H.S.J. Williams's Reviews > The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 4

This is heroism, ladies and gentlemen. Risking your own safety for the well-being of others, never calling it quits even when the going gets tough, and emotionally supporting the broken-hearted. It’s what makes Link so great, and frankly, so rare of a hero to see in stories these days.

Quite a bit of story is packed into this volume. We return to Ilia here, and may I just say I love Ilia? For whatever reason, she seems to be an unpopular character, and I don’t understand why? Other than she’s kind and...normal? (heaven forbid) She’s lost her memory due to the traumatic experiences she’s been enduring, leaving us unsure if it’s what we saw or if worse happened, but it’s completely heart-breaking. The fear is palatable as monsters arise to try to drag her back into despair, but then—then the best part of the series for me so far. Just... *cries*

I must admit that because I like Ilia so much and her relationship with Link, my traitorous Zelink heart almost prefers Twilight Link and Ilia? The game left romance pretty open to interpretation, so I’m not sure what the manga will do in the end. Romance or no, I love the kindness and care Link and Ilia show for each other.

Content Note: Besides the violence and mature themes, drunkenness was cast in a positive light. While there was a positive message of each day being a new day to cast aside your baggage and start afresh, I was saddened that "healing" was encouraged with the age-old and very temporary solution of drinking your troubles away.