The Legend of Zelda/Ships

= CiaLink = 

CiaLink is the ship between Cia and Link.

Canon
Deep in the woods there was a sorceress who watched over the balance of the Triforce and is able to see moments through time and space. This allowed her to become star struck with the legendary hero but learning that he and his past lives were all linked to another woman wounded her heart. Knowing that she could never have him. Being distracted by the green clad hero when she gets attacked by a dark force who pushes the light out of her body, leads to Cia having a desire to claim the hero's soul. Reaping chaos and war upon Hyrule, knowing that it will have Link answer the call. Bringing the hero and the Triforce piece he holds right to her, for when he comes to confront Cia.

Link wasn't aware of Cia or the location she was summoning monsters from the time portals she opened, until he met Lana. Who makes Link believe that Cia was once part of Lana's magic clan to hide the fact they she and Cia were once the same person. Lana also doesn't tell Link of Cia's obsession to make him hers, as she brings the hero and his party to her location in order to save Hyrule. Knowing that she has to be stopped.

Fanon
Cia being obeyed with Link and wanting him to be hers alone, has people view CiaLink as toxic. Since most fanworks of the two are of Cia using her magic, or the lives of those he cares for, to make Link summit to her.

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= Darocks = 

Darocks is the cargo ship between Daruk and rocks from The Legend of Zelda fandom.

Fanon
While it is very common for various Gorons who love to eat rocks across the franchise to occur both in the actual games and in fanfiction as well, Daruk in particular is very well known for taking his love of sirloin rocks to the extreme, moreso than the other Gorons do, who note their love of rocks only a few times, and he often brings up the topic of eating Rock Roasts in many of his journal entries. The love for food as well as being well known for fighting skills, it was these traits that had Daruk befriend Link the moment he met him and given that he grew up in a simple lifestyle, he does not understand that Hylians and other races eat different things that are normal to them. It's common in many fanfics that Daruk would give anyone of any race a Rock Roast as he did that to Link and almost did that to Zelda as well and treated as a running gag.

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= Eponlink = 

Eponlink is the friend ship between Link and Epona.

Fanon
Epona being Link's iconic stead from Ocarina of Time to Twilight Princess, has made her a favourite horse in the Zelda series. That is why most players of Breath of the Wild like to name one of Link's other stead options "Epona", or look for a horse that looks just like her. On AO3, there are currently 35 written works.

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= Filink = 

Filink is the ship between Link and Fi.

Hyrule Warriors
Link had heard tales of floating islands from another time, so when Cia opened portals to three different eras and merged parts of them to the current one, Link goes to the floating island where he meets Fi. She knew that this Link wasn't the master she was waiting for, but she offers to aid him and his allies in their fight. While HW Link serves as her master for the time being, although Link was stunned and confused he accepts Fi's offer. Knowing that they will need all the help they could get.

Fanon
Some Zelda fans like to think of Fi as the Navi and Midna of Skyward Sword, with her role being not so different to theirs. Serving as Link's companion and friend during his journey, before finding themselves parting ways when his adventure has reached its end. The knowledge of Fi sleeping within the iconic Master Blade, however, does make it feel that she has watched over the other Links who have picked up the blade, after she and her Link parted ways.

Because Fi isn't human or has a more humanoid form like Midna does, it has led to Fi being given a human/humanoid form for Filink. A similar idea has also been used in GhiraFi.

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= GaNabooru = 

GaNabooru is the ship between Ganondorf and Nabooru.

Canon
The Gerudo law states that the Gerudo born a male than a female, like the rest of the Gerudo are, is to be made the king of the Gerudo Tribe, giving Nabooru and her fellow tribes women little choice but to accept Ganondorf as her king. Even if she doesn't approve of him or his rule. Nabooru served Ganondorf and was able to climb the ranks to be named his second-in-command, but she doesn't fully except him as her king.

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= GanGhiraZant = 

GanGhiraZant is the poly ship between Ganondorf, Ghirahim and Zant.

Canon
After all three parts of Ganon's sealed soul were freed, the returned Ganondorf summons Ghirahim and Zant from their timelines to serve him. Both Ghirahim and Zant bowed to him, before Ganondorf "asks" for their loyalty to him, and they didn't think twice when they agreed to become his generals and allies against Hyrule.

