The Mystery Yiga Blademaster UNMASKED? (Zelda: Age of Calamity Trailer Theory)

The Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity trailers are blowing everyone's minds- and the recent yiga clan trailer stood out for several reasons! Breath of the Wild's Master Kohga is apparently making an appearance, along with an unnamed blademaster and a mysterious hooded figure (fortune teller, duh). Could it be that there's a lot more than meets the eye to the big yiga guy? Join me as we analyze and theorize!
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[@BanditGames]

Will you be picking up Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity? If so... who's your main gonna be?? I'm pretty basic so for me, Link all the way lol

[@maybenst]

Hi bandit!!!!

[@cupcakkerares]

IMPA BRO

[@LINK__loz]

Same here, Link always going to be my main

[@harlinambury5131]

I’m not sure yet since we haven’t seen much gameplay of my boy ravioli but Even so most likely him or link

[@solidspooks1290]

If any form of ganon they're 100% my main. But I have a question for you, what do you think the DLC will be like? Are you holding out for anyone special to be added?

[@ripperdoc.helios]

Watching this after the release, hearing sooga being called Big Boy™ is the actual best thing I love it

[@quimiu4400]

same

[@randydodge7295]

yeah that was funny! but he was pretty much right on that last guess

[@HYPERxSONICxFANx2012]

Sooga is so annoying to fight

[@JakeSnake1948]

@@HYPERxSONICxFANx2012 oh, I find him fun to fight

[@jakeniclaz5393]

@@JakeSnake1948 Even more fun to play as him now

[@ethantorgerson680]

Everyone else: whoa, look at that awesome blademaster! I wonder who it is? Maskednintendobandit: B I G BOY

[@rikukingdomhearts3749]

Lol, that was basically me

[@doomer17o]

*V E R Y B I G B O I*

[@alexandrebarroso2127]

THIS GUY IS DORIAN!!!!!!

[@harryguidotti3815]

LARGE LAD!!!

[@justadude5893]

His name is sooga

[@irishmanfromengland25]

I'm going with 'Big Boi' being Kohga, but not the Kohga we see at the time of breath of the wild. The Kohga we see in the trailer is simply an ancestor of current Kohga, and so is 'Big Boi'. We do have proof that Current-Kohga's ancestors were ALSO leaders of the Yiga Clan, judging by the phrase "technique passed down from my fathers' mother's father".

[@nhacker2242]

@Gage the Demon Slayer Actually we see Blade Masters during the Gerudo Desert mission gameplay

[@hugenose8824]

This is my take, too. I think Age of Calamity’s Kohga is an ancestor (likely a grandfather or maybe even a great-grandfather, given the time involved) of BotW’s Kohga. It’s hard to tell BotW Kohga’s age, but I’ll bet it’s not over 100. As to “big boy’s”identity, I think (the current) Kohga’s son and heir is a likely bet. It’s pretty clear he’s second-in-command.

[@H2SO4pyro]

As Kohga's words implies, the technique belongs to the leader of the Yiga clan (otherwise we would probably see other Yiga use it). That means, assuming that BIG BOI is BotW Kohga's father, that AoC's Kogha is BIG BOI's father (to make sense of the technique passing down from Kohga to Kohga), in other word BotW's Kohga would have got his technique from his father's father('s mother/father), which is absolutely debunked by his own words. Big Boi HAS to be BotW's Kohga! (if he's not just a random big dude, in which case AoC's Kohga is BotW's one and only, OR his grandfather which is more likely imo)

[@SoftshellTaco19]

big boi is current kohga's dad and aoc's kohga is current kohga's grandfather?

[@thunderbolt64_]

yeah it isn’t kohga he’s still fat in aoc

[@Ash-bl7vm]

Remember the 8th heroine, I think it's the woman from the new Hyrule Warriors trailer (maybe the fortune teller.) After all, she is a Gerudo (with gold yes) and in-game, it said that the 8th heroine is still worshiped by the people in the Gerudo highlands (the yiga) and we see the Yiga soldiers worshiping the woman at the end of the trailer. This might also explain why the statue of the 8th heroine is near the area where the Yiga are located near.

