Evolution Of Link Drowning In Legend Of Zelda Games (1987-2024)

[@Master0fHyrule]

What's your LEAST favorite Zelda game?

[@miguelgamer6294]

Links awakeing (nintendo switch version) Its the only one i have (i have super smash bros ultimate too)

[@FangzwithaZ]

Crossbow training

[@miguelgamer6294]

@JD - 06ES 778213 Beatty Fleming Sr PS so why are u here?

[@Mario-Sonic]

Link wind waker hd

[@FangzwithaZ]

@@miguelgamer6294 They're subbed to this channel for Nintendo content. You say that like this channel is JUST Zelda related

[@AB987real]

2:36 Drowns, ends up on shore, stands up, dies.

[@rmbss9203]

Cuz he runs out of energy

[@ladybugsuperstar8577]

*Nintendo logic*

[@youtubecat3809]

4:30 **does it again*

[@CodeKirby]

"shhh! you are dead!" "ok" *dies*

[@samanthacoldcry558]

It makes no sense

[@ArcyGoldenSnowTV]

Twilight princess will always be the most dramatic 🤣

[@kstvg]

I agree

[@knightoftheemblem2191]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Bob-jh6xt]

twilight princess's game over music is just dramatic in general.Also the first time i died in that game was when the guy was murdering poor wolfie with a hawk

[@gamercatkael]

I agree but Phantom Hourglass and Spirt Tracks are also pretty dramatic

[@kstvg]

@@gamercatkael true

[@Dark_Interloper]

I'd say that the Wind Waker drowning animation is very dark, especially with how vibrant and colourful the game is. Just the way Link's body floats to the surface, but we can't see his face is very dark to me. I can imagine some random person on their morning walk, then they see a blonde kid with the master sword and a green tunic, not responding to anything.

[@ombr3g0re85]

My thought EXACTLY!! I thought it was the worst!

[@heroofangst]

😢

[@jaob8855]

he is a child :(

[@ombr3g0re85]

@@jaob8855 they all are 😂

[@DarkendLorule]

@@ombr3g0re85 not all

[@OchtendjasLama]

Link drowning in 2d Zelda: link *stands up only to realise that he must die and just falls flat on his face or on his back.

[@Diamoondust]

windwaker and a handful others as well lol

[@OchtendjasLama]

Yes, but mostly in 2D Zelda 😉

[@samanthanelson8232]

@@OchtendjasLama Zelda: Nooooo!! 😭

[@OchtendjasLama]

@@samanthanelson8232 RIP Link😂

[@jams-0739]

I like how breath of the wild just kills you in the water if you're low enough on health.

[@EvilMariobot]

2:36 Drowns, washes up on shore, gets up, "Oh, right; I'm dead." 9:26 What was that? I couldn't hear you, I'm drowning.

[@DomiAnimations]

Were being normal, and watching someone drown in water for over 30 years. Very cool!

[@butter7790]

Quarantine brought us to this moment

[@OchtendjasLama]

Haha lol 😂😂😂

[@fwyxngpolo]

I’m subscribed to you

[@eggpobi]

😒 every game is a different link except for ocarina of time and majora’s mask.

[@glitchyyt4282]

@@butter7790 yes

[@TeamBlueToad]

If at least it was possible to be teleported back to safe ground after drowning. Link is such a lucky guy.

[@Mrcharles.]

Well it seems Link and Sonic have something in common. They can’t swim.

[@3y3z_0n.m3]

FOUND U AGAIN BLUE TOAD

[@ascaniusyt588]

@@Mrcharles. No, Link can swim. They just can't hold their breath for very long

[@agamerslifetorture6274]

Zoras can't drown, but they drown when hit. that makes sense

[@Judgementabsolute]

He didn’t say that he just said the Zora link had the same animation

[@TaxConsumer]

It probably destroys the gills suffocating them

[@skippygh0st248]

I mean, we can breathe air but when you get stabbed or killed you'll find it hard to breathe after that.

[@Judgementabsolute]

@@skippygh0st248 true true

[@ref1634]

It actually does make sense

[@Prismark]

A hero has fallen into the river in Hyrule. Start the new rescue helicopter.

[@nunnallywalker2827]

HEY!

