Ancient Armor and Sword Releasing for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity as an Expansion Pass Bonus
Posted on May 21 2021 by Emi Curtis
Many minds may be lingering on news regarding The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, but for those who are still enjoying the Musou action of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, good news comes today. Posted on the game’s official Japanese Twitter account is a glimpse at the new items being offered as the Purchase Bonus for the Expansion Pass. Those items are the Prototype Ancient Armor (Prototype Ancient Helm, Prototype Ancient Cuirass, & Prototype Ancient Greaves) and the Prototype Ancient Tech Sword, both for use as Link.
エキスパンション・パス、本編とのセット商品の販売開始に合わせ、5月28日より購入特典を配信します。
・リンク用コスチューム：試作古代兵装
・リンク用武器：試作古代兵装・剣エキスパンション・パス配信まで、一足先に新装備での冒険をお楽しみください。#ゼルダ無双 #ゼルダの伝説 #Zelda pic.twitter.com/MO22AcuHqh
— 『ゼルダ無双 厄災の黙示録』公式アカウント (@zelda_musou) May 21, 2021
The tweet, which is currently only in Japanese as of this writing reads approximately as such:
With sales beginning for the [Hyrules Warriors: Age of Calamity] Expansion Pass and the primary content involving the main story, the first new addition will arrive May 28th.
Costume for Link: Prototype Ancient Armor
Weapon for Link: Prototype Ancient Tech SwordEnjoy your adventure with this new equipment until the rest of the Expansion Pass arrives.
The Ancient Armor and Ancient Sword will be made available May 28th to anyone who has purchased the DLC for Age of Calamity. “Wave 1” of the DLC will release in June, and “Wave 2” will release in November.
With the bulk of the Age of Calamity Expansion Pass content likely to be announced at E3, this serves as a nice treat to whet the appetite until it arrives in full!
The Expansion Pass for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity retails for $19.99 USD. Pre-orders are available now.
What are your thoughts? Are you excited to see more from Age of Calamity‘s DLC? What special properties might the Ancient Armor and Sword have in-game do you think? Let us know in the comments below!
Source: Koei Tecmo
Emi Curtis is an associate editor with Zelda Dungeon, having originally joined the team in late 2020. She is a freelance artist, programmer, and streamer with a healthy love of both the creative and analytical. She can frequently be found playing RPGs and Adventure games, her favorite of which being The Wind Waker. She is also quite fond of playing Zelda Randomizers. Currently, she hosts a tabletop RPG series on Twitch and operates a freelance illustration business. She can be found on Twitter and Twitch as her VTuber alter-ego Gwen Myoty, creating nerdy artwork, dungeon mastering tabletop games, and playing RPGs.
