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Entry for the boss battle contest.

Out of respect for Zelda’s character, I am hoping that her possessed body is not going to become a commonly recurring part of the final boss fight in future Zelda games. That said, after this concept’s first implementation in Twilight Princess, I am glad that they did it right the second time around—by which I mean that there was enough prior buildup to make you care about the fight, instead of just suddenly pitting you against some princess you never got to know well enough to consider an ally in the first place. (Granted, it would have been pretty sad if there hadn’t been enough buildup in Spirit Tracks, since the game’s entire plot revolved around this idea; in Twilight Princess it was only another boss battle, though it disappointed me that the lack of context meant that Zelda was just one more enemy to dispatch.) The fact that Zelda’s spirit, after being your companion throughout the whole game, actually fought alongside you in phantom armor gave Spirit Tracks’s fight a far more epic and meaningful feel than forcing Link to go up against a princess he barely knew just because it seemed like an interesting reversal.

2014 EDIT: haha I remember staying up all night on a school night to finish this in time... it took 8 hours. Man it's kinda cool to see a drawing of this scene but a lot of things about it could be more dynamic... look at that beginner's perspective. Oh well, this fight was cool so I'm glad I got to draw it.

Description
Entry for the boss battle contest.

Out of respect for Zelda’s character, I am hoping that her possessed body is not going to become a commonly recurring part of the final boss fight in future Zelda games. That said, after this concept’s first implementation in Twilight Princess, I am glad that they did it right the second time around—by which I mean that there was enough prior buildup to make you care about the fight, instead of just suddenly pitting you against some princess you never got to know well enough to consider an ally in the first place. (Granted, it would have been pretty sad if there hadn’t been enough buildup in Spirit Tracks, since the game’s entire plot revolved around this idea; in Twilight Princess it was only another boss battle, though it disappointed me that the lack of context meant that Zelda was just one more enemy to dispatch.) The fact that Zelda’s spirit, after being your companion throughout the whole game, actually fought alongside you in phantom armor gave Spirit Tracks’s fight a far more epic and meaningful feel than forcing Link to go up against a princess he barely knew just because it seemed like an interesting reversal.

2014 EDIT: haha I remember staying up all night on a school night to finish this in time... it took 8 hours. Man it's kinda cool to see a drawing of this scene but a lot of things about it could be more dynamic... look at that beginner's perspective. Oh well, this fight was cool so I'm glad I got to draw it.