As a result, the Reservoir became a symbol of the bond between the Kingdom of Hyrule and the Zora.Īccording to the Hyrule Compendium entry for the Hylian Retriever, it is said that all Hylian Retrievers are descendants of the dog once owned by the King of Hyrule (implied to be King Rhoam), similar to how the White Horse is believed to be the descendant of Zelda's Royal White Stallion. King Zora promised the King of Hyrule the Zora would watch over the water level of the Reservoir Lake, a promise kept by each subsequent King Zora for 10,000 years.

The two decided to construct the East Reservoir Lake to prevent future floods using a combination of Hylian ingenuity and Zora architecture. It is revealed that Hyrule and Zora's Domain were plagued by the destructive flooding of the Zora River, causing the King Zora from that period to seek council from the King of Hyrule. He wrote a journal where Link can learn King Rhoam's past.Īn unnamed King of Hyrule who is implied to have ruled 10,000 years before the events of Breath of the Wild, presumably during the time period of Calamity Ganon's original defeat through the use of Sheikah technology, is mentioned in a Zora Stone Monument that records the history of the East Reservoir Lake. He tells Link his backstory and is never seen again until the end of the game. After collecting the four Spirit Orbs, he reveals him to Link as the former king of Hyrule, Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule. After Zelda reveals the first Sheikah Tower to Link, the Old Man tempts you into collecting the first four Spirit Orbs and in return, he will give Link his Paraglider. When Link first meets him, he is disguised as the Old Man. King Rhoam is 'The Last King of Hyrule' in Breath of the Wild. Link finally defeats Ganondorf, and in Hyrule's final moments, despite many pleas from the Princess, Daphnes stays with the kingdom as it is buried again beneath the Great Sea. He wishes for Hyrule to be washed beneath the waves for good, and for Link and Princess Zelda to have a future, causing Ganondorf to laugh hysterically at his own failure, before battling Link and the princess. At the end of the game before the final battle in Hyrule, when Ganon is about to touch the then complete Triforce, the King quickly appears just in time to touch it instead. He is a major character in the game and Link's companion throughout his adventure, known as the King of Red Lions, before he reveals himself to be king Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule.ĭaphnes Nohansen Hyrule may be a spiritual being like the Sages, as he is still in existence long after Hyrule was flooded, and he can teleport around the area at will.

The Wind Waker marks the first time a King of Hyrule given a specific name.

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