and a fierce battle unfolded in which the majority of the combatants were killed. The entrance to the Sacred Realm was sealed once again, tight enough that it should never have been reopened.|book= [[Hyrule Historia]]|publisher= Dark Horse Books|page= 93}}</ref> |
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==Trivia== |
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| + | *The story was heavily truncated for the manual of the Game Boy Advance version of ''A Link to the Past'' and did not include such important details as Ganon seizing the Triforce or the search for the Master Sword. These details are still provided by in-game text, however. |
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| − | * This is the only locale in Holodrum where all four seasons can occur naturally, with no need for the [[Rod of Seasons]]. |
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| + | *The English translation of the story has the sages forget where the Triforce is hidden.<ref name=AmericanManual2>{{cite manual|quote= Many aggressively searched for the wish-granting Triforce, but no one, not even the Hylian sages, was sure of its location; the knowledge had been lost over time.|game=The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}</ref> |
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| − | * The background music that plays in Horon Village is based on [[Zelda's Lullaby]]. |
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| + | *As indicated by deleted text in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]'', the original concept for that game would have included elements which might have made it the game in which the Imprisoning War occurred.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forums.legendsalliance.com/index.php?showtopic=14202&st=1110&p=423623&#entry423623|title=Translation of Japanese Game Texts|site=Legends Alliance Forums}}</ref> Deleted text talks of Link not being able to wield the Master Sword, and more explicit references to the Hylians. During development, ''Four Swords Adventures'' had considerably more story than the final release, but [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] thought that the game should have a stronger focus on gameplay and the story was simplified.<ref>{{cite person|quote=In an example with Four Swords Adventures, I was the producer on that game, so I didn’t actually put the story for that game together—that would be put together by the director of the game. And in the end on that game, as we got closer to finishing it, of course, Mr. Miyamoto then came in and upended the tea table, and we changed the story around quite a bit at the end with Four Swords Adventures. And what Mr. Miyamoto pointed out in the case of that game was that the storyline shouldn’t be something complicated that confuses the player. It should really be kind of a guideline that helps ease the player through the gameplay process and helps them understand what it is that they’re doing. So that was one example of how the gameplay was there first, and the storyline changed all the way up until the very end.|name=Eiji Aonuma|url=http://www.zeldadungeon.net/Interviews-2004-05-17-Game-Informer-Eiji-Aonuma.php|title=GameInformer Eiji Aonuma Interview - May 17th, 2004 - Game Developer's Conference}}</ref> |
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| + | *[[Great Cataclysm]] |
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| + | *[[Hyrulean Civil War]] |
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| − | File:Horon Summer.png|Horon Village in summer |
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| + | *[[Interloper War]] |
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| − | File:Horon Autumn.png|Horon Village in autumn |
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| + | *[[Timeline Quotes#On Ocarina of Time|Timeline Quotes On Ocarina of Time]] |
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| − | File:Horon Winter.png|Horon Village in winter |
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| − | File:Horon West.png|Horon's western exit |
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| − | File:Horon BlastBloom.png|Horon's northern exit |
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| − | File:Horon East.png|Horon's eastern exit |
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| − | File:Horon South.png|The village's tree stump and the staircase leading to the cave |
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| − | File:Horon Cave.png|The [[portal]] in the cave beneath the village |
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| − | File:Horon PieceofHeart.png|The {{Sec|Heart Container|Piece of Heart}} in the village |
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| − | File:Horon RuulResidence.png|[[Mayor Ruul]]'s residence |
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| − | File:Horon DrLeft House.png|[[Dr. Left]]'s house |
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| − | File:Horon RockShrooms.png|The [[Mushroom|Rock Mushrooms]] can be picked in autumn to reach the chest |
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| − | File:Horon Painter.png|The painter in Horon Village |
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| + | *[http://www.zeldalegends.net/files/text/z3translation/z3_manual_story.html Translation, comparison, and analysis of the story told in the ''A Link to the Past'' manuals] |
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Template:Event The Imprisoning War is an event that formed the back story of A Link to the Past and is described in the introduction of the game and in the game's instruction manual. It was the first time in the series that Ganon's history was explained. It was later revealed to stem from events that occurred in Ocarina of Time. It was a conflict that ensued after Ganondorf the Demon Thief entered the Sacred Realm, also known as the Golden Land, and laid claim to the Triforce, becoming Ganon, the Demon King. Ganondorf's attainment of the Triforce tainted the Golden Land, transforming it into the Dark World and Ganondorf himself into the beast named Ganon. He launched an invasion against Hyrule with his new army of monsters, made up of people from Hyrule that came seeking the Golden Power for themselves. This invasion was repelled by the Knights of Hyrule, who gave their lives almost to the last to protect the Seven Sages as they cast a seal on the Dark World, trapping Ganon and his army inside and restoring peace to Hyrule.
History from A Link to the Past
The Discovery of the Sacred Realm
Main article: Sacred Realm
The Sacred Realm.
