The Champion's Ballad - Breath of the Wild [17]

[@Shmeeeps]

1:15:36 According to the Zelda wiki, the Shrine names are anagrams of the developers’ names!

[@racherutheneko7270]

that is a cool detail. I always assumed it was an ancient language they created.

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

I know the names are different in different languages, adapted to make more phonetic sense while still conveying a mysterious vibe, so this may be situational and not always true of the English names compared to the Japanese names. There are a few that are easy to spot though, like Oman Au, the Great Plateau Magnesis shrine.

[@mattotis8412]

I had wondered that too when the question came up. It seemed the most logical choice that shrines would be named after devs (or rather anagrams of their names). Also I remember that 'I am Lord Voldemort' was an anagram of Tom Marvolo Riddle.

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

@@mattotis8412 Ah yes, anagrams exist in fictional literature

[@junoantaresofficial]

​@@Nat_the_Chicken rude

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

One of the things that makes that Kass scene so special is that for the whole rest of the game, Kass has acted like Link is just some random traveler he keeps bumping into everywhere. None of the Rito were around during the Calamity, and most of them don't actually know the whole story, including Kaneli, who calls Link a "champion descendant." The Zora all know because they live much longer, and most, if not all, of the Sheikah know because Impa told them all about the sleeping swordsman and the Slate. Purah and Robbie and their helpers know, of course, but other than that the only character to figure it out is Riju, who had heard about the Shrine of Resurrection from her mother. The rest of the Hylians, Gerudo, Gorons, and Rito, including Yunobo and Teba, all just assume Link is an extremely ambitious and powerful warrior. But Kass knew the whole time, via his teacher, a Hylian who must have already been old by the time he took him as a pupil. He's been flying around Hyrule at breakneck pace to find all the spots mentioned in the songs his teacher managed to recover, just so he can provide Link with hints to help him get a few extra spirit orbs, while pretending he's just randomly encountered him over and over again. Finally, at the end, he admits via his song that he knew everything, including about the Shrine of Resurrection, exactly what happened when Zelda's power awoke, and what's happening now with Link waking up and trying to grow stronger and take on Ganon. Their later choice to make Kass such an integral part of the Champions' Ballad quest messes with it a bit, because players can complete that at any time without having done the rest of his quests yet, so they wrote all his dialogue as if he were still pretending not to know. A lot of the lore integration of CB is a little shoddy, but I did especially like the Champion diaries they added.

[@Casin]

That scene made me cry when I first found it tbh lol. It was always so fun to run into Kass around the world so having an actual meaningful chat with him made me really emotional. 😂 Especially when he turns to you and addresses you as the knight. EDIT: Just thinking about it more: I think why the moment hits me is bc it recontextualizes your encounters. It means Kass wasn’t just a random fellow traveller you bump into. At some point he figured out who you were and was actively helping you find shrines to complete your mission, without ever revealing what he was up to. Like a guardian angel 🥲.

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

@@Casin I think he might have known as soon as he saw Link. Not many Hylians confidently explore remote places while taking out enemies left and right; I imagine it's not so unusual for a Rito, since they can cover more distance and escape danger more easily, but the Hylian NPCs tend to stick to the roads.

[@sharondornhoff7563]

@@Casin It also does a lot to redeem Kass, for those who disliked how he's been wandering the world rather than at home caring for and supporting his family. Yes, it's rough on his wife and daughters for him to be away during a very tense time for the Rito and everyone else in Hyrule, but when the towers and shrines were activated and the Beast at the castle became terrifyingly active, Kass knew that locating and dropping hints for Link was the surest way he could contribute to keeping his loved ones safe.

[@joecarlsen5960]

I absolutely love your editor, the confetti coming out of the deers mouth is just perfection 😂

[@BB-TheCandleFairy]

6:17 for anyone curious lol

[@chroniclesoflaura]

As long as they don’t do that random subtitle thing whenever Gab says something random then I’m good. That stuff is cringe as heck and just trying to be like Markiplier or something and I feel that just isn’t Gab’s style.

