Hylia's Chosen Hero

Hylia's Chosen Hero is another name for the Hero of the Sky from ."Ah, I see it now. Link, you are the goddess' chosen hero. How interesting..." — Levias (Skyward Sword)"You are the chosen hero, and I, Zelda... I am the goddess reborn as a mortal." — Zelda (Skyward Sword) In the , he is the earliest-known incarnation of , with his successor in being his reincarnation.
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When telling about the , Zelda says that the Goddess gave her chosen hero her in the event that the ceremony is intended to re-enact. Thus, gives a that she made herself.
According to Fi, the spirit that Hylia created for the sole purpose of aiding her chosen hero, said hero is the youth who draws the from its pedestal, possessing an unbreakable spirit.
Fi later states that the Silent Realm can only be entered by Hylia's chosen hero,"The Silent Realm is a spirit world that only the Goddess' chosen hero is allowed to enter." — Fi (Skyward Sword) not even she can enter with him."As expected, I cannot follow you into this realm, for this trial calls out to your mind alone." — Fi (Skyward Sword)
Finally, the is stated to have been created to lead the chosen hero to the , the hidden location of the ."You got the Stone of Trials! This engraved object was created to lead the chosen hero to the hidden location of the Triforce!"— N/A (Skyward Sword)
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Link is a character who appeared in the era after the creation of the world, thousands of years prior to the events of . Although only briefly mentioned in the game, Link plays a significant role as the main lead in the , where he is depicted as the earliest incarnation of , though this has not been canonically confirmed. In the manga, wears his signature green garb, as well as a red cape and golden pauldrons. He is also depicted as a young adult, likely his early-to-mid 20's, rather than his late teens.
===History===
Little is known about Link's history except that he used to live in the Land of Hylia during the Era of the Goddess Hylia, thousands of years before the events of .
 was a knight of the Land of Hylia, respected by the Hylian citizens and regarded as a hero. However, Lord Dagianis frames him for some crime and he is imprisoned.
Four years later, after Lord Dagianis' death at the hands of , the people decide to free Link from his prison. They realize that he is the only one capable of saving the land from 's army of monsters, however Link has been weakened after four years of imprisonment. Still believing that Link can save them, they give him his repaired sword and his clothes, and freed him from his prison.
Once more a Knight of Hylia, Link appears atop the castle, facing a crowd cheering for him. Gazing at the sky, he says to himself that he will fight for the Goddess Hylia forever as long as she needs him. 
===The Goddess And Her Hero Unite===
Ready to fight with his allies against Demise and his army, he sees the Goddess Hylia suddenly appear in person, riding on an old Loftwing. The articulate Loftwing expresses his low opinion of the Hylians, saying that they are useless and didn't know the differences of deities and monsters, given the people's fearful reaction. He could not believe that the hero who would ride him to face Demise could be among the people of the Surface.
Link reveals himself as the Knight of Hylia and the hero whom they sought. He claims that, although humans may seem small in the eyes of the gods, there are those among them who possess great courage. The old Crimson Loftwing gains interest in Link, and orders him to show him how worthy he truly is while he departs. Meanwhile, the Goddess Hylia, sensing the Demon King's upcoming arrival to the Surface, convince to her people to escape to the sky with the Loftwing guiding them there. Hylia acknowledges her knight's unmatched valiance and honor and proclaims him again her chosen hero. She then allows him to wield her legendary weapon brought by the gods, the .
However, Link sorrowfully claims that he cannot touch a holy sword, thinking he is impure because of his long imprisonment. Despite this, Hylia says that the Master Sword will decide whether he is impure or not, and asks him for his choice; to seek revenge on the surface's people who imprisoned him or to save the world from its terrible fate. Hylia's chosen hero decides that he will always stand with his friends and accepts the Master Sword from the goddess.
In order to properly wield the Master Sword, Link must break the blade and reforge it. Suddenly, Demise eventually came with his army of monsters.
===The Battle Against Demise===
Thus the war began, the Goddess Hylia and her chosen hero's forces, with support from the world's other tribes, had been fighting Demise and his army of monsters for a week. Even so, the few who remain continue to fight, their courage and resolve unwavering. Eventually, Link faces Demise on his own. Unfortunately, Demise is too powerful, and with a single blow, the hero is gravely injured.
As his strength wanes, the Goddess's Loftwing appears, allowing him to ride on his back and fight together. The hero asks for the Loftwing's guidance to show his people to the skies, to which the Loftwing agrees to as long as the hero continues to fly with him. At that moment, the three legendary dragons, Faron, Eldin, and Lanayru, appear, offering their blessing to the Hero's Master Sword. They reveal the legacy of the gods dwells within the Master Sword. The hero gives the holy blade to the Goddess, so she can send her people and their kingdom to the skies with a single sweep of the Master Sword. The Goddess sends it back to the hero and makes the Master Sword a pillar between the heavens and the earth.
Link, mortally wounded, stays behind and watches the land floating through the skies before passing away. Meanwhile, Demise could not find where the legacy of the gods, the Triforce, was located, before Hylia eventually seals him. Finished with the Demon King, she returns to see her hero, who has already passed away.
Crying, she reveals that the hero's imprisonment was planned from the start so that he would be strong enough to save the world. Hylia decides that she will be reborn with her hero and live with him as a normal person, casting off her title and ensuring that his heroic spirit will live on forever.
=== The Chosen Hero Reborn===
Thousands of years later, the hero's reincarnation, also named Link, goes outside and encounters his Crimson Loftwing, who is actually the reincarnation of the Goddess' Loftwing from that bygone age.
The bird's eyes tells a message to the hero's spirit, reborn as his own successor. Link then seems to understand that the Loftwing had chosen him to be his rider.
==Legacy==
Starting with his successor, the Hero of the Sky, Link's soul would be reborn alongside Hylia's across the 's long history. Though not all of them would take up the , these future heroes would show remarkable courage and be hailed as heroes in their own right, saving Hyrule from many dangers, not just , the incarnation of 's hatred, but many others as well.
As both of them are known to be the Goddess' chosen knights, most of Link's reincarnations carry the bloodline of the Knights of Hyrule, who protects the Royal Family,
Regardless of whether they were born into this knightly bloodline, those future heroes would bear his name for generations.
== Trivia==
*In , Hylia was said to be severely injured during the battle against Demise. She was also the one who created Skyloft. However, in the manga, her chosen hero was the one critically injured by Demise and brought the Kingdom of Hylia into the heavens with the , though after Hylia had already sundered the earth with the sacred blade beforehand.
==Gallery==
File:O82LH.jpg|Link (Hylia's chosen hero) appears in the cover of the manga
File:006.jpg|The Hylian people ask Link the imprisoned hero to fight Demise and bring him his repaired sword
File:Knight of hylia.png|The people of the city cheering for the Knight of Hylia's return, while Link vows to fight for the Goddess Hylia forever
File:009.jpg|The Children of Hylia joining forces
File:Skyward Sword Manga 11.jpg|The Knight of reveals himself
File:Hylia link master sword.png| allows her chosen hero to wield the Master Sword
File:Link wields the master sword.jpg|Link makes his choice and accepts the Master Sword
File:015.jpg|Link prepares for war
File:016.jpg|Link is about to fight against Demise and his army of monsters
File:020.jpg|Hylia's chosen hero with the three legendary dragons giving him their blessing
File:029.jpg| wishes to be together with her chosen hero
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