4 “Breath of the Wild” Theories from Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity!

[@leggomyeggo5773]

title: 4 theories video: 5 theories SO WHICH IS IT NBC?

[@JacobTheToadMan]

I a m c o n f u s i o n

[@leggomyeggo5773]

@@JacobTheToadMan I A M T O O

[@NintendoBlackCrisis]

I had to scrap one of them and must have forgotten to change it 😆😆😆

[@erikaember2294]

Like the eighth heroine, the fifth theory was erased, but remnants remained of its existence. xD

[@JacobTheToadMan]

@Samuel Young lol

[@infinitepotato001]

13:32 Mipha: oh that's not what I meant. Link: Ok. Daruk: *resisting urges to be a bro and wingman*

[@HeavyTanker-vx4oq]

infinite potato Daruk be like "OH GOD DAMN IT. JUST SAY YOU LIKE HIM"

[@Mari_Izu]

Daruk: Now kiss!

[@silasruedin9566]

Maybe in the sequel (to Age of Calamity's story).

[@janTesika]

JUST SAY YOU LIKE HIM, HYLIA DAMMIT!

[@Not_Ciel]

Urbosa just over there not giving any fucks about that conversation.

[@valeriob36]

Now that I think about it, saying that the mastersword is linked to Link's health and stuff, and that it was so "weak", because Link was about to die, would explain why he can't use swordbeams anymore if he is hurt.

[@GrimmShadowsII]

Good point he is only ever able to use swordbeams at full health even if he increases his max hearts

[@ameliagryffon7097]

And to even use the sword he needed to get a certain amount of hearts. (13 hearts)

[@Sillyquackquack]

Oh. Good point, makes total sense

[@bilgtex]

Fi was telling Zelda that the batteries in link's Wii remote were running low

[@rangopistacho6928]

Can you stop with that joke

[@lildominator2953]

@@rangopistacho6928 no

[@BoltBlades12]

I thought it was that the Joycon was starting to drift.

[@warlocket5326]

Maybe the reason why Astor wasn’t recognized by anyone in AOC was that he disguised himself as the royal fortune teller and got rid of the real one so that ganon can destroy Hyrule?

[@xy7ofone]

Thats possible since he is closely linked to the yiga clan who's main way of attacking you is disguising themselves as travellers. It would be kind of an ass-pull though

[@victorthevictorian]

Or perhaps he was a good guy once who gained the trust of the king before he got corrupted by Ganon? And once he turned evil he used his privilege to set up the Calamity in secret. Zelda wouldn't have been able to recognize him since she was still too young when the fortune teller was in royal service. King Rhoam also never met Astor in Age of Calamity.

[@warlocket5326]

@@victorthevictorian that’s possible too tbh I wonder if Astor will appear in BOTW2 or a AOC dlc so we can get more info on him

[@victorthevictorian]

@@warlocket5326 I really hope he at least gets some DLC content! Though I would absolutely love having him in BotW 2, I doubt he'll play a big role or even one at all there :(

[@suzannah991]

Ngl, the abbreviation AOC for Age of Calamity as opposed to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been throwin' me off lmao

[@lauryners]

There’s a parallel to when Link awakens his connection with the sword and when Zelda awakens her sealing power. Link reaches out to save Zelda, and in doing so, the sword reacts and his power and role as the knight is awakened Zelda reaches out to save Link, and in doing so, her power and her role as the princess is awakened.

[@literallywhy6162]

I noticed that too, I thought it was really nice touch

[@jacepetrutsas2035]

Just a cool Easter egg, if you equip the training sword on the Breach of Demise mission, Link uses a pot lid to deflect the guardian blast like it says in Daruks journal. I just thought it was cool.

[@senordivinebeast646]

I love these “mini theories in one video” videos!

[@latenitewaffles7926]

It's probably for the best that none of the ships were outright confirmed canon, can you imagine how aggressive people would get over it

[@SairinEarthsea]

Like the bleach, naruto, and vampire knight canon ships?

[@eri_noemi1462]

People need to ignore shippers and their immaturity.

[@lunaredelvour2972]

Here's the solution: They're all polyamourous so they all have one big relationship. Kinda weird because Mipha and Sidon are related but eh royal families used to have inbreeding problems anyways so who really cares🤣🤣🤣

[@Revv_0]

Me who didn’t even know people ship zelda characters: 👁👄👁

[@fnamelname9077]

Yeah, I mean, if Link ends up with anyone other than Kilton - WE RIOT.

[@MondayKnight92]

In regards to astor, it's possible the corruption of malice changed him, if you remove the malice eye on his forehead and the bags around his eyes he would look very different

[@SairinEarthsea]

Malice is like on of DIO's fleshbuds.

[@ErenYeager-oi6hu]

He seems to be malnourished too, showing his complete devotion to Ganon probably after tricking King Rhoam.

[@victorthevictorian]

Absolutely! I drew a headcanon design of him of how he might have looked as the fortune teller before getting completely corrupted and just removing his eyebags did A LOT.

[@ErenYeager-oi6hu]

@@victorthevictorian Wow! I wish I were a good artist. Then I’d be able to visualize it more easily.

[@SairinEarthsea]

@@victorthevictorian yeah I ca see it, and a little more life in his eyes and skin.

[@JacobTheToadMan]

Hearing the “Follow Fi” track near the beginning made a flood of memories come back from watching Chuggaconroy’s Skyward Sword playthrough lol

[@kattheneeko]

I remember he always had bad luck with collecting monster claws and tumbleweeds

[@UnsightlyMuse]

Am I too emotional? That theme always sends shivers down my spine...

