Laughing Banana
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What's the best Princess Zelda design?
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Spiritwalker
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Holy shit!! That's Zelda!?
I need to go back and actually play these games lol
Kind of hard. Love TP design but the character itself not a lot. Love Tetra and Toon Zelda design, but when Tetra became Zelda, her characterization as Tetra disappeared. Skyward Sword Zelda is also superb but didnt play the game a lot so can't comment on that one. My favorite is Hyrule Warriors though. Best Zelda in design and actually doing something for save Hyrule.
Hopefully Breath of the Wild Zelda is a great character too
Tetra would be the best if she didn't randomly revert to ta generic princess.
and a real human link
Spoilers.
and a real human link
King Gilga
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Twilight princess easily, looks like someone who could actually rule, and is seriously cool. Great in smash as well, hope they never change that design for it.
Skyward sword is was worst, bland ass childhood friend waifu trope, bleh bleh bleh.
Skyward sword is was worst, bland ass childhood friend waifu trope, bleh bleh bleh.
Vital Tundra
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I dislike SS as a game, but SS Zelda is the best. Visually Hyrule Warriors Zelda takes it, like every other character design in Hyrule Warriors.
Also I wouldn't doubt it if they changed the Smash designs in 5 to match breath of the Wild.
Come on bland? Have you played TP were Zelda is jack shit of a character ? At least SS was an actual attempt at making a character real.
Also I wouldn't doubt it if they changed the Smash designs in 5 to match breath of the Wild.
My favorite designs and iterations of the character would be Skyward Sword, Twilight Princess and Breath of the Wild.
Tetra and Sheik are awesome and I normally put them separately tbh
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I can see Smash for Switch using the Breath of the Wild designs for Zelda: Her combat noe would be her adventuring clothes while Sheik could be another "What if Sheik was in the game" kind of thing.
Tetra and Sheik are awesome and I normally put them separately tbh
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I can see Smash for Switch using the Breath of the Wild designs for Zelda: Her combat noe would be her adventuring clothes while Sheik could be another "What if Sheik was in the game" kind of thing.
You're nuts, she actually is dressed awesomely in BotW considering.
You know. She's on an adventure
KojiKnight
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My man!
LordKasual
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1) Wind Waker, except it was pretty weak how they changed her skin color when she got the bow.
2) OoT...but pretty much only because of Sheik. And Sheik wasn't that interesting honestly.
3) whatever else
Twilight Princess would be my favorite DESIGN but she's boring as hell. Especially in contrast with Midna.
In all honestly, Zelda is consistently a pretty boring character.
2) OoT...but pretty much only because of Sheik. And Sheik wasn't that interesting honestly.
3) whatever else
Twilight Princess would be my favorite DESIGN but she's boring as hell. Especially in contrast with Midna.
In all honestly, Zelda is consistently a pretty boring character.
Chained Prometheus
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It's utterly tragic how little Spirit Tracks Zelda is getting referenced in here.
That said, I also really love BotW's Zelda and her story in that game.
That said, I also really love BotW's Zelda and her story in that game.
She even looks strung out in official art
Hyrule Warriors is definitely one of the coolest designs. BotW looks great too even though I haven't reached the end of the game yet (it seems there's a difference).
Twilight Princess is definitely the most responsible and regal and Tetra has the most personality out of the console games.
For a while I didn't like SS that much, but it's started to grow on me more as time has gone on.
Dang. All the designs are really good. There's very few I outright dislike.
UpDownLeftRight
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..... So after all these years I only just noticed there's no Zelda in that Zelda.
Best is Tetra, though she gets ruined when she actually turns into Zelda and gets fridge'd for the rest of the game. At the very least she should've kept her darker skin when she became true-Zelda (anyone else get weird race-y vibes from that? Like, "oh she's so pure, so her skin has to be porcelain white!" Yeah...)
TP Zelda is aces as well, but for some reason I don't like Zelda with darker hair.
