13 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Breath of the Wild!

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch has been out for 4 years, yet we are all constantly learning new things! Hyrule has many secrets to explore and facts to discover. Hopefully, some of these tips interest you!
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[@aidenlikesgreninja526]

I think it's kinda funny that link, the hero of hyrule, known for impressive feats of strength and courage, can't swim correctly. It gives him character.

[@angelo8606]

He also can't use a bow properly

[@SG_Supreme]

Well it’s also hard to swim when you have 30 savage lynel crushers

[@monkyy2472]

He also cant hold his breath for 1 second.

[@rubenlima7311]

@@monkyy2472 I hope he will be able to hold his breath in BotW 2...

[@sidnew2739]

@@angelo8606 That's only YOUR Link. Mine is quite a fine marksman. 😎

[@bgamer5124]

Seeing Cuccos fight an army of Keese is something I didn't know I wanted in life

[@TheBreadPirate]

But now you do!

[@mineruxo]

I love it.

[@lorirootes876]

3, 2, 1, GO! *SSBU Theme plays*

[@tommoore2012]

Here’s something else that you may want but not realize it, there is a movie called Batman vs TMNT. In it the Dark Knight faces off against Shredder.

[@bgamer5124]

@@tommoore2012 Huh, sounds cool

[@clair0727]

the “broken” master sword actually isn’t broken. it’s actually covered in malice which is an awesome detail

[@Fredcat11]

Yeah, it ain't snapped off into two blade pieces. Rusted down is a best describe for that sword in the flashback.

[@Pistolman222]

Also the sound it makes when you use it is actually the sound from the 2016 e3 demo of the game when u use any sort of weapon

[@datmaximusgaming]

Yeah I already knew that

[@Brianna58321]

@@datmaximusgaming they’re correcting the OP for incorrect information

[@undergroundmonorail]

So, TotK is good... c:

[@ThornyFox]

3:41 does that mean Link has a bunch of live lizards crawling around in his inventory?

[@judaiyuki5597]

he also has pulsating monster hearts

[@richardmahn7589]

The fairies are tickling me!

[@palathaxx]

Given how much he has in there, I wouldn't be surprised if an entire ecosystem could thrive in that inventory.

[@judaiyuki5597]

@@palathaxx legend says there is a tiny forest in his inventory

[@BookWyrmOnAString]

Besties

[@skullkid7989]

Even more than four years later there’s still new things to learn I love this game

[@Dragar-zn7tf]

It’s not been out for 4 years compeltly. Let alone more then 4 years

[@TheBreadPirate]

No kidding! It's fun to learn more things about BotW every week.

[@jeffo7799]

@@Dragar-zn7tf yeah it has been…

[@joelcomer]

I know!

[@pleon13822]

Wait 4 years? It looks like from 2021

[@plotholedetective4166]

Fun fact water isn't conductive of electricity, it's actually the impurities in water that allow for the conducting of electric current so Zora water could just be that clean and pure that it doesn't conduct electricity.

[@thelavaman]

Well it's also not registered for cryonis as well

[@xen5045]

The lizards do die when you shoot them, its just the nerves firing after death. Actually a really nice realistic detail for nintendo them to add. This happens with frogs too, btw. They flip upside down and spaz out.

[@blockmath_2048]

so... picking them up and dropping them resurrects them. good to know.

[@JanMaynz]

Yeah, as a desert dweller raised with lizard catching as a fun children's activity, I wound up learning a lot about them as a side effect. (Thanks, curiosity!) Having them spaz after getting shot absolutely does not mean they're alive. But definitely a really intriguing detail to include!

[@najwawaheed8365]

Maybe because of the ressiraction juice tuck in his back pack

[@quonit37]

HOW did we NEVER find out about the different swimming animations. wtf

[@zacharyapotheker3150]

Speak for yourself, I found that on the great plateau

[@charsunshermie9376]

@@zacharyapotheker3150 same

[@Monkey-081hs]

I found that out just after I left the great platue

[@TheBreadPirate]

We all figure things out at a different pace. The beauty of BotW is that there's no rush to learn everything.

[@charsunshermie9376]

@@TheBreadPirate Amen to that. Some people knew about the drifting mechanics on shield surfing from day one but I didn’t find out about that until like three years after the game’s release.

