Breath of the Wild: Where were the Divine Beasts BURIED? (ft. MaskedNintendoBandit)

Can we find the excavation sites of the divine beasts from Breath of the Wild?
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[@BanditGames]

Absolute pleasure working on this with you sir. Hope to do it again!

[@jacobwong9687]

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[@extra-celestial]

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[@jacobwong9687]

@@extra-celestial anyone who is greatful for a colab

[@extra-celestial]

@@jacobwong9687 yep

[@loganneria396]

For medoh what about quest where the rito girl tells you a story that I think her grandpa told her and there was a bird shaped carving In the mountains where a shrine was

[@dominicwilson309]

Those excavations must have taken ages with their pickaxes breaking every 20 seconds

[@lbgreviews]

@Fluffynator perhaps the terrible quality of the pickaxes made them fast to produce for the smiths, so they didn't bother to improve the quality because they were quick to make.

[@agent_8167]

Diamond with Unbreaking III should last them awhile

[@Littleton3513]

That’s why I main the Master sword

[@Ninjaananas]

Those pickaxes were made of Hylia Shields.

[@elbowgod4924]

Should have put mending and unbreaking lll on their pick axe

[@thetragedyofcommons]

probably in the ground

[@Kyamusuku]

Genius! Case closed!

[@dededeletethis9940]

Nah, that's too unrealistic. They were buried in yo momma's fat body *_gottem_*

[@shay3878]

@@dededeletethis9940 LMFAO

[@Thenamelessgod-cz9em]

Really🤩🤩 come on that’s obvious

[@pickaxattacks1879]

Naw, I doubt it

[@LeviathanTamer31]

Don't forget as noted in the memories, Death Mountain wasn't always so inhospitable. Calamity Ganon's awakening has caused it to grow active once again. It used to be that Link could eat Rock Sirloin with Daruk right up on Death Mountain without needing protective gear or elixirs.

[@porygon-z4503]

Kylee Smalley We don't know that he wasn't using elixirs/armor

[@LeviathanTamer31]

@@porygon-z4503 We know that he wasn't wearing armor because we see him interacting with Daruk on Vah Rudania in his Champions clothes and Zelda along with two guards are also on Death Mountain without protective gear. Then there's the fact that Daruk quite literally notes that Death Mountain's temperature is raising and it's raising rapidly.

[@josephminer1770]

True, but it's still the inside of a volcano.

[@porygon-z4503]

Kylee Smalley That was at a lower point on Death Mountain, before you need any fire protection.

[@ihavenoexperiencewiththist1775]

@@LeviathanTamer31 could of been using elixirs.

[@Ninten007]

I've never noticed that spot in Gerudo Canyon, but I've also been curious about the area near the Gerudo tower. It may have been a regular mine or something, but it is clearly an excavation site with the equipment left there and everything. The stone is different as if has not been exposed to the elements as much either. I agree that Ruta was underwater somewhere. For Rudania I thought the quarry in Akkala near the shrine of power had potential, but Daruk's journal is pretty strong evidence for it being on the mountain. Lastly I think Medoh could have been buried in snow or a glacier in Hebra. There is the big "white bird" from the shrine quest which Medoh may have been resting on under snow cover. Its about the right size.

[@lucteyssier1636]

That's what I was thinking the entire video. that's actually where I thought it was located throughout my playthrough. Glad I'm not the only one, hehe

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

Yeah, I am surprised they didn't bring it up? When I passed it, it so CLEARLY indicated something was dug up there, some mining facility or something.

[@JohnSmith12648]

What bout noboris

[@reewojcik8743]

@@JohnSmith12648 ...if you watched the video it says where Naboris was excavated....

[@user-bl2nj7lw4i]

I agree, why would nintendo make a bird-shaped rock?

[@kell_0741]

I noticed when playing the game, that the top of medoh's wings look like some sort of ancient ruins. It even has grass. If medoh were to be found underground would there really be ancient ruins on it'a wingspan? Maybe it was found buried in the ground with the wingspan above the soil.

[@generalcodsworth4417]

And if it were buried so shallow, then the excavation site would not be easily visible after 100 years, so it would be all to easy to overlook it in favor of other theories

[@icarus7198]

The Biron Snowshelf is noted in game to look a lot like a giant bird 🤔

[@generalcodsworth4417]

@@icarus7198 , of course! It is large enough, flat enough, and shaped correctly! It is tied to the people of the Rito village through a shrine quest and has a guardian on it. The area could very easily have a medoh shaped hole under all that snow

[@booty_hunter4207]

I definitely disagree. Yes there is grass on it but that could have very easily gotten there by bits of dirt in the air. After all, that's how grass gets to rocky places in real life

[@kell_0741]

@@booty_hunter4207 but why were stone structures built? The stone structures on the wings don't match the design and materials on vah medoh and they don't seem to fit. If the divine beast was there for 10,000 years, it would be completely possible that something could've been built there. Also, if grass can grow from bits of dirt in the air, why don't the other divine beast have grass on their flat areas exposed to air?

