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3->''A real time strategy game set withing the fantasy setting of Hyrule. Command one from over two dozen factions from the Zelda mythos.''
4-->-- '''The Moddb Description'''
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6''Hyrule Conquest'' (formerly known as ''Hyrule: Total War''), is a [[GameMod fan total overhaul mod]] for the free RealTimeStrategy game ''VideoGame/ZeroAD'' based on the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series. Created by modder Ice Cream Man (formerly known as [=UndyingNephalim=], also known for his work on the fan game ''VideoGame/StarFoxEventHorizon''), it allows players to take command of many iconic characters and races from the series in a real-time strategy format.
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8Formerly a mod for ''VideoGame/MedievalIITotalWar'' started in 2011, the game was ported to 0 A.D.'s Pyrogenesis engine in 2017, due to the former's engine limitations, with regular updates adding in more characters and playable factions. Sweetening the deal in the porting is that, while ''Medieval II'' costs $19.99 on Platform/{{Steam}}, ''0 AD'' is 100% free, meaning more people will have access to the mod, and is also 100% open-source, meaning the creator has free rein to make the game however he wants.
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10The mod can be downloaded from [=ModDB=] [[http://www.moddb.com/mods/hyrule-conquest here.]]
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12Although the "official" development in ''Medieval II'' has ceased, an unofficial version is still being maintained and regularly updated, which can be downloaded [[https://www.moddb.com/mods/hyrule-total-war-v-38-mr-nygrens-submod here]]
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14Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors''. For the author's other project, see ''VideoGame/StarFoxEventHorizon''.
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16!!This Game Provides Examples of:
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18* AbnormalAmmo: Quite a few. Gohma ranged units and buildings lob their own sterile young at foes, the Zora use magic-based cannons, Sheikah Needlestorms fire giant needles, and the Moblins favor coating their siege weaponry in their own waste.
19* ACommanderIsYou:
20** [[JackOfAllTrades Kingdom of Hyrule]]: Generalist. A strong all-round selection of troops, but does not excel at anything.
21** [[OneGenderRace Gerudo]]: Ranger. The best archers and light cavalry in the game, offset by a near-complete lack of armour.
22** [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame Gorons]]: Elitist/Brute. Gorons hit hard, with their infantry almost as strong as other factions' cavalry. [[CloseRangeCombatant Just don't expect them to perform well from afar.]]
23** [[FishPeople Zora]]: Elitist/Ranger/Loyal. Very powerful ranged troops and artillery, not as good in melee due to lack of armour. They have the best morale in the game.
24** [[ChildSoldiers Kokiri]]: Spammer/Guerrilla. Many soldiers who do not tire easily and move fast, but individually are weak and prone to fleeing.
25** [[HiveMind Gohma]]: Spammer/Brute. Pretty much the definition of ZergRush, with the exception of some powerful high-end units. They cannot even initiate diplomacy.
26** [[{{Arcadia}} Ordona Province]]: Brute/Technical/Economist. The best cavalry in the game, backed with a bonus to farming income. They can also pit eagles and goats at enemies.
27** [[HalfHumanHybrid Lanayru Province]]: Ranger/Guerrilla. Good at mobility and fighting at range, but not so great up close due to light armor.
28** [[TheHorde Moblins]]: Brute. All about charging with raw, brute force.
29** [[PlantPerson Deku Tribes]]: Spammer/Guerrilla/Technical/Pariah. Huge numbers of varied units, expert at hiding, boasts the worst morale in the game, and nearly every unit has the ability to spit seeds at enemies.
30** [[DemBones Stalfos]]: Spammer/Generalist/Industrial/Loyal. Stalfos troops are recruited from the dead of those armies they defeat, letting them assemble a powerful and balanced but brittle force that neither tires nor routs.
31** [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Darknut Legion]]: Elitist/Brute. The core of the Darknut army consists of heavy infantry and cavalry. While lighter and ranged units are present as well, their quality is not exactly high and they mostly serve as support alongside the rare artillery and the varied mercenaries that the Darknuts can hire more easily than other factions.
