Nylin Nohansen Zelda I (Total War)

Nylin Nohansen Zelda I is the first Princess of Hyrule to carry the name Zelda. She inherits the throne during the Rise of Ganon and is credited with slaying the Moblin King herself.

Apperance
Nylin is a female Hylian, roughly 6 feet 2 inches tall. She is notable for long blonde hair, blue eyes and fair skin. Later in life she becomes characterized by a scar across her right eye that she received from a fight with a Miniblin.

Personality
Princess Zelda I is notable for having a very cold personality, particularly after suffering through being kidnapped by Ganon and witnessing her father's death. She's notable for being very prideful, though she occasionally humbles herself to others. Though harsh when compared to her descendants, her iron-fisted mentality helps rebuild the Kingdom of Hyrule after it had fallen into ruin.

History


Early Childhood
Nylin was the only daughter of King Nohansen. Though she cared for her father, she grew to hate her mother and abhorred the idea of becoming a Queen in her place.

Rise of Ganon
When the Moblin king Ganon invaded the Kingdom of Hyrule, Nylin is one of his first victims. She and her guards are ambushed en route to Lon Lon Ranch where she is captured. Ganon hopes to learn of the location of the Triforce from Princess Zelda, but she remains silent until he gets help from the Sheikah Bongo, who uses Dethl's Eye of Truth on her.

After Ganon takes over Hyrule Prime and mortally wounds King Nohansen, Nylin is forced to watch her father die just before her own execution. Before she could be killed however, Impa is able to save her and aid in escaping Hyrule Castle. With their capital destroyed and armies scattered across Hyrule, Nylin and Impa set out to the fortress of Snowpeak where they could regroup and strike back at Ganon's Moblin army and stop him from stealing the Triforce from the Fire Temple. She held the fortress against Moblin forces while ordering the Sage of Light Rauru gather as many knights as he could for a counterattack.

Armed with a contingent of Hylian knights and loyal Sheikah, Nylin assumes command and marches with all of her forces onto Death Mountain to confront King Ganon. There she discovered that the Volvagians, including their ruler and the incumbent Sage of Fire Dakkon have betrayed Hyrule and sided with Ganon, leaving her to plead with the Gorons and their King Darunia for their aid. Promising to free the Gorons, Nylin and Darunia's armies assault the Fire Temple and Ganon's forces. After Dakkon is injured by Darunia, Zelda sneaks into the Fire Temple and finds Ganon sobbing on the ground. She easily cuts him down without being resisted. Rauru then examines the seal at the centre of the temple and finds out that the Triforce is not present, so Nylin deduces that King Nohansen must have placed it in the care of the Zora at the Water Temple. She wonders why the Moblins and the Dark Interlopers have attacked the Fire Temple instead, until Impa notices that the traitor Bongo and her followers are not present either. Horrified, Zelda, Impa and Rauru order the army to quickly march to Hylia Marine to chase them down, never finding out about Ganon's wish: he only wanted to use the Triforce to end the animosity between Hylians and Moblins and to bring back everyone who had to die because of it.

Nylin is forced into an alliance with Demise, Ganon's master, enraged over Bongo's betrayal of his student, who uses his powers to teleport her, Impa, and Rauru near the Water Temple and aid them in battle. Once there she and Demise join the Zora armies of General Rutela and lead an assault against the Dark Interlopers as well as Koume and Kotake's Gerudo and Veran's Fairies, who recently learned of the Triforce's location. The traitorous Sheikah and invading forces are stopped and the Triforce is secured. Her Kingdom in ruins and unable to deal with the prisoners of war, Nylin has Bongo executed by Impa and offers the rest to the Gerudo Warlords as a peace offering.

First Golden Age
Nylin assumes total control of the Kingdom of Hyrule after securing the Triforce, though she refuses to accept the title of Queen to spite her mother. Soon after, realising that the throne room of Hyrule Castle is not a safe location for the Triforce, she permits the conversion of the Temple of Time into a portal to the Sacred Realm, where the Triforce was to be kept.

Nylin marries General Baumaron Arthon several years later. She gives birth to Princess Yanera Nohansen Zelda II, who takes control of the Kingdom of Hyrule upon her mother's death in 47 AG. After her passing, a statue in her honor was erected in the square of Vigjaro.

Trivia

 * Nylin was very fond of the color blue and usually avoids wearing pink, a color expected to be displayed by a princess of Hyrule. This is possibly due to her hatred of her mother, whom frequently wore pink.
 * Nylin is honored by a large statue in the main plaza of Vigjaro, and the Estoc with which she slew Ganon continues to be carried by her descendants.