The early games 🍌on the Nin🍒tendo Entertainment System that were actually developed by Nintendo would often involve the saving of a princess, with Princess Peach and Princess Zelda always needing to be rescued from the forces of villainy.
Times haven't changed that much, as Bowser keeps stealing Princess Peach and the knock-off versions of Ganondorf keep ꦚpinching Pr🌳incess Zelda.
Princess Zelda has often had to deal with higher stakes than her counterpart in the Mushroom Kingdom, as the villains in The Legend of Zelda series of🀅ten want ꦚto take over the land in a much more vicious way than Bowser.
The Legend of Zelda seriꦡes is named after Princess Zelda, even though she has rarely been a playable character. The reason why she gets top billing over Link is due tཧo the fact that Shigeru Miyamoto liked the name so much. He first encountered it when learning about Zelda Fitzgerald, who was the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerlad, a former President of the United States of America.
Princess Zelda may not be the main character in The Legend of Zelda series, but she has left a tremendous impact on the wo🦄rld of video games, to the point where her fame has matched that of Li꧒nk.
We are here today to learn the secrets of the most famous princess in the history of video games - from the technical issues that prevented her from turning to Sheik, to the slow fightingಞ style that has kept her out of tournaments.
Here are Twenty Weird Things About Zelda’s Body Fans Forget!
20 The Nintendo 3DS Prevented Zelda From Turning Into Sheᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚik
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, it was po𒆙ssible for some characters to switch in the middle of battle. The Pokémon Trainer was able to switch between his three Pokémon at any time, while Samus could transform into Zero Suit Samus (and vice꧑-versa) using their Final Smash.
Princess Zelda could transform into Sheik (and vice-versa) by pressing down+B, which activates the move. This move debuted in Super Smash Bros. Melee but dissapeared in Super Smash Bros. 3DS/Wii U.
The reason why transforming characters/moves were dropped from Super Smash Bros. 3DS/Wii U was due to the limitations of the Nintendo 3DS hardware. Masahiro Sakurai wanted both versions of the game to be the same and characters transforming mid-battle was too taxing on the 3DS, so transforming was removed from the game. This change meant that Princess Zelda and Sheik became sepe🧸rate characters.
19 ෴ Princess Zelda Had A Voice Actor Long Before Breath Of The Wild ⛦
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the first game in the series to include voice acting, so long as you ignore the terrible Legend of Zelda gam🌌es that appeared on the Philips CD-i, which are officially non-canon.
One of the reasons why it took so long for The Legend of Zelda series to include full voice acting was due to the hardware limitations, as Nintendo didn't move to a disc-b𒀰ased medium until the GameCube.
There was an add-on for the Super Nintendo called the Satellaview which allowed for one-way communication through a satellite connection. There were a few unique Legend of Zelda games that appeared on this peripheral, one of which included voice acting. BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets would feature live voice acting tꦡhat appeared during certain scenes. These moments included dialogue for Princes♔s Zelda, who would ask the player for help.
18 🔥 Zelda's Clothes Were Used To C🦄over Up The Protagonist Of Fatal Frame: Maiden Of Black Water
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water was a horror game for the Wii U that was known for its extreme levels of𒁃 fan service, which affected both the human protagonist and the ghosts that pursued her. It was kind of hard to take the bad spirits seriously when they wore reveal♏ing kimonos.
The Japanese version of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water included a few outfits that were considered too risqu꧅e for the international audience. These with Princess Zelda's dress and Samus Aran's zero suit outfit.
17 ꦫ 🧜 Zelda Has The Blood Of A Goddess
The Legend of Zelda's timeline was once a major point of contention for fans, with some arguing that all of the games took place in the same timeline, whꦜile others claimed that the games took place in alternate timelines.
The truth was revealed in the Hyrule Historia guide, where the timeline was split into three by the events of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
The current starting point of the timeline is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, where it is revealed that the bloodline of the Hyrule royal family is descended from the goddess Hylia, who was reborn as the first Princess Zelda. This means that members of the Hyrule royal fam💃ily are members of a divine bloodline, though it's possible that this has become diluted over time.
16 Never Appears In Link's Awakening, Even Though She's In The Title ▨
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is one of the most depressing games in the series, as it ends with Link adrift in the ocean after waking up from a dream in which he was on an🌱 adventure. The fate of this Link has yet to be revealed, bu⛄t things aren't looking up for the doomed hero of Hyrule.
Link spends all of his time in Link's Awakening ಌtrapped on an island which takes pl༺ace within his mind.
The fact that Link's Awakening doesn't take ⭕place in Hyrule means that Princess Zelda never actually appears in the game, even though her name is still in the title.
15 A Bizarre Version Of Zelda Appeared In Tingle's Video Game 💜 💝
Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland is a bizarre game, which is fitting when you consider that Tingle is the protagonist. The game is all about acquiring🐟 rupees and spendi🤡ng them on services.
One of the ways in which you can earn money in Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland is throꦉugh playing scratchcards, which are given out by Mada🌞me Scratchcard.
The only appearance that makes in Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland is as one of the icons that you can see on the scratchc𒈔ards.
14 ༺ She Once Possessed Two Pieces Of The Triforce
The Triforce is usua♔lly split 🦋into three pieces, with Ganondorf possessing the Triforce of Power, Link possessing the Triforce of Courage, and Princess Zelda possessing the Triforce of Wisdom.
In The Legend of Zelda comics that were released by Valiant Comics, there was an issue where Link stole the Triforce of Power from Ganondorf and became corrupted by its influence. He tried to steal the Triforce of Wisdom from Princess Zelda, but the Triforce of Courage abandoned him and joined with Princess Ze🐬lda, making her the be🅰arer of two pieces of the Triforce.
13 A Lot Of Fates Await Zelda In One Of The Nintendo Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Novels ꦛ 💙
Anyone who has played a choose-your-own-adventure novel (such as the Fighting Fantasy series) knows how brutal they can be. All ෴it takes is one wrong decision and your plucky adventurer has met a terrible fate.
There are several gamebooks that were released by Nintendo in the '90s that take place in the world of The Legend of Zelda, one of which starred Princess Zelda.
In The Crystal Trap, Princess Zelda has to save Link by 🤪goingꦬ on an adventure of her own. This journey comes with a few horrible fates, such as being overcome by devils, deceived by a wizzrrobe, watching Link be turned to stone, being trapped in a pit with a broken ankle, and being crushed by walls that are closing in.
12 ♔ Zelda Has Had Several Live-Action Appea𓆉rances
There have been a lot of rumors over the years about a Legend of Zelda live-action TV series being developed, with the most recent happening a few years ago when several news outlets re🦩ported on rumors that Netflix was ready to enter production on one.
The rumors of a live-action Legend of Zelda TV show have so far been proven false, but there have been a few real-life actresses who have portrayed Princess Zelda. Zelda's Adventure for the Philips CD-i featured several which starred Princess Zelda. There is also the infamous for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, which was heavily inspired by Michael Jackson's music videos. This co♛mmercial also featured a live-action version of Princess Zelda.
11 ♎ A Poorly Translated Line Led Many To Believe That Zelda Was Link's Sister
At the beginning of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Link must take up his uncle's sword and saveꦬ Princess Zelda from her prison cell. T𒅌he final line spoken by Link's uncle is "Zelda is your..." before he passes away.
This line led to a lot of fan speculation about whﷺat the uncle was going to say next, with the mos༒t prominent theory being that he was going to say "sister".
It ha🌼s since been revealed that this line was the result of a and that he was originally supposed to say "Y-you are the princess’… …" suggesting that the next words w🌜ould be "last hope" or something to that effect.