Breath of the Wild: ESCAPE the Malice! (ft. Xenogamer)

[@barthvader4316]

Malice is just cranberry jam. And the reason why Link gets hurt is because he is allergic to cranberry’s.

[@playerone6995]

Cranberry sucks.

[@FateTheArcher]

So basically the calamity is just taking millions of cranberry sauce cans and heating them up until they liquify? 🤔🤔🤔

[@barthvader4316]

@@FateTheArcher yep

[@doomer17o]

@@barthvader4316 Damn. That's deep.

[@pan9366]

@@playerone6995 yep

[@b00mtrap83]

Seriously terrifying that the same Gannon is potentially active throughout multiple timelines. There are a lot of advantages gained through that shared knowledge of multiple courses of events.

[@SorchaSublime]

literally just lucky valentine

[@sagatario58]

It would depend on how well the different Ganons can communicate though. They might be active, (and the different timelines show that this is the case) but they may not be able to communicate to each what's happening in their timelines. It could be an interesting twist though. Imagine if there were two games released at the same time, and if you had save data for one game on your console it affected the others. Like one set in the BOTW timeline and one in the AOC timeline. (Since Ganon is only sealed there, not gone.) It could be interesting if the games played similarly, but depending on what you do in one game it changes how Ganon reacts in the other. Obviously they'd need to be playable separately, but with an added bonus to purchasing and playing both would be a really cool way to A) have more content and B) incentivize purchasing more games.

[@b00mtrap83]

@@sagatario58 That is a really cool idea!

[@sagatario58]

@@b00mtrap83 And it's been shown to be doable, as there are games that do this already. Most notably is how pokemon Sword/Shield interacts with Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee. Just having the save files on the same console means you get a reward, I imagine one game being able to read another's save file for a specific bit of info wouldn't be too very difficult.

[@novustalks7525]

It’s such a cool idea and it makes him feel more cunning

[@busy6865]

Before this theory, I personally thought Astor’s betrayal was nothing more than a callback to Sooga’s statement about how Ganon wasn’t something that mortals could control. In the cutscene where he was betrayed, his voice and body language when saying “Here me Calamity Ganon! It’s time for you to devour these-“ gave me the idea that he was trying to tell Calamity Ganon what to do while blinded by rage. Which is what Sooga said was impossible and it probably angered Calamity Ganon- if I were a powerful entity with some edgy sidekick telling me what to do, I’d be pissed off too. Regardless, this was an amazing theory you two have come up with- I never would’ve thought that Ganon had done what he did to become stronger as a last ditch effort due to the manifestation of malice within Astor. Keep up the good work :)

[@toasty4890]

noice

[@knuckleheadtori]

I actually thought the same think when it came to Astor's betrayal. Not just a callback, but Astor being hit heavily with the anvil of irony.

[@novustalks7525]

@Ben Fetchak not really . It’s literally the infinite essence of ganondorf

[@seanathan2773]

That is aoc me. In the botw timeline I survived so that is why aoc me is not as powerful as me from 100 years after the Calamity.

[@seanathan2773]

@Owen Dunn Yeah that me was stupid but I would be more wiser than that.

[@WarmLillie]

The Harbinger, Astor, Hollow, Calamity Teriko, and Yiga weren’t the player but instead just all powerful piece in Calamity Ganon game.

[@Xenogamer]

HEY, I THINK I RECOGNIZE THAT GUEST?!? Thanks so much for having me man. It was kind of surreal to work with you on a project after being a fan myself for so long. Glad to see it came out so well!

[@CosmicStorm3141]

Heyyy

[@playerone6995]

Just subscribed!

[@CloaxHere]

This was great!

[@Alundolant]

When Ganon absorbs the yoga clan malice, it looks pretty similar to how the sheikah monks voluntarily give up their spirit orbs to power link up. Just one is voluntary and the other is murder.

[@cosmicwire6356]

“Yoga clan”

[@ch1efhugo134]

@@cosmicwire6356 "9 years ago"

[@Pyradonis]

@@cosmicwire6356 Probably like to attack with YOGA FIRE!

