Top 10 Darkest / Scariest Things in Zelda

The Zelda Series has some very dark characters, locations, and stories.
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[@kyoopihd]

An honorable mention - the first blood moon in Breath of the Wild scared the everliving crap out of me. I was just not ready for it.

[@cookiez6688]

Not really...

[@Yararar]

Cookiegamer _006 how in the world can you not be scared? I was playing really late at night and that clip started playing out of nowhere, legit thought I was in a nightmare

[@magiv4205]

I remember this! I had only just killed and looted a Hinox, when I noticed those weird purple bits of Ganon energy floating about. I was like "Huh? That wasn't there before, was it?" I asked my friend who had played the game already and was currently doing something else next to me, and she just started laughing. Then I heard the stomping. It was fun.

[@KenotheWolf]

Adam Grise Honestly i almost pissed myself xD I thought i completely fucked up everything.

[@zelevanaworth]

I thought some creepypasta shit was happening when I first witnessed that.

[@ic3yr0]

#1 that flower lady from botw planting flowers around the shrine

[@crypandora66]

Shit cray

[@carcerharlson9767]

ThEy'Re ScReAmInG iN pAiN!!!

[@xenodrone3367]

Yep

[@cashwin45]

Yesss she’s so creepy and has like anger management probs

[@xenodrone3367]

@@cashwin45 but a good sense of humour

[@boo-_-_]

You missed the thing that literally gave me nightmares as a kid: In Majoras mask if you don’t save the deku princess, during the final hours you are greeted to a sight of the monkey screaming that the water is too hot and no matter how much they do to him, it won’t bring the princess back. They then dunk the monkey in the boiling water, and you see a blank stare when the monkey comes back up. The monkey says nothing and it’s obvious it was killed. LITERAL nightmare feul for a nine year old kid

[@eramo607productions6]

I wonder what happens when you actually did saved the Deku Princess, but failed to rescue the monkey in time.

[@Nate-fb1rr]

I know I'm late but In case you didn't know, he doesn't die, because if you talk to him he will say that it is too hot once again

[@eramo607productions6]

@@Nate-fb1rr Better late than never.

[@boo-_-_]

@@Nate-fb1rr that makes me feel a lot better lmao

[@Wolffman109]

11:50 Another creepy thing: if you turn on your wolf senses before freeing Death Sword, you just see it...waiting there. Crouched, waiting for somebody to set it free. It's quite eerie.

[@wishbot132]

thats such a cool detail!! do you have a link to a video with it?

[@Wolffman109]

@@wishbot132 I don't have one on hand, but I'm sure you could find one somewhere on KZbin. Just look up the boss fight or Arbiter's Grounds and you should be able to find something.

[@Siturba]

He do not. I'm in his room right now and he's not here before you touch the sword.

[@Wolffman109]

@@Siturba You have to turn into Wolf Link and activate your sense mode.

[@Siturba]

@Brendan Wolff i did it duh. Just the sword in the center of the room.

[@picklub]

#1: The entirety of Majora’s Mask

[@Raffalius]

I hear botw 2 will be a bit darker than Majora's Mask. Cant wait :)

[@xwednesday4501]

I love majoras mask!

[@marcellashaikh5091]

that is what i thought too.

[@ZeldaFan-vs5nw]

Majora's Mask was freaky AF. When I played it the Zora Egg mission was the scariest thing to me when you had to go down the hole to get the eggs.

[@Venom-rr1vg]

The "final hours" music creeped me out so much when I was younger, terrifying and sad music because the moon will land and kill everyone there and everyone's just sad and hopeless

[@dollfaced.zombie]

I feel like the entirety of Twilight Princess & Majoras Mask could fill up their own top 10s tbh

[@dillonm.2422]

So so true

[@dillonm.2422]

Wait he missed the...I forgot what they're called I think Moon cats or something like that... I know I'm butchering the name but yeah those crazy cats in Skyward Sword that are cute innocent during the day and then try to brutally mutilate you at night

[@persephonehades7547]

@@dillonm.2422 Yes! Those things were nightmare fuel for me.

[@dillonm.2422]

@@persephonehades7547 glas someone agrees

[@dillonm.2422]

Also sorry for butchering the name...rememberd there Remlits (still messes up)

[@Tyger355]

As a kid I was so afraid of the bottom of the well that I skipped it entirely and just went through the shadow temple without the lense of truth, making guesses as to where the invisible platforms, hidden halls, and Bongo Bongo's parts were. Good times

[@nuggetgachaguy6342]

I was a lucky kid and found out how to get the Lens of Truth without beating the dungeon. I just went in, picked up the Lens of Truth from a chest then left. No fights. No dead hands. No redeads. Bliss.

[@homerlol9058]

I'm curious as to why the shadow temple was less scary to You that the Bottom of the well

[@Wolffman109]

Respect.

[@catscanhavelittleasalami]

I remember I stopped playing the game for months just because of that damn area haha. Scared shtless.

[@mikedeanfucks1435]

I’m honestly surprised I didn’t do this as well. The Shadow Temple always gave me the willies as a kid. The lens of truth was dope though, same with catching Poes and putting them in bottles.

[@AmiraRachelleShrock]

The freakin' Guardians from Skyward Sword always scared the shit outta me, specifically the sound that played as they hunted you down. I think my fear and anxiety just from that sound was what forced me into having to redo the silent realms over 3 times each when I first played the game.

[@JanaBanana96]

I played the game again a couple weeks ago and they still scare me 😅

[@constantlyphil]

That first silent realm on the wii scarred me Even knowing what was to come didnt help in the remake

[@dreamsofanawkwardwhitekid2969]

#1 Scariest Thing: The Postman’s devotion to his job.

