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Rex

**Rex** is a member of the ZNG.

Due to a glitch, Rex was briefly the server king on the ZNG Discord on 9/27/2022. The error did not give Rex any of the privileges that a server owner normally has, so he was more of a figurehead during his reign as king. His tenure was short but memorable.

## Zelda Games Played

**Main Games and Their Remakes:**

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**Non-Canon Games:**

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## How He Discovered the Zelda Series

*The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition*. It was free, so I tried it. Ethan really got me into it with *Majora's Mask 3D* for 3DS.

## Hobbies Outside of Video Games

Building Gundam Models, Watching Anime, Photography, and Reading.
Stagger's Fashionista Adventures with the Zelda Nerd Gang

Stagger, Justin86, and Nintendoer defeat Lady Maud for the first time.

**Stagger's Fashionista Adventures with the ZNG** was a series of organization posts for playing *Tri Force Heroes* multiplayer with friends in the months following the game's release. There were two main series of related *Tri Force Heroes* posts active at the time: Stagger's Fashionista Adventures, and Nintendoer's Organization Posts. However, since they were often used interchangeably depending on availability, the two can accurately be referred to by the same name. The main goals of these adventures were to play through the game and help other ZNG members complete challenges, all while having a good time. The Fashionista Adventures also hosted the Triple Bear Challenge.

## Adventure Highlights

The Fashionista Adventures were wild, crazy, and filled with fun times. Here are some of the highlights from the ZNG's expedition into the Drablands:

Stagger's and Nintendoer's competition is really heating up in the arena.Stagger used to think claiming treasure at the end of a level was serious business. Benjamin warmed him up to the idea of ZNG-brand horseplay!Carrying matching items to the goal has become a ZNG tradition. There is great shame in failing to do so.The Vulture Vizier in the Stone Corridors level was a challenging fight.The fashionable adventurers reassembled in December to tackle the Den of Trials.
## Participants

The ZNG members that participated in these shenanigans, listed in alphabetical order:

* Benjamin
* Blake
* Elzonire
* Justin86
* Nintendoer
* Ray
* Ryan
* Sciz
* Stagger

## Reception

The organizational posts were a huge success, drawing in most of the ZNG to participate. Every participant found it to be a very helpful way to both get together with friends, and communitate with them while playing the game.

## Pertinent Miiverse Posts

* Stagger's initial post
* Nintendoer's initial post

**Stagger's Fashionista Adventures with the Zelda Nerd Gang** • Triple Bear Challenge
Gallery of Miiverse Drawings

Miiverse created a great platform on which to create Nintendo-themed drawings and share them with like-minded fans of the Zelda series and other Nintendo games. All of the **Miiverse drawings** below were created by members of the ZNG using Miiverse's built-in drawing tool on Wii U or Nintendo 3DS. Brandon, Christian, Ed™, Elzonire, Matt, Nintendoer, Ray, and Sciz's drawings can be found in this gallery.

## Brandon

Swamp Mountain Ocean CanyonMessage in a BottleToon Link?
## Christian

Triforce Triforce Triforce TriforceWonderful, Awful IdeaFailed to Bust the Ghosts10.00 SecondsBe Brave100 Follower SpecialMinish Link30 Years***Trilby*** Highlands99 Golden SkulltulasThis drawing was posted when the unveiling of Breath of the Wild was less than 15 minutes away.Fancy Wind Waker Chu Chu (A request by Ed™)Zelda Drawing Requests Post #1Twilight Princess GoronFi (Inverted)Samurai (Twilight Princess) Link w/ Fairy Companion"..."
## Ed™

Nobody quite knows why Ed™ drew this. Does this portray the inner workings of his mind? Does it represent some emotional trauma he went through in the past? Why on Earth did he spend 20 minutes drawing it? Truly, it is an Ed™igma.
## Elzonire

A terrifying creatureChibi-san!The Ocarina of Time*Breath of the Wild* Japanese logo
## Matt

A crudely drawn parody of the Moon from *Majora's Mask*A tribute to the N64 on its 20th anniversaryA tribute to the GCN on its 15th anniversaryMatt's very first Miiverse drawing parodied the Year of Luigi.
## Nintendoer

Nintendoer's first Miiverse drawing, Feb. 2013.The Master Sword, OoT-style. May 2013The Hylian Shield, OoT-style. Aug 2013The Hookshot from ALttP and OoT. Aug 2013The ALBW item menu, drawn in an ALttP style. Dec 2013A remake of Nintendoer's first drawing. July 2014Nintendoer's pre-Hystoria timeline. Aug 2014LoZ Hyrule, drawn in *Art Academy: Sketch Pad*. The original map was finished in Nov 2014 for the Zelda Adventure Quiz, but the background wasn't added until Feb 2016.
## Ray

*A Link Between Worlds* LogoLink—The Hero of WindsEponaThe King of Red Lions*Majora's Mask 3D* LogoClock TowerWoodfall"Hyah!!" Link, the Hero of TimeLink from Zelda 1 and 2The Legend of 30 YearsTime 4 a Selfie!Wolf LinkHyrule Castle from *Twilight Princess*Hylian ShieldExplorations, Vistas*Breath of the Wild* and the TriforceHyrule Castle—Underwater!The 3 Spiritual Stones from *Ocarina of Time**Skyward Sword* 5th Anniversary TributeLink and Epona on the Bridge of EldinThe Sheikah symbol from *Breath of the Wild*A Guardian roaming a grassy landscape
## Sciz

A drawing of Sheik based off of her SSB4 design. Sciz prefers to draw Sheik because she covers her face.A drawing of Zelda based off of her SSB4 design. Zelda, on the other hand, leaves her face open for Sciz to fail at drawing it.A collage, made by NintendoAmy of Miiverse, that includes two of Sciz's drawings.An unaltered version of Amy's collage.
Insider Gangs

**Insider Gangs** are subdivisions within the ZNG to compensate for its ever-growing membership. Most Insider Gangs have very strict criteria to be a part of, and a member can be in multiple Gangs at any one time. Being part of Gangs is a sign of elite status within the ZNG, as what can be a greater honor than finally giving a definitive word to the "G" in ZNG? Many members flaunt their gang status, asking "How many ways can YOU say 'ZNG'?"