[@trevorsamuels8392]

No no no, he clearly meant the gogurt clan. Famed for their delicious style and the mark of creamy goodness left in their wake whenever they would do Gannons bidding.🤣

[@regularhooman1568]

@@Pyradonis the most fierce leader, master yoga

[@HyruleGamer]

Yooooooo... Been waiting for this one ever since I saw the thumbnail! Can't wait to see what is in store this time! :D

[@valentineking3969]

I was just watching your vid

[@CosmicStorm3141]

@@valentineking3969 Same

[@FieryRed_BE]

hi hg, how‘re you?

[@shrekharvey6316]

Hi HG

[@HyruleGamer]

@@FieryRed_BE I am well, you?

[@ramon2968]

*grabs popcorn* Mom, Dad, I'm going to need to be alone for a while, Something important came up

[@alterediguess7689]

exactly perfect

[@Sirr.JMajesty]

For real😂😂😂

[@playerone6995]

Careful with the wording, they might think you're doing something else...

[@CloaxHere]

@@playerone6995 hol up

[@Dtsansthegreat]

@@alterediguess7689 my words exactly

[@JacobTheToadMan]

The beginning of the video be like: The dictionary definition, *OF DOOM!*

[@bagelgod946]

“doom eternal music starts playing”

[@aitorfulgencio6912]

Why...am I getting skylanders vibes-

[@JacobTheToadMan]

@@aitorfulgencio6912 I didn’t have Skylanders in mind when I commented this, but now I can’t stop reading this in a Kaos voice lol

[@aitorfulgencio6912]

@@JacobTheToadMan haha! Me neither-

[@shadowwhistle606]

@@JacobTheToadMan same, but I hear doom eternal music in the background for some reason...

[@seraphiaflynn]

Your videos just make my day ❤️ I'm chronically ill, can't really leave my bed and as cheesy it may sound, but while watching your videos I can forget part of the pain for a little while...Normally I don't comment at all, because it's really exhausting to concentrate enough but I really wanted you to know how much I appreciate your effort. So thank you a lot for your great work (sry for my english btw, it's not my mothertounge)

[@NintendoBlackCrisis]

Thank you! I appreciate the support and am happy to hear that's the impact my videos have on you. Also your English is just fine!

[@Genasidal]

Wishing you well on a recovery!!

[@shadowspartanzeta7]

Stay determined

[@Dessensce]

Stay happy

[@cherylwiemer5669]

When harbinger Ganon falls off the ceiling it looks close to how Ganon gets out of his cocoon in botw

[@marche800]

I get a really good feeling that we might get more information on Astor and Malice in the Age of Calamity DLC once that drops. They did mention one of the things we'll be getting for that game are "story vignettes" and given the fact that we already know Robbie and Purah are likely to be the new characters in the first character pack I think it's safe to say Sooga and Astor will be the characters in that DLC pack.

[@HoldenDude123]

Imaging if in botw 2 there's a dungeon where you need to escape a flooding pool of malice

[@LastStraightFlyinCataclysm]

Uh Oh! Link fell off a bridge and lost all his items and health. Oh well!

[@buttonsbox2476]

NOO my drift is so bad I’d fall off whatever it is we have to climb or walk on-

[@keybojoe900]

Just reading this gave me anxiety LOL

[@seanathan2773]

and me drinking Malice slushie

[@buttonsbox2476]

@@seanathan2773 *delicious flesh slushy* n o

[@nickioleary8577]

I never realized how much Astor is like Zant

[@seanathan2773]

Uh I'm not like Zant Kohga is Like Zant not me. Also aoc me is not as cool as me right now since I overthrew Rhoam and took his crown and thrown and now rule Hyrule

[@umammimm1662]

@@seanathan2773 whaaa

[@seanathan2773]

@@umammimm1662 Sorry spoilers for botw2

[@leannelinder5926]

You're right! Astor is just like Zant!

[@Still_Pixels]

Astor's laugh is so... maniacal. His theme is great too. His obsession with power makes the story all the more interesting. Play through Age of Calamity most of my reactions were: "Holy Hylia! I didn't see that coming!"

[@seanathan2773]

that Me had voice crack in the middle of it.

[@aster4jaden]

personally, I think Malice is one of the best concepts produced from LOZ.

