Kid Icarus Sacred Treasures in Zelda/Metroid

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I don't know if anyone has mentioned this before, or if it's even really a cameo. It could just be, y'know, a farfetched () reference.

The Sacred Treasures in Kid Icarus were the Light Arrows, Pegasus Wings, and Mirror Shield. All three of these went on to become prominent items in the Zelda games. Coincidence? Soon after Kid Icarus, Link to the Past added the Pegasus Boots and Mirror Shield. And in Ocarina came the Light Arrows, which quickly replaced the Silver Arrows as the series mainstay.

In Metroid: Zero Mission, the three "secret upgrades" you get from the Chozo are the Gravity Suit, Space Jump, and Plasma Beam. In theory, these are all akin to the Kid Icarus treasures. A suit of armor that gives you super defense, a means of flight, and a shooting weapon that blasts right through enemies. Another coincidence?

...if you're wondering, I got these ideas off Wikipedia. ALWAYS a great source for everything ;p

[Fryguy64]

KI and Metroid's items may be equivalents, but that doesn't automatically mean an intentional reference. The same team worked on both games at the same time, so it's not that surprising that they share certain ideas - if nothing else, just to save some time!

The Zelda ones are less convincing, simply because they don't all appear in the same game, and because the Pegasus Wings and the Pegasus Boots have absolutely nothing in common beside that one word... The boots only let you run, after all.

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It was worth a shot

[MasterZ]

admin said:

KI and Metroid's items may be equivalents, but that doesn't automatically mean an intentional reference. The same team worked on both games at the same time, so it's not that surprising that they share certain ideas - if nothing else, just to save some time!

The Zelda ones are less convincing, simply because they don't all appear in the same game, and because the Pegasus Wings and the Pegasus Boots have absolutely nothing in common beside that one word... The boots only let you run, after all.

Ahh, but in OoT, the Pegasus Boots allowed you to hover. Pretty close to flying.

[TV Eye]

technicolor said:

admin said:

KI and Metroid's items may be equivalents, but that doesn't automatically mean an intentional reference. The same team worked on both games at the same time, so it's not that surprising that they share certain ideas - if nothing else, just to save some time!

The Zelda ones are less convincing, simply because they don't all appear in the same game, and because the Pegasus Wings and the Pegasus Boots have absolutely nothing in common beside that one word... The boots only let you run, after all.

Ahh, but in OoT, the Pegasus Boots allowed you to hover. Pretty close to flying.

Those were actually just called the Hover Boots.

[MasterZ]

tveye said:

technicolor said:

Ahh, but in OoT, the Pegasus Boots allowed you to hover. Pretty close to flying.

Those were actually just called the Hover Boots.

...Well...I was on to something at least, huh!

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technicolor said:

tveye said:

Those were actually just called the Hover Boots.

...Well...I was on to something at least, huh!

Well, would you look at that, we have ANOTHER new member!They just keep on coming

And you don't need to know the name, just as long as you say they are hover boots from Kid Icarus