[@JacobTheToadMan]

@@UnsightlyMuse nah your fine it’s a really good piece after all

[@leggomyeggo5773]

I never played skyward sword so I cannot relate really the only zelda games I played were a bit of the original link's awakening and botw. won't be playing more zelda any time soon due to monster hunter being addicting

[@danzackblack5829]

@@leggomyeggo5773 they said by watching chugga they related, not by playing

[@wholsom1003]

Terrako should have played the Song of Time at the beginning of the game when he went back

[@littlebitfix4511]

I got triggered when Terrako didn't play the Song of Time like srsly they had ONE job

[@normis6620]

But the new theme is cooler!

[@eelliee18]

omg yes, this would've been great :o

[@94ncd]

It is the first three notes of the song of time on a slide whistle like how zelda's lullaby is also played on the slide whistle.

[@felix5012]

@Terrako no worries, you did it great :D

[@ThisJordo]

I really like the description of the Zora armor (torso). It describes how they're painstakingly crafted by the Zora princess for her true love, as it does in BotW. But it also adds "It's probably okay to wear this. ... Probably."

[@petery6432]

It's so weird how there were references to Fi before Skyward Sword released. The stuff like Midna saying "the Sword excepted you as its Master" is reference to Fi, yet it came 5 years before Skyward Sword. The Zelda team does a lot to make the lore extremely fleshed out.

[@epicphantom589]

@Antony Alamilla The way the timeline is set up is honestly the only way it actually makes sense. The problem is that the 2D games are so detached from everything else. TIME TRAVEL DID NOT RUIN THE ZELDA TIMELINE. Time travel is the only part of the timeline split that actually makes sense.

[@Gabriel-Tár]

@Antony Alamilla Dude, creating other timelines is not a "mistake" you avoid if you're good at it. They WANT to create timelines, they LIKE time travel stuff and they are free to do whatever they want with their own franchise

[@TheSolarWolf]

@Antony Alamilla Well to be fair, a loose timeline does allow for greater freedom then something that follows a strict canonical timeline. You can practically do whatever you want and still find ways to make it fit together with a little work. I mean with the timeline split in Age of Calamity, you have essentially two more direction to take the story instead of the one with Breath of the Wild.

[@mihile4631]

Oh my god, I remember when I watched my first Twilight Princess walkthrough video lmao 😆 *cRiNgEeEeEeEeEe*

[@isdel9474]

@Antony Alamilla I preferred the old way they handled the series. No timeline, just a bunch of parallel worlds and anthologies whose continuity nods could be fictional or mythological.

[@AttackonDragons]

I wish we could see a glimpse of Link's family life... If memory serves there was some concept art of his father and sister. Meh, still enjoyed the game regardless.

[@Mari_Izu]

It could be a discarded concept tho.

[@AttackonDragons]

Probably... Still a good game though!

[@silasruedin9566]

Maybe in the sequel; a good artist never throws away old ideas, and Nintendo made clear that they had A LOT of ideas they originally wanted to use but didn't have the time or space. They'll most likely recycle them all though when the opportunities come. Stay tuned...

[@AttackonDragons]

Looking forward to that potential!

[@capcomfan11]

Astor looks like the zombie from breath of the wild 2.

[@jk0078]

NBC: so the constellations represent the... nintendo, who just thought the stars looked cool: 👁👄👁

[@strikingprism468]

Me

[@williampringle4982]

Nintendo: you had my curiosity but now you have my attention

[@castellio_]

Astor is an alternative spelling for Aster, and its derived from the greek word for star. The name as it is spelled in game means hawk - and hawks are associated with divination/foresight. Pretty cool if you ask me!

[@adrianamurillo5810]

If I'm not wrong Aster is actually how he is called in the Spanish version. So dude literally went around like "Hello my name is future sight, I have been plagued with visions since age 5"

[@pancakes8670]

It also sounds like the name "Alastor", which in Greek Mythology was a spirit of revenge/wrath

[@miaswapp]

PLOT TWIST Kilton is Astors future self in breath of the wild PS since you guys don’t seem to get it, I was being sarcastic

[@coder-c6961]

I used to think that but in age of calamity there is a mystery monster shop mission and run by who then none other then kiloton himself

[@buttonsbox2476]

@@coder-c6961 yup

[@remem95]

@@coder-c6961 However Kilton was able to live 100 years as a Hylian is beyond me.

[@coder-c6961]

@@remem95 true i think it's because he did experiments with monster parts. Also like are we 100% sure he is hylian idk i have always been up the fence with that. Also there is a guy at the staple in botw who goes bursurke at the blood moon bit the first time hylians are affected by evil stuff

[@evdestroy5304]

As they've said, Kilton is in aoc

[@komlat253]

The weirdest thing about Zelda is the there is ancient technology in skyward sword. Like damn thats the beginning

[@BaratoneBass]

lolol it's the beginning of zelda and link. But theres one story before that of Hylia and Demise. I hope we get to see it one day.

[@AskMia411]

Hyrule is layers and layers of post apocalypse repeating every few hundred/thousand years. Pre demise there were sentient robots and floating mine carts, entire factories powered by electricity and time itself, drones, sentient swords... It makes sense that a lot of powerful ancient relics are lost advanced tech

[@TurtleChad1]

A Turtle approves this theory compilation.

[@suhayo3042]

damn a turtle can can time travel?

[@creid946]

Your everywhere

[@suhayo3042]

@@creid946 cuz he's a turtle

[@RyanSonic]

Thank you A Turtle. You majestic turtle.

