This page is an archive of guesses about what was going to be in the game before the game was actually released.
- Jossed. It's Fi.
- Jossed, it's set around the creation of the Master Sword and thus not involved in the whole split-timeline business.
- Alternatively, he'll be sealed in a trident, which a certain Gerudo prince is fated to find in Four Swords Adventures...
- The first option is somewhat confirm, in that Ganon is the curse Demise left upon Link and Zelda. However, Ganon never appear, and Demise himself is actually sealed, so can be considered subverted in the other sense.
In the GDC trailer, we can see an icon depicting a new instrument — a harp — on the D-pad about halfway through the footage. Compare the harp icon with Sheik's harp on OoT 3DS's new American boxart, and you'll quickly notice that they look completely identical to each other. In other words, Link hands his harp over to the new Royal Family after saving Hyrule from a great evil, it's passed down generation after generation until it's back story or history is eventually forgotten, finally finding itself in the hands of OoT's Princess Zelda before it is potentially destroyed or abandoned. Seeing that Sheik also taught the warp songs to Link on his//her harp, it's possible that we may see the warp songs return, and this is how Link will travel around Hyrule or between Hyrule and Skyloft in the game.
As for The Sharp and Flat Bros. in OoT, (who were clearly ghosts who died long ago,) we may see them return in SS. However, they will be alive instead of dead, helping Link travel between the two lands via magical warps songs that they had personally composed. By the end of the game, they're noted for their accomplishments and become Hyrule's famous composers, devoting much of their practices and time towards magical songs created solely for the Royal Family's needs.
- Sharp and Flat claim to have been killed by Ganondorf in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
- Seriously, who are these guys? I've played the game through a good number of times and never run into them before. This site is the first I've heard of them.
- The ghosts who teach you the Sun Song, as I recall.
- Facepalm Examine the gravestones next to the royal tomb. You'll have to fight two unique poes. Talk to the flame with a face after you defeat one. Rinse and repeat with the other gravestone.
- Partially confirmed. The harp in the game is apparently the same one that Sheik uses, although it is never spelled out explicitly. However, the harp is not used for warping, and the Royal Composer Brothers are not in the game at all.
- Having been around for 400 years before Ocarina of Time, there's no reason to think they couldn't be alive during Skyward Sword. For all the speculation regarding a young Ganondorf, I'm surprised they haven't been mentioned yet. It's likely that Link will wind up dealing with them during the game only for them to escape at the last second. Bonus points if they adopt an orphaned Gerudo boy during the storyline.
- Jossed. Twinrova do not appear in the game.
- We know that the Skyward Sword becomes the Master Sword, so this has to be set before Ocarina of Time, and Ganon/dorf can't appear. And there's a new model of Majora's Mask. So...Majora winds up sealed away in a pocket dimension, Termina, after Skyward. Skyward Sword is the tale of the first Link, who comes from the heavens to a Hyrule under the thumb of the God of Evil, Majora. Through the game, he imbues his sword with sacred energies to turn it into the Master Sword, defeats Majora, seals him in a mask, and casts it into Termina..
- Where does the Fierce Deity play into the story though? We still don't have an origin story for him yet, even if Majora somehow gets one here.
- Ghirahim looks not entirely unlike the Fierce Deity...
- Where does the Fierce Deity play into the story though? We still don't have an origin story for him yet, even if Majora somehow gets one here.
- Jossed. Indeed we learn about the origins of the Master Sword, but there's no mention at all of Majora.
- In Twilight Princess, Shad tells Link about how the Oocca, the Sky people, created Hyrule. However, he may have gotten his facts mixed up (or the records may be inaccurate) and this game will explain about how the Hylians originally lived among the clouds among the Oocca, and then descended to the world below to fight the evil there, and stayed to establish Hyrule.
- Alternatively, while the game shows the origins of the City in the Sky, it doesn't show the origins of the Oocca or the Sky Statues (or that magnificent cannon in Lake Hylia). However, the game does state that the Skyloft Hylians and the Loftwings are two halves of one whole. After the game ends and some Hylians choose to move to Hyrule below, the remaining Skyloft Hylians get merged with their Loftwings to form the Oocca. During the early years of the separation, the two worlds use both Loftwings and the aforementioned cannon to communicate and trade, but forget about each other over the long years proceeding Ocarina of Time.
- (Non-Ganon) Evil threatens the humans on the ground and a sword from the heavens is bestowed upon a green-clad Hylian hero, who is chosen to save the land. Sounds a lot like the prologue of The Minish Cap, doesn't it? Maybe the Four Sword and the Master Sword were the same all along.
- But the Hero of Men apparently didn't have a hat, whereas this Link currently does. (Incidentally, it has been confirmed that the Skyward Sword, which is also the girl in the concept art, becomes the Master Sword.)
