The Legend of Zelda
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The Legend of Zelda is a series of games created by Nintendo. The first game, The Legend of Zelda, was released in 1987 in U.S. It is considered to be very influential to other games and over time has had a great deal of success.
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Protagonists
Link
Link, the main protagonist of every Zelda game to date, usually begins as a young lad who barely knows anything about the outside world. He is famous for his green tunic and a floppy green hat and his battles with evil Ganon and to Princess Zelda and the land of Hyrule. Link holds the triforce of Courage, one of three parts of the Triforce. In many of his quests, Link obtains an ancient sword known as the Master Sword. This is usually the only way that Ganon can be harmed.
Zelda
Zelda is the heir to the throne of Hyrule and usually gets captured by Ganon. She carries the triforce of Wisdom. She has a few alter egos, one being Tetra in The Wind Waker, and the other being Sheik in Ocarina of Time.
Antagonists
Ganon/Ganondorf
The evil villain in the majority of the Zelda series. He carries the Triforce of Power and will stop at nothing to gain the other two pieces (which will give him ultimate power). In the game Ocarina of Time, he is king of the all-female Gerudo tribe that lives in the desert. It is said that one male is born every one hundred years, and they make him their king.
Vaati
The main antagonist in some of the Zelda series, notably The Minish Cap as well as the Four Swords games. He was a Minish who transformed himself into a Hylian sorcerer.
The Games
There are fourteen games in existence as of 04/08/08. The games are:
- 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 and Oracle of Seasons
- Four Swords
- The Wind Waker
- Four Swords Adventure
- The Minish Cap
- The Twilight Princess
- The Phantom Hourglass
In addition to these are the non-canon games for the Phillips CD-i: Faces of Evil, Zelda's Adventure and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon. But these games are not considered true Zelda games because Nintendo had nothing to do with them.
Important Items
Triforce
The Triforce is a powerful relic from the Legend of Zelda. It consists of three golden triangles that stand for Courage, Wisdom, and Power. Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf each carry a piece of the item.
Master Sword
The Master Sword is typically the most powerful sword aquired in the games it appears in. It has a blue or purple hilt with a long pointed blade with the symbol of the Triforce engraved on it.