[@RhythmGrizz]

Tingle

[@deoxysoverlord8710]

Beedle

[@urboy533]

Majora’s Mask PTSD lol

[@theweridothatyouhaveseenso4486]

that is very true

[@PlushiePoogle]

And his ability to recognize Link in his Wolf form. I always thought that was super weird.

[@wainwright5522]

EVERYBODY GANGSTA UNTIL TIME RUNS OUT IN THE SILENT REALMS

[@andrewpenn1145]

Everybody gangsta until your Hylian Shield is badly damaged...

[@deborahmonsegur6110]

@@andrewpenn1145 everybody gangsta till the Lynel notice you're there!

[@obi-wankenobi8067]

EVERYBODY GANGSTA UNTIL LINK SPEAKS

[@potatoking4227]

@@obi-wankenobi8067 everybody gangsta until link's first words are well excuuuuuuuuuuuuse me princess

[@potatoking4227]

someone had to do it

[@schmittybacall1655]

The guardian targeting sound is quite possibly the most fear inducing thing in BOTW for most of the game

[@MiffyPaul]

I feel that way too. It is oddly terrifying 😱

[@a-a-ron7243]

Honestly the skyward sword guardian theme induces terror of 200% the normal theme

[@coffeecat2812]

The Wind Waker Redeads are the scariest in my opinion, their misshapen bodies and those damned red eyes... Also the floating hand that chases you in the Twilight dungeon in Twilight Princess after you take the Sol actually gave me nightmares.

[@strawhatandrew8341]

What I always found unnerving about the bottom of the well in OOT, is that the villagers' water supply is coming from a chamber full of bones and dead bodies.

[@thatmemeyboi1685]

How did you find that out?

[@evdestroy5304]

@@thatmemeyboi1685 The area you get the lens of truth from is called the bottom of the well

[@thatmemeyboi1685]

@@evdestroy5304 Thank you bro

[@Justmeexisting]

seriously that is distrubing!

[@godira8180]

I didn't even realise

[@Fireblaster-sx1vm]

Why is nobody talking about the piano riff when a BOTW guardian fight starts.

[@amyconway1631]

Because it gives people anxiety attacks

[@Fireblaster-sx1vm]

@@amyconway1631 that's... my point

[@amyconway1631]

Fireblaster 5629 I know

[@Fireblaster-sx1vm]

@@amyconway1631 ok lol

[@alexanderpadilla1449]

@@Fireblaster-sx1vm yeah but even talking about does that so no one wants to say

[@randomtheorist251]

#1: That one bit in Twilight Princess where you're about to get in the Sky Cannon and it cuts to Ooccoo's face as she runs at full speed at you.

[@buggobricks]

I just played that a few days ago, it was quite the fright.

[@migrn]

As a kid, I was terrified by Deadhand the first time I fought it. But as Adult Link, I was all, “I’ve got a biggoron sword now, so stay the F&*K away!”

[@Mikman360]

Death Sword: **Is bound by ropes and tags** Link: Yeah let's hit that

[@ernestoosuna4594]

Haha Link Is widely known for his decisions like that White, blood-stained hand coming from the ground? Let's check it out!

[@reeseolsen4052]

I remember the first time I entered that room. I didn't know what they were called. Despite that I knew loosely their purpose so I wandered the room after thinking "nope not touching that" til it was all that was left. At that point I was like "well this can't be good". Since then its become one of my favorite boss fights despite how simple and quick it is.

[@dr.velious5411]

A theory of mine is that Death Sword is actually a sealed Phantom Ganon, not only does the the actual sword resemble a Phantom Ganon's sword from Wind Waker, it's skeletal appearance and the way it floats around resembles the mask and patterns of Ocarina's version of the creature.

[@inktears1164]

Mikman360 Lol

[@inktears1164]

Giant bull mech in ice: exists Link: let’s unfreeze that

[@Littleton3513]

“I fear no man. But that thing” *Death hand* “It scares me”

[@ZeldaFan-vs5nw]

Same

[@existentialmeatsuit6543]

Yes

[@xxaustinxx491]

Yes

[@dragonsgamingadventures8867]

Such agree

[@vincentnegansan440]

Yes

[@thelegendaryzonaiwarrior6400]

I still find it extremely heartbreaking whenever Anju tells you that Grog is her brother that she is unaware that she will never see her brother again since he is now forever trapped within the Lost Woods and will never be able to find happiness.

[@loki4807]

Your race is incredibly dead. Were you the general?

[@thatguywhoanimids]

Yeah…Grog was very unfortunate

[@urmoneylol]

Well actually (insert nerd emoji here), it's the Cucco Lady.

[@ygordaniiel]

One thing that’s kinda creepy about the guardians that chase Link in Skyward Sword, is the fact that if you lose too many times, Fi will ask you if you really are the chosen one… kinda sad

[@MiracleTimes07]

Really?! I didn’t know that! But honestly, the guardians in SS make the guardians in botw look like jokes

[@wilfred5179]

I remember that when redeads caught me in ocarina I’d spam A like there’s no tomorrow and tell myself: im the hero of time, im the hero of time

[@meking1808]

OH MY GOD I DID THAT TOO! I thought if I told myself I was the hero then it would help. I still do it now 😅

[@mmo_x]

I still do that even if I'm already 22 years old. I've been scared of thos mfs for like 15 years... 😂

[@luciafoxx6784]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@arandomperson8703]

I would especially as a kid

[@meganmerrill8153]

That redhead screech in wind water makes me never want to leave my bed

[@TrevorFitz]

#1: Beedle getting mad at you and kicking you out of his store when you don’t buy anything in Skyward Sword

[@NkSku]

