The Wind Waker HD: Medli Awakens

[@Skalopulton301]

Out of all the cutscenes in Wind Waker this one is my favorite.

[@czure94]

The cutscene where the little plant guy tells you to go while he stays made me sad, not gonna lie lol

[@Skalopulton301]

czure94 you mean Makar?

[@laurenchandler9621]

Same

[@LonganoCantCant]

I shed a tear when the Zora started playing.

[@danyhunselar9654]

I Always found IT creepy... Probably because of The black Background and The Out of The blue appearance of The triforce

[@ashanark5782]

This is one of the reasons why _Wind Waker_ is such a magnificent game. Medli is a side character but this scene is still very powerful emotionally, and she and Laruto have more of a connection than Link and Zelda in many games (like TP). Laruto was violently killed but her gentle harp playing makes death seem like something not to be afraid of, and that there is still renewal even after loss. A rare, beautiful scene of adult with child.

[@thesheikahwarrior5689]

Ashanark p No

[@temp1326]

How did Laruto die

[@beckyg1423]

Woah, I never really looked at it like that!

[@temp1326]

Kasumi shits brutal

[@wintersong2266]

@@temp1326 Ganondorf killed her so that the Master Sword would lose it's power.

[@ArgentHunter]

It's like a mother watching and teaching her daughter how to play her song and wouldn't have it any other way

[@spacecruisers]

I love this scene. Seeing it for the first time brought me the chills.

[@amauriherrera6022]

If you didn't cry here...the passing of torch- the violent murder of Laruto, the realization that Zoras became/evolved into Rito. It's like seeing your dead friend be reborn in a new person, basically what people who knew the previous Avatar feel when the Avatar is reborn in the Nickelodeon cartoon.

[@desleon5110]

I love medli soooo much favorite character

[@Firehot4321]

+Luigi Mario I'm glad I wasn't the only one who saw this right after the direct. xD

[@notlucas6859]

still your favorite?

[@ladyasriel7874]

This makes me so nostalgic, takes me back to sweeter times.

[@theepicjamez99]

Sometimes I like to play this game over and over just so I can hear this

[@benjamindecker5884]

I learned it on my guitar. Playing this everyday.

[@wisp1740]

@@benjamindecker5884 still?

[@pokeleoantiqua7326]

@@wisp1740 Still what?

[@wisp1740]

@@pokeleoantiqua7326 like is he still playing it everyday

[@mr.hawklingiii8739]

How can you not love Medli as a character? She is so humble and sweet. Not to mention Adorable with her slight insecurities of wondering if she’s good enough to live up to the legacy before her

[@Potterholic1]

I do love Medli, but the Rito honestly got better character development in Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom (it doesn't hurt that Revali is one of my personal favorite characters from Breath of the Wild, because his personality is so unlike anyone else in any Zelda game ever).

[@SedakINC]

Still crying :(

[@madamefluffy4788]

I have no idea why this particular medley always makes me tear up; but it does, every time.

[@nicholasstarks3008]

This song and scene literally made me tear up. I was 6 when this game came out and hearing this and watching this scene again made me realize how many amazing memories I had chained to this game.

[@joeywomer]

Laruto is lucky to find herself a very compassionate descendant.

[@Gallant_Tuba_Knight]

Thanks to this adorable looking chicken the Rito became my favourite species in Zelda lore.

[@Radiant_Silverback]

It still reduces me to tears just like it did back then. It's feels like innocence changing into wisdom. Something is gained but something is lost forever. Necessary but regretful.

[@crist-roayt]

Que bello juegazo, siempre lo tendre en mi corazón... Como lo amó

[@Kagageone]

gee this is such a cute scene

[@racketyprune7504]

When I heard this, I knew: Time to get Wind Waker.

[@jordansanchez6634]

Did you get it?

[@anni2837]

You’re like over ten years late

[@AmericanMan961]

Annika it is never too late to play windwaker, its the best game in the series imo it took the greatness of OOT and made it 10x better

[@Skalopulton301]

RyanPlays I didn’t play Wind Waker until October of 2015 when I got it for my birthday. And I’m gonna be honest, I really don’t see it. I really don’t see how this can be the best Zelda game ever made.

[@nathandegroot6490]

@@Skalopulton301 then you miss alot of the story and feeling maybe

[@guestuser2767]

LOVE THIS SCENE!!!

[@immenseshoutmon]

Returning to hear this, I now remember why Medli is my best Hyrule Warriors character.

[@zombies5100]

so calm...and elegant...

[@LILIA45able]

Isn't this the most beautiful ost you have ever heard?

[@wolfcastle5026]

The triple M: Medli, Midna and Malon...

