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A few years ago, when I was beginning to foster and nurture my love for creative writing, I began to fall back in love with poetry for the first time since high school. One of the ways in which I interacted with the Zelda community was on Tumblr.com, where a plethora of fantastic artists shared their works. I began to reblog their work and add poetry I wrote in the moment inspired by it, partially to promote and celebrate their…

Hyrule’s night air never bothered me, but it feels particularly biting tonight. It feels like its slapping the soot on my cheeks and arms into stone, weighing me down between coughs. I don’t know if I have ever ran this fast. Perhaps cowardice has that effect, loosening the bones until you forget what it feels like to be connected with yourself. My eyes are hot, but it’s not the repeated bumps into ranch fencing or trips on abnormally large tree…

Things were finally looking up for Fledge, all things considered. After a shortage in food supplies in Skyloft resulting from Demise’s wrath across Hyrule, his fellow knight-in-training, Link, went down to the Surface to defeat evil incarnate. However, as rumors spread that Link was spending more time breaking pots than fighting monsters, panic-buying set in, and the economy in Skyloft crumbled. After some political turmoil, though, new leaders sought to improve conditions, and suddenly Fledge and his friends were all…

In the oppressive darkness of the Depths, Link climbed to the top of the rocky cairn, attracted to its zenith by an ethereal blue-green light. Compared to the sight of the muddy red pools of life-sapping Gloom in every direction, pursuing this beacon was at least a change of pace. While everything about the Depths was terrifying, with one horrifying monstrosity popping up out of the ground after the next, during Link’s excursions there he grimly knew it was up…

“Why do I always have to babysit?” I muttered to myself. Just because I was the oldest, I had to take care of my sisters whenever my parents had company from other tribes. The delegation from the Gerudo tribe had arrived late yesterday, had some refreshments, and retired early to the guest chambers. This morning, they were discussing a potential alliance with my family and tribe, the forest people. I had to keep my sisters out of my parents’ way…

The Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 set from LEGO released in September 2024, and fans could hardly contain their excitement. Over the years, fans who occupy the middle of the Zelda-LEGO Venn diagram have been forced to be creative, building My Own Creations (MOCs) to fill the hole in LEGO’s catalog and submitting their own dream Zelda sets to the LEGO Ideas platform. However, Nintendo finally bridged the gap in their intellectual property (IP) offerings. Super Mario and Animal Crossing have…

The music of The Legend of Zelda is iconic, and it’s one of my favorite things about the franchise. Zelda songs, no matter the console, have a unique and distinct sound. They’re each imbued with some special kind of magic that makes you think, “Oh, this is from Zelda!” when you hear them. The melodies we encounter in each game are both memorable and incredibly catchy. The Zelda series’ talented composers and arrangers have gifted us fans pieces of ear…

In 1986, Nintendo released the first Zelda game, and what a success it was. The years have rolled by since then, and the series boasts numerous mainline titles plus spin-offs to boot. Games like Hyrule Warriors, Cadence of Hyrule, and even the Tingle games are celebrated by fans, especially when their release parched the thirst of fans waiting desperately for the next upcoming mainline Zelda installment.  Spin-offs in Zelda certainly are a wonderful thing. They take many of our favorite…

It’s been over nine months since we got the announcement that a Zelda movie was in production and very little is still known about it. One thing that we can be certain of, however, is that Link will have a voice. In an April Reddit AMA, director Wes Ball was asked if he thinks Link should speak in the upcoming movie. Ball said, “When I play Zelda as Link I speak with many villagers and creatures throughout the game; asking…

This article contains spoilers for the following games: Link’s Awakening, Majora’s Mask, Oracle of Ages, Twilight Princess, A Link Between Worlds, Skyward Sword, Breath of the Wild, and Tears of the Kingdom. It is recommended that you experience those stories as intended if you have not already. Proceed at your own risk. The Zelda franchise is one that has a history of diving headfirst into narratives that keep us on our toes. Although there are exceptions, the story teams over…