{"id":1800846,"date":"2026-03-01T16:01:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T13:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1800846"},"modified":"2026-03-01T16:01:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T13:01:49","slug":"princess-zelda-actor-taught-herself-the-beautiful-twilight-princess-hylian-language-over-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1800846","title":{"rendered":"Princess Zelda actor taught herself the &#8220;beautiful&#8221; Twilight Princess Hylian language &#8220;over coffee&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Princess Zelda actor taught herself the &#8220;beautiful&#8221; Twilight Princess Hylian language &#8220;over coffee&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;I saw Twilight Princess Hylian, and it&#8217;s so beautiful. I use it all the time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Close-up-of-Princess-Zelda-in-Breath-of-the-Wild.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Close up of Princess Zelda in Breath of the Wild\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Close-up-of-Princess-Zelda-in-Breath-of-the-Wild.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-01T16:01:49+00:00\">March 1, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"f8e20341-d045-4d50-8a09-94e08b5fc38e\" data-name=\"Agni: Village of Calamity\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Agni: Village of Calamity\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Agni: Village of Calamity\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Agni: Village of Calamity\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Agni: Village of Calamity\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Agni: Village of Calamity\" title=\"Follow Agni: Village of Calamity\"><br \/>\n  Follow Agni: Village of Calamity<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Patricia Summersett, the voice of Princess Zelda in four Legend of Zelda games \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-walkthrough-guide-tips-4857\">Breath of the Wild<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-walkthrough-tips-9343\">Tears of the Kingdom<\/a>, and Hyrule Warriors spin-offs Age of Calamity and Age of Imprisonment \u2013 can &#8220;write in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/legend-zelda-twilight-princess\">Twilight Princess<\/a> Hylian&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Casually dropping the information into conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/as-zelda-turns-40-voice-actress-patricia-summersett-reveals-hopes-for-the-future-and-clarifies-her-thoughts-on-link-and-zeldas-gorgeous-relationship\">IGN<\/a>, Summersett said she taught herself how to write using the Hylian alphabet &#8220;over coffee&#8221; while recording Breath of the Wild.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"10 Things We Wish We Knew Before Starting The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom - TOTK gameplay\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I1Iuz5vLhGY?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/I1Iuz5vLhGY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">10 Things We Wish We Knew Before Starting The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom &#8211; TOTK gameplay<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>10 Things We Wish We Knew Before Starting The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I1Iuz5vLhGY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s something I did early on when I was recording [Breath of the Wild] and I was just starting to look through [series companion book] Hyrule Historia at the different versions of the languages from all the previous games,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously, Breath of the Wild wasn&#8217;t out yet, so I didn&#8217;t know what would be in that game. But I saw Twilight Princess Hylian, and it&#8217;s so beautiful. I thought I could probably learn those characters, which is essentially just the alphabet, and started practising that over coffee. So now I can kind of write fluently and use it all the time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A couple of years ago, Summersett revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/link-and-zelda-are-in-a-relationship-voice-actress-says\">she&#8217;d interpreted Link and Zelda&#8217;s friendship as &#8220;being in a relationship&#8221;<\/a>, before clarifying she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tears-of-the-kingdom-voice-actress-backtracks-after-stating-link-and-zelda-were-in-a-relationship\">did not mean to imply<\/a> they were a romantic couple. A few months after that, Nintendo said it was &#8220;up to the player&#8217;s imagination&#8221; to interpret the relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Asked to comment once again on the issue, Summersett was cautious, saying: &#8220;I have to be so careful when I answer that question. Let me formulate this&#8230; I have all sorts of personal theories about what this might be, but I think there&#8217;s something beautiful in the way that it&#8217;s left ambiguous, it&#8217;s left in a kind of \u2014 if there are romantic undertones, it&#8217;s left in an unrequited state. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s obviously a deep friendship and a protectorship between the two of them. It&#8217;s a gorgeous relationship and it continues to evolve and be left open in so many iterations of this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As for the live-action movie? Summersett said she thinks we&#8217;re &#8220;going to see a strong Zelda. I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re going to see a powerful lead character in Zelda. And Link I have no idea, is he going to speak? They certainly haven&#8217;t alluded to the fact that he does, yet&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Filming for that aforementioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/as-the-project-begins-production-it-looks-like-the-legend-of-zelda-film-is-following-in-lord-of-the-rings-esteemed-footsteps\">Nintendo&#8217;s Legend of Zelda adaptation began last November in New Zealand<\/a>, and is expected to run until April next year. The film is due to release on 7th May, 2027. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-reveals-its-link-and-zelda-for-forthcoming-the-legend-of-zelda-film\">Link and Princess Zelda will be played by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Bo Bragason<\/a>, respectively, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sonys-live-action-adaptation-of-the-legend-of-zelda-will-stream-on-netflix\">is coming to Netflix after its &#8220;theatrical and home entertainment release periods&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Patricia Summersett, the voice of Princess Zelda in four Legend of Zelda games \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-walkthrough-guide-tips-4857\">Breath of the Wild<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-walkthrough-tips-9343\">Tears of the Kingdom<\/a>, and Hyrule Warriors spin-offs Age of Calamity and Age of Imprisonment \u2013 can &#8220;write in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/legend-zelda-twilight-princess\">Twilight Princess<\/a> Hylian&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Casually dropping the information into conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/as-zelda-turns-40-voice-actress-patricia-summersett-reveals-hopes-for-the-future-and-clarifies-her-thoughts-on-link-and-zeldas-gorgeous-relationship\">IGN<\/a>, Summersett said she taught herself how to write using the Hylian alphabet &#8220;over coffee&#8221; while recording Breath of the Wild.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"10 Things We Wish We Knew Before Starting The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom - TOTK gameplay\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I1Iuz5vLhGY?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/I1Iuz5vLhGY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">10 Things We Wish We Knew Before Starting The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom &#8211; TOTK gameplay<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>10 Things We Wish We Knew Before Starting The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I1Iuz5vLhGY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s something I did early on when I was recording [Breath of the Wild] and I was just starting to look through [series companion book] Hyrule Historia at the different versions of the languages from all the previous games,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously, Breath of the Wild wasn&#8217;t out yet, so I didn&#8217;t know what would be in that game. But I saw Twilight Princess Hylian, and it&#8217;s so beautiful. I thought I could probably learn those characters, which is essentially just the alphabet, and started practising that over coffee. So now I can kind of write fluently and use it all the time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A couple of years ago, Summersett revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/link-and-zelda-are-in-a-relationship-voice-actress-says\">she&#8217;d interpreted Link and Zelda&#8217;s friendship as &#8220;being in a relationship&#8221;<\/a>, before clarifying she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tears-of-the-kingdom-voice-actress-backtracks-after-stating-link-and-zelda-were-in-a-relationship\">did not mean to imply<\/a> they were a romantic couple. A few months after that, Nintendo said it was &#8220;up to the player&#8217;s imagination&#8221; to interpret the relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Asked to comment once again on the issue, Summersett was cautious, saying: &#8220;I have to be so careful when I answer that question. Let me formulate this&#8230; I have all sorts of personal theories about what this might be, but I think there&#8217;s something beautiful in the way that it&#8217;s left ambiguous, it&#8217;s left in a kind of \u2014 if there are romantic undertones, it&#8217;s left in an unrequited state. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s obviously a deep friendship and a protectorship between the two of them. It&#8217;s a gorgeous relationship and it continues to evolve and be left open in so many iterations of this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As for the live-action movie? Summersett said she thinks we&#8217;re &#8220;going to see a strong Zelda. I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re going to see a powerful lead character in Zelda. And Link I have no idea, is he going to speak? They certainly haven&#8217;t alluded to the fact that he does, yet&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Filming for that aforementioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/as-the-project-begins-production-it-looks-like-the-legend-of-zelda-film-is-following-in-lord-of-the-rings-esteemed-footsteps\">Nintendo&#8217;s Legend of Zelda adaptation began last November in New Zealand<\/a>, and is expected to run until April next year. 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