Leaked Zelda Wii painting (High Quality)

Does no one wonder at why the concept art is in a 'water painting' style...maybe it means the new zelda will have a slightly cel shaded look but in a mature world. Ala prince of persia........Also with this little debate about whether the blue fairie thing is the master sword, if the master sword was their i'd say no she isn't but the master sword isn't their so her similarities to it can't be a coincidence. Which I think is a stupid gimmick.....why can't miyamoto focus on making a perfectly designed perfectly balanced game, with finesse and polish everywhere, like oot and mm, instead of adding this...I hope i'm wrong, in fact I think the chances of me being right are slim...but like reggie said they read the blogs (I know this is a forum), so theres the smallest of chances nintendo will read this and take notice making everything that i'v written worthwhile.

Also I hope this makes oot a trilogy........that would be EPIC.

Probably not going to happen though.

I don't really care what hand Link is, it never mattered to me. The change was hardly noticeable in the Wii verison of TP because it played exactly the same. I figured Link would be a right hand in this because of people holding the Wiimotes with their right hands.

This Link's hairstyle and face sorta resembles OoT adult Link.
I wonder if this is a sequel or following to OoT ?

Also,I might be seeing thoings, but it looks like there is a small blurry ship on the left side of the pic.

Imagine this:

You run around, this master sword fairy following you, then bam! You swing the wii remote and she seamlessly kinda dissipates into a stylized puff of smoke (think kinda Wind Waker style with the spirals but perhaps not cel shaded, although I'd love it to be) and reforms in Link's hand right as he's making the swinging motion. The animation would have to be very quick of course, but it would look so freaking awesome the way I'm imagining it. The smoke would kinda linger there for a second or two.

It wouldn't have to be smoke either. I can imagine a similar effect with perhaps particles of light, which would probably be more likely. Or even a slightly longer animation where the action is paused for a moment (as long as it was quick enough not to get annoying). She wouldn't necessarily have to follow him either - she could simply integrate with Link much like Midna did in TP, so the sword could magically form in his hand whenever needed.

She'll definitely play a much larger role though and doubtless be the source of some new abilities.


On another note, PLEASE have some form of cel-shading - something similar to Prince of Persia 08 would be nice

*THEORY ALERT*

I'm leaning towards the theory that she is the Master Sword (or possibly one more powerful), and this game will reveal that the swords existence is all part of a higher purpose. I'm going to call her the 'Master Fairy'.

EDIT I'm slightly miffed that the (assumed) assistant isn't male, but it's a miniscule gripe.

Originally Posted by Mask Collector

Zelda Wii could be a sequel to MM, remember that OoT Link is taller than TP Link.

Based on what, exactly? He was shorter than an equal number of cahracters as TP Link was, and if his SC2 cahracter model presents any semblance of evidence, Link in OOT is at least as much of a shrimp.

That character is definitely the Master Sword. I think it was funny how the first person to mention this was told to "just leave" by some dumbass.

There's a difference between baseless speculation and founded speculation. This is certainly founded.

1.) Miyamoto alluded to it in the interview.

Originally Posted by Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto: Well, the story setting for this Zelda is, of course, in a completely different era and Link is older than he was previously. More approaching adulthood. There is one hint. Maybe from the art work you can see that he's not holding a sword.

IGN: Has he lost his Master Sword?

Shigeru Miyamoto: [Laughing] I just wanted to make sure that you understand we are making it. That's all I'm going to say on that subject.

Oh yeah that's not suspicious.

2.) Link is carrying a shield, but no sword.

3.) The character has the same color scheme.

4.) The original poster's observations of aesthetic similarities are far too powerful to be coincidence.


There is no reason to believe that is not the Master Sword personified. We know this sort of transformation has occurred in Zelda before.

This looks interesting.... that character.... has some similarities to the master sword, so maybe she(he?) IS the master sword, but.... it's too early to tell for certain.

Link's hair too light colored to be TP Link so (sadly) it doesn't look like a TP sequel.

Originally Posted by Midna Fan

so (sadly) it doesn't look like a TP sequel.

More like 'thank ****'.

^See, this is what's stupid about some people on this board.

They somehow, despite overwhelming evidence, exercise skepticism about that character being the Master Sword, yet are able to confidently assert that this is not a sequel to TP based on the color of Link's hair.

It makes no sense.

For the record, I don't think this is a sequel to TP, but certainly not because of that reasoning. I think he looks pretty similar to the TP Link, honestly, but Miyamoto said in the interview that this was a "completely different era."

