According to
the manual, Impa fled for her life, but was
overtaken by her pursuers. As Ganon's henchmen
surrounded her, a youth drove the monsters off.
The boy's name was
Link, and Impa told him of Hyrule's plight.[8]
Link resolved to save Zelda, but to fight Ganon
he had to find and reassemble the scattered
fragments of the Triforce. Undeterred, Link set
off for Hyrule in an epic adventure.[8]
During
the course of the game, Link locates the eight
underground
labyrinths (or
dungeons) and retrieves the Triforce
fragments from the clutches of powerful guardian
monsters. Along the way, he picks up a variety
of useful
items and upgrades to aid him in his quest.
With the Triforce of Wisdom, Link is able to
infiltrate Ganon's
fortress high upon
Death Mountain. He confronts the Prince of
Darkness, destroying him with a Silver Arrow
discovered deep within Ganon's dungeons. Link
picks up the Triforce of Power from Ganon's
ashes and returns both Triforces to Princess
Zelda, whom he releases from her nearby cell.
According to Zelda's words, peace would then
return to Hyrule.
A "symbol of courage, strength and wisdom",[9]
Link was designed by Miyamoto as a
coming-of-age
motif for players to identify with...
