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Kingdom of Hyrule

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Medieval Europeans in a fantasy setting? Who would have thought! ^note

The imperial monarchy known as the Kingdom of Hyrule in one of the longest-lived and most powerful empires to have existed. For nearly three-thousand years the Hylian people have rallied behind the banner of the winged Triforce, creating one of the largest and most successful armies the land has ever known.

General

A Commander Is You: Infantry/Spearmen, especially on the heavy side. Their units already start well-armored compared to those of other factions, and only get stronger with their two upgrades. Depending on the chosen hero, they can later progress into an archer-focused faction (see Light Arrow Archers), focus on their support units or get even heavier infantry.
Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: In most of their shared appearances, the Zora, Gorons, Rito and (sometimes) the Gerudo are all vassal states of the Kingdom of Hyrule. In Hyrule Conquest, they are merely good allies with the Zora and Gorons, have little relationship with the Rito, and are rivals with the Gerudo (though this is in line with their Ocarina of Time portrayal). The only vassals of the Hylians in Hyrule Conquest are the Ordonians and Lanayru, and even then, both are rapidly gaining their independence.
Gender-Equal Ensemble: Not counting Fi, the Kingdom of Hyrule's heroes are three men and three women.
Humans Are Average: They're not humans, but they are the central race and very anthropomorphic nevertheless.
Jack of All Stats: Their army is described as versatile but not specialized in any camp.
Matriarchy: Played with. While the Hylian throne has been traditionally gender-neutral, much of Hyrule's government has been traditionally handled by women, starting from the first Zelda. The royal crown is also passed from mother to her eldest daughter.
Pointy Ears: Pointed ears are the distinguishing feature between Hylians and their cousins.
Princesses Rule: Justified. Zelda I refused being called queen, and made it a tradition.
Royals Who Actually Do Something: King Gustaf, King Daphnes and all Zeldas.

Kingdom Barracks Units

Levy, Soldier and Kingdom Swordsman, Levy, Soldier and Spearman, Levy, Soldier and Maceman, Captain, and Knight of Hyrule

First row: Levy, Soldier and Kingdom Swordsman. Second row: Levy, Soldier and Kingdom Spearman. Third row: Levy, Soldier and Kingdom Maceman. Fourth row: Captain and Knight of Hyrule.

Note: For the Mage Captain, see her section in Lana's entry below. For the Champion Knight, see his section in Link's.

Anti-Cavalry: The Spearmen serve as this.
Carry a Big Stick: The Macemen carry nice, chunky-looking maces. Their third upgrade trades them for a flail.
Elites Are More Glamorous: As the Swordsmen, Spearmen and Macemen upgrade, they gradually become more decked out in expensive-looking armor.
Epic Flail: The Kingdom Macemen have them.
Face Framed in Shadow: It's not possible to see their eyes.
Faceless Goons: Likely done to cut down on the number of custom faces needed, but also doubles as a Mythology Gag for the games.
Support Party Member: The Captains and Knights buff units nearby.
Vanilla Unit: Averted, strangely enough. While there are many basic melee units in the game, the Hylian ones are one of the few that can upgrade into others.

Archery Range Units

Levy and Soldier Archer, Kingdom Crossbowman, Scorpio

Clockwise from top right: Soldier Archer, Scorpio, Kingdom Crossbowman, Levy Archer.

Note: For the Light Arrow Archer, see her section in Zelda's entry below.

Automatic Crossbow: A real-life example of one with the Scorpio.
Bows Versus Crossbows: The Archer Barracks let you choose from both.
Elites Are More Glamorous: Like units from the Kingdom Barracks, Levy Archers can be upgraded, but only once.
Face Framed in Shadow: Like with other Levy units, it's not possible to see their eyes.
Faceless Goons: They don't have any custom faces.
In the Hood: The Crossbowmen have them.

Urban Stables Units

Scout and Light Cavalry, Levy Cavalry, Man at Arms, and Chevalier

First row: Scout Cavalry, Light Cavalry. Second row: Levy Cavalry, Man at Arms, Chevalier.

Elites Are More Glamorous: Like other Hylian units, the Levy Cavalry can upgrade twice. The Scout Cavalry can also upgrade, but they look pretty much the same.
Face Framed in Shadow: Like with other Levy units, you can't see their eyes.
Faceless Goons: None of them are a sight to see.
In the Hood: The Scout/Light Cavalry has a green one.
Mounted Combat: Well, they are cavalry units.

Siegeworks Units

Siege Ram and Trebuchet

From left: Battering Ram, Trebuchet.

Anti-Structure: You'll need a couple of them to get past walls and destroy castles.
Battering Ram: That's what it says.
Canon Foreigner: Neither have appeared in any of the games.
Siege Engines: A siege ram and trebuchet.
Symbolic Wings: The Trebuchet has them. It might count as Sigil Spam, but damn if they don't look cool.

Church of the Goddesses Units

Goddess Deacon and Priestess

From left: Goddess Deacon, Goddess Priestess.

Note: For the Acolyte, see its section in Lana's entry below. For the Triforce Vanguard, see its section in Rauru's.

