Christi Junior on Nostr: It's kinda how funny how far from being this invincible Mary Sue girlboss, Echoes of ...
It's kinda how funny how far from being this invincible Mary Sue girlboss, Echoes of Wisdom Zelda is actually one of the WEAKEST incarnations of the character in recent memory. Most Zeldas since Ocarina of Time have been shown to be very powerful magic casters, and sometimes even wield the Light Arrows, arguably the strongest weapon in all of Hyrule.
Meanwhile, Zelda in EoW never displays innate magic skills, but relies on temporarily borrowed powers from Tri and Link. You might argue she's at least the most physically fit Zelda so far given all the adventuring she does and her jumping ability, but even in that category she's probably not in the same league as OoT Zelda, who became a literal Ninja. EoW Zelda very much relies on her wit and wisdom, not raw power, to come out on top.
I think Nintendo just really likes Underdog heroes, so they took and nerfed Zelda's innate powers for the same reason they made Link barely 5 feet tall in BotW, and depict Mario as a literal midget. Samus and Donkey Kong are physically imposing, but DK has been kidnapped multiple times back during the SNES Donkey Kong Country games, and even Samus was thoroughly humbled by the much stronger Raven Beak in Metroid Dread.
Meanwhile, Zelda in EoW never displays innate magic skills, but relies on temporarily borrowed powers from Tri and Link. You might argue she's at least the most physically fit Zelda so far given all the adventuring she does and her jumping ability, but even in that category she's probably not in the same league as OoT Zelda, who became a literal Ninja. EoW Zelda very much relies on her wit and wisdom, not raw power, to come out on top.
I think Nintendo just really likes Underdog heroes, so they took and nerfed Zelda's innate powers for the same reason they made Link barely 5 feet tall in BotW, and depict Mario as a literal midget. Samus and Donkey Kong are physically imposing, but DK has been kidnapped multiple times back during the SNES Donkey Kong Country games, and even Samus was thoroughly humbled by the much stronger Raven Beak in Metroid Dread.