Talk:Termina

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Video games. For more information, visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.	CVG Portal
Start	This article has been rated as start-Class on the assessment scale.
CVG To-do: edit  Gaming Collaboration of the week: Kirby Super Star Expand: New CVG Articles, Normality, Pac-Man World 2, Operation Flashpoint: Elite, Call of Juarez, Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar, Ford Street Racing, Betrayal at Krondor CVG Peer Review: List of F-Zero titles, Kya: Dark Lineage, Wii Remote, Dynasty Warriors 4, The Sims 2, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Kirby's Dream Land, Electronic sports, Fire Emblem, Dante (Devil May Cry), The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Final Fantasy XII, Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit), Classes in World of Warcraft Cleanup: Age of Mythology, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Betrayal at Krondor, List of Nintendo trademarks Merge: Deletions / Essential articles / Magazines Assess and Prioritise articles (Log)

	This article is part of WikiProject Nintendo, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to Nintendo related merchandise and video games on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.
Start	This article has been rated as start-Class on the assessment scale.

This article is part of WikiProject The Legend of Zelda series, an attempt to improve Wikipedia's articles related to The Legend of Zelda series. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.

Contents 1 Terminian or Terminan? 2 "Unusual" land 3 Termina 4 Underground 5 Deku Flowers 6 Parallel/Alternate Dimension? 7 If it ain't broke...

[edit] Terminian or Terminan?

Does anyone know which of these is the correct term when refering to the Hylian-like inhabitants of Termina? Ian Moody 11:28, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I believe both are allowed but I would personally go with -an. Some real-world examples: America/American, Armenia/Armenian. --Ntwhz 11:26, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)

An inhabitant of Hyrule is a Hyrulian, and a Hylian is of the specific race with long ears, therefore it is more likely that the "humans" are "Terminan" and the inhabitants of Termina as a whole are "Terminian" Setokaiba 19:50, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Setokaiba is correct. A "Terminan" is a human character who resides in Termina while a "Terminian" is a character regardless of race who resides in Termina. However, it is apparently argued that the terms are opposite of what we are assuming. Unless a verifiable source can be provided within the article (which is in desperate need of clean-up), we can only play hit and miss. I'm going to make the changes now. 192.30.202.12 17:44, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

I think it would logically be the other way around, actually, but since neither term is used in-game... -- WikidSmaht (talk) 01:53, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

---

The literal translation of the spanish word termina means "end". So im going to replace that with the reference with " a play on the word terminate".

Bearingbreaker92 17:28, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Unusual" land

How is Termina an "unusual" land? Its topography is different from that of Hyrule, but it otherwise appears as a standard structure featured in the Zelda series.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]]).

Does a mountain with snow on it next to a warm ocean and a canyon not strike you as odd? It is completely different to Hyrule, which appears to have a temperate climate. No other land in a LoZ game has such extremes. Setokaiba^?_? 09:59, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

You're failing to recognize that the distances between are likely shrunk down to make the game playable. Not only that, the snow in Snowhead was actually unnatural (the Goron elder would be unfrozen and instantly refrozen if you left the screen). And even if it was natural (after all it is called Snowhead) most mountain-tops have snow on them. And yes Hyrule does have extremes as well if you don't account for the compression for gameplay (sahara type desert right next to a thick European forest?) Leoroc 23:59, 24 June 2006

(UTC)

I have to agree with the Snowhead region not being natural -or at least entirely natural-, because when you defeat Goht, it becomes "springtime" in the mountain region. Of course, as far as I can discern this does not actually change the seasons; it is already spring. But the "Curse of Snowhead", if you will, is lifted and the snow melts, as evidence by some unmelted patches in the area. This remains as such until you go back to the first day. However, as you pointed out, most high mountians are snow-capped. So perhaps the evilness abound caused an extended winter. Stovetopcookies 03:46, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Would it be safe to assume that Termina is a world of its own, and not part of a bigger world? If so, then it may be on a very small planet, perhaps even the size of Pluto (which is STILL a planet, by the way) and would experience greater seasonal/temperature variations. If that is the case, Hyrule would be more earth-like, and the variation would be more gradual because of its size.Stovetopcookies 21:45, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

One must understand as well that the land of Termina was drastically changed by the power of the Skull Kid wearing Majora's Mask—The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]]).

[edit] Termina

Is that a play-on-words of "Terminal" i.e. their situation is Terminal . . . --Zeldamaster3 19:29, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

• No, it's more from the Latin "terminare", "to end"... Even in Spanish Termina means some forms of the verb "to finish". It looks like a word play because English doesn't retain the "terminare" that much. --Roberto C. Guión 19:45, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Underground

I find it excellent that ths area is included in the article. Perhaps it could be mentioned that topographically, this area extends to the north, beneath Snow Head perhaps. It also contains the gateway back to Hyrule. Of course, this would be borderlining speculation, and I want to avoid that. Intriguing as this area may be, especially since it is only accessible from one side and only seen in the beginning, the following can be determined:

1.) Entering Clock Tower northward, one must go down the stairs to the left, which wind counter-clockwise and let off facing north. The underground river that powers the waterwheel is therefore flowing east to west, which makes sense because it could be originating from the eastern mountains and letting out in the bay.

2.) The steel door at the far end (north) of the chamber can only be opened from behind. Conceivably, if this door were to be held open, the Terminians could escape through here and take refuge in the caverns to follow, or perhaps even find the gateway back to Hyrule and escape to there.

3.) The stone pillars in the cavern behind the steel door form an arrangement that turns westward. At the end of this chamber is a small tunner that turns leftward again, and so we are now facing south.

4.) After going south a couple of rooms, we arrive at the point where Link fell to in the beginning of the game. If you were somehow able to scale the wall, then conceivably you could pass through the portal and return to Hyrule. There is no documentation -at least none that I have found- that suggest against the possibility of being able to cross over through the portal the other way.

Stovetopcookies 21:54, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps this Link never escaped Termina. Hundreds of years later, his tale would be told in The Wind Waker. -SaturnYoshi ^{THE VOICES} 08:40, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deku Flowers

It seems that since Deku Flowers can be found both outside and in caves, they do not appear to be light-dependant fauna. I wonder what else could be studied from this? Stovetopcookies 03:39, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

They don't always grow where there is an abundance of water, either. Like on clifftops and around bottomless pits. -SaturnYoshi ^{THE VOICES} 08:00, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Parallel/Alternate Dimension?

People say this a lot but has it been officially declared as such by Nintendo? Stovetopcookies 01:16, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Look at their official site. Termina was created when the breath of the goddessess slipped through cracks in timespace, creating the alternate dimension of Termina. (61.91.191.2 23:32, 27 November 2006 (UTC))

User:61.91.191.2 speaks the truth. I'm adding that to the article. Jecowa 00:05, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Here's a source. Origins of Termina. Scroll down until you see it. It's arranged alphabetically. (61.91.191.9 13:48, 28 November 2006 (UTC))

[edit] If it ain't broke...

Seriously, I'm seeing a lot of unnecessary editing going on, and most of the time it just screws things up in the article that were perfectly fine before. We don't need to know every single little detail about every area in the game (for example: don't talk about piece of heart locations in the Woodfall article).