Daily Debate: Which is Your Favorite New Character Design in Tears of the Kingdom?
Posted on May 15 2023 by Emi Curtis
Spoiler Warning: The article below contains minor spoilers for the first couple hours of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It is possible the comment section could contain spoilers in both pictures and words. Please click at your own risk.
Tears of the Kingdom has been out for a couple days now, and everyone has been slowly getting reacquainted with the faces of Hyrule. While the tutorial segment of Tears of the Kingdom focuses on the new character of Rauru, once we’ve gotten ourselves out of the sky, we’re treated to a veritable of conga line of old friends we met in Breath of the Wild. Of course, with some time having passed, many of them are sporting brand new looks for the outing, some more dramatically different than others. My question to you is, who’s new look is your favorite?
I may be a bit biased, but my vote absolutely has to go to Purah. We didn’t see her in the promo materials, but I had a feeling we’d be getting a more adult Purah for Tears of the Kingdom, and I was happily proven right. Her new adult look is so much more in line with her Breath of the Wild design than the version of her we got in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and I am so here for it. Robbie not changing in the slightest was an amusing touch as well. I’m already pretty heavily considering making Purah’s new design my next cosplay venture. Of course, I’m only about 5-6 hours in, so there may be some new returning faces I’ve yet to see.
Who’s your favorite new character design in Tears of the Kingdom? Let us know in the comments below! Be sure to make use of Disqus’ spoiler tags if your particular pick might ruin some surprise from the later parts of the game.
Emi Curtis is an associate editor with Zelda Dungeon, having originally joined the team in late 2020. She is a freelance artist, programmer, and streamer with a healthy love of both the creative and analytical. She can frequently be found playing RPGs and Adventure games, her favorite of which being The Wind Waker. She is also quite fond of playing Zelda Randomizers. Currently, she hosts a tabletop RPG series on Twitch and operates a freelance illustration business. She can be found on Twitter and Twitch as her VTuber alter-ego Gwen Myoty, creating nerdy artwork, dungeon mastering tabletop games, and playing RPGs.