Beedles a girl btw and yes that was very scary

[@NkSku]

Adolf Hitler because beedle is a girl thats why she is a girl

[@NkSku]

Adolf Hitler wiki lies alot

[@NkSku]

Adolf Hitler gosh theres no need to get so agitated its not like i commited a crime

[@MischieviousJirachi]

@@NkSku You built different 💀💀

[@FoxAFloat]

I have a scary botw story. You are going on a casual walk with your favorite horse that isn't that strong, but it's your first horse and you love it. AND YOU HEAR GAURDIAN MUSIC

[@thepurplejellothing]

Majora’s Mask is easily the creepiest Zelda game that ever existed. Another thing that was nightmare fuel was the monkey death in the Deku Palace. If you went back there before turning back the time you can see the poor monkey being boiled alive. It really gave me chills🙊

[@agilroy2226]

One of the scariest things in Zelda for me is the reincarnation cycle. Link, Zelda, and Ganon will always be reincarnated. They will never move on, they will never enjoy life as a normal person because their fate is already written in stone. BOTW showcases this. Link had parents and a little sister, but when Calamity Ganon struck, he was forced to leave them behind to their fate. Link was not allowed to cry, not allowed to be scared, and worse, their names are forever lost to him. Zelda was forced to grow up to the expectations of a GODDESS, and Ganon went insane. What kind of existence is that?? It sucks to know that even 10,000 years after this life, they will be forced to do this same song and dance over and over until the end of time.

[@dissolution9843]

Possible spoilers if you haven't played Breath of the Wild... If the ending of Breath of the Wild is to be considered... At the end of one of the timelines or somehow all of them, Ganon/Demise finally gives up on reincarnation in a last ditch effort to end it all once and for all. He is canonically foiled. However Link and Zelda will continue to be reincarnated, due to the first Triforce wish. Though, a world without Ganon will be a far better one to reincarnate in, and they will likely find their happy ending much more easily each time.

[@reaperxxzify]

True, but the next game may be before botw and that won't be in effect. Seriously, loz without ganon would suck

[@jordangraupmann6424]

reaperxxzify true, although, some Zelda villains other than Gabon are good too, like Majora or Vatti

[@CharlesFerraro]

@@dissolution9843 Where is it said in the game that he "gives up on reincarnation"?

[@CharlesFerraro]

Where does it say that Link had a sister and parents? Sure, parents can be assumed but I don't know where in the game that it actually says anything about his family prior.

[@realIanIANian]

We may have to update this list once the next Zelda comes out.

[@bleucat3119]

乃ㄖ丨 yeah, update it now and just put the trailer without any context

[@joystrawberry6228]

Haha yeah I feel like just ganon from the trailer could be on this list

[@navitalksalot4642]

Yup.

[@avadae9126]

Definitely

[@eggbuh]

Definitely

[@hudsonball4702]

What makes Grog's disappearance/fate even more creepy is Fado's seemingly nonchalant almost callous demeanor at his fate. She even seems to make fun of his fate with a small saying "Everyone! Stalfos!" All while wearing that sinister grin of hers.

[@Eric4bz]

Personally, I always found the twilight to be unusually beautiful. Strange, yes, but with its own charm. Also, don't call the Hylian soldiers 'valiant defenders'. Remember they can barely hold a spear at Link in wolf form, shaking in their boots. Even a squad of them will offer protection while escorting Telma, Ilia, and Prince Ralis to Kakariko, but once they hear monsters are involved, their rallies quiet and they quietly leave, spare for one who thought they were serious - likely a new recruit. They're laughably pathetic, though this may have been due to trauma during the first invasion of the Twili.

[@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor]

I agree that the Twilight is beautiful. That's part of what makes it unsettling for me. It is this beautiful realm yet it feels off because it's not meant to be in Hyrule and you can tell that.

[@azurechemical]

Who else has been watching a lot of Zelda videos because of BotW 2

[@kylewagoner]

I seriously can't stop.

[@CommanderBly5052]

Me and I need help 😂

[@playerone6765]

I’m coming home and shutting myself away from my family to do this 😂

[@stupiddog7314]

Me... I can't stop

[@Mexicant713]

My Zelda fever is SEVERE.

[@Ehntu]

Saddest and darkest - that shuddering animation of The Deku Butler crying, and knowing he has to live in the 'saved' world without his son.

[@Raptorknight17]

I feel so bad for Deku Butler, he didn't deserve that

[@jillianhubert6931]

Cremia letting Romani essentially get drunk (milk is treated like alcohol in the game) on the last day and to share a bed was sadder for me. How I see it is she is gonna let her get drunk and potentially pass out so she doesn't experience the world ending. My heart hurt so much. But you're right, at least you saved them before that, the Butler had to live like that. They're both just heartbreaking

[@zacharysmithingell5460]

@@jillianhubert6931 fully agree

[@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor]

I personally feel worse about the Indigo-Go's, especially Lulu, since you pretend to be Mikau and we never even tell them that he's dead or anything. Not to mention the clear romantic relationship with him and Lulu and the implications that he's probably the father of her children. At least as Deku Link you aren't impersonating anybody.

[@Mhopson968]

The silent realm chase music is probably the most anxiety inducing in the series, playing that w my brothers as kids is a super distinct memory lol

[@samburch]

Getting caught out in the night in ocarina of time whilst running through Hyrule field. You hear the drawbridge go up and the ghouls crawl out of the ground. Made me shiver every time

[@kaipark1649]

“What else is lurking in the darkness that only animals can see?” Jesus Christ man

[@smoothiemotchi3434]

I always wonder why my cat is looking in darkness and makes crazy faces... I never can sleep in peace.

