Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Player Builds Metal Gear REX In the Game

Jan 22, 2024

A Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player uses the Ultrahand ability and Zonai devices to re-create the iconic Metal Gear REX within the game.

A particularly creative player in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has crafted the iconic Metal Gear REX using the game's "Ultrahand" ability. Both Breath of the Wild and its recently released sequel have been no strangers to astounding examples of players' creativity and unique methods of using the game's mechanics. From special tricks to help make tasks like the Korok rock puzzles easier to tips for surviving powerful attacks, many players have looked to push the game to its limits. Now, one of the game's new mechanics has sparked a fantastic creation.

The Ultrahand ability acquired early in Tears of the Kingdom has been one of the greatest sources of inspiration for many Zelda players. Ultrahand allows players to fuse nearly any object they can find within the game's wilderness together to make different unique creations, made even more potent with the new Zonai devices. Player creations have seen Tears of the Kingdom players soar through the skies on airplanes and create colossal machines to defeat enemies. Now, a Zelda player has brought an iconic mecha into the Kingdom of Hyrule.

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A set of images uploaded by Twitter user uran120 shows off their astounding re-creation, bringing the iconic Metal Gear REX into Tears of the Kingdom. The towering mecha uses several of the game's Zonai devices including fans, carts, and cannons to capture the look of the recognizable machine. The poster would also later upload a video showing the mech in action, turning on the devices and causing the cannon at the mech's tip to begin firing. However, the colossal machine did not appear to be able to move on its own.

The Metal Gear REX tribute comes as a timely homage to the Metal Gear Solid franchise, following recent announcements during Wednesday's PlayStation Showcase. During the broadcast, Sony would reveal not only a compilation of the first three Metal Gear Solid titles but also a remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. A release date was not confirmed for the remake with the compilation set to launch later this year.

Metal Gear REX's introduction to Tears of the Kingdom uses several parts of one of the most popular additions to the game within its structure. The game's Zonai devices feature several new tools for transportation around Hyrule including wheels, fans, and rockets among others. Vehicles have been a particular focus of Tears of the Kingdom players with one even creating a fully functional TIE Fighter from Star Wars. The adaptation of Metal Gear REX into the newest Zelda game shows the creative potential of Tears of the Kingdom's new mechanics.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is available now for Nintendo Switch.

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Michael Ingram is a writer and a gamer whose first memories with video games come from being a four-year-old playing Sonic the Hedgehog on his brother's Sega Genesis and Pokemon Red on his Game Boy Color. He is a noted RPG buff whose lists some of his favorite franchises as Persona, Tales, and Fire Emblem. Alongside his lifelong love for video games, Michael is a passionate fan of anime, hockey, and card games, particularly Yu-Gi-Oh. Michael is also an avid hobby writer, regularly posting his fiction and a variety of others to his "lordtakuro" Twitter page.