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Story Bosses (Temples and Finale)

These bosses are unique, tied to the Sages of Hyrule's quests, and defeating them grants you their abilities to aid you. Later, copies of them can also be encountered in the Depths.
• Colgera (Wind Temple): A massive hovering centipede that attacks from the air. The fight revolves around paragliding and free-falling. To defeat her, you need to pierce the ice crystals on her belly with arrows or simply dive through them.
• Marbled Gohma - Fire Temple: A rock spider crab covered in explosive marble rock. To destroy its strong legs, you must launch Yunobo into a fireball and then attack its vulnerable eye as it falls.
• Mucktorok (Water Temple): A small, chaotic octopus that hides inside a mud shark, he constantly fouls the arena. Sidon's Water ability or Splash Fruit arrows help clear him of the slime and knock him down.
• Queen Gibdo (Lightning Temple): A flying insectoid creature that summons hordes of Gibdo monsters. She is extremely vulnerable to elemental attacks, especially Riju's lightning. Without elemental damage, her body has absolute defense.
• Seized Construct - Spirit Temple: A large, plague-ridden robot fought in a boxing ring. Link fights using his own Mineru Construct. The boss must be pushed against the electrified ropes to stun and damage it.
• Phantom Ganon: Encountered both in Hyrule Castle during the story and in the open world after defeating the Hands of Darkness. A fast opponent who uses a variety of weapons (sword, spear, mace), which must be perfectly dodged to perform counterattacks.

Present time
• Cataclysm: While exploring the dungeons beneath Hyrule Castle, the Knight and Zelda accidentally awaken the ancient Demon King, Ganondorf. He destroys the Master Sword, and Zelda vanishes in a bright flash of light.
The Distant Past (Age of Zelda)
• The Founding of Hyrule: Traveling back in time thousands of years, Zelda meets the first rulers of Hyrule, King Rauru and Queen Sonya (representatives of the ancient Zonai race).
• War of Containment: Ganondorf tricks Sonya into killing him, steals her Mystery Stone, and transforms into the Demon King. Rauru seals him underground at the cost of her life.
• Sacrifice for the Future: Realizing that the Master Sword will be destroyed in the future, Zelda takes a desperate step. She undergoes the forbidden ritual of dragonization—swallowing her Mystery Stone and forever transforming into the Light Dragon. For millennia, she stores holy power within her body to restore and strengthen the Master Sword for the time when someone in the future will claim it.

Supreme and ancient deities
• Goddess Hylia: The primary patron of Hyrule. It is to her Goddess Statues that Motes of Light are brought in exchange for additional Heart Containers or Endurance Vessels.
• The Three Golden Goddesses (Din, Neyru, and Farore): The ancient creators of the world and creators of the Triforce. They don't feature directly in the TotK lore, but three enormous dragons soaring in the sky, as well as sacred springs, bear their names.
New and Underground Deities of TotK
• Merchant Statues: Mysterious, ancient stone deities dwelling in the gloomy Caverns. They collect Po—the wandering souls of the dead. In exchange, they offer rare materials, as well as unique armor sets (such as the Armor of the Deep or Ganon's Dark Tunic). There are several enormous statues in the underworld and one small, excavated statue in the Watch Fort.
• Horned Statue: A demonic deity trapped in stone who can redistribute life force. In TotK, she can be found in a secret royal passage beneath the Lookout Fort; for a fee, she will trade your hearts for stamina, and vice versa.
Patrons of nature and creatures
• Malanya, the Horse God: An eccentric deity who protects all steeds. In TotK, his bud has moved to the northern Akkala region near Lake Bloodleaf. Malanya can resurrect dead horses in exchange for fried carrots or improve their stats (strength, speed, endurance) by preparing complex culinary dishes using his recipes.
• The Great Deku Tree: An ancient guardian deity of the forests and the Korok people, it protects the Master Sword. It is up to the Deku Tree to save it from corruption in the Lost Woods.
• Great Fairies: Powerful mage sisters (Tera, Miya, Kotera, and Kaisa) who live in giant flower buds on the surface of Hyrule. With the help of the musicians from the Stable Horseshoes troupe, he awakens them to enhance the defensive properties of his armor.