[@aitorfulgencio6912]

Agreed

[@seanathan2773]

Uh malice tastes pretty good to me

[@sorrel_leaf_vespers]

16:05 I sat bolt upright because I've had the same thought before. I am definitely revisiting this video a ton. This has got to be one of my favorite theories yet!

[@seanathan2773]

I was kidding when I said Dark Zelda was my queen, my queen is actually Ashley windmage she is the daughter of Vaati.

[@sorrel_leaf_vespers]

@@seanathan2773 we keep freaking finding each other this is a sign I gotta write that fanfic using the King Astor idea plus a bunch of the stuff you've said in live chats and my own fantasies If you don't mind, I may use this idea as well. It could be interesting in practice. Also: Helmaroc King as your own personal steed, yes or no? Because right now you've got one and I personally think it's pretty sweet

[@seanathan2773]

@@sorrel_leaf_vespers Yes the Helmaroc king would be my steed I like that idea.

[@Chris-gx1ei]

For some reason Harbinger Ganon is Called in German: Besessenheit Ganon (= Posession Ganon)

[@fluffynator6222]

Yeah, apparently that's also more accurate to the Japanese version.

[@dude-guy69]

Very cool

[@sagatario58]

It is possessing the Terrako of Age's timeline, so that makes sense.

[@ellathueson5528]

Astor kinda looks like that person that buys ghosts from you in ocarina of time

[@nikotigs8683]

This is one of the many reason why I love the legend of Zelda they always add so many details that make so much sense

[@skyemoore428]

Age of Calamity is such a great game! The music, art style, combat, BOTW-ness, story, and over all quality is so good! I highly recommend it!

[@novustalks7525]

It’s awesome

[@warlocket5326]

Correct me if I’m wrong idek if this makes sense lol A theory(I guess?) about Calamity Ganon: Could Ganon have been planning to consume Zelda and link’s souls in order to obtain the other two pieces of the triforce? i came to this conclusion after thinking about how ganon had made sure to take down the champions first and seemingly steer link and Zelda back towards the castle. I know it’s not exactly certain that the triforce pieces are within link and Zelda as of BOTW but it doesn’t seem impossible.

[@seograt963]

He’d only go after Zelda. She had the full triforce on her hand, glowing. See 3:46.

[@novustalks7525]

I love age of calamity story . The concept of two ganons existing at once made him feel more like a cunning villain

[@seanathan2773]

@@CalebHowlett Yes I do

[@seanathan2773]

No

[@seanathan2773]

Good

[@seanathan2773]

Permission Granted

[@novustalks7525]

@@CalebHowlett cringe

[@eloofant]

I stumbled upon this channel a little over 2 years ago and definitely don’t regret it. Thanks NintendoBlackCrisis for uploading high-quality content consistently! It isn’t easy :) I hope you reach 1M subs!

[@kingdaniel3519]

Excellent! I've been waiting on more AoC videos! I do have one issue with the video, however. When Calamity Ganon erupts in BotW, it is indeed at dusk when Zelda and Link are returning from the Spring of Wisdom. However, when he rears his head in AoC, it's early dawn as Zelda and Link are first setting out for the spring.

[@justinbombach9873]

That is why the champions were caught by surprise. Zelda and Link leave early in the morning in order to get back by sunset, but Calamity Ganon knew they knew this (remember that the Yiga Clan captured Purah and Robbie while they were analyzing Terrako) so he attacked Hyrule early. EDIT: Oh I understand now, you knews this and you were pointing out that NintendoBlackCrisis didn't know it.

[@drawingrat6087]

1:20 *greatest astor montage ever plays*

[@IDK2112]

9:45 Don’t forget Flowerblight Ganon Scorge of the flower maze! Does any one know what to Soga?

[@dennisjohnson1809]

So how do you beat this flower blight ganon....

[@anotherstupidhuman]

@@dennisjohnson1809 you cant. its too powerful. ;-;

[@dennisjohnson1809]

@@anotherstupidhuman -oh… I see( walk away from switch)

[@化けの花]

@@anotherstupidhuman actually, you can beat flowerblight ganon with one thing a knife. simply stab flowerblight in the chest and you beat them! plus, you get a good meal out of it too.

