Over four decades, Link has proudly worn The Legend of Zelda license. But for how much longer? A leak suggests that he could pass the baton in the future…
Franchise The Legend of Zelda Although it bears the name of the princess, it is indeed the Hero Link that we have played in each opus since 1986. With a few exceptions, we have had a few other playable characters, notably in an episode on the CD-i of Philips or in the spin-off Hyrule Warriors.
So, after almost forty years of embodying Link, some fans would like to control another character. This would undoubtedly bring a new breath of fresh air to the franchise. However, it could be that such a project is actually in the works at Nintendo.
Soon a new hero or heroine in a Zelda game?
The rumor is not entirely new. Before the arrival of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which celebrated its first anniversary yesterday, early previews of the game led some to believe that Princess Zelda would be playable. A year after its release, it is clear that we are once again exclusively embodying the famous Hero of Time.
But these hopes are perhaps not so absurd… In fact, a leaker renowned for having already reported proven news around Metroid Prime Remastered and Mario vs. Donkey Kong may have concrete information regarding the future of the Zelda franchise.
In fact, PapaGenos revealed conceptual designs for The Legend of Zelda: TotK on the social network X (formerly Twitter). These are several visuals of the Princess Zelda, with different haircuts. He accompanies his post with the following message:
Tears of the kingdom had a great Zelda design. I think we are way overdue for a game where Zelda is the main character. It seems to me that fans want such an adventure in Hyrule, now is the time.
PapaGenos, on X.
However, we will notice that, in the post written in English, several letters are in capitals without this being justified by the language. If we put these letters one after the other, we get a new secret message: “ This is a hint “, either ” here is a hint “.
It therefore seems that the Internet user has heard of a still unannounced project at Nintendo… Could it be an update for a previously released game or a brand new original opus finally allowing you to play Zelda, like the recent Princess Peach Showtime! who let Peach play exclusively for a second time in the Mario universe?