The War of the Bound Chest is an event mentioned in The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. The war was a conflict between a swarm of all the monsters in the world, and the people of Hyrule. The world was on the verge of being swallowed by shadow, until the Minish, then known as the Picori, came from the sky to bring the Hero of Men, two gifts: a sword known as the Picori Blade, and the magical Light Force. The Light Force was a source of limitless magical power, and combining its power with that of the Picori Blade, the Hero of Men was able to drive the Monsters back and lock them all within an enchanted chest, binding the chest with the Picori Blade itself.