Top 5 Saddest Zelda Moments

[@Zeltik]

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No.

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[@victorbarillas9947]

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[@thesammo4499]

"I'm a terrible grandma" GRANDMA NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MY HEARTTTTTTTTT

[@helltotheno1874]

i like Minecraft yes

[@budadawg2955]

the Sammo hmmmmhmmhmmmhmmhhmhmhmhmmhhmhmmhmhmhmhm 😔

[@budadawg2955]

obi wan kenobi wait wrong timeline

[@yang6642]

obi wan kenobi BOTW Link’s maybe, if she was alive at the time that is. But BOTW happens thousands of years after the other games so Toon Link’s grandma would’ve been long gone by then.

[@cuteaxolotyl9688]

@obi wan kenobi she probably died of old age the calamity happened a while after

[@5Geass]

After I cured grandma, I always made sure whenever I was close to Outset, I would visit her. Not just for the soup, but I was just... I'm okay grandma. I'm okay.

[@Tunic_]

I think you mean I visited MY grandma

[@Tunic_]

Or you if you want

[@davetoms1]

:') Actually brought a tear to my eye, 5Geass

[@MagicalGirlFia]

Same... she’s so sweet and I wanted to be a good grandson

[@kevincummins9822]

CRINGE

[@hoo7797]

Grandma: "I'm a terrible grandma" Koko whenever she forgets an ingredient when she's cooking: "Koko is a bad daughter who can't do anything right" Me: *aggressively spam disagree button*

[@juliannemccloskey1961]

Don’t doubt yourself amazing females.

[@what.6099]

These moments are so sad, but Zelda has a way of showing you that all it takes is one persons kindness to change someone’s whole mood

[@Lepushii]

I hate koko, all she knows to do is cry about how she is useless, which btw she is.

[@iluvyurbles]

This side quest is part of why I feel like some people just mash the buttons to get it done asap. Like that's heart wrenching. Koko tries to be so strong and I just wanted to hug her and let her know it's okay to be sad.

[@AmericanDivaa]

I *happened* to have all of the ingredients she needed, so I did kiiiinda breeze through Koko’s Sidequests. But I really just wanted to see everything she had to say! 😅 And I so badly wanted to yell “Stop! You aren’t useless, you only made a mistake!” Pat her on the head a little, too...

[@ArrowValley]

The saddest part of any Zelda game is the ending credits as you know it's going to be years before we go on another adventure to Hyrule again.

[@LeLeDeLaGeo]

@Peanut Pug you don't understand, in our heart, it would be hyrule EVERYtimes

[@n1nj4l1nk]

So true :( On another subject, I hear you're a fantastic swimmer?

[@rootedcorgi7742]

Man same dude

[@SandyCheeks1896]

Twilight princess end credits are heart wrenching.

[@LeLeDeLaGeo]

@@n1nj4l1nk yes (but it's because i have the zora suit, don't say it to other...)

[@NFREAK141]

I gotta tell ya, bro. I was raised by my grandmother who never really was in the best of health, and I knew it when I was a kid playing Wind Waker. When I got to the part where the grandma was sick? I actually had tears in my eyes, which is a RARE thing for me in any media. So, yeah. I agree.

[@Tunic_]

I may not seem like it but when I visited her and found out she had an illness I was crying inside

[@kingofobama9478]

My dumbass thought this said wind wanker

[@Greg_176]

I don’t feel what you do but I hope your grandma gets better

[@zionnemakoma1398]

@@kingofobama9478 ...

[@Adam-bz7hi]

@@kingofobama9478 lmao

[@armnhc84]

“Link, I....see you later...” is the saddest moment in any Zelda game, period.

[@sadied0g]

Wait which one is this?

[@greyardwhite2683]

@@sadied0g It's Midna's last words to Link before leaving for the Twilight Realm and shattering the Mirror of Twilight

[@linklink3008]

@@sadied0g ....

[@asytippyy352]

Still pales in comparison to the grandma, but it definitely beats Fi's goodbye tbh

[@phoenixdude3215]

Tbh i like the ezlo one its kinda sad...

[@BigGamingBossMan]

No joke Link’s grandmother actually made me cry pretty hard

[@geno_xi]

Who doesn’t get heartbroken over a sad grandma?