[@nicolasdiaz7820]

Build the helicópter, and go to the rescue

[@AcidArrestB]

HYA!

[@Piggy24]

Start the new Guardian Skywatcher! *HEY!*

[@nicolasdiaz7820]

@@Piggy24 build the guardian skywatcher and go to the rescue

[@vortexluigirosalina5557]

I like how in Wind Waker and the remake he gets up after drowning and then fall to the ground after 🤔

[@ana7icia]

fr lmao like ...?? what

[@GameXenoZero64]

He gets up and eventually dies cuz he has no health left

[@anonymouscommentator7995]

This is going to make me sound like a know-it-all and I apologize, but you can drown after getting out of the water because your lungs fill up with fluid! It's known as secondary drowning, I believe, but know that I just read about this once and very quickly googled it to make this comment, so these facts may not be 100%

[@kobayashinisalahs7673]

Yeah lol

[@_CTag]

“Urbosas fury is ready!” *Dies*

[@armoritedragonxxcalmoryxx497]

Urbosas fury is not ready

[@3y3z_0n.m3]

@@Meanbean.X loolz

[@smokey64.]

6:08 plz stop

[@kobayashinisalahs7673]

Urbosas fury is what killed him lol

[@RealKMDub]

9:26

[@marcojoseph5087]

It's pretty disturbing to see and hear young children like young and toon link struggle to breath desperately and drowning while their lifeless body goes limp. Trauma inducing.

[@sisib6078]

Yet I watched the whole thing...

[@ana7icia]

yeah and the whole animation itself is creepy too idk smth abt him fainting and then somber music abruptly starting while we just stare at him dying is unnerving

[@Cricketsmoker]

That's funny

[@darkx6869]

Oh well

[@GameXenoZero64]

He couldn’t reach land as soon as he got there

[@thecommenter578]

I didn't know Wolf Link could drown

[@DarkendLorule]

Me either and i love swimming with wolf link

[@Bob-jh6xt]

@@DarkendLorule yeah watching wolfie swim is just cute and hes fast at at it to

[@Mekiza]

I didn't know Wolf Link could drown either!

[@link1048]

I think it's because they never implemented a true way for him to drown. But they probably added the animation to see if someone would find a way.

[@sisib6078]

@@link1048 i love how everytime wolf link drowns Midna is like awwwww my ride (not mine but I cant remember whose)

[@nightfall4434]

9:26 Urbosa got mad that Link did Vah Naboris last so she decided to end him

[@heroofangst]

XD

[@NormalGuy985]

Urbosas drown is Ready

[@kobayashinisalahs7673]

Lmao

[@SpudChickenSaltedChips]

Huh... I did Vah Naboris second on my first playthrough.

[@_Guardian]

I think drowning is the most brutal way to go Especially in a Zelda game for kids At least in the main 3D games

[@santiagoytpro2289]

True bro and somethimes is sad especialy in ocarina of time when you are young link ... is sad when a kid dies drowning

[@charlesparker1121]

Link: casually swimming Urbosas fury is ready Link: drowns in a embarrassing way

[@yeetyeet1389]

Can we all agree how amazing link looked in twilight princess

[@nicethanatos6580]

BREAKING NEWS young boy named link was found missing today. he was last seen in the ocean. alot of people say he drowned there. who knows.

[@lordofmurder7659]

Why did I just watch my favourite video game character drown for 10 minutes?

[@lakeheartislost9686]

Yeah idk either

[@lakeheartislost9686]

Same with me tbh

[@kobayashinisalahs7673]

Bc it probably popped up on recommended...

[@jbsMUWcreations2089]

That's disturbing and sad cause my biggest fear is drowning

[@xwednesday4501]

Then why’d you watch this-

[@Chris-bd6lj]

Then why are u watching this

[@bandu_gaming1524]

The wind waker link describes me, I was coughing and almost out of energy in my swimming classes

[@desmondschneider5397]

I don’t know about funniest or most disturbing, but BotW is definitely one of the most realistic ones. Twilight Princess is also pretty realistic.

[@chloskyskies4399]

I think the majora’s mask one is too

[@dragonrand100audiobook]

Even Ganondorf is mildly disturbed by this video.