## The Smirk Club

The very first official Insider Gang, the Smirk Club was publically announced on January 13, 2018. Along with other no-doubt top-secret criteria, members of the Smirk Club are required to have the "smirk" mouth on their Mii. Its official ZNG designation is "Zelda Nerd Grinners".

### Members

* Benjamin
* Brandon
* Ed™
* Elzonire
* Matthew
* Nintendoer
* Ray
* Sciz
* Stagger
* Winnie

### History

Zelda Nerd Grinners have long had an unspoken bond connecting them since before even the foundation of the ZNG. Ever since the launch of Miiverse in November of 2012, Miis with the "smirk" mouth have had an obligation to be proud, clever, and when the time is right, slightly sarcastic. As future members of the ZNG started meeting each other, the smirk proved to be an extra way for them to connect on a highly sophisticated level that is impossible to describe in words.

Above all else, this unspoken bond has kept members together through all the good times and bad: The foundation of the ZNG, the Miiverse comment restrictions, and even the closing of Miiverse. Finally, the connection was made official after Ray announced changing his Mii on Twitter. In their excitement, Nintendoer and Ed™ gave form to the unspoken bond, giving it a name and ZNG designation. On January 13, 2018, the Smirk Club was born, stronger than ever before.
Badlands

The punishment grounds of the ZNG. Most often invoked by Ed™ or the Grand High Council, but still. Available to all, y'know?

Elzonire and Matthew, among others, have been sent off there by Ed™. Matthew brought some ships to sail on, and Elzonire has brought a variety of items. Bear traps, for instance.

Is the Badlands one homogenous region, you ask? Oh no. For example, the Baddestlands is a district of the Badlands, and it apparently has hot springs. Scalding hot hot springs. And a polar wasteland region? The Polar Badlands. A poison-ivy-infested area? Check. The Badlands really has got you covered.

There may be some connection between these Badlands and the Zol Nesting Grounds. No one knows. Like, a secret tunnel between the two, or something.

Of course, the Zol Nesting Grounds is known to be adjacent to the Drablands from *Tri Force Heroes*, too, so that opens up some thorny questions.
Breath of the Wild Challenge Series

Nintendoer made a drawing like this for the header of each post

The ***Breath of the Wild* Challenge Series** is a group of six challenges hosted by Nintendoer which took place in April and May of 2017 for challenges 1–5, and returned in December for challenge 6. Unlike his previous challenge series and trivia contests, the first five of the challenges was available on both Miiverse and here on the wiki, due to screenshots from the Switch version of *Breath of the Wild* not being shareable on Miiverse. For the sixth challenge, Nintendoer opted to post it on MV Haven alone. Challenges varied, from the likes of minimizing times, to using limited items; all in order to complete specific tasks.

The challenges were independent of each other: anyone with a copy of *Breath of the Wild*, on either Wii U or Switch, was encouraged to participate in any of the challenges they would like and compete against other participants on that particular post.

## Reception

There was a fair amount of participation on Miiverse, but the wiki versions of the challenge suffered from very low engagement. Seeing as the wiki is nowhere near as well-known or accessible as Miiverse, it is along the lines of what one might expect, but was still a shame, as the wiki posts for the challenges were advertised on both the front page of the wiki and on Nintendoer's Miiverse posts.

## Pertinent Archived Posts

### Miiverse

* Aerorafting (Miiverse)
* Unnecessary Runes (Miiverse)
* Sailin' and Surfin' (Miiverse)
* River Racing (Miiverse)
* More Shrine Shenanigans (Miiverse)

### MV Haven

* Rough Road Rampage (MV Haven)

Stagger's Fashionista Adventures with the Zelda Nerd Gang • Triple Bear Challenge
Discord

The Discord logo

**Discord** is an online social group messaging platform, originally designed for gamers. The ZNG has had a private Discord server since May of 2018, and uses it for the dual purposes of general communication and voice chatting while playing online multiplayer with each other.

Discord supports both text-based and audio-based communication, and allows anyone to create a "server," or group, for a particular topic of discussion. Within each server, there can be multiple "channels" for different topics; the ZNG server has numerous text channels, listed below, and two general-purpose voice channels. Notably, messages shared through Discord are not divided up into posts and replies, but are instead in a continuous feed, meaning that conversations are not separated from other conversations or topics that may come before and after them.

Discord supports emoji "reactions" that are similar to the "like" buttons on other platforms or the "Yeah!" button on Miiverse. Any emoji can be chosen as a reaction to any message, allowing convenient short-form acknowledgement of and reactions to messages. Often, an emoji reation may be related to a certain game that is being discussed, such as a pill for Dr. Mario (💊), a squid for Splatoon (🦑), a horse for Epona (🐴), or even just a general-purpose video game controller (🎮). The ZNG server also has custom emotes for the Miiverse and *Tri Force Heroes* reactions, the Miiverse 'Yeah!' button, and other Nintendo references.

