Given how many references to previousLegend of Zeldagames the originalHyrule Warriorshad, fans won’t be too shocked to find thatHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamityhas a few of its own, most of whichnaturally allude toBreath of the Wild. However, most fans probably weren’t expecting the game to make what might possibly be a reference to what many consider the darkest chapter in the entire franchise: theZeldaCD-i games.
1993’sLink: The Faces of EvilandZelda: The Wand of Gamelonare oddities for multiple reasons, not the least of which being that they were developed not for any Nintendo system but for Phillips CD-i media players. Produced on shoestring budgets with short development cycles and minimal involvement from Nintendo, these games have become infamous for their low quality, with their janky animated cutscenes in particularinspiring an endless amount of memesthroughout the years.
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Now players think they’ve found a reference to the CD-i games inHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. One of the locations players can unlock to earn upgrades in the game is the Military Training Camp, where they can spend rupees to level up their characters. As spotted by Gamechamp on Twitter, an interesting message appears on the overworld map once players unlock the Training Camp: “After proving that you have defeated plenty of monsters, the instructor recognized your battle ability. He said he will train you anytime-as long as you have enough rupees.”
That last line seems to be a pretty clear callback to Morshu, one of the NPCs players would encounter inLink: The Faces of Eviland a owner of a general store in the Goronu area. Specifically, one of his lines of dialogue has him telling Link that he can sell him a variety of items “as long as you have enough rupees.”
Since the CD-i games have long been treated as non-canon to the rest of theZeldafranchise, this discovery has led to fans jokingly wondering if Morshu now exists in the world ofBreath of the WildandAge of Calamity. By all accounts, that seems to be the case, even if theofficialZeldatimelinerefuses to include the CD-i games. The question now, though, is that sinceBreath of the Wildmakes no reference to those titles, does that mean Morshu didn’t survive the Great Calamity?
At any rate, for all the flakThe Faces of EvilandThe Wand of Gamelonhave caught throughout the years, the fact remains that they’re still part ofThe Legend of Zelda’s history, and it’s interesting to see Nintendo seemingly acknowledging them after years of ignoring them.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamityis available for the Switch.
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