Line #17 NightmareFuel/HyruleWarriors


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3	[[caption-width-right:350:[[WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog You see that cloak? You wanna know what's under that cloak? You don't wanna know what's under that cloak.]]]]
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5	* Remember the Moon from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]''? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uf_FyUl9i8 Allow Hyrule Warriors to reintroduce you to it in HD…]] The kicker? ''You'' are the one that pulls it down this time…[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill all to take down a dragon no less]] (despite said dragon being named Argorok). Thankfully it's a summon spell made of fairies this time around.
6	** Grab a hookshot powerup. Use the hookshot on any enemy while the powerup is active. Proceed to wet yourself as you ''immediately bring down the moon on whatever unfortunate soul you snagged''.
7	** The Moon apparently isn't done tormenting us yet. Cue the Great Fairy's default Special Attack (and she's laughing, no less) and Young Link's Focus Spirit Special Attack. With Young Link's, though, ''the [[AxCrazy Skull]] [[TheTrickster Kid]]'' shows up and brings down the moon himself.
8	** Then comes the Majora's Mask outfits. While many of them are funny, like Zant's mask being worn on his helmet or Midna's mask being just the Ordon Shield from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'', we eventually come to Lana, who now has the option of dressing up like a Skull Kid. [[OhCrap Complete with Majora's Mask]]. Even worse, in truth she's nothing more than a shell containing Cia's positive personality and hopes; guess how Majora [[GrandTheftMe would react to that]]?
9	*** And sure enough, this scenario is played out in the Rewards Map challenge [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/dynastywarriors/images/3/32/Gold_Skulltula_Reward_DLC_03_-_HW.png/revision/latest?cb=20150131213141 The Giants Gather]]. In this challenge, which is a reenactment of ''Majora's Mask'', Majora's Mask takes control of Lana and has her attempt to bring down the Moon on the Sealed Grounds. Young Link must gather four giant Bokoblins to thwart her plan, then [[BeatTheCurseOutOfHim bring her back to her senses]]. Then the Mask summons two King Dodongos in a last-ditch effort to finish Young Link off. Even in a spin-off game, Majora's Mask is still as frightening as ever. See it all [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYu-frQTIhk here]].
10	** And much like Lana, Cia also gets Majora's Mask as a winnable costume from this map. Now, we've seen how she is under Ganondorf's control; who knows how dangerous she can be under the control of an [[OmnicidalManiac omnicidal]] EldritchAbomination?
11	** The Termina Map has you trying to stop the moon from falling with the usual 72 hour time limit (with turns taking the place of hours in this map). As if the 8-bit moon weren't already creepy enough, the map starts out with 3 hours left, pretty much forcing you to watch as you meet with a terrible fate...
12	** Somewhat muted by Young Link's [[LimitBreak Focus Spirit]] where Skull Kid appears with the moon and Link, as Fierce Diety, slices the thing in half. Along with any hostiles in front of him.
13	*** Also mitigated with Skull Kid's Focus Spirit release; he kicks a moon-shaped beach ball at his enemies instead of sending it crashing down.
14	*** Less so with his Focus Spirit timeout; after spending so much power kicking the opposing army's collective asses, the dark magic gets too much, and releases in a massive explosion, leaving Skull Kid dangling LimpAndLivid from Majora's Mask.
15	* Because this game combines different places from the ''Zelda'' timeline, some of Link's [[RoguesGallery deadliest adversaries]] get to make a comeback. From Ganondorf, to Zant, to Ghirahim, all the way up to The Imprisoned (A.K.A. ClippedWingAngel ''Demise'', who is thankfully not present himself).
16	** Also, the fact that Ganondorf is [[VillainTeamUp teaming up]] with Zant and Ghirahim would make nearly anyone soil themselves.
