When it comes to The Legend of Zelda franchise, the Princess of Hyrule has a specific role in life that she must play.

Not only does she embody the goddess of wisdom, but she’s also royalty, so she’s expected to be clever, poised, and traditionally feminine.

But in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Zelda struggles with the role she was born into.

Despite these pressures, she finds sanctuary in her chosen family and her inner strength.

In the old games, Zelda was more like your stereotypical princess.

According to him, she has a part to play and she’s absolutely rubbish at it.

As Zelda balls her hands into fists out of frustration, it’s like a scene taken from my own life.

Like Zelda, I was expected to be someone I’m not.

However, they were deemed “boy things” and dismissed by my peers and family.

They’re her chosen family and they accept her for who she is.

Zelda’s champions made me think about my own chosen family and how they lifted me up during a really dark time in my life.

They’d let me express my worries and fears as they whizzed up and down the busy highway that cut through our town like an arrow.

Zelda also finds her own strength when she’s at her lowest point.

Zelda taught me a lot about finding my inner strength.

It’s not just about finding your inner strength, but also realizing that people can be wrong.

Nobody gets to decide which role you’re meant to play