- I am aware of this (both), but seriously with this argument, you could also wonder why the Hero of Time Statue in TWW looked so vastly different from "The real thing", and why Faron claimed that TP Link's tunic was that of The Hero of Time, when there were several obvious differences, which had nothing to do with the graphical style.
- Gustaf, who's theorized to be the Hero of Men, figurine states that he's fond of the Wind Tribe. Hint hint?
- Except the Four Sword is in the LTTP remake's bonus dungeon when Link alreddy has the Master Sword...
- But the Four Sword also reappears in Minish Cap, hence, this WMG.
- But the Hero of Men apparently didn't have a hat, whereas this Link currently does. (Incidentally, it has been confirmed that the Skyward Sword, which is also the girl in the concept art, becomes the Master Sword.)
- In the GDC trailer, the villain is shown having pale skin and white hair, similar to the Sword Spirit. Perhaps they're from the same race.
- Similarly, when a TV interviewer mentioned that Fie and Ghirahim have similar diamond motifs and asked if they were somehow connected, the interviewee gave some very typical "you've hit on something important that I can't talk about yet" answers.
- Oh so very much confirmed. Ghirahim's true form is an Evil Counterpart of Fi, right down to his textboxes, and becomes the sword of the Greater-Scope Villain.
- As a corollary, the Link of this game is the father of Ocarina of Time Link, and will either die in the ending, or shortly thereafter. The last scene will be the mother fleeing to the forest, grievously wounded.
- In addition to the myths about the Oocca in Twilight Princess, The Minish Cap showed a race of people living in a city above the clouds. This Link may be of their race, or the Hylians may be their descendants.
- The Wind Tribe weren't always in the clouds, though. Remember that tablet at the end of the swamp dungeon, it says they departed for the sky. They were originally just Hylians.
- maybe the game takes place between those games
- The myths about the Oocca say that they only moved to the City in the Sky after founding Hyrule, which means they must have lived below prior to that. Perhaps there's a connection between them and the Wind Tribe, considering the similar histories. Certainly, the City in the Sky in Twilight Princess is both ruined and built to human proportions, so the Oocca may not have been the only ones living there in the past.
- The Wind Tribe weren't always in the clouds, though. Remember that tablet at the end of the swamp dungeon, it says they departed for the sky. They were originally just Hylians.
- Wouldn't be the first time (Well, it is chronologically) that this has happened.
- On two counts. He would be the first/third hero to inspire this.
- So, Link from Skyward Sword would indirectly influence Ocarina Of Time Link, who directly influences Wind Waker Link, who influences Spirit Tracks Link. Woah.
- Wouldn't be the first time (Well, it is chronologically) that this has happened.
- Jossed, in a complicated way. Neither Ganondorf nor Ganon appear in the game, but the final boss Demise leaves a curse behind so that his hatred would reincarnate forever to torment the descendants of Link and Zelda. This reincarnation is heavily implied to be Ganondorf.
- While the Oocca stayed in the sky because they were so horribly ill-suited to anything else.
- There was an article written a while back about how the following elements from the The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords backstory were left unexplained:
- Vaati is supposedly known as a Wind Mage, but is never referred to as such during The Minish Cap.
- Vaati was also famous for kidnapping numerous maidens. The only kidnapping he performed in The Minish Cap was when he abducted Zelda upon realizing she held the Light Force.
- In addition, how Vaati wound up sealed in the Four Sword (he appears to simply die at the end of The Minish Cap) and acquired the Palace of Winds is not explained, despite him referring to it as "my Palace of Winds" in The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords. In The Minish Cap, however, there is a Palace of Winds, except it is guarded by the Wind Tribe living above the clouds. Now, the Wind Tribe and the Palace of Winds could well be involved with Skyloft in the next game, and kidnapping maidens would be a good excuse to have Link perform his usual dungeon-crawling. Plus, Vaati needs a 3D appearance after all this time.
- Recent interviews have stated explicitly Ganon(dorf) isn't present, but remained vague when asked a question about Vaati. Hmm...
- The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, the game Vaati debuted in, will be available for free on the 3DS eShop this September. Perhaps a way of introducing Vaati to new players before Skyward Sword is released...?
- One recent press release revealed the possibility of Ganondorf appearing in the game after all, but not as main villain. Instead the game might explain Ganondorf's origins and his Start of Darkness. Now, remember how in Wind Waker Ganondorf was jealous of Hyrule's gentle winds? That in his homeland, the winds only meant death and despair? Vaati is the evil Wind Mage. He causes death and despair with his wind powers. This could make it even more likely that Vaati will be the main villain, as well as the one who (indirectly) made Ganondorf what he is today.