Church Militant: Deacons and Priestesses come to support the soldiers on the battlefield.
Non-Action Guy: The Deacons and Priestesses don't do any damage, meaning they're useless alone.
She Is the King: In real life, a deacon is male term for a church member. The female variation (which exists in only a handful of denominations) is called a deaconness. Averted with the Priestess, who is named correctly.
Support Party Member: The role of the Deacons/Priestesses is to buff and heal their fellow soldiers.

Hylian Houses

House Nohansen

Purple Is Powerful: Their color scheme is a shade of deep purple. This is also a case of The Artifact, as their purple color scheme is something that started in the Fallen Sage and stuck around through the years.

House Bosphoramus

House Harkinian

Mythology Gag: Their house's sigil has a wine chalice and "rubies", referencing The Legend of Zelda CD-i Games. In addition, their colors seem to be based on King Harkinian's color scheme from the Valiant Comics.

House Aquame

Lord Country: Share the name with the city of Aquame. Whether the House or city came first is unclear.

House Arcad

Ancestral Name: Their ancestors likely came from Arcadia.

House Arthon

Mythology Gag: Named after Arthon, an obscure background character from UndyingNephalim's old works.

House Atrinas

Mythology Gag: Named after Atrinas, again an obscure background character from UndyingNephalim's old works.

House Hateno

Lord Country: Share the name with the city of Hateno. Whether the House or city came first is unclear.

House Hathen

The Artifact: Their color scheme was based on Agitha, but she has since been cut as an important character, rendering the reference pointless.

House Kakari

Lord Country: Downplayed. Their name is clearly connected to Kakariko, though whether the House predates the city is unclear.

House Malkari

Inconsistent Spelling: Sometimes spelled Malkori.
Lord Country: Downplayed. Their name is clearly connected to Malkariko, though whether the House predates the city is unclear.

House Morada

Mythology Gag: Lord Morada was a rebel general briefly included in some versions of Hyrule: Total War.

House Namadi

Meaningful Name: "Nama" means "secret" in Akkalan.

House Othrynon

House Panoam

House Soth

Meaningful Name: "Sothlere" means "betrayed" in Akkalan.

House Tarrey

Lord Country: Share the name with the city of Tarrey.

House Thonlon

Meaningful Name: "Lon" means "livestock" in Akkalan, hinting at their origin as farmers.
Lord Country: Share the name with the city of Thonlon. Whether the House or city came first is unclear.

House Tonalindu

Mythology Gag: Tonalin is a country mentioned in Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love. Specifically, it is the homeland of the game's two antagonists, Segare and Majiyo.
Lord Country. Downplayed. Their name is derived from their city, Tonalin.

House Vigjaro

Inconsistent Spelling: Sometimes spelled Vryciaro, which is the Akkalan rendering of the name.
Lord Country: They share the name with the city of Vigjaro. Whether the House or city came first is unclear.

Hylian Heroes

The Team:
- The Leader: Zelda, by virtue of being the rightful heir.
- The Lancer: Link, naturally.
- The Big Guy: Captain Krin. He leads soldiers into battle and were it not for Link, would be the most powerful hero.
- The Smart Guy: Seres. Also The Narrator who authors the story in her writings.
  - Fi is also both of the previous roles to an extent.
- The Mentor: Rauru. Zelda's Old Retainer and priest.
- Token Evil Teammate: Lana, once she starts dealing with forbidden Wizzrobe magic.

Seres

Seres, Goddess Deacon

It is sort of weird Krin is essentially lusting after a nun.

First Appearance: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

A young deacon loyal to Rauru.

Badass Bookworm: Author of Hyrule Historia.
Related in the Adaptation: Averted. Rauru is not actually her father, but fills his role.
She Is the King: In real life, a deacon is a male member of the church that assists the priest. The (rare) female equivalent would be a deaconess,
Support Party Member: She's the only one of the Hylian heroes with no combat capabilities, instead healing.

Krin

Captain Krin

Hyrule's manliest man since King Kazakk.

First Appearance: The Legend of Zelda (Valiant Comics)

A Captain from a noble house, serving the Kingdom of Hyrule.

Adaptational Badass: The Captain from A Link Between Worlds is killed off at the beginning of the game to show how weak the Hylian army is. Krin here is a lot stronger.
Composite Character: Played with. His attraction towards Seres is taken from an unnamed Captain from A Link Between Worlds.
The Captain: Captain Krin.

Lana

Lana Valashi

Why is her hair blue? Who knows.

First Appearance: Hyrule Warriors

A mysterious mage that seems to have a connection to the Wizzrobe.

Adaptational Modesty: Downplayed, since she was the more modest between her and Cia in Hyrule Warriors, but her previously exposed midriff is covered up.
Adaptational Species Change: Apparently some kind of time goddess in Hyrule Warriors. In Hyrule Conquest, she's just a human.
Adaptational Wimp: Consequently, she is much less powerful than her canon incarnation, essentially just being a powerful mage.
Composite Character: Her surname, Valashi, originally belonged to a blue-haired extra in The Fallen Sage who happened to be some sort of general and magical inventor.
The Archmage: Of the Hylian court.