17	* And speaking of everyone's favorite King of Evil... his new design is ''terrifying''. His human form is more bestial-looking than ever ([[FieryRedhead flaming red]] [[BarbarianLonghair mane of hair]] combined with his equally red facial hair, sunken [[SuperNaturalGoldEyes gold eyes]] with [[CreepyShadowedUndereyes dark shadows around them]], [[PowerFist clawed gauntlets]] and fur adorning some parts of his armor akin to a barbarian, two [[EvilWearsBlack black]], [[SerratedBladeOfPain serrated]] [[OneHandedZweihander great swords]] that he ''[[DualWielding wields in each hand]]'' no less (and with upgrades that are even more demonic-looking -- ''especially'' the third tier)), and some of his finishers and special attacks seem to transform his dark magic into shadowy versions of his Dark Beast self. And yes, [[ThisIsGonnaSuck we're going to have to fight him sooner or later]].
18	** The Temple of Souls stage is a clear example of how terrifying Ganondorf can be. The stage starts off pretty good, with the only concerning thing being Link's [[AcquiredSituationalNarcissism growing overconfidence]]. But after the heroes manage to clear out the magic keeps, [[TheVamp Cia]] [[BatmanGambit lures Link to the Sorceress Room]] and uses the recently nurtured darkness in his heart to spawn several [[TheHeartless Dark Links]] [[WhyWontYouDie that continuously respawn]]. [[TemptingFate Things can't get any worse, right?]] '' '''Wrong!''' '' [[FromBadToWorse Ganondorf unexpectedly rears his ugly mug with his army in tow, intent on taking the Triforce pieces]]. The reaction is a MassOhCrap from ''everyone'', and Zelda in particular orders an ''immediate'' full-scale retreat. Keep in mind that he wasn't even at full power at that time. Even at his weakest, Ganondorf is ''that'' damn frightening and powerful.
19	* The group meets Cia in person early on, but she defeats them and takes the Triforce pieces, almost killing them.
20	* Then there's the most terrifying part of the game. After executing a flawless XanatosGambit where he wins no matter the outcome, the revived Ganondorf amasses an army to assail Hyrule Castle and take the complete Triforce, [[TheBadGuyWins which he successfully accomplishes]]. But that's not the scary part. Oh no. The kicker? The very reason he wins is because he is a ''[[VillainProtagonist playable character in the main story for the three chapters where he gets the completed Triforce]].'' In other words, '''''you helped him win.''''' That's right, '''you''', '''''the player''''', stole the single most powerful artifact in the ''Zelda'' universe while playing as its most dangerous villain. [[WhatTheHellHero Hope you can live with yourself, Hero]].
21	-->'''Ganondorf:''' [[IronicEcho Yes,]] [[{{Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime}} I owe it all]] [[CallBack to you]], [[NiceJobBreakingItHero kid!]]
22	** [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall Read that statement of his again, and wonder who he's talking to from now on.]] [[FridgeHorror Brrr...]]
23	** The cherry on top? For the first playable time in the entire series, Ganondorf faces Link in open combat, [[TheBadGuyWins and WINS]]. This Link is able to actually use his Triforce of Courage, plus he has an entire army to back him up, and Ganondorf still beats him into submission alongside Impa (a clear-cut badass Sheikah general) and Zelda (who is also capable of actually using her Triforce of Wisdom and was previously masquerading as the badass Sheik), all three of whom can get battered to a pulp at least twice each during the siege level. Their combat chatter even gets more and more desperate every time you take one of them down.
24	* Cia and her cronies:
25	** [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Wiz]][[EvilGenius zro]]. Originally a ring, he sports a decrepit and haunting appearance and an old but high-pitched cackling voice (which indicates how twisted he is), displays a cutthroat cunning that exceeds even Zant's own intellect (how about trying to kill the hero as he's drawing the Master Sword for starters?), showcases a gaggle of horrific dark arts and an insatiable hunger for destruction and mayhem, and usually sports [[FacelessEye a single eye as his only facial feature]] that frequently morphs back and forth between that and [[EyelessFace a single frightening mouth]]. The worst part is that he's a [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifter]] who can impersonate anyone he desires. Meaning he can take the form of someone you love before killing you in the most horrific way. And he's sadistic enough to do just that.
