Welcome to Part 2 of my Breath of the Wild’s Zelda Narrative Thoughts series, where I flail about the ending and the structure of Zelda’s story specifically and why it impacted me so much.

Breath of the Wild’s Zelda does so much with so little. She’s integral to the plot and Link’s success, despite not having much agency at all. Sometimes a character simply trying to survive the constraints of their reality and do their best is more engaging than a stereotypical knightly hero.

Welcome to my first Narrative Thoughts! This series will explore some element of storytelling or characterization in a piece of media, often games, and what I liked or found interesting about it.