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= Ganonforce = 

Ganonforce is the cargo ship between Ganondorf and the Triforce.

Canon
In the series, the goal of antagonist Ganondorf is almost always to complete the Triforce, a divine relic created by the Golden Goddesses that can grant immense power. During his quest to obtain it he gets granted with the Triforce of Power, but that alone wasn't enough for him to be content with. He seeks to hold all three pieces of Power, Wisdom and Courage, he targets Zelda and Link to claim their pieces of the Triforce.

Fanon
"A Simple Request" by the parody comic series Brawl in the Family depicts Ganondorf singing a cover of Mariah Carrey's "All I want for Christmas is You" to the Triforce in comic form, humorously showing him fantasizing various romantic scenarios with the relic in-between him causing havoc throughout Hyrule. Then, in another comic made the following year, Ganondorf indeed receives the Triforce as a Christmas present, much to the chagrin of Zelda.

Ganondorf: “We could work together lover; I take charge while you look good."

An even earlier comic also shows Ganondorf having bought the Triforce from Kirby after the latter finds it in a treasure chest and not knowing what to do with it.

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= GhiraFi = 

GhiraFi is the ship between Ghirahim and Fi.

Canon
Although Ghirahim and Fi haven't properly met, Fi is aware of him through Link. While Ghirahim simply knows Fi as the sword Link wields. Fi was created after Ghirahim's master was sealed away, as part of a plan to keep it that way while Ghirahim aims to free Demise. It was later revealed that Ghirahim is a sword spirit like Fi is, and his final form is similar to hers.

Fanon
The ship grabbed people's attention when Ghirahim was revealed to be a sword spirit, like Fi is. Inspiring Zelda fans to create a humanoid form for Fi, that is a bit like Ghirahim's. So they can have Ghirahim and Fi properly meet face to face in their fanworks of them.

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= GhiraZant = 

GhiraZant is the ship between Ghirahim and Zant.

Fanon
The idea for this ship came from Hyrule Warriors, with it being a canon universe where the two meet and team up. Zelda fans also feel that Ghirahim and Zant have a similar energy to one another.

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= Groolink = 

Groolink is the slash ship between Link and Groose from The Legend of Zelda fandom.

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= Groozelink = 

Groozelink is the poly ship between Link, Zelda, and Groose from The Legend of Zelda fandom.

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= Harling = 

Harling is the het ship between Honey and Darling from The Legend of Zelda fandom.

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= LaLink = 

LaLink is the ship between Lana and Link.

Canon
Like the sorceress Lana was split from when Ganon's spirit took hold of her, Lana has feelings for the green clad hero. Unlike Cia, Lana expects the fact that Link is bonded to Zelda, no matter how much it hurts she soldiers on.

Fanon
LaLink is seen as a healthier version of CiaLink, with Lana being more understanding and excepting when it comes to Link and Zelda's strong iconic bond. Resulting in people feeling sorry to Lana and think that she deserves a chance to be with Link.

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= LanaCia = 

LanaCia is the ship between Lana and Cia.

Canon
Before Lana and Cia were split into two separate people, they were a sorceress who is able to see through time and space, while watching over the balance of the Triforce in the woods. When the sorceress was distracted by an image of the legendary hero while seeing past moments through time, Ganon's dark essence takes control of her body in order to free the rest of his soul fragments. The light pushed from the sorceress's heart becomes Lana, while her dark drenched serves as Cia. While Cia opens time portals to build her army, Lana rises up against Cia through the army she built to protect the forest. Before she teams up with Link and his allies. Who are made to think that Lana and Cia were members of the same magic clan, to hide the truth about them. Like Cia and the whole person they once were, Lana has feelings for Link but unlike Cia, she expects the fact that he is bonded to another. Cia is aware of Lana and that she was born from her light, making Lana "Cia's Better half."

Fanon
Because the two were originally the same person, before they were split into two separate people, some like to view Lana and Cia as sisters. There are theories that "Lanacia" might had been the name of the sorceress that the two were split from, since one of Lana and Cia's skins are of the whole person they once were, and that "Lanacia's" light and dark halves took on new names that were drawn from her whole name.

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= Link & Master Sword = 

Link & Master Sword is the cargo ship between Link and the Master Sword in The Legend of Zelda fandom.

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= Link x Wolf Link = 

Link x Wolf Link is the friend ship between Link and Wolf Link.