[@schmebulock4567]

It's the saddest moment for me in Zelda games and maybe in all games or even all fiction I know. In other games there are big tragedies and stuff but somehow most of it doesn't really touch me. Maybe it's the athmosphere of the Zelda games that makes me more emotional because everything and everyone is so nice and loveable.

[@cojo9656]

Does that to me every time I play through WW.

[@juice2307]

@@schmebulock4567 I think it is because Zelda games are really light-hearted and peaceful at face value, so when little moments of realism and darkness reveal themselves like this, it hits like a freight-train.

[@schmebulock4567]

@@juice2307 I think you're right.

[@odajensen3359]

i think the saddest part was in majoras mask, where this girls dad was turned into a monster, so she put him in the basement. She couldnt leave her house either because it was sworming with monsters outside. Just imagine that fear and hoplessness for a tiny girl like that

[@melimsah]

Just came here to say this one. Just remembered this was a thing.

[@frankzenon3347]

That is horrifying.. I need to play these games

[@Concepcion40]

Krixen 23 you definitely do!

[@wired4933]

I agree with this. That one tore me to pieces big time. But Majora's Mask was the most heartbreaking Zelda anyway.

[@necrofear9896]

The little scene after the song of healing there always gets to me.

[@tildasart1921]

Personally, the only time I've cried while playing a Zelda game was in the end of BOTW, when you get to see the picture of all the champions together, I can't even really say why

[@tadwinhusaini839]

i feel like link would love to see his friend. but, could never do it again

[@soudelnoop]

IM NOT CRYING UR CRYING

[@tadwinhusaini839]

@@soudelnoop that damn ninja must be cutting onion again

[@marcellashaikh5091]

Maybe because they all are DEAD

[@victoria-iu9xd]

Yeah the feeling of not knowing who you are then slowing remembering you life, your friends and how great they were really made you feel terrible for ever forgetting them, for not being there for them in their final moments and now even though everything is fine and you have defeated the evil of Hyrule, you just can't shake the regret, the remorse, the guilt of knowing all your friends die in a tragic war which you still feel partially guilty for. Basically it's survivor's guilt, the feeling that someone should have survived instead of you

[@WindmageZyphos]

The end of the Champion’s Ballad is heartbreaking to me. The memory with the champions getting their picture taken is such a happy moment, but after it’s over, you’re just left standing there in the cruel reality that all of your friends are dead.

[@thetoxicraptorz3482]

to be fair tho, its kinda funny

[@alexanderking8081]

Absolutely agree. The whole plot of botw is that EVERYBODY LINK EVER LOVED IS DEAD. I think that this is more depressing than koko. Especially sense Mipha never got the chance to give link her Zora armor. She even says that “yesterday I was awash in a pool of tears. I had nearly given up hope”.

[@LetsGetDiizii]

whats worse is if you go to your house afterwards link will hang the picture up by his bed and just stare at it for a moment like he's reminiscing. its so saaaaad

[@connora4554]

Conner Sowles afterwards? After what, after you beat Ganon?

[@LetsGetDiizii]

after you beat the champions ballad and get the photo from birdy boi

[@addalittleviolence]

"I'm a terrible grandma" _everyone doubts that_

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[@theidiotwinter4716]

Nah... Link’s a bad kid.

[@nathaniel04]

WinterSloth no way! He sacrifices so much to save Hyrule from evil and puts his life on the line for loved ones. Link is a chad.

[@yasinn9492]

That time I heard Fi's sound in Breath of the wild I almost cry. Imagine how Fi felt when Ocarina of Time's Link got the Master Sword!!

[@Anthony-op7xz]

When was that sound in BOTW

[@peach6648]

Master Oogway in memory 18, when zelda is crying over link’s body, the master sword begins to light up and makes fi’s sound, and a few notes of fi’s theme are heard

[@Anthony-op7xz]

Peach oh ok, i never played the game with fi so i whouldnt know. Thx

[@KirbyPoyo413]

@@Anthony-op7xz if you don't know how it why Fi in the sword play skyward sword since you make the master sword in that game

[@KirbyPoyo413]

@@johndawson9698 no it doesn't you start with the goddess sword that didn't spoil me

[@theskele]

Midnas farewell is by far my all time saddest moments or when shes sick and about to die.