[@x526lights2]

This comment is underrated

[@shumeiyang1024]

i don't think even Nintendo has the foresight for this *big brain* idea

[@Ash-bl7vm]

@@shumeiyang1024 thanks 🙂

[@mikey6633]

This theory makes the most sense!!

[@jmdebricon]

bro u r huge brain but u need to change where u missed the 'e' in 'heroin' cuz now it looks like ur talking about drugs

[@bar111a.5]

1:13 he's not actually a Big Boi from the Yiga Clan. hes McDonald's CEO

[@tsogobauggi8721]

And later he eats too many hamburgers and becomes fat master Kohga... :)

[@markm0817]

@@tsogobauggi8721 Lmfao

[@Ammeeeeeeer]

And King Rhoam is that Burger King guy, now we know the real reason the Yiga are at war with Hyrule!

[@shumeiyang1024]

@@Ammeeeeeeer you cracked the code. now you need to find out where the zonai fits in

[@MeganG-GSG]

@@shumeiyang1024 I think the cloaked person is one of the zonai

[@jenna_bean0_137]

I think the best/most fun theory is that “big boy” is a sort of Master Kohga in training. It would make sense as to why there’s so many similarities in regard to the armor and why he’s always at Master Kohga’s side. I forgot to add this before but this would also mean that “big boy” is breath of the wild’s master kohga

[@madhavilathakota7814]

Maybe

[@Luigi-np8td]

I thought of this and I cried

[@jenna_bean0_137]

@Fluffynator Oh yeah that’s a good point as well. The only argument I could really present for that would be that after 100 years, it’s probably pretty easy to forget someone but that still wouldn’t explain the age. It’s definitely not the most sound theory but I think it’s cool :)

[@haikarawalker6996]

maybe he’s just a right-hand-man

[@jenna_bean0_137]

@@haikarawalker6996 This is also possible! In that case I’d love to see what happened to him that he’s no longer in Breath of the Wild! Some sort of betrayal??? Or some epic battle death by Link?! I like this idea too!!!

[@glocktaivious8825]

Here from the future via egg guardian whistle, big boi is just koghas favorite lacky

[@minaashido518]

Now that dlc is out we see it’s a little more than that

[@cardbladergamer5231]

MaskedNintendoBandit at 2:00: Notice anything different about it? Me (in my head): The crack mask. MaskedNintendoBandit says nothing about it. This is interesting thou. It may be trying to tell us that his mask will break, and will finally get to see what he looks like under his mask.

[@markm0817]

That's what I'm excited about

[@marche800]

It's possible but it could also just be to show that he is battle hardened.

[@Mernusify]

That's actually an interesting point! Maybe the BIG BOI there is actually the Dorian we see in BotW (it's not impossible to believe, since Sheikah can live for over a century).

[@DarthSanguine]

@@Mernusify While they CAN live that long, they also LOOK that old, and Dorian doesn't.

[@roguebird12]

Im thinking its the dude from the sheika village that left or someone else

[@HeliosimWorld]

7:20 So basically the Sheikah become very small when they get older,while the Yiga become fat?

[@JJRibbit]

Oof

[@joseruiz276]

Nice

[@big_boi17]

Too many mighty bananas

[@aaronolson6736]

otherwise, the Yiga are implied to live well over 100 years and there is no visible change in stature. I highly doubt the time hole

[@genesisgonzalez1940]

Those carbs man

[@Artofjoe]

He's a total chad, that's who he is.

[@shiratama2681]

*C H A D*

[@joshuaharris3603]

As someone from the future that’s played the game. You’re actually correct he is very chad 😂😂😂😂😂

[@sprucesoultree3833]

Everybody was talking about the hooded figure, but this blademaster was who I was wondering about. Edit: I believe that the short pudgy Kohga is actually Kohga's father, and that the blademaster is the younger version of post calamity Kohga.

