No, not the princess's actual weapons, but the weapons from the Zelda games. For us, the most badass thing that ever was made has to be the Titan's Mitt. That thing could help Link pick up the most heaviest of heavy items. We'll also entertain notions that the Hook Shot, Pegasus Shoes and Magic Cape are up high on the list.
But, what about the items that aren't specific to any entry in the series, like the boomerang? Well, Lore from Wired attempts to rank these items, providing grade marks to all of Link's most-used weapons and otherwise general helper-outers. Is the man insane? Well, we'll leave that judgment up to you and get back to what we enjoy most: daydreaming that we have a Titan's Mitt of our own.
You, on the other hand, can rank your top 5 favorite Zelda items in the comments. No daydreaming for you all, there's work to be done!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
3-03-2008 @ 11:07PM
Nushio (NDF - Blue) said...
This seems like the perfect chance to plug this comic i've been reading.
www.awkwardzombie.com, check the latest comic, its Zelda-related. :)
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3-04-2008 @ 12:45AM
MiharuChan said...
I'm also a huge fan of that webcomic. Its nice to see other people plugging it. It seriously deserves more page views.
As for the topic at hand my favorite weapon of the Zelda series was the boomerang from Phantom Hourglass. Being able to draw crazy paths and having the boomerang follow them to the end was HILARIOUS.
3-04-2008 @ 12:50AM
Metayoshi said...
That's a pretty funny comic.
Somairia's cane reminds me of Kamey Koopa's power from Paper Mario (N64) where all she does is drop blocks on you.
3-03-2008 @ 11:07PM
Fullmetal Salchemist said...
I liked the flail from Twilight Princess.
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3-03-2008 @ 11:23PM
GatorSax2010 said...
Certainly, Zelda's best weapon was the Wand of Gamelon. I mean, it could kill Ganon in one hit!
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3-04-2008 @ 12:16AM
Sonic_13 said...
I don't know about the rest of you, but I for one would love to see a shark astronaut (as illustrated above) in the next edition of The Legend of Zelda.
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3-04-2008 @ 12:41AM
mahmud said...
that picture has me cracking up over here. that is hilarious.
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3-04-2008 @ 1:23AM
SephFinale said...
ELIXER SOUP! That soup is so underrated!! D: Link's grandma worked so hard on it, too!
Seriously, though, 3 fairies and Elixer Soup in Wind Waker = Practically invincible.
Also, the Light Arrows in Wind Waker. Did you EVER kill something with those? They just...disappeared. I felt evil with them. >:D
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3-04-2008 @ 1:45AM
Jacksons said...
None of the Zelda weapons have ever done much more than "cool, now I can go to ____" for me. Except the hookshot, that thing is awesome.
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3-04-2008 @ 6:01AM
Micah said...
The hookshot's always been my favorite Zelda item/weapon. Especially in TP. Double clawshots! Holy crap.
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3-04-2008 @ 8:34AM
Hunting_phoenix said...
I thought the clawshot(s) were overused in TP. I was like "oh, another clawshot area...yay..."
3-04-2008 @ 9:25AM
Raytia said...
double clawshots were awesome. i felt like spiderman swinging back and forth XD
3-04-2008 @ 11:21AM
TheCoats said...
Hmmmm......boomerang from PH was pretty fun......scribbling lines!!!!.....but as for BAD ASS WEAPONs-Wand of Gamelon and Clawshot(s)
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3-04-2008 @ 11:47AM
Pizza Pasta said...
I've always been a fan of the shovel but the most badass item would have to be the Fierce Deity's Mask.
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3-04-2008 @ 3:49PM
Bluebreaker said...
Bombs. Always been a fan of the bombs. And sometimes Magic Wand+Spellbook. ("You thought you were hot stuff Wizzrobes? NOW look what I can do!!")
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3-04-2008 @ 5:35PM
eight said...
Maybe i'm old fashioned but I love the Boomerang. It's just such a nice balance to the sword. Everything else is just fluf. Honestly. I could do with out every other item. Oh, and fairies in bottles. Is that a weapon?
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3-04-2008 @ 6:39PM
SephFinale said...
Oh snap, I forgot to mention the Spinner. How cool is that boss fight where you had to ride the Spinner in TP? Very cool. Very, very cool.
Also, the grappling hook in Wind Waker is fun because it lets you steal crap from enemies.
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3-05-2008 @ 3:48AM
Dio said...
1. Magic Mirror
2. Mirror Shield
3. *wish I could say Shield Rod* Cane of Byrna/Somaria
4. Longshot/hookshot
5. Magic Cape
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3-06-2008 @ 1:10AM
hvnlysoldr said...
Pfft. Child's play. The single best item of Zelda ever has got to be Rok's Feather/Cape. Jump button in Link's Awakening absolutely ruled. I still can't beat the final dungeon of LoZ1 simply because of no jumps. Jumping made everything awesome since you're so often limited to ground combat.
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3-06-2008 @ 12:48PM
James said...
I was gonna say the Roc Feather as well. It's not so much that it was fantastic or anything, just surprising. I played Zelda 1 and 3 first, then Link's Awakening. It was shocking to realize that all of a sudden I could jump! It really opened up new things to do in the game, or at least it felt that way at the time.
Other than that, yeah, I agree with the dude above about the flail (really surprised me too), and the bomb arrows (ditto). I guess I like the new stuff better?