- Jossed, although Demise exhibits some traits of Vaati, indicating that Demise may have created him alongside Ganon.
Now, we know from Twilight Princess that the Twili were descendants of a tribe of sorcerers who attempted to take the Triforce for themselves. But in Ocarina Of Time, the Great Deku Tree, Zelda, and Ganondorf are the few who actually have a clue where the Triforce rests. So by that time in the chronology, the knowledge of the Triforce must have been forgotten by the vast majority of the people of Hyrule on account of them having never seen it. Therefore, there must have been a time before the Triforce was sealed away when the proto-Twili would have been able to obtain in-depth knowledge of the Golden Power. Skyward Sword could very well be the story of how the proto-Twili were foiled in their efforts, how they were banished to the Twilight Realm as punishment, and how the Master Sword was first used to seal the Triforce away from those who would use it for evil purposes.
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: The Master Sword is needed to defeat Agahnim, who is later revealed to be Ganon in disguise.
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: The backgrounds of the Master Sword and Ganon are explored. This game marks the first appearance of the human (okay, Gerudo) Ganondorf.
- Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons: Ganon is the final boss of a linked game. The Master Sword is only obtainable during a linked game.
- The Wind Waker: The Master Sword's power needs to be restored for it to even be able to hurt Ganondorf.
- Twilight Princess: The Master Sword is a forgotten relic that must be retrieved to break the curse Zant placed on Link. Ganondorf is revealed to be in the story one dungeon later.
If the pattern continues, the Skyward Sword will not be powerful enough to defeat Ganondorf, and will need to become the Master Sword. In fact, if the Master Sword is being created, then this game is almost guaranteed to be Ganondorf's Start of Darkness!
- Jossed somewhat: A recent Interview states that Ganon will not appear in this game. However, the game does imply Ganondorf is the hatred of Demise incarnated.
With the exception of Link (who can unknowingly charm every woman ever), the Gerudo tribe is shown to be highly distrustful of Hyrulean culture and society, indicating a great level of detachment from the Hylian way. During Ganondorf's Alas, Poor Villain moment in Wind Waker, he's given a Freudian Excuse that actually gives his trecherous deeds a slightly more altruistic motive: Gerudo Desert was nothing more than a harsh, barren wasteland and Ganondorf coveted the gentle winds of Hyrule.
If said "prequel" theory is indeed correct, Skyward Sword could depict how the Gerudo ended up in their current predicament. Perhaps they're the "evil forces" plaguing Hyrule. A falling-out with the other Hylians, maybe? If the pieces fall in place we might even see a young and bitter Ganondorf. Who knows? But given how Aonuma has been throwing in nods to affirm the whole "split timeline" theory, I wouldn't doubt him addressing a plot element like this.
- Jossed. The Gerudo tribe does not appear in the game at all. In fact, almost no humans appear in Hyrule, instead living on Skyloft and other floating islands.
Well, duh. It's a bit of an obvious guess, but don't let that stop you.
- As a corollary to this, it's possible that the Master Sword's winglike crossguard will morph into wings while still sheathed. That way, Link himself would technically have wings himself, and Motionplus will still only be used for the sword itself.
- Jossed. Link rides an awesome bird.
This is to keep up with the trend of Zelda having musical instruments that look vaguely like controllers. Since the Wii Remote with Motion Plus looks like a rod, I'm willing to bet it'll be a flute, a clarinet, or a saxophone. And it will have "sky" in the name, because all Zelda musical instruments have title drops. Or the sword may function as a conductor's baton, but, since they already did that with Wind Waker, probably not.
- The GDC trailer showed the ^ d-pad assigned to a harp, similar to the one Shiek used in Ocarina of Time.
- The harp also has very little use in normal gameplay. Its main purpose is to be played at certain plot-important locations to reveal the way forward.
This game takes place before Ocarina of Time, so this is their chance to show us what the Sheikah were like before going near extinct.
- The afore-mentioned villain-like character looks like a Sheikah.
- Partially confirmed. Impa makes an appearance as Zelda's protector and provides exposition.
A version of Ganon from the very, very distant future (nothing specific, as we don't really want an end to the Zelda timeline) goes back in time to when the Master Sword was created, and before the Triforce was fully sealed in the Sacred Realm. That way, he can destroy the Master Sword before it can be a nuisance to him, and he can get the whole Triforce with minimal interferance.
In fact, while we're at it, maybe both Ganons can appear; that is, the one from the child timeline, and the one from the adult timeline. Then, near the end, when it looks like Link is going to defeat them both, they merge together (think Dracula and Death merging in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin), turning into an unholy Eldritch Abomination that Link will have a hard time bringing down. But in the end, Link defeats Eldritch Ganon, banishing its crushed spirit to the netherworld, where it is eventually reincarnated into...the original Ganondorf.
