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He can also obtain shields which he can use in conjunction with the sword or board on like a skateboard for mobility. Link can use various weapons, though there are a few distinct styles such as swords, axes, bows, and spears.

Instead, he gathers weapons and gear from the environment and chests, the first two being clothes for Link to start with. Link has no base gear when he starts the game. The game does not require the completion of any quests or shrines past the Great Plateau to reach Hyrule Castle and face Ganon. There are also shrines scattered across the world replacing most of the dungeons which are built around certain concepts. In place of the main story is a quest system which guides the player to the various regions of the world to help the survivors. The game is focused on exploration with most of the key items unlocked in the beginning area and weapons and food available across the world. The gameplay has been refined to help fit the open-world aspect of the game. While the four Champions chosen to pilot the Divine Beasts began to control them, Princess Zelda went on a pilgrimage under Link’s protection, in which she prayed to the goddess Hylia for the sacred power required to defeat Calamity Ganon. Revali of the Rito was selected to control Divine Beast Vah Medoh. Of the Gorons, Daruk was to command Divine Beast Vah Rudania, while Urbosa, the chief of the Gerudo accepted the invitation to be in charge of Divine Beast Vah Naboris. Princess Mipha of the Zora was chosen to pilot Divine Beast Vah Ruta. He called these warriors the Champions.Ĭommanded by Princess Zelda, their ranks included Link, her royal knight, and a representative of each major race of Hyrule. This discovery coincided with the prophecy about Ganon's return, thus King Rhoam decided to create a group of warriors to control the Divine Beasts. Once Link reaches Kakariko Village, Impa tells Link that a hundred years before Link awakened, Hylians discovered the ancient relics that the Sheikah Tribe had constructed ten thousand years prior: the Guardians and the four Divine Beasts, which were constructed to protect Hyrule.

The Old Man tells Link that he should head over to Kakariko Village and talk to Impa.

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Link also learns that although Calamity Ganon is trapped, his power continues to grow and it will be a matter of time until Princess Zelda cannot contain him any more, which implies that Link must defeat him before he breaks free and destroys Hyrule. After Link finds the treasure hidden inside the four Shrines on the Great Plateau, the Old Man later reveals that he is in fact King Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule, the former King of Hyrule, in spirit. The Old Man tells Link that a monstrous being called Calamity Ganon had appeared one hundred years prior to Link’s awakening and destroyed much of Hyrule before being sealed away in Hyrule Castle by Princess Zelda. During his exploration, he encounters an Old Man. Then, guided by a mysterious female voice, and using a new gadget that he finds inside the shrine dubbed the Sheikah Slate, Link explores The Great Plateau. After a 100 year sleep, Link awakes inside the Shrine of Resurrection.

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