Discord can be used via either a computer web browser, a computer application, or a smartphone app. All methods of access support all the main features of Discord, including voice chat.

## ZNG Discord Channels

As of December 2022.

* General
* Spoiler chat
* Gaming news
* Upcoming streams
* ZNRPG
* Game logs
* In-game chat
* ZNG *Among Us*
* Play Styles
* Anime
* Art
* Books
* Cooking
* Movies and TV
* Music
* "Generally"
* Gaming challenges
* *Mario Maker* course sharing
* Out-of-control trivia
* Preorder dread
* Tips and Tricks
* WNG
Noelle

*"I is smol."*

 —Noelle

**Noelle** is a member of the ZNG. She is Blake's cousin, and as such is one of the only two ZNG members to be related to each other.

Noelle has long been famous for her psychic powers and lightsaber skills, and as such has established a reputation for herself as "Her Elven Sith Highness". A healthy mix of respect and fear keeps her subjects loyal to her.

*"I don't need to stand on books to make yoU GROVEL AT MY FEET."*

 —Noelle

## Zelda Games Played

**Main Games and Their Remakes:**

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**Non-Canon Games:**

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## Top 5 Zelda Games

1. *The Wind Waker* *The Wind Waker*

2. *Ocarina of Time* *Ocarina of Time*

## How She Discovered the Zelda Series

Noelle's first ever Zelda game was *The Wind Waker HD*, given to her on her birthday. Once a month passed, *Ocarina of Time 3D* was given to her for Christmas. Both graciously given to her by her cousin, Blake.

## Favorite Games Outside the Zelda Series

Besides *The Wind Waker HD*, Noelle enjoys playing *Splatoon*, as well as *Super Smash Bros*.

## Hobbies Outside of Video Games

Noelle enjoys to draw, and occasionally enters her artwork into contests. She has always loved art since she was a small girl, and spends a good chunk of time improving her art.

Photography is a new interest of Noelle's, due to her getting a camera recently. Her grandmother was very talented with a camera, and Noelle hopes to follow in her footsteps.

Noelle has been taking Taekwondo for about three years. Her current belt is a red belt.

Another artistic interest of her's is weaving. Noelle's grandmother was full Navajo, meaning her grandmother spent many years handcrafting rugs, some of which are in museums.
ZNG Initiation Exam 2.0

The **ZNG Initiation Exam 2.0** was originally held by Nintendoer to test if Rex was worthy of joining the ZNG. Like the first ZNG Initiation Exam, this was a series of multiple choice questions. While the possibility of a free-written answer format was presented, the multiple choice format was chosen to honor the original exam.

*"Question 1! What is the first LoZ game to be made?*

*A: Zelda II: Adventure of Link*

*B: Okami*

*C: The Legend of Zelda*

*D: None of the above*

 *Question 2! Why did Ganon stay off the internet?*

*A: “Triforce.get” gave a 404 error.*

*B: There were too many Links.*

*C: The internet does not exist in the time period Hyrule is attempting to mimic.*

*D: He was too lazy to go to Kokiri Forest to use the search engine “Yahoo! Hi Link!”*

 *Question 3: What does the “G” in “ZNG stand for?*

*A: Group*

*B: Gang*

*C: Guacamole*

*D: G"*

 —Nintendoer
The ZNG Wiki

## Welcome!

Welcome to the ZNG Wiki, home to numerous articles all about the **ZNG**, including articles about its members, its friends, its past events, and more. For some suggested articles to start with, see the Featured Articles below. This is a wiki, which means that anyone can edit.

We'd love to have you participate in our **Discussions area**. It's great for gameplay logs, and lets you make self-contained posts easily. Some of the latest posts can be seen on the right.

## Featured Articles

**The ZNG****Members****Miiverse Post Archive****Game Logs****Associated People****The Zelda Series****Miiverse****Miiverse Drawings****Zelda Game Rankings****Languages in the ZNG****Chat Posts****Fictitious Universe**

## Discussions

Discussions is a place on the wiki where members of the ZNG like to post gameplay logs since it allows separate posts with replies, a good format for logs of a playthrough of a game.

Latest Logs→

## Polls Archive

The wiki hosted a few polls about the group's Zelda experiences, thoughts about Nintendo news and thoughts about the wiki itself for a couple of years. The archive is available for perusal.

Archive of Previous Monthly Polls→
The Legend of Zelda (Series)

***The Legend of Zelda***  is a series of action-adventure video games that forms a central pillar of the ZNG. Playing it is one of the major commonalities ZNG members have with each other. The series has 19 games, 7 remakes, multiple rereleases, and multiple non-canon spin-offs.

## Game Release and Announcement Excitement

Zelda game releases and announcements are exciting times for the ZNG as a group. Nine games/remakes in the Zelda series released while Miiverse was existent: *The Wind Waker HD*, *A Link Between Worlds*, *Hyrule Warriors*, *Majora's Mask 3D*, *Tri Force Heroes*, *Twilight Princess HD*, *Hyrule Warriors Legends*, *My Nintendo Picross: Twilight Princess*, and *Breath of the Wild*. In addition, some of the previous Zelda games have been released on Virtual Console since the origin of the ZNG.

