Lightning Temple [All Phases Seamless Theme] - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom OST

[@cabbagegoat5637]

Now this.... THIS is a Zelda dungeon

[@loganvest367]

They were all good tho, but fire went hard as hell

[@retroblues3062]

I just Finished tears of the Kingdom today and I liked the fire and thunder temple the other 2 were too easy

[@Rancor9000]

When playing through it I was just like "now this is what I wanted from new Zelda!"

[@retroblues3062]

@@Rancor9000 exactly like it really made you think on What to do in the Temple to progress on I like that

[@The_Ostrich]

It sucked

[@LoederMusic]

Desert themes never dissapoint

[@dyltheisprod]

Love all your covers and renditions! Been listening for years :D

[@redcrimson1028]

Very true

[@Miksen25]

Desert Temples never dissapoint too

[@drygnfyre]

Of the four regional dungeons, this one was by far the best. It really did feel the closest to a more traditional Zelda dungeon. Even had sort of an Indiana Jones feel with the various traps, and how you just kept going "deeper" (or higher, really) into it. Probably should have been called "Light Temple" given there wasn't really all that much actual electric-based puzzles (like there was with Vah Naboris).

[@dyltheisprod]

Personally, I really felt the traditional dungeon itch with the Fire Temple. I know that’s controversial but by this point in the game I swore off using ascend and Tulin where it wasn’t necessary to break the puzzles. And when I forced myself to use the minecart puzzles, they proved to be a sort of “lock and key” puzzle box by which you needed to complete the right events in the right order to progress to the next terminal. I think it was perfect, honestly.

[@frewtlewps1152]

I think some of the simpler puzzles in this dungeon, especially the first battery, could’ve used an electric current puzzle to make them more complex. It would make Riju’s Lightning ability even better.

[@drygnfyre]

@@frewtlewps1152 My suspicion is that since Vah Naboris from BotW used more electricity-based puzzles, the Lightning Temple used more light-and-mirrors puzzles to make it feel different. It's also more of a throwback to the Spirit Temple and how OoT also had light-based puzzles in the desert region.

[@VideoMask93]

@@dyltheisprod Am I the only one who turned off other Sages during the temple questlines?

[@joypink5599]

@@VideoMask93No! I did that too to feel more immersed. It felt like cheating lol. I didn’t even use avatars in any sage boss fights

[@Lv-nq9qz]

this temple was incredible. it wasnt just a pyramid shaped dungeon, it really took its design from the Egyptian and Mesoamerican pyramids, with the step well design taken from India on the outside. the interior really reminded me of an Egyptian pyramid, specifically in the lower areas with the narrow chambers and steep staircases leading to more ceremonial chambers. It seemed similar to the queens burial chamber in the great pyramid at Giza.

[@loganvest367]

This was the best Zelda of all time. People are quick to criticize this game but it had SOUL in it, unlike anything I've played since the early 90s and 2000s. Best Zelda of all time IMO.

[@blues03]

What impressed me most about the temple design is when I was flying around outside thinking I could get to a terminal that way, I saw Vah Naboris face decorations adorned into the "Brick" design, and some pastel colored camels on the walls too. I didn't expect to see such care and polish in an area most people wouldn't have cared to look.

[@shame2189]

One battery remains is my favorite rendition of "Attack on Vah Naboris". It was already my favorite theme in BOTW, this just tops it completely. The ethereal vibe exuded by the singing gods (I presume) and the outstretched crescendo in just that one phase alone is nothing short of phenomenal.

[@chris_wizzudz]

While I long for the more linear style of dungeons, the Lightning Temple felt like a perfect balance between the linear and nonlinear formulas, which was what made it so good compared to the other dungeons in the game. If Nintendo can replicate the magic of the Lightning Temple in future Zelda games/DLC, I'll be quite happy.

[@Allay844]

Did you hear unfornunately totk actually isn't getting dlc

[@chris_wizzudz]

@@Allay844 Yeah, I heard. Honestly I’m relieved they’re moving on to the next Zelda. It’s long past time for them to do so, and creating DLC for TotK would’ve delayed that.

