How Zeltik Became The Biggest Zelda Youtuber!

Mega-big shoutout to Zeltik for helping with the video!
Zeltik, also known as Ed King, is a full-time KZbinr for The Legend of Zelda series. He makes videos about game theories, rankings, speculation, and easter eggs. This is a documentary showing his history on KZbin, and how he became one of the largest Zeltubers ever.
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Just One of Those Things (Essential Jazz Masters)
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[@Zeltik]

Absolutely amazing! You clearly put so much work into this, and it turned out brilliantly! I'm flattered that you went to all this effort to document my channel's history! Thank you so much! ❤

[@TheBreadPirate]

🥰 Anytime boss!

[@jerryborjon]

I was hoping to see you here! Big fan of both of you!

[@Basherbeast1]

I love you but not as much as bread pirate

[@jup9618]

@@Basherbeast1 you and me both bud

[@paceymaheux9302]

Dude I wasn't subscribe 😐 now I am

[@TheBreadPirate]

This video is a proud unofficial sponsor of Zeltik! 😎

[@ParodyTimeExtra]

Nice

[@maybe_wise]

Hmmmmmmmmmm

[@lonlonmilk9694]

Very swag

[@thefrubblewarrior4678]

Hey, if you do read this comment, can you document the slow decline of Commonwealth realm's content despite their growth? If you want more context, do you want me to explain, at least my basis?

[@the1.87]

There’s a saying “give them their roses while they’re still here.” U accomplished that beautifully.

[@HyruleGamer]

Been looking forward to this one! :D

[@TheBreadPirate]

Moment of truth! 😃

[@Zeldahol]

HG get back to work man. I need my fix.

[@michaellance898]

Same

[@jonathanmobley8205]

I will have my snack and drink ready for your legend of hyrule gamer video

[@elimindell]

Lul

[@Fe.Cata.]

Zeltik was my first Zelda channel, lately have been helping me to overcome a really BAD situation in my life by keeping me entertained and far from bad thoughts!! Thanks Zeltik and all Zelda tubers!!

[@dachking6657]

Honestly one of the greatest video creators on the platform. Super polished editing, intelligent story- telling and writing, awesome voice for the job, and just the right amount of feeling and emotion in every word depending on the context. He is near KZbin perfection. This was an awesome video, I had no idea about a lot of this stuff.

[@Legend_Zone]

Truly the story of Zeltik can only be described as legendary. And your work on this video equally so, it was very entertaining and informative. Great work Bread!

[@TheBreadPirate]

Ayy, thanks LZ. :D You're the real legend.

[@1stAid]

"Hello there!" General Kenobi!

[@TheBreadPirate]

AH! How did Grevious get into this video?!

[@1stAid]

@@TheBreadPirate "Hello there" isn't just a greeting, it's also the phrase that summons General Grevious (a.k.a. prequel memers)

[@luigiboi4244]

You ARE a bold one!

[@insertusernamehere8084]

Zeltik was the First Zelda KZbinr I watched that’s the reason I subscribed to the bread pirate.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Whoa! Mind blown. :O

[@OreganoParsley]

He was my 4th. After theannoyingbokoblin, fiercedeityrick, and mety333

[@williamcoons8060]

“Have fun storming the castle.” Wait a minute... I know that reference!

[@lh9591]

Reasons why I love Zeltik- informative, entertaining , non annoying (no over use of Memes and sound effects), but major thing is his voice is great. It’s not just the accent. Your voice is lovey too.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Thanks Ih! I've worked hard to have a good narrating voice.

[@GrayToysGaming]

I didn't discover Zeltik until 2019, but I think I've worked my way through the whole back catalogue! His reaction video to the BOTW trainer ("take my money!") still makes me laugh. You did a great job with this video - thanks for sharing all of this information about him!

[@naominathanson-parry1677]

I've been waiting for another video, so glad it's here! Love this little timeline, it's really cool!

[@TheBreadPirate]

Yay! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@jacobvaidyan4156]

I love your content Bread! Thank you for making these videos!

[@EuropeanApple755]

I remember originally watching this video around a year ago and getting so much motivation and inspiration from it

[@AdventureRuben]

You really put the work in bud!! I finally got to watch this video that was on mg watch list for ages. You did so well, great narration. This video embodies everything most of us like about KZbin. 💚

[@zeldachickadee]

This has inspired me so much. Thanks for the well-organized info! I didn't know how Zeltik started. Growing my channel really feels possible now.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Ayy! I'm glad at least one other Zeltuber was able to get some inspiration from this. Thanks ZC.

[@EliBirnbaumNYC]

This was such an amazing video! I'm a big fan of his, and so it was really cool to see the history of his channel and how he became what he is today. Job well done!

