Amateur filmmaking group CorridorDigital recently posted an amazingly well-crafted short fan-film on their YouTube channel.

Check out Link’s Shadow after the jump, but be warned, there’s some intense violence and those with weak constitutions may want to reconsider.

From the YouTube description: “Three hunters in a forest discover that they have trapped a demon – Dark Link! An epic battle ensues as they try to prevent the murderous demon from reaching their village. The elder clansman gathers his mana and casts a beacon in to the sky, hoping to summon Link to save them.”

There are some interesting things to note about this video. The costume design was done by Mars Rising, and seems to incorporate elements from various Zelda titles. As for Link, as can be clearly seen, he has the Hylian Shield from Ocarina of Time, yet his sword resembles the one on the boxart of A Link to the Past. It’s also particularly interesting how cleverly the filmmakers worked in classic Dark Link elements like his mimicking abilities and his weakness to fire. Although I have to question the description’s use of “mana,” a term that never appears in Zelda games.

So what did you guys think? Would you like to see more Zelda material from CorridorDigital?

Source: YouTube

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