10 Ways Link can make it up to that Divine Beast on his own.

[@KlericYT]

Someone ( ash6418 ) is writing a whole fanfiction based on the concept of this video. The dedication is real; go support it: archiveofourown.org/works/37646002/chapters/93975556

[@vignetter4802]

great video man, would love to show my parents. just wish you werent so gay.

[@KlericYT]

@@vignetter4802 You and my parents alike~

[@vignetter4802]

@@KlericYT im being genuine, my father loves botw. but i cant share your videos with him.

[@KlericYT]

@@vignetter4802 I'm sorry you have to even think of that. Having to fear judgement because you dared to share something that has a silly insinuation of queer representation is not a good thing. By all means, don't share it. Hope your dad becomes more understanding in the future.

[@Jacob_G9]

1. NICE 2. 6:48 You were kinda ASKING for it...

[@ImOn_TikTokNow]

Imagine you tell some Twink boy to fuck off and 30 minutes later he's 4 miles in the air speeding twords you with nothing but a rock

[@axelblackwood5305]

And he's getting faster by fucking spinning

[@jakefromstatefarm8964]

Aint no way you just called Link a mf twink bro💀

[@glasscier]

LMAOOOAOAO

[@AveryTomfoolerySpecialist3682]

I cannot stop laughing because i just imagined that revali smugly looked back down at link to see his reaction after he flew away, only to look on in terror as link is rapidly running his way through the literal air up to revali with a completely straight face

[@tappydani9378]

I sooooo want someone to animate that!

[@thealchemistking4063]

And he just hears a rapidly approaching: *”huphuphuphuphuphuphupHupHupHupHupHupHupHupHupHUPHUPHUPHUPHUPHUPHUPHUP-“*

[@Abcdasapabc]

@@thealchemistking4063 yes

[@the26thLetteroftheAlphabet]

nah, he flies up there, looks down all smug but doesn't see Link, turns around, scared, and there he is, hair blowing in the wind "wEll ExCuUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUsE me, Princess"

[@SleepyHollowKnight]

@@tappydani9378I will!….eventually…

[@IsabruhMoment]

People call Revali an asshole, but we now know that the culturally appropriate term is “cloacahole”. Thank you Kleric for righting this wrong.

[@Chubby_Bub]

I recently learned he's even more of a clocahole in the Japanese version. When the Divine Beasts attack Ganon he says to Link "I'm not doing this for you, but for my own revenge." Also Yasuaki Iwata, the composer for the champions' themes, disliked Revali so much he had a hard time making a theme for him and he tried to write one that would make him slightly more tolerable.

[@skyleranderson8466]

I think the apparatus glitch is

[@kaphizmey6229]

@@Chubby_Bub i completely believe that. if i hated a character i’d write them a beautiful theme out of sheer spite, like “fuck you, you’re gonna be at least tolerable”

[@brrrrrr]

@@kaphizmey6229 i wanna make the most tolerable character possible then make a theme that makes you wanna punch his face so you don't hear his theme

[@kaphizmey6229]

@@brrrrrr i mean, if a good christian boi like doom slayer can have death metal theme music, then surely it’s possible 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@myarmsrgone]

This implies that Link would go out of his way to manipulate and completely break the laws of physics just to prove someone wrong

[@maxphan6661]

You underestimate the princesses appointed knight

[@AmeliaSeyffert]

I mean wouldn’t you?

[@tamsih1290]

To prove someone wrong? Link would do it just because it's possible and no one can stop him. He is the physical embodiment of chaos and order in one.

[@kryonick5318]

not for the first one

[@sparrowfox6943]

Now that Totk is out, Revali is rolling in his grave at the hundreds of new ways Link could potentially reach Medoh if it were still around

[@denzterwastaken]

L. M. A. O!!!

[@GameGodZERO]

Revali, in whatever the afterlife is like in Zelda: I sense a disturbance in the force Link, flying high in the skies of hyrule in his custom made zonai fighter plane:

[@bensoncheung2801]

144p 👍

[@OddyOddity-ob2uv]

Link could probably fly high enough to get to the afterlife and kick his postmortem ass into the next next one.

[@snoote533]

OR OR OR! Link just makes his own Vah Medoh

[@dood3530]

Plot twist: the reason Revali said Link couldn't make it up there was actually because of the collision detection, not the height

[@k2_x376]

Pog

[@rashunwaters3431]

Revali was one step ahead all along

[@10_Nn0xX_13]

Bro used reverse-reverse physchology 😂

[@VolcanicoD.S.]

and the reason why Revali is able to get up their on his own is because he can fly and hover barely above the ground allowing him to be up their on his own

[@coolerthanu8402]

@@VolcanicoD.S.moon jump glitch

[@Tabtana]

Someone really sat down and played this game so much that they figured out you can set off 500+ bombs to propel yourself towards a giant mechanical beast because a rude chicken called you a loser

[@rsfakqj10rsf-33]

But you get to kick it’s cloaca though

[@supersparerib]

*pushes up glasses* uM aCkTuAlLy that's a speedrunning strat called windbombing, so they didn't come up with it /lh

[@zynstein]

@@supersparerib 500+ bombs, hes on about the bomb arrow strat not windbomhs

[@supersparerib]

@@zynstein oohh i thought it was an exaggeration, thnx for the correction

[@aster7654]

Revali: "You have no way to make it to that Devine Beast on your own!" Link: "Let go of your earthly tether. Enter the Void. Empty, and become Wind."

[@anakinskywalker5633]

Is that from legend of korra?

[@blakelilley5737]

Revail: “LINK WHAT THE FU-“

[@jarboyo4]

@@anakinskywalker5633 yes. yes it is.

[@Dr._is_sleepy]

Guru Lahima is strong with this one

[@paddythelegend1671]

It would be genuinely terrifying if you were Revali and seeing Link just fly with a box and some balloons after you made fun of him.

