Hyrule is Not Worth Saving

[@PaulFisher]

Here’s the thing-every large-scale catastrophe that occurs is completely new to the Kingdom. There is ample evidence of significant development _before_ the Calamity depicted in BotW, which appeared to kill a significant portion of the population. The map is dotted with ruined settlements, most notably Castle Town. When you combine the devastation of that event with the fact that the land has been full of monsters and ancient killbots that reincarnate every week for 100 continuous years, it becomes more understandable that they have struggled to develop-any large-scale projects are essentially impossible under such conditions. The majority of the populace has been reduced to subsistence, and it’s a constant struggle to keep your head above water. As many other comments note, they had barely a handful of years of peace to start recovering before the Upheaval, which was an entirely distinct set of disasters. While Hyrule’s leaders certainly could have made some better decisions, there is ample observable improvement by TotK. They have built massive towers, and (while unorthodox) the numerous distribution sites for building materials evidence a large ongoing logistical operation by Hudson’s. (It remains unclear to me why he has to advertise, though. He is literally the only game in town.) There is also structured, government-supported research into the Upheaval, the Depths, and Zonai technology, an improvement compared to the essentially non-functional government before. As to the adoption of Zonai technology, we should consider the obstacles they face. The main fuel for Zonai devices, Zonaite, is available only in the Depths, which have thus far proven too dangerous to mine in the modern era. And, as you allude to in the video, only Link has had Zonai technology explained in any way, and this by the literal spirit of an ancient god. If anything, the amount of progress made in that short time is remarkable, and indicates to me that Hyrule is on a very positive trajectory, even if it is not ideal. You’ve given us a lot to think about, and considering your Ganon’s Advocate view, along with those of the many responses, has been quite a bit of fun.

[@Worlds-Within]

Thanks for this insightful comment. 👏 😃

[@PaulFisher]

always a pleasure to dramatically overthink the details of life in a fictional world!

[@GamingRedBirb]

I did in fact read allat

[@Worlds-Within]

Overthinking the details of life in fictional worlds is exactly what this channel is about. 😃 I'm glad I found people enjoying it as much as I do.

[@HearsayTheySay]

What about the Yiga threat? Would that also be an important factor? To incorporate crime, that can also withhold the livelihood of development.

[@chaos_mage6226]

Did you forget that for 100+ years, there was a complete societal collapse? Hyrule as a country was destroyed in the Great Calamity, leaving independent villages to their own purposes. No one maintains the crumbling infrastructure because there is no one to maintain it. There was industry, as evidenced by the Exchange and Quarry ruins. However, this has been left in ruins, and the immediate danger has only subsided for around 5 years (only for another calamity-level event!). In short, there is no Hyrule to save.

[@aliastheabnormal]

Considering that there was no mention of the Shiekah and their rogue army of killbots and Zoids. I think that yes.

[@LinktheCommunistWaifu]

Link: Die, Ganondorf. Ganondorf: Wait, Link! I'll get rid of all of the incompentent leaders, and establish a strong country that won't make you save their butts every time something goes wrong! In other words, you'll get the credit for all the hardships you have suffered, and you won't have to do it again! Link: Zelda, I'm on his team now.

[@yao5921]

you can't have link dupe items all days, Link can't uphold the economy all by himself.

[@Worlds-Within]

True, but only a few duped machines can exponentially increase productivity. Only one tractor can replace the work of dozens of people. Same with trains, cars, or tanks. With its current population, Hyrule would only need a few trucks to reach maximum trade throughput between the cities.

[@aliastheabnormal]

Nintendo got rid of all the dupe glitches.

[@emeryduhgamer]

@@Worlds-Withinwhile I do have to agree with you I would have to say that it would be hard for Hyrule to make many automated devices using Zonai tech because of the limited amount scattered throughout the world and the only way to get more is through the capsule machines, which require zonai charges or construct horns which might be tough for really any hyrulean to get it, even somewhat skilled warriors would likely have a hard time with it, and while link can also duplicate vehicles only up to 8 special ones made by link which would be hard unless the people of Hyrule found a way to make schema stones, and the problem of zonaite arises as well, and while yes it would revolutionize the entire economy of Hyrule is would also take large amounts of time for any significantly sized amounts of zonai devices to properly start being used by anyone other than link, in fact the only people who can use zonai devices are the Yiga and Hudson construction Co. who both have large access to the materials (I was not involved in the conversation but I just wanted to state my thoughts)

[@carlosdgutierrez6570]

​@@aliastheabnormalthem how can I print rupees by duping diamonds?

[@DavidNagy03ER]

I do wonder how much of Hyrule’s problems stem from just now being able to start recovering from the Calamity which decimated basically everything except a few towns. In the 5ish years between the end of BOTW and TOTK, Zelda (and friends) seems to have really improved the situation around Hyrule, though there’s a long way to go

[@davemarx7856]

Trains soon, I think.

[@woops9076]

@@davemarx7856spirit tracks DLC🧐

[@nehpets216]

Remember, in that 6ish year period Zelda created the First School in Hyrule to exist after the Calamity 100 years ago. There are a few generations that grew up with no education, no central government, and Immortal Monsters between each town. While the place is a disaster, it is loyal to Zelda and Link who now have Purah's Youth tech, and access to the Zonai Tech. It shouldn't take them too long to hit a good standard of living and there will be a decently long period of peace (What sane or capable person would try to fight Link?)

