10 3D Zelda Moments That Left You Speechless

7. "NOT TAKE MIRROR!" (Twilight Princess)

At the end of the game's fifth dungeon, Snowpeak Ruins, Link is brought into the bedroom of snow couple Yeto and Yeta, where a shard he seeks from The Mirror of Twilight is held.

As wife Yeta gazes at it, she comments on its beauty, then, the lights dim, she begins twitching, and her head turns to Link in a demonic style, her eyes now big and red, with her teeth newly sharpened and a pair of tusks to match. She then shouts, “NOT TAKE MIRROR!” The surrounding windows shatter, she turns into a gigantic snow monster, and a boss fight ensues.

Twilight Princess had already established itself as a slightly creepier take on the Zelda formula, but this is arguably more down right scary than anything seen up to that point. If you were a kid playing this for the first time, you certainly had one or two nightmares related to this moment, and maybe even made your parents question if they should ever buy you a Zelda game again.

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