In "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess"...

Contention 1-: Ordona is not a part of Hyrule True, my source has no external sources. We shall have to use other evidence instead. My opponent claims that Ordona Province might not be a province of Hyrule. However, the very definition of a province [1] requires that the Ordona Province be a subdivision of a larger political entity, like Hyrule. My opponent may claim that Ordona Province is a province of another political entity, like Termina. However, this brings up two questions: 1. How can another country have the Ordona Province when the land of Hyrule (including Ordona) is sealed off from the outside world by a huge mountain range [1]? 2. Why does nobody ever mention the country that Ordona is a part of? My opponent continues to claim that Coro's calling Link an Ordonian means something, although I have shown why it wouldn't make sense to call Link a Hylian regardless of whether or not Ordona is a part of Hyrule, which essentially makes his point worthless. It's like calling an American from Texas a Texan. As for Rusl, I again hold that my speculation is rather likely. My opponent does nothing to discredit my speculation. Combined with all of the other evidence that I have presented, my speculation seems almost confirmed. As for my opponent's map of the USA, notice how much more detail goes into the United States than to Mexico and Canada. In the USA, you see both state names and city names, while Canada and Mexico are colored brown, and not even the same shade of brown as Arizona, making a clear distinction. Meanwhile, the map of Hyrule [2] makes absolutely no distinction between Ordona and the rest of Hyrule. My opponent claims that the City in the Sky is important to Hyrule. This is true. However, how is the Snowpeak Ruins [3], another temple that houses a mirror shard, important to Hyrule or the Sages? It isn't. Zant was trying to hide the mirror shards, so it's not like he's going to care too much about the location's importance. My opponent claims that the Ordona Province has no mythology or history to justify housing a mirror shard. However, nor does the Faron Province. If the Temple of Time were placed in the Ordona Province, then there would be enough history right there. My opponent thinks that visual appeal is subjective. This is true, but for the vast majority of people, it would look better to have a temple in every province (note that the provinces are clearly distinguished from each other in the game) than to have one province with two temples right next to each other and another province with no temples at all. My opponent claims that the Master Sword need not be hidden, and yet it is hidden in the Sacred Grove. Although it can only be wielded by a hero, it can be stolen by anybody else. Although there is no evidence that the Sages can see into the future, there is no evidence that the Sages are the ones who left the Master Sword in the Pedestal of Time; that was the Hero of Time (the Link from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time). Fate, however, seems to play a part in Zelda games (Link preparing to leave right before a Twilight invasion, Link meeting Midna, Link finding a cannon in the middle of nowhere that perfectly aligns with the City in the Sky, etc. ), so it would seem fateful for the Master Sword to be in the same location as the Hero himself. I would finally like to point out that the gameplay of the game never contradicts the notion that the Ordona Province is a part of Hyrule, and therefore, Nintendo can treat the Ordona Province as if it were part of Hyrule, and hardly anybody would disagree with them. To conclude, I will present a summary. PRO: Every Province of Hyrule would have a temple, creating a sense of balance to oppose the current lopsidedness of a province with two temples directly north of a province with none. Every province that was invaded by twilight successfully would house a Fused Shadow, while every province that wasn't would house a shard of the Mirror of Twilight. Every sword would be present in the Ordona Province. CON: The Ordona Province perhaps maybe might not be a province of Hyrule, but instead a province of an unmentioned country miles away with no communication with Ordona whatsoever, therefore making the presence of a mirror shard in the Ordona Province potentially seem kind of odd to those players who spend ten minutes thinking about the politics of Hyrule. The pros outweigh the cons. Vote PRO! Thank you, again, Korashk, for debating this with me, and to the voters for reading this debate. 1. . http://east.merriam-webster.com... 2. . http://zelda.wikia.com...(Twilight_Princess).png 3. . http://zelda.wikia.com...