Reacting to TOTK Dragon's Tears Quest REVEAL!!! (Spoilers)

[@Lexyvil]

And she became the silent princess... The flower she dearly loves... Such good writing

[@v-Lex-v]

...?

[@beaneyguy3815]

@@v-Lex-vshe can’t exactly speak while being a dragon

[@v-Lex-v]

@@beaneyguy3815 oh i thought he meant she turned into a flower 💀

[@romanhorizon]

Damn, I never thought about it that way. 😮🙂🥲 *I’m gonna go cry into my pillow now*

[@romanhorizon]

But seriously Nintendo what the fu**

[@MexicanRmz]

I was like "I'm gonna take my time and finish the story whenever I want", but then after seeing this memory and realizing that she had been waiting all this time as a dragon, I rushed my way in to kick Ganon's butt.

[@jesuszamora7419]

I was chillin too but now I'm omw with enough weapons and arrows to defeat him more than 10 times over😭

[@brentgrisier1738]

At first, it was our duty. Now it's personal.

[@daboi6509]

@@brentgrisier1738 it always was

[@SaviorGabriel]

Zelda sacrificing herself to restore the Master Sword was already emotional enough. Seeing those silent princess flowers after the last dragon tear broke me. Well played there, Nintendo. You made a grown ass man cry over flowers in a video game.

[@gilb_4]

Glad to hear I was not the only grown ass man to cry ... really well played Nintendo...

[@kurth8497]

You are definitely not the only one😭😭😭

[@sleepyash7954]

I picked up all of them impulsively

[@N8-PT]

Mother 3

[@hieioni3354]

@_______6684 Lol I intended to say the same. That Lunar Tear garden scene beneath the shopping complex was so sad.

[@AlexValadez]

Zelda cant catch a break. Any version of Zelda really. They're always willing to sacrifice themselves. This one really hurt though.

[@GoofyGE3K]

That's why shes a legend

[@thesergalladaf6902]

No… that’s why, SHE’S THE LEGEND.

[@firewolf8003]

THAT'S WHY THE NAME OF THE GAME IS Zelda

[@twocents7509]

Seriously, although this Zelda has gone through this twice now. Her mental fortitude through all that is incredible, most others would have a mental break down the second time it happened.

[@Nopetin]

I never cared about Zelda in any of the other games tbh, but TOTK is truly a masterpiece. Ill never question who's the real legend again.

[@ThibautMahringer]

Keep in mind that the last thing you see in Great Sky Island before going down to Hyrule is Zelda as a dragon piercing the clouds. Nobody realized at the beginning of the game.

[@heroineoftime2876]

I just thought "oh cool a new spirit dragon representing Hylia (like the other three are the spirits of Din, Farore and Nayru)... little did i know ;-;

[@ThibautMahringer]

@@heroineoftime2876 Same. Thinking back, how clueless were we ? You never needed to look out for her, she was right next to you lol

[@javiervasquez625]

​@@heroineoftime2876 Mind you now that we know Zelda swallowed a Tear to become a dragon what are the odds that the 3 dragons are women who did the same thing? Hopefully we'll get an answer in a future DLC/sequel.

[@RaiJolt2]

@@javiervasquez625 this also could mean that many previous dragons in zelda did the same thing, though I doubt it. I mean draconification was mentioned to have been done before the events 10,000 years ago, probably resulting in at least 1 or two of the dragons. So potentially even before skyward sword?!

[@javiervasquez625]

@@RaiJolt2 Lol what? This 3 dragons in the Era of the Wild are NOT the same 3 dragons from Skyward Sword who talk and know about Hylia making me very skeptical that this new dragons could have already existed that far in time when we _never see them_ anywhere in the game. If Farosh, Naydra and Dinraal are in fact mortal women (maybe even the 3 Oracles) their transformation must have happened at some point around the foundation of new Hyrule as per Rauru and Mineru's arrival to the surface with the dragon transforming *Tears.*

[@Rizky-Gumilar]

I love that the most important tear has to be found at the silent princess area. The symbolism is just beautiful

[@bunnbree]

iirc the silent princesses don't actually bloom around that tear until AFTER you've watched the memory! heartwrenching

[@heroineoftime2876]

they only bloom after you've recalled the final memory.

[@javiervasquez625]

​@@heroineoftime2876 A foreshadowing of something related to Zelda's "Sealing Power" and it's effects on "the Wild". You need to reclaim the Master Sword to understand what this all means.

[@DanielMazahreh]

There was never any silent princesses in that area for both games to begin with. Go replay the games. I activated that shrine before getting all memories. Guaranteed there was not a single silent princess.

