Yes, we have yet another round of new information on Skyward Sword, this time from Nintendo Power. If you don't want to have portions of the game spoiled for you, I suggest you don't hit the jump!- Ghirahim seeks to revive his master.- The headmaster of the Knight Academy Link goes to is named Gaepora.- Gaepora is Zelda's father.- Gaepora laugh like this "Hoo hoo hoo", which seems Owl like.- Zelda wakes up Link one morning to show him her dress for the Bird Riders ceremony.- Noticing how lazy Link is about his flying training, Zelda pushes him off the edge of Skyloft.- During the "date" after the competition, Zelda is trying to tell something to Link she's been meaning to tell him for a long time, but is interrupted by a tornado.- Link has nightmares of the black creature that shallows Zelda.- During the attack of said creature, Link is saved by his bird, which are called Loftwings.- Fi appears in Skyloft after the attack and Link chases her all around Skyloft to the Goddess Statue.- The Sheikhas Stones are back.- The Eldin Volcano's dungeon is NOT the Fire Temple, it's the EARTH Temple.- The bullies are named Groose, Cawlin and Stritch. Groose, the red-haired one, has a big crush on Zelda.- Other characters includes Pipit, a senior student and bird expert. And Fledge, a nice guy but kind of a wimp.Gameplay details:- Night/Day transition does not occur in real-time. Link must go to bed and choose to get up at night or at day.- Monster appear during the night. Cats become aggressive.- The HUD is customization. Standard, Light and Pro. Standard shows the full controller overlay and button functions, Light only the buttons and Pro is almost completely clean.- The only way to save your game is with the birds statues. They are pretty much everywhere, including mid-dungeon and right before boss rooms.- Skyward Sword's official name is the "Goddess Sword"- Link has multiple premonitions involving the strange pointy-toothed creature seen gobbling Zelda up in the original E3 2011 trailer- Skyloft has a full-blown residential quarter, a bazaar, the plaza, a bath house and more- knock background objects over- the treasure cubes we've seen in footage are called "Goddess Cubes"- the sword beam is referred to as the "Skyward Strike"- From the sky, you can return to any activated Save Statue on the surface.- Scaldera's official name is the "Pyroclastic Fiend Scaldera"- Link has to raid a Bokoblin camp to rid Eldin Volcano of their presence once he arrives there- earn the Digging Gloves and Bomb Bag from the Mogma as thanks for his help- the Sheikah-like character from the recent trailer is very "ninja-like"