[@GINeric_]

They are the best characters in their respective games

[@sayzar9474]

This scene is the reason I grew to love music. It was so magical. Everything about this just made me appreciate music and video games soooooo much more when I was a little kid.

[@icaliver]

This what it would be like if you played a song with a distance ancestor. They still live on in you.

[@IAmRickySpanish]

I remember playing this game for the first time in 2003, Now we're in 2021, and till this day I still get those chills :/

[@MJ-dy8iy]

In HD I realized how beautiful and culturally diverse the rito are especially medli are very beautiful idk why but the rito are so beautiful 😍

[@fatalframe95]

The TEARS- WHY DO I HAVE TEARS Dx

[@HorrorFangirl34]

I am beating the game for the very first time right now and I got tears in my eyes. This scene is so beautiful and the music is so touching. Such a cute game with wonderful music :D

[@ketochiesesoyyo]

Man, the first time I saw and listened to this cutscene it brought me a little to tears... the music is so emotional and then having Medli part of the cutscene (she's one of my favorite Zelda characters ever).. damn, just pure perfection

[@DanaTheNintendoLoverGirl2011]

She Is Kind When She Was Playing A Lyre! 😊😌

[@baldrbraa]

The most magical moment in the entire game.

[@Emogeta]

One of my favorite parts of the game. I love this song.

[@magnoliakobler928]

This is the one that gives me an emotional feedback.

[@michenflu]

These 59 seconds cause me more feelings than the entire BOTW.

[@zh7334]

Good for you! You want a prize or something?

[@brunoctavio]

I miss zelda games with music as part of the story

[@jorgeleon2960]

Omg my ears herd the heavens. Cant wait to play it!

[@PakoTheNinja]

Memory is such a strange thing~

[@KarinaSokulski]

Glad to see this in HD

[@Burning-Moon]

I love Medli! She's so cute! ❤️

[@tailsfan11westandwithukraine]

I can’t tell you how many times in my life I’ve used this video to calm/ground myself. I’m extremely late, but thank you so very much. 😇

[@jamesvega6813]

i think.... i finally understand why both the Sages of the Earth Temple were those of ppl who resided in the Waters of Hyrule, and the ppl who could take themselves to the great sky above

[@geekras]

love the lighting in HD and its great in this scene

[@Doribi117]

i absolutely love this song so much, i am tempted to make a Lyre just to play this on it (for those that do not know, a Lyre is a handheld harp)

[@nightwishfan60]

Looks the same to me as well except much better graphicly and its still one of the most emotional scenes in the game next to the ending at least for me anyway

[@madnessnx]

Watched this a few days ago on my GameCube and shed a tear. What a magnificent game

[@aucheezyclips]

FUCK I GOT SHIVERS FROM THIS

[@supersylveonplushgaming]

This is my favorite cutscene in the game

[@PandemicalShade]

Wind Waker is such a beautiful game ❤ The art direction is superb and Laruto looks great in WW‘s style - shame she was the only Zora character in it!

[@roserainhannah]

Medli made me get a lyre💕 first song I learned was this one.

[@Keviel1]

For me the best zelda game ever to this day cant believe nintendo still dont port this masterpiece to nintendo switch c mon nintendo the waiting is killing me

[@zacharyshaul]

I guess the Rito are descendants of the Zora in this timeline. Laruto is probably a descendant of Princess Ruto from OOT

[@Potterholic1]

I'm pretty sure, given Ruto was already a sage at that point (and rather young too), that she wasn't able to have descendents in the adult timeline.

[@angelmartigran619]

I just wanna cry 🥺🥺🥺

[@kiekiefall2953]

Anyone else find it weird that the Zoras evolved into rito therefore adapted to living out of water even though the world in this timeline is mainly covered in ocean, while in the child timeline the zora remained zora..

[@razziechkn]

I haven’t heard this song in forever ☹️

[@LeviathanSushi]

This scene makes me cry so much....i think it's because it reminds me of Mikau's death ;w;

[@tawfiqkhan3354]

Alright I’m replaying

[@alcerdemon9768]

This is how you do an HD version.

[@estidtabarnakdecaliss3545]

When I was 5, I had a crush on her. Now Im 22, and I still have a crush on her.

[@AloyImpact]

Omg i forget her name and I remember crying when she had to stay behind in the temple I was like no you must come back to the surface your job is done you can’t😭😭😭😭😭

[@Guardian894]

realizing destiny

[@purplez4785]

Beautiful

[@STGaming-o3o]

The only time you see a Zora in the Zelda game about the ocean

[@pablogarcia6053]

me relaja mucho este video,el primer zelda que jugué y la musica 10/10

[@TinyLunchboxGamers]

It's so crisp and nice owo

[@theryancola]

Sounds like the chorus of how great thou art.

