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* The scene where Zelda is plucked off of her Loftwing by the black tornado makes me wonder a couple things: you can clearly see The Imprisoned got free and is trying to swallow her. Who seals him back, given how it seems that only Link could do that with the help of his sword? And as you can see in the final credits, Zelda pretty much [[spoiler: fell down to the ground with nothing or nobody cushioning her fall. Yet she's harmless.]] Talk about endurance!
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** Well, we have been introduced to many gods over the course of the series. There's probably an hierarchy, with the Golden Goddesses being the greatest, then Hylia, who was left in charge of the others. She is apparently powerful enough to create other gods.
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*** Probably all those things were built or created before Skyloft was sent into the sky. The fact that [[spoiler:the Goddess Statue fits perfectly in the sealed grounds once it goes back to Earth]] seems to confirm this theory. As for the clothes, given how small the population of Skyloft is to begin with, they're likely hand-me-downs or something.

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*** Probably all those things were built or created before Skyloft was sent into the sky. The fact that [[spoiler:the Goddess Statue fits perfectly in the sealed grounds Sealed Grounds once it goes back to Earth]] seems to confirm this theory. As for the clothes, given how small the population of Skyloft is to begin with, they're likely hand-me-downs or something.
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*** Probably all those things were built or created before Skyloft was sent into the sky. The fact that [[spoiler:the Goddess Statue fits perfectly in the sealed grounds once it goes back to Earth]] seems to confirm this. As for the clothes, given how small the population of Skyloft is to begin with, they're likely hand-me-downs or something.

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*** Probably all those things were built or created before Skyloft was sent into the sky. The fact that [[spoiler:the Goddess Statue fits perfectly in the sealed grounds once it goes back to Earth]] seems to confirm this.this theory. As for the clothes, given how small the population of Skyloft is to begin with, they're likely hand-me-downs or something.
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*** Probably all those things were built or created before Skyloft was sent into the sky. The fact that [[spoiler:the Goddess Statue fits perfectly in the sealed grounds once it goes back to Earth]] seems to confirm this. As for the clothes, given how small the population of Skyloft is to begin with, they're likely hand-me-downs or something.

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** Having now seen the WMG page, it looks as if the Dark Interlopers, the Twili's ancestors, are the most likely candidate. The robots and their civilization's architecture closely resemble the Fused Shadow and other Twili creations.

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** Having now seen the WMG page, it looks as if the Dark Interlopers, the Twili's ancestors, are the most likely candidate. The robots and their civilization's architecture closely resemble the Fused Shadow and other Twili creations.creations.
*** Actually, I'm pretty sure the Thunder Dragon built them.
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*** Which makes it even more confusing that Hylia had delegated responsibilities to Faron (water), Eldin (fire) and Lanayru (thunder) dragons while she slumbered.
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** The maps were never very consistent anyway, apparently Eldin and Lanayru magically switched places.
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** Maybe it was an old abandoned house that Batreaux found and decided to live in? The people patrolling around the area would know it's there but have no reason to believe anyone lives inside it.
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*** That "big hole" doesn't account for why the whole sky is blue from horizon to horizon once you're on the ground.
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**He's not. Notice how his bones are missing.
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** Even if they did see it, they couldn't get there without ramming their bird into the wall. Opening the door requires being in the graveyard at night, when everyone's indoors out of the monsters' reach.
* Why is it that Lanayru is still dead (with the stone deactivated) even once you give him the fruit?
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****Not to mention [[spoiler: several Loftwings come down to the surface through the hole for the Faron Woods]] at the end.
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** Demise is an ancient demon who battled the goddess Hylia a long time ago. There is no origin explained beyond that, but then there tends not to be for this sort of thing - there is no explanation of where the goddesses came from either.

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** Demise is an ancient demon who battled the goddess Hylia a long time ago. There is no origin explained beyond that, but then there tends not to be for this sort of thing - there is no explanation of where the goddesses came from either. And the "upside down triangle" is empty space.
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** Demise is an ancient demon who battled the goddess Hylia a long time ago. There is no origin explained beyond that, but then there tends not to be for this sort of thing - there is no explanation of where the goddesses came from either.
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*How has nobody ever discovered Batreaux's house before when they live on a very small island with people regularly patrolling the skies on birds? Did nobody ever fly low enough to see the house embedded in the island?
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** In the case of Link giving the toiler paper Cawlin's letter, it could be because he just doesn't like Cawlin (which doesn't seem that odd considering how big of a jerk he can be) and did it out of spite, though whether that'd wildly out of character for him is YMMV. On the other hand if he gives the letter to Karane then the hand goes away straight after if I remember (though that doesn't explain why he didn't just give her a piece of paper first.)

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** In the case of Link giving the toiler paper Cawlin's letter, it could be because he just doesn't like Cawlin (which doesn't seem that odd considering how big of a jerk he can be) and did it out of spite, though whether that'd that's wildly out of character for him is YMMV. On the other hand if he gives the letter to Karane then the hand goes away disappears straight after if I remember (though that doesn't explain why he didn't just give her the hand a piece of paper first.first ''then'' give the letter to Karane.)