[@anotherstupidhuman]

@@化けの花 yay cannibalism :D

[@inkyotaku7406]

I also noticed that there would be 2 ganon's if all of this played out and tried to make sense, so I was confused when there was only 1, thanks for clearing that up your theories are amazing

[@thechuckinator]

Calamity Gannon could want star fragments and diamonds to make his form stronger, at least with the diamonds, not sure what the star fragments are useful for, only ever sold them

[@amirhosseinmaghsoodi388]

They are used to upgrade your special outfits like the guardian set and most of the amiibo link outfits

[@justinbombach9873]

@@amirhosseinmaghsoodi388 and they can also be used in cooking I think

[@amirhosseinmaghsoodi388]

@@justinbombach9873 never tried it what do you get?(i mean the star fragments)

[@justinbombach9873]

@@amirhosseinmaghsoodi388 You are guaranteed a critical cook I believe

[@mrgreatbigmoose]

Just call them what they are...heart containers.

[@SytRReD]

At 2:00, this perfectly fitting Ace Attorney soundtrack 😍

[@Dragon-Draws]

For some reason me and my brother call Astor “Evil guy” cuz it’s so obvious that’s he’s a villain.

[@seanathan2773]

Why *wipes tears of face* why would you call me evil guy that hurts my feelings.

[@glompasol9765]

@King Astor Dragmire if you're gonna roleplay as someone atleast do it right. Astor would be honoured to be called evil, and definetly not cry. And hes not king. Cringe bro

[@bwminich]

My impression for Age of Calamity’s moment when the Calamity officially strikes is in the morning of Zelda’s 17th. birthday, not the evening. I think she sets off when she did in the prime timeline. Had things continued as expected, she would have gone up to Mt. Lanayru, and then come down in the evening. They were hoping to awaken Zelda’s power that day, though they probably didn’t know she had tried and failed in the prime timeline. The surprise is that he attacks before she leaves the castle. It’s why the Divine Beast pilots are making preparations to deploy instead of deploying at that time - they were thinking about where to put the Divine Beasts in several hours to best shield the land and make counter attacks once the Calamity awakens.

[@novustalks7525]

That makes sense except for the fact that when they escape the castle it’s night time

[@1dad640]

Great job with the video. Xenogamer is very underrated! You both did an excellent job with the video

[@234zuscoutjango9]

Why is every Zelda youtuber uploading at the same time lol

[@toasty4890]

ikr

[@Koi_Swirl]

That's how it is for anime\manga youtubers. Within 2 days there are 30 videos about the same manga chapter 🤣

[@OcarinaLink24]

Astor: I am Calamity Ganon’s right hand!!! Astor like two minutes later at 7:40: CALAMITY GANON!! DEVOUR- Ganon: Right hand? Astor: What, no Ganon: DEVOUR RIGHT HAND!

[@CalebHowlett]

So Ganon is Cyn? Because that sounds like Cyn levels of silly

[@ianboast9928]

I don't know guys, I feel Nintendo would of pushed the Expansion Pass more if it was more linked to Breath of the Wild. I feel Age of Calamity was just a spin-off to bring in the Warriors audience to Breath of the Wild and thus its Sequel.

[@FabledThunder]

I agree.

[@fluffynator6222]

Well, it will take some time for it to fully release. This was but a teaser.

[@novustalks7525]

Age of calamity will set up its own future sequels . After all we now have botw ganondorf still existing in age of calamity

[@BenjaminDenverstone]

I can't wait for the sequel to Breath of the Wild. I really hope they keep their promise and reveal more info later this year!

[@UltRocket7]

Just Relized Something... Harbinger = Warning Or Telling That Something Is Coming. SO Harbinger Ganon Is a Warning That Calamity Ganon Is Coming. 'O'

[@zakzerak7191]

Every power u get from the champions in botw is also gained by a spirit/soul orb like those seen in age of calamity.