[@Zeldafan1ify]

I can only imagine Ghirahim enjoying this

[@tri-nintendocube3386]

@@Zeldafan1ify omg your right

[@ezlochocobo7850]

You know what would be *really* sad? If link died with the weighted boots from drowning, he just dies standing straight up because the pressure would be pushing him upward

[@antonyc.7173]

Yes

[@nicolaberry9550]

Should we all be concerned as to why we want to watch a character continuously drown in different ways?

[@noelepeterson2036]

Probably.

[@kobayashinisalahs7673]

Maybe idk

[@chloskyskies4399]

Morbid curiosity and the fact you are questioning it are both signs of a healthy mind

[@ascaniusyt588]

@ChloSky Skies This 👆 its not a bad thing to be curious about something

[@wildthedj454]

Wind waker was sad because he literally floated.😨

[@PuteraNadim]

Link : *is completely above water* Also link : *dies like he don't get enough oxygen*

[@chloskyskies4399]

Dry drowning is a thing? So maybe that?

[@rogayahabdullah4876]

@@chloskyskies4399 how

[@cmcoy5982]

@@rogayahabdullah4876 if someone inhales a large amount of water they may be unable to cough enough of it out of their lungs enough to breathe even after being removed from the body of water. I believe it's more common with salt water which is more irritating to the air ways and could add blood to the mix. Thats why part of drowning first aid is to have their head positioned down and to encourage coughing as the internal water drains. And to get a chest x-ray if they seem to have any continued trouble breathing! :)

[@amandaduquet6369]

I do not need a reminder on spirit tracks I've died enough times for me to remember the game over music

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Here’s a fact: even though the water in Wind Waker is opaque, Link has a swimming animation that’s never seen in game, but a test room hidden in the game’s files has transparent water so you can see it. Link does a breaststroke motion with his arms while kicking his legs

[@kimberlys.5451]

I'm worried that this was on my recommended page

[@intothekey]

I feel like a psychopath for watching this whole thing lol

[@kristopherpark6015]

Midna be like: “Oh wow, forgot you had to breath... got to wait for the next reincarnation now!” 4:21

[@Veryopinionated2005]

😂

[@awesomenintendoman7054]

Insert Sonic drowning theme here:

[@MutevaziEgoist]

Insert Anxiety Music here: *BOTW guardian theme* *Sonic drowning theme.*

[@Mark-oz7vp]

It's ok. I'm just a normal guy watching someone drown over and over.

[@thenightmare9368]

1:11 *Insert BEN Drowned Quotes here*

[@Veryopinionated2005]

"You shouldn't have done that"

[@GameXenoZero64]

You have met a terrible fate haven’t you?

[@mabelthefatal2035]

“YOU LET ME DROWN”

[@kassiespookyandinteresting2327]

Yah

[@lilkittyluna]

I LOVE skyward sword. When the controls work, at least.

[@kobayashinisalahs7673]

Yeah lol

[@adriananimates7448]

Urbosa: Urbosa’s Fury is ready! Link: **drowns**

[@EggShake]

3:39 most dramatic death in whole hyrule

[@matthewberry2144]

You actually CAN drown as Child Link without the need of getting hit. All you need to do is find an area where you can dive and get stuck (Zora's Fountain is a good option for this as you can get stuck under Jabu-Jabu) and just wait until you drown!

[@GameXenoZero64]

Wait I forgot that Young Link can’t drown underwater

[@ocarinaofwastingmytime607]

10:11 This one terrified me the most. 0_0

[@AnderMartin]

Abababublublublablabla Edit cuz it was wrong

[@Zeldafan1ify]

His little voice though :(

[@GameXenoZero64]

Chibi Link is confirmed

[@zauztheblacksmith]

I can't say for sure, but I think the sound that plays repeatedly when you start running low on air in Twilight Princess is sampled for the first note of that game's Game Over screen.

[@samsakura7950]

I love those videos. Poor Link, but I just can't stop laughing; it's too adorable. Keep them coming. :)

[@ricekrispies1917]

The ones from Ocarina & Majora's make me cringe the most. Someone throw Shiek at Link to save him

[@King-Ems]

Skyward Sword and Twilight Princess are the 2 zelda games I love the most 😘

[@marx8542]

9:26 Urbrosa’s fury is ready Link:

[@trevorvallo5841]

"So today were going to drown Link for our own amusement and pass it off as an educational video on KZbin."