[@javiervasquez625]

@@DanielMazahreh Because Zelda created them using the Triforce hidden _inside_ her body after becoming "one" with Nature thanks to her transformation into the Light Dragon. It's the entire message of the "Era of the Wild" regarding Zelda's ability to fulfill her duty by been allowed to "flourish" on her own (like the Silent Princess) with no pressure or weight been forced into her shoulders.

[@justicemcintosh3294]

A nice detail (and a bit of foreshadowing) is that the Light Dragon’s theme plays Zelda’s Lullaby using the same instrument as the Dragons

[@napilopez]

Aaaand it was in the trailer too. I remember thinking that was an interesting choose since the erhu is only used for the dragons in the score... Not to mention the title. Nintendo has been hunting at it for the longest.

[@mlpfanceline2420]

@@napilopez I had the same exact thought after finishing the tears of the dragon quest. I was like „wait a minute…the same instrument plays in one of the trailers the first 3 notes of Zelda’s lullaby…WAS THAT FORESHADOWING THIS WHOLE TIME?!“

[@Rune_Scholar]

This was one of the things that made me think it was Zelda before I even left the starting island. The quest said to go to Zelda and the dragon was circling around that spot. Then when you encounter it it looks kind of like Zelda and that music all but confirmed it.

[@TheoryTheory2222]

The draconification scene is impactful

[@thesergalladaf6902]

I felt my heart sank when I saw it.

[@AwakenedRAGEJustin]

Link… *PROTECT THEM ALL!*

[@peterseaboldt1250]

Ganondorf's draconification was pretty shocking too, really demonstrated how far he's willing to go for what he wants. Makes me think of the fight between Dante and Urizen in Devil May Cry 5. "How... How are you so powerful?!? You've never lost anything!!" "It's not about loss. Real strength is a choice. Fighting like hell to protect what matters. You just threw away everything you ever had! No wonder you have no real power." "DANTEEEEE!!!"

[@m.s.5370]

The writers at Nintendo already demonstrated some courage and willingness to take risks with the last game, what with Zelda struggling to access her powers, and botw's success probably encouaged them to go even further this time around. That's honestly very commendable to be able to write like this, it's got this confidence to it.

[@javiervasquez625]

Yet they didn't have either the Courage, Wisdom or Power to allow her to become a fully playable character on par with Link to assist in his Quest against the rampaging return of the Demon King. A totally plausible scenario for this Zelda after everything she went through in Breath of the Wild wasted to make her a damsel yet again.

[@rhythmicwindu]

@@javiervasquez625having Zelda as a playable character would make absolutely no sense. Zelda really isn’t a fighter, her strength comes from her wisdom. So it doesn’t really make sense to have her roaming Hyrule slaughtering monsters.

[@javiervasquez625]

@@rhythmicwindu Yet that doesn't stop her from tagging along and _assisting_ Link on his Quest JUST as she does in Spirit Tracks and how the SAGES do in Tears of the Kingdom. She could easily have played the same role as Tulin by following Link around while shooting Light Arrows which we _know_ she has no problem using as proven in The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. A great opportunity for a physically able Zelda wasted to make her a dragon.

[@ppvsonicspy]

​@@javiervasquez625Why would Zelda ever be a fully playable character in a main line Zelda game, when Link is obviously always the protagonist. Don't forget, this series main audience is young boys. And the whole point of Link is for those young boys to project themselves in him, living out an adventurous life in a fantasy world and saving a beautiful princess in the end after defeating a demon king. Literally a common fantasy setting in Japanese media. People forget that games, despite the fact that they can be played and enjoyed by everyone, still have a target audience.

[@javiervasquez625]

@@ppvsonicspy ¿You do know there are thousands of women and little girls around the world who play Zelda right? ¿That there are thousands of men and boys around the world who love playing as Peach, Daisy, Zelda, Samus, Bayonetta, Paluttena, Pyra, Mythra, etc. _regardless_ of their gender? ¿That playing as a descendant of a goddess in an of itself allows a LOT of gameplay potential for future sequels? ¿That it makes NO SENSE to have a franchise called "The Legend of *Zelda"* with a Zelda that isn't PLAYABLE? ¿That your argument has no substance compared to what i just said? ¿No? Pity you i guess.

[@Spoopball]

The flowers being there after the cutscene is such a low blow from the devs lol

[@VirtuousWanderer]

Like a kick in the taint that

[@mechanicalgamingscrapstudi7763]

But hey, free rare flowers

[@notageologist3022]

​@@mechanicalgamingscrapstudi7763 helps for upgrading the champions leathers, although I can just dupe the flowers if I'm willing to spend the time.