[@froggycolouring]

Gannondorf, he’s never gonna stop or win either

[@nehpets216]

@@froggycolouring True, but in the TotK timeline he shows up once every 10,000 years (if the legends in BotW were true on face value)

[@froggycolouring]

@@nehpets216 but between botw and totk link hasn’t aged very much, meaning it was likely only a few years

[@nehpets216]

@@froggycolouring It was somewhere between 3 and 8 years. Link went from physically 19ish to physically somewhere between 22 and 29 with random characters seeming to age less than they should have (Or Riju is just small and wont get bigger because from 14 to somewhere between 17 and 22 she should have grown to her adult size)

[@nehpets216]

@@froggycolouring To Further clarify for Proof, You introduce Maddison's parents in BotW and in the time between they had Maddison, then became old enough to learn multiple languages and get old enough to be on her own. IMO she looks 6ish in TotK so add 9 mo at a min and it's been at least 7 years. Any theory on how long it's been needs to account for her being born and getting old enough to be the kid in TotK

[@Riyamu0779]

Hyrule does have an informal volunteer militia in the form of Hoz's group, but that's the closest thing they have to a military or police force as they only defend against monsters and don't intervene in any interpersonal or legal issues

[@luckstin9680]

They used to have a military before but then after this “calamity” that happened. I don’t know why hyrule haven’t start making there military don’t know why they dissolve it in the first place

[@No_Go_322]

@@luckstin9680 I think this is about five/six years after Zelda is freed from that cocoon...it takes more than five years to build a competent military, unless you use conscription and huge taxation, and I highly doubt Zelda has the heart to enact the draft, and anyways the funds seem to have been poured into Lookout Landing, the towers, and the Hateno school

[@luckstin9680]

Bruh you do realize I was making a joke on how hyrule military was completely destroyed by the calamity

[@luckstin9680]

Also what is that profile

[@No_Go_322]

@@luckstin9680 huh it didn't seem like a joke.

[@aphztic]

"Link, please save our kingdom, we need y-" "shut up this is the 46th time already"

[@jacksonvoet8312]

I mean, most people can’t use Zonai technology, the yiga use their magic to power the Zonai parts, and link uses his power supply. Also, link can talk, he just doesn’t because of the pressure on him. Also, just because we don’t see them prepping, doesn’t mean they aren’t! I mean, they dismantled the shekiah technology once it was learned that the calamity could possess it, with only small scale pieces without AI remaining. They prep, we just don’t see it.

[@Astrum_Deus]

False. The very existence of the tarrey town cart which is powered by 2 zonai wheels means other people can sue zonai devices, the just gotta slap batteries on em

[@jacksonvoet8312]

@@Astrum_Deus Fair enough.

[@aliastheabnormal]

@@Astrum_Deus And then punch them. Really, really, hard.

[@AngelicusEXperiment]

@@Astrum_Deus True, but those batteries are a work-around, not a long-term solution. Useful until the excavation stops turning them up.

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

Clearly suppressed video. Majora's Mask had an excellent and thriving, safe community that could only be brought down with unprecedented disaster, I bet a video on that would get thousands of views.

[@Worlds-Within]

It might be worth comparing all the different communities from all Zelda games. Good Idea. 👍

[@Immunity1080]

Yea but Termina isn't Hyrule

[@Delstrom2]

You forgot about one major political party! The Yiga have proven themselves to be excellent planners, and Master Kohga to be a brilliantly competent leader. While Rito Village struggles due to the lack of any sort of long term food storage or production, the Yiga had a vast transport network able to transfer plentiful food resources, including quickly spoiling bananas, to every corner of an unexplored chasm the size of Hyrule a kilometer underground. While Gerudo villiage struggled for weeks hiding in a bunker, unable to realize that gibdo are weak to all elemental damage, while the Yiga conquered miles of monster-ridden territory. In addition, the Yiga understand the importance of maintaining a proper, well armed force properly equipped to deal with the harsh reality of a kingdom filled to the brim with monsters. While Hyrule's best "engineers" and "scientists" are struggling to figure out how to steer a plank with wheels nailed onto it when the steering stick required was lying five feet away, the Yiga were flying in advanced aircraft and driving literal tanks. And, perhaps most importantly, Master Kohga is a leader who is present for his people. King Dorephan abandoned his people in their greatest moment of need by hiding in a cave preserved by his own son's manual labor. This deprived Zora's domain of any authority, oversight or direction, leaving only the prince's new fiancée to take charge of vital matters such as disaster relief efforts. In contrast, Master Kohga fights on the front lines of the Yiga's problems, working alongside his subordinates to achieve the goals of his people alongside their prosperity and safety. In short, because of the brilliant leadership of Master Kohga, the Yiga have been immune to the problems that have affected the rest of the nation at large. The love that the Yiga have for Master Kohga goes well beyond that of a manager or even that of a cult leader, it's the love of a people who have truly been cared for and the mark of a leader who has earned the complete and perfect trust of his people. That is why I would like to propose that we vote Master Kohga for King in the upcoming election. Glory to master Kohga

[@luma4682]

finally, something that Kohga can make Hyrule great again!!! he want to save us all!!!

[@kurousagi8155]

I can’t believe I’m convinced you’re right.

[@generaltechnomage306]

Let's hope that giant rocket didn't kill him.

