The Legend Of Zelda: Link, Hylia, And Demise Reincarnations, Explained

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If you've ever searched about the plot of The Legend of Zelda, you've come across in-depth explanations about the multiple timelines and reincarnation of characters. This can get quite confusing, but we are here to help make sense of it all.

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Here, we are going to take a look at Link, Hylia, and Demise. These three are the central figures in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, which is the first game that takes place in the timeline.

As we will be looking at the plot of Skyward Sword and other games in the series, this will contain spoilers.

Hylia is a Goddess that is present throughout several games in the series. Often, she is associated with the royal family as a distant ancestor. Prior to the start of Skyward Sword, Hylia was the protector of the Triforce, which was given to her by the Golden Goddesses.

These are essentially three deities that represent each fragment of the Triforce. Din is the Goddess of Power, Nayru is the Goddess of wisdom, and Farore is the Goddess of Courage. While Hylia was protecting the Triforce, Demise rose from the ground to take the Triforce. With it, Demise was planning to rule the world.

Originally, Demise was a diety that conquered time. After the Golden Goddesses left the world and handed over the Triforce to Hylia, he began to create a demon army to bring to the Surface. Because of this, nearly every enemy is linked back to Demise.

To protect the Triforce and the people living on the land, Hylia created a land mass to sit above the clouds, which served as a barrier between the Sky and Surface, where Demise was. Eventually, this became known as Skyloft, which is where you are at the start of Skyward Sword.

On the Surface, Hylia battled