[@hy9er213]

tSkele same

[@gamergirl209]

Midna being poisoned with light sent me into such a panic! I didn't stop that night until she was safe

[@AlienFaun]

My girl Midna!! I still wait for her return in the game..

[@whimsicalalpaca]

tSkele THANK 👏🏻 YOU 👏🏻

[@rarm5899]

tSkele It would’ve really helped that part if “Midna’s Lament” actually played the whole time and wasn’t constantly overtaken by the “enemy encounter” theme

[@ThunderbirdIV25]

The subtle details about your grandma in Wind Waker make it even sadder. For starters, I want to draw attention to a quote from King Theoden in the second Lord of the Rings movie: "No parent should have to bury their child" Your grandma in the game clearly had to deal with outliving Link and Aryll's parents, a hard enough burden. This is only made worse by the worry of also outliving her grandchildren, as well as the guilt of not being able to do anything to help as their guardian.

[@schmebulock4567]

The fact that she can't do anything makes it so heartbreaking. We as Link see our sister getting kidnapped by Helmarock King - so we grab our sword and go rescue her. But grandma can't do anything. Just because she's too old. That must feel horrible.

[@TheHitsubasa]

Schmebu lock I saw a fan art post once of Grandma being the one to don the hero’s clothes and go on the adventure

[@schmebulock4567]

@@TheHitsubasa That sounds great! ^^ I googled "the wind waker grandma hero" and found this: smgoetter.tumblr.com/post/97302966740/wind-waker-au-where-link-and-aryll-are-kidnapped

[@schmebulock4567]

@@xanae4164 As far as I know there's no information about Link's parents in TWW.

[@hufflepuffoftime5842]

Why did you do this to me!?:'( So sad.

[@akicrystal8111]

I lost my grandmother on feb 5 2020.... I missed her she even called me a hero.... She mostly the one who bought me all my zelda games and consoles

[@skylovermc2146]

*hugs*

[@ShinkuGouki]

You are a hero and she believed in you. Don't let her down.

[@brittneybond4852]

im sorry about that but give her a fairy then she would be all better

[@marcellashaikh5091]

U MADE ME CRY.

[@brittneybond4852]

im so sorry

[@vivacornholio9649]

No Midna saying goodbye and shattering the mirror behind her, forever separating her and Link?

[@FMHikari]

The mirror was shattered before, Link could just collect the parts again. What she probably meant with breaking it is that her people will be safer if the portal does not open ever again.

[@phoenixwright784]

@@FMHikari I believe it's stated in the game that the reason why the mirror was able to be fixed had to do with who broke it. Midna's shattering of the mirror is very different from it being broken by... Wast it Zant or Ganon? Can't remember. Either way, I believe it's heavily implied that Midna breaking it is permanent. That said, while a sad moment, no moment in Zelda has had me put down the controller to take moment like when Zelda explains everything to Link in Skyward Sword. Her regret for the actions she took (using Link's relationship with her as a means to force him to become the hero he was meant to be ), Link's reaction, and Zelda's request making the adventure to save her feel all the more personal... imo, it is the most expertly crafted scene in the entire series, and all without any voiced dialogue.

[@OmegaChase1002]

that one hit me hard.

[@OmegaChase1002]

@@FMHikari no, she shattered it into a million pieces, it's beyond repair.

[@DarthFennec]

So Midna isn't on the list, but Fi is? He REALLY hates Twilight Princess, doesn't he ...

[@Kiwii156]

"On the day she prepared soup and presents for her grandson" God damn the mental image of that kinda thing just hurts so damn hard

[@gloriasw.7107]

Ya me too. I cried when i heard that

[@mackenziebeeney3764]

The Deku Butler ain’t just sad, it’s downright depressing. The Hero of Time can save everyone, except one baby Deku.

[@fiend1385]

Basicly you are the butlers son in deko form

[@JcDizon]

The Deku butler's son died just before Link's time looping began so there was nothing he could do

[@davidgeorge1943]

I mean, there's also Darmani and Mikau...

[@NiceIndeed]

I mean, that’s what Majora’s Mask was about. Link was unable to save any of the 3 transformations. They all died with regrets. Two of them even had kids

[@pundertalefan4391]

Makes me think of Spider-Ham from Into the Spiderverse. "Miles, the hardest part of this job is... you can't always save everybody."