[@rcmg4013]

Don't forget that Master Kohga conquered the depths without prior knowledge, powerful artifacts, and destiny BS. A true inspiration.

[@kapi_yakumo]

Praise our supreme leader kohga

[@owenbyrne9850]

remember totk is 5-6 years after botw. 100 years before botw, Calamity Ganon destroyed central hyrule and collapsed the economy. Zelda restarted it but then the upheaval happened. Link also loses ultrahand, fuse, autobuild and ascend after Ganondorf is destroyed

[@anonymousperson6657]

Kass and his entire family disappeared. That's more important than Zelda, finding Kass should be a main quest

[@Sarah_H]

Kass' kids are the ones running the village shops after the adults have all gone to Hebra to find food, and his wife is in the Hebra Trailhead Lodge. It's just Kass that's missing

[@leonli4977]

Some points are valid, others are reaching. Criticism on rito and gorons felt valid, but riju was literally training for her lightning powers and not having a sewage system for the zora is a huge reach that feels there just because there's no other thing to criticize (Tarry town and the castle also don't have toilets) Another counter point is that Calamity Ganon and the divine beasts was literally everyone trying to prepare for disaster, it just backfired

[@c_xd1]

Nah, Hylians just have a 100% efficient digestive system, therefore there would be no need for toilets!

[@yukimistay]

No freaking way the game series taking place in medieval times doesnt have modern features in its world 😱😱

[@A_Lion_In_The_Sun]

No electricity! No internet! Monarchy! How dare they not adopt the zonai technology that has literally just fallen from the sky and immediately industrialize their society

[@CLArden]

@@teamplasmacolresstpc8234 Tbf last time the people of Hyrule tried using Ancient Sheikah tech it was all taken over by Ganon and almost killed them all...

[@Spygirl812]

Look after the underpants quest I kind of completely lost faith in the hyrule people. And you know what? Continuing though the game my faith in hyrule is in the negatives! Maybe the reason Zelda and link are the only ones that can beat Gannon is because they are the only ones who are not idiots.

[@jamiekosch2562]

Also the boss fo the wine tempull in the deepsis is also working for ganon to stop you and minaru

[@clemente3966]

Welcome to the concept of Anime Dumbness. Despite its name, it isn't limited to manga and anime, but it can be seen mostly and more explicitely in anime, hence the name. The concept of it is to have characters otherwise smart and/or capable enough become dumb for either plot reasons, or comedy purpose. For example, the classic scene of the MC accidentally getting a glance at a girl who is taking a bath because she didn't give any warning and/or hint that she was going to take a bath, followed by the girl raining torture on the guy and calling him a perv even if that girl would normally be the most down to earth and logical one of the group. Fortunately that is only a comedic example, but when you pour it all on the plot, you get something like My Heor Academia, which I love for the universe and the possibilities it has created, but hate for the amount of Anime Dumbness it contains. And when it's for the plot, it spreads until the content because mid at best. I personally am still following along the bnha manga, but that's because I'm too commited to it now and leaving when it is near the end like that doesn't sound right, otherwise I would just stick to fan content. So yeah, the suspension of disbelief is kinda broken because of it, just like for you with Totk, which, mood, when you think about it. But I bet there would be more than just Totk that got its Anime Dumbness being too strong and make you think like that about it, and if I'm right, what was it?

[@Spygirl812]

@@clemente3966 Wow that makes sense. I don’t really watch anime or read manga so I have not been exposed to this idea. Makes sense and sorry that you have to deal with anime dumbness often.

[@clemente3966]

@@Spygirl812 I mean, you kinda it now with Totk. And like I said, it's not limited to anime and manga, video games and other pieces of fictional media that you can think of can have some, you just need to be aware of the notion and search for it. And yeah, I've seen a big amount out there. You can't come back from the main character supposedly being really smart and practically the only one who has done analysis but saying "I have legs!" because he forgot he has them while searching for something to replace his punches.

[@Spygirl812]

@@clemente3966 Well thank you for teaching me a new thing to look out for in media. Like your My Hero Academia example I still enjoy TOTK a lot just the stupidity can take me out of it sometimes.

[@verstality]

Link is actually a semi-immortal god who can talk to the the other gods/ goddesses and this shown in many different Zelda games.

[@Ukifukso]

Wonder if the next Zelda game will have the tactics and technology finally evolve from the medieval-fantasy thing for once... Probably not, Hyrule never seems to learn...

[@Luxembourgish]

Zelda wouldn't be Zelda without the medieval.

[@Ukifukso]

True, but I honestly still would love to see some kind of evolution for once. I mean, Hyrule has been destroyed or taken over so many times at the point of TOTK, that you'd think everyone would have at least thought of upgrading their weapons, defences, architecture, or something. But they don't. I know it doesn't really need to change forever, or at all, but I would still like to see it!

[@froggycolouring]

@@Ukifuksowell they already know link is the last line of defence(and the only line of defence apparently)

[@tumultuousv]

​@@Luxembourgishtime travel so it could have both

[@coryfreake9070]

​@@UkifuksoThat is literally the plot of Breath of the Wild

[@SoupyMittens]

Hyrule trying not to be in catastrophe for 3 seconds: (impossible)

[@muradkurul8815]

0:10 you can't expect those to have in the game

[@Chris-gx1ei]

The reason why Only Link and Zelda can save Hyrule is Because Zelda has divine Blood in her Veins through Skyward Sword Zelda (who is Hylia Reborn) and Link is so powerful that he can Challenge Gods. Heck, he slaughtered 2 Lynels along with an army of Bokoblins. And Lynels are so powerful they are according to the Zelda 1 Manual considered as Gods

[@honkpillednpc4097]

Hyrule is just like California.