Fanon
Although Wolf Link is Link's wolf form from Twilight Princess and are in fact the same "person", Breath of the Wild having Wolf Link as a companion option to Link of BotW has another group view them as separate. Most of the earlier Breath of the Wild fanart were of Link with his TP wolf counterpart, as a wondering warrior and his faithful hound duo. It has also played a part in a few Zelda fanworks that are of a Princess Mononoke AU, since many feel that the Wild era has a similar energy to the Studio Ghibli film.

With "Twilight Link" meeting his Hero of Time ancestor as a golden wolf before he transforms into hid Spector, it got Zelda fans to have the Hero of Twilight do the same with the other Links who came after him. Appearing before them in his wolf form, before taking the form of a ghost warrior so he too can teach them the hidden skills he was taught. This idea has sometimes been used in Breath of the Wild fanfics, as they have BotW Link experience something similar with Wolf Link of the Twilight era.

Because Wolf Link is the beast form of Twilight Link, AO3 has BotW & Wolf Link fanfics be tagged under "Link & Link". Even though the tag in the fanfics makes them say "Link & Wolf Link" and "BotW Link & Wolf Link", until they are clicked on and reveals that the fanfic websites really have it say.

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= MidZant = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

MidZant is the ship between Midna and Zant.

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= Queenbosa = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Queenbosa is the femslash ship between the Queen of Hyrule and Urbosa from The Legend of Zelda fandom.

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= Ravilda = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Ravilda is the ship between Ravio and Hilda.

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= Rosalink = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Rosalink is the het ship between Link and Rosa.

Canon
Link first encounters Rosa in Holodrum when she is finding her way back to Subrosia. He has to follow her in secret so that he can reach Subrosia as well. During his second visit to Subrosia, Link finds Rosa on the beach lamenting that she has lost her ribbon, but he is able to buy her a new one. When he does so, she is thankful and takes him out on a date, using her key to explore the Temple of Seasons with him. Afterwards, Link can go on a date with Rosa again at any time and travel with her throughout Subrosia.

If Oracle of Seasons is played first, then Link can encounter Rosa again in Oracle of Ages while journeying throughout Labrynna. He can first encounter her on Crescent Island and help him get his shovel back from the Tokay. However, she will not follow him because she is on a vacation as an independent woman. Link can also find Rosa at the Goron Dance Hall at Rolling Ridge and will comment that the Subrosian dance is superior.

Fanon
Rosalink has a small amount of popularity within the Zelda fandom. It is usually overshadowed by all other ships such as other ships in the oracles game and especially Zelink. However, some do ship them together because they did go out on a date and can continue to go out on dates in the future if the player desires to do so. There are some fans who like to point out the fact that they felt that Link was only using her for her key although this was never directly stated. Others find their relationship to be amusing because the two are different races and Rosa could even bathe in lava while Link would be hurt.

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Trivia

 * While Link is on a date with Rosa, some of the other Subrosians will be jealous if he talks to them.

= Sacred Princess = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Sacred Princess is the cargo ship between Zelda and her sacred power from The Legend of Zelda fandom.

Breath of the Wild
The light sacred power has been passed down for numerous generations within the Royal Family. Every female member traditionally undergo training from their mothers regarding on how to awaken these powers and they play a prominent role in dispelling evil and purifying anything corrupted by it. Princess Zelda was a child who was supposed to undergo training to access her power with the help of the Queen of Hyrule when she came of age, but the latter unexpectedly passed away before she can pass down her knowledge to her. While the young Zelda puts up a strong front, she becomes increasingly stressed over having to live up to the expectations of her ancestors, which is not helped that Calamity Ganon is prophesied to return in her lifetime and her father King Rhoam becoming increasingly strict with her. When she turned seven, her spiritual training began, but without her mother to help her reach her goal, she becomes anxious and frustrated as she does not know what she is supposed to do and ended up praying for hours on end. When Urbosa was permitted to accompany her, she tells the young princess to cease her training though she did not listen and ended up passing out from exhaustion and upon coming around, she breaks down over not being able to succeed.

