Tears of the Kingdom - FINAL Trailer Analysis (Zelda)

Let's break down the FINAL prerelease trailer for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
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[@Zeltik]

What have I missed? What have you noticed? Let me know! 👀

[@epicswag8802]

me (i am in the game)

[@bootscats2928]

Amazing work! How fast you come out with these videos is insane, an hour-long video when the trailer came out just yesterday, I can't believe it

[@Splitboltxful]

You’re so fast! Well done! Now take a well deserved nap lol

[@pookie87]

what if demise+gannon and hylia+zelda sort of like fuse together??

[@bilsuart]

You got it !

[@NotOofLegacy]

Only Zeltik could turn a 4 minute trailer into a nearly hour long breakdown lol

[@maddyhodges63]

Hylia bless 1.5 playback speed

[@BowlOSoup6661]

Well acthually rounding 53 minutes is 50 minutes not 60 🤓

[@Datguy8695]

@@BowlOSoup6661 well actually 53 minutes and 7 seconds

[@BowlOSoup6661]

​@@Datguy8695 WAIT NO, YOU CORRECTED MY CORRECTION

[@lyrebirb83]

@@maddyhodges63 oh no that is awful. Fuck that.

[@HappyAccidentVideos]

I can’t believe it’s been 17 years since we’ve seen Ganondorf.

[@itsasquid]

Wait, I'm sorry, wat?

[@Kade_Bauman]

That’s unreal

[@Miguel-bd6xq]

There's also Hyrule warriors Ganondorf

[@SirBrucie]

Wut

[@LupercalRising]

Damn I'm turning 30 in June, I will ALWAYS love Zelda

[@danjrizzo88]

My brother passed away the day this video was posted. I haven’t been able to bring myself to watch this until now (11 days later). You have no idea how heartbreaking it is that he’ll never get to experience this game and we can’t share in our experience. Zelda gamers since 97. Love you Mike

[@emperortgp2424]

RIP

[@Kade_Bauman]

So sorry for your loss

[@Octo4533]

god bless him. i am so sorry for your loss

[@ChannelRob]

I’m so sorry for your loss

[@Shawn_of_hearts]

I feel the same way my twin died this last year and it's hard knowing I won't be able to play a Zelda game with him ever again. I hope you're doing ok.

[@graceholbert2126]

So funny how everyone was confidently referring to the secret stones as the "Tears" in the game title when they actually ended up having nothing to do with the titular Tears in the game.

[@shallotliltian7617]

Just a small correction: those machines don't resemble pachinko machines, but rather Gachapon machines. These machines have been referenced in Zelda before in the Oracle titles. Gasha seeds are referencing Gachapon.

[@KamenRiderGumo]

And the figurines in Minish Cap that required you to get all of them to get a Heart Piece.......

[@eileensmiller8041]

True, though a different team did have a Pachinko machine in an older game, though not for a Zelda game.

[@jordanbtucker]

Yeah, I was going to say. Pachinko machines are when the balls drop and hit a bunch of pins. The ones in TotK look like gumball machines.

[@chrisj320ac3]

​@Jordan Tucker or the machine you got random trophies from in Super Smash Bros Melee.

[@eileensmiller8041]

@kuyswe true we've seen it happen before

[@aster4jaden]

"Ganondorf in the flesh, rehydrated and back to full power". -Zeltik I love how no one has forgotten the "Rehydrated Ganondorf" Phase the Zelda Fandom went through.

[@tomdaturtle5792]

WE NEED DADDY AT HIS FULL STRENGTH AND FULL SKIN

[@TheGingerInvasion]

MOISTURIZE

[@The_Twilight_Triforce]

'The Legend of Ganondorf, Aloe Vera of rehydration' lol

[@probenfetchak8076]

And don’t forget that we seen Demise attached to the blood moon at 1:18 in the TOTK trailer

[@tomdaturtle5792]

@@probenfetchak8076 That is an ASSUMPTION

[@DUKEzors]

Watching this a couple weeks after launch is wild. Zeltik nailed so many predictions based on his overwhelming knowledge of the universe.

[@MrEdwinLaboyCortes]

I think you should do a video where you compare your analysis and theories to what actually was in the game. You were so close with some and hit it right on the head with others.

[@breadman578]

Another thing to mention about that final shot of Zelda. Many sleuths on the internet triangulated her position using the mountains seen in the background. By doing that, they found that the platform Zelda is on is positioned on the Great Plateau and more importantly right behind the Temple of Time. Given how there are no visible sky islands to be seen in these shots, and Zelda's location being near a temple known for bringing people through time, it could confirm that Zelda is indeed stuck in the past.

[@Icecream_man]

I wonder if she’s in a sacred realm? Idk why she would, but the lack of sky islands and the world being in the same state as BOTW is odd.

[@MrJustonian3000]

Also…during this shot…Twilight Princess overworld theme in the strings

[@aarongarcia5667]

Your mom is stuck in the past

[@Hoxen]

This could be explained by the glowing gold thing in her hand that might be a tear, since it has the "recall symbol" she might have used said tear during her fall into darkness to go back to the past

[@dineumerlian584]

@@Hoxen wait I commented something similar.. U can go see it if U want.

[@Pheonix1328]

When Zelda fell, I wonder if the tear (boosted by her own sacred power) "recalled" her much further than normal and she ended up way back in time.

[@Cervidae]

this!

[@acorn861]

this is what i was thinking too

[@beverlyaponte6200]

That would explain the name "Tears of the Kingdom"

[@Samarlaropa]

Exactly what I was thinking! It's so cool that we are going to explore (whether through cutscenes or actual gameplay) the past when the sages first sealed Ganondorf and the relationship between the past and the present

[@alexpopowski1318]

Seems a bit too clumsy.

[@bobosaurus331]

‘This goat creature’ -Zeltik, talking about Rauru creator of hyrule

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

To be fair, this video was made well before we truly knew the story.

