The Hidden Stories of Breath of the Wild's Guardians

What stories do the ruined Guardians across Breath of the Wild's Hyrule tell? A Guardian destroyed by the Zora King, one slain by an adventurer, and more!
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[@Zeltik]

If you want to find the Dorephan Guardian yourself, look in the small pond just south of the Lanayru Tower! It's the closest Guardian to Zora's Domain, found just off the Zora River!

[@huwareyou9512]

How do you get these cool camera angles for your footage?

[@RsReborn19]

^^^ @zeltik

[@shadowehadventures2001]

I'm a huge fan of LoZ theories. You, Zeltik, do an excellent job. Hence why I ask the huge favor that you please check these links out and see if you'll notice all the information that I have found. Just gonna leave this here for you. hyruleconquest.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_series The Legend of Zelda series | Hyrule Conquest Wiki | Fandom hyruleconquest.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Hyrule Conquest Wiki ...

[@krishnamckay3247]

When you mentioned the stories usually surrounding royalty were you thinking of any concerning the Royal Family in England? Also, I was wondering how King Dorephan got his scar. When I read that story on the stone I was amazed. I wonder if he could still do that, but he might be too old now

[@kuroki444]

It would be cool to see a completed calamity ganon in Botw 2

[@ashtonlee3011]

Zora soldiers: give their hearts and souls into protecting their domain from the guardian, sacrfificing their lives and leaving their families in mourning King Dorephan: Lmao yeet die

[@juliuskingsley4434]

*sacrificing

[@naufalzaid7500]

@@juliuskingsley4434 What on earth is the FBI doing in a KZbin comment section correcting other people's grammar?

[@lorelo.]

@@naufalzaid7500 FBI is cancelled for being Nazi supportive that's so sad lmfao

[@Zanerrs]

COME ON DOWN TRY SOME CORN OR WE WILL SACRIFICE YOUR NEW BORN **screaming**

[@giran4914]

Zane side effects may include... choking

[@Hanakin-Sidewalker]

In Tabantha Village Ruins, you can find a single Guardian half-buried in the snow in the wreckage of a destroyed house. This implies that the entire village was destroyed by a lone Guardian. Spooky.

[@liamnehren1054]

not really... it's not like the guardians retrieve their dead. Surely the rest of the attacking guardians retreated towards the castle when zelda made her assault that ended in her 100 self sealing inside ganon.

[@quantumstormgames2741]

liam nehren there wouldn’t be enough of them alive to retreat to the castle. And it’s not like a single guardian couldn’t take down a village, the people can’t touch them

[@jamnt832]

Dew it

[@aohdan5713]

Box, palpatine is that you?

[@cmdrfrosty3985]

Hanakin Sidewalker that’s horrifying

[@BigEvy]

King of hyrule: Sad music, hells at his daughter , lost his kingdom King of the zoras: RAINING BLOOD PLAYS , THROWS GUARDIANS AROUND, KINGDOM IS STILL BEAUTIFUL AND SERENE.

[@siIIyguy]

the virgin king of hyrule vs the chad king dorephan

[@coyraig8332]

He does have the size advantage.

[@dragonarchive7443]

@@coyraig8332 y'know, sharks do have two... y'know...

[@dragonarchive7443]

@@coyraig8332 so he has twice the "size"

[@Pumpkin-man]

Me>*Looking through comments while the video plays. * Also me> wait what heavy meta- *heavy metal starts*

[@snowcapmt]

Guardians crawling out of those pillars is a sight I never want to see-

[@emc246]

According to concept art they just grew out of the circles on the pillars head first.

[@WideMouth]

Even though they don’t actually come out of the pillars in-game, the concept art still implies that that’s how they emerged from the pillars. It is very creepy.

[@notunique1288]

I'd fight them all. Sounds like a blast

[@snowcapmt]

NotUnique 1 Pun intended?

[@notunique1288]

@@snowcapmt 😁

[@ceoofchonk]

"one of the most intimidating enemies yet." *grabs pot lid* "Lets do this."

[@superepic8242]

200 like

[@Lechampion3]

I refuse remember when everyone said i can beat ganon without impa so you go and hear that music turn around and have a heart attack

[@macaroon_nuggets8008]

Fun Fact: Link destroying a gaurdian with a pot lid is actually canon and is what got him recognized by the royal family. I belive the account of this is in one of books somewhere in game.

[@agriculturalmemes3986]

@@macaroon_nuggets8008 One of the guardians malfunctioned and aimed towards the princess, Link bravely grabbed a pot lid and deflected it towards the guardian without a thought for himself, something along the lines of that

[@macaroon_nuggets8008]

@@agriculturalmemes3986 Yeah.

