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{{Infobox Fighter
|name        = Impa
|image       = [[File:Impa Hyrule Warriors.png|120px|Impa in ''Hyrule Warriors'']]
|caption     = Impa in ''Hyrule Warriors''
|series      = [[Hyrule Warriors series|''Hyrule Warriors'' series]]
|debut       = ''[[Hyrule Warriors]]'' ([[2014]])
|games       = ''[[Hyrule Warriors Legends]]''
|weapons     =  [[Giant Blade]]<br />[[Naginata]]
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'''Hyrulean General,''' {{nihongo|'''Impa'''|インパ|Inpa|{{Hylian|I|M|P|A}}}} is a [[Sheikah]] tribe leader and incarnation of [[Impa]] who serves the [[Royal Family of Hyrule]] in ''[[Hyrule Warriors]]'' and ''[[Hyrule Warriors Legends]]''. She is the trusted adviser to [[Princess Zelda (Hyrule Warriors)|Princess Zelda]] and General of the [[Hyrulean Forces]].

== Background and History ==
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== In ''Hyrule Warriors'' ==
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=== War Across the Ages ===
Eventually, after centuries of conflict, the Demon King [[Ganondorf (Hyrule Warriors)|Ganondorf]] was defeated by incarnations of [[Link (Hyrule Warriors)|Link]], who managed to split the Demon King's soul into four pieces and seal them across time and space, ending the cycle of conflict over the [[Triforce]].His evil influence, however, would eventually spark a new conflict to free himself, resulting in the War Across the Ages.

=== Hyrulean General ===
Little is known about Impa's background, other than the fact that she is a Sheikah warrior who was trained from birth in the ways of war and eventually became the leader of her own tribe. She eventually became the Sheikah bodyguard of her era's incarnation of Princess Zelda, serving as both her general and adviser. Like her past incarnations, Impa is extremely loyal and protective of Zelda. An experienced warrior and military commander, her leadership proves vital to the success of the Hyrulean Forces during the War Across the Ages.

=== Armies of Ruin ===
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== Abilities ==
{{Q|Real strength only comes from knowing your weaknesses!|General Impa}}
[[File:Hyrule Warriors Naginata Impa wielding her Guardian Naginata's made of fire (Level 1 Naginata).png|thumb|left|Impa using pyrokinesis to create Guardian Naginata]]
As a leader of the Sheikah tribe and General of the Hyrulean Forces, Impa is an experienced and capable warrior. While possessing ninja-like reflexes and agility, she is also deceptively strong as well, able to wield her heavy [[Giant Blade]]s like the [[Giant's Knife]] and [[Biggoron's Sword]] with one hand. A skilled swordswoman, Impa is capable of [[Wikipedia:Iaido|drawing her large sword quickly from its scabbard]]; she is also capable of wielding [[Naginata]]s that have been passed down within her tribe, and can manipulate elements and shape them into weapons.

[[File:Hyrule Warriors Giant Blade Impa creating several Giant Blades with Hydrokinesis (Level 1 Giant Blade).png|thumb|Impa using a hydrokinesis-based Magic Circle to create Giant Blades]]
She is also a skilled magic user, capable of creating [[Magic Circle]]s and capable of closing a [[Gate of Souls]] together with [[Princess Zelda]]. A skilled tactician and military commander, she acts as Princess Zelda's trusted adviser and second-in-command. Like most Sheikah depicted in the series, she is knowledge of various legends and Hyrulean history, such as the role of the [[Master Sword]] in containing the [[Spirit Fragments|Spirit Fragment]] sealed within the [[Temple of the Sacred Sword]] and the potential dangers of removing it.
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=== Movesets and Weapons ===
==== [[Giant Blade]] ====
* ''Level 1'': [[Giant's Knife]]
* ''Level 2'': [[Biggoron's Knife]]
* ''Level 3'': [[Biggoron's Sword]]
* ''8-bit'': [[Boomerang#Hyrule Warriors|8-Bit Boomerang]]

==== [[Naginata]] ====
* ''Level 1'': [[Guardian Naginata]]
* ''Level 2'': [[Scorching Naginata]]
* ''Level 3'': [[Sheikah Naginata]]
* ''8-bit'': [[Magical Sword#Hyrule Warriors|8-Bit Magical Sword]]

== Dark Impa ==
[[File:Hyrule Warriors Impa Dark Impa (Dialog Box Portrait).png|thumb|left|Dark Impa]]
'''Dark Impa''' is a shadowy Doppelgänger of Impa that appears as an enemy in [[Adventure Mode]]. She uses the same moveset and has the same material drops as Impa. 
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=== Material Drops ===
* ''Silver Material'': [[Impa's Hair Band]]
* ''Gold Material'': [[Impa's Breastplate]]

== Gallery ==
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Impa Great Sword.png|Impa's Giant Blade moveset
Impa Naginata.png|Impa's Naginata moveset
Impa - Era of the Hero of Time Outfit (Hyrule Warriors Majora's Mask DLC).png|Impa's ''Ocarina of Time'' outfit
Hyrule Warriors Artwork Impa (Concept Art).png|Concept art of Impa
Hyrule Warriors Impa Standard Outfit (Master Quest - Oracle series Impa Recolor).png|Impa's ''Oracle'' series recolor
Hyrule Warriors Impa Standard Outfit (Twilight - Skyward Sword Impa Recolor).png|Impa's ''Skyward Sword'' recolor
Mask of Truth (Hyrule Warriors).png|Impa wearing the Mask of Truth
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