[@BeatrizViana13]

@@notageologist3022 well, duping has been fixed :’)

[@Katitorsi]

​@@BeatrizViana13 eh, only for those that forgot to turn off auto updating

[@JetZV]

In case you didn't catch it the first time, you can hear the last of her scream within the dragon's roar. Like it's the last of her humanity slipping away in a final cry for help... No, I'm not okay. Thanks for asking.

[@inkymoth2957]

I DIDNT EVEN HEAR THAT now I’m crying again

[@HappyPotat]

Your reminder that this blows Zelda being imprisoned for 100 years out of the water. The founding of Hyrule took place tens of thousands of years ago. That's how long Zelda has waited as a dragon.

[@goldliger1976]

At the least about 30K+ years to be exact.

[@javiervasquez625]

Not the FIRST Hyrule by the way a _new kingdom_ entirely formed after the "Era of Myth" (the 3 timelines) as shown in the book "Creating a Champion".

[@fnaffoxy1987]

@@javiervasquez625 Can you elaborate on that? I don't know where to get that book or if I even can anymore and that sounds like important information to know.

[@javiervasquez625]

@@fnaffoxy1987 It's explained in the game itself so no need to worry about needing to read anything outside the game.

[@NikoJr.]

@@javiervasquez625 Regardless, she was stuck as a dragon for 10,100+ years. That hurt once I realized that

[@Damariobros]

I called this from the beginning of the game, but I thought it was metaphorical, that she wouldn't become an actual dragon… I thought it was immortality but you lose your heart and soul… I thought that was why Zelda was acting weird… I was wrong… 😭

[@thesergalladaf6902]

Clever and convincing scenario, but is falsified.

[@TheZombiesAreComing]

Nope those "wierd" zelda qwre shown to be fakes same as during one of the flashbacks

[@pemanilnoob]

I thought the exact same thing!! I only realized it was literal when her eyes changed

[@lundylow]

11:42 There's something so visceral showing her staggering in pain, like in her final moments as a human she's probably terrified that this was a huge mistake.

[@nimloc1670]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who bawled. I cried so hard, it was embarrassing. She didn't deserve this, man. I had to stand up for a couple of minutes after this. It only took a few seconds for her to be teleported to a different timeline and next thing you know, this happened.

[@runerdude141]

Same. I put the game down for like two hours after. Still not over it

[@SniffiSniffton]

I caught up to her and now my Link is just chillin on her head. That’s what I’m going to see when I reopen the game and man idk if I can do it

[@sknight333]

​@@SniffiSnifftonDid the exact same just for a show of solidarity and respect from such sacrifice.

[@Linkanator-xn6og]

I believe all of us Zelda fans this scene hit us real hard. I never cried so much like a child only when my parents lost my dog, but this scene hit me right in the feels

[@pemanilnoob]

I didn’t cry, I was just in shock. I was more shocked that they would actually do something like that with Zelda

[@strogonoffcore]

when she said "Protect them all!" and cried as a dragon, I cried too

[@Truth4dateens]

❤yes! All the time! Even rewatching it! I had to watch it in Spanish just to see if it would be different or not make me cry! She made me cry too! In the Spanish version she creams “Link…. SAVE THEM!” 😭😭😭😭

[@amxterxsu138]

every time i go up to her for some resources, i always sit there for a while and leave a silent princess on her head when i leave

[@bunnbree]

😭

[@nelsonyt0823]

😂😂

[@notinthebestmood1850]

IM NOT THE ONLY ONE?!

[@amxterxsu138]

@@notinthebestmood1850 🤝

[@starfish258852]

i do this too

[@sedarue123]

I was thinking Zelda was the dragon when it felt like the dragon was following me. I just remember beating the water temple and mid boss fight I was like wait a minute-dragon?! She was so close to the fight too. After that, it felt like every major story beat the dragon was there. People did say they wanted Zelda to travel with us, but if this isn’t some monkey paw be careful what you wish for crap I don’t know what is.

[@MuljoStpho]

She was out there flying around the whole time before seeing all the tears cutscenes? I only ever saw her during the scripted moments when you first see the Great Sky Island and when her voice beckons you to the surface. (In both cases, she was so far away and the dragons in general were such a rare sight for me in BotW that I wasn't even sure whether it was even a new dragon or just one of the same ones from before.) For me, she wasn't seen again until the final tear vision and then she could be seen flying around after that. (I had a couple other dragon sightings throughout the game up to that point but they were the ice dragon and the electric dragon.) I ended up going around to all the tears first before running any of the four regional phenomena stories though. (I visited the regions and had the quests started in my log, I just held off on going any further with any of them.) But there was still quite a bit of running around before I went around to the tears. Visiting all the towers and tagging a bunch of shrines and just generally wandering around.

