The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is bringing back more familiar (albeit scary) faces as a classic Zelda enemy looks to be a boss in the new game.
As revealed in the new Tears of the Kingdom trailer, that already revealed a ton of story details and gave fans their first look at Ganondorf, Gleeok is rearing its heads for the first time in 16 years.
Though a two-headed version last made an appearance in 2007’s Phantom Hourglass, the three-headed Gleeok shown in the new trailer (below) hasn’t been seen since The Legend of Zelda, as in the very first game in the franchise that launched in 1987.
It’s two-headed variant also appeared in Oracle of Seasons, but this version of Gleeok will be making its return after 36 years. It’s also not the only boss-looking beastie shown in the new trailer, suggesting Tears of the Kingdom is returning to a classic Zelda boss formula instead of Breath of the Wild’s more systematic approach.
The sequel also seemingly includes a classic Ocarina of Time enemy, and while it’s not a boss, the infamous ReDead monster is just as iconic. Nestled between a Lizalfos and what appears to be a giant Bokoblin in February’s trailer, the spook is best known for haunting Castle Town’s ruined market place following the time jump.
Tears of the Kingdom also looks to give players even more freedom than Breath of thr Wild, adding a new Fuse ability alongside Recall, Ultrahand, and Ascend.
We also know that Tears of the Kingdom will have the largest file size of any first party Nintendo Switch game, include classic enemies from Ocarina of Time, and cost a heftier than usual $70 to match its scope, but the main reason fans are excited is because Breath of the Wild is considered one of the best games of all time.
Fans can even enjoy it on a limited edition Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo Switch that was announced alongside the gameplay presentation.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and acting UK news editor. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.
