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This article is about the Level in Four Swords Adventures. For the recurring location, see Dark World.

The Dark World is the fifth Level of Four Swords Adventures.

Overview[]

The Dark World appears as an area separate from the Dark World accessed via Moon Gates. It is located in northwestern Hyrule, and serves as the fifth Level, consisting of three stages: the Lost Woods, Kakariko Village, and the Temple of Darkness. As in other Levels, Tingle's Tower appears in multiplayer mode.

In search of the Dark Mirror, the Links venture here, where a cloud of darkness has covered Hyrule.[1] This darkness turned the Lost Woods, once called the Forest of Light, into a dark place inhabited by fell creatures.[2] While it is originally thought that the darkness was spread by Vaati and Shadow Link, who have been running rampant throughout Hyrule, the Deku Scrubs in the forest reveal that Ganon is its true source.[3][4] When the Links leave the Lost Woods and travel to Kakariko Village, they find that the town, and even many of its citizens, has been corrupted by the darkness – a corruption that threatened to spread across all of Hyrule if it is not stopped.[5] After aiding Kakariko Village, the Links go to the Temple of Darkness, where the Dark Mirror was hidden to keep it away from the rest of the world.[6] After they clear the Temple of Darkness, they discover that the Dark Mirror is the source of the Shadow Links, and has been taken.[7]

References

  1. "My forest has lost its light. Darkness covers it like a shroud. Link, will you go to the forest? Perhaps you will find some clues there. In the heart of the forest is a temple. The Dark Mirror can be found there." — White Maiden (Four Swords Adventures)
  2. "Legends speak of a mirror in which a dark tribe was sealed away long ago. I understand it's supposed to be hidden now somewhere in the Forest of Light. The forest's been covered by pitch-black clouds recently. It's a Forest of Dark now." — Dampé (Four Swords Adventures)
  3. "Everything's going swell lately! And we have Ganon, King of Darkness, to thank! Huh? Vaati? What's that? No, Vaati's old news. Ganon's the King of Darkness! Forget Vaati!" — Deku Scrub (Four Swords Adventures)
  4. "Soon, Lord Ganon's power will change all of Hyrule's forests into Lost Woods! Once that happens, we'll be able to travel freely!" — Deku Scrub (Four Swords Adventures)
  5. "Kakariko was once home to many kind people. Now, however, it's become a rather dangerous place. The darkness that cloaks its people has cost many of them their humanity. It's madness. How much stronger will this darkness in Hyrule grow?" — Kaepora Gaebora (Four Swords Adventures)
  6. "In the heart of the forest is a temple. The Dark Mirror can be found there. [... It was] secreted away and hidden in the forest temple to sever its connection to this world." — White Maiden (Four Swords Adventures)
  7. "Someone's stolen the Dark Mirror! That mirror reveals the wickedness within a person and brings it to life. It's an item of terrible, dark power. No good can come from this. Shadow Link!! Could he be your evil reflection, cast by the Dark Mirror?" — White Maiden (Four Swords Adventures)
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