The Termina Trivia competition, hosted by Nintendoer, was a lead-up to the release of *Majora's Mask 3D*, and tested the *Majora's Mask* knowledge of Miiversians who wished to participate. Its sheer existence exemplifies the kind of excitement surrounding the release of Zelda games among the ZNG.

The announcement of *Tri Force Heroes* also sparked a flurry of posts, leading up to Stagger's Fashionista Adventures with the Zelda Nerd Gang, and other members' organization posts. Posts and comments for the exchange of Play Styles also materialized.

*The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* is the most recently released game in the series, having arrived on Wii U and Nintendo Switch in March of 2017. The excitement around announcements for the game was palpable in the ZNG's circles, even considering the fact that many members sought to starve themselves (to varying degrees) of information on the game for an enhanced explorative experience upon release.

In anticipation for *Breath of the Wild*, Nintendoer and Stagger both took on playthroughs of the entire Zelda series and logged their thoughts as they went along. Nintendoer played the games in release order, while Stagger went along the order of the timeline for his marathon. While Nintendoer managed to play all of the single-player-focused Zelda games for his marathon, Stagger had to delay the adult timeline of his playthrough due to time constraints.

## Series Progress among the ZNG

*Main article: Zelda Games Played, by ZNG Member*
Each of the different members of the ZNG has had different experiences with the series than the next. Some strive to finish every scrap of all the games in the series that they can, even including remakes or non-canon games. Others prefer to enjoy the atmospheres or stories of the games, and take a more laid-back approach to playing through the multitude of challenges the Zelda series provides. Others still simply haven't gotten around to playing all of the Zelda games that they would like to, for a multitude of potential reasons.

## List of Games

This article or section needs to be **updated**. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. The reason given is: Needs *Link's Awakening* (Switch), *Skyward Sword HD*, *Age of Calamity*, and *Tears of the Kingdom*. *(January 2023)*
ZNG Initiation Exam

The **ZNG Initiation Exam** is a test given to those who wish to join the ZNG. However, Christian was the only member to actually take it. The Initiation Exam was thought up on a whim by Ed™ when Christian asked to join the group. It is made up of three multiple choice questions carefully designed to ensure that new recruits have at least a rudimentary knowledge of the Zelda franchise. As the ZNG is a highly inclusive group, passing the test is not necessary for joining, yet it is still in one's best interests. Should someone fail the test, they will be punished by having raw meat tied around their neck and being thrown into a pit filled with particularly irritable porcupines.

The test in full is as follows:

*"Question 1: Who is Zelda?*

*A: The princess
B: The green elf guy
C: The title character
D: All of the above except for B.
*Question 2: Which piece of the Triforce does Ganon posses?*
A: The Triforce of Power
B: The Triforce of Pork
C: The Triforce of Massive Muscles
D: The Triforce of Tingle***Question 3: What size boot does Link wear in Oracle of Seasons?*
A: Wait, what?
B: Ummm...
C: Pass**D: What kind of ridiculous question is that?"*
 —Ed™

The actual answers to the test are never disclosed to prevent cheating; only the Grand High Council of the ZNG knows them. After they go over the new recruit's answers, they merely tell the ZNG initiate whether or not the answers received were deemed worthy of a passing score.
Zelda Challenge Series

The **Zelda Challenge Series** was a sequence of independent challenges hosted by Nintendoer which took place in February, November, and December of 2016. Spanning multiple games in the Zelda series, participants were challenged on each post to try to fulfill specific criteria for a certain section of a certain Zelda game. All the challenges were timer-based or structured in some way so as to allow for ever-increasing high-scores among contestants.

The challenges were independent of each other: anyone was encouraged to participate in any of the challenges they would like and compete against other participants on that particular post.

Nintendoer returned with some *Breath-of-the-Wild*-specific challenges in the *Breath of the Wild* Challenge Series.

## Pertinent Miiverse Posts

* Challenge #1: *Ocarina of Time*
* Challenge #2: *Ocarina of Time*
* Challenge #3: *Majora's Mask*
* Challenge #4: *Tri Force Heroes*
* Challenge #5: *Majora's Mask*

Stagger's Fashionista Adventures with the Zelda Nerd Gang • Triple Bear Challenge
Wizards and Witches

Wizards are humans with the ability to use magic. They can be very powerful, but have naturally short lives. Major exceptions to this rule are Dr. Pym and the Dire Magnus, who attained immortality in other ways. Female wizards are witches. The difference between wizards and sorcerers, if any, is unknown.

## Known Wizards and Witches

* Dr. Stanislaus Pym
* the Countess
* the Secretary (minor)
* the Dire Magnus
* Unamed Rulers of Rhakotis
* Unamed Witch in New York
* Rafe (see Dire Magnus)
* Henrietta Burke
* Hugo Algernon
* Rourke
* Magda von Klappen
* Master Chu
* Unamed Old Wizard ( friend of Doctor Pym)
* the *Necromati*
* Granny Pete
List of Archived Miiverse Posts

*See also: List of Archived Miiverse Posts, by Game, List of ZNG Chat Posts, and List of Logs Made by ZNG Members.*
This page lists **archived Miiverse posts** made by the ZNG or associates, including all the comments (unlike many other Miiverse archival efforts). These archives are saved as PDFs, with all of the comments visible—no hidden spoilers, unfortunately. Links to these posts can be found throughout the wiki, such as on the list of logs, individual ZNG member pages, and in “Pertinent Miiverse Posts” sections at the bottom of pages about events that were on Miiverse, but this page links to the master lists for each ZNGer. (More details)

## List of Posts

The ZNGers who have Miiverse archives stored on this wiki are listed below. Follow the link found in each section to navigate to the standalone page where each person's posts are listed.

