Zelda Pack

[Darth Sanderson]

Muchlike Link, various Princess Zeldas have appeared across the history of Hyrule. While each Zelda is a distinct individual, the "fundamental soul" of Zelda has endured from one incarnation to the next.[29]

Princess Zelda is slender and light-skinned, but her age varies between versions and she is always either a child, teen, or young adult. Her hair color is depicted as blonde in most games of the series, as well as brunette in Twilight Princess and red in The Legend of Zelda and The Adventure of Link. Her eyes are portrayed in different shades of blue throughout all the games, with the exception of her green eyes in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. Her ears are always pointed, as is characteristic of all Hylians, although in some games her ears are shorter than in others. Princess Zelda is often shown as a beautiful and elegant princess, with the exception of Skyward Sword, where she is portrayed as an ordinary girl before the kingdom of Hyrule had been established. The dresses that she wears are long with determinate colors, such as different tones of pink, white, and blue. Most of her dresses are shown with the Hylian Crest, and in almost every game, she is seen wearing a tiara with either a red, pink, or blue jewel in it. Her dress would sometimes be accompanied by a cape or hooded cloak. In some games, she also wears long gloves. Princess Zelda is seen wearing makeup in most games, such as in The Wind Waker , Spirit Tracks, and A Link Between Worlds, and her hairstyle is characterized either with her hair down or with braids. She wears high heels, although in Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, and Breath of the Wild she wears boots. She also occasionally wears sandals, such as in Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild. Much like Link, each incarnation of Zelda has been shown at various ages depending on which title she appears in. She has appeared as a child, a teenager and as a young adult; for example, the Princess Zelda in Twilight Princess is around 20 years of age,[30] and the one in Breath of the Wild is depicted as 16 and 17 years old during flashbacks, and 117 at the events of the game.[31]

Zelda is depicted as a kind and benevolent ruler with wisdom beyond her years and a deep love towards the people she watches over. She is a caring, gracious, and self-sacrificing person.[32][33] Zelda's most prominent display of compassion and selflessness was when she saved the life of Midna, the Princess of the Twilight Realm, who had been nearly killed by the false King of the Twilight, Zant.[34] Zelda's wisdom is her most valuable attribute. As a matriarch, it is imperative that she makes the wisest decision concerning the fate of Hyrule; in Twilight Princess when Zant threatened her life and the lives of all of her subjects, she wisely surrendered to him.[35] She upholds her responsibilities no matter the cost and is always willing to help her friends, such as in Skyward Sword, where Zelda faces her duties as the goddess reborn and willingly remains in a deep sleep to keep Demise imprisoned within his seal.[36] Above all, Zelda is known to be a forgiving person even towards those who have harmed her before, as seen in Spirit Tracks, where she asks Anjean to take care of Byrne even though he was the one who stole her body.[37][38][39]According to a Gossip Stone in Ocarina of Time, Zelda is also a tomboy.[citation needed]

Princess Zelda is one of the three most important characters of The Legend of Zelda series, alongside Ganon and Link, which is also why her name appears in the title of every game. Princess Zelda first appeared in the original The Legend of Zelda, and has since been featured in all subsequent titles, with the exception of Link's Awakening and Tri Force Heroes. She is chosen by destiny to be the keeper of the Triforce of Wisdom, which is the main reason she plays such an integral role in the legends of Hyrule across every era through her incarnations, much like Link does with the Triforce of Courage.

Throughout the longtime series, Princess Zelda portrays various types of both magical and physical abilities, ranging from capably wielding a bow[40] to telepathy, as seen in A Link to the Past's introduction when she pleads for Link's help.[41]

Early on in the timeline of the series, the original Zelda, while born as a Hylian, is the mortal incarnation of the Goddess Hylia.[42] Carrying on this divine blood, her female descendants are always the crown princess of Hyrule throughout its history.[5][43][44][45][46] Several princesses within the bloodline are also the possessor of the Triforce of Wisdom, imbued with the essence of the Goddess Nayru.[5][47][48] The essence of Nayru affords each Zelda divine wisdom, allowing her to discern the wisest decisions, especially in situations concerning the welfare of Hyrule. It grants her myriad mystical abilities, including the ability to heal others, though there is a possibility that this could also be an effect of her bloodline passing down Hylia's own powers and, later, the Light Force. Each incarnation of Zelda uses her powers to keep evil in check. Aside from these abilities, Zelda is shown to be a skilled scholar and researcher, as seen in Breath of the Wild.