[@sedarue123]

@@MuljoStpho I wasn’t actively looking for her when I was hunting for the memories, but every sage boss fight she was around, or dinraal would be there in the case of the fire temple (she was close to the volcano before I went in but I just remember being really confused seeing Dinraal there as that was the first time I saw it in this game). She didn’t go far into the desert but when I made the decision to go to the Gerudo area I remember seeing her close to the Sky tower, at that point I had gotten all the memories.

[@xion-rosegirl8472]

Now that I think about it, it makes a whole lot of sense now, as the last time I seen her flying about, she was near Death Mountain from the last dungeon I just finished up OMG,,, I think it's interesting she's just looking after Link the whole time

[@oka72]

At times like these, it makes me wonder what's going through Link's head. Like what's his reaction whenever he realizes the lose of a loved one. I know it must be painful, but he woke up 100 years later to find out all of his friends were dead and now Zelda's sacrificed herself to entrust him with the fate of Hyrule. I wanna hug this man so bad, but I can't.

[@Skyfire-x]

I have this idea - lore theory(?) that the Geoglyphs and the Tears are how she remembered her purpose across an untold time. That's why she flies over all of them.

[@redrover7427]

OMG FACTS

[@AlexanderDonahue]

I think the tears are physical manifestations of her memories leaving her body after losing her mind to become a dragon hence why the flashbacks are called memories in the menu.

[@serapheid3669]

We can’t be sure she remembers and as another comment pointed out, it makes more sense if they’re basically strong memories being shed as tears across her flight path based on the position of the geoglyphs. Also, Impa already deduced that the geoglyphs were made by the people in the past in the image of those visions that they must have witnessed. This situation actually makes me think of a line from Miracle of Sound’s song for Disco Elysium: “I can’t recall a thing, so why do I feel so sad”

[@sautortheratkiller9172]

Well i think she remembers somewhat, otherwise the final fight doesnt make any sense

[@SuperDestroyerFox]

@@sautortheratkiller9172 I think the final fight has her fighting just because it always is said that light will fight dark and vice versa but it could also be that something deep inside her decided to fight.

[@lightingmcqueen522]

Feel sorry for the poor souls who thought “wow this master sword on the map looks cool, I’ll go here first”

[@bunnbree]

I know!! I'm so glad I got impa's quest at the forgotten temple before getting any of the other memories! I actively sought them out IN ORDER bc of it

[@lightingmcqueen522]

@@bunnbree also the dragon itself is incredibly disturbing to me, with the eyes and its mane resembling her hair so much.

[@robertgonsalez-re5wu]

I got the sword without knowing it was there 😅 i wanted to see the dragon. Close up view 😪

[@Sango-po5pi]

​@@robertgonsalez-re5wu same! Lol

[@EverythingWasGreat]

I went for all the geoglyphs first, wanted the story. I was so mad at Ganon the rest of the game. Used the fierce dietys armor and showed no mercy until the end.

[@octapusxft]

The TOTK memories need to be added to the list of things one should never feel embarrassed about crying for

[@GeneralOlde]

Zelda: Link, would you still love me if I was a wyrm? Link: Yes. 😭 I want to believe that Zelda deep down had faith in Link to somehow restore her; she just wasn't 100% certain and was more concerned in that moment with repairing the Master Sword so Link could use it to defeat Ganon. Her love for Link and Hyrule is so strong. Still, it's sad that she's suffered so badly. She may have been asleep during her dragon phase, but I can't imagine the mental anguish she went through in deciding to undergo the draconification process. Zelda must have been stressed from head to toe, and in the time leading up to her decision, and it looked like she was in pain momentarily when she swallowed the stone. I don't know if she would have trauma from being a dragon so much as from contemplating the decision, considering the possibility of never changing back, and then actually executing the decision. In her last moments before the transformation completes, she's probably thinking, "This is it; my life is over. Goodbye, Link... forever." God, there's so much angst in this scene, I can't bear it! It just makes me want to cry thinking about it!😭

[@wasabilai9405]

“Link, you must find me” I had a weird felling hearing this line in the trailer, thinking maybe Zelda is trapped in some hard to find sky island and Link would have to find this obscure location. It hit totally differently and like a truck when realising what she really meant. This story absolutely destroyed me...

[@LevelUpWellness]

1000% yes! When I heard that line in the trailer I thought it sounded like a weak kind of plot point to “just find the princess” Once this scene hit, the line “you MUST find me” took on a whole different dimension. Totally hit my heart and I had to put my switch down to process for a minute or 2 and still do every time I watch it. Damn, do I love this Zelda!