[@Chopscrewyyy]

California could literally be it's own 1st world country while hyrule is pretty much a 3rd world country 😭

[@blinkowarner3117]

Naw mate. More like Florida.

[@matiasluukkanen7718]

Do not say that. Do not even think that. One of these places is a region under attack by a dark entity, by manifestation of darkness, hatred and evil that will twist everything into a ruinous image of itself. And other is Hyrule.

[@kieranmcginley1262]

​@@ChopscrewyyyGood one

[@Vers1.0]

Fr

[@troloinkto]

Funny enough, I played a Zelda fangame where the antagonist don't want to kill everybody, but has an actual plan to take down monarchies and managed to do so with Hyrule, proclaiming Hyrule empire, with the help of a lot of soldiers and citizens who agreed and respected the antagonist, so link must prevent him from obtaining the shards of the triforce of power, scattered in different tribes of Hyrule and a near kingdom, in order to prevent the war between both kingdoms I'm amazed that a rpg Marker fangame had a better story than the last two zelda games xD Seriously, with the Sheikah tech more than 10,000 years ago, they had everything, Including teleportation, matter manipulation and a high level of medicine, but the King was afraid and decided to go back to monke, to muh medieval kingdom

[@KalinGames526]

Link can talk, he doesn’t because of the burden on him.

[@WorldJumperJoe]

No, link can and DOES talk, we just don't get to HEAR him.

[@KalinGames526]

@@WorldJumperJoe ever read Zelda’s diary? She says why he doesn’t talk and you’re wrong lil bro💀

[@WorldJumperJoe]

@@KalinGames526 Well what about the moments in multiple Zelda games where you choose what you say? Sometimes in botw and totk, you don't even get to choose and there's something you're forced to say, as if link has dialogue. However, link is pretty silent and doesn't say much.

[@KalinGames526]

@@WorldJumperJoe it may be sign language as he never opens his mouth

[@Worlds-Within]

That would be amazing lore if Link only uses sign language. 😂

[@gapfmmadeira]

THIS IS YOUR FIRST VIDEO?! I swear, it was so well made I though you hade more subscribers and more videos

[@Worlds-Within]

Thank you! 😄 I've actually been making videos for many years, but this is my latest channel on which I try to make the highest quality videos that I can.

[@Sarah_H]

I think the game devs just arbitrarily picked this big impressive-sounding number without really comprehending just how long *TEN THOUSAND YEARS* is. We were in the Stone Age 10,000 years ago. This game wants me to believe that, in all that time, Hyrule has REGRESSED in its technology (by banishing Sheikah technology) and hasn't moved past medieval-ish civilization?? This society has just STAYED THE SAME for those ten thousand years???

[@MindrapeJr]

there are examples in real world history that advanced methods and tech were lost before. i think it was the society before greeks that had figured out heated baths or floors, but the technology was lost before the greeks came about. it wasnt due to electricity but some other method. also limited access to certain resources will put a damper on progress. oil may not be a thing in Hyrule. plus there are variables that are not in the real world, such as magic being a thing. maybe a combination of both factors lead to a permant loss of technology. the sheikah probably destroyed most of their tech. only missing some of it to be found later. there is also the problem that GODS are confirmed to exist in the zelda universe. if there is worship of unconfirmed gods in the real world, imagine what CONFIRMED existence of gods would cause. they actually answer prayers. and we can confirm they do in game with 100% repeatable results.

[@A_Lion_In_The_Sun]

Yea, the whole 10,000 years thing is hard to wrap your head around. Especially when we consider societies that existed 2000 years ago to be ancient and 10,000 years ago to be pre-historic

[@halcyon9344]

definitely don't quote me on this but I was told the 10,000 years thing was actually a bit of a mistranslation. i believe that in Japanese, 10,000 years is used as a stand-in for some arbitrary but long period of time. this was taken literally in the english translation

[@shpaghettishpaghetti6219]

There could have been conflicts (i.e. Zelda Games) in those 10,000 years, which hindered development.

[@dinarichyperborean1455]

@@MindrapeJr Magic is real tho...

[@SomeRandomPenguinGuyGD]

Where are the views??? Where are your subs???? One of my favorite videos of all time, deserves more attention

[@Worlds-Within]

Thank you for the nice comment. It's my first video, so it will take some time for the views and subs to come, but they will once I make more videos.

[@Removedused]

This is why you should go save Termina

[@AngelicusEXperiment]

I don't think it's fair to say Hyrule won't prepare for the next crisis. Just that they'll do what so many real countries do: prepare for the next crisis by preparing for the last one.

[@inva88]

How people travel to Lurelin town? There is three head fire dragon in the only brigde that connects farone with the rest of the country and none is complaining about it.

[@senittoaoflightning4404]

Probably going through the mountains.

[@annaczgli2983]

This is the funniest Zelda video I've seen in a while.

[@LarryDeskPlant]

This video has amazingly high quality and you are are extremely underrated, I wish you had more that 67 subscribers and I hope you succeed in youtube, it's extremely hard to find high quality videos nowadays and it's sad that they're often made by people who can't even monetise their channel, this video is Well written Interesting Funny Please keep creating good content.

