Hyrule historia would be the first of the goddess collection artbook trilogy, with art and artifacts and encyclopedia being released a few years later. Its 274 pages feature art and information from every game in the legend of zelda series. The hero s shade is a character from the legend of zelda. The franchise s first collector s book, hyrule historia, confirmed the theory when it released, revealing that the hero s shade is actually the link of ocarina of time and majora s mask. As confirmed in hyrule historia, hero s shade is the previous hero of hyrule the link from ocarina of time and majora s mask. Nov 14, 2017 the next time we see him, the hero of time has taken on the gruesome form of the heros shade.
Link the legend of zelda ultimate pop culture wiki fandom. In case youre confused, the hero s shade is what he s called in my strategy guide for gamecube. A short poemlike story on oot link s transformation into the hero s shade, courtesy of info from hyrule historia. This video was made in 2010, over a year before hyrule historia came out. In the 20 zelda guidebook, hyrule historia, nintendo confirmed the. Hyrule historia patrick thorpe, michael gombos, takahiro moriki, heidi. This handsome hardcover contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more. However, it was revealed that august that it would be coming to the us, europe, and australia. In 2012 it was released only in japan, and there were no plans to release it worldwide. Twilight princess is the hero of time, aka link from ocarina of time and majora s mask. Legendary edition by akira himekawa mar 14, 2017 4. Dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend of zelda. May 26, 2016 they lock him up saying that they dont need a hero, but when ganon attacks. Read the end of the silent princess from the story the hero of hyrule by karkatvantabulous karkat vantabulous with 3,326 reads.
Majora s mask a link to the past legendary edition the legend of zelda. While certain landmarks of hyrule commonly return, hyrules geography appears to be laid out differently with almost every new game set in it. Hyrule historia is a zelda encyclopedia containing neverbeforeseen concept art, designer commentary, and the official zelda timeline. Did you know heros shade is actually link from majoras mask and ocarina of time. It seems that heros shade has returned as he laments the. Once a famed swordsman of hyrule, he is, according to hyrule historia, the hero of time from ocarina of time and majoras mask that died. While the minish cap holds a special place in my heart, the character design of the heros shade is stellar. Ocarina of times link, the hero of time, meets a dark end.
The heros shade appears as puzzles in both the picross and mega picross series of puzzles in my nintendo picross. And i remember when he wasnt confirmed to be anyone. Hyrule historia reveals oot links cameo in twilight princess. He takes the form of the white wolf, who wolf link howls to, and then he teaches normal link sword techniques. It seems that hero s shade has returned as he laments the. Hyrule historia mentions that he is actually the hero of time and i was so. In the picross series, the heros shade is the 35th puzzle, serving as a 15. Hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on the legend of zelda franchise. This theory explains that the heros shade who acts as a sort of mentor to link in the game twilight princess is actually an incarnation of link himself. The heros shade is very skilled with a sword, and he is missing one eye. However, now we can easily say with certainty that the hero s shade from twilight princess is indeed oots very own hero of time. Ever since returning to the child era, the swordsman has lamented the fact that he was not remembered as a hero. Since the hero s shade is a spirit i assume there is nothing physical about any of its forms.
What is your stance on the hero of time is heros shade. I did like seeing the heros shade in tp, and thought an older. However, link was not known as a hero in hyrule at the end of majora s mask, so for this theory to be true, he would need to have made a name for himself in hyrule some time after the events of majora s mask. Oct 23, 2017 at the end of majoras mask, there isnt a lot of meaningful change that pertains to our discussion. During the game, link travels in the normal world in his human form and when exposed to twilight, reverts to his wolf form. This also gives more credibility to the heros shade being oot link.
During his journey, he is trained in the art of swordsmanship by a spirit called the heros shade, who is revealed in the hyrule historia to be the hero of time from. When link first set foot in the twilight, the crest of the triforce of courage shined on the back of his hand. It also contains a foreword by shigeru miyamoto and an afterword by eiji aonuma, who served as supervising editor for the book. Why the zelda series should mature with its players. This book has revealed many interesting facts, and more are being unveiled as. Akira himekawa is the collaboration of two women, a. So yeah, i know ive already done a time stalfos theory so just bear with me here please. The tales of the heros shade chapter 1, a legend of zelda. Dark horse books and nintendo bring you the legend of zelda. Nov 01, 2014 the legend of zelda, hyrule historia aonuma, eiji, himekawa, akira, miyamoto, shigeru on. Crazy video game fan theories that were actually true. According to the book hyrule historia, the heros shade is a spiritual manifestation of the regrets of the hero of time, the link seen in the legend of zelda. Twilight princess hd final hidden skill, great spin anti hero mode.