[@fgoodloe]

As do I

[@popmop1867]

What you see at 4:07 happens in Twilight Princess as well, the Master Sword Glows and it forces Zant's curse out of Wolf Link and allows him to return to his human form right before Link pulls it. Now keep in mind that in Skyward Sword you don't find Fi, Fi finds YOU. While we don't see it in Skyward Sword, it is heavily implied that there was a hero prior to Skyward Sword who aided the Goddess Hylia, or in otherwords someone who would have the Spirit of the Hero. I find it highly probable that Fi is able to recognize her master as those with the Spirit of the Hero, so in both Twilight Princess and Age Of Calamity it could be possible she was able to recognize her Master was in danger and decided to protect Link in both instances.

[@stormbiskit7271]

I believe the “orb” Astor uses is actually a part of the Malice-infused Terraco. When we see him in the room with Kohga and Sooga we see what looks to be a stationary Terraco and it’s bottom piece (the gear) looks to be missing. As confirmation you can see Terraco has this gear and sometimes when his body shifts you can see the inner orb.

[@stickmanextravaganza4127]

I always saw it as some corrupted piece of guardian technology that he found and developed a obsession and believed himself to be a great prophet, and the right hand of ganon

[@mossy.mp4580]

Nintendo: So we made a prequel esc botw game Me: K Nintendo: oh ye it has on egg boi too Me: ILL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK

[@soldierofgodrick4522]

Sees hollow knight profile picture: Ah I see you are a man of culture as well

[@standardhuman8675]

I feel like you should know that I call Terrako Eggbert

[@No-by7wu]

“I guess that’s what the Fanfictions are for.” Leave me and my 100k+ word, hurt/comfort, post-calamity fanfics out of this

[@cams.o]

Yoooo you got any good fic recommendations??

[@No-by7wu]

@@cams.o yes! Displaced by socksock (Ao3)/Airplane (FF.Net) has to be my absolute favorites. It’s so moving, over 150k words and there’s a sequel being worked on. It is fantastic

[@takerofnaps]

Im thinking that Astor could have relayed his “prophecy” to the Hylian Royal family through an unknown third party

[@goodname6895]

@@conabe I mean this is an odd place to say it, but it's not stupid.

[@goodname6895]

@@conabe Got it. I wouldn't say those people are stupid, but I agree the it's really unnecessary. I see where you're coming from now. Have a good day.

[@Shotnthdark]

Doesn't matter that we didn't see much Mipha and Link interactions. In this version he knows what the armor means and he accepted it, even if he's nervous, Link properly got engaged this time!

[@antimony3964]

Well he was engaged to the fish before, technically. Just the fish was dead.

[@haroohusky]

For the "nobody recognizes Astor" thing, he obviously changed his appearance post-duty. Why? Simple. Do you think Rhoam would hire a man like him? pale, adorned with a *malice eye* jewel on his forehead, otherwise a direct symbol for Calamity Ganon? Not to mention he wears robes bearing the Gerudo symbol which, though the Gerudo themselves are not enemies of Hyrule, the only voe to ever don a symbol like that was Ganondorf, King of Thieves, which I'm sure Rhoam and the rest of the Hyrule would remember, seeing as the world of Breath of the Wild takes place far after these games, as several locations are named after the Sages, Urbosa references Nabooru, etc.. Astor is confirmed to have come from a "certain village," so he likely was born as a normal Hylian. As Zeltic said, he was likely bewitched by Calamity Ganon at some point, and so lent his talents to the king as a normal Hylian with a normal name--a seer to lead Hyrule to ruin. It's quite obvious his weapon is Sheikah technology, but for all we know, it could have been a normal crystal ball before the Sheikah improved it. Being in such a high position, it would make sense for the royal family to instruct the Sheikah to assist him with his astrological research. Given the fact that it emits a blood-red glow (the color of malice) it's likely Calamity Ganon corrupted it the same as he did the Guardians and other technologies. Also, on the topic of Age of Calamity being "not canon," technically it is, but there's a catch. Terrako returning to the past and doing what he did, didn't change the reality of the original BotW, but created a split timeline, similar to the timelines in Dragon Ball Z/Super, and the hypothetical "The Hero Succeeds" and "The Hero Fails" Zelda timelines. In one timeline (BotW), the Champions and King are dead, but Link and Zelda triumph. Most likely Astor succeeded in his goal but ultimately was consumed by Calamity Ganon like in AoC, which explains why he doesn't exist. The alternate timeline (AoC), Terrako's return and bringing the champions with him altered fate by pushing the heroes in the right direction. The confusion lies in the four "new" Champions, but since each of them recognize Link and having worked alongside him, it can only mean they were pulled from the original BotW timeline sometime after Link beat Calamity Ganon the first time. Sidon, of course, is fully grown, while his younger self still exists in AoC, so it doesn't get much more obvious than that. Sorry this is so long! It was either make one long post or spam multiple small replies, but theories are just so fun to discuss!

[@UnsightlyMuse]

This video just made my day. I live for Zelda theories...

[@TerranPersoid725]

One of the things I love about Nintendo is that even though a lot of people didn’t like Skyward Sword, they still show quite a bit of respect to a game they obviously are still pretty proud they made. They keep reminding us that Fi is still in the Master Sword, and giving us other little references to SS. Or any other game in the series.

[@mustacheman529]

Meanwhile, Spirit Tracks gets zero references in BOTW, while even Triforce Heroes gets one...