Through a decade of training, Zelda has not awakened her power and this fact would end up waning Rhoam's patience as the day grew closer and their relationship grew more strained as time went on. Seeing Link having been an accomplished knight and getting the sacred Master Sword later on, she grew envious and distrustful towards him to the point where she often avoids and lashes out at him, and it was only after he saved her from the Yiga Clan that she opens up to him as he reveals the reason for his silence as it was due to the pressure of having to save everyone. Zelda would then head to the first two springs to train there, the Spring of Courage and the Spring of Power though she did not get the results she wanted. She waits for her seventeenth birthday to arrive to go to Mt. Lanayru to train at the Spring of Wisdom in hopes that it would yield results, but when she did, it still did not bring about her power. The Champions, notably Revali and Urbosa were also sympathetic towards her situation with the former noting that he struggles to understand those who are not as talented as he is, but he tries his best to be empathetic while the latter knew firsthand of Zelda's struggles due to her history with her mother and connection with the princess. When Ganon arrived and seized control of the Divine Beasts and Guardians that resulted in Hyrule's destruction, Zelda could not take it anymore and blames herself for failing to access her power as she cries in Link's arms. Later, as they try to defend Fort Hateno, Link is gravely wounded and pushed far past his limits as he tries to protect Zelda and as a Guardian was about to fire at them. Zelda steps in between and finally awakens her power which shut down the surrounding Guardians, much to her surprise as Link finally collapses and falls into a coma. As she was about to slip into complete despair, the voice within the Master Sword communicates with her that Link can still be saved. As the Sheikah warriors arrive, Zelda orders them to take Link to the Shrine of Resurrection immediately. She latter prepares for Link to make a comeback as she returns the Master Sword to its pedestal before she uses her power to seal Calamity Ganon and herself, ending the threat. This also results in the Divine Beasts and the majority of the Guardians falling dormant.

Zelda does not age throughout the century, and she calls upon Link and regularly communicates with him telepathically though her seal is starting to weaken. After Link regains his lost memories, saves the Divine Beasts, and gets back the Master Sword, he confronts Ganon at Hyrule Castle, the Champions open fire to drain it before Link fights it. During the battle with Dark Beast Ganon, Zelda passes the Bow of Light to Link and uses her power to reveal its weak points. After she is set free, she uses her power to finally destroy Ganon. As they set off for Zora's Domain, she remarks that she can't hear the voice in the sword anymore and her power may have dwindled over the past years, but she accepts this revelation with a smile.

Age of Calamity
Princess Zelda, like in Breath of the Wild goes through a struggle throughout the story. It is not visible at first throughout most of the first three chapters, but the conclusion of the third chapter where Link gets the Master Sword to save her from Astor's Hollows did, she start to really worry about her dormant power. As she begins comparing herself to Link, Urbosa had to step in and remind her that Link is still the same person he was before and after he gets the Master Sword and not to worry too much. Terrako also played a part in playing her lullaby to distract her from her troubles, which prevented her from harboring any resentment towards Link. Her training at the springs often proves futile and when Calamity Ganon arrives, she is unable to save her father, who has the Guardians point their cannons on him and slips into despair before Terrako summons the Gates of Time to save the Champions and give them enough time to reach them and destroy the Blight Ganons. At Fort Hateno, Link finds himself pitched against the four revived Blight Ganons from Astor and as Zelda is being pulled away by Impa, she remembers the last moments of seeing her father and runs back and she reaches out and awakens her power. Since then, Zelda's sacred power along with the Bow of Light becomes the new weapons that she uses in gameplay. Zelda would use her power to weaken the Guardians, Ganon's barrier, and uses it to destroy Calamity Ganon without having to be sealed herself as she has no reason to do it given that Link and the Champions are still standing.

Tears of the Kingdom
While the fact that her power had been exhausted, she is shown to still have her power which had taken years to be revigorated again. She is also revealed to possess power over time itself which Queen Sonia would help train her to get better at using it. She uses her sacred power to help Rauru and Sonia defeat an army of Moldugas summoned by Ganondorf. Sonia also directly refers to her sacred power when having tea together. Much later, after Rauru seals Ganondorf, Zelda would then swallow her Secret Stone to become the Light Dragon and her sacred power is at its peak as she tends to the broken Master Sword as it heals through many millennia eventually making it to Link. After Ganondorf is defeated, Rauru and Sonia help Link return Zelda to normal.

