Editing Universe of The Legend of Zelda (section)

== Overview ==
{{See also|List of The Legend of Zelda media|l1=List of ''The Legend of Zelda'' media}}
The ''[[The Legend of Zelda|Legend of Zelda]]'' series is set in a fantasy world that first appeared in the original ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', which was developed and published by [[Nintendo]]. The game introduced Hyrule as the series' primary setting and series protagonist [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]], a Hylian boy or young man who is the [[player character]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mejia |first=Ozzie |date=21 February 2021 |title=It's Dangerous to Go Alone: 35 Years of The Legend of Zelda |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/122832/its-dangerous-to-go-alone-35-years-of-the-legend-of-zelda |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Shacknews |language=en |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602144749/https://www.shacknews.com/article/122832/its-dangerous-to-go-alone-35-years-of-the-legend-of-zelda |url-status=live }}</ref> The storyline of each game varies, but follows a common overarching plot that involves Link travelling through Hyrule to rescue [[Princess Zelda]] and save the world from evil, which is typically the series' main villain, [[Ganon]]. A recurring plot element in the games is Ganon's attempts to obtain the [[Triforce]], a mystical artifact that will enable him to possess ultimate power.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hornshaw |first=Phil |date=19 October 2021 |title=The Legend Of Zelda Is The World's Most Tragic Video Game Series |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-legend-of-zelda-is-the-worlds-most-tragic-video-game-series/1100-6495948/ |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US |archive-date=May 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502221129/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-legend-of-zelda-is-the-worlds-most-tragic-video-game-series/1100-6495948/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Although Link and Zelda have similar appearances in each game, they are different characters who reappear whenever evil threatens the world. ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' was established as the beginning of the series' history and involves the antagonist Demise cursing the first incarnations of [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]] and Zelda so their descendants appear in an endless cycle to protect Hyrule from evil.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gates |first=Christopher |date=2019-06-28 |title=The Entire Zelda Timeline Explained |url=https://www.svg.com/157084/the-entire-zelda-timeline-explained/ |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=SVG.com |language=en-US |archive-date=May 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524191225/https://www.svg.com/157084/the-entire-zelda-timeline-explained/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite video game|title=[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development]]|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|platform=[[Nintendo Wii]]|date=November 23, 2011|quote='''Demise:''' Though this is not the end. My hate... never perishes. It is born anew in a cycle with no end! I will rise again! Those like you... Those who share the blood of the goddess and the spirit of the hero... They are eternally bound to this curse. An incarnation of my hatred shall ever follow your kind, dooming them to wander a blood-soaked sea of darkness for all time!"}}</ref>