Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Khrysalis – Zelda the PhantomKnight

Zelda the PhantomKnight – Princess Zelda from the Legend of Zelda video game series
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Zelda_the_PhantomKnight
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Zelda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Phantom_Hourglass

Zelda the PhantomKnight

Zelda the PhantomKnight is head of the hunters in Sardonyx. She was the first member of the Troika Council, until Warlord Balor demoted her to a common laborer. She assists your wizard in and around Sardonyx Market.

The Legend of Zelda is an action-adventure game franchise created by the Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo. The gameplay incorporates action-adventure and elements of action RPG games.

Cover art for the original 1986 NES version of The Legend of Zelda

The series centers on the various incarnations of Link, a courageous young man of the elf-like Hylian race, and Princess Zelda, a magical princess who is the mortal reincarnation of the goddess Hylia, as they fight to save the magical land of Hyrule from Ganon, an evil warlord turned demon king, who is the principal antagonist of the series. Ganon wishes to use the Triforce, a sacred relic left behind by the three goddesses that created Hyrule, to remake the world in his own dark image. When gathered together, the power of the Triforce can grant any wish its user desires; however, if someone with a heart that does not possess a balance of the three virtues of Power, Courage, and Wisdom attempts to touch the Triforce, it will split into three triangles and bond with three people whose hearts embody the required virtue.

Although their personalities and backstory differ from game to game, the incarnations of Link and Zelda often have many traits in common, such as Link often being left-handed and clad in green, and Zelda being associated with wisdom, light, and prophesy. While the conflict with Ganon serves as a backbone for the series, some games have featured other settings and antagonists, with Link traveling or being sent to these other lands in their time of need.

Princess Zelda

Princess Zelda is the titular character in Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda video game series. She was created by Shigeru Miyamoto for the original 1986 game The Legend of Zelda. As one of the central characters in the series, she has appeared in the majority of the games in various incarnations. Zelda is the elf-like Hylian princess of the kingdom of Hyrule, an associate of the series protagonist Link, and bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom.

S. Quinn (a learned Zelda fan and faithful follower of these blog posts) points out Zelda PhantomKnight is most likely a direct reference to the Nintendo DS Zelda game, The Legend of Zelda, Phantom Hourglass. In this game, Zelda as a spirit has possessed a suit of armor to help Link in his journey.

Cover art for The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. It is the fourteenth installment in The Legend of Zelda series and the direct sequel to the 2002 GameCube title The Wind Waker. Phantom Hourglass was released worldwide in 2007.

The current list of all the (known) Khrysalis references can be found here.

Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references but I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.

Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages

Zelda the PhantomKnight image is from Wizard101, and is copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment

Legend of Zelda and Princess Zelda images are copyright Nintendo

Image usage qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.

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