[@gaara_of_the_desert1118]

1:21:51 I have never seen someone remember cryonis for a puzzle but forget how stasis works I kinda love it.

[@garrisonel]

I've heard it put perfectly..."the game rewards players for doing the right thing the wrong way."

[@Wolfmate21]

And at 2:37:05 remembering stasis but not testing magnesis, it was a truly creative way to open the box

[@ashe_hikari5335]

3:04:28 If you thought Urbosa was bad ass before, then, please listen to that same part in English. Elizabeth Maxwell has such a commanding voice and I adore her characters because of it.

[@LiamKennedy-nc1wn]

All the champions Voice actors did a really good job in my opinion Other Voice acting in the game such a the Deku Tree and the King is a little rough, and then Impa is just awful, but the champions is an example of it done right Urbosa's and Revali's especially

[@mintchoklad]

Really hoping you'll continue to record your adventures in Tears of the Kingdom too! Your Breath of the Wild playthrough is bringing me sooo much joy!

[@FargonNemeloc]

I think she did mention she wanted to finish BotW in time for TotK, so be sure thats her intention

[@CherryCherub97]

@@rockstarrob7297 She didn't hate it, she was just in a bad place the first time she played it. She enjoyed it much more in this playthrough, if you pay attention

[@dontmindme8631]

hej svenne

[@TerminatorJuice]

I love how you used Stasis to hit that ball into the hole in that shrine...that's was incredible! But all you needed to do was use Stasis on the tilting platform and the ball would have rolled across it no problem. Lol

[@WhiteGreatDane24]

Lmaoo I was yelling for like 10min to stasis the platform but hitting that mug in there was epic enough haha

[@remyxmedia]

Honestly an easy puzzle made way more complicated than it should've been lol. I'm sure she's gonna look back and say oh dang lol. Me and my teen daughter were hitting the 🙄🙄 faces sooo hard 😂😂😂

[@a_a3189]

Quintessential ADHD things. Doing things more complicated than it should be 😂

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@rominalopez382 It is for sure! But I just thought it was funny that Gab thought to use Stasis on the ball, but not the platform itself... Either way, she did something way more amazing than what was intended! : )

[@TheAvenged728]

Three BOTW videos in one week?! Sign me the hell up

[@dracoargentum9783]

Kazz has unlocked a new Bard Spell: Teleport via Accordions. He can teleport to anywhere there is an accordion.

[@pinkblossoms]

Daruk calls Zelda “tiny princess” in the English version too, I love it.

[@anja_like_anya]

3 episodes in a week?! This is amazing!!!

[@pinkblossoms]

It’s true what they say about Kass exposing everybody’s business 😂 He will tell your crush you like him and you can’t stop him. It’s good that Link’s only response is to accept the final song. Saying “no” would be awkward.

[@41tinman41]

I can't wait to see Gab's reaction to the TotK partners that we get to have along our journey. I love how much they delved into the stories of each champion in this one and I hope we get to see where the new generation of champions takes us.

[@SquishTheBinx]

"How is that dog fire-proof?"... damn, I never thought of that XD

[@Urube23]

They were at the edges of Death Mountain where the lava's heat couldn't reach. If you'd notice, Zelda nor her guards were wearing flame proof gear.

[@sharondornhoff7563]

Definitely below the safety marker. The bokoblins were wielding wooden weapons that weren't smoking.

[@carattrashin4funs240]

2:18:20 - Loved watching you fumble around with the door opening multiple times LOOOOL Not sure if you noticed (or anyone else commented this) but I believe where you ended up placing the sword is an optional connection in the "intended" solution. If you remove the power, the platform stops moving up and down, and if the platform gets stopped at the top, I think the small box would stay there and keep that circuit connected so you wouldn't have to see the cutscene multiple times (and maybe also access that chest in the other locked area)!

