The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia is a book released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series. It is the final book in the Goddess Collection trilogy.
Features
Encyclopedia is divided into three chapters spanning from The Legend of Zelda to Twilight Princess HD. The first one is a visual encyclopedia explaining keywords like the Master Sword and Hyrule. The second one is a list of enemies, items, dungeons, and more. The third and final chapter features archives with explanatory notes and storylines of each game in the series.[2]
A deluxe edition designed after the golden cartridge from the original The Legend of Zelda was also released. This edition features gilded pages and comes with a scale instruction booklet and a sleeve based on the dust covers included with NES games.[3]
Errors
Historical Records
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| 10 | The "Reading the Timeline" example differs from the actual A Link Between Worlds event listed below. |
| 11 | Claims that Ganon appears in Four Swords. |
| 25 | Claims that the pedestals in the Chamber of Sages are marked with the initials of each Sage. |
| 26 | "The Two Gates of Time" section claims that Impa escaped Ghirahim through the Gate of Time with Link. |
| 32 | The "Life in" section refers to Hyrule instead of Lorule. |
| 42 | The description of image 4 refers to image 5, with the latter missing its own. |
| 45 | Image 3 shows a corrupted screenshot. |
| 73 | Both Romani Ranch and the Gorman Track are referred to as Hyrulean ranches. |
| 75 | Claims that a Castle Town appears in Majora's Mask. |
| 91 | The Water Bomb section is named Bombfish instead. |
| 93 | Lightning Rods are mentioned despite Breath of the Wild not being featured in the book. |
| 101 | A Boarblin is depicted instead of a Moblin in the Era of Light and Dark section. |
Database
| Page | Error |
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| 109 | The Sacred Forest Meadow is referred to as the Sacred Grove in the section for Kokiri Forest. |
| 116 | The Arrows from Spirit Tracks are listed before the Arrows from Phantom Hourglass. |
| 118 | The Book of Seals is depicted as blue. |
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| 120 | The Compasses from Majora's Mask are listed after the Compasses from Twilight Princess. |
| 123 | The Fishing Rod listing mentions Majora's Mask instead of Majora's Mask 3D. |
| 125 | There is no section for Golden Key. |
| 126 | The image caption for Goron Vase reads Oracle of Seasons instead of Oracle series despite mentioning both games in its description. |
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| 129 | Majora's Mask 3D is referred to as Majora's Mask HD in the section for the Town Title Deed. |
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| 134 | Claims that Kafei became a Skull Kid in the section for the Pendant of Memories. |
| 135 | The Razor Seed listing mentions Majora's Mask instead of Four Swords. |
| 136 | Ricky's Gloves listing excludes Oracle of Ages. |
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| 160 | The Fire Rod is mentioned instead of the Fire Gloves in the section for the Frozen Plateau. |
| 161 | Prismantus is referred to as Prismantis in the section for the Grim Temple. |
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| 165 | The Beamos listing excludes the Beamos from A Link Between Worlds. |
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| 168 | There is no section for Bombarossa. |
| 169 | Claims that the Boss Bot is a boss in the Great Palace. |
| 171 | Claims that Color-Changing Gels are exclusive to the Wing Dungeon. |
| 173 | Red Darknuts from Twilight Princess are listed before Red Darknuts from The Minish Cap. |
| 174 | Claims that the Death Armos are vulnerable to Link's attacks when flipped. |
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| 177 | The Fire Gimos listing excludes the Fire Gimos from Tri Force Heroes. |
| 180 | Claims that Link is removed from Gerudo's Fortress if caught in the section for Gerudo Guard. |
| 181 | Claims that Gigabari split into multiple Bari when defeated. |
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| 185 | The Ice Gimos listing excludes the Ice Gimos from Tri Force Heroes. |
| 187 | Claims that King Moblin is the boss of the Great Moblin's Keep. |
| 189 | The Leever listing shows a Blue Leever instead of an Orange one. It also excludes the Red Leevers from Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages. |
| 191 | "See also" is repeated twice in the section for Margaret. |
| 193 | A Red Goriya is depicted instead of a Moblin from The Legend of Zelda in the section for Red Moblins. |
| 195 | The Octomine listing excludes the Octomines from Phantom Hourglass. |
| 196 | Claims that multiple Blue Orb Monsters appear in the Color Dungeon. |
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| 204 | The Slarok listing excludes the Slaroks from Tri Force Heroes. |
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| 207 | The Stone Elevator listing excludes the Stone Elevator from Four Swords Adventures. |
| 208 | There is no section for Stone Statue. |
Archives
| Page | Error |
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| 229 | Claims that Link can enter the Dark World from any spot by using the Magic Mirror. |
| 233 | Claims that Crazy Tracy is Syrup's teacher. |
| 236 | Claims that the Great Deku Tree tells Link of his origins as a Hylian after defeating Gohma. |
| 245 | Does not mention that Kafei is the son of Madame Aroma and Mayor Dotour. |
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| 255 | Symmetry Village is referred to as Symmetry City in Labrynna's map from the past. |
| 256 | Claims that Link must overcome the Tower of the Gods to wield the Wind Waker. |
| 258 & 259 | Claims that Tingle was saved by Tetra's Pirate Crew. |
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| 270 & 271 | Does not list Strata and Gepper. |
| 295 | Does not mention that Plats is Bronzi and Silva's brother. |
| 301 | Misery Mire is referred to as Desert of Doubt on Lorule's map. |
Trivia
- The golden cartridge design of the deluxe edition was originally used as a prototype for Hyrule Historia.[4]
Gallery
Artwork of Encyclopedia from Dark Horse Comics's Twitter
Deluxe edition cover
The deluxe edition
Booklet included with the deluxe edition
Hyrule Encyclopedia cover
Hyrule Encyclopedia cover
German cover
Italian cover
Video Gallery
| Encyclopedia trailer |
See Also
References
The Legend of Zelda Printed Media 
MangaComics4-komaBooksGamebooksSheet Music
The Legend of Zelda (Susumu) ·
The Adventure of Link (Ran) ·
The Adventure of Link (Shigoto) ·
A Link to the Past (Taguchi) ·
Encyclopedia ·