{"id":137429,"date":"2026-06-03T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-201999"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:15:00","slug":"random-this-zelda-x-wallace-gromit-parody-is-the-mash-up-we-didnt-know-we-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/03\/random-this-zelda-x-wallace-gromit-parody-is-the-mash-up-we-didnt-know-we-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: This Zelda X Wallace &amp; Gromit Parody Is The Mash Up We Didn&#8217;t Know We Needed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/58b9d80978d7f\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/58b9d80978d7f\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/58b9d80978d7f\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"R5iIs8SCHO0\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R5iIs8SCHO0?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>When we initially heard about the Zelda live-action movie, there was a group of us that firmly believed Link&#8217;s big-screen debut would be better suited to animation. At the time, we meant something hand-drawn or otherwise Ghibli-esque, but now we take that all back. A Legend of Zelda movie should be full stop-motion claymation. And set in Wigan.<\/p>\n<p>This burst of inspiration is all thanks to a fan-made parody, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R5iIs8SCHO0\">The Hero of Cheese<\/a>&#8216;, from the YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ultratom07\">ultratom07<\/a>, which mashes up the worlds of Zelda and Aardman&#8217;s Wallace &amp; Gromit in the best way imaginable.<\/p>\n<p>Made entirely in Blender, the four-minute short sees <del>Link<\/del> Wallace and <del>Navi<\/del> Gromit set out on a quest to <del>save the princess<\/del> hunt down some cheese. It&#8217;s packed with enough references to both series that if you happen to fall in the middle of the &#8216;Wallace and Gromit X Zelda&#8217; fan Venn diagram (like most of us here at Nintendo Life), then we challenge you to watch along without a cheesy grin on your face.<\/p>\n<p>The animator released a &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pk4hlwBMMd4\">Koopa Komforts<\/a>&#8216; parody (a crossover between Mario and Aardman&#8217;s much-missed Creature Comforts series, for those wondering) earlier this year, which is equally worth a watch if the above scratches a particular itch for you. Let&#8217;s hope that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2025\/07\/aardman-animations-pokemon-collaboration-teased\">Aardman&#8217;s official Pok\u00e9mon offering<\/a> can do the same next year.<\/p>\n<p>So, are we still excited for The Legend of Zelda Movie next year? Of course we are. Is there a large part of us that would rather watch a feature-length stop-motion version instead? <em>No comment<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/zelda\/related-articles:179232,157805 @ 1780510797 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>What do you make of this fan-made mash-up? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] When we initially heard about the Zelda live-action movie, there was a group of us that firmly believed Link&#8217;s big-screen debut would be better suited to animation. At the time, we meant something hand-drawn or otherwise Ghibli-esque, but now we take that all back. 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