Once upon a time, there was a princess in a castle. The following words should be one of a fairy tale, but the story is not one that is found in children’s books. Tales of darkness, war and calamity is no story for a child, and yet Enn’s illustration, “Princess Zelda”, looks just like one…
When I played Link’s Awakening on the original chonky Game Boy in 1993, I hopped aboard my very first romantic ship. Each encounter between Link and Marin throughout the game utterly enthralled me. Marin’s cute little outfit, her beautiful singing, and the way she teased Link all set the hero’s heart (and mine) aflutter. While…
A group of warriors is only as strong as its leader, and this was certainly the case for the Gerudo and their leader Nabooru in Ocarina of Time. Beneath Nabooru’s beautiful exterior beats a heart brimming with courage, strength, and wit. Her commitment to her people was unwavering, and her resilience even in the face…
Few characters in the Zelda series are as tragic as the Skull Kid from Majora’s Mask. He’s a cute little trickster who’s attempting to deal with the soul-crushing sadness of being left by his friends. When he sees the titular mask’s glowing eyes peeking out at him from the back of the Happy Mask Salesman’s…
A flock of seagulls fly towards the fluffy white clouds spotting the bright blue sky. Gentle waves crash upon the sandy shore. Marin sits between two palm trees, watching, dreaming. “If I was a seagull, I would fly as far as I could!” she exclaims. “I would fly to far away places and sing for…
I like cute things. I have written extensively on the subject on this website and probably will until I draw my last breath. There are so many adorable things in the Legend of Zelda franchise, that it would take me decades to write an article about everything. There would be a twelve part miniseries on…
I love creating custom LEGO builds, but I’m ashamed to say I haven’t designed many Zelda-inspired projects. A lot of that has to do with me being stubborn and continually holding onto the hope that LEGO and Nintendo will finally make my dreams come true and release official Legend of Zelda sets. I can keep…
Quality sleep can be difficult to come by. Sometimes stress greedily nibbles at the edges of our minds, keeping us just lucid enough to not fully rest. Other times, our brains refuse to calm down and run rampant like toddlers who’ve had too much sugar, causing us to jump at every bump and creak in…
Linktober has once again come to a close, and we’ve once again collaborated with the kind folks who run the program to host a Linktober contest! An array of talented artists submitted their pieces to our DeviantArt Gallery for the raffle, and year after year I am in awe of the amount of talent that each artist…
She was gone. Zelda, his best friend, had been swept away by the storm, dragged down to an unfamiliar land that no Skyloftian had ever set foot on before. Link had hoped that it was just another nightmare, that Zelda’s Loftwing would soon wake him up with a note urging him to hurry and get…
Ah, fall. Orange and brown leaves blanket the ground and my breath hangs in the air as I herd my kids into the car each morning. And let’s not forget about the pumpkins! My front porch is completely covered in these gorgeous gourds. In case you can’t tell, I absolutely adore this time of year.…
Hyrule endures many tragedies throughout the Zelda series, and one of the most poignant is, without a doubt, the Great Flood that occurs hundreds of years prior to the events of The Wind Waker. Due to the absence of the Hero of Time and Ganondorf breaking free from the Sacred Realm, the Goddesses resolved to…
Most people never get the opportunity to meet their ancestors, but for those lucky few who get to grow up in multigenerational households, a veritable fairy fountain of knowledge and wisdom is at their disposal. One can learn all sorts of valuable life lessons simply by listening to their elders as they recount their experiences,…
The sky faded to a pinkish-orange hue just above the horizon. Soon the stars would speckle above and bring out the monsters who crave the dark. But those monsters would have to wait until morning. Tonight, Link would rest his sword-wielding arm, much to Epona’s delight. Trekking up a stone path, flanked by the setting…
Recently, I’ve been going on a binge with Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages. It’s pretty much all that I write about anymore. In fact, I have been so annoying about it in our Columns chat group that one fellow writer has started playing the games for the first time and another member added…