[@Worlds-Within]

Thank you. I will do my best.

[@TarsonTalon]

How Link feels about it: "Ain't never a boring moment, is there?"

[@purplemist7]

8:44 A) It's fully possible to obtain a school degree while being mute. B) Link isn't even mute. He talks, as implied by NPCs' responses to him, we just don't hear him.

[@DudeDudeman777]

in Riju's defense, although she has the power to command lightning, her biggest weakness by ToTK is she cant target with it to a perfect degree. Its only thanks to Link's arrows that she can guide the lightning to a specific target. Its not that she wouldnt defend her village, its just she couldnt when the Gibdos actually arrived due to inexperience.

[@Manjo273]

Even the yiga are exploring the depths and figuring out stuff about zonai devices But they dont have enough food... Maybe if they get a normal leader or will be able to get along with the shieka everything might be better Paya said they have a twisted history with them but im really not sure what kind of history.... I think it was told to us in botw but i dont remember I will edit the commet when i find out AND when this red shiekas will stop loving kogha so much (Bad english)

[@Okno._.]

Some people know all this shit better than we do I found this cmt 2 minutes later lmao

[@sliceofcheeseyza]

I think the rito could farm on the high islands on lake totori, THEY CAN FLY, BUT THE ONLY THINGS USING THOSE ISLANDS ARE LITTLE STICKS THAT GIVE YOU THEIR GLORIFIED POOP

[@Guiden-jp9tz]

Of course Ganondorf had the crack. He's the one that supplied the crack to the Gorons. After brainwashing Yunobo.

[@Dock284]

We need to remember that Hyrule is basically a medieval state but with different species some of which are everywhere and very hostile. And we don't know of any neighbors of Hyrule in the era of the wild.

[@simonkormendy849]

You have to remember that Hyrule is a country in a fantasy world, that exists in a different time and universe, and therefore it's reality is different to ours, so you can't really expect to judge it based on our reality.

[@youmissed8249]

8:49, Link can talk, he just chooses not to when able. He probably has some education seeing as he was trained as a knight, which usually should include non-martial schooling. Everything else, *yes*

[@MagnustheValiant]

To be fair, the Rito had enough trouble finding food in the somewhat safe areas around their village, to evacuate, they'd have to battle their way through monsters and the blizzard while simultaneously foraging and caring for the younglings. The Gorons were under magical influence, Yunobo himself was possessed by a cursed mask. It was noted that, unlike many, if not all other Zora, Sidon had the ability to control water to that degree (although I may be wrong on that, someone else might have purification abilities). Dorephan had an excuse as well, he was nearly killed and was still recovering when he went to the only known haven with pure water, the cave behind the waterfall. As for the Gerudo, I don't know how people didn't realize the Gibdo were weak to elemental attacks. And while Hyrule didn't have a proper police force, it also didn't have criminals, unless you count the high-as-death caldera Gorons trying to swindle people, except for the Yiga, and they were mostly sticking to theor own hideouts and the Depths. (also kidnapping tailors, but nobody's died or been mistreated) Besides, the monster control crew can't do as much as Link can, and while maybe, yes, they do believe only Link can save the country, nobody else seems to be able to. That's gotten a bit long, hasn't it?

[@MrDpool1]

Things did seem better in Skyloft and that seemed to resemble more of a Makhnovist or libertarian municipalist free territory. Everything went wrong when they mopped up Demise and went from some form of anarchist system to a monarchy.

[@kapi_yakumo]

It would say monarchist theocracy since religious significance of Zelda and link in making any other competent leader ship nonexistent Abolish the this endless sole hero cycle and it will give people more reason to cease the means of solving problems them selves instead of link doing everything himself

[@Arlondev]

I always thought like They _know_ that a male is born to the gerudo every 100 years, and that he's going to be the reincarnation of Ganondorf why not like kill him when he's a baby? And if the princess has the blood of the goddess, why not just kill her immediately too? No avatar for the triforce of wisdom, no triforce of wisdom in hyrule, nothing for Ganon to steal. And whenever there's a super hot blonde femboy named Link running around, why not just give him everything he needs to succeed? He's clearly the chosen one, he's the only Hylian who isn't a hideous, malformed, inbred weirdo. Give him armor, give him rupees, give him food. If you have a piece of heart lying around, GIVE IT TO LINK! He's trying to save the world, why the FUCK does he have to complete an archery minigame to get the heart piece!?

[@Worlds-Within]

I mean, I can understand giving Link challenges, so he becomes a powerful warrior, but else I agree.

[@davidakin3840]

thats is super unethical and inpractical and link would just turn into a villain a self centered and powerful one that rakes control of the kingdom. bruh you literally just suggested child sacrifice. 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@chaos_mage6226]

@@davidakin3840 Obviously this man is an enjoyer of Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal".

[@Arlondev]

@@davidakin3840 child sacrifice is based. Get on the altar

[@davidakin3840]

@@chaos_mage6226 💀💀💀💀 fr fr

[@vovagusse]

According to the canon, Lino saves Hyrule nontheless, regardless of how it's not worth it. This video just opens up Link as a hero from a different perspective and makes him as a character feel even more real, because there are SO many things in life we do, despite knowing there are better things to do.

