Sonia

Queen Sonia is a character in Tears of the Kingdom. She founded the iteration of the kingdom depicted in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom as its first Queen of Hyrule along with the Zonai King Rauru. She was killed by Ganondorf.

Sonia has darker skin, similar to the skin colour of the people of Lurelin Village. She has long pale blonde hair, dark green eyes and a filled out soft body. She wears clothing which features Zonai imagery. She has a stylised headdress on her forehead that resembles a third eye, reminiscent of the Crest of the Sheikah or the symbol on an Old Wooden Shield. She wears a laurel wreath (reminiscent of the Diamond Circlet). She wears earrings shaped like closed lotus buds, similar to those seen on Soldier Constructs, Ranger Constructs, or lanterns found on Hyrule's Sky Islands. She always goes around barefoot like her husband and sister-in-law, but wears an anklet on her right leg. Her ears are much longer than those of many Hylians, which is significant, because Hylian pointed ears were supposedly used to receive messages from the gods. Beneath each eye she has a depiction of four tears, drawn in white paint, (reminiscent of the paint used while wearing the Barbarian Set) which may be a status symbol, as Zelda has a single tear drawn beneath each eye while wearing Zonai attire, while King Rauru has three. The paint on her shoulder depicts another Sheikah Crest, while her forearm features a Royal Crest. She wears a necklace, with the Recall Secret Stone as its pendant. Sonia is 5'11.

Sonia is kind, supportive, trustworthy, and understanding, as is demonstrated when she and Rauru found an unconscious Zelda, and when Zelda explains the reasons of her arrival. She also appears to be extremely polite, as is shown by her inviting Zelda to Hyrule Castle and offering clothes and tapping Rauru when misconducting. Despite this, Sonia also demonstrates smart and powerful combat tactics, such as preventing a puppet of Ganondorf of killing her.

Sonia possesses the ability to use Recall, the power of time that send an object back to its original position (which is also amplified by her secret stone). This power is pass down to generation to her latest descendant Zelda.

Sonia was a priestess before she met Rauru, one of the few descendants of the almost extinct Zonai. When she married Rauru, she received a secret stone of the Zonai as a gift from him. After that, both of them founded a kingdom which they named Hyrule and a time of prosperity began. It is possible that Hyrule may have been destroyed once before their mentioned founding. When some years passed, both King Rauru and Queen Sonia found Princess Zelda, who had travelled back in time, unconscious in the forest. When Zelda woke up, she presented herself as the daughter of King Rhoam of Hyrule, which confused both Sonia and Rauru. After some time, when Zelda realized she had travelled to an era so back far in time it had become legend, the Queen believed her story right away and said that she sensed both time and light powers within her, which could confirm their blood connection, since Rauru had the power of light and Sonia had power over time. Sonia, seeing how confused and worried Zelda was, offered her help to Zelda and to come with them to the castle.


Due to a recent agreement by Sonia and her husband Rauru they now have an open relationship, meaning that even though they are married they are allowed to date other people. They decided this since their marriage was mostly political.