Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker Poster # 1 Nintendo Gamecube Link vs Miniblins

Description

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube home video game console. The tenth installment in the The Legend of Zelda series, it was released in Japan in December 2002, in North America in March 2003, and in Europe in May 2003.

The game is set on a group of islands in a vast sea—a first for the series. The player controls series protagonist Link as he attempts to save his sister from the sorcerer Ganon and becomes embroiled in a struggle for the Triforce, a sacred relic that grants its holder’s wishes. Aided by allies including pirate captain Tetra and a talking boat named the King of Red Lions, Link sails the ocean, explores islands, and traverses dungeons to acquire the power necessary to defeat Ganon. Wind, which facilitates sailing, plays a prominent role, and can be controlled with a magic conductor’s baton called the Wind Waker.

The Wind Waker was directed by Eiji Aonuma and produced by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka.

According to The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, Nintendo’s official Legend of Zelda chronology, The Wind Waker takes place in the “New World” timeline, one of several parallel timelines in which Zelda games are set following the events of Ocarina of Time. The game follows the “Adult Link” sequence from Ocarina, after Link, the “Hero of Time”, defeats Ganon and time-travels back to his childhood. A crisis emerged when Ganon returned, but Link did not. Centuries later, the people live on islands in the Great Sea. They preserve Link’s story as a legend, but his kingdom’s fate is unknown. The main character, a young boy also named Link, lives on Outset Island, where boys dress in green like the Hero of Time when they come of age.

Miniblins are recurring enemies in the Legend of Zelda series. The smallest members of the Goblin race, they are quite harmless on their own. They almost always gang up on Link in an attempt to overrun him, however, which can be fairly dangerous. Miniblins wield small pitchforks as weapons, which can be problematic if Link has climbed to a high altitude due to the knockback they cause. Miniblins emit a characteristic sound and come in a variety of colors. Typically, they are represented as pirates, sailing in wooden viking longships with grey turrets on top. Their “boss” ships are generally larger, and feature sails with a stylized Miniblin skull on it. Miniblins appear to be the most technologically adept of the Goblin races, due to their ability to build various vehicles and a turret-adorned hideout.

Near mint condition.