History Fridge / TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword

* Of ''course'' drawing the Bug-Catching Net stops [[spoiler: Demise]] in his tracks to stare at it. This is someone who had never before encountered ''anyone'' brave enough to stand before him and fight - and now this same person pulled out something that wasn't even a weapon. The BigBad was staring at you ''in utter confusion''!

** In the second''Legend of Zelda'' game, an ancient legend states that the first princess to bear the name "Zelda" put herself into a long slumber. [[spoiler:What does Zelda do in ''Skyward Sword''? Exactly that.]]

* Scrapper sees Link as a child not just because Link is a teenager, but because Scrapper himself is older than most civilizations! Fi, on the other hand, is not only similarly ancient, but a fellow artificial being with literally divine craftsmanship -- ''clearly'' more worthy of his respect.

** Whenever Ghirahim [[BadassFingersnap snaps to use his magic]][[spoiler: the same clinky metal sound effect is heard]]

** Actually, when [[spoiler: Ghirahim does his victory dance at the end, the sounds and magical diamonds are also missing. He probably doesn't need to do the animation. Just for show.]]

** In the second''Legend of Zelda'' game, an ancient legend states that the first princess to bear the name "Zelda" put herself into a long slumber. [[spoiler:What does Zelda do in ''SkywardSword''? Exactly that.]]

* The depowered Master Sword in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'' is identical to the half-powered Master Sword in SkywardSword. Zelda also prays at the Earth and Sky temples. In Wind Waker you power up the Master Sword with the prayers of the Earth and Wind sages.

* The art style is more "real" than in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'', and more "colorful" or "cartoony" than in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]. WordOfGod confirms its location at the beginning of the story, before the timeline split. Also, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]] sat at a similar balance, though less so due to the primitive N64 graphics. Maybe the colors and realism didn't divide into separate timelines until after the split? [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker One]] [[TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass timeline]] [[TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks became]] LighterAndSofter, [[TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask the]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess other]] DarkerAndEdgier [[labelnote:*]]([[TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast and]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames a]] [[TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening third]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI became]] [[TheLegendOfZeldaTheAdventureOfLink pixelated]])[[/labelnote]]! Just as, at any crossroads [[RealLife out here in the boring world]], [[RedPillBluePill different choices could lead to different circumstances]]. And hey, maybe the Goddesses made the timeline where [[spoiler:Ganon destroyed everything]] LighterAndSofter in order to [[spoiler:ease the probable pains of the survivors?]] It wasn't needed as much in the other timeline, where everything continued in the original vein of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]''.

* In the very beginning, there's a great bit in Link's very room: if you search around a bit, you'll discover a few wooden carvings -- a few in-progress meaning he is, in fact, making them. Now, what is Skyward Sword's core gimmick? Motion-controlled swordplay. In other words, '''''precision cutting'''''. No wonder he's not only the only Link to actually use this (As Twilight!Link's was pure waggle) but he's ''so gifted'' in his hobby.

* Unlike most other Zelda games involving time travel, you will never see all of the past version of the Lanayru region, therefore, you'll always be wondering what all the ancient structures looked like and how the inhabitants lived, thus adding to the desolate mood and atmosphere of this region. Well played, Nintendo.

** Some players might be expecting [[spoiler:a huge ancient robot]] as the boss of the 3rd dungeon had they not seen spoilers, [[spoiler:ultimately be disappointed when it turns out it's the Giant Scorpion of the E3 2010 demo. However, remember all those little Arachas that plague the dungeon? Yeah, they must have a mommy.]]

** [[spoiler: Not only a mommy, but a daddy, too, which explains the other Moldarach you find in the shipyard.]]
* During the [[spoiler: the first battle to reseal the Imprisoned, you are told by the old woman who watches over the Sealed Temple if The Imprisoned escapes, it would mean the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. At first, you think it is because it is incredibly strong anyways and probably has enough power to level Hyrule, but after turning Fi into the Master Sword, these battle are given an even greater importance because a) The Imprisoned requires the Goddess Hylia's soul to regain its true form as Demise, b) Zelda is in fact Hylia reborn as a mortal, c) Zelda has put herself into a crystallized sleep capsule in order to maintain the seal for as long as she can, and d) said capsule is in the Sealed Temple not far from where The Imprisoned's seal is located. Meaning if you cannot stop The Imprisoned from reaching the top, you've just allowed him to regain his true form.]]

* When Link Powers up the Goddess Sword into the Master Sword, the game states that now only Link can use the sword. In the later games they say that only those with a pure heart can use the Master Sword. What makes this brilliant is that it makes perfect sense, since only those who share Link's soul or destiny are the ones that could wield the Master Sword, and Link has a Pure Heart and is generally good, with time people assumed that only those with a pure heart could use it, not knowing the true reason, exactly how information tends to get warped over time. This makes it Fridge Brilliance for '''all''' the Zelda games. It also handily explains how Ghirahim was able to snatch it during your first fight with him--and why he ''doesn't'' try to grab it during the third fight with him.

** One of the main questions plaguing the Zelda series concerns the dungeons and temples. Why are they there? Why are they so convoluted and hard? Some actually serve or used to serve a practical purpose, but others are just... there. This game explains several dungeons and various other trials by saying [[AWizardDidIt the Goddess left them for the Chosen Hero.]] Little more than a HandWave... until you find out [[spoiler:Zelda is the human incarnation of the aforementioned Goddess. She set up those trials SPECIFICALLY to be difficult and convoluted--to force Link to become courageous, powerful, and wise enough to use the full power of the Triforce. She even shed her immortal form and allowed herself to be born as a human in his time, to befriend him and give him the motivation to undertake the trials. The entire Zelda series is arguably a massive, ongoing {{plan}} by the Goddess Hylia to ensure that there is always a Hero strong enough to use the Triforce against evil. THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is why it is the Legend of ''Zelda.'']] In other words, the temples are a collective architectural StealthMentor, designed to train Link to be strong enough to beat the BigBad of whatever game they appear in.
** This also explains why the Goddess Sword wasn't able to activate the Gate of Time. Considering it was made by Hylia, you'd assume it'd be strong enough to activate it. [[spoiler: Hylia PURPOSELY made the Goddess Sword not able to activate the gate so Link would have to get the sacred flames, and thus become stronger.]]
* In other games, it seems odd that any weapon could harm someone wielding the Triforce of Power. Now we know why the Master Sword can harm Ganon; it's [[spoiler:empowered by qualities of all three values. The fact that it's a "blade of evil's bane" is even a manifestation of Power itself]]! Its name really does fit. More than that, once you [[spoiler:go back to the past and see Zelda before she goes into her long slumber, she uses the power of the goddess Hylia to further empower the Master Sword. Thus the True Master Sword has all three values, plus the blessing of a fourth goddess.]] It may not be much, but it's clearly enough to tip the balance out of Ganon's favor.