32** [[SteamPunk Labrynna Regime]]: Ranger/Research. Most soldiers have poor melee skills but have the best guns and cannons in the game. They are also the most technologically advanced faction, able to field tanks and organ guns.
33** [[TheFairFolk Fairies of Tarm]]: Spammer/Ranger. The '''best''' {{Glass Cannon}}s in the game, who can quickly kill enemies with dazzling beams of death, but can as easily be swatted aside by normal soldiers.
34** [[SuspiciouslySmallArmy Sheikah]]: Elitist/Guerrilla/Espionage. Very small units able to hide anywhere, outmanoeuvre enemies, and gain a massive bonus in flanking. Basically melee glass cannons. Also able to subtly influence neighbours one way or another in the campaign.
35** [[VestigialEmpire Kingdom of Ikana]]: Elitist/Generalist. Experienced, high-quality troops that cannot be replaced easily.
36** [[RapePillageAndBurn River Zora]]: Brutal/Industrial. A faction of raiders, they can train more troops from what they pillage in conquered cities.
37* ActionGirl: [[ExaggeratedTrope Every girl]], who will kick ass and take names on the battlefield. It's something of a requirement [[WorldOfBadass in this universe.]]
38* AdaptationalBadass:
39** All the races and kingdoms that needed Link to save them before? They have their own armies and can fight now.
40** Pretty much [[ExaggeratedTrope every female]] character that's ever appeared in ''Zelda'' series [[{{Xenafication}} suddenly kicks ass]].
41** Particular faction examples include the Kokiri, who go from being terrified of weak monsters in-game to tribes of feral children with knives, the Deku Scrubs, who go from a joke enemy to a tribal alliance of murderously violent shrubbery, and Ordona, who go from a bunch of villagers terrified of a single wolf to a powerful feudal state, and Labrynna went from a Hyrule stand-in with overall unremarkable features, to a Atheistic [[TheEmpire Imperialistic]] with Steampunk elements.
42** The Anouki stand out as the biggest example. [[http://zeldawiki.org/Anouki Take a look at their original game design]], [[http://undyingnephalim.deviantart.com/art/Homeland-Security-409188933 then watch their sketches for this game]].
43-->''"Holy depth and meaning Batman! The Anouki have been given a deep culture, mythos, background, and written language! I never expected those teletubbies to end up like this!"''
44-->''"Never underestimate [[SelfDeprecation a disappointed fan with no life and a point to prove]], Robin."''
45-->-- '''Undying Nephalim'''
46* AdaptationalHeroism: Both Ganon and Ganondorf are ''[[AntiHero a lot]]'' [[WellIntentionedExtremist more]] [[NobleDemon noble]] than their canon portrayals. Demise is still evil for the most part, but [[EvenEvilHasStandards has a warped sense of honor]], unlike its Demonic kin.
47* AdaptationalVillainy:
48** Nylin Zelda Nohansen I, the first hylian monarch to bear the title of Princess Zelda, was a cold, militaristic, and xenophobic ruler, and killed an unarmed Ganon in cold blood.
49** In canon, Hylia is a benevolent GodOfGood. Here, she's a manipulative [[KnightTemplar mass murderer]] who has let Hyrule be nearly destroyed over and over out of revenge.
50** Oren, the River Zora Sage from ''A Link Between Worlds'' is Oren Sokuuf, the manipulative and bloodthirsty Queen of the Zola.
51* TheAgeless: Several:
52** The First Sages were Spirits tasked to be the immortal guardians of the Triforce by the Goddesses. The later Sages would inherit their immortality along with their other powers.
53** The Spirits of Hyrule, such as Fi, Ghirahim, and Ono Mouzan, are immortal and persist long after the mortal kingdoms of Hyrule have fallen.
54** The Kokiri and Zalunbar, who are kept from aging by the Great Deku Tree and by Vaati, respectively.