[@firstnamelastname4824]

I'm pretty sure that the dragon in the background when the title card appears during the big skydive out of the cave of awakening is the Light Dragon. She was right in front of you at the very beginning

[@bunnbree]

it indeed is!

[@DerElessar]

At the end of the game, when she said "I felt like I went to sleep and just woke up" game me peace of mind, otherwise. Imagine being sentient for 10k years waiting for something to pass. 100y were enough bro

[@jindraws]

After that final tear I stood there looking at her fly off in the distance for a good 10min before being able to continue playing. Such a strong moment

[@chamab.6800]

I always thought the Silent Princess was fitting for Zelda. I remember in BOTW, the memory of her and Link in the field behind the castle. When she was telling Link how the Princesses were rare but they couldn’t get them to grow domestically. That they only thrived out in the wild and that they hoped that the species would be strong enough to propagate on its own. Zelda is the same, she thrived when she wasn’t cooped up in the castle… caged. She thrived out in the wild as well. ❤️❤️❤️

[@BenjaminSteber]

I am so happy that the erhu is finally getting some love as a heartbreaking and haunting instrument.

[@maidenslayer]

Chthonic...

[@Ruhul612]

I never expected a Nintendo game to have a story to make me cry. I’m glad Zelda was the first. The sadness of this moment loomed in the back of my head till the very end.

[@_QWERTY__]

As someone who didn't put the pieces together in Skyward sword fast enough to figure out what was going on before the story got there, I can say that game broke me multiple times. Twilight Princess's ending broke me, too.... now that I am thinking about it, zelda games are really good at this lol

[@Katitorsi]

after seeing all of the tears and zelda's story in this game, i go visit her whenever i see her flying nearby i always drop a bundle of silent princesses on her forehead and just relax with her for a while, taking in the scenery and the music i wish there was a 'Hug her' button

[@blameitonrebecca]

the point where the cutscene ends and you can play again broke me. The Tear on the minimap, the silent princesses around you, zelda in the sky. I cried

[@carsongold03]

Witnessing this after getting all the geolyph memories before doing the actual main quest felt crushing. I legitimately felt the emotional weight behind this moment. I was in a state of absolute silence while shedding a single tear the moment I saw the Silent Princesses once the cutscene ended.

[@janelbbuck]

I was all good and not crying until they played the Zelda theme as she struggles to grab the sword. Damn I had to hold back tears.

[@GoofyAhOklahoma]

Hollywood should take notes. This is how you write a strong female character who's also a badass.

[@raccoon3164]

YES

[@icewingthefox9423]

Agreed

[@_timtam4922]

This is why I say a legend of Zelda film would be fantastic

[@kevinmoore4355]

Bro like fr

[@VirtuousWanderer]

​@_TimTam but one that actually has heart and substance. Not the crap that usually gets pumped out from game titles

[@greenstarplayer650]

This time it is truly the Legend of Zelda Tears of the kingdom. A princess who sacrifices everything and even more a second time to save not only heir kingdom but also every single person in it.

[@DragonKing-te9wy]

That's such a heart-melting, inspiring way to describe an already heart-melting scene! I hope there are more people with the kind of selfless love Zelda portrayed here😭❤

[@justneedaname]

You can only imagine how link must feel. All while staying strong and stoic. Carrying on while knowing what has become of zelda.

[@ccccc1332]

As I play, I always look up to the sky. I catch her periodically, and in my head Link fills her in on his adventures and the wellbeing of the people of Hyrule, and says: I’ll soon be ready to face him, my darling. I like to think he gets a good cry and composes himself before leaving her again.

[@N1ght_K1tsune]

After watching that last scene I literally froze after realizing that Zelda is the Light Dragon (I got Master Sword first and thought "Oh cool a dragon maybe it was sent by Zelda.") and I just watch her fly or soar through the sky until she was nothing more that a faded blob in the sky. I definitely feel the same way on how you felt, well except for the crying part but I did get emotional lump that forms in the throat in emotional situations.

[@juberwaki6839]

you got the sword before the memory?

[@N1ght_K1tsune]

@@juberwaki6839 Yeah, literally thought that Zelda sent the dragon to deliver the Master Sword.

[@thesergalladaf6902]

But your thought was incorrect, however. We (but probably not me) thought the Dragon wasn’t Zelda and she’s the one causing trouble in hyrule’s regions.

