Summary
Using the building mechanics inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, one creative player has made a fire-breathing dragon, which can be piloted. WhileZelda: Tears of the Kingdomalready features battles against draconic enemies in Gleeoks, this player’s creation puts a neat mechanical twist on the classic monster design.
Players will encounter many enemies while exploringTears of the Kingdom’s vast open world. From common foes, like Bokoblins and Moblins, to more formidable monsters, like Lynels and Gleeoks, the game frequently tests players' combat abilities. Despite the numerous enemies looking to kill Link, one player decided to use theUltrahand ability inTears of the Kingdomto add their own mechanical monster to the world of Hyrule.
Recently, KGXuan-Athlete-7976, aTears of the Kingdomplayer on the Hyrule Engineering subreddit, showcased their latest creation in the game: a mechanical dragon. In a video, the player revealed the impressive creation in flight, soaring amid the Sky Islands. The dragon was composed of various items, includingZonai devices found inTears of the Kingdom,and could breathe fire. A Zonai steering stick positioned on the back of the machine was used to control its direction, and the wings flapped up and down as it flew, helping create a realistic flight pattern.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Player’s Fire-Breathing Dragon
The post has gained many upvotes, with some in the community wanting to make something similar in the game. Unfortunately, KGXuan-Athlete-7976 chose not to include a tutorial for the build, meaning players will have to eyeball the design if they wish to try and replicate it. However, when posting the video online, KGXuan-Athlete-7976 credited Reddit user aCactusOfManyNames for inspiration in coming up with the design.
It is worth pointing out that many other players have created machines based on real-life animals and mystical creatures. For example, another gamer, osh-kosh-ganache, recently gained traction on the Hyrule Engineering subreddit for creating adifferent dragon design inTears of the Kingdom, even sharing a tutorial on how to make it. In addition, the community has shared recreations of a mosquito, rabbit, and more in the game.
Even more than a year after its launch, it is impressive to see howtheTears of the Kingdomcommunity continues to learnmore about the game’s building mechanics. While the debate over whetherBreath of the WildorTears of the Kingdomis better will continue for years to come, it is easy to see the appeal of the latter for engineering-minded players. It will be interesting to see what strange and remarkable contraptions players dream up next while playing.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the sequel to the beloved open-world adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. This installment once again sees Link and Zelda battling to protect Hyrule from falling to Ganondorf. This new adventure takes place in the same land of Hyrule as Breath of the Wild but sees something called the Upheaval, which allows link to travel to Sky Islands, as well as deep into the Depths beneath Hyrule. Players can use special abilities to fuse together weapons, and build items to help them progress through the release.
