The Truth of the Ancient Hero (Zelda: Breath of the Wild Theory)

[@Tutorial7a]

"Your triumph over this trial subverts a prophecy of Ruin." Sounds like they knew, all right.

[@nanobreak_]

Ruin? Sheeh okay "Igor"

[@onyxiris]

Bearadactyl Prime but then THAT sounds like the Sheikah prophesied that a Hero would come to fulfil a clause in the prophecy of ruin, and that they made the shrines to train the hero to be ready.

[@flameburst9734]

Nanobreak what a strange way to spell Gru.

[@Lyoko012345]

Debate able. Prophecy’s tend to predict two outcomes. One good one bad. The prophecy of Calamity Ganon’s return prediction’s destruction if not stopped but salvation if the hero and princess are successful. Those lines are meant to say that links triumph over the trial leads to the good outcome of the prophecy.

[@MaddesG1]

@@AhPook Hes using Wisdom. Zelda for Courage condirmed lol

[@weshuiz1325]

well the sheika never expected link cliping trough walls with only a shield and skipping thier trials

[@IAmEvilTree]

Or launching himself off Bokoblins when not abusing the stasis rune.

[@Adahn99]

"He is too powerful to be kept alive" -Ganongorf, Unknown Time

[@spitfuzzy7826]

if Links clipping prowess wasn't foresaw, then they wouldn't say that Link has already proved his worth by just entering the trial. The sheika knows all.

[@weshuiz1325]

​@@spitfuzzy7826 then they would have said that in the trials of the sword would they? instead of creating 3 challanges and proving his stength?

[@spitfuzzy7826]

@@weshuiz1325 its just a formality

[@iwasanMBTInerd]

"No Link's had any forsight" Ocarina of Time Link, Skyward Sword Link, and A Link Between Worlds Link with their nightmares

[@Yooyooyaya]

Also Skyward Sword Link with his nightmares

[@filipe2338]

That's more of a passive foresight if you ask me, like a message of the goddess... The Sheika seems to be able to actively see into the future

[@JustCozItsMe]

I figured someone had brought this up before me. It's true but in comparison to Zelda's ability and the sheika's ability to do it, it's not much. Both are valid but he is a bit inaccurate.

[@imnotonaboat2]

I believe visions like those of the nightmares would not fall into the same category as foresight, more just like visions, possible outcomes or horrors but nothing set in stone, especially because those visions usually lead to the hero defeating the villain before the nightmare vision comes true.

[@iwasanMBTInerd]

@@imnotonaboat2 Ocarina of Time Link's dream came true exactly. Skyward Sword and Link Between Worlds saw The Imprisoned and Ganon before they even knew what those two looked like. That sounds pretty accurate to me

[@fernbedek6302]

“No Links have been shown to have any sort of foresight.” -> Link holding a bomb up to something because throwing it on a ledge is hard to aim and thinking it will end fine.

[@ChaoticHoly]

It's likely then that the ancient Sheikah prophesied NOT the return of the Hero...but the eventual destruction of Hyrule. Which could mean that either Link's return was a separate prophesy...or just "wishful thinking" and a "just in case the return of the legendary hero remains true to form".

[@nicetomeetmew]

It pleases me to imagine a bunch of ancient Sheikah monks designing their shrines and deciding that giant golf was the way to go

[@chatonpremier]

And the seven goddesses who lost their marbles 😂

[@dalejhunter1]

Even ancient monks gotta have fun every once in a while. It gets boring sitting in that same position for an untold amount of years.

[@takemetoyonk]

I mean when you've lived long enough, you know what you like!

[@illuvitarv5]

Or they just looking at each other chuckling "let's have him be naked in the middle of a lightning prone area and have it pop up only when the blood moon appears"

[@ladymarcy7830]

Let's not forgot the gem: "Cannon"

[@Tsukasa829]

Seems like the Sheikah had a "lose a battle, win the war" mentality. It works with a group that can see 10k years into the future

[@takemetoyonk]

They also acknowledge their power/skills so much that the monks willingly "sacrifice" themselves to become part of the shrines. Very selfless culture overall

[@windhelmguard5295]

my guess is that the sheikah, having enough wisdom to not tempt fate, foresaw not only the calamity, but also the heros eventual triumph, they knew that following that which they foresaw perfectly would end with the hero succeeding, while changing their actions would cause a butterfly effect that would change the future in unpredictable ways, potentially dooming hyrule forever. basically a sure way to gain 1 win, is preferable to a chance to gain 2, when that also involves the chance of getting 0.

[@takemetoyonk]

@@windhelmguard5295 It's understandable to play it safe when the stakes are so high and the timespan is so long.

[@christophersinclair9319]

Or the sheikah just wanted to get back at the king for fucking them over

[@gabriellockwood2780]

S1: "Oh shit! Did you see how Link bounced off that Bokoblin?! HE'S HEADING STRAIGHT TO HYRULE CASTLE! NO HEARTS, NO STAMINA- HE'S GOTTA BE INSANE!!!" S2: "Yes, it seems Link is fully prepared to do battle with Gannon's Phantom Blights... Back-to-back."

[@nikhilm2803]

Nintendo: Write that down, WRITE THAT DOWN

[@alexishouston2401]

Nikhil Manandhar LMFAOOOOO

[@ravenng5]

🤣🤣 Sometimes I think that Nintendo really didn't have a plan for all the time line melarchy, but the fans came up with great ideas so they were like.. Let's run with this hahah

[@roaringthunder115]

Yep

[@ReaperShadow23]

@@ravenng5 there was no chronology to the series until after MM. That's when Nintendo had to put together a timeline because fans kept asking what order the games happen in

[@enforcerridley158]

