Summary
Two talented cosplayers recreated Sonia and Rauru from 2023’s critically acclaimedThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Rauru and Sonia are the king and queen of Hyrule and Zonai civilizations respectively, and their roles are integral to the story and events ofThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwas released on June 14, 2025, as the direct sequel to 2017’s highly successful Switch launch title,Zelda: Breath of the Wild. At the beginning of the game, Link is separated from Zelda after Ganondorf’s revival underneath Hyrule Castle, and his arm becomes gravely injured. However, Link’s arm was replaced by Rauru, granting him the ability to wield ancient Zonai powers like Ultrahand and Recall. Players say goodbye to Rauru after completing the first main quest and descending to mainland Hyrule, but they’re able to learn more about the Zonai king and Sonia by collecting and viewingZelda: Tears of the Kingdom’sMemories. Collecting Memories also helps players find clues about Zelda’s whereabouts and learn more about Ganondorf’s conquest of Hyrule.
Reddit user ConfidentOffice410, with the help of photographer final_egirl and fellow cosplayer flip.wizardry on Instagram, cosplayed asZelda: Tears of the Kingdom’sSonia and Raurufor the annual Katsucon fan convention. According to ConfidentOffice410, each cosplay took around four and a half hours to prepare for the convention, and someone helped ConfidentOffice410 apply the temporary Zonai tattoos to complete the Sonia cosplay. In the comment section, the user revealed that the cosplayers would be happy to wear the Sonia and Rauru cosplays for Katsucon 2025, since cosplays of the Hyrule queen and Zonai king appear to be uncommon.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Fans Cosplay as Sonia and Rauru for Katsucon
TheZelda: Tears of the Kingdomcommunityappears to be very pleased with the cosplay and the amount of effort that each cosplayer put into their outfit. Some users even believe this is the best Sonia and Rauru cosplay yet.
Although more thanone year has passed sinceZelda: Tears of the Kingdom’slaunch, many fans are still looking for new tricks for the game and user-created content online. In addition, the vast open world ofZelda: Tears of the Kingdomwill keep players immersed for months to come, since there’s a great amount of content to explore outside the main story quests. There won’t be any DLC forZelda: Tears of the Kingdom, butZeldafans will be able to enjoy even more content in 2024 through the release ofThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdomthis September.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the sequel to the beloved open-world adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. This installment once again sees Link and Zelda battling to protect Hyrule from falling to Ganondorf. This new adventure takes place in the same land of Hyrule as Breath of the Wild but sees something called the Upheaval, which allows link to travel to Sky Islands, as well as deep into the Depths beneath Hyrule. Players can use special abilities to fuse together weapons, and build items to help them progress through the release.