Long ago in the land of Hyrule, legends spoke of a great power left behind by the Golden Goddesses following Hyrule's creation. Stories speaking of the Sacred Realm and the omnipotent "Golden Power" known as the Triforce that resided within it spread across Hyrule over the ages, causing a lust for the Triforce's power to grow and fester in the hearts and minds of Hyrule's people until there was nothing left in many of them but pure greed.[1] The Triforce could not judge between good and evil and thus would merely grant the wishes of its holder.[2]
One day, a gateway to the Golden Land of the Triforce was accidentally discovered and opened by a band of thieves skilled in dark magic and their leader, a man named Ganondorf. It was a place like no other, a realm of midday golden skies rather than blue. And there, shining down upon this world from above, was the Triforce in all its glory. A long running battle then ensued between Ganondorf and his followers to the heart of the Sacred Realm in a race to reach the Triforce first. Ganondorf fought his way past and killed all of his followers that had accompanied him into the realm along the way so that he could claim it uncontested.[3]
Ganon's Wish on the Triforce
After the murders of his followers, Ganondorf stood over the Triforce and grasped it with blood-stained hands. A voice whispered to him, stating that if he had a strong desire in his heart to wish for it. In response, Ganondorf's laughter echoed across time and space and reached even Hyrule itself as he made a wish that he become the ruler of the world.[4]
Thus, one of Hyrule's greatest threats was born: the King of Evil, Ganon, who now had the strength of the Triforce at his command.[5]
The Creation of the Dark World
Main article: Dark World
The Dark World.
As a result of Ganondorf's wish for the domination of the world, the Triforce caused the Sacred Realm to radically change. It began to wither and die as it was transformed into a twisted copy of Hyrule that represented what Hyrule would look like if Ganondorf ruled it.[6] Dark clouds now permanently blackened the skies. As a side-effect of this transformation, the Triforce's magic was used to cast a curse over the entire realm, one that would cause any without protection from it to transform into a shape that would reflect what is in his or her heart.[7] The Golden Land was now the Dark World, a place of darkness and evil.
Ganon was not satisfied merely with ruling the newly-transformed Dark World however, as he sought to return to Hyrule and conquer it as well. In time, evil power began to issue forth from the portal to the Golden Land, beckoning to men from the outside to seek out the Golden Power and have their wishes become reality through its magic.[8][9]
The Invasion of Hyrule
The Knights of Hyrule battle Ganon's army for the fate of Hyrule.
As greedy men from Hyrule entered the Dark World hungry for the Golden Power, each of them was transformed into a monster reflecting the greed within them. As a result, Ganon's army of monsters grew to a large enough proportion that he was now capable of launching an invasion against Hyrule. Many plagues began to beset Hyrule as well, causing catastrophes for the people that would precede the coming storm.[10]
Finally, with his army now ready, Ganon launched the invasion against Hyrule, intending to fulfill his wish to be the ruler of both the Dark World and the Light World. Ganon's army swarmed from the Dark World and flooded into Hyrule, causing mass chaos and attacking Hyrule Castle.[11] Meanwhile, the Seven Sages searched for a courageous individual that could take up a weapon that had been crafted to combat magic as powerful as that of the Triforce's, a sword that could banish evil itself, the Master Sword. However, no hero worthy of the blade could be found.[12]
The Seal of the Sages
The King of Hyrule eventually convened the council of the Seven Sages as well as the Knights of Hyrule that served to protect the Hylian royalty and commanded them to seal the gateway to the Dark World shut in order to stem Ganon's invasion of the kingdom. Both groups would play pivotal roles in the hope of reaching this goal, with the Seven Sages bearing the responsibility of creating the seal itself while the Knights of Hyrule would protect them as they did their part to halt Ganon's invasion of the kingdom.[13]
The Knights of Hyrule took the full brunt of the attack from Ganon's monsters, and while they fought courageously to the end, they were nearly wiped out entirely as they did their duty.[14][15] Their lives were not lost in vain however, as they bought the necessary time for the Seven Sages to create their seal, trapping Ganon in the Dark World and halting the invasion. With this, the war was ended in a victory for the Light World, though it had come at a very high cost. The people of Hyrule rejoiced nonetheless at the restoration of order and peace to their kingdom, thanks to the efforts of the Seven Sages and the Knights of Hyrule. Ganon and his army were trapped in the Dark World until the events of Template:ALTTP.
Timeline Placement from Hyrule Historia
In the Hyrule Historia guidebook, the Imprisoning War occurs many years[16] after an alternate version of the events of Template:OOT taking place in a timeline where Link is defeated by Ganon. This is neither the Adult Timeline where Link defeats Ganon as an adult nor the Child Timeline where Princess Zelda sends Link to his childhood after he defeats Ganon, but is instead a third timeline where Ganondorf was successful in defeating Link.
