History Fridge / TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword

* 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 into a long sleep, making it the first time Zelda's Lullaby has been used as an actual lullaby]].

* [[spoiler:When Demise curses the successors of Link and Zelda, it obviously affects 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 led 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 [[https://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.

* 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.

* 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:Zelda/Hylia states that the reason she was reborn as Zelda was to ensure that Link would have an emotional connection to her, and thus would be willing to face any danger and surmount any obstacle that threatened to harm his beloved friend. This is the only game where we get any real interaction with Zelda, especially before the excitement begins. The designers were ensuring that we spent time getting to know this shy bubbly girl before she is dragged into danger because it allows us the players to have that same connection to her, as evidenced by the fact that we were willing to see this game through to the end to save her.]]

** 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]].
** It gets better. It's been joked that since it's backwards, the Ballad must be for ''waking up'' Zelda. [[spoiler:Which is exactly what Link is tasked with doing late in the game.]]
** The first time Zelda's Lullaby plays in this game is when [[spoiler:Zelda actually puts herself into a long sleep, making it the first time Zelda's Lullaby has been used as an actual lullaby]].

* Shields:
** 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.
** Perhaps it also explains why all of the [[spoiler:Hylian Shields don't really look all the same, too. In VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime, the Hylian Shield looks different than this one, adding an upside down triangular yellow piece at the bottom. Maybe the shield creators just used the design of this game's shield and based theirs off of it, due to the fact that it's one of the only remaining shields from this era]].

* Demise and divinity:
** 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]].
** Related, because [[spoiler:the Master Sword "absorbs the remains of Demise's consciousness" or something like that in order to seal it away; whenever Link slashes Ganon/dorf in other games, he's really smacking him with himself.]]
*** This is even bigger than you think, because it explains how in each chronological incarnation, Ganon is generally stupider and less powerful. This wasn't just a [[HandWave Hand Wave]] for continuity with [[WordOfGod Hyrule Historia]], it makes sense. [[spoiler: [[FridgeBrilliance Link is absorbing more of Demise's soul into the sword, so there's even less than what was left before!]]]]
*** And it keeps getting better! With this in mind, many [[Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]] moments make more sense. Why is Ganondorf at least as smart if not smarter this time around? He managed to [[spoiler:power the sword down and weaken its sealing ability by killing sages]]! Why does he turn into stone in the ending? After driving Master Sword into Ganondorf's head Fi finally got a chance to [[spoiler:completely absorb his soul/life force, turning him to stone for good (just remember what happened to Tetra [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass after her own life force got drained]])]].
** 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!]]]]

** This also explains why [[spoiler:Zelda needed to travel back in time to strengthen the seal; [[YouAlreadyChangedthePast Ghirahim broke the original seal]] created by Hylia when Demise was resurrected. The seal that was put in place to contain the remaining fragments of Demise's power/consciousness afterward was the work of mortals, and therefore much weaker.]] We even see this in action when [[spoiler:the Imprisoned escapes--Impa mentions that the seal grows weaker each time it's broken and remade, and less time passes between each fight with the Imprisoned. It first escapes at the beginning of the second arc, then again just before the end of the second arc, then yet again partway through the third arc, and it's shown escaping ''yet again'' during the cutscene depicting its destruction. Even more interestingly, its first two escapes take place when Link makes significant progress toward activating the Gate of Time--the Imprisoned is trying to [[StableTimeLoop retroactively prevent its own defeat]] by destroying Link and the Gate before he can travel to the past and kill Demise.]]

* Fi at the end:
** [[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 ''A Link to the Past'', we're told that the Master Sword sleeps again. Fi is always in the sword, just silent from that point on, maybe keeping the other spirit in the sword at bay?]]

** Alternately, it's possible that [[spoiler:Demise]] has never seen a bug net before. Much like someone theorized about TP Gannondorf, he might be hesitating because you possibly just pulled out some kind of divine ultimate weapon.

** Additionally, the next time someone traveled through time to fight (an incarnation of) Demise, it created a series-defining schism in the timeline. Why haven't Girrahim's actions produced an additional timeline? Simple: ''they did''. In the original timeline, Demise was destroyed utterly, and with him, a series-wide antagonist, meaning there would be no ongoing struggle of good versus evil in that timeline (and therefore no need for a reincarnating hero). The series as it is now resulted from Girrahim's creation of an alternate "Demise is reborn" timeline. NiceJobFixingItVillain.