[@sayzar9474]

When Mineru said becoming a dragon would cause Zelda to lose herself idk why I thought that this was the reason Zelda was acting like a totally different person. Then the last memory I got revealed that Zelda as a fake and I still hadn’t made the connection to the light dragon, I just thought it was a coincidence. And then I saw the last memory…. It hurt

[@qwertygutierrez1293]

i pulled the master sword before the memories and when i saw the dragon i immediately thought it was zelda cuz it looked like her

[@lykan2]

These final 2 Memories, plus when you recover the Master Sword destroyed me.

[@tweevis95]

First she was trapped in the castle for 100 years keeping calamity ganon sealed and now she went back in time and lived out thousands of years as a light dragon.. god damn lmao

[@hylianevalink]

there are too many hints at Zelda not really "losing herself" (those that finished the game knows) I think the whole "lose oneself" is something added to scare people from doing it, the stones are already sought after due to their base powers, it would be worse if you could become god-like beings from simply ingesting them. Not everyone is ready to sacrifice their minds for it, because it would be considered "useless" I think that, deep down, Zelda knew she would be 'fine', she wouldn't become a mindless beast, she will remember her purpose. Hints that stops at getting the tears, there's more at the end of the game but I don't wanna spoil: -She always sticks around the Great Sky Island at the start of the game -She opens Link's path -She calls out to him to shed the last tear -She calls out to him once you get all the tears -After getting the tears (and so knowing her full story), she'll start flying closer to the ground so that it's easier to get the Master Sword

[@alexburn4014]

When i first saw the dragon i thought it was Nydra but then got excited finding out it was a new dragon and made it my goal to ride it. She was stupidly high up in the sky when i made it and i was shocked to see the master sword there but couldn't pull it out. After spending time riding with her and collecting a scale like i did with the other ones i really started to look at her and said "This one looks realllllyyyy different then the other three. why does it have blond hair and shorter ears? Why doesn't it have a cool name like the other three? Wait... Zelda was suppose to have the master sword? oh shit it cant be right?" i started to realize then and spent the rest of that time having my fears confirmed.

[@gilb_4]

I thought it was Farosh, like hey green friend we meet again... and I did not see the light dragon until I got all the tears collected... so I got caught completely off guard...

[@Cometstarlight]

As soon as I got the memory that mentioned draconification in general, I went, "Wait a minute, that...uh oh." Then I took a closer look at the light dragon and noticed blond hair. "Oh...oh no. Oh, no no no no."

[@semajdivad1991]

This was the best plot twist ever. So beautifully done ❤

[@gabindelacruz3201]

Doing this quest made me audibly go "no fUCKIN WAY" and now everything hurts

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

That moment when you realize that's the same dragon you saw at the beginning of the game. So you did see Zelda at the Temple of Time.

[@sledgedragon2677]

1:54 I didn't notice Fi's motif here at first. Cool that its there.

[@midnights2631]

I had to hold my tears back, Link and Zelda need a long happy life together.

[@darwinwatterson493]

They deserve to be happy

[@14megasxlr]

I now fully understand exactly what it means that Zelda is the embodiment of Wisdom in this universe. Each version of Zelda understand clearly the cost of salvation, and they’re always willing to pay it forward for the lands of Hyrule, no matter what it costs her personally. The faith she chooses to place in others, the loyalty and love that spirit commands, how much her desire for knowledge and progress is clearly inspired by her pure love for those around her. THAT is wisdom. The ultimate wisdom of this world is that self-sacrifice is what’s required for life to continue, and she’s the ultimate representation of that. It makes sense that she’s the reincarnation of the creator goddess of this universe. The goddess Hylia was the first being to sacrifice their own divinity to put life and creation into this world in the first place. Beautiful storytelling.

[@perriwinkleiii5361]

The final memory has some of the most amazing music in the entire game, or even the series. The amount of musical callbacks, the menacing, agonizing contortion of Zelda's Lullaby for her transformation, and the clarinet solo at the end as she slowly ascends... I get weepy every single time I experience it

[@EvyDevy]

So glad I saved the master sword/lost woods for last... what storytelling.

[@gymggang46]

I got the sword before learning the backstory😢 that would’ve destroyed me inside if I did it in order so I kinda lucked out…still left me shook..

[@dragonstouch1042]

Yeah, upgrading the Champion’s Leather was awkward for me to say the least

[@shadycactus7896]

I think it hits harder if you get the sword then the final tear

[@Torencresent]

The two games of sacrifice by Zelda are truly the most heart wrentching stories. Sure, Zelda is always missing or captured, but aside from Skyward Sword, which was a bit more in your face about relationships, this is about loss, and how to recover from it, the silent princesses now being relatively common in Hyrule now, since it was given room to grow, and prosper. This game was about an end, I think in more ways than one. Obviously the whole Oroboros thing, but its like, now that cycle has been broken, finally for the first time in at least 100+ years, hyrule truly has a chance to recover. Love it.

