This edition of Zelda: Themes in Motion treats us to a game with a slightly different approach to the battle between good and evil. Link's battle against Onox and Veran in Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages serves as a symbol of our need for vigilance when it comes to keeping the balance of nature intact.

Generally our thematic analysis of the antagonists in the Zelda series has revealed repackaged versions of the typical story of good versus evil, with more specific messages interwoven within that general framework. Seldom have we encountered commentaries on specific social issues. Like Malladus of Spirit Tracks, however, the villains of the Oracles saga represent not a metaphysical evil but a violation of ethics that is deeply rooted in our modern day dilemmas. Their transgressions are not only against human society, but against the order and harmony of the natural universe.

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