The Legend of Zelda series is over thirty years old! That's amazing seeing as how it's still relevant today as it was all those years ago on the NES. In fact I would argue it's even more relevant since Breath of the Wild launch𓂃ed alongside the Switch in 2017. That was a match made in heaven and both products wouldn't have done as well without the other. I actually played it originally on the Wii U as I wanted to wait on buying the Switch so I guess that point is moot for me as I loved it on the Wii U. Overall everyone else played it on the Switch at least 3:1 if not more over the Wii U. My point is it was really good!

Now as great as that game was, it had its problems. The same can be said about every game in the franchise. While none of them are truly bad, except for those Philips CD-i monstrosities, they do have some issues fans can’t help but complain about. These legit complaints are more digestible in the form of comedy. Laughing and cracking wise is a coping mechanism. While it sucks that weapons broke so easily in Breath of the Wild, and that your inventory space was extremely limite🔴d, and that rain could suck a big one, we all got over it because of the memes and crazy fan art. That and, again, the good parts far outweighed the bad parts. Let's see what other Zelda tragedies have been solidified into comedy coping mechanisms.

22 How In The…?

If you played Ocarina of Time, then you can probably emulate with this reaction from Link. One of the greatest mysteries in the game was concerning Sheik's true identity. Who was this masked warrior helping Link on his journey? It turns out it was Zelda, which was insane and it's still crazy to me. Like the fact that she's helpless to Ganondorf, but also not? It's ver𓄧y confusing, but not as confusing as this revelation. I guess Link is a lucky guy now.

21 A Melting Pot Of Links

Even though Link is basically the same character in ever game, he's actually not. I mean the boy is usually different except for a few direct sequels. That said, yeah, they mostly boil down to the same personality types. While that may be true, this scene of the Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Breath of the Wild Links all cooking together is adorable. I'm not so sure that stew is going to be great though. There ar💛e too many cooks inꦡ the kitchen.

20 Attack On Tingle

Yeah, this parody is pretty spot on. First of all Tingle does have a weird way of walking and or acting just like the abnormal Titans in Attack on Titan. So that part is golden.

I'm also glad this artist went with Linkle instead of Link. I think this is to pay homage to Mikasa, the most amazing ꩵwarrior in the anime/manga, or at the very least, the fiercest female fighter. Mikasa is BAE.

19 Need Directions?

The original The Legend of Zelda on N🥂ES was groundbreaking at the time. It was an open world, with tons of dungeons to tackle, and secrets to uncover. It virtually told you nothing either. There were no fairies, or sword spirits popping up every second to explain something rudimentary. As nice and simple as it was, this did make the game hard. A phone app would have gone a long way back then. For that matter real life GPS is a godsend.

18 Packed To The Brim

You ever wonder how Link carries all of his gear? It doesn't make logical sense especially in Ocarina of Time. You're telling me I need a new wallet to carry money, but I can have all of this gear pop out of infinite space? That's what made the whole thing so unimaginable otherwise I wouldn't complain. The worst game was Breath of the Wild in terms of space offenders. Look, Iꦏ love you, but we nee𓄧d to have a talk, Nintendo. Do not pull that stunt again.

17 A Link To The Future

Time travel has been apart of The Legend of Zelda series ever since A Link to the Past, which was the third game. Since that iteration, it's only been more expanded upon. The deepest game was probably Oracle of Ages on the Game Boy Color.

Great Scott!

Here's a thought this piece of fan art brings to mind. What if there was a Zelda game on the level of Chrono Trigger wherein you don't go back and forth between one era, but multiple? Souไnds good, right?

16 Need Cookie Now

Albino 💫Raven made this design and put it on Tumblr.

If Link's boomerang can retriওeve anything, then it would be a lazy man's dream. Think about everything you could do with it. Need a cookie? Boomerang it! Need to get the remote? Boomerang it! After a long journey of rescuing the princess from countless evil, I think Link deserves to be lazy for a while. I wonder what he does with his other tools. Why not stash the cookies in those empty jars of his?

15 Jelly Belly

Chibiterasuchan made this design a𒀰nd put it on Zerochan.

Have you ever looked at a Chuchu Jelly from The Legend of Zelda and wondered what it tastes like? I didn't until Breath of the Wild came out and I acquired a ton ♕of their essence for recipes. I bet it wouldn't taste like Jell-O. It would probably be more like a jellyfish, but with a gamier taste. Either way, I'd definitely try some Chuchu Jelly jelly if Nintendo marketed some faux stuff.

14 Take A Heart

Ds_designing made 🌱this design and put it on TeePublic.

Most games, back on the NES, represented life by just a static life meter. Either that, or it was represented by power-ups, like in Super Mario Bros. The worst example of all were games that had no life 📖meter and made you perish after one hit.

Now that's the power of Heart, Ma-Ti.

My point is that the heart meter is one of The Legend of Zelda's most iconic pieces of im🤡agery. That said does anyone find it odd? I mean does Link actually have twenty pumping hearts in his chest?

13 The Golden Fairy

Harebrained made this design and put it on TeePubliཧc.

The Golden Snitch, depicted in both the Harry Potter book art and films, looks an awful lot like Navi from Ocarina of Time. Who copied whom? The first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, released on June 26, 1997, in the U.K. and September 1, 1998, in the U.S. The Japanese launch of Ocarina of Time was on November 21, 1998. With that history tucked aw🔯ay in your noggin, you 🔯can now get this artist's thought process with the joke.