Fanon
The Breath of the Wild series fan fic stories most frequently have Princess Zelda on her pilgrimage to access her sacred power and often fails when everything she did had no results which is prominent in Breath of the Wild and Age of Calamity, and Tears of the Kingdom is the first time where her journey to gain her sacred power is not the focus at all. Zelda's struggle to access her power over the course of many years, coupled with dealing with an overbearing father and the very fact that Calamity Ganon is returning and dealing with many losses and failures has made this incarnation to be the most sympathetic one to date.

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= Sidtula = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Sidtula is the het ship between Sidon and Tula from The Legend of Zelda fandom.

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= Sidzelinkona = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Sidzelinkona is the poly ship between Link, Zelda, Sidon and Yona from The Legend of Zelda fandom.

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= SkullLink = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

SkullLink is the slash ship between Skull Kid and Link.

Twilight Princess
Sometime after the events of Majora's Mask and the lead up to Twilight Princess, the Hero of Time asked the Skull Kid he befriended as a child to watch over the Master Sword by protecting the forest that is home to the ruins that the blade once reside in. Should Skull Kid ever encounter the hero's successor, who will need the sword to save Hyrule, he is to lead the next hero to it.

Skull Kid kept his promise and found a way to control puppets to fight intruders with. After centuries of waiting, Skull Kid comes across a blue-eyed wolf who has the Triforce mark on one of its paws, he knew that his friend had returned. Even though this Link is the Hero of Twilight, he is a descendant of the Hero of Time. The adaption manga of Twilight Princess has Skull Kid view the Hero of Twilight as his Link, who had promised Skull Kid that he would one day return when he asked him this request, while the current Link he was hugging was confused and curious about the person Skull Kid mistook him for. Despite the trouble he caused Link and Midna, Link was able to reach the Master Sword and become human again. All while picking up the sword and mental that Skull Kid was asked to protect by a previous Link.

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= TatlTael = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

TatlTael is the family ship between Tatl and Tael.

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= Twinrova Sisters = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Twinrova Sisters is the family ship between Koume and Kotake.

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= Vaalink = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Vaalink is the slash ship between Link and Vaati from the The Legend of Zelda fandom.

Canon
Link and Vaati have always been enemies. He first encounters him in the Minish Cap where he destroys the Picori Blade, releases monsters into Hyrule and turns Princess Zelda into stone. Link then has to go on a quest to reforge the blade and stop Vaati from finding the Light Force and taking over Hyrule. Throughout the course of his journey, he befriends Vaati's old master Ezlo and learns that the evil sorcerer was once a Minish. Link later manages to defeat Vaati, and he is sealed in the Four Sword.

In Four Swords, a Link from another generation is called to action when Vaati breaks out of the seal and snatches Princess Zelda. The hero is forced to pull the Four Sword and defeat Vaati once again. The sorcerer would not harm Hyrule again for many generations until Four Sword Adventures. The reborn Ganondorf steals the Dark Mirror and uses its power to force Link into pulling the Four Sword which releases Vaati. In the end, the hero is triumphant and Vaati is defeated for good.

Fanon
Vaalink has a small amount of popularity within the Zelda fandom. It is not as popular as the mainstream ships or even some of the other slash ships, most likely due to the fact that the two are enemies. However, it still has its fans.

Some fans theorize that Vaati is the reincarnation of Ghirahim in the same way that Ganondorf is the reincarnation of Demise. In this case, many GhiraLink shippers also ship Vaalink. However, Vaalink still is not nearly as popular as GhiraLink is.

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 * Link/Vaati tag on FanFiction.net
 * Link/Vaati tag on FanFiction.net

= Yopha = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Yopha is the friend ship between Mipha and Yona from The Legend of Zelda fandom.

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= Yonlink = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Yonlink is the het ship between Link and Yona.

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= Zelda's Parents = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Zelda's Parents is the het ship between King Rhoam and Zelda's Mother.

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= Zelinkpa = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Zelinkpa is the poly ship between Zelda, Link and Impa.

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= Zelona = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

Zelona is the femslash ship between Yona and Zelda from The Legend of Zelda fandom.

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= ZelQueen = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

ZelQueen is the ship between Zelda and the Queen of Hyrule from The Legend of Zelda fandom.

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= ZelRhoam = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" style="width:100%">

ZelRhoam is the ship between Zelda and King Rhoam from The Legend of Zelda fandom.

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