Zelda fans can agree on at least one thing: Tears of the Kingdom is meme heaven

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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom memes are turning Link into MacGyver, Darth Maul, and Elden Ring's grossest enemy

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom new Switch screenshots
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The recent gameplay demonstration of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has fans going buckwild, debating the lore implications, arguing over whether the new game will be different enough from Breath of the Wild, and imagining the possibilities of the new mechanics. But there's one thing that can unite any community: the memes.

Of course, Fuse is a big hit with the memelords. Link's new ability to stick any two items together looks as goofy as it does powerful in-game, and that combination of silly and serious is the perfect recipe for comedy magic.

[TotK] In light of today's presentation from r/zelda
[TOTK] What if fusing two swords gets you this? from r/zelda

Perhaps unsurprisingly, there have been a lot of comparisons to the Soulsborne series because it's 2023 and every game lives in the shadow of Elden Ring these days. Just imagine rolling up on Malenia with a sword attached to a sword... attached to a sword.

Fuse changes everything from r/tearsofthekingdom
[TOTK] It's worth a shot! from r/zelda

Ultrahand was the other mind-blower of the gameplay demo, and its possibilities are even more intriguing. I'm still hoping that I'm gonna be able to build mechs alongside the cars and airships we've already seen - but you can be sure that YouTubers and speedrunners are going to be creating some utterly wild stuff with these tools.

[TotK][OC] Speedrunners 1 day after TOTK comes out from r/zelda
We will see amazing stuff. from r/tearsofthekingdom

Now, there is one more notable detail in Tears of the Kingdom that hasn't been remarked upon enough: Link's luscious mane. At certain angles, it even looks a bit mullet-like - there's certainly a party going on whether it's front, back, or all over - and now that we've seen Fuse, we know the truth. Link is MacGyver.

[TotK] It's the only logical explanation from r/zelda

Fuse and Ultrahand justify this sequel to Breath of the Wild in a way previous Tears of the Kingdom reveals have not.

Dustin Bailey
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Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator.