Zelda redesign

I put this in the Movies/TV section for a reason, not Games.

As a kid, I used to watch the old Super Mario Bros cartoons, and of course the Friday Legend of Zelda episodes. (I've been watching them on YouTube again, not the best of cartoons, but I can't get it off my mind right now. Argh.) Hence why this is in the Movies/TV Fanart category, not the Games one.

Anyways, I've lately wanted to update the Zelda of that cartoon with some of the features seen on more current Princess Zelda pictures. (I'd love to see a remake that didn't run out of story ideas after the introduction--and perhaps really made good meat out of the romantic tension between Link and Zelda in that story.) Mostly the hairstyle, the jacket, and so on. And to of course, get rid of the horrid 80's style pink pants. She just looked so 80s, and yet so cool at the same time. And she was a badass--actually able to fight, and in some cases, escape Ganondorf on her own.

Anyways, that's my explanation and long story. *phew*

Drawn in Photoshop CS2 with Intuos 6x8 tablet.