Transform yourself into a Great Fairy from Zelda: Ocarina of Time
You’re inside of my mirror, and I know exactly how you got there. Obviously, you’ve made your way through Dodongo’s Cavern and acquired a Bomb Bag. Then, you either scaled the Death Mountain Trail or retraced your steps on the pathway to Hyrule Castle and blew up the suspiciously arranged rocks before making your way inside.
There’s not much going on in here, just a little harp music playing.
Wait, what’s that? You found a Triforce symbol on the floor? Well you know what you have to do now: whip out your ocarina and tootle “Zelda’s Lullaby.” [Low chuckle.]
AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
It’s me, the Great Fairy! Or I will be in a few minutes, with the help of a few makeup tricks that you can pick up too. Let’s get into it.
Every incarnation of the Great Fairy is magnificent. I first encountered her in 1998’s The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. At the time, nearly every game I played featured only one prominent girly character. And they were always my favorite: Peach was my default selection for Mario Kart, and Pipsy the Mouse is still my choice for Diddy Kong Racing. Dixie Kong and Peach actually offered a hover-jump advantage in Donkey Kong Country 2 and Super Mario All-Stars’version of Super Mario Bros. 2, respectively. Kazooie in Banjo-Kazooie was a female-identified bird in a backpack, so I suppose it was technically a blow for representation whenever I held the trigger to Talon Trot Banjo’s weight up a too-steep-for-bear-feet slope. Culturally, I didn’t realize we were all living right in the middle of the ’90s shift in video game marketing to target teen boys, but I certainly felt its effects. Then, my younger brother shoved the Ocarina of Time cartridge into our shared console.
This game was teeming with women! Hyrule was
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