[@oscarhf7569]

Holy shit

[@RavenMoon1989z]

@@smoothiemotchi3434 my cat does the same

[@Eccentric-Entity]

@@RavenMoon1989z some people say that cats can see demons

[@starhollander22]

@@Eccentric-Entity I think my cats do

[@IAmHermaeusMora]

What's even more scary than the Skulltula family in the Skulltula house? The fact that it's square on the outside but has nine walls on the inside.

[@SSDARKPIT]

Hermaeus Mora That actually is possible irl, having thick walls allows for there to be a trapezoid on the inside and a triangle on the outside.

[@H3xx99]

SSDARKPIT But what's hidden inside the dead space? Perhaps the reason why they were cursed?

[@matthewbobbitt935]

Wtf dude really are you that stupid?

[@atlekristiansen4975]

It's a reference to The TARDIS, which it's square on the outside, but bigger on the inside...

[@woulfhound]

Does that mean that the floor plan for the interior of the house is, in fact, the silhouette of a Skulltula?

[@LegoAnimalCrossing]

#1 scariest thing: Link’s lack of going to the bathroom

[@Pollicina_db]

Or sleep

[@aj_killjoy]

He only sleeps in the first 10 minutes of the game. He should be certifiably insane based on a lack of sleep

[@NEETKitten]

Considering that he's come across more than one talking hand in a toilet in this series, I don't blame the guy.

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

He sleeps when you save the game.

[@sentientmustache8360]

Also, the SOS signals present in the divine beast dungeon themes, getting more and more frantic and desperate, being slowly overtaken by a SAD (Search And Destroy) signal, symbolizing how the champions were asking for help as the blights began to overpower them, and eventually kill them

[@aceofjacks7071]

the divine beasts as a whole fuck me up. they essentially were AI and got taken over by the malice, you wonder if they were ever sentient enough to know what was happening. that's not even taking into account that the champions were apparently present in the beasts the whole time, like a tomb, unable to leave, surrounded by malice and likely forced to watch as the beasts they had bonded to proceeded to terrorise their kingdoms. not scary but definitely messed up.

[@Jo-dk9my]

Nintendo: Well looks like we need a new enemy for Zelda. Anybody got an idea? Other worker at Nintendo: How about a strange mummy covered in blood with it's hands grabbing you untill it can kill you? Nintendo: *That'll work. Let's do it.*

[@iphito7539]

Nintendo: but please make it family friendly. Remember, it’s a children’s game. Designer: Sure...

[@paigeritchie5565]

Nintendo:SMART, Up ur Game,Companies!

[@piedarmy161]

nintendo when they were making botw: we made that game too dark :p me when i saw hyrule castle town in the future in ocarina of time: *cry* what happend here :(

[@proghostzgamecreed6555]

Rated E for Everyone.

[@fallbladew967]

@@proghostzgamecreed6555 E for everything is terrifying

[@dans.7002]

While watching the ending cimatic of Majora's Mask....... Me: Hooray we saved everyone and they're all happy. Nintendo: Oh yea? (Shows Deku Butler mourning his son). No matter what we do, we can't save everyone. That's dark.

[@alijahaskew4644]

Ikr?!

[@xxscribbledragonxx9744]

F to the delay butlers son

[@stephenflint3640]

Dark as it is, there's at least some peace in knowing that through Links hand and spirit, the soul of the lost deku child was avenged, and even proved vital in Links quest. Imagine if Link hadn't been cursed into the deku child form, but left to continue his mission. Would have made navigating the perils of the swamps almost impossible

[@arandomperson8703]

Well thank you Nintendo for adding more sadness

[@katrinaseraphina9935]

You couldn’t save the Goron or the Zora either, come to think of it🤔.

[@KingZorLink21]

9:44 I used to think Morpheel was underwhelming, but then I reconsidered. What if YOU were locked in the same room as a gigantic terrifying eel? Unable to escape, and only able to hide, just becoming more and more terrified, and more insane.

[@Nitrinoxus]

As a fellow thalassophobe (the fear of deep open waters, for those who don't know their phobias), I can certainly appreciate why the Morpheel boss fight from _Twilight Princess_ got to you -- even just watching that slow descent into the depths of the temple makes my stomach do somersaults. Which is ironic, really, because the second phase is one of my favorite fights in the game on a mechanical level. I love the sense of scale to the game's later bosses, and Morpheel was the first that truly felt colossal to me -- Diababa felt constrained by the room, and Fyrus was just big. Morpheel, though, took me right back to _Shadow of the Colossus_ for a few glorious minutes -- and of course, immediately after that chapter of the game, we get treated to the best piece of music in the whole game, 'Midna's Lament'.

[@loki4807]

I forget which colossus that is, I remember the pool and that damn eel was hard to judge the patterns in the remake like they made it harder.

[@Nitrinoxus]

@@loki4807 The Seventh Colossus, Hydrus.

[@loki4807]

@@Nitrinoxus right 5 in my top 5.

[@queenmelodee283]

The silent realms gave me more anxiety than finals week.

[@roaringthunder115]

Queen Melodee Yeah

[@bunn228]

Yeeeeah 😂

[@itsjavik792]

Dude you're not even wrong😂

[@lux0rd01]

Fuck those parts!

[@christianthornton7688]

Queen Melodee I remember on the first one in the woods I was crawling under the one tree with all the tears but and the guardians chasing me, and as I was about to crawl out there was a guardian standing right in front of the exit of the little crawling cave I was in waiting to fuck my shit up and the way out of the trial just a bit ahead of him. I nearly shat myself. Fortunately I crawled out and sprinted to the exit with the guardian’s sword just missing me.

[@liznarducci3461]

Lol I originally misread “Redeads” as “redheads” and I was like gingers aren’t THAT scary.