55* AlternateContinuity: WordOfGod says that this game has no ties to the official games in the series, on account of the official timeline being somewhat confusing.
56* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: Any battle against the Fairies of Tarm.
57* AmazonBrigade: Many factions field female soldiers, and in the case of the [[OneGenderRace Gerudo]], entire armies composed entirely of women. Gender-inverted by [[SoulPoweredEngine Iron Knuckles]], who are the Spirits of long-dead male Gerudo Kings brought back to fight for the Gerudo.
58* AnnoyingArrows: Typically averted: A RainOfArrows is a very good way to take out a boss unit.
59* AntiCavalry: The Labrynna Regime, with their Late Renaissance/early Baroque aesthetic, are devoted to this school of thought.
60* {{Arcadia}}: Ordona Province and Horon. Literally, in the form of Arcadia from the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda1989 The Legend of Zelda]]'' cartoon series.
61* ArmorIsUseless: Against magic units, whose attacks ignore armor values, as well as units with true damage.
62* ArtEvolution: Undyingnephalim's skill with 3D modelling and animation has improved significantly since he began the mod in 2011. Many factions such as the Order of Wizzrobe are [[CostumePorn garishly detailed]]. Compare the Order of Wizzrobes [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111127105524/hyruletotalwar/images/8/87/Carock.png before]] and [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111127104503/hyruletotalwar/images/0/0b/Pyromancers.png after]]. With release of ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', many visual cues from newer Zelda games have worked their way into unit and building designs.
63* ArtificialStupidity:
64** Implementing a custom AI set from 0 A.D.'s Petra AI has proven the ingame AI was never particularly suited for highly irregular or symmetrical design. Factions with unusual building styles have had difficulty properly functioning under AI control.
65* AttackAnimal:
66** The Gorons can use trained Salamanders as adhoc scout and fighters.
67** The Kokiri can train hunting foxes to gather meat from wildlife and scout out maps, as well as Wolfos to rip enemies to shreds.
68** Ordonians can pit their hawks against enemies, and set goats to ram through enemy lines.
69** Twili have various alien creatures, like Kargoroks and Shadow Bloats, to use in battle.
70** Gomess attacks with a swarm of keese.
71** The Sheikah have access to both rats and bats that they use as attackers.
72* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Though some are quite small, most Titan units are notable for their extreme size, easily dwarfing even some of the factions' buildings.
73* AwesomeButImpractical: The Titans are (so far) for novelty purposes only. Extremely strong and satisfying to watch, they are an instant WIN button... but the cost is so prodigious (6000 of ''each'' resource except food) that they are essentially impossible to create in the first place if your opponent is competent, and you could have built hundreds of normal soldiers in the titan's place.
74* BackFromTheDead: The Stalfos heroes.
75* {{Backstab}}: The Sheikah often do this if you manage to sneak them up behind enemy troops.
76* BadassLongcoat: Labrynnian Pathfinders.
77* TheBadGuyWins: The first ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' game where Princess Zelda herself can be brutally assaulted and killed by Ganon.
78* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. Every character becomes blood-soaked after fighting in combat for several moments.
79* BigBadEnsemble: Nearly every important villain, monster or other antagonist make appearances.
80* BitchInSheepsClothing: Almost every Fairy that shows up in the game.
81* BlessedWithSuck: Being a Sage is almost like being a willing slave β€” you pretty much just do the dirty work of the Goddesses and not much else, and centuries of that takes its toll. Very apparent with Saria, who was chosen against her will, so it kind of sucks for her.
82* BloodierAndGorier: Lots of bodies and blood; [[LudicrousGibs let's not even talk about some cutscenes]]...
83* BowAndSwordInAccord: Any archer unit with the Melee Weaponry attribute is proficient in both short and long ranges.
84* BratsWithSlingshots: Kokiri slingshots. Curiously, [[ImprobableAimingSkills they share the same range of Labrynnian guns]].
85* BringIt: Most characters and troops do this at the start of each battle.