* The art style is more "real" than in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'', and more "colorful" or "cartoony" than in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]. WordOfGod confirms its location at the beginning of the story, before the timeline split. Also, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]] sat at a similar balance, though less so due to the primitive N64 graphics. Maybe the colors and realism didn't divide into separate timelines until after the split? [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker One]] [[TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass timeline]] [[TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks became]] LighterAndSofter, [[TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask the]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess other]] DarkerAndEdgier [[labelnote:*]]([[TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast and]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames a]] [[TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening third]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI became]] [[TheLegendOfZeldaTheAdventureOfLink pixelated]])[[/labelnote]]! Just as, at any crossroads [[RealLife out here in the boring world]], [[RedPillBluePill different choices could lead to different circumstances]]. And hey, maybe the Goddesses made the timeline where [[spoiler:Ganon destroyed everything]] LighterAndSofter in order to [[spoiler:ease the probable pains of the survivors?]] It wasn't needed as much in the other timeline, where everything continued in the original vein of [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]].

** In the second''Legend of Zelda'' game, an ancient legend state that the first princess to bear the name "Zelda" put herself into a long slumber. [[spoiler: What does Zelda do in SkywardSword? Exactly that.]]

* [[spoiler: When Zelda puts herself to sleep and asks Link to wake her up when Demise is defeated, [[ButThouMust all three of Link's dialogue options are variations of "yes".]] If this were between anyone else, it would be {{Narm}} incarnate, but Zelda is Link's childhood friend and ImpliedLoveInterest; anything other than "yes" would be [[OutOfCharacterMoment way out of character for him]].]]
* Many parts in the game appear to be useless (like a part in the Sealed Grounds that has a fence over it that serves no purpose). It is later revealed however, that these parts [[spoiler:are meant to be used when you upgrade your equipment or for the story to progress. Like in the Sealed Grounds, that annoying fence was removed by Groose to build his rails for the Groosenator.]]
* Beedle complaining that Link is heavy. He may not seem to weigh much, but keep in mind he's carrying a sword, a shield and all of his gear (yes, even the bugs and treasures). Adding all up can make someone weigh a lot too.

* When [[spoiler:Link's gear gets taken from him after Eldin Volcano erupts, the Master Sword is the only part of Link's arsenal that isn't in a treasure chest somewhere. Why? Because by then, it's the fully powered Blade of Evil's Bane. The bokoblins probably couldn't even touch it, much less try to take it.]] In [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]], the Master Sword is explicitly described as "a sacred blade that evil can never touch," not only confirming the above but also explaining why Ghirahim doesn't use his signature BareHandedBladeBlock the third time Link fights him.

* A pretty silly one: Fi is your sword. The game uses Wii [=MotionPlus=] to have 1:1 [[BuffySpeak (-ish)]] sword motion--in other words, your Wiimote is your sword. Therefore, Fi is your Wiimote, and therefore she doesn't ''actually'' [[BreakingTheFourthWall break the fourth wall]] when she tells you your batteries are low--they're HER batteries!
* Fi's singing expression (and some of her other mannerisms) tend to be considered UncannyValley territory by the fanbase. But this makes perfect sense when you consider that she is, essentially, a goddess supplied helper-bot created for the sole purpose of aiding the hero and has had (to the best of our knowledge) next to no human contact prior to Link. To this troper, that makes her [[spoiler:heartfelt farewell]] even more of a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.

** A minor thing that came to mind, about the shields. Now, one may wonder, with how, for example, why the imagery of the shields Link can procure in this game don't appear in any other game, save for the [[spoiler:Hylian Shield]] [[InfinityPlusOneSword of +1 Infinity]]. The answer to this is simple, all the other shields break. It is only logical that, after so long, the other shields wore down over time, leaving only the [[spoiler:Hylian Shield]] as a reminder of that ancient era.

* At the beginning of the game, a big deal was made about his Loftwing being red - apparently a rare color. In the games it appears in (Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword), the Hylian Shield always has a stylized red bird on it. In this game, all the shields have some kind of avian imagery: wings, claws, wings and claws - but the best shield, the Hylian Shield itself, has a whole red bird. With Skyward Sword as the earliest point in the Zelda timeline, it can be extrapolated that all the Hylian Shields have red birds because the original bearer had a red Loftwing.

* How was it that Ghirahim was so easily able to tail Zelda and [[spoiler:intercept her at both Gates of Time]]? Simple: [[spoiler:[[LivingWeapon He could dowse for her aura, much like Fi could.]]]]
* At a point the game you're flying when Groose grabs you and pulls you down to the ground. In other words, [[ElectricLightOrchestra Groose brought you down.]]

* All the structures and enemies in the past version of Lanayru Desert have this [[ColorContrast red-and-blue]] abstract pattern on certain segments. A similar red-and-blue motif can be found in Gerudo-related designs, though the Past-Lanayru patterns are typically gaudier than the more faded, deserty Gerudo patterns. This signifies how the Gerudo probably came across relics of the past such as the robots or buildings and decided to incorporate elements of those designs into their own. Cross-reference an [[http://www.zeldawiki.org/images/1/18/SS_Armos.png Armos]] with [[http://www.zeldawiki.org/images/1/12/Ganondorf.png Ganondorf]].