[@UnfaithfulSalmon]

L O L LOLOLO LILO LOOL OL OL OL OL LO LO LO LO LOL I'LL L LO L OL LOL LO L

[@Den.Vos.Reynaerde]

I mean, they don´t have a soul. Sounds pretty scary to me...

[@spoingle]

Me too XD

[@fungi265]

They're pretty fucking scary. I've seen gingers walking in alley ways, their soulless eyes state at you through a blanket of crimson. Just waiting for you to make one wrong move so they can snatch your soul and drag it to the underworld.

[@ghettokage6104]

@@Den.Vos.Reynaerde fr

[@notoriousthief]

Not sure if someone mentioned it in the comments, but Dead Hand is also the inspiration for one of D&D's most nightmarish homebrew bosses: the false hydra.

[@aidenmac3797]

Death sword makes a screeching sound when you first enter the arbiters grounds, which could easily be mistaken for ambient sounds or a gust of wind, but it can be heard again when the player triggers death sword's fight

[@jackh.9760]

“Zelda games are usuallly about exploring bright and happy worlds” uhh yeah! *flashbacks to majoras mask*

[@noradosmith]

Flash forward to BOTW

[@Foxo700_2]

*flashback to dead hand*

[@tarigaming1879]

*Flash Forward to Twighlight Princess*

[@jacksonlague7304]

Flash forward to 2020

[@myman4001]

Flash forward My Biggest fear The redeads

[@johnnyboy3849]

I think what honestly scares me the most about Deadhand, apart from being a gangled blood-stained sleep paralysis demon, is the initial circumstantial experience. You are kid Link, exploring this dark touture chamber at the bottom of a well. This child has to face nightmarish monsters and the loss of his innocence. The second time you fight Deadhand is a bit more managable, being adult Link but there is something about being a child for the first encounter that adds a whole other factor of horror

[@marcellashaikh5091]

Good thing he has the triforce of courage.

[@johnnyboy3849]

@@marcellashaikh5091 amen to that

[@Prod.byJbeats]

Both times link is the same brain age

[@johnnyboy3849]

@@Prod.byJbeats huh i guess youre right. But hes still physically stronger and at least hes fought DeadHand before

[@Prod.byJbeats]

@@johnnyboy3849 yeah

[@lymecycljne405]

When I was a kid the Redeads in ocarina of time creeped the hell out of me. I’m also surprised that you didn’t put the man who turned into a Gibdo from Majora’s Mask on this list.

[@ryeser4864]

I am conveniently watching this near Halloween a year later

[@crystal_cherries8147]

Same lol

[@devilbowser253]

So i like to believe that grog became a stalfos and his coocoo stayed with him and they wandered they world together forever.

[@thememelord6510]

more likely he killed the cucoo

[@GamerTroll911]

I hate to do this but, dude probably ate his cucoo when he was lost.

[@Foxo700_2]

who's grog edot:nvm I found out, it is a sad story tho, if he ate cojiro I'd screech*

[@scienceme9794]

Just a wandering Stalfos with his Stalcucoo. I like it.

[@silvercandra4275]

Well, in the manga at least I think that would be possible as I remeber a Stalfos taunting Like at one point, so they seem to still have some personality left... Maybe he's still out there... with his cucco

[@HHGamingOfficial]

Number One... the booger boy from Wind Waker when he starts chasing you!

[@vinnjest6702]

"Hey link, gimme a hug!"

[@sakurai6176]

"FEAR THE BOOGER KID"

[@rachelleet9618]

Ok but, covid-19 booger kid

[@landonbennett3772]

Lol

[@darlarosier1779]

Hahaha omg!!! Yes

[@DarkZerav]

I remember Death Hand being so terrifying as a kid that I actually studied the layout of the bottom of the well to always get the Lens of Truth without facing it.

[@chrislecount4801]

I always thought Grog’s fate was more sad than creepy. At least the fate of his Terminian counterpart isn’t quite as sad.

[@loki4807]

RIP Grog You were always a nice guy.

[@AntasmaTheBatKing]

Poetic justice, I say!

[@Inferences]

The freaking ALIENS in Majora's Mask messed me up for a lonnnng time.

[@micklucas1451]

yeah them shits scared me aswell

[@orionprince1150]

oh man that was seriously one of the most stressful moments as a child

[@mikrokosmos8560]

Omg twinmold used to scare me so muchhh!

[@apeychan]

Yesss

[@peterchan2096]

Excuse my ignore since I haven't played majors mask but im sorry, the fucking w h a t

[@shadowwolf9308]

number one: your hylain Shield is badly damaged this is in botw if you were wondering

[@davidward9550]

It's even worse when there is an angry gold lynel on the other side of that broken hylian shield eh?

[@tanandalynch9441]

Number one: Your hylian shield broke

[@joshturman9573]

Number one: your hylian shield broke and there's an aiming guardian on the other side

[@AxelSqueeze]

Just buy it back from grante in tarrey town.

[@Latinofire202]

You know, I never even use my hylian shield. I have it hanging in my house lol, even my ancient shield is hanging.

[@creampuff1980]

"Ever wondered why Link's pants are brown in Skyward sword?" He shat himself

[@theonlyrussianhere8144]

Yes

[@senoreg]

The new version of Gibdos in ToTK are freaky, especially in certain areas where they crawl at you with ridiculous speeds

[@mikeysrose]

I had to stop playing Twilight Princess when I got into the Twilight Realm and had to carry that orb through all the rooms while that giant hand slowly chased me... THAT was the stuff of nightmares for me. Nope nope nope.