Keep in mind that Nintendo has never shied away from time travel confusion before in regards to this franchise, so why stop here?
- An interview says that Ganon won't be appearing in this game at all, so pretty much jossed. Not that this was likely anyway.
After the final fight against Ganondorf, Link and Zelda share an emotional farewell with the Spirit of the Sword (whatever her name turns out to be) and just as they're about to seal the Sacred Realm by plunging the Master Sword into the Pedestal of Time, Ganondorf comes back to life. He succeeds in killing Link and Zelda, and is about to take the Triforce for himself when the Spirit puts the Sword into the Pedestal, thereby locking the Sacred Realm, and sealing Ganondorf's soul away until someone who can destroy him forever is born. He is then released at the moment of the Hero of Time's birth. It's a Downer Ending for a Zelda game, but if done right, it could be quite touching and bittersweet.
- Jossed by the fact that the Master Sword was ancient before Ganondorf was even born. Remember, Ocarina of Time was the first time he ever rose to power.
- As a corollary, it will be his Start of Darkness, and will end with his jealousy of Hyrule's prosperity nearing the breaking point, and him beginning to Plan.
- He may even fight alongside Link at some points and become a trusted friend just to add to the irony.
- Jossed by Word of God.
- The origins of the 3 Goddesses of Hyrule (it would be very interesting if they too were denizens of Skyloft before they attained their powers).
- But Hyrule already exists, "the land below", right? Unless the land underneath (the?) Skyloft isn't yet the Hyrule that we know, and the Goddesses you mention go on to make it Hyrule.
- How the magical artifacts like the Wind Waker, the Ocarina of Time, etc. were created.
- How Hyrule came to be a united Kingdom of the different tribes.
- Naturally, this all assumes that the game takes place VERY far in the past.
- Just getting it out of the way.
- Apparently Jossed, as a recent interview says he won't appear this time.
- At the very least, it's almost guaranteed that the Skyward Sword will probably make some sort of Heroic Sacrifice, possibly in becoming the Master Sword.
- Well, the Master Sword still exists in the future...but, well, it's never spoken in any of the games, so it's possible it gave up it's sentience. Personally this troper is hoping for a Heartwarming Moment,with Link somehow finding out about his "future incarnations" and the sword vowing to look over every reincarnation of the Legendary Hero.
- There are two windmills in Skyloft, but they do not seem to serve any purpose for the citizens of Skyloft.
- Jossed by Word of God, Eiji Anouma stated that both he and Miyamoto agreed this game came before OoT.
- If Word of God isn't enough for you, then certain major spoilers will. Specifically, the final boss curses the descendants of Link and Zelda to be perpetually locked in conflict with an incarnation of his rage. The game also ends with the implication that Zelda becomes the founder of Hyrule and the Hylian royal family.
- The Zelda (Duh).
- The Sidekick.
- The Childhood Friend and/or the Farmgirl.
- The Non-Human/Hylian/WhateverLinkIs in this game.
- The one Chick that's too old for him but acts interested anyway.
- That one, rarely mentioned male character that while holding some relevance to the plot shows no interest in Link, but the fangirls want it.
- GHIRAHIM!!!
- Hey, Pipit's pretty hot.
- But he helps link out at one point, which can count as "showing interest."
- Demise.
- Partially Jossed. There is no Ganon in the game, but considering the Final Boss' last words...
- Jossed. Its name is Moldarach, it's the adult version of tiny enemies called Arachas, and more than one appear in the game.
- Probably not. The GDC trailer indicates that early in the game, the Sword has a noticeably smaller hilt and crossguard that is greenish, in contrast with the larger and more ornate blue hilt and crossguard unique to the Master Sword.
- Confirmed. The Goddess Sword turns into the Master Sword after various events.
- A parachute I could understand. A magic spell like "Fairy" I could understand. But a sword preventing you from going splat?
- The way I see it, it's not the fall that kills you. It's the ground. So I blocked it.
- Partly confirmed: Skydiving over Pumpkin Landing (Sidequest Island) causes several multicolored creatures to link up with you, with the reward of 20 Rupees if you get all of them before they disperse and you have to land. However, nothing of the sort appears over Skyloft.
- To start, how old does this girl◊ look to you? Not very, right? Maybe twelve or thirteen. Miyamoto has mentioned that Link in this game is going to be older than the other Links. Probably not old enough to be a biological father of a girl twelve or thirteen years of age, but perhaps old enough to be a father figure. Now, think about what we know about the game so far. In the game, the Skyward Sword (which this girl is) becomes the Master Sword, possibly over time. This troper's theory is that Sword Girl, over the course of the game, becomes more powerful and is capable of doing more things "on her own". Link, who becomes attached to Sword Girl in a paternal way, doesn't like this, as he realizes someday he will have to part with her (her "leaving the nest") so that she can become a grand weapon for future heroes. However, he eventually realizes he has to let his little girl grow up and gives her up at the end. Which, by the way, will be the most painfully sweet thing you will ever see.
