
Eventually re-purposed for Twilight Princess, Midna was illustrated by Yusuke Nakano and voiced by Akiko Kōmoto. The concept of Midna came from another game Nintendo was working on before Twilight Princess, which was eventually abandoned. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, and Ultimate), and is a playable character in Hyrule Warriors. Midna makes minor appearances in Super Smash Bros. Her role in Twilight Princess has been compared to that of Navi, who accompanies Link in the 1998 game Ocarina of Time. Midna was generally well received by critics and fans alike. Midna's first appearance was in a trailer for Twilight Princess shown at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the time, her gender was unknown, leaving some journalists confused about it. She was designed by Yusuke Nakano and voiced by Akiko Kōmoto. While Midna appears as an imp-like creature in the majority of Twilight Princess, her actual form is humanoid. She is a member of the magic-wielding Twili who joins forces with Link to prevent the kingdom of Hyrule from being enveloped by a corrupted parallel dimension known as the Twilight Realm.


Midna is a fictional character introduced as one of the main protagonists in Twilight Princess, a 2006 video game in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) Midna, as depicted in promotional artwork for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
