![]() ![]() ![]() He captures them in a unique way: using a magic rod, he turns each sage into a painting. To this end, he captures each of the descendants of the original seven sages and uses their power to open the realm where Ganon had been imprisoned many years prior. Yuga is the villain of A Link Between Worlds and his goal is to merge with Ganon and possess Hyrule’s Triforce. But A Link Between Worlds goes one step further than its predecessors in that it turns women into literal objects who not only need saving but also serve no function apart from being a “lovely” piece of property for men to fight over. In Ocarina of Time, five of the seven sages were female (Darunia and Rauru being the only men), and Zelda getting captured is the impetus for nearly every game in the series. ![]() In many ways, the latest Zelda title is very similar to its numerous predecessors, and it’s not exceptional here, either. The sad part is that that’s pretty much normal for a Zelda game. Notice anything about that list? That’s right: six of the nine people Link rescues are women. Irene, a witch and granddaughter of the potion brewer Osfala, apprentice to Sahasrahla, elder of Kakariko Village Gulley, the blacksmith’s son and Link’s childhood friend In the latest Legend of Zelda title, Link saves a total of nine people from the villain, Yuga. Robert Browning, “My Last Duchess” (1842) “That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall, ![]()
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