Few franchises can claim to have maintained their popularity for as long asThe Legend of Zeldahas. Since the early days of the Nintendo Entertainment System,The Legend of Zeldahas been one of Nintendo’s most beloved series, beating out some stiff competition. With a franchise as popular and widespread as this one, there are many fans who’ve created interesting tributes to the series.

Numerous unique, fan-madeZelda-themedcreations have surfaced online, featuring a variety of different form factors. For example, one fan created aZelda-themed aquariumfeaturing the Moon fromMajora’s Mask. However, one recentZeldatribute is much more ambitious in terms of scale.

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A Reddit user by the name of lopsidedfloor encountered a giant statue of Link that someone else made entirely out of sand, apparently randomly constructed on a beach. While the statue is definitely impressive in scale, it’s difficult to tell which version of Link the statue is trying to depict. On the one hand, it looks fairly similar to Toon Link, who’s made appearances in games likeThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. But it could also be from other games in the series.

Given the revitalized popularityThe Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakeninghas received, thanks to the remake on Nintendo Switch, it could be a depiction of that version of Link, given how tiny his stature is compared to Toon Link. Either way, it still is a breathtaking work of art and is an amazing accomplishment that would leave anyZeldafan blown away.

It truly is amazing to see just how much of an impactThe Legend of Zeldahas had on the gaming community as a franchise. For the last couple of years, anytime there has been a Nintendo Direct, fans of the series have been clambering to hear further news onBreath of the Wild 2’sdevelopment, with the game being radio silent for a while. However, it’s possible that news regardingZeldamight be coming rather soon.

WithE3 2021rapidly approaching, there’s a fairly good chance that Nintendo will reveal some kind of news regardingThe Legend of Zelda. Whether that’sBreath of the Wild 2or potentially another olderZeldatitle re-releasing on Nintendo Switch, such as the case withThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. In any case, it will be interesting to see what comes ofThe Legend of Zeldagoing forward.