[@rockadoodlegirl]

Awesome video! I've watched a bunch of your theories recently, and the analysis and connections have been making it even more fun playing the game. I truly appreciate that you approach the topics you discuss with an archeological systematic assessment! It's all very satisfying. One observation: you drew the parallel between the spheres pulled from the Yiga and the "essence" pulled from Link by the Horned Statue. I'd venture a step further and say that those orbs look exactly like (barring the tainted color of malice) the Spirit Orbs granted to Link throughout BOTW by the Sheikah Monks in each shrine. This leads me to conclude that the Orbs are the monks' preserved Life Force (though the description just calls them a "symbol of courage...") gifted to the hero to increase his strength to overcome Calamity Ganon (which is exactly what they do for Link by way of increasing his heart capacity and stamina). Like you said in the video, the object or orb pulled from link is pure, while the Yiga and Astor yield a Spirit Orb tainted by their malevolence. Calamity Ganon takes the unwillingly-given, malice-fueled Life Forces from the Yiga and Astor. Link is strengthened by the freely-give, benevolent and pure Life Forces of the Sheikah Monks stored and preserved for that exact purpose over millennia to restore the balance of good and evil. Pretty poetic that the Sheikah and their defector counterparts, the Yiga, both end up fueling one side of the battle with their very essence, the first making the sacrifice knowingly, and the second, out for their own gain, unwittingly sacrificing their literal souls to the power they hoped to profit by. Thanks for creating such killer content!

[@CTnaturalist]

This is such an interesting theory! I love all of your malice episodes and this brings so much more new information to the table! And how the item extracted from Link by the Horned Statue is the same as the souls pulled from the Yiga is something I would never have noticed! And now that I know, I'll never unsee it.

[@MasterV26]

I don’t understand why they had to kill off Sooga. He’s so cool.

[@Bonnielikescats]

It's never confirmed that he died, but I see you point.

[@MasterV26]

@@Bonnielikescats it is strongly implied that he died. Astor says a Blood Sacrifice for the Calamity, and then you don’t see him for the rest of story mode. Also the way Khoga threw himself at Zelda’s mercy suggests something terrible happened

[@Bonnielikescats]

@@MasterV26 While you are right that it is implied that he died and I think he is dead, it has yet to be confirmed or denied.

[@MasterV26]

@@Bonnielikescats true

[@novustalks7525]

Not really. He was just as useless as Astor

[@ShadowSkyX]

There's also the fact he fed off the despair and fear of the now formless citizens and soldiers when zant plunged twilight over hyrule. In a way, the golden barrier is similar to the boss key in skyward sword's lanayru's mining facility with its coloring and circuitry appearance--a barrier that likely activated because ganon returned to trap him in the castle. And what breaks this barrier? The fused shadows. What does the fused shadows look like when combined? A guardian stalker.

[@Flaris]

Everything we get a cool video like this makes me want to see Breath of the Wild 2 all the more. Great look at malice in age of calamity.

[@G0nZ4Low]

Harbinger demanding star fragments could be tied to Sheikh use of star studying, see Astor symbols when using magig and constellations on both castle observatory and shrines

[@amirhosseinmaghsoodi388]

Also they are used to upgrade your guardian gear in botw

[@nothingtoreport1918]

Ooooo don’t think I missed that Ace Attorney music in the background!!! Excellent video, by the way!

[@MSOGameShow]

What's funny is Ganondorf is often called a warlock, but he's clearly a sorcerer. Xenogamer labeled Astor a sorcerer yet he's clearly a warlock.

[@seanathan2773]

Ganondorf is my father

[@FL4SHK]

So excited to see another NBC video!

[@its_jazzfx1950]

Malice is so interesting like it flows like a liquid. When an enemy dies its like the malice it poofs into is gas and it can create holos and blites like solids its awesome stuff. It can even control things, like in AOC there are taluses that have malice on them. Then there are malice lynels, hinoxes, guardians that appere to be made out of malice but dropp the usual loot. I wonder how they all link in anyway great vid!

[@KMSmoozy]

Omg when you added in the horned statue and how the “essence” taken from link is identical ??? Your point was solidified for me LOL. This is such a good take.

[@nearrow]

The fact NBC has been able to make vids on BOTW for 4 years now just shows how much effort and details have been put into the game, and because of NBC's hard work/(analsying skills) aswell!

[@sylas3265]

I think if the weight of a soul is capable of making a crystal (good or evil) it’s not crazy that Astor would be able to remove a soul that’s completely tainted by malice like the Yiga clans. As for the stronger Blights it’s possible the blights were actually just weaker in BotW and Harbinger Ganon just made them stronger when he saw the heroes were coming together with Teraco.

