Princess Zelda

Description

Overall

There are numerous Zeldas throughout the series. Each Zelda is the princess of Hyrule, and also in most games Zelda holds the Triforce of Wisdom. Zelda's physical appearance changes quite a lot considering the first three games, after OoT Zelda always seems to wear a pink dress, a golden tiara, long gloves and she also has long blonde hair. Even her Official Art for ALttP was redone for the GBA release to make her look more similar to the other Zeldas.

The Legend of Zelda

Zelda is the blond-haired princess of Hyrule kingdom.

When Ganon attacked, taking the Triforce of Power, Zelda broke the Triforce of Wisdom into eight pieces, hiding them in Hyrule, south of Death Mountain. Ganon kidnapped Zelda, imprisoning her in Death Mountain.

The Adventure of link

The red-haired princess of Hyrule. She lived with her father, the king, and her brother, the prince.

Before the king died, he entrusted his daughter with information about the Triforce. After the king passed on, the prince and a wizard questioned Zelda on this information. Because Zelda would not reveal what the king had told her, the wizard cast a spell on her. Zelda would sleep eternally.

The prince placed his sleeping sister in a shrine. So no one would forget what happened, he ordered that every female child born to royalty in Hyrule would carry on the name "Zelda".

The princess featured in AoL is actually a different Zelda than the one seen in the NES prequel. AoL Zelda's story is told in the manual as "The Legend of Zelda", and Zelda in AoL is usually called the "Sleeping Zelda." As Impa explains, the legend took place centuries before AoL. Impa is the one who actually tells Link this legend because it is his destiny is to awaken this sleeping Zelda by obtaining the Triforce of Courage and reuniting it with the other two pieces.

A Link to the Past

Ocarina of Time

Majora's Mask

Although Link doesn't actually meet Zelda in the world of Termina. He does remember her in a short flashback, when he learns the Song of Time again. Zelda's sprite is the same as the one used in OoT, but this time she only appears in black and white.

Oracle of Seasons/Ages

Four Swords

The Wind Waker

Four Swords Adventures

The Minish Cap

Twilight Princess

Miscellaneous Notes

ALttP SNES / GBA differences

There are actually two different pieces of Official Art for Zelda in this game. For it turns out to be that her Artwork was redone for the rerelease of ALttP for the GBA. As clearly visible this newer version looks much more similar to the Zelda of the other games.

Other Game Appearances

Zelda also appears as a playable character in Smash Brothers: Melee for the Gamecube. In this game she can use different variations of Din's Fire, Farore's Wind and Nayru's Love. Her fourth special move is Transform, which allows her to fight as the quick and nimble Sheik. In this game her voice acting was done by: Jun Mizusawa.

Relevant Quotes

Translations

Japanese: ゼルダ姫 ZERUDA-hime

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