Can You Beat Tears of the Kingdom Without Stamina?

No Climbing, No Swimming, no Paraglider--if the stamina bar appears at all, I have to reset. Is it possible to beat The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom without stamina?
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[@PointCrow]

subscribe if nintendo should rename the game to "Tears of the Slight Incline That Makes You Use Stamina WHY DID YOU MAKE THE GAME LIKE THIS"

[@S1mpl1city_]

Fax

[@Tank_Productionz]

Ok

[@chilitofu3512]

no im already subscribed

[@zyonss]

Ok

[@erlahan2200]

Ok

[@SuspiciousTemmie]

The fact that it took almost 40 minutes to get past the tutorial section, over 3 and a half hours to get to the Temple of Time, and over 5 hours to get to the first shrine is absolutely hilarious

[@Whitelisted_Productions]

The pope would not approve, don’t ask why

[@clam6254]

@@Whitelisted_Productionsbecause undertale? is that the joke?

[@Drsteam08]

I can't even finish the normal game I couldn't even fathom doing this

[@hunterjarman4728]

Ok I won’t ​@@DontReadMyProfilePicture.0

[@sinteleon]

Honestly those are probably the hardest parts of the run, since after all that you basically have unlimited potential, depending on how much you want to abuse glitches. (taking damage a non-issue with infinite fairies, personal damage a non issue with infinite weapons, ultrahand more than enough to get to all the other shrines with a long enough bridge)

[@justinelledge326]

I can imagine Rauru is watching Link do all this and thinking "Maybe I should have given him my legs too..."

[@Mehsomeguy]

Bro imagine seeing someone build giant machines while their legs are on fire while they’re just like 😊

[@Battleaxe79]

Like kicking ganon with zonai electricity

[@TheOfficalAndI]

underrated comment :D

[@HotdoggerYT]

*does a more crazy challenge* Hmm..he is all ready basically a zonai..um..AHA! take a secret stone cuz ganondorfs cousin wok up

[@eligit4397]

Hilarious

[@Moijord-xf9hs]

Respect to the editor for editing a 15 hour speedrun to 38 minutes 🫡

[@jpyff7789]

Imagine watching a 15 hour meme stream...

[@jacobsiron6929]

​@@jpyff7789imagine having fun

[@horsepotato3684]

@@jpyff7789 so what its fun to have in the backround, its enjoyable

[@LilXancheX]

@@jpyff7789I would’ve left at 5 minutes…

[@montellberkangulmez4265]

dont forget many streamers actually mark specific spots for their editors + most of it was probably just twitch interactions which are mostly cut out and many failed attempts but still respect to the editor good video

[@AzathothLives]

I love how Colgera is one of the easier bosses in the game, but one of the harder ones for self-imposed challenge runs.

[@smartboy201]

Hell, there's some who NEVER realize you can just dive through his weak points. It's kind've badass to do, too! "Hey! No reducing my durability! Alri~ght!"

[@pokedude720]

​@@smartboy201you can dive?

[@smartboy201]

​@@pokedude720Yep, technically you can also just stand on Colgera's spots and attack the spots, shoot arrows, or dive/divebomb the spots.

[@Aedi]

​@@pokedude720colgeras weakspots die to almost literally anything touching them

[@halcyon_exb]

The fact that in the time it took him to get to a chasm a fall damage cancel was discovered is truly amazing

[@NameNotFound147]

yes

[@onurefeozkan]

and he didn't end up using it, just straight up steering stick'd it

[@halcyon_exb]

@@onurefeozkan true lol 😂

[@monhi64]

@@onurefeozkanwait, so all he did is “ride” a steering stick down the chasm? That’s practically a fall damage cancel glitch itself. Never thought about it but yeah I guess all the zonai devices seem to negate any fall damage as long as you fall onto them instead of the ground

[@LilXancheX]

@@monhi64sure

[@senatorarmstong1282]

The straight emotionless face Link has while plummeting at terminal velocity down the depths is beyond hilarious to me.

[@gameworldjt]

reminds me of when raiden was rapidly punching armstrong who was just standing there, realizing

[@emberthecatgirl8796]

"I gotta change my route to work, I'm tired of this shit"

[@simonwillover4175]

He is reallly brave.

