WORD OF THE DAY! 7/4/12.

vessel [ves-uhl]

noun

1. Fantasy. A person or object that is used by another being to hold its essence, soul, or energy.

2. A craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat.

3. An airship.

4. A hollow or concave utensil, as a cup, bowl, pitcher, or vase, used for holding liquids or other contents.

5. Anatomy, Zoology . A tube or duct, as an artery or vein, containing or conveying blood or some other body fluid.

6. Botany. A duct formed in the xylem, composed of connected cells that have lost their intervening partitions, that conducts water and mineral nutrients.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: WORD OF THE DAY. 5/9/12. Reincarnation.

EX. WARNING! Minor, very minor, like talking about the character without getting too deeply in detail spoilers ahead. Today we're talking about why the Zelda from Skyward Sword may in fact...be the best Zelda.

ZELDA

PARAGON PRINCESS

Much like I knew right off the bat that the old Groosenator was special, I also knew that the Princess Zelda of our game would be a special one. Right off the bat we're introduced to a Zelda character design that really clicks with the art style of the game (several Zelda look a little out of place in their titles) and right off the bat she sets herself apart in several ways from the other Zeldas.

For one, she exists before Hyrule and therefore is not and never becomes a Princess. She is the very first Zelda and, presumably, the Link and Zelda of this title are the ancestors, physically or spiritually, of every other Zelda and Link. With her not being a Princess, she doesn't have the aloofness or the unreachable quality of the other Zelda's. She is Link's best friend and is girl-next-door sort of personality. Link and Zelda grew up with each other and it is clear that they're destined to grow closer together. Out of all the Zeldas, her love story with Link feels like it would've happened even if he didn't have to save her from the bad guys.

Now, not to say there haven't been other strong Zeldas before, look no further than the pirate Tetra, but this Zelda establishes herself as a strong and brave lady from the start. The first scene we see with her she stands up to Groose in defense of Link. She also gives Link a hard time for sleeping in, but helps him look for his Loftwing. It is clear that the two are close friends and care deeply about each other. She is also talented; able to sing and play the harp to perform a ritual when Link passes a rite of adulthood at the beginning of the title.

And yet, this Zelda doesn't have time for us to develop a romance story with Link (its clear they already loved each other so its not really necessary) because she is too busy discovering her destiny and accepting it. She discovers that the Goddess has given her a task and, with the help of Impa, Zelda sets out to complete it at her own risk. She soon discovers she is the reincarnation of the Goddess's spirit and that her relationship with Link was destined to happen to encourage him on his own quest. She is torn up about this, but she doesn't allow it to ruin her relationship with Link. To help prevent the rise of Demise, she puts herself in an eternal sleep in the Sacred Temple, and awaits Link to awaken her with the Triforce:

"Even though I am Hylia reborn, I am still my father's daughter, and your friend. I'm still your Zelda... So I'm going to ask you a favor, sleepyhead. Ever since we were kids, I'd always be the one to wake you up when you slept in. But this time, when all of this is over, will you come to wake me up?"

Unlike all of the other Legend of Zelda endings, when Link and Zelda embraced at the end of Skyward Sword, I could see their happy ending. Zelda decides she wants to start a new life on the surface of the World and she looks to Link and asks, "What about you Link? What will you do Now?"He smiles, makes a dumb noise, and they embrace. The End. The two of them found the a new human civilization, presumably not alone, and this leads to Hyrule. Their descendants will be cursed to be kidnapped and fight Ganon, but that's okay. For without the darkness their would be no light, and without villains their would be no heroes, and without hate their would be no love.