Eight canceled Princess Zelda designs that appeared in the Zelda book

Nintendo has shared pre-game concept character designs of the redesigned Princess Zelda for the game “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”. These new visuals have caused quite a bit of excitement among fans of the game. Among the new products specially prepared for the anniversary of the game, which will be celebrated soon, there is a book called “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Masterworks”. This 464-page work takes an in-depth look at the production process of the popular Zelda sequel. A brief preview of the book reveals a number of character designs that did not make it into the game in its final form. Especially the eight different designs of Princess Zelda attract attention; each with different hair styles.

Zelda fans have mixed reactions to these new concept designs. A user who admired one of the short-haired Zelda designs stated that he found these designs fascinating. Another fan stated that the final design was the best they had ever seen, but that the canceled designs were also very attractive. In addition, one user joked that one of the designs looked ‘a little too executive’. Aside from the excitement of the new concept designs, there is also a sense of relief among fans that Nintendo did not include some of these designs in the final game.

Meanwhile, the tear-inducing concept design of Rauru and Sonia also attracts a lot of attention. They are both members of the game’s Zonai people, and we won’t go into details here, but this scene of the two happily embracing touches many people.