Keep in mind this is opinionated and shows my personal views of what I believe would make this specific Zelda topic the best it can be. All that I request of you, people of the Internet, is to keep an open mind. I welcome criticism and angry comments with open arms; they are quite helpful and ever so entertaining.
Foreword: First, Hero Mode Discussions refer not to talking about hero mode from the games, though it uses the idea of being “hardcore.” So in the terms of discussion, this essentially means that what we are going to be talking about is more on the verge of “hardcore” than what we’re normally used to in discussion. Second, this is the first installment of many, because due to the length of the full article being some 6000 words and still in-progress, I have made the choice to separate the full article into roughly 2000 word entries that will be posted each week. Every segment will contain different aspects that apply to the topic we are going to be discussing today, so I implore of you to not get too upset when something you are
passionate about doesn’t show up, because most likely, I will get to it. Eventually.
Literally everything in The Legend of Zelda has the potential to become controversial. Fans fight over minor details, like the placement of skulls to support Tingle being a murderer, all the way to more serious topics, such as if future games should have full voiceovers or not. The franchise is known for its complexity and twisting story lines with multitudes of lore that could take a lifetime to learn fully, and those who are familiar with the series are no strangers to what exactly all of this can lead to.
So where exactly are we going today? From what is suggested, we are going to see something almost otherworldly controversial and unfathomably complex. Even though there is a lot in The Legend of Zelda that is “unfathomably complex and otherworldly controversial,” there happens to be one subject that takes the cake. It is literally the religion and politics of the Zelda world. Find out exactly what is so controversial after the jump!