[@1SweetPete]

New console, new control weirdness, new Zelda lineage Hopefully they take the good lessons to heart and take a bit of a step back on the very forgettable shrines in favour of slightly more traditional dungeon design

[@Truthbomb101.]

Look it was pretty good but still doesn't come close to most traditional dungeons. Probably 90% of traditional dungeons are still better than lightning temple. Although floor B1 was pretty sick not gonna lie.

[@MusingsMuses]

I'm so glad I did this temple first. While the other temples made me want to run thru to find the next wonderful thing, the atmosphere here made me want to go slow and savor it. Walking slowly down into the temple with a torch and Riju behind me, this song inviting my imagination to envision a grand glorious past for the Gerudo, despite Ganondorf's wicked rule being fully on display in the memories.

[@thenatemonster5]

I have never seen anyone willingly do the gerudo desert first in either of Botw or Totk. You are a brave soul, and a based one at that.

[@PneumaXeno]

I felt exactly like how you describe it, but with the fire temple (that was my first temple). Hearing those chants and the concept of the ancient lost city and the text "Fire temple" showing up on screen... insane feeling

[@axon589]

I did it first too. The desert was the first place I went to after meeting purah. The entire challenge of just getting there, the story and then the dungeon was amazing. I couldn't tell you how disappointed I was that the other areas and dungeons didn't have the same quality imo

[@redcrimson1028]

I did this dungeon last. The last switch u had to hot was a little tricky to get to with the chic behind u

[@nonhmusic4570]

Best temple, best sage, amazing atmosphere/music and amazing boss fight, also, amazing video! Nice duration and transitions for each phase!

[@Netheraw]

tulin solos everything sorry 😬

[@anthonyhovens7488]

The Construct Factory is actually really really cool if you stumble upon it by accident way earlier than the story does. Not to mention, the Factory and Pyramid are the only ones with actually somewhat challenging puzzle gauntlets... Although I gotta agree with Jack here, the Stormwind Ark is just too cinematic and fundamentally cool to not put as number one overall...

[@jastahl]

I also stumbled into the construct factory as my second “dungeon” and was thrilled by that experience. And I agree: stormwind ark isn’t just cinematic; it’s practically biblical. I’m not even religious but the sensation of starting at the previously known highest point in Hyrule, and ascending into heaven to reclaim a vessel that is portrayed as a savior of the Rito (and of course the score slaps) was incredible start to finish. It’s probably the most visible improvement on BotW, a great game in its own right.

[@loganvest367]

​@@jastahlthe stormeind ark was one of the best things I've ever seen in any game in my life

[@KuwaitMaps]

@@loganvest367based

[@dyltheisprod]

This is certainly the most intricate and extensive of the temple themes, with a couple unique tracks as you enter the temple, an extended outro, and even a phase that lasts 3½ minutes before looping. It'll be interesting to see how they handle this music on an official soundtrack release... but for now, enjoy!

[@ypto82]

9:00 i love how this is just the attacking vah naboris theme

[@KingEeeeeee]

HOW DID I NOT NOTICE THIS BEFORE thanks for pointing that out btw

[@goodnightmyprince6734]

There are camel pictures in the temple

[@TheOneAndOnlyGhast]

this dungeon was INCREDIBLE.

[@darkyami12141]

Easily my favorite, this felt EXACTLY how a Zelda temple should feel! Like don't get me wrong, I was happy with the other ones too, but other than the Wind Temple, this one just radiated traditional dungeon atmosphere and puzzles that actually took some thought to figure out Like the actual path to enter inside made me feel like I was descending into dark depths that should be taken seriously. (In a way it reminded me of a mix of arbiter grounds from TP and the Shadow Temple from OoT) only less, haunted or so. The music was also amazing!

[@gym2481]

Funny story. While going through this temple, the last battery I activated was the one that was, like, right next to the elevator that takes you to the boss. It was kind of anticlimactic, but god it was so freaking funny hearing the epic music for like 2 minutes and then it just finishes. Well, at least to me anyways.

[@Manas-co8wl]

Are you me? I almost feel like this was intentional. Can you believe how stupid I felt when I first saw those two... anyway I'll stop here, I think it counts as spoilers.