* The depowered Master Sword in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'' is identical to the half-powered Master Sword in SkywardSword. Zelda also prays at the Earth and Sky temples. In Wind Waker you power up the Master Sword with the prays of the Earth and Wind sages.

* The introduction of Loftwings: The Herald of Hyrule is [[http://zeldawiki.org/images/2/27/Crest_of_Hyrule.png a bird]]. Now we know where it comes from. Even better when one notices that the crest of Hyrule on the Hylian shield has the bird in question is colored [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority Crimson]], making it match the Loftwing that was [[BondCreatures bonded]] to Link.
* Faron Province is associated with Farore and courage, Eldin with Din and power, and Lanayru with Nayru and wisdom - it's in the names. The native residents of each province lack these virtues: kikwi lack courage, mogma lack power, and the ancient robots lack wisdom.
* The citizens of Skyloft have relatively small ears compared to the future residents of Hyrule in games such as Ocarina of Time (when Hylians are the most prominent race), and also lack any special magical abilities. Their origins are not touched upon, other than that their descendants inhabited the surface AKA Hyrule. The Hylians, however, are said to be descended from the gods, have magic infused blood and can hear messages from the gods. [[spoiler:Who's the only resident of Skyloft with long, pointed ears that are comparable to that of the future Hylians? Who also obviously has magic in her blood and could hear the surface (arguably the gods) calling her? Zelda, the mortal incarnation of Hylia. She's the one who would have eventually given birth to the first Hylians. The way all other Skyloftians were designed compared to Zelda is pretty genius, if one thinks about it.]]

* The two springs where [[spoiler:Zelda has to purify herself]] are located, respectively, in the '''Sky'''view Temple and the '''Earth''' Temple. Why? They symbolize her descent from the sky to the earth, and [[spoiler: the celestial being Hylia reincarnating into an earthly being.]]
* In the final temple (and maybe this was stupid obvious), you have to fight the ultimate symbol of fear--the undead--and overcome them to get the Triforce of Courage. You also have to show the ability to manipulate primal forces (well, the flow of lava anyway) to get the Triforce of Power, and bypass tricky things for the Triforce of Wisdom. So you have to show mastery over each of the virtues of the triforce before you can be allowed to obtain them.
* The Sky Keep's ideal layout - that which gets him all the pieces of the Triforce in quick succession - has Wisdom coming last. Link has to rearrange the temple like a sliding block puzzle in order to get to them all. Think about that for a second. There was no series of tricky puzzles to overcome - the temple itself is ''one giant puzzle'', and solving it all proved that Link was truly worthy to claim that last piece.
* The fact that this Link is right-handed unlike the rest actually makes sense. Unlike every other Link, the Link of Skyward Sword was trained in a structured school. [[ASinisterClue Since left-handedness is generally stigmatized, sometimes to the point of forced-conversion]], they probably taught him to fight right-handed - and since Link is canonically ambidextrous in all incarnations, he probably never even thought twice about it. He's definitely ambidextrous here--while he wields his sword righty, he wields the bow like a lefty. WordOfGod is he just has different preferences for the different weapons.

* As you progress through the story, stronger mooks pop up. At first this was put to the game just making things harder as the player gains experience. But when it is revealed [[spoiler:Demise's seal is weakening]] it means that his power is flowing into the mooks and making them stronger.

** And in addition, it's explicitly stated in game that the Gods created the Triforce with the quirk that their kind could never use it. However, Demise is known to covet it: this being the reason he warred with the mortals and was sealed away in the first place. This might seem to lend itself to FridgeLogic at first. Demise is the Demon King - essentially a GodOfEvil - so why would he bother seeking it if he could never use it? It's entirely possible that Demise did not know this at the time [[spoiler: and when he found out, he decided that the best way to go about getting it was to follow Hylia's example and reincarnate himself as a mortal. He [[MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning LET you win]] because [[MagnificentBastard it gives him the means to acquire it once he is reborn as the mortal Ganondorf!]]]]

* [[spoiler:The Imprisoned is destroyed in the present, but Demise is killed in the past. Plus, the Sealing Spike is nowhere to be seen in the past. How was The Imprisoned still in the present, and how did he escape when he was supposedly destroyed? Simple. The Imprisoned was the remains of Demise's energy that were trapped in the Master Sword that escaped, and since only Link can wield the Master Sword, they had to seal it away a different way. Since Demise has a new form every time he appears (hence his changing forms as The Imprisoned), that fits in line with Fi's description that everyone Demise appears different to everyone who confronts him.]]
* At the end of the game, it's revealed that [[spoiler: Ganondorf is an avatar of Demise, while Zelda is an avatar of Hylia. That leaves Link as apparently a mere mortal. Or is he? He's someone's avatar... yours. The "Link" from our world to theirs.]]

** [[spoiler: When Fi thanks Link at the end of the game and hopes they'll meet in another lifetime, what do you suppose happened? What other character do we all know just like Fi? Navi! That's right- when Fi expressed her gratitude, Hylia realized that Fi, her creation, had become more than just a machine, and deserved more than an eternity in a sword! Reincarnation is a major theme of the game; it makes sense that Hylia would put her agent, Fi, in a place of such massive instability- namely, the period of time during which Ocarina of Time took place. That particular game was responsible for splitting the timeline into three pieces; Hylia sent Fi as Navi to help Link of the future! Who better to help a legendary hero than Fi, who already knew the legendary hero? It also helps that both Navi and Fi have similar sounding names, serve the same purpose in both games, and are both rather annoying when you ignore them.]]
** [[spoiler: Even better...After he's defeated, Demise ordains that while he may die, his hatred for the gods is so mighty and powerful that it will live on, manifesting as one (and possibly more, it's up to you) of the hero's greatest enemies in the future. Fi tells Link before she's sealed in sleep that although their journey together has ended, being able to look back on it in her final moments has left her with her first feelings of happiness, feelings she'll be able to dwell on long after she's faded away. We know such a feeling would inherently ''have'' to be especially strong if it managed to be instilled in a being who was never programmed to feel, to comprehend the human spirit, like Fi claimed. Maybe those happy feelings and memories of the time she spent guiding...protecting...''being with'' Link, manifested themselves, as the demon king's hatred did, as the companions he'd be paired with in his future incarnations, and were responsible for bringing all of them together...Navi, Tatl, the King of Red Lions, Midna, Ciela, and even Princess Zelda herself.]]
** [[spoiler: At the end of Link to the Past we're told the Master Sword sleeps again. Fi is always in the swords, just silent from that points on, maybe keeping the other spirit in the sword at bay?]]

