A grim title, but the experience of death, for most people is a grim thing. Be that the death of a valued family member, the death of a loved pet, or just a disaster in the world. All of these things are negative experiences in life, and we all mourn over these things different – depending which culture we are from. Some cultures burn their dead, others bury them, some will mourn in silence, and others will mourn only with their own gender.
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Zant, for those that are unaware, is the second to last boss in Twilight Princess. Most people find his story to be in distaste, that Zant really turned out to be a disappointing character. Up until you find out his real story, he really seems to be one of the darkest characters in the entire series.

Zant, to me, is one of the most misunderstood characters to date in Twilight Princess. The first major thing to hit on is his misrepresentation as the “Twilight King”, and his now forever popular name: “The Usurper King”

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In November of 2004 when the Nintendo DS was first released here in North America, gamers feasted their eyes on Super Mario 64. It was the same game that had been released on the Nintendo 64 nearly a decade earlier. Sure there were a bunch of miscellaneous upgrades here and there, new playable characters, etc, but what we were most excited about was the possibility that Nintendo’s newest handheld console could handle the graphics and gameplay of what was available on the Nintendo 64.

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This is my first “blog” here at Zelda Blog, and whether or not this is part of a series is yet to be seen, but for now, I’m just gonna talk about what’s on my  mind. Because after all, what are blogs for? =P

Any real fan of the Zelda Franchise knows that Link is silent, but deadly. Not a sound emanates from him until the moment that his enemy is slain (at which point he lets out the classic “hy-ah!”). Otherwise, he never has anything to say. Saria is asking him what to do? No answer. Zelda is telling him what to do? No answer. Never anything to say. Why is this? Is he just shy? Or is there a larger reason than that?

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Well excusseee me, princess!

**Shutter** This was Nintendo’s first attempt at adding voices to rather timeless characters. Though the line above did not come from a Zelda game, it came from a show based off of the Zelda games. These horrendous voices have stuck to The Legend of Zelda throughout the years.

But what would Zelda be like if voice overs were added to it? Hopefully, the world may never know.

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Over the past several years the Legend of Zelda series has been pretty cut and dry in my ever so humble opinion. Don’t get me wrong, that is by no means to say that the games have not stayed somewhat fresh and without a doubt entertaining; they have. I enjoyed Twilight Princess immensely, and it easily replaced Ocarina of Time as second on my list of favorites (first of course being the classic Link to the Past).

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That’s right! ZeldaBlog, the Blog about Zelda that you all love and cherish, is back.

For those who may be newer to the community, ZeldaBlog is a community blog, showcasing Zelda based articles, written by members across the community. Originally opening in 2005, ZeldaBlog was popular site in the community, before inactivity resulted in it’s closure a year ago. While there would be no new articles, it would remain as an archive of all the articles and posts put into it over the years. A server crash a few months later removed it for good. ZeldaBlog would be sorely missed by many across the community.

April 2008. It started as a discussion amoung several webmasters: The idea of a new community blog, providing the same type of service ZeldaBlog had in the past. As the discussion grew, it became clear a new blog wasn’t needed when everyone still loved the ZeldaBlog of old.

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