[@MinaRivera85]

"How is the dog fire proof?" 🤣 Gab asking the real questions LOL

[@docgolden3y399]

ooooh three hours of solid Zelda play. its been a joy watching you play through this game with the level of detail you've been playing it at, seeing you get through the puzzles, the sparkle you have when you have an AHA moment. keep on rockin Gab!

[@EudaimoniaCat]

I'm just so happy they made this DLC. it filled my heart with fuzzy feelings, and also sadness. Such a pain when i discovered that the champions ballads all contain a SOS signal... heartbreaking.

[@tippyroh]

1:22:05 is so funny to me because i did the same thing, i realized during your try that we could have just used it on the tilting platform lmao. our adhd brains focusing on the wrong thing 🤣 i absolutely love your series btw

[@daniellebaker8884]

Yay! Now I have a couple videos to catch up on this weekend! I'm loving your enthusiasm and excitement about this game this time around! I love watching your videos! As someone who has played botw since it was released, you'll find you'll be discovering so many hidden locations as you keep playing and you'll continue practicing your skills so that will help as you keep fighting the harder enemies! Practice makes progress ❤️

[@reynacramer1692]

I don't know if you will ever see this but my 3 month old son loves your voice and it helps put him to sleep. We have your videos running most of the day.

[@eyeoftherose09]

I can't believe we're already on video 17 of this series, and you're almost at the end! It's been so fun. BOTW is so fun to explore and I am so glad you gave it another chance, and let us come along for the ride!

[@rockstdy2154]

Thank you for 17 episodes of entertainment. My heart still skips a beat evertime you jump of a cliff, hope this is normal

[@ShaunRF]

Regarding mounting and taming horses and animals, it is a common misconception that it takes a certain amount of stamina to tame them. It is actually based on the number of times you push the Soothe button. So, mash the button faster and it will take a lot less stamina :)

[@icn001]

2:17:40 you could have just turned off the elevator while the 2nd block is up, by taking away the 1st block (or sword)...

[@mattotis8412]

1:39:49 Seeing Revali crouched in the snow, readying his ascension, gives me Man of Steel vibes. You may remember that iconic scene when Kal puts his fist to the snow and a whirlwind slowly builds. It was one of my favorite scenes from that movie. I actually just finished a move, just elsewhere right here in River City. I also don't have as far to walk to a Dollar General and thankfully the Goobers are back in stock. I just polished off a box during the wind trials. Time constraints have me otherwise watching these episodes in doses. I have...important paperwork to fill out. I'm looking forward to making it to the finale though and Tears of the Kingdom.

[@dantes4686]

Wanted to leave a comment and say I love how you make long playthrough videos of games! Watching them is so comforting and brings me back to the days when I used to watch my big sister play games.

[@Average-Joe851]

I know it's a bit late, but taming is a mashing challenge. Dear, Horse, and other tamable creatures have a set number of soothings (with some variance) you have to do. So if you mash sooth fast enough you can theoretically tame almost any creature with 1.5 wheels of stamina.

[@theavertis1026]

Fun fact, there’s a place where you fight a Mulduga, close to the Molduking, that’s the ruins of Arbiters Grounds (the sand temple) from Twilight Princess! If you zoom in on the map location it’s labeled! I live for the BOTW videos! There’s nothing I love more than getting the notification ones up! 😊😊😊

[@incensedleaves2548]

Thanks for your energy putting into the series! It’s a great respite for college finals this semester. Also reminds me to be hyped for Tears of the Kingdom!

[@justrichjay]

Love this series, glad that I can wake up to it each week! Take care~ ❤

[@MrGalileo100]

Lmafo not u murdering Google Assistant in the middle of that fight 😂😂😂

[@AnnaHasNoChill]

Gab on the stag: “Look at youuu, now look at me~” Me: “How you like that!” Hehe love you and your videos so much and this BOTW content has been really giving me something to look forward to ❤️

[@Onbetween]

What a treat! Two BOTW video's in one week, thank you I cannot get enough of this series

[@dothedo3667]

Seeing people somehow make so many puzzles work in a much more difficult unintended way is fascinating (also the slight frustration of knowing the answer and you not quite getting it lol).

