The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – The Final Battle (77093) is LEGO’s second Zelda set, and it’s not cheap.
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Oh, LEGO, can’t you take a day off every now and again? We’re barely halfway through the month, and we’ve already had the launch of the Stranger Things Creel House (11370), the SMART Play announcement, as well as the first three Pokémon sets — and today, it’s announced its latest LEGO Zelda set.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – The Final Battle (77093) follows the gargantuan Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 (77092) with a smaller, more reserved set. It chronicles Link and Zelda’s final fight with Ganondorf — and then the boar-like monster Ganon — in the finale of 1998’s N64 classic.
After the somewhat strange-looking Pikachu model unveiled earlier this week, it’s a sigh of relief to see a pretty incredible recreation of Ganon, especially at a small scale. Still, this does come at a cost: the, er, cost of the set.
LEGO The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – The Final Battle (77093) key specifications
Pieces: 1,003
Price: $129.99 (€119.99, £99.99)
Dimensions: 6.5in (17cm) tall, 11in (29cm) wide, 7in (18 cm) deep
Availability: Pre-orders from today (January 16), on sale in LEGO stores and via LEGO.com from March 1
It adopts a bait-and-switch mechanic reminiscent of Han Solo’s transformation in the Carbon-Freezing Chamber (75137), giving Ganondorf time to hide under the rubble of a fallen Hyrule Castle before his massive, brick-built alter-ego emerges in a last-gasp effort to become a god.
“Surprise, surprise, the unexpected hits you between the eyes…”
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Included are a trio of minifigures: Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf — plus a delightfully simple stud-and-saucer Navi. The castle ruins are movable, while there are a couple of easter eggs in there for good measure, like a hidden Megaton Hammer in the tower, and secret Recovery Hearts.
The Megaton Hammer is conveniently hidden by Hyrule Castle’s collapsed tower.
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This second LEGO Zelda set also proves that the license is clearly a little pricier than most. The Deku Tree came in at 12 cents a piece, as does The Final Battle, which is a little over the average 10 cents expected for other collab sets; two of the three Pokémon sets come in at under that limit.
One of the bigger surprise of all is the lack of a gift with purchase set — probably because of its more pocket-friendly $130 price tag, given that most GWPs these days need at least $400 to unlock (looking at you, Ro Laren Shuttlepod).
The hilariously simple Navi is joined by Zelda, Link, and Ganondorf minifigures.
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However, the main shock for me is that our Danish plastic overlords still haven’t offered more route-one display designs. After years of partnerships with the likes of Paladone, it’s amazing that the LEGO Zelda range doesn’t yet have a Master Sword/Stone build, or a Hylian Shield build at the scale of its Captain America offering. These are the type of display pieces that ageing, OG fans of Ocarina of Time like me would surely prefer to have on their shelves.
Maybe they’re on the horizon. In the meantime, this is a pretty great-looking LEGO Zelda set, even if it’s at the more expensive end of the scale, especially as it’s only available through official stores. You can preorder it now, or grab it in-store when it finally hits shelves on March 1.