​ @Briney Canning ​@@ReaperShadow23 You never have seen or read interviews of Eji Aunuma and Miyamoto, have you? - There's been a timeline since the Zelda II Adventure of Link, a direct sequel to the OG LoZ. - A Link to the Past was mentioned in interviews as a prequel to OG LoZ, taking centuries before. - Ocarina of Time was mentioned in interviews as a prequel to ALttP a century earlier with a different outcome. Majora's Mask was a direct sequel. - Link's Awakening was marketed as a sequel to ALttP, followed by Oracle of Seasons and Ages also marketed as sequels to LA. - The Wind Waker outright mentions the aftermath of Ocarina of Time in it's Prologue, but ignoring Majora's Mask. The 6 Sages are heavily featured and the Hero of Time is worshiped as a Hero. Phantom Hourglass is marketed as a direct sequel. - Twilight Princess was mentioned in interviews as a sequel to OoT, parallel to ALttP and Wind Waker, but on a separate Timeline from both. Aonuma and Miyamoto even jokingly claimed TP Link is the same Link as WW, albeit on a separate timeline. - Spirit Tracks is a marketed as a sequel to WW and PH, taking place about 100 years later. Nico is even still alive, yet very old. - Four Swords was the first not marketed on the Timeline, but Minish Cap was mentioned in interviews as being first in the timeline to which Four Swords as a Sequel to FS, also predating OoT. - Four Swords Adventure mentioned in interviews as a sequel to Four Sword and includes Shadow Link and Ganon, therefore is a Sequel to OoT. - Skyward Sword is marketed as the very first Zelda in the timeline featuring the very first Link and Zelda before the birth of the Kingdom of Hyrule. - A Link Between Worlds was marketed as a sequel to ALttP (though originally a remake) but not featuring the same Link and Zelda. TriForce Heroes was marketed a direct sequel. - Breath of the Wild was initially mentioned in interviews to be a reboot of the series, but what was actually meant was a reboot of the formula, especially of the OG LoZ, as far the Timeline, it is mentioned in interviews that it was up to fans to decide, though once enough copies were released and enough people had time to play the game to completion, it was later revealed that BotW takes places at the far end of all three timelines. Any claim that the Zelda Timeline was an afterthought because of fan demand are made in total ignorance, considering there has always been a timeline, and interviews with Aunuma and Miyamoto, as well as some marketing, prove it.

[@blinkin304]

just some amateur speculation, but what if the divine beasts and all of the Sheikah machines were designed and put in place to tempt Ganon and siphon off a portion of his power to make him more vulnerable? if his power were truly limitless then most if not all of the guardians would still be functioning and maintaining control over Hyrule. why even bother with small weak creatures such as moblins and their kin? yet the majority of the guardians are dead, just resting in empty fields away from any form of threat. very few of them seem to have suffered significant battle damage. maybe destruction of most of the kingdom was the price to be paid for weakening Ganon to a point where he could be beaten later.

[@AdmiralAwsm]

I like that. It also leaves him weaker for Zelda to contain over the course of Link's 100 year slumber.

[@the6ig6adwolf]

Unless someone works for Nintendo it's all just amateur speculation. It's a cool theory bud don't sell yourself short

[@Alex-hj2jd]

I was actually thinking the same exact thing. Use the actual weapons as bait and hide the true weapon, the monks' power for Link.

[@meancrank9039]

blinkin I was under the impression that Gabon’s power was limited by Zelda for the last century. If unencumbered, the guardians would most likely all be up and running, terrorizing the land.

[@DeathSledge]

"if his power were truly limitless then most if not all of the guardians would still be functioning and maintaining control over Hyrule" Can you explain?

[@fuzzydude64]

"Did the ancient hero know that his victory would be temporary, the seal doomed to fail". I mean, this the entire premise of the series. It's always temporary.

[@shsltrash820]

@Pascal Sick the timeline isent particularly canon. To nintendo it's just a straightforward timeline where ganon and link keep getting reincarnated. The timeline is a fan creation. So he isent wrong.

[@anonymousfellow8879]

Pascal Sick Word of God won’t ever be canonical, sorry. And that’s even if the “timeline(s)” didn’t literally contradict themselves with the placement of various games. And *Ganondorf* was defeated. However, Malladus could quite possibly be a portion of Demise’s Malice that separated around the time of the Floods, migrated to New Hyrule, and became Malladus. (It’s...literally in the name, with “Malice” revisited in BotW, and ST and SS both being developed simultaneously.) So the Curse still lives on, which is pretty much as evidenced by yet another Link and Zelda showing up at all. (You know. Besides “more games”.)

[@dalejhunter1]

@Pascal Sick Malice always finds a way... And don't think Ganon is ever done. ...he isn't... *evil Ganondorf laughter in the distance* Buuut really. Time will tell if WW Ganon ever reappears again. By some other force of nature, he does constantly reappear even when his defeat is certain. But who knows? Ganon in Zelda 1 and 2 is canonically killed off permanently...riiiight?

[@gaspardsavoureux8680]

@@shsltrash820 how did you get to this channel without knowing the timeline was canon

[@shsltrash820]

Gaspard Savoureux it was in my recommended and i was bored. I’m not as invested in LOZ lore like I am In other series

[@NintendoBlackCrisis]

Definitely agree with this. Given how the shrines differ from the role of the guardians and divine beasts, combined with the Sheikah's "sight" of Hylia, they most likely knew that Link would have to lose the battle to win the war. Makes things interesting when you realize that they would have known about getting banished. Perhaps those of the Yiga didn't like the idea of this, and tried to "oppose" fate by changing their path. Ironically, the Sheikah would have seen this coming as well. Something that got me thinking was a recent video by MaskedNintendoBandit where he suggests that the shrine of resurrection was meant to keep the ancient hero in a "stasis" state, to return 10k years later and combat Ganon. I liked the idea, and Kass' "hero's cache" song would make even more sense. "One day, I'll return to fight evil." Even moreso with the translations, "I shall be resurrected someday , in preparation for the Calamity." But why would he send these songs to himself? Remember, Link lost all memory when put in the shrine. Perhaps the same would happen with the ancient hero. But of course, that's just a theory.

[@elitegamer9310]

I think that the ancient hero knew he would reincarnate as a new Link. He is technically not talking about himself, but rather the next Link.

[@AdamTheFailEggo]

Uhhhh hi?

[@no-do5od]

Ye, I agree too.

[@akaalphagamer3558]

A GAME THEORY

[@thegregorys7800]

:O

[@jonahdunch4056]

"We're in the endgame now." - Doctor Strange, Sheikah Monk

[@Zaxlz]

Monk Stefon Stranjj

[@LightBombGaming]

Shika: We went forward in time... to view alternate futures. To see all the possible outcomes of the coming conflict. 
Hylian People : How many did you see? 
Shika : Fourteen million six hundred and five. 
The King : How many did we win? 
Shika : ...One.

[@kickitsmooth]

Literally was gonna make this comment. Thanks

[@jonasgisel3707]

@AllDay28 I think it was the time stone.

[@AlphaC0re]

The way the Endgame story reflects that of BotW is actually surprisingly similar. These Sheikah Monks/Doctor Strange who can see the future create guardians for Ganon/give time stone to Thanos, knowing it will result in the fall of Hyrule/Thanos Snap. Then, over a period of 100/5 years, the world becomes desolate and empty. Then, a hero rises and brings Hyrule/the world back from the brink of defeat due to Sheikah Monks’/Doctor Strange’s plan. Maybe I’m thinking a little to deeply but whatever I don’t care Edit: AllDay28 already said it goddamnit I need to read the replies first before I reply

[@memedumpster3684]

10,000 years of peace and freedom from the King of Evil's tyranny is an incredible achievement.

