Two-Person Legend Of Zelda Cosplay Highlights Link’s Most Tragic Story

is known as one of the darkest games in the franchise, andthis fantastic duo cosplay will remind players why its story can be incredibly bleak. While it's widely accepted that the over-arching timeline is difficult to follow, with certain games counting toward canon contrasted to others that have no place in the official story, has a shocking amount of continuity. The most tragic is undoubtedly the Hero's Shade, who represents a version of Link from ​​​​​​.

Posted to Reddit by user DifficultChannel6097, the image features the poster as Young Link from alongside the Hero's Shade, brought to life by pickledsconescos, from .

The design of both characters is fantastic but special mention must be made for the Hero's Shade's armor and mask, which are shockingly realistic, in no small part due to some excellent photography by senks.jpg. The pose is also evocative as it illustrates the tragic connection between Link and the Shade: They are the same.

Ever since wasfirst released for the GameCube in 2006, the community has actively debated the nature of the Hero's Shade, the enigmatic specter who appears to Link and teaches him new combat techniques. Given the way the Shade refers to Link, moves in combat, and the abilities he grants the protagonist, most believe the ghostly figure to be the spirit of Linkfrom the timeline. Nintendo confirmed the theory to be true in .

I’m still, perhaps foolishly, holding out hope that Twilight Princess will come to the Nintendo Switch, because I’ve only ever played it backwards.

Even without the official word from the developer, the connection between the characters makes sense. The Hero's Shade, also known as The Hero's Spirit, explains thatit wishes to pass on the "" something 's Link was unable to do after he was sent back in time. Some even believe the Shade's existence to mean that Link died in the Lost Woods, becoming a Stalfos, which would explain the spirit's undead appearance.

In a franchise with many tragic scenes of love and