[@weinereater-wm6qm]

Same lol i always save the easiest for last, but my first time i thought it would be so complex i needed all the others

[@imannoorani3598]

The same thing happened to me LOL. I felt so dumb

[@Ylurple]

They were pretty smart with designing this temple. While in the Fire temple, using ascend could skip portions of the temple (and to this day I'm not sure exactly how they wanted you to get to 3F without ascend), in the Lightning temple, if you use Ascend, you likely end up outside because the building is a staircase structure, so that doesn't help. One time I used ascend and ended up in the final boss room on 7f, but i wasn't able to skip the temple and start the boss because Riju wasn't with me. On my first playthrough, I did ascend from the basement when I reached the wall of fire because I wasn't sure I could actually get past, and that skipped the Room of Hopeful Light. I was confused about how to get in there. Only when I did my second playthrough did I realize I was supposed to hit a switch (I used Sidon to get past it, who I didn't have on my first playthrough). So that was the only time ascend ruined the dungeon for me

[@loganvest367]

On the terminal in the 4th floor, I thought you had to use ascend but then I realized my sage couldn't get through to use the power so I had to go back and solve it

[@Manas-co8wl]

Wait...... what? Room of what? Excuse me WHAT? You're NOT supposed to use Ascend??

[@Ylurple]

@@Manas-co8wlno you can beat the dungeon without ascend and it's more interesting that way imo

[@De-Vriese]

Best temple by far, great puzzles and theming put together. Not even mentioning the music, it fits so well.

[@HotWiredMedia]

My favorite temple in the whole game. Love this song!

[@emmyh7267]

I loved this temple ! Even if the other dungeons were amazing I really felt like I was in the the old TLOZs games (The Spirit temple in Ocarina of time for exemple) and I really liked the fact that we had to use the mirrors, it reminds me of the stone tower temple in Majora's Mask. Also the music of this one is an absolute banger, I was able to hear Urbosa's theme (and since this theme was my favorite I was very pleased. I'm going to stop because I think I could write an essay on how this temple was my favorite. (and sorry for the mistakes, English is not my first language)

[@thepope721]

I was able to hear daruks theme in the fire temple as well

[@Allay844]

I could hear the Divine Beasts themes in each of the temples.

[@Truthbomb101.]

Yeah true it might remind you a bit but still not as good unfortunately.

[@KokonutOil]

I got major Arbiter's Grounds vibes with this place

[@SB-ex8nt]

This was the best dungeon by far. Although the trip to the Lightning Temple didn't quite have the same scale as the journey to the other temples.

[@BrodyReyno]

i always considered the basement part of the dungeon the "lead up" part that the others had.

[@Nigel222]

This was the coolest dungeon I think.

[@jcedwards9950]

Thank you so so so so so much for editing your audio properly

[@marioandluigishowbiz9426]

simply, beautiful.

[@rorycraig]

I haven't even completed the game yet and I already want to start a new save so I can experience the magic and mystery that is this dungeon once again. Edit: I gave in...

[@loganvest367]

The game has so many people eager to criticize it, but this is the best Zelda of all time. I would say this is the best game I've ever played, and I've played Zelda since a link to the past. This game was different, it had SOUL in it, and it had vision. People should give credit where it's due.

[@Swirlypuff0]

Notice how at the very beginning, the two piano notes are the same that Divine Beast Vah Medoh has when you first enter it. Intriguing...

[@isaacperry8266]

The final battery is so good

[@Limcube]

Anyone Else reminded of Stromveil Castle at 1:19

[@lydiaj2128]

These videos are so good and I love the visual style you chose

[@UmutKursawe]

I love how they made the temple dark and atmospheric because it fits to the environment and not just dark because it is intended to be dark like they often do in family friendly media. There was a TV show in German kids TV like 10-12 years ago targeted to teens about a group of teenagers saving the world from gangsters that want to set a deadly virus into the world. It is still one of my favorite shows ever but it felt like they showed a dead body just because they can show it. Or they made a tower explode just because they can. It felt like they just tried to make it as dark and edgy as possible. Same with the shadow temple in Ocarina of Time or Arbiter's Grounds in Twilight Princess. They felt like they were designed to be dark. This lightning temple however felt like it was designed to be a Egyptian pyramid. And the tone were just because of the art. I love it!