[@matsmith6018]

If we look at the ages of the other characters who are alive post calamity I doubt Kohga is alive duribg the calamity

[@gregman6141]

I agree

[@cerisemin]

Yiga are Sheika and as we see they live a long time, "big boi" got old and fat like his dad and that's why we easily beat him in botw?

[@newbiesama]

Was just going to guess that aswell, before I started the video. I Agree!Maybe not his sun, but I agree he is the kohga we know from BotW and he was the successor at that time already.

[@shiratama2681]

nah it's the same Kohga. by injecting *mighty banana* into his bloodstream, he has achieved supreme health.

[@edwiindiaz]

I’m actually more inclined towards #2 or #3 because he says something different in the Latin American trailer. Instead of “Look what you did”, he says “Tenemos visitas” which translates to “We have visitors”, most likely referring to Zelda, Urbosa and Link.

[@notalexus8125]

@Fluffynator it's not necessarily a mistake. localizations aren't just meant to directly translate what was originally written in japanese, but also adapt the lines in order to convey the same message/mood/tone/etc to speakers of different languages (who often have different forms of humor, general diction, etc). for example, in the botw memory with revali and link at revali's landing, the japanese version has revali laugh mockingly at link as he flies away, whereas the english version has revali say "good luck sealing the darkness!". obviously the english localization team didn't mistranslate that laugh. they changed it because in english, a mocking laugh to end a confrontation doesn't hit the same way as a snarky comment/mic-drop moment. a similar thing may have happened with this scene with kohga

[@nateharris5012]

@Fluffynator yeah, the english team has a pretty long history of screwing up the translations and tones, and it means the theory channelsight have to get some contacts who speak japanese

[@HitsujiMamoru]

The game's script was written in Japanese. Let's see what the Japanese trailer says "yattekureta ja nee ka" roughly means "you didn't just do that, did you?" So yes, the English localization is accurate. We have no indications of what he is talking about or who is talking to though, so not much more info.

[@edwiindiaz]

@@HitsujiMamoru thanks for that info. Now, based on the fact that the localization does differ in wording from one language to another in order to convey the same message, we can safely assume that scenario #1 is highly unlikely.

[@d_mon9631]

@@HitsujiMamoru I assumed based on that that Kohga was commenting on the way they entered the Yiga hideout or something like that - “You didn’t just enter unprepared, did you?” or something like that.

[@HyruleGamer]

I certainly can't wait to find out who he is!

[@lowesgameing2003]

The cloaked figure=Tingle Big yiga clan's member=BOTW Kohga

[@hyrulewarrior]

That's where he's been 🤣🤣

[@-aestheticfox-3335]

Hmm if I had to guess i'd think it was number 2 and I think the fortune teller could be a Zonai just because thats how i'd kinda think they'd look like he could be like maybe a fallen Zonai kinda like the yiga

[@houseofskulltulips]

@@lowesgameing2003 so THAT'S why he does so many flips!

[@-aestheticfox-3335]

@@ludwig1007 thats no prof tho...

[@centurosproductions8827]

Purah was actually *older* and taller in the past, since she de-aged herself nearly into oblivion prior to the events of Breath of the Wild. Whoever Big Boy actually is, I feel the horns on the mask may signify rank, like stripes on a military insignia. He has one because he's rising in the ranks, while Master Kohga gets three because He's The Boss.

[@microwavegommm7689]

@Alexandre Crevier no she used some sort of power to turn herself younger it wasn't supposed to turn her into a 6 year old but the power was only experimental technology so it made her a child

[@strife6792]

Big boi could be dorian and he shrinked as he grew old

[@DarthSanguine]

@@strife6792 Dorian isn't anywhere NEAR old enough to have been around during the Calamity. He looks half Impa's age at most - which would put him at 60.

[@strife6792]

@@DarthSanguine oh ok

[@strife6792]

@@DarthSanguine i just realised he would be like 120 if he was big boi

[@taurusoushii9916]

Watching videos after release date. That's Sooga boi.

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

And Kohga is Kohga. And Sooga is awesome.