[@anelkoloncaric5539]

The saddest moment in my opinion is when Mipha says "father are you well..I wonder...I wish I could see you again, even just once more" that cut scene broke my heart and at that moment I really fell in love with zelda botw

[@traelonin]

Yeah I was sad too

[@anthares96]

i was literally about to comment that exact quote. that and fi's farewell are the only moments in any zelda game where i cried

[@smashwagon777]

The music that plays "mipha and the divine beast" in that cutscene really got me.

[@jacobradabaugh6241]

@Bucket List Yeah I really wish there was a moment where the Champions' descendants were united and we got to see them grow into the roles of their predecessors. 'Twould've been a lot cooler.

[@sbkeel5639]

@Bucket List breath of the Wild is not worse than the Adventure of Link that game is more frustrating than fun unless you use a guide and even then... Breath of the Wild has a lot of good things the overworld is bigger than we could've ever hoped before and the physics engine is very innovative and I look forward to what they will do with it next time! Finding the memory locations and the shrines was a very fun challenge too! But I agree with you that the Dungeons if you can call them that are really really bad! Too similar, too short, no mini boss, no new items that redefine how we go thru that dungeon and the overworld afterward... Their biggest mistake in my opinion was to give the 4 abilities at the great plateau and no more because they wanted to allow people to do everything from then on but that limits the fresh excitement from playing the Dungeons and getting something truly gamechanging! Botw is a two steps forward one step back kind of game to me fun and filled with stuff to do in some aspects but loses too much of our favorite parts of past Zelda games including all the exciting minigames and worthwhile sidequests! Hopefully they take our criticisms to heart for next time and make an even better Zelda game!

[@Keiggy]

My grandma is a little old lady about 4'8" tall; she always reminded me of the Wind Waker grandma and when I was little I used to joke about cosplaying as Aryll and having her dress up as Grandma. Last year, she was diagnosed with stomach cancer and it resulted in one of the most stressful and horrible summers in my life. Not only was it hard to see the sweetest person I've ever had the pleasure of knowing in my life become thin and weak, it was a reminder that she could leave at any moment. Thankfully, she pulled through! She's cancer free, and she's happier than ever. However, she's now living far away in Seattle (I live in Puerto Rico), where she's gotten better care than she could ever hope for here. I used to see her almost every weekend, and now I don't get to do that. I know she's fine, and she writes to me, and we share calls, but... it's really not the same. So basically, I don't think I could play Wind Waker again after having an experience like that. I already almost cried the first time I played WW when I was a child.

[@savagebluemoon8579]

Keiggy I feel you. I feel you so much

[@jamesgilf02]

Oh my god, I’m so sorry. I love my grandparents and couldn’t imagine how sad I would be in your place. I truly hope your grandmas doing okay now

[@zachary9092]

Is she still okay?

[@Keiggy]

@@zachary9092 Yes! She's doing just fine and feeling better every day. I still haven't seen her in over a year, but my uncle sends pictures of her almost daily.

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

Feel you

[@seriomarkj]

Saria's goodbye as a forest sage always gets to me, just so many layers in so little game time- growing up and apart, she still being the good caring friend you always knew her to be, understanding the courage it took to go into the forest temple, and understanding that's where she met her eventual fate

[@Thor-Orion]

All of Saria's storyline in OOT is sad. When she gives you the Forrest Ocarina and you run away and she just stands there looking sad. I adore Saria.

[@CleverClovers]

When I heard Koko crying for the first time, it was raining,and she said "(I) used to be afraid of the rain, now (I'm) not. The rain is a veil, it hides many things. (I) can cry and mommy won't know" I crouched beside her until she was ready to go hang out by the cook pot. I might have cried because I couldn't actually hug her

[@Bad616]

:(

[@RyanBlazeheart]

wow I didn't know about that scene.

[@jenniferchough]

I have about 450+ hours in the game and i am still finding new things. Talking to NPCs at different times and even weather conditions can yield different dialogue. This game is truly a treasure!

[@bigtoblerone8446]

aww... :'(

[@nora1667]

7:30 When you talk to that little girl when it’s raining, she says something like : -“I used to hate rain but it’s different now, thanks to it, people can’t see me crying” 😭

[@nora1667]

(Sorry for the possible mistakes, I’m not particularly good in English)

[@DanielOliveira-ef4qg]

I saw that too. It fucked me up pretty good for one full night.

