<P> In her first appearance in the original The Legend of Zelda (1986), she is kidnapped by Ganon, the series' main antagonist, after she divides the Triforce of Wisdom and hides its pieces across the land (as explained in the game manual). She is eventually rescued by Link, and the two of them reunite their respective pieces of the Triforce . </P> <P> Another incarnation appears in the sequel, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987). This Zelda has been put into an eternal slumber until Link breaks the curse . According to the in - game legend, the elder Zelda has been under a curse so long that it is in her honour that the Hylian royal family maintains a tradition of naming all its princesses after her . This is the first game showing a relationship between the two, as they can be seen kissing at the end of the game . </P> <P> Princess Zelda of A Link to the Past (1991) is one of seven maidens descended from the seven sages during the Imprisoning War . She is kidnapped and about to be sent to the Dark World, as the other maidens have been . On the night of her capture, she appears to Link telepathically, imploring him to help her . Though rescued by Link, she is eventually sent to the Dark World . She and the six other maidens, after being rescued, assist Link in breaking the seal on Ganon's tower so that the hero may confront the villain . </P> <P> In Ocarina of Time (1998), Zelda first appears as a child . Suspicious of the Gerudo King Ganondorf, she charges Link with the task of collecting the three spiritual stones in order to break the seal on the door to the Sacred Realm, so as to obtain the Master Sword and use it against Ganondorf, as well as to obtain the triforce before he does . Just before Link pulls the Master Sword from its pedestal, Ganondorf reveals his wicked intentions and Zelda must flee Hyrule Castle with her guardian Impa before he can capture either of them . Still in hiding seven years later, she poses as a young Sheikah named Sheik . In this disguise she offers Link advice and assistance throughout the remainder of his quest, until she finally reveals her true identity as Princess Zelda . Thus exposed, she is finally captured by Ganondorf . After Link rescues her, Zelda works with him to escape the collapsing Castle, guiding him and using her powers to open sealed gates . When Link defeats the resurrected Ganon, she and the other six sages are able to seal Ganon away in the Sacred Realm . After this, she sends Link back to his own time, seven years earlier . After the credits, we see young Link again approaching the princess in the Hyrule Castle courtyard . This child version of this incarnation appears briefly in Majora's Mask, although this is only a cameo appearance in a flashback as Link is remembering an earlier meeting between the two of them . </P>

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