Were the Sheikahs Black?

[Commodore Axilon]

Sheik never looked black to me, just really tan.

[HylianHero92]

Dang it! Well lets just say Sheik's eyes and skin are Zelda's creation (which we know 'cause Sheik is really Zelda, who's eye and skin color is different) and that she must've used magic (no such thing as plastic surgery at the time) and that, unless you can think of any others, is the only black (tan according to COMM-E) Sheikah. Is that canon?

[Keaton]

Dang it! Well lets just say Sheik's eyes and skin are Zelda's creation (which we know 'cause Sheik is really Zelda, who's eye and skin color is different) and that she must've used magic (no such thing as plastic surgery at the time) and that, unless you can think of any others, is the only black (tan according to COMM-E) Sheikah. Is that canon?

No.  No, it's not.

Try again.

[HylianHero92]

FINE!!! Lets call it common knowledge instead of canon ok?!

[Keaton]

The fact remains that Shiek is NOT black.  She's not even deeply tan.  She's the same skin tone as Zelda.  Don't be silly.

And it can't be common knowledge unless it's actually true.

[Commodore Axilon]

Look at a picture of Zelda and a picture of Sheik and then tell me they're the same skin tone.

[MagmarFire]

Not to mention that Impa doesn't really look black.

[HylianHero92]

Compare them. Now tell me their skin color was the same. Both official art from OoT. Thats certainly canon. HA!

[Twilight Wolf]

It appears to just be very well-done fan art. Unless that's official Nintendo artwork, it's not a reliable source.

[HylianHero92]

Unless that's official Nintendo artwork, it's not a reliable source.

It is!

[Fishalicious]

Yeah, that's the official style, not fanart.

And no, they don't have the same skin,  but regardless, Sheik isn't black. Maybe mexican, but not black.

[Darth Wyndisis]

Maybe Zelda just wore a lot of makeup and her skin color never changed.

[Keaton]

Maybe Zelda just wore a lot of makeup and her skin color never changed.

Honestly, with princesses, that's usually the case.  They're supposed to look fair, fragile, and weak.  She certainly played that part well, all right.

[Twilight Wolf]

Unless that's official Nintendo artwork, it's not a reliable source.

It is!

Well, the picture that was in your post originally was different than the ones that are there now...

However, I would still only call Sheik dark-skinned, like someone who had a deep tan from living in the desert for a long time.

[MagmarFire]

Anyone forget that their eye colors are different? What does that tell us?