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The Challenge of Zelda: A character I relate to

Is it bad that the very first character that comes to mind is Talon because he’s kind of lazy and sleeps a lot?

But if I had to say I relate to any particular character it would be��Cremia. She may be Romani’s sister but she plays a very maternal roll without their parents around. When it’s obvious to her that they are all doomed, she will do anything to numb Romani to the pain of dying. Even if that means getting her a little intoxicated on Milk. Seriously, check out Did You Know Gaming on Youtube. They mention that in a video. Anyway, being a mother I know that feeling of wanting to shield your child (or small child you love dearly) from the world.

Though I can also relate to Impa. She’s very patient, willing to teach, but she’s also very stern and isn’t afraid to let you know if you let her down. This goes for virtually all incarnations of her, really, and it applies to more aspects of my life than simply motherhood. I feel I have that kind of relationship with my best friends, and it’s actually helped foster a strong bond with us. Not everyone can handle that kind of relationship, but that’s how it comes up.

And who doesn’t have obsessions like Cia had over Link? Especially anyone belonging to a Fandom. She was passionate about Link, maybe believed they should be together, and many people feel the same way about the heroes of their favorite shows/books/games/movies.

In truth, I don’t think anyone can relate to any one particular character in the franchise. We are all diverse in personality, and while a lot of the supporting characters are kind of one dimensional, they are in such a way that we can love them for various reasons. Including the traits we see in ourselves.

The Challenge of Zelda: The tears it’s made me shed

I don’t know if there was ever a part in the series that made me cry. Maybe I’m cold hearted. No, that’s not true.��I have been known to bawl like a baby, especially through musicals.

So I guess it’s time to pick a heart wrenching moment.

None come to mind immediately,  though the ending of Majora’s comes close. I won’t go into details, especially with the re-release being less than a week old. But if I had to pick one, that would be it.

The Challenge of Zelda: a favorite part

I’m stumped. Lots of moments and scenes from the games come to mind,  but none can really be pinned down as a favorite. But perhaps if I had to choose just one it would be paired with one of my favorite side quests: the reunion of Kafei and Anju. Not even really for a romantic aspect, and that’s saying something for a romantic at heart. The cinematography has stayed with me. The feeling of danger all around them but they are just so happy to be with one another.

But since we are on cinematography,  and I honestly can’t pick a favorite scene/moment,  the end credits of Ocarina when the sages appear on the mountain.

And maybe the master sword pull in A Link To The Past.

Or when we see Hilda is actually kind of psycho.

Oh! And when the sorceress in Hyrum Warriors shows her cards on how obsessed with Link she really was.

Picking one is hard.

So I won’t.

30 day Zelda challenge: Cosplaying.

First of all, I have one thing to say on the topic of Cosplaying: awesome. I have someone on my Facebook who does it for some games and characters I love, and I am fortunate enough to live in a city that has its own kind of comic con.�� Each time I see his pictures posted, or I stumble across a player on the streets I marvel at it. I can barely sew a hem, and my son’s first Halloween costume took me about a month to make with multiple start overs, so anyone who can bring characters to life like that amaze me. I applaud your talent. Truly.

If I could Cosplay,�� I would likely go as Sheik or Zelda from either Twilight Princess or Hyrum Warriors. Or maybe the 1989 cartoon, but probably not. I’ve already talked about my favorite character, so my choice shouldn’t be all that surprising. If I was going to put in the effort and attitude a good Cosplay needs, it would have to be someone I would love, a character I admire in a strange way.

And since we are talking Zelda,�� and costumes at the core, here is that first costume I mentioned earlier.

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Ps- sorry if this post is more riddled with typos and errors than usual. I did it from my phone. Silly auto correct.

30 Day Zelda Challenge: Double Answer day!

Okay, this would technically limit the challenge to 29 days, but the first question in this double whammy was too easy.

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Favorite Side Quest: The first one that comes to mind is Anju and Kafei. I liked that it went over all three days, and that there felt like real danger in the end of it with only an hour left before dooms day. At least I think it’s an hour, I haven’t made it that far in the 3DS and it’s been about thirteen years since I last played the N64 version.

Anyway, that side quest, to me, felt the most full. Again, all the details are escaping me, but I do recall needing to do the whole cave thing where you needed Kafei to get to the other side. Or maybe that was the statue making mask. I dunno, guess it’s a good thing I bought the re-release.

In addition to that one, my second favorite side quest is the alien invasion of the ranch. That one was supper creepy to me back then, and the whole trying to make sure you got all the aliens before they got to Romani and her cows. I get heebie jeebied just thinking about it.��[image error]

30 Day Zelda Challenge: Hardest Boss

The Imprisoned!!!!!!

I hate that thing with an ever living passion. Hate, hate, hate, hate hate, hate, LOATHE entirely.

There are no words. When that thing came back in Hyrule warriors I wanted to cry. I’m pretty sure I unleashed a string of words my two year old should never, ever hear. Thankfully he was napping, but my husband was not. My husband got to see the Scottish Sailor in my blood come to the front.

[image error]Just, UGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

Once was fun. I felt so proud. Go me! I defeated this stupid hard boss. Man, Skyward Sword is going to be a challenge. Facing it again. Seriously? We have to do this …. again?

By the third time I was already so frustrated with Skyward Swords game play that I was just amped up to take that stupid, weak toed thing out once and for all. Thankfully, three is the magic number.