[@sooga3679]

Hello.

[@minaashido518]

@@sooga3679o mah gawd is soggy :DDDDD

[@shoarmaschaap5460]

I think your time travel theory is actually right! We saw in the demo that the white guardian also time travels. What if time travel is a sheikah power and Kohga accidentally time travels?

[@crozier6479]

Ya! Bc member that big spiky ball that he goes down the hole? It have that logo like shika so what if that engaged some power to make him Time travel? But the real question is how did Teba Riju Yunabo and Sidon come from the future?

[@DiegoMartinez-ko6qi]

The Guardian from the future (Terrako) sent them to the past

[@Caden_C]

@@DiegoMartinez-ko6qi terrako only sent the champions to the past, he didn’t send Kohga.

[@joshuaharris3603]

You’re not wrong about time travel being a shiekah power but Kohga doesn’t use it. I won’t spoil what it’s used for though because it’s a really cool moment. I’ll just say that nobody goes into the future but people come from the future.

[@joshuaharris3603]

@@Caden_C Exactly.

[@dkm05]

Ooh! Ooh! I know who the Yiga person is! He’s- *Nintendo hits me over the head with a bat*

[@omegawolflight9739]

No one most know

[@tgatt5759]

*Shigiru Miyamoto drags your unconscious body away*

[@omegawolflight9739]

Miyamoto mission complete

[@dkm05]

Wait... I’m awake... the Yiga is-

[@omegawolflight9739]

Knocks you out*

[@BirdieSenpai]

Everyone: Who's the Yiga Blade Master? Me: There was *another* Age of Calamity trailer? Is it just me or have we gotten exponentially more about this game in a week than we've gotten about Breath of the Wild 2...ever? Well, it's not fair for me to say that, because 0 multiplied by anything is still 0.

[@nhacker2242]

We got one two weeks ago on Tuesday and now last week on Tuesday, so maybe another one this Tuesday

[@MKsunmoon500]

I feel like Nintendo is apologizing for the botw 2 info void in the form of awesome trailers

[@puline397]

they want to hype people up for AoC

[@AusSP]

Age of Calamity is coming out soon. BotW 2 is not coming out soon. Thus, there is a difference. We did hear about BotW2 many months ago, but only heard about AoC recently, so they didn't tell us anything about AoC at all until very close to release.

[@angelhernandezvega6064]

@@nhacker2242 more like it came out today

[@yaboilink2359]

That line should've been *"Purah looks OLDER and taller." Because well. She's "8" when we see her originally.

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

6

[@jockson7574]

I think that blade master is a second in command after Kohga. He seems very close with Kohga cause of that scene where Kohga looks depressed and the hooded figure seems to be comforting him. Also, if he’s alive, then he could be the new leader of the Yiga Clan in BOTW 2. We probably didn’t see him cause maybe he hid away.

[@minaashido518]

Perfect guess but what scene are you talking about? Can you timestamp it

[@jockson7574]

@@minaashido518 the scene when him and the blade master (Sooga) are discussing something and not depressed actually

[@nhacker2242]

I think "Look what you did" refers to Urbosa and the others leaving Gerudo Town barely defended with only the standard guards still being present there

[@maybenst]

Nintendo: *reveals anything about loz* Zelda theorists: *ZONAI?!?!* Edit: *SATE SATE SATE*

[@ellie8337]

It’s not untrue

[@marcoramirez-vega4737]

@Link Joestar most of the time they have since BotW. It got so exhausting to hear that word haha

[@ellie8337]

@Link Joestar bro it’s a joke. Chill.

[@bromicorn]

Why are you guys chanting the classic skewer and meat of choice with peanut sauce Indonesian Dinner

[@ellie8337]

@@bromicorn huh?