[@digstrememcdingus1463]

Her grief is what made me learn to stop fearing the Yiga and despise them, in fact I used an ancient arrow on one to kill him to avenge her mother the way they try to avenge their leader

[@R0S3LYN3]

@@digstrememcdingus1463 that is so sad yet beautiful. Thank you

[@digstrememcdingus1463]

@@R0S3LYN3 Your welcome

[@jayw.7210]

YOU FORGOT MIDNA LEAVING LINK MY HEART BROKE DURING THAT

[@caedencloud3504]

I was looking for this comment! That’s my personal saddest moment

[@Nickle_King]

See. THAT moment, I would call sad. Not the rest of these 5. There was a co-dependent, unhealthy to healthy relationship between Link and Midna. At first, it was a Master and Servant situation. You went along with her because you didn't really have a choice. Then you learned her past, her struggles, and save her friggen life, and it becomes a healthy, equal partnership. You went through hardships, trauma, happiness, successes, failures, trails, and victory! Then...you remember that these people are from different worlds. They can't be partners forever. THAT is sadness. THAT is tragedy. Not this "World gunna esplode BAD FEELS NOW BEEP BEEP BEEP" crap. Winning the game meaning two loving people losing each other forever? THAT is a tragedy.

[@anthonyplattner9254]

@@Nickle_King I’d still include grandma

[@Jes9119]

@@Nickle_King I couldn't agree more, I've played so many of these games and experienced a lot of these sad moments but the most painful moment was when Midna and Link were separated, they grew together across the whole game and I never felt a love for a character like I had with Midna. Twilight Princess is such an underrated title, I wish more people saw how good it was.

[@ewan.reed.]

I’ve beet the game twice and I cried both times 😭😭😭😭

[@danamaniac66]

Midna shattering the Twilight Mirror and looking back with longing regret is my all time saddest Zelda moment

[@jeremyschep3589]

Midlink till I die

[@SofieLoaf]

I think Twilight princess is deserving of it's own list fam. That game is DARK

[@jeremyschep3589]

@@SofieLoaf true, but I still think MM is miles ahead in terms of bleakness, even if it is a happier ending

[@peppinoandweskerfriendsfor3450]

Honestly, Midna's departure is the saddest departure. Out of every companion, she feels the most like a person.

[@TorrentOfTrash]

Way sadder than fi that's for sure

[@Secondhand-Spook]

Fi's farewell made me a tear up a bit, but the only moment in any Zelda game that absolutely broke me was the loss of Impa in 𝘚𝘬𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘚𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥. "...See? I told you we'd meet again." And then her cherished bracelet from Zelda falls to the ground as her spirit departs.

[@lucascarol8338]

Yeah, meet again, fade away again, this is not cool...

[@udontknowmehaha4778]

After i beat Demise i instandly started to cry and sob really gross and it became even worse as the ending of Skyward Sword continued. So now i sat there, crying like i could die at any moment, all alone😂........................ And then my dad came in and asked me, shocked: "Child! What happend??? Why are you crying?!?!". I couldn't see anything because of the tears so i still looked at my screen and cried:"My favorite Game ended and it was very saaaaaad..... I need a huuuug😭". So my dad laughed really hard at me and hugged me😂😂😂

[@luiscoll8220]

That was sad yet promising since the name of Impa will be cherished by Zelda to the point of her giving that name to her care taker. But Fi is one of a kind, reminds you that all of Link's companions leave him in the end.

[@peach6648]

the scene at the earth spring also broke me, which i’ve never seen anyone else mention. with the incredibly sad music known as ‘separation’ playing in the background, link and zelda see each other in person for the first time in a while, yet aren’t allowed to go to each other. after zelda leaves without explaining, impa tells link that zelda was almost captured because he was late. this moment of brutal honesty and shame really struck me hard. once again, link is then left alone in the earth spring, without an understanding of where zelda is, with the mysterious and mournful spring music playing. finally, he imagines a memory of zelda in front of him, happy and smiling as she once was, before the mirage fades away and leaves nothing but the stare of the stone goddess statue.

[@juliannemccloskey1961]

It actually made me legit cry and I want to give impa a hug

[@maddiearnold1308]

The saddest moment in Botw is when Sidon is looking at Mipha's statue and he is talking to her.

