10 3D Zelda Moments That Left You Speechless
5. Midna's Desperate Hour (Twilight Princess)
Midna, the small playful imp who Link first meets in The Twilight Realm, is a fan favorite character in the Zelda community, especially when it comes to companions. So when the villainous Zant nearly killed the game’s titular Twilight Princess, we all felt an urgency to save her.
As Wolf Link, with the fatally injured Midna resting on your back, you desperately make your way to Hyrule Castle to ask Princess Zelda for help on a dark and stormy night, as the iconic Midna’s Lament plays in the background. Composed of grim sounding piano riffs, as well as ominous strings that make the situation feel all that more hopeless, this moment shows just how emotional, artistic, and atmospheric the Zelda games, and gaming in general, can be.
On top of that, this experience also provides Midna with a fair bit of character development, as Zelda appears to sacrifice herself in order to save Midna’s life, before telling them of The Triforce, The Master Sword, and The Mirror of Twilight, which all will help restore balance to Hyrule. After that, we never took our time with Midna for granted.