Zelda cosplayer struggling with “impossible” Link design flaw finds solution after Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai steps in to help

Last week, a Legend of Zelda cosplayer exposed a serious design flaw in Link’s outfit that was preventing them from being able to unsheathe the sword on his back, but after Super Smash Bros. series creator Masahiro Sakurai stepped in to help, the cosplayer has found a solution to the problem.

If you’ve been around video game internet in the past week or so, there’s a good chance you’ve seen a video of an impressive Link cosplay made slightly less impressive by the fact that the cosplayer struggles to unsheathe Link’s sword from its scabbard. It’s obviously tongue-in-cheek; the cosplayer who goes by Sakigake gets into Link’s classic attack stance before theatrically trying and failing to draw their sword, proclaiming in the caption, “It was impossible. I will practice.”