[@blitzgaming8466]

@@mustacheman529 What is it? I never played triforce heroes

[@chesterv3607]

Wonderful content as always! About the 4 notes that terrako always plays: I'm actually like 95% sure that its the same as the first 4 notes from the song of time on ocarina

[@Chris-gx1ei]

I noticed that the Four Notes Terrako plays are the same like the first main notes from Nayru's Song from the Oracle Games. That would make in some ways sense since Nayru is not only known as the Goddess of Wisdom, but she is also known in her Mortal Form as the *Oracle of Ages* And Lanayru Dessert, named after Nayru, there are these Time Shift Stones which - when activated - create a Force Field around them where everything inside will be seen at the State they were 1000 years ago.

[@hylianbatman3153]

The end of skyward swords was so sad and beautiful

[@myunili]

Yes, I remember bawling my eyes out at the end. It still makes me emotional, even 9 years later 🥺

[@UnsightlyMuse]

My two questions: 1. Fi, will we really meet again? 2. Whatever happened to Ghirahim...he just disintegrated. God, I love that game. So nostalgic and emotional. :)

[@ThePsychicPsycho_uZ]

For that first theory the sword also played a major role in removing the curse on Link in Twilight Princess.

[@Mari_Izu]

Japanese media often doesn't develop roamance so the fans can have their own ships freely. If you ask Aonuma who Link loves, he would probably answer with "Link is your self insert in the game, so he loves the character you want" or something like that.

[@elementalmaster6435]

You might have already noticed this, but there's an after game side quest called "the eye that sees far " which describes an old man living in deya village, who is so knowledgeable about things that he is said to be able to see the future. I don't know about you but this guy sounds like Astor's dad or something.

[@lucasbandeiragobo2771]

Anyone else expecting DLC announcement during TGA? It would be awesome. Even more if there was a glimpse of the BOTW sequel.

[@victorthevictorian]

Same here!

[@heclfrecl3633]

A few things on Astor. A, if the king did remember him, it was 11 years ago. Give the old of guy a break. B, the malice of Ganon could have changed his appearance. We saw Ganon destroyed his body, what’s saying he can’t edit one? And C, by the time the King saw Astor again in AOC, Hyrule castle was under control of Ganon. I doubt he would have given a second thought on the guy other than, “ There’s a dude trying to destroy my kingdom! BiG SwOrD Go CuT.” Love the video tho.

[@titanic_monarch796]

From the piston on his head and the sound he makes, the instrument Terrako integrates is a slide flute

[@jackxthexreaper736]

I absolutely loved playing Age of Calamity. The story really hit you in the feels. I can’t wait for Breath of the Wild 2 to be released. I have a feeling that Age of Calamity is the build up for how awesome BotW2 is going to be.

[@antimony3964]

They're not going to be similar from what we've learnt of the two. AoC has a very happy ending, whereas BoTW 2 is meant to be dark. I think BoTW2 is going to go for power over scale in terms of enemies

[@antimony3964]

@Terrako Well I'm pretty sure BoTW2 has been said to be darker than Majora's mask, so I'm pretty much certain it'll be much darker than the calamity

[@antimony3964]

@Terrako well you can talk to people who have to just sit tight and wait for the apocalypse and there are a fair few other dark things littered around...

[@aiden7582]

when you said but thats just a theory i thoght you were about to say A GAME THEORY

[@adrianheredia6494]

Agent 7? Is that you? I've waited so long

[@johnclopez96]

This is why I love mipha both age of calamity and botw

[@gaomn_03]

Fun fact: the name in Spanish of Astor, "Aster" comes from the Greek root for star, and also refers to a structure that forms in the mitosis of a cell. Just noticed that while I was in class yesterday (I'm a native Spanish). Maybe it has something to do or has some relation with Astor's character and symbolic attributes, idk.

[@ZeoViolet]

I always wondered why King Doreaphan was so cool with his daughter wanting to marry a Hylian. It's not just because of that old myth in their histories, either. She's fairly selfless so maybe he was willing to indulge this whim and figure she could marry a Zora later in life, since she was still so young (seriously. She's not fully grown yet) in terms of a Zora lifetime. She'd outlive Link easily and still have time to produce a Zora heir before she grew too old. All the Gerudo women out there seeking husbands should be a pretty good hint that the kids are usually born one race or the other, instead of a finer blend of features. They would give birth to daughters that _might_ have a few of Dad's traits, in personality or eye color or something. Gerudo women now sport pointed ears and other eye colors besides yellow, when they didn't before; a sure sign of all that breeding with other races has had its results. It's too cute to imagine Mipha with a few normal Zora babies....that sport Link's blue eyes. XD

[@StonedtotheBones13]

There's the one gerudo lady who has the pale skin and bright pink hair too. Altho them being desert ppl makes me wonder if that's how they come out or not

[@fabiononis4066]

I thought that, when Astor attacked Lost Woods, the sword shows its power to repel evil, because its stated that evil can't even touch the sword... But thinking about Fi that try to save his master is so cute... Fi can't leave his rest but it's like she's protecting and guiding his master even millenia after they're first meeting

[@roberte.ospeedwagon1464]

I love the fact that NBC watches Chuggaconroy. Definitely one of the best Nintendo youtubers if not the best.

[@Flaris]

There are things I would have liked to see in this game. Obviously Link's family being one of them. Kind of too bad they were never brought up. Also, despite all the time spent they did keep things pretty vague when it comes to Link and how he feels about others. I felt more confident about his feelings from the Breath of the Wild memories and various small touches in that game than I did through Age of Calamity. But I guess they wanted to keep the shipping open for this one.