[@maykonbrasileiro761]

Revali: oh my god!, They were right he realy is the legendary hero

[@FractureXFighter]

“You can’t make it up here yourself- oh my god.” **”HYAH!”**

[@ness6714]

​@@FractureXFighter Right in the Cloaca!

[@spaghettipersonhello]

or blowing himself up 550 times until he gets high enough

[@alizaidanthamyeez740]

Revali will probably think link is coming up there to kill him

[@Tsicky]

Revali trying to prove he is better than link by doing something link inherently can’t do is so silly to me. Like what if link challenges Revali to a thumb wrestle…

[@Joshua-pg3vw]

😳

[@kateleese1037]

hahahahahahahaha

[@Superkid33]

Oh gosh! XD

[@deen7530]

Revali kinda has thumbs

[@caitlin5770]

Also the rest of the Rito can fly as well...Revali ain't special for having wings 💀

[@heavenswheel502]

I'm imagining Link trying to explain each of his methods to Revali, and when he gets to the moon jump he's just like "don't ask me, I jumped on a horse, jumped on another and then I started flying"

[@epikitee2186]

"and then things got... _weird._ i jumped into the air, and i fell back down, like you'd expect, but the air under my feet... didn't feel like air? it felt like solid ground, and if i tried to jump off of this... air-ground, it would work. i would stop falling, push off of nothing, and rise ever higher, despite the fact that _that makes no sense. that isn't-that's not how air works._ i could do this as many times as i wanted."

[@banann_ducc]

“Oh, yeah then there was that time i picked up a rock and then just went”

[@deen7530]

"Or there was the five hundred and fifty explosions method... yeah, don't think I'll be doing that one again. I've never felt such fiery pain in my life, yet there was no relief from it... not to mention, bomb arrows are expensive!"

[@joshpark7827]

"So I went to a parrellel universe... and I came back and I was suddenly going impossible fast idk"

[@Lick_A_Rock]

“I also stole Zeldas Sheila slate and did some weird stuff with that… I yeeted myself with a wooden box, a metal box, flew with bombs, that sort of thing, ya know?”

[@ThatGuacamolyGuy]

I feel bad for the version of Link that could only think to blow himself up 550 times to prove some bird wrong.

[@TheGamingTurret]

maybe that version of link is just a masochist and he likes it?

[@ThatGuacamolyGuy]

@@TheGamingTurret Lol, I would still feel bad for him.

[@v4n1ty92]

​@@ThatGuacamolyGuybut the apparatus made him immune to the explosion damage, so it's just a flashier version of sonic bouncing on infinite spring pads. He's fine.

[@NotsilYmerej]

Ravioli watching in horror as Lonk casually breaks the laws of physics to prove him wrong

[@megadangerman3170]

Lonk from The Tale of Zaldi: Smell of the Outdoors?

[@bloodmuzzle]

@@megadangerman3170 SMELL OF THE OUTDOORS😭😭😭

[@MoustachioFurioso83]

Imagine being him, looking down with satisfaction from Vah Medoh knowing that there's no way the pitiful flightless ape will ever be able to reach... wait, are those explosions in the distance?

[@choboibigly6565]

@@megadangerman3170 I think you mean Lenk from The Epic of Zildo: Respiration of the Environment

[@ClickToLose]

Bro that's almost as bad as "Shat's" community. I love it.

[@andrewlepage6405]

Turns out Revali wasn't referring to Link's ability to reach Vah Medoh, he was actually referring to Link's ability to activate Vah Medoh's collision

[@catborgir8763]

Yep

[@IsThatAProGenji]

“Oh, you must pardon me! I forgot you have no way of activating that Divine Beast’s collision on your own! Good luck sealing the darkness!”

[@link_team3855]

ERROR: You must be birb before you may land on this platform

[@TNight00]

Lol xD

[@Drakoman07]

Even after all Link went through with the apparatus glitch. Poor guy

[@jypsridic]

the bomb arrow method definitely sends the strongest message. Who's going to mess with the dude who just spent three hours setting grenades off with his face to get to you?

[@lilium724]

Revali, probably

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

What’s worse is that revali is always using bomb arrows himself, imagine showing off that not only can you make it up to that divine beast on your own, but you can use bomb arrows better than him

[@TheOneWhoHasABadName]

link just straight up demonstrates he is immune to bomb arrows fly away, revali. fly, you fool. it won’t save you.

[@Xplosivo2319]

@@thebaseandtriflingcreature174 better is a strong word lol😅

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

@@Xplosivo2319 but is it wrong?

[@masterlordclaw]

Ravali is having some edge lord alone time up on his divine beast, suddenly in the distance there is a sound. "Is that thunder?" He wonders as a distant rumbling reaches his ears. No the sun is bright with nary a cloud in the sky. He begins to look around as the sound continues and seems to be getting closer. He is left dumbfounded as a chaining fiery explosion crests the side of Vah Medoh. Just as suddenly as it began the explosions cut off and with a sick wet slap a bloody and blackened body lands on the divine beast. Ravali is taken back as a fairy pops out of the corpse, Link stands up drawing his sword ready for their 1v1.

[@ArDeeMee]

Canon. 😂

[@evelynmeckley633]

Beautifully written

[@Slyfox2235]

I love that moon jumping silliness is not canonical enough but splitting a timeline in two and merging it back together while on a horse is perfection

[@empireyouth5791]

To be fair time travel is technically Canonical in legend of Zelda

[@dreadburnz3522]

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity has time travel, and it creates a timeline where the heroes use knowledge from the future (BotW) to fight back against Ganon and prevent the Calamity. Time manipulation shenanigans are not only possible but actually canon, thanks to the Sheikah.

[@bongibot1104]

@@dreadburnz3522 ok but is warping reality to bomb yourself hundreds of times canonical possible?

