Yes, you can build a fully functional mech in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

If you were wondering if it is possible to build a robot in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, yes, it is.

As soon as we all saw the fact that you could make some absolutely wacky builds in those Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailers, we all knew that people would end up building some awesome structures. After all, we live in a world where people create entire cities in Minecraft, so with the tools available in Tears of the Kingdom, someone was going to make something cool eventually. Well, it’s not like that because the game came out yesterday, but in fact someone has already made a mechanism. Spoiler warning for some gameplay mechanics ahead.

The clip comes from 4kliksAlex, which you can see here, showing the construction and obviously it’s absolutely ridiculous. Not only is he fully mobile, driving around the venue on a pair of wheels, but he also comes complete with appropriate artillery. This mechanism is not just for looks, it has functionality too! About halfway through the video, you can see the mechanism take down a Hinox in a matter of seconds.

However, if you’re considering doing such a build yourself, you’ll need to put in the work. You can see in the video that the mechanism requires all eight of the Zonai batteries to run for an extended period of time, and when it starts to go off it goes through that stuff like a 10-ton truck.

On top of that, you’ll need the Autobuild ability which you don’t get until you’ve been in the game for a good few hours. Understandably, you may need some help getting started, and we’ve got a guide to help you figure out where to go first if you’re trying to play the story in order. And you might want to check out our Skyview Tower locations guide so you can better figure out where you’re going.