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*** We've never seen a Hyrulean villain crucify people -- not even Ghirahim, who threatened to burn Link alive. Ganon also has less appetite for atrocities than you probably think (he didn't torture Zelda to learn the location of the Triforce of Wisdom, didn't kill the seven maidens in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' after he broke the seal on the Golden Land, and spared Link's life in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''); and the bearded Christ we see in ''A Link to the Past'' concept art doesn't match any Link we've ever seen. Instead, the first three Zeldas seem to be set on a more magical version of Earth -- maybe somewhere near Romania -- with Christian missionaries, like Link himself in the first game, entering the country from outside.
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*** We've never seen a Hyrulean villain crucify people -- not even Ghirahim, who threatened to burn Link alive. Ganon also has less appetite for atrocities than you probably think (he didn't torture Zelda to learn the location of the Triforce of Wisdom, didn't kill the seven maidens in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' after he broke the seal on the Golden Land, and spared Link's life in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''); and the bearded Christ we see in ''A Link to the Past'' concept art ConceptArt doesn't match any Link we've ever seen. Instead, the first three Zeldas seem to be set on a more magical version of Earth -- maybe somewhere near Romania -- with Christian missionaries, like Link himself in the first game, entering the country from outside.
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* Why is the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI first game's area]] a tiny little NostalgiaLevel region in the overall map? Because Ganon and his forces captured this generation's Zelda and holed up in a small, isolated region that was dangerous for anyone to attempt to attack. This game might as well be showcasing the entire rest of Hyrule, contextualizing just how ''far'' Link would've had to travel across the lands just to hope to rescue someone because everyone else failed, especially for a child, and just how much to the kingdom there really is overall.
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* Why is the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI first game's area]] a tiny little NostalgiaLevel region in the overall map? Because Ganon and his forces captured this generation's Zelda and holed up in a small, isolated region that was dangerous for anyone to attempt to attack. This game might as well be showcasing the entire rest of Hyrule, contextualizing just how ''far'' Link would've had to travel across the lands just to hope to rescue someone because everyone else failed, especially for a child, and just how much to small-scale an adventure the kingdom there really is overall.
original was in the first place.
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* Why is the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda first game's area]] a tiny little NostalgiaLevel region in the overall map? Because Ganon and his forces captured this generation's Zelda and holed up in a small, isolated region that was dangerous for anyone to attempt to attack. This game might as well be showcasing the entire rest of Hyrule, contextualizing just how ''far'' Link would've had to travel across the lands just to hope to rescue someone because everyone else failed, especially for a child, and just how much to the kingdom there really is overall.
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* Why is the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI first game's area]] a tiny little NostalgiaLevel region in the overall map? Because Ganon and his forces captured this generation's Zelda and holed up in a small, isolated region that was dangerous for anyone to attempt to attack. This game might as well be showcasing the entire rest of Hyrule, contextualizing just how ''far'' Link would've had to travel across the lands just to hope to rescue someone because everyone else failed, especially for a child, and just how much to the kingdom there really is overall.
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* Why is the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda first game's area]] a tiny little NostalgiaLevel region in the overall map? Because Ganon and his forces captured this generation's Zelda and holed up in a small, isolated region that was dangerous for anyone to attempt to attack. This game might as well be showcasing the entire rest of Hyrule, contextualizing just how ''far'' Link would've had to travel across the lands just to hope to rescue someone because everyone else failed, especially for a child, and just how much to the kingdom there really is overall.
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* At the defeat of every boss... you see Link's shadow. Foreshadowing?
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* Why is there such a '''huge''' graveyard on the coast south of Mido? If you recall that the manual says that Hyrule was was once one country, but isn't anymore, it's pretty easy to infer that Hyrule had a long and bloody civil war sometime after Zelda was cursed.
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* Why is there such a '''huge''' graveyard on the coast south of Mido? If you recall that the manual says that Hyrule was was once one country, but isn't anymore, it's pretty easy to infer that Hyrule had a long and bloody civil war sometime after Zelda was cursed.
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** As clearly stated in the CD-I games, Link would be bored if Ganon and his warriors just disappeared one day, mah boi.
*** We've never seen a Hyrulean villain crucify people -- not even Ghirahim, who threatened to burn Link alive. Ganon also has less appetite for atrocities than you probably think (he didn't torture Zelda to learn the location of the Triforce of Wisdom, didn't kill the seven maidens in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' after he broke the seal on the Golden Land, and spared Link's life in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''); and the bearded Christ we see in ''A Link to the Past'' concept art doesn't match any Link we've ever seen. Instead, the first three Zeldas seem to be set on a more magical version of Earth -- maybe somewhere near Romania -- with Christian missionaries, like Link himself in the first game, entering the country from outside.
** Or sometime before she was cursed? There was a fierce war in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' that ended in the country being united...
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** Wasn't it said that the Link of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' didn't have the spirit of the hero? Even if Link dies without issue, Hyrule might not have long to wait.