[@Slyfox2235]

@@dreadburnz3522 Hahaha I had no idea, so I guess it is (somewhat) acceptable :)

[@LibraritheWizardOfficial]

@@dreadburnz3522 It was canon even before that, too. Time travel obviously plays as a core component of Ocarina of Time and Oracle of Ages, but it's also featured in Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword.

[@Nintadso]

I can just imagine Revali laughing on Vah Medoh after taunting Link and then suddenly seeing a trail of explosions coming towards him

[@lynkingbetti]

SCREAMING EAGLES!!

[@CesarGameBoy.]

@@lynkingbetti “AAAAAHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!”

[@couchmaster3773]

I love the idea that behind that emotionless face lies a hidden rage so extreme and palpable that it allows Link to bend- nay, *break* the laws of physics to his will.

[@brandonnguyen6718]

A primal evil resides inside Link, fueled by reverse-phychology and copious amounts of aspirin.

[@themonkeyman2910]

Imagine the fear you’d feel as Link jumps between a few horses, then begins jumping off the fucking air molecules to come kick your ass.

[@alexusman]

Cloaca

[@Ichiyama22]

Imagine the abject horror Revali would fear had Link flown up to Vah Medoh on a crate lifted with monster guts.

[@bubblegumchap6129]

Even worse: just casually lifting up to Vah Medoh using moonjump

[@benjaminparker5044]

Imagine the horror if he knew Link flew up by BOMBING HIMSELF 550 TIMES

[@IngenieroMan]

Even worse: seeing link aproach Vah Medoh flying using a r o c k

[@henrypaleveda7760]

Not just horror, but revile even.

[@josefarias5216]

It's hilarious how it is within our power as players to "create a time split"

[@emliu5000]

Link: Maybe we should just settle this one-on-one. But when? Oh, I know. How about back then? Revali: ...? Link: OoOoh, you must PARDON me. I forgot you have no way of _splitting the universe and changing the course of time_ on your own Revali: ...????

[@crescent_sun482]

​@@emliu5000 I mean Link has had that power for a while now lmao

[@lilypaddington1797]

Don't worry editor, even if no one else noticed you perfectly lining up the explosions to the notes of the music, I did.

[@batfurs3001]

I just came into the comments to look if anyone else had commented on it! It's SO GOOD! My inner music nerd is very pleased.

[@starshipquail8398]

Thank for bringing this up. Now I have a reason to watch the video again! 😆

[@WiresDawson]

best part of the video

[@deen7530]

I can't believe someone made God-Shattering Star even better than it already is

[@frostkitsunelive7661]

Yeeeeeeeessssss, my ears loved the sound of explosions to the tune of God-Shattering Star.

[@Hello-pp3hl]

I can picture Link bombing himself onto the beast as Revali watches in horror and Link landing in front of him, bloodied and skin charred and blood dripping from his nose, and Link going “you were saying?” before collapsing dead on the ground

[@Astro_Orbitz]

Revali: 👁👄👁

[@wolvesatday]

Link:💀

[@v4n1ty92]

Except that the apparatus fuckery made him immune to all elemental damage, including explosions, so he would just land up there completely unharmed and proceed to kick ravioli's cloaca

[@Astro_Orbitz]

Just give him a fairy. He'll be fine.

[@Padgriffin]

The mental image of Revali looking down from Vah Medoh and seeing Link just floating vertically upwards towards him is just amazing

[@epikitee2186]

but like. imagine being revali hanging out on the divine beast wondering if that comment about not being able to get to the divine beast might have been going a little too far. you haven't seen link in a couple of days, after all. did he take it too hard? you're starting to get worried. you look out to the landscape below and notice something weird on the nearby mountain. it looks like a fireball, slowly rising into the sky. you stare, entranced. you pass over it and notice that it's really loud. is that actually some kind of... extended explosion? you aren't close enough to see what's causing it. vah medoh soars away from it, much to your disappointment. you want a closer look, but trying to fly over there on your own power seems... ill-advised, so you'll have to be content with watching it from where you are. sure, vah medoh will circle back around eventually, but what are the chances that the fireball will still be there when it does? it'll probably fizzle out or fly away or something, right? halfway through its flight path, the fireball is still going strong and you start to rethink this assessment. maybe you will get a closer look at it after all. three quarters of the way through its flight path you realize the fireball might actually crash into vah medoh. you're not particularly worried - this thing was made to survive much stronger attacks than some random self-sustaining explosion or whatever it is - but you are excited to get a closer look. a few more minutes pass and you hear not only explosions but also something that sounds like... yelling? but that can't be right, for there to be yelling there'd have to be a person in there, and no person could possibly survive that long being continuously exploded and/or set on fire. well, maybe a goron could, but it doesn't sound like a goron. you watch as the strange yelling fireball rises up just high enough to pass over the leading edge of vah medoh. you try to look at it and see something in there. it looks like a person. it sounds like a person. it explodes one final time and then stops exploding, collapsing to the ground and revealing itself to be _link._ for a moment, nobody moves. link is winded, you are astonished. he slowly pushes himself up into a sitting position. he looks up, grins triumphantly at you, and chuckles smugly. _link exploded himself several hundred times, breaking every law of physics you can think of in the process, just to prove you wrong._ you don't even get the chance to try to process this before he kicks your cloaca.

[@cirlu_bd]

this has to be one of the comment Kleric will read in the next video ! I want to listen to that calming voice narrating this masterful little piece of fanfiction !

[@epikitee2186]

@@cirlu_bd as awesome as that would be i feel like this comment is way too long to be picked. we can definitely hope though

[@51918]

Headcanon accepted.

[@Drakenwild]

Oh my god, that was such a good laugh, thank you!

[@mouree-g8t]

I love how descriptive this is lmao😭

[@joshmaier4920]

Revali standing on the Devine Beast right after insulting link, looking down at the village chuckling to himself, all happy in his insult, only for his eyes to grow wide. He sees link rapidly jumping in mid air, eyes locked onto Revali, a permenant scowl on his face.

