Galaxy of Twilight | Mario Galaxy x Twilight Princess

Before You Read

Hello and welcome! Read the description and/or look at the picture above, and you can probably guess what this story is going to be about.

This is a piece I started during the winter holiday of 2017, and I'm quite proud of it. Unfortunately, because this story is written during the actual events of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Super Mario Galaxy 2, those who have not played these games may become confused with some of the story and thus require some context. So before you read, be sure to check out the summaries below to get general idea of what both games are about (Twilight Princess in particular, as that storyline is quite convoluted).

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Synopsis

The game begins with a youth named Link, who is working as a ranch hand in Ordon Village. One day, the village is attacked by Bokoblins, who carry off the village's children with Link in pursuit before he encounters a wall of Twilight. A Shadow Beast pulls him beyond the wall into the Twilight-shrouded forest, where he is transformed into a wolf and imprisoned.

Link is soon freed by a Twilight creature named Midna, who offers to help him if he obeys her unconditionally. She guides him to Zelda, who explains that Zant, the King of the Twilight, invaded Hyrule and forced her to surrender. The kingdom became enveloped in Twilight, rendering all its inhabitants besides Link and Zelda spirits. In order to save Hyrule, Link must first revive the Light Spirits by entering the Twilight-covered regions and, as a wolf, recovering the Spirits' light from the Twilight beings that stole it. Once revitalized, each Spirit returns Link to his Hylian form.

During this time, Link also helps Midna acquire the Fused Shadows, fragments of a relic containing powerful dark magic. In return, she aids Link in rescuing Ordon Village's children, and assisting the monkeys of Faron, the Gorons of Eldin and the Zora of Lanayru. After restoring the Light Spirits and obtaining the Fused Shadows, Link and Midna are ambushed by Zant, who relieves Midna of the fragments. She ridicules him for abusing his tribe's magic, but Zant reveals that his power comes from another source, and uses it to revert Link to his wolf state. Failing to seduce Midna into joining forces with him, Zant leaves her to die from the world's light. Upon bringing a dying Midna to Zelda, Link learns he needs the Master Sword to lift Zant's curse. Zelda sacrifices herself to heal Midna with her power before vanishing mysteriously. Moved by Zelda's selflessness, Midna begins to care more about Link and the fate of the light world.

After gaining the Master Sword, Link is cleansed of the curse that kept him in wolf form. Deep within the Gerudo Desert, Link and Midna search for the Mirror of Twilight, the only known gateway between Hyrule and the Twilight Realm, but discover it is broken. The Sages there explain that Zant tried to destroy it, but merely managed to shatter it into fragments; only the true ruler of the can completely destroy the Mirror of Twilight. They also relate that they once used it to banish Ganondorf, the tribe leader who attempted to steal the Triforce, to the Twilight Realm when executing him failed. Link and Midna set out to retrieve the missing shards of the Mirror.

Synopsis courtesy of Wikipedia

If you want to see an expert, 100% walkthrough of the game, Zelda Dungeon (on YouTube) provides an excellent one. It is commentated.

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Super Mario Galaxy 2 Synopsis:

Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach for a second time and escapes into space to recreate his empire at the center of the universe . After launching into outer space, Mario is given control of Starship Mario, a mobile planetoid in the shape of his head, made by a crafty Luma mechanic called Lubba, powered by Power Stars, and piloted by other Lumas; his mission is to fly across the universe in pursuit of Bowser and the Princess and to help Lubba find the lost Lumas that were part of Bowser's plot. Along the way Mario meets new Lumas and joins up with his companion Yoshi, the Toad Brigade from the original Super Mario Galaxy, and his brother Luigi.

Synopsis courtesy of Wikipedia

If you want to see an expert walkthrough of the game, Typhlosion4President (on YouTube) provides an excellent one. It is not commentated.

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Now that you have context, you're ready to begin the story! As you read, please

- keep an eye out for spelling or grammatical errors

- if you know either game well, keep an eye out for inconsistencies

Thank you very much, and enjoy the first volume!

- Kimiko