[@darrelsam419]

Link has very little reactions in this game, and I guess maybe almost dying twice in BOTW and here makes him feel nothing in the face of danger.

[@BrightPrimes]

​@@gameworldjtThat he was just like me trying to make history

[@BlueBerry20071]

Fun fact: the fall damage cancel property of the paraglider actually shows up BEFORE the stamina consumption, so if you time it really well, you can use the paraglider to cancel fall damage without using any stamina. It's like a 5 frame window if from really high up though. Edit: maybe a skill issue, but I can't reproduce this in TOTK or BOTW. But I swear the stamina wheel didn't show up with good timing. Or maybe it was patched in TOTK and never existed in BOTW.

[@HmmmmmLemmeThinkNo]

This is an incredible comment because I just found out my silly skill is actually kind of a big deal xD

[@smartboy201]

That's some "Battlefield 2042 skip the parachute animation by timing it with your landing"-levels of jank right there... and I love it.

[@anothergenericyoutubename]

@@HmmmmmLemmeThinkNo I was thinking the same thing while watching this, like "why doesn't he just open the glider a frame or two before landing?". Did not realize that was not a well-known thing.

[@imorphemi]

i think epona summoned by amiibo is already tamed by you so you dont have to use stamina to get a horse that way, that could be a good solution to traveling long distances

[@alexandrebertone4351]

Imagine how Ganon must feel knowing it's easier to beat him than to climb a wall Like he just got his ass swept by an asthmatic Link

[@mazzy_ivy]

Oh god yeah

[@quinslayer8142]

I've never laughed harder at a comment

[@blabberflabber397]

There's actually a little trick that would have saved you a tiny bit of grief here after getting ultrahand. As long as you're ultrahanding something, you can walk up almost anything without engaging climb or using stamina. You can even use this to walk up some mountains, if you just maneuver to the right paths.

[@noaag]

I think it's the same as walking up a slope while holding ZL.

[@DRAG0NSPIRIT10]

I figured this out while transporting Korok's 😆

[@that_one_vr_gamer]

I accidentally discovered this when I was tryna transport my "house" up to the top of death mountain 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@saketmaniac]

😂

[@PaulBenjaminJenkins]

Would’ve been so funny if you had to use stamina to grab Zelda’s arm at the end… 😂

[@elixir_21]

NAHHH let the b1tch fall /j

[@Aliencatgnarpy]

Fr

[@LunarLegend69]

Imagine lol😂😂fr fr

[@klop4228]

Just like Smant's no weapons challenge for BotW

[@KieranLeCam]

6:54 Chat: chop down a tree 7:03 Point Crow: I wonder if that woodwork

[@halcyon_exb]

I read this comment before getting back to that part in the video and when I got there again I wheezed so hard at this damn you 😂

[@KieranLeCam]

@@halcyon_exb gotta embrace your inner dad 😁

[@user-qn7ry5pk2i]

I Already noticed it and I Laughed so hard

[@YekkityYek]

I love that the shrine completion plays each time PointCrow clears an obstacle. Props to the editor!

[@sinteleon]

wait, that's an edit? :O :O :O

[@Underwounder]

I JUST SAID THAT LMAO/pos

[@BlazingImp77151]

I wonder if there is a mod for that. purely so I can do it in my own experience.

[@ralto7]

And the low health warning plays whenever stamina is on screen

[@InkLink]

really? I found it extremely annoying, the sound playing whenever the stamina wheel pops up is annoying too

[@kennyrlarsen]

I love that riding rocks is an absolutely critical part of this run

[@sinteleon]

Technically it isn't, but the alternative is way less entertaining (being invincible by fairy duping)

[@jarehelt]

we used to ride these babies for miles

[@ZorotheGallade]

@@sinteleon That or just hoverbiking everywhere, which is kinda cheap

[@glassphoenix9095]

@@ZorotheGallade using the hoverbike is also not really ideal in some cases just cause of how fuckin unwieldly it is to pilot in tight areas or when youre trying to go straight down. hence the rocks, which serve no purpose except to plummet

[@I-VisiBomb-I]

just like the pioneers used to do it.