[@katpricot]

the arrow in the guardians eye with the shield and spear beside it is incredible, like seriously, the attention to detail in this game never ceases to amaze me. it’s such a small and random little easter egg, yet so pivotal to the immersion of the game. it really makes you feel like the game itself is a real world, something that has existed beyond what you play in as Link.

[@komakuga4731]

I think it was a bokoblin when the guardians where good...😳

[@mathewdempsey16]

Koma xd doubt it. Those weapons would’ve been gone after 10,100 years

[@lemonkeet6439]

It must have been a Hylian or maybe a Goron

[@mathewdempsey16]

Dylan Sullivan I don’t think a Goron as it was killed by a bow, and I’ve never heard of a goron archer

[@lemonkeet6439]

True, must have been a Hylian

[@elijaaaah]

Imagine being a zora soldier that has spent hours trying to kill this horrific piece of machinery then the king comes over and just _picks_ _it_ _up_

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

And he just freaking goes 'YEET' and end of story. Dont F*ck With The King, indeed.

[@todd3143]

if i was that zora soldier, idk if i should be amazed at my king's strength, or pissed at this mf who made us fight for hours

[@g4ming_raven651]

HAH-

[@thatguywhoanimids]

@@g4ming_raven651 Time to finish that sentence: *Procedes to get yeeted into the stratosphere*

[@half_chub]

Noone: Not a single zora: King Dorephan: yall wanna see me dr mario backthrow this guardian

[@augustgremaud2738]

David Mazon lmaooo I’d pay to see that

[@sadgirlhours4088]

King dorephan: so long gay bowser

[@Rexis102]

Bruh imagine Dorephan throwing it like an Incineroar Up Throw, straight up breaking the guardian against his own back (or in this case, head) and casting it aside

[@mariaguevara8412]

I am off topic but this is Sparta

[@gameman3981]

@@Rexis102 Ow.

[@zacharyperiodt4214]

Now this is the type of content I wanna see when the game awards doesn't deliver

[@tylerladouceur6090]

honestly im still pissed i wasted 3 and a half hours on those awards lol

[@WideMouth]

At least it gave us some memes

[@legendofmalo]

WideMouth The v i r g i n Ninja vs the CHAD REGGIE

[@cato3277]

All I learned was that Nintendo Switch has games.

[@houseofskulltulips]

@@tylerladouceur6090 i wasted 5+ hours :,(

[@atomsorcerer8356]

The exploded ruin could be a reference to the Bomb Shopkeeper’s House in Twilight Princess. Both are situated on top of a high elevation, overlooking Kakariko, and both buildings exploded.

[@OmegaX5000]

And both took out three enemies. In Twilight Princess, it was three bugs that stole tears of light and in BoTW its three Guardians.

[@juliebrackeen9189]

i was about to comment that it could be Barnes' Bomb Shop from Twilight Princess but i guess you beat me to the punch huh

[@moonpower8]

I had hoped someone else thought of this!! My mind went straight to Twilight Princess at the mention of a bomb shop!

[@MangleFoxy]

@LeCoolFace *Barnes'

[@dpm9a189]

@LeCoolFace barnes'

[@lucasdelaplace2795]

big props to king dorephan: the man who dared to YEET A BLOODY GUARDIAN

[@giogio873]

Some time ago I managed to perfectly bottle flip a guardian

[@robertburchenal2902]

And won.

[@pippinpots1399]

You seen the size of that man? Mf is huge that guardian was prolly like a baseball to dorephan

[@the_dead_knight3]

King doraphan is what like 4 stories tall? He could easaly yeet like 20 guardians at once

[@benhaught19]

"My King, we cannot stop that wretched mechanical horror! All is lost!" Dorephan: Y E E T

[@_s1dus_]

Y E E T

[@greenhat8978]

King dorephan's ultimate move: YEET

[@leaf4987]

True dat 💯

[@duckiepoo4316]

WHY DID I LAUGH SO MUCH AT THAT I-

[@medusathedecepticon]

@@leaf4987 he would be a perfect candidate for fortnite's yeet some one and cause fall damage challenge (plz no kill me)

[@adamm8714]

YEET

[@colton.421]

The Stealthy Bomber Gonna have to say it... Ew, Fortnite?

[@lordpuggles1111]

Okay okay Zeltic, we get it. You can make several hundred amazing videos on Zelda Breath of the Wild. Please continue.

[@HeliosimWorld]

It's incredible to think just how much content there is on Zelda Breath Of The Wild

[@max_rn5465]

@@HeliosimWorld So true! It's unimaginable how much work they must have put into this world... unbelivable

[@jeshuarestituyo284]

And thousands of more to come when the sequel is releasedddd!!

[@mmmmyeah1849]

@@jeshuarestituyo284 oh boy, can't wait.

