The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom director Hidemaro Fujibayashi has spoken about why Nintendo kept the game’s Imprisoning War Sages a mystery.
Tears of the Kingdom featured Ardi of the Gerudo, Qia of the Zora, Raphica of the Rito, and Agraston of the Goron. However, we don’t really get to learn about them at all in the game. In flashbacks, they’re only shown briefly.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment rectifies this a little. Since it’s focused on the Imprisoning War, Ardi, Qia, Raphica, and Agraston are featured a bit more in the Nintendo Switch 2 game so they get more of the spotlight.
As for why those Sages seemed to be depicted as fairly unassuming, Fujiybayashi told 4Gamer in a recent interview:
“In Tears of the Kingdom there was a central theme running through the main story, and the Sages are depicted with their faces hidden by masks and without names. If we had shown their personalities and faces, the story would have naturally grown too much, so there were many things we intentionally held back. That’s why I’m truly happy that the Sages have been more carefully picked up upon here in the Imprisoning War.”
In other Zelda news, series producer Eiji Aonuma recently teased the next entry a bit. Read what he had to share here.
Translation provided by Simon Griffin and SatsumaFS on behalf of Nintendo Everything.
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