**Contents:**

1 Benjamin
2 Blake
3 Brandon
4 Christian
5 Courtnay
6 Ed™
7 Eeee-Money
8 Elzonire
9 Justin86
10 Knight
11 Matthew
12 Nintendoer
13 Ray
14 Ryan
15 Stagger
16 V
17 Vladislak
18 Zaria
Maguire

*"I tried to flirt with a door once. It slammed in my face. .\_."*

 —Maguire

**Maguire** is a member of the ZNG. The story of how he met the ZNG is a pretty crazy one: Maguire met someone named Jonathan through a home-school group. After becoming better friends with Jonathan, Maguire found out that both him and Jonathan owned a Wii U, and so they became Miiverse friends. Within Miiverse, Jonathan was friends with Bree, and Bree was friends with Edward, and so Maguire eventually found Ed's chat posts where Ed and the other ZNG members chatted frequently.

Maguire participated frequently in Ed™'s chat posts simply as a friend of the ZNG until about a year later when he asked to join the group as a full member.

## Zelda Games Played

**Main Games and Their Remakes:**

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## Top 5 Zelda Games

1. *Twilight Princess* *Twilight Princess*

2. *The Wind Waker* *The Wind Waker*

3. *Majora's Mask* *Majora's Mask*

4. *Breath of the Wild*

5. *Ocarina of Time*

6. *Skyward Sword*
Michael

Michael's favorite book is The Dwarf Omnibus by one G. G. Greenleaf. Among the many subjects it touches upon are dwarfish history, the laws and customs of dwarfish society, dwarfish art, literature and song; the book even provides, in one of its appendices, enough recipes to whip up a very respectable dwarfish feast.

Of course, Michael knows dwarves don't actually exist. Sort of. But thinking about dwarves is one way to escape life in an orphanage. Granted, it can also get you beat up. But it's worth it, since his father, whom he hasn't seen in ten years, gave him the book.
Rafe

Rafe is a boy from New York who lived during the time of the Separation. Kate meets him when the Atlas takes her back into the past during the Fire Chronicle, and learns that he dreamed of her, and according to a magical interpretation she would die if she stayed in New York for too long. Kate stays, however, and the two fall in love and Rafe shares his backstory, which includes his mother's murder due to the nonwizard hatred of magic. As the Separation draws closer, the kids whom Rafe and his friends Henrietta Burke and Scruggs protect end up getting caught in a fire. He saves all of them, and shortly before this rescues Kate from the Dire Magnus, but is unable to save Scruggs or Henrietta Burke to his sadness. Before he and Kate escape from the church, Henrietta Burke tells Kate to love Rafe to save his life. Although Kate knows Rafe's destiny is to become the Dire Magnus, she already loves him, and stops time to save him, which she knows causes her family's separation years later. Once Rafe finds out about his destiny, he vehemently refuses, but once Kate's life is put in danger, he sacrifices himself to become the next Dire Magnus to save her life. In the Black Reckoning, Kate still loves him despite knowing that he unwillingly became the enemy. Rafe appears to her several times as a spirit, but Kate learns that even those spirits had been tainted by the Dire Magnus and that he had been manipulating her. Finally, after Emma strips all of the former spirits of the Dire Magnus from him and gives him ownership of the books so that once he dies, the power of the books is destroyed, Kate stabs him in the chest, releasing the first spirit of the Dire Magnus and releasing Rafe. After reassuring Kate that her family was okay, he and Kate go to hide at the cabin near Dr. Pym's home. They spend a day there, happy that they can finally be together but knowing that Rafe has to die in order for the Books to be fully destroyed. At the end of the day, Rafe asks Kate to always remember him by wearing the locket her mother gave her, and she agrees sadly. At the end, Rafe sacrifices himself to save the world, and a grief-stricken Kate buries him and tells him that she loves him before returning to her parents.
The black reckoning

The book begins with a prologue showing the last seconds of The Fire Chronicle, but from Emma's point of view. The first chapter begins with Emma being imprisoned in the fort of the Dire Magnus, with no contact to the living world. She desperately protests and fights, and is defiant, before she discovers Michael's sacrifice to bring Kate back: the return of the Dire Magnus. After coming to terms with this and feeling another surge of love with her brother, she quickly is forced to come to another realization-the Dire Magnus is building an army. Meanwhile, Kate and Michael are desperately looking for their parents and sister and spreading the news of the return of the Dire Magnus. After a series of unsuccessful trips, Kate and Michael are forced to travel to Loris and they reunite with some of their old friends. Dr. Pym, who is with them, informs them that they are setting up a council to develop a strategy to fight against the Dire Magnus, and then escorts them to their rooms. Once alone, Kate confronts Michael as she feels that he is hiding something from her. Michael finally admits that through the Chronicle he saw Kate's love for Rafe, the Dire Magnus. He leaves Kate saying that she had to choose- she could only save her family or Rafe, but not both. Gabriel, immensely worried for Emma, is traveling to his old village. After meeting old friends who give him and Pym support, he reaches Granny Peet. There, he finally relaxes, and admits to Granny Peet that he is worried about something Rourke, a faithful servant of the Dire Magnus, told him. He informs her that according to the prophecy that once the three books are brought together with their keepers, they will die, and he admits that he feels betrayed that Dr. Pym knew this. Granny Peet reassures him that Pym wouldn't let anything bad happen to the children.