[@Lick_A_Rock]

AND THEN LINK KICKS HIS CLOACA

[@Bro_Guyden]

I like to imagine link repeatedly went back again and again to ravioli's beast with a different method each time, starting the day ravioli said he couldn't get up there.

[@Darius_The_Baguette]

RAVIOLI XDDDD

[@ShaneBarton2005]

ravioli ravioli *GIVE ME THE FORMUOLI*

[@Skip6235]

Revali: “There’s no way to get up to the divine beast on your own!” Link: *Blows himself up 550 times* Revali: “Uhhhhhhhh. . .”

[@runtergerutscht4401]

Revali: taunts link Link: employs reverse terrorism to establish dominance

[@kittykat5090]

​@@runtergerutscht4401 REVERSE TERRORISM CJDBDBSBSB

[@Thewalliest]

Revaldi: "Haha, can't catch me by yourself, loser!" Link: *grabs a rock* Revaldi: "wait, no-" Link: *untethers himself from the binds of physical esscence*

[@bensoncheung2801]

444 👍

[@Astro_Orbitz]

Link: *With a deadpan expression.* "You were saying?"

[@MrLandShark55_55]

But just imagine the Rito in the village below Link watching him go up to the divine beast over and over again, defying their knowledge of the universe and it's gravitational laws, only to phase through the stone bird and fall.

[@timothymonk1356]

Balloons - Makes sense. Flying machine - I understand how that works. Bodily-harm 1&2 - Seems perfectly reasonable. Wind-bomb - I understand how that works. BTB - I'd love to know how many attempts it took to aim that right. Rock - uh... what... Moon-jump - Common enough that it doesn't phase me much. Horse - WTF Bomb arrows - Why? Also how, but mostly why.

[@KlericYT]

Besides the times of me being silly and not jumping from high enough to get a bounce at all, the BTB only took 1 try. Moblins are quite consistent in the angle they send you; being the direction they're facing.

[@draghettis6524]

The Rock one is the very recent and very easy BLSS, a glitch involving a bow, an item Link can hold, and a ledge, and nothing else.

[@gmdrandom6287]

@@KlericYT was that a 0 arrow blss?

[@KlericYT]

@@gmdrandom6287 it was, yes.

[@ZachREGame]

Imagine confessing your love for the hero just to be kicked in the cloaca

[@Syrinfox]

Imagine being Revali and seeing Link doing these things like the moon jump or the bomb arrows. Also 10/10 job with matching the explosions to the music and beat.

[@iamastrangeloop96]

…and then getting kicked in the cloaca :(

[@Shaderox]

Takes the "easy way up", Divine beast: no collision Glitches hes way up, Divine beast: no collision Blows himself up 550 times: Divine beast: He is worthy!

[@lumpyzpear4632]

If I were Ravioli and saw Link survive 550 bomb arrows, get launched into the sky, and land on the Divine Beast that only he can reach, I would give up right there.

[@bokutoeandakaasfeet1896]

RAVIOLI 😭

[@elverasong243]

RaVioli 💀

Imagine being Zelda watching that goof you hired as your 5th Champion spend dozens of hours getting 550 arrows and bombing himself in anger to fight a sassy bird.

[@ale_islost]

I mean, if he went to those lengths to fucking kick that dude in his cloaca, I can only think he'd be a dedicated warrior

[@VocaloidRoxs09]

Zelda be like: Don't laugh don't laugh don't laugh

[@veryoriginalname2515]

I like to imagine that link did all of these one after the other, continually braking the laws of ohysics and his bones to come up only to jump back down before revali can say anything, just to proove a point.

[@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox]

Prove*

[@veryoriginalname2515]

@@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox i dont think you got everything

[@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox]

@@veryoriginalname2515 and I think you misspelled prove.

[@veryoriginalname2515]

@@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox no, no, i think you missed some of sleep deprived me's mistakes

[@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox]

@@veryoriginalname2515 that's fair, but I gotta leave some mistakes for others to point out. That's what I like to call teamwork.

[@lucybailey2463]

I love the headcannon that link is so stubborn he will break the laws of time and space just to prove revali wrong

[@brandonnguyen6718]

"I became a god, to defeat you." -Link, probably

[@bababububa]

Headcanon*

[@Dante02d12]

It reminds me of that anime where the guy is rejected by a girl because he's too fat, so he trains for years to get fit and hit on the same girl, just in order to dump her out of spite, lol.

[@anthonyryan6208]

@@bababububa ???

[@anthonyryan6208]

@@Dante02d12 noice

[@hazeltree7738]

All of the champions are great. Mipha is a caring, loving companion Daruk is a cheerful, courageous rock eating dude Revali And Urbosa is a badass warrior who cares deeply for Zelda

[@no64256]

Revali is burb

[@SnoFitzroy]

Revali's trait is just dumb sexy

[@LibraritheWizardOfficial]

And Link is a HUT HYAA UWAAAAAA

[@Archabolt]

Revali is something...XD

[@MDLuffy1234YT]

@@SnoFitzroy Revali got that mothafuckin P L U M A G E.

[@michaellennerman7844]

I love the idea of link stealing Zeldas sheika slate, going all the qay to goron mountain, stealing two minecarts and punching the laws of physics in the jaw just to prove Revali wrong and kick his ass.

[@Koopaperson]

Cloaca*

[@kriscrystal1679]

No, no , no, you've got it all wrong, Link isn't fueled by "reverse psychology", no, he is fueled by spite in its purest form.

[@ElectricBlaze164]

True

[@delusionaldreamer8332]

For a second there I thought your profile pic was Mipha.

[@WeaponizedDuck]

And is also as dumb as a rock. I mean seriously he eats rocks.

