Summary
- One Tears of the Kingdom player managed to create a unique "bridge car" using Ultrahand.
- Although most bridge pieces in the game cannot be manipulated with Ultrahand, one exception to that rule is what's left of the broken bridge to Zelda's Study in Hyrule Castle.
One inventive player has recently devised a way to drive a bridge in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Their engineering ingenuity later made the rounds online, illustrating the never-ending creativity of the Tears of the Kingdom fandom.
The ability to create structures and vehicles has long been advertised as one of the key selling points of the latest Zelda game. And although Tears of the Kingdom's Ultrahand ability can indeed be used with pretty much anything that's not nailed to the ground (and even some objects that are), the building materials that are available to Link at any given time don't normally include bridge parts.
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Reddit user Bunyan_24 did manage to discover one notable exception to this rule, having realized that the broken stone bridge pieces near Zelda's study in Tears of the Kingdom can be manipulated with Ultrahand. Armed with that knowledge and some engineering chops, the player first reassembled what was left of the bridge, and then transformed the resulting structure into a vehicle.
Although Bunyan_24 described the contraption as a "car," it is much more akin to a tank, with the sheer size of its giant stone body allowing it to tower over the ground. Turning this design into an actual piece of mobile artillery would be challenging, but not impossible, as the unusual-looking "bridge car" consists of 19 pieces in total. Meaning the vehicle could incorporate two more components—e.g., a turret and auto-aiming Construct Head—before it starts falling apart, as is the case with all Tears of the Kingdom Ultrahand creations.
Tears of the Kingdom 'Bridge Car' Parts List
- 3 stone bridge pieces (found near Zelda's Study in Hyrule Castle)
- 10 Zonai Big Wheels
- 5 Zonai Springs (for joining wheels into pairs)
- 1 Zonai Steering Stick
Reflecting on their imposing machine, Bunyan_24 explained that they had decided to put together a drivable bridge because they were "bored." And while this may be the first attempt at driving a bridge that the game's fandom has shared to date, the fact that the stone pieces near Zelda's Study interact with Ultrahand has already been known to some players. In fact, Ultrahand is not the only one of Link's powers that can be used to manipulate them, as one player had already demonstrated back in July by repairing the very same bridge using Tears of the Kingdom's Recall power.
Aside from engaging in building shenanigans, Zelda's Study is also worth visiting for other reasons; some high-damage Royal Guard equipment spawns in the room following every Blood Moon, while the tower in which it's located is also the ideal spot for reaching the Hyrule Castle Sanctum entrance. From there, players are able to grab the Tears of the Kingdom version of the Twilight Princess bow, one of the most useful ranged weapons in the entire game, and plenty of other valuable loot.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Released
- May 12, 2023
WHERE TO PLAY
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the sequel to the beloved open-world adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. This installment once again sees Link and Zelda battling to protect Hyrule from falling to Ganondorf. This new adventure takes place in the same land of Hyrule as Breath of the Wild but sees something called the Upheaval, which allows link to travel to Sky Islands, as well as deep into the Depths beneath Hyrule. Players can use special abilities to fuse together weapons, and build items to help them progress through the release.
- ESRB
- Rated E for Everyone 10+ for Fantasy Violence and Mild Suggestive Themes
- Developer(s)
- Nintendo
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo
- Franchise
- The Legend of Zelda
- Platform(s)
- Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2
- Genre(s)
- Adventure, Action, Open-World
- How Long To Beat
- 59 Hours
- Metascore
- 96