[@Mk-qq9vh]

Gee, Finding Korok Seeds sure is boring around here

[@dorememe8548]

B. Bonzi Mah boi! This seed is what all true warriors strive for!

[@javiervasquez8995]

Nintendo better NOT makes us find more of them in BotW 2. 😐😧 I'm not willing to waste 100+ hours collecting them again just to get another of Hestu's "gifts". 💩💩💩😖😬

[@diogenessilviocemartins9019]

@@javiervasquez8995 really 😛 the korok 🌲🌳🌴🌱 seeds 🍃🍀🌷🌹💐 are a very 😒 boring 😱 collectable 😰😨😬😯😲😵😩😩😱 I hope 🙉😇😎 Nintendo 🇯🇵 substitute 👎👎👊✊👌 them 🎄🎄 for something 👽👽👻👹 else 😸😹😻

[@lesterloz3915]

On my fourth play through, I thought I would try to find all of the chests. Accorinding to the guide I found on the Play Store, there are 1120 chests outside of the divine beasts. Opening chests slowed down the gameplay so much, I had to stop opening them all. I did manage 665 of them. One advantage of opening the chests was that I did not have to buy any arrows!

[@orlandoavogadro]

Ah, i see that you're a man of culture as well

[@valeriewilson991]

I just realized that the naborus dig site is only big enough to uncover the head. Not the entire body. So... naborus was in pieces? Or did the dig sight dissapear to a Giant sandstorm that covered most of it up?

[@lbgreviews]

My best guess is that it was in pieces, given that not only was it only the head that was revealed, but also, that it could make sense that the other parts were scattered throughout the canyon, maybe the ancient royal family thought "if we break it apart it is far less likely for anyone to reassemble it and use against us." So, to break them apart to prevent activation without much effort would make sense.

[@PrincipalCellist]

Maybe only it's head/neck was above ground and the rest went under ground?

[@loic7867]

I though the same too tbh.

[@loic7867]

@@PrincipalCellist yes but then we would see that in the game, there are no signs of excavations under it.

[@valeriewilson991]

@@lbgreviews I like the thought, but if so, how was it reassembled? Maybe it reassembled itself. I dont know...

[@TheyCa11M3AP]

The level of detail in LOZ games is mind boggling. It amazes me at the amount of work that goes into this series. What's even more impressive is the fans who put so much work into putting together the pieces to explain all the mysteries that permeate the Legend of Zelda. Well done, sirs!

[@NintendoBlackCrisis]

What's with me and water... Thanks to MaskedNintendoBandit for joining me on this video!

[@kingpangolin4332]

Well... water is cool

[@WaveAqualei]

Water is my favorite; I tried to hold it in my hands when I was little lol

[@WaveAqualei]

Also shouldn’t Medoh be in the Biron Snowshelf?

[@adudewithabetsyrossflag8125]

This theory I'm suggesting is more of a "What if" theory instead of your usual "what is" theories. What if, the Sheikah used their technology to overthrow the royal family?

[@javiervasquez8995]

@@adudewithabetsyrossflag8125 ¿Like the Yiga?

[@mr_jonah1673]

Did anyone ever notice the footprints of Vah Rudania that can be found near the Eldin tower? Maybe they're a hint to finding it's excavation site

[@friscokid21]

New Super J Bros. I thought those were King dodongo footprints.. To go along with the King dodongo skeletons..

[@coyraig8332]

Wrong foot structure

[@friscokid21]

@@coyraig8332 well its either that or Volvagia

[@americanalligator1284]

@Mr_Jonah I gave your comment its 100th like. 😉

[@SpikeForrestGaming]

They don’t match. Rudania’s feet don’t match. It was probably some kind of ancient Dodongo

[@shittyanimations8668]

The is a shrine quest where a baby Rito tells you a story (won’t go into detail) then you got to a mountain with a tree on top of it the you are able to see a bird shaped rock formation which could be where vah medoh was buried

[@lrc4263]

Tundra Animations Hub nope. That’s only an optical illusion, it’s not actually shaped like a bird.

[@thedukeconiosantiago9180]

@@lrc4263 bruh...

[@lrc4263]

Thedukeconio santiago bruh... what? It’s NOT shaped like a bird. Look at the map. It only looks that way from a specific angle. It’s an optical illusion.

[@beta7590]

LAERIC because the map is upwards so you can’t see what went upward or what went down just from looking at the map

[@lrc4263]

The Quartz that... makes zero sense. The rock formation is NOT bird shaped, that’s a fact.

