She ended up befriending Urbosa, who did her best to help her. Zelda confided her true feelings, revealing her grief and the stress she was under while Urbosa listened and consoled her. Urbosa then accompanied Zelda to the Spring of Power, where Zelda futilely prayed for her powers to awaken until Urbosa dragged her out of the water, causing Zelda to break down. For a year after her mother's funeral, Zelda struggled to awaken her powers. Although King Rhoam found Zelda's steadfastness inspiring, he failed to see that his daughter's inability to awaken her sealed powers caused her great stress.
Zelda hid her grief, as her parents had taught her to be a strong Princess.
Unfortunately, the Queen's death robbed Zelda of her mother's support, preventing the Queen from teaching Zelda about her abilities. When Zelda was six years old, her mother died, changing her life and putting her under the protection of her father thereafter. Her mother encouraged Zelda, saying she could do anything with the latent power Zelda inherited from her grandmother (who is implied to have been a previous Zelda) indicating her mother was not of royal blood. For the first six years of her life, Zelda was raised by both parents and apparently had a happy childhood. They were all members of the Champions, a group of protectors of Hyrule and the ancient relics, created by her father King Rhoam and commanded by Zelda herself.Īfter Zelda was born, her parents named her Zelda in accordance with royal tradition, and her mother would eventually take the infant Zelda to Gerudo Town to introduce her daughter to her close friend Gerudo Chieftain Urbosa. She wears a blue shirt with Hylian embroideries on it, similar to Link's one and the scarves worn by the four allies. In Breath of the Wild, Zelda is one of Link's companions along with Mipha, Daruk, Revali and Urbosa.