- Confirmed in the ending, where she enters an age long sleep for the sake of the future Links.
- The eye-marks resemble those worn by the Shiekah (reference pic: Ocarina of Time's Impa◊) and Vaati◊. Come to think of it, Agitha◊ also has similar marks. Possible Shiekah blood could be debunked by the lack of red eyes, but he/she could have some ties to them. Possible connection to Vaati is unproven, but given the game's titiluar item and the revealed location, connection to the Wind Mage himself or the Wind Tribe would not be surprising. Connection to the butterfly girl would be a complete surprise.The cloak as a whole looks unusual, though it reminds me a little of Rauru. However, the pattern has more of a jester feel to it.He looks like he's wearing long gloves, similar to the ones Zelda and other royalty are often is seen wearing excluding Ganondorf. Even "Princess" Agitha wore somewhat similar gloves.The white hair makes me think of either old person, Vaati, or Ocarina!Impa.The lips are a bit too pronounced. Perhaps covered in lipstick?Villainous hints: The thing he's sitting on attacks you in another shot and the way his eyes look.
Why do I believe this? three reasons:1.He transports in the same fasion Midna did in Twilight Princess, and a male version of Midna would be amazing.2.Literally everyone has assumed that WHG is a villain in this trailer due to the fact that he was sitting on top of a monster "before" it started attacking Link. But do we really know that? It's certainly implied, but the Zelda team has a nasty habit of implying things that aren't true. For all we know, that clip was taken out of context after the fight ended, or possible the fight was a secret test of charecter from the Skyward Sword to see if Link was worthy of the challenge of being a hero.3.That would be f*cking hilarious. I know Zelda is mostly meant to be a serious series, but the few bits of humor in it don't hurt the experience at all. And let's be honest here, making the possibly gay mystical version of the Situation the main sidekick of a Zelda game would make the game worth playing no matter what the graphics look like or how weird the controls are.
- As does her dialogue upon finding the upgraded beetle in the E3 demo ("Scanning...").
- Confirmed.
- Alternately, this Zelda is the one Link saved in the second game—they implied that a very, very long time had passed between her being cursed and the second game, after all.
- If this is true, it follows that Zelda being placed into the cursed sleep will be part of the plot.
- Jossed. She's referred to as Zelda in one of the demos.
Skyward Sword, however, will be a huge surprise to those expecting an easy time. Enemies will actually be a threat and able to kill you quickly if unprepared (much like the very first Zelda game), you will only be able to hold two bottles or so, and full-restoring potions will be rare and limited in number.
Puzzles that guard key items and bosses would be cranked up to eleven, and as a consolation Super Guide would be added in. In the case of puzzles, at any time you could quit and choose to activate Super Guide, in which the puzzle would be automatically solved (you would not see how) and give you access to the item. However, any items obtained this way would be clearly marked as being received with help, and many optional areas in the game requiring the use of that item would be inaccessible. You'd need the real version of the item to access them, by going back and solving the puzzle on your own.
For bosses, Super Guide will only be accessible if you have died a certain number of times. Letting the computer defeat the boss will allow you to progress further on in the game, but if you have even one Super-Guided boss the game will end prematurely after what seems to be the definite final boss, and present you with an ending complete with credits. You'll be given a hint by the game itself that something will happen if you beat all the bosses yourself, though.
Thus, The Very Definitely Final Dungeon is accessed by beating all of the bosses yourself. If you Super-Guided any and decide to go back to beat them, your health and inventory is temporarily reduced to what you had at the time you first came across said boss. In addition to this, in order to get past the first few rooms of the final dungeon at all, you can't have any Super-Guided items and will have to go back and redo said puzzles. The boss of the final dungeon will be revealed to be none other than Ganon, who is responsible for everything that happened in the game. After beating him (no Super Guide available for him), you get the true ending.
- Perfectly fine until the Hijacked by Ganon ending. Ugh.
- If the higher difficulty of Spirit Tracks was any indication, then this may very well happen. Minus the Hijacked by Ganon part.
- If not Ganon, then the boss would be a souped-up version of the 'final' boss that moves and attacks faster, does more damage, is much larger, and looks completely and utterly deranged.
- The part about the increased difficulty might be partly-confirmed. Reports from E3 2011 suggest that the game is all about precision, and the whole world is practically one giant dungeon. Even individual Mooks have their own puzzles you have to figure out via precise swordplay.