[@Ivy64_]

I'm surprised no one noticed the "power that lay dormant beneath the ground" could be a metaphor for Link. The shrine of resurrection is in fact underground.

[@mathew4430]

Robert Thorburn or it’s telling about ganondorf being beneth the ground

[@anonymousfellow8879]

Zelda still could’ve either fixed or stopped the Guardians had she been allowed to stay on that project. Her science and technology affinity are just as Divine as getting a GlowUp-Hylia’s the patron of science&technology, Nayru of wisdom. Hylia’s descendent, Nayru’s chosen. The King dug his own grave in multiple ways

[@ЮкиКонно-з1ъ]

@@mathew4430 And Ganondorf is somehow required for saving Hyrule. Cliffhanger of my live

[@pierce575]

Susak Fete I think it’s talking about the green energy that is holding ganondorf that grabs link.

[@mrcombustiblelemon2902]

Link wasn't dormant or beneath the ground when the prophecy was originally spoken

[@ottovonbismarck5173]

I feel like this is especially true when you realize that one of the shrine quests is to wait for a blood moon, an event caused by Ganon himself

[@dilperdeluxe]

get this to him, this is so true

[@Link-to-the-Smash]

​@@dilperdeluxe please don't get this to Ganondorf, we already have enough trouble on our hands as js

[@spirttomb]

@@Link-to-the-Smash Link, he was referring to Zeltik. Simple misunderstanding

[@Link-to-the-Smash]

@@spirttomb I know he was referring to Zeltik, I was making a joke

[@Sponsie1000]

This kinda reminds me of Marvel's infinity war/endgame, where the clairvoyant doctor strange allows half of the universe's population to be snapped because he foresaw that it was a necessary step along the only road to rectification in the end,, just like how the sheikah chose to cause calamity ganon to take over the land because it was necessary in the long run

[@sir_vaughn2018]

Sponsie1000 I was looking for this comment!

[@oblitusunum6979]

Dr. Strange needed to look closer. Lol

[@realhugtower]

This was my immediate thought lol

[@iamhere9142]

Botw: March 3rd, 2017 Infinity war: April 27 2018 Endgame: April 26 2019

[@realhugtower]

I am Here This theory: April 12 2020 Key word: *theory* not fact, your point?

[@swiftyfan]

Another potentially interesting factor: how the plan with the guardians and divine beasts failing was NECESSARY for Zelda to unlock her sealing power. It's her desperation and her love for Link that finally triggered her magic in his dying moment; if the plan had worked, she might never have gotten emotional enough to access it - and it would all have been for naught just the same. Maybe the Sheikah foresaw that the guardians and divine beasts would be corrupted and made the sacrifice to build them anyway to save their present time; but maybe they ALSO foresaw that they had to build the engines knowing they would get corrupted to push the future princess to unlock her powers.

[@Pi_sces]

Big brain 🧠

[@Sarah_H]

And the prophesied "power to oppose [the Calamity] lies dormant beneath the ground" wasn't referring to the Guardians or the Divine Beasts, it was referring to Link in the Shrine of Resurrection. If it was built as a healing facility like Zelda hypothesized in her journal, why is there only room in it for ONE person?

[@marioandultrachap]

Maybe but it could of been a different way. Remember mipha was going to tell zelda the secret to unlocking the power then calamity ganon just happened to appear right at that moment. If things had went a different way and there were no divine beast mipha may of had a chance to tell zelda the secret and she would of unlocked it anyways. So possibly but seeing mipha was going to tell zelda and even gasped when urbosa said "we just need to find that thing" its almost like mipha knew the secret it's likely in my opinion that she struggled with her healing power until meeting link and whenever she thought of link since that was her love the healing power came natural. Mipha was well intuned so we can't forget about her. Or maybe not even mipha could of been someone else that zelda may come across Similar to mipha but it technically didn't have to go the way it did. Even in age of calamity zelda unlocks her sealing power over link but it happened in a much different way without the guradians. If we have a timeline where the shekiah technology doesn't exist I mean who knows how things would of went.

[@thassalantekreskel5742]

Here's a theory for you: Notice that the Hero from 10,000 years prior to BotW is depicted with flaming red hair, a trait no other hero has ever had. What if the reason the Sheikah knew this sealing would fail was because this "hero" wasn't an incarnation of Link at all, but rather the next incarnation of Ganondorf? He begins life as a good man, trying to do what is right, but when the malice comes and takes the form of the calamity, they only defeat it by sealing it away inside Ganondorf himself, fulfilling his destiny to become the embodiment of Malise's evil.

[@TaelAlchemist]

I thought the same, his face even looks very pig like in the drawing!

[@johnbeckman2698]

Thassalante k'Reskel well shit... thats a big brain prediction

[@IggysEden]

I’ve always wanted to see a Zelda game where Ganondorf is a good guy who is slowly corrupted over the course of the game. Just do something interesting with the guy please Nintendo

[@choiiv]

Good one! Also, the tapestry depiction of the hero do look a bit strange, doesn't it? I mean, his facial features are so distinct. Especially the "nose"...

[@darklordofsword]

In a way, what if the Ancient Hero was BOTH that generation's Link and its Ganondorf?

[@koelee]

*The Hero of The Wild* is pretty cool, but personally, my favourite Link is *_The Hero of The Description._*

[@cokeyahooboy1385]

😄😄

[@Adahn99]

The great Discord Link

[@subilbhatia9470]

Hyaah!

[@subilbhatia9470]

Haaah!

[@josephinetyler4356]

Spring of wisdom: thank you for freeing the dragon and getting its scale -> here’s a spirit orb Spring of courage: thank for the scale -> here’s a spirt orb Whilst the spring of power: Thank you for the scale but here’s a battle then you can have the orb

[@achaoticneutralpaladin7713]

Maybe it's cause the Triforce of Power in every other Zelda game belonged to Ganon//Ganondorf so it's like a subtle reference. Ooooooooooorrrrrrrr maybe we are all wrong and Zelda only has one piece of the Triforce, Wisdom. So maybe the Triforce trio still have their Triforce piece. Note: Ganon in his spirit, not dead Calamity, and Beast Ganon all have yellow or golden eyes. Then the trailer... Ganondorf (Looks like TP's Ganondorf) has glowing yellow, like a lot of glowing yellow in his eyes.

[@chatonpremier]

@@achaoticneutralpaladin7713 yeah but TP Ganondorf's triforce of power clearly left him at the end on TP so it must mean he still doesn't have it in Botw no?

[@achaoticneutralpaladin7713]

@@chatonpremier I think that maybe the yiga revived him and helped him get it back in secret. Cause the dehydrated corpse definitely looks like TP's Ganondorf.

