Hylia is a tangibly undeniably real entity in this fictional world and is specifically the protector goddess of everyone, and that is why they all pray to her. Other goddesses were mentioned in other games, but Hylia has been the main patron goddess of all the peoples of Hyrule since like Skyward Sword I think when she literally physically interacted with them.
No one knows a lot about the ancient past in this world, not even Hylians. Hylians didn’t even know about the mummy under their castle. Millenia passed and details slipped through the cracks and history fell into legend. It happens. The only confirmed account of history being erased I can think of was the Gerudo erasing the Eight “Heroine.”
Rauru is literally dead. He sacrificed himself. Was he expecting everyone to kneel to his corpse? Would you hand out magical nukes to people you were trying to keep under your absolute control? Rauru shared power and sacrificed himself for others, Ganondorf seized power and sacrificed others for himself. They’re both kings but one is the epitome of a good leader and the other is the epitome of a bad leader.
Zelda was tending to Sonia. Ganondorf was still a threat. A man betrays, mortally wounds, and robs a woman but then it’s her her husband who gets judged for being pissed off about it? C’mon now… That’s just rude lmao
Zelda is literally from the future and literally watched Ganondorf break free. She was 100% right when she warned Rauru Ganondorf wasn’t trustworthy. The sages fought alongside her in battle. Why wouldn’t they trust her? Rauru and Zelda urged (not commanded) their allies (not servants) to help them face a common foe and even made them better equipped to do so. No one is forcing this fight on any of the sages, past or present, except for Ganondorf. They need to fight because if they don’t everyone will die or be subjugated.
In a meta sense, the ancient sages were mostly likely downplayed so the present ones can shine (the Descendants were more than a bit overshadowed by the Champions in BotW, were they not?) The masks are the blue Champion cloths of this game. It’s cool armor that makes them look like a team and gives them an air of ancient mystery by covering their faces. Keeping details on them minimal was likely a choice based in narrative efficiency. We focus on them less so we can focus on the current sages more. Maybe some DLC or perhaps another Hyrule Warriors game will expand on the past?
What evidence is there that they were conquered and assimilated? What evidence is there that Zelda’s memories are false? What evidence is there that Sonia and Rauru’s love for her wasn’t genuine? Information should lead to a conclusion, not the other way around.
Not every villain needs to be sympathetic or complex to be compelling or enjoyable. Ganondorf embodies power in all its incredible, terrible forms and that’s neat. He’s fun because he’s big and imposing and evil and you need to stop him but it seems almost impossible because he’s just so damn strong and crafty and that’s cool! When you finally beat him it feels AMAZING because he IS power incarnate but you and your friends still managed to take him down and save the day! It’s not Game of Thrones and it doesn’t need to be. It’s a video game for Everyone Ten and Up, it’s okay for there to be clear cut bad guys and good guys! I mean do you guys really want a ten year old to have a moral crisis over beating up a bokoblin? lol
But hey if you want at least a little bit of nuance? Look at how this whole situation affects the rest of the Gerudo. They were Ganondorf’s first victims. He’s a danger to them still, and a national embarrassment they want to personally stop. Why is it so hard to imagine the Gerudo rebelling against Ganondorf after he swarmed the world with monsters? Why is it so hard to imagine him punishing them for their defiance and reconquering them? They were allied with the rest, why assume no one aided them just because they lost? Ganondorf is strong!
Yes! The Shiekah were unfairly persecuted at one point (forced to ditch their tech and exiled I think, idk abt genocide specifically) and that was a bad thing with negative consequences to this day. The existence of the Yiga in the lore indicates not everyone in the royal family is being depicted as inhumanly perfect which implies that we can take who the story tells us is good and bad at face value, doesn’t it? If the royals or the kingdom were being put on a pedestal, why admit that time they did the Shiekah so dirty?
Gerudo defected to Rauru, and Shiekah defected to Ganon. And now, ironically, Yiga butt heads with Gerudo most of all. I’m realizing this as I type it... That kind of stuff is interesting to me. That’s nuance. But not every story needs nuance! A simple meal well made is still good!
In summation: This story is fiction. If the storytellers didn’t tell you it happened directly or with hints, you should just assume it didn’t happen. Filling in reasonable blanks using what is there is one thing, but creating alternate universes where the good guys are bad guys is fan fiction. That can be fun! But with all due respect, it’s not narrative analysis. It’s like you’re ignoring the story you were told and creating your own only to get mad at the story you created?
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