- And SS will also be the first Zelda game to feature not three, but SIX hearts for starting off. Now, Nintendo wouldn't do something like that without a reason; they could be coddling the players, or we might actually need them...Uh-oh.
- 1, The first call back is in the first trailer, with all of the previous Zelda games. This game is sorta a combo of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, while having potential for a call back to Majora's Mask and OoT.
- 2, There was the reversed Zelda's Lullaby in the second trailer, and we're descending from the sky, rather than going up to the sky, which you did in Twilight Princess. Maybe if there is time involved at some point, going back in time to reverse the bad things could happen too.
- 3, This is obviously before OoT, thanks to Word of God, but I think the main villain will be a new one, or Link's dark side. If it's Link's dark side, It could be the Fierce Deity, or what would become Majora. Hell, it could be BEN for all we know.
- Possibly jossed - his name is Demon Lord Ghirahim. On the other hand, he still does appear to have some connection to wind.
- Ghirahim may be Vaati's alter-ego the way Agahnim was for Ganon in A Link to the Past. More plausibly, Ghirahim is attempting to awaken his "master"...and Vaati has to get from apparently dead to sealed in the Four Sword somehow.
Where's Ghirahim in this? He's actually second in command
- Semi-Jossed. While Giraham is the Dragon, his master is Ganondorf's preincarnation
From what we can tell from the trailers and demos, Zelda is not yet a princess. However, she does appear to have some sacred power that Ghirahim is rather intent on getting (he refers to her as 'her Holiness'). Perhaps it's the Light Force, such as in Minish Cap, perhaps it's the Triforce.
Although Zelda does not appear to be a princess, she does appear to have some status - things like the hip cloth having the future Royal Family crest on it (it also appears on the belt of the Rauru-looking guy) - it's a symbol of Skyloft now, but maybe it becomes a symbol of the Royal Family later on. Royals have often been attributed to having powers or a connection to deities (just look at Egypt!), so maybe this Zelda's power is what elevates her to royal status.
The game is pre-Ocarina, so it's entirely possible that they're around. And while we're establishing things left, right, and center, an explanation for how the Sheikah came to serve the Royal Family wouldn't be out of place. Who better to protect future royalty than a Sheikah? Perhaps they even come from the surface, but as a breakaway sect - it could explain the shadow affinity.
Hell, it may even be Sheik - an original Sheikah from this time period who later becomes the disguise of Ocarina Zelda. We've already seen that lyre as an item Link can equip - perhaps he (since Sheik is referred to as 'he' in Ocarina, even if the person we're actually seeing is Zelda - that indicates that the persona of Sheik is male, at least) gives Link the lyre as a way to stay in contact with him.
- Or not - Zelda is seen holding the lyre. Oh well, it was a nice theory - and the servant still could be a Sheikah.
- Confirmed. It's Impa.
Remember Zelda 2?
- In other words, this Zelda just isn't any Zelda in the series. She's THE Zelda, the one the Legend is named after...which means the game will have a serious Bittersweet Ending...
- Except, for this to happen, this Zelda will have to have a brother who is poised to become King of Hyrule after his Father who was *already* King of Hyrule. Because the former King telling Zelda about the full info regarding the triforce - but her not telling her brother what the king told her, and the prince only being able to gain part of it - is what caused her brother to ally himself with the evil wizard who cast the sleeping spell on Zelda in the first place. Not only does this Zelda not appear to be a princess just yet, but Hyrule has already been confirmed to be the land below Skyloft - the place she and this Link both live - that hasn't been really settled yet and is overrun by monsters. So not only would Hyrule have to be settled by the Skyloft Hylians for this to happen, but then Zelda's family would have to be established as the royal family - with her father made King - before the sleeping princess thing could even *begin* to get set up. (Plus, as noted below, Zelda's clothes don't have the triforce symbol on them - just the bird part of the royal crest - meaning knowledge of the triforce is probably very limited at this point).
- Um...hate to burst your bubble, but...duh. Miyamoto himself already confirmed that Skyward Sword takes place before OoT, let alone TP.
- Or, it probably does exist, it's just not known about - at least among the people of Skyloft. Because the triforce was said to have been created when the three goddesses created Hyrule, and Hyrule does exist in the game - it's the land below Skyloft.
- Jossed: It's the power the Demon King was after, given to the Goddess by the old gods.
This is simply because, as SS is either the first in the timeline or close to it, either villain is simply not important because they haven't become evil yet. Ganondorf is only important starting from Ocarina of Time because that is the origin of how he became Ganon. We don't know just how much time passes between OoT and SS, but given how the master sword is already legendary and hyrule is a relatively well-established nation in OoT, it would be a while. Ganondorf probably isn't even BORN yet.