The adventures of siblings Kate, Michael, and Emma come to a stunning conclusion when they must find the last Book of Beginning—the Book of Death—before the Dire Magnus does, for when all three books are united, their combined power will be unstoppable. Soon Emma is on a journey to places both worldly and otherworldly, confronting terrifying monsters and ghosts, and what is darkest within herself. As the fabric of time begins to fray, she becomes the final piece of an extraordinary puzzle. Only if she can master the powers of this most dangerous book will she, Kate, and Michael be able to save the world from the dramatic, deadly final confrontation between magical and ordinary people that the Dire Magnus has in store.
Version 5.8

## Version 5.8.0

**Version 5.8.0** is the 58th update in Color Switch. It was released on December 15, 2016 for Android.

### What's New?

* New game mode: Swoop
* Bug Fixes
* 3 new balls

## Version 5.8.5

**Version 5.8.5** is a Christmas gift update that was released on December 22, 2016 for Android and iOS. Players who update the game will recieve 200 stars as a christmas gift for the players.
Easter

**Easter** is the 38th game mode, 26th endless mode, and the 5th seasonal game mode in Color Switch. It was released on Version 7.1.0

## Gameplay

The game mode is a re-skinned version of Zigzag. The player must tap to change the direction of the ball with a zigzag pattern. The game mode is divided into three difficulties: easy, medium and hard. The easy difficulty has 20 levels, the medium difficulty has 20 levels and the hard difficulty has 25 levels.

### Obstacles

Obstacles in this game mode are Easter themed (hence the name of the game mode).
The books of beginning

***The Books of Beginning*** (sometimes referred as *The Emerald Atlas Series* and *The Emerald Atlas Trilogy*) is a fantasy trilogy created by John Stephens about three young siblings setting out a series of adventure...

## The Author

**John Stephens** is an American television producer, screenwriter and director best known for his work on *The O.C.* and *Gilmore Girls*. He should not be confused with veteran TV Producer John G. Stephens, who was born in 1929.

Stephens is credited as the producer of twenty-five episodes of drama series *The O.C.*, and supervising producer for an additional three episodes. He has written twelve episodes and directed one - the only directing role credited to his name.

He has co-produced six episodes of dramedy series *Gilmore Girls* and written eight episodes, and is credited as executive story producer for one episode and story editor for a number of other episodes.

In June, 2008, it was revealed that he had been hired to be executive producer of Gossip Girl. He said, "I was a big fan of Gossip Girl - probably embarrassingly big for a 36-year-old man - so that, and the prospect of working with Stephanie and Josh again, meant I probably would have worked on the show for free. It was a real bonus when they offered to pay me." It was also revealed that under the deal Stephens would develop new shows for Warner Brothers Television.

He is the author of the new series, *The Books of Beginning*. The first book in the series is *The Emerald Atlas*.
Dr. Pym

Seeing Dr. Stanislaus Pym certain things are readily apparent...

His tweed suit is rumpled and frayed. His tortoise shell glasses are bent and patched. His eyebrows rise from his head like a pair of great snowy horns. Ink and tobacco stains dot his shirt and tie.

What is not apparent...

He has been alive for thousands of years. He can transport himself hundreds of miles in an instant. He is endlessly kind. If it turns out the world is not destroyed by an evil, tyrannical force, he will have been largely responsible.

In short, he is the greatest good wizard the world has ever known and desperately needs a dry-cleaner.
Version 4.9.0

**Version 4.9.0**is the 49th update in Color Switch that was released on October 13 for Android and on October 14 for iOS.

## What's New?

* New Endless Mode: Slow
* Fix levels impossible squares on WARP GAME MODE (15 - 24 - 25 ...)
* Change the color of the portal in Tower
* 25 new levels
* 3 new Balls (60 star) (80 star) (99 star)
About the emerald atlas

Called “A new Narnia for the tween set” by the *New York Times*and perfect for fans of the His Dark Materials series, *The Emerald Atlas* brims with humor and action as it charts Kate, Michael, and Emma's extraordinary adventures through an unforgettable, enchanted world.

These three siblings have been in one orphanage after another for the last ten years, passed along like lost baggage.

Yet these unwanted children are more remarkable than they could possibly imagine. Ripped from their parents as babies, they are being protected from a horrible evil of devastating power, an evil they know nothing about.

Until now.

Before long, Kate, Michael, and Emma are on a journey through time to dangerous and secret corners of the world...a journey of allies and enemies, of magic and mayhem. And — if an ancient prophesy is correct — what they do can change history, and it is up to them to set things right.
Spin

**Spin** is the 12th game mode and the 5th endless mode in Color Switch.

## Gameplay

This game mode revolves around spinning circles. In this mode, balls are attached to these circles. The goal is to shoot the ball and hit another circle, after which the ball gets attached to it again. This is how you achieve transition between circles. Unlike in other game modes, the circles are made out of green and red parts, or sometimes, they are entirely green. The ball is always green. If the ball hits a red part of any circle, it breaks instead of attaching to it and the game is over.

The circles that the ball attaches to always spin in some way: either going from one side to another, or doing 360 degree spins. Spinning speed can vary. In later levels, the speed can be very high, making it harder to precisely hit targets. In addition of spinning, the circles sometimes completely move around the screen.