Is the heros shade related to the hero of twilight. The book originally saw a limited release in japan in dec. The emergence of the hyrule historia, out on january 29th from dark horse. Hero s shade and according to the stuff i found on the internet the hyrule historia does indeed state that he s the link. This may be very ignorant of me, but somebody please tell me why link has that fab af cape. Link is bestowed this title upon awakening from his sevenyear slumber after retrieving the master sword from the pedestal of time. The heros shade is link from ocarina of time the world of the ocean king from phantom hourglass is not part of hyrule this legend of zelda related article is a stub. At the end of 2018, a breath of the wildfocused followup, breath of the wild creating a champion, was also released. He gains power for a short time and forces the sages link leaves behind after. Apr 19, 2010 this video was made in 2010, over a year before hyrule historia came out. This theory is actually confirmed by the zelda book, hyrule historia. I dislike the part where you state that the golden wolf is the physical form of the hero s shade.
According to the hyrule historia, he is victorious over link during the final confrontation, destroying the bloodline of the original hero in doing so. In the fallen hero timeline, ganondorfs desires reign as its creation is the result of his definitive actions. But now a faded shadow is all that remains of my former self. Hyrule historia reveals oot links cameo in twilight. The heros spirit, also known as the heros shade, is a character from twilight princess who teaches link the seven hidden skills. The heros shade laments that he was never remembered as a hero or passing on his warrior skills. Partially to ease his regrets, the hero s shade teaches link his.
The heros spirit, also known as the ancient hero, and the heros shade, is a recurring character in the legend of. The hero s spirit is a skeletal specter who can assume the form of the white wolf. In the mega picross series, the heros shade is the 26th puzzle, also as a 15. Mar 17, 2020 as confirmed in hyrule historia, heros shade is the previous hero of hyrule the link from ocarina of time and majoras mask. I know that it has been officialy stated that hero s shade from twillight princess is the hero of time from ocarina of time, because as hyrule historia puts it. The hero of time is the title given to the link who appears in ocarina of time, majoras mask and. The book that retroactively turned a video game into an epic fantasy. Heres how the undead heros shade returns in twilight princess. Shuffles dumb history books out of the way so lets get started.
Once a famed swordsman of hyrule, he is, according to hyrule historia, the hero of time from ocarina of time and majora s mask that died lamenting that he was never remembered as a hero, as well as not passing down his skills to the next generation. Heros shade the heros shade is a character from the legend of zelda. Twilight book, zelda twilight princess, video game movies. Once a famed swordsman of hyrule, he is, according to the hyrule historia. It popped into my head after beating the lakebed temple and midna s desperate hour, and it s not a oneshot. Controllingsexypossessive men, so you love a bad boy or tortured hero, best male character, bad boys meet the virgins, questionable alphas. The heros shade is a character from the legend of zelda. Part i from the story the hero of hyrule by karkatvantabulous karkat vantabulous with 1,029 reads. It was stated in the hyrule historia that the hero s shade who is the hero of time lamented that he wasnt remembered as a hero which. Due to the nature of the book s content, there are a lot of spoilers. A common explanation for the hero of time is heros shade claim is an excerpt from hyrule historia, saying the spirit of links ancestor, the hero of time, teaches him his secrets. This theory was confirmed by the release of the hyrule historia. The wind waker is a video game released in the year 2002, and was the eleventh game released in the legend of zelda franchise.
Oh, i was just working on homework before this anyway. Parts of hyrule found in one games map may be in a different location, have different geographical. The events of that game arent necessarily unimportant, but they are largely selfcontained and dont really affect much in the hero of time project beyond links possible absence from hyrule for the majority of his lifeafter all, termina is a separate reality from hyrule. According to the book hyrule historia, the heros shade is a spiritual manifestation of the regrets of the hero of time, the link seen in the. Link from the hyrule historia booknot my scan,but i do have this book and its amazing. In hyrule historia, it is revealed that the heros shade is actually the hero of time, link, from. Skyward sword prequel manga, by akira himekawa legend of. The failed hero, a legend of zelda fanfic fanfiction. During his journey, he is trained in the art of swordsmanship by a spirit called the hero s shade, who is revealed in the hyrule historia to be the hero of time from ocarina of time and majora s mask.
Twilight princess hd final hidden skill, great spin. I know hyrule historia says that the hero s shade is link from oot, but that never quite made sense to me, because the hero s shade always kind of seemed like a cursed being to me. The 276page book reveals the official timeline of the fictional events in the series, following years of speculation by fans. Zelda twilight princess heros shade by onisuu on deviantart. The hero of hyrule the end of the silent princess wattpad. Dec 19, 2011 hyrule historia reveals the zelda timeline. Especially since ethereal forms concurrently exist in the physical realm as poes. Hyrule historia, is a book realeased by nintendo, to help explain the legend of zelda series. The hero s spirit, also known as the ancient hero, name reference missing and the hero s shade, is a recurring character in the legend of zelda series. It has been confirmed by the hyrule historia that the heros shade from twilight princess is the fate of link from ocarina of timemajoras mask, and hyrule encyclopedia confirms that the heros shade is classified as a stalfos. Hyrule historia is a collectors book about nintendos the legend of zelda series, published in english by dark horse comics and in german by tokyopop. Once a famed swordsman of hyrule, he is, according to hyrule historia, the hero of time from ocarina of time and majoras mask that died lamenting that he was never remembered as a hero, as well as not passing down his skills to the next generation. Link is taught mysteries from the ghost of the hero of time.
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