If you’re a gamer, I'm willing to bet that the phrase "The Legend of Zelda" immediately sets your mind on vast, green expanses, treacherous, mysterious dungeons, and an epic storyline so sprawling and perfectly executed that few series could hope to compare. While I do my best to avoid gatekeeping, if you claim gaming as a hobby and you haven’t played a game in The Legend of Zelda franchise, then you really need♔ to reconside𝄹r how you spend your time.
Most of us were introduced to the series at a young age. Personally, I remember my dad purchasing an N64 so he could get a taste of the first 3D Zelda title. For a while it was something of a hidden 🍃treasure: he didn’t allow me to play for fear that its cutting edge action might corrupt my young mind, but I would still manage to adventure across the plains of Hyrule when he wasn’t watching.
For many, that’s how the adventure started, and the majesty and compelling nature of these classic titles have kept people playing them decades on from their original release dates. Today, there’s a huge community of Zelda l♒overs dedicated to showing their appreciation for the series. These fans have spawned countless fanfiction stories, artworks, and, of course, comics.
Though most are sincere and impactful, others poke fun at some of the weird and quirky tropes presꦐent in the games. With that in mind, let’s unsheathe our Master Swords, equip our Hylian shields, and venture through▨ 20 comics which prove that Princess Zelda makes no sense.
20 😼 Say Cheese! ൲
Alright, I like this one because I did the exact same thing on Wind Waker remastered for the Wii U. Now, I am not one of the seven people in the world who actually ow🔯ns a Wii U, but I did get my hands on that game through a friend.
It’s the same cel-shaded adventure we’ve all come to love, with a slightly awkward touchpad thrown in for good measure.
However, I really enjoyed the ability to take your own pictures with the gamepad, which was a cool yet poorly-implemented feature of the original release. I took pictures literally♎ everywhere and anywhere, and I was particularly taken by a snapshot I managed to take with Ganondorf bearing down on me during the final bossfight.
It wasn’t easy but I love tha🔯t, thanks to, I can now see the look on Zelda’s face as she goes through Link’s photos.
19 A Lin🍬k To The Night 🌄
Time manipulation is a bit of a weird concept, and I wasn’t actually able to beat Majora’s Mask as a kid because the three day time travel mechanic stressed me out too much. Well, that, and the giant creepy moon that’s constantly bearing down on you. I guess my dad wa꧂s right to not let me play those games at such a young age… but I did anyway!
I’m glad that comic creator called some attention to the weird time-shifting stuff going on in these games. I mean, Link never seems to be affected by it, but seriously, the Hero of Time could really be messing with some people’𒆙s schedules. I’d like to think that these NPCs aren’t actualജly aware of what’s happening, but you never really know, do you?
18 High-li𒉰an School
Alright, I get that fanfiction can take place wherever and whenever you want it to. However, I’m pretty sure Link didn’t go to high school. Believe me, we𒀰’ve basically lived multiple different versions of his life, and in none of them did he ever go to a public hig🐻h school. In some way, that’s why I find this funny—once you get past all of the late 2000’s webcomic cringe, that is.
The original uploader unfortunately doesn’t seem to maintain a web presence anymore, but you can still get a load of the . I sort of enjoy this for the quirky vibe and silly dig at Zelda’s classic, predictable plots: Ganon tries something, it usually fails, and Link comes out ༒on top in the end.
Just, you know, with less high school drama.
17 🏅 I Need More Context
King Jabu Jabu's Belly, the third dungeon in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, really stuck with me, thanks to its creative concept and🦋 bizarre theming🐓. While there are tons of dungeons in these games, few are as totally off-the-wall as the one found in the Zora’s domain.
Beyond that, though, the Zora always weirded me out a little bit—their odd mermaid forms perplexed me, and I wasn’t a huge fan of the odd relationship Link and Princess Ruto had going on. This comic, courtesy of , only affirms my weird feelingsꦏ about the Zora.
Zelda does seem a little naive given that she couldn’t catch𝔉 on to the hidden sꦇubtext of her words, but the fact that this Zora girl’s interpretation came straight from the gutter makes me think that this water-loving species might place a huge emphasis on weird things.
16 🐓 Look Mom, I𝔍’m Zelda!