[@Generic-Fruit]

This is for people who are on KZbin Music and cannot access the chapters. (Specifically me) I will be editing this over time 0:00 The Lightning Temple: The Murals Myth, Risen from the Sands. 1:37 ??? Battery 1 Skip a few unnoticeable ones... 3:59 Battery 4

[@yellowtoad3113]

AMAZING TEMPLE

[@nin10doadict]

This was definitely an interesting dungeon to do first. Also I couldn't figure out the burning boulder hallway, so I ended up jumping up to the higher floors and skipping the rest of the basement.

[@gustafadolfsson4904]

Although it falls short of real Zelda dungeons Id say this is the closest we got. Enjoyed it

[@крендель-ф4щ]

.....это шикарно

[@oceanallama]

the quest for this sage was what I wanted for all of TotK (i loved the rest of the game, but the style of this quest was kinda promised in the trailers), especially the defend gerudo town part, its my favourite part of the game. I just love the siege, and just the vibes of the quest is so good

[@b2j135]

Man...I just...I cannot give this Temple the #1 spot...BUY I CAN GIVE IT #2 because holy shit Finally a real TRADITION dungeon WITH A ROOF lol. I know that sounds silly and I really did enjoy the wind and water temples...but having them br totally open was just...not hitting the same for me. Especially the WATER TEMPLE. I get the lore and all but...this game really needed swimming man...oh well, next Zelda. Fire Temple my #1 for this game. However the music on this temple IS THE BEST of all of 'em. So mysterious so IMPOSING. IT'S PERFECT.

[@thetwilightpug8778]

This was an awesome first temple for me Very thematic and reminded me a lot of some other Zelda desert temples I only wish that this temple was called the arbiter’s grounds as it was so close to it and it would’ve been a great callback to twilight Princess But that’s just a personal opinion

[@Magician2086]

I have to say they did the Gerudos justice in both BOTW and TOTK. To me Vah Naboris is the best Beast with the best theme and the Lightning Temple is the best temple with the best music.

[@joypink5599]

This has to be favorite dungeon in terms of gameplay, and is warring with Wind Temple for my favorite temple theme, even though the others are so good… wait, maybe I take that back. The gameplay was awesome for this one though. Story wise, my fav is the Water Temple, for sure.

[@anniel.3609]

Is it me or do you guys either hear the SOS or SAD code at or around 6:02? I was able to hear it with my headphones on but not on my laptop speaker

[@dyltheisprod]

Yes!! It actually plays in the original Vah Naboris theme, too - the Gerudo dungeon in BOTW.

[@Allay844]

I heard it too!

[@Generic-Fruit]

The idea of Morse code in a Zelda game is weird to me.

[@1SweetPete]

I got big oot spirit temple vibes from this temple

[@kuraian2]

I don't recognize the first part of this theme. What part of the dungeon does it play? I'm referring to 0:00 to 1:06. I really love how atmospheric this dungeon theme is overall. Specifically the first parts before activating the switches. It really sets the vibe. In fact, all of the dungeons have very atmospheric feelings to their themes in the beginning.

[@dyltheisprod]

This section plays after the Queen Gibdo flees from the first encounter, and as you’re navigating the temple’s basement before making it to the terminals.

[@MaokaitheEnt]

anyone else hear the Elegy of Emptiness at around 2:32?

[@linknoir78]

Omg you are right, I hear it too!

[@midgar9490]

The best temple

[@KuwaitMaps]

This was a really great dungeon but I feel like the atmosphere of the wind temple was unmatched like just the climb to the dungeon was amazing let alone the actual dungeon but for this dungeon you just have to go through the annoying desert and go through a bunch of dialogue and your at the temple the wind temple also offered stunning views of the whole map and in my opinion it’s by far the best dungeon in the game

[@yang6642]

Lightning Temple > Fire Temple > Wind Temple > Water Temple > Spirit Temple (if we even wish to throw the Sprit Temple into the ranking)

[@definitelyacabbagefarmer5996]

There is a certain point in the temple where you can just ascend to the boss room. Source: blind me unable to see in dungeon climbing the walls to go upwards to skip the terminals

[@50kenel]

Where my Riju simps at?