[@bunnbree]

beautifully put

[@AdamEspersona]

Hearing Fi's theme once more is when the waterworks began falling for me.

[@GoGoForIt]

I've seen some people immediately take all the Silent Princesses with them out of respect after seeing that memory, but personally I couldn't bear to pick them from their place by the tear. I had to leave them undisturbed.

[@diegogutierrez536]

Gay

[@GoGoForIt]

@@diegogutierrez536 you're partially right

[@gills2794]

I took a picture of the flowers around the tear then picked them all up. Proceeded to immediately feel guilty and almost reload a save but then thought. Surely Zelda would want me to take these and use to upgrade some armors. Thankfully I discovered the flowers do respawn after a while or maybe blood moon

[@tin8137]

i picked up all except for one, to commemorate the event.

[@SillizContent]

i picked them up and everytime im on her for scales and ect i leave her one.

[@anone.mousse674]

I like to imagine if that last tear had a geoglyph, it would take the form of the Light Dragon curling its way around the Rist Peninsula, with the Tear situated inside its pupil.

[@ccakefist]

omg this is how it’s meant to be seen 😭😭😭😭 livin vicariously through your tears

[@speedude0164]

Zelda's Lullaby from the second trailer playing at the end really got me. Everything made sense at that point. The truth was right in front of us even in 2021.

[@a.j.cayenne5970]

hands down best cutscenes in any zelda game!

[@bunnbree]

agreed!

[@javiervasquez625]

Personally i still think Midna's farewell is pretty emotional so i can't say i agree. That said this is a powerful scene regardless!

[@Redbeedrill]

that scene always gives me goosebumps & makes me tear up

[@Pablo1517]

I figured out she was the dragon way before cutscenes made it obvious and it hit me like a truck once I realized that dragon was flying around the very opening island throughout entire tutorial. As if Zelda was watching over me despite losing her conciousness

[@Thundermaceaus]

same, I remember getting the memory were they mentioned someone becoming a dragon and it clicked. "Shit that dragon from the opening in the background... that's Zelda isn't it?" Still made me tear up seeing it confirmed with these last memories.

[@javiervasquez625]

I mean the dragon's hair is very similar to Zelda so it was easy for someone's intuition to piece together that Zelda and the dragon were one and the same. I wonder how many figured it out before reaching this cutscene.

[@clug906]

the way i did this quest on launch the day i got the game and im still not over it

[@bunnbree]

omg you've been suffering for so long, i'm so sorry o7

[@raveouscarlias4479]

Such a heartwrenching scene! Zelda once again sacrificing herself to save everyone. She deserves so much credit as Link for saving Hyrule for the second time (in the BotW universe at least)

[@askillissue]

I did not see this coming whatsoever because I watched these memories out of order and didn’t put two and two together even when it showed the dragon shedding the tear. Hit like a truck.

[@NaviNeku24]

Just saying, this is probably one of the most badass things any Zelda reincarnation has ever done. 🐉

[@sidnew2739]

THE most badass thing. Without a doubt.

[@raymontarmstead-leblanc6016]

I’m curious if Dinraal, Farosh and Naydra are formerly Zonai who consumed secret stones. Like Zelda retained some of her features while being the Light Dragon. The trio all have super long ears like Zonai and some other close features.

[@_fullsunflower]

Thousands and thousands of years she waited and it breaks my heart

[@McGomezAddams]

When you said "Shut up motorcycle!" I felt that

[@doublegs86]

When i got this memory it made me and my brother tear up immediately. This one was a little hard to take in. Zelda is the true hero of this game. Totk all day

[@antivistmh]

I just finished this quest line and I swear, I felt the time stopped when I realize something while watching those cutscenes. I felt my eyes getting bigger and my mind going blank. I'm not even exaggerating. Damn, I can't hold back my tears. I'm just casually trying to get the master sword cause it was an unbreakable weapon but I'm not ready for this. Beautiful and tragic at the same time.

[@jocelynschweitzer995]

Can't believe that my brother DIDN'T cry about the Silent Princesses

[@ajgorebits1016]

you can hear fi's theme when she first gets the mastersword, so cool

[@GenePark]

yesss thank you for uploading

[@jkennedy395]

"I'm counting on you." to me is a reference to find a way to make me not an immortal dragon in 10k years.

[@pedrogt8847]

And to think that Zelda spent thousands of years in dragon form roaming the skies of Hyrule, the faith she had in Link was greater than all those years of suffering and loneliness.