With Vaati it's even more unlikely because he is the villain of the FOUR SWORD series. It doesn't make sense to have him in a game that is *all about* the origin of the MASTER Sword. If this game is before Minish Cap, he isn't even an evil wizard yet (and thusly, not of relevance).
- Considering how everyone's reaction to him at first was "Gilded Sword from Majora's Mask", I think this has merit.
- The Gilded Sword was, in essence, just an upgraded Kokiri Sword. That said, there is a resemblance and Ghirahim could still be a sword-person. If there's one, why not more?
- Note that Ghirahim's cape has three points to it, maybe he's not a sword-person but a trident-person. The red gem on his belt is also similar to the one on the trident used by Phantom Ganon and Four Swords Adventures Ganon.
- Confirmed. Ghirahim is Demise's sword. He gets turned into it at the end of the game. The onyl reason Ghirahim's not still around is because it gets shattered.
- By extension, this game will be based on the backstory of Twilight Princess, and any of the following could happen:
- The Light Spirits will be involved (the game does involve something very similar to collecting the Tears of Light).
- As per a WMG below, Dark Link will make an appearance (given his prominence in Lanayru's story).
- The origins of the Fused Shadows and the Mirror of Twilight will be explained.
- The final battle against Ghirahim will involve him using the Fused Shadows.
- The game will end with Ghirahim and his followers sealed in the Twilight Realm.
- Possible supporting evidence:
- The game is set far enough in the past to make the dating plausible.
- The developers stated that Midna could make another appearance if fans really wanted it.
- Most importantly, Midna told Zant to remember how the Twili's ancestors "lost their king to such madness."
There appears to be a bit of reversing going on with traditional elements of the series. Given how heavily the series relies on Leitmotif, I doubt this is unintentional. Some evidence:
- The reverse Zelda's Lullaby heard in the trailers, obviously. However, remember that Midna's theme was also Zelda's Lullaby backwards.
- Ghirahim's body is mostly white with blue highlights, which is the inverse of Midna's design that was mostly black with firey orange highlights.
- Additionally, Ghirahim wields a black sword, while Ganondorf was struck and then wielded a white Hard Light sword in Twilight Princess.
- The creature that swallows Zelda is black with white design lines. The Wind Fish and Ocean King were white with dark design lines.
- You enter a Dark World at times, though admittedly this is nothing new to the series.
- In Twilight Princess, you were in Hyrule first and visited a city in the sky last. Here, you start in a sky town first then visit Hyrule later.
To extrapolate, I'd say an event will occur around the end of the game that will "reverse" everything and make things different for the characters, but make perfect sense to long time players of the series.
- The general theory sounds like it could work. But since when was Midna's theme Zelda's Lullaby backwards? It sounds more like Saria's Song in a minor chord.
- Midna is Zelda's Twilight counterpart, so her theme is Zelda's Lullaby's six basic notes in reverse. Much like how the Song of Healing is the six notes of Saria's Song in reverse. Try it out on the Ocarina in OoT or MM if you don't believe me.
- I just did. It sounds SIMILAR, but Midna's theme is closer to a Bflat-G-D rather than Zelda's D-F-Bflat. It's either a coincidence, or an intended tweak, however, since Skyward Sword's theme was MUCH MORE CLEARLY Zelda's Lullaby backwards, I think Midna's theme would've been more clearly Zelda's theme backwards if it were intended.
The world below Skyloft is supposed to be a dark, war-torn place. This is similar to the back-story in Ocarina of Time, and civil war may have gone on for a long time before then. Ganondorf will lead his faction of Gerudo against the other races of Hyrule, and he may be set up to be the mastermind behind the events of the game. However, the Big Bad (possibly the proto-Twili) will eventually reveal himself, forcing an uneasy alliance between Ganondorf, Link, and other faction leaders. Together they will fight a bigger threat to them all, but Ganondorf will insist that while he and the Big Bad are after the same thing, he recognizes that the world will be much worse off if the interlopers were to win.
Ghirahim has one pointed ear (like the Sheikah/Hylian races) and one normal ear (like the Gerudo/Human races). Ghirahim's hair is white/silver which is likely a characteristic of the Sheikah race, making him unlikely to be of Hylian descent. It is claimed that the Sheikah were extremely skilled in magic and combat. Instead of having red eyes like a Sheikah though he has the dark eyes and eye shape of the Gerudos. Humans were obscure during the time of Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask and didn't begin to be more prevalent until the time of the original Zelda game, Zelda II, and Twilight Princess. It has been stated Skyward Sword takes place before Ocarina of Time, so Ghirahim's normal ear is unlikely to be caused from being a human mix.
