Gamers React to : The Dragon's Tears [The Legend of Zelda : Tears of the Kingdom]

This is my absolute favorite iteration of Zelda. Noble, beautiful, selfless, and compassionate. A true princess if there ever was.

Seeing her eyes turn into a dragon's never fails to send a shiver up my spine.

The silent princesses were such a big punch to the gut. I took a picture for my house to remember forever

The fact Zelda was in the opening scene when you’re free falling and no one knew until this moment was insanity

The true secret of the “silent princess” flower is such an amazing bit of writing. Here is this mysterious flower that in the first game, Zelda talks about being incapable of growing those flowers in captivity and wondering why. It’s in the sequel that it’s discovered that the flowers are made by the dragon of light, a.k.a., Princess Zelda herself.

Idk if others noticed but if you listen closely to her roar, you could faintly hear what sounds like her voice.....screaming.

Some people actually cried after seeing this. Even I cried. She sacrificed everything to reforge the master sword and deliver it to Link when the time was right

That “protect them all!” Always makes me tear up, I’m glad I’m not the only one lol, just the raw emotion in her voice pieced with the realization she’s been the dragon this whole time

I remembered crying after this. Then I stop playing TOTK for weeks. After everything the champions have fought for. All the sacrifices they have made since the second Great Calamity stroke Hyrule. And everything Link did to stand by her side (whether it is his duty or his affection for his princess). It’s like it’s all for nothing. What’s worst? Zelda indirectly forced Link to break the one promise he has made to one of the champions- Urbosa. If you read her diary, all she and Zelda’s mother ever wanted is for her lil bird is to lived her life happily. But she is now Draconified for millennia, it is both upsetting and heartbreaking to see that fulfilling this promise is impossible… as if fate have other plans. I wish Nintendo could show give Link more facial expressions in this game. To shown his despair since Zelda is the only one whom he is most open up to (if you read one of Zelda’s dairy entries in Breath of the Wild).

When I saw this cutscene I had chills and started crying. Literally yelled "ZELDA DON'T DO IT!"

When I realized what was happening I said aloud, "No Zelda you didn't!"

I'd also like to point out the beginning of the scene, where Zelda says she's counting on Mineru. At first, I thought she was talking to the air or even the construct she hands the Purah Pad to. After playing through the game far enough to have the construct summon, I realized, the blue flame above the Pad that looks like a Poe? That flies into the Pad? Yeah, THAT'S Mineru.

She reforged the Master Sword for 10,000 years while knowing that she’ll never be herself again. GOTY 2023

"And she really is silent now" STOP, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BREAK MY HEART

"Protect them all!" Damn that line hits so hard.

In German, Zelda said “for you” before she swallowed the Sacred Stone… just showed how strong as a love confession because she just admitted that she does it for Link, and is willingly to do anything for him and their kingdom in the present.

1:38 There's a smidge of Zelda's Lullaby here and that is DEVASTATING A

This scene broke me so much that I had to put the game down to cry it all out. This one sacrifice solidified why this is my favorite version of the character.

I get chills every time I see Zelda's eyes change and she shouts, "protect them all!"...

Her power and strength didn’t come from innate magical powers it didn’t come from the goddess’s it didn’t come from any kind of great fairy it came from her selflessness and wisdom it came from her willingness to sacrifice her sense of self for a greater purpose and in that comes real power she may be the most strongest Zelda in the timeline