[@sharksuperiority9736]

I would say old master Kohga isn’t actually our Kohga, he’s the previous master of the Yiga clan. Like your second theory

[@joshuaarnett762]

That was what I was gonna say. Maybe Master Kohga is just what the leader of the Yiga is called, the swordsman is BotW Kohga, and the trailer Kohga is the previous

[@yoshikawoshi3728]

Idk they litterally have the exact same model, animations, looks, moves, etc. if it was an different kohga they would have made it at least a little dif

[@joshuaarnett762]

@@yoshikawoshi3728 true. Or it could just be a joke like "Yes. Every Kohga is the exact same weirdo. And the Yiga always love them." But you are probably right

[@orio-kami7601]

@@yoshikawoshi3728 Idk, Impa has the same model as Paya with some design changes, that's all. It wouldn't be the first time they reuse already existing models anyway, so it's possible. And maybe it's a running gag? All the 'Master Kogha' is the same because it's funny? (Or because Magic)

[@yoshikawoshi3728]

@@joshuaarnett762 but they are at least different characters

[@yaboilink2359]

Why all the banan, you ask? Banan: portable, delicious, perfect, nutritious energy source for one who has to teleport and ambush travellers in the name of our lordt Calamity Ganon.

[@russianbee4973]

I bet the reason why the foot soldiers and so skinny is because bananas have no protein or fat

[@shiratama2681]

cough cough, also, banan is the reason that master Kohga is living so long. he injects it directly into his bloodstream.

[@russianbee4973]

@@shiratama2681 he does that but he also eats half a ton of bananas

[@shiratama2681]

@@russianbee4973 *consume the banan*

[@russianbee4973]

@@shiratama2681 no

[@jumponeverything]

I definitely agree with him being younger kohga but I think that older kogha is just the current master kogha's father/predecessor like how impa as a child is identical to her daughter

[@mirandagoldstine8548]

Yeah. I think that’s the most likely explanation.

[@niazawaa]

watching this after the release makes it so much better xD big boi sooga

[@jacksonmachtemes3573]

I think that Sooga is Post calamity kohga, and when kohga was pushed down the time hole by Link in BOTW, he traveled back in time to pre calamity. His hatred of Link pushed him to train until he was undeafetable, hence forth why he was a STRONG BOI. And he was so protective of Pre Calamity kohga, because if his younger self died, he would cease to exist. Hope that made sense! :) Edit: God I play too much video games

[@giantenemycrab1192]

Have you played the game, because I don’t want to spoil but he is just the second in command

[@shiggysbussy2061]

Sooga is now named “Big Boi”

[@JP_]

My theory is that he's Dorian - the guy Link meets that left the Yiga clan.

[@Ribbuns]

^^^^^

[@labaccident2010]

THIIIIIIIIIIS

[@where_is_the_frickin_parmesan]

same

[@theycallmebad]

Dorian isn't even that old, and we would've been given a hint/indication that he had met Link in the past if this was the case. But there's no dot to connect there. It's not him. I feel people are jumping to this conclusion way too easily just because "Oh but Dorian said he was with the Yiga clan earlier!" but that doesn't mean he's lived for 100 years. Compared to Impa and Robbie he's clearly younger. If it's Dorian, it's gonna be a cheap copout. It's the same with the hooded person; the idea that it's a brand new character goes lost ebcause people want it to be a returning character and it's stupid.

[@ZeoViolet]

Mysterious hooded figure: That blonde hair and the way the braid hung down in front of their face like that had brief images of a twisted version of the original Impa come to mind. Mysterious Blademaster: Due to the way he has similar clothes to Khoga's, but less elaborate, suggests he is a younger brother.

[@Sachgo_Rainbow]

I watched this because I hunger for more Sooga content. Even from like a month before the game’s release, you’re still right. I feel like our favorite “Big Boy” is being very slept on and overlooked right now. He’s so interesting and mysterious.... I just wanna know more about him!! #SoogaRespect

[@moodle6500]

The time travel theory would actually be really interesting and is possible ! In botw Kogha talks about "that link guy" meaning he never interacted with link directly before, and yet there's the line "look what you did" meaning that he fought link a 100 years ago Also, since the egg traveled back in time, it would make so that both link and ganon have time travelers on their side, which would be really cool

[@jacobschwartz8175]

I think the second theory is more likely, but I have to admit - time traveler Kogha would be pretty funny

[@koztech]

These Nintendo "shadow drop" reveal trailers have been working for Nintendo. Whether it be Zelda, Mario, or anything else. At this point, people are going to "stalk" Nintendo's KZbin channel, Twitter, and other resources, just to see what they have up their sleeve.