HW Zelda is awesome, though she shows a bit too much skin for my taste (what the fuck are those bits on her shoulders attached to?) . The armor bits on her dress are a great touch though, and I like how her headband is more like a crown.
Sheik is cool, but just doesn't stack up to Tetra in the pantheon of alt-Zeldas.
SS Zelda is really great as a "girl next door" character, but that's not really what I want out of Zelda's design.
All of the others aren't memorable enough for me to comment on, and I haven't seen enough of BotW Zelda.
TP Zelda is aces as well, but for some reason I don't like Zelda with darker hair.
HW Zelda is awesome, though she shows a bit too much skin for my taste (what the fuck are those bits on her shoulders attached to?) . The armor bits on her dress are a great touch though, and I like how her headband is more like a crown.
Sheik is cool, but just doesn't stack up to Tetra in the pantheon of alt-Zeldas.
SS Zelda is really great as a "girl next door" character, but that's not really what I want out of Zelda's design.
All of the others aren't memorable enough for me to comment on, and I haven't seen enough of BotW Zelda.
SporeCrawler
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I like Tetra but not as Zelda.
Tetra feels like someone who would attack monsters with a cutlass not with a bow. Her transformation into a princess was ackward and while she really is cool with her light arrows I still prefer Tetras design. Similar thing with Sheik. Badass Ninja but weirdly weak as a princess.
I have to give it to the TP design in that sense. She is Badass as a Princess and she is the most scariest form of Ganondorf.
Skyward Sword Zelda is really pretty but also really just a damsel in distress.
Tetra feels like someone who would attack monsters with a cutlass not with a bow. Her transformation into a princess was ackward and while she really is cool with her light arrows I still prefer Tetras design. Similar thing with Sheik. Badass Ninja but weirdly weak as a princess.
I have to give it to the TP design in that sense. She is Badass as a Princess and she is the most scariest form of Ganondorf.
Skyward Sword Zelda is really pretty but also really just a damsel in distress.
Gai Murakumo
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1. SS Zelda
2. Twlight Princess Zelda/Hyrule Warriors Zelda
3. BOTW Zelda
Special mention to Oracle of Ages/Seasons Zelda who quite a lot of people forget.
2. Twlight Princess Zelda/Hyrule Warriors Zelda
3. BOTW Zelda
Special mention to Oracle of Ages/Seasons Zelda who quite a lot of people forget.
SoundPulse
Banned
ALBW Zelda for me. She's adorable.
I also loved Tetra, but I'm not a fan of how she was handled post reveal.
FSA Zelda lowkey great Zelda.
I also loved Tetra, but I'm not a fan of how she was handled post reveal.
FSA Zelda lowkey great Zelda.
1. SS Zelda
2. Twlight Princess Zelda/Hyrule Warriors Zelda
3. BOTW Zelda
Special mention to Oracle of Ages/Seasons Zelda who quite a lot of people forget.
Oh goddamn. I forgot how adorable she looked in the art for those games.
The art for Seasons/Ages was really good in general.
She appears in a cutscene. When you get your ocarina back there is a flashback to Zelda giving it to you.
UpDownLeftRight
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I guess that sort of counts. It just struck me as odd that I'd never noticed. Then again saying that my memory of it is pretty weak other than collecting masks. I don't even really remember if we had to collect the tri force from the dungeons or just more masks.
John Kowalski
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She counts right?. Probably my favorite along with oot zelda/sheik and tetra.
Inverted triforce is the coolest symbolism in zelda games
I am 100% sick of Twilight Princess Zelda. Literally a decade of it.
Skyward Sword Zelda is top tier, but the art from Link to the Past has that wonderful old-school charm. I like the Oracle Games art quite a bit myself. I also like the Link Between Worlds Zelda, that one is a very solid, nice design.
Windwaker Zelda is too plain.
Skyward Sword Zelda is top tier, but the art from Link to the Past has that wonderful old-school charm. I like the Oracle Games art quite a bit myself. I also like the Link Between Worlds Zelda, that one is a very solid, nice design.