86* BugWar: By necessity, any conflict with the Gohma is one. Hundreds of them will die in every battle, and hundreds more will take their place.
87* BunnyEarsLawyer: In the old VideoGame/TotalWar version, your generals and heroes can get or start off with rather weird traits. To name a few, Ilia is an [[HairTriggerTemper angry]] [[TheAlcoholic drunk]] {{Hypochondria}}c and Ruto is [[ReallyGetsAround "sexually liberated"]].
88* CarryABigStick: A few races make use of maces, but the most terrifying example are the Darknut's Doomknockers. Armed with colossal maces with heads as big as a man's torso, they're the Legion's answer to anything that might be wearing armor that could compete with their own.
89* CastingAShadow: Sheikah monsters.
90* TheCavalry: The main use of cavalry is, surprisingly, to quickly defend nodes far away from each other.
91* ChainmailBikini: Mostly averted. Virtually every female character, even the usually naked Princess Ruto, is well-clothed or well-armored.
92* ChildSoldiers: Subverted with the Kokiri; they ''look'' like children, but they're actually as old, if not older, than most adults of other species.
93* CityGuards: Contrary to their complete and utter ineffectiveness in canon ''Zelda'' games, Hylian Town Guards are now very effective military units.
94* CityOfGold: Zora bases are extensively decorated with walls and canals made of brass.
95* CloseRangeCombatant: Used to be one of the main gimmicks of the Darknut Legion, who had to rely on Zuna Crossbowmen or other mercenaries for ranged support. After a considerable update, the Darknuts can now field peltasts who, thanks to their immense strength, can hurl their javelins alarmingly far.
96** The Gorons also fit this mold.
97* CollaredByFashion: Many of the female characters.
98* CompositeCharacter: Given the large amount of characters in Zelda, this is done out of necessity.
99** Link takes after the majority of Links, but most resembles his design from Hyrule Warriors mixed with a scarf of the Chosen Hero from the Skyward Sword manga. In his youth, he also resembles Young Link from Ocarina of Time.
100** Zelda's design is mostly taken from her young version in Ocarina of Time, but mixes it with her plotline in The Wind Waker, and her Tetra identity from that game.
101** Ganondorf takes cues from multiple of his appearances, but resembles a mix between his designs in Ocarina of Time and Hyrule Warriors.
102* ConservationOfNinjitsu: The reason why the Sheikah and Darknuts are dozens strong while Kokiri and Gohma number in the hundreds.
103* CursedWithAwesome: The Kingdom of Ikana. While its citiziens have been cursed to relive their three-day civil war for all eternity, now that they have been unleashed upon Hyrule by Majora, they've kept the experience of these ''millennia'' of fighting, and whenever they'll be killed, they will just respawn from a Termina fissure. It is said even the Stalfos envy them.
104* CrapsackWorld: Considering virtually every race in Hyrule is going to war...
105* CripplingOverspecialization: While at first it may seem like this trope, they can be circumvented one way or another. Not to say it is EASY to do so.
106** Gorons are a melee faction who only have one missile unit (bomb throwers) which can be easily beaten by any other kind of missile unit. On the other hand, Goron infantry have exceptional charging ability and speed because they can roll around.
107** Similarly, the Darknuts are a heavy infantry faction with little in the way of ranged ability and only heavy cavalry, with only a few units able to even run. Yet this same armor leaves Darknuts practically immune to anything smaller than siege weaponry β€” and even then, they can be seen getting back up after the first few shots. In addition, their unit sizes tend to be extremely small, meaning they can be easily overwhelmed and flanked... but they are horrifying enemies to fight in chokepoints, and with larger formations of mercenaries protecting their flanks, they can chew up most armies' main infantry lines.
108** The Fairies have the opposite problem β€” they are absolutely horrible at melee combat. However, as [[BeamSpam almost all of their units can shoot lasers]], their enemies will really have to put significant effort into exploiting that weakness. Not to mention Tarm itself β€” see {{BFG}}.
109* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass:
110** All the Deku Scrubs.
111** Paya.
112** Princess Ruto.
113* CurbStompBattle: Fighting with most boss units will end badly, unless you have masses of archers to deal with them.
114* DarkerAndEdgier: Mass warfare, actual blood, and the potential slaughter of iconic characters from the official games. WordOfGod says a darker ''Zelda'' game that he could actually take seriously again was one of his motivations for making the mod.
115* DarkIsNotEvil: Many races normally considered evil in the official ''Zelda'' generally have nobler motives for their actions. It's actually implied that the Hylians are {{Jerkass}}es enforcing their will on everyone else. In fact, the only traditional evil factions with no other motive than slaughter are the Gohma and the Phantom Army. Even the would-be tyrant manipulator Veran [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes just wants Onox back]], alongside the domination thing.
116* DarkMistress: Veran, who apparently has a relationship with Onox.
117* DeathFromAbove: The Great Fairies' main method of attack, as well as most archer based units in the game. Occasionally, Sheikah Assassins will also dive bomb unto enemies.
118* DeathMountain: Oddly, it seems to be inactive during the events of this game.
119* DeathOrGloryAttack: The Darknuts' combination of tremendous attacking power, heavy armor, and slow speed makes every charge into one of these. If they hit and win, they devastate the enemy. If they hit and lose and then rout, it’s highly likely that [[TotalPartyKill none of them will survive]], because they'll be run down in moments by much faster enemy infantry.
120* DecompositeCharacter: Ganondorf and Ganon are two separate people in this game.
121* DegradedBoss: Many creatures that were bosses in canon ''Zelda'' are now generic units.
122* DemBones: Stalfos and Ikana, but the former is more literal, the latter is a cursed kingdom.
123* DevilsPitchfork: Ganon fights with a trident, which is later inherited by Ganondorf. Miniblins and Dodoblins attack with mini tridents.
124* DishingOutDirt: Rocktites throw boulders at enemies.
125* DualWielding: Princess Zelda, to great effect, dual wields swords.
126* {{Egopolis}}: Several cities:
127** The Deku Tree's Grove, obviously.
128** Airu, named after the first Zora that took a Hylian wife.
129** Gor Dalagra, after the last Goron king overthrown by Dakkon.
130** Baral's Stand, after a Darknut warrior who held an entire army by himself in the fortress.
131* ElvesVersusDwarves: The Zora (Elves) and Gorons (Dwarves) are rival factions here.
132* EpicFlail: General Onox tossing aside dozens of soldiers in his path... with his bare hands.
133* EverythingFades: Bodies slowly sink into the ground to avoid clogging up the game and causing performance issues.
134* EvilEmpire: Averted. Every organized military in the game seems to be jerks with noble intentions. The exceptions are the Gohma and Stalfos.
135* EvilTowerOfOminousness: The Black Tower in Labrynna.
136* {{Expy}}: Majora is now rather similar to [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Gollum]]. He even uses voice clips of Andy Serkis for him.
137** Zelda and her successors are all [[AntiHero bloodthirsty]] but competent [[ActionGirl action girls]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames what was the last time]] [[YouAreWhatYouHate we've seen a Zelda like that?]]
138* TheFairFolk: The [[FairyCompanion once-harmless Fairies]] have been re-interpreted as this.
139* FairyBattle: Averted. Fairies in this game can ignite entire legions of soldiers on fire.
140* FallenAngel: Sulkaris, the Fallen Sage, once a guardian of the Triforce created by the Goddesses.
141* FantasticRacism: The Hylians and Gerudo seem to despise each other openly. The Gorons and Zora seem to hate each other, though not openly. Every other faction seems to look down on the Moblins as uncivilized beasts. The feud between Hylians and Moblins started ''millennia'' ago.
142* FoeTossingCharge: Every boss.
143* ForeverWar: From its formation in 3000 BG, the Kingdom of Hyrule has known peace for barely two centuries.