26	*** Speaking of his shapeshifting, how about when he disguised himself as Princess Zelda and went to Death Mountain? When Impa and Sheik (the real Zelda) arrive, they find Darunia, who's been driven mad to the point of kidnapping Ruto. From the looks of things, it could very well be implied that Wizzro [[MindRape mind-raped]] the poor Goron chief! And that's not getting into how he's willing to berate the enemy soldiers while still putting up his facade, lowering their morale and making them that much easier to take out, sic King Dodongo on your troops, send Assault Troops after them in Legends, and even [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty take Ruto hostage and have a Lizalfos knock her around to try and force a surrender!]] Talk about a scarily efficient strategist.
27	*** Best part? Wizzro's not quite just a him - Wizzro's a ''them''. The cursed ring tricked sorcerers into wearing it and proceeded to drive its victims insane with power and constant voices until they could join the other souls trapped inside the ring itself. It makes one wonder if this might have been [[LadyOfBlackMagic Cia's]] eventual fate had their "partnership" gone on long enough...
28	** [[BloodKnight Vol]][[OurDragonsAreDifferent ga]]. A berserker knight who is meant to invoke memories of the dreaded Volvagia, he demonstrates his battle lust quite frequently and [[ScreamingWarrior roars quite a bit]], is capable of transforming his human-like limbs into draconic ones or sprouting draconic wings, is able to completely turn into a winged flaming dragon himself, and his eyes are black like coal. The fact that he nearly killed Impa and Link at the beginning of the story by roasting them alive should be enough nightmare fuel.
29	*** Volga wasn't even originally that scary - as you play through Cia's story it's shown that he just wanted to be left alone in his volcano with his subjects and deliberately kept out of human affairs. Cia ''forced'' him into [[BrainwashedAndCrazy servitude]] and stoked his bloodlust to control him, unleashing him onto humanity, who quickly come to be [[TheDreaded terrified of his power]].
30	** [[LadyOfBlackMagic Ci]][[{{Yandere}} a]]. While she isn't that scary-looking (very [[{{fanservice}} fanservice]]-[[MsFanservice looking]], [[{{Stripperiffic}} actually]]), she's essentially a female Ganondorf (since he is the one who corrupted her) in all but one area; her unrestrained obsession and possessiveness of Link (for which you should scroll down for a better look). Then we get to the part where she starts losing her mind and comes across as a demented sorceress who will stop at nothing to get what she wants (or rather ''who'' she wants).
31	* The [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EYVOCQMKxDU/U-D-oxE_xUI/AAAAAAAADlU/kBpTCsUGTUU/s1600/hw_stage12_01.jpg garden in Cia's palace]] is a StalkerShrine to Link, containing statues of his various incarnations[[note]][[NoYay Young Link]], [[BestialityIsDepraved Wolf Link]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking right-handed Link]][[/note]]. And if that weren't enough, in battle, she can summon a [[EvilKnockoff Dark Link]] to assist her. [[{{Yandere}} Houston,]] [[StalkerWithACrush we have a problem]]...
32	** The place is actually called the [[YourMindMakesItReal Temple of Souls]], a palace that exists in another dimension and is implied to be able to change itself to reflect a person's mental state[[note]][[Franchise/SilentHill sound familiar?]][[/note]], which should be an indicator of how messed up Cia is.
33	** The fact that said shrine includes [[NoYay Young Link]] (who is now playable to witness the horror himself) and [[BestialityIsDepraved Wolf Link]] is a bit [[{{Squick}} disturbing]].
34	** Hell, consider the Temple of Souls from Link's perspective. As far as you know up to this point, the Sorceress Cia is a lady that threatens Hyrule's existence and she apparently has a thing for you… but not much more than that. Then, you step into the Temple and see that she doesn't just "have a thing" for you; she is a goddamn lunatic StalkerWithACrush who has started this ''entire'' war so she can have you (not to mention that you are part of the reason she was corrupted in the first place). That would cause even the toughest of fighters to suffer a MyGodWhatHaveIDone influenced HeroicBSOD (or at least a nervous breakdown).