[@LittleLexi24]

Big Boi is the new official name

[@stonestudios1727]

0:11 "Secret theory: Kohga is Tingle???!!!" Wow, I love that XD

[@shiratama2681]

no, the hooded figure is evil tingle.

[@stonestudios1727]

@@shiratama2681 wait a minute.... Oh man, I think you're right...

[@shiratama2681]

@@stonestudios1727 tingle is tired of our nonsense. *Tingle is coming* .

[@stonestudios1727]

@@shiratama2681 Lol

[@shiratama2681]

@@stonestudios1727 don't credit me for this though, some commenter on the original trailer brought this joke up and it's caught on everyone like wildfire. :D

[@stonestudios1727]

One thing, 0:46 Link and the "Mysterious Yiga Blademaster" are fighting somewhere in-between the now Gatehouse Town and the now ruined Outpost, since you can see the great plateau wall behind them.

[@inxine]

you are one of the most underrated Zelda Theorists out there. not only do you have a smooooth voice, but i find your videos soo easy to watch. you deserve everything good coming to ya mate

[@michaelolson4376]

Sooga is wearing outfits like master kohga because he's his best yiga member who made him bodyguard

[@greenfamily4808]

Possibility 4: Master Kohga’s son got killed by link, so he says: “LOOK WHAT YOU DID.”

[@where_is_the_frickin_parmesan]

he said it like link did a mistake that helps kohga in some way

[@s.e.n3264]

He's probably their chosen one. Or just a general

[@UltimateTobi]

Already loving #1 theory! And we know the Zelda team does not shy away from time travel (and Quantum Mechanics it seems).

[@kailawson6471]

Thank you! This guy needs way more attention. Its mostly been focused on the mysterious robed figure.

[@rosieleaverton]

The Yiga Blademaster must wear Pull-Ups 'cuz he's a big boy

[@nicemel0ns]

I’m thinking we’re going to end up killing the commander in this game, which would give a reason why Kohga hates Link so much other than being an enemy to Ganon

[@giantenemycrab1192]

Well dark link certainly killed him. (Well offscreen so he could’ve survived if kogha survived but that’s unlikely)

[@minaashido518]

⁠@@giantenemycrab1192actually the blight ganons did the most damage

[@sonoftime4879]

I watched a few of your videos but you finally won I subscribe keep it up

[@PokeVersePlus]

Great video!

[@adamslaroth6284]

And then we realized that he is actually master kohga's right hand man blademaster sooga

[@GrnMatchaPowderNsprinkletea]

Ah ok I haven’t checked out AoC yet but glad to get a confirmation of the character

[@minaashido518]

I keep coming back to this video because sooga is my favourite

[@lowesgameing2003]

What if big boi is master kohga from breath of the wild. And he just let himself go over the years

[@mxhyrule]

Yes to "Big Boy" - Yes to the shoutout - Yes to all your theories. Istg only you would come up with something so ridiculous as the timetravel one and then you just made it make sense. Daaamn. The longer I think about it the more I like it. God job!! (As always)

[@juanisol8275]

Wow!! That theories was pure bananas!! I like more like the idea of junior khoga!! And is kinda logic but also hilarious!!

[@strife6792]

I see what you did there

[@juanisol8275]

@@strife6792 what do you mean?

[@strife6792]

@@juanisol8275 the video was about the yiga clan and what do they love huh?

[@juanisol8275]

@@strife6792 and even more! will be find some they historical redords and other secrets they hide....

[@strife6792]

@@juanisol8275 yo what i dont understand

[@theroyaltrash]

While I think at the very most big boy is Dorian, and otherwise he’s kinda just a boss battle, the time travel theory would be amazing.