[@sinead7241]

'This is where it gets more complicated' Me: Oh no this is gonna get really complicated as Zelda is complicated enough already

[@ravenebony2267]

There's complicated, and then there's Zelda complicated.

[@javiervasquez8995]

And there's also Kingdom Hearts complicated, and Metal Gear complicated, and Resident Evil complicated and also (insert convoluted videogame franchise here), etc. 😏😧

[@mascotvt]

@@javiervasquez8995 kingdom hearts isn't complicated though? Just... convoluted.

[@haleigh479]

Theory: I thought of this when you mentioned an earthquake revealing the divine beasts. We’ve seen that Ganon can make tremors (as seen in the Daruk memory). What if he caused tremors to help uncover the divine beasts, with the plan to take them over?

[@mmmmyeah1849]

Agree

[@depthvorpa4460]

Makes sense

[@Nepheos]

I dont care how they dug them out, I'm wondering how the hell they "buried" a huge divine beast inside a fcking mountain wall.

[@tactical_slime4608]

My only guess is the teleportation technology or they took the beasts in pieces

[@douglashoffmann5943]

Also the continent was most likely changed a lot

[@EmbassyNerdcore]

How about - a magic medallion that allow ancient mages to control earth, like the one from Link to the Past

[@Nepheos]

@@douglashoffmann5943 that does not explain how something gets inside a mountain wall tho. mountains dont just grow around objects like trees sometimes do. the only way to say it was because of time, would be if they buried it underground and the ravines appeared later due to sth like an earthquake... still way harder than just burying it in the desert sand, dropping a water resistant beast into a large lake or a fire resistant one into shallow lava. sth like a sealed underground warehouse would still be the easiest tho. like the leviathan inside an icy cave.

[@jaker7567]

kaboom then more rocks and dirt solidified around them?

[@tmsmeister7603]

I think: naboris - there's a ton of evidence pointing towards the location you've shown, it's pretty obvious I think ruta - east reservoir lake sounds very plausible, considering that's where it originally is in the game rudania - I honestly have no idea medoh - the cold snap hollow

[@lrc4263]

tms meister there is ZERO evidence pointing to the location the showed for Vah Naboris. The pointed out the scaffolding and broken cliff face as evidence. Buuuut... if that cliff broke showed only the top of his HEAD... well there would be a MASSIVE crater in that cliff face where they had to dig out the rest of the MASSIVE machine. But there isn’t one. It’s still basically flat. That can’t be where Nabooris came from.

[@tmsmeister7603]

@@lrc4263 that seems true at first BUT you need to remenber that it had been more than a hundred years since the dug them out, plus they might have filled it back in manualy afterwards from fear that the mountain would collaps. Whatever the cause may be this is the most possible location seeing as there is no naboris sized hole in a mountain similar to what we have seen in the cutscene at any other point in the map

[@lrc4263]

tms meister if they had filled it in I would Imagine they would also have fixed the scaffolding. Either way, the theory doesn’t stand. There is evidence for my rebuttal in the fact that the ground ABOVE that area remains untouched. Understand that Nabooris didn’t necessarily come from somewhere that can be reached in game. There’s a pretty large part of Gerudo desert that is inaccessible to the player, including mountains.

[@kjn3350]

@@lrc4263 Maybe mountain behind it collapsed into its position. If you look at the picture they showed, you can see two different types of rock.

[@lrc4263]

K J N nah. That was just a natural rockslide. The pile of rocks from the cliff face that fell are still on the ground below.

[@Gametendo6]

I'm just gonna spitball an idea for Vah Ruta. What if excavation caused massive flooding, and resulted in the construction of one of the dams we see. Maybe one of the dams was just built over the excavation site.

[@diyarts9378]

I don't think so... They didn't start excavating for the Divine Beasts until a century prior to Breath of the Wild. The dams, specifically the East Reservoir Lake dam, was constructed by the Hyrule and Zora royal families 10,000 years ago. Although, that begs the question: Why was the dam built in the first place? The purpose of one is to keep water FROM flooding, allowing only smaller portions out to avoid overabundance. Perhaps it was constructed in order to HIDE Ruta, which might make sense, given that Ruta was able to leave it in order to get to the aiming spot near the cliffs. Or maybe I'm reading too much into this. I've been watching a lot of theory videos.

[@himeoftwili]

Zelda theorists doing god's work trying to hold the community over until we get some new information on BotW2, thank you guys

[@brandonbaggaley2317]

I know that this video was released more than a year prior to Age of Calamity being released, but Rudania was excavated near the crater of Death Mountain as Daruk stated in the opening cutscene of the level where you unlock him.

[@Skylancer727]

There is also the bird shaped snow field in the Hibra region where there is a giant gap underneath it. Granted in the game a shrine is hidden there but we know the shrines seem to be able to go under ground so perhaps the bird was actually here and thanks to the snow being so thick it just held it's shape after excavation.

