Yiga Clan (Total War)

"I knew you were of the Yiga the moment I saw you."

- Impa to Liyer.

The Yiga Clan is one of the clans of the Sheikah Cadre. They betrayed the Kingdom of Hyrule and the other Sheikah during the Rise of Ganon, leading to their banishment to the Realm of Twilight.

First Golden Age
At the beginning of the first Golden Age, Kiro Muno and his wife Seldia Harkinian II sired four children: one son, Arn Ral Harkinian III, who would ascend the throne, and three daughters. Each of these three daughters carried the memory of their father's assassination of the Usurper in the name of Hyrule, and over time these ideals would be passed on by their descendants in the formation of the Sheikah Cadre. Iana Harkinian would serve as the ancestor of the Yiga Clan, her distinctive blond hair passing onto her descendants.

At the end of the era however, great malcontent started spreading among the Sheikah, which lead to a shadow war among the members of the Cadre itself. Around this time, a Yiga known only by her nickname Bongo, would find a great following among her kin, partly due to her possession of an artifact called the Eye of Truth. Come the reign of Sil Rhoam Bosphoramus, Bongo had become the leader of the clan, and under her, the Yiga grew to become one of the most powerful in the Sheikah Cadre. Little did they know, their leader had been under the influence of a Demon of Old.

Rise of Ganon
After the kidnapping of Nylin Nohansen Zelda I, the leader of the Yiga Clan grew an interest for the Moblin King Ganon. She offered to aid him if he helped her unseal the Shadow Temple. Most of her Yiga kin joined her alliegence with the Moblins and came to be known as the Dark Interlopers, waging war on their Sheikah brethren and the Kingdom of Hyrule in a bid to steal the Triforce.

They would later betray their Moblin allies by leading them astray to seek the Triforce atop Death Mountain, the land of the Volvagians and their Goron Slaves. Meanwhile, the Yiga Clan would reach the Water Temple where the artifact truly resided, but they'd find themselves locked in combat with Gerudo invaders under the Twinrova sisters, and Fairies of Tarm led by the power-hungry Veran. Soon after, an army of the Zora Dominion together with Nylin Nohansen would also join the conflict, with an unlikely ally. The Moblins planned to take their revenge on the traitorous Yiga and allied themselves with Hyrule. Demise himself desired to kill Dethl and its vassel Bongo.

After their defeat at Hylia Marine, the surviving Yiga were either executed or given to the Gerudo and cast into the Mirror of Twilight. The survivors among these outcasts would hold onto their Sheikah legacy as the Bonemold Monks. A number of Yiga and Yiga descendants did not betray the Cadre or escaped justice, hiding their heritage out of fear of reprisal. Among the Sheikah, the Yiga would gain a reputation as traitors.

Known Yiga

 * Iana Harkinian
 * Bongo
 * Sheikah Captain
 * Agahnim
 * Liyer

List of appearances

 * Unearthing Shadows (First appearance - Ally)
 * Power Play (Ally)
 * Triumph of the Moblin (Ally)
 * Dark Interlopers (Last appearance - Opponent)