Official Shadow Link Figure Coming At Last
Though Link has only had to battle his shadow in two Zelda games to date, Shadow Link remains one of the Zelda series’s most popular enemies. And until now, the only real way to get a Shadow Link figure was to spray-paint a regular Link figure black.
Now here he finally is, Shadow Link — glowing red eyes, sword and shield — ready to counter and block your every sword thrust. He’s 4 inches tall and contains 14 points of articulation.
Now for the weird part: Shadow Link is exclusive to Spencer’s Gifts. Yes, the lowbrow mall-hole normally known for selling fake dog doo. Why Spencer’s? They may have been first to ask, or they may have been the only ones willing to pay Nintendo’s license fee. We don’t know for sure.
You can order Shadow Link right now at the Spencer’s website for a June 20 delivery, or if you prefer to wait, the figure will begin showing up in Spencer’s stores starting July 6. Spencer’s is also planning a whole line of Shadow Link hats, wallets and T-shirts, to appear later in the month.