[@TheBreadPirate]

Thanks Eli!

[@ryanperrault8174]

Awesome Video...Been following Zeltik since 2016....His videos were my favorite LoZ videos, and then they stopped for a while....Was nice to see things get going again. ** This time right now feels like back in 2016 when we were getting close to release. Also, never knew of this channel but you have a new subscriber. Solid video, looking forward to more great content.

[@Zeldom]

I've been looking forward to this! Awesome work!

[@TheBreadPirate]

Thanks Andy! :D

[@jackary_6]

Hi zeldom

[@Zeldom]

@@jackary_6 hello!

[@danahira7084]

I just love this community ❤ all this guys support each other.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Absolutely! The community is very close knit. Most Zelda KZbinrs follow each other on Twitter and chat on Discord. 🥰

[@waffleairways4015]

This is amazing, such a creative idea!

[@mint_oreos]

Your videos are amazing and honestly have inspired me to try and make my own channel I just don't quit have the assets I would need to start one. Keep up the great work :)

[@TheBreadPirate]

That's so exciting! Good luck getting your ducks in a row, and make sure to have fun with it. 😀

[@Basherbeast1]

I've been waiting for you guys to upload when I saw the notification I was sooo happy btw great video 👍👍

[@TheBreadPirate]

Thanks Basher! I'm glad you liked it.

[@arthursmalle2276]

I hope your channel grows as much as his did :)

[@crazycucco7532]

Man its crazy to watch your channel grow. You'll get there soon.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Maybe!

[@drifloonsupremacyassociation]

His intro gives me life 😭😭💕💕

[@Konan43316]

Hey this video about Zeltik was very interesting, he is one of my favorite KZbinrs and you did a great job

[@TheBreadPirate]

Thanks Konan! It took forever to research, but I'm glad it paid off.

[@sarahnkitchenwatkins]

This is awesome! I always get excited to see Ed's uploads; hopefully the Nintendo gods will release some juicy nuggets of BOTW2 goodness soon!! Love the hype flurry more than playing the game sometimes! 🤣

[@TheBreadPirate]

Me too! The hype train is almost as fun as the real deal. XD

[@ma.jbrony1754]

I believe Zeltik hooked me on the Zelda community, as well, as of last year. :)

[@Gaming4ever27]

Wow this is very in-depth I had no idea of so much of this

[@TheBreadPirate]

The more you know!

[@masteraustin11]

Bro, SUCH a good vid. Just wanna say I also have a Zelda channel and Zeltik and Zeldamaster were huge inspirations for me. This is seriously such a good documentation of his channel. Could we see this happen with other Zelda youtubers in the future?

[@MrMidasGames]

Great video ya kno! Gonna check out more of your content.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Ayy, thanks Midas! I hope you find something you can enjoy.

[@InfamousZelda]

Great work boss! Ed certainly inspired me!

[@TheBreadPirate]

Ayy, I'm glad you liked it!

[@nicehorn5250]

Awesome! Can't wait until the Legend of Bread Pirate comes out! ☺️

[@Wildicon19]

Hi Zeltik and Bread Pirate ☠! You both are amazing KZbin personalities and I really enjoy your content! Thank you for keeping us all entertained and engaged!

[@TheBreadPirate]

Ayy, and thank you for watching!

[@Wildicon19]

@@TheBreadPirate You're welcome 🍞🥪🥖🥐

[@michaellance898]

Yay a collaboration!!!!!!!!!

[@hylianchampion8867]

This was pretty cool to learn so much about one of my favorite zetubers from one of my favorite zetubers.😁

[@TheBreadPirate]

It's the best of both worlds!

[@hylianchampion8867]

@@TheBreadPirate LOL!🤣

[@marcoramirez-vega4737]

I remember being 7 or 8 wanting to try out Zelda games whenever I would go to Blockbuster. But on the back of the box, there was a picture of the King Dodongo fight. I didn't play any Zelda games until I was 10 because of how scared I was of that picture of King Dodongo. Thankfully, my cousins were really into Majora's Mask, and made me want to try it out.

[@TheBreadPirate]

A very good thing he had MM! I'm glad to see you got into the series. :D

[@marcoramirez-vega4737]

@@TheBreadPirate it's become a huge part of my life! Currently on my 1000th run of Dodongo's cavern

[@skelebros4217]

Anybody who does legend of zelda content I watch because I'm just obsessed

[@CaptBurgerson]

Wow this is really well done. 👌👌

[@the_mike3827]

Hey Mr. Bread I just want to say that I love your videos and that I know that your channel will just popular.. Big time!

