- Not to be confused with Wall Merging, an ability used by Yuga and Link.
Paintings,[1] also known as Portraits,[2] are recurring Items in The Legend of Zelda series.
Location and Uses[]
A Link Between Worlds[]
Paintings play a major role in the story and in the development of Link's ability to Wall Merge thanks to Ravio's Bracelet. Yuga, the main villain, is able to transform people into Paintings, leaving his transformed victims helpless against walls. Yuga traverses Hyrule looking for the Seven Sages and Princess Zelda, only to later turn them into special Paintings called Portraits.
These Painting forms are unlike normal paintings, however, and prove to be very hard to remove from the surface they are stuck to. Hyrule Soldiers can be seen trying to remove Paintings of enemy Soldiers off the walls of Hyrule Castle, with very little success.[3]
Other Appearances[]
Hyrule Warriors[]
In Hyrule Warriors, the Portraits of the Seven Sages and Princess Zelda can be seen during Yuga's victory animation as if he is performing the ritual to revive Ganon. In Hyrule Warriors Legends, Yuga can also be seen holding the Portrait of Princess Zelda before putting it away in his intro cutscene.
Trivia[]
- The designers of A Link Between Worlds experimented with different styles when creating the mechanic of Wall Merging, including Fauvism, pop art, line drawing, child's scribble, and a toon-style similar to that of The Wind Waker.[4]
Gallery[]
Painting of Link from A Link Between Worlds
Painting of Captain from A Link Between Worlds
Painting of a Soldier from A Link Between Worlds
Portrait of Osfala from A Link Between Worlds
Portrait of Gulley from A Link Between Worlds
Portrait of Seres from A Link Between Worlds
Portrait of Irene from A Link Between Worlds
Portrait of Impa from A Link Between Worlds
Portrait of Rosso from A Link Between Worlds
Portrait of Oren from A Link Between Worlds
Portrait of Princess Hilda from A Link Between Worlds
Soldier trying to remove a Painting from A Link Between Worlds
Seres being transformed into a Portrait from A Link Between Worlds
Ganon and Yuga with the Portraits of the Seven Sages and Princess Zelda from A Link Between Worlds
Yuga with the Portraits of the Seven Sages and Princess Zelda from Hyrule Warriors
References
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Prima Official Game Guide, Prima Games, pg. 9
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Prima Official Game Guide, Prima Games, pg. 59
- ↑ "I scrub and scrub—and STILL this paint won't come off!" — Hylian Soldier (A Link Between Worlds)
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 302