{"id":6294,"date":"2021-11-19T10:52:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T01:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=6294"},"modified":"2022-05-16T18:16:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T09:16:37","slug":"20211119-6294","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211119-6294\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild &#8211; \u201cGorilla Link\u201d is on the loose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211118-182929\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-11-19 09:12 (JST)<br>Translated by. Nick Mosier<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>It looks like a \u201cGorilla Link\u201d phenomenon has taken hold in <em><strong>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/strong><\/em> community in Japan. But what is Gorilla Link? As the name suggests, it\u2019s where Link slouches over and puts his arms out in front of him like a gorilla. It really only amounts to a funny pose in the end, but the look is bizarre enough that some fans are having a lot of fun with it.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>If you sprint or do anything to change Link\u2019s stance, he will return to normal, but it\u2019s possible to do standard running and jumping in the Gorilla Link pose. Twitter user flower christened the name, likely because Link puts his arms out and is hunched over\u2026 like a gorilla.<br><\/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\">\u30b4\u30ea\u30e9\u30ea\u30f3\u30af <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/trF8kULtaL\">pic.twitter.com\/trF8kULtaL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u25b4\u306f\u306a\u25b4 (@hanabelink) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hanabelink\/status\/1460216980334465033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Recreating it is simple. From the menu, activate Revali\u2019s Gale and draw your sword in that state. After your sword is out, jump and crouch. Before Revali\u2019s tornado move is unleashed, hold the \u25b6 button to put away your sword. When you do that, Link will put his arms in front of him striking the silly pose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try referencing the above tweet from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hanabelink\/status\/1460216980334465033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">flower<\/a> and this one from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smaho_neko\/status\/1460579907877015552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ZeldaNeko<\/a> to see the sequence in action. I tried it myself, and it doesn\u2019t seem possible with the shield equipped. It can be done with one-handed and two-handed swords, though, so unequip your shield, and give it a try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being Gorilla Link doesn\u2019t change any of the actions you can do. It just makes Link look like a gorilla. But seeing our brave, cool hero running around in such a peculiar way is pretty funny. YukinoSan\u2019s video in particular seems to be being especially well received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u30b4\u30ea\u30e9\u30ea\u30f3\u30af\u3010\u30bc\u30eb\u30c0\u306e\u4f1d\u8aac\u30d6\u30ec\u30b9\u30aa\u30d6\u30b6\u30ef\u30a4\u30eb\u30c9\u3011\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3_rgsRGVXSQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>As for why this glitch occurs, it\u2019s not totally clear. Gorilla Link\u2019s upper body looks similar to when he\u2019s crouching, so maybe the irregular crouch state of charging Revali\u2019s Gale combined with the motion of putting a weapon away causes Link to stand up with his arms forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it doesn\u2019t look like Gorilla Link was just discovered. Another player by the name of Nohozarashi <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScTiVCrMnFeCo_\/status\/1460975513636196358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pointed out<\/a> that, \u201cGorilla Link has been around for a while.\u201d When you consider how easy it is to pull off, it\u2019s not unlikely that it has already been discovered. It\u2019s probably garnering attention now thanks to flower\u2019s catchy name and interesting content from players like YukinoSan.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-header.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-header-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-header-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-header-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-header-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-header-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-header-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-header-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211118-182929-header-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/em> is out now on the Nintendo Switch and Wii U. 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