[@drako8486]

Ok time to go get myself a pet eye ball, ima call him cl-eye-d.

[@smr1518]

EYE SEE what you did there, and I love it and hate it, but mainly love it.

[@TheBreadPirate]

That was a "corn-ea" joke.

[@edwheezer6231]

"Iris" I'd thought of that one first...XD

[@2008bunnybigenderflux]

I wish pupil like me could come up with jokes that good....

[@smr1518]

I swear almost every video of BOTW, I'm just sitting here like "how did I only just realise this now?". The game is four years old and we're still learning and digging through every pixel of Hyrule, even though the whole land is in ruins already!

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

The "Keeping the campfire lit" trick is super helpful for the one shrine where you have to stand naked on a plinth to get it to rise up. Since the night of a blood moon is random unless a) a certain amount of time has passed or b) you've killed enough enemies, collected enough weapons, or broken enough respawning objects, it makes getting it to happen much less resource intensive.

[@MononymousM]

1:51 oh this is *absolutely* useful - for when you're farming dragon parts, particularly farosh! You can only get one part per day, so if you don't have a flame weapon, you have to stuff around and re-light the fire after every single part with a piece of flint so you can skip to the next morning. Even with the flame weapon it's annoying, because link slowly moves forward every time he swings a weapon, which means you have to constantly keep readjusting your angle. It doesn't seem that bad, until you realise it turns grinding dragon parts, an already monotonous job, into something you have to constantly baby and keep your attention on rather than focusing on something interesting whilst you get it done. I'm going to try this out next time!

[@leapyleaf8061]

I was just watching this while eating, It was really interesting until I got to the part where the name of the person who discovered that the water in Zora's Domain doesn't conduct electricity. Jokes aside this was a great video, I left a like.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Oof! Sorry about your meal. 🤣

[@huntedgalaxy9381]

The broken master sword should’ve been what happened when the sword ran out of energy.

[@jicao]

It's not actually broken, it's covered with malice

[@phoenixofthestix]

@@jicao well, it's damaged, that's for sure, it's still chipped

[@arrerino1857]

1:06 Yes!!! That’s my video, I always love seeing my stuff in KZbin videos. I discovered it completely by accident while trying to get lord of the mountain to the horse race minigame. (It wasn’t allowed)

[@TheBreadPirate]

That's so cool! Congrats on getting that footage.

[@WestKai]

This video makes the saying, “you learn something knew everyday” true.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Amen West. 😄

[@charliebrown427]

New or knew

[@RyanHaney55]

"Your very own pet eyeball." 🤣 That's really cool about the remote bomb.

[@flapjack2330]

Wow, an actual good one of these lists? Usually I find I know almost everything on the list, but I only knew 3 of these beforehand! Thanks for making a good list! Also, you have no idea how happy the different swimming animations make me. I know they shouldn't, but they do, and it's amazing

[@pezorama]

I only discovered this about two weeks ago, on my first playthrough of master mode: In Hateno Village, when you start lighting the torches, every single npc has a unique reaction to you while holding a blue flame torch in hand. The mean, gossipy lady that's always yelling now yells at you to put it away because it's dangerous. And the kids are so excited about how pretty it is that theystart chasing you forever if you talk to one of them while holding the torch [with blue fire on it.] I have screenshots! (But no video and don't know where to post them)

[@Zirty247]

Perhaps you could post them on the BotW Reddit page?

[@Yet_AGOTI-2]

The sidestroke is the same as the z-targeting swimming in OoT

[@aleaiactaest6503]

Ok, now it's time for someone to kill calamity with only the stalnox eye

[@Fairp]

I love when you say have fun storming the castle. It caught me off guard at first but it always makes me happy and brings back some good memories cause my dad used to always say that be for I left to go anywhere.

[@TheBreadPirate]

No way! He must have been a Princess Bride fan too. 😁

[@Fairp]

@@TheBreadPirate He was lol. Thank you a lot

[@Bossmanmp3]

Zoras domain thing. If u read the zora sword description it says its made out of a non-conductive metal which is why it doesn’t conduct electricity. Maybe the statue n stuff are just made of that

[@SebastianAriza]

0:53 I find this as satisfying as the M1 Garand Ping

[@TheBreadPirate]

Heck yah! The M1 Garand Ping is the most satisfying sound on earth.

