Hyrule Historia

The **Hyrule Historia** Campaign is a collection of historical events as they were supposed to happen and narrated by Princess Midna. The Hyrule Historia Campaign is considered the official story of *Hyrule: Total War* and its planned (but never released) expansions, and is intended to be played before venturing into the [freeform campaigns] that alter history based on player choice.

The following is list of all Hyrule Historia missions and brief descriptions for each of them. Detailed descriptions can be found on the articles on the ages and the individual missions.

Only the Ancient Age, the Rise of Ganon, the Realm of Twilight and the Gerudo Wars sections were completed at the time of mod abandonment.

## Primordial Era (Creation of Hyrule - 5000 BG)

The events of this age will be covered in the expansion Gods of Hyrule: Total War.

## Ancient Age (5000 BG - 2 BG)

The Ancient Era takes place many centuries before the rise of Ganon and the birth of the first Princess Zelda. This part of the Hyrule Historia campaign follows King Gustaf and the Ancient Hylians as they battle a power hungry Sage, crusading Darknuts, and the Moblin deity known as Demise. The fate of Ikana and the origin of Hylia is also revealed.

 has rampaged through Hyrule and its neighbouring lands, consuming
everything in her path. As King Gustaf of the Ancient Hylians, lure
Sulkaris into a trap as you await for the Huskus to attack from behind.
 Windbreaker (4992 BG)
 Darknut Legion has begun a crusade against the Wind Tribe of the far
east. As King Gustaf you must defend the surviving Wind Tribe as they
ascend to the heavens and leave Hyrule behind forever.
Siroc
 Torn Asunder (4962 BG)
Garo Master
 Demise of a Goddess (4955 BG)
 ancient being known as Demise becomes a Moblin deity and begins to
conquer Hyrule. Desperate from failure against this horde, the Ancient
Hylians create Hylia: a powerful mage who is eventually proclaimed to be
 a Goddess. Lead an assault on Demise's capital and slaughter every Moblin man, woman, and child.

## Rise of Ganon (1 BG - 0 AG)

This segment of the campaign introduces Ganon, Princess Zelda
 and the consequences of the Ancient Hylians. Players will follow Ganon
as he kidnaps Princess Zelda, forges alliances, and ultimately takes
over Hyrule Castle in his quest to find the Triforce. Players will then
take control of Princess Zelda as she attempts to escape and lead a
counterattack against Ganon's forces.

## The Realm of Twilight (1 AG - 99 AG)

The fate of the Interlopers is charted as the Twili rise to power. Players will control Zant and his armies as he attempts to reclaim the throne that was once promised to him.

 who named his fiancée Midna the Queen instead. His heart filled with
envy and a sense of entitlement, Prince Zant begins to build up his
forces in secret to usurp the throne from Midna. For his first plan of
action Zant will break into the prison fortress of Valran with the hopes
 of building a prisoner army and recruiting the aid of a famous warrior
monk who was once close to Midna.
 Zant plans on capturing the Great Fairy to add her sorcery to his
forces, but first he will have to fight armies of her own mages and
swarms of her ravenous pet spiders.
Lady Middee
 The Trial of Zant
 with the belief that he can overcome and subjugate her. Despite his
knowledge of the set up, Zant could have never predicted that he and his
 armies are being offered as a sacrifice to the long forgotten deity
known as Majora.
Lady Middee
 Usurper
 armies now warped into hideous and powerful beasts by Veran's magic,
Zant marches upon the Palace of Twilight to forcibly remove Midna from
the throne. Upon his victory Zant will be able to provide resources to
his associates to construct gates to Hyrule and fulfil his father's wish.
Lady Middee
General Onox

## Gerudo Wars (99 AG - 101 AG)

War erupts in Hyrule as the Gerudo declare war against the Kingdom of Hyrule. Players will assume command of multiple races as Agahnim betrays Princess Zelda and seizes control of Hyrule Castle, the Gohma, lead by a spirit of Sulkaris, attempt to strike at the Kokiri Forest in search of a new Forest Sage, and the Zora lead an assault on Death Mountain.

## The Return of Sulkaris (126 AG - 129 AG)

Lord Akazoo, feeling cheated out of marriage to Princess Zelda and denied the glory he earned in the Gerudo Wars, betrays the royal family as he unleashes a swarm of Gohma unto Hyrule and attempts to free Sulkaris from her prison. Players will assume control of the Gohma as they attempt to restore their master, guide the Kingdom of Hyrule and Link to counterattack Sulkaris and Akazoo, and formally establish Lanayru Province as an independent state.

## Manifest Destiny (133 AG - 134 AG)

The Labrynna Regime has begun to expand to the West and North. Players will enslave the Tokay for cheap soldiers, the Subrosians for resources, and the Horonians for labour as Labrynna. Players will later assume control of Ordona Province and will retaliate with Princess Zelda and Link against the Regime. Once the Fairies of Tarm become involved players will dive into their secret society, and then finally assume control of Lizalfos forces as they take advantage of the war and capture Princess Zelda for a bloody sacrifice.

## Hyrule in Chaos (135 AG - 138 AG)

The Kingdom of Hyrule is in utter chaos. As Princess Zelda was waging war with Labrynna to the East, the newly formed alliance between Ganondorf and Nardu has been unleashed, the False Goddess Hylia has announced her return to claim Hyrule, and Lord Akazoo has risen from the dead and unleashed an army of Stalfos. Players will assume the role of Ganondorf and command the Gerudo forces as he discovers the reason for his miraculous birth. Players will then command Hylia and the Wizzrobes
 as they take over the Kingdom and denounce Princess Zelda's authority.
With Lord Akazoo's return, players will then get to unleash his necromantic forces on Hyrule. Finally, players will follow the Deku Princess in the middle of this chaos as she uncovers the terrible reason behind the all out war between these empires.

## A Tale of Two Swords (140 AG)

With her Kingdom against her and Link her only follower, Princess Tetralyna Zelda V seeks to make an uneasy truce with the Darknut Legion. As the Darknut Legion players will strike back at Ganondorf and his new source of power, Demise. The Master Sword's Spirit comes to life as a mysterious enemy known as Ghirahim makes his presence known. Majora finally arrives in Hyrule and presents his ultimatum to the world.

## The Great Sea (140 AG - 143 AG)

The events following the Great Flood of 140 AG, covered in Great Sea: Total War.

## Untitled Expansion

Long after the land of Hyrule has fallen to ruin and been forgotten by history, Fi awakens in a world of Hylian descendants ruled over by her fellow spirit Aunomouzan, who has established himself as the God of the world.