35	** Cia's SanitySlippage, particularly in the final level of the Master Quest DLC. As Link and the heroes foil her plans and she undergoes her VillainousBreakdown, she becomes more and more desperate and willing to take bigger risks, such as using ''[[CastFromHitPoints her own life force]]'' to bolster her magic, knowing full well that this will likely kill her. If that wasn't enough, Ganondorf tries to take the Triforce of Power from her. Lana tries desperately to save her, but by that point, Cia is too far gone and starts to lose it, especially when her allies begin to abandon her. The MadnessMantra she gives is quite disturbing.
36	-->'''Cia:''' ''"The hero is still by my side... the hero is still by my side..."''
37	** Cia is so hot to trot for Link that it's ''[[DoubleEntendre clearly visible in her dialogue]]''. Only those who don't have a dirty mind will miss the not-so-subtle drops.
38	-->'''Cia:''' Oh ho! Link! Did you get a shiny new sword? Mmm, I'd like to see it...Come to me!
39	-->'''Cia:''' Link, stop wasting your time with petty brawls! ''Come show me what that sword can do...''
40	* This version of Ganon added two gigantic horns to his design. However, they aren't ''just'' for show, they're also [[https://33.media.tumblr.com/c2515fba70c92a52e13401d627d6c51c/tumblr_nabob3cMhL1s7d7wco1_1280.jpg gigantic mouths that split open and fire bloody bullet-like projectiles at you.]]
41	** Oh, it gets even better. You see that lightning laser attack he unleashes from his left arm? Take a good look at the forearm. No, you aren't imagining it. '' '''[[EyesDoNotBelongThere That is a bulging, bloodshot, twitching eyeball gouging out of it.]]''' '' It's safe to say Koei wants this Ganon to be damn frightening.
42	** The Boss Pack's already treating us to some nasty surprises. ''Multiple'' [[ThatOneBoss giant bosses]] being fought ''simultaneously'', which includes [[LivingShadow dark versions]] of some of them (''including'' Ganon, as if he wasn't already frightening enough), and the Dark Versions are immune to Weak Point Gauge exposing ([[OneWingedAngel and even if they don't have armor anymore, that does not make them any easier to defeat]], [[ClippedWingAngel except for Dark Ganon]]). But that's not even the most scary aspect of it, oh no siree...It's '''''[[AnimalisticAbomination Ga]][[MadeOfEvil non]]''''' being playable that's worthy of [[BringMyBrownPants bowel-loosening horror]]. He even needed his own mode just to be playable, dubbed "[[UnstoppableRage Ganon's Fury]]". While it ''is'' among the ultimate fanservice to finally play as the dark beast who terrorized Hyrule for millennia, take notice of how Ganon seems to be more powerful here than when you fought him, with his special attack being Ganondorf's strong attack on steroids, [[LightningBruiser attacking at a much faster speed than his boss fight and capable of dodging (which he never did in his boss fight)]], ''[[TheJuggernaut towering over every other giant boss and easily able to take them down with his pure brawn]]'' (and on top of being able to [[PowerCopying copy their abilities]] to [[HoistByHisOwnPetard use their Boss Attacks to boot]]). And his weak point smashes are Ganondorf's C5 on steroids and him summoning his trademark [[DevilsPitchfork trident]], which he is still shown to be adept with (how about ''jump slashing craptons of feet into the air and chucking his trident into a giant boss?''). He also gains a ''[[SuperMode Focus Spirit Mode]]'', as if he ''still'' didn't have enough power, and his Focus Spirit attacks are either [[RunningGag Ganondorf's Focus Spirit passive attack on steroids]] or him tossing his trident ahead of him, utterly wrecking everything in its path.
43	* Cia's, Wizzro's, and Volga's victory scenes will convince you to NEVER play as them again. Why? ''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou They attack the camera (or rather the player)]]''.
44	** [[BadassAdorable Young]] [[LegacyCharacter Link]] also counts since he's transformed into the Fierce Deity before he [[DeathFromAbove slashes the screen from up high]]. Especially if he has the Vengeful Deity's Mask, which comes with a ''very'' [[EvilWeapon evil-looking sword]]. [[DissonantSerenity And how he's just smiling like the most adorable and innocent kid ever]] after he transforms back from that ''thing''...
