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|summary= Icon for the [[Rune#Remote Bomb Rune|Remote Bomb Cube Rune]]
|name = Silent Realm
 
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|source= The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - E3 Livestream, 6/14/2016
|image = [[File:Siren World.png|400px]]
 
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|caption = The Silent Realm of Faron Woods
 
|game = {{SS}}
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|game= BotW
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|licensing= Copyright
|inhab = [[Guardian]]s<br>[[Watcher]]s
 
|items = [[Sacred Tears]]<br>[[Light Fruit]]
 
|related = [[Dark World]], [[Twilight Realm]], [[Lorule]]
 
 
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The '''Silent Realm''' is a supernatural region in {{SS}}. Link accesses the realm by thrusting his sword on a [[Trial Gate]], found by [[dowsing]] an area known to house a portal. The Silent Realm is a test forced upon Link by the Goddesses so that he can claim proof of his spiritual growth.<ref name="Cont">{{cite|The trial will continue until you exit the Silent Realm. Proceed with caution on your way back to the entrance so that you can claim proof of your spiritual growth.|N/A|SS}}</ref><ref>{{cite|They are domains of the spirit accessible only to the goddess' chosen hero.|Fi|SS}}</ref> Upon completion of each Silent Realm, Link is awarded a sacred treasure which allows him to traverse a region previously unexplored towards locating the Goddesses' [[Sacred Flames]].<ref>{{cite|When this vessel is full, it will signify you have completed the trial, allowing your spirit to grow. This, in turn, will allow the Goddess to bless you with a new power.|Fi|SS}}</ref> The treasures garnered by the Silent Realms include the [[Water Dragon's Scale]] at [[Faron Woods]], the [[Clawshots]] in the [[Lanayru Desert]], the [[Fireshield Earrings]] at [[Eldin Volcano]], and the [[Stone of Trials]] at the last Silent Realm in [[Skyloft]]. The [[Sky Keep]] provides access to three isolated areas of the Skyloft Silent Realm where the individual Triforce pieces are located.
 
 
==Features==
 
[[Image:SilentRealm2.png|left|thumb|250px|Watchers patrolling the Silent Realm in Faron Woods.]]
 
After playing the appropriate goddess' song upon the mark, Link will be taken into an alternate dimension of the current world he is in, defenseless, and his spirit will have separated from his body.<ref>{{cite|Your spirit has temporarily separated from your physical body so that you may undertake this challenge.|Fi|SS}}</ref> To prove his spiritual growth and leave the Silent Realm, he will have to collect all fifteen [[Sacred Tears]] scattered about the region,<ref>{{cite|That is a Tear of Farore. You will need to collect 15 of them.|Fi|SS}}</ref> and store them in his [[Spirit Vessel]], all without the help of [[Fi]].<ref>{{cite|You got the Spirit Vessel! This mysterious plant represents your spirit, [Link].|N/A|SS}}</ref><ref>{{cite|As you know by now, I cannot follow you. The trial calls out to your mind alone, as it is in every Silent Realm.|Fi|SS}}</ref><ref>{{cite|To fill the Spirit Vessel, you need to search for something known as a Tear of Farore. There are many of them spread across this strange world.|Fi|SS}}</ref> Link begins within a protective circle, though, the moment he steps from it, the realm's knight-like overseers, the [[Guardian]]s, will awaken and give chase.<ref>{{cite|If you take even a single step outside the protective circle you stand in, the Guardians of this realm will wake up and pursue you, Master.|Fi|SS}}</ref> To emphasize the stealthiness required of Link in this trial, [[Watcher]]s, ghost-like lamp-carrying beings, will be patrolling the area. Guardians exist in a dormant state as long as Link remains vigilant in collecting Tears. Guardians will awaken after one of three events occur: Link does not collect a Tear for 90 seconds;<ref>{{cite|You got a Tear of Farore! This object's power halts the movements of the Guardians for 90 seconds.|N/A|SS}}</ref> he is spotted by a the lamp light of a Watcher; or he stumbles upon [[Waking Water]].<ref>{{cite|The unusual liquid substance that covers that area is known as Waking Water, and it has certain unique properties. If you make contact with Waking Water, the Guardians will be immediately alerted to your presence.|Fi|SS}}</ref> The nine-petaled flower at the top of the Spirit Vessel acts as a timer; each petal represents 10 seconds, and when all petals are shed, the Guardians awaken and begin to chase after Link. Every time the Guardians awaken, the stunning effect of the Tears is canceled until Link manages to find another. After only one hit from any Guardian, Link must restart the entire trial.<ref>{{cite|If a Guardian manages to land even a single hit on you, your spirit will shatter and you will fail the trial.|Fi|SS}}</ref> The locations of the Tears Link has collected will be marked on the [[Map]], easing future attempts if Link fails the trial.<ref>{{Cite|The locations of tears you have gathered during your trial are marked on the map.|[[Fi]]|SS}}</ref>
 
