Zelda Breath of the Wild mods

The modding community for Zelda: Breath of the Wild is very new, but we’ve already seen some spectacular creations for the game.

One such mod and an accompanying video shows off what The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild would look like in a resolution of 8K and with ray-tracing technology enabled. Modding account Digital Dreams (via Destructoid ) shared a video of the game running on an 8K-capable PC, and the results are stunning. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been out for more than 7 months already, but fans in the mod community keep adding in the most zany of characters mods. With Super Mario Odyssey hot on the market right now on the Switch, we weren’t surprised when a mod popped up, showing gameplay of a playable Mario with his trusty pal, Cappy. This Breath of the Wild mods switches Link out for another Nintendo hero, Mario and his trusty hat, Cappy. This Breath of the Wild mod changes the boomerang that players are used to into Mario’s cap, even changing the physics making the hat throw feel similar to Super Mario Odyssey.

A plethora of mods have been developed for Breath of the Wild over at modding site GameBanana, focusing on everything from its combat to its characters to its shrines. However, some of the more interesting mods are the ones that change the appearance of the game. Here are 10 of the best purely cosmetic mods for Breath of the Wild.

So far, the only available mods in Zelda Breath of the Wild are basic reskins. So far we have a nice mix of stunning mods and outright hilarious creations. Take a look at the 12 best Zelda Breath of the Wild mods below.

Play as CJ and Big Smoke

Let’s start off with a bang. This mod replaces Zelda with CJ from Grand Theft Auto San Andreas and it also replaces the motorcycle with the Sanchez from GTA.

There are two versions of this mod. The first version just has CJ and the Sanchez. The second version of the mod adds CJ to the back of the Sanchez.

It’s all just a bit odd really, but if you’re interested you can take a look at the mod here. It’s both ridiculous and completely immersion breaking, but we love it.

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Use Reinhardt’s Hammer As A Weapon

This next mod is nothing short of epic. Reinhardt’s hammer is undoubtedly one of the coolest weapons in Overwatch, and it works surprisingly well as a weapon in Zelda Breath of the Wild.

Reinhardt’s hammer will replace the in-game old Iron Hammer model and UI icon. Find out more about the mod here.

Add a Shrek Boss Battle

One of the most memed on characters in the history of the world is, without a doubt, Shrek.

It made sense then that somebody had to go and turn one of the biggest monsters in Zelda Breath of the Wild into Shrek.

This mod replaces the Hinox with a very scary, very big Shrek monster.

Play as Batman

This is one of the most badass mods on this list. Not only does this mod replace Link with Batman, but it also adds a Bat Glider and replaces the Lizal Boomerang with a Batarang.

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The work done on the Batman character model is surprisingly decent, too. Learn more about the Batman mod for Zelda Breath of the Wild here.

Turn Big Smoke Into a Rideable Bear

For some reason, the Zelda Breath of the Wild modding community seems to have a weird obsession with Big Smoke. This mod is absolutely bonkers and is almost guaranteed to get a laugh out of you and your friends.

With this mod, you’ll turn the rideable bear in Zelda Breath of the Wild into a rideable Big Smoke. It sounds weird but just watch the video. We’d also suggest installing the CJ character skin for Link to make this mod complete.

Play as Waluigi (And use Wario’s Face As A Shield…)

Here’s another mod that’s pretty cool, but it’s also a little bit wacky. With this mod, you can replace the Link character model with a detailed 3D Waluigi model.

What makes this particular mod weird is that Link’s shield is replaced with Wario’s face. You can see the picture above to see what we mean, or check out the mod for yourself here.

Play as Sanic the Hegeheg

With Zelda Breath of the Wild featuring an open world, you really gotta’ go fast to make it across the map quickly.

If you’re looking for the true definition of raw power and pure speed, then this next mod is for you. With this mod, Link will be replaced with a very crudely put-together Sanic. Yes, we don’t know why it’s a thing either.

Customize Link’s Appearance

Out of all of the mods currently available for Zelda Breath of the Wild, this one is perhaps the most expansive. With this mod, you are given the option to customize how Link looks from a preset selection of different skin tones, hair colors, and eye colors.

The developer of this mod is slowly adding more customization options over time. For now, there’s no option to change the hairstyle or basic clothes, but it may come in a future update.

Play as Woody From Toy Story

This is another well-done Zelda Breath of the Wild mod created by a member of the Gamebanana modding community. Unfortunately, to play with this mod, you must walk around as Link without any armor on because the mod itself essentially overlays the ‘naked link’ textures.

If you can put up with that, you can finally live out the ultimate fantasy in which the Toy Story PS One game was rebooted as an open world Nintendo Switch title. I mean, we all want that, right?

Play as Goku

This skin replaces Link with Goku and also replaces the Hylian Shield with the flying Nimbus cloud, which is a nice addition. The size of both Goku and Link in Zelda Breath of the Wild are essentially the same, so the reskin works really well for this mod.

Play as Dark Link From Ocarina of Time

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Dark Link makes an appearance in Zelda Breath of the Wild, but he looks more detailed than previous games. If you prefer the Dark Link from Ocarina of Time, you may like this mod.

With this mod, Dark Link is replaced with a version similar to the one in Ocarina of Time. As you can probably tell from the image above, this version is essentially Link’s shadow.

Play as Steve From Minecraft

With Minecraft having one of the strongest modding communities in the world, it only made sense to have a Steve reskin mod for Link in Zelda Breath of the Wild.

Because the character model needs to be within the same dimensions as Link, this version of Steve looks like an odd grown-up version of the Minecraft protagonist. If you’re interested, you can find out more about this mod here.

Summary

What are your thoughts on these mods? Do any stand out to you?