Zelda (Breath of the Wild) (2024)

Summary

Princess Zelda is a major supporting character in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and a primary protagonist in its prequel Age of Calamity. She is the current princess of Hyrule and the latest member of the royal family to inherit the sealing powers of the goddess Hylia.

Prior to the Great Calamity, Zelda aided in the research of the ancient Sheikah technology and also trained to awaken her dormant powers so that she could help combat and seal away Calamity Ganon, however no matter how hard she tried she was unable to even slightly bring forth her divine powers much to her frustration. On her seventeenth birthday she alongside Link and the Champions witnessed as Ganon had emerged from his previous seal and begun his assault on Hyrule, attempting to flee from the now possessed Guardians she was finally able awaken her powers in a desperate attempt to save Link. With her sealing powers brought forth she made her way to Ganon and kept him suppressed within Hyrule Castle for an entire century before she was able to truly seal him away with the aid of a reawakened Link. In Age of Calamity, an alternate timeline created by a small time traveling Guardian named Terrako, she alongside Link and the rest of her allies were able to successfully seal away Calamity Ganon before he was able to bring mass devastation to Hyrule like he did in the original timeline.

Powers and Stats

Tier: Unknown, High 8-C with the Sheikah Slate | At least 7-B

Key: Pre-Awakening | Sealing Powers Awakened

Name: Zelda

Origin: The Legend of Zelda

Gender: Female

Age: 16 to 17 years old before the Great Calamity, 117 years old (17 physically) during Breath of the Wild

Classification: Hylian, Princess of Hyrule, Descendant of Hylia, Scholar

Powers and Abilities:

Attack Potency: Unknown, Building level+ with the Sheikah Slate (Uses bombs as one of her primary forms of attack^[3], which are this powerful^[12]) | At least City level (Even after her powers weakened she was still powerful enough to ^[9] briefly restrain Dark Beast Ganon and make him roar in pain^[6], who in a weaker state was still durable enough to withstand the combined energy of 4 Divine Beast lasers^[13], just 1 laser being this powerful, and at full power she was capable of repelling an attack from Calamity Ganon who by that point had achieved his true power^[14])

Speed: Peak Human with Relativistic reactions and combat speed (Comparable to Link), FTL via the Flurry Rush (While in a focused state she can move this fast while dodging Guardian lasers^[15])

Lifting Strength: Unknown, at least Class M via Magnesis (Magnesis can move blocks with ease^[12] and move objects that Link struggles with | Unknown, at least Class M with her powers (Even after her powers had weakened she could briefly restrain Dark Beast Ganon and stop him from moving^[6], who is much stronger than Link)

Striking Strength: Unknown (Never shown physically attacking)

Durability: Large Building level (Can withstand blows from monsters that are comparable to her bombs) | At least City level (Can take attacks from a full power Calamity Ganon^[14])

Stamina: Peak Human | Superhuman (Fought to continuously suppress Calamity Ganons power for 100 years straight^[8])

Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Meters with the Sheikah Slate and Master Cycle beams | Standard Melee Range, Tens of Kilometers with her powers (Could create a massive barrier that spanned a large chunk of Hyrule Field, which is a sizeable portion of the entire continent^[7]), Thousands of Kilometers with Clairvoyance (Watched Links entire journey, which spanned the whole continent^[6])

Standard Equipment: The Sheikah Slate, also has the Master Cycle in the Age of Calamity timeline | None in the original timeline, Sheikah Slate in the Age of Calamity timeline

Intelligence: Genius (Was a member of the research team that worked with the ancient Sheikah technology, often making adjustments to large complex mechs such as the Divine Beasts)

Weaknesses: Before awakening her powers she suffered from self-doubt. The Sheikah slate has short cooldowns for all its runes. The Master Cycle requires constant materials to stay running and can overheat. Prolonged use of her powers will eventually cause them to wane.

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