Daily Debate: Which Race Should Come Back for Zelda U?

Zelda has established a huge catalog of races over the years; in fact, ever since Ocarina of Time, it feels like almost every entry in the series has introduced a new intelligent species to play a special role. The Garo of Majora’s Mask; the Anouki of Phantom Hourglass; the Oracle games‘ Subrosians and Tokay; the Zuna Tribe of Four Swords Adventures…and the list goes on. In fact, one of the things in Skyward Sword that really rubbed me the wrong way was that the designers felt the need to create the Kikwi and Parella races when the Deku and Zora could have worked just as well. Especially the Zora…I mean, even if they did as much nothing as the Parella did, it could’ve at least given us a tad more insight into ancient Zora culture!

…*ahem* Sorry, my character-obsessed side was showing (again). The point is, sometimes these new races come at the cost of a chance to see and expand on already established and beloved races. How long has it been since we saw the Kokiri? Who wouldn’t love to see a new generation of Rito? What kind of twist could the return of the Minish provide us?

So the question is not “what is your favorite race?” but rather “which race do you want to return the most in a future game?” Which do you think could be used to the largest degree? Which do you want to learn the most about? And sure, maybe some favoritism will get mixed in there, but hey—they’re favorites for a reason, and sometimes that reason is because we recognize a potential in the race that we’re just itching to see expanded upon. My personal choice, the Rito, is exactly this, as there is just

so much Nintendo could do with this avian species, and I will never understand why they’ve only appeared in The Wind Waker thus far.

So tell us: which race do you want to see return the most, and why?