[@Shadowdrift-ty3py]

Hateno Village wins the award for Most Untouched Village in Zelda Once Again!

[@The_Twilight_Triforce]

Honestly, Tulin, Riju and Sidon's new appearances and importance took me by surprise, especially Tulin, not many people remember him and were mostly expecting Teba instead which means that something may be going on with Teba to explain his absence

[@suspiciousbird487]

I hope Teb is okay

[@Carcosahead]

@@suspiciousbird487probably hurt after the battle in botw

[@jockson7574]

And what happened to Yunobo, Kass, and the Yiga?

[@SceptileDude254]

I want to say he might be taking over as the Village patriarch, as Kaneli might have passed on in the time between BotW and TotK.

[@toiletseat777]

I think it's more so that there's something going on with Tulin instead. You should check out the Age of Calamity DLC.

[@aksolotol_ex]

This man analizes things so much it feels like spoilers watching his videos Respect

[@trebmaster]

Him and Banditgames both do this but Zeltik seems more careful in his theories but Bandit is hilarious.

[@EverythingWasGreat]

I felt the same just a few min into the video, will pause it until i have finished the game.

[@dietsoba]

Things I noticed: - the reservoir beside Zora’s Domain appears brownish, or, at the very least, not the usual deep blue. It doesn’t seem to be the light compared to other waters. There are also streams of something falling from the Sky Islands towards the water. You can also see what seems to be the top fin of the fish that crowns Zora’s Domain surrounded by a Sky Island. Most of this is obscured though. - Akkala has intentionally hidden in most content by conveniently placed clouds, save for the labyrinth in the sky - Gerudo Town and surrounding regions are engulfed in a sand storm - The desert temple appears to be Northwest of the Arbiters Grounds, looking at the ruins. There’s just more debris in the desert. Though, based on the maps, one could argue that the Arbiter’s grounds should actually be around where the Yiga HQ are, which does have Gerudo architecture. - The absence of Sheikah technology, especially the shrines, has me thinking that the Zonai ruins were repurposed to serve as trials-there could be a whole new understanding of already existing ruins. - I want to throw around sages, because they’ve been instrumental in sealing Ganon, since previous art seemed to depict them as well as the Wind Tribe (they DID consider adding the Minish) - The glyphs could be boss-type monsters

[@dietsoba]

one interaction brought me back to this and…maybe I have played too much botw because wow

[@erinwetzel5998]

I find it interesting that when he approaches that golden light on the altar, he draws his damaged sword. I wonder if it's not to gain Recall, but to use it on the Master Sword with that golden energy, rebuilding and re-blessing the sword!

[@Finch460]

Nobody breaks down a Zelda trailer the way that Zeltik does.. It is an absolute joy to have this man as part of our community.

[@waldilks]

Ye, I think that the arbiters grounds in botw was the entrance!

[@jackplisken4738]

Roxtendo does better

[@Finch460]

@@jackplisken4738 Don’t speak German.

[@bpuppin]

​@Jack Plisken yes, zeltik's Bri'ish accent is irritating

[@waldilks]

@@bpuppin it isn’t, I like it

[@laraschroeder5195]

I just realised that Sidon is dawning a crown and shoulder pieces that greatly resemble King Dorphans attire! I think that in the years since Link saved Hyrule, Sidon was crowned king!!!

[@PlayfulFruitLPer]

Hell yeah. Our boyfriend is a king now.

[@caralenalindberg6098]

Seriously hope the king didn’t die though. I liked the giant whale man, he was cool and I don’t want Sidon to lose another member of his family😭

[@Sinderance_]

Actually, in one of the shots, Sidon doesn't have the crown. I think the Dorphan is gonna die and Sidon becomes king.

[@Iycoris]

@@Sinderance_ I rly hope (and think it’s more likely tbh) that Dorephan abdicated as king. Killing Sidon’s entire family would feel a bit TOO dark. Dude’s a fucking tank anyway and didn’t appear nearly as old as the elders.

[@azzkin9401]

​@@Iycoris"Killing Sidon's entire family would feel a bit TOO dark" Princess Zelda:

[@jurgenpiano6267]

That is the best complete analysis I have seen so far. Many thanks your all your efforts!

[@TheFreelancer131]

lol there's something to be said About watching a video like this for the first time After you have played the Game it gets a chuckle or two out of ya

[@Kal_El1994]

The musical cues were absolutely sensational - there were about 5 musical moments where the hairs on my arm stood straight up. Incredible.

[@nightmareoverseer]

Same here but it was my head that got goosebumps

[@BenjoCovers]

yea, i noticed that too. Hope the music will be more intense in this one, unlike the subtile themes of BotW. My dream would be for Link to wield an important instrument again but i doubt thats in there

[@Kal_El1994]

@@BenjoCovers I think it will - the calamity of this game seems more intense & dark, so I think it’ll be slightly more dramatic & intense musically

[@BenjoCovers]

@@Kal_El1994 this maybe but i was referring to an instrument for link with my doubt

[@emmamiller.]

I know!

[@AnnieChieDesigns]

I'm surprised you didn't mention Sidon's crown in that one shot. I found it extremely noticeable that in most other shots he DOESN'T have it and in that shot with the tear he does. With the theme of tears and knowing this is going to be a darker Zelda game according to it's creators, I think Sidon is going to be going through a lot and his father will pass and simultaneously he will become King and a Sage.

[@Shosholegbt]

No. This isn’t dark. It’s normal

[@ErectileSceptile]

​@@ShosholegbtAonuma already went on record saying that Tears of the Kingdom is going to be darker than Majoras Mask

[@delikatessbruhe9843]

@@ErectileSceptile He didn't actually. That was a translation error

[@atlasroyale5294]

​@@delikatessbruhe9843 Wasn't even a translation error, it was just the site the interview was posted on cherry picking his words.

