First 4 Figures Announces Re-release of Link on King of Red Lions Statue from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
Fans and collectors once again have the opportunity to pre-order the iconic statue depicting Link atop his faithful companion, the talking boat King of Red Lions, characters from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD.
The renowned collectible manufacturer First 4 Figures is delighting fans of the action-adventure game The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD by announcing the re-release of the popular Link on King of Red Lions statue, which originally debuted in 2017.
The standard version of this detailed collectible is available for pre-order at $629.99 (approximately 50,632 rubles), while the exclusive variant is priced at $679.99 (around 54,651 rubles). The statue, featuring a light-up function, boasts impressive dimensions: 64 cm in height, 48 cm in width, and 33 cm in depth.
Deliveries to pre-order customers are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2026. Each statue comes in vibrant packaging, with a hand-numbered base and an authenticity card that allows purchasers to reserve the same serial number for future releases in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker series.
In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, the familiar forests and fields of Hyrule are replaced by the vast Great Sea. The protagonist, Link, constantly travels between numerous islands on his talking vessel, known as the King of Red Lions, to rescue his sister Aryll, Princess Zelda, prevent the spread of darkness, and confront the formidable Ganon.
The original The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker game was released for Nintendo GameCube in 2002, and in 2013, an HD remaster for the Wii U console, known as The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, became available.
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