{"id":39712,"date":"2024-11-12T17:48:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T08:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=39712"},"modified":"2024-11-12T17:48:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T08:48:58","slug":"legend-of-zelda-cosplayer-highlights-the-difficulties-of-link-drawing-and-sheathing-his-sword-from-his-back-gets-advice-from-super-smash-bros-creator-masahiro-sakurai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/legend-of-zelda-cosplayer-highlights-the-difficulties-of-link-drawing-and-sheathing-his-sword-from-his-back-gets-advice-from-super-smash-bros-creator-masahiro-sakurai\/","title":{"rendered":"Legend of Zelda cosplayer highlights the difficulties of Link drawing and sheathing his sword from his back, gets advice from Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/legend-of-zelda-devs-tried-to-make-link-talk-for-the-first-time-in-echoes-of-wisdom-but-it-felt-too-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link may be a quiet swashbuckling hero<\/a> in The Legend of Zelda games, but his movements wouldn\u2019t be as fluid in the real world, as evidenced by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sakigake_cos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese cosplayer Sakigake<\/a>. Shortly after the debut of his new The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Link cosplay photos, Sakigake posted a behind-the-scenes clip of him unsheathing Link\u2019s Master Sword from his back. Needless to say, the video was less-than-flattering:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u7121\u7406\u3067\u3057\u305f\u7df4\u7fd2\u3057\u307e\u3059 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JbTdol8F5g\">https:\/\/t.co\/JbTdol8F5g<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I2W1Ka0UXq\">pic.twitter.com\/I2W1Ka0UXq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30b5\u30ad\u30ac\u30b1 (@sakigake_cos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sakigake_cos\/status\/1855929743956197490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation: <\/strong><em>It was impossible (to unsheathe the sword). I will practice.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the sword\u2019s length, Sakigake was unable to fully draw the Master Sword from its sheath. Real swords aren\u2019t typically worn on their wielder\u2019s backs for this reason; with the practice only being seen in fictional media like anime and films. Despite his failed attempts, Sakigake says that he will practice so he can show off his sword skills in the future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"172\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241112-39669-001.png\" alt=\"Masahiro Sakurai tweet on Link cosplay sword issue\" class=\"wp-image-39735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241112-39669-001.png 537w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241112-39669-001-380x122.png 380w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation:<\/strong><em> In Smash Bros. Ultimate, Link pulls the scabbard down when sheathing his sword. That alone didn&#8217;t quite reach the mark, but I think that&#8217;s as far as we could go with our ingenuity and still replicate the action and equipment from the original.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai chimed in on Sakigake\u2019s post, saying that the development team for <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kfeUdBi67G4?si=XR3HmGP0qtmE7Qad&amp;t=9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate included animations for Link where he lowers his sheathe<\/a> so that the Master Sword can cleanly fit into its scabbard. This is a stark contrast to other The Legend of Zelda games, where <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/r6yX4qrwJNE?si=-2n7PnNEI6hGtDcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link contorts his wrist<\/a> so he can sheathe his iconic weapon without any adjustments. Since Link\u2019s base model in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate uses the Breath of the Wild version of the character, Sakurai hopes that his advice will help Sakigake with his attempts at authenticity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u685c\u4e95\u3055\u3093\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\u30b9\u30de\u30d6\u30e9SP\u3082\u53c2\u8003\u306b\u6b21\u306f\u30ab\u30c3\u30b3\u3088\u304f\u51fa\u6765\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3084\u3063\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>&mdash; \u30b5\u30ad\u30ac\u30b1 (@sakigake_cos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sakigake_cos\/status\/1856174362547892645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation:<\/strong><em> Thank you, Sakurai-san. I&#8217;ll also use Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a reference and try to make it look cool next time.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sakigake has since replied to Sakurai\u2019s remark, saying that he will take into account the fighting game\u2019s version of the character when practicing his cosplay. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sora_Sakurai\/status\/1856191966066946478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sakurai then replied to Sakigake<\/a>, saying that his response was based on his own work with the character. He ended by complimenting Sakigake on his great cosplay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cosplayer&#8217;s struggle with unsheathing Link&#8217;s sword prompted Masahiro Sakurai to give insight into how this action was animated in Super Smash Bros.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":39733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,63],"class_list":["post-39712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-zelda"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Legend of Zelda cosplayer highlights the difficulties of Link drawing and sheathing his sword from his back, gets advice from Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai - 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