[@timothyjohnson5699]

Dang. I had forgotten how important a part music and musical instruments played in prior Zelda titles. They were somewhat key in bringing richness to the stories, and I would love for Nintendo bring instrument mechanics back to the franchise.

[@samconduct1356]

Love those Ocarina of Time "Temple Of Time" vocals.

[@meseyc]

Guess who's buying the HD version after work and not doing shit this weekend?

[@Space_Australian]

Has anybody else noticed that the music from the title screen is just the Earth God's Lyric followed by the Wind God's Aria?

[@cameronb.8464]

Pretty obvious

[@alexrolero5820]

amo este juego por las melodias de verdad... es que te dan una paz

[@Drake-ci8kb]

She vibin

[@EpicErrorjack]

- Skippable Intro - Some faster animations (Grapple hook for example) - Increased Beginning Wallet from 200 to 500 rupees - Improved textures - First Person Shooting with Bow - Faster inventory management I honestly don't see how you guys say "small things". All these mistakes from the game have been corrected, improved, for a better experience. Could they have added more? Yes. Would that take time out of a new Zelda for the Wii U? Yes. That's why they didn't.

[@McPuppydouge]

I now I totally forgot about this song being so great and also just forgot about the whole thing. I didn't expect to get the feels after the first notes

[@diatere2316]

Does this mean that the rito evolved from Zoras?

[@pokeleoantiqua7326]

Noah Telford-Reed Yes And the koroks evolved from the Kokiri

[@RisingOnion]

They are just sages not evolutions

[@TheChattounet]

Onyx it is explicitly said that they're apart the same bloodline

[@autumn1895]

God of Cringy Memes yes

[@autumn1895]

Onion that is incorrect

[@KrisendoTV]

Meldi is the best character in the game, I cried watching this scene. I kinda "grew up" with wind waker

[@Radenovic]

Key words being "how I remember"

[@nicholasjohnston1970]

One problem I have with wind waker is they made the whole game centered around water and boats but they took out the zoras

[@scottwpilgrim]

Well the good Zoras were a fresh water species while the salt water Zoras were the bad guys. The water isn't the main thing in Wind Waker, in fact it's the bad thing. The great flood, the deluge, the fact that all the islands are small and sparse. Wind Waker is about the wind deities and it makes perfect sense that the peaceful Zoras established dominance of the skies after the great flood.

[@Death_by_Inches]

Perfection

[@NEWTJEZABEL]

Medli here again

[@galaxy_mermaid3780]

I'm an idiot I never realized that the one teaching Medli is a Zora until now

[@KevPow1998]

dont forget they made sailing a whole lot faster and the triforce quest is shorter

[@Froggies52341]

It's beautiful ❤❤❤

[@RoninCinemaGaming]

Breh I literally teared up from the inside

[@EpicErrorjack]

Already listed that from my previous comment before the one you replied to. People don't understand the changes if they don't even look into it.

[@miltonblipp]

This is easily my favorite part in Wind Waker, hands down. I love it so much and what Medli says afterwards (paraphrasing, something like she actually knows how she can help people, and now her life has purpose) Uhhh.... peak WW for anyone else or just me?

[@sandycheeks6547]

Turn up 🔥☝️

[@AnachronisticALLOS2401]

Medli is best rito.

[@zemgad]

Shame on you one person that disliked

[@MonadoMan]

Holy crap your channel grew

[@katharinew4218]

Makars dungeon should have gone first because this knocks it out of the park

[@DarkLink1996]

This is the one game I've always wanted to play but don't have anyway to play it

[@PakoTheNinja]

It looks literally the same as how I remember the original version.

[@guizhangchen1999]

I felt more emotion in this one scene than in the entire story of Breath of the Wild. Not because BotW's is that bad but because TWW is very good at evoking emotion.

[@ckeymelodies]

she da ✨sAlViA oFfiCiNaLiS✨of earth (Get it? The scientific name for the common sage)

[@ilsemaring7175]

Hi I played zelda and she must for ever in a temple I must cry want a like her 😣😠😤😦😭

[@ggthewhale]

This was a watershed moment in the game

[@brainrich1358]

It's strange we don't see any Zora (that I know of) in Wind Waker besides the sage.

[@sawakochan3]

Brain rich I Know Right! Even thought the Entire World is Covered in Water!

[@phantomzero99]

Kinda late but that's because the Zora had to evolve to the rito. Hence medli having the bloodline of laruto.

[@Aura07r]

🥰🥰

[@darklaos]

i criead at this part... so do when makar awakes