[@wickedmagician529]

I actually caught that detail of Zelda's torch being present at the bottom of the Imprisoning Chamber on my first run! Such an awesome little touch of detail

[@matejhazek2598]

Me too, I was like "oh my god that is incredible how many little details they put into this game"

[@clearandsweet]

My favorite part was he was like wait, do rocks float in water? Then he threw the rock in the water and it sank.

[@Waitwha]

Respect to the editor for placing the low health sound effect every time theres stamina

[@AscendantOat]

And the "puzzle solved" jingle after every tricky platforming bit.

[@LilXancheX]

@@AscendantOatisn’t that in all Zelda games?

[@Geo-ln2hz]

@@LilXancheXyeah but it’s not meant to be there all the time

[@CamKoudo]

The way he pauses in absolute disbelief at every wall is pure gold xD

[@WMPetkowicziii]

It's the look on his face and the camera zoom to the wall that really got me laughing!

[@ethanparr8955]

"god that took forever but we did it" *Immediately walks up to a ten foot tall vertical wall*

[@GIGA_DUCKe]

Idk how this guy does these challenges and never gives up 💀💀 huge respect

[@Ashiixz]

5:46 NOT THE DDLC MISUC

[@LoudWaffle]

The sound editing on this video is actually incredible. Playing music like it's actually appropriate background music, which changes tone based on what's actually happening in the game, and giving all the stuff like stamina popping up or PC overcoming an unintended hurdle fitting sound effects makes this such a joy to watch. Great job VeryTiredKat!

[@DaSheepKiller]

Only thing that could make it better is if the music was credited in the description

[@strawberryvenom405]

@@DaSheepKiller Doki Doki Literature Club is where that nice piano and winds track comes from.

[@quate1316]

@@strawberryvenom405also the fact that it loops the first 8 seconds shows the insanity of Pointcrow’s attempts

[@littlekawaiidragon]

@@DaSheepKillerthe music playing from the beginning is logic and trick from phoenix wright: ace attorney

[@PotatoPlup]

​@@quate1316 that was genuinely annoying to me because I wanted to hear the rest because it's such a bop

[@hsmorg3640]

I just love that it basically took him longer to get the first shrine than it did to get to and defeat Ganon

[@jayjayjonny5043]

18:05 you can see the stamina bar shows up and he doesn't reset but it didn't play the low hp tune. Not that it would have been a big problem, because he would just load to an old save but i'm still gonna mention it.

[@elixir_21]

bro if you deploy the paraglider a SPLIT second before hitting the ground it'll cancel your fall damage and won't take the stamina wheel out

[@cheezemuffin5816]

I remember the BotW run where someone did a can you beat botW without using stamina. Went hours of gameplay just to reach the final stretch of Dark Beast just to realize that jumping off a horse for bullet time takes stamina.

[@circularnectarine1439]

I think someone else also found that parrying slows down the game too, and supposedly it activates the eye in DBG’s forehead, so they parried their own bomb as the arrow was flying towards DBG’s forehead. No idea if it actually works, haven’t tried it myself or seen it work

[@c.nk.01]

and then someone else found out you could actually finish off dark beast ganon without using stamina after he did his run 😭

[@Kals_Sketches]

Point crow did that lol

[@cwalshy6527]

bro actually lost to dark beast😭

[@AdaTheWatcher]

You can also hurt the eye with a master sword beam aslong as you're able to trigger bullet time.

[@chaostheultimayt]

I love that it is fully possible to defeat the demon king’s army AND the following boss rush without even getting the PARAGLIDER.

[@syrelian]

Link shows the up, the Demon Army is like "How did you even get down here?" and Link just points at his rock "Can drive these babies for miles down"

[@skeletor1344]

26:57 That untimely cut off scream just killed me. Didn't know Eric was Pikachu.

