The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is known as one of the darkest games in the franchise, and this fantastic duo cosplay will remind players why its story can be incredibly bleak. While it's widely accepted that the over-arching Legend of Zelda timeline is difficult to follow, with certain games counting toward canon contrasted to others that have no place in the official story, Twilight Princess has a shocking amount of continuity. The most tragic is undoubtedly the Hero's Shade, who represents a version of Link from Ocarina of Time.
Posted to Reddit by user DifficultChannel6097, the image features the poster as Young Link from Ocarina of Time alongside the Hero's Shade, brought to life by pickledsconescos, from Twilight Princess.
The design of both characters is fantastic but special mention must be made for the Hero's Shade's armor and mask, which are shockingly realistic, in no small part due to some excellent photography by senks.jpg. The pose is also evocative as it illustrates the tragic connection between Link and the Shade: They are the same.
Ever since Twilight Princess was first released for the GameCube in 2006, the Legend of Zelda community has actively debated the nature of...