Unique Units: Acolyte and Mage General

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Acolyte (left) and Mage Captain (right).

First Appearance: Hyrule Total War

Lana's two unique units available if she is chosen as a Hero.

Ambiguous Gender: The Mage Captain is obviously female, but while both she and the Acolyte have breast-shaped armor, the Acolyte seems to have a male voice.
Applied Phlebotinum: Their magical swords and armor are apparently an import from the Wizzrobes, or at least based on their magic.
Canon Foreigner: Have not appeared in any of the canon games.
Form-Fitting Wardrobe: Their breast armor.
Mythology Gag: Their armor is obviously based on a combination of both Lana and Cia, but in a white and red coloration.
Praetorian Guard: They serve Lana and just about no one else.
Reimagining the Artifact: Acolytes go back to the Undying Nephalim's very, very old Zelda-based comics in which Wizzrobes (which were a kind of weird avian race) took in and trained humans, known as their acolytes. While Wizzrobes themselves were reduced in importance, the idea nonetheless stuck in a different way.
Status Buff: The Mage Captains are a straight upgrade to the normal Captains, and provide a status buff to units in range just like them.
Sword Beam: Their unique swords allow them to shoot these at middle to short range, which if nothing else can deal some nice chip damage or outright kill lower-tier units.

Link

Link took the phrase Growing the Beard literally.

First Appearance: The Legend of Zelda

A swordsman loyal to Rauru and Princess Zelda.

Adaptational Wimp: The Link in the mainline games is typically a predestined warrior empowered with the Triforce. Here, he is just an extremely skilled swordsman.
Composite Character: Of all Links.
Race Lift: He is Calatian.
Related in the Adaptation: To King Gustaf and Queen Siroc, of all people. This is a pretty large deviation from canon, in which he has never been implied to be nobility.
The Champion: He is Link after all. Also the name of his unique unit.
Heroes Prefer Swords: He is the chosen wielder of the Master Sword.
Master Swordsman: One of the most skilled swordsmen in Hyrule.

Unique Unit: Champion Knight

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The infantry unit.

First Appearance: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (as statues)

Link's unique unit available if he is chosen as a Hero.

Decomposite Character: In Breath of the Wild, Champion was a title given to the five warriors chosen by the King of Hyrule (Link, Mipha, Daruk, Urbosa, Revali), each coming from a different tribe. This iteration is a squad of Hylian knights under command of Link, who is presumably the only one of the five to retain the title.
Elites Are More Glamorous: Definitely downplayed when compared to some of the literal golden-clad units such as the General, but their armor is still much more impressive than the average soldier.
Mythology Gag: Their armor is based on statues of knights found in Hyrule Castle in Breath of the Wild, now in flesh and blood.
Status Buff: They improve performance of soldiers in range like other command units.

Rauru

Rauru, Sage of Light

A perfect Catholic priest in a pagan world.

First Appearance: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

The Sage of Light and high priest of the Church of the Goddesses.

Adaptational Badass: Rauru in Ocarina of Time is not shown to be a fighter. However, decoration in The Twilight Princess does show him wielding the Master Sword, and concept art indicated he was a heavyweight wrestler, so perhaps it's not that much of a stretch.
Adaptational Job Change: Downplayed. Ocarina of Time never quite stated what his job was, but presumably he was just a Sage watching over Hyrule. In Hyrule Conquest, he is directly associated with clergical work and is a High Priest.
Badass Preacher: He is both the leader of the Church of the Goddesses and a prominent military commander, although he's not part of the Hylian army.
Carry a Big Stick: Rauru and his bodyguards use maces as their primary weapon.
Composite Character: Of him and Seres' father from A Link Between Worlds. However, he is not actually her father.
Good Shepherd: A good priest that genuinely cares for Zelda and the people.
High Priest: He's the head of the Hylian priesthood.

Unique Unit: Triforce Vanguard

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Ganon's going to need a bigger trident.

First Appearance: Hyrule Conquest

Rauru's unique unit available if he is chosen as a Hero.

Canon Foreigner: Have not appeared in any of the canon games.
Carry a Big Stick: And boy, is it big. Their maces are so massive it's a wonder they can hold them.
Composite Character: They were straight up two different units in earlier versions of the project; the Triforce Vanguard, which were golden-clad soldiers with banners guarding the Triforce, and Holy Macemen, soldiers serving Rauru. They were combined with the switch to 0AD.
Face Framed in Shadow: It's possible to see their noses and mouths, but not their eyes.
Faceless Goons: Their faces half-covered up by the shadow of their hoods are the same silly Hylian Soldiers as the Levies.
In the Hood: They wear long red hoods that flow into their robes.
MacGuffin Guardian: Triforce Vanguard.
Mythology Gag: Their clothes are based on the Silent Guardians from Skyward Sword with Rauru's color scheme.
No-Sell: They straight up ignore several types of damage thanks to their defense values.
Religious Bruiser: Their job is to guard Hyrule's temples with extreme prejudice.

Zelda V

Princess Zelda

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She will not sell you shampoo.