[@andreawl9984]

Link: drowns in every game. Zelda: I need a new knight

[@Zilkenian_Davenport]

Majora's Mask 3D drowning animation as Link is very, very unsettling. The way he grabs his stomach, and then his mouth in a panic state (even if he was poker facing until that point) is way too realistic...

[@MeRamblingOnAbout]

Dude, the entire game is unsettling, but it’s especially unsettling to how Young Link starts Drowning

[@chloskyskies4399]

It’s like he’s trying to prevent himself from inhaling, fighting the instinct

[@kagaillard]

Now link gets to cool off and drown in water instead of being burnt to a crisp from lava can't say either are good though.

[@Hana_Rei]

BEN Drowned be like: "You shouldn't have done that..."

[@itslink_notzelda_-611]

Ben Drowned: "...and i took that personal"'

[@racer927]

7:30 That is pretty odd that drowning does damage in this game when it's meant to harken back to A Link to the Past which didn't do damage. Same with Link's Awakening on the Switch.

[@chuckthequail137]

i Was imiting Banjo when he Drowns everytime Link Drowns.

[@wasabi5134]

4:25 Am I the only person here who grew up with this loz game and dies of nostalgia every time I see or hear it?

[@Elisocozy]

Right! I had this game and now whenever I play it, I just get a rush of nostalgia whenever I play it

[@wasabi5134]

Yea I want to try out Spirit Tracks, the two games are very similar

[@Joel_esc]

My favourite Zelda game is skyward sword, it's so good! The funniest drowning animation was definetly the Four Swords Adventure one

[@GameXenoZero64]

Agreed

[@zanok7796]

Evolution Of Link Killed by Cuccos In Legend Of Zelda Games is the next ahahah

[@heroofangst]

YES

[@gracemcomber6374]

Yes!!! Except he gets ravaged by pigs in Wind Waker..... But that would be funny lol

[@pokoriikitkat265]

The only one where he doesn't get stormed by Cuccos is Twilight Princess. He literally becomes the Cucco instead! 😂

[@GameXenoZero64]

Wait, we really need to see that

[@rafaglitchy908]

Everione: It's just link drowning... Me: BEN DROWNED!!!!

[@MCDevastata]

Hopefully at least Ben won't haunt you for this video 😁

[@M00nPh0enix]

Imo, the most disturbing drowning has to be WW Link bc of how he floats up to the surface, back up.

[@kovidarthehedgehog4066]

Link: *drowns* Sonic: First time?

[@noelepeterson2036]

Here's a video I never thought I'd watch... Love it. Poor Link...

[@anxia-tea5846]

0:36 you could have used the dive button and got link stuck under a platform.

[@antonyc.7173]

There was potential for the Iron Boots drowning animations to be the most disturbing. Link just needed to stay standing.

[@shaniaisimbi5917]

Link:drowns in water spawned out side of the water dies in land Ben drowned: WTF👁👄👁

[@yba_xoxo]

Wow, was twilight princess’s iron boots drown death dark or what???

[@0kmadelynbackinbusiness884]

Skyward Sword and Twilight Princess are my Favs~

[@fanoffnf3804]

Link:greatest knight in hyrule. Also link: today I'm going to drown in every way possible

[@VoteRPG4President282]

Of all the times I've played Wind Waker, I never found the death where you fall into the water! That actually creeped me out very much!

[@rac1equalsbestgame853]

Watching his body float up to the surface is... hearbreaking

[@XanderTheBBIEALFan2009]

Next, Do Evolution Of Link Falling To His DEATH!

[@Master0fHyrule]

Maybe not next but it's on the list.

[@Skittles69420]

@@Master0fHyrule hey in windwaker on dragon roost dungeon if you get damage thrown off the edge (like you did to drown ww link for the actual animation) im pretty sure there is a different death sound? Oh and i mean the outside parts of the dungeon

[@PresMan36]

To drown as Young Link in Ocarina, go to the Zora Fountain and dive below the dock where you give the fish to Jabu Jabu

[@Kara-oh7jb]

Twilight princess creators really nailed that dramatic “I’m drowning, the hero is drowning!” Look.