[@rosauradiaz9842]

Simone Fazwolf on all the Zelda lore

[@Cole23x]

I've been trying to find the "King Dorephan Guardian" since I read that tablet. I had always looked around upland Zorana to find it. If this is the Guardian, then that is quite the throwing arm the King has.

[@adambrown9654]

I mean, he is humongous after all. Must pack quite a punch, that king.

[@BuddyBoy-ne1nw]

As big as he is, wouldnt be surprised if he did a whole frickin windup

[@darkmonger6244]

*Casually chucks a Stone Talus from Zora's Domain into Hyrule Castle, bonking Ganondorf on the head while he's giving his evil villain monologue in BotW 2, instantly killing him, somehow breaking Demise's curse, and ending the series, with the Zora king remembered as the TRUE hero of the Zelda universe*

[@Sephiewoth]

Y E E T !

[@zetarhythm3503]

"Long live the King." *Throws Guardian into a ravine*

[@vashntnt7958]

King going all "So long, gay Bowser"

[@BooksAndGamesWithPepijn]

I see what you did there haha

[@nathandioza7821]

Guardian: *Oh shi-*

[@aimeemariet]

I am glad someone's finally mentioned how weird that one isolated building in the Rikoka hills with the seeming absolute overkill of 3 dead guardians is in video form. Bomb shop makes a lot of sense, I didn't think of that. I just assumed a farmer royally pissed off Ganon.

[@Onyxthefem]

A farmer who pissed off Ganon and also had a massive stock of bombs

[@nathandioza7821]

@@Onyxthefem maybe he farmed explosives?😅

[@istvanbrooks5319]

@@nathandioza7821 bomb flower

[@nathandioza7821]

@@nerdified2827 i mean... ye, I've played oot 3d

[@veronicahang7900]

Bomb shop makes a lot of sense, especially since Guardian lasers set things on fire. Unlucky for them, the whole building was filled with combustible explosives. The smallest flame could make the whole place explode, which it did.

[@Jess-I-Guess]

The exploded building near Kakariko Village seems like a direct reference to the building behind Barn's Bombs in Twilight Princess, where the building was destroyed in an explosion, conveniently killing three shadow bugs, in the Kakariko Village of the time.

[@matthewmcfarland3102]

Bomb shop that spontaneously explodes near Kakariko? Is that Barnes' store house?

[@dalejhunter1]

Turns out the Guardians were hunting Shadow Bugs.

[@jtrader1999]

@@dalejhunter1 I mean. Looking on the backstory of the shadow bugs. They do have twilight magic. And the twili is believed to be the sheikah. And they are aligned with the royal family. So it's not that far fetched actually that the corrupted guardians would turn on their creators

[@WideMouth]

Probably a reference to it

[@crystalthunderheart8895]

The structure of it looks similar to that building or the bomb shop itself

[@ink_blot25]

Know what I think? I think that was a Bomb Shop and whoever lived there used it to take out the guardians Notice how they are crawling TOWARDS the house? I bet the person saw them coming, knew he was going to die anyway under assault from 3 Guardians, lit a fuse...and blew up the whole bomb stock. Taking out the Guardians, the shop, and himself

[@jackiefriday636]

The guardians make the theme of botw, they are covered in moss and plants matching the ruins that cover the land It always made this game so special

[@jasonbenyousky4467]

It’s clear that Nintendo was inspired by Miyazaki here as well, the guardians give me hella Laputa vibes, especially the legs of the guardians compared to the arms of the metal dudes in Laputa. And it’s been said that Princess Mononoke inspired it as well.

[@WideMouth]

@jason benyousky Also Howl’s Moving Castle, another Ghibli film.

[@andrewaftontheandroidhedge2780]

@@Nitrosta i come from mordern times there crappy in the past and strong in the future

[@kasothronos4434]

Who would win? A mechanical Spider programmed to destroy the very evil that plagues a kindom, which is also the reincarnation of the first demon king, now possessed by a blight of magic that constructs life from it's environment that also has a durable hull and can scale any surface with 8 mechanical arms. One big fishy boy.

[@nathandioza7821]

*F I S H*

[@kasothronos4434]

@@nathandioza7821 Correct!

[@nathandioza7821]

@@kasothronos4434 Yay!😍 Whata i win???😍😍😍

[@kasothronos4434]

@@nathandioza7821 *A korok seed*

[@ItsJJOLO]

yahaha

[@galarianblades5674]

This makes me even more want me to see a Breath of the Wild movie that’s a prequel or a prequel game where you are guaranteed to lose

[@FlyingWalrus]

Like FFXV: Kingsglaive?

[@hollythomas2377]

Wth did I just read?

[@galarianblades5674]

Hizashi Yamada A hope, a dream

[@ThatAnArchyDude]

"Guaranteed to lose" would be the season finalé...right before the series gets cancelled.