[@Laughy-Flaaffy]

Zelda: _”I will sacrifice myself to save Hyrule”_ Ganondorf: _”I will sacrifice myself to FUCKINGDESTROYY Hyrule”_

[@Dude-vb4ul]

"She's staying by our house" Probably just eyeing up our next property to steal. Like she did in hanato village.

[@bunnbree]

LOL as she should, she can take the shirt off my back

[@MadX8]

Glad to know I wasn't the only one to cry like a baby during this quest... The last tear broke me so hard. Then you realise why you saw the Dragon in the beginning, when the game first tells you to find Zelda (while the Dragon of Light is flying in the background). Smart, touching. Incredible

[@clay2889]

This scene brought tears to my eyes also.. not afraid to admit it

[@HUDJ0679790]

When i finaly realized who that dragon was, i would alway take any opportunity i could find to take a stroll on her head for a good 10 minutes or more while enjoying the view. Link way to give her some company when ever he can. Althought she isnt conscious at this point of the story in her light dragon form...

[@Doomer3003]

Gives me the goosebumps every single time i watch this cinematic.

[@shawnhenderson2091]

Yep, first time a Zelda game made me cry, those flowers, Silent Princess...like it was planned all along, incredible

[@mark_planck1945]

I was wanting to see a reaction of someone who discovered it just like me, luckily the only tear I got out of order was the one directly below the first island, after getting all others in order and getting the master sword one and seeing the dragon just like the video I just froze up "nope, nope, no, I don't..." after that I got the last tear and went for the master sword, thing is, if I see one armor that needs light dragon parts I can't bring myself to upgrade it, I know it has no implication on the story, but I'd say that's the effect of a good storyline.

[@angelbabydragon]

So these are the tears of the kingdom… 😭🐉👸🏻💧

[@dlimla]

This scene is beautiful, powerful, and sad but made me have a major problem with the mechanic of the master sword after it. Like I understand the game mechanic of durability and don't mind it at all, and for balance the master sword needs to have it as well. But according to the story, that sword's being baking in sacred power for tens of thousands of years and the more it absorbs it the more powerful it becomes, but after like 50+ hits it runs out of energy and every time I'm like "ran out energy? the heck were you doing fused to the dragon head my guy? Taking in the sites?" XD

[@LovelyMagickPegacorn]

Crying challenge Bree vs Light Dragon

[@cheddarsunchipsyes8144]

💀💀💀💀👹💀💀

[@grodard9]

I was in shock and mesmerized by the beautiful dragon flying away, I picked up the flowers ( a damn habit), and then I thought : hey, there is a tower close by....

[@hava1340]

now i can relive being emotionally devastated thanks bree 🥰

[@ZeldaKAnderson]

Everynow and then I sit with her as she flies through the sky.

[@rickkmurray]

even I have to admit. When I unlocked this cutscene even I was like "wtf, since when was this meant to be sad?!" xD. Did any one else just spend some time with the dragon?

[@tristangarrett4182]

totally I immediately got on her head and rode her past goron city.

[@rickkmurray]

@@tristangarrett4182 haha yea, I put on the outfit zelda was meant to surprise link with and just chilled with her for a bit xD

[@gal-game]

That's why I made my Ancient Blade to 999 and go searching and f@king that Phantom Ganon everywhere on the map.

[@jesusdelgado4735]

I don't know who you are or what you do but this video made me fall in love with you lol your reaction to this is amazing and beautiful. I love how you freely express your feelings... i wish i could do that. You made my day!

[@MisterBrodo]

So, i had it spoiled pretty early on that zelda was the light dragon. But thay didnt prepare me for the transformation cutscene. You can tell she's terrified, and the thoight of her immediately losing her own mind and having no knowledgeable of her former self really hit me hard.

[@JordySword]

I cried too. ;o; such a beautiful story

[@Majorboosh]

Fucking hell I was not ready for that questline.....

[@X3n0nLP]

Those scenes really effected me too and from that point on it was the biggest drive to defeat ganondorf for me. I could only hope that maybe it could be reversed somehow...

[@DrummClem]

And the music... Zelda's lullaby with a... twist.

[@JSage90]

I haven't beaten the game yet but when i saw this i literally screamed, "FIRST I KILL GANONDORF! THEN I NEED TWILIGHT TIME TRAVEL MAGIC ASAP!"

[@SniffiSniffton]

Glad to know I’m not a freak for sobbing my eyes out and that y’all did too 😭

[@chrisbelos2834]

This is one of those cutscene that will make people cry for decades, if not forever.

[@lpycb42]

That little bit of Zelda’s theme to the dragon tune… omg.