[@Everything_Was_Taken]

@@Shosholegbt bro woke up and chose violence 💀, correcting people left and right 💀

[@user-zf9ms2rd3f]

Lovin it zeltik I’m so flipping exited omg. Thanks for ur breakdown

[@loustandards2827]

Amazing. I was naturally tempted to watch this video in anticipation of the game release, though I initially avoided it so as to experience the game with as little reveal as possible. As you can tell, I was not able to avoid the temptation. A testament to the irresistable quality of all Zeltik video essays. Bravo, Zeltik!

[@MasayoshiTakanakafan]

The scene with Link’s arm being burned is INCREDIBLY Princess Mononoke-Esque. Maybe it’s another love letter to Ghibli from Nintendo like in the BOTW announcement trailer

[@AnonymousFREEZEpOp1]

I think even Link's wild hair and even the malice itself is reminiscent of Princess Mononoke.

[@SkyeMueller]

Zeldas whole look reminded me of princess mononoke

[@kryptic_strawhat668]

Howls Moving Castle plot this time around.

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

​@@kryptic_strawhat668 Howl's moving castle? The story about draft dodging wizards?

[@techi4584]

@@Ezekiel_Allium No, the story about THE draft dodging wizard. Put some respect on his name lol

[@joypink5599]

I believe the goat creature actually looks very dragon like. The longer face, the scale like skin, the horns, the ears, even the hair, remind me all of the dragons. If this figure is a Zonai, then it would make some sense for him to look this way, as the Zonai are very dragon oriented.

[@nunyabysnss9755]

It looks neither like a goat or dragon. There are leaked images of the back cove of the game that shows you how shsrt its face is and how it has a very rabbit like nose

[@joypink5599]

@@nunyabysnss9755 Interesting, isn’t it? But I’m referring specifically to the figure in the trailer, not from anywhere else, we don’t know for sure if they are the same.

[@ZdkDzk]

​@@nunyabysnss9755 it's probably a mix of things, mainly a goat and dragon. In BotW the Zonai are called dragon worshipers, and the dragons in BotW are designed to look like goats.

[@JD-xd4sy]

Maybe a dragon-bunny

[@castcori26]

I was thinking Fox like? Foxes represent “wisdom” intelligence, magic? 🧐

[@Anastasis1610]

I'm going to leave this comment to a few other channels, namely Zeltik, Bandit, MonsterMaze, Hyrule Gamer, Limcube & NintendoBlack Crisis. I want to tell you all that going on this journey with you over the past 6 years has been an incredible experience, & I am very thankful to have been part of it. I'm gonna ramble a little so you might want to skip ahead to the end. Since BOTW, I finished school, got conscripted for military service, went through a relationship and 3 full years of university. Now that TOTK is about to launch, I'm working on my final thesis project and the stress is unbelievable. Nevertheless, watching your content has helped me countless times. Studying architecture, I am able to work almost always with videos playing in the background, and as you can guess I have you guys playing 24/7. Zelda has been with me through so much and has helped my throughout my life a lot. I am once again expressing my gratitude for what you all do. I feel blessed to have been able to be a part of this 6 year long hype party. I am extremely excited about TOTK, like all of you, and I look forward to doing all of this over again for the next unavoidable game. Power on everyone. This community is incredible. ❤

[@Will-gr8jl]

This video is so well made. Looking forward to totk, so I subscribed as I will most likely watch your content on it.

[@kedo]

I know this is going to be very unlikely but I really hope that part with the tents in Castle Town will mean there'll be a Tarrey Town-like side quest in TotK that allows Link to help (partially) rebuild Castle Town. Again, very unlikely but it would be an amazing feature to have in the game.

[@-siranzalot-]

Seeing how Link was shown fighting enemies together with npcs or preparing for battle with them in multiple shots, I think it's quite likely that we'll be building up resistance bases against ganondorfs forces. It would explain the hyrulean military crests on the tents and also make it a lot more interesting to not just revisit the hyrule we already know, but actively retake the map bit by bit in an ongoing war Type of thing. Even more so since the enemies also seemed to work a lot more organized among each other in these last two Trailers.

[@7Write4This9Heart7]

I really hope so, too!

[@joeycoe85]

From the very large materials piled up, I think we’ll be rebuilding much of Hyrule Kingdom, via side quests. Sort of an improved (and far less buggy) version of Fallout 4’s settlements.

[@joeycoe85]

It’s funny, it appears Nintendo has taken elements that people hated from Rare and Bethesda, and made them something people will enjoy: the vehicles from BANJO’s 3rd game, AND the settlements from FALLOUT 4! Plus the weapon & item fusing. It doesn’t look like we’ll be going UNDERWATER, though. Seems like a fair trade.

[@gunsandroses896]

​@@-siranzalot- basically what Sonic Forces tried to do, but done good.

[@joypink5599]

“He could’ve recognized the need for the Blade of Evil’s Bane, and picked it up… once more.” I don’t know why but the way he phrased that made me imagine Link was just running an errand like “Yeah I’ll swing by Korok Forest and pick up the *Master Sword* “

[@kyan892]

I like how that’s probably the case

[@vinshukla20]

ikr

[@banquo4223]

I find it crazy that out of an hour long video I happened to read your comment right as he said that

[@tomclanys]

@@banquo4223 that happens to me quite a lot too

[@Lyle_Plays]

Incredible work as usual, Zeltik. I loved the video :)

[@acearcanine3180]

Beautiful analysis as always! I am so incredibly excited for this game and I’m so glad to be part of these little theory communities.

[@vinnycent0893]

I think the Goron representative that was barely shown is Yunobo but he has underwent some sort of physical change that’s why we only see the tip of the boulder breaker, honestly I think it would be pretty funny to see the big-boned, cowardly Yunobo turned into this big buff and brave Goron

[@msbros2035]

Giga Chad Yunobo LOL

[@cubinel]

It’d be cool if you had to build some sort of vehicle for Yunobo to maybe throw rocks as a ranged attack since he doesn’t want to get too close.