[@kleinesfilmroellchen]

"You mount a horse, you mount a different horse and then everything gets whacky" Perfect complete moonjump explanation 10/10 can do the trick now

[@hawks-wings]

I mean yeah i’ve done moonjump and that’s how it goes

[@confusedcephalopod3496]

Link killing octoroks to balloon his way up too revali on a wooden box and kick his ass is my favorite interpretation of his character, days spent systematicly hunting monsters to near extinction just to disprove a smug bird and beat him in combat, truly the path of a dedicated hero.

[@wesnohathas1993]

I think this one is also the most canonically sound interpretation.

[@SolarSpinner]

My friend and I still quote "We're disregarding the laws of physics now" when we're doing any sort physics disregarding in any video game ever

[@iclyn78]

"Canonically Link cannot jump upwards infinitely." ... But, ah, he can canonically float around with a rock shield?

[@AdeptArcanist]

If he learns to see the world as rocks do, then-

[@justgrapes5871]

You call yourself a zelda fan??

[@piperchu6353]

I think a lot of people forget why Revali is such an ass to Link. It's not just because of his crush on Zelda. From our perspective, he has no reason to dislike us other than jealousy and selfishness. But if you look at it from his perspective, it actually makes a lot of sense. All the Champions were born with their powers... except for Revali. Revali was a talented individual among the Rito, hailed as a local hero for his work ethic and archery skills. Everyone loved him, praised him for his diligant work, and he only aspired for greater heights, it was never enough, he could always aim higher. And with that, he created something entirely new: Revali's Gale. When Link came along, suddenly Revali was no longer in the spotlight, and he wasn't used to that. Some kid from a little town in the country got a shiny sword to kill Ganon, all because he was born destined for it. That left a bitter taste in Revali's mouth, Link didn't earn his title, not like Revali did. In fact, none of the other Champions did. They all had their powers from birth. Revali invented his.

[@Raiigen]

In Link's defence, though, according to Zelda's diary, Link never wanted that power to begin with. He probably didn't even want to be a knight, but was pushed into it by everyone around him because "he was a skilled swordsman at a young age, plus his dad was a knight, had to follow into his footsteps". Maybe he wanted to do something else, explore the world, use his skills to help people on the road, but we never got to know because Link merely accepted his fate and that caused him to change drastically (queue Mipha's diary where she says how Link used to be a spunky, lively kid, and on the next visit he was quiet and withdrawn, hinting that he was desperately trying to fulfil all the expectations placed on him). Only around his friends did some of the old Link shine through, as we can see in Daruk's diary where he exposes Link as a glutton, and Zelda herself gets to slowly know him as she too begins to open up to him. Revali is an ass to Link because he thought Link had everything handed to him, but he never stopped to ask himself whether or not the kid actually wanted all of that or not. And fact is he didn't, but he took it anyway because he didn't want to disappoint anyone, didn't want people to talk and whisper behind his back, even though that's exactly what they did (again, queue Zelda's diary). On closer inspection, Revali and Link are two sides of the same coin; Revali wanted it, but had to work for it. Link didn't want it, but got it anyway. Ironically, if they had different personalities, i.e. Revali wasn't so arrogant and Link such a quiet tooth, they may have been really good friends. BotW is very intricate with its characters and that's why it's one of my favourite games ever.

[@Platypus403]

Wait what?! "...crush on Zelda" 😂 Where does this come from, exactly? Am I just oblivious, or what?

[@piperchu6353]

@@Platypus403 Age of Calamity at least hints at it iirc

[@piperchu6353]

@@Raiigen Yeah yeah yeah!! All your analysis is also true; I never said it wasn't haha. I actually write Link like this in my fics/rp, so I agree with everything you're saying. I love the lore you can find when you dig, nice to find another like me. Great insight, I love when discussions like this open up!! :D

[@8unnylover]

@@Raiigen I agree w u but, tbf to Revali, he acts petty and childish because well... He IS a child. At most he's a teen, like Zelda, who was also petty and rude to Link, until she grew out of it. In Rito village, all of the little children have pink blushy circles on their cheeks. None of the adults do, not even the one Rito from the town who is potentially a teen/ young adult (acts v stereotypical teen by talking ab how he needs to get away from his mom and build his own life)(the one who joins Tarrey Town lol). BUT, Revali has the little cheek blushies!! He's a kid! He's obviously bigger than the kids from Rito village, but he's also a lot smaller than most Rito, which further lends itself to him being young. Revali was the youngest champion to die, poor thing (Mipha was young by Zora standards, but not actually young). Does that excuse his behavior? No, he was definitely a jerk. Is it understandable? I'd say so.

[@Totally_Tortoise]

Revali: oh you must pardon me! I forgot you couldn't reach the divine beast on your own! Link: 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚔

[@cwcchj]

to kill one big ass bird with one stone

[@genericname8749]

Revali's first mistake was mocking a lunatic who will blow up his problems and eat insects to spite demons about how he can't fly

[@gratefulgamer7907]

This guy is capable of eating fucking rocks, it’s canon that this short, blonde, lunatic can eat almost anything.

[@yunseaweed]

the worst thing about the phrase "kicking his cloaca" is that in addition to excreting bodily wastes, the cloaca also acts as the bird's sex organ, so link's essentially kicking revali in the butt _and_ nuts at the same time 😭😭😭

[@fullmoonshadow6967]

They have two holes. The reproduction organ the cloaca, and the other hole for waste. They aren't the same.

[@tuwuesday]

@@fullmoonshadow6967 you're wrong, OP is right. Some birds don't have cloacas, so they do have separate orifices. But since a cloaca is a one-stop shop, any bird that has a cloaca wouldn't need another hole

[@Aichi1138]

"Build up enough kinetic energy to kill a Hinox" The fact that Link is canonically more durable than a Hinox should Terrify Revali

[@Hei_Darkfire]

I mean, Link takes on Hinoxes and Lynels all the time, so it makes senses he's stronger than them.

[@jeffthegamerboy3476]

@@Hei_Darkfire no one mentioned strength here lol. Op is talking about durability.