144* FrontlineGeneral: Most heroes in the game are generals and personally lead their armies into battle.
145* GeniusBruiser: Ganon, who is both OneManArmy LightningBruiser and a cunning planner.
146* GlassCannon: Almost every Sheikah and Fairy unit.
147* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Some races of Blins. Most notably Ganon. Complete with Glowing Tears of Doom.
148* GoddamnedBats: The Deku Scrubs are an InUniverse example. Deku Palace is recorded to have been constantly but unsuccesfully assaulted by Kokiri, Lizalfos, and [[KillerGorilla Monkeys]]. Why? Because the Scrubs kept endlessly harassing all of them.
149* GodhoodSeeker: Zalunbar, [[GodEmperor who is revered as a god by other Darknuts]] and serves as [[TheManBehindTheMan Vaati]]'s puppet with the promise of becoming a real deity.
150* {{Gonk}}: Virtually every Moblin unit.
151* GrayAndGreyMorality: Every faction in the game seems to be capable of being assholes and heroes, contrary to their portrayals in the official ''Zelda'' games.
152* GuideDangIt: Some of the more esoteric factions have mechanics that are not readily apparent, along with the conditions for spawning certain units and hero characters.
153* HappilyMarried: It's implied that each incarnation of Princess Zelda has a fair relationship in order to give birth to the next Princess Zelda.
154* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Many heroes don't wear helmets. Notable exceptions include King Gustaf and Darunia.
155* HerdHittingAttack: All artillery and several boss units.
156* HiddenElfVillage: The Deku Tree's Grove and Tarm Ruins and
157* HorseOfADifferentColor: While there are a few horse riders, unconventional mounts are far more common:
158** Kingdom of Hyrule: [[BoringButPractical Horses]].
159** Gerudo: Horses, camels.
160** Gorons: [[DomesticatedDinosaurs Salamander Dodongos]].
161** Zora Dominion: [[WarElephants Hydrophants]].
162** Kokiri: [[TheMarvelousDeer Bucks, does]], [[WhenTreesAttack Deku Trees]].
163** Gohma: Long-legged Gohma that act as a cavalry replacement.
164** Ordona Province: Horses, goats.
165** Lanayru Province: [[SuperPoweredShrimp Pradle Prawns, Hermitids]].
166** Moblins: [[FullBoarAction Bullbos]].
167** Darknut Legion: Giant horses, [[OurCentaursAreDifferent Lynels]], [[RussianReversal Horseheads]].
168** Deku Scrubs: [[BigCreepyCrawlies Orhat Beetles]].
169** Lizalfos: [[HardHead Helmasaurs]].
170** Labrynna: [[BearsAreBadNews Blue bears]], [[UndergroundMonkey Aquadondos]].
171** Sheikah: Horses.
172** Stalfos: [[HellishHorse Undead horses]].
173* HumansAreBastards: Every humanoid race in the game, with the possible exception of the Kokiri. Very apparent with Hyrule and Labrynna, who want to impose their will and rape the land, respectively.
174* HorsebackHeroism: Helmasaur Riders. They can barely keep themselves from falling off for crying out loud.
175* ImplacableMan: General Onox. Nothing short of a massive volley of arrows seems to be able to stop him from plowing through fields of enemy soldiers.
176* InterspeciesRomance: Lanayru Zora are the offspring of Hylian/Zora romances, hence why they look so different from Domain Zora.
177* KungFuWizard: Wizzrobe Illusionists, who during a fight [[TeleportSpam will randomly teleport past the enemies]] and bash them from behind with a magic staff.
178* LadyOfWar: Every female character that shows up in the game.
179* LargeAndInCharge: Ganon and the Great Deku Tree to name a few.
180* LaughingMad: Majora, whose laugh was supposedly provided by Andy Serkis.
181* LighterAndSofter: Over the development of Hyrule: Total War and later Hyrule Conquest, various factions have been presented in a less grimdark perspective than their initial presentation in Undyingnephalim's fanwork.