So what was so hard about it? Well, the shock waves causing devastating damage, the controls already being horrible but then needing to figure the perfect timing so you don’t die. Needing to go up so you can just jump back down on it’s head. It was a dumb kind of hard. Not a Demise or Majora’s Mask kind of hard where you enjoyed the battle. More like a, by the time the third round was done I swore I would never play the game again because that boss was STUPID kind of hard. While I have major respect for the master mind that thought this creature from the farthest corner of the dark world up, just NO!

And thus ends my answering the daily challenge like a small child throwing a fit.

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(Had to add something cute in there considering it’s Valentine’s Day.)

30 Day Zelda challenge: Easiest boss

Picking an easy boss wasn’t, well, easy. I think because the easy ones are forgettable.

I finished a Link Between Worlds in 4 days. As a result, I don’t remember a lot of the game. And that is why I am pulling the easiest boss from that pile.

A Link Between Worlds was great because it was a sequel to one of the greatest games ever. BUT it was almost too much of a sequel. Bosses that were ripped right from that A Link to the Past took no thinking, no worry, no need for checking that you have a fairy in a bottle.

So out of a random selection of easy bosses, I choose Moldorm. Sure he can knock you off and force you to make your way to the battle again, but that’s more annoying than challenging.

30 day challenge: Items I truly own

Well, this is an easy one: None. I am no cosplayer. I collect, but the Zelda items collected have been useful things. As in, no one in my family plays a wind instrument, so having an ocarina would be pointless. Is a real Ocarina useful? Yes, but only to those who’d play.

But for the sake of the challenge, and getting something down, I will say the closest I have to owning something from the game is having the Master Sword. In a DS Stylus.

Sadly the stylus has since left us. My son found it and decided it was the neatest thing ever and went off to fight Ganondorf. In the process, he broke it. Sad day, but it’s just more reason why we don’t invest in things just because we are total Zelda nerds.

Though if I could have owned anything from the Zelda Universe, it would be the Book of Medora. And the closest thing I can get to that is the Hyrule Historia. Which I have sitting on my bookshelf.

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Not Easily seen, but the stylus is pictured with our awesome Zelda Wii U

30 Day Zelda Challenge: Favorite Link

Okay, this is probably unusual, but thus far my favorite Link isn’t canon. I liked Hyrule Warriors way more than I ever expected. I mean, the actual story line that they put in. So while it isn’t necessarily canon, I loved it��as a Zelda game.

And to despite it not being my favorite, I find my favorite Link comes from it. While not totally out there in his origins, I do like how it all began. He’s a cadet, much like in Skyward Sword, but unlike then he’s quite unknown despite his skills. He does get the attention of the Princess, but probably because she’s looking for it. If she had not sensed the darkness coming to Hyrule, I doubt she would have been walking by the training yard at just that moment.

What’s more is he learns a lesson during all this. More than that of his destiny, he learns something other Links do not: that it’s not all a solo journey. We the players learn that lesson, as we often need help from non playable characters to enter temples, access parts of Hyrule previous locked to us, etc, but Link doesn’t. We are controlling of him, and still are in Hyrule warriors if we so choose, but his character must learn the lesson. He is more flawed in that his constant fearless bravery gets him into trouble. Yes, we still follow direction to put him there, but it’s integrated into the story line.

It’s also interesting to see him get kind of creeped-out by Cia’s obsession with him. I mean, the room of paintings? Kinda creepy. We see a lot of Links become obsessed over, and maybe a little startled by it, but never do they eye up a space or person with quite as suppressed a shudder as he does the room full of paintings.

Another thing, his costume. I know there was a lot of flack from gamers and hardcore Zelda fans that he didn’t have the “traditional” Hylian shield. Technically, neither did the Link in Skyward Sword, Zelda 1 or 2, and possibly some other games that I can’t think of. But despite this lack of iconic shield I actually enjoyed the new take. I mean, a scarf may not be the best accessory in a war, but he does look pretty snazzy. It’s something I hope to see more of in the future.

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30 Day Legend of Zelda Challenge: My favorite Item

This one was really hard because I can’t honestly say at any point I thought to myself “This is the coolest weapon.”

I considered the Book of Mudora because, hey, it’s a book. But’s kinda lame and only really serves one purpose. And I think it was only used twice in LttP. I also considered the Ocarina, because it does play a pretty interesting role throughout OoT and Majora’s Mask. But again, Kinda lame.

The I remembered this nifty lil thing: The Beetle.

[image error]I have a lot of grips about Skyward Sword. The controls weren’t the best, the lack of world a let down, and I hated the stamina thing, and so many more aspects it’s unreal. But this guy was neat.

A little spy cam, essentially, to scope out what may be coming. A quicker(ish) picker-upper of rupees and hearts, it was easily my favorite weapon. Was it a pain if it hit a wall and you had to start over again? Hell yea, but the fact you could steer your was around corners and get switches was freakin’ neat.

I liked the upgrades that could be purchased, and it certainly made things easier for you the faster you went ahead and did that, but even its original form was handy.

Will they likely have this one in future games? No, I think Nintendo realized that some games you just want to button mash, and Zelda is one of them. Plus, the Wii U’s primary game controller is the pad, not the remotes, so there’s that. But, if I were to see this handy gismo make its way into future games, I won’t be disappointed. So long as I don’t have to catch tumble weeds or whatever to Upgrade it.