45	*** With the adition of the Level 4+ weapons, now Young Link has access to the Burning Deity Mask, which has the same sword model as the Vengeful Deity Mask, but colored in a reddish-pink color that has a slight organic feel to it, almost like he was weilding ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Edge]]''.
46	* What Cia does to Volga during her final stand. He's already strangely silent during that level, when every other time you encounter him he is hamming it up through constantly shouting insults at everybody as soon as things get started. But then she gets the idea to make him fight one more time, and bolsters his strength with dark magic. Cue his screams of agony; not yells, not roars, ''screams'' of agony.
47	* Apparently [[KingMook King]] [[DinosaursAreDragons Do]][[KillItWithFire don]][[ReptilesAreAbhorrent go]] is enough of one in-universe to make ''Darunia'' of all people run for cover. And no, it's not the [[{{Narm}} yellow-colored]] [[NightmareRetardant one]] ([[NarmCharm even though that one is pretty scary too]]); it's the one from ''Ocarina of Time'', meaning the one that was ''pretty damn scary'' even when not comparing it to the usual King Dodongo. And this is the same guy who (later into the game as it was) proclaimed that ''[[DarkIsEvil Ga]][[MadeOfEvil non]][[MagnificentBastard dorf]] himself'' didn't faze him.
48	** Mitigated if you playing as him in that chapter. [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Darunia will instead announce that he will take on his mortal foe.]]
49	** And King Dodongo isn't the only classic boss who got a makeover (besides Ganon, of course). [[{{Cyclops}} Goh]][[SpidersAreScary ma]] now has an unbreakable carapace on its forelegs, which it uses to protect itself ''every time'' you attack them. Yes, even if you AttackItsWeakPoint, it blocks that without fail. The only opening is when it unleashes its EyeBeams, and there's nothing forcing it to use that attack. This thing will ''[[ThatOneBoss devastate]]'' your army if left unchecked. And it's ''[[LightningBruiser fast]]''.
50	** [[GreenThumb Man]][[ManEatingPlant han]][[MultipleHeadCase dla]] has gotten one hell of an upgrade. Remember how it used to be four PAC-MAN heads attached to a square? Now it's four giant Venus Flytraps lined with blood red razor-sharp teeth attached to a tightly-closed flower. ''Made of metal.'' And the heads are indestructible -- only by stunning them can you expose the crystal at the flower's center, the one weak spot on the entire thing. Oh, and its intro involves it bursting out of the ground and trying to eat the camera. And Manhandla also possesses [[BulletSeed one of the worst attacks]] [[ThatOneAttack to ever get hit with]].
51	*** Extra Nightmare Fuel when you imagine that these are probably what the original 8-bit sprites were representing. Imagine being the very first Link in the series according to release date; you've just fought through an agonizing dungeon, killed bats and skeletons and who knows what else, and think you can hear the Triforce piece in the depths of the dungeon, so you open a big heavy door... to come face to face with one of ''those'' things! And unlike almost every other Link, this one has no one to fight beside him. No fairy, no Twili imp, no sword spirit, nobody. You are completely alone with a giant plant that could ''literally'' eat you in one gulp.
52	*** To show just how far those three bosses have come since their first incarnations, see this post [[http://joel-millerr.tumblr.com/post/99864136247/zelda-bosses-then-and-now here]].
53	* Every time the [[BadassAdorable adorable Young Link]] [[OhCrap has to]] [[NightmareFace activate]] [[SuperMode his Focus Spirit]]. This time around, he doesn't necessarily look like he's in too much pain. Rather, he looks ''[[UnstoppableRage mad]]'' and as if he's about to unleash some unbidden horror onto the world (you ''do'' remember the original description of the [[DarkIsEvil Fierce Deity's Mask]], right?). The [[FangsAreEvil fangs]] are not helping either.
54	* When you encounter Skull kid during Linkle's story, he's there BEFORE Cia opens the time gates. Skull Kid and Majora either time travelled by themselves, or have just been waiting for untold ages to cause destruction again.

Context NightmareFuel / HyruleWarriors