[@AAAAAAAAAAAA44]

10:10 How his smile just fades so quickly and then returns only to fade away again just as quickly is just hilarious im sorry

[@sinteleon]

I like how even the smallest gaps gives the "puzzle solved" tune, since in this run, it actually is a massive puzzle solved. :V

[@niteowel9052]

One of the coolest things is that at the start of the stream there was no fall damage cancel glitch, and five hours later there was one

[@wysh2240]

This was such a joy to watch. Honestly must have took so much time considering 15 hours worth of content to edit, and they did it so well. Good job Pointcrow!!!

[@AAAAAAAhuh]

I'm so early ariana still has tears left to cry

[@ShadowCalex]

Lol

[@Zlatan_is_him]

Nah now that’s underrated

[@zylanderr]

bro was faster than the flash

[@GeminiRandom56]

Who’s Ariana?

[@zylanderr]

@@GeminiRandom56 Ariana Grande, a pop songwriter who wrote a song called, "No tears left to cry", hence the joke

[@carlesterbernales9759]

I love how after he solves a problem another one just appears

[@Kurachi84]

34:15 Really?! Wow, in a no stamina run, you also gotta survive?! That's more like a no stamina, yes health run, then! Well, next step is to constantly beat your PBs, eh? :P Nice job, Crowman!

[@Manigeitora]

"Give a man a stick and he'll steer for a day, teach a man a dupe glitch and he'll steer for an entire speedrun."

[@bryn_]

that cutscene with zelda being her 'sage cutscene' adds a whole new layer to the 'temple of time', doesn't it

[@chillkillisded]

Lol time temple

[@Flowzure]

So TOTK but Link has my level of athleticism. Your most relatable challenge yet, Mr. Crow

[@ErikCPianoman]

You are a man of focus, commitment and sheer will. Wonderful playthrough 👏👏👏

[@west3Dgaming]

30:20 Reaches bottom of pit 8 rocks with steering sticks: sup

[@WMPetkowicziii]

This was an awesome video! The first like 11 minutes had me laughing out loud every time he would accomplish a seemingly insurmountable task only to *immediately* come upon another seemingly insurmountable task with the camera zoom and the look on his face. And then once he had some stuff, seeing the interesting ways he managed to accomplish the tasks at hand with his resources. Funny stuff!

[@speedude0164]

It's extra hilarious considering in the Breath of the Wild version of this challenge, the climbable wall in the Shrine of Resurrection was pretty much the only hard part of the entire run (though that technically ended up being impossible due to you needing to slow time with the bow to kill Dark Beast Ganon).

[@heatherhuynh1630]

The fact that pointcrow even made it to the boss rush is impressive Edit: so someone said that if you’ve seen the speed runs it wouldn’t be very impressive but the sheer fact that he went against the boss rush with absolutely zero fucks shows how much of a person he can be instead of caring about the time

[@sinteleon]

Not surprizing if you've seen speedruns.... though speedruns also skip the boss rush outright. :P

[@aryore2411]

@@sinteleon He did this about a month ago which is before that skip was found

[@hsmorg3640]

​@@sinteleon Surprising*

[@shelbyjohnson6695]

@@sinteleon I would check your spelling, because it's surprising* how you spell that wrong.

[@frieddoorhandles]

​@@shelbyjohnson6695 ironic when you forgot to add the word "do" and a question mark...

[@leoncimi08gem65]

18:00 I SWEAR I SAW THE STAMINA WEEL

[@Matt-xu1hm]

Crow: there's a new glitch for fall damage cancel! Chat: Have you tried a steering stick though peak lmao

[@leemiller29]

6:32 this moment when he tries throwing the rock in the water to see if it would float KILLED me lmaoo

[@NintenHawk]

The problem solving in this challenge was INSANE! What an amazing video as always :)

[@ienjoyoranges]

5:41 i recognise this music oh doki doki literature club right? that one psycological horror game

[@s0_s0rry__]

10:50 confused me by calling them “gliders” I always call them “wirly birds”

[@hijynx_]

Watching Eric figuring out how to get around an obstacle is always so fun! Also, as a combat noob the boss and Ganon fights were very impressive lol

[@breadbutinfrench9429]

I love how much effort crow puts into each and every single one of his videos it’s truly amazing how much he cares about his viewers

[@idiot9579]

Npc

[@Seth528]

​@@idiot9579-🤖

[@aj.gachatuber558]

This video was so awesome I HAD to send this to my family! I’m a little bit scared of the Ganon fight and seeing you complete it, inconveniently, definitely helped too.

