( okay, but you know how i talked about the numbers of captains and commanders in the royal hyrulean guard dwindling down from nine to two in this post? well. at least four of them were killed in an effort to protect hyrule from zant’s invasion but the rest?? their deaths weren’t quite as honourable.
( while it’s not clearly stated anywhere in canon, i believe that the darknuts of twilight princess are actually humans --- knights, more specifically --- who’ve been snared by evil and forever cursed to walk down its path. they’re v humanoid in appearance and nature, so it isn’t as far-fetched as you might think!!
( but do you see where i’m going with this. cursed humans. cursed knights. how many darknuts did you have to kill in hyrule castle. )