[@TheBreadPirate]

Ha ha, we'll see about that! :D

[@the_mike3827]

Because you replied to my comment I liked all of your videos, and yes ALL of them. you don't find a lot of fans like that do ya.

[@SpekUL8]

wow this was an amazing video ! , i will say that zeltik did inspire me to some degree

[@TheBreadPirate]

Thanks Spek! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :D

[@tacogoat9743]

You have made me subscribe to Zeltik, congratulations.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Yay!

[@ludvigemiel3980]

Wow great video lots i dident know thanks😁

[@frazzlingfoot9300]

Me: Meh this guys probably just as popular why is he making a video about another zeldatuber Also me: checks sub count... WHAT I WAS SURE YOU HAD AT LEAST 300K HOW YOUR VIDEOS ARE SOOOO GOOD!!!!

[@joejoe5504]

The Zelda community entered the chat

[@farah2428]

This video was really cool to me because zeltik was the first ever Zelda tuber I knew abt :)

[@TheBreadPirate]

Whoa! That's a great Zeltuber to start with.

[@CTnaturalist]

Amazing!

[@mythic_Tisiphone]

I love Zeltiks theories and other Videos :) My favourite one is probably "Why Link is TERRIFYING in Breath of the Wild" (Btw its that "Links deadliest move" Video shown at 9:58 )

[@perriwinkleiii5361]

Such a sick video

[@TheBreadPirate]

Thanks!

[@vanbautista2709]

Editing Zeltik's face on game characters made me laugh so hard lol XD

[@Uniclowndaddy]

Now we need one about Zelda master

[@housingfungus2843]

zeltik is the probably my favorite zelda youtuber, i still debate with a few other ones

[@crisluser]

I was like his 3rd or 4th subscriber and to this day I regret not screenshotting it or something. You'll just have to take my word for it 🥺

[@TheBreadPirate]

I'll take your work for it! :D

[@perriwinkleiii5361]

4:50 my heart cracks for HMK

[@TheBreadPirate]

Oof. I don't know how that slipped through the script.

[@RobertF-zj2rm]

Holy carp this is a great video

[@TheBreadPirate]

Thanks! It took a butt load of work to make (several months) but I like how it turned out.

[@kurosawa9857]

Haha Zeltik is actually my favorite Zelda KZbinr out of all of them!

[@TheBreadPirate]

A prime choice!

[@amiros7370]

Oh I see, a crossover episode

[@TheBreadPirate]

The best kind!

[@xxxgodofgamesxxx5161]

Never heard of him but sounds very interesting

[@TheBreadPirate]

E

[@FirstNameLastName-my7ct]

E

[@TriforceTrends]

ITS HERE ITS HERE ITS HERE

[@TheBreadPirate]

This is not a drill! Everyone stay calm! 😱

[@E_ener6y]

Came late but dang this video is quality

[@TheBreadPirate]

E! Thanks.

[@ParodyTimeExtra]

Very nice

[@TheBreadPirate]

E

[@ParodyTimeExtra]

A

[@pompkin2336]

Should they add more than one type of bread to BotW 2

[@TheBreadPirate]

YES!

[@hyrulefanlink813]

Ooo I love Zeltic!

[@TheBreadPirate]

Me too! But not in a romantic way.

[@hyrulefanlink813]

@@TheBreadPirate That’s what I meant🙂

[@eklavyabohare9938]

3:20 That’s Zeltonik The Hedgehog!

[@callumchannel5490]

Very cool

[@TheBreadPirate]

Super cool!

[@Leniathan]

This was great :D

[@TheBreadPirate]

Thanks!

[@snowjack101]

8:25 Colours weave into a spire of flame Distant sparks call to a past still unnamed Bear this torch against the cold of the night Search your soul and reawaken the undying light

[@jorisvanperlo5573]

Why aren’t you a bigger youtuber, your video’ s are so good?

[@TheBreadPirate]

Iduno. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@FanaticChain]

Zeltik is pretty cool

[@Santaonbrawl]

You two (bread and zeltik) should to a bread % race it would be fun

[@Carlos-np7du]

Hello there, I've been enjoying your channel on the Zelda content, hope you're doing well

[@TheBreadPirate]

I am! Thanks.

[@kaptainjudeandcrew6490]

What would happen if every tree was replaced by an enemy and vis versa.

[@Nimz0r]

0:02 Reminded me of "my name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everybody calls me Giorgio"

[@TheBreadPirate]

He stole that line from me.

[@lenoxkomono2417]

Bro should’ve played the giant end theme song at this part 0:30

[@thecosplaycrafter8017]

I'd love to take some time to get my channel off the ground. I've heard KZbinrs say that you need to launch it with several vids at once, but I have practically no ideas for them. Do you have any tips?