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** As mentioned by a troper on [[Headscratchers/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink the Headscratchers page]], maybe Ganon's minions already had some of Link's blood on hand from previous encounters and Link needed to die first for the ritual to work. Becomes FridgeHorror when you think about what happens when Link dies of natural causes, if some of Ganon's minions are still alive.
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** As mentioned by a troper on [[Headscratchers/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink the Headscratchers page]], maybe Ganon's minions already had some of Link's blood on hand from previous encounters and Link needed to die first for the ritual to work. Becomes FridgeHorror when you think about what happens when Link dies of natural causes, if some of Ganon's minions are still alive.alive.
*** But what if it matters how Link died? If Ganon's faction is going to all this trouble to capture and sacrifice him, it's easy to imagine that sacrificing Link would make Ganon just about invincible; that using Link's blood without killing him would bring Ganon back strong but not ''that'' strong (Voldemort pulls this off in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire''; you don't remember this sequence because Voldemort is so stupid that he's dead again twenty pages later); while using Link's blood after waiting for him to die of natural causes would produce a weaksauce revival, possibly even a situation like ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'' where there'd be no point even bothering.
*** But Ganon's faction includes a number of immortal beings (certainly demons, probably centaurs and wizards), so Hyrule is going to find out the answer to this, one way or the other... unless Link's wish on the Triforce at the end of this game crippled Ganon's faction at least as badly as his wish at the end of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' did. And the power of a Triforce wish depends on the emotional force of the person making the wish -- so a Link who just survived Zelda II is probably going to wish hard enough to seal Ganon and his forces for a very long time. Maybe even [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild ten thousand years]].
*** But what if it matters how Link died? If Ganon's faction is going to all this trouble to capture and sacrifice him, it's easy to imagine that sacrificing Link would make Ganon just about invincible; that using Link's blood without killing him would bring Ganon back strong but not ''that'' strong (Voldemort pulls this off in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire''; you don't remember this sequence because Voldemort is so stupid that he's dead again twenty pages later); while using Link's blood after waiting for him to die of natural causes would produce a weaksauce revival, possibly even a situation like ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'' where there'd be no point even bothering.
*** But Ganon's faction includes a number of immortal beings (certainly demons, probably centaurs and wizards), so Hyrule is going to find out the answer to this, one way or the other... unless Link's wish on the Triforce at the end of this game crippled Ganon's faction at least as badly as his wish at the end of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' did. And the power of a Triforce wish depends on the emotional force of the person making the wish -- so a Link who just survived Zelda II is probably going to wish hard enough to seal Ganon and his forces for a very long time. Maybe even [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild ten thousand years]].
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** Considering that "Sleeping Zelda" was placed into a sleep that did not make her age mentally or physically, there isn't really much [squick] there. And considering the first Zelda showed no evidence of being interested in Link, there isn't really much to worry there.
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** Considering that "Sleeping Zelda" was placed into a sleep that did not make her age mentally or physically, there isn't really much [squick] {{squick}} there. And considering the first Zelda showed no evidence of being interested in Link, there isn't really much to worry there.
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** As mentioned by a troper on [[Headscratchers/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink the Headscratchers page]], maybe Ganon's minions already had some of Link's blood on hand from previous encounters and Link needed to die first for the ritual to work. Becomes FridgeHorror when you think about what happens when Link dies of natural causes and some of Ganon's minions are still alive.
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** As mentioned by a troper on [[Headscratchers/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink the Headscratchers page]], maybe Ganon's minions already had some of Link's blood on hand from previous encounters and Link needed to die first for the ritual to work. Becomes FridgeHorror when you think about what happens when Link dies of natural causes and causes, if some of Ganon's minions are still alive.
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* It actually makes sense that collecting Link Dolls gives Link additional lives when you consider that some believe voodoo dolls can be used for protection. In fact, [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLamentOfInnocence several]] [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaCurseOfDarkness other]] [[VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia games]] [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia use]] them as accessories that "die" in place of the user if their HP should run out. Perhaps every time Link dies while still having lives left is one of the dolls being sacrificed in his place.
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* At the end of the game, Princess Zelda wakes up and kisses Link. Two problems with this: one, this Zelda is technically [[Really700YearsOld over a century old]]; and two, what does the other Princess Zelda (who Link rescued in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI the first game]]) think of this?
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* At the end of the game, Princess Zelda wakes up and kisses Link. Two problems with this: one, this Zelda is technically [[Really700YearsOld [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld over a century old]]; and two, what does the other Princess Zelda (who Link rescued in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI the first game]]) think of this?
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* The Ku Klux Klan wizard enemies make a little more sense with the revelation Christianity is supposed to be the religion of Hyrule in the first two ''Legend Of Zelda'' games. They are harassing Link because he is a Catholic!
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* The Ku Klux Klan wizard enemies make a little more sense with the revelation Christianity is supposed to be the religion of Hyrule in the first two ''Legend Of Zelda'' games. They are harassing Link because he is a Catholic!
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** Maybe Ganondorf, after defeating the Hero of Time, took his body, undressed him and crucified him in front of the people of Hyrule, as a warning and a way to destroy their morale?
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