The Great Fairies make an appearance as playable characters in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. This guide will show players how they can unlock them. The Great Fairies have been a staple in the Zelda franchise for generations. Each one offering assistance to Link in the form of small stat boosts, an increase in item inventory, or by offering their fountains as a location where Link can replenish his health. While their roles in the mainline Zelda titles are small, they play a big role in improving the player's overall abilities. Now, players can actually control them in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and bring them to the battlefield. Here's how players can unlock them.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity tells the story of the ancient war that took place before Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It aims to answer the question of what caused Hyrule to fall the way it did and give better insight into some of the characters from the original. The champions from Breath of the Wild are all here, ready to protect Hyrule to their last breath (literally). Many familiar faces from Hyrule join the fight to protect their home in this fast-paced hack-and-slash title. Here's how players can unlock the Great Fairies as playable characters.
How To Unlock The Great Fairies in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Players can start to unlock them as a character once they reach chapter 4. After completing the first main mission, a new mission will open up called "Offering Help on the Road" where players need to spend 4,500 rupees. After completing it, three more missions will open up.
- Mission 1: Fairy Fountain: Desert Sands
- Mission 2: Fairy Fountain: Deep Snows
- Mission 3: Fairy Fountain: Grassy Plains
Completing all of these missions will open one final mission called "Fairy Fountain: Battlefield." Once this mission is done, players will be able to play as the Great Fairies on the battlefield.
The original Hyrule Warriors for the Nintendo Wii U allowed players to controls tons of different characters from different Zelda timelines. The game was ported over to the Nintendo 3DS and then the Nintendo Switch at a later date. It goes to show the title was a big hit since Nintendo trusted them with telling the story of the prequel of one of their most beloved titles. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity feels like a natural fit as being the starting point of the Breath of the Wild timeline. Now the wait for the sequel for Breath of the Wild won't feel as long.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is available now on Nintendo Switch.