Windwaker Zelda is too plain.
SoldnerKei
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TP Zelda from Hyrule Warriors is perfection
then TP HD Zelda, alttp Zelda is pretty good too, and BotW Zelda would be above that if it wasn't for her puppy-looking face.
then TP HD Zelda, alttp Zelda is pretty good too, and BotW Zelda would be above that if it wasn't for her puppy-looking face.
DangerMouse
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Completely agree. My favorite Zelda too. Like Azerare said I really like the art style design of TP.
Yeah, one of my favs, I really loved her design, they did a great job.
Yeah I don't think I dislike the Breath of the Wild design, but she looks incredibly different, they really made her face softer than every other incantation, in which she has sharper features. I definitely don't mind it and I'm not knocking it for that, but it totally gives you a different impression of her character.
I haven't encountered her in the game yet, but from what little I've seen from her, she looks more like a normal girl that's trying to do the best she can, but fails and I kind of see that in the design.
Davey Cakes
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Twilight Princess is easily my favorite. I love the colors, the look of royalty, and the brown hair. I'm so happy that they've used that design in the Smash Brothers games.
twothunder
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let me add some of the other a bit more unknown 2D zelda designs to fairly judge
For more regal designs. TP has a great regal design but I prefer LttP Zelda to it
As for the more cute designs. Oracle Zelda wins it with Four sword Zelda close
The red dress Zelda 1 Zelda stands out the most though
Minish cap
Four Swords
oracle of ages / seasons games
zelda 2 adventure of link
Legend of Zelda / Zelda 1
For more regal designs. TP has a great regal design but I prefer LttP Zelda to it
As for the more cute designs. Oracle Zelda wins it with Four sword Zelda close
The red dress Zelda 1 Zelda stands out the most though
Really dig BotW Zelda the most probably.
SS and Toon Zelda are pretty close behind through.
This, absolutely. I'm not the biggest fan of the hairstyle, but I love the outfit.
SS Zelda is dreadful.
concept_612TX
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I like BoTW the most then SS then Sheik.
My problem with SS Zelda is that I think the in-game model fails to match the art.
My problem with SS Zelda is that I think the in-game model fails to match the art.
letmetrythisname
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Either Twilight Princess (which I still haven't played past that awful, insanely long prologue) or Sheik.
RampagingSoul
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Skyward Sword Zelda, Tetra/Wind Waker Zelda, Hyrule Warriors Zelda and Breath of the Wild Zelda in that order are my particular favorites. Every design of Zelda is good though in my opinion except the CDI games.
LucidMomentum
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1. Twilight Princess
2. Breath of the Wild
3. Hyrule Warriors
4. Minish Cap
5. Skyward Sword
Although in terms of personalities, Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild take the cake.
2. Breath of the Wild
3. Hyrule Warriors
4. Minish Cap
5. Skyward Sword
Although in terms of personalities, Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild take the cake.
Tetra's the best and Nintendo does her absolutely no justice. It was a fun reveal in how she was the new Princess Zelda, but it's goddamn shame what happens to her afterwards. Gets thrown in a closet and is almost completely forgotten for the rest of the game.
I was psyched to see her back as a pirate in Phantom Hourglass and then she gets kidnapped at the very beginning of the game.
Why.
Skyward Sword is a good second place though.
I was psyched to see her back as a pirate in Phantom Hourglass and then she gets kidnapped at the very beginning of the game.
And then you find her halfway through the game and she's a fucking statue.
Why.
Skyward Sword is a good second place though.
NOLA_Gaffer
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For "adult" Zelda, it's gotta be Skyward Sword. They finally gave her a personality!
Overall it's probably Wind Waker's iteration.
Overall it's probably Wind Waker's iteration.
AdmiralMikey
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Although it's among the worst Zelda games, Spirit Tracks will always remain my favorite representation of Zelda. She has more personality than any other version, in her dialogue, actions and facial expressions.
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