[@theemeraldenderman3007]

Say, you might be onto something about the blights. Considering how different Age of Calamity’s blights look from botw’s (albeit slightly different), there does seem to be a bit of a power difference between them. Plus, botw’s blights didn’t really do a whole lot when you think about it. Aside from killing the champions and taking the divine beasts, they only really started becoming a serious threat just prior to Link’s reawakening, after a hundred years of sleep. They had a hundred years to dedicate to terrorizing and laying waste to the other races, but instead they just sat in their corners menacingly and being annoying.

[@isacho20]

this is gonna be good, i can tell

[@chessycopter9619]

That was very enriching and interesting to listen to! I liked that

[@ljdaboyman3541]

Age of calamity is a harbinger. What if astor is in botw 2

[@seanathan2773]

I am

[@Tatokat]

In AoC when Calamity Ganon returns, I think that is actually a sunrise. Because Zelda hasn't been at the spring of wisdom yet, but rather is getting ready to go there. So they got caught off guard because Ganon's return isn't supposed to happen for another few hours.

[@MondayKnight92]

I recently saw a theory that the moon is a 4th divine beast, I think it was made before the zero cycle was revealed. But that idea stuck around in my head, what if the ancient shiekah made it to help revive soldiers in battle and the blood moon is gannon attempting to corrupt it that's why it revives monsters

[@lunamoth105]

i think when real calamity will happen in aoc hyrule should be more ready becouse: -champion's should be ready for bright's and they should win this fight (becouse they should already know their moveset) -zelda awoken her power before the calamity

[@Kevin-eo6yj]

Hey, I have an interesting idea for a theory. On the map to the right of Hyrule castle where a shrine is, you’ll find a crenel hill. This place was always really weird to me. It has these strange wide open holes inside these what seems to be wooden buildings and has a ton of wizrobes on it. The structures look really weird, almost man made, but also look natural for some reason. Idk, is just looked really interesting so maybe it can make for a good theory video. (Love your stuff btw!)

[@karmakweenishere1537]

I've always loved the multiverse theories in lore and I'm so happy Nintendo kept it going in the Zelda series because rather it exists in the real world or not, it tells me that there is always another path that can be taken.

[@netherqueen5891]

New Zelda Theory: It’s Almost Over However link and Zelda time travel (this all depends on if they do), they could possibly go back to where link defeats Demise and stop him from making the curse, therefore ending the battles and yeah...

[@deirdre9849]

It's been a while since I've seen one of your theories and this outrageous claim seems promising, do not disappoint

[@VestigeOfFate]

Watched the first part of this on XenoGamers channel. It was phenomenal. This looks equally FANTASTIC. Whichever of you made the name for Praymortum, please make a separate book from it. It deserves its own narrative away from Zelda. It could be an awesome story as presented!

[@lobstur585]

I replied to this comment

[@VestigeOfFate]

@@lobstur585 Oh? I couldn’t see anything.

[@lobstur585]

Hmmmmmmnnnnnnmmmmmmm

[@Animeman284]

I'd like to point something out about the blight clone of Link, while what you said is likely true about Calamity Ganon using the other blight clones to analyze Link's fighting style to possibly counter it, I think its also a small nod to Dark Link an enemy you fight in some of the games starting with Link's Adventure though most will likely know it best from OoT as the mid-boss of the Water Temple. Its a small almost unnoticeable detail but its a detail worth noting since Dark Link is something of a constant throughout the series.

[@dan-danlegend9493]

this video's quality > perfection

[@TheSolarWolf]

Well of course Ganon is able to be able to appear in two separate timelines at once. He is like Hylia in many ways. I imagine he too can be able to peel back the timelines and find the best possible way to beat back hylia and her chosen heroes.

[@nathanapodaca3456]

Just had a thought: In the Shrines in BOTW, the monks give Link a spirit orb before disappearing, and it restores Link's life force(and can create heart containers or stamina vessels). The monks then cease to exist afterward. Almost as if they gave away their life force to the hero. We see Astor harvesting what looks like spirit orbs from the Yiga clan footsoldiers to strengthen malice. If you touch malice in BOTW, you lose life force. Maybe Malice acts as a sort of anti-life, sort of like anti-matter is to matter in theoretical physics.