[@awefull3365]

@@ThatAnArchyDude it will end someday

[@01loganmc10]

Guardians attacking a bomb shop actually make sense when you think about it. Since the assault most likely happened before the Ancient Arrows were invented, shooting a Guardian in the eye with a _Bomb_ Arrow would have done the most damage to it. Destroy a shop that mass-produces gunpowder, and cripple the creation of Bomb Arrows.

[@ShadowRaven64]

What I think is the Guardians shot the lazer at some sort of bomb shop and it exploded the shop destroying the Guardians plus it could have been kakariko villages bomb shop thats why its not exactly in the village because if the shop were to explode it could destroy other shops and house's around it would also be destroyed.

[@adamking5215]

Zeltik also mentioned a sword there. Maybe someone hit his sword into the bombs, sending it flying planting itself in the dirt outside, and killing the guardians in a last ditch effort to save kakariko village from the guardians due to the hill reaching that way.

[@danielperlman8802]

I think its just another one of those ancient tech labs ! Since there were many before and ancient material energy is quite powerful , plus it also makes sense why the sword is present there !

[@kristaberta7922]

That also explains why bomb arrows can be really hard out in the wild. All of the main producers were killed during the calamity. But I do think ancient arrows would have already exited. They are ancient, after all. But they're also hard to create and expensive, so that might be why few people had them.

[@CanadianKomodo]

@@kristaberta7922 Robbie made them, not the ancient Sheikah Monks.

[@tsukikumoon2890]

It would be totally cool if in BOTW2, we can see Guardian's protecting people instead of trying to kill them. That would be really interesting, especially if Ganondorf comes back too. :o

[@TimedRevolver]

If Ganondorf comes back, he can just corrupt them again.

[@tsukikumoon2890]

True, but I think that Zelda along with the Sheikah could maybe make some protective "fire wall" for Ganondorf or something along those lines. :) Just some head canons, don't mind me hahah. XD

[@dalejhunter1]

Judging by the lack of towers in the trailer, its safe to assume the guardians were dismantled as to prevent another incident. ...Not that Ganondorf needs them though.

[@dylanvscomics8138]

As cool as that would be, given the lack of towers and shrines in the E3 trailer I doubt there will be any sort of major Sheikah influence in this game as it was in Botw 1.

[@tsukikumoon2890]

Totally fair point. :)

[@thechosen2nd998]

King Dorephan: You...You took my daughter from me!! Ganondorf: I don't even know who you are. King Dorephan: *You Will....*

[@Ahriana7]

Dorephan: *goes on to be recorded in history as a the beefy fish man who yeeted a Guardian.*

[@benjaminshields9421]

@@Ahriana7 aaand you ruined it. You ruined the joke

[@nathandioza7821]

*It was then, that Ganondorf proceeded 2 (metaphorically) shit himself with fear :D*

[@strangerdanger1135]

@@benjaminshields9421 The only one ruining the joke here is you with your low, crusty ass vibes.

[@Tropius_Fan]

Ganondorf:* shaking with fear * Why do i hear boss music

[@KlericYT]

That last RuinGuardian is one of the only four that are labeled as dynamic objects, which allow for the infinite Ancient Parts glitch. :o

[@Gravelord_Lich]

Hi Kleric!

[@AB-kb5se]

Okay?

[@miltonish7451]

@@AB-kb5se Okay?

[@AB-kb5se]

@@miltonish7451 ok

[@jeremysmulik7292]

Holy crap is that actually you Kleric

[@averykirschbaum3950]

it is truly insane to me how much detail was put into this game. thanks for highlighting things i for sure never would’ve noticed. it just makes the game that much more enjoyable

[@max_rn5465]

So true! It's unimaginable how much work they must have put into this world... unbelivable

[@user-rv9ds8iw6g]

Incredible even after almost 3 years after BOTW's release, there still much we have to discover.

[@max_rn5465]

So true! It's unimaginable how much work they must have put into this world... unbelivable

[@user-rv9ds8iw6g]

@@max_rn5465 indeed! I have an feeling we still will find litte details after years and years.

[@haroldgonzalez9392]

I can't believe I waited this long to play this

[@ireneschumacher]

You know about the whole discovery thing, I once read a comment after a video that said "I will always remember the face my friend made when he realized that the great plateau wasn't the entire map." or something like that

[@calebh3803]

When I read the legend of King Dorephan I tried to find the guardian remains but failed. It is nice to know the probable location!

[@therookie7401]

King Dorephan be like: "Friggoty Froppity get off my property."

[@GoldenMushroom64]

I love how you use in-game footage to sort of reenact the scenes you’re talking about

[@GrandCorsair]

"Hundreds of guardians would've been crawling out..." That scenario is legitimately anxiety inducing.

[@soundoff6937]

I really love the effort you put into replicating the stories, like with Link in Zora armor battling a guardian with a trident and dying. The small touches you add to enhance your narration really set you apart from other channels!

