Not the best picture, actually. The cape looks kinda like the "wings" of the hilt,and the gem on her chest looks more like the gem on the hilt instead of the triforce engraving.

Her hair is like the tip of the Master Sword too.

No.

Go back to The Wind Waker: http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/zelda ... airies.png

This random theory crap happens every time. Like Midna being his sword, Zelda, and his shadow and maybe even his hat to some people. What the hell?

Stop grasping at straws guys. Even if she was the sword, it's entirely out of order and inconsistent with the actual design. Sadface.jpg

@Garfitor

No, I don't think so. Look at her cape in relation to the gem. On the master sword, the purple wings do not go above the gem, the gem is between the wings. Also, the bottom tip of the mastersword is also pointed. I'll go make a picture.

DAVE THE BARBARIAN!

Lol. Reminds me of that girl in Klonoa 2 who gets sucked into the ring whenever hes about to fight.

This is going to be such an interesting theory in the coming months.

They even made his sword hand empty and positioned it in plain view - so you'd notice.
And though the parts of her outfit aren't exactly inline with the positions of the matching portions on the actual sword, the overall vibe of the design = Master Sword.

Still, for now, nothing's confirmed, so we just gotta respect each other's opinions. I can see her being the Fairy Queen, too.

@Unknownsage

BEJABBERS!

@Yarbskoo

Aw, I want Link to swing her around. It would be superb.

@Morgan Lamia

Woah! That is REALLY high res! o.0

@Burgers

Wii MotionPlus : Swinging around and hitting things with little fairy girls has never felt so realistic.

@Kansas

That's interesting, but still doesn't really explain the cross-hatching pattern on her legs. Like I said before, I don't really think the order matters all that much.

Yeah, I don't think she's the sword.

C'mon whats wrong with people?
They almost got it right but still missed it!

1. Her hat is the blade
2. Her face is the tri-force (three eyes) or rain-guard
3. Neck is the Neck or part before the cross-guard
4. Cape is the cross-guard
5. Her pants/skirt is the collar
6. and her legs are the grip

Easy.

Oh yeah and then the jewel is the jewel because then it all fits.

@MDX

Suddenly it all makes sense!

Also I look forward to swinging this girl around like a sword and knocking out enemies with her.

@Kansas

I don't know man, your concept seems backwards to me.

The cape and her head are even a lighter color than her legs, just like point and the body of the Master Sword.

The legs are darker and her stalkings have the same crossed design as the handle.

Man, I'm disappointed there's so much speculation to concept artwork but NOBODY is talking about some of the cool stuff shown in in-game form in the Galaxy 2 trailer, like Mario sliding/running through the tunnel and the copy shadow Marios running around in the purple coin challenge.

Is Zelda really that much more important? O_o

@Morgan Lamia
Thanks for the art! I can now do my comparison.
-Her head is the sword tip as it looks like it.
-The Jewel and the gold markings are spot on with the ones on the master sword. It could be that the jewel is silver as the sword is still dormant ala Windwaker.
-Her cloak is with cross gaurd features.
-Her belt looks an awful lot like the part between the hilt and cross gaurd.
Her stockings match the pattern on the hilt.

Now then if she is the sword I have a theory. After the 3rd dungeon and the awakening of the sword power inside her she can change back and forth. In some parts she can be of help and you can have puzzles that need 2 people. What happens before you awaken her powers? She doesn't adventure with you as she is of royalty but after she learns she can morph she likes to stay in her sword form. She then travels with you for some 2 person puzzle action.

This actually makes a lot of sense, but the pic in the newspost is off. The blue boxes don't match and there should be a connection to the tip of the sword and the top of her head.

@Yarbskoo
@nintycool

No problem.

these are all wrong... what MDX said makes much more sense

Maybe the whole game is an escort mission!

@Burgers

Well unless yo go on it's Gamefaqs board, but then, it is Gamefaqs... [even if I am active there]

I guess people just love mystique? Or gamers just like theorising over everything and anything [sorry RWP!]

I certainly have much more hype and excitement for SMG2 cos it's gonna be out at least a year [or two] before this.
I think it'll be 2010's summer game, actually [the bright pastel visuals give it a warm feeling to me, moreso than the original did?]