[@jameshiney9969]

I have an interesting thought. Does anybody remember the shrine quest from Rito where you had to find a tree to look for a shrine. The shape of the landscape is a bird! That could have been an excavation site, and like ae said, there is like a type of ruins on top, so maybe a civilization lived atop Medoh at a point

[@Al-ok1lj]

I just noticed that today on my 2nd play through. I’m surprised these guys didn’t pick it up.

[@element895]

In Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, it is confirmed that Rudania was far up on Death Mountain

[@BalboaBaggins]

Nobody plays that non-canon lame game.

[@angelmendez-rivera351]

@@BalboaBaggins I do. And what do you mean it is non-canon?

[@mrpuglover77]

@@angelmendez-rivera351 Many aspects of it are not canon to the botw lore, as it takes place in an alternate dimension

[@angelmendez-rivera351]

@@mrpuglover77 I have been made aware that the game is not canonical, as it contradicts the events that took place in Breath of the Wild, and it is essentially a fan game, developed by Omega Force and not Nintendo.

[@nf..1001]

The divine beasts are burried inside the game files

[@michaelvernon9459]

Love how people still make videos about a game that came out 2 years ago. Thanks!

[@Littleton3513]

Because it’s the best!

[@michaelvernon9459]

@@Littleton3513 facts

[@Kyamusuku]

Mnb has such a relaxing voice

[@_Elysian__]

Yeah, he does.

[@memelordmog8071]

Asmr

[@nenakelly742]

He also sounds like a much calmer more monotone ace the ocarina maker

[@mysteriouswatcher3347]

Well in the prequel we see rudiana getting dug up

[@BirdieSenpai]

"There is where it gets more complicated." I thought we already did this with the Zelda Timeline back in '16, LOL. Great video as always, Black! Also, I see you and Mask uploading at the same time trying to make me choose who to watch first and rend my heart in two. I see you there.

[@TheSpecialPsycho]

Vah Rudania's relatively small size compared to the other Beasts leads possibility a formation of Rock was put around it as it could blend in that well. Vah Medoh was probably placed near the "giant bird" in Tabantha, likely excavation leading to the shape. Vah Ruta may have been in the Resovoir thus creating the reason for it.

[@vtgaming979]

I like to think that maybe the excavation of Medoh is the reason for the large, but peculiar “hole” formation at the top of Hebra Peak, meaning the Sheikah somehow hid it up there!

[@MagicMorton]

I love how everyone calls it 'Polymus mountain' even tough it's actually ploymus

[@strangeavocado9279]

I would’ve loved if there was a quest where we had to find something at each excavation site.

[@RyanOlsen]

Interesting thoughts on this. After watching MNB's recent video about the mysterious Yiga hole, I am more and more interested in what is underneath Hyrule. I'm thinking there may be more going on under Hyrule than above. I am greatly looking forward to BOTW 2, and I'm hoping we get to see some of the Sheikah technology that is hidden deep underground. I mean, those towers come from somewhere, and everything across all of Hyrule (shrines, towers, etc.) seem interconnected underground.

[@krenze1164]

There might be going on more under Hyrule than above. Above hyrule: a few small birds, sometimes a guardian and a titan fly around. Under Hyrule: hidden areas if the castle, maybe more divine beasts no one knew about (like links beast under the shrine of resurrection) and sooo much more. Honestly, I can't see where you're coming from...😀

[@antoniocruz380]

I think Vah Medow was found in the area that seems barren by the Rayne highlands where zelda snaps at link. There's an odd barren part that seems like medow could have been there and if you look at the pillars both by the shrine and on medow they like a lot alike. But that's just my opinion

[@-goldenflowertea-]

Oh wow, I just realized that I’m super stupid lol. I never realized that Vah naboris was the divine beast found in the cutscene I thought it was some sort of bug.... I’m so stupid.

[@jewelboyd3646]

It took me a couple rewatchings of the cutscene before I realized it was Naboris's head. The first time playing the game I had no clue what part of the Divine Beast it was

[@Thenamelessgod-cz9em]

To be honest the first time I watched it I didn’t even notice it was there so compared to me you’re a genius

[@idontevenknowanymore3852]

The first time I watched it I had no clue what loz, let alone a divine beast, my family had just gotten a switch and I had seen a friends big sister playing it, so when I was asked what game I wanted I was all, uhhhhhh, breath of the wild? So consider yourself educated in the subject, lol

[@jewelboyd3646]

Now I feel really, really bad...

[@booty_hunter4207]

@@idontevenknowanymore3852 how the hell are you just gonna not know what loz is?

[@factualtemplar8797]

Here's a theory:What if they were disassembled? I know they never specify that they were taken apart in the game but in that one cutscene with the excavated guardians we can see that they have no mechanical legs attached to them.Perhaps they were disassembled so it would be easier to hide.If this was the case then only the Sheikah should know how to put them back together.