[@Myzelfa]

One of my favorite story moments in BotW was recovering the last memory, partly because I realized you could tell exactly what was going on based on the positions of the Guardians at the moment they were frozen. Also, they appear less frequently toward the edges of the map, indicating they spread out from a central location. You could probably track their progress with some investigative effort. This also uncovers a great mystery: the guardians avoid the presently existing towns, and there's no clear explanation for why.

[@silverdiamonde07tm77]

A lot of this is explained in the Creating a Champions book, which includes a map detailing the Guardian's advance from Hyrule Castle in all directions. Guardians weren't able to reach in large masses as far as Kakariko Village because of the natural landscape. The high mountains dotted around the village provided a natural barrier which the Guardians weren't able to climb etc.

[@jacobg5122]

@@silverdiamonde07tm77 We've seen then scale vertical walls, though, so it doesn't seem like mountains would stop them.

[@agentfreshdasquid3568]

@@jacobg5122 it's probably that the guardians either didn't know kakariko village was there, or had to rush hyrule castle or fort hateno, which deterred them from attacking.

[@QuasarEE]

The ones you find wrecked on the beach give a special kind of ominous feeling. Like, they were probably chasing people all the way there, who had to jump into boats and leave Hyrule completely behind, maybe without any of their things or their families. Some of the boats probably would have been sunken by the guardians firing at them too. What finally took them out is a mystery, maybe archers trying to protect the fleeing people.

[@angelmendez-rivera351]

@@jacobg5122 It's not that they couldn't climb because of the landscape. It's that they couldn't detect the towns that they haven't attacked because of the landscape.

[@danielwilliams7161]

Now I'm just imagining Ocarina's Zora King slowly "mweep"-ing a Guardian off a cliff.

[@jennifersingson-pena7392]

Lmao

[@ayldfh1823]

12 year old remembers this

[@GoddessofAnubis]

It really says something about the depth and creativity of the devs that each Guardian you find tells its own sad story of what lives it took, what it ruined, and how it finally came to its own demise...It gives off such a weird feeling...

[@mudraofwitches]

When I saw the Guardians actually swarming the pillars in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, I was scared shitless. It must have been heartbreaking for Zelda to see, their one weapon turned against Hyrule and coming for its people.

[@eveclarke676]

Zeltik: Some kind of bomb shop?? Me: why the HECk would it be a bomb sh- Me: remembers this is zelda and bomb shops are standard

[@mirandafields3070]

I like how the Guardians coming out of the towers in a corkscrew is used in the upcoming Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity!

[@vuvuzela4570]

Pillars. Towers are used to expand the visible map.

[@kitsunick5696]

10:36 I was NOT expecting that

[@roguewhitewolf]

Fk amazing man, I never got to see them

[@spike28]

Big respect to zeltik, I’m not smart enough to read into this stuff

[@lenamonroe2961]

Same lol

[@justsomeguy5390]

Hmm yes this grass is green

[@ddeonuseomma948]

Same. Especially when he explained the rusty shield and sword with the arrow in the guardians eye. I probably just randomly got it before, but knowing this now.... I feel so bad just getting the items wkebs wme

[@HogW1ld385]

These are the kind of details that I love to learn about.

[@TheVoidrex]

The exploded building was Morshu's shop The Guardians tried to rob the shop, but they didn't have enough rubies and the shop blew up They should have been a bit more... *MMMMMMMMMMMMM* RICHER

[@HighFiveTheHorizon]

4:55 depending on the velocity and frequency that this process has, this could have had a terrifying yet awesome outcome. I am imagining an "our arrows will blot out the sun" (300) scenario, only with thousands of guardians swarming from thows pillars, casting the whole sky dark.

[@shawnburke-hutchinson5901]

Other people: We can't stop it! It's too powerful! King Dorephan: *Y E E T*

[@angelsmile6942]

The ending made me lol. Dorephan is a force to be reckoned with!

[@coyraig8332]

I just realized. Dorephan said with a Japanese accent is how they pronounce "dolphin." Well played Nintendo, well played.

