How Sheik Manifests in Various Legend of Zelda Games

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At this point, fans are familiar with The Legend of Zelda's primary cast. Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf form the iconic Triforce-wielding trio that drive many of the game's storylines. After that, there are still many memorable characters to be found. Beedle is swiftly becoming another iconic figure as the main recurring merchant in multiple titles. Link’s friends in various Zelda titles such as Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, and Breath of the Wild are also all fairly popular. And of course, there's the various recurring enemies like the Bokoblins, Moblins, Stalfos, Keese, Chu, Octoroks, and so on.

It's difficult to overstate just how much of an impact strong character writing and designs throughout The Legend of Zelda have enhanced the franchise. It’s enough for there to have been two different Hyrule Warriors crossover titles to bring together the many characters from throughout the franchise. It's even more telling that one was solely based on Breath of the Wild, and it still managed to cobble together a very impressive cast. If there's one complaint that fans have about all of The Legend of Zelda's NPCs, it's that some better ones haven't shown up in a while. Medli, Groose, and most of the Link's Awakening cast are all guilty of this, but one that Nintendo fans may forget to include in this category is Sheik, Princess Zelda's alter ego.

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The first time this blue-and-white clad ninja appeared was in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the N64. Sheik came as part of the mid-game twist where Link travels to the future after drawing the Master Sword. Sheik appears to Link in the Temple of Time, introducing himself as a member of the elusive Sheikah