[@puopoup]

I finished the game like hundreds of times and I never understood where they were really buried. This is why I always come back to check on your theories because you somehow have all of the answers to my questions

[@BalboaBaggins]

"hundreds of times"

[@angelo8606]

There was probably no lava in the volcano, maybe Rudania was excavated from the old Goron mine.

[@lynx848]

Considering that vah medoh wasn't used in the rito village 10.000 years ago, because of the nice round blast taken out of hebra mountain, I personally think they hid it in the a place close by, so my opinion goes to the hebra mountain region. Though, I like the thought that all divine beasts were found at the same time.

[@silenal2885]

You and MaskedNintendoBandit just posted at the same time...you gave me a hard time to choose which one I watch first.

[@lordlegorightfulheirtothet5454]

Hey!

[@silenal2885]

@@lordlegorightfulheirtothet5454 Oh hey!! Long time no see how's life going?

[@lordlegorightfulheirtothet5454]

Silena L I’ve been great, Thanks! How about you?

[@silenal2885]

@@lordlegorightfulheirtothet5454 Sorry for responding so late! I've been great too thanks :) hope we'll see eachother in a stream again I really miss it! The streams are always in the middle of the night for me.

[@sanaab4903]

Didn’t even read the title just clicked on my favorite youtuber

[@lemonicdemonade09]

Lol me too

[@michtori2922]

Same, his videos are way too good

[@dayalasingh5853]

Yep same

[@spiffykanger7901]

me too!

[@knowhowmath5127]

Lol I read it

[@grcae]

Hey NBC! I was thinking about the Silent Princess when I got memory #6. When Zelda states, "The princess can only thrive out here in the wild.." maybe that is saying that SHE can only develop in the wild. And also... when it says, "is that the species will be strong enough to prosper, on its own," that could mean that they hope Zelda could prosper on her own... I don't know. Just a thought that came to mind!

[@sodoesrachael_]

I've always thought Medoh was more closely tied to Hebra than Tabantha, honestly. The hole in Hebra mountain could've easily been made by Medoh's laser fire during the fight 10,000 years ago, and since Hebra has such a harsh climate, hiding a divine beast there would make sense since few people would go looking for it there, or accidentally stumble upon it. Maybe it was the water too, and that could explain the random docks in Lake Kilsie? Or yeah, like someone else mentioned, the 'bird in the snow' shrine quest might be a hint as well. Maybe BOTW 2 will give us more insight. I hope so!

[@mckaygoodman6514]

For divine beast vah medoh, what about the giant bird shaped rock? The one with the shrine and also a guardian i believe. There are defiantly signs of shekai technology there. Is that shape really natural, or did that flat plateau used to be a little less flat?

[@Seabee203]

I love Zelda theory youtubers! they all work together and credit each other. I wish other genres were like that.

[@pratim4822]

This is a theory of mine of where Medoh is. There’s a cave which has a giant door blocking it and you have to roll a snowball down it to open the doors and then you see a cave with a shrine. The cave you see is quite big so medoh could have been found there. I hope you see this and do some research on it.

[@lucteyssier1636]

This is my personal favorite unanswered question in the game! I think it's so fascinating, and I think Nintendo missed an amazing DLC opportunity to have us play AS the Champions during the time of the excavations/their respective trials. Can you imagine how awesome it would be to play as Urbosa and take on the Molduking? Or trying to stumble awkwardly around Death Mountain as Daruk during the time trial down the volcano? 🤣 Idk. But for sure I hope we can get more story on the Divine Beasts in the next game.

[@javiervasquez8995]

Then again wouldn't that make the game feel less "Zeldalike"? I mean one thing is controlling the Hero Link and exploring the World of Hyrule while trying to stop Ganon but having 4 separate characters having their own adventures just doesn't feel "consistent" with the themes in the series. 😕 I feel such a concept would work more in Hyrule Warriors rather than in a full on "classic" Zelda game in my opinion.

[@illusionofquality979]

@@javiervasquez8995 But Botw has changed many things, steeping away from their conventions. Even getting rid of the auto-jump was a huge step for the series, even if it's seems like a simple tweak. It seems that now Zelda series is becoming less "consistent", especially with a full direct sequel (Majora's Mask was also a sequel but I think that it lacked in a scale in comparison to OoT).

[@lucteyssier1636]

@@javiervasquez8995 I think that they could've done it in a way that it wouldn't have felt like it was stepping away from tradition. I'm thinking how in Majora's Mask you could become other races, and use those abilities. It would be DLC and I was thinking it would be constructed more like the extra DLC memories between Zelda and the Champions that Link isn't a part of. But also... Being Urbosa and just going... * s n a p c r a c k l e p o p * And decimating everything would be so fun

[@lickkittysplit3871]

I really hope Nintendo follows through with this. It would be great to see where the Divine Beasts were excavated and to give you 2 an Easter Egg in the game!!