[@mariacandelaarcila3232]

Do re mi fa sol la si do ;) (Dorephan, Mipha, Zora, Sidon)

[@MiniMii550]

If I had to guess why there's two guardians along with Ganon's cocoon is for them to serve as guards if anyone tries to approach the room while he's trying to rebuild his body

[@rudysarmiento8700]

So he uses that before he either A. Drained the power overtime Or B. Drained the power to get all the shikah tech ready in time when link barge in

[@kushtakathenomad8385]

he had wandered far after the great calamity, he had failed to protect those in Hyrule, he would try elsewhere. he was on his way up death mountain when he heard it, the locking on of a guardian stalker. he quickly leaped behind a rock, hearing an explosion and feeling the heat of the blast as he was pelted with rocks. he charged in, trying to hit it with his spear he took off a Moblin, it barely harmed it, the guardian locked on for another blast, though he was quick to dodge, the blast still sent him soaring through the air, disarming him of his spear and shield. in a last-ditch effort, he pulled out his bow and shot it. he heard a loud ting noise, the guardian began to power down death mountain wasn't safe, he had to go elsewhere. he heard of a place, surrounded by mountains, he was going there when he saw a little, untouched house, he rushed inside hoping to find someone but... it was empty, a bomb shop. he left the store, disheartened when three red lasers pointed at him, he rushed back inside and slammed the door locked. he heard them, closer, louder, they were trying to get in the house. he looked around for a way out, and indeed did he find a way out. in a cupboard was a bottle of alchohol, a glass, and a box of matches. his way out sat before him, he sat down behind the counter, poured a glass, and lit a nearby bomb. a guardian's eye peered through a window, the beeping of its laser locking onto him. he raised his glass, "cheers" he chuckled before downing the drink, the fuse getting ever closer to its base.

[@anitamihholap5926]

Dear Hylia 😨

[@dayspring8373]

me casually looting ancient parts at the ruins: hehe parts go ding Zeltik: actually...

[@mcwaffles8511]

Does anyone else listen to him while doing any sort of work, or am I just weird? Edit: I don't think I've ever gotten this many likes before. Thanks!

[@RamoftheEarth]

I do I like background noise

[@moneyhoney5776]

His voice is honestly relaxing ngl

[@milansubotic7674]

You're not wierd We're all creepy.

[@HeliosimWorld]

I kind of do it with every kind of video honestly

[@manueljaramillo2520]

You're weird.

[@khyros_cen1508]

Maybe that was a reference to the bomb shop from twilight princess

[@geyaneya1498]

Or the other ones.

[@WideMouth]

@gjn jjbgjmg But the one in Twilight Princess is the only one that’s in/near Kakariko Village. Also, the storage house where the bomb merchant keeps his bombs is accidentally blown up by Link while searching for shadow bugs in TP.

[@squallstopher608]

The amount of subtle detail in this game still amazes me to this day. I'm still discovering new things and new places every time I replay the game. Hell, I didn't even know about the Lanayru Promenade until I saw your video on it, and I'm on my 7th play-through

[@shallowrl7796]

4:28 my heart went crazy from the two men around the guardian

[@April_Flower]

F in the chat

[@connormclernon26]

2:30 for the soldiers who held the line at Fort Hateno, preventing what Guardians made it past Link from ranging further East, THEY HELD THE LINE! AND THEY HAVE HELD THE LINE FOR A HUNDRED YEARS

[@rudysarmiento8700]

We see in age of calamity the soilders really did what they could to hold the mechanical terrors, we can see an outpost likely hastely made for a vantage points as well as taking shots at the guardians. 4 areas at the edge of hateno probably were outpost as well but are overrun. Other burning ruins suggest other outpost or small fortifications are made as well in an attempt to slow the machines down. And we also see in a cutscene some soilders trying to melee a guardian before saved by zelda's sacred might. After that they hold the line against monsters and purah probably made EMP like devices around the area so the guardians can't close again without getting disabled

[@dumpster9048]

My stupid self when I see these guardians: “haha free stuff.”

[@spacemanifestdestiny3542]

This is my favorite type of BotW content, the stories that we don't always see.

[@cyborg_ninja2595]

8:00, In a Specific Cut-Scene at Hyrule Bridge Link’s Father is Mentioned. Perhaps Link’s Father lived in that house. seeing that Guardians were coming from the house he Gathered his weapons and fired a Bomb arrow from long range, Perhaps even hitting a barrel of something explosive, causing the house to Explode but taking all three Guardians.

[@Cazztendo]

I love going into areas of hyrule and thinking of stories of what could’ve happened and I also love using hyrule castle theme for Zelda theory videos too!

[@dartist12]

This video is exactly why I love Breath of the Wild so much- there's so much detail and lore built into every aspect of the game, down to tiny stuff like this that just makes the experience so incredibly rich. I definitely want to see more videos like this!!

[@maisaltyleftnut8138]

10:42 Slayer out of nowhere!

[@kamille286]

Yes, please do more videos like this, I hadn't seen a lot of these spots, and these are so cool! I especially like the one with the arrow in the eye and the fact that the king literally defeated a guardian by yeeting it into a ravine, my respect for him has increased a hundredfold XD

[@vedhansarvesh9527]

You should definitely do more videos like this!!! It's really fascinating to see how much detail really went into the game: things that most people(including myself) miss when they play.

[@SirBertLeaman]

So what do you think happened to the Guardians laying around the Temple of Time? Divine intervention, perhaps?

