Four Swords sub-series

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The Four Swords sub-series of the Legend of Zelda is made up of three games: The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.

In all the FS games, there are two constant things: Vaati and the Four Sword. Vaati is a wind mage with two forms: human/giant Minish, and a giant, demonic flying eyeball.

The Four Sword is always there to stop Vaati. It gives Link the power to split himself into four. It also serves as the wind mage's prison.

The Four Swords Timeline

The Minish Cap

- Vaati (as a Minish) steals Ezlo's magic cap, becoming a powerful human sorcerer. He then turns his master, Ezlo, into a talking cap. - Winning the Picori Festival (Martial Arts in Japan) Tournament, Vaati breaks the Picori Blade. - The Minish Cap takes place, and Link, after battling the wind mage's three demon forms, defeats Vaati. He is presumably sealed in the Four Sword, either at this time or during future events prior to Four Swords.

Four Swords

- Awakened from his slumber, Vaati breaks free from his prison, taking the Princess Zelda hostage. - Link, after traveling with his split selves through Hyrule, faces Vaati in the mage's Wind Palace. After battling the demon sorcerer, Link is able to reseal Vaati into the Four Sword.

Four Swords Adventures

- After being tricked by Shadow Link, Link unleashes Vaati, allowing the sorcerer to try and conquer Hyrule. - Upon his defeat by Link, Vaati is apparently destroyed by Ganon. It remains unclear whether this is permanent or not, however. - Ganon, who was using Vaati and the Shadow Links, is defeated by Link and sealed in the Four Sword.