* Judging by the positions of the dead robots and bobkin skeletons you see in the Lanayru Desert, it seems that whatever burned out the region happened FAST. [[spoiler: It could be a result of the Dragon Lanayru dying.]]

** The subterranean area of Ancient Cistern was a mild case of FridgeHorror - after all, there have been plenty of creepy dungeons throughout the years. But think about it - the Hindu imagery, the golden light colors, the lotus blooms - it's pretty much Heaven. And what's downstairs from Heaven? That's right. Link just went into a zombie-infested, blood-watered Hell.

** Just why does Koloktos [[spoiler: giggle like a child]] when you kill it? Considering that it runs on souls, it could easily have been powered with the souls [[spoiler: of children.]]

** This gets far worse if you know that Nintendo actually based this place on The Spider's Thread, and old Japanese story about a condemned murderer and rapist who was offered one more change at freedom by Bhudda...by climbing a spider's thread out of hell. Yes, that part in the game is based off this story. Not only that, but in the story the other souls who are damned to Hell try climbing out along with this criminal, only for the criminal to shake the rope and for everyone else to fall back into the pits of hell. ...Sound familiar? But what pushes this over the edge is that, yes the Bokoblins are based on the "damned souls" from this story, the lower level is based on hell and the upper level is based on heaven...but also, in the story, it's said that Hell is filled with rivers of blood. ....Think about what the lower level looks like in the game...and let the horror sink it...
* [[spoiler: Levias, Guardian of the Sky, is a Windfish.]] If you have ever played ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'', the idea of it dreaming gets horrifying very quickly.

** Skipper, like all of the little robots in the desert, are only alive in the past. And Skipper proved the robots are actually aware that they are in a future where [[LookOnMyWorksYeMightyAndDespair they and everything they worked for has decayed and been forgotten.]] They may be robots, but they're sentient and have personalities. You'd think that'd create some sort of existential dread.
** Additionally, after Link defeats Tentalus, Skipper and his crew are now in power of the ship again. However, we find out earlier that Skipper has a wife and child living in Skipper's Retreat. (This can be assumed by reading the pieces of paper on the walls of Skipper's Retreat - one of which is a note from his child. There are two deactivated robots in the Retreat - we can assume they are his family). Skipper has revealed that he cannot access his old home (which is why Link has to get the sea chart for him). Skipper may forever live in Lanayru's golden age, with his crew, protecting the Flame... but his wife and child are deactivated for eternity.

** Most scary, is that [[spoiler: this outcome is not simply imaginary, or a threat, it really happens in the game if you fail to stop the Imprisoned from reaching the Temple, where it will devour the helpless Zelda and absorb her soul.]]
* There is a tunnel above the bathhouse where one could watch someone taking a bath if they wanted. The tunnel ends in [[spoiler: Zelda's room]]. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation She's]] [[CovertPervert a]] [[ThePeepingTom peeping]] [[BuffySpeak tom-ette]]! [[AndThatsTerrible What if she spied on Link once]]?
* The scene before the [[spoiler:second Ghirahim fight in the fire sanctuary, Ghirahim]] dives down towards Link, lands in front of him and then suddenly appears behind him. Most would probably assume that he just teleported as usual, but if you look at the scene again, you'll realize that there was no distinctive teleporting sound or animation. Looking at the scene carefully, it looks very much like that [[spoiler:Ghirahim]] actually DOVE underneath Link's legs to get behind him. [[spoiler:No wonder the guy looks terrified...]]
* In the opening cutscene introducing Skyloft, we see the crimson Loftwing later revealed to be Link's. As the scene continues, you see Grouse and his gang jump onto their Loftwings, trailing down your own. That's right, this is the scene where he kidnaps your bird.
* [[spoiler:When Demise curses the successors of Link and Zelda, it obviously effects a third party, Impa. What if it affected Groose in the most extreme way by latching Demise's spirit on to his, creating what would be reborn as Ganondorf and later Ganon. It has always been shown that Ganon is a bit arrogant to a fault, but Demise never displays any of that in his time against Link. Groose however is shown to be entitled, wanting to control and lead things with attitudes fitting a certain King of evil, that ultimately have lead to his downfall. This means that every time you beat Ganon you were doing it with the inadvertent help of Groose's corrupted spirit and you've techincally been fighting and killing the reincarnation of Groose making [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGZQAF1t_4U this scene]] way more powerful. Groose does look like he could be the original ancestor of the Gerudos. He's tall and red-haired. So this would mean that Demise cursed Groose as well, turning his bloodline into one of the most hated in Hyrule's history, leading to a slow, but sure extinction]]. Ugh, poor guy.

* Ghirahim's androgynous design and references to his [[GreaterScopeVillain Master]] are all {{Foreshadowing}} that [[spoiler:Ghirahim is a LivingWeapon like Fi.]]

*** Remember Ghirahim's arm speech in the Fire Sanctuary? He wasn't just monologuing about his beauty, he was taunting Fi for her lack of arms! [[spoiler:Goes well with the "Fi lost her arms to demons" WMG.]]

* Another thing about Ghirahim: his appearance resembles a fencing outfit (minus the mask), and he wields a rapier in his second phase. What could be more appropriate for a sword-to-sword duel?
* Some players might be expecting [[spoiler:a huge ancient robot]] as the boss of the 3rd dungeon had they not seen spoilers, [[spoiler:ultimately be disappointed when it turns out it's the Giant Scorpion of the E3 2010 demo. However, remember all those little Arachas that plague the dungeon? Yeah, they must have a mommy.]]