[@BonaparteBardithion]

It is interesting that they're only around religious places on the plateau, the Temple and the Abbey. Why didn't they go for the Shrine of Resurrection?

[@WideMouth]

@BonaparteBardithion The Shrine of Resurrection is on top of a cliff and blocked by a Sheikah stone door. Since the Great Plateau is so elevated, it’s likely that only a few Gaurdians managed to get up there. Also, since Guardians appear to go after Hylians, they most likely went after structures like the Temple of Time because people hid in them after the great calamity. People likely fought back (resulting in some Gaurdians being destroyed), but the Gaurdians likely relocated once everyone on the Great Plateau was killed or fled. Maybe King Rhoam was one of the Hylians who fled to the Great Plateau and died at the hands of Guardians. This would explain why his ghost is there. The stone structure at the top of Mount Hylia (which is on the Great Plateau) is hinted at being the king’s grave in BotW’s game files.

[@vuvuzela4570]

@@WideMouth king rhoam died in the castle. In his home.

[@thomasblaster8536]

Zora soldier: sir we can't even touch this thing Dorephan: man soldiers these days are so weak. Watch this ,YEET!

[@aaronlastname9259]

Never once had I said to myself, "One day @Zeltik will make me chuckle with one of his videos" You have great editing skills friend, and also comedic timing.

[@CheeseCakePhantom]

One that stood out to me was one I found near the Akkala tower. It was a guardian with a long sword planted firmly in its next. It's been a long time since I've played it, but I can remember crossing a bridge and seeing it pinned against the wall. Love this game!

[@seaseaseaseaseaseaseasea]

The idea of B I G F A T F I S H M A N casually walking up to one of the most feared enemies in Zelda, grabbing it, and throwing it into a rivine is the best thing to think about.

[@QuasarEE]

Second to that would be trying to figure out if Sidon will become huge and portly when he inherits the throne, as such seems to be tradition among the Zora.

[@gemmaharmonia6609]

Ya got to love it when Zeltik uploads. Brilliant theories and descriptive top (however many) videos. Thanks Zeltik for always making me happy with your content.

[@nmlss]

I was not expecting one of your videos finishing with FUCKING SLAYER. Awesome!!

[@heylol3909]

10:00 the guardian has been yeeted

[@macruz8503]

What you mean by yeeted brah!?

[@heylol3909]

@@macruz8503 thrown

[@Ekafeman]

@@macruz8503 ugh~

[@Kekoapono]

I’m still learning new things about this game, thank you! The details in this game’s world are mind blowing.

[@ShadowSkyX]

Do you think the Dragon "statue" at the zonai ruins - where you find the spring of courage - was actually supposed to be a divine beast? I don't think ive seen anyone bring it up, but walking along it I noticed it has similar architect to the other beasts, perhaps the earliest prototype of its kind, given how weathered and broken by time it is. That perhaps the power failed, wasn't the right kind or simply evaporated/leaked due to faulty systems to keep it in functioning condition. Walking along it alone tells you it's sizable enough to get away with being one and is half buried in the base of the dueling peaks - in which there is a npc that claims a Dragon split in half mind you, though she could've easily meant Farosh or one of the other two dragons currently roaming hyrule. The zonai ruins looks like it's in a giant hole, almost more like a huge crater looking at it from above and one layer has several deposits of luminous stones

[@guardian5116]

Maybe it was the Hylian divine beast or somethin lol

[@TheFlyingBricks492]

maybe just a thought it's Farosh?

[@guardian5116]

@@TheFlyingBricks492 maybe I just wanted to talk about my technically siblings

[@TheFlyingBricks492]

@@guardian5116 oh no its a guardian

[@guardian5116]

@@TheFlyingBricks492 yes and in the wise words of a dead meme *IMA FIRIN MY LASER BWAAAAAAAAAAA*

[@LonksAdventures]

Zeltik: uploads Me: I am speed

[@braidenj152]

The Artistic Feline you as speed?

[@CatBorgor]

you're 10 minutes late

[@LonksAdventures]

Oof

[@BarryaLLen-ik8bq]

No I am

[@accountableanteater6545]

Just- You one more like my friend

[@namenamename390]

1:06 interesting you use that phrasing. The German name for Devine beasts in game isn't actually a translation. They're called "Titanen", obviously meaning "Titans". What a funny coincidence. By the way, the actual translation for "Devine beasts" would be "Heilige Bestien" in case you were interested

[@GabePuratekuta]

What about "Divine Beast?"

[@Piccadally]

Ich hätte jetzt eher "Göttliche Bestien" gesagt, weil heilig ja eigentlich "holy" im Englischen ist und divine halt "göttlich".