182* LightIsNotGood: The reason the Church of Majora attracts so many people despite being cheerfully open about being the local equivalent of Cthulhu cultists - the Goddess factions have ''not'' made a good name for themselves.
183* LimitedWardrobe: Each race tends to have very similar outfits amongst themselves with minor variations, whether they are military uniforms or civilian clothing.
184* LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading: Every time you start a custom battle...
185* LeeroyJenkins: General Onox, who tends to mindlessly charge into massive hordes of enemies regardless of being ordered to or not.
186* MadeOfIron: Pretty much any unit with the Armoured secondary type (symbol of a kite shield).
187* MadGod: Who else but Majora?
188* MedievalStasis: Little has changed in the millennia of fighting between Moblins and Hylians. The only exception to this is the {{Steampunk}} Labrynna Regime, [[ScienceIsBad which enslaves other races and rapes the land to keep developing]].
189* MindControlDevice: Sulkaris' willpower alone can directly control the movement of thousands of Gohma.
190* MonogenderMonsters: Played straight with some of the demons, averted elsewhere. Almost every creature in the game is actually given a gender and a degree of sexual dimorphism, even the Moblins.
191* MoralityKitchenSink: Faction-wise, 'heroic' factions are made of peaceful people like Gorons and Kokiri who have to defend from 'villainous' ones which can be made of either [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well Intentioned Extremists]], the (willing or [[TragicMonster not]]) servants of a GodOfEvil or both.
192* {{Mordor}}: The Kingdom of Ikana, after being cursed.
193* TheMusketeer: Labrynna Gunners.
194* MyCountryRightOrWrong: Virtually every Hylian character in the game.
195* OffWithHisHead: Gleeoks can lose and regrow their heads mid-fight.
196* OminousLatinChanting: More then half the music in the game. Two of the three Main Menu themes take the cake.
197* OminousPipeOrgan: More then half the music in the game. Notable mention goes to the track called ''The Goddess Mocker,'' which is the Song of Time and Majora's Theme performed in nothing but pipe organ.
198* OneFederationLimit: The playable factions whose names specify their government: The Zora Dominion, the Deku Tribes, the Darknut Legion, the Labrynna Regime, the Sheikah Cadre, the Order of the Wizzrobe, the Church of Majora, the Rito Clans and the Empire of Bellum. Averted with the Cobble Kingdom, the Kingdoms of Ikana and Hyrule and the Provinces of Lanayru and Ordona.
199* OneGenderRace: The female-only Gerudo and male-only Gorons.
200* OneManArmy: Most Titans and some heroes.
201* OnlySixFaces: While named characters generally get unique appearances, most of the units just use a handful of variants, if at all.
202* OnrushingArmy: Ordona Province's tactics are largely based on this.
203* PantsFree: Great Fairies, who glide into battle wearing nothing nothing but underwear.
204* PatchworkFic: Takes characters from all Zelda games and timelines and puts them together.
205* PimpedOutDress: Any of Princess Zelda's outfits. Long dresses, ornamental armor, and detailed waist crushing corsets are totally helpful in a pitched war zone.
206* PlantPeople: The Koroks, Deku Scrubs, Deku Trees and Maku Trees.
207* PraetorianGuard: Princess Zelda's Light Arrow Archers and Ganondorf's Arbiters.
208* PrecociousCrush: Saria seems to have the hots for Link.
209* PrincessesRule: Princess Zelda, Princess Ruto, Princess Midna and the Deku Princess.
210* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Every single Darknut except Onan, who wants to reform the Darknut race.
211* PsychoForHire: Some mercenaries, like Tarosi and Pol's Voices, are more than glad to get paid for hitting people with sticks.
212* RaceLift: Tetra's skin tone is a step in between her tanned appearance as Tetra and white as Zelda in ''Wind Waker''.
213* RageAgainstTheHeavens: The Church of Majora's primary motivation is to throw off what they see as the oppressive grip of the Goddesses. By any means needed.