[@TheBreadPirate]

If you don't know what to make videos about, then try doing what you love! For example, when I started in 2010 I made skits with my younger brother and sister. Then, I discovered that I liked let's playing, and my channel evolved from there. Once you know what your niche is, stick to it and become the best at it. For me, I am a Zelda KZbinr that covers fun facts. But, you might become a vlogger that talks about sports, an essay channel that talks about global politics, or a gaming channel that reviews small indie games. All that being said, if you don't know what to make videos about right now then you shouldn't worry about subscribers or views. You can start worrying about analytics once you figure out what your niche is.

[@thecosplaycrafter8017]

@@TheBreadPirate I wanted to make it about Minecraft and cosplay, but I can't sew or make costume pieces or unique MC builds to save my life lol. My only video is something that was partially pre-generated and partially copied from other builds.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Well, you could use your channel to tell people about your journey to learn cosplaying and costume making?

[@thecosplaycrafter8017]

@@TheBreadPirate I'll look into that! Cheers.

[@yutokasuma912]

5:32 and this is when I subscribed

[@lindascanlan708]

Good story

[@TheBreadPirate]

Thanks!

[@Zeldahol]

The Legend of Zeltik indeed. Good video BP. Just found your channel. Ask Hyrule Gamer, I share the hell out of these videos to people who don't even play Zelda. Take care BP, I have to go... Storm the castle or something. Maybe drink a beer, and smoke a joint first. See ya.

[@TheBreadPirate]

I don't smoke, but thanks! Hope you have a nice day Stuart. 😁

[@Zeldahol]

Take care.

[@mayanightstar]

"everything was going great so naturally he disappeared for five months" literally did the same thing when my TikTok channel started to take off lmao

[@aguywithamustache9819]

7:13 "But then it wasn't" *hey dudes ad* Yeah you right

[@communist_toast9988]

Yeah Zeltic inspired me to start playing botw again after I stopped because I was so bad.

[@TheBreadPirate]

There are no bad gamers, only different playstyles.

[@communist_toast9988]

In that case I am a very slow player

[@TheBreadPirate]

As long as you have fun.

[@Sethsimracing]

Me who never even heard of the guy. 😭

[@ccccccc4419]

Hi early love your videos!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheBreadPirate]

Ayy, thanks CCCC!

[@moglybogly1785]

Hey do you know mr a game he did a video on bread%

[@TheBreadPirate]

I did!

[@mr.pokemon1695]

Hi bread I’m a new sub! Now I get to say “I was a sub before 10 million subscribers”

[@TheBreadPirate]

Yay! :D

[@carterlewis323]

at first i thout links name was acually zelda

[@jup9618]

this video is sponsored by RAID! THE LEGEND OF ZELTIK

[@jdurk]

What happened to Macintyre????

[@TheBreadPirate]

No idea. Hopefully he comes back.

[@gamingbrother1699]

Oh, nice.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Mega nice

[@lorelikesthings]

For some reason I thought you were gonna try and expose him XD

[@TheBreadPirate]

Expose what? The dude's a legend!

[@landonsur8059]

The youtube algorithm is weird. Good vids like this get pushed down while bad ones get pushed to the top.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Pfft... don't worry about it. I made this for fun. Not for views.

[@Algpookiebearlover]

You’re the best

[@TheBreadPirate]

NO U

[@KingZorLink21]

I’ll admit he’s a good’s zelda KZbinr, might even be the king of the zelda community, but I’ll be dethroning him soon. Yes I’m that confident in myself.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Not if I have anything to say about it! /dethrones Zeltik myself

[@KingZorLink21]

@@TheBreadPirate lmao

[@kevinwhinnery]

Try To Beat BOTW With Only A Shield

[@TheBreadPirate]

Already done by Point Crow.

[@nottombo]

How do you feel bout Random giving up KZbin?

[@TheBreadPirate]

It is heart breaking and I will miss him.

[@nottombo]

@@TheBreadPirate same

[@liorpendler8598]

Pog good video

[@TheBreadPirate]

Thanks!

[@asipamanu]

Nintendo has been dragging their feet so long on BOTW2 that Zeldatubers are making videos about each other now

[@TheBreadPirate]

Nah, I was going to make this anyways. :D

[@link_2151]

Hey do you know the german Zelda KZbinr RoXas

[@TheBreadPirate]

I do now!

[@joko8030]

Whats your favorite thing about breath of the wild?

[@TheBreadPirate]

Exploration, lore, and bread.

[@joko8030]

@@TheBreadPirate :)