Born into a pre-planned destiny, Zelda had no choice but to become Queen of Hyrule. Harkinian, her father and former King of Hyrule, did not sire any sons with his wife, Persephone. This was because Zelda’s mother died during childbirth while conceiving the baby princess. The King went into a secret depression, causing a few erroneous decisions, including the massacre of the Knights led by Commander Chronic Cottenius. However, his need to care of is daughter began to win over his blackened state, and soon established himself as a powerful monarch once again. Zelda never understand this past of her Father’s, she was much too young to take note of it. She only saw a powerful role model and example of how a monarch was to rule.

Her childhood was standard amongst the nobility of Hyrule. She had everything you demanded, even though she demanded very little. Despite having the power to gain anything she wished, the Princess was never a selfish or spoilt person. She would often donate many of her old toys and playthings to the poorer people in the town surrounding the palace. Her nanny, a sheikah as tradition stated, was called Erika. She taught Zelda the value of life, the power that generosity and a caring nature had. She passed on the wisdom of the legends that Hyrule had built up throughout its long life, from the creation by the three Goddesses through to the Imprisoning War and Ganondorf’s reign. Tales of the ancient and endless Ocean, where the land had been submerged by the will of the Goddesses after hearing the people’s plea. Then, the creation of a new Hyrule, the one she was born into. The young princess lapped up the knowledge, eager to know more about her land that she would one day rule over.

During her teens, she underwent her training as a princess. How to perform during state ceremonies, how to dance and speak in the tongues of the foreign people (for courtesy). She also began her training in the magical area. The royal blood holds a strong magical potency (and many have wanted to use it in alchemy as a powerful catalyst), and Zelda is no exception. Her ability to use light magic mirrors that of the Light Clan’s from Conclave. It was also during her teens that she was entrusted with the Ocarina of Time, a very ancient relic used to control time itself, as well as acting as a part of the key to open up the doorway to the Sacred Realm (where the triforce is hidden). She has only ever given the Ocarina to another person once, and this was to Shin when he requested its use to remove the poison created by Marik.

Zelda has a strong affinity to Shin, her cousin, partly because of their age. They grew up together and had a similar liking for certain things, such a reading and magic, as opposed to the warfare the young Prince was supposed to learn. The Princess entrusts Shin more than anyone else, and treats him like a Brother. Both Zelda and Shin are an only child, therefore their need for each others company was too strong to refuse.

Now aged 24, the Princess has become Queen after the recent death of her Father. However, her destiny has become clouded, her role as Queen has not yet truly begun.