The Legend Of Zelda: Who Are The Sheikah?
The Sheikah are a race of people that appear in The Legend of Zelda and have direct ties to the Goddess Hylia, often protecting Zelda, her incarnation. They are characterized by their devotion to the Goddess and the royal family of Hyrule, as well as their affinity for magic and technology.
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The Sheikah are shrouded in mystery due to the fact that only a select number of Sheikah appear throughout the series. Breath of the Wild developed the Sheikah tribe and their history, but there are still lots of questions to discuss when it comes to this enigmatic group of people.
The Sheikah Eye is a symbol used throughout the series to represent the Sheikah tribe. The symbol looks like an open eye with three triangle-shaped eyelashes and a teardrop falling from it.
The use of an eye as their symbol is most likely a reference to the Sheikah’s spiritual affinity. The symbol also appears on both the Lens of Truth and the Mask of Truth from Ocarina of Time, implying that the Sheikah are privy to a hidden truth.
The teardrop could be representative of the tribe’s suffering throughout Hyrule’s history, especially as many Sheikah have tattoos of the symbol to honor their ancestors.
The Sheikah symbol is also altered slightly in Breath of the Wild, but the ancient Sheikah monks bear the original symbol, showing how long they’ve waited for the hero Link to arrive.
The Yiga Clan (traitors of the Sheikah’s tribe) use the same symbol, just upside down, symbolizing their inversion of the Sheikah’s values.
Although Impa is the most notable Sheikah in the series, she wasn’t confirmed to be a Sheikah until Ocarina of Time. In Ocarina of Time, the Sheikah are described as loyal to the royal family, most
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