[@linklink3008]

I actually haven't gotten there yet. I got tired of the sky keep XD

[@alanna6625]

I was waiting to see this! Yes that always creeped me out so bad

[@nancyking-hoffman146]

Now that sounds like a interesting challenge for the mind and the nerves also thanks for sharing🤔☀️

[@toddgronsdahl4387]

I just saved and left 2 hours later I killed Zant

[@kara99482]

YES!! oh my god yes that part of the dungeon unsettled me to my core. and the music DID NOT HELP. I've been looking for this comment xD I'm glad I'm not the only one!

[@ArrowValley]

The scariest thing in Zelda is easily Tingle. That dude is clearly on an FBI watch list somewhere.

[@hylianro]

Rimmer lmao

[@anonymousfellow8879]

And the N64 Great Fairies.

[@Sylvael2002]

Waiting for him to feature on Chris Hansons how to catch a predator.

[@angrysporkgoddess8224]

"Why don't you have a seat over there Tingle?"

[@cindy-chan71]

*drops from somewhere* HI I'M GAY

[@jdg2198]

Thank you for mentioning Morpheels domain, its because of that boss that i couldn't just fly over open water in BOTW. Funny enough, the first time i did, i saw the dragon coming out of the water, and to reload.

[@Jack-wo4pl]

11:57 I thought that said “Red Heads” and I got really confused

[@forever-dreaming4062]

To add to the creepiness of Death Sword, and a detail I just noticed, it appears to be wielding an executioners sword... a sword used for beheading.

[@ZombifiedBuizel]

You think Pyramid Head is going to be pissed about his swords being stolen?

[@solunaqua3475]

In my opinion, the idea that Hyrule was founded on the ruins of a highly advanced civilisation similar to ours is scary. Every single game takes place hundreds/ thousands of years after the destruction of a country that was seemingly removed from history after Skyward Sword and only a few monuments remain, half buried.

[@nousername191]

The part that frightens me as someone who loves science and technology? Hyrule has not progressed/returned to its old glory for thousands of years. Demise's curse just keeps coming back for that place (well more for Hylia's bloodline and the hero's spirit) just because it's the way to the Triforce and it's the home of the descendants/reincarnations of the people who defeated him. Even when the Ancient Shiekah managed to pull it off, Calamity Ganon just wrecks all that progress and Hyrule's sent back to the medieval ages.

[@solunaqua3475]

nousername191 Demise’s curse is basically like a great cleansing

[@nousername191]

@@solunaqua3475 You saying it like that makes it even scarier.

[@solunaqua3475]

nousername191 oof

[@blacklink6899]

There's only one way to true peace.......and that's through Hyrule's *extinction.*

[@isaacsmith1729]

I love it when Zelda games go full horror mode! It’s so cool!

[@joe2.032]

Hope they have these elements in totk

[@thatdbzguyfr]

I've always loved the dark mysteries behind the Zelda games. Just the dark suggested things and the feeling of unknown makes for great lure.

[@ShiningQuasar13]

so "you've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?" could be targeted toward the deku butler's son?

[@revali8349]

Someone I forgot sry made a really cool animation just search a terrible fate.

[@silverfoot6079]

Yeah, maybe he's talking to the mask that Link wears

[@yingsungooh]

@d the animation is quite cool

[@yingsungooh]

I always wanted to go back to that tree with my ocarina and play the song of healing to it. I wonder what will happen

[@Pollicina_db]

@d Your missing out, it’s not scary, it’s just some hardcore animation skills

[@eeveeboi7174]

child link: ima brave boy child link: *sees dead hand* child link: BUT NOT A BRAVE ENOUGH BOY FOR THIS *leaves the well and never comes back*

[@goliathtigerfishes]

As a kid, I used to be so terrified of Death Hand and after watching this video I know it was valid as hell. Also, I can cut down some of that fear knowing that Death Hand is just pale and bloody Globgogabgolab with extra hands.

[@blueknightshade5395]

It really breaks the mood when you’re in the middle of watching and an lol doll commercial comes on

[@SephiMasamune]

The cursed half-mummy half-man jumping out of the closet in the basement of a house in Ikana Canyon scared the literal crap out of me. I love the dark tones of Majora’s Mask.

[@abelg9053]

I would just add one thing to this list to make it even better. The slowly turning around and screaming of the yeti in Twilight Princess....That was truly scary.

[@anonymousfellow8879]

Abel G “I am the clown with the Tear-away FACE!!!”

[@bethrubiano5313]

YOU NO TAKE MIRROR!!!!

[@katarina6652]

YOOOO SO TRUU

[@Nyvettte]

Agree!!!!!😖

[@nikkilil9224]

Yeeeeee

[@nathanhendricks5947]

I find your list to be awesome!! I really enjoy the research you put into this as well. And also you explained the twilight realm really well.

[@frankis8577]

The silent trials always made my damn heart race

[@yfky9683]

I used to make my dad run me back through Hyrule town after turning into adult Link. If one of the screamy things jumped on me I'd freak right out.

[@rose-annelebel5112]

To this day I still play the Sun’s song every time I walk through 🥲

[@synchrotune2833]

@@rose-annelebel5112 lol same, I can't handle redeads

[@jaquelinegrenier580]

If you have the Sun's Song that you can get in the Royal Family's Tomb in the Graveyard at Kakariko Village as a child (or anytime really), you can play it, and run right past them. You can do that with any Redeads. The Song paralyzes them for about 20 seconds. Saves you alot of anxiety.

[@H_Kazuhira]

Zant and his infamous neck crack was pretty damn scary. Considering we never really figured out its true meaning.

[@rebeccaherrmann1775]

Zant and Ganondorf lived in a kind of symbiosis which means that neither of them can die if the other one is still alive. I think that Zant realised that Ganondorf betrayed him at the very and and sacrificed himself.