[@joshuaking3731]

Medoh might be easier than we think. What about the "bird in the mountain" quest? The stone formation that looks astonishingly like an imprint of vah medoh. Yes, the tail is separate from the body, and its kinda out in the open, and there's a shrine inside it. But hear me out. What if vah medoh was buried under a mountain peak? A smallish peak, but still the cap to a mountain. They would cleave everything off the top revealing the beast. The shrine was always buried there. Remember, many shrines emerge from underground when a task is performed. The task may have been negated by revealing the beast, as well as the split. Which brings me to the broken tail. Any tectonic shifts, earthquakes, or tremors could have severed the tail from the rest, revealing the hidden shrine. I know Im 2 weeks late, but I just saw this video, and thought Id give my 2 cents.

[@WaveAqualei]

I think the most obvious place for Medoh is the Biron Snowshelf in Hebra. It IS shaped like a bird (or an eagle) and it is quite big Also, since it’s the snowy mountains, maybe they didn’t bury Medoh if it was in the mountains? They would just let the snow do its job?

[@0oh_no]

Technologic_Wave isn't it that only from an angle it looks like a bird?

[@WaveAqualei]

No it looks like that when it’s sunny

[@aspiringcaptain]

Technologic_Wave I think that the top part was sticking out because there is grass and ruins on the top part of Vah’Medoh.

[@dothedo3667]

It's not actually bird shaped dude...

[@andersonzeis3841]

The bird that gives you the shrine quest said that you should look for a bird from a peak with the tree. It does look like a bird. There you go

[@dorememe8548]

I’ve been thinking about this since the game came out. Glad to hear people with bigger voices in the community talking about this.

[@allenl5960]

So many places I realize I've never visited in all my playthroughs. Ruta being hidden underwater makes sense I think because it does have diving capabilities. Rudania was probably buried under stone rather than being under lava because I don't think sheikah tribe would be able to access it if it was in lava. That doesn't really give us a very good picture of where it could have been though since death mountain is massive. I think along the cart rail near the goron village is a possibility since it seems to lead to nowhere in particular other than the shrine, which the gorons have no reason to build a railway to. Plust, iirc the only other place with that sort of cart/rail system is hyrule castle, which makes sense if you assume the rail was made by sheikah to excavate rudania. Medoh I think probably wouldn't have been underground since unlike other divine beasts, Medoh has lots of moving parts located outside like propellers, the gondola cart thing, exhaust(?) vents that I don't think would have fared very well underground. So I would place Medoh in some sort of cave or possibly under ice/snow, so the propellers and stuff won't get damaged, rather than burned in the canyon. Could have been placed under water but I'm not sure if Medoh can even go underwater. Certainly doesn't look like it and I don't think there's any evidence of anything that could lift a thing as big as Medoh out of the water if it was underwater.

[@meyambe3792]

I have an idea! What if the quake that revealed the Divine Beasts was caused by Ganon/Ganondorf. He did this so that they would be found and his plan could be executed perfectly.

[@protomundi]

Thats why I like those videos. Always giving me a reason to come back to my favourite video game series

[@gvc1991]

Dude, before i watch the video, i have to say that your content is amazing, i love watching your vids when i get home after a stressful day at work. Cheers from a brazilian fan 😊

[@NintendoBlackCrisis]

Thanks, I'm glad to hear that you love the videos!

[@bar111a.5]

I love maskednintendobandit's voice

[@54667991]

I can't wait until the VGA, so anxious to see if they show anything from BotW2.

[@krishnamckay3247]

I thought they were all buried in the Earth, but I just thought that maybe they only felt the need to do that with Naboris as the most dangerous. Plus as you said, the Sheikah wanted the tech to be somewhat accessible bcuz they knew Hyrule would their special tech again. But Medoh might have been in one of those Hebra caverns you open with snowballs, while Ruta was underwater & Rudania was in lava. Also, do you believe the Divine Beasts were more uncovered by the Sheikah excavations or the earthquakes...? I ask because, Ganon might have caused the earthquakes

[@tiernanbrazil3069]

What if there was a quest in the sequel if it does take place in Hyrule, to find the old excavation sites? That'd be so cool!

[@yugi007100]

Great video as always, keep up the theories. You and MNB are such nice guys, I can tell who care about their comunity. I do hope you get another trailer at the Game awards if not I could see them doing a direct in Jan or Feb with a trailer and then a little gameplay at E3.

[@roderos]

I think Vah Medoh was located in the mountains, you can find the impression called bird in the mountains

[@kevinstarr6022]

Very nice vid kept me interested the whole time, and all the excavation spots make sense too. Shout out to MaskedNintendoBandit as well.

