The Sheikah

The shadow tribe sworn to the royal family — sometimes ninjas, sometimes archaeologists, always holding the timeline's secrets (and, eventually, its technology).

  1. Skyward SwordShared Trunk (Before the Split)

    Impa serves the goddess across two eras at once — the tribe's duty predates Hyrule itself.

  2. Ocarina of TimeShared Trunk (Before the Split)

    Impa of Kakariko shelters Zelda; the Sheikah's eye symbol marks every secret in the game.

  3. Breath of the WildDistant Future (BOTW / TOTK)

    The tribe's ancient technology — towers, shrines, Guardians, the Slate — defines the entire era's aesthetic.

  4. Hyrule Warriors: Age of CalamityAge of Calamity (alternate history)

    Sheikah tech goes to war: the what-if hinges on machines the true history buried.

  5. Tears of the KingdomDistant Future (BOTW / TOTK)

    Purah's research (and Pad) carry the tribe's science forward as the Zonai past resurfaces.