[@thehylian8301]

Ben drowned...✊ I automatically remembered with the title

[@glorush]

Cue BEN Drowned- Idk why that was the first thing I thought of-

[@coelacanth1343]

Me: Thinks About Ben Drowned

[@kevin409]

1:47 Zoras can't Drown but will drown if dies underwatter Me: "Santuary Guardian music" *What, How*

[@ultragamer8816]

4:56 so much for legend of Zelda series

[@Agn-1]

link in adventure of link: can’t swim in water so instant death simon in castlevania 2: also drowns because he cant swim

[@WaterBottle-gv3kc]

0:09 I'M HAVING A SEIZURE

[@TempestVRoid]

9:26 Urbosa: Urbosa's glory is ready. Link: Ah shit *dies*

[@peachy_peachuwu1193]

Every time I see link die in the game I’m just so sad for him :(

[@angel_gaming_707]

In Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess (Maybe Majora's Mask w/o any mask), you do not have to be at low health, because it's an instant kill. Edt: The Adventure of Link also has this (but has lives for some reason idk why)

[@angel_gaming_707]

Tears of The Kingdom has Link's BOTW drown.

[@littlee602]

The botw drowning animation is kinda disturbing bc you can actually see Link’s face and his hand reaching out for help as he sinks below the surface

[@chloskyskies4399]

1:15 it looks like link is covering his mouth and nose to attempt to prevent himself from giving in and inhaling :(

[@JonyPlayz1]

Evolution of amy rose's deaths and game over screens next ?

[@Radshadow2000]

The most disturbing one is the twilight princess one link drowned as a doge,I love dogs

[@ultragamer8816]

7:40 ah yes my favourite Zelda game: smash 4

[@lumastrisk6412]

Getting some "Ben Drowned" creepy pasta vibes.

[@ultragamer8816]

Wind waker is the best drown animation

[@anxia-tea5846]

i find it cool to see the evolution from 2D, to N64, To 3D, now HD.

[@Joe46234]

They should have made drowning in the new Legend Of Zelda Game!

[@Soulintent95]

Never noticed in smash ultimate, young link has his n64 swim animation. Thats so cool.

[@dripgoku3600]

1:24 then he becomes Ben drowned

[@northFI]

Ben drowned is now cannon :o

[@thegamingeditor3068]

My favorite Zelda game is twilight princess

[@pokoriikitkat265]

Saaammmeee! The bosses were a little on the easy side but the story, music, graphics and world layout are what make it my all time fave.

[@thegamingeditor3068]

@@pokoriikitkat265 who is your favorite character

[@pokoriikitkat265]

@Joseph Quattrochi Midna. She is hands down one of the best sidekicks in the series in my opinion.

[@thegamingeditor3068]

@@pokoriikitkat265 I love midna too she is the best

[@pokoriikitkat265]

@Joseph Quattrochi I loved playing as her in the Hyrule Warriors games too. Her and Lana were my main characters I'd play as. But I lost the game before I could unlock the character of Midna's true form.

[@FlowerMix2]

Now I know where they got the inspiration for Ben Drowned's creepypasta

[@maddythibodeau2428]

All I can think of is Ben Drowned while watching this video. I never knew how realistic these drowning scenes are... Like, I just watch a child grab his throat and slowly die from suffocation. Nice video though

[@The10thDecision]

Midna at 4:22 - “Oh, dear, this is inconvenient.”

[@Twin138956Productions2019]

I wonder if Bikini Bottom is in the Zelda series...

[@stevenpavelish6017]

Spongebob likes this

[@NormalGuy985]

The dislikes were ganondorf

[@GameXenoZero64]

Link’s Awaking for Switch is so cute

[@OchtendjasLama]

My favourite Zelda is a link between worlds! What's everyone's favourite game?

[@Lander98]

Breath of the wild

[@juanlaise1059]

1-OOT 2-WW 3-BOTW 4-MM 5-TP

[@captainlink3833]

Between wind waker and majora's mask

[@heroofangst]

Botw, OOT, MM,

[@samsakura7950]

Favorite 3D: TP and OoT As for 2Ds/top-downs, they are all almost equally amazing. Would love to see more remakes like the LA remake.