Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How To Keep The President Hudson Signs Standing

Addison is, without a doubt, one of Tears of the Kingdom's best new NPCs. This loveable oaf can be found all across Hyrule and is eternally stuck holding up a sign promoting his own personal god, President Hudson (who is dealing with his own issues in Tarrey Town) as he just can't figure out how signs work. And, there are a lot more of these Sign events around the game than people might think, as some maps are counting 70+ different times Link can help Addison out.

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So, let's go over exactly how players are meant to help Addison out in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom as well as some of the best tricks players have found, and how each Sign Addison holds in each new location differs slightly from one another.

Updated October 31st, 2023 by Jacob Buchalter: Helping Addison out with all of his poorly-placed signs in Tears of the Kingdom isn't exactly a part of the game that sticks out to people as a ton of fun. However, when roaming around Hyrule, it was almost always enjoyable to see Addison in the distance, huddled and panicked behind some faulty sign, and then figuring out what to use nearby to keep it standing. There are countless ways to help Addison keep these signs up, so let's go over some of the most prominent tips, tricks, and rewards from this activity.

How To Help Addison Out

Appearance	NPC Name	# of Signs
	Addison	81

So first off, while Link is roaming around the fields, deserts, and tundras of Hyrule, he'll often run into Addison in some remote area doing his best to put up a Hudson sign. Each time Link finds Addison like this and helps out, Addison will reward him with a variety of different foods, one-time-use items, or even materials. Typically, he'll give 1x Food, 1x Item, and every now and then 1x Material.

As far as what players actually have to do to help Addison out, it's simple, use Ultrahand along with nearby supplies or items (even Autobuild works) to construct something that will keep his sign from falling just long enough so that Addison can quickly build a support stand for it. Once the player feels confident in their construction, they will interact with Addison, tell him to 'Let Go', and the sign will fall over or not depending on how useful their actual construction was. Typically, players can use the nearby Hudson Construction Materials (which are almost always right near where Addison is found) to build something to keep the sign steady for at least a couple of seconds.

After Addison lets go and the sign remains standing thanks to Link's crafted item, wait for a second or two to see him react with an 'H-he's standing?' Before talking to him again and seeing his immense surprise and delight. The screen will then fade to black as Addison quickly makes a stand for the sign and right afterward he'll shower Link with all sorts of minor rewards.

Sign Support Tips

Now, as it was mentioned previously, every President Hudson sign that Addison holds differs slightly in why it's unable to stand on its own. Some are more 'top-heavy' and will need more support near the top, some are attempting to be placed on an incline so they'll fall perpendicular to Addison instead of parallel, and many are just basic signs without supports at their base (or poorly constructed supports) that fall away from Addison as soon as he lets go.

So, players will need to take a closer look at the sign when they walk up to Addison before they start building something to support it, as there is not really a 'catch-all' creation that'll keep every sign permutation standing. Players will want to look at the base of the sign, the actual signboard itself (the part where Hudson is painted on), and the back of the signboard.

For the most part, just building a two-pronged 'wall-of-planks' around the side and back of the sign will do the job, but there are plenty of other building ideas that will do the job most of the time, too many to list in fact. But, there are some general tips to keep in mind:

• The Zonai Stake is a real 'cheat' item, as it makes any support pretty much unmovable.
• Using one of the wooden boards as a 'foundation' to attach everything else onto usually gives players a nice flat starting area that allows them to technically 'attach' the support itself to the ground.
• The sign doesn't need to be standing 'straight' up. As long as the sign doesn't tip too far, it'll be good enough for Addison.
• Link's creation doesn't need to support the sign forever, it doesn't even need to support it for a long time.
• As long as the support keeps the sign standing for 3-4 seconds, that's long enough to impress and talk to Addison to get him to quickly build the permanent support.
• For players with Autobuild, finding a construction configuration (whether it's wacky or not) that seems to work for most signs and then just 'saving' it to their Favorites is an easy way to knock these tasks out when Links stumble upon them.

Rewards For Helping Addison

And finally, what's the actual incentive for Link to help Addison out so many times other than sheer goodwill? Well, Addison has a variety of rewards he'll give the Hero of Hyrule after the sign is secured. Granted, they're pretty basic rewards, as it would be silly to start handing out Diamonds for every single sign. Addison almost always gives Link some Rupees, some assorted Rice Ball, and then some extra reward in the form of a Sleepover Ticket, Puffshroom, Bomb Flower, and so on. His list of possible rewards is typically as follows:

Appearance	Name	Type	Description
	Rupees	Currency	Typically gives about 20 Rupees.
	Cooked Meal	Consumable	Almost always a different variant of Rice Balls (sweet, spicy, etc).
	Puffshroom	Item	Just a couple of Puffshrooms, Addison typically gives these or Bomb Flowers, but never both.
	Bomb Flower	Item	Bomb Flowers are incredibly helpful in Tears of the Kingdom, Addison typically gives these or Puffshrooms, but never both.
	Sleepover Tickets	Key Item	A usable item that Link can take to any Stable in Hyrule and use to get a night's stay, free of charge.

All in all, it's not really 'worth' searching for all the different President Hudson sign locations unless the player has already done everything else and wants to 100 percent Tears of the Kingdom. There is the Addison Fabric that players can unlock for their Paraglider after helping Addison with each and every sign, and since it glows in the dark, maybe it is worth all that time and effort.