214* RainbowPimpGear: Apparently frilly pink panties help Great Fairies unleash long ranged flamethrowers.
215* RainbowSpeak: Following the tradition of Zelda games, important words are highlighted with different colours.
216* RaisedByDudes: The Gorons.
217* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Surprisingly, Ganondorf, who's simply trying to assure his people's survival in the face of oppression of the Hylians.
218* ReligionOfEvil: The Church of Majora.
219* RightUnderTheirNoses: Sheikah battle tactics revolve entirely around this.
220* SapientSteed: According to their description, some Wolfos are able to speak.
221* ShockAndAwe: Zora Mages. They've even built cannons, defensive spires, and mounted elephant-analogues that wreak tremendous havoc on infantry using their lightning.
222* ShoutOut: Malon wears a Bowser brooch on her belt.
223** Ganon's quote [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames "You must die!"]] in the loading screen.
224* ShutUpHannibal: Half the characters in the game that are in positions of power. Possibly even Princess Zelda.
225* SiegeEngines: Nearly every faction has at least an artillery or creature unit that can break enemy fortifications.
226* SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains:
227** Moblins: Demise is a type I, Ganon is a type III, Ogalon is a type IV.
228** Kingdom of Ikana: Igos, Keeta and the Garo Master are type II.
229* SpeakingSimlish: Midna, Fi and Majora.
230* SpiderTank: Or more rather, [[InvertedTrope Tank Spiders]] known as Armogohma.
231* StuffBlowingUp: Pretty much any match involving the Gorons.
232* SuspiciouslySmallArmy: The Sheikah, and to a lesser extent, Darknuts.
233* TakeThat: Ice Cream Man has taken numerous jabs at the direction that Creator/{{Nintendo}} has taken with the official games. The original intro encourages the player to "welcome back the lost grandness that was once ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''." The author seems to claim that his remarks are not intended to show any malicious intent towards Nintendo, rather they are more in line with YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe.
234* TechnicolorDeath: Any poor soldier hit by the Fairies' pink laser beam of doom.
235* TookALevelInBadass: Without Link around, the [[EasilyConqueredWorld usually conquered peoples]] have not only become [[DarkerAndEdgier less pleasant]], but also far more capable of defending themselves against the likes of the Moblin and Gerudo. Particularly [[LadyOfWar Princess Zelda]], who finally dons armor, dual wields swords, and actually engages in battle after years of being kidnapped, firing arrows sporadically from a distance, or surrendering to Zant before lifting her sword in ''Twilight Princess''.
236* TookALevelInJerkass: Every single character due to the DarkerAndEdgier shift.
237* TorchesAndPitchforks: Ordonian farmers and Mobs of Moblins.
238* TronLines: The Twili, the Fairies of Tarm, and the Kingdom of Ikana.
239* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: The first Zelda game that lets the player commit mass genocide.
240* VillainProtagonist: Choosing a villainous faction allows you to train their characters and have them conquer other factions.
241* VillainTeamUp: Multiple factions and their heroes can team up to form these.
242* VulnerableCivilians: Workers, merchants and children walk around the faction bases. You can actually attack them if you want.
243* WeAreAsMayflies: The Hylians and other human-like races have roughly the same lifespan as real life humans. In comparation, the Gorons, Zora, Moblins and Lizalfos have an average natural lifespan of more than a century, the Darknuts and Huskus can live for half a millennium, the Fairies and Wizzrobes can live for thousands of years, and the Ikanians have become undead. About the only major Hyrulean race with a shorter lifespan is the Deku Scrubs.
244* WellIntentionedExtremist: Gerudo. Arguably Princess Zelda.
245* WorldOfActionGirls: Just about every female character is a major asskicker.
246* WorldOfBadass: No matter who you are: Kokiri, Hylian, Goron, Zora, Twili, doesn't matter. If you wanna survive in [[CrapsackWorld this world]], then you need to be a badass.
247* WouldHurtAChild: Any faction that fights the Kokiri.

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