[@Mamma1999]

@@cubinel Death mountain being full of malice is an excuse for the developers to traumatize yunobo and making him stand up for his people

[@Mamma1999]

@@cubinel we see sidon battling a zonai construct over zora’s domain, a few seconds later we see sidon wearing king dorephan’s crown and a tear on his hand

[@danielcarr5428]

I, for one, cannot wait for Yunobo's himbofication 💯

[@AyeshaKhan-rk1tx]

Amazing work and editing is next level

[@shahbazshah3516]

Amazing work Zeltik I love your vedioes❤

[@robinbrown423]

Concerning Zelda's fall: this feels to me like another point of inspiration from Castle in the Sky - A princess falls, seemingly to her doom, only to be saved by a magical stone in her possession that's connected to an ancient, skyfaring civilization. The Zelda team were definitely on a major Ghibli kick when working on these games, and I am here for it. Also, mostly unrelated, I do find it interesting that recall is to only power to not be green. Does make me wonder if there are other powers associated with the other "tears".

[@tomdaturtle5792]

I really hope all the tears grant Link a special ability. It would be sort of a way to make up for the seemingly cut content from OoT, where the sage medallions gave Link powers. The tears giving him powers would be super cool!

[@DaveS_shuttle]

It also connects ToTK to AoC where Ancient Shield had been found by late Queen of Hyrule and given to Zelda who then later gave it (rather reluctantly) to the King and neither knew what it was until it activated and saved King Rhoam and two of his Royal Guards during Calamity Ganon's attack from two Malice-infested Guardian Stalkers. So another magical item that performs a last-second save.

[@Mr._Leaf]

I made a comment talking about the tears in much more detail

[@arkeet1073]

They have a reference to Mononoke too in this game with Link's right hand being infected by malice the same way with Ashitaka and the curse! This is so cool!

[@PlayfulFruitLPer]

Let’s not also forget that Zelda now has short hair like Princess Mononoke and link has a cursed arm like Ashitaka in the same film, also cursed by a boar demon. It’s quite deliberate.

[@jane.or.something]

this trailer made me feel things… the music… the new characters… the old characters… it’s everything i was looking for and i don’t know how i’m gonna wait a month to play this game!

[@cullenmuir2707]

And when the world feels on verge of collapse, I feel like the game's too good for us if everything does collapse and causes the game to get delayed somehow or just it never comes out.

[@sincerely_sillikers]

@@cullenmuir2707 luckily the game is completely finished now so there’s no way it could get delayed (right?)

[@cullenmuir2707]

@@sincerely_sillikers Not unless they want to delay it for physical distribution reasons. That's my hope anyway is that there's no way for it to be delayed.

[@BALTDGuitar]

As for me I have not touched breath of the wild since its initial release and my first playthrough which I did finish clearing all the beasts with a bunch of casual exploration. I am going to take this opportunity to go back and play master mode and the dlcs

[@adamc5914]

Yea when the saxophone starts absolutely RIPPING in the trailer. Love it.

[@swathishafikhan0009]

This was an ultra great analysis Thank you for making such great content .🎉❤

[@f3rdito]

Zeltik has done it again! From start to finish, your video is nothing short of exceptional. It's a true masterpiece!

[@megaunderflow4076]

Zeltik is such a master of breakdowns that you could send him a batch of cookies and get a basket of the ingredients you used back lol

[@greysonkeanu]

So accurate 😂

[@blorpxd]

LMAO

[@PhineasThompson]

LOL

[@emmamiller.]

Seriously tho-

[@ricochet1741]

This is my favorite description ever

[@marche800]

If Zelda was holding her tear when she fell into the chasm, it's possible that it activating is what sent her into the past since it's tied to the recall ability

[@soopthekoop]

Oooo see I was wondering how that might play into effect, just spitballing, but maybe the tear combined with her goddess-ability amplified it or altered in a way that caused a potential time jump?

[@Gerotzried]

Ohhhhh…

[@Shosholegbt]

There is no time story in this game. Stop saying disinformation

[@JoeyThorburn]

@@Shosholegbtdisinformation is false info deliberately spread to deceive people my dude, these guys are just theorising

[@hwalnut7202]

@@Shosholegbt I mean it's perfectly plausible. The recall ability, the really clearly reversed nature of the trailer music we've heard in the very first trailer and the end of the main theme, the time related story in age of calamity, and the shot of zelda in hyrule without sky islands (along with a line implying that it's not a memory)

[@SopO_o]

Great video! You pointed out so many things I missed. I hadn’t even noticed Zelda’s tear glowing before you pointed it out, I wouldn’t be surprised if it acts in a similar way to Sheetas pendant/crystal in Castle in the Sky, potentially protecting her when she falls and guiding her. Maybe the tears also have some sort of function within the sky islands. Maybe, like the crystal in laputa, they allow the holder to mobilise the robots (in this case the constructs) as well as pilot the islands in some way, going off all the ghibli imagery in all the trailers at least. It’s probably a reach but I’ve been completely obsessed with the thought of being able to send the forgotten temple skyward ever since I heard of the reversal/rewind ability which we now know is called recall. Maybe Zelda’s tear has power enough to do so because of it’s engraving. Imagine how poetic it would be for the final fight against Demise (if that is him in the trailer which I’m so hoping it is) after 11 years to take place in the ruins of the forgotten temple, returned to the sky above the cloud barrier. From the trailer there does seem to be a lot of skyward sword references so I really like the idea of ss and totk acting in parallel, which would also justify the double ouroboros imagery. Two stories acting in parallel to each other, each completing the others loop, this being the potential creation and completion of Demise’s curse. This being said if I so much as see mere reference to that bipedal avocado again I may cry. Finally, and this may be a controversial take so read at your own discretion, but I personally believe that all the symbolism of hands throughout the trailer, link reaching for Zelda, the ultra hand ability etc. means we can pet the dog.

