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APokemonfan art imagines Rayquaza, Incineroar, Meowscarada, and more asZelda: Tears of the Kingdomcreatures. SomeZelda: Tears of the KingdomNPCs are callbacks to its predecessor, while others are entirely unique, and thisPokemonfan has come up with fresh ideas by fusing the two Nintendo franchises together.
ThePokemonandZeldafranchises received new Nintendo Switch entries over the last couple of years, withPokemon Scarlet and VioletandZelda: Tears of the Kingdom, respectively. BecauseZeldaandPokemonare Nintendo classicsthat date back multiple decades, fan art centered around them has circulated the internet since its early days. Given that both series' are fresh on the mind of many Nintendo fans, thisZelda: Tears of the Kingdomplayer has done a mashup focusing on some Pokemon.
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Reddit user Vinsear recently shared six images highlighting their combination ofPokemonandZelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Each art piece focuses on a different Pokemon that resembles something fromZelda: Tears of the Kingdom, with Incineroar appearing like a Lynel, Rowlet looking identical to a Blupee, and Zapdos mirroring a Divine Beast. The Pokemon dubbed Zonai Zapdos fights withZelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s Sage of Lightning Riju. Vinsear’s version of Rayquaza is akin to the dragons that already fly around certainparts of theZelda: Tears of the Kingdommap, while Machamp has Gloom Hands and legs rather than his muscular limbs.
Calling back to olderLegend of Zeldatitles, Vinsear also has a Meowscarada that’s dressed as Skull Kid, with its sleeves turned into green gloves and its cape being replaced by dandelion leaves. These changes to Meowscarada give it the wild look ofSkull Kid featured in multipleZeldagames, while the Majora’s Mask has been adjusted to suit thePokemon Scarlet and Violetstarter evolution. Beyond theZelda: Tears of the Kingdomcrossovers in Vinsear’s art, theZeldafan has included their version of Demon Queen Zelda, the only piece that’s not related toPokemon.
AlthoughThe Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakeningincludes someSuper Mario Bros.characters, it’s unlikely that the series will ever have Pokemon in it. Because of this, Vinsear’s fan art may be the closest thing to seeing the two Nintendo franchises blended together in such a way. As new regions likePokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Paldeaexpand on thePokemonworld map, future Pokemon may resemble things that wouldn’t look out of place in other Nintendo IPs.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis available now on Nintendo Switch.
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