[@SophisticatedGoat222]

Age of Calamity seems to imply that Rudania was found inside of Death Mountain crater, and at that time, Death Mountain is cool enough that Link, Zelda, and Impa could travel there safely to recruit Daruk. Death Mountain didn't become so dangerously hot until after the Great Calamity.

[@jamesscott5353]

I support the tremor theory Maybe it was early signs of the seal on Ganondorf breaking but at the same time fate showing the Sheikah were the Devine Beasts where buried. To much? 🤔

[@michaelmiller8484]

I love when you zelda guys get together!!

[@shikadota209]

On an open world game I Really REALLY love the outskirts(small and hidden places) of the maps like the Quarry behind Ploymus or the small village thats on the north west of the map that has a shrine close

[@Teudlanif]

BlackCrisis: I think they were buried here, but we don't have enough information. Botw creaters: * dont know where they were found either *

[@bobowon5450]

truly groundbreaking. the entire video had me on the edge of my seat

[@teatomato6486]

YAY i've been waiting for this!!

[@jotarospetdolphin3884]

But that’s just a theory a game theory thanks for watching

[@michaelbyun3474]

Since nbc pointed out that time traveling is possible and mnb pointed out it moved before what if it didn’t move before and link and zelda time traveled so this is right before it moved out of the it’s normal place

[@Karuminu2]

I was thinking Medoh was found in Hebra mountain peak where that huge hole is. Maybe Medoh made that hole when it was revived and caused the possible cave in at the Akita stone grove? Same way Naboris caused that earthquake that resulted in its head being exposed in the rock wall?

[@eyalbennatan4221]

I always stop whatever I'm doing to watch any new video from you. Great job!

[@ryanrenold4952]

Ok. Going back to your theory about how the prophecy lied I noticed that the Zonia symbol has actually been seen in other Zelda games. The symbol appears in Wind Waker, Phantom Hourglass, and Triforce Heroes. It could also be a reference or choice of detail. One more thing is that the hair of the Hero in the tapastry could be a reference to A Link to the Past also (possibly) backing up your theory on time travel saving Hyrule in Breath of the Wild 2.

[@ryanrenold4952]

But thats just a Theory! A Crisis Theory!

[@moonshadowmagic7116]

Thank you for this video! It presents a most interesting question, which has been bugging me ever since I first watched it. I will weigh in, if I may. 1.) Firstly, we are given Vah Naboris for free, as you point out. As has been argued by others, to judge by KZbin content, no one knows the exact placement of Ocarina of Time in this history, except that it is much earlier than the Divine Beasts. I recall that, in OoT, the Gerudo outlaws'-guild (if I can call it so) was based in Gerudo Canyon, and they closed the desert against outsiders. When Naboris was hidden, it looks as if they simply moved her up against the cliff (a quarry?) and walled her in. Risk? Discovery, if an earthquake was powerful enough to unmask her, but so what? Unless the Sheikah Slate was available, she would remain inactive and presumably impervious to looters. 2.) Vah Ruta. As she has hung around the East Reservoir for a hundred years, and was designed for working in water (was she intended to produce water in case of drought, as well?) why not sink her in the lake itself-- perhaps under Shatterback Point, where no recreational pier had been built? It does intrigue me that there may be a tunnel between the reservoir and the Rutala River, and that Ruta can use it-- possibly only her. Otherwise, since she can climb that peak, why not just have her walk there? But the cutscene shows her swimming in the Rutala. Risk: Rediscovery by the Zora, or exposure from failure of the dam. Again, though, no Slatee, no workee. 3.) Vah Medoh presents a unique problem, being a flying machine. I believe the term I want is VTOL-- she could land and take off vertically. So: pick a spot in Hebra, out of anyone's way, with no slopes for winter athletics. Firm bedrock, geologically stable, preferably no higher ground adjacent to complicate takeoff or landing or to erode down onto her. Let the snow do the rest. Risk? Climate change, basically. I think she was grounded on the snowfield visible to the west of the peak with the tree-- the same place Mollie tells about, where a white bird hides a secret. Medoh's tail may have spanned the gulch leading down to Lake Kilsie. While the presence of Guardians is not conclusive, I don't remember any others in Hebra-- but one patrols that snowfield. 4.) Vah Rudania. I got nothin'. Death Mountain is huge. Not sure she'd have been sunk in lava though-- a dormant volcano can become active within a few years or months, or stay quiet-- and excavating through lava rock? I'd be looking at the Badlands to the north, or Ordorac Quarry to the east, or even around Gut Check Rock, but not in the cone. Anyway, that was long. Thank you for your patience!