[@MamaWolf920]

I’ve had this game since 2018, a Christmas present to a heavily prego me from hubby, and just last month.. I found out you could feed the horses!! Ik people already knew this, but for me I finally got curious to see if you could feed them.. it made me so happy to discover this and I think it’s the most adorable thing!

[@barryFLASHallen]

Congratulations!

[@Simon........]

Despite having spent 685 hours in breath of the wild I actually didn't know some of these which I fought wouldn't happen since the many hours I have spent on breath of the wild. So good job

[@MystiKay_C]

For 10: Are you sure that link doesn't secretly have a revival ability?

[@TheBreadPirate]

Oh dang, maybe he does.

[@katrinahayes2624]

I actually like to use fire swords and ice swords to heat/cool myself in different weather when I'm too lazy to change.

[@InfamousZelda]

I never knew that 🦎 one, I have shot them before but just assumed they died so I just left it, now I feel awful 🙄 Smashing video as always Captain Bread, i am so happy to see your channel thriving! :)

[@toolebukk]

The amount of detail and planning that went into this game is mind boggling! I cant wait for the sequel to blow my mind all over again!

[@veryyelloo4130]

Absolutely love that you put in the people that discovered the thing :)

[@TheBreadPirate]

It's important to give credit where credit is due! I couldn't have made this video without the help of these people.

[@kaidenr4059]

I THOUGHT I KNEW THEM ALL BUT THE NEW FACTS NEVER END

[@StopLegoLord]

@@Cliffordlonghead you're* learn how to spell before you be a brat

[@BS-bd4xo]

>That voice in your head saying: "like the video..." Lmao that was so smooth and funny!

[@MarshtompSolos_7]

14th Fact: The small Waterfall on the east side of the Kakariko village has a Traveller Sword in it. 15th Fact: When a Moblin (with sword and shield) gets disarmed, he throws his shield away. Like it’s a useless thing.

[@Books_s39138]

I noticed something while playing botw yesterday with those malice eyeballs. You don’t have to shoot them directly in the eye, you can do it from behind as well. (I’m sure that everyone knows this already, but I just found that interesting).

[@TheBreadPirate]

I don't know if I've ever tried that before, that's cool!

[@kirbsplayer2098]

Link has never been able to swim properly without magical help. Even in windwaker.

[@TheBreadPirate]

His underwear must be magical.

[@coleminer8847]

I have a feeling the broken sword was originally intended for when it runs out of energy, but was cut for some reason

[@SilverFoxeGames]

if i had to guess, it probably had a lot of complications coding it, since it would be a weapon that changes states constantly, which was bound to cause lots of potential glitches

[@whenthe8686]

I love these videos since I always learn at most 2-3 things and it's fun to see how people are just learning things that's been out there for years already

[@HeyhoBrando]

I still think it would’ve been cool If they gave us the master sword from the start on the temple of time, but it be broken as we seen, going to the Devine beasts not only do they give you the spells they give you, but also cure the sword at the start it’s 1, and then get stronger and stronger

[@freshman4288]

The swimming animation is actually an Easter egg to links swimming animation in ocarina of time!

[@phantomth13f15]

the campfire trick is useful when farming dragon parts. Just get a flame weapon, attack with it, pause the game during the animation, unequip the weapon and place it next on your campfire. The weapon will constantly emit flames and the campfire keeps burning indefinitely. This allows you to sleep next to dragons spawning positions and shoot them or farm weapons for an overload glitch

[@richardmahn7589]

PETA is reviewing if these lizards being able to run away ok after shooting them is allowed..... they'd rather you just cook them.

[@Y0PPS]

Knew most of these but it's always a pleasure to watch one of your vids!

[@LoganShark768]

Maybe when the sword would run out of energy it would originally turn into that broken master sword, until it regains energy again

[@TheBreadPirate]

That's what a lot of other people assume. I think that would have been a fun idea.

[@Takkkee]

I knew everything in this vid, but I forgot most of them so its nice to get a refresher.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Well that's good.