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** If the timeline split every time TimeTravel was used then that would mean there'd be another split timeline from Oracle of Ages. The timeline splits whenever the creators want it to split, otherwise TimeyWimeyBall is in effect.



** In the case of Link giving the toiler paper Cawlin's letter, it could be because he just doesn't like Cawlin (which doesn't seem that odd considering how big of a jerk he can be) and did it out of spite, though whether that'd wildly out of character for him is YMMV. On the other hand if he gives the letter to Karane then the hand goes away straight after if I remember (though that doesn't explain why he didn't just give her a piece of paper first.)



* Where did Demise come from? I haven't played the game, but none of the articles on this site or the Zelda wiki explain him any more than that he and his demons "burst out of the ground" a long time ago. Maybe he's the Fierce Deity from Majora's Mask that makes upt the upside down triangle in the middle of the Triforce?

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* Where did Demise come from? I haven't played the game, but none of the articles on this site or the Zelda wiki explain him any more than that he and his demons "burst out of the ground" a long time ago. Maybe he's the Fierce Deity from Majora's Mask that makes upt up the upside down triangle in the middle of the Triforce?
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** Having now seen the WMG page, it looks as if the Dark Interlopers, the Twili's ancestors, are the most likely candidate. The robots and their civilization's architecture closely resemble the Fused Shadow and other Twili creations.
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* Who built the Ancient Robots? The game's website says that they performed tasks for the "people" of the region, but doesn't elaborate. Were they built by humans, an extinct race or something else? The more we learn about Hyrule's ancient history, the more it becomes clear that even it wasn't the "begininng"...
* Where did Demise come from? I haven't played the game, but none of the articles on this site or the Zelda wiki explain him any more than that he and his demons "burst out of the ground" a long time ago. Maybe he's the Fierce Deity from Majora's Mask that makes upt the upside down triangle in the middle of the Triforce?
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** At the very least, there's plenty of them stuck all over the walls. Surely they could spare ''one'' "no running in the halls" sign? Or maybe Link could pull down one of those "Temple of Time cleaning duties" notices that haven't been needed in thousands of years? Why should Link have to use the one piece of paper that actually ''matters'' to someone?
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* Is it just me or does Erla the "most careless" Kikwi disappear after the flooded forest mission? Did... did he [[NightmareFuel drown?]]
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** Gondo only complicates things. At one point, he tells you that he can't fix his robot without a long-extinct flower, which you provide for him. At the same time, he has no problem asking for identical flowers to upgrade some of the equipment you have collected before that point.
* Yes, I know this is a knight academy, which doesn't have to focus on literacy. Yes, I know that most of the lessons are taught through example. Yes, I know the tree supply is fairly limited in Skyloft. But still, there's only ''one'' loose piece of paper to be found anywhere in a ''school''?
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** Actually thanks to the official time-line spitting it again would create four timelines, it already has three.
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** Hylia made sure they were ''very'' well stocked before sending them up there.
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* Most of the treasures Link finds can only be obtained on the surface; tumbleweed, Eldin ore, feathers from "tiny" birds, drops from surface enemies (skull ornaments, evil crystals, Lizalfos tails)...not to mention the Ancient Flower, which can only be found thousands of years in the past. Why, then, are such items not viewed as shockingly rare in Skyloft? Most treasures sell for 30 rupees at the night market, and Gondo even knows how to use them to upgrade items, despite no reason for him to have seen them before. And then there's the Dusk Relics, which are explicitly ''only'' found in Silent Realms, yet Fledge gives them away as prizes for shooting pumpkins. Putting aside GameplayAndStorySegregation, ''why'' are these treasures apparently commonplace in the sky if nobody there has been to the surface in millennia?
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** Perhaps [[WildMassGuessing she is the Goddess of Time mentioned in]] MajorasMask?
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** Maybe the gust of wind itself is what's strong enough to push him up, and the sailcloth is just what keeps him upright as he flies up. This troper noticed that when he was blown up, he seemed to be flipping around more than when he had the sailcloth.
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**** It might just be GameplayAndStorySegregation. Plus, when that happens, you can hear Link make a jumping grunt, rather than a shocked cry. To say that the Loftwing will dump you, abandoning its bonded Skyloftian rider (and established from the beginning that Link and his Loftwing have a special connection, nonetheless) is a bit rash.
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** Moreover, there should be a Zelda sleeping in the present as well (you can see the orange crystal since the very beginning of the game if you look through the Door of Time in first-person), which means she's been there before she was even born in Skyloft!

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** Moreover, there should be a Zelda sleeping in the present as well (you can see the orange crystal since the very beginning of the game if you look through the Door of Time in first-person), first-person) until Link kills The Imprisoned with the Triforce, which means she's been there before she was even born in Skyloft!

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