[@boredom1999]

Great video, I really enjoyed your analysis and theories. Looking forward to what you come up with after the game releases.

[@csbunbun]

One thing to note: the device with the item balls inside is a reference to a gachapon machine, not pachinko. Pachinko drops things that bounce between pegs to land in one of many slots, whereas gachapon machines provide a “random” capsule for the cost of a play.

[@nunyabysnss9755]

Also if you're explaining it to an English speaking audience... lost people will know it as a gumball machine... just call it that.

[@pgamingpresent1430]

@@nunyabysnss9755 it is not a gumball machine tho, its a gachapon machine. In this day and age almost everyone knows what gacha means

[@averonisgaming9023]

​@@nunyabysnss9755 you get gum from a gumball machine that you can eat Gachapons give figurines and other items, which you cannot eat

[@FieryRed_BE]

@@averonisgaming9023 you can eat everything. but you shouldn’t

[@MetroidMann]

​@@pgamingpresent1430 You might spend too much time with people who play Genshin Impact if you think almost everyone knows what Gacha means.

[@monicacrisanoli]

In the distant past the Zonai seemed to have worked pretty close with every race. You have their construction buried in the desert, one of their constructions in the mountain, Rito ships and Zora constructions in the sky. What if a small group of people from every race went to the sky with them? Also, about the yellow trees… There are a few in Akkala, and the single tree in Mekar island.

[@tomdaturtle5792]

I think the actual tree in the sky islands is an exclusive tree, but the ones in BOTW just have yellow leaves but are birch or something.

[@humbertosandoval55]

Like Atlantis but from the Sky

[@jancevaughn8539]

i mean the shika had technology able to keep people like link alive for like a hundred years i wouldn't doubt it if the zonai had something similar and went into hiding or something

[@tomascrosson7111]

The Zonai could be the equivalent of the Hylians, except in the past.

[@milk_choc7889]

​@@tomascrosson7111We see Hylians in other Zelda games, though, which would predate the Zonai.

[@lokibau]

pretty much spot on, a part from the underwater exploration Zeltik you clearly read an entire game from a few tailer minutes, more power to you dude.

[@ChrisSilverman]

I’ve never been more stoked. Great video bro. Very well done sir 👍🏼

[@mariko_dx]

The new Zelda-like character looks EXACTLY like the princess from the Calamity tapestry. We haven't seen the ancient hero yet, but it's funny how Ganondorf has the closest color scheme to match him.

[@HawkWindrider]

Zeltik's TotK's analysis video of the 10 minutes gameplay trailer: 23 minutes Zeltik's TotK analysis video of the 4 minute final trailer: 54 minutes This rules and you rule and I so, so appreciate the work you put into this!

[@jordanbtucker]

Right? Nintendo did pack a lot into those four minutes though.

[@Everything_Was_Taken]

if there is a one second vid then it will be a day long

[@BileDuctBalderdash]

Thank you for not spoiling anything and presenting such a great informational video. Although I did only listen to the video and not watch it I'm trying to keep my mind as fresh as possible

[@NoraWarrior]

I know that Breath of the Wild took a lot of inspiration from Studio Ghibli films, but it seems like Tears of the Kingdom is taking it even further. The Sky Islands and the tears themselves remind me of Laputa and the blue crystals seen in Castle in the Sky, and the tendrils of malice and blackened “curse” on Link’s arm, not to mention Zelda’s more tribal appearance, feels like something straight out of Princess Mononoke. I am so excited to see where the story goes with this new game! Edit: oh my gosh thank you all so much for the likes!

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

Yeah, it's safe to say at least one member of the team is a big Studio Ghibli fan.

[@kevinr.9733]

I remember back in 2014 or '15 after the first teaser for BotW when people were drawing Princess Mononoke parallels solely from the fact that Link was wearing blue and seemed to favor a bow. While those were largely the only parallels between that game and the film, that line of thought seems shockingly prescient for what we've seen so far of this one. Edit: There are a couple more parallels that slipped my mind (Kodamas and Koroks, the Great Forest Spirit and the Lord of the Mountain, nature vs. technology). Zeltik's video from late February goes over them in a bit more detail.

[@elixerus]

When seeing the yellow tear glowing while Zelda was falling I was immediately reminded of the blue crystal necklace in Castle in the Sky Sheeta wears which protects her from falling. Possibly the yellow tear protects Zelda from her fall?

[@Mimi.1001]

@@elixerus Come to think of it, the game could lead to Zelda discovering that she is more than "just" the Princess of Hyrule who is supposed to seal evil. Like Sheeta she might discover that she's the descendant of the goddess Hylia, a sage herself or perhaps the last descendant of the Zonai which leaves her unable to return to Hyrule (likely because she is transported to the past or another unreachable location).

[@martinlorenzohurtadoarvizu265]

OMG 8:52 can you imagine if we were able to rebuilt the whole Hyrule Castle town as a part of a side quest like Tarrey Town? I’d love that!

[@Everything_Was_Taken]

not with a massive castle i the way

[@twanshiiit]

Very good work here. Appreciate your craftsmanship.

[@Little-Dude]

Amazing breakdown, the little details highlighted here that I totally missed made me so much more excited for this game and its story. So many theories are already bubbling haha.

[@Cyrikyty]

32:33 To me that material in the Boko's Backpack looks like fire chuchu jelly. Remember that in the gameplay demonstration white chuchu jelly was used to make ice arrows. Red chuchu jelly likely makes fire arrows, and enemies can take advantage of that too based on this shot. I think the Ruby probably makes a bomb arrow, since it would be incredibly expensive to use one for just a fire arrow.

