The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Advent Calendar

Four decades after Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka first introduced the kingdom of Hyrule in February 1986, The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Advent Calendar gathers 40 years of questing lore (1986–2026) into a 24-day December countdown. Housed in a deep Hyrule forest-green rigid paperboard collector box framed by a double-line burnished-gold border and four corner gold Triforce crests, the front cover is titled THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: CHRISTMAS ADVENT CALENDAR — 24 DAYS OF MAGIC with the Master Sword piercing the letter Z. Beneath the gold typography, a snow-blanketed Hyrule Castle rises against winter mountain peaks and pine trees behind an evergreen garland illuminated by nine glowing white pillar candles and red holly berries.

Heroes, Royalty, and Twilight Companions Across Hyrule’s Timeline

Behind the 24 individually numbered compartments await 24 freestanding 3D miniature character figurines and sacred Hyrule relic display pieces, each mounted on a circular dark-brown pedestal base embossed with a gold front nameplate. Rather than focusing on a single game, the character roster spans classic and modern eras of the franchise. Collectors uncover Link dressed in his azure Champion’s tunic with sword and shield strapped to his back, joined by three distinct iterations of Hyrule’s princess: Princess Zelda in her blue-and-gold ceremonial gown, Princess Zelda in blue explorer attire holding a flaming torch and Sheikah Slate, and classic ZELDA in a pink-and-white royal dress with gold shoulder pauldrons.

Adversaries, Allies, and Sacred Relics on Named Pedestals

Key allies and antagonists from Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, and Twilight Princess bring narrative contrast to a gaming desk or tiered shelf. Two poses of the masked warrior Sheik in blue-and-white wraps stand alongside two armored poses of the Gerudo king Ganondorf in dark bronze-and-steel plate armor and crimson cape. Companion and realm figures include Midna in her imp form wearing the sculpted gray Fused Shadow helmet with turquoise markings, Skull Kid wearing Majora’s Mask and an orange hat, the glowing cyan winged fairy Navi perched atop a clear glass apothecary bottle enclosing a tiny golden fairy, and a woodland Korok wearing a green leaf mask and holding a twig.

Rounding out the 24 daily reveals are twelve sculpted armaments and quest artifacts that anchor forty years of dungeon exploration: the golden sword-pierced ZELDA monogram emblem, two Master Sword pedestals with the blue winged-hilt blade planted in gray stone, the blue Ocarina of Time resting on a crimson velvet-style cushion with gold tassels, an easel-mounted royal blue-and-silver Hylian Shield bearing the red Loftwing and golden Triforce, two Majora’s Mask sculptures (a tall carved totem pedestal and a wide low base), the three-triangle golden Triforce, a translucent emerald-green hexagonal Rupees crystal gem, two silver-rimmed Heart Container vessels in ruby-red and rose-pink, and the bronze-and-charcoal Sheikah Slate etched with a glowing blue eye. Nintendo collectors building a milestone gaming display for December can also pair this Hyrule box with the Pokemon 30th Anniversary Advent Calendar on a media console or study shelf.