[@arcticfluffyfoxy]

actually this version of link can talk but it's confirmed in zelda's diary in breath of the wild that he prefers not to because there are just so many people looking up to him and it makes some kind of nervous he doesn't want to be judged

[@evenicehag6471]

the first 30 seconds is just a description of the medieval times which this clearly is

[@yaboydarrell]

even without zonai technology which requires zonai batteries, the hyrulians already have a reliable source of energy that could have been implemented in the form of monsters. there are monsters who emit bio electric, thermal and cryo sources of energy that can be harvested and utilized without the use of zonai batteries. my vote would be to introduce the economy of slimes. slimes are the least harmful in terms of the elemental monsters as well as the ability to easily convert them between the three forms via external stimulation. the normal slimes can be domesticated and all you would need is a tall fence that they cant jump over. that alone would solve the energy crisis

[@tjjordan4207]

I was a bit disappointed that the TotK sequel didn't expand on the current state of the Hyrule Kingdom and its political system, instead opting for "discover what happened to Zelda and defeat Ganon again" storyline. If a third game in this time period is made, I hope they go more further into Zelda's attempt to rebuild Hyrule and establish people to be in charge, maybe even have an invading Kingdom come forth in the after of everything.

[@GreenBeing-xn8od]

You should, however, consider they had a signifcant catastrophe that happened to the kingdom of hyrule. Pre calamity, the population of the county of hyrule field had at least the same ammount of towns as BOTW - containing an estimate of 9 former towns, including the capital, 2 temples, multiple farms and a colleseum. Due to the large ammount of food, water and flat , easy to build on land, it is expected all of these towns had a similar population to modern-day Gerudo town, and dirt paths that survive even to this day show that there was ample trade. Furthermore, multiple ruins show even everyday hylians had acces to self defence weapons that could easily take care of monsters, and many shown to belong to soldiers and even knights , with said weapons being found near said ruins. It is expected that there was no monster population before the cala,ity, and any monster had little to no chance due to the large-scale hylian army, and the self defence protocol every citizen had to follow. Highly advanced technology, material wealth was wabundant,and people had signficant freedom of speech rights - as long as they did not support ganon or any anti-reigime. This ended however, due to a slow regression due to events of 10,000 years ago, when the king decided to abolish the sheikah and their technology. This significantly made hyrule regress , as the sheikah /zonai were the first to discover technological breakthroughts - incluiding teleportation, massive guuardina killing machines, overpowered one shot weapons, as well as many quality of lvie features, such as telephones, cameras, and armour. This prevented any further development of hylian society, as the sheikah were either forgetting their technology entirerly or joining the Yiga clan. The yiga clan, fueled by hate towards their former nation, managed to pull ganonfdorfs return, and due to forgotting to use the sheikah technology. Ganondorf carefully ruled the incompetent King Bosphoramus's rule, placing guardians in critical defence spots, particularly centred in hyrule castle and hyrule field area. Due to that tehcnology not being used for 10,000, and it was easy to hijack, and ganondorf managed to access said technolgy. However, this had putted hyrule in a position for re-developing: As incompetent autocracies were removed. However, what saved the kingdom was 1 small development:the king funded a small reaserch team , lead by Purah, to discover this ancient technology and developed it. Altthough not enough to save hyrule in the moment, it opened to However, ever since that calamity, hyrule ahd been ona good path: Rediscovering and further perfecting this technolgy, and discovering the Zonai technology. They had done remarcable progress since: They managed to re-unify hyrule and embraced development not onlyt echnologically, but also architechtually: Building the first multi-story house since the time of the sheikah.Other duties had been transfered to private owners: With Bolson demostrating to be extremly great at contruction under the new queens rule, due to her ehavy passion for reaserch, progress will be fast The collapse of hylian society was a long expected outcome, not due to Ganondorfs's inevitable return, but rather because of the vanishment

[@mesquijoanpius5644]

Great video! 🖤 I have always thought that the kingdom of No-rule has no possibility of salvation. Hylian people will forever spin in a wheel of suffering. Good or evil. Does it even matter? A saviour... for what? #hyliannihilism #hyliannihilismneedsaflag

[@Jaydeenisfake]

Man I hate it when toilets aren’t heated 😢

[@LilfoxTheHybridHylian5967]

As a hylian living there, its..... somethin' else

[@aidanandandrew7214]

The only bad thing I see in hyrule is that there’s no TEMMIE flakes :/

[@Cai-the-hollow-knight-fan]

*hOi*

[@lukasritter2544]

And the biggest mystery is: Why does Hyrule have like 4 towns few small villages which are as big as these „cities “ and just a few inhabitants anyhow. And dont just say they got all killed…

[@lily_littleangel]

It's kinda hard to militarise and exterminate monsters that respawn every month.

[@A_Lion_In_The_Sun]

Every week, the blood moon happens roughly ever 7 days in the game. More if your taxing the system, because it also serves as a memory dump for the switch

[@kapi_yakumo]

Well might as well bite the bullet And have a competent military to kill them again and again they only respawn every handful of days

[@Miksen25]

The thing is that it plays in a more medievel time

[@briancorvello3620]

I'd say the citizens of Hyrule are adapting remarkably well - they've managed to make a volunteer army that has a decent success rate in rooting out Ganondorf's forces, and it's strongly implied they've done so without Link's help. Yeah, Hyrule is a terrible place to live, being literally under the dying curse of the God of Hate, and it has been far worse before, but Hyruleans are, if nothing else, resilient.