[@grunchchristmas]

maybe the gem arrows are just boosted versions with a big radius, so it's like a fire bomb

[@emma.wise.music.]

this is what I was going to say!

[@JamJellyFishJam]

@@grunchchristmas Molotov arrows vs fire arrows?

[@BrettWyrick]

@@grunchchristmas I'm curious if more than one item can be used for fusing - like, can I use 1 hot pepper and an arrow to make a fire arrow, and then 5 hot peppers and an arrow to make a flaming missile arrow?

[@Urfavestrawberryblonde_Maya]

How did he not realize that?

[@major.bases1957]

This has been pointed out in twitter, but at 41:10, Sidon is wearing the crown that King Dorephan wears. So its implied that at some point Sidon becomes king, and who knows what happened to Dorephan.

[@meganbattles302]

I was scrolling too long before finding this! I noticed that immediately when I first saw the trailer.

[@BrettWyrick]

Here's the thing with the Zora... Dorephan is the king. He's the biggest Zora. Sidon is the second-biggest Zora. The whole kingdom is based upon who the thiccest

[@kuraijen7392]

in that shot, you can see that sidon wears an additional black ascot underneath his usual white one, perhaps in mourning of dorephan's possible death

[@lbspartyhouse8265]

What if he’s just tired?

[@HellKarnassus]

@@BrettWyrick "The whole kingdom is based upon who the thiccest" Omg then the great fairies shall rule!

[@KittMouri]

I'm watching this after playing this and am SO GLAD I didn't watch the trailers before hand. You broke down SO MUCH of this extremely accurately! I would have had so much spoiled for me. It's incredible how much you sorted out of such a short clip. Your excitement is genuine, so it's a real treat watching your videos. ❤

[@Flagnightstar]

The scene when He uses the Zonai Rocket, He is on Eventide island. This is noticable because the shape of the shore and forest matches with the layout of the forested area of the island. Also in the background there are a few rocks in the water that match with the rocks for one of the "terminals" that you have to put the sheikah orbs in.

[@PRIDLEY229]

Whoever called it a "$70 DLC" is straight buggin. This game is going to be awesome!

[@doomslayer8985]

They said the same thing with Gow Ragnarok and look how many numbers, GOTY awards and love got, just ignore those people.

[@fabio6413]

@@doomslayer8985 😅

[@BertyBertsson]

I've been playing it (emulator) for a couple of days now and it feels somewhat fresh, but it's still imo a 70 usd DLC/expansion pack in comparison to previous titles. It's just more of BoTW.

[@Xyler94]

@@BertyBertsson People like you must hate fun...

[@omnitroid8390]

@@BertyBertsson Sounds to me like someone might be lying out of their teeth, but I digress.

[@Corvus_Eclipse]

I think that the unknown woman, who shares a lot of similarities with Zelda, is actually the princess depicted on the tapestry from the first game. Darker skin, blond hair, same outfit and most importantly the divine power she wields. Also I noticed that the divine beasts depicted on the tapestry have the same colors as the the tears showcased in the trailer.

[@user-nz3df9hz1m]

So Tetra?

[@PrevailingFreedom]

If you want to know, you could always view the artwork that was leaked

[@ahehe5610]

@@PrevailingFreedom what got leaked???

[@silverreaps6803]

​@@PrevailingFreedom what leak?

[@PrevailingFreedom]

@@ahehe5610 Oh wait i’m dumb, I’m thinking he’s talking about the other unknown character 😂

[@ShahzaibJahangiri-yp4hb]

Perfect breakdown video🔥

[@er404music]

Zeltik has become my main source of any information Zelda related. Absolutely monstrous how much effort he puts into his videos!

[@cadaeib65]

Zeltik : "yeah I'm so sorry this is gonna take a little longer than usual I hope not too many thousands of you are gonna unsubscribe please pardon me" Also Zeltik : *drops an hour long masterpiece after 8 hours*

[@MelancholyPepper]

People keep calling the Zonai guy a goat or horse but doesn’t it make more sense for them to be dragon descendants? He looks so dragon-like to me.

[@user-nz3df9hz1m]

Its Rauru.

[@BenjoCovers]

they definitely look more reptile than mammal

[@The90Nightmare]

It's fun to come back to this video after having played the game and knowing the story. The theories are interesting to compare zith what we know. Anyway, great analysis mate!

[@thumbsupTechwithJasmine]

Great analysis video as always 👍

[@wuhjuhbuh]

Oh dude, that sky barrier theory blew my mind. It's like the dragons' retreats in BotW were some foreshadowing to a hidden sky world. Love it!

[@Raskoflinko]

When I was playing through BotW and saw a dragon escape into one of their "sky portals" for the first time, my imagination went wild. I thought it would be cool to enter one at some point and explore a hidden realm of sorts.

[@ForAeons12]

Shamae, a kid in the Woodland Stable speaks about “land in the sky” when you complete her balloon side quest. Foreshadowing perhaps? 🤔

[@sentientwaffle6696]

I felt like that replaying BOTW and someone at a stable wanted me to make a barrel fly with octorok balloons. She talked about how she hopes to go to a place in the sky someday... I think it was at Woodlands stable. She also gave me what I think she called her "treasure from the sky" which I think you can guess what that was. The dragons not so much. My memory is a bit hazy because it's been a while.

[@sheherbano8789]

Great video editing👌✨✨

[@NicoleZanders97]

I am sooo excited for this game! Can’t wait to see some gameplay!

[@dide7237]

The throne room that link explores now has two thrones, making me believe this is 100% a memory, since in botw, there is one throne due to the fact the queen is dead

[@mrtaco1834]

In BOTW theres two thrones

[@Bad616]

There two In BOTW too

[@Shosholegbt]

You all says stupid nonsense. Are you all crazy.