1. Hyrule's Defenders and Allies
   • New Sages: A group of leaders of the key races of Hyrule (Riju from the Gerudo, Sidon from the Zora, Yunobo from the Gorons, and Tulin from the Rito) who obtain "Secret Stones".
   • Hyrule Seekers: A group led by Pura who established an outpost of the same name. They coordinate the search for Princess Zelda and study the cataclysm.
   • Zonai Research Team: Scientists and researchers led by Tauro, dispersed throughout Hyrule to study ancient ruins and texts that fell from the sky.
   • Monster Squad: Hyrule's organized civilian militia, divided into several brigades under the command of field commanders. They can be used to storm monster strongholds.
   • Hudson Construction: A construction company run by Hudson that built the New Village and supplies all of Hyrule with building materials that Link uses to create machines.
2. Ancient races
   • Zonai: An ancient and technologically advanced divine race. Presented in modern times, the games feature Constructs—robots that continue to guard the Sky Islands and carry out programs laid down thousands of years ago (both as peaceful blacksmiths and combat guards).
   • Ancient Sages: The founders of the kingdom (King Rauru, Queen Sonya, and Mineru), whose spirits and memories help Link reconstruct the timeline of the past.
3. Hostile factions
   • Demon King's Army: Hordes of monsters (Bokoblins, Moblins, Lizalfos, Horoblins, and Gibdos) loyal to the awakened Ganondorf. They are corrupted by Miasma and terrorize settlements.
   • Iga Clan: Longtime enemies of the royal family, secretive ninja led by the charismatic Master Koga. In TotK, they have almost entirely relocated to caverns, where they actively build their own vehicles from Zonai parts and steal energy crystals.

The main features of her appearance in TotK:
• Face and Hair: She has voluminous white hair, pulled back into a signature topknot, held in place with chopsticks. The strands of hair frame her face beautifully. Her eyes are red (a traditional Sheikah trait), and she has prominent, slightly furrowed eyebrows above them. She wears large, angular red glasses, the top frame of which resembles thick eyelashes or eyeliner.
• Accessories: On top of her hair, she always wears a pair of golden goggles, the shape of which is inspired by butterfly wings.
• Clothing: Her outfit has become much more elegant. Purah wears a stylish white dress with a high stand-up collar, complemented by dark elements, gold trim, and a deep slit at the hem. Bright red stockings are visible from under the dress.
• Shoes and hands: On her feet she wears elegant red high-heeled shoes, and on her hands she wears long blue gloves that cover her forearms.

• Lanheiro and Necluda: Picturesque hilly regions in the east. Lanheiro is noted for its clear rivers, waterfalls, and luminous stone architecture, while Necluda boasts a mild climate, forests, and ocean coastline.
A distinctive feature of the Surface: a vast number of caves and wells. The underground world of the Surface has become habitable and deep, with its own ecosystems, glowing mushrooms, and ore deposits.
3. Depths
The game's darkest, most dangerous, and most mysterious landscape, a mirror image of the Surface. The Depths are located underground and are equal in area to the Surface.
• Terrain: A completely inverted world. Where there are mountains on the Surface, deep canyons are found in the Depths. Where there are rivers on the ground, in the Depths there are insurmountable stone walls that reach up to the ceiling.
• Flora and Ecosystem: The landscape is carpeted with dangerous corruption that drains health. Giant bioluminescent mushrooms, strange glowing coral trees, and giant Lightroot roots that serve as sources of life-saving light grow here.
• Atmosphere: Absolute, palpable darkness, oppressive silence, and an air of constant underground threat. The land here appears parched, alien, and lifeless, composed of dark rock and pockets of Zonai ore.

1. Sky Islands
   The Skyscape is a completely new dimension of Hyrule, consisting of thousands of islands floating in the air.
   • Terrain and Structure: The islands are archipelagos of ancient, yellowed earth, roots, and ruins of the Zonai civilization. There are many waterfalls that plunge into the void, pools, and floating platforms.
   • Vegetation: Unlike the earthly world, trees with golden and fiery red foliage predominate here, creating a feeling of eternal autumn or sacred space.
   • Atmosphere: Peaceful, meditative, filled with wind and bright sunlight. There is virtually no gravity in some areas, allowing for giant leaps.
2. Surface
   This is Hyrule, familiar from previous installments, but greatly changed by the Cataclysm. The land is cut through by gigantic chasms oozing dark corruption.
   The surface is divided into several distinct natural zones:
   • Central Hyrule: Endless green plains, rolling hills, and ruins of former glory. At the very center, Hyrule Castle now hovers in the air.
   • Eldin: A harsh volcanic landscape. However, unlike the first game, the lava has cooled in many places, revealing rocky canyons, caves, and thermal springs around Death Mountain.
   • Ebra: A rugged, snow-covered, and perpetually icy mountain region in the northwest. The mountains here are riddled with vast ice caves and sheer cliffs.
   • Gerudo: A vast sandy desert in the southwest, prone to vicious sandstorms that completely blind travelers. It borders the monumental Gerudo Canyon.
   • Faron: Dense, impenetrable subtropical jungle with lush green vegetation, giant trees, raging rivers and majestic waterfalls.