[@graenovember]

dude i love this video you took it so seriously and it’s great ❤

[@Worlds-Within]

Thank you so much! It was a lot of fun making the video so serious.

[@SamHorseherd2209]

Assuming Hyrule modernized like Japan did, Hyrule would become a great power, despite it's isolation from the rest of the World. It would easily have an economy based on agriculture, Mining & refining, Product manufacturing and more.

[@aDog420]

Its been cenonically like two days since the zonai devices fell from the sky and link, and only link is able to use them effectively. Chill

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Awesome Video bro. Of course Link is a god. He is even theorized to be the Legendary Doomslayer from the Doom Games. Who is also a god.

[@flooow6508]

Link has probably a sword-use degree or stuff like that

[@isaacmallette]

I rlly feel like link should be the king of Hyrule

[@No_Go_322]

"Religous extremism for princess zelda" I will be an extremist for my princess!

[@freshairkaboom8171]

Our societies wouldn't flourish either if there were giant murder robots roaming the land, as well as huge ass dragons, imps that throws magic at us, as well as various monsters that return to life every few days. Zonai technology is relatively new to the inhabitants of Hyrule, and mysteries and dangerous events take place a lot, forcing people into hiding and fight or flight mode. Give them a break, their societies are so small that a king is basically just a glorified chieftain. They need most people in the village to help stay alive, so they have limited amounts of people that can pursue technological advances. That shit is complicated. So they are reduced to basically relying on the few scientists the entirety of Hyrule has, as well as using the Zonai devices that already exists. Unlike Link, the populace at large also do not have batteries for extended Zonai technology usage. Also don't forget that Hyrule is a land with magic related to the goddess Hylia, basically a proven deity, so culture runs so much deeper in Hyrule than in many real modern societies. That would make the populace way more conservative basically automatically.

[@calamitycosmo6608]

actually gerudo town has law enforcement

[@MaxiBlep]

get this man to 500 subs

[@3down4togo]

Climate change may have destroyed the land but the music makes it so worth it I know you were hyped when you heard that call back during colgera

[@arcticpossi_schw1siantuntija42]

Public transport and ships would be easy to arrange with all those zonai devices and new hyrule had trains thousands of years before the latest hyrule. they just have to start mining zonaite Zonaite airlines could even be accomplished with ease It would be really cool to see hyrule using all that zonai tech for transport and infrastructure like an elevator in rito village or other places they can even make tanks and bomber planes which ganon can't do anything about because it's not automatic horses would become obsolete because you can just put fans and a steering stick on a wagon and that's a car the roads are unpaved but they exist Police are not needed because hyruleans tend to be too few and far between to have internal issues like theft by someone other than the yiga clan who are basically red bokoblins with teleport. anyone trained in combat can defeat them with a farm tool and hyrule did manage to improve their infrastructure since botw

[@Even_littlerB]

6:39 taxes don’t exist because the central government of the country has been demolished my a calamity and then any hope of it returning has been demolished by another calamity

[@Archange_11]

Why are we comparing a medevil country to modern ones

[@tiesvdbiggelaar1411]

Hyrule sure does have other problems like… THOSE GLOOM HANDS WHAT THE HELL WHAT ARE THESE DOING HERE AHHHHHHHH

[@davekachel]

Rito, Zoras domain, gerudo, goron and hyrule itself are all absolute monarchies. The vassals select predecessors differently but they are still all absolute monarchies with no councils and no other system. Its a monarchy world, like almost all of humanity in 906

[@A_Lion_In_The_Sun]

The Rito are a chiefdom, which means that theres at least a semblance of democracy there. The gorons have a president, but hes a corporate leader, so its basically a corporatocracy, and either way, its a leadership position based on strength and favoritism. Kakariko, Gerudo Town and Lurelin village have a chief, Hateno has a mayor, so it seems like the country as a whole is moving more towards a sort of democratic system. The only real royalty would be Sidon and Zelda, and they dont seem to see their title as that of absolute ruler (Zelda is even introducing elements of socialism into Hyrule) just "well, I guess im in charge cause my daddy said so."

[@linkeddevices]

It's a monarchy. From the start as told about rauru, rauru is evil. You basically get sucked into a world where by merely playing the game more you seek power and the shrines are there to help you recover from evil. It literally says that.

[@A_Lion_In_The_Sun]

Why is Rauru evil? If anything, hes kind of like the wizard of Oz, came from somewhere else, fell out of the sky, and an easily impressed race of people made him their leader. His whole "light" theme kinda comes off as presumptious, but I dont see him as remotely evil. Also, the shrines arent about gaining power, they are about purifying the gloom that infected Link. Each light of blessing (I dont really get that name) just helps restore Link to where he was at the beginning

[@Thunderrr_]

Please let's not turn Hyrule into the destroyed and messed up world we live in today

[@sandwichcinema223]

very nice unique video.

[@hailthequeenFM]

How can you expect a stable economy when Hyrule is getting attack on weekly basis.

[@_delta_music_]

may you have good fortune in the algorythim

[@raeplaysval]

the sheikah had the right idea it was the king of hyrule who got rid of all of them and brainwashed them into giving their technological prowess, twice.

