The first Hyrule Warriors DLC weapon is…….Epona

Eiji Aonuma took to the Miiverse this afternoon to announce first details about the first downloadable content pack for Hyrule Warriors. Releasing October 16th, the pack is called “Hyrule Warriors Master Quest” and includes a new weapon, a new scenario to play through, an adventure map and two additional costumes.

Giving some minor details about the pack, Aonuma announced that the weapon included in the pack will be none other than Epona herself, Link’s trusty steed.

Aonuma had the following to say about Epona in Hyrule Warriors.

The new weapon added through the Master Quest Pack is…Epona! Some of you may be surprised to hear that Epona is a “weapon”, but in Hyrule Warriors, she can team up with Link to attack enemies! I already had a chance to try out Epona in the game.

By riding Epona, I was able to blow heards of enemies away and gallop swiftly through the fields, and I had a lot of fun trying out this re-imagined version of her in Hyrule Warriors. In the Zelda series, players never had a chance to tackle bosses by galloping around them with Epona like in Hyrule Warriors, so I hope fans will enjoy playing as Zelda characters in a game with a different type of action than you typically find in the original series.

The Hyrule Warriors Master Quest pack is the first of four downloadable content packs for Hyrule Warriors. A Twilight Princess, Majora’s Mask and Ganon pack is planned for release on a monthly schedule through to February. Purchasing and pre-ordering all packs for a discount ($20AU) right now gets you the Dark Link costume that can be taken into battle now!

Note that this is separate to the free downloadable content coming pretty soon – which adds Cia, Volga and Wizzro to the playable roster.

Will you be picking up the Master Quest pack? Or will you be buying the whole season of content? Let us know in the comments.