[@PinkSneaselGirl]

@@achaoticneutralpaladin7713 Except Zelda CLEARLY has the complete Triforce when she seals away the Calamity

[@achaoticneutralpaladin7713]

@@PinkSneaselGirl Maybe it's the glow effect that comes off her body making us think that it is the full triforce cause Zelda in previous games seals Ganon away with only the Triforce of Wisdom. So maybe they made the Triforce just a 'use everyone's Triforce piece to harness this power' and it is connected to her will and the Triforce Trio is connected so what if she was tricked by Ganon's piece of the Triforce when she called upon it and she thought 'kill everything around me' but didn't mean it literally so she wiped out Link too due to what I am going to say is a small possession. We've seen Zelda get possessed before In the timeline so maybe Ganon realized that he could possess her slightly and kill Link. I might've just wrote a whole new theory on something we might not even know but... when I thought of this I was like 'she has the whole Triforce I am stupid' then I was like 'what if because Link is injured Zelda called upon his piece for extra oomph and Ganon's to get far more power than Link and her combined.' this might be stupid but that's where my brain went. ALSO every Zelda game has all three of them having their Triforce pieces, why would this game stray further from that than any game has ever done?

[@Ifitfitz22]

"One often meets destiny on the road taken to avoid it" -oogway

[@theomega7project326]

“When we expect certain behaviors of others, we are likely to act in ways that make the expected behavior more likely to occur” (Rosenthal & Babad, 1985). Think to the story of Oedipus, where his father, attempting to avert the prophecy of him dying by his son's hands, abandoned his son to die. He was later killed by Oedipus, his son (though neither knew that they were related).

[@OniLink147]

I like to think that the Sheikah saw a possible future where their tech was used against them and prepared a contingency in case the worst came to pass. That feels slightly less nihilistic than the Sheikah outright dooming the kingdom.

[@2014wow]

they were picking the better of the two outcomes... neither was good

[@Flaris]

@@2014wow But they didn't have to choose did they? Make the tech, win the initial war, and then discard the weapons that would be used against them. If they were just looking at the possibility that the war would go badly it would be more reasonable to build shrines to cover their bases. Even more so if they couldn't see their technology being used against them and rather just the possibility that they'd lose the next fight somehow.

[@DreadlordZolias]

The ultimate answer: The Shiekah are apparently in league with the Game Designers

[@HyruleGamer]

Well... this was interesting. Or rather mind blowing! This was certainly an interesting video and way to look at thing, love it man!

[@alexmichnowicz5873]

I’m such a big fan HG and Zeltik!

[@3bskelly414]

Hello Hyrule gamer saw your new video

[@HyruleGamer]

@@3bskelly414 Cool, thanks :)

[@HyruleGamer]

@@alexmichnowicz5873 Awesome!

[@YT-Stylis]

I love your vids

[@NamelesssSpinda]

I always assumed that the shrines were essentially "Plan B", the monks saw a future where Calamity Ganon was beaten as intended, and also one where he won, and thus prepared for the possibility.

[@Casledin]

Or they can see potential futures, were aware that their tech getting overwhelmed by ganon was a potential future, and prepared for that potential future. I personally dislike the notion of the future being set in stone, unable to be changed. Alternatively, the fact that they looked into the future could have made it a guaranteed future, meaning that the future (in the zelda universe at least) can be changed, but not when you know what it will be. Oooooooor maybe I’m just thinking of Doctor Who

[@anonymousfellow8879]

Casledin Doctor Who and Back to the Future are my favorite takes on timetravel (and foresight as a logical extension)

[@znerd3664]

When we hear of a prophecy in zelda games though, said prophecy always comes true. It would appear that in zelda's world the future IS set in stone. Whether the sheilah can truly see that far and clear into the future or not is another matter however

[@Borgdrohne13]

Or you can change the future, but some events are carved in stone and happend, whatever you do. It's unavoidable and you can only prepare for it.

[@Baltaczar]

i thought you were referring to Xenoblade

[@madammarshmallow9468]

That's a concept in Norse mythology

[@Arya-db3yd]

This theory would also explain why the sheikah had to come back to agriculture and why their technology was buried. Maybe the king didn't understand what the sheikah did, and banished them from power before trying to prevent the calamity to happen much later

[@Latinofire202]

I'm guessing that they actually beat the Ganon with the Guardians and the beast. But since they used the same technique again, Ganon was ready with a plan. Ganon isn't an idiot after all.

[@aurafox1]

King Rhoam: "Well, it is a great triumph that we were able to seal Calamity Ganon away before any damage could be caused thanks to the technology of the Shiekah!" Shiekah: "Wait, really? No damage at all?" Zelda: "By the way, what are those shrines all over hyrule all about?" Shiekah: "Uuuuuh.... about that..."

[@Silvergrove41]

Age of calamity now has tourist spots from 10000 years ago. They just sit there now. I mean that’s a plus for the trees since link doesn’t have bombs

[@lukeheffernan2022]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="695">11:35</a> There is a theory that the shrine of resurection was meant for the hero from 10,000 years ago. They foresaw Ganon's return and built the shrines for when the hero was revived. The hero hid his loot because he was planning for his own resurrection.

[@RandomPerson1313]

"No link has shown any foresight" Link from orcarina of time: am I a joke to you

[@mrbiscuits001]

Last time I was this early the timeline hadn’t split

[@nightwalker174]

Mr Biscuits So 1998?

[@wilderbeast9368]

Get a life.

[@untitlednobody9009]

@@nightwalker174 no before Oot even came out the game itself litterally split the story in 2 timelines and later they told in the Hyrule Historia or the other books something about the 3rd where the hero fails

[@AmnieKa]

Wilderbeast There’s no need to be rude.

[@wilderbeast9368]

@@AmnieKa It isn't rude, it is genuine advice. Timing and/or placement comments hurt everyone.

[@omnistasis]

A Theory: The Sheikah knew Link wasn't the true hero...just yet. The ancient hero is the sealed beneath the ground, now consumed by malice. It was sealed in him. You can see it in the hair and green hand that he is of Zonai origin. I believe the Zonai were slaughtered by Ganon, who knew his demise would come from the power of someone of that tribe. It's a power that link receives from the ancient hero in BOTW2. They had to test him to see if he were worthy of the ancient hero's power. The true power of courage.

[@deluxe9328]

damn you kinda got it

[@omnistasis]

@@deluxe9328 holy shiii! I forgot I commented. Ypure right!!