[@galactice2555]

I’m still watching the video but Pointcrow did use stamina at 10:56 without noticing

[@mohammadbanna5720]

Honestly I just find this inspirational. I have no doubt that if you asked almost anyone if this was possible they'd say of course not. Shows you how much you can do if you just decide, yes it's possible.

[@Refreshment01]

The run was made weeks ago. The video is quite popular.

[@Aperson-kq7pt]

@@Refreshment01 Exactly. Someone published a run 3 weeks ago and now this video already has more views than that.

[@zorod5475]

Got to love how the hardest part of these types of challenges is the tutorial.

[@Eevee860]

Considering the glider is entirely optional, it's not surprising that the final boss has no fall damage

[@ashleydejong3402]

This has got to be your funniest video yet Pcrow! Thanks for all the emotionally stabilizing content!

[@McCartfy]

If you pause right after 18:05 you see a stamina bar for a split second Edit: I know it doesn’t invalidate or make the play through any worse just pointing it out

[@singlebread]

oh yeah there is

[@Vermilion15]

Meh, details details

[@hippo7042]

Also 10:55

[@Vermilion15]

@@hippo7042 he reloaded after he did that he was just going over there to see if that was a possible thing he could do

[@humanperson9443]

Watched the stream, he reloaded

[@simonwillover4175]

I really love the fitting use of puzzle and damage side effects! This video was done SO WELL!

[@trecydreamz0930]

This was actually so fun to watch, I look forward to all the different challenges you'll do with this game!

[@KrowsVeil]

It’s sad… knowing now that he could have just clipped through and skipped all ending boss fights, *straight to ganon*

[@kingdanett4043]

My theory is that the best thing for him to do early game is to try and get a steering stick, because of sitting on vehicles not causing fall damage

[@danomeral]

This was insane. I have so much respect for you on how smart you are to come up with solutions & even beat those bosses in general!! Jfc.

[@hijjak97]

Hearing the DDLC theme in unrelated videos is such a jumpscare for people who've played the game, but to everyone else it just sounds like regular royalty free music and that's so funny to me

[@playerpogg]

21:04 AYYY my favorite Odyssey track! not sure if it was intentional, but clever joke on the "walk to that bridge", while the song from HoleyLune Ridge plays in the background (well it rhymes lol) Anyhow, thanks PointCrow's editor!

[@mreverything7056]

Rauru watching Link take literal hours to get to the temple of time because he didn’t account for Link’s extreme asthma:

[@charlieianzo5513]

Legend says that Zelda is still surprised by all the unfathomable lengths Link will go to.

[@Zodaxa_zdx]

the editing sound effects were SO well done, truely emphisized the suffering

[@zakuraiyadesu]

Love the videos, man. Keep it up!!!

[@Tetra392]

Rauru watching link struggle to get up a flight of stairs: “Zelda might have just been insane…”

[@ramizahmadi7881]

I love how the games like: 'oh, you got over that wall without stamina, here's a taller and steeper wall for you to climb'

[@jeanneymar2390]

That's why I'm subscribed to you, this was insane, gg man

[@PaulBenjaminJenkins]

The joy you get from playing this game is just so pure and wholesome I could cry. 😂😂

[@iarann6695]

I can finally indulge in these videos now that I finished totk myself! I didn't want to get spoiled by these videos!

[@KaiTheMemeKing]

After getting through some of the game, I would indulge in some challenge runs and funny shorts, but I would always click away before the final castle section to experience it myself. Now that I've beaten Ganon for myself, I can finally watch the whole way through.

[@ExceedingRectified]

Local man determinedly avoids doing any hard work, singlehandedly destroys all of Ganon's minions and then him, consecutively. In his last breaths, Ganon reported feeling "insulted" at how lighly Link had taken this. "I will be back in the next game," he promised.