 
To help him find the remaining Sacred Tears, Link can pick up a [[Light Fruit]] to reveal their locations, in a fashion similar to that of beacons, for 30 seconds.<ref>{{cite|You got a Light Fruit! This mysterious fruit enables you to see beacons over the positions of Sacred Tears for 30 seconds!|N/A|SS}}</ref> After Link rescues all fifteen Sacred Tears, he must safely return to the mark without being noticed by the Watchers.<ref name="Cont" />
 
 
[[Dusk Relic]]s are strangely abundant in Silent Realms, and are the only [[Collectibles]] that exist at all during these events. Dusk Relics are needed for several upgrades. If Link does not receive the amount of Dusk Relics he needs after completing all of the Silent Realms, he can explore them again in [[Lanayru (Dragon)|Lanayru]]'s [[Thunder Dragon's Lightning Round|Lightning Round]] to collect more.
 
 
== Theory ==
 
{{Theory|start}}
 
[[Image:SilentRealm12.png|right|350px|thumb|Watchers and Guardians stand ready for Link's final Silent Realm trial in Skyloft.]]
 
The Silent Realm is theorized by some to be the [[Sacred Realm]], due to the fact that both of them are mirror realms of the surface world where the [[Triforce]] is hidden. On the other hand, the Silent Realm is mentioned as a place where the hero's mind will be tested and thus
 
can be accessed spiritually, whereas the Sacred Realm can be accessed physically by anyone; it is possible, however, that this mechanism was used to prevent the realm from changing to reflect the hero's nature, thus compromising the trials he needed to undertake. It is also possible that the Silent Realm itself is simply the Sacred Realm reflecting Hylia's inner nature, as, while she was unable to ''use'' the Triforce, she was presumably the last to touch it before Link.
 
 
When Link reaches the Sky Keep, in order to obtain any part of the Triforce he is sent into an area of the Skyloft Silent Realm where that part of the Triforce is hidden. This supports the theory, because maybe the Sacred Realm is a quiet place as a reflection of Link's kind heart.<ref name=Quote13>{{cite|The resting place of the sacred triangle, the Sacred Realm, is a mirror that reflects what is in the heart...the heart of one who enters it...|Sheik|OoT}}</ref> Also, the timeline placement of ''Skyward Sword'' is before the events of ''Ocarina of Time''. This is important, because the Sacred Realm hasn't been corrupted by Ganondorf yet.
 
 
Another thing that may support the theory is that when Link gets the last part of the Triforce, everything around him in the Silent Realm turns golden. In {{OOT}} it was said that the Sacred Realm reflects the heart of someone who has the Triforce, and in {{ALTTP}} the Sacred Realm was known as the Golden Land, by people who didn't know Ganon had corrupted it.
 
 
Finally, the [[:File:Triforce.jpg|depiction of the Sacred Realm]] in the {{ALTTP}} shows several floating islands in the sky with the Triforce above a large island in the center. This depiction of the Sacred Realm could be compared to [[The Sky]] and [[Skyloft]].
 
{{Theory|end}}
 
 
==Trivia==
 
*The ethereal, quiet presence of the Silent Realm is what sets it apart from the natural world; it is slightly reminiscent of the [[Twilight Realm]] regions from {{TP}}.
 
* It's also very similar to the [[Temple of the Ocean King]] from {{PH}}, as both have time limits and feature invincible patrollers that make Link faint with one attack, flying enemies that summon said patrollers, and mysterious water that also summons them.
 
*The background music of a Silent Realm is a softer, more ethereal version of the corresponding area's usual theme.
 
*Before release, the Silent Realm was known as the Siren Realm before it had a name change.<ref>{{Cite web| quote= The game’s Siren Realm has a new name. An editor who worked on the Game Informer article for the magazine’s upcoming issue has said that the world is now called the Silent Realm.| url= http://nintendoeverything.com/73266/siren-realm-sees-a-small-name-change/| title= Zelda: Skyward Sword's Siren Realm sees a small name change}}</ref> This explains why the hylian letters around the protective circle in the Silent Realm spell out the word SIREN.<ref>[[:File:SilentRealm.png|Siren Realm]]</ref>
 
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
Image:SilentRealm3.png|The closest tear to Link at the start of the Faron Woods trial
 
Image:SilentRealm4.png|Link transferring to the Silent Realm
 
Image:SilentRealm5.png|The [[Spirit Vessel]]
 
Image:SilentRealm6.png|[[Waking Water]] forms a moat around a tree
 
Image:SilentRealm7.png|The vessel's flower yields a sacred treasure
 
Image:SilentRealm8.png|Wide-angle shot of the trial in the Lanayru Desert
 
Image:SilentRealm9.png|Watchers scouring the sand
 
Image:SilentRealm10.png|The vessel's flower yields another sacred treasure
 
Image:SilentRealm11.png|Wide-angle shot of the trial in Skyloft
 
Image:SilentRealm13.png|View from the Skyloft Bazaar of the Silent Realm
 
Image:SilentRealm.png|The Hylian letters spell SIREN, as the area was previously called The Siren Realm before name change
 
</gallery>
 
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Revision as of 09:49, 26 June 2016

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