• Gerudo: A nation of warrior women who live in the harsh southwestern desert. The race is composed entirely of women, and only once every hundred years is a man born among them, destined to become king (like the arch-villain Ganondorf). To continue their lineage, they seek husbands among the Hylians. Their young leader, Riju, wields the power of summoning lightning.
• Koroks: Small, wooden forest spirits with leaf-shaped masks for faces. They live in the Lost Woods, protected by the Great Deku Tree. They are invisible to the ordinary inhabitants of Hyrule. Hundreds of Koroks are scattered throughout the world, asking Link to help them reach their friend, rewarding the player with seeds to expand their inventory.

The main races of Hyrule

• Hylians: The most numerous humanoid race of Hyrule, to which Link and Princess Zelda belong. Their most distinguishing feature is their long, pointed ears, which, according to legend, allow them to hear the voices of the gods.
• Sheika: A highly advanced branch of the Hylians with distinctive white hair and red eyes. They are known as masters of stealth, sages, and advanced engineers. In Tears of the Kingdom, Sheika scientists like Purah and Robbie have redirected their energies to studying Zonai technology and creating new gadgets like the Purah Pad.
• Zonai: A new key race that plays a crucial role in the story. They are an ancient, peace-loving race of demigods who descended from the heavens and founded the kingdom of Hyrule. They resemble anthropomorphic goats or dragons with long ears, a third eye on their foreheads, and greenish fur. Their ancient technological devices (energy capsules, wheels, fans, gliders) are the source of power. Among them are the first king of Hyrule, Rauru, and his sister, Mineru.
• Rito: A proud race of anthropomorphic birds that inhabit the snowy region of Ebra. They are natural archers and masters of aerial combat. In TotK, their lands are plagued by a perpetual blizzard, and a young member of the race, Tulin, becomes the Sage of Wind, aiding Link with gusts of air as he flies.
• Gorons: A mighty race of stone giants living at the foot of the Death Volcano in the Eldin region. Gorons feed on rocks, do not drown in lava, and can coil into living boulders for rapid travel. In TotK, they temporarily become addicted to the strange drug "marble rock," but their leader, Yunobo (the Sage of Fire), helps them overcome their addiction.
• Zora: A graceful race of amphibious aquatic people resembling sharks, rays, and dolphins. They live in majestic aquatic palaces in the Laneiro region and have immense lifespans. In this installment, their prince (and later king) Sidon becomes the Sage of Water and helps Link summon protective water shields.

4. Molduga
   Giant sand leviathans that live exclusively in the endless sands of the Gerudo Desert.
   • Appearance: These are colossal fish-like monsters, reminiscent of overgrown whales or prehistoric armored fish. Their bodies are covered in hard growths that protect them from sand, and their mouths are lined with hundreds of fangs.
   • Features: They "swim" under the sand, guided by the sound of footsteps. When they attack, they leap high into the air with a roar, gracefully bending their massive bodies, after which they dive back down with a crash.
5. Lionels
   The most ferocious, dangerous and proud mini-bosses of Hyrule, who know no mercy.
   • Appearance: Graceful and terrifying creatures whose anatomy resembles that of centaurs. The lower part of the body is the powerful, muscular torso of a horse, and the upper part is a humanoid body with a lion's head, a cat's muzzle, a thick mane, and formidable horns.
   • Traits: They are always dressed in heavy armor and armed with the best weapons (swords, shields, massive clubs and bows). Their gaze expresses fury and intelligence, and their movements immediately reveal a master of martial arts.

1. Block constructs
   These massive robots are the protectors of the Sky Islands and the Depths, created by the Zonai civilization.
   • Appearance: They are composed entirely of many floating cubic blocks of greenish stone, held together by glowing turquoise energy.
   • Features: They have no permanent form - during the battle, the blocks rearrange themselves, and the mini-boss turns into a giant walking golem, a huge flying carpet-platform, or a rolling cube. Among the regular blocks, one brightly glowing cube (the energy core) always stands out, which is their only weak spot.
2. Froxes
   Giant amphibious monsters found exclusively in the dark underground Depths.
   • Appearance: Visually, they are colossal, cyclopean frogs with scaly dark gray or deep obsidian skin. They have a single, huge, glowing eye in the center of their snout and an incredibly massive mouth lined with rows of sharp teeth.
   • Traits: Large Zonite crystals grow on Frox's backs, glowing with a dim light. The creatures themselves move clumsily, but are capable of making colossal leaps, attempting to crush Link with their weight.
3. Stone Taluses
   Huge living mountains masquerading as landscape elements.
   • Appearance: They are a pile of massive boulders, joined by an invisible force into a headless anthropomorphic figure. Instead of arms and legs, they have heavy stone blocks. At the top of their "body" is always a black crystal - this is their weak spot (ore).
   • Varieties:
   • Fire and Frost: Their stone bodies are completely engulfed in roaring flames or covered in a thick crust of ice.
   • Battle Talus: The bokoblins managed to erect wooden fortifications and bridges on this giant, creating a mobile fortress on its back.