[@crystalthunderheart8895]

I can just feel the aot now

[@lillyofthenorth8798]

@@crystalthunderheart8895 "TITANS ARE MY TRIGGER"

[@sunside79334]

in dem kontext dürfte es eher "göttliche wesen" heissen. wäre ohnehin interessant zu wissen, wie die übersetzung aus dem japanischen wörtlich lauten würde und was da jetzt genauer ist. man merkt oft, wie sehr die englische und deutsche fassung von einander abweicht. "titanen" würde man jedenfalls kaum zu "divine beasts" übersetzen und umgekehrt.

[@chrislevack405]

Uhm... Hell yes, Slayer? That was amazing. I was like "did he just say 'metal'..--" *gallop riff* "--... yes he did."

[@Spicy_Magma]

King dorephan: ah so there’s a guardian outside? hold on I gotta yeet it into a ravine (proceeds to walk out on giant *THICC* legs)

[@anitamihholap5926]

You mean tiny thicc legs?

[@christinacordova6271]

Dude that ending with king dorephan at the end is hilarious

[@NImH]

Much respect for the video capture storytelling recreations, Zeltik! I love it.

[@ChrisHanline]

I really appreciate how you added black bars at the top and bottom. I have a OnePlus 7T Pro so the phone screen is taller, and when I zoom the video in fullscreen it takes up the entire thing. VERY satisfying. Also check your Twitter DM's!

[@hritanshurath4353]

Love how there is so much story to a game without much of a story ;-;

[@shadowbird25]

It's kinda like Dark Souls, lots of Lore, but not a lot of story.

[@WideMouth]

That’s how most Zelda games are. A simple, heartwarming or epic story surrounded by heaps of lore and mystery.

[@adambrown9654]

Environmental storytelling is a good way to flesh out the world without explicitly laying down facts upon the player. "Show, don't tell".

[@yellowpowr8455]

There's so many new things I learn about this game from these videos. I didn't even put together the mini stories, like the Wizzrobe implied to have burned that location.

[@davdav4804]

Your storytelling is amazing, and it allows me to know ll the stuff I missed in the game. Thanks for your work, I really hope the best for your channel

[@hscruda19]

I’m a simple person... I see a zeltik video I click

[@SSDARKPIT]

Ah, I see you’re a life form of culture as well.

[@Wm7forthewin]

yes

[@louisalzate6185]

its 4:24 am and i have classes on 6 am yes i am wasting my time thank you for asking

[@professatristan3223]

Now I know I'm not the only one!!!

[@khyberthehuntsman6903]

Few... I'm not the only one

[@ethanmorrow4241]

My favorite part was the "Don't f*** with the king" with Raining Blood for the music

[@themoneyman8011]

Brilliant video. I really do take for granted all the little things littered around in this game. I've gained a renewed appreciation for the detail, care and expert planning that went into the creation of this phenomenal game. Your analytical style is really on point too. Nicely done!

[@Fidodo]

Yes, more like this! Environmental story telling is my favorite kind of video

[@GiantButterKnife]

It would be cool to see some of these scenes play out in Age of Calamity, but I'll settle for a playable King Dorephan yeeting enemies to the four corners of the realm.

[@chuunaverse6093]

Since im finally early it would be cool to have a theory about the guy before hyurule market in ocarina of time who collects poes as adult link. Also I think that when using the mask of truth as child link the guard in the same place says something about being interested in ghosts/poes.

[@allotment3275]

Top video - I've been bagging metals of honour for the first time this week and I bad myself from fast travelling - seen so many hidden corners as a result. Hyrule now feels like my ends

[@BlimpMcGee]

I loved this, it really is impressive how you found these, I probably grabbed the spear and arrow from that guardian without stopping to see the story behind it.

[@unolay1680]

3:34 probably sheik 7:53 sheik’s house but with some explosives

[@Cx3830]

When he mentioned the bomb shop, I instantly thought of the twilight princess bomb shop in that version of kakariko

[@jack-xr7yi]

this is my first video I have seen of you and I love your descriptive and fluent voice. it's so calming

[@Sassycassy343]

I love these because there is so much mystery behind the map in BOTW, you always do an amazing job of putting detail behind things that can otherwise go overlooked

[@lindenbree9188]

Pft xD That metal music was not expected, you're usually so calm in the videos

[@caesarsalad8767]

7:45 could've been a descendant of Barne's that held up the family business

[@aquari1659]

Thank you for making such a fantastic video Zeltik. NO ONE else was talking about this, had seem to made any videos on it. This is such a unique thing in BoTW to cover and it's so interesting. I actually did discover the guardian with the arrow in it's eye, all by myself a while back. And it was so unique and intriguing and knowing this was the game painting the story of how it died in a battle. One of the many reasons I love this game.

[@MidnightFire1222]

I hope there will be more videos like this. It's interesting to see, especially for some of the more obscure places on the map that casual players might not visit.