Man, as a lifelong Zelda fanatic, I’m still riding the high from Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity! The way it fleshed out Breath of the Wild’s backstory with Dynasty Warriors’ hack-and-slash chaos? Absolute genius. With Age of Imprisonment dropping on Switch 2 later this year, my hype meter’s through the roof—but I can’t stop thinking about other Zelda eras screaming for the Warriors treatment. Let’s dive into three timeless gems that’d make killer spin-offs.
Skyward Sword Era: Groose’s Redemption Arc 💥
Honestly? The gap between Skyward Sword and Minish Cap is like a black hole in Hyrule’s timeline—prime real estate for Warriors mayhem! Picture this: Demise’s lingering malice sparking new wars, with Groose (that glorious pompadour legend) leading armies instead of just chucking bombs. We’d get:
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Fi and Ghirahim clashing in epic sword-duels 🌟
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Scrapper hauling siege weapons across cloud-top battlefields
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Demise possessing Bokoblin hordes—chills, y’all!
Personal take? Groose deserves his hero moment. That guy went from rival to ride-or-die, and mowing down moblins with his canon would be chef’s kiss. Plus, Skyward Sword HD’s recent glow-up means this era’s fresh in our minds—talk about perfect timing!
Minish Cap: Pint-Sized Mayhem 🔍
Okay, hear me out: shrinking down to Picori-size mid-battle? That’d be next-level bananas! Minish Cap’s microscopic world is pure untapped potential:
| Feature | Warriors Twist | Why It Slaps |
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| Size-shifting | Switching scales to dodge giant attacks | Adds verticality & strategy |
| Picori allies | Deploying swarms of tiny warriors | Like Pikmin meets doom 😂 |
| Ezlo’s wisdom | Buffing allies as a hat-mode support | Perfect co-op dynamics! |
I’d kill to see Vaati corrupting landscapes with dark magic while King Gustaf’s ghost rallies troops. And c’mon—watching Link stomp through ant-sized enemy camps? That’s video game gold. ✨
Wind Waker Trilogy: Oceanic Warfare ⛵
Sailing. Trains. PHANTOMS. Wind Waker’s flooded Hyrule trilogy has Warriors written all over it. Imagine controlling Tetra’s pirate fleet, bombarding enemy islands while Medli soars overhead dropping feathery justice. We’d bridge that 100-year gap between Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks with:
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Toon Zelda’s phantom armor cleaving through Darknuts
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Linebeck’s merchant ship as a mobile HQ 🚂
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Chancellor Cole summoning shadow realms mid-battle
Personally? I’d main the heck out of King Daphnes. His Triforce speeches while commanding tidal waves? Mic drop. Plus, cel-shaded chaos would stand out from other Warriors titles—vibes for days!
So yeah, Age of Imprisonment’s gonna be lit, but Nintendo’s sitting on a treasure trove of untold stories. Whether it’s Skyward Sword’s dawn-of-Hyrule grit or Wind Waker’s sunken adventures, these spin-offs could make lore nerds like me ugly-cry with joy. What about you—which Zelda era would you sacrifice a korok seed to see in Warriors glory? 🤔