** Alternatively, the scarring matches the shape of his [[MorphicResonance sword-form's edge pretty well]], as well as fitting in with his diamond motif.
* Related to the above, how is it Demise can use the Skyward Strike technique? He was reborn by absorbing the soul of the Goddess... that's ''her'' power he's using!
** If Link has his sword aloft when Demise calls the lightning, it'll go to Link, not Demise. If the lightning is a symbol of Hylia's power, it makes sense she would try to direct it to aid her champion against her mortal enemy, in a bizarre case of FightingFromTheInside.
** The lightning doesn't show up until the second phase of the fight, shortly after Demise gets his butt kicked with the blade of evil's bane. The lightning is a symptom of his hold on Hylia weakening; [[CombatPragmatist he just tried to exploit it to gain an upper hand.]]

** Rolls right back around to brilliance and perhaps even a little heartwarming when you realize that [[spoiler:Levias probably ''was'' the Wind Fish of ''Link's Awakening''. You've saved him from evil twice!]]

** 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.
** Which, in turn, is why their main industrial activity seems to be centered around gathering Timeshift Stones, which allow them to live forever at their height in Lanayru's golden age.

** This makes the red thread of fate line ''even creepier.''

** It's actually somewhat ambiguous. The game features several different depictions of Hylia wielding what we can assume to be the Goddess Sword. However, [[spoiler: Zelda confirms that Fi herself wasn't created until after the sealing.]] Fi was created for the purpose of guiding Link in his quest; [[spoiler: Ghirahim was created to break the seal and resurrect Demise.]] This would indicate that [[spoiler: both of them were created at around the same time.]]
** There's a peculiar detail about Ghirahim's [[spoiler:Sword form]]. It has an upside-down Triforce on it. You know, kinda like [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds Lorule's Triforce]]. Ghirahim might be [[spoiler:Lorule's Master Sword]].

** Additionally, the next time someone traveled through time to fight (an incarnation of) Demise, it created a series-defining schism in the timeline. Why haven't Girrahim's actions produced an additional timeline? Simple: ''they did''. In the original timeline, Demise was destroyed utterly, and with him, a series-wide antagonist, meaning there would be no ongoing struggle of good versus evil in that timeline (and therefore no need for a reincarnating hero). The series as it is now resulted from Girrahim's creation of an alternate "Demise is reborn" timeline. NiceJobFixingItVillain

** Proven in the next major installment ''Breath Of the Wild'', which features Shiekah magiktek, from mechas to a tablet.

** This also explains why [[spoiler:Zelda needed to travel back in time to strengthen the seal; Ghirahim broke the original seal created by Hylia when Demise was resurrected. The seal that was put in place to contain the remaining fragments of Demise's power/consciousness afterward was the work of mortals, and therefore much weaker.]] We even see this in action when [[spoiler:the Imprisoned escapes--Impa mentions that the seal grows weaker each time it's broken and remade, and less time passes between each fight with the Imprisoned. It first escapes at the beginning of the second arc, then again just before the end of the second arc, then yet again partway through the third arc, and it's shown escaping ''yet again'' during the cutscene depicting its destruction.]]

** This also explains why [[spoiler:Zelda needed to travel back in time to strengthen the seal; Ghirahim broke the original seal created by Hylia when Demise was resurrected. The seal that was put in place to contain the remaining fragments of Demise's power/consciousness afterward was the work of mortals, and therefore much weaker.]] We even see this in action when [[spoiler:the Imprisoned escapes--Impa mentions that the seal grows weaker each time it's broken and remade.]]

* 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.

*** This is even bigger than you think, because it explains how in each chronological incarnation, Ganon is generally stupider and less powerful. This wasn't just a [[HandWave Hand Wave]] for continuity with [[WordOfGod Hyrule Historia]], it makes sense. [[Spoiler:[[FridgeBrilliance Link is absorbing more of Demise's soul into the sword, so there's even less than what was left before!]]]]

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* It's disturbing when considering how often Ghirahim mentions how young Link is, frequently referring to him as a child and once calling him a "mischievous boy" who needs to be punished. He considers Link to be a child, and has ''no problem with attempting to torture or murder him.''