[@christopherahart3740]

Just so you know, I discovered that on top of Ganon’s cocoon, it is using the same sheikah tech to restore Ganon’s energy as the shrine of resurrection is using the tech to restore link’s energy. Could there be another shrine of resurrection used to house Ganon?

[@RuSa_Frantic]

"That's what fanfiction is for" Me, who makes sure my ship gets together when writing a fic even though I intentionally made them suffer to get there: Haha, yeah, definitely sjfdsfsjdk

[@adrianheredia6494]

5:38, that's just a theory. Me: A GAME TH-, wait what?

[@danahira7084]

I am disappointed how Mipha and Link were forgotten in AoC. Nothing happened between them ☹

[@antimony3964]

Nothing happened between most people. It wasn't what Hyrule Warriors focused on

[@danahira7084]

@@antimony3964 😭 that is so sad

[@antimony3964]

@@danahira7084 If they had gone all out with shipping, even with the most obscure ships e.g Hestu x a random Korok, someone would be annoyed that they didnt get theory Hestu x Link ship. Its probably best they didnt set off that minefield

[@petery6432]

About Astor: If Astor really did tell the King to unearth the Divine Beasts, it's very likely that he changed his appearance before going to the King to tell the prophecy. As he looks right now, he looks very sketchy, as he has a dark outfit and his face just looks evil, so making himself look different before telling the King would be very reasonable.

[@FreeEDP]

I think terrako time traveling is from zelda’s power not ancient technology since hylia is associated with light and time

[@BaratoneBass]

Rather terrako was probably made to be able to use Zelda's power to travel through time. But they haven't decided what the truth is yet so it's anybody's guess what they'll go with

[@nworder4life]

@@BaratoneBass Either Zelda's mom had knowledge of the royal family's history with magical songs and thus incorporated that into her design of Terrako or she infused it with her own goddess powers.

[@XolarPoweredHistory21]

Great video, NBC!! I loved the mini theories, and all are important. Also, about the Mipha portion. I think I’m both timelines link reciprocated, and the description in the Age of calamity timeline shows how link is embarrassed to wear it, since he knows of what it means. When he ponders if it is ok to wear, he is worrying if it is taboo if he and the zora Princess have a relationship. I actually think he was with her in the Botw timeline in secret and the same in AoC

[@antimony3964]

Well he might also be embarrassed that someone he hadn't seen for years is trying to get him to wear what's basically a bigger wedding ring Also, the mipha ship isn't really going to work in the BoTW timeline, because she suffers from a case of being dead

[@XolarPoweredHistory21]

@@antimony3964 Hello!! Ganon is coming back, the voices are almost ghostlike, and Nintendo has a habit of brink back the dead. I think it is likely to be a MAJOR plot point for the new game. I think Ganon will resurrect the champions and use them as puppets to defeat link, like the Hallows in Age of Calamity, but this time they are semi-conscious.

[@antimony3964]

@@XolarPoweredHistory21 won't their bodies have decomposed after 100 years?

[@XolarPoweredHistory21]

@@antimony3964 I think they were preserved. The divine beasts may hold more secrets, and since they hadn’t deactivated till the calamity left, I think the calamity took the body’s with them as they left. Also, we have seen totally decrepit bodies be 100% rejuvenated by magic and I think we are not done with the champions yet. Also Hyrule is in shambles and there is not NEARLY a large enough population to rebuild, and the champions were leaders of their peoples after all, and without them, the 5 races are more or less helpless. I hope to see them again in the flesh

[@XolarPoweredHistory21]

@@antimony3964 another thing, the ancient shieka monks preserved their bodies for 10,000 years!!! Obviously they’d have something in the divine beasts in case things went south. After all, the shrine of resurrection was connected to the 5th divine beast. The monks were able to project their voices while being in a sort of stasis, like ghosts, and when awakened by the hero, monk maz kosha was able to stand and fight link. Time shift stones may also be used in this case

[@Propermarkhunt]

I've watched so many of your videos and never played breath of the wild lol finally getting a switch at the end of August I'm so looking forward to it

[@chrispork1443]

I believe they left it even more ambiguous in Age of Calamity so fans can have Link end up with either Mipha or Zelda depending on their point of view. Edit: But considering his actions in both timelines and his adventure log from Breath of the Wild (the Japanese version), my bet is that Link falls in love with Zelda regardless of events, and it depends on either Zelda returns his affections. She does in Breath of the Wild, and there’s practically no opposition or rival to deal with, so them being in a romance in the sequel is almost guaranteed. In Age of Calamity, there’s the issue of King Rhoam approving his daughter courting a commoner, the court poet and Mipha are still alive, and while Zelda does care about Link, it can be viewed as either platonic or romantic.

[@antimony3964]

I mean Link is a royal guard, not a commoner... but apart from that I agree

[@chrispork1443]

@@antimony3964 “My teacher was consumed with jealousy. He fumed that the knight was neither nobility nor royalty himself.” - Kass Creating a Champion also states that Link being a country knight possibly hailing from Hateno Village who became a Champion and Zelda’s bodyguard caused an uproar among the nobility since he was in their eyes, beneath them in terms of status. But King Rhoam isn’t like them, for he was impressed by Link’s courage and skill and trusted him enough to have him protect his daughter.

