Impa - Skyloft
In the time of Skyloft, Impa appeared tall and lithe. She had straight light blonde hair, very tanned skin, and the standard red eyes of the Sheikah tribe. The Sheikah Eye Symbol wass tattooed in red on her forehead, and her left eye wass tattooed with the three white marks above and a white teardrop below in the form of the same symbol. She also dressed in blueish-purple clothing marked with yellow lines, an orange belt around her waist, and briefly wore a black cloak also marked with yellow lines.
As an old woman, her hair was greyish blonde and had become very long, now braided and wrapped around her eyes and forehead; it hung down on one side for use as a pendulum. The white teardrop is still visible but elongated on her wrinkled cheek. She stood quite short and wore a pointed red hood and cape with a variation of the Sheikah eye symbol on the back.
Impa appeared as one of the chosen guardians of The Goddess Hylia, who was tasked with watching over Demise in the form of The Imprisoned. Impa was a loyal and dedicated guardian and servant to the Goddess and stated that she gladly would take on the duty.
In the final days of her life following a fierce battle with the Demon King Demise, the Goddess ordered Impa to enter a Gate of Time to the far future to protect her eventual mortal incarnation and to help her remember her former life. When Hylia was reborn on the floating island of Skyloft as Zelda, she fell to the Surface. Impa then met with the former Goddess while saving her from a group of Bokoblins near the Earth Temple, later protecting her from Ghirahim's grasp as he was chasing after the young girl. Shortly afterward, she voiced concerns during her first encounter with Link at the fiery temple, believing that he was unworthy of being Hylia's chosen hero, as she was forced to intervene to protect the Goddess incarnate during the young hero's absence. Later, at the Temple of Time in Lanayru Desert, she faced Ghirahim in a brief battle while Zelda escaped through a Gate of Time at the temple. She is saved by Link when her magical defenses were overwhelmed by her opponent's powers. She was thus able to proceed through the Gate of Time with Zelda after instructing Link to tell "the old woman" in The Sealed Grounds the recent events so that he may know where to go. Impa then escaped into the past, destroying the gate as it closes behind her and Zelda to prevent Ghirahim from pursuing them.
Link followed Impa's advice and returned to the old woman, who explains that Link will need to strengthen the Goddess Sword with the power of the three Sacred Flames in order to awaken the Gate of Time in the Sealed Temple. She also taught the young hero how to play the Goddess's Harp as well as the "Ballad of the Goddess" to help him on his quest.
The young Impa remained in the distant past, her own time period, with Princess Zelda and watched over her as she entered a deep slumber in the Temple of Hylia to keep the seal on Demise, who had only recently been sealed by her Goddess incarnation, strong in that period of time. After the eradication of Demise outside of the temple in the present, an aged Impa witnessed Zelda finally awaken from her ancient slumber and briefly reunite with Link. The short-lived reunion was interrupted by an aggravated Ghirahim, who kidnaped the newly awakened Zelda and proceeded through the second Gate of Time that was located in the center of the temple, traveling to the temple's distant past. There, the young Impa was attacked and wounded by the demon lord. Once Demise wass successfully revived and sealed once more by the Hero of the Skies, the young Impa congratulateed him on his world-saving accomplishment. After Zelda pleads with Impa to return to the present with them, Impa explained that she was a being of the past and must stay behind to take care of the Gate of Time and the Master Sword. She told Zelda not to despair and promises that they would meet again one day, to which Zelda gave Impa one of her bracelets as a token of their friendship and the time they spent together before returning to the present.
In the present, an aged Impa awaited the return of the young heroes. As they stepped out of the Gate of Time, it closed behind them and disappeared, revealing her to be behind it. As the heroes approached her, the bracelet given to her by Princess Zelda many years earlier is visible to them, revealing she was indeed the same young, tanned, and slender woman they had left behind in the past. She smiled at Zelda, telling her that they indeed did meet again. She then fell silent, steps backward slightly, and fades into particles of light, passing away. The bracelet given to her by Zelda fell to the floor and Zelda herself mourns her passing, thanking her for everything she did to help them.
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