Zelda's PRIDE force

Zelda's PRIDE force is a flash animation by nalem. It is a parody of the Legend of Zelda series, particularly Ocarina of Time, and Mario games in general.
== Plot ==
The movie starts with Zelda, the princess of Hyrule, picking flowers in the forest. She hears somebody sneaking up behind her when Malon, another woman, jumps on the sneaking person out of nowhere. It turns out to be Link, the hero of the Zelda series and the guy Malon has a crush on. Link manages to pull Zelda away from Malon and confesses that after years of saving her from evil, she has come to love him. Zelda, in turn, confesses that she loves Saria, Link's childhood friend, and incidentally, another woman. Saria then finds Zelda and they lovingly walk away together. Link collapses from shock. 
Suddenly, he wakes up in bed. Apparently, the entire thing was a bad dream. He then turns and faces Ganondorf, his mortal enemy and, apparently, his gay lover. Once again, this turn out to be a dream, except that the dreamer was Mario, who fell out of bed. He then tells Peach about his dream, before being offered a mushroom. After several jokes about games like Super Mario Sunshine and Shadow the Hedgehog, the scene closes. The final scene consists of nalem's mentor insulting the movie's plot, and nalem admitting that it was fairly chaotic.
== Presentation ==
Zelda's PRIDE force uses a simple art style, but one that is similar to that found in Zelda and Mario games. The various Zelda characters appear as they did in Ocarina of Time, and several tracks from that game are used. Later in the movie, Mario's small size seems to be inspired by his appearance in his earlier games, where he would shrink after being hit by an enemy and grow after eating a mushroom. The movie's various characters are all voiced, even though they have subtitles.
== Reception ==
Zelda's PRIDE force was a hit on Newgrounds, especially among Zelda fans. As of January 2012, the movie has over 1.1 million views, and an average review of 9.0/10. Zelda's PRIDE force won the Daily Feature award, and is featured in the Zelda collection. Ironically, nalem's other, earlier Zelda parody, Sheik Be A Woman, has a slightly better score, despite never winning any awards.
View the cartoon on Newgrounds
Category:Flash cartoons
Category:Mario
Category:Video Game Parodies
Category:Zelda
Category:Comedy Movies
Category:1pic