[@fionagibson7529]

Now I’m wondering if you actually can kill a Hinox by doing that.

[@Jpx0999]

​@@jeffthegamerboy3476durability implies strength

[@mothost6929]

I like to just imagine Revali moving Vah Medoh in several ridiculous places in Hyrule in a desperate attempt just to prove this elf boy with supernatural climbing powers wrong on a bet

[@hoopa_axolotl9293]

I parked vah medoh on the moon! Take that Link!

[@garmfilf2789]

Is Link an elf?

[@kigut7443]

@@garmfilf2789 link is a hylian

[@garmfilf2789]

@@kigut7443 Yeah. That's why I don't know why the dude called him an elf. Lmao, hylians also share our short life span as far I know. They are not like elves at all.

[@Neji4230]

​@@garmfilf2789 Pointy ears I guess

[@Jam291-e9m]

I love how the devs took the time to have the “Divine beast, Vah Medoh” thing on the screen but have no collision

[@olive_olive.mp4]

The whole premise of this video is already wild but the DRAMA and the FLARE and the SPITE… and the time lapses of Link going upwards by ridiculous means… it’s perfect and I love this video

[@mysryuza]

This is why I love Zelda gamers. When they are told “they can’t,” they always find a way to get creative to prove that they *can.*

[@rileygoddard7181]

You should check out some speedrunning communities.

[@featherblaze8819]

I like to think Link did all of these in succession of one another just to piss Revali off

[@Rmcrace2319]

Most underrated comment ever

[@Code_Lune]

Gotta get that raw whole bird.

[@Mike223istaken]

Wanna see me get up to that divine beast on my own? *WANNA SEE ME DO IT AGAIN?*

[@grantcooper5799]

I like how several of the broken mechanics used here were later implemented as key features in Tears of the Kingdom

[@jgcreed4456]

Revali- its over link I have the high ground link- begins exploding rapidly

[@evil-wombat]

"The geography that I stands compares you superior"

[@squiddler7731]

It's kinda funny how even though you can't physically touch the divine beast, it still has text to let you know when you're close to it.

[@VegetaLF7]

I love how to an outside observer, some of these are just Link glaring at the distant Divine Beast, probably going cross-eyed for a moment as he splits timelines, and just randomly shoots off into the heavens without warning. I don't know what would terrify Revali more, seeing Link speed past at mach 3 or explode his way upwards out of pure stubbornness.

[@aidankull7235]

Revali: "You have no way of getting up to that Divine Beast on your own!" Link: *founds HSA (Hylian Space Agency) and his own JPL on a mountainside*

[@MarioKonga]

The thought of Link detonating 550 bombs under him one by one to slowly inch up to Vah Medoh, while staring Revali straight in the eyes is one of the most glorious things I've is one of the one most glorious things I've ever imagined.

[@pokeperson1000]

Vah Medoh went through two flight cycles before Link reached it, implying that Revali would have seen a trail of constant explosions in the airspace below as it looped around the first time, and seen it approach his level as the beast looped back around the second time, eyes widening in disbelief as he realizes that it was _Link_ the entire fucking time.

[@irisobserving]

The presentation on this video is genuinely incredible. The delivery of each joke, the pacing, the musical choice, the knowledge of the game's glitches and mechanics clearly put into it. 11/11, subscribed on the spot.

[@garretthamlow]

lol same!! Instant sub. Couldn’t stop giggling

[@Spaghetti742]

They totally should've made vah medoh collidable and have revali have some smart ass comments if he manages to make it up on his own. edit:typo

[@burger_kinghorn]

I'm surprised it doesn't activate a barrier and bounce you back. That's what happens if you try to land on Ruta. I once managed to land on the back balcony of Naboris. The doorway leading inside is blacked out so you can't go in. Its stomping leaves you constantly bouncing.

[@sophdog2564]

@@burger_kinghorn probably they didn't expect people to be able to do it with vah medoh

[@deen7530]

@@burger_kinghorn I'm more shocked Naboris doesn't have a shield, it looks really weird close up and it's not super hard to land on

[@ethanbaer65]

Imagine the look on Revali's face now that Link has access to ToTK abilities.

[@gregheffley5745]

The fact that no collisions can occur with non-dev-intended approaches to Divine Beasts is likely one Nintendo made an absolute must in an attempt to stop anyone from engaging in shenanigans. And it's pretty hard to take, because shenanigans are our specialty. Our next goal is to figure out how to glitch the initiation of the divine beast quest. Then we should be able to use any of the methods to be able to land on the divine beast.

[@rs_mind8352]

I imagine moon jump is just Link gaining the ability to fly through sheer spite

[@jstar3382]

I do love how Revali knew he would get absolutely wiped in a fight by Link so he had to make up some bs rule

[@dewmilk7266]

Imagine being revali watching link blow himself up 550 times just to prove you wrong

[@Mystic-Midnight]

I loved this video with how it presented every glitch instead of a "Here's a lot of glitches to get to the bird" but rather it's an experience

[@spiritbaki108]

Revali: "It's over Link, I have the high ground" Link: "You underestimate this game's physics engine!"

[@munanimakenuli6003]

I love the progression of this video - Step 2:Use a mine cart to lift another mine cart into the air and thats it, you're good to go. Step 8:Ok so, break the time line into two and make your other self go to the other side of the map while you stay in a position on the oposite direction of the beast, then reunite the dimentions and use the shock of the universes coliding to go to the beast and kick that birds ass.

[@NovaeGalaxia]

This was wonderful to read.

[@saltyhoney_]

And then Link kicks him in the Cloaca!

[@tayhyland]

Love how it was edited so the bomb arrows were blowing up to the beat of god-shattering star during parts of it

[@michaelcorder7917]

Real

[@rez8313]

Revali just be chilling and then just "Why do I hear boss music?" He then realizes that link is about to kick him in the cloaca.

