Among the stranger changes in Tears of the Kingdom is the thriving fashion industry that sprang up seemingly overnight while Link was asleep. Cece of Hateno Village is busy bringing about a cultural revolution, and luckily, you can benefit.
After a chain of quests originating in Hateno Village is completed, Cece will offer Link the opportunity to lower the Hylian Hood, part of the Hylian Armor Set, one of the first sets of armor you can get in the game.
Updated by Hamza Haq on July 5th, 2023:The ability to lower the Hylian Hood is locked behind a series of side quests located in Hateno Village. Articles detailing how to tackle every side quest required to accomplish this feat have been linked.
How To Lower The Hylian Hood
To put the Hylian Hood down, Link will have to visit the Hateno Village and complete all quests related to the mayoral election storyline. Beginning with the Cece vs. Reede Side Quest, you’ll have to resolve the conflict to get the opportunity to lower the Hylian Hood.
The following are side quests you will have to complete and how to initiate them:
- Team Cece or Team Reede? (Talk to Cece inside the boutique)
- Cece’s Secret (Talk to Sophie outside the boutique)
- Reede’s Secret (Talk to Clavica)
- A Letter To Koyin (Talk to Koyin in Hateno Pasture)
- A New Signature Food (Talk to Mayor Reede)
Once you’ve completed all the quests, you’ll be rewarded with Cece’s Hat for helping her with the election. However, that is not all. If you talk to Cece again while wearing the Hylian Hood, she will offer you the opportunity to lower it, turning it into a unique piece of clothing.
When she’s done, the appearance of the Hylian Hood in your inventory will change. Equip it, and you should see that the hood is lowered.
How To Get Back The Original Hylian Hood
To put the hood back up, you can talk to Cece again, and she will offer you the option to revert the change she made to the Hylian Hood, returning it to its initial appearance. Unfortunately, the game doesn’t allow you to toggle between lowered and unlowered appearances from the inventory. To get both types of hood at the same time, we’ll have to go the roundabout route.
To do this, you’ll need to purchase a new Hylian Hood from Lookout Landing or Cece’s Shop so that you have two hoods in your inventory. Talk to Cece while wearing one to modify it and leave the other one unmodified. This way, you’ll have both appearances to switch between from the inventory menu. Remember to sort by Set to always have the hoods next to each other.