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In the beginning, the people followed the spirits of good, and all was peaceful. But that era of peace soon came to an end. The evil Demon King rose to power, destroying everything in his path. The spirits of good had no choice but to face him in battle. The war that ensued seemed to last an eternity, and much blood was shed. Finally, the spirits subdued the Demon King, though they could not destroy him. Their powers were greatly depleted. With their remaining power, they buried the Demon King's spirit in the ground. They built shackles to imprison him, and a tower that acted as a lock. These shackles cover the land to this day.
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~ The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks prologue, on Malladus.
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This vessel...is...rejecting my spirit. I'm...slipping from it... I can't hold on for long... But the world will crumble in the time I have left!
He is a tyrannical Demon who arose following Ganondorf's death and the founding of New Hyrule, seeking to conquer the fledgling kingdom. After being defeated and sealed away by the Lokomo Tribe using the Spirit Tracks, Malladus is revived 100 years later by his servant, Chancellor Cole, using the body of Princess Zelda as a vessel.
This biography of Malladus is organized into the latest "official Zelda timeline".
Adult Timeline[]
This is the timeline where Ganondorf was sealed away after being defeated by Link, but eventually escaped, leading to the backstory of The Wind Waker.
Before Spirit Tracks[]
Malladus is mentioned in the prologue of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks as the Demon King. When he was sealed into the ground by a set of railroad tracks known as the Spirit Tracks by the spirits of the land, he waited for his chance to be free again. The tracks are referred to as the king's shackles.
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks[]
In the beginning of the game, Chancellor Cole separates Zelda's spirit from her body (however, she survives, allowing her and Link to track him down) in order to revive Malladus through the body of a royal Hyrulian. Towards the end of the game, Malladus is revived in Zelda's body, which then makes Byrne, the Lokomo who assisted Cole, demand that he get the power that he desires for freeing the demon. He instead gets attacked by the demon king, who then escapes to the Dark Realm with Cole on a train of his own called the Demon Train. After this, Byrne decides to try to instead destroy the demon king along with a Phantom Guardian ("Phantom") that Zelda's spirit had possessed.
Eventually, Link uses the Bow of Light to drive Malladus out of Zelda's body, and the Demon Train is destroyed. Malladus tries to repossess Zelda's body, but Byrne stops him and gives Zelda's spirit the power to re-enter her body. Enraged, Malladus kills Byrne and possesses Cole, transforming into a monstrous beast similar to Ganon. Malladus says that he can’t hold onto Cole for long as Cole isn’t a willing host, however he vows to use the time he has to destroy the world. But Link and Zelda defeat him and finish him off when they stab him in the head with the Lokomo Sword together, completely destroying Malladus, along with Cole, in an explosion of light.
Child and Decline Timelines[]
Due to New Hyrule never being founded, there would have been no host for him, and Malladus would have remained trapped inside the Spirit Tracks until he faded into nonexistence.
Other Media[]
Super Smash Bros.[]
Malladus appears in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS as a trophy.
Trivia[]
After Ganondorf is destroyed and sealed within the Great Sea, Malladus is perhaps another incarnation of Demise's hatred, due to the destruction of the previous demon king, but as of now, it is all up for speculation.
Suspiciously, he shares the title of Demon King with Demise and Ganondorf.
Like with other major characters from Spirit Tracks, Malladus’s name is train related. His name comes from the Mallard, the fastest steam train in recorded history.
He also shares a few similarities with Demise himself.
Both villains are the overarching antagonists of their respective games.
Both villains attacked their game's setting and were sealed away by benevolent deities.
Both villains spend most of their games sealed away.
Both villains rely on their game's main antagonist to revive them.
Both villains work with their game's main antagonist during the final battle. (Demise uses Ghirahim as his sword, while Malladus possesses Chancellor Cole.)
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