[@LtCdrXander]

I don't know if you or anyone else have done any theories on this subject, but the land that is out of bounds on the map interests me. Are there any ideas as to what that other continent outside of Hyrule could be?

[@colton.421]

I believe there’s other kingdoms, since the Akkala Citadel was built to fight off invaders from the sea, according to the Masterworks book. It does say “from the sea” but I don’t see why there couldn’t be other kingdoms far from Hyrule on the west and north sides of it, where there’s still land.

[@LtCdrXander]

@@colton.421 thanks! That makes sense

[@just_hage8862]

There is that one from links awakening but *spoilers coming It was a dream but even so it shows that the Zelda team isn’t against other continents

[@just_hage8862]

Lurelin village was the one unimportant village from botw I think because botw 2 will focus on it being in the faron region just like the zonai and all and it’s also a fishing village on the coast which might just let us sail across the seas and find new land

[@LtCdrXander]

@@just_hage8862 true! Windwaker also focused on sailing to different islands, so Zelda Team has used that idea before

[@FieryRed_BE]

My evening is saved!

[@Kairyuasahi]

Hey Sam , nice to meet you here XD

[@generalbutterscotch4887]

The real reason the alternate Calamity Ganon was never seen again after the final battle: That was the one that got vaporised by Galeem at the start of World of Light

[@Spartsou]

I didn't think that the calamity's would "merge", great vid guys!

[@ronnieaarts3038]

Open question is what is the boar like cloud circling the Castle. It's movement suggests it's sentient. It's already there before Ganon appears, and reappears after dark beast Ganon is defeated.

[@Thinkafurr]

woot wooot it finally dropped! been watching the process its awesome to see the finished video great job NBC and Xeno!

[@gabriellockwood2780]

I actually believe they pulled an *AVENGERS ENDGAME* on us... The Terrako that the Team finds with the butterfly is the original, not a time traveler. The Terrako that opened the time gate from the future & let the Calamity through is the one that is taken by the Malice & used by Astor. *The reason the "pure" Terrako has access to the photos of the future is the same as Nebula from ENDGAME...*

[@bagelgod946]

This could be true if not for the fact that harbinger ganon summary says it took over the aoc terrako (5:31)

[@TSFCaesar]

This is pretty much how I viewed the events! Only difference is that I belive that the merger between BotW Ganon and AoC Ganon happened when the Calamity awoke. Calamity Ganon is a sentient fore of nature at this point, a storm with a will. Harbringer Ganon is a gust of wind that picks up pace as the game progresses and when the great storm of the Calamity comes forth, he is not so much absorbed or united with the other, but instead melded together. Calamity Ganon is also a Puppet Ganon on steroids, a dark force controlled by Ganondorf's will. To AoC's Ganon, this might be like suddenly remembering something he had forgotten. God I love this game series!

[@aecholapis]

I know I'm late to the party, but in OoT there is a *pool of purplish-magenta goop under Ganon's castle* after the timeskip, that *looks a lot like malice* I don't know if someone else mentioned this already but I thought I could point it out anyway

[@Alister_Warn]

Can we accept that harbinger ganon looks so sick in design?

[@aecholapis]

Both Harbinger Ganon _and_ Calamity Ganon from AoC have great designs imho

[@spillymcspillmore3426]

I thought that in Age of Calamity the Calamity struck early in the morning rather than in the evening. Dawn and dusk have similar lighting and this would explain why Zelda was leaving for Mt. Lanayru rather than coming back and why the champions were getting ready for battle but not yet prepared despite knowing that it was the day. It would only be by a few hours, but still sooner than BOTW.

[@Ragnarok1881]

Eeeeey! Xenogamer! You made it bud! So glad you collaborated with xeno. You guys really share a passion for delivering theories and missed information that was missed while playing the game.

[@dontlookatthis]

I like Astor and hope he is the main villian for himself to the next Link.

[@SirNerdTheThird5143]

0:05 Am I the only one who read and said that as Harbringer?

[@SirNerdTheThird5143]

(Edited because the timestamp 0:05 was more like 005 instead of the working timestamp being 0:05.)

[@EnchWraits]

Ganon is becoming more like Sauron lmao.