After Ganondorf kidnaps Princess Zelda at the end of Ocarina of Time, Link challenged Ganondorf but was defeated.[17] Ganondorf extracted the Triforce of Courage from Link and the Triforce of Wisdom from Zelda obtaining the complete Triforce and transformed into the Demon King, Ganon.[18] In desperation, the Seven Sages sealed Ganon along with the complete Triforce away in the Sacred Realm.[19]
The Imprisoning War
Hyrule enjoys a brief period of peace, but as rumors spread of the Golden Power lying in the Sacred Realm, many greedy people traveled to the Sacred Realm seeking it. There, they were transformed into monsters by the power of the Triforce and became a part of Ganon's army. Ganon's army poured forth from the Sacred Realm and attacked Hyrule in a conflict that came to be known as the Imprisoning War.[20] The Knights of Hyrule fought off against Ganon's army, while the Seven Sages of that era sought a way to permanently seal off the entrance to the Sacred Realm. Eventually, the Sages successfully closed off the entrance to the Sacred Realm, but only after most of the Knights of Hyrule had fallen.[21]
Trivia
- The story was heavily truncated for the manual of the Game Boy Advance version of A Link to the Past and did not include such important details as Ganon seizing the Triforce or the search for the Master Sword. These details are still provided by in-game text, however.
- The English translation of the story has the sages forget where the Triforce is hidden.[22]
- As indicated by deleted text in Four Swords Adventures, the original concept for that game would have included elements which might have made it the game in which the Imprisoning War occurred.[23] Deleted text talks of Link not being able to wield the Master Sword, and more explicit references to the Hylians. During development, Four Swords Adventures had considerably more story than the final release, but Shigeru Miyamoto thought that the game should have a stronger focus on gameplay and the story was simplified.[24]
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- ↑ "That yearning for the Triforce soon turned to lust for power, which in turn led to the spilling of blood. Soon the only motive left among those searching for the Triforce was pure greed." (A Link to the Past manual, pg. 5)
- ↑ "The Triforce, being an inanimate object, cannot judge between good and evil." (A Link to the Past manual, pg. 5)
- ↑ "One day, quite by accident, a gate to the Golden Land of the Triforce was opened by a gang of thieves skilled in the black arts. This land was like no other. In the gathering twilight, the Triforce shone from its resting place high above the world. In a long running battle, the leader of the thieves fought his way past his followers in a lust for the Golden Power." (A Link to the Past manual, pg. 5)
- ↑ "After vanquishing his own followers, the leader stood triumphant over the Triforce and grasped it with his blood- stained hands. He heard a whispered voice: "If thou has a strong desire or dream, wish for it..." And in reply, the roaring laughter of the brigand leader echoed across time and space and even reached the far-off land of Hyrule." (A Link to the Past manual, pg. 5)
- ↑ "Indeed, the King of Evil Ganon, the one who has threatened Hyrule so, was born at this time." (A Link to the Past (JP version) manual, pg. 7)
- ↑ "This world was once the Golden Land where the Triforce was hidden. But because Ganon, the leader of the thieves, wished it, this world was transformed..." — Dark Palace Maiden (A Link to the Past)
- ↑ "And everyone who wanders into this land is changed to a shape that reflects his true nature." — Man transformed into a ball (A Link to the Past)
- ↑ "However, in time evil power began to flow from the Golden Land and greedy men were drawn there to become members of Ganon's army." (A Link to the Past manual, pg. 5)
- ↑ "After many years, an opening was found that led from our fair Hyrule to the Golden Land, where the mystical Triforce was still hidden. Many sought treasure in this place, but none returned--Only beings of great evil emerged from the Golden Land." (A Link to the Past (GBA version) manual, pg. 14)
- ↑ "Black clouds permanently darkened the sky, and many disasters beset Hyrule." (A Link to the Past manual, pg. 5)
- ↑ "Ganon's evil army swarmed from the tainted Golden Land into Hyrule and attacked the castle." (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past manual, pg. 5,6)
- ↑ "The Sages first had to search for the existence of the Master Sword and a hero to use it. However, the situation was urgent, and Ganon's malice was enclosing on the royal palace." (A Link to the Past manual, pg. 7)
- ↑ "The King of Hyrule gathered the seven Sages to find a way to seal the entrance to the Golden Land so that his kingdom would be safe from the evil there" (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA version) manual, pg. 15)
- ↑ "As the sages sealed the way to the Dark World, the Knights of Hyrule defended them from the attacks of evil monsters. I heard that the Knights of Hyrule were nearly wiped out in that battle..." — Thieves' Town Maiden (A Link to the Past)
- ↑ "The wise men and the Knights Of Hyrule combined forces to wage war on this evil horde. The Knights took the full brunt of the fierce attack, and although they fought courageously many a brave soul was lost that day, However, their lives were not lost in vain, for they bought precious time for the Seven Wise Men to magically seal Ganon in the Golden land. All of Hyrule rejoiced at the victory that upheld peace and order over Ganon's evil and chaos." (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past manual, pg. 6)
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