[@nokiaphone0]

it’s a child… 😨😨

[@50kenel]

@@nokiaphone0 not like that bro... the gerudo are the coolest!

[@zanderdev57]

​​@@nokiaphone0in botw yeah, she was like 12, but she should be 18 now since the gap between the first 2 games is roughly 6 years. Sorry i had to look it up first. Also not a simp but got worried for a sec because i out loud said "oh no she's hot now" when i first started the gerudo temple Edit. Just did a bit more digging and both link and zelda should fall into the 120-123 year range. Link is old enough to drink in totk so he's probably 121

[@midgar9490]

🖐️

[@Manas-co8wl]

@@zanderdev57 Eh, if I remember correctly, the Noble Pursuit in ToTK was redesigned so that children can consume it (acohol-less). They still insinuate you're too young for actual alcohol. Though that doesn't jive well with the fact that 6 years has passed since BoTW... ...anything to make it a child friendly game, huh. And yet they have gibdos...

[@ForoyV8]

1:20 Firelink Shrine ? 🤔

[@sonnesty]

I died irl doing this temple

[@TheBeanMan263]

light temple part 2

[@divisionagentbailey6727]

Did anyone kill the Boss with a Mirror Shield?

[@I_love_Hk-r5n]

Me facing the dungeon for the first time:sooo I thought that’s the boss,turns out it is a before dungeon boss…how disappointing…*goes into the temple*Why r there many constructs?anyways…*solves 5 of the puzzles*ngl this temple is the easiest temple!wait.how do I do the last one?*tries to do it for 20 minutes*you know what?lemme search on KZbin ok I got it,now let’s fight with queen gibdo!riju!!!stop getting ragdolled because you are trash!OK U KNOW WHAT IMA USE ELECTRIC FRUITS*beats up queen gibdo**watches a long ass film**riju”I am the sage of thunder!look at what I can do!”*ooh ooh what will it do?*Please use ur arrows when u want to use the ability of riju*(my arrows:1)BRUuUUUuuUyyYyUUuh

[@chiffmonkey]

The only dungeon in the last two games worthy of being called a dungeon.

[@6PrincessHeart9]

I don't recognize some of the instruments used in this temple theme, especially the ones less commonly used in the west. If anyone can tell me what they are or what they think they are I'd be grateful.

[@rorycraig]

Here's a list of all the one's I can identify: 1:42 is a Sitar. 2:06 might be a Sitar again but I actually think it's a Tambura. 2:10 is either a Cimbalom or Hammered Dulcimer but I'm pretty sure it's a Cimbalom. 2:58 is a Duduk. 9:00 is an Erhu. The only one I'm not sure of is the instrument at 0:44.

[@6PrincessHeart9]

@rorycraig Wow, thank you so much for taking the time to make this list. I'm going to look all these instruments up and listen to them.

[@speedude0164]

This is probably my least favorite of the dungeon themes, and that says a whole lot about how good the ost is in this game.

[@themastersword1621]

I personally felt like this wasn't just a good dungeon by TOTK standards. This was just a genuinely good Zelda dungeon.

[@quutamoo]

could you do this, but wiith vah naboris from botw?

[@dyltheisprod]

That actually already exists, straight from Nintendo themselves! The way they handled the official OST for Breath of the Wild was the inspiration for this project in the first place. Here's a solid link to preview all the tracks... bit.ly/zeldaBOTWost

[@quutamoo]

@@dyltheisprod thank you for taking your time to answer and providing me the link, I had no idea about any of this

[@magnabueno5360]

The only thing I dont like about this temple is the name, since it has basically nothing to do with lighting.

[@Jonathan-we6lc]

The music is nice, but the temple themes just don't match up to those in BOTW, which were often daring, abrasive, experimental

[@Wizardly27]

i hated this one, i aint built for classic zelda dungeons theyre just too boring for me 😭

[@ivanm8682]

I loved it, found it too easy 😂