[@wuderjay12]

H. Kazuhira twilight spooked me as a whole

[@Dakradom]

H. Kazuhira lp

[@DracoHandsome]

... isn't it obvious? Zant was performing a charade of Ganondorf's impending death to mock him. It was a gesture similar to drawing a finger across the throat, except that Zant needs a much more unsettling gesture to match his personality.

[@spicysushi1232]

I think it was something like death coming to get him. Because Zant is dead and nobody acted surprised when Zant appeared so Gannon must have only seen him. I think the neck crack was something similar to Hercules when they cut the thread that represented peoples lifeline, and he came to take his life from the underworld. The twilight people can also manipulate people without touching them, like Minda does so I feel like that’s kind of what happened

[@GodlikeIridium]

The cow stealing aliens in Majoras Mask scared me the most as a kid :D

[@FaceD0wnDagon]

There's also that cutscene in Twilight Princess that HEAVILY implies that the twilight monsters you're fighting are slain/mutated humanoid spirits, who were attacked by the other twilight monsters when literally nothing they could do would help to defend themselves.

[@valhersa29]

Scariest thing in Zelda, for me? When the Guardians wake up in Skyward Sword. Also Blizzetta’s transformation in Twilight Princess. I was playing that game with my dad when I was 6 years old. That scene gave me nightmares for years.

[@noradosmith]

NO TAKE MIRROR!

[@valhersa29]

@Manuel Dias I have no idea, I don’t remember 😂

[@valhersa29]

@John Doe Don’t torture me 😅

[@lucacarranco3206]

YOU PLAYED TP WHEN YOU WERE 6!? *6!?*

[@valhersa29]

@Luca Carranco yUp! First Zelda I ever played, also. My dad kinda didn’t notice the T rating.

[@Jethero18]

No Ikana Canyon from Majora’s Mask?? Remember that little girl who’s father is slowly turning into a mummy? Or the lonely invisible soldier? Or the Poe who plays that song that kills you? Missed opportunities for that #1 slot imo

[@mysryuza]

Jacob Maurel Is it missed if it's opinion-based?

[@jamespowers.gpa.]

You could make a whole list for majoras! I was thinking about the aliens attacking the ranch, when I was little playing that I would always be scared and have to force my way through

[@LVL5esper]

Plot twist, Ikana Canyon was too scary to make the list. Uploader couldnt make it there due to fear to obtain footage of it.

[@Tier1Norseman]

All of Majora's Mask was dark and eerie.

[@hallucinogist]

Jacob Maurel I was legit thinking the father as a mummy would be on here

[@Bernardo21_]

Its all fun and games till an green statue starts to show up behind you and a backward strangely familiar song starts playing backwards

[@fishafresh91]

When I was a kid on my first play through of ocarina, zeldas shriek when Gannon hit you scared the yit out of me. I always remember that

[@danielleleclaire4278]

The scariest thing for me is in Twilight Princess, when you're going thru the twilight palace and theres that big ass, creepy hand that tries to grab the sol balls you need to bring outside at the entrance. I get soooo much anxiety from it.

[@ShadowSkyX]

Its just a security system and doesn't try to hurt you. It just wants it's Sol back.

[@LedYouAshtray]

Wallmasters have always been kinda creepy tbh, but yeah the ones in Twilight Princess were pretty creepy in comparison to Ocarina of Time or even Zelda 1

[@Ninjaananas]

Link himself is pretty scary. He drinks poe essence which is probably their soul. So he is eating the souls of the dead.

[@John-jg4vi]

Ninjaananas not to mention he also busts into random peoples homes, speaks only through grunts and shrieks, breaks your shit, steals your money, and then peaces out. That little green bastard is the true terror of hyrule lmao!

[@anonymousfellow8879]

Yeeeeaaaaahh...but at least Marin *t r i e d* to sort him out...before becoming corrupted herself. (I have a theory that Link’s actually the source of the Wind Fish’s nightmares...since even the monsters were peaceful until he showed up. Then he can flatout murder the Zora refugee, invades people’s underwear drawers (I...did NOT get that reference as a kid. Especially with the “necklace” censoring. Childhood ruined), vandalizes people’s homes/yards, attacks their lifestock and pets, and flatout steals from a shopkeeper turning him murderous. And...ya have to blow the island up just to LEAVE?)

[@DarkMirria1]

Drinking the souls of the damned, jeez...

[@anonymousfellow8879]

Scarlet Curls Y E S. 😂😂😂

[@blacklink6899]

He even killed a black guy........3 times!!!

[@tank7013]

I remember spending a good chunk of my first time through Twilight Princess thinking the spirits characters became in twilight were actually ghosts, and their dialogue was just us seeing their last moments

[@ninjaplayz7242]

Windwaker was the first Zelda game I played and when I saw the redeads, I started to feel chills throughout my whole body. That night, I couldn't get their scream out of my head, even to this day

[@imjustelm]

Man, I remember watching my brother play Skyward Sword when I was younger. I remember him going into the Silent Realm and me having no idea what was going on and being absolutely terrified when the guardians awoke.