Originally Posted by Black_Mamba

^See, this is what's stupid about some people on this board.

They somehow, despite the overwhelming evidence, exercise skepticism about that character being the Master Sword, yet are able to confidently assert this is not a sequel to TP based on the color of Link's hair.

It makes no sense.

I just said it LOOKS like the wrong shade of hair for TP Link.
So unless they just decide to make a TP sequel with Link having lighter hair, or they just overlooked that part... it doesn't LOOK like it's gonna be a TP sequel. This is just sneak preview art, so you take it with a grain of salt, everything could still be changed.

Let's just remember that when TP was first announecd, alot of people actually debated over whether it was OOT or WW Link, and that we discovered he was a totally different Link altogether. Based on what Miyamoto says about a "different era" and "something completely different (assuming it applies to the series plot/chronology and not gameplay structure), the same might apply.

As for the whole Master Sword Girl thing, I'm gonna hold my tounge on that because I really don't think I'll have an opinion on it until the right time (the last time I predicted anything in the series, it was that Midna was the eponymous Twilight Princess based simply on her first showing in the E3 '05 trailer. I turned out to be right, granted).

Also, I don't think a TP sequel should be frowned upon when it's practically series tradition, a "rule of two" so to speak.

Originally Posted by Veronox

EDIT I'm slightly miffed that the (assumed) assistant isn't male, but it's a miniscule gripe.

Not very many males wear short-skirts, femininely frilled cloaks, and fishnet stockings on their delicately slender legs.

Originally Posted by Lunar6

Not very many males wear short-skirts, femininely frilled cloaks, and fishnet stockings on their delicately slender legs.

He raises a good point....

If we can take Miyamoto for his word (which is, to be fair, debatable), we know this isn't a TP sequel. He said it was a "completely different era."

I find it ridiculous that people are so skeptical over that being the Master Sword. Measured skepticism is a virtue, but skepticism in the face of strong evidence is a vice.

The evidence here is overwhelming. The design alone is a dead give away, but the Miyamoto interview and the fact that Link is not holdign a sword clinch it.

[EDIT]

It doesn't surprise me that the Master Sword would be portrayed as a female. Objects usually are. When we personify a boat or a ship or a home, for example, we almost always refer to them as "she."

Originally Posted by Midna Fan

He raises a good point....

I guess that what I mean is at least not so many males do so as to assume that they'd implement such an element as a character in a Zelda game, especially one with a reportedley even older Link, if you catch my drift

Originally Posted by Black Mamba

It doesn't surprise me that the Master Sword would be portrayed as a female. Objects usually are. When we personify a boat or a ship or a home, for example, we almost always refer to them as "she."

To be fair on the boat subject, the King of Red Lions was a male

Ahhhh awesome news! I can see her transforming to and from the master sword, or helping Link in combat in some other way. Although are we going to see her much later on in the game? we never start of with the master sword, unless the story is really different. and to what was said a few pages back, this isn't a spoiler at all, much like when the TP artwork was shown, with Link as the wolf.

Originally Posted by Lunar6

Not very many males wear short-skirts, femininely frilled cloaks, and fishnet stockings on their delicately slender legs.

*Sigh* My point was that there may be another companion, at this moment in time we're merely assuming that the Master Fairy is his prime assistant. (Plus, many thought Ralis was a girl)

Originally Posted by Iroas

Crying over Link not being a lefty is pathetic, I'm sorry but it is. It's like crying over link having green eyes instead of blue.

Gah, agreed.
You guys are seriously complaining about which ****ing hand Link uses to swing a sword?
Good grief, you have to be kidding me. The other dozen Links are left-handed, so why's it such a big deal that this one's not? Really, why? I imagine there will be some way to change it for lefties, too (instead of flipping the entire map, they could have time now to make his hands switch).

(Also, in the Wind Waker, Link has green eyes.)

Originally Posted by Lunar6

To be fair on the boat subject, the King of Red Lions was a male

Yes, but that was because he was personifying a very specific character.

I doubt Nintendo conceived of the Master Sword as an individual back when they created it. Since they're turning an object into a person rather than a person into an object, they opted to go for a female.

This is mostly a rehash of what has already been done, but



As I hope this shows, the patterns are way too similar to bee coincidental. In fact, they aren't even especially subtle. The cross hitching is obvious. The pendant is obvious. The yellow markings are obvious. I would argue that you could even say her head was intentionally designed to resemble a blade, though that is less obvious.

The only potentially confusing thing is that the purple "wings" are upside down, but that was simply done to create a realistic figure. She would look stupid if they were pointed up.