Posted by: The Lost Woods Archivist Reading time: 4 minutes

MStar is the visitor who reminds Zelda that she is a prisoner in a golden cartridge. And the scariest part?

If you’ve been doom-scrolling Zelda TikTok or lurking in the dark corners of r/truezelda lately, you’ve likely seen the clip. It starts normally: Link is fishing at Lake Hylia, or perhaps Zelda is pacing her study in Tears of the Kingdom . Then, the screen glitches. The music stutters and reverses. And standing where a Cucco should be is .