Talk:Epona

Pony
Nit picky note. Epona was never, at any point, a pony. She was a baby, called a foal (the broad general term for baby horses) or a Filly (female foals). Ponies are fully grown even if they are under 14 hands. A pony can never grow into a horse.

Palomino?
Would you consider Epona a palomino? Given her brown coat and white mane?

Princess of Hyrule
I think there's a bit of a typo here. Since when is Epona's tittle "princess of hyrule"?

Epona in The Minish Cap
Hey Epona never made a Cameo in Minish Cap..only her song....right? --Remo 04:03, 26 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, in The Minish Cap there is a horse near Malon, with whom you can fuse Kinstones. When doing so, the name is displayed as "Epona". --Ando 12:17, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Ocarina of Time manga...
It refers to Epona as Epona, not Clydesdale, so I deleted it. Just putting that out there. Correct me if im wrong. ~ Sephiner 18:40, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

People Category?
Why is Epona in the People category as well as the animal category? Horses aren't people. -- Defunctzombie 16:10, 14 September 2010 (EDT)
 * That's because of the infobox. Jeangabin 16:19, 14 September 2010 (EDT)

Why doesn't this article say that Epona is a horse?
I mean I know the picture kinda gives it away but still it is jarring. Wratched 10:05, 26 September 2012 (EDT)
 * The article does state she's Link's steed, which a synonym of "horse" (in this case, the former is a rather better choice of word). Still, the absence of the word "horse" in this article is pretty ironic. :P 14:30, 28 September 2012 (EDT)

Origin of Epona
I know that Epona is raised at Lon Lon Ranch but was she raised or did she wander in?
 * Nobody knows, but this is irrelevant towards improving the page. 06:55, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Breath of the Wild
Is it actully confirmed that the Horse we've seen is Epona? Based on some of the footage I'd wager it's just a wild horse you can find. It's odd Nintendo would change her color so much after keeping it consistant for a half dozen games --Lego3400 (talk) 05:28, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Miyamoto himself confirmed it during the 2014 Game Awards (see here). The demo from E3 2016 didn't include any character or story elements, so maybe that's why we've only see generic horses so far. 20:21, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Sigh...I was afraid this was going to happen.


 * The horse in that footage is not Epona. Not only should its design have given that away, but we now know, thanks to the game's E3 2016 trailer, that Link will have the ability to tame and ride any horse he happens to find in the wild. The only reason Miyamoto referred to the horse as Epona is because he wasn't very involved in the game's development and naturally assumed the horse must've been Epona. Similarly, he could've seen a fairy and said something like "Hey, it's Navi!", because he wouldnt've known otherwise. It's just a random horse. I was hoping most people would've been able to tell, since it was pretty obvious. Aonuma even later confirmed that the closest thing Link would have to a true companion is the optional Wolf Link amiibo. Also, while the new Amiibo for BotW are referred to as "Archer Link" and "Guardian", named after the actual named figures, whereas the one with Link on a horse is called "Rider Link", not "Link and Epona", because Link can ride any random horse in this game. ShadowRaptor1O1 (talk) 06:12, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
 * You're forgetting the fact that in recent footage they have purposely excluded elements from the story, that's why we haven't heard of many characters, and this may include Epona herself. In OoT you can also ride other horses, but you later obtain Epona to call her whenever you need her, so this could also be the case in here, especially since Link can be seen using most of the time the same horse in trailers, artwork, and even the amiibo. And talking about the amiibo, they also said that they are still prototypes, so those might not be their final names, especially since Link can also be seen using the new type of Arrow in the archer one and the name is not making any reference to it. 17:49, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Yes, that is a fair point, but you are overlooking the fact that:

- Oot's scenario was very different; you couldn't own any horse aside from Epona, and you could only use them inside the Ranch, where they sole purpose was only to allow them play to learn how to ride for when they unlocked Epona.

-Artwork alone isn't saying much; MM's artwork commonly depicted Link using the Razor Sword; a mundane weapon most players never even encounter.

- Yes, the Amiibo were prototypes when shown at E3, but Bill Trinen was referring to their overall build, as he even stated that he wanted to be careful as to not break them. Also, the Amiibo's names are official; they were directly referred to by name in the Amiibo trailer for the game, and on preorder sites.

I'm not saying that Epona won't be in the game (I actually think that's what the Amiibo will be for, similar to Wolf Link), I'm just saying that right now, it's only an assumption because we saw horses, and isn't exactly something we should have on the article until further confirmation. ShadowRaptor1O1 (talk) 01:46, 9 August 2016 (UTC)


 * We have no confirmation that Link is able to keep the horses that he wrangles. Until release, it is best to change any information based on assumptions, particularly on meaning and inference. Epona was mentioned by the developers and until disproven, Epona is relevant. 14:51, 9 August 2016 (UTC)


 * It's definitely disproven now. The horse Link rides in the trailers and the cinematic scenes is different from the Epona that you can summon through the Smash Bros Link Amiibo, ergo it is a different horse. One could argue that the Amiibo spawns the Epona from earlier Zelda games while the horse in the trailers is a current-era descendant who is also named Epona, but that's extremely speculative and should not be included as fact in the article. I vote we remove the Breath of the Wild artwork, include images of Epona the Amiibo exclusive and create a separate article called Link's Horse (BOTW) with a nod towards Miyamoto's comment in both articles. Klerdet (talk) 16:27, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Infobox Image
I've uploaded Astroninja1's image of Epona as a placeholder for now, but we will need a better quality image of Epona in the infobox. A shot without a saddle or bridle would be preferred. Just throwing this out there for anyone capable of obtaining this. -- Hylian pi (talk) 05:07, 19 April 2017 (UTC)