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Gaming Royalty, Or Why Prince George Has Nothing On Princess Zelda

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People assume that because I live in the UK and especially because I'm from London that I care about the Royal Baby.  These people are very wrong, it's not that I don't care that a human life was created, that part is awesome, but I have no opinion on the Royal Family other than they are great for UK tourism.

Ugh...
I do however, care about another kind of royalty and due to all this talk in the media about future Kings and Queens, Princes and Princesses I started thinking about gaming royalty.

I'm not referring to our Miyamoto's, Hirai's, Newell's and Iwata's (because they are akin to deities, not royalty!), rather I'm talking about the royal characters that have graced us with their sovereignty over the years.

As a frequent visitor to Hyrule, having played the majority of The Legend Of Zelda games, I have perhaps been a loyal subject of Princess Zelda the longest.

What makes her awesome is that she represents part of the triforce associated with wisdom.

Her father, the King barely makes an appearance but his daughter more than makes up for that.

Some say she doesn't really care about her subjects and that barely shows any compassion toward them but I view her cool indifference as an air of calm, she is serene in threatening situations which is an admirable quality in a leader.

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