@lockNES

OH GOD WTF

@DuhToad

That's in a lot of Zelda games. Two games that I know it's in is the original Zelda and A Link to the Past.

@nintycool

I'm actually really hoping we see this story happen one day. Albeit depressing, there's something really fascinating about a final battle you can't win.

The Duck Has Spoken.

I thought the girl being the sword was a given...

@ everyone except bunny-cow

Yeah, didn't everyone get that press release where Miyamoto said that the girl in the picture is actually the master sword? Why is everyone making all these photoshop pics trying to prove it?

@jmactus

No i didn't 'get the press release'

Why wasn't it posted here? Slip through Deux's cracks? lol that sounds dirty.

@jmactus

No, we didn't get that press release. Neither did you, because it didn't happen. Miyamoto said to notice Link does not have a sword, and nothing more (which should making completely fricking obvious that she is the Master Sword).

@Yarbskoo

Surely you wouldn't utilize her as a weapon. It's probably just a personified form of the Master Sword.


If you're in denial of her being the Master Sword you're kidding yourself. It's obvious. Miyamoto even said to notice Link doesn't have a sword on him. This wasn't supposed to be some deep image that needs to be analyzed. The information you're supposed to get from the image is supposed to be almost obvious.

And her legs are definitely the handle of the sword, the cross-hatching is impossible to ignore.

As far as this being based around the storyline detailed in the beginning of Wind Waker, I doubt it. I was hoping that was was Twilight Princess was going to be about, but it wasn't.


I still think it might be the same Link as the one in Twilight Princess, especially since Miyamoto stated he was older, however, according to the IGN interview anyways, he did say it's in a different era (followed by saying Link was older) which is still up in the air for me.

I suppose if they're going to involve something like the Master Sword, in order to avoid reusing locations from Twilight Princess they'd have to set it in a new era. But I certainly think Link should look different if that's the case. All the Links have been able to be distinguished due to the different art styles across the games, which seemingly showed that they weren't all identical clones born in different time periods. But if this is some different Link in a different era, he looks like an exact clone of TP Link, only a little older...

@lockNES

thats exactly what i was thinking

@Yarbskoo

Well, the Toon Link style is a bit different Kind of like the design itself is already pretty much perfect, and since it's cartoony, it's hard to add new distinguished features without drastically changing the way he looks.

As far as more realistic Zeldas though, and all the games before Wind Waker, they all looked different, even in their design artwork. It just seems like it'll be awkward trying to tell players this is a totally different Link in a different era, when he looks like the same Link from Twilight Princess, except older (I work in GameStop, and I can hear them now: "DOOD ITS A SEQUEL TO TWILIGHT PRINCESS ITS THE SAME LINK BUT OLDER").

-.-

It's not related to TP, and it's probably not the same Link.

And no, the only reason that the sword theory exists is because people read way too into things. Miyamoto mentions the lack of a sword, but never mentions the girl. He doesn't say OH, LOOK AT THE GIRL CONVENIENTLY PLACED BEHIND HIM. HE HAS NO SWORD. HMMM...

Miyamoto just tells you to pay attention to him not holding a sword. That's it. There could be SO MANY REASONS why he has no sword, and everyone jumped on the first theory that came out.

Midna was Link's Shadow, his hat, the master sword, Zelda, Impa, Majora's Mask and many other things, all of which she clearly isn't. I don't know why you're all so closed-minded to this one, completely outlandish theory, just because of some coincidences.

With the art style used for Link, the Master Sword is going to look the same as it did in TP and Brawl (and I forget if it is anywhere in Crossbow Training).

This girl has a completely different gem, the Triforce thing is the biggest stretch ever (it's a gem, not an eye), her head looks EXACTLY like the Queen of Fairies, guys.

Am I going to completely rule out the Sword Theory? No. Because who expected Link to turn into a Wolf? But that doesn't make it the theory to end all theories. Even with the similarities, it's a retarded and outrageous idea (even if it's the case, I will still feel this way).

At least be open minded, instead of acting like you've all figured it out that the first theory is the correct one. She could be anything honestly. And Zelda could very well not have a sword for once.