During Koei Tecmo's live stream of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, a new playable character was revealed. According to multiple translations, it's a "younger Impa", who originally appeared as a much older Impa in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Nintendo of America has also confirmed this on social media.
Meet Impa, 100 years before the events of The Legend of #Zelda: Breath of the Wild!
As a Royal Advisor and member of the Sheikah, Impa brings her unique abilities to the fight against the forces of Calamity Ganon. #HyruleWarriors
Here's a before and after shot, courtesy of a screen cap from Twitter user and translator BlackKite:
Nintendo has also shared some lovely artwork and screenshots of the character on its official website. Take a look below:
Are you looking forward to playing as this character in the new Hyrule Warriors? Leave a comment down below.
[source twitter.com]
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Sure looking forward to Ages of Calamity. Gonna start playing my second playthrough of Breath of the Wild soon.
Her attacks looks amazing. I hope there are more character reveals on the way! If not within the story mode in the (hopefully included) adventure maps! Future champs where you at?
From what I saw in the gameplay footage, it looks like more of the same from Hyrule Warriors. Not that it's a bad thing. Day 1 purchase from me.
That's cool. I'm glad they're being creative with the approach to this game. I think It's gonna turn out really well.
So cool that she looks like Paya, her granddaughter. Also, her fighting style is similar to the final boss Monk Maz Koshia, from the BotW DLC.
I knew Impa was cool back in the day...
Doesn't make storyline sense given this is 100 years in the past, but would love to play as Prince Sidon
First off, "Young". Secondly, she looks like a fun character.
@steizgr8 They can put him in but only for Free Play mode. He wouldn't work in Story Mode.
@steizgr8 Prince Sidon is in rhe game, just in kid form
@ZeldaFanboy78
No way considering Botw was already geared the waifu crowd plus just look at the new characters in the last HW.
This is great but where the heck is Kass? That's the one we're all waiting on, right?
Judging from the hair, she could also just be Purah. Remember that she made herself like a kid? She was older back in the day.
Update: Oh, but the pictured lady has a straw hat and charms, so it might be Impa after all. She looks cool by the way.
I liked the mystery around the character in Breath of the Wild.
Sometimes less is more.
A pretty different take from the younger Impas we've gotten in past games but like that she looks so much like her granddaughter.
Yes! This is what I've been waiting for!
The mistery around what she looked like during war was fun and fine in BotW but I'm glad we can know now.
Excited to see what other characters are going to turn up, considering the last HW had, what, about 50 characters?
I knew they would make her look like Paya. Hah!
@Franklin To coin the phrase, "Out of sight, out of mind."
Why does she look EXACTLY like her granddaughter. She also is less cool looking now and just a waifu.
@Ardisan I think it’s pretty much implied in BotW that she looked a lot like Paya when she was young.
Now I know who my main is. Edit Who els is going to R*** *4 right now? (not me just asking)
Make no sense on the same time of how her head became big as an old lady.
@steizgr8 she was still alive back then, sheikah have prolonged lives. She was Zelda's advisor even in the og game
Edit: oh wait, misread your comment, ignore me.
Also confirmed as everyone's latest favorite waifu.
It's nice they have Impa but the hyrule warriors Impa is way cooler. They should have had an original Impa and put the granddaughter in as DLC.
I'm in love with that design
You guys should check out the gameplay footage, she is very bad-ass, even though design-wise, it may not look like it.
@tofarawaytimes you are by all means entitled to your opinion, but there is a reason this is considered a spin-off game and not a main title. I guess just wait until BotW2?
@Zorox88 This takes place in the past so she could not be dlc and its set in the wrold of BOTW.
I really hope Linkle returns in some capacity. She was one of the most fun aspects of HW1.
@Varkster man link is very popular with the ladies:mipha,paya,midna,zelda,and few others as well.
@JMR_Alden I’m in love with the official character image anyway: want that on my wall. The composition is beautiful
@Ratking Typically that's what happens to old folk, yes?
I like the look
Was hoping she would be playable, and I am glad to see that she is.
Edit: Her move set reminds me a lot of Monk Moz Koshia.
Today the Zelda station is playing all the greatest hits, and I have it turned all the way up with the windows down!
All I can think is "notice me, senpai" - she's too anime waifu, imo. Not at all the direction I expected for young Impa.
Regardless, 100% day 1 for me.
@ZeldaFanboy78 Play the original Hyrule Warriors for that Impa.
I think its confirmed in the BOTW universe now that the older you get, the wider your head becomes.
@tofarawaytimes agreed. these musou games never got me interested.
While I was watching the direct, I saw her and for a brief second, thought she was Paya.
Then I remembered.
Then I felt like an idiot.
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