Highlights
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has sparked creativity in players worldwide, leading to the creation of LEGO dioramas of in-game deaths.
- These dioramas capture the tragic moments of the player's demise in a unique way.
- The dioramas were created using a program called Studio 2.0, allowing players to plan and strength-test original LEGO designs without the need for physical pieces.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has inspired one player to create a series of incredible LEGO dioramas of their in-game deaths. Tears of the Kingdom has sparked the creativity of players worldwide with its slate of new abilities and tools that allow players to build devices that help overcome any obstacle the game throws at them, from tricky puzzles to combat to traversal challenges.
Death is a common occurrence in Tears of the Kingdom’s version of Hyrule. Enemies are tough, and a treacherous topography can make exploration a death-defying feat unto itself. But with every death comes the chance to start anew, learn from mistakes, and perhaps build a deadly mech using Ultrahand and various Zonai devices capable of annihilating any enemy in its path. While some players swallow their pride and head right back into battle after a devastating death at the hands of a wild pack of monsters, others are channeling their disappointment into art.
One such player who appropriately goes by the name of BrickedLego posted a series of images in the Tears of the Kingdom subreddit of gorgeous LEGO dioramas they made capturing the tragic moments in which they met their demise. The first image BrickedLego posted recreates their fourth death. It’s titled “Exploding my Chair-iot.” It depicts Link donned in his early-game Archaic Tunic getting blown away by an explosion as he was riding what appears to be a mobile chair with wheels. Hence, “Chair-iot.” Another image titled “26. Stealing Bananas” shows Link dual-wielding a pair of bananas next to a palm tree, presumably in the jungles of the Faron region of the map. He’s just defeated a black Bokoblin, but little does he know that his doom awaits above as a second Bokoblin soars in from behind with a wooden club in hand.
The stand-out image of the set is the second-to-last of the bunch, titled “27. Zapped by Gleeok.” It succinctly captures the terror and futility of facing the fierce electricity-shooting three-headed dragon known as the Thunder Gleeok so early in the game. The middle head zaps Link, who is represented as a little LEGO skeleton with bolts of electricity jutting off around him.
BrickedLego goes on to explain in the comments that the dioramas were not made with physical LEGO pieces, but rather, they are renders made in a program called Studio 2.0. The software is designed to help LEGO fanatics plan and strength-test original LEGO designs using a vast catalog of pieces. Theoretically, if the user had all the physical pieces at their disposal, they could bring their designs to life without the frustrating trial and error of working with the actual bricks. Rumors of an officially branded Zelda-inspired LEGO set have circulated for some time, but while fans wait to see if there's any truth to those rumors, they can count on BrickedLego’s dioramas to tide them over.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is available now on Switch.
