Zelda Cosplay Costumes

Princess Zelda blew up gaming culture after the first release of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda game in 1986, it is amongst the 10 best Nintendo games of all time. Her character has been so predominantly defined by her actual role in the game’s storyline. While she was originally designed as the plot device to push the game forward, Princess Zelda is one popular character that has gone through several iterations in different installments of the iconic game. If you’re looking to channel your inner princess with a Zelda cosplay ensemble, consider this as your guide to cop her royal look. 

Who is Zelda?

Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda introduced the titular character, Princess Zelda, in the original game’s release a few decades ago. Her concept and design is heavily inspired by American novelist and socialite, Zelda Fitzgerald. Princess Zelda is closely linked to the goddess Nayru and is the human incarnation of the goddess Hylia. Although she is often depicted as a damsel in distress in the earlier versions of the game, Princess Zelda is in fact it’s sole heroine with the character’s recent forms taking a more active role in defeating Ganon by using her Triforce powers to save the Hyrule castle and the world. 

In her most recent evolution in the action-adventure game, The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild, after decades of cultural ambivalence about what sort of character she really was, Princess Zelda has finally ditched many of the series’ conventions by using science and ancient technologies instead of merely tapping into her Triforce powers to become Link’s equal in the task of saving their world. 

Get ready to be the bearer of Triforce Wisdom and take a more dynamic role in the salvation of Hyrule from the ruthless Ganon with a Zelda cosplay outfit. Don’t forget to take a good look at the following items.