Monday, March 19, 2012

My Favorite Epic: The Legend of Zelda

          My favorite epic story without a doubt is the Legend of Zelda. The Legend of Zelda is practically my childhood due to the fact that as a young whipper-snapper I was glued to my television and my Nintendo64 console. On the Nintendo 64, the two most popular Zelda epics are "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" and "The Legend of Zelda: Majora's mask"; however, I will be discussing "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" since that is my most favorite of the two.

          Oddly enough, either version of the Legend of Zelda is about a character named Link, and Zelda is the princess that he saves. In the Ocarina of Time, princess Zelda of Hyrule is abducted by an evil, grotesque villain named Gonandorf. Link sleeping in his quite home in the Mysterious Woods meets with his new traveling companion, the winged Navi, and the two set off on an epic quest which unavoidably turns into a rescue mission to save the princess. Link battles and solves riddles through dark dungeons, picturesque villages, the heart of a volcano, the bottom of a lake, a haunted desert, a magical forest, a giant tree, the belly of a beast, and even through time. Throughout the story, Link acquires supernatural abilities which even further enhance the epic. Such example is his transformation into a Zora:

Link travels all throughout the kingdom of Hyrule so advance upon Gonandorf where the hero and villain finally meet. Like any timeless epic, Link and Gonandorf create an incredible climax through a dynamic duel.
Link wins the challenging battle with the villain and rescues Zelda; in doing so, Link restores order in Hyrule.

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