[@brycerodriguez244]

Based on the fact that humans need the muscles of the gluteus maximus to stand on two legs, the Rito must have butts, as unlike normal birds they stand up straight and don’t lean forwards. In conclusion, Revali *does* have a butt to kick.

[@williampatrick2971]

I’ve always liked barn owls

[@v4n1ty92]

Also, the fish people have titties so I don't think the zelda team was all that worried about proper bird anatomy either 😂😂

[@imnethfaxx]

Revali: "You have no way of making it on top of that divine beast on your own" Link: *proceeds to phase thru the ceiling of the divine beast from the surface hundreds of feet below with the help of magic green hand*

[@Earthbrine]

hight limit moment

[@kylemarkley7170]

kicking a cloaca is both an ass-kicking AND a groin attack, making it extra effective.

[@interneter6299]

Vah medoh would have been so perfect for a smash map, It's position in the sky... the long symmetrical flat wings.. too bad it didnt get in.

[@vdevendetta9398]

SO TRUEEE

[@elated4516]

All the smash characters spawn into Vah Medoh. They fall from their spawn platform and was about to touch the divine beast's surface... before falling off to their deaths due to collision detection

[@glasshorse6893]

imagine being revali. you tell link offhandedly this, cause literally speaking he cant fly to it. a century or so later, after your corrupted soul has likely long forgotten the comment, you see link rocket up with the speed of a tank shell, destroying windblight ganon before he can even react via slamming through him as a living canon ball. after freeing you he just gives you a knowing nod, before heading off to save the others

[@Mark-S_Boyd]

While you were busy mastering the big bird machine, I was mastering space time manipulation, and after breaking every judicial law in Hyrule, I was able to break every one of the physical laws as well. Then, when I was no longer tethered to this worlds rules, I finally decided that I was ready to face you Ravioli. However, I wasn't content with just beating you once, with my new godlike powers, and lack of any such morality, I traveled through time and space at the very least ten separate times, so that I could prove undoubtedly, that I can in fact make it up to the Divine Beast on my own... and also to kick you in the cloaca. -Link, probably

[@CGammer101]

And now, with the discovery of zonai devices... Link goes into the forbidden depths of hyrule castle, stealing Raraus arm, not caring about the consequences, hyper-focused on his hatred of Revail. Then he finds two fans and a steering stick. And the rest is history.

[@liamdalemon1525]

what Ravali *meant* by "you have no way of making it up to that Divine Beast on your own!" was that it would be physically impossible for Link to make it onto Vah Medoh due to the fact that it doesn't exist

[@KlericYT]

Interesting theory. This may imply that when Revali "flies up to his Divine Beast", he in fact flew to a nearby mountain instead to cry. Interesting...

[@snowy3577]

@@KlericYT I can just imagine a random blob of pasta sobbing on a cliff. Serves him right

[@SIK_Mephisto]

"you have no way of making it up to that divine beast on your own! BECAUSE I DISABLED THE COLLISION!!!"

[@AegixDrakan]

i can just imagine Revali adding on more and more rules (No sheika slate, no fairies, etc) and getting more and more shocked to see link keep getting up there, with Link looking more and more unhinged each time he arrives. XD By the time he's come in off the Epic Moblin Bounce with murder in his eyes, Revali's gone "Alright, I give! You win! You *can* get up here on your own", but Link is STILL finding new and improved ways to literally break the laws of physics to get up there and rub it in his face. Revali now has too many nightmares to be able to sleep, as he fears this...This human shaped cryptid jumping up to his perch at 2 in the morning just to glare at him again.

[@crep50]

Eventually revali tries more cramped, horizontal spaces, just to see what link can really do

[@chibbothy]

the construction of this video is otherworldly... the narrative and storytelling... the botw captions... the rhythmic bomb arrow montage... the homoerotic undertones... Truly superb from all angles... Thank you, for this...

[@hatman4818]

If I were a dev for this game, instead of just giving it no collision, even if I couldnt think of an alternate way to get up there, I'd probably want to put in an alternate playthrough where you cut the BS, go straight there, burb guy is shocked you got there, and you disable it and fight what's his nuts without his burb's help. Because if there's anything players will do, it's figure out a way around the devs intended playthrough, and frankly, I think players should be rewarded for finding glitches like that with some tongue in cheek storyline.

[@clintonanderson7436]

Honestly, I would've loved for it to be possible to free all the divine without any help. However, I do admit that I have no idea how u would get to the goron one.

[@chanmandeath2993]

This. I'm always so heavily disappointed when I spend hours breaking a game to get somewhere I'm not supposed to be, only for the game to not work properly. Or not have special dialogue for me fucking around and glitching into the area without help. "Oh you got Mercer's plans before the quest involving them in Skyrim. Cool. The game now will not progress that mission and resets you to the one prior, because we don't expect people to actually go get the plans." Not a good example of breaking the game, but it's the most prominent one in my mind of devs not acknowledging the ways players can get around quest objectives. Like, cmon. Get a speedrunner to fuck with your game until they figure out every little break and bug.

[@deen7530]

Medoh has a shield, so I don't know why they didn't just make the shield knock you away if you got too close. Ruta does the same thing after all.

[@Meowzipan]

@@chanmandeath2993 dude what? If they anticipated people would use a glitch, or get somewhere they’re not supposed to be, the glitch wouldn’t be in the game; and the place they’re not supposed to be WOULD be a place they’re supposed to be. They don’t want to reward players for breaking the game. 💀 The reward for breaking the game is breaking the game.

