Zelda: Breath of the Wild fan makes stained glass Guardian Sword++

Followers are ready patiently for the The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to launch, whereas spinning up fan theories and making spectacular artistic endeavors within the meantime. One such work is a stained glass tackle the Guardian Sword++, essentially the most upgraded model of the weapon from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Breath of the Wild is filled with weapons of every kind, in fact, however this one interprets significantly effectively to being recreated in stained glass, because of the vibrancy of its design. The stained glass model of the sword shimmers fantastically within the solar, refracting gentle within the backdrop. Creator apiercedotter “fell in love” with Breath of the Wild after “shopping for my Change Lite when the lockdown began, with the little financial savings I had,” he advised Polygon by way of e-mail. “I used to be hesitant as a result of it was already a few years outdated, however I made a decision to provide it a attempt, and I couldn’t be happier with my selection.”

He launched into this mission whereas ready for the sport’s sequel to launch. “Clearly, I used to be actually excited after I heard in regards to the launch of Tears of the Kingdom, and l couldn’t take into consideration the rest,” he mentioned. “So whereas I used to be engaged on my final stained glass mission, the bow from Genshin Influence, this weapon got here to thoughts. I believed the stained glass aesthetic would work rather well with it.”

Photograph: apiercedotter

When he shared his creation on Reddit, it shortly went viral. Numerous commenters additionally cracked weapon sturdiness jokes — possibly a stained glass sword could be extra sturdy, even, than the in-game model of the weapon?

It took apiercedotter a few week to create the stained glass sword, from the times it took “designing the sample” — ensuring it was sturdy sufficient to truly maintain up as soon as created — and “selecting the colours, ensuring I had the suitable glass sheets,” in addition to all the reducing, grinding, and soldering work. Chopping essentially the most curved sections additionally proved a problem. “A few of them can take three to 4 makes an attempt earlier than you get it proper!” he mentioned. He’s labored with stained glass for lower than a 12 months now, and goals to recreate different weapons from video video games and anime.

Photograph: apiercedotter

In Breath of the Wild, Hyperlink can get the Guardian Sword after defeating a Guardian Scout. However to get the Guardian Sword++ Hyperlink should beat “A Main Check of Power” trial in a Shrine, which implies defeating a Guardian Scout IV — one of many extra deadly enemies you’ll find in these kind of dungeons.

Simply don’t attempt to combat with the stained glass one, even when it seems to be tempting. “I didn’t even take into consideration how fragile it was whereas I used to be crafting it,” apiercedotter mentioned. “If anybody buys it, please don’t swing it round preventing invisible Bokoblins.”