[@xcaedes]

I love how your shield is a reference to the Bread Boys, because you know you are the bread pirate.

[@lunaraurora8308]

The red skin due to cold weapon thing is something I noticed, as I tend to like having the frostblade equipped for aesthetic reasons, but then I don’t like him looking like he’s constantly blushing

[@TheBreadPirate]

You could always pretend it's make-up. 😚

[@lunaraurora8308]

@@TheBreadPirate haha, true. He’d look fab with some smokey eyeshadow too

[@rtcwake]

I like how spawning Link archer amiibos on bodies of water will let the spawned fish swim around.

[@TheBreadPirate]

That's a fun detail!

[@while.coyote]

I want to see a speedrun where they carry the eyeball around with them for the whole game.

[@Entwined.Destinies]

Bread: Have fun stormong the castle! Me while coincidentally storming the castle when he says this: I think i will

[@AinoHiat]

...so um... Time to beat Ganon with a Hinox eyeball. 👀

[@BitchChill]

Do it

[@ikatulo_yt]

Regarding the lit campfire thing, you can drop a great flame blade during your charge attack and it will keep a campfire lit forever, you can use this to farm Farosh horns near where he spawns, since he always rises in the same place in the morning

[@noxiee2284]

Love this series dude!!!! Keep it up man

[@TheBreadPirate]

Will do!

[@wellou878]

when you mentioned the barbarian dye fact i was inside the dye shop getting ready to dye my barbarian armor red without knowing you were going to say that. just a weird coincidence :)

[@Dubby2]

After 4 years and I’m still learning new things. Thanks bread pirate! 😁

[@VWdabug]

1:52 theres a quest where you need to be in a plate during a blood moon for a shrine to appear

[@thenitpickchannel9993]

“Im lucky to have such a close friend on you on such an adventure. There’s no one else I’d die fighting beside. What say we enter the observatory and kill that Ganon man for old times sake, friend?” *eyeball noises * (Please kill me)

[@davidbenjamin4506]

By the way lizalfos can run not only up to a maxed out horse, but also the Master Cycle Zero I know because I tried it one time

[@clairesviolincovers]

I can’t believe how few of these I’ve noticed, great video!

[@caolan8081]

Wow good video. I only knew two of these. This game is probably filled with things we still haven’t discovered

[@peytonashley9388]

this was really cool I loved learning about new things about botw even after TOTK is out :)

[@tarabard6634]

I love these vids, keep it up!!

[@paulrance5445]

I love that little dying one about the Barbarian stuff. That’s so cool

[@Enzo_UwU212]

The side stroke swimming animation seems like it’s right out of Skyward Sword. I’ve been playing the HD remaster and I noticed the awkward swimming animation. It’s nice to see it in breath of the Wild.

[@azancarzone4596]

That’s what I’ve been thinking haha

[@EllioteofLorule]

This video was soooo awesome!!!! I usually get kinda annoyed by videos like this because they just have the most common facts, but you really went out of your way for this one!!! I only knew like three things on this list!!!

[@cupofjoe1785]

Hey, fun fact: if you take a stalnox eye to another stalnox and pop out the stalnox’s eye, the stalnox can pick up the other eye!

[@tristanlee7691]

The ZL sidestroke is actually a reference to ocarina of time’s swimming animation

[@abbiechungac]

The amount of different little details in this game is shocking, wish more games are like that

[@goodcat132]

Your content is so good, thank you

[@hourglass-pastor]

Tbh the broken master sword sheathing noise sounds way cooler than in game

[@Enoi217]

Fact 11 (shock orbs not working in the zora water) also applies to the little pond atop the great deku tree. Interestingly enough I found out that in both of these places the shock orbs do work when activating a shock chuchu jelly (I don't know why it's different then a shock arrow but ok). Edit: I gound out this also applies to the water in gerudo town atop buildings.

[@eelektricity6492]

The ZL swimming animation is a direct reference to legend of Zelda Ocarina of time! Thanks GameSpot!

[@Bean-Sandwicher]

Finally, More Content!!

