Daily Debate: If You Could Have Link Fight A Monster From Any Movie Or Television Show, What Would You Choose?
Posted on June 22 2019 by Sean Gadus
Fantasy and science fiction stories love monsters. Whether it’s a fire breathing dragon or a post-nuclear mutant, these sibling genres embrace the challenges and barriers that monsters often represent. Unsurprisingly, The Legend of Zelda has used iconic monster tropes to great acclaim with enormous spiders and glutinous blob-like Chu.
With this in mind, what film or television monster would you want to see Link battle? Cinema and television are rich with massive creatures for Link to slay, whether its a classic movie monster like Godzilla or relative new beasts like the Kaiju (Pacific Rim). There are also supernatural choices like werewolves and vampires. Lastly, don’t forget those prehistoric baddies like dinosaurs or the mysterious Big Foot. The possibilities are endless!
The Demogorgon (from Stranger Things) has always felt like a perfect fit for a Zelda enemy. The creatures feels like it shares some DNA with Dead Hands from Ocarina of Time and the Shadow Beasts from Twilight Princess. A gameplay segment where Link had to hunt (or was being hunted by) a Demogorgon would be intense and punishing. The Legend of Zelda is often a family friendly series, but the designers have shown they can inspire some terror with the Shadow Temple and Arbiter’s Grounds, and the Demogorgon would fit quite well in both locations.
Which film or television monster would you want to see in a Zelda game? Let us know in the comments below!
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Sean Gadus is a Senior Editor at Zelda Dungeon. His first Zelda game was Ocarina of Time, and he loves all of the 3D Zelda games from 1998-2011. The final battle of Tears of the Kingdom is one of his favorite final battles in the entire series. He wants to help build a kinder, more compassionate world. You can check out his other written work at The-Artifice.com.