When did you become a Zelda fan? Maybe you’ve been playing so long that you can’t remember a time when you weren’t a fan. Perhaps your love for the series was built patiently over time and over multiple games. Or, maybe you can pinpoint the exact moment when your status as a fan was solidified.…
To truly comprehend the nature of the Wind Fish, one most likely needs to undertake a thorough analysis of all the machinations of its imagination, for the island of Koholint and all its inhabitants, good and evil, are products of the deity’s dreaming mind. Alas, such an exploration exceeds the bounds of this exposition. Rather,…
The Zelda developers often use a theme when naming non-playable characters from a shared place of residence or demographic background (see here for an example from Skyward Sword). It comes as little surprise, then, that the Wind Tribe from The Minish Cap derive their names from meteorological phenomena, particularly terminology referring to wind. While the…
Imagine: As you sail the Great Sea in search of unchartered lands, the wind fluffing your sails and hair, you spot a square-shaped landmass arising in the distance. On approach, you see odd indentations on the vertical faces of the island. One side shows four perfectly round, aligned holes. Is it another puzzle to be…
I was very excited to discover and explore Rito Village in Breath of the Wild. Since their first appearance in The Wind Waker, the Rito have been among my favorite races in the Zelda games, and I highly anticipated their return to the series. I was not disappointed. Rito Village is a beautifully colorful and…
Shortly after the first season was released, my friend turned me on to Black Sails, a dark drama centered on pirates seeking to establish their own independent rule in the Caribbean Seas. I was immediately hooked. One of the most memorable parts of the show is the intro, which showcases incredibly intricate carvings of skeletons…
I’m fascinated by how animals make different sounds depending on the language. I’ve even mentioned a few instances in previous articles: the sound an elephant makes in Japanese and the sound an owl makes in French. At first, it seems strange to think animal noises would require translation. The animal is not speaking a human…
Informed that only Melari can reforge the Picori Blade and restore the hope of saving Princess Zelda, Link treks Mt. Crenel and enters Melari’s Mine seeking assistance. Here, he meets the acquaintance of the Mountain Minish, seven students who followed Melari to learn metal craft and mine for Kinstones. In a show of their manliness,…
The creative process involves considering, developing, and ultimately sidelining many different ideas until settling on the path forward. You may draft something, add to it, move it around, set it aside, or even toss it. The Zelda development team purposely sought out ways to branch out from the standard formula in Breath of the Wild,…
By now, you may have already taken a deep skydive into Skyward Sword HD and become acquainted with the varied residents of Skyloft. If you have been following along with this series, you likely recognize many of these friendly folk and know what birds inspired their names and appearances. In part one, we swooped over…
Welcome back to the series where the Hylians of Skyward Sword take a personality test to determine which bird they are. In other words, we explore the birds that inspired the names and designs of the sky-dwelling people, as alluded to in Hyrule Historia. We covered the members of the Knight Academy in part one,…
Parenting is hard. Parenting while maintaining full-time employment without childcare is extra hard. Parenting while maintaining full-time employment without childcare or sleep is unsustainable. For poor Bertie, this is exactly the predicament he finds himself in. Toiling away all day in the Skyloft Bazaar, mixing large vats of potions with his baby strapped to his…
If you like birds, you’re in for a tweet. In this series, the Hylians of Skyward Sword take a personality test to find out which bird they are. How do we know what the answers will be? According to Hyrule Historia, the developers decided from the beginning to model the residents of Skyloft after birds.…
From when my oldest child was two and a half until he was four, he went through a phase where he would constantly come out of his room when he should have been going to bed. Often immediately after we turned off the lights, but sometimes as much as an hour after, he would slink…
If I say “ChuChu,” can you hear the distinctive yet incomprehensible rabble they make as they slowly waddle toward Link in The Wind Waker? Perhaps it even sounds cute or endearing to you. But, did you know that this enemy is actually insulting you as it lumbers down its path of destruction? That’s right: ChuChus…