[@smilingman4299]

@@Bad616 Not when you fight Ganon, if you watch closely the cinematic, there's only one

[@nunyabysnss9755]

@@Bad616 guys just watch the video... it literally shows a comparison

[@RobinvonYouTube]

And maybe for everyone: It is mentioned the place in the desert does not fit anywhere into BOTW, but it does! @lookslikezelda and I discovered the place you see at 11:03 is in fact Arbiter's Ground, viewed from north to south. You can see the ruins on the left side with the glowing stone in the middle. The order of the columns fits perfectly. If you imagine the BOTW-map it would be between Arbiter's Ground and the Gerudo Great Skeleton - just close to Dragon's Exile, which would perfectly fit to the dragon theme of the Zonai. So excited!

[@BenjoCovers]

lmao, there is a lookslikelink too, its a german tho edit: wait, she is german too? Illuminati confirmed

[@Sorry4URPain]

I'm honestly so excited to watch your videos while I'm playing the new game. I loved your playthrough of BOTW!

[@myinstantworldofficial]

Amazing trailer of Zeltik... watched this video couple of hours.

[@drawingrat6087]

It would make sense that Ganondorf has the Gorons' tear. The Gorons and Death Mountain are closely tied to Din, Goddess of Power. And seeing as Ganondorf wields her triforce of Power, it only makes sense for him to have the teardrop of power too. It's his thing.

[@burundisledge2373]

Also Deathmountain is the original lair of Gannon from Zelda 1.

[@JamJellyFishJam]

Reminds me of the pendants of virtue

[@aceofspadesattorney]

It could theoretically be some sort of Zonai tear, too…if every tribe is represented, the Zonai are certainly a tribe so could be represented!

[@fullstackweebdev4855]

Death Mountain also had a huge change during Ganondorf's reign in OoT, with the smoke halo being made of fire. Now, the smoke is replaced with malice.

[@switchunboxing]

Nice

[@dgodiex]

Man, not only you're obviously a huge Zelda fan and connoisseur, and a very articulated one, but your deductive skills are extraordinary! I'd never imagined I would sit through an hour long analysis of a 3 minute trailer. Chapeau!

[@Ryroe]

You write like a sir from the 1920's.

[@dgodiex]

@@Ryroe haha I take it as a compliment.

[@Ryroe]

@@dgodiex Good haha. Nothing against eloquence, just sounded a bit funny to me, to be honest.

[@adamc18]

I'm unbelievably hyped for this game. I've probably watched the trailer 100 times by now and I still get goosebumps every time.

[@triantafyllosgames6732]

I Just came here to say. OH MY GOD YOU WERE RIGHT ON SO MANY THINGS. You are a legend!

[@avajie]

21:45 another cool thing about the gold particles floating around is that they could relate to Link’s “recall” ability. Maybe in certain instances, he’s able to recall entire areas from the past?

[@GRIT_JAIDON]

That’s a good theory

[@DaughterOfYahweh-]

😮

[@riuphane]

And when Link presents the damaged Master Sword to a golden light on a sky Island, perhaps the sword is slowly/partially being restored, similar to how it was originally empowered in skyward sword

[@EternalVII]

This throws me back to a link to the past, and I find that so cool.

[@richardhambel648]

I would like to see him recall the various ruins. Show the original structures as they used to be, like in Skyward Sword when you use the fucking timeshit stones.

[@solidskullz5736]

That last trailer hit like an atom bomb. We got returning characters, some new mechanics, sky islands, and we have ganondorf in a mainline zelda game again after 17 years. I’m so excited for this game

[@shaheerhanif2603]

This was great analysis 👍

[@williamreely3455]

Worm-like Malice wrapping around and burning/scarring Link's arm is a direct visual parallel to Ashitaka being burned by the cursed Boar Spirit in Princess Mononoke. The parallel goes even further when you consider Ganondorf's incarnate form is a boar. I wonder if Link is going to need to search for a cure for Malice "poisoning", and if the green Zonai "glove" is a way to extend Link's life, aside from giving him new powers.

[@jonathansandiford3158]

53 minutes, can’t wait to watch this. Always the go to for trailer analysis

[@tomdaturtle5792]

me too! I haven't watched any of the other analysis videos because Zeltik is the best!

[@beezie7886]

@@tomdaturtle5792 I did watch a lot of others and I can confirm he is the GOAT! So many details that no one else seemed to notice, and he didn't just throw the word "Zonai" at anything new, which I appreciated.

[@tehiratepirate]

Zeltik: As you can see from these 4 pixels here, there is a Rito and a Gerudo champion from an alternate timeline serving as the sages who will seal Ganondorf I'm always amazed with how quickly you put together such great, detailed analysis. Excellent work! Every time a trailer drops I just wait in anticipation for your analysis.

[@probenfetchak8076]

Nah the champions are from the same timeline people can overreact it happens most of the time pixels don’t tell you if a character has came from an alternative timeline or not it could’ve been a cutscene in the game nothing more nothing less

[@JorgeRodriguez-xz5ec]

​@@probenfetchak8076 it's clearly taking place in the past, might be just a cutscene, but you gotta connect the dots

[@Itadakiman]

This is a lot of fun to revisit after playing the game!

[@loooongneck]

I think the technique Riju uses is the same technique as Urbosa’s fury, she just knows how to do it herself whereas Link channels Urbosa’s spirit to do it (which is where the green energy comes from)

[@beardalaxy]

not to mention she has the thunder helm so she should be able to do stuff like that with it, right?

[@pointystories582]

@@beardalaxy I wonder if the helm fits her now? 😅

[@beardalaxy]

@@pointystories582 yeah as i was typing that comment that's what was going through my head haha xD

[@Marigold11037]

Perhaps she harnesses this power through her tear? While they're linked to the Zonai, they might enhance the power of the owner (zelda and wisdom/time, Ganon and power, perhaps Tulin gains Rivali's Gale) I'm assuming the divine beasts and sheikah tech won't really be present so it'd be a good way to link the events of BOTW to TOTK

[@TheElegantOxford]

The fact there’s someone holding a Great Eagle Bow behind you know who, is the most intriguing thing about this trailer. What exactly could be happening in that scene alone drives me crazy.