[@BirdieSenpai]

With all this in mind, I'm still clinging to my hypothesis that this is going to be a repeat of Skyward Sword, in which Link proved to be the hero spoken of in legend by going back in time to destroy Demise. Likewise, I predict that Breath of the Wild 2's story will also involve time travel in such a manner that Link and Zelda will prove to be the hero and princess of the Calamity ten thousand years ago, ensuring that Link's triumph over Calamity Ganon and Zelda's destruction of the Calamity Ganon via the Triforce will play out, if that makes sense. It's rather convoluted, but, if the Ancient Hero knew he would one day be revived in order to face the Calamity after gaining a temporary victory, then Link having already completed Breath of the Wild and going back in time to look to the future of what he had already done, he'd be aware of what would happen in ten thousand years' time and ensure that Breath of the Wild's endeavor would be successful. I feel like that made no sense whatsoever, but I hope I conveyed some sense of cohesion there. With regard to Ganondorf, I'm less confident in this prediction, but I could see the battle with Ganondorf taking place as part of the events ten thousand years ago, culminating in his transformation into Ganon after being defeated as Ganondorf; Link and Zelda finding him in his ancient corpse state, though, I believe will take place in the present, just after Breath of the Wild, and that he'll somehow retreat into the past and prove to be the Calamity from ten thousand years ago, with Link and Zelda giving chase. It's kind of similar to Ghirahim retreating back in time after failing to restore Demise in the present of Skyward Sword in order to restore Demise in the ancient past, except much more convoluted and nothing I just typed makes any sense and I lost any and all sense of cohesion a mere few sentences in so this is probably one of the dumbest and most nonsensical things I've ever typed in my entire life, but I'm posting it as a comment anyway as a punishment for myself for doing this in the first place, forever immortalized in the comment section of a Zeltik video for others to read and think "What the hell is that guy smoking? 'Cause it sure doesn't grow on Death Mountain."

[@ignaciogomez7403]

I think that might just be true. I mean, think about it, Link and Zelda arrive down to Ganondorf, and he's like "Holy shit, they're actually going to end me.", so it plays out as him (or his malice) going to the past by 10,000 years to tell past Ganon "hey man, you can just corrupt all this tech", essentially ruining the Sheika's plan from the get-go, and Link and Zelda have to stop him.

[@ZephyrsTuneOfficial]

I click like on your videos even before I watch them.

[@MKsunmoon500]

Yo me too

[@agentd0ggo413]

Same

[@Ryan6.022]

I always assumed the shrines didn't open because they were for link only. And would only activate by his touch.

[@bondonki]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="697">11:37</a> maybe the hero resurrection is only a resurrection of his soul, that links absorbs into his hand in the botw 2 trailer but again, it's just a theory, a game theory

[@sahrahmuller1451]

Well, this is kind of mind-blowing. Though I thought the shrines activated after Link's Resurrection because he didn't need it before. He was a master swordsman, able to wield the legendary blade, he didn't need extra training. The whole theory makes more sense though ^^" Amazing work, as always. Can't wait to play botw2 and keep this in mind, searching for further clues.

[@seankearney5828]

It is also possible that the Sheika saw the guardians and divine beasts being corrupted after they were built which why they were so will to give up their technology and burry the guardians and divine beasts

[@illusionofquality979]

Wouldn't they bury it out of their own volition then instead of waiting for a decree from the king?

[@novastar3990]

“I shall be resurrected someday in preparation for the Calamity.” This makes Masked Nintendo Bandit’s video on the Shrine of Resurrection even MORE plausible!

[@sparrowflyaway]

I’m thinking that maybe they could see every possibility, and that they saw that Link 100 years ago could never defeat Ganon at that time, no matter how much training they gave him. Let’s face it, there’s one critical element that was missing back then: Zelda’s powers. It was only right at the critical moment on the cusp of defeat that she awakened them, far too late to do anything other than temporarily seal Ganon away. But of course she couldn’t defeat him by herself, she’s not the Hero, that’s not her destiny. What if the Sheikah saw that Zelda wouldn’t be able to awaken her powers early enough to assist Link, and so they knew that Link wouldn’t be able to win. Knowing that, and seeing how much control Ganon would have over their technology, creating those shrines for Link to train with after Zelda had awakened her powers and sealed Ganon away was probably the only option, as bleak an option as it might seem.

[@ZeoViolet]

The monks _didn't_ seem to predict a tiny Guardian Egg jumping through time to thwart it all.

[@Taliasaurus]

Yo I'm never this early but I just wanted to say Happy Easter and wishing you the best in this crazy time. Keep up the great videos

[@wilderbeast9368]

get a life. Happy Easter though!

[@Taliasaurus]

@@wilderbeast9368 Happy Easter to you too! Noone has a life right now I think XD

[@wilderbeast9368]

@@Taliasaurus Oh fair, it feels like chaos rains these days. x>

[@marche800]

It's possible that the Shiekah's divine clairvoyance has to do with them tapping into the Triforce of Wisdom's power, or possibly even the Goddess Nayru herself. Still though I think the gamble they made building the divine beasts was a good call. 10,000 years of piece us pretty good. We can't even achieve that irl.

[@tunnelnugget3181]

I think it's reasonable to think that Ganon's wit and magic could be used to hide himself from the sheikah's foresight. So while they might have near perfect foresight in general, Ganon may have some way of countering it. If that's the case then it could just be that the Sheikah actually didn't know what Ganon was going to do and just tried to use everything they could to ensure that the hero would have what he needed to defeat him. This is especially likely if the Ganon we saw in the Breath of the Wild 2 trailer is the Ganon from Ocarina of Time since he is known to be a great sorcerer and is probably the most intelligent Ganon in the series.

[@AubriGryphon]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="695">11:35</a> Come on, Links usually have some wise elder who explains to them that they keep getting reincarnated. Twilight Link got trained my his own past incarnation, for heaven's sake! And every incarnation of Ganon swears vengeance and makes it clear this isn't final victory. It's not strange to think a Link who just bought the world 10,000 years of peace might leave a little something for his future self.

