Link is Hylian and long protector and hero of Hyrule. Link is afflicted by amnesia, as he is unable to remember anyone or anything from prior to his rest in the Shrine of Resurrection. 10,000 years before the events of Breath of the Wild, an incarnation of the Hero united with an incarnation of the Princess, the four Divine Beasts and numerous Guardians to seal Calamity Ganon away beneath.100 years ago, until it was sealed in Hyrule Castle, which has been able to contain it for the past century.