Know about the character
Cia appears in the action-packed spin-off game Hyrule Warriors from the Legend of Zelda series. She is portrayed as a sorceress who, overcome by her strength, tries to take over Hyrule. Cia is the game’s antagonist, who is fought against by the game’s protagonists, Link and Zelda. Her persona is portrayed as alluring, crafty, and dangerous, and she uses strong magic to further her objectives. Cia is an original addition to the Zelda world and is regarded as a notable and contentious character in the series.
Personality
Cia, being a sorceress, has the power to bend time and space to her will. Her goal is to subjugate Hyrule and establish herself as its absolute ruler. Cia is shown as a self-assured and magnetic character who uses her abilities and her army of monsters to vanquish her adversaries. She is also portrayed as having some instability, acting out of jealousy and her wishes before ultimately giving in to evil. Despite her evil deeds, Cia is revealed to have a complex personality; her motivations and past are thoroughly discussed throughout the game.
Abilities
- Cia specialises in casting dark magic spells.
- The Scepter, which she uses as a weapon and a whip, enables her to summon strong magical strikes.
- Instead of using physical force, her combat style emphasises area coverage and long-range assaults.
- She gains resistance to flinching and the Dark Element from her Charge strike, which imbues her assaults with it.
- Her opening combination attack covers a large area and can rapidly fill her Special metre.
- Her fourth combo string can instantly destroy giant bosses’ weak point gauges.
- Cia can call upon Dark Links, for several of her combos.
- Cia can either lose her Staff as a gold Material or her Bracelet as a silver Material when she is defeated in combat.
Reception
Cia’s role in the game has been a topic of discussion. While some players admired the plot of her turn to evil and conflict with the heroes, others thought her character lacked depth and wasn’t sufficiently developed. The absence of a true plot, which some players thought diminished the impact of Cia’s character growth, was also criticised by several gamers.
Despite these complaints, Cia is still a beloved character in the Hyrule Warriors series, and the game’s inclusion of her brought a fresh perspective to the Zelda world. Cia received a mixed response overall, yet she is still well-liked by franchise fans.