[@franciosdauteuil4626]

I actually have a sort of hybrid theory inspired by both yours and nintendoblackcrisis video. What if the sheikah predicted that the seal was only temporary but also left their technology behind for use after Ganon's return. What if they sealed away part of the ancient heroes spirit into the shrine of resurrection for use when the Calamity would return. The hero knew he would come back to fight the calamity and left treasure for his return. Link in defending the princess was at the end of his physical rope. He was put simply dying and his courage pushed through and made him ready to fight til the end in an effort to save the princess of hyrule but when zelda unleashed her power it caused his own mind to break. Essentially wiping who he was from his vessel and shattering his mind to the point that phi needed to tell zelda to get him to the resurrection chamber. I believe that the sheikah foresaw all that would happen by Hylias gift or ancient use of the gate of time recorded and passed down by the sheikah. They knew that in the end the hero's courage would not be enough and that they would need to bring back not only the hero of that time but also the hero of old. By using the body as a vessel and putting the soul fragment of the ancient hero into the vessel in order to fight the calamity. (the stone used has quite often been theorized to contain the souls of the dead but what if this particular shrine ran on the souls power of the ancient hero for just this reason?) This is why the shrines were not affected by ganons return but mearly activated in response to it. I believe that in the sequel link will obtain the full power and memories of his ancient life by lifting the magic seal on ganondorfs body. Perhaps the original intent was to send the ancient hero forward through stasis but the kings fears forced them to instead use a part of the soul of the hero while the heros power and the remainder of his soul was used to seal ganondorf away until the future vessel was ready to take him on?

[@tennman]

This changes a lot since totk

[@sophiejennings5947]

(Young) Link in Ocarina of Time supposedly had foresight. At the beginning of the game, he had the vision of seeing Princess Zelda and Impa riding out of the castle on a horse. Then seeing Ganon on his horse and Link screaming in terror. And maybe this Ancient Hero said in The Hero's Cache quest just proves that the Ancient Hero who knew he would come back to finish what he started, is Adult Ocarina of Time Link, who failed. But then that hero who came back, the descendant of Adult Oot Link would be Twilight Princess Link, right? Yes, but Link in BotW is obviously not TP Link. So maybe BotW Link is the descendant of TP Link since the Hero's Shade in TP is OoT Adult Link's restless spirit. What if the serious BotW Link before the Calamity is a reincarnation of TP Link and the resurrected Link is supposed to be a descendant of OoT Link, taking on more of his personality possibly for forgetting everything. This sounds a bit far-fetched but I'm just thinking out loud. OoT Link was sent to the Sacred Realm and slept there for 7 years, which is why Zelda sent him back in time to regain his lost time. And since OoT Link knew he would be resurrected to finish what he started and hid away his money for the future hero was kind of backward foreshadowing, but not seen as it in OoT. But later "explained" in BotW.

[@TwilightAdvance]

"Out of 14 million possible scenarios we win only in one"

[@SSDARKPIT]

Kinda like how Shulk can see the future, I would love if there was a Sheikah artifact in the sequel that would allow Link to see the future as well. Monolith Soft helped with BotW, so I really hope such a thing happens.

[@YT-Stylis]

This may sound stupid but whats shulk? I actually forgot

[@SSDARKPIT]

aidangallantyt Main character from Xenoblade Chronicles.

[@jaimetheb]

Zeltik, make a podcast. It can be about anything, it's just that you voice is so god damn soothing

[@legendofzeldaforlife8374]

When's that water temple video coming out?

[@seanwood5550]

I gotta say, I'm not convinced of this, simply because when they tried to get into the shrines before the calamity, it's Zelda that's handling the tablet, could be simply that Link could have gone in at any time, but he never had his hands on the tablet, and no one else was allowed in.

[@SpadGame]

Holy crap dude! You NAILED this theory! I would go as far as to say this is your best theory yet! This get's me even more hyped for some new BoTW 2 info!

[@chilleryetcooler]

So the monks basically sat around for 10000 years waiting for Link to throw a ball into a hole so they could sacrifice their souls to him while Hyrule burned because they forgot to install the Windows Defender Firewall on their robots.

[@myrax3198]

Yessss, just what I need to cure my quarantine boredom

[@eduardobustamante4749]

same pal, but what I need is more Zonai videos, AND A FUCKING NEW NINTENDO DIRECT/BOTW2 TRAILER

[@justagirlwithamustache9618]

@@eduardobustamante4749 SAME BRO

[@eduardobustamante4749]

@@justagirlwithamustache9618 ya saw master kohga and the possible zonai character video trailer?

[@justagirlwithamustache9618]

@@eduardobustamante4749 yes

[@eduardobustamante4749]

@@justagirlwithamustache9618 whos the mysterious character? a Zonai?

[@totallyhumanproductions1349]

Sheikahs be like: you may have outsmarted us, Ganon, but we outsmarted your outsmarting

[@earth2bob]

I like to think that the sheikah sages are like Garnet from Steven Universe. Some things are left to chance, sometimes important things. But they worked VERY HARD to ensure the world would continue. Also, Ganon was sealed for 10,000 YEARS. The "failure" was probably considered a minor setback in that calculation, and likely why the king of that time distrusted the sheikah.

[@Wolfy5079]

I’ve always had this feeling that the sheikah never built the guardians nor the divine beasts. To me they just seemed to have been taken over too easily by Ganon’s malice. Maybe 10,000 years ago, the divine beasts and the guardians were all under Ganon’s control. Maybe link with the sheikah’s or zelda’s help was able to purge the evil from these machines and then turn them against Ganon. After Ganon’s defeat, the sheikah repurposed them until the king who was wary of their power rather than paranoid and ordered for them to be buried. Meanwhile as the ages pass, the original story of how the sheikah gained the power of the divine beasts is distorted and lost to time until we have the legend we see in breath of the wild. Since the guardians were under the control of the monks at this time it would also explain why we see them in different combat trials for link. Since Ganondorf was a clever strategist, it makes sense for him to take control of these creations again since it would be clear to him that the people of this age did not know how to utilise them properly and would make it an easy win for him.

[@moskbarto9436]

You are telling a different story than mine which is quite interesting! My hero just took a pair of sticks after reawakening and beat up ganon.

[@Ninsects]

Can I just say that as a long-time follower, your channel is so fucking cool. I felt like you had the best quality out of all the Zelda channels before, and you've managed to maintain that and even build upon it. Well done.

[@DaughterOfYahweh-]

Dang. After Totk, this video aged like *fine* wine

[@shadowangel3128]

I really like it when zelda theory videos actually make me look back and think "oh wow that makes more sense now"

[@ajrchacon9826]

Nintendo said that ocarina of time was 10,000 years before breath of the wild.

[@Sethicus_10]

Me:Watches zeltik Internet:Goodbye Seth Me:NOOOOO COME BACK I NEED MY ZELTIK VIDEO

[@othymanx6670]

I don't know of any evidence that Zelda tried to activate the tower on the great plateau before trying to open what shrine in the memory. Could it be that was to trigger the access to all the shrines and other towers?

