For a series approaching its 40th birthday, Princess Zelda’s moment to take centre stage in her own legend has been a long time coming. She came close in 2009’s Spirit Tracks, even if it was as a ghost locked inside a suit of armour, and we felt her presence at almost every turn in 2023’s Tears of the Kingdom – an impressive feat considering the time and distance separating her from your over and underground ramblings. But even in her brightest moments, Zelda has always played second fiddle to her sword-wielding hero Link. Until now, where it’s Link who gets spirited away by the latest evil being of the day, and it’s Zelda who must finally restore the world of Hyrule to rights.