[@jay_warudo1610]

What a great way to start my day to watch a new theory while eating my breakfast Awesome video as always

[@wirbelchen5379]

Now the title sounds really interesting, lets see what we got here

[@rabnadskubla8594]

12:39 What about Malladus possessing Zelda and Cole removing her soul from her body?

[@lotspire]

As soon as I saw the definition I knew where the theory was going. (Note: I havent watched it besides the first 5 seconds yet) The other tarako (spoilers for hyrule warriors) is corrupted by calamity ganon. That either means that the other tarako who is corrupted is the harbinger for calamity Ganon or a new Ganon.

[@panzerkampfwagenviiimaus2719]

well now i won't be able to sleep good

[@riallebalfour4767]

Anyone else realize that the Hollows in AoC greatly resemble the Sages’ Avatars in TOTK?

[@Cwronaga216]

It would be truly terrifying if BOTWs Ganondorf was now aware of the AOC timelines events and vise versa....Also Ganon is still under the castle in the AOC timeline with knowledge of future events and that's scary...AOC timeline might still be doomed...

[@gavindasher9356]

In fact instead of destroying the guardians themselves, it destroyed the malice in them, causing them to deactivate.

[@yungfirefly]

Great video. These malice vids are great in uncovering lore and connections.

[@Fragmentsinfractals488]

So Malice is Black Magic powered by Dark Acts, and Dark Hearts. No wonder Ocarina of Time's Ganon became Zant's God. They drown in Envy and Pride, and become chess pieces of the Dreaming Demon Demise.

[@kage2395]

I see that Force has made its way into one of your videos again. As of late, I've come to realize that all the theories on the relationship between Force, Malice and Ancient Energy can be described as follows: Malice - the essence of Power. It is the raw and destructive manifestation of Ganon's unbridled hatred. Ancient Energy - the essence of Wisdom. It is the pure, mystical energy utilized in the technology of the Ancient Sheikah. Force - the essence of Courage. It is the soul & light innate to every living being. Any of these essences may be transformed into any other essence. For instance, it's been theorized that Ganon's Malice is the source of Ancient Energy. It would explain why the Sheikah tech was so easily corrupted. We also have seen Force act as a source for Malice, and for Ancient Energy (eg. the One-Hit Obliterator). So we've seen/theorized: Force -> Malice Force -> Ancient Energy Malice -> Ancient Energy Ancient Energy -> Malice We have not seen: Ancient Energy -> Force Malice -> Force It's interesting to me that sources of Force hasn't really been explored. I wonder if BotW 2 will explore this concept at all.

[@familys7724]

This is honestly one of my favourite BOTW videos

[@MrBanksLP]

This wasnt only another Time-Line, Terako made a space-time jump since Link does not yet have the Master Sword. Terako must have travelled to another dimension of sorts.

[@justinbombach9873]

He could've taken it but stored it in the Korok Forest or something

[@MrBanksLP]

@@justinbombach9873 Actually not, lorewise, because I think it was stated that this was the first time Link and the master sword met (in the game).

[@MrBanksLP]

@@justinbombach9873 That is why I also speculate that maybe the Cause of Hyrule's destruction in BotW could be linked to Link obtaining the master sword way to early.

[@frankclavette526]

I know I'm bit late to comment on this but one thing I notice is when Sooga and Koga are fighting Astor the hollow Link that he sumons is not from Age Of Calamity but in fact from Breath Of The Wild cuz in every cutscene where we see Link fight AOC he fights with a sheild and in BOTW he never used a sheild until you play the game and how he already had the champions tunic

[@catsthecuber4049]

A theory I have for BoTW2 is that the body we see in the trailer is the BoTW Astor, a few similarities being the eye thingy on the forehead and the gerudo symbol

[@Ausholliday15]

Thank you, I've been asking this and no one seemed to have realized

[@L337M4573RK]

What's really concerning about HW:AoC is the fact that we see the first instance of Malice completely infecting and taking over a LIVING BEING! Malice monsters, like the Malice Hinoxes, Malice Taluses, Malice Lynels, etc., were already born of Malice (as shown from how they explode into puffs of Malice when they're destroyed), but Astor was a naturally born Hylian! The sequel to BotW was hinted as being much darker that its predecessor, and this instance of Malice completely infecting and taking over a living being may be the cause of it. However, only time will tell...