Many of her abilities as both a Sage and the wielder of the Triforce of Wisdom are widely illustrated in Ocarina of Time, one of them being that she has prophetic visions in her dreams.[49][50] She also helps Link in their escape from Ganon's Castle by using her powers to magically remove the barriers blocking the exits. During the final battle between Link and Ganon, Princess Zelda uses her powers to restrain the King of Evil as the Hero of Time delivers the final blow.[51] Being the seventh Sage, she is the ruler of the rest of the six Sages, and it is with her guidance that the Sages ultimately seal Ganon in the void of the Evil Realm following his defeat by Link's hand.[5][52] Finally, with her powers as a Sage, she is capable of returning Link to his original time by simply using the Ocarina of Time.[53]

Some of Princess Zelda's physical abilities are demonstrated in games such as The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess and Spirit Tracks. In The Wind Waker, Princess Zelda aids Link in battling Ganondorf by borrowing the young hero's Bow and using it to fire Light Arrows at the King of the Gerudo.[40] This skill is again portrayed in the final battle of Twilight Princess, where the princess yet again uses a bow and Light Arrows to strike Ganondorf while accompanying Link on his horse,[54] and once more in the final battle against Malladus in Spirit Tracks. In Twilight Princess, Princess Zelda is seen wielding a rapier, although it is unknown if she possesses any true sword skills like Link since she uses it in battle only after being possessed by Ganondorf.

As shown in Twilight Princess, Princess Zelda is capable of communicating with the Light Spirits. Just as the princess and Link are about to be trampled by Ganondorf's ghostly army, Zelda calls upon the Light Spirits to aid her in her time of need, and the spirits grant her the Light Arrow to banish evil.[55]

In Spirit Tracks, Princess Zelda can possess a Phantom's body after Link strikes it with a powered-up sword or the Lokomo Sword. While in this state, the princess can help Link solve various puzzles as well as cross certain obstacles that the young hero cannot traverse by himself.[56] Moreover, due to the Phantom's armor, she can also protect Link from attacks or use her strength to fight alongside Link and help him defeat enemies, as seen when fighting Geozards or Byrne.

It was revealed in The Adventure of Link and confirmed by Hyrule Historia that when the kingdom of Hyrule was established during the Era of Prosperity, the daughters of the Royal Family were often named Zelda after their ancestor, the mortal incarnation of the Goddess Hylia, from the events of Skyward Sword.[57][58]

While she was not actually the first Princess Zelda in the history of Hyrule, she was the first in a long line of princesses to be named Zelda by law and not tradition after she was put into a deep sleep for many generations. Her brother, the Prince of Hyrule at the end of its Golden Era, who was partly to blame for her comatose state, decided that, in honor of his sister, every princess born into the Royal Family of Hyrule should be named Zelda.[59][60]

The Princess Zelda in Skyward Sword is the eleventh Zelda appearing in The Legend of Zelda series, and is currently the earliest incarnation of Zelda chronologically to appear in-game according to Hyrule Historia.

In Skyward Sword, Zelda, daughter of Gaepora, lives in Skyloft with her childhood friend Link,[61] where they are both students at the Knight Academy.[62] After playing the role of the goddess at the Wing Ceremony, Link and Zelda go for a flight together, when suddenly a twister pulls Zelda and her Loftwing below the clouds. This phenomenon is later revealed to have been caused by Ghirahim, who needs Zelda's soul to resurrect Demise, his master.[63][64] Upon Zelda's arrival on the Surface, however, she is rescued by Impa before the Demon Lord can capture her.[65] Link then begins to look for Zelda and eventually finds her in the Earth Spring, but Impa impedes him from reaching the young girl,[66] and instead urges Zelda to continue praying at each goddess statue to finish purifying her body.[67][68]

Eventually, Link catches up with Zelda and Impa at the Temple of Time, but their reunion is cut short when Ghirahim attacks the duo. In the midst of the frenetic action, Zelda gives Link the Goddess's Harp before she and Impa escape through the Gate of Time, with Impa destroying the gate to escape Ghirahim's grasp. Link manages to activate a second Gate of Time and meets with Zelda, who explains her true nature as the mortal reincarnation of the Goddess Hylia before telling Link that she,[42] as Hylia reborn, must remain in a deep sleep to keep Demise imprisoned within his seal.[36] Before doing so, Zelda explains that the goddess needed someone with an "unbreakable spirit" to defeat Demise.[69] However, Hylia, knowing that the young hero would "throw [himself] headfirst into any danger, without even a moment's doubt" if it meant saving Zelda,[70] used Link to try and bring about the destruction of Demise. She proceeds to seal herself into a crystal and sleep for thousands of years to ensure Demise's seal holds, and tells Link that he must find and use the Triforce to destroy Demise so that she will be able to wake up in their own time.[71]

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