Other than circles, there are often dynamic, red obstacles on the screen. They can be small red rings, moving blocks, static and rotating walls and moving spikes. Hitting them with the ball results in instant game failure.

The shooting system is identical to Shoot game mode.

If the ball stays attached to a circle too long, it will start fading, and this leads to game failure. This sometimes adds extra pressure to the player.

## Tips

* If the finish line is visible, the player can aim at it, passing through the other circles/obstacles and finishing the level instantly.

## Trivia

* This is one of the game modes that don't feature colors switching.
* This is the first game mode to feature different colors besides purple, yellow, light blue and pink.
* This and Color Fly are tied at being the second shortest game modes in the game with 30 levels. (the first being Split).
* This, Split, Color Fly, and Bounce are the only game modes that lack a hard rated level category.
Ethan

*"Time flows differently for me."*

 —Ethan

**Ethan** is a member of the ZNG.

He first interacted with ZNG members during the Zelda Adventure Quiz. It was a few years until he became a member himself, shortly after Miiverse had closed its doors. Since then, he has integrated himself within the ranks and introduced Rex to the group.

Be careful with words--Ethan has a knack for making puns from out of nowhere. The number of electrical puns he knows is shocking.

He is also just *slightly* colorblind, or at least enough to be able to have family members confirm that his Miis don't always have the correct hair color. Just for clarification, it shouldn't have a reddish coloration.

## Zelda Games Played

**Main Games and Their Remakes:**

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**Non-Canon Games:**

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## Top 5 Zelda Games

1. *Spirit Tracks* *Spirit Tracks*

2. *Majora's Mask* *Majora's Mask*

3. *Link's Awakening* *Link's Awakening*

4. *Oracle of Seasons*

5. *Breath of the Wild*

## How He Discovered the Zelda Series

Back in days of old, his older sister got her hands on a "fat" DS model. The previous owner was kind enough to throw in some games along with it, one of which was *The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks*. At the time, the game was a bit difficult for him, but he managed to complete the game a few years later when the mechanics were more understood. Before then, however, he learned that there were many other Zelda games out there from a friend who happened to be borrowing a copy of the special GameCube disk with *Ocarina of Time*, *Majora's Mask*, and the original Zelda. While it was still many years after this that he actually saw a different Zelda game, Ethan was still intrigued. Once he managed to get a 3DS he eventually picked up *Link's Awakening DX*, which helped cement a love for the series.

## First Playthrough of *Spirit Tracks*

The first two dungeons of the game were cleared with relative ease, though many long gaps of time were in-between sessions of play. In the end, it took a few years before his first play-through was complete.

## Favorite Games Outside the Zelda Series

*Splatoon 2*, *Minecraft*, *Mario Kart*, and *Shovel Knight* are a few quick-to-mind answers Ethan would come up with, though there are more if you push him for information.

## Hobbies Outside of Video Games

Ethan's other hobbies include collecting LEGO sets, reading, and collecting things ranging from Pokemon cards to random information.
Gabriel

When he was fifteen, Gabriel tracked a seven-hundred-pound black bear that had been terrorizing his village. Using only a knife and wooden spear, he fought the beast in the narrow confines of its cave. The bear left a deep scar down the boy's face-but the boy killed the bear.

Since the Countess's arrival, Gabriel's one goal has been to convince his village they must free the people of Cambridge Falls. He says he will fight the witch's demons alone if necessary. No one doubts him.

He is terrible at small talk. He has no close friends. He does his best not to scare people.
The books of beginning Wikia

## Welcome to the The books of beginning Wikia

Have you ever had brothers and sisters? Have you ever gotten lost? Well, this wiki is about 3 kids who got separated from their parents and their home. Join Emma, Michael, and Kate on this bone-chilling adventure. Emma, Michael, and Kate meet a nice wizzard, battle morum kadi, meet Gabriel, get captured by dwarves, get the atlas, save the kids on the boat, and meet the Dire Magnus. It doesn't end just yet, read all the books!

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List of People Associated with the ZNG

A list of people who continually surround themselves with members of the ZNG and join in their conversations, but are not technically members, due to them never being officially "sworn in," that they've never played a Zelda game, or other reasons.

This list also is a general precursor to a person being put on the List of ZNG Members page. If you would like to join the ZNG, you may move yourself to that page or ask someone else to help you do so. The ZNG is a very inclusive group: essentially, if you are seeing this website, you probably already know one or more of the members and are welcome to join.

## ZNG Associates

These folks are primarily connected to the ZNG through their frequent Charcho Chain participation.
* Bree/Rebelle LadyRogers
* Clarence Tinyboy1997
* Declan TheOtto
* Diamond landmarkchurch2
* Hidalgo staffofevilsbane
	+ alt: Chipotlehidalgo
	+ @hidalgusmaximus
* Jacob Jdavies321
* Kayla noisy28cat
	+ Kayla28Cat
* Megan Giant.Squirrels
	+ alt: Rome.and.Greece
	+ @mushu\_fanatic
	+ Giant.mutant.squirrels
* Noah NV63NV
* Ray/LlameLlama @thellamellama
* Zom phonatgeodeZom
	+ Hnng2
* ProfAwesome
* BlueDude87/Aaron BlueBomberFan87
	+ @AaronStabbert
* Britt britt.beckers
	+ @SuperBritt64
* Danny WOLFKING15
	+ alt: 3DSWolfKing
* David David.V.NNID
* Frog Game-Frog
* Gage Gageswims
* Joshua Mammotharmored
* John Nohr\_Prince
* JP10 LuckyDude23
* Meagan @OmniMeagan
	+ Mmsister07
* Michael MICHAEL\_L\_TAG
	+ @Mariotag1
* Rau Rau-Ie-Creuset
* T3R3ZI/Eva Peachykeenereeno
	+ alt: erw1209
* Tristen TristenPowers
* V / Forsaken Sheikah @ForsakenSheikah
* Vladislak Vladislak

### Chat Thread Regulars

These folks are primarily connected to the ZNG through their frequent Charcho Chain participation.

