Outside of the ring, Cody Rhodes loves video games, and he's an especially big fan of Nintendo's long-running "The Legend of Zelda" series. He's such a huge fan that for several years, he wore wrestling boots with the Triforce logo on them. He has acknowledged this in several interviews, including one with ESPN in 2009 where he explained how he decided to start integrating his "Zelda" fandom into his persona as a wrestler. "Some kids like books, some kids like movies, but for me, every year I still go back and play 'Legend of Zelda,'" Rhodes said. "So to me, when I got up to the big time, I thought that Zelda was my thing. CM Punk has a Pepsi tattoo, so why can't I have the Triforce? Gaming is huge to me, it's all I do."
In 2010, WWE's creative team decided to give Rhodes' character an overhaul, as he was billed for some time as "Dashing" Cody Rhodes. Gone were the boots with the Triforce symbol and in their place were more generic-looking silver boots, as noted on his Fandom page. He did, however, find a way to tip his hat to his favorite video game franchise, as he added a mirror to his jacket that resembled "Legend of Zelda" hero Link's Mirror Shield, which debuted in the 1992 title "A Link to the Past" and has appeared in several other games since.
