While we already knew about newcomers Cia, Valga, and Wizro, a recent interview with Eiji Aonuma has confirmed that there will be playable, original characters in the upcoming Hyrule Warriors. When pressed on the specifics of the playable characters in this game beyond the already confirmed four, Aonuma spoke some on who we can expect in the roster. He even went on to finally confirm the playability of original characters.

GameInformer: In the direct presentation, you said you will be able to play as your favorite characters. How obscure are you planning on going? And will there be any totally original characters? Aonuma: It might be kind of rude to Zelda fans and some of the characters to call them obscure, but we have definitely tried to make a line-up that Zelda fans will enjoy and say, “Oh! You put that one in there!” That’s definitely something we hope players feel. In regard to new characters, Link, Impa, Princess Zelda – these are all characters that exist in the Zelda universe, but they are all original designs. We will be talking about original characters in the future. GI: So, they will exist? Can we say that at least? Aonuma: Yes.

So there you have it! Although we have no more information as to who these characters with be, perhaps the female character opposite Zelda on the cover will be one of them. If this game takes another mechanic from Dynasty Warriors, maybe we’ll even get to play as some of the villains! Tell us what you think of this development in the comments below!

Source: GameInformer