* Bree/Rebelle LadyRogers
* Clarence Tinyboy1997
* Declan TheOtto
* Diamond landmarkchurch2
* Hidalgo staffofevilsbane

* alt: Chipotlehidalgo
* @hidalgusmaximus

* Jacob Jdavies321
* Kayla noisy28cat
* Megan Giant.Squirrels

* alt: Rome.and.Greece
* @mushu\_fanatic

* Noah NV63NV
* Ray/LlameLlama @thellamellama
* Zom phonatgeodeZom

### Everyone Else

* ArapaiMatt SuperSmashMiis27
* BlueDude87/Aaron BlueBomberFan87

* @AaronStabbert

* Britt britt.beckers

* @SuperBritt64

* Danny WOLFKING15

* alt: 3DSWolfKing

* David David.V.NNID
* Frog Game-Frog
* Gage Gageswims
* Joshua Mammotharmored
* John Nohr\_Prince
* JP10 LuckyDude23
* Meagan @OmniMeagan
* Michael MICHAEL\_L\_TAG

* @Mariotag1

* Rau Rau-Ie-Creuset
* T3R3ZI/Eva Peachykeenereeno

* alt: erw1209

* Tristen TristenPowers
* V / Forsaken Sheikah @ForsakenSheikah
* Vladislak Vladislak
Volcano

## Gameplay

Volcano is a modification of the Color Fly mode, as the player is situated in a "Flappy-Bird"-esque state and must dodge incoming obstacles. What makes it different from "Color Fly" however, is the constant threat of lava from below rising from below and taking up about 75% of the screen. A warning to the player will be given however.
Swoop

**Swoop** is the 31st game mode and 22nd endless mode in Color Switch. It was released on Version 5.8. It's endless mode was released on Version 6.1.0.

## Gameplay

In this game mode the ball from a wall in the middle of the screen the player can make the ball bounce faster by tapping. The player can change the side of the wall which the ball bounces on by falling into a gap and it will bounce on the other side. In some parts of levels ther is no wall and the player can still make speed up the ball.

### Power-ups

This game mode features some power-ups or tools that can help the player complete the level:

Booster

Just like in Tower the booster increases the ball's speed it's useful passing long walls with different colors than the ball, the booster can be found in three different spots on each side of the wall; on closest to the wall, one in the middle and one far from the wall.

Vortex

This game mode also features vortex, there is two kind of vortex; a big one and a small one each one is placed in a side and can transport the ball to the other vortex.
Emma

Emma is small for her age. Her arms are skinny, her shoulders thin, her fists too small to do much damage. Yet according to her file in the orphanage office, she has been in twenty-three documented fights.

Unlike her brother and sister, Emma has no memory of their parents. Michael and Kate are her only family, and the orphanage the only world she has ever known. As such, it has one rule: when you stop fighting, you're finished.

Emma's file does not say that each of her fights was with children older and bigger than herself. And that she won all twenty-three.
Loop

**Loop** is the 29th game mode in Color Switch. It was released in Version 5.5.

## Gameplay

In this , the ball moves along a line, while obstacles fall down from the top. The player must tap the screen in order to change the ball's direction to avoid the obstacles.

### Stars

In this game mode, stars fall alongside the obstacles, the player must tap at the right time to get the stars then tap again to avoid the obstacles behind it, getting stars in this game mode is a bit tricky as the stars are usually followed by obsatcles.At the end there is always 6 stars.

### Obstacles

Obstacles in this game mode will fall down from the top of the screen. Some will move. Others will be in a fixed position. Some of the old ones are present in this game mode.

## Gallery

Loop Level 1Loop Level 1 Gameplay ScreenshotLoop Level 18Loop Level 18 Gameplay ScreenshotLoop Level 18 Victory with only one ball passed through the finish line
## Trivia

* This is the second game mode to feature dual balls. The first is Split.
	+ However, only one ball will pass the finish line.
Kate

Kate is the eldest Wibberly child. She ends up with the Atlas, the book of time, and she only first realizes how to use it when she ends up traveling into the past to get rid of a screecher that has attatched itself to her arm in order to save Michael and Emma. Kate gets stuck in the past when she passes out, and cannot get back home. She meets a boy named Rafe, whom she ends up falling deeply in love with, but ends up becoming the Dire Magnus to save her life. She returns home, dead, but Michael brings her back to life, and she ends up having to kill Rafe to save her family and the world.

When she was only four years old, Kate promised her mother she would look out for her brother and sister. For ten years, in orphanage after orphanage, that's what she did. She celebrated their birthdays, checked their homework, told them stories about their parents, and assured Michael and Emma that their mother and father would one day return.

Kate wears her mother's final gift around her neck, a golden locket with a picture of herself and her brother and sister. She wishes she had a picture of her mother. She doesn't know that with her dark blond hair and hazel eyes, she looks more like her every day.