- Not to be confused with Wall Merging, an ability used by Yuga and Link.
[[File:.png|20x20px]] [[|]] Paintings, also known as Portraits, are recurring items in The Legend of Zelda series.
Location and Uses
A Link Between Worlds
Paintings play a major role in the story and in the development of Link's ability to Wall Merge thanks to Ravio's Bracelet. Yuga, the main villain, is able to transform people into Paintings, leaving his transformed victims helpless against walls. Yuga traverses Hyrule looking for the Seven Sages and Princess Zelda, only to later turn them into special Paintings called Portraits.
These Painting forms are unlike normal paintings, however, and prove to be very hard to remove from the surface they are stuck to. Hyrule Soldiers can be seen trying to remove Paintings of enemy Soliders off the walls of Hyrule Castle, with very little success.[1]
Other Appearances
Hyrule Warriors
In Hyrule Warriors, the Portraits of the Seven Sages and Princess Zelda can be seen during Yuga's victory animation as if he is performing the ritual to revive Ganon. In Hyrule Warriors Legends, Yuga can also be seen holding the Portrait of Princess Zelda before putting it away in his intro cutscene.
Trivia
- The designers of A Link Between Worlds experimented with different styles when creating the mechanic of Wall Merging, including Fauvism, pop art, line drawing, child's scribble, and a toon-style similar to that of The Wind Waker.[2]
Gallery
- ALBW Soldier Painting Artwork.png
Painting of a Soldier from A Link Between Worlds
- Fame Formal Man ALBW.png
Portrait of Osfala from A Link Between Worlds
- ALBW Frame Boy.png
Portrait of Gulley from A Link Between Worlds
- Seres Painting.png
Portrait of Seres from A Link Between Worlds
Portrait of Irene from A Link Between Worlds
Portrait of Impa from A Link Between Worlds
- Frame Large Man ALBW.png
Portrait of Rosso from A Link Between Worlds
- Frame Zora Queen ALBW.png
Portrait of Oren from A Link Between Worlds
- Hilda PortraitALBW.png
Portrait of Princess Hilda from A Link Between Worlds
- SoldierScrubbingEnemySoldierPaintingALBW.jpg
Soldier trying to remove a Painting from A Link Between Worlds
References
- ↑ "I scrub and scrub—and STILL this paint won't come off!" — Hyrule Soldier (A Link Between Worlds)
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 302