[@prototypeone7534]

Off topic but can we all agree that Monk Maz Koshia has one of the greatest boss themes ever

[@wesleybrown9018]

Legend of Zelda: A Link in the Description

[@bbartukoglu]

Botw was my first Zelda game, this is exactly the content I was looking for after beating the game

[@Anwaar_Ali]

Idt the sheika can tell the future. I believe what we think of as forsight really just means wisdom. That said, i think it went like this. Ten thousand years ago the sheika created tech to help the hero seal ganon. But they knew their seal wouldnt last forever. So they created trials for the hero to help him learn their tech, for whenever ganon returns. Thats it. 1.Zelda couldnt acess the shrines even though she had a slate cause it wasnt meant for her. 2. The gaurdians and divine beasts being corrupted wasnt calculated. That was just bad luck. 3. Trails that were solved via the outworld quests was just gaming logic and neuances. 4. The shrines and towers were not activated after ganon returned. I think it was only activated when LINK used the sheika slate to activate the one on the plateau

[@SGALAXIA]

The Sheikah invented Time Travel, look at Skyward Sword.

[@briandoe5746]

And don't forget that this is a extension of what was supposed to be the third DLC. IDLC that was written out and planned before the game came out. A DLC That was supposed to apparently include Ganon from the beginning. Breath of the wild 2 is the planned second part of the game

[@42Caio]

I think when these monks had visions of the BotW era they had already built all the machinery. It's implied these monks were active participants in the battle against Calamity Ganon 10.000 years ago. It's possible after that battle was over and ganon was sealed they had the premonition about his escape and destruction of the Kingdom thousands of years into the future, and then built their shrines and retreated into meditation. None of the stories about the battle against Calamity Ganon 10.000 years ago even mentions the shrines. Even the tapestry only shows the Towers, not the Shrines. That makes me think they were a later addition, made by these 120 monks when the eventual outcome of Ganon's sealing became clear to them.

[@pkthunder416]

Ever heard of the phrase "we'll make a failsafe, just in case anything goes wrong"? It ain't that deep, dawg

[@MaelstromEnergy]

Did they build both at the same time? I guess lore wise its possible they built the machines and some Sheikah later had the vision of what would happen in BotW.

[@pkthunder416]

@@MaelstromEnergy sheikah technicians are smart enough to create an appsuite that allows the user to defy physics without ripping reality apart, i think they weren't operating on prophecy, but had every worse case scenario charted out and made a resurrection and restoration protocol in case the system became corrupted or any cog in the original operation failed. They're really working like the whole thing is a computer program if you ask me

[@MaelstromEnergy]

@@pkthunder416 That could def be the case. But the LoZ series is full of people having visions and talking to literal deities. Some random Sheikah could have gotteb the heads up from some god or it could be like you said and they just planned out for every contingency

[@AstaraelDarkrahBlack]

I have a theory about the Noble Pursuit quest. Right next to the shrine is a ruin which I suspect was the original shrine quest. I'm not really sure about gut check rock but considering that the skull lake shrine is also a blessing I think it might be similar because I suspect that the Gorons added the metal platforms and you would have a hard time climbing it in at least the early parts of the game's story.

[@tomhussey9994]

I can't wait until we get a new BoTW2 trailer so we can all start theorising about that again! 😁

[@mihaliileonadou9372]

Every time I see the tapestry, I can’t help but think that the ancient hero is Ganondorf, not Link. And that BOTW Link was called for auxiliary function.

[@achaoticneutralpaladin7713]

Great theory as always! I think that yes the Sheikah knew Ganon would attempt to seize the Sheikah tech. So they attempted to make them so that they wouldn't take control. But ultimately failed and did not see that as there are multiple endings to every moment. Ganon after being sealed away for 10,000 years (ish) and realized they have a weak point and that they were damaged. After he returned he sent out malice orbs to possess them, he also killed the Champions by summoning the blights and taking control of the Divine Beasts. He then sent the guardians after Link and Zelda to kill them so he could take Hyrule then the world. Link was then put in the only Divine Beast that wasn't taken by Ganon, The Shrine of Resurrection. When Link gets the Divine Beasts back after that the monks challenge Link to the only one untouched by malice. Maybe the Sheikah 10,000 years ago, did not know that they would get corrupted 10,000 years ago. The Sheikah then realized that their machines would be corrupted. Zeltik, this was my response to your theory and my own lil' bit of a theory. Edit: Sorry that this is long just had to get it out and from what I have seen this is I believe one of the longer comments.

[@ahmadhamoudeh7532]

I love zelda

[@ShiroDawn]

one theory that i have had since the trailer for botw 2 was that the ancient hero didnt have the master sword hence why he didnt kill ganon and instead sealed him

[@thomasplummer8103]

It could have been regular foresight. Originally, Ganon was weak enough with this forces to be fought by a single untrained boy with a sword. After some time, it took entire armies. Then it required armies of machines and 4 giant beasts. each time, being unable to defeat him and only seal him, allowing him to grow stronger for the next time. It doesn't take much to know that eventually, the hero would not be strong enough, and would die. SO they built the shrine of resurrection, and tuned the towers and shrines to wake when the shrine of resurrection returned a hero to life, with the intention of making him stronger so he might finally succeed. maybe the use of the spirit orbs required a link that had been touched by death. As such, their power could only be granted once a hero failed and used the first shrine.

[@marioandultrachap]

I wonder if the king had some kind of forsight knowing that the guradians and technology would be corrupted on ganons returned and decided to ban the technology. Cause technically the king of that time hunch was proven to be right as we see how deadly the technology is if taken over and used the wrong hands

[@khyros_cen1508]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="747">12:27</a> well if all of the sheikah technology was buried then so were the shrines and towers. Plus there’s the fact that the shrines required at least one tower to sheikah tower to be activated.

[@GameparkGames]

At the beginning of the timeline it's pretty much acknowledged that link, zelda and ganon will be Resurrected time and time again to fight one another, ganon being a demon is aware of this (hence why he immediately took over the Divine beasts since they beat him before) with zelda and link's future incarnations that fight ganon not being aware since they basically start fresh as they are reborn (also need to point out that even though link and zelda are essentially Resurrected, they aren't fully the same as other link's and zelda's, they have their own individual soul but the warriors/goddess soul basically clings to it when they are born, that's how you can have ocarina link meet twilight princess link) it's also entirely possible that the rebirth of the hero can be forgotten or lost in hyrule's history in later generations but it's highly unlikely that after many cycles which is confirmed to have happened they would fail to notice that a hero steps up to fight ganon everytime (even goes with the lore of the master sword that only the chosen hero can wield it). I also want to point out <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="715">11:55</a> where you said no link has the ability of foresight and gotta say that's wrong, Link from ocarina of time foresaw ganon in his dreams at the start of the game, while he was unable to control it he still saw the future without an explanation, zelda saw it as well and didn't understand it, they are both linked to the goddess so they might have slight abilities to see the future but just be unable to control it, i think the sheikah have limited control as well since they didn't forsee their own demise in twilight princess. They can only see what the goddess wants them to see and this could have been her plan over the 10,000 years to keep hyrule alive, a God doesn't care about sacrifice and will sacrifice for the greater good if need be and if it's mainly the only option as you say it is.