[@stephim7399]

Great seing your journey through the dlc :) For any future gamers who will fight the electro ganon boss, another tip to fight it is to jump backwards when he teleports near you and tries to hit you, the slow motion fight activates and you can hit him several times. Gabs did it another way, the hardest lol (and still did it, I would have never been able to do so, chapeau to her)

[@richardjbsimon]

2:17:38 I think you could just leave the moving platform on air by removing the weapon you've used as initial conductor to raise it, and leave the small metal block on the platform to continue commute electric current through. When I did it, I almost lost my head thinking too hard on how to make them work! And oh btw Gabby, 1k away from 1M subs! What a journey!

[@pharmannie]

Your video motivated me to finally finish the Champion's Ballad myself so as not see spoilers here. I absolutely love hearing classic Zelda themes hidden in BOTW soundtrack. I applaud you on brute forcing that one shrine at 1:20:00, you made it very hard for yourself yet managed to succeed anyway. It's one of the things I love in this game, you don't have to do the puzzles only one way. If it works, it's not stupid! Now I'm torn if I want play TOTK myself before watching your videos to avoid spoilers (but I'm sure I won't have that much time and FOMO is going to be so real) or if I just watch it first to get the idea of how the game works so I'm not as lost in the beginning. Tough choices.

[@Charisamaeby]

You're doing so well with the champions ballad! I've been nervous to try it but watching these videos makes me more motivated to complete that part of the DLC.

[@malmao5275]

For the electricity shrine where the end-gate kept opening and closing, you could have moved the metal piece that activated the platform when the platform was all the way at the top without replacing it. It would have allowed you to complete the circuit at the top of the platform, and platform itself would have stayed in the up position. You would then no longer need that offshoot of the circuit. Instead of the metal box moving up and down, it would have then stayed up and been consistently sending the charge through. That's just in case you wondering how it was intended though. Honestly if you get through, that's all that really matters! Also, that was really hard to describe without a visual aid so I hope it made any freaking sense at all lol!

[@ivorycrosby3314]

Yay, Gab to start the morning off!

[@articwolf1256]

so amazing, i have been following you in the series from the start, its so nice since i play at the same time, it feels like im playing along with you, keep up the amazing work gab, your doing an amazing job

[@rominalopez382]

And that's a cliffhanger 🤣 Love your playthrough You do it great and the editing is also perfect highlighting the right moments!

[@wartygourd]

we eatin good!!! 3 Zelda videos this week?? all more than 2 hours long??? YES PLEASE!

[@NeedANewHobby7]

2:17:43 The elevator stops when you remove the electricity so you could have stopped it when it was at the top and placed the cube there so that it's not constantly opening and closing. Awesome video

[@originalusername4588]

It would be nice if you could read the champion's diaries and Zelda's and the King's diaries before you beat the game (you already read Miphas).

[@gaara_of_the_desert1118]

Definitely a necessary experience.

[@nanadroid]

Yah I was sad that she didn't go look at the diaries. Urbosa and Daruks are pretty good too

[@pokemasterzelda8291]

I've come back to say I find it really funny that they made Kass the character that brings the soundtrack into the game. Like we, as the player, obviously hear the themes of the Champions, but- in universe- the characters don't, making Kass being like "I wrote this song to channel the feeling of these Champions" a somewhat funny level of "fourth wall break" that I love.

[@adambeck427]

best. Saturday afternoon. ever. Thanks Gab!

[@nxggetss-]

when you were fighting thunderblight in its second stage, you can actually flurry, you have to backflip out of the way. the flurry rush is very specific sometimes, the prime example of this is when you're fighting waterblight and it does the stab/lunge with its spear, you jump to the side, however, when he does the slash, or like how thunderblight slashes after it teleports around for a bit, you actually backflip.