[@TheAnnoyedGoose]

I can finally watch this video cause I’ve beaten Ganondorf. Now I won’t get that final fight spoiled. I held onto that one thing for so long cause I really didn’t want to get it spoiled for me like the hands and the dragon were

[@quinslayer8142]

I really like that he went into this sorta blind, and that chat was able to actually help with stuff.

[@parafoxl7619]

Point Crow: Stressed to get this done Link: literally the most chill ever

[@QwertyWirt]

PointCrow: “Yess finally got up to the shrine!!!” *The Wall:* 😀

[@heaven-clarence]

I love the general annoyance/outrage that Nintendo didn't plan their opening area to perfectly correspond with this bizarre run 😂

[@yoshirider619]

You earned my sub with this one. This is the best TOTK video in existence

[@samualthompson1971]

I was going to say this was impossible because of the beginning part. And seeing his face realizing it was amazing

[@i8biscuits2]

It feels like the start of crows channel with all the possibilities of totk! This is gonna be so good!

[@endminer9217]

​@Grawa 427 they're saying it feels like when pointcrow was starting out back when breath of the wild came out not that he is starting out.

[@grawa4278]

@@endminer9217 yeah I'm dumb

[@stefxc]

The absolute insane dedication to this is amazing!!!

[@MattEnters]

Finally beat the game yesterday, excited to be able to watch your videos now!

[@CEASR22MANIAK]

I think I saw the wheel pop up at 18:05 for a split second. I hope that doesn’t ruin the run.

[@kingmidas8566]

Same

[@masterep0916]

It def did

[@HeavenlyDevilGaming]

And 10:56

[@BlankieBoi]

i did to

[@juandinner8877]

When I watch pointcrows vids, I can always guarantee a seal of quality, and this definitely doesn’t disappoint. Amazing stuff man you’re a living legend🙏.

[@RumorInTheWest]

Omg, yes. This video is so good! Also, I swear when you're falling for a split second before you touch the ground you can take out your paraglider and it won't take any stamina and the wheel won't even show up lol, its happened to me a quite bit ( to the point where I noticed ) XD- It wouldn't have much use normally (I don't think ) but for anyone wanting to try it might help? So anyways, ABSOLUTE BANGER VIDEO🔥

[@iz9352]

You and your audience are made for each other lmao this was so wholesome to watch 😂

[@pedgedemos]

Can’t wait for more TOTK challenge runs and speed runs!

[@settiwie]

18:05 Stamina Bar, i think you have to do it all again😅

[@yoshidababies4222]

Epic, epic challenge!!!!!!! Also I was there live when he fell into the chasm and found a way to land on the rock-steerer to cancel the fall damage. Legendary moment!

[@colonial8568]

now do if you use stamina you reset the run

[@micahphilson]

I want to see him actually explore the world a bit without stamina, see how many temples he can do!

[@c.nk.01]

someone else did this challenge as well and managed to do all the dungeons!

[@speedude0164]

I get that it would take forever, but I'd love to see more of these challenges where they complete all the main quests since it feels weird for them all just to skip like 95% of the game. Though I guess the intention is just to prove that it's "technically" possible to beat the game with X conditions.

[@i_forgot_my_username240]

10:56 he used stamina

[@i_forgot_my_username240]

18:06 as well 😂

[@Mick4yD0nald]

Dw he ended up load again but its not here

[@i_forgot_my_username240]

Oh ok he clipped it?

[@Mick4yD0nald]

@@i_forgot_my_username240 in the livestream he ended up reload

[@lyteupthelyfe5573]

21:05 10/10 best montage would watch again LMAO (but no, the whole video's great, love your content man)

[@Daarkuun]

18:04!!! *Leonardo DiCaprio pointing on the couch meme*

[@PoizNS]

Amazing how Eric finds ways to make the impossible possible!! I could never do this tho lmao

[@LilGokuVert]

I could never put myself through that much pain good job point crow

[@strikewave1918]

the DDLC music at 5:41 awakened some deeply rooted PTSD for me lol

[@bethanyjacob7655]

IM CRYING WITH YOU

[@AJ-ui6ny]

Subbed because ill never have this level of dedication. Cool video