* 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.

** The purpose of testing Link like that was to ensure he had power, wisdom, and courage in balance, so that when he claimed the Triforce it wouldn't break into three parts like when Ganon took it in Ocarina of Time.
* 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.

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

** Also, his flamboyant behavior and tendency to describe how he's feeling {{foreshadow}}s that he's [[spoiler:her [[EvilCounterpart opposite]]]].

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

* 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 able to 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.]]

* 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...?

** Proven in the next major installment Breath Of the Wild, which features Shiekah magiktek, from mechas to a phablet.
* 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]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass timeline]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks became]] LighterAndSofter, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask the]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess other]] DarkerAndEdgier [[labelnote:*]]([[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast and]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames a]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening third]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI became]] [[VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink 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]].

* 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.]]

* 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 possible early indication that The Imprisoned is actually [[spoiler:Demise, the game's final boss: all of the game's bosses have BossSubtitles, except for both The Imprisoned and Demise - just like how Ganon was subtitle-less in Ocarina of Time, in contrast to the rest of that game's bosses.]]
* 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!

** Perhaps it also explains why all of the [[spoiler:Hylian Shields don't really look all the same, too. In VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime, the Hylian shield looks different than this one, adding an upside down triangular yellow piece at the bottom. Maybe the shield creators just used the design of this game's shield and based theirs off of it, due to the fact that it's one of the only remaining shields from this 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.
* [[spoiler:Impa's dual appearance in this game is a reference to [[CompositeCharacter both of her portrayals]] throughout the series; the old woman represents Impa as she appeared in [[AllThereInTheManual (the manuals of)]] Zelda I and II, while the sleek, younger Impa hearkens back to her appearance in Ocarina of Time.]]

* 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.

* 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.]]

* The depowered Master Sword in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'' is identical to the half-powered Master Sword in ''Skyward Sword''. 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.

* 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.]]

* 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.]]
* 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 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.
* According to the timeline released by Nintendo, this is the oldest game in the series (in-universe), followed by the second-oldest game in-universe, the Minish Cap for the Gameboy Advance. In Minish Cap, there is an entire civilization and set of temples that exist above the clouds. Perhaps the remnants of the civilization from Skyward Sword?

** 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.]]

*** this is even bigger than you think, because it explains how in each chronological incarnation, Ganon is generally stupider and less powerful. this wasn't just a [[HandWave Hand Wave]] for continuity with [[WordOfGod Hyrule Historia]], it makes sense. [[Spoiler: [[FridgeBrilliance Link is absorbing more of Demise's soul into the sword, so there's even less than what was left before!]] ]]

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

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

** [[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 that the Master Sword sleeps again. Fi is always in the sword, just silent from that point on, maybe keeping the other spirit in the sword at bay?]]
* 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''!]

* [[spoiler: In order to obtain the Song of the Hero, Link must revisit the 3 dragons (plus Levias) who each gives him a piece of the song. However, if the individual pieces are layered on top,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO8IaTtk12I It actually makes the full song]]

* Judging by the positions of the dead robots and bokoblin 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.]]

** 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, an old Japanese story about a condemned murderer and rapist who was offered one more chance 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.
** Rolls right back around to brilliance and perhaps even a little heartwarming when you realize that [[spoiler: Levias probably ''was'' the Windfish of ''Link's Awakening''. You've saved him from evil twice!]]

** 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.

** [[spoiler:And it's even more creepy to think about it from her point of view. You're sleeping, sealed in a crystal, when this [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever huge]]... [[EldritchAbomination thing]] is there to kill you, and you're defenseless. Presumably so, since Hylia is in mortal form at that point. She's pretty much screwed if The Imprisoned reaches her. No-- EVERYTHING is pretty much screwed if The Imprisoned reaches her]].
** 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.]]

* 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...]]

* [[spoiler:When Demise curses the successors of Link and Zelda, it obviously affects 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 led 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.

* When Ghiraham becomes [[spoiler:Demise's sword]], the similarities to the Master Sword are obvious. It's easy to assume that [[spoiler:Ghiraham is a twisted copy of Fi.]] However, Ghiraham was [[spoiler:Demise's sword]] since before the sealing. Fi was created after. [[spoiler:'''Fi is a copy of Ghiraham.''']]

** 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.]]