[@chrispork1443]

Being a Royal Guard means that you’re one of the most skilled knights in all of Hyrule, and possibly reserved for knights of noble birth if the descriptions of the boots are any indication. Link was merely a soldier appointed to attend Princess Zelda, and considering he uses a knight’s bow along with the Master Sword, goes to show he isn’t officially part of the royal guard. His father may be one, but only because he worked hard for the king to grant him that position, and considering Link’s heroics in saving Hyrule and protecting Zelda, King Rhoam may officially promote Link to Royal Guard status after Age of Calamity. [While Link can acquire a Royal Guard uniform through quests and challenges, their connection to the main story is loose at best, so it’s a similar situation to the Zora Armor.]

[@nworder4life]

@@chrispork1443 That royal guard outfit is terrible, Link should keep keep the champions tunic. Anyway I would say Mipha does not have the courage to go after Link, Zelda seems to be just as smitten with him in this timeline as she was in the past memories of BOTW. Difference is we don't have flat out confirmation like we do in BOTW. Who knows, Zelda may ask her father if she can date him, she would have Urbosa encouraging her to do it.

[@chrispork1443]

@@nworder4life How dare you say the Royal Guard uniform isn’t fashionable?

[@InsomniacMatt]

"There will be spoilers. Proceed with caution" Good thing I'm watching after I 100%'d quests including all korok seeds. Though good warning for those only part way through Age of Calamity

[@abdel4455]

I had been thinking about the fortune teller before Astor. Even if they weren't a spy looking to help Calamity Ganon, Hyrule still probably would have lost, since most of the guardians came from the ancient underground pillars that the researchers could never find.

[@ham_7339]

Astor's theme is a bop

[@dragonstar213]

The part where you said your theory about links connection with the sword is more than theory. The Master Sword is in the same condition as link at any given time

[@Noztol]

Like how you can only shoot sword beams with the master sword when link is at full health

[@dragonstar213]

@@Noztol perfect example

[@SilentRaider53]

I have an INSANE theory that likely won't happen but I've finally got to tell. One reason why I think they did a split timeline for Age of Calamity is because, there's a chance that Breath of the Wild 2 be an "end," and by end, I mean that Ganondorf will be finally and completely destroyed and thus ending the curse of Demise, with one critical sacrifice: Fi, the Master Sword, because the sword is destroyed to destroy Ganondorf. This could be why we're somewhat reminded of Fi in BoW because she may fully return in the sequel and play a major role which will lead to her sacrifice. So they created an alternate timeline as an excuse to continue the franchise while exploring what it would be like if the story would be brought to a definitive end in another timeline.

[@solareclipse_vr]

Y'all: *talking about Mipha x Link or Zelda x Link* Me: *calmly shipping Sooga and Kohga*

[@Ella_G_127]

Uh, Sooga and kohga is an amazing ship. But I ain’t shipping mipha x link or Zelda x link. IM SHIPPING LINK X SIDON

[@SairinEarthsea]

@@Ella_G_127 I ship myself with sidon and link with either fi or mipha.

[@solareclipse_vr]

@@Ella_G_127 you have good taste 😌

[@rainecolubio]

YESSSS I was angry I couldn't play as Sooga. I wanted my boy and I to go as Sooga ans Kohga

[@link7287]

But have you considered, Sooga X Link?

[@RethaiN]

As an iPhone 11 user, this size format is perfect. Thank you for the small things☺️

[@larslee5341]

I have an Age if Calamity conundrum for you... How is Master Koga still alive 100 years in past and not old like Impa, in BOTW? He’s literally the same in both games.

[@silasruedin9566]

He probably used the same dark magic that helped those Gerudo witch sisters from 'Ocarina of Time' live for centuries.

[@carlosdominguez9360]

So, My theory is that, the timeline where the corrupted terrako comes from is actually botw’s timeline. Since in that timeline events seem to have been the same as in Botw. AoC is a timeline where Astor who was serving as the fortune teller found the corrupted Terrako full of Malice(Ganon) and videos from the future, so instead of fucking shit from the castle Astor decides to go to the Yiga clan. Since he had “Ganon” with him Yiga clan joins forces with him. This aoc timeline is basically very slightly similar but different to the original, the reason Calamaty Ganon revives sooner is because of the Malice brought from Botw’s timeline and Astor manipulating it and spreading it. The Botw timeline is the timeline where shit real bad real fast, and Link and Zelda have to endure a lonely shit journey and battle. The Aoc Timeline is meant to have at least one Terrako good or bad, giving a hand. My point is, the 4 future”Champions” they come from the Botw timeline after meeting link, freeing the Db and beating Ganon, so we can rest knowing that they will for sure tell Link and Zelda when they go back, and so Botw’s Link and Zelda will now know that in another Timeline all four champions, the king, and everybody got to live a happy ending.... Really poetic if you think about it

[@Fluffkitscripts]

That... actually makes a lot of sense. Fi would’ve accompanied the hero of 10,000 years ago in their sealing of calamity ganon and as such would know all about the shrine of resurrection.

[@taylor.w.07]

NBC: but that's just a theory. Me: A GAME THEOR- oh

[@MarceldeJong]

I did the same thing

[@maddymoo5778]

i have been waiting for this vid, finallyyyy

[@sophieparker2027]

Thank you for putting these together!💚

[@andygt2867]

When botw 2 comes out, I will completely forget about age of calamity

[@juliette3218]

i think we all will

[@xy7ofone]

I mean , age of calamity is at most a set-up for Astor's character so that if he makes an appearance in botw2 we wont be all like "wait who is this guy ? What is he doing here and why is he brought up out of nowhere?" ; but , at worst its just filler to keep us waiting for the sequel's release

[@hylianhero1921]

It's an alternate timeline, everyone will

[@antimony3964]

@@xy7ofone well I mean we have no clue who he was anyway... just some creep in a cloak so I doubt I'll be any less confused

[@andygt2867]

@@domennysometimesplays2484 hold your horses pal! I loved this game. What I meant to say is that it’s a shame that it will be overshadowed. I will NEVER EVER EVER EVER hate on Zelda

[@marissahemp78]

I honestly can’t believe that I completed the game already (I just beat Ganon two days ago), I wish it was a bit longer

[@mihile4631]

Same, damn it...