Celestial Dwellers and Constructs
Zonai Constructs
Ancient mechanical robots created by the Zonai civilization. They are made of greenish stone ("zonaite") and glowing energy cores. They have abstract, geometric bodies, a cyclopean mono-eye, and the ability to transform their limbs into weapons.
Kakuda
Flying monsters resembling pterodactyls with sinister faces, huge leathery wings, and a single, large eye in the center. They are painted in sickly purple-red tones and often carry bokoblins or chests in their claws.
Large Monsters and Bosses
Hinoxes
Enormous, one-eyed, pig-like cyclopes. They are incredibly fat, wear necklaces of dried fish or bones around their necks, and sometimes have wooden or iron greaves on their legs. They usually sleep in clearings, snoring loudly.
Glioki
Colossal three-headed dragons with massive wings. Each head is perched on a long neck and spews streams of elemental magic (fire, ice, or lightning). Their bodies are covered in tough scales corresponding to their element, and they glow with bright energy.
Dark Hands / Phantom Ganon
One of the game's most terrifying images. Initially, five long, writhing black arms, each with blood-red eyes in their palms, emerge from a pool of red, glowing corruption. If Link destroys the arms, Phantom Ganon himself materializes from the corruption—a tall, athletic figure in floating dark robes, with long, glowing red hair, pale skin, and glowing eyes, armed with a samurai sword or spear.

Normal Monsters (Land)
Bokoblins
The most common inhabitants of Hyrule are small, hunchbacked, goblin-like creatures with large ears and enormous mouths. In TotK, they have acquired long, branching or dagger-like horns. They often gather in groups, wear loincloths, and can wear heavy stone armor that must be broken with hammers.
Moblins
Long-armed, very tall, and thin monsters, vaguely reminiscent of pigs or bulldogs with deformed bodies. They are noticeably taller than {{user}} and slightly stooped. This part of their head is crowned by enormous flat horns, resembling shovels or cleavers.
Lizalfos
Lizard-like anthropomorphic reptiles. Very agile, they run quickly on their hind legs and jump. They have long, chameleon-like tongues and curled tails. In TotK, their horns resemble curved, jagged katanas or blades. They come in fire, ice, and electricity.
Bokoblin Boss
A new type of monster. These are enormous, incredibly fat and pot-bellied bokoblin "kings," resembling enormous boars. They have a huge horn shaped like a royal crown. They lead squads of smaller bokoblins in formation, commanding them with a horn-whistle.
Inhabitants of caves and dungeons
Horriblins
New monsters resembling elongated, hairy monkeys with long noses and powerful paws. They live exclusively in caves and move along the ceilings on all fours. Their horns resemble massive stone maces or axes.
Gibdo
Eerie, desiccated mummy-like creatures with pale, almost gray, dead skin. They move slowly on thin, insectoid legs. Winged versions also exist. Their bodies are virtually invulnerable to conventional weapons until struck by an elemental attack (fire or lightning), at which point their skin burns away, revealing a fragile, black skeleton.

Main features of appearance

• Hair: The biggest change is that her signature golden locks are now cut short in a bob, pinned up in the front with her signature blue clip-in hairpins.
• Face and Eyes: She has expressive green (emerald) eyes and long, pointed elven ears, characteristic of the Hylian race.
• Age: Biologically, the princess looks like a girl in her early 20s.
During the story, Zelda appears in two key outfits:

1. Hiking (research) outfit

This is the costume players see at the beginning of the game while exploring the dungeons beneath the castle:
• Top: A blue fitted Champion's vest with gold embroidery and white trim, worn over a dark long-sleeved shirt.
• Bottom: Comfortable leather trousers and high, durable boots suitable for long walks and travel.
• Details: She wears a bag on her belt and a new device, the Purah Pad. She wears thick leather gloves on her hands.

2. Ancient Zonai Garb

After being transported to the distant past, Zelda receives the traditional ceremonial robes of the ancient Zonai race:
• Dress: A light, flowing white dress with a loose fit and a one-shoulder design. The robe is adorned with a massive golden collar-necklace with traditional Zonai patterns.
• Jewelry and shoes: She wears large gold bracelets on her arms (almost to the elbow), long earrings in her ears that echo the Zonai style, and light open sandals with straps on her feet. A wide belt with pendants is tied around her waist.