It is a cardinal sin among gamers to refer to Link as Zelda, since he is the protagonist of just about every mainline Zelda title. As we all know by now (well, as we all should know by now) Zelda is the Princess of Hyrule. She is the Peach to Link’s Mario, if that makes any sense. Though I know it shouldn’t, it honestly upsets me when people make this mistake, and it’s up there with people using male pronouns when referring to Metroid’s Samus Aran.
As author points out, though, it’s one of the many things about the Zelda series that don’t make a whole lot of sense. Link is every bit as integral to the plot of the games as the Princess, yet she always gets top billing. That said, it does seem like a poor parenting decision to𓂃 allow a kid to go around willy-nilly mislabelling video game characters.
15 🌳 We’re Legally Allowed To Leave ꧃
I really regret having to say this, but I’ve never actually gotten a chance to play Breath of the Wild. I realize that it’s basically the Citizen Kane of the video game world, but, as I’ve mentioned, I don’t own a Wii U, ꦇnor do I own a Switch. I’m kind of out of luck.
That aside, I really love this comic-style meme because it capitalizes on the collegiate inside joke that, should your professor arrive 15 minutes late to c✤lass, you are allowed to leave without any repercussions.
Does Ganon have a doctorate? I suppose I’ve never considered it, but since he’s spent the betꦬter part of thirty years trying to conquer the land of Hyrule, I would wager that he doesn’t actually have muꦅch in the way of a post-secondary education.
14 🌳 Hey! Look! Listeꦐn!
Want me to blow your mind? Navi got her name because it’s shor🅺t for navigation—bet you didn’t know that! What's that— you did? You think I sound like a weirdo because I find trivial facts about video games to be fascinating? Oh.
Anyway, I actually liked Navi in Ocarina of Time, and I never really found her to be as annoying as everyone said. For my money, Fi from Skyward Sword was much more of a nuisance.
You don’t have to keep telling me that the batteries in my Wiimote are failing, I’m already well aware.
Beyond that, why is Zelda so sensitive here? Link really must have been upset to make her cry 📖like that. But, hey, I guess I understand—he’s been carrying around a bunch of pent-up feelings through his adventures with his little fairy friend.
Thanks again, .
13 🔯 A Contractual Friend Zone 💝
There is nothing wrong with helping out a friend, by any means. Helpful and positive discourse can only be encouraged in friendships and budding relationships. However, it would seem like the unrelenting stream of Legend of Zelda games already out suggests a closer relationꦿship between Link and Princess Zelda.
Even so, the relationship between Link and his Princess never seems to come to fruition, even after all the battles are fought and won.
This comic by pokes fun at cont🍒ractually hired muscle use꧋d to get a job done, even if we know that the characters are better acquainted than that. Princess Zelda might maybe be better off offering Link actual treasures or payment in exchange for his world-saving jobs. It's not like the two ever get a break from all the action, anyway.
12 Batman Cross🍸over ꦗ
It’s gotten to be kind of a meme at this point—when you’re starting out with a new RPG or action and adventure game, you’re bound to come up against lowly enemies like rats, wolves, or, of course, bats. A staple of The Legend of Zelda franchise since its first NES outing, these flying rodents, or keese, as they’re known in the kingdom of Hyrule𝄹, are annoying, yet easily diꦦspatched.
This may be a different story, though. Creator has an interesting theory as to the origins of all these bat-like creatures in the Zelda universe, and the answer probably isn’t what you’d expect it to be. That said, I would love to see a Batman/Zelda crossover. Like, you have no idea how mﷺuch I ﷺwould love to see that. Make it happen, Nintendo.
11 🅷 💯A Previous Engagement
I’ve touched on this already, but the awkward engagement between Link and Princess Ruto in Ocarina of Time was just weird. I mean, I guess it’s kind of cute, but i✱t’s an interspecies relationship between pre-teens—there’s some problems with that.
Uploader is right to call attention to this oddball of a relationship, not that Link had a whole lot of say in it from the beginning. I remember thinking this same thing when I first played the 🥃game: what exactly is Link going to tell Zelda when he gets back?
Granted, I’m not sure if Link and Zelda are ever canonically married, but it’s a major part of my LoZ headcanon, and I r🍬eally don’t want to have to mess around♏ with that stuff.