There are plenty of tools in Link’s arsenal in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time that fans have been wanting to get their hands on for years in the form of official replicas. Because very few officially licensed Zelda props exist, one fan decided to make their own life-sized Hookshot.
Posted to the sub-Reddit r/Zelda, Reddit user u/Shiitakia 3D printed a life-sized Hookshot that looks like it’s been brought straight out of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time itself. Complete with the chain that wraps around the item’s center, it perfectly mimics the sprite in the inventory menu and seems to be the right size for one-handed grappling.
To everyone’s dismay, the Hookshot isn’t actually functional, but it looks so good that a handful of commenters thought it might be at first glance. Unfortunately, as u/Shiitakia proved by providing the 3D printing schematics, the chain is simply a decoration and even if it were to shoot, it wouldn’t be strong enough to support an adult’s full weight.
Ocarina of Time features two different Hookshots that Link finds throughout the course of the game: the Hookshot and the Longshot. The Longshot is functionally identical to the Hookshot, except that it has a much longer reach. The Hookshot from the original Reddit post is the base model as the Longshot has a noticeably longer chain that wraps around the body of the device multiple times.
Because of the ever-growing popularity of The Legend of Zelda, the series is popular for fans to do cosplays of and u/Shiitakia's Hookshot would make the perfect addition to any Zelda cosplay. Although it's gone through a handful of design changes over the course of the Zelda franchise, the Hookshot is one of Link's most iconic items barring things like the Master Sword and the Hylian shield.
Despite its iconic status, the Hookshot has been notably absent from the most recent 3D Zelda titles and many fans are hoping that it'll make an appearance again in the still-unnamed Breath of the Wild 2. As climbing made up such a significant part of the original Breath of the Wild, some fans feel like a Hookshot might break the game if added to Breath of the Wild 2, however, as there's still so little known about the sequel, it seems like there's still a chance for the item to be reintroduced in a way that wouldn't make climbing completely obsolete.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is available on Nintendo 64 and 3DS.
Source: Reddit, u/Shiitakia