[@SkeleGem]

The time travel theory is probably my favorite, due to how rediculous it feels, yet works in the Zelda Mythos due to time shift stones and all (and we don’t see Kohga outside of the pit either, so he might be confined to it due to a time shift stone only being there)

[@odinwilliams717]

Maybe the pit was so deep, that when Kohga fell in it he so fast he was warped back in time.

[@zashianthegamer554]

Great theory !! 👏🏾 Enjoyed it very much

[@Tabasa05]

I saw someone mention his lineage and ‘his father’s mother’s father’, and MAYBE this Kohga has a daughter who Big Boi could be betrothed to? And then they have a little boi who has BotW Kohga eventually 🙃🤷🏻‍♀️😂

[@tsogobauggi8721]

I first thought that he is young Master Kohga from BotW, but then I thought he would be too old. So maybe he would be like BotW's Kohga's father or grandfather. But then I thought that maybe he really is that Kohga and he is something like 130 years old a little bit senile, and that is why Link's fights against him was easy and weird. :)

[@psiki8784]

Yigas, which are rogue sheikahs, im pretty sure live quite long, which is why impa, purah and robbie are still alive

[@austinwitunsky8945]

That's was a really good theory! I can't wait to see more Content!

[@totakikay]

so much theories! it’s exciting to listen to all these about age of calamity.

[@redx3009]

The time traveling Master Kohga is by far the most exciting theory out there and it will definitely raise the significance of Age of Calamity and maybe retcon some aspects of BotW to better pave the way for the upcoming sequel. The other theories appear to be more pausible but for me it is very hard to believe that the Commander Blademaster could became so idiotic and inept after a 100 years. The whole Yiga clan looked like it was a far more formidable threat before and that we just got the remnants of what they once were.

[@strife6792]

After the calamity only hurule was destroyed the yiga worshipped ganon so they were fine they were not weakened its probably botw kohga

[@redx3009]

@@strife6792 Ganon won for a short moment but Zelda managed to partially seal Ganon so at the end it was more of a stalemate and when you wake up as Link is when things finally start breaking down again after a 100 years.

[@strife6792]

@@redx3009 oh ok

[@AlejandroMartinez-qe5ft]

What if the buff yiga officer is dorian from kakairiko village bc he used to be in the yiga clan b4 he left and they killed his wife as punishment because he left maybe because he was a high rank that upset kohga because I don't think kohga would care about a basic footsoldier betraying him

[@amyeasler2086]

Thats exactly what i was thinking

[@crystalchain6836]

I was thinking the exact same thing!!!!

[@theycallmebad]

Dorian isn't that old. Also, they would likely care regardless of rank since their clan is tightly bonded and he was their agent working as Impa's bodyguard, thus a valuable asset of information. They would go for him regardless. Again, Dorian is nowhere near old enough to have been around 100 years ago, or else he would be looking like Impa or Robbie.

[@linkkling]

My initial interpretation of the trailer was that this new Yiga guy was the old Kohga, glad to see someone else talking about it

[@j.r.r.tolkee7000]

I'm glad you're back, MNB, and hope that your time away was restorative.

[@kittyrainno2752]

Oh no. Every time I see Master Koga in the game or some assassin that comes to kill me and says for Master Koga I'm gonna think: B I G B O I 😆 Awesome video, MaskedNintendoBandit!

[@megustamegiwana434]

Wait, we are going to find out who Kass's professeur is!!!!

[@mbros4902]

video day after day thanks mnb

[@tommiesandminiguns]

0:07 Well, that aged like milk.

[@verneri1032]

If he is future master Kohga, how he doesn’t remember Link in BOTW, since they apparently fight against each other. I like that time travel theory but idk if it’s true.

[@xandercivinskas3884]

I think that this Kohga is the same kohga in botw, but when we see him in aoc he's just become leader so he is very young. Since the Yiga are also sheika (who can live a lot longer than hylians) it would explain how kohga is still around. My theory is this new Yiga is Kohga's brother.

