Somewhat Late Introductions, Part Two

So, now that you all know that I'm thoroughly obsessed with Zelda, I'd like to make a few things known regarding the content of this story. First, as I desire to advance on a number of plots and elements of the Ocarina of Time that were left secret to many players, I will be incorporating story content from other games (such as Wind Waker and Twilight Princess) to give an expanded role to the legends of Hyrule. In essence, I will delve fairly heavily into pre-OoT Hyrule, using my own theories based on my (very near lifelong) research of the franchise. While I will deliberately try to keep the story (almost) as ambiguous as its original source, I would like to try to piece together several elements of Hyrulian culture that were not directly connected in the games. To be specific, items such as the Wind Waker, or characters such as Agahnim or even Vaati will have some role to play. Know that nearly every claim I make is based on some tangible level of evidence, and I would not include any content not in the original script for Ocarina of Time unless it truly makes sense for the story and actually benefits the overall plot.
Secondly, I would like to discuss age content. While I'm not entirely certain of who is reading my blog at the moment, I have considered the fact that I may obtain a wide variety of different-aged readers, many of whom may be under watchful guidance of concerned parents, who desire to protect their children from harmful material. Please know that I am on your side. I honor and respect the role of parents to monitor and take active interest in the lives of their children, and respect that sometimes that may include preventing their children from being exposed to things the parent may deem harmful. I would like to assure you that I will avoid questionable content on this site as much as possible, but I’m also very much devoted to keep this story as true as possible to its original source material, deviating only to add literary depth and to enhance story pacing. While the Legend of Zelda has historically been rated “E for everyone” (with exception to Twilight Princess, which was rated “T for teen”), there are still concepts and themes that parents may want to be aware of, such as the themes of fantasy magic and a mild amount of violence and suggestive material. While the suggestive material never really goes much beyond the attire of some particular characters (or lack thereof) and usually makes sense for the situation:


—and similarly the violence (which was displayed at its worst in first chapter of this blog) is generally mild and always serves a point—it is necessary to be aware of it, and to use proper distinction in what you choose to allow your child to be exposed to. Magic has always played a strong role in the Zelda series, and this story won’t be any different. The Legend of Zelda takes place in a fictional land known as Hyrule, which was said to be created by three ancient, mystic goddesses. Link himself is capable of using some magic, and mystical power is used by both the forces of good and evil. While I believe that magic serves as a powerful metaphor in fantasy for real life themes and issues, the readers of this blog may disagree, and I respect their opinion. As always, it’s important to be able to distinguish between fantasy and reality, and know the consequences of blurring the line. That said, I think the Legend of Zelda is a rich, family friendly tale that provokes great thought and even striking a small tear or two. Nevertheless, just to be safe, I’m going to give this story an official rating of PG-13. That is, suitable for ages thirteen and upward. I will work very hard to keep this that way, and I encourage all my readers to post comments or send me an email if there is something they’d like to point out or discuss.
Well, I guess that gets all that out of the way. Aside from the usual “please leave me feedback!” rant that you all saw coming (but it didn’t come—so ha!), I suppose we can finally put a cork on these formalities and whatnot and get a move on with our adventure. How delightful.
See you all in the comments!