[@kaylalafountain3015]

Rigue couldn't aim right she need help yobo was mind control and sidion was only a few that could do that water thing but if he move he risk contamination and the root were trying to fly to the air but got lost in wind storm

[@giganticmoon]

things hyrule DOES have in this timeline: electricity roads what i truly don’t get is that the leadership of these towns and cities must rely on this kid. they can do it themselves, with fishsticks, they can USE WATER. berdlys can just…migrate…? rockman can just like, not eat it and push the others in lava…….? redpeople can just like…get out of the desert.

[@fardung]

At least its better than whatever Birmingham is

[@linkeddevices]

They have literal time travel in the game. Zelda is playing majoras mask as you are playing a link between worlds. LINK is YOU. He's based on ultima and the player taking over a d and d like character in a meta world where Zelda is the story weaver with essentially an Cassandra complex and Ganondorf and his emmisaries are the mechanics of the game. The only way to tip the balance is through a player entering the world. It's a metaphor for real life. That's why all the games are such direct metaphors to the point the current one is about the war over every ie REEs called Zoanite in the game. You escalate the cold war by playing as you read in the yiga journals and by attacking the "monsters" you force them to fortify so there are entire regions that are like full of silvers. The world is a metaphor for reality just like the last one was a metaphor for promises for a better future handed down 100 years for someone to fulfill. This one is about striking a balance where you see both a potential horrible apocalyptic future where everyone abandoned hyrule and live(d) in the sky trying to build a utopia of automation that's now crumbling and completely reclaimed by nature. And then the source of the exploitation zonaite which powers it all being harvested to the extend we there's literally a tartarus under hyrule that they just sealed away hoping that'd distance would solve the problem. Rauru is basically musk, Thiel, bezos, Google etc if they had their way lol. They even lock all the technology with ip called schema stones and literal electronic locks that can only be unlocked by rauru himself who finally sees through Zelda that the world he is creating is fated to end badly and will need an outsider to "link" into the game but claim the powers while trying to balance it with wisdom left by Zelda as she time travels. There's a deep fake of Zelda trying to thwart her plans and are lying to towns and trying to prevent you from fulfilling on the plan that the sages and the real Zelda set up in the long distant past. The game has always been a post apocalyptic game where technology is hidden in temples and only trusted to the outsider with the key, which is the hand of rauru and the smarts and courage of the player to learn the mechanics and restore order by tempering power with wisdom. The more power you unleash the more the enemy forces also gain the power and link (you) are free to be a chaotic evil neutral or good as you want. You can play the game forever and just keep seeking power and shadow Ganon reminds you of who you are becoming as you controlling link puts on further masks and can even use bio warfare to cause 3rd world tribes to kill themselves for you so you can steal their resources and gain more and more power. But how much power do you really need? You can actually beat the game in 5 minutes but the lust for power has you having to constantly visit shrines to "hopefully as they say" "purify you of your evil' and you can see that the evil literally emanates from the hand of Link the Meta character you control.

[@leafyguy2039]

i think goron thing was more like alchohol since they looked drunk

[@klink4123]

welll to use zoiniad items you need zonid power like links hand etc . and what I know peopel in hyrule dont has them .

[@azubilp]

Oh, yeah. What even happened last time when the people of hyrule had support of mechanical creatures and machines that were supposed to defeat the calamity? Oh yeah, right, it fucking killed them

[@checo8383]

video games are becoming really good at recreating idaho

[@kaylalafountain3015]

Less pollution no wars and everyone gets along

[@MichaelW1980randoms]

I think you’re forgetting one thing here. Hyrule is a post apocalyptic society to begin with. Hyrule used to have Military forces, an infrastructure and probably economy. But the story ahead of Breath of the Wild showed the destruction of all of it. And your argument about the Zora is rather weak. For one, they are a aquatic race. I doubt they will pollute the very element they need to survive. Also: Our modern form of society has introduced pollution and destruction to the environment never seen in 500 years prior to the 19th century.

[@einfachnurmarcel3886]

Hyrule Kingdom shall die...... Long live the Republic of Hyrule

[@Zacian2.0]

I get some of the other ones, but I am pretty sure you should not be using "not having electricity" as a bad thing for a FANTASY world. The others are fine tho

[@stevensilvainus6084]

The Yiga Clan can do all that, if they want to.

[@edwardzuniga7598]

“Outsider”? My guy, link is Hylian…from Hyrule…🙄

[@kapi_yakumo]

In comparison to the races he a outsider

[@MarioGamer_64]

Link can talk he just doesn’t in the games 8:42

[@Korbloxiangames]

He only talks with text

[@JohnDeere1025r]

This is why the Mushroom Kingdom is so much better

[@LokiScarletWasHere]

This is your inaugural video? Looks like you have a brand and everything, so what's this video supposed to say, that you'll be covering games from the perspective of an in-world tabloid?

[@Worlds-Within]

I'll focus on games and movies but all kinds of fictional worlds in general.

[@LokiScarletWasHere]

@@Worlds-Within I was kinda more focused on whether in-world tabloid is gonna be a running theme. Could be interesting, kinda like Devil's Advocate which never really went anywhere.

[@Worlds-Within]

It will depend on which world I'll talk about and if I find it intriguing to pursue that perspective. But it's not the main focus.

[@buddybuddyV]

i really never look at it this way good video

[@Zeeboklown]

Something's cursed about that thumbnail pic..

[@MaxiBlep]

Hyrule has literaly downgraded from the zonai to the scheikah to what we know