* Hyrule's desert used to be a vast ocean. In the alternate world of [[TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Termina]], the Gerudo are pirates!
** The desert used to be a vast ocean? But where did all of that water go? Permanent worldwide cloud coverage.
*** The clouds appear to be wholly magical in origin. The surface has a mostly clear sky, after all. The water could've been sent to (one of) the future(s), answering where all the water that flooded Hyrule came from.
*** If you look at the sky when you're on the surface, there is a slight rippling effect as though you're underwater (compare sunken Hyrule in The Wind Waker). Perhaps the cloud barrier is only opaque when viewed from above?
* One thing that I found to be absolutely '''brilliant''' is when Link Powers up the Goddess Sword into the Master Sword, the game states that now only Link can use the sword. In the later games they say that only those with a pure heart can use the Master Sword, what makes this brilliant is that it makes perfect sense, since only those who share Link's soul or destiny are the ones that could wield the Master Sword, and Link has a Pure Heart and is generally good, with time people assumed that only those with a pure heart could use it, not knowing the true reason, exactly how information tends to get warped over time. This makes it Fridge Brilliance for '''all''' the Zelda games.
** It also handily explains how Ghirahim was able to snatch it during your first fight with him.
*** And why he ''doesn't'' try to grab it during the third fight with him.
* One of the main questions plaguing the Zelda series concerns the dungeons and temples. Why are they there? Why are they so convoluted and hard? Some actually serve or used to serve a practical purpose, but others are just... there. This game explains several dungeons and various other trials by saying [[AWizardDidIt the Goddess left them for the Chosen Hero.]] Little more than a HandWave... until you find out [[spoiler:Zelda is the human incarnation of the aforementioned Goddess. She set up those trials SPECIFICALLY to be difficult and convoluted--to force Link to become courageous, powerful, and wise enough to use the full power of the Triforce. She even shed her immortal form and allowed herself to be born as a human in his time, to befriend him and give him the motivation to undertake the trials. The entire Zelda series is arguably a massive, ongoing {{plan}} by the Goddess Hylia to ensure that there is always a Hero strong enough to use the Triforce against evil. THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is why it is the Legend of ''Zelda.'']]
** In other words, the temples are a collective architectural StealthMentor, designed to train Link to be strong enough to beat the BigBad of whatever game they appear in.
** So, essentially, [[spoiler:Hylia is the good version of [[KingdomHearts Master Xehanort?]]]]

* In other games, it seems odd that any weapon could harm someone wielding the Triforce of Power. Now we know why the Master Sword can harm Ganon; it's [[spoiler:empowered by qualities of all three values. The fact that it's a "blade of evil's bane" is even a manifestation of Power itself]]! Its name really does fit.
** More than that, once you [[spoiler:go back to the past and see Zelda before she goes into her long slumber, she uses the power of the goddess Hylia to further empower the Master Sword. Thus the True Master Sword has all three values, plus the blessing of a fourth goddess.]] It may not be much, but it's clearly enough to tip the balance out of Ganon's favor.
* This game was known to detail the origins of the Master Sword long before the game was released. But why was it named the Master Sword? [[spoiler:This version of Link was the one who unlocked the hidden potential within the Goddess Sword, thus creating the Master Sword in the first place. Fi is the living spirit of the Goddess Sword. What does she call Link, the one who wields the sword? She calls Link her "master". The name "Master Sword" is a reference to the original owner of the blade. The very first "Master" of the sword is Link himself, thus making the "Master Sword" HIS sword! As shown by the ending, Fi treasured her time with Link despite it just being her purpose. It is brilliant (and also heartwarming) to see that the spirit within the sword named it after her very first companion.]]
** It is also a play on words. Assuming Fi is the one to introduce the next protectors to the sword, what would she call it? Master's Sword, which sounds exactly like...?
* [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]] has a few puzzles that revolve around electricity, of all things. It looks like SchizoTech, but what if it were the other way around, as LostTechnology? The reason we don't see any electricity dungeons in the other games is because [[RagnarokProofing all the components died out from lack of maintenance.]]
* Relating to SkywardSword: the art style is more "real" than in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'', and more "colorful" or "cartoony" than in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]. WordOfGod confirms its location at the beginning of the story, before the timeline split. Also, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]] sat at a similar balance, though less so due to the primitive N64 graphics. Maybe the colors and realism didn't divide into separate timelines until after the split? [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker One]] [[TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass timeline]] [[TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks became]] LighterAndSofter, [[TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask the]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess other]] DarkerAndEdgier [[labelnote:*]]([[TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast and]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames a]] [[TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening third]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI became]] [[TheLegendOfZeldaTheAdventureOfLink pixelated]])[[/labelnote]]! Just as, at any crossroads [[RealLife out here in the boring world]], [[RedPillBluePill different choices could lead to different circumstances]]. And hey, maybe the Goddesses made the timeline where [[spoiler:Ganon destroyed everything]] LighterAndSofter in order to [[spoiler:ease the probable pains of the survivors?]] It wasn't needed as much in the other timeline, where everything continued in the original vein of [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]].
* It's well known that the Ballad of the Goddess is Zelda's Lullaby backwards; [[spoiler:The Ballad of the Goddess backwards is, therefore, the goddess's lullaby.]]

* The first time Zelda's Lullaby plays in this game is when [[spoiler:Zelda actually puts herself in a long sleep, making it the first time Zelda's Lullaby has been used as an actual lullaby]].
** In the first ''Legend of Zelda'' game, an ancient legend state that the first princess to bear the name "Zelda" put herself into a long slumber. [[spoiler: What does Zelda do in SkywardSword? Exactly that.]]
** Actually that's the backstory of Zelda II and she was put to sleep by a wizard. It's also certainly not the same Zelda because you all of that game waking her up.

* When [[spoiler:Link's gear gets taken from him after Eldin Volcano erupts, the Master Sword is the only part of Link's arsenal that isn't in a treasure chest somewhere. Why? Because by then, it's the fully powered Blade of Evil's Bane. The bokoblins probably couldn't even touch it, much less try to take it.]]
** In [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]], the Master Sword is explicitly described as "a sacred blade that evil can never touch," not only confirming the above but also explaining why Ghirahim doesn't use his signature BareHandedBladeBlock the third time Link fights him.