[@sarahs819]

I recall a couple of fun trials in the Goron area: golf course challenge & fire/heat test challenge. Also whenever you see three trees make sure the fruits are in the same position to gain a korok seed. Finally climb the big tree to the top in the korok forest for a special quest.

[@BB-TheCandleFairy]

3:01:35 Gabs: “Oh- Kass. I forgot you were a thing” Kass: *sad accordion noises* :[

[@cuppy.]

congratulations on 1M gab this is a big achievement so proud 🤟

[@Princessmoonlight818]

I love breath of the wild series so much and I love watching it too! thanks for the video gab!❤

[@TerminatorJuice]

Gab sure loves that two handed weapon spinning attack strategy! ; )

[@BeastMan617]

spin to win, ba-by!

[@Havamere]

CONGRATZ on 1M subs!!! 🎆 Well deserved. Thank you for all the great content, its been a pleasure following your journey, especially on the obscure and out there games. Always look forward to your next video.

[@hamshavathanaorzora6515]

2:17:40, I think since there are parallel electric lines, you just need to remove the small cube/weapon down below when the moving platform reaches the top(connecting the circuit), that way it stays at the top and the circuit's electricity continues😅😅

[@hamshavathanaorzora6515]

Chief Urbosa is so cool, I love her so much😍

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

Something kinda funny happened with the fire dragon Dinraal when you shot at it. The special trial puts that blue layer over the horns, which normally consumes your arrow when you shoot at it to break it off. You'd then have to shoot another arrow to get a dragon part. But because you were using a 3-shot Lynel bow, one of the arrows hit the blue layer and triggered the cutscene, and then another one hit the horn underneath right afterward. How convenient!

[@samanthameehan2891]

I just had a major thought. I think that you are not fighting as yourself (link) in the blight memories, but as the former champions that died because you are using their weapons in those moments. Link might be afraid of dying to the calamity like his friends.

[@liamnehren1054]

that double bomb technique for that one shrine is an interesting way of doing it, I just used the metal box to get the laser to activate it, then used a arrow and finally a single bomb.

[@Aluryia]

Happy 1 million Gab! 💖 👑

[@BB-TheCandleFairy]

The weapons and outfits chosen for the memory battles are the regional outfits and mastered weapons of the champion that controls the divine beast So at least you know what to expect beforehand

[@Loveandmagic0821]

For the shrine using the cubes and electricity, you could have taken the small cube away once the platform reached the top. That way it wouldn’t have kept going up and down making the door constantly open and close lol.

[@thanhvunhat6995]

Gab, i know u havent reached 1 mil sub on youtube yet until tomorrow but Congratulations on 1 millon subscribers. A few years ago, i found your channel, attracted by your cool and calm personality. After that i have become your fan. Hope you have a prosperous life.

[@dracoargentum9783]

You know, I bet Revaldi is kinda pumped a fellow Rito is traveling around to learn the songs of Him...

[@HelmutCrisis]

I had fully upgraded the flame breaker gear before the DLC came out and was fireproof. So when it was time to do the Rudania shrines with all the flamethrowers it was much easier than intended.

[@dracoargentum9783]

They forgot the Fourth Trial of Urbosa: How to fight in those DAMNED heels!

[@kramdwar]

Thank you Gab for doing these videos. Really are a highlight of mine.

[@clarifymec]

I have to say.... you are making this game look easy!

[@Shakeitoff_SLR]

I love this gab, 3 videos in 1 week!

[@brinmoody]

To answer the question about where the names of the shrines/shrine guardians' names come from, they are anagrams of the developer's names.

