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9654556 No.9654556 [Reply] [Original]

It's always Master Sword here Master Sword there but I always loved the Hylian Shield's simple but outstanding design. Are there any other iconic shields?

>> No.9654563

green and red shells

>> No.9654568

>>9654556
It only looks that great since TP. The MM version was disgusting

>> No.9654574

Is Nintendo lazy for reusing the same design over and over? Or are gamers simply drooling idiots for clapping like seals at things they recognize? Either way, shields in Zelda games are so incredibly boring to use.

>> No.9654575
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9654575

>>9654556
the chad fighter shield looks superior to the virgin hylian shield

>> No.9654587
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>>9654574
They should go full crusader again but obviously this isn't going to happen. Shields are like flags, the more basic, the better

>> No.9654592

>>9654587
No I hate the cross shield it looks like Link is holding up a bible, which would only work against Vampires

>> No.9654593

>>9654574
When I played OoT back then I made sure to always equip the Goron Tunic even when I didn't need it because Link was "supposed to" wear red by the end of the game.

>> No.9654594

>>9654593
No harm in that. Red is the best looking one when you have the gauntlets

>> No.9654597
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9654597

Not many I can think of that are retro

>> No.9654602

>>9654587
Zelda 2 is the best Zelda

>> No.9654603
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9654603

I mained the Silver Shield with the Broad Sword as a kid for the whole game.

>> No.9654630

>>9654568
It didn't quite have the proper shape yet in Ocarina

>> No.9655483
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>>9654592
What if they stylized the cross to make it less sanctimonious.

>> No.9655692
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>>9654556
Hylian Shield feels like a copy of pic.

>> No.9655719

>>9654556
the shield with the screaming face from majora's mask always stood out to me

>> No.9655968

>>9655719
thats literally a goatse anon

>> No.9655998

>>9654568
The Hylian Shield isn't in MM.

>> No.9656024
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>>9655998
That's why it looks so off; it's not actually a Hylian Shield, but a legally distinct knock off called the Hero's Shield.
The Hylian Shield was too big for Young Link to use, remember.

>> No.9656031

>>9656024
>the virgin hawk with the wings strutting downwards

>> No.9656038
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>>9656024
I like it. I only just noticed from the attached pic that the bird is facing front rather than top-to-bottom. It's the one LInk is using in the Spaceworld 2000 video, too.

>> No.9656046
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9656046

The Majora's Mask design for the Mirror Shield is fucking awesome. I'll always appreciate how hard this game went on the creepy imagery.

>> No.9656129

>>9656046
See>>9655968

>> No.9656132

>>9656031
The shield’s too small; there’s not enough room for it to spread its wings

>> No.9657180

>>9654556
Mirror shield?