So, the Hylian Shield. The second most iconic item in the game. The in-game description for this item is as follows “A shield passed down through the Hyrulean royal family, along with the legend of the hero who wielded it"……. the thing is that more than one hero “wielded” this Shield……or did they. We are going to find out WHO this hero is that the description mentions by looking back at both the heroes of the past and the shields that they wielded after all a shield tells the story of the Knight, his family, and his Kingdome. The first time we see this iconic shield is in Ocarina of time, and how the in-game description of the shield describes it in Breath of the Wild would make a lot of sense because this is the first time we are introduced to the shield…..that and the Hero of Time is the Link who is remembered in legend. But there is a problem with the shield. The Ocarina of time shield looks different than the one that we use with having an extra golden triangle (not triforce), and the top of the shield does not three knocks or slits like the shield that we have in Brath of the Wild……that and you can buy, and find this shield throughout the game in Ocarina of time. So the Hero of time is out. Now then let’s look at the Hero of Twilight OR the direct ancestor of the Hero of Time. This Link was born with the triforce of courage, saved two realms, saved and then worked for the Light Spirits, was trained by the Hero’s shade (the hero of time and his direct ancestor), helped save the prince of the Zoras, Saved the patriarch of the Gorons, and finished the botched execution of Ganon. With all of that and then some, you would think that the shield in Breath of the Wild belonged to the Hero of Twilight…..well no. Take a look at the shield from Twilight, it looks more like the shield from Ocarina of Time except this shield has more detail. In fact, the difference between this shield and the one that we use is that extra detail including an extra plate on the top of the shield…..that and again you buy this shield in Twilight. So the Hero of Twilight is also out. Now then let’s talk about A Link Between Worlds…….it is not it? The shield is missing the branches that are on both sides of the triforce……so ya, nothing to talk about with this one. Now that only leaves Skyward Sword, and if you compare the two shields it’s a perfect match. But there is a problem with consistency with this. Promotional art for skyward sword shows that this shield is Links primary shield BUT the thing is that you earn this shield by completing the thunder god boss trials at the end of the game, and the in-game description screams “Fanservice” by already giving this shield the legendary title. BUT when you look at Breath of the Wild, the cutler revolves around the old religion that was first introduced in skyward sword with Hylea being the Goddess; and if Hylea is celebrated as the goddess then the Goddess’s champion would follow suit. Now we know who’s shield we are using…..for now. Yes, it is clear that we are using the goddess’s champions shield since the game revolves around the goddess Hylea and her decedents BUT the in-game description calls for a Hero NOT a champion. This shield could have belonged to the champion/hero from the first calamity……but AGAIN there is a problem with that. If this Link was able to pull the Master Sword, he would also receive the Shield along with the champions tunic and the Master Sword scabbard……and yet this Link does not come with a Shield, you find it.