Editing Hyrule Castle

'''Hyrule Castle''' ({{ja|ハイラル城|Hairaru-jō}}, ''Hyrule Castle'') is a playable stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and home to {{SSB|Link}}.  It did not return in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' or ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', although another {{s|zeldawiki|Hyrule}}-based stage, [[Temple]], appeared in both games.

===Features===

The only terrain effect are the four tornadoes, commonly called "nados" or the "nado" in the ''Smash 64'' community, which spawn randomly over the stage.  They tend to last around 10-20 seconds, and move randomly in a direction, although they may suddenly speed up and home in on a character. If caught, a character is held for about two seconds before being dealt 14% (18% in ''Ultimate'') and thrown upward, KOing between 65% and 130% depending on weight of character and location of the tornado. The tornado's knockback is similar to a throw in which it cannot be [[SDI]]'d. It is possible to attack someone while they are in a tornado as well, and it is possible to hit the opponent with an aerial when they are released, including a [[meteor smash]] to knock opponents back into a tornado to rack up more damage. Tornadoes, due to their large vertical knockback, can also be used by {{SSB|Pikachu}} players to set up Thunderspikes if the opponent is caught in one. If a tornado speeds up and/or catches a character, it tends to spend less time on stage. The image to the side show the locations of the four tornadoes/nados spawns.

In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the Ω form and [[Battlefield form]] are identical to ''SSB4'''s Ω form; however, the main platform does not extend below the blast line and is resized and reshaped to match {{SSBU|Final Destination}} and {{SSBU|Battlefield}}, respectively. The three soft platforms of the Battlefield form are based on the ones of the regular form.

This stage is based on {{s|zeldawiki|Hyrule Castle}}, a recurring location in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series first appearing in ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}'', with this stage's design based on its appearance in ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}''.  

In ''Ocarina of Time'', [[Young Link]] travels to Hyrule Castle to meet the young [[Princess Zelda]] upon the dying request of the {{s|zeldawiki|Great Deku Tree}}. Link sneaks past the patrolling guards and meets Zelda in the castle's courtyard where she spies on [[Ganondorf]], the king of the Gerudo, swearing his fealty to her father, the King. It is here that Princess Zelda teams up with Young Link to protect the titular [[zeldawiki:Ocarina of Time (item)|Ocarina of Time]] and the {{s|zeldawiki|Spiritual Stones}} from Ganondorf, both of which act as the key to access the {{s|zeldawiki|Sacred Realm}} which contains the series' sacred item, the [[Triforce]]. After meeting with Princess Zelda, Link is tasked by her Sheikah guardian {{s|zeldawiki|Impa}} to travel to {{s|zeldawiki|Death Mountain}} to retrieve the Spiritual Stone of Fire from the {{s|zeldawiki|Goron}}s.

In ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda}}'', a {{s|zeldawiki|recorder}} can be played to summon a tornado, which teleports Link to dungeons dependent on the direction he faces. This is the only game in the series before ''Ocarina of Time'' to feature a tornado.

*In {{Forwiiu}}, five of the six available tracks are either ''The Legend of Zelda'''s main theme or a remix of said music.

*The following [[Assist Trophy|Assist Trophies]] cannot appear on this stage: [[Skull Kid]], [[Andross]] and [[Devil]]. Additionally, [[Lugia]] cannot be summoned here.