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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Set at the beginning of the Zelda timeline, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword again puts players in the fledgling Link before being part of a heroic lineage. Link is a knight in training who has ed his final exam and is preparing for a ceremony with his childhood friend, Zelda. When Zelda is taken away by a mysterious tornado mid-flight, Link sets off to the land beneath the clouds to retrieve his friend. Before he can do so, though, he learns of his destiny from a mysterious sword spirit, Fi, who guides him to the Sword of legend. Learning his fate as the one to destroy the evil that threatens the land known as Demise, Link will battle to save his friend and embrace his destiny.

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