[@ultimate_pleb]

Wo what you really mean by "the sword is bound to the soul of the hero" is the master sword is link's stand

[@stevienelson6495]

Do you remember your old theory that the ancient Shekia knew that calamity ganon would destroy hyrule? One piece of evidence supporting that is the gaurdian shield the small disk that saved king rohme, why would the Sheika make that?

[@raajshreedhar2993]

Hey bro love your vids and i love these theories they make excited every time there is a new video ... Hope your having a great day

[@JohnCena-dq5nh]

Now that I finished the game it's time to check out all the theories

[@normis6620]

Very much appreciate how amazing the edit of your videos is. As usual, quality content. Too bad AoC is not giving us much extra info to theorize at all.

[@jacobh6239]

Lol I've been watching ur stuff for the past hour and now I stumbled across this?! This must be my lucky day!!! :D

[@TheUltimateMilkChannel]

I just noticed that the notes terrako plays for opening the gate of time sounds like a part in crescendo

[@killshock360]

The little jingle that you said had no link to other games, is the item discover jingle.

[@mariafriend5244]

10:50 Say, where have we heard that before? Right! CREATING A CHAMPION.

[@nosewiggly3209]

If there’s no botw2 at the Game Awards I’ll riot

[@mihile4631]

Same 😭

[@MarceldeJong]

Riots, when?

[@chubbyraccoon5154]

Great video

[@legomaster2538]

3:57 Correction, only Link and Zelda are confronted by Astor. The champions and Hestu for some reason were left out, and I really wish they weren’t. 😤

[@UnsightlyMuse]

Ok, so I’m kinda fascinated with BotW/AoC’s connections/references to The Era Of The Sky right now. So I’m just going to...leave everything I found or noticed here. Apologies in advance that this is kinda long. You don’t need to read it all lol. TL;DR: overthinking. 1. Goddess Power similarities. This one’s definitely a stretch but: The beams of light from the Ancient Power/Terrako’s Time Travel abilities displayed after Zelda finally awakens her Sealing Power look unusually similar to the beams the Goddess Tablets in Skyward Sword create when piercing the Cloud Barrier. If this detail was intentional, then it would make sense. Tablets = Hylia’s magic. Zelda’s Powers = Hylia’s magic passed down through reincarnations. Goddess “Tech” from the Ancient Times and Sheikah Tech from the current Hero’s Era. Also, I think MaskedNintendoBandit once made a theory claiming that the Lanayru Mining Facility was a Sheikah project and that the Tech seen in BotW was built by the very same Sheikah. Or at least every piece of Technology relating to Time Travel. (TimeShift Stones, Gates, Instruments etc.) So there’s that too. 2. Parallels The consistent Theme seen throughout LOZ: Good/Light VS Bad/Dark. SS: Ghirahim/Demise VS Link/Zelda/Impa (several encounters + fight for the Spirit Maiden in general.) BotW: Sheikah VS Yiga (Sheikh serve The Royal Family and the Yiga (in the original timeline) serve The Calamity.) Both are fighting for the fate of The Surface/Hyrule. Both sides will stop at nothing. Small Victory, Defeat, Big Victory. SS: Link’s Wish to eradicate Demise. Ghirahim’s successful ritual. Demise’ defeat. BotW: Small battles won. The Hero’s Fall and century-lasting Era Of Ruin. The Calamity’s defeat and freeing of the Champions’ Spirits. A similar pattern can be seen in OoT too. The Balance/Game of Technology and Malice. Notes for SS: 1.Time Travel/Tech exists in that Era. 2.Malice is presumed to be the strange “Liquid/Force” found in the Ancient Cistern. AKA a place where Dark Magic was used to corrupt Koloktos, leading to darkness/Malice penetrating the Temple. Technology = Sheikah = Hylia = Zelda/Link. Corruption = Yiga = Ganon/Ganondorf/Malice/Demise/Ghirahim and Astor? Fi. (Expanding on what’s been said.) SS: Fi VS Ghirahim. Master Sword VS Sword of Demise. (Eternal dance/connected by fate/till the end of time.) BotW: Fi (indirectly) VS The Calamity. AoC: Fi/Link VS Astor + Harbinger. NBC covered this already. Why did I bring up Astor? I always thought Astor has an uncanny resemblance to Ghirahim. But that’s a theory for another time. All I’ll say is that Astor is yet another reminder of what happens to someone if they blindly serve Evil. You could say Astor’s the Ghirahim of this Era. Like Zant in TP, Vaati in MS or Hilda/Yuga in ALBW. Each Era has their own Pawn. But I specifically brought up Ghirahim since SS was the most closely related game to BotW. Calamity Ganon is the closest thing we’ve seen to Demise yet. Back to Fi. Have you noticed? During, and ONLY during crucial events does Fi ever aid the Hero(s)/reveal her presence. The first hero’s quest to defeat Demise himself and the current hero technically DYING. And as seen in AoC, the Chosen Hero and Hylia Incarnate reaching out to “Save” each other. They’re all CRUCIAL and/or key events. The plan to End Demise and said evilest Evil meeting their end. The purest Good meeting their almost, well at the time, end. And the two divine Souls reaching for each other. All pretty important. 3. You know what? I may just be overthinking; I know a lot of people have said this...but: It feels like we’re nearing the end of the cycle, everything just seems to be “Linking” back to the first Era. Pun definitely intended. I honestly wonder what the Devs have in store for us with BotW2... From all I’ve seen: somethin’ good. Yes, I know most of this crap has no purpose and it’s just kinda cool theorising, but whatever. I was bored.