[@davidlubkowski7175]

I'm guessing old champions / evil champions versus the new generation

[@kaithewise8449]

BRO WHO IS YOU KNOW WHO

[@TheElegantOxford]

@@kaithewise8449 Rauru, The Sage of Light, per the artbook leak.

[@kaithewise8449]

@@TheElegantOxford thanks

[@asmarakhan8814]

This was an ultra great analysis

[@danielgarrett3648]

Fantastic video Zeltik! The sheer amount of analysis you managed here is incredible given the length of the last trailer. I do have a question if someone can point me in the right direction. I remember a video where you talked about Demise and his possible connection to Lorule (because of the inverted triforce on his sword, as well as some other details.) I can't seem to find the video though, so either I'm thinking of another Zelda lore youtuber or it is hidden in one of your miscellaneous theory vids and I've been overlooking it. I would love to go back and watch that again if I can find it. Can anyone help me out?

[@marchfirst2755]

Calling it now! While she is falling, Zelda's tear activates the recall ability, sending her back to the distant past. She leaves the tear on the pedestal, where Link will find it and gain the recall ability in the present. In trade, the broken Master Sword is recalled to the past, where it appears before Zelda in its repair state (since its time was rewound).

[@memyselfandi7285]

With the idea that finding a tear means that you get an ability like recall, that means there could be SIX other abilities to use!

[@zeroknuck3629]

That would actually really make sense. What that would mean is that Zelda could leave the restored Master Sword somewhere in the past for Link to later reclaim in the present.

[@TheElemento158]

When I heard this was going to take a long time to analyze, I thought it'd be a few days. You made it in less than 2. When I saw it was less than 2 days, I expected a 30-min video. you made a 50 minute one. When I saw 50 minutes, I thought there would be a quality drop. This is the best analysis vid of a TotK trailer that you have made. Well done, Zeltik! You have an inhuman ability to make quality videos in such a short time. This video made me even more excited for TotK than I thought I was before!

[@leftovernoise]

Bro must have not slept the whole time I swear

[@remusventanus5341]

Ye of little faith. Lol

[@user-ic7pp6up2r]

love you zeltik

[@AnthonyIsToeKnee]

Damn, a million views! Good for you! 😁👍

[@dstr001]

Calling it now; all three of the golden trio will use the tears to channel their original incarnations in this game, bringing the story full circle. Considering we see a figure who looks like Zelda and uses what looks like the sealing power and a figure who looks like Gannondorf but has Demise' hair. I think the new champions will also be able to channel the fallen champions, explaining both their tears and the fact that Daruks italian VA letting slip he was somehow in this game.

[@flameblood0]

I mean are you surprised that the 4 champions are in the game in some way?

[@acorn861]

that would actually be so sick, but if thats the case, who would link channel? maybe he channels past heroes from past zelda games

[@JorgeRodriguez-xz5ec]

​@@acorn861 link would channel Rauru which I think it's the creature with long ears on the mural, just speculation. I heard someone talking about Rauru being link's predecessor. And that strange creature being Rauru in a distant past

[@Gambenoful]

So they will all have stands?

[@Mr_Jimboo]

@@JorgeRodriguez-xz5ec isn’t Rauru the Sage of Light from OoT? If so, I’m not so sure that it would make much sense for Link to channel him, as he doesn’t have any direct connection to these tears, the Zonai, and the Triforce of Courage in general

[@alexi3742]

Two small details i've noticed: - The location where the construct fights the chuchu jelly in the beginning is the same place where Link gets pushed off in the gameplay demonstration - The "beamos" construct Zeltik mentions is likely the block golem in standby mode, and in the gameplay demonstration we see it in the backround in the same spot

[@user-yf4ps8ui2v]

What a fabulous video ❤

[@user-oe4fj3lx9p]

You are so talented bro

[@richardmahn7589]

With Koroks not hiding now, and their forest gone, I wonder if one of them holds a tear, the 7th tear (where Zelda and the other blonde woman's tear being one and the same) and is a race that has one of the seven sages, as there was one from that race, Saria, of the Kokiri forest, in OoT. That would make sense to include them as an important race.

[@TeddieBean]

Doubtful unfortunately as forest sage was green colour and that is taken by the Rito tear for TotK as shown in the trailer and broken down here forest/air is green 💚

[@hedon89]

Possibly pink to avoid clashing with the Rito color and also because of the Great Deku being a cherry blossom tree now. Personally would have made the Rito tear white like the clouds and kept the Koroks as green.

[@Excalibur5k]

the 7th tear is probably a purple one owned by paya to represent the shiekah race. the 7 tears very closely represent the 7 oot sages with zelda being the sage of time. i think the sage of forest is replaced with the the rito sage of winds, since wind was originally planned to be the element used in oot, but also the koroks in botw/totk are more like spirits now than a proper hyrulian race. most people cant even see them.

[@nunyabysnss9755]

Considering there were more koroks than hylians gorins rito gerudo and Zora combined in botw itd make sense

[@feltisi]

Dude, you and your team are unreal. To make a video this in-depth in such a quick turnaround time is seriously remarkable. Thank you for all of your content!!

[@Joaquinmt4590]

I thought Zeltik worked alone, doesn't he?

[@leoburrito5039]

He does work alone, which makes it even more insane

[@darthjohn0]

He does a bit of crowd sourcing of information on Twitter, etc.; in past videos he has given credit to others for particularly good insights and theories.

[@feltisi]

@@leoburrito5039 I didn't know that, that is absolutely wild! The work ethic on this man, good gravy

[@soofiyangaming1287]

Great work