[@lilli-annthomsen674]

Sounds plossible. But I don't think that you would need the sheika slate, because if I remember correcly there is only two that is known to us 1. The one Zelda ran around with 100 years ago that Link has now, 2. The one Purah made to play around with her age rune. Purah's slate is relativly knew (I think) and the one Zelda had she couldn't really use for anything but taking pictures, as seen in the memory where she tries to activate one of the shrines and it doesn't work. Sorry for the grammar, i am not a native english speaker/writer.

[@kendal0605]

Love the vid and collab, NBC. Thx for making ur peeps happy campers! :)

[@danielolsson7134]

Very interesting topic! What about the broken part of Hebra Peak as a possible location for Vah Medoh?

[@BriarMoss...]

YEEEEESSS. always happy to see a new video of yours pop up!!

[@wishbee4656]

I have exams all week im glad this is out bro its my relaxation 😂💓

[@typhoon4188]

"Medoh, Noboris, Ruta and Rudania all piloted by Revali." ah yes spaghetti bird piloted all 4 of the divine beasts.

[@samraisin9928]

You are like my favorite KZbinr currently! Keep up the good work!

[@shin_a]

I was waiting for a video like this

[@jedjensen7974]

Been waiting so long for this video!

[@CeceGames]

I think that Gerudo canyon is the most obvious for Vah Naboris. Every time I traverse it and see the scaffolding, I think "Yeah, this is definitely where she was buried."

[@genji_onion]

I thought that maybe vah meadow could have been in the huge cave by the titan skeleton in the north of hebra. you might say that it couldn't possibly get out of the cave since the entrance is so tiny, but there must have been a way for a creature as big as the skeleton to get in and out. (If i am wrong with the size of the entrance please correct me, i haven't been there in a while)

[@PandaXclone2]

The skeleton (which is that of a whale) is meant to imply that there was an ocean there a long time ago. The skeleton was never "brought in" to the cave; that's simply where its carcass wound up, frozen into the cave walls.

[@Hscaper]

Thank you for doing this, you both!

[@typhoontaiga]

I'm surprised it took this long for you to do a video on this topic

[@diecastcustomsgarage8005]

A lot of Good points there!, nice work 👍

[@rafianimations9188]

These videos are so relaxing . I can *watch* your voice forever!

[@Heli-draws]

Ah yes,I too do love to watch songs while listening to images

[@rafianimations9188]

@@Heli-draws lol

[@leanquabean8056]

What about the gap in the peak of Hebra to hide Medoh

[@petargrific484]

that was most likely to be caused by a divine beast laser,an meteorite, or an excavation that led to failure because the hole wasnt big enough for an oversize bird

[@lbgreviews]

@@petargrific484 given the Naboris's head is the only thing in the cutscene and that there's no evidence to suggest that it was dug out as a whole beast. I wonder if perhaps, a part of medoh was found at the top of the mountain, but definitely not a whole beast.

[@pokeric]

NintendoBlackCrisis and MaskedNintendoBandit! Two great tastes that go great together. Keep it up!

[@petrichora5582]

What if Medow was in that empty space where the shrine quest "the belly of the bird" is? I forgot the exact name but you know the one where you find the shape of a bird in hebra region and underneath is that shrine? Since medoh was a flying guardian I would be surprised that they just grounded it and let the snow cover the area to hide it. And when Medoh was activated again, the bird left that imprint in the ground that's shifting and fading over time....

[@calebmurray4438]

Ah yes, I remember that spot in Gerudo Canyon as the spot where level 1 me trying to rush straight to a divine beast actually couldn’t sneak along the walls anymore and needed to fight to cross over (jk I found a way to get across with just the base stamina wheel, I was a noob with no loot and wasn’t willing to fight anything)

[@henrybarnhill2443]

I think that vah mehdoh was found in the archery range when that was being built, I agree with vah naboris, I think that ruta was in east reservoir lake, and rudania was in the volcano keep up the good work and amen to the outro

[@themysteriousorb5145]

I thought about this topic when I saw this excavation thingy in akkalla, and the funny thing is, that I predicted all of them where you said except Medoh

[@bogdancostea3931]

MaskedNintendoBandit has such a soothing voice but then our boi NintendoBlackCrisis is so enthusiastic

[@loic7867]

I like how you said that in game they tell the lizard literaly "travelled to Detah Mountain" than seconds later you say it migh have been hiding inside....

[@fiammanerapatrick3215]

Well, now we know a bit more about Rudania. Daruk in AOC says they found Rudania pretty high on the mountain, and when they reach Rudania, it's inside the Volcano.

[@lincolnlogsforleeches1422]

Medoh could've also been located around gerudo highlands, there's a monster infested camp on the east side with many updrafts and scaffoldings. I remember it being somewhere above Dalite forest if that helps.

[@MangleFoxy]

I didn't even know the Champions had journals- gonna have to read them.

[@anthonibrookshire3704]

Whooooa! MNB? What are you doing on this channel? Best of both worlds!