* A minor thing that came to mind, about the shields. Now, one may wonder, with how, for example, why the imagery of the shields Link can procure in this game don't appear in any other game, save for the [[spoiler:Hylian Shield]] [[InfinityPlusOneSword of +1 Infinity]]. The answer to this is simple, all the other shields break. It is only logical that, after so long, the other shields wore down over time, leaving only the [[spoiler:Hylian Shield]] as a reminder of that ancient era.

* On the main page, there's an example of GameplayAndStorySegregation that notes that [[spoiler:right before the final boss battle, which takes place in the past, you're given the opportunity to return to the present to prepare, and everything is the same.]] However, the state of the world at this point could easily be interpreted to mean that [[spoiler:Demise is destined to be defeated, so there's no chance that the future you return to could be a different one.]]
** Indeed, all of the Gate of Time-exclusive pieces of time travel seem to point at a StableTimeLoop, so the future would be predetermined.

** He flat out states her presence is gone after the first battle with him.

* What item do you usually use to get into Beedle's Airshop? Say it out loud.
** The slingshot?
*** Or if you want to conserve ammo ([[ScrappyWeapon not like one would usually use the Slingshot anyway, but regardless]]), one would use... [[DontExplainTheJoke the Beetle]].
* Why is it when you heal Lanayru and hit the Timeshift Stone back to the present, he completely vanishes without a trace? [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Because by using his powers of time, he is staying in the past as a way to thank the Ancient Robots for all of their effort in saving him]]!
** It's impossible to 'stay in the past'. It's far more likely he's off flying somewhere.
** No, the reason he vanishes when you timeshift back to the present is BECAUSE you healed him. Since you healed him, he didn't die there, so his skeleton is gone. Indeed, you see him in the present later when you learn the complete hero's song.

** Would that make the Dusk Relics bits of the dark energy seeping out from The Imprisoned/[[spoiler:Demise]]'s Seal?
** How does that work? [[spoiler:Zelda is sealed in the past and freed in the present,]] and the Amber Relics are collected all throughout.
*** [[spoiler:The time portal is only a few feet away from her crystal]]. If the fragments can end up all over Hyrule, then getting thrown through first isn't a huge stretch either.

* The depowered Master Sword in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'' is identical to the half-powered Master Sword in SkywardSword.
** Zelda also prays at the Earth and Sky temples. In Wind Waker you power up the Master Sword with the prays of the Earth and Wind sages.

* The introduction of Loftwings: for the longest time, I wondered why the herald of Hyrule was [[http://zeldawiki.org/images/2/27/Crest_of_Hyrule.png a bird]]. Now we know where it comes from.
** Even better when one notices that the crest of Hyrule on the Hylian shield has the bird in question is colored [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority Crimson]], making it match the Loftwing that was [[BondCreatures bonded]] to Link.

** [[spoiler:Zelda is the mortal incarnation of ''Hylia''. ''Hylians''. Think about it. (Compare "Skyloftians" as the previous race).]]
* When you first meet Gorko, he gives a fanciful description of Skyloft, such as it having buildings made of gold. However, he also mentions water that grants immortality, giant disease-curing fruit, and pumpkins that never rot. Well, the pumpkins DON'T rot, [[spoiler:you have to find water from a sacred spring to heal Faron, and the Tree of Life does indeed bear a (gigantic) fruit that you use to cure Lanayru!]]
** Although, [[spoiler:the sacred spring and the Tree of Life]] are technically on the surface, so they don't count.
* The two springs where [[spoiler:Zelda has to purify herself]] are located, respectively, in the '''Sky'''view Temple and the '''Earth''' Temple. Why? They symbolize her descent from the sky to the earth, and [[spoiler: the celestial being Hylia reincarnating into an earthly being!]]

** The Sky Keep's ideal layout - that which gets him all the pieces of the Triforce in quick succession - has Wisdom coming last. Link has to rearrange the temple like a sliding block puzzle in order to get to them all. Think about that for a second. There was no series of tricky puzzles to overcome - the temple itself is ''one giant puzzle'', and solving it all proved that Link was truly worthy to claim that last piece.
* The fact that this Link is right-handed unlike the rest actually makes sense. Unlike every other Link, the Link of Skyward Sword was trained in a structured school. [[ASinisterClue Since left-handedness is generally stigmatized, sometimes to the point of forced-conversion]], they probably taught him to fight right-handed - and since Link is canonically ambidextrous in all incarnations, he probably never even thought twice about it.
** He's definitely ambidextrous here--while he wields his sword righty, he wields the bow like a lefty. WordOfGod is he just has different preferences for the different weapons.

* Why does Demise decide to [[spoiler:reincarnate himself as a mortal in all the other games? Because Hylia did it so well in this game and he figured he'd give it a try too!]]

* All the instructors at Skyloft are named after birds. All exept Zelda's father Gaepora, that is, because he's instead named after Kaepora Gaebora, the owl from Ocarina of Time.

* [[spoiler: When Fi thanks Link at the end of the game and hopes they'll meet in another lifetime, what do you suppose happened? What other character do we all know just like Fi? Navi! That's right- when Fi expressed her gratitude, Hylia realized that Fi, her creation, had become more than just a machine, and deserved more than an eternity in a sword! Reincarnation is a major theme of the game; it makes sense that Hylia would put her agent, Fi, in a place of such massive instability- namely, the period of time during which Ocarina of Time took place. That particular game was responsible for splitting the timeline into three pieces; Hylia sent Fi as Navi to help Link of the future! Who better to help a legendary hero than Fi, who already knew the legendary hero? It also helps that both Navi and Fi have similar sounding names, serve the same purpose in both games, and are both rather annoying when you ignore them.]]

** [[spoiler: At the end of Link to the Past we're told the Master Sword sleeps again. I just assume Fi's always in the swords, just silent from that points on, maybe keeping the other spirit in the sword at bay?]]

