Summary
A new rumor suggests that the first officialLegend of ZeldaLEGO set could be released this fall, modeled after the Great Deku Tree fromOcarina of TimeandBreath of the Wild. Nintendo and LEGO have had numerous partnerships over the past few years, with the interactiveLEGO Super Mario Bros.line being a resounding success and a series ofLEGO Animal Crossingsets hitting store shelves earlier this year. Naturally, fans have been speculating about other Nintendo franchises making the jump from games to building toys, and one of the most common names to come up has beenThe Legend of Zelda.
These fans have pitched their own concepts for LEGO sets based on iconicLegend of Zeldalocations like Hyrule Castle on the LEGO Ideas website, as well as building models ofBreath of the Wild’s Divine Beasts and Hyrule Kingdom.Rumors of a more officialZeldaLEGO setthemed after the Great Deku Tree started to crop up last year, with a recent leak adding credence to the claims back in January. However, nothing official has been confirmed by LEGO or Nintendo thus far.
A few days ago, LEGO leaker brick_clicker posted some alleged details about this supposedLEGOZeldaGreat Deku Tree seton Instagram. Aside from backing up past rumors of the set containing 2,500 pieces and reportedly releasing in September, this newest leak hints that owners will be able to swap out leaves to change the Tree from its older incarnation inOcarina of Timeto the newer version fromBreath of the Wild. Four LEGO minifigures are also said to be included: “Classic Link” (presumably his adult self fromOcarina of Time), Young Link,Breath of the WildLink, andBreath of the WildZelda.
LEGO Zelda Great Deku Tree Could Be Coming In September
TheLegend of Zeldaseries has many iconic locationsand characters that would make for great LEGO sets, and the Great Deku Tree plays a big part in the lore of severalZeldagames. In 1998’sOcarina of Time, the Great Deku Tree is the guardian of the Kokiri and of their forest, and safeguards their great treasure, the Kokiri’s Emerald. He plays a similar role inThe Wind Waker, and inBreath of the Wildthe Great Deku Tree watches over the legendary Master Sword that Link needs to save Hyrule from Calamity Ganon.
Just like any other unconfirmed rumor, fans should take these latest claims of aLEGOLegend of ZeldaGreat Deku Treecoming out on September 1 with a fair amount of skepticism for the time being. It also isn’t clear if this would be a simple one-off or the beginning of a larger line of LEGOLegend of Zeldasets to go along with the previousLEGO Super Mario Bros.andLEGO Animal Crossinglines, butLegend of Zeldaplayers remain hopeful that they might be able to build and collect locations from Nintendo’s seminal RPG franchise someday.