[@antimony3964]

Slight gripe, Light vs Dark is a theme, not a trope.

[@UnsightlyMuse]

@@antimony3964 Ah crap, missed that. Thanks for pointing it out

[@BobzBlue]

If the master sword is linked to the heroes health that would explain why it can shoot beams when at full health.

[@MoMoeMoais]

I'm hella late but the hero's health being tied to the power of the blade perfectly explains why you need full hearts to shoot sword beams in a lot of the games

[@yazxpg6674]

I’m curious and I haven’t came across any videos addressing this yet, since Mipha loves link and Zelda eventually falls in love with him too, does Zelda know what’s up? If so would she be the type to press on? Or let Mipha peruse Link? I have an idea how the storyline might have gone. I’m hoping to create my own video talking about this, also yes, ✨FanFiction💕✨

[@BoltBlades12]

In the Japanese Translation for the mission “Lauding a Champion,” Link says that under the glow of the Luminous Stone, Mipha looked more beautiful than usual. Also in Calamity Ganon’s Phase 2 Theme for AoC, it plays leitmotifs of both Terrako and Mipha’s themes. Implying how Zelda is fighting for Terrako and Link is fighting for Mipha.

[@williambays3534]

Maybe Link will wind up as the consort of two Princess's one a Hylian , the other Zora.

[@3melius]

I wish these games were on Wii u. I can't get a switch so it would be nice to actually play them.

[@staniel2977]

I have a couple of theorys. 1: the next Zelda game will take place after Age of Calamity (yes I'm referring to BotW2). 2: I expect Mipha to die still. Sidon came from the future of the AoC timeline and it was very clear to me that he was "holding back tears" so to speak.

[@stopdont8236]

1. Hyrule Warriors series is non-canon 2. See 1

[@Kidgib5]

Hey, sorry, was the first theory why the Master Sword didn't glow when Guardians showed up before he passes out and Zelda awakens? Or was the theory that Fi is still in the Master Sword and was what helped Link save Zelda in the Lost Woods mission? P.S. Every time I hear Gate of Time I think of the TMNT III in the 90's "Open wide the gates of time".

[@ibraheemhusein9572]

i think fans would be more thrilled if they added a dlc where link gets married or at least shows feelings than botw2 lol

[@antimony3964]

And then we'd get a war over whichever ship was cannon and Nintendo would avoid doing it again

[@silasruedin9566]

@@antimony3964 If the fans eventually get over their feelings over 'Age of Calamity' (remember 'The Wind Waker'), maybe a canon romance for Link, whether it's with Zelda or someone else, can also work.

[@antimony3964]

@@silasruedin9566 It could have been funny if everyone ended up with someone random...

[@quintonhoffert6526]

One thing I would note is that I actually don't think it would have mattered to Ganon if the Hyrulean Royal Family had unearthed the Guardians and the Divine Beasts or not. We see from an Age of Calamity cutscene that the beginning of the Calamity raised the five Shiekah Pillars around Hyrule Castle, and that corrupted Guardians swarmed out of them. Since those pillars appear in BotW as well, we can surmise that the same thing happened in the OG timeline as well. Considering that, and considering how many Guardians came from the pillars, I don't actually think the forces of Hyrule would have had any more of a chance against Ganon had they not unearthed the Shiekah tech. In BotW's scenario they were unexpectedly betrayed by the trump card they expected to rely on, true, but even if they had not unearthed any of the tech, they would still have been beset by an army of Guardians that, without the extensive study then had undergone in the OG timeline, would be effectively unstoppable with regular weapons and tactics.

[@friedkeenan]

Has anyone talked about how Kohga was over 100 years old in BOTW but showed no physical signs of aging like Impa or Robbie? Makes me wonder if he's mummified under his Yiga uniform, like the Sheikah monks

[@silasruedin9566]

Maybe he's been using whatever spell the Twinrova Gerudo witch sisters from 'Ocarina of Time' were taking to live longer.

[@mattr0fact949]

Astor is also an anagram for roast, so he is secretly a goron!

[@jpnuar1]

8:09 The Ocarina never sent Link back in time though. It just enabled him to open the Temple of Time, where the Master Sword (and/or plot magic) did the time travel.

[@Trevybubs]

In Majora’s Mask it let him return back in time.

[@jpnuar1]

@@Trevybubs oh I feel silly now. Thanks for reminding me of MM.

[@sagacious03]

Neat theories! Thanks for bringing these up! Was pretty interesting! Also, was I one of the only ones who liked Fi? Sometimes, I get the impression she was one of the less popular companions.

[@isaacguerrero5869]

Re: Astor, First time me and my friend saw him while playing we both said "oh, he's an astrologian" since both of us play FFXIV. They use it, again, for divination.

[@atomykebonpyre]

Zelda: shh! The sword is speaking! Sword: master, your wii remote battery is low.

[@ayjj8223]

Haven't even watched it but i know this video will be great!

[@ayjj8223]

It was great, man even gave us an extra theory!