Urbosa

Urbosa is a playable character in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. The chief of the Gerudo who possesses the power to command lightning itself. She was close friends with the late queen of Hyrule. Now, she is entrusted with piloting Divine Beast Vah Naboris.

Role in Game
As the strong and wise chieftain of the Gerudo, Urbosa was an old friend of Zelda’s mother and took on a motherly role to the young princess. While away from Gerudo Town, the Yiga Clan leader Master Kohga posed as Urbosa and tricked the Gerudo when Zelda came to enlist Urbosa’s aid to serve as the Gerudo Champion and pilot of the Divind Beast Van Naboris. Urbosa return in time to unmask Kohga, It is stated that Urbosa and Zeldas mom used to play with eachother roughly. rallying her warriors to aid Link in driving the Yiga back. Soon after, Urbosa immediately joined Zelda’s cause to defeat Calamity Ganon both in devotion to the princess and animosity she bore on Ganon as he was originally a member of her tribe who led their people to war against Hyrule ages ago.

In the original timeline depicted in Breath of the Wild, Urbosa was killed by Thunderblight Ganon with her spirit trapped within Vah Naboris’s control room before Link destroyed her killer ages later and aided in Ganon’s defeat before passing on. In the new timeline created by Terrako, Urbosa’s death was averted when her descendant Riju appeared during her battle against after Thunderblight Ganon with the Gerudo queens fending the monster off before Link arrives to destroy it

Her powers of controlling lighting initially manifested in Urbosa's Fury, which she bestows on Link after defeating Thunderblight Ganon in the original Breath of the Wild and has the effect of attacking nearby enemies with lightning bolts. In Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, it manifests by allowing her to charge a unique Lightning Gauge that she can then use to add follow-ups to Strong Attacks.

Her trademark weapon is the Scimitar of the Seven, the Gerudos' strongest sword. Link also initially used it in the original Breath of the Wild after defeating Thunderblight Ganon and freeing Urbosa.

Personality
Urbosa also remarks in the original Breath of the Wild that she finds it amusing that Ganon is said to have been raised by the Gerudo (as Ganondorf) and thus takes a special interest in thwarting him.