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War of the Bound Chest
The Minish bring the Hero of Men the Picori Blade and the Light Force at the height of the War of the Bound Chest
The Minish bring the Hero of Men the Picori Blade and the Light Force at the height of the War of the Bound Chest
First appearance The Minish Cap (2005)
Country Hyrule
Occurrence Once
Purpose Sealing away the swarm of Monsters
Characteristics Monsters sealed away in the Bound Chest

The War of the Bound Chest was a conflict between a swarm of all the Monsters in the world, and the people of Hyrule. The world was on the verge of being swallowed by shadow, until the Minish, then known as the Picori, came from the sky to bring the current Hero of the land, the Hero of Men, a sword known as the Picori Blade and the magical Light Force. The Light Force was a source of limitless magical power, and combining its power with that of the Picori Blade, the Hero of Men was able to drive the Monsters back and lock all of its members within an enchanted chest, binding the chest with the Picori Blade itself.

This chest, kept locked by the Picori Blade, came to be known in Hylian lore as the Bound Chest. As a result, peace was restored to Hyrule, and the new kingdom of Hyrule was allowed to continue to grow and prosper. The Light Force was then magically sealed within Hyrule's princess and passed down to her heirs in succession, a secret that not even the best historians in Hyrule knew.

The secret of the Light Force was only depicted in one place, in a series of stained glass windows within the Elemental Sanctuary that links the Minish World to the realm of Hyrule. Here was depicted the War of the Bound Chest, the coming of the Minish, the triumph of the Hero of Men, and the sealing of the Light Force within Hyrule's princess. It is unknown who the Hero of Men or the current Princess of Hyrule were at the time.

The War of the Bound Chest was spoken of in The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.

[edit] Theories

Theory warning: This section contains theoretical information based on the viewpoints or research of one or several other users. It has not been officially verified by Nintendo and its factual accuracy is disputed.

According to Ocarina of Time, the nation of Hyrule was unified shortly after the Hero of Time was born[1], and yet The Minish Cap is already set in Hyrule, and King Gustaf claims to have ruled "countless ages" before the story's events. This implies that either The Minish Cap and the war are set long after Ocarina of Time, or that the "Hyrule" in The Minish Cap only consists of the original kingdom, before the Hyrulean Civil War which took control of the surrounding areas and tribes. This is seemingly backed up by the geography of The Minish Cap, which depicts a much smaller Hyrule Castle Town, and has Lake Hylia much closer to its source, indicating less erosion. However, this could also imply that the game is instead set in New Hyrule, though the use of many of the same landmarks makes this awkward. Furthermore, the narration of the war does not indicate that any major demon was driving the army of Monsters, implying that this was possibly the very first wave of monsters, as they had been present even before Ocarina of Time, but are absent from the Hyrule of The Minish Cap until Vaati frees them. Finally, while the Triforce symbol is present in several places in the game, the Triforce itself is never mentioned in relation to the Light Force, possibly indicating that the culture is not yet familiar with it.

Theory warning: Theories end here.

[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ Ocarina of Time, Deku Tree Sprout: "Some time ago, before the King of Hyrule unified this country, there was a fierce war in our world. One day, to escape from the fires of the war, a Hylian mother and her baby boy entered this forbidden forest."
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