I remember the first time I saw concept art of Fi from Skyward Sword. The hype was REAL. I thought for sure that she was somehow connected to the very similarly-designed Fairy Queen from a previous Zelda game, Wind Waker. My sister and I excitedly discussed how she may be a more humanoid incarnation of Link’s beloved fairy, Navi. Or maybe the Fairy Queen herself. Our anticipation for playing this game was so intense. When we finally got a chance to play, we were instantly charmed by the intriguing cast of characters.

And then there was Fi.

I cannot explain to you our sheer disappoint when Fi first opened her mouth and sounded like a GPS computer. She has no personality whatsoever. She proceeds to spend the rest of the game terrorizing the player with constant useless interruptions in which she spews out emotionless and pointless statistics. There were a few scenes of her dancing that re-ignited our initial excitement. But that was quickly snuffed out by the absolutely ridiculous animation of her “singing” which looks more like she’s screaming in agony and having a seizure.

For such an interesting design, Fi is unfortunately SO LAME and one of my least-favorite of Link’s companions. She’s supposed to have a heartfelt scene at the end where she imagines what it must be like to feel, but by then I was so over it and just looked forward to her finally shutting up.

I wanted to draw her in a way that captured that early intrigue and anticipation for a character that could have been so cool.

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