Basing this on the above theory, but why the hell not? Plus, it'd be a nice way to slip in a pseudo-Hijacked by Ganon.
- Probably Jossed, as a (very) recent interview stated that Zelda is not a princess in Skyward Sword.
- If this game covers the royal family's rise to power then she could potentially become a princess two thirds of the way through and have the spell cast on her at the end. There is already an evil wizard who needs her for some unknown purpose. Admittedly, the Zelda II backstory does make it sound like she was a princess all her life, but any discrepancies could be explained away by the legend changing as it is passed down (Skyward Sword is the first game, Zelda II is one of the last so there's been plenty of time). It wouldn't be the first time that a backstory had been retconned by a later game - Ocarina of Time took elements from the backstory of A Link to the Past, but changed details such as replacing the Knights of Hyrule with just Link and changing the sex and species of many of the seven wise men/ sages.
- Doesn't this mean she needs to either already have children to continue the new royal line or get pregnant while in the magical sleep?
- Nope, there's always her brother.
- I don't think someone founding a royal dynasty from scratch makes their siblings eligible, since said siblings don't actually have descent from the dynastic founder in non-severely-inbred families...
- It could be that her father becomes king, which would also explain why she becomes a princess rather than a queen.
- Doesn't this mean she needs to either already have children to continue the new royal line or get pregnant while in the magical sleep?
- The Master Sword's power to banish evil is supplied by the prayers of the Sages of Earth and Wind. Because the Skyward Sword becomes the Master Sword, the two Sages must have a role in the transformation somewhere.
- After breaking free from his sealing for the umpteenth time, he finds himself in the far past long before the events of Ocarina of Time, and thus is behind all the events of the entire game but will only be revealed as so near the end. He ultimately fails, of course, and his actions ironically lead to the creation of Hyrule, the Master Sword, and the legends and bloodlines of Zelda and Link, all of which he set out to destroy so he could claim the entire Triforce for himself and have nobody to ever stand against him. Ganondorf will be ultimately responsible for his own failures and downfall long before he was even born.
- Jossed? Maybe? Sorta? The character's name, it turns out, is "Gaepora", which invokes images of a somewhat repetitious owl...but then, another WMG is that Rauru and Kaepora are the same entity, sooo...
- Why? Twilight Princess on the Wii had Link be right-handed, and several of the handheld games had him be ambidextrous.
- However, Skyward Sword is the ONLY Zelda game where the OFFICIAL ART (and, by implication, official canon) depicts Link to be right-handed (the only other exception is the art for the first game, where he held his sword with both his left and right hand, depending on the artist, but that can be chalked up to Early-Installment Weirdness).
- Volvagia, perhaps?
- There is a rather Volvagia-like tail in the lava during this trailer.
- Or Kaepora is actually Gaepora's first name and Rauru's last name is Gaepora.
Fi and Ghirahim are quite similar, appearance-wise, and there have been some other hints suggesting that they have an even closer relationship. And it's been practically confirmed that Fi, the Goddess Sword, will soon become the Master Sword itself. So what if the catalyst is Ghirahim himself? What if Ghirahim is another "Sword-Person"? What if he pulls off a Heel–Face Turn, and decides to lend his considerable powers to Link by merging as one with Fi to create the Master Sword?
Ghirahim is not the final boss, but he is most definitely a major character. Otherwise he would not be appearing side by side with Fi on the Japanese box art◊ (which further emphasizes their connection and importance).
- The first part is Jossed. He gets over it.
- It has been confirmed that hundreds of years ago, Lanayru Desert was inhabited by a civilization that pioneered in building robots. Eventually, they used up all their resources and the sea dried up, causing the civilization to collapse and creating the desert. When you get there, the desert is largely uninhabited, only the robots remaining. No word on anyone else living there, though if anything, the Gerudo arrived either probably during or after the events of the game.
- Not exactly, as shown by Demise's introductory dialogue: it turns out that Humans were completely helpless when Demise appeared and did not even try to fight: they just hid and prayed, which is the reason why Demise is so surprised to see Link responding to his appearance with a Death Glare and a bared sword: no Human ever chalenged him until that point
- This doesn't really work, since Skyward Sword's Link is a distinct individual with his own independent childhood, origin and backstory from the Hero of Time's.
- Not quite so. Ganondorf is heavily implied, if not all but stated, to be the vessel, product or incarnation of Demise's hatred, but they are otherwise distinct beings.
- Confirmed, although it's not the Hero of Men.
- Further: Not only is it a distant sequel to Majora's Mask, it also will serve as a bridge between it and Twilight Princess, clearing up, among other things, how and when exactly Ganondorf came to be (almost) executed.
- Jossed. Skyward Sword Link is clearly a new character, and Ganondorf is not present.