* Judging by the positions of the dead robots and bobkin skeletons you see in the Lanayru Desert, it seems that whatever burned out the region happened FAST.
** [[spoiler: It could be a result of the Dragon Lanayru dying.]]
** Speaking of which, [[spoiler: when you approach the bones of the Dragon Lanayru and "examine" them, there is still a faint light in his eyes. He says, when you heal him, that he has "eternal life." What if that means that a shred of him still survived, imprisoned in a dead and powerless body for the whole time up until Link finds him?]]
* The subterranean area of Ancient Cistern was a mild case of FridgeHorror - after all, there have been plenty of creepy dungeons throughout the years. But think about it - the Hindu imagery, the golden light colors, the lotus blooms - it's pretty much Heaven. And what's downstairs from Heaven? That's right. Link just went into a zombie-infested, blood-watered Hell.

** Also, just why does Koloktos [[spoiler: giggle like a child]] when you kill it? Considering that it runs on souls, it could easily have been powered with the souls [[spoiler: of children!]]

* So it's heartwarming to know that Fi has been with you in some form or another through every Zelda game since the first one. But what about in ''Wind Waker'', when the Master Sword has been severely depowered, to the point of being little better than a regular sword? This seems to imply: 1) That Fi was either [[AlmostDeadGuy dead or dying]] by the time WW Link picked her up, and 2) that even if WW Link "saved" Fi by restoring the sword's power, he still left her impaled through Ganondorf's head while Hyrule was being destroyed around them. Somehow Wind Waker's ending [[TearJerker got even sadder]].
** I imagine that the sword was even more 'asleep' than it was before, since the Sages could restore it right back up; not to mention the power of Evil's Bane is from the Divine Flames, not Fi. As for the sword being left behind...well, she completed her purpose, and judging by Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, Ganondorf[[spoiler: and thus Demise's curse]] might be dealt with forever in that timeline. Meaning Fi's purpose is complete. That's the happiest thing you can really give her.
** Just because Ganondorf is dead, doesn't mean its the end [[spoiler: of Demise's hatred. He'll just get reincarnated as another evil being. Heck, he probably [[PhantomHourglass already]] [[SpiritTracks has.]]]]
*** The Master Sword, and thus [[spoiler: Demise's consciousness]], is still apparently gone forever, so the point remains the same.
**** That doesn't seem to be the case, as a new Demon King (Malladus) appears right afterwards. Demise's curse was never specifically about Ganondorf(s).
***** There is no indication that Malladus is related to Demise's hatred. If anything, his "Demon King" title means that he is as completely different being, perhaps who succeeded as the leader of the demons after Demise's defeat or an even older being, considering what is said in Spirit Tracks about him.
*** The way I see it, in The Wind Waker, Ganondorf wasn't killed--think about it. In the other games where he's actually killed, what happened to him? [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast He'd]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames disintegrate]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI into]] [[VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink ashes]], or he'd [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess just plain dies]]. But in The Wind Waker, he turns to stone. Most likely, he'd only been [[SealedEvilinaCan sealed in stone for as long as the Master Sword remains embedded in his head]]. [[AndIMustScream Not quite dead, unable to move, possibly aware of everything!]] with no chance for [[spoiler: Demise's curse to reincarnate in a new form so long as Ganondorf still lives]]... and the world moved on and prospered without it.
*** Until the water recedes possibly 100's of years later(which Ganondorf's defeat my have signified).
*** WordOfGod is that Ganondorf is definitely dead at the end of ''The Wind Waker.'' The stone was just to go along with the cartoony style.
* [[spoiler: Levias, Guardian of the Sky, is a Windfish.]] If you have ever played TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening, the idea of it dreaming gets horrifying very quickly.
* Skipper, like all of the little robots in the desert, are only alive in the past. And Skipper proved the robots are actually aware that they are in a future where [[LookOnMyWorksYeMightyAndDespair they and everything they worked for has decayed and been forgotten.]] They may be robots, but they're sentient and have personalities. You'd think that'd create some sort of existential dread.

* At the end, [[spoiler:Demise's residual consciousness is absorbed by the Master Sword. Does that mean that part of Demise been lingering in the Master Sword in every game it has appeared in?]]
** [[spoiler: Impa mentioned that it's just residual energy and that it's in there dying, so most likely it's well under control, and when it's completely destroyed, Demise's curse will end.]]
** [[spoiler:Perhaps it explains why Ganondorf generally gets a convenient power boost around the time Link draws/awakens the Master Sword. If the Master Sword is sealed away, so it most of Demise's power. When the sword is awakened, the power is freed and probably immediately is transferred to Ganondorf.]]
* Before his second fight, Ghirahim makes a speech about a "thread of fate" binding him and Link to do battle, and that he intends it to be "stained crimson with [Link's] blood." Creepy enough, but takes on [[FoeYay another]] [[SexIsViolence meaning]] if you're familiar with [[RedStringOfFate a certain Asian proverb]].
** It says a lot about Ghirahim that this isn't the most blatant pass he makes at Link.
** If you look at his [[http://www.zeldauniverse.net/forums/zelda-theorizing/152162-ghirahims-text-re-translated.html original japanese text]], you see Ghirahim quite definitely ''was'' talking about the RedStringOfFate.
* You know how if The Imprisoned gets to the top of the Sealed Temple, you get a NonStandardGameOver? Well... [[spoiler:it's because Zelda / Hylia is in there, locked in a thousand-year sleep, and completely defenseless. And you have no idea she's there the first couple of times you fight him. It's very chilling to look through that crack in the door and realize how close you kept coming to losing her forever.]]

*** Most scary, is that [[spoiler: this outcome is not simply imaginary, or a threat, it really happens in the game if you fail to stop the Imprisoned from reaching the Temple, where it will devour the helpless Zelda and absorb her soul.]]
* There is a tunnel above the bathhouse where one could watch someone taking a bath if they wanted. The tunnel ends in [[spoiler: Zelda's room]]. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation She's]] [[CovertPervert a]] [[ThePeepingTom peeping]] [[BuffySpeak tom-ette]]! [[AndThatsTerrible What if she spied on Link once]]?!
** [[YouJustHadToSayIt Nice work pointing that out.]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Now the shippers are gonna have a field day.]]