[@Skummetskrufft]

Thank you Gab! This is so enjoyable ☺️☺️

[@BrittanyLee12]

I think we might learn about Zelda’s mother in tears of the kingdom! I’ve seen a few theories and most of them speculate that they will expand upon her mothers story or that she might be in the game (I don’t think the second one will happen) but I do think they will expand upon her story

[@alexdye7194]

I'm loving this playthrough so much!its so fun to watch you figure stuff out in such interesting ways And I'm glad that you also seemed to struggle with thunderblight ganon Cause I hated him both times

[@winterprism9227]

The electric puzzle at like 2:15 you got were like "oh come on!" When the lift stopped because the connection was broken.. I'm sure that was supposed to be used to your advantage, somehow.😊

[@user-ni3dq8bs2m]

Congratulations on 1 million sub. You've have accomplished so much to come this far very happy for you.🎉😊

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

You were overthinking the Big Or Small electricity shrine a little bit. You didn't notice that the elevator with the block on it stayed where it was when its power was disconnected. So the intended solution was to use a block to connect the elevator and raise it up, and then disconnect it again to make it stay at the top. Then you'd be able to do the whole thing with just the three blocks, as well as not have the current constantly disconnecting and triggering the cutscene over and over again. (They definitely should have made that cutscene only play the first time though...)

[@jades_streams]

While watching this I remembered that there's a shrine quest called "Test of Will", to start it you gotta talk to Bayge at Mount Nabooru 😊

[@DarkM4V]

It's funny that I played this and did these challenges but watching them again feels like I'm seeing them for the first time

[@EnvyAndrogyny]

Congrats on 1 million subscribers Gab! :)

[@TheJacoby119]

The hylian shield will break after a very long time, it has really high durability. but it can be bought again for 50 rupees in Tarrey town

[@karawild1433]

I think it's 3,000 rupees

[@toy_opening]

You're amazing Gab ❤️ Thank you for all that you do for us ❤️

[@tibbynibby]

Some times the problem solving drives me crazy! She saw the platform stop moving but didn’t see it 🤣😭 and then forgetting that the stasis is a possibility. It’s maddeningly endearing.

[@MatheusGraf]

01:22:00 i love how your idea was to use stasis on the ball and not on the seesaw, and it worked

[@The_Happywolf]

Just wanna congratulate you on hitting 1 mil subs! (You are sitting currently at 999k) And what a wonderful series can't wait for Tears of the kingdom! 😍

[@wizrad2099]

Using Stasis on the ball instead of the platform really is the essence of this game.

[@roelgrijsen7885]

CONGRATS WITH 1M SUBSCRIBERS!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@Jujuvaka]

Congrats for the 1m subscribers !!!

[@chroniclesoflaura]

I too was dreading thunderblight Ganon the second time around but strangely, I found him quite easy. I just kept swinging the sword while he was fast moving and it would hit him allowing me to get some more hits in. It felt good lol

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

I'm kind of glad you didn't get the Fireproof bonus before doing those Eldin shrines, it completely removes most of the puzzle/challenge because fire doesn't even knock you back anymore, you can just stroll straight through it. It's a powerful ability to have, but definitely not necessary.

[@factsmachine7177]

Hoping it doesn’t fall through the cracks with Tears of the Kingdom coming up, but you definitely don’t want to miss the “Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity” game. I promise the story of that game is shockingly every bit as good and even more suspenseful than Breath of the Wild. It was unbelievably good.

[@pompeiiash]

Whaaaa new episode so soon!! Amazing!

[@magebabe7613]

I feel like Gab would do an awesome Urbosa cosplay. Got the height for it!

[@DrSmartassMD]

CONGRATS ON THE MILLION SUBS!!! WOOT GOOBY

[@TerminatorJuice]

It's been a few years since I faced off against Thunderblight, but I feel like I just shield parried his quick strike attack and then hit him with my sword.

[@TheTitanGen]

I can't believe it has been 6 years since breath of the wild came out...

[@luvlyrc]

love watching thiis series while also playing botw

[@SnuSnuDungeon]

Daruk is my favorite Champion. He reminds me of a big cuddly Havel The Rock❤️

[@rubyhellman-stenhouse4267]

There's many theories online about how Kass' teacher may be Robbie from Akkala Ancient Tech lab - screen rant does a really good description as why this might be and links a youtube video which describes it too!!

[@mhjazzi1022]

Congrats on 1 mil