[@poprockpopkid2945]

I think the big boi is Dorian

[@fluffynarwhal207]

How could it be? Dorian looks too young to be 100, you saw how Impa looked.

[@Crimson_Echo]

BTW at 1:16 that is the blade master's costume you can tell by the stick coming out of the bottom half his costume

[@ProdTyraz]

That possibility one is actually really dope

[@bobertboi3555]

Zelda's mom was corupted by malice while Zelda was young then with her little control faked her own death and went into hinding fighting through the malice but then the malice takes over and then the malice filled version of zeldas mom who joins and leads the yiga clan and uses the orb to talk with ganondorf

[@theycallmebad]

No. Get this fanfiction idea out of here. There's literally nothing supporting this and several things going against it.

[@cupcakkerares]

CLICKED FAST

[@chessycopter9619]

Dude that time travel theory would be another interesting Zelda time paradox.

[@andrewc847]

I actually think this new blade master could be the ex-Yiga guy who guards Impa's home in Kakariko village in Breath of the Wild. It's a bit of a stretch since they look so different, but it would be cool to see his story for leaving the Yiga clan. Also, I think the black things on the Yiga's hoods are just tassels connected to their hoods not hair. Since the Yiga are all Sheikah, they should have gray hair like the Sheikah do.

[@banana7169]

They are boyfriends ❤️

[@Envy_May]

yes

[@iamxpresso8346]

Of course, people can't be good friends without wanting to screw each other.

[@ColeGamesYT]

SECOND

[@Sparrow-42]

Theory #2 was what I thought Great video

[@albedo4008]

Yes i wake up and see a new Video from you now thats the best way to start the day

[@sabatw1n512]

Fun fact, it has been revealed, kohga was like, come to my clan hungry,u now my child

[@RaulZMako10]

That is Sooga. Master K's right hand dude!

[@longarmchase2158]

The master koga back in time think blows my mind so badly

[@LS-jc4yt]

No, the look what you did thing was because they broke into the hideout, and “Big boy” is Sooga, the right hand of the inverted eye. The reason the y outfits are somewhat similar is because Kohga trusts him the most.

[@zYogurt]

Dude This just blew my mind

[@alixsprallix]

Great video

[@pepijndegroot8334]

You actually told the theory that I was thinking at first seeing the clip.

[@swatigupta9421]

Me watching knowing all the lore because the game came out knowing that who he is nobody expected

[@antoinelambert938]

watching these when everything is out is hilarious

[@breather8758]

This theory is quite cool!

[@peach6648]

i appreciate MNB for being the most entertaining zelda youtube theorist currently out there. remember back when ALL of them used to come up with the most ridiculous and unfounded theories ever and post them proudly, still managing to intrigue us no matter how unlikely the ideas were? nowadays everyone else is actually being logical and telling us stuff that we can already believe easily, while he’s still out here making crazy claims like ‘kohga didn’t die he fell into a time portal actually’. it’s definitely way more interesting to think about. never change. god bless.

[@brazilianmoon9435]

after playing the full game, these are so fun to watch

[@mommylovesreality]

I've played age of calamity so you're theory sound's SUPER crazy and I get it because when you made this video age of calamity didn't come out yet

[@raph3699]

I love the first theory and even if it make no sense, it would be incredible to see kohga again

[@puyopuyogooey7214]

Love your videos! I’m at work, but just wanted to say it :D

[@dn9549]

I personally think Big boi is actually the Kohga’s childhood friend who he’s attached to!

[@sephikong7880]

Maybe he could be a member of the Garo who had found his way to hyrule somehow. This would explain his agility and abillity to wield two swords.

[@microwavegommm7689]

Theory on why the banana addiction in on of the memories zelda talks about how the frog has potential to make link more powerful and she said since link is fit he would be a great test subject so maybe since the effects of the might bananas the yiga clan are now addicted to the strength boost it gives you

[@lukasrenstrm4159]

This is freaking mindblowing!!!

[@Reese-iv7nj]

Damn I missed these videos