In what the Zelda website refers to as the ' Child Era,' Twilight Princess, as a sequel to Ocarina, takes place sometime after the Sheikah have all but been forgotten. The Sheikah are once again prominently discussed in one of the opposite timelines, in which the Hero of Time is triumphant. The Shadow Temple, filled with torture devices and bloodstained walls, implies a dark past for the Sheikah tribe in their service to the royal family. Sequestered behind Kakariko Village's graveyard is the entrance to the Shadow Temple, the door of which bears the Eye of the Sheikah. Kakariko Village was once a Sheikah settlement, but at some point was opened up to the ' poor folk' of Hyrule by Impa, according to one Hylian villager. Though the only other perceived member of the mysterious tribe in Ocarina of Time is Sheik (actually Princess Zelda in disguise), the Sheikah have a prominent footprint in Hyrule. Related: Zelda: Is Shiek Actually Throwing Deku Nuts In Ocarina of Time? Impa, fulfilling her divinely inspired duty, helps guide Link on his journey, and acts as a protector to Zelda, shepherding her away from the castle on the eve of Ganondorf entering the Sacred Realm and obtaining the Triforce of Power. Child Link, sent to Hyrule Castle by the Deku Tree, encounters Impa after sneaking through the Hyrule Castle gardens and discussing Ganondorf's imminent rise to power with Princess Zelda. The first prominent role of the Sheikah tribe, in terms of The Legend of Zelda's release order, came with Impa's role in Ocarina of Time. She mentions that the Sheikah are ' the goddess's chosen guardians,' and alludes to her playing a generational role similar to Zelda's in Hyrule's eternal struggle against Ganon, telling Zelda, ' You and I will surely meet again someday.' Impa then reveals her role as a member of the Sheikah tribe in the destiny of Hyrule: to watch over the Master Sword in its pedestal, and prevent Demise's return at the behest of the Goddess Hylia. When the Demon King Demise is defeated at the end of Skyward Sword, his spirit is trapped inside the Master Sword.

In the past, Impa joins forces with Link and Zelda, claiming her goal is to ' protect and aid the fight to prevent the world's destruction.'

Because of Skyward Sword's excursions through time, Impa is shown as both elderly and youthful.

Like many games released before it, Impa is the lone member of the Sheikah depicted. As the game takes place first on The Legend of Zelda's timeline, Skyward Sword helps delineate the importance of the Sheikah tribe.

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