[@chanmandeath2993]

@@Meowzipan it's attention to detail. If someone has the commitment to figure out how to reach medoh in a game logic way (mostly exploding arrow strat) there should be some nonsense to let you. It's the time required and dedicated to this nonsensr

[@GameJam230]

The most satisfying part is how the bomb arrows synced to the music Revali: Why do I hear boss music with a suspiciously explosive drum beat? *and then link kicked his cloaca!*

[@pageclayton6850]

Link on his way to beat the ceo of racism

[@foldervtolvr]

I love this, because it shows that link’s true champion ability is his creativity

[@societalmenace7952]

And spite

[@whydididothatoops]

I love how in Revali's diary it's revealed that he wasnt even sure Revali's gale would work in that moment, because he had just recently perfected it, and was frustrated that Link had "no reaction" to being one of the first people to witness it

[@evarya7099]

fanfic moment right here

[@Enforc3r]

@@evarya7099i’m pretty sure it’s canon.

[@evarya7099]

@@Enforc3r Yeah, I just meant it sounded right out of a fanfic :3 OP made pretty clear it was canon so it's even better haha

[@ChesuMori]

It’s at least good to know that canonically, he could’ve gotten up there with Octorok balloons.

[@ozzem]

So basically link breaks every known law of the universe through time travel, sheikah magic, and/or some horses, likely suffering grievous wounds in the process.... then fucks a bird. A worthy reward.

[@LiftedStarfish]

Something about watching Link explode up to Vah Medoh for two minutes is just, the *most transcendent* experience ever.

[@bacon-sandwich4726]

its got the same energy as prop surfing in half life two

[@shadejoines]

in one video, i got 10 botw glitches, bird anatomy, and an emotionally compelling romance between revali and link. good vibeo

[@filipp5369]

Yeah

[@Imahippo_dude]

Lmao

[@kinghashbrown7998]

i love how revali is a bird and is flexing his completely unique ability to fly

[@TheFrantastic]

Daruk: can deflect lethal blows with an invincibility shield Urbosa: can control the weather and can harness the electricity of storms Mipha: healing powers that can bring you back to life Ravioli: birb flies wooooosh

[@wintersong2266]

Well the Rito in this game need a strong gust of wind to take off. Revali is the only Rito who is able to take off anywhere and anytime he please.

[@marcoskapo]

Link: Princess, can I borrow the Sheikah Slate for a day? Zelda: For what? Link: I want to make Revali look like an idiot.

[@GameCyborgCh]

Zelda: I'm down, what's your idea Link: I will repeatedly blow myself up Zelda: wait what

[@Astro_Orbitz]

@@GameCyborgCh Link: *With a completely serious face* "You heard me."

[@johnnyjoestar9504]

i like the idea that Link is so angry at Revali's taunting that he just learns to jump off the air itself to get to him

[@Donobodude]

The image of Revali just watching Link just gliding on air with a rock on his arm towards him with a completely straight face at a high speed

[@deathkillrt]

You're Revali, you're the best of your village/race, get a divine beast. Hylian boi gets the bodyguard job above you, pissing you off, you tell him he can't reach your beast because he ain't built like that. You chill on your divine beast, feeling superior as the wind caresses you, you hear a series of non stop explosion approaching you, Link slowly but surely gets closer by blowing himself up more than 500 times. Your pride evaporates as you begin to question, am i not built different. Soon after you die bravely opposing evil and come back more smug than ever, knowing that Link can't be a ghost like you.

[@stephaniethebatter7975]

Revali's arrogance likely comes from the fact that unlike the other Champions, he has had no important lineage, nor did he have a Champion ability to start off with. He instead had to work for it, training to be able to not only match the other Champions, but also come up with his own Champion Skill, Revali's Gale. Thus he quite possibily believes he is better than everyone else because he worked hard for it while everyone else was lucky enough to be chosen or be part of a bloodline. In this case, he would definitely be humbled by Link's creativity and resourcefulness in making it up to Va Medoh on his own despite being unable to fly.

[@thetwofacedassassin75]

That's probably the best reason I've found to explain why Revali is an asshole, but if link used any other method than the balloons, Revali might just be more concerned than humbled

[@RichterTheRat]

I mean, if you consider the fact Link is a privilaged kid and son of the captain of the Hyrule guard, Revali is right about him at least at first. It isn't until Link awakens with all of that stripped away and still succeeds in beating Wind Blight that he earns Revali's respect, because Link did it by himself. This makes Revali the best written character in the game.

[@minerman8118]

Have you played Age of Calamity, by chance? Seeing how he fights in that game, to me, made it feel like he deserved to be smug. He was an absolute badass, I’d brag about it too if the only other champions had superpowers or a magic sword and I managed to beat them in combat without any special abilities

[@travisalexander6440]

And if he was a little more humble about it, a little less of an a-hole to Link, or equally an a-hole to everyone else, he would be a much more liked character. If it was really about birth-powers or magic versus skill and training, how come he never gives attitude to Daruk or Urbosa? Oh, yeah, because fried Rito sounds amazing. And for being a "privileged kid and son of the Captain of the Guard," Link is a demonstrated savant with any weapon he puts hands on (in either timeline): he can match a Rito with a bow, a Hylian or Gerudo with a Sword, a Goron with a Claymore, and a Zora with a Spear, on top of weapons that no one else has ever used (Flails and the Master Cycle Zero, which he somehow taught Zelda how to use). With no race bonuses, Link manages to fight Revali even on his turf. Link may not be very well-liked by the fandom, but put some respect on his canonical name, let alone what we manage to do with him.

[@RichterTheRat]

@@travisalexander6440 The only reason the fandom don't seem to like him is because most gamers are overly sensitive little babies. A good character doesn't have to be likable, they just have understandable. Also, Age of Calamity is non-canon. The characters aren't really pulling off these stupid weeb moves so acting like the other champions are super above Revali somehow is stretching it. There's plenty of other reasons he could have no respect for Link. Chief among them being BotW Link is weak as hell. If he was talking about any other Link like LttP Link or MM Link, Revali would be talking out of his ass, but he's not. He's talking about a Link that can get one shot by most enemies early on. Compared to his predecessors he's no hero of legend, but people treats him like he is and this annoys Revali.

[@Halloweddd]

okay imagine being Revali just chilling on the divine beast and then you see Link slowly jumping upwards towards you