[@Phreak0matic]

One thing that I've never seen highlighted in a video is that if you're crouching next to a chest even you open it, instead of Link kicking it open with his foot, he'll punch it to open it with his hand, and then shakes his hand in pain

[@lloydfrazier3682]

The ZL swimming thing is actually a callback to ocarina of time and the way link swam in it

[@majimakensetsu6085]

the broken master sword is in the game files, because it's actually in tears of the kingdom! (botw sequel) My brother got early access and at the start of the game you get access to a broken master sword that does 1 damage :)

[@raptorclaw2950]

Heres a neet detail. If you go to hateno village and head to the right side of the dye shop building, there are two banners that when stood under change the color of your surroundings

[@nexisvids]

5. How this is useful: To farm dragons. You want to make them spawn regularly, so you have to sleep regularly in order to reset the day.

[@allanange2804]

Thanks super helpful!

[@winter.5722]

Thanks for the facts, I’ll prob use these in the future

[@FPawesome1]

I’m genuinely surprised at how many of these I didn’t know. It’s crazy how many details are packed into the game. Also, @0:53 - those are the sound effects used in Skyward Sword! (iirc)

[@lemin0u]

wait rly

[@FPawesome1]

@@lemin0u Yep, same sound!

[@blueindigo1608]

Pressing r and y cancels the throwing animation and the attack at the same time and is much easier than the whistle throw while unequiping shield glitch i was just bored and messing around with the mechanics

[@IIISuperLinkII]

Nr 12 is a reference to how Link swam in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. Neet. Also fun fact, the holes in the pillars surrounding Hyrule Castle drop guardians. This is seen in Hyrule Warriors AoC

[@KamawnTH]

I hope that Botw 2 follows on Botw 1 with it being more slower paced with like rebuilding Hyrule, doing quests for the civilians like giving wood, taking out bokoblins and etc.

[@Sconey-dj6ju]

I don’t know if this has happened to other people but when I dyed my barbarian armor blue where the blue should be in chest plate and leg wraps it was a shade of pink very similar to the wild berry! I think this is a glitch(this makes me hope there’s more dye colors in botw 2

[@TheBreadPirate]

I'd love to see that in the sequel!

[@bigjake360t]

Here is a fun fact for you. Water does not actually conduct electricity. It's usually conductive materials floating in the water.

[@Frizou]

wow, finaly a video named like this and that actualy have things almost no one know about !

[@andyhoang9639]

hey fun fact the ZL swimming thing actually references the the way link swims in ocarina of time

[@daemondoodles]

I like to imagine that after Link frees Zelda, they go back to Hateno to rest and he just proudly shows off his pet eyeball. Although she'd probably be intrigued more than disgusted, she is a scientist after all..

[@TheBreadPirate]

Zelda: How is it able to sustain life without bodily organs? Link, forget about frogs, I need you to eat this eyeball for science. 👁

[@gilb_4]

@@TheBreadPirate couple goals xD

[@lightnings4610]

For camp fires you made staying lit, use a torch which will never burn up and it makes shock traps much more efficient

[@Dewelwield1010]

The broken master sword sheathing sound is the original sheathing sound present at the e3 2016 demo of the game, so more than likely it’s just leftover from development.

[@jadefernand9022]

man, you deserve so many more subscribers ngl

[@Zeldahol]

Good video as always Bread. Take care.

[@destinymontez6170]

The swimming is a reference to the way link swims in music thing of the time

[@yamankaloo5964]

How come master kohga can use magnesis on you but he doesn’t have a shiekah slate

[@trevdoesweirdthings]

That swimming animation is the same as Ocarina of Time. I'm so glad they added that

[@youraveragekitsune1691]

if you swing a flame sword or spear and drop it mid swing it will have a flame effect lasting after you drop it so you can use magneesis to put it next a camp fire so you have a forever fire, hope that helps :T

[@bubbles2893]

the barbaric armor, i accidently found that out when i was on call, so i have the dark yellowish helmet for helmet and black stripes by coloring separately

[@beyondsnipers3141]

The Keese vs cocus looks like a Star Wars battle

[@megant9890]

I have a theory as to why the water in Zoras domain doesn’t conduct electricity- as a molecular liquid, pure water does not conduct electricity. But any loose ions dissolved in water (which is a great solvent) present do- perhaps the still water floors are cleaned on a molecular level by the luminous stones, kinda like the theory in the video.