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Age of Calamity stream shows off returning enemies from Breath of the Wild

The upcoming game Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, shown at the Tokyo Game Show livestream, will be a return of many of the same enemies from Breath of the Wild, similarly to how the original Hyrule Warriors featured enemy designs from various Zelda games. While Bokoblins are featured heavily in the trailer as basic enemies to be mown down in the classic Warriors action gameplay, the demo and trailer also show some more threatening foes.

Bokoblins in their red and blue variants can be seen in the game demonstration as well as black variants briefly in the trailer. We also see Link fighting several “Big Bokoblins” in the demo, who are guarding certain areas of the map, perhaps in a similar fashion to Keep Bosses in the original Hyrule Warriors.

Fire, ice, and electric Lizalfos can all be seen in the trailer being fought by various Champions as well, confirming the return of the elemental foes and possibly other similar elemental mechanics from Breath of the Wild. In the previous Hyrule Warriors, maps had different elemental affinities that described the enemies, so the various elemental enemies will most likely be found on their respective maps. The maps shown in these pictures appear to be Death Mountain, Gerudo Desert, and possibly either Rito Village or a nearby area such as the Hebra Mountains.

In the trailer, we briefly see Stalkoblins, Stalizalfos, and Stalmoblins appear, which might indicate a reflection of the day/night cycle mechanics from Breath of the Wild. Perhaps the Blood Moon mechanic will also be integrated into the game somehow?

Giant enemies such as an Igneo Talus and Hinoxes are confirmed to appear in Age of Calamity in the new trailer. Zelda is also featured fighting a Lynel, and Mipha is shown fighting a Guardian. These might just be strong enemies, or perhaps something similar to the Giant Bosses in the original title.

Other tough enemies include a Red Moblin fought by Link in the demo, as well as a Wizzrobe that Impa is featured fighting. The Wizzrobe shown is a Fire Wizzrobe, but we can likely assume other variants will make an appearance as well. In addition, we see Urbosa fighting the Yiga Clan alongside a group of Gerudo soldiers in the trailer, indicating that the Yiga will be another enemy army to contend with on certain maps.

With what we have seen so far, it seems like nothing is being left off the table when it comes to putting all of the enemies from Breath of the Wild into Age of Calamity. However, we have yet to see anything to suggest that bosses such as Waterblight, Thunderblight, Windblight, or Fireblight Ganon will make an appearance. We also have not seen any playable villains in the demo or trailer, so it is possible more enemies and characters will be revealed in the weeks leading up to the game.

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