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October 9th, 2020

50 Iconic “The Legend of Zelda” Tattoos

This video game is legendary

Video games have powerful impacts on children and adolescents, with some people hanging on to their favorite franchise into adulthood. For many people, “The Legend of Zelda” had this effect and to this day, they’re still die hard fans. “The Legend of Zelda” made its debut on February 21st, 1986. It was created by Japanese video game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka, who each went on to hold prestigious titles at Nintendo. The game’s main protagonist is Link, whose purpose is to defeat the game’s monsters, particularly the main antagonist Ganon, while attempting to save Princess Zelda. Zelda is the princess of the kingdom of Hyrule and the guardian of the Triforce of Wisdom. Zelda possesses some magical powers and during “The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword,” it was revealed that she’s a reincarnation of the goddess Hylia. Zelda is named after Zelda Fitzgerald, the wife of novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Since the game’s original release in 1986, the franchise has released 24 sequel games. The most recent game, “The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening” was released in 2019 for Nintendo Switch. As of March of 2020, the game had sold over 4 million copies, making it one of the most successful Switch games of all time. The next game will act as a prequel to 2017’s “The Legends of Zelda: Breath of Wind” and has been named “Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.” The game is set to be released on November 20th, 2020 and will be the franchise’s 25th game. In honor of the upcoming game, take a look at some of our favorite “The Legend of Zelda” tattoos in the gallery below, then let us know your favorite part of this game in the comments section on social media.

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A very sparkly Link for my girl Londy! Thanks for letting me do my thing with the design! Comment below and let me know what you think of this style! ✧༝┉┉┉┉┉˚*♡*˚┉┉┉┉┉༝✧ Made at: @blackborneo.tattoostudio Using: @fkirons @dankubin @stencilanchored @worldfamousink @balmtattoous @darklabsupplies @chyeyenne_tattooequipment @kwadron Thanks for looking! ♥ . . . . . . #legendofzelda #loz #link #legendofzeldatattoo #japan #anime #kawaiitattoo #colortattoo #nintendotattoo #newschooltattoo #animegirls #geektattoo #miamitattooartist #animetattooartist #girlytattoo #miamitattoos #neotraditional #cutetattoo #nerdytattoo #animetattoo #gamertattoo #nerdytattoos #worldfamousink #fkirons #recoveryaftercare #epicgamerink #videogametattoo #geekyflash #animemasterink #gamerink

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❌❌❌Anzeige/Werbung❌❌❌⠀ .⠀ Legenden der Gamingzeit. Zelda bzw. Legend of Zelde gehört auf jeden Fall dazu. Auch wenn ich selber damit wenig zu tun hatte da ich direkt mit einem PC groß geworden bin und eine Konsole nur von Freunden kenne, ist Legend of Zelda einfach Legendär. Als Tätowierung natürlich noch viel cooler. Ein bischen Tricky war es schon, dieses Tattoo in die Haut zu bekommen. Das Schienbein hatte einiges an Schäden aufzuweisen, zusätzlich zum Bindegewebe was hier wenig bis kaum vorhanden ist. Trinken, Trinken, Trinken hat hier geholfen allerdings kein Alkohol sondern Wasser über Wasser über 3 Tage. Und siehe da, dann ging es erheblich besser. . .Legends of gaming time. Zelda or Legend of Zelde is definitely one of them. Even if I had little to do with it myself because I grew up directly with a PC and only know a console from friends, Legend of Zelda is simply legendary. As a tattoo, of course, much cooler. It was a bit tricky to get this tattoo in the skin. The shin had some damage, in addition to the connective tissue, which is little or hardly present here. Drinking, drinking, drinking did not help here, but alcohol over water over 3 days. And lo and behold, things went much better. .⠀ pastell legend of zelda tattoo.⠀ fresh.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #legendofzeldatattoo⠀ #zeldatattoo⠀ #pastelltattoo⠀ .⠀ #friedrichbenzler ⠀ #tattoo⠀ #tattoostudio⠀ #chemnitz⠀ #bententattoo⠀ #tattoochemnitz⠀ #tattooer⠀ #tattoos⠀ #tattooartist⠀ #tattooart⠀ #chemnitztattooers⠀ #germantattooers⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #leipzig #dresden #zwickau #plauen #erfurt #gera #riesa

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Triforce glow up for Melissa, I did not do the original triforce ⁣ ⁣ _________________________________⁣ #lasvegastattooartist⁣ ⁣ Please visit my website at lealigottattoos.com to shop for merch, book an appointment, and read though my FAQ!⁣ Email directly to inquire at ligot.lea@gmail.com! ⁣ ⭐️ Booking is closed! Will open back up on September 1st!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣Made with:⁣ @eternalink⁣ @fusion_ink⁣ @starbritecolors⁣ @dynamiccolor⁣ @blackclaw⁣ @neotatmachines⁣ @dringenbergtattoocompany⁣ @dipcaps⁣ @hivecaps⁣ @goodjudy.ca⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #zelda #zeldatattoo #legendofzelda #legendofzeldatattoo #spiritualstonestattoo #triforce #triforcetattoo #reworktattoo #revamptattoo #anime #animetattoo #kawaii #kawaiitattoos #videogametattoo #videogametatts #gamerink

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Link ⚔️ Tattoo by @kodiellistattoos

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The Legend of Zelda Tattoo by @alejandrosalas_r

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The beloved Princess Zelda Did you know? The late actor Robin Williams named his daughter Zelda after the princess from the games. The two even appeared together in commercials for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D! ☺️ . . . . Made at @manosacrastudio . . . With love and the best: @fkirons @stencilstuff @balm_tattoo @boycottproducts . . . #fkironsproteam #stencilstuff #balmtattoo #legendofzelda #legendofzeldatattoo #zelda #zeldatattoo #princesszelda #princesszeldacosplay #thelegendofzeldatwilightprincess #princesszeldatattoo #zeldacosplay #zeldafanart #twilightprincesszelda #gamerink #gamertattoo #nintendotattoo #cutetattoo #neotrad #neotradtattoo #neotraditionaltattoo #neotradicionaltattoo #neotraditional #lilianraya #heartcontainer #heartcontainertattoo #hearttattoo #tattoovideo #tattoocloseup

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