Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Statue Gives Fans Closer Look at Link's New Arm

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A life-sized statue of Link is offering a closer look at the protagonist's strange arm in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Nintendo has shared very little information regarding the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild up to this point. Fans have keyed into something being off about Link's arm, though. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's new promotional statue confirms fans' theories that there's more to the arm than expected.

In the E3 2021 trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, then still referred to as the sequel to Breath of the Wild, Link's arm is shown to glow bright green during a cinematic. Gameplay from that trailer, and in the new title reveal trailer, didn't provide much in terms of other information, however. Link swirled in green magic when using certain abilities, but his arm was kept suspiciously hidden. All that was clear was that Link's arm had changed to a dark color and was wrapped in strange detail.

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The new statue, which Nintendo is showcasing as part of a Nintendo Live Event in Japan, shows the arm in all its glorious detail. Link is shown holding his glowing green arm with his palm open, his other arm planted at his other shoulder as if holding the green arm in place. The green arm, which looks like glass or crystal of some kind, is also wrapped in angular golden metallic lines.

While there's no confirmed lore for the arm yet, it seems likely to be a lost technology from the 10,000-year-old ancient tribe from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The ancient tribe had highly advanced technology and built the game's guardians and Divine Beasts, but