E3 2014: Zelda and Midna Join The ‘Hyrule Warriors’ Cast

One of the most surprising announcements in recent memory was Hyrule Warriors, the first team up between Nintendo, Tecmo, and Team Ninja since the polarizing Metroid: Other M. Placing Link and the Zelda universe into the game play of the long running Dynasty Warriors franchise seemed crazy enough to work, which is only reinforced by the newest gameplay trailer.

As with Dynasty Warriors, there are sure to be a variety of playable characters to tear through the battlefield with. While Link and Impa were shown in previous screenshots and videos, it was a big surprise to not only see Zelda, but Twilight Princess’ own Midna getting their own chances to shine as playable warriors as well. Based on the trailer, Zelda uses her wisdom to destroy foes with her powerful magic while Midna rides her wolf into battle, (which may or may not be Link this time), while holding back foes with her dark magic.

Seeing how different their fighting styles seem so far gives me hope that the game will be more than just Dynasty Warriors with a Legend of Zelda skin. But the only question is who else will be added to the playable cast? Ganondorf is teased at the closing moments of the video, but will he be the primary antagonist? Or even better, can we play as him? Outside of fighting games, the wielder of the Triforce of Power has never been playable, I’m crossing my fingers!

Hyrule Warriors is planned for a September release exclusively for Wii U. Take a look at the new trailer below, and let us know what you think!