[@playlistman1722]

Stupid redeads scream scared the crap out of me when I played

[@Rohgamu]

Same, they scared me as a kid and still scare me as an adult today

[@playlistman1722]

When I was watching I look a way for a second and at that time the scream played and It scared me to death

[@Rohgamu]

@@playlistman1722 damn ikr, those ReDeads have to be the most terrifying things in gaming history, it prevented me from completing Majoras Mask up to this day lmao

[@playlistman1722]

I know those stupid things are annoying but still love the games

[@Rohgamu]

@@playlistman1722 Dude it's amazing tho, I played so much scarier games as a child like Dead Space, Silent hill, etc and none of them seem to scare me as much as ReDeads

[@the.cringe7873]

The first time seeing a guardian and trying to run

[@vtjakiela]

That tree in the beginning of MM really sets the tone for the rest of the game

[@giant9211]

finding a guardian when you have no arrows and all your good weapons broke and you don’t have a master sword

[@razerfox9202]

I learned the shield bash timing. I'm good

[@xenodrone3367]

Guardians the reincarnation of lightning and death itself yoir only option hide and pray it doesn't find you tell me if you get the reference

[@TheQuashingoftheTub]

Good thing you can fast travel during battle. Thanks a lot, New Vegas, for teaching me to never even try that XX

[@FromBeyondTheGrave1]

@@xenodrone3367 Death Claws fear me though, same with Guardians.

[@phaso1486]

Parries. You just need a shield for that. Easy

[@juniper_plant]

majora’s mask always scared me the entire game just felt off

[@ShadowSkyX]

If you listen to the music, almost every track has a near constant low pitch/hum playing under the main instruments. If not that then there's ambient sounds

[@TheTownNarcoleptic]

Like even when people are happy it feels wrong, because you know that they’re all gonna die soon, and it’s made even worse by the way it massively contrasts the misery, fear, and suffering that makes up about 75% of what you see in the game.

[@davidbehrens4760]

Another creepy thing about Majora's Mask is that, as far as the canon of Zelda timelines is concerned, it's kind of futile. First, at the end of OoT, you save Hyrule but are sent back to your childhood where no one knows about your heroic deeds. Then, you save Termina, but everyone forgets because of the timeline reset and then the timeline itself dies out, so it's like you never needed to exist.

[@christianramirez1223]

Thanks for the throwbacks! Love the explanations

[@edwinkjellzahn]

5:12 well that was certainly a… creative way of saying Ryūnosuke Akutagwa, probably the most accomplished Japanese writer ever

[@captainmerciless1423]

Fun Fact: In German Dead Hands name is "Hirnsauger" wich literally means brain sucker....

[@user-ol7bh5gu4i]

Nope nopenopenope nopenope SO MUCH NOPE

[@arwenschild6406]

@Jocelyn Smith You say 'Iiiih"

[@stillapri699]

NONONONONOWHYWHYWHYWHYWRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@andrewmiller5126]

That's disgrossting.

[@ClodsireBeans]

🤢🤮

[@Crichjo32]

Zombie Ganondorf from BotW 2 trailer says hello.

[@brinelleriddle8064]

Crichjo32 ik it made me jump the first time I watched the trailer

[@NaschAzure]

The real question: is it Ganon or Ganondorf?

[@gaspardsavoureux8680]

@@NaschAzure Ganondorf. Ganon is a giant boar like demon king, the corpse is way too small

[@tropicmarines9583]

Correction, Ganoncorpse.

[@justjustin5198]

Nah, pretty sure its demise. Look at the hair and sharp teeth.

[@Kazooples]

The silent realm stuff is one of the only things I loved about Skyward Sword, the music is so intense, like an unnatural heartbeat

[@zelderfreek]

Zeltik: the shear terror for any ten year old kid Me: hey I'm a- It was 8:30 for me when this came on. THANKS FOR GIVING ME NIGHTMARES ZELDA.

[@zelderfreek]

/Zeltik

[@manach1643]

Zeltik: “Ever wondered why Links trousers are brown in skyward sword?” Me: damn why you gotta do Link *dirty* like that Me: ...wait

[@aiim_aimm]

I don’t get it

[@marciabeaupre-huot5745]

@@aiim_aimmHe implies that he shit in his pants.

[@faxnight882]

There really should have been a secret ending where you put the mask onto the tree, and somehow revive it.

[@Nervonous]

I know this comment is old, but that wasn’t majoras mask and that’s kind of what made it a masterpiece. You were a hero and had a peaceful resolution but not a fairytale happy ending, all the people that died in the events of the game still remain dead which kind of makes it more significant, their deaths helped to save the world and meant something. Hell even the “side quest” of the game where you help people or in some cases straight up save them (like on the farm) link can’t do them all, it’s impossible with the time he has and only through looping can he see what his actions achieve but ultimately the way things line up he has to choose who to save/help and who he can’t get to in time. It’s a dark game and that’s what makes it the classic it is.

[@ZeldaFan-vs5nw]

@@Nervonous I agree I wish I could have save everyone but I could and that choice you had to make made the game fun. The choice was sad because people wanted to save everyone but you can't sometimes like with the dying soldier in OoT

[@TheDiplomatAflame]

Not really a good ideia, putting a soul back in the corpse probably would create a terrifying deku zombie that would only live in pain

[@LaNoir.]

@@Nervonous I think he meant putting the deku mask onto the deku husk. But what's dead stays dead, like Mikau and the Goron giving away their masks after passing away. But that's the actual premise, Link gathering those masks by putting the restless souls to rest, using their remaining spiritual energy to fulfill the wishes they wanted to fulfill when they passed away. Mikau wanted to protect his children and his wife, the goron being concerned for goron village's wellbeing, and the butler's son wanting to spend just some more time with his father ("this reminded me on how I raced with my son!" yes...yes, it did...)

[@davidharrington5694]

The ancient cistern and each dungeon in skyward sword’s second chapter is one of my favorite gaming experiences ever.

[@GameDevNerd]

Now that I'm watching this for the first time in years I'm wondering how OoT managed such high quality textures on Link and boss characters. The texture cache on the N64 was only 4kb and virtually unusable, so lots of developers decided to just read texture data from the cartridge. They must have split the textures up into pieces for characters to get higher resolution.