[@1800mexicano]

Does the "ancient hero" look an awful like Ganondorf or Demise and NOT a hero in any way in the tapestry in BoTW to anybody else?

[@fayedeering]

Jesús Trejo tbh it reminds me of the barbarian armour set found in the labyrinth shrines (what with the red hair)

[@jordanleveritt7028]

That could easily be a helmet

[@rynxuz]

The hero was probably a zonai

[@1800mexicano]

@@fayedeering I thought that too

[@stuffz1757]

Nothing in the tapestry looks like it's suppose to. The guardians in the tapestry are red and black while they're brown, silver, and blue in game, with the blue being replaced by purple when Ganon is controlling them.

[@carlosiglesiastavernier4058]

I just came here to check the ancient hero outfit, I think we will get to control him in the sequel

[@angelhernandezvega6064]

Imagine thinking you’re first just to realize there are 219 views

[@wilderbeast9368]

Yeah timing and/or placement comments seriously need to get a life.

[@shawtylilbaddie7458]

@Collin Rast yes

[@JadeStone860]

Well, Zelda does say in a flashback that the shrines seem to only be accessible by the hero, so if she'd given Link the slate he might have been able to access them. But the pinned tweet on this video makes a good point, and so does Zeltik about the gut check and noble pursuit shrines.

[@EberTLOZ]

I thought I was gonna be the first, people are fast indeed.

[@wilderbeast9368]

Get a life.

[@alexanderbirch4026]

It seems to me that every version of Link is destined to stop Ganondorf /Ganon in a never ending cycle of disaster of some sort, a rise of that version of Link, him training by going through the various dungeons and the different bosses and enemies to prepare himself to face and stop Ganon in some way which all led to this Link and now we will have to see what happens in the next game to see the ultimate fate of Link, Zelda and Ganondorf

[@wilderbeast9368]

Everyone commenting about timing and/or placement, get a life.

[@wilderbeast9368]

Caught you. You aren't ironic. You aren't funny. You aren't achieving anything. You are hurting everyone, including yourself. You are wasting everyone's time. You are on the wrong side of history. I'm serious. Get a life.

[@EberTLOZ]

It seems you are the one that needs to get a life lol, let people comment whatever they want, it's not like it affects you.

[@wilderbeast9368]

@@EberTLOZ Here, I fixed it: eberTloz - "I never realised how much of a complete waste of time and space I've been until this was pointed out to me, maybe I should start pursuing an actual achievement lol I'm for free speech, but people need to seriously stop ruining it for everyone." In all seriousness, I'm not sure if you're immature or just didn't bother to read. Or think.

[@CharlemagneGuy127]

I also theorize that the ancient Hero from Caz’s song is the Hero that aided in sealing Ganondorf beneath Hyrule Castle and that is why he suspected that Ganondorf would arise again. Plus, factor into how you can defeat Calamiry Ganon straight after leaving the Great Plateau and it all makes sense. The shrines were not made for Calamity Ganon’s return, but the return of Ganondorf, the King of Evil. The Sheikah foresaw his awakening and through his near-death experience, the loss, the shrines, the trials, reclaiming the Divine Beasts, reuniting the races of Hyrule, traversing and surviving the post-apocalyptic Hyrule, the Hero Link will finally be prepared and strong enough to combat this ancient evil, something he would not have been ready for had they succeeded 100 years prior.

[@redwidow1358]

Last time I was this early, I was born ten seconds after I uploaded myself Never clicked so fast

[@A_Random_Rat]

What

[@wilderbeast9368]

Get a life.

[@redwidow1358]

@@wilderbeast9368 Not possible, I'm already dead

[@wilderbeast9368]

@@redwidow1358 I can tell, you're posting placement and/or timing comments, the lowest form of comment.

[@redwidow1358]

@@wilderbeast9368 I had nothing better to say, I just wanted to make a dumbass comment and then watch the video lol

[@voidplant]

A cool little thought I had was that maybe the ancient hero worked with the sheikah to help design these trials for the future hero to come to prepare him for his fight against calamity ganon and all the blights

[@marknakhella]

The reason that the great plateau tower was buried was because the sheikah were forced to leave their stuff 10,000 years by the king of hyrule at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="553">9:13</a>

[@syetolove69]

A few notes: They build the automatons for the trap set for Gannon that was successful. They then happily agreed to bury the machines. They knew too much time will pass and that those generations would dig them back up unprepared, and fail. I would say it's more they knew that the nation as a whole would fail, being without the might of the sheika themselves and haphazardly repeating something Gannon had been preparing for thousands of years.

[@guilhermegoncalvesfernande7168]

I think another thing to be considered is Zelda's power is one of the keys powers to Calamity Ganon defeats, and knowing not only they cannot prepare her, but also her powers will only awake after the return of the Calamity, makes inevitable to the shrines to awake, and also their plans to happen after Link's Ressurection

[@LibraritheWizardOfficial]

I had been thinking... what if the power to oppose it, lying dormant beneath the ground, wasn't referring to the automatons at all? What if the king misinterpreted a prophecy that actually referred to the Great Plateau Tower? But then you mentioned the tower being near the Shrine of Resurrection and the four shrines that provide runes to the hero. I think you're onto something here. The Great Calamity was inevitable, and the ancient Sheikah prepared specifically for the 100 years after it.

[@illusionofquality979]

I wonder. Zelda tries to access one of the Shrines before the Calamity, meaning that the Towers and the Shrines were all out. So it doesn't seem likely that the prophecy would refer to that since the used tense wouldn't make sense.

[@LibraritheWizardOfficial]

@@illusionofquality979 I don't think most of the shrines were buried. Some, like the one above Kakariko, actually had local legends about them.

[@averyvonfrank3282]

I have an alternate theory for why the blessing shrines protected by random obstacles not engineered by the Sheikah. Or, rather, two theories. One: the monks can change the structure of their shrines at will, based on their surroundings. It is possible that their meditation allows them to see the outside world, but prevents them from intervening. Two, specifically for the shrines that are blocked by NPCs, it is theoretically possible that the monks can alter certain events and motives, or a sort of mind control.

[@solarbreaker6917]

this is a neat theory, but in one of the cutscenes zelda clearly knows the hero is supposed to access the shrines yet never has link try to access them thus her stubbornness leading to the failure of the final stand of the calamity, it seems like to me link never got to hold the sheika slate until after his resurrection which is what triggers it all, finally being in the persons hands whose supposed to use it..