* In this game, Eldin is inhabited by Mogmas, and Gorons are wandering tribes and explorers. In Twilight Princess, the Gorons became a proud militant race inhabiting Eldin Volcano and the Mogmas are nowhere to be found. [[AndIMustScream Gulp.]]
** For the record, the Gorons weren't militant in ''Ocarina of Time'' (in fact, it was implied that they became militant in ''Twilight Princess'' because of the Fused Shadow and that they were most certainly not always that way), and the Mogmas weren't there, either. There's still some fridge horror there, though, but not on the levels of invasion.
** Chill people. [[FridgeBrilliance The Mogmas left Eldin in search of more treasure and the Gorons settled in Eldin after the threat of Demise was destroyed.]] (Why do you think they were roaming in the first place? Adventure archeology?)
** -ahem- What about the Dodongos? The Earth Temple was inhabited by Dodongos with a clear Hindu inspiration; the Dodongos even seemed to be some kind of guards to the temple - not monsters. By Ocarina the Gorons have taken up residency (with clear Islamic themes to their temples) and practically get Link to commit genocide upon the Dodongos in what could have been remnants of the original temple. By later games they're no longer even found within Eldin while the Gorons are. Pretty horrifying.
* In Twilight Princess we get a civilization in the clouds composed of Half Bird Half Human hybrids. In THIS game we get a civilization in the clouds of Humans that ride birds. Just what went on?
** Well, the people in Twilight Princess say that the Oocca (the sky-dwelling birds) made the Hylians. Myths often get mutates over the centuries. The Hylians are remembering an old, old legend about their ancestors coming from the sky (the Skyloft residents) and assuming that the Ooccoo civilization is the same. But what if, centuries after all of the sky-dwelling humans left the sky forever--the Loftwings evolved and created their own civilization? The Oocca are the Loftwings' descendants.
*** The part about them "creating" the Hylians was a mistranslation. A more accurate interpretation would be that they founded Hyrule before the Hylians were established.
* If Link decides to employ Guld at the Lumpy Pumpkin, he's effectively only employing his abilities to plow through the pumpkin plantation field. What's more is that [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything he doesn't even get to rest inside the inn come nighttime]], and Keet even looks down upon him scornfully. Similarly, Oolo the Kikwi is brought to Skyloft ''as a live lab experiment subject''. Congratulations, you just made Link into a slave trader.
** Although in Guld's case, he seems to like resting outside, and Keet looks down scornfully upon anyone he thinks has a romantic interest in Kina, as he is quite callous to Link for thinking he is into Kina. Insecure, much?
** And Oolo is happy to be away from the surface world, as he was extremely paranoid of the monsters returning to Faron Woods.

* This is extreme fridge so stay with me on this: [[spoiler:When Demise curses the successors of Link and Zelda, it obviously effects a third party, Impa. What if it effected Groose in the most extreme way by latching Demise's spirit on to his, creating what would be reborn as Ganondorf and later Ganon. It has always been shown that Ganon is a bit arrogant to a fault, but Demise never displays any of that in his time against Link. Groose however is shown to be entitled, wanting to control and lead things with attitudes fitting a certain King of evil, that ultimately have lead to his downfall. This means that every time you beat Ganon you were doing it with the inadvertent help of Groose's corrupted spirit and you've techincally been fighting and killing the reincarnation of Groose making [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGZQAF1t_4U this scene]] way more powerful.]]
** Groose does look like he could be the original ancestor of the Gerudos. He's tall and red-haired.
*** So this would mean that [[spoiler:Demise cursed Groose as well, turning his bloodline into one of the most hated in Hyrule's history, leading to a slow, but sure extinction]]. Ugh, poor guy.

* [[spoiler: Link gets the triforce, makes his wish, and the sky keep falls back to the surface. Then, in the following cutscene, we see The imprisioned breaking its seal before getting a statute to the face. Imagine if Link had been a few minutes late. The imprisioned would have gotten out with nobody to stop him except maybe impa, but a skyward strike is the only thing that could renew his seal, and Link is the only one who can use it. (not sure if this or nightmare fuel.)]]
** [[spoiler: Link was told to wish for the eradication of Demise. Thus, it's plausible that the Triforce itself allowed The Imprisoned to escape from its seal at that very moment, to ensure that it would be crushed beneath the statue with no chance of being revived...It seems a bit needlessly cruel, though, as you could just smash the Sealing Spike and bury it beneath tons of solid earth and rock...but I guess this ''is'' Demise we're talking about.]]

* Ghirahim's androgynous design and references to his [[BiggerBad Master]] are all {{Foreshadowing}} that [[spoiler:Ghirahim is a LivingWeapon like Fi.]]

* Potions are improved by adding bugs to them. Think about that every time Link gulps down his Heart++ potion.

** Also also, look at the picture on the main page. [[spoiler:See how Fi and Ghirahim are standing opposed to each other? Also notice the red jewel on Ghirahim's belt, mirroring the blue one on Fi's chest.]]

* Groose's character development from jerk to a pretty competent dueteragonist has some great foreshadowing: his outfit is mostly the primary colors red, blue, and yellow, a scheme normally reserved for heroes.

* [[spoiler: Link gets the triforce, makes his wish, and the sky keep falls back to the surface. Then, in the following cutscene, we see The imprisioned breaking its seal before getting a statute to the face. Imagine if Link had been a few minutes late. The imprisioned would have gotten out with nobody to stop him except maybe impa, but a skyward strike is the only thing that could renew his seal, and Link is the only one who can use it. (not sure if this or nightmare fuel.)

**** I bet the reason why in the games following Skyward Sword [[spoiler: Link didn't talk at all was because the last time he talked, it was when Groose died while he was corrupted by Demise, and Link being Hylia's chosen hero was forced to kill him to save everyone. The incident traumatized Link so much that he silenced himself to ease the pain and make himself think that he was killing someone else, not Groose, essentially becoming a StoicWoobie. But knowing that his friend will just be reincarnated (as Ganondorf) to die at his hands again and again hurts Link more than any injury, and takes desperate lengths to keep this secret, even from Zelda.]]