[@dhans9662]

Eh she's been dead for 100 years he'll get over it

[@samschofield9452]

@@dhans9662 frdhtyjfdfrdtfdrdrgtdrrdfdrdfsresdfdsdrcfgsersddasese?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@RosaleeFaith]

... meanie🤬

[@RosaleeFaith]

to me it's when she almost told link that she loved but was cut short by calmity ganon and she's dead and she never got to tell link that.. she loved her

[@vidiaperwirawati3470]

​@@dhans9662 💀

[@copperpatina-z]

I think one of the saddest ones is when Link and Zelda were finally reunited in Skyward Sword but then Zelda was sealed inside that crystal. Her last words to him were so touching and you could even see Link crying or at least on the verge of tears

[@dragdraws4132]

same here, it broke my heart

[@raeevans06]

I cry every time I see that scene

[@daisukenojobito3807]

When Fi leaves almost made me not finish the game. lol

[@aurorajones9525]

Cry every time

[@ryan-monty]

It's just tragic, rips my heart out every time

[@vedved82491]

One of moments I consider the saddest is in Twilight Princess, when you found out that Queen Rutella, Prince Ralis’ mother, was murdered and she asks you to guide him. I remember the first time I played it and came across that part. It was heartbreaking.

[@8jesusramirez9]

The music in that scene broke my heart the first time.

[@jamesvalle9079]

@@8jesusramirez9 The music in that scene (if I'm correct) is Serenade of Water, the same one from Ocarina of Time.

[@8jesusramirez9]

@@jamesvalle9079 Yeah I know, it broke my heart because of that fact.

[@NachoCheeseDorito-Kun]

The entire segment after bringing Ralis to Kakariko will never not send chills down my spine. Finally seeing Rutella at peace and fading as dawn approaches...

[@masonschwalm2010]

The whole sequence is beautiful. You’re taking to Thelma I’m front of the hotel first after a pretty lightheaded side quest and then after she goes back inside you turn around, and there’s Rutella, totally unexpected, this regal, ethereal form wordlessly beckons you to follow, and then the music starts to fade in. Being a long time Zelda fan this was one of the details that made the whole thing more profound. You start to realize where she’s leading you to, and then once you enter the cemetery she gives her final request, cue the water works. The whole thing is so sad. Also I couldn’t imagine, nor would I envy being in Link’s shoes once the prince wakes up, and having to tell him what happened to his mother. For being a video game it’s extremely well done. I admit all the other ones are really sad but Rutella storyline is the only time I ever cried in a Zelda game. I came really close with the Pamela and her father scene, as well and Anju and Kafei, but something about this one got to me.

[@lunabeekhuizen8858]

*mipha's theme starts playing* Me: *waterfall of tears*

[@シキ-f3q]

Y e s .

[@marcellashaikh5091]

I FELT SO BAD WHEN I NOTICED MIPHA WAS THAT SWEET

[@kylebroflovski8656]

MIPHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@buttonsbox2476]

@LxD Alex hy did any of the champions die 😭

[@thecommonman9524]

@@buttonsbox2476 except maybe Revali. I hate that guy.

[@furavyoff4188]

"May we meet again, in another life"... Then thousands of years later, Fi reaches to Zelda from within the sword to save her new master in the last memory of Breath of the Wild 😥

[@devonm042690]

Nah, Fi's telling Link that his hearts are critically low and that he should replenish them at his earliest convenience.

[@Crustystreet123]

No that's memory 17 the last memory is 18

[@devonm042690]

@@Crustystreet123 They meant the 13th memory. As in the memories you find using images to correlate the location and press A on a glowing spot. The other five are part of larger cutscenes.

[@MJTRadio]

I've always felt the alcoholic content of Chateau Romani in the Cremia and Romani scene was overblown by the fandom. I've always viewed it far less of a "drugged to dull pain" concept as it is, "give her this thing she's been looking forward to now, because you won't get another chance"

[@KawaiiStarFairy]

MJTRadio it’s sold at a bar and it’s adults only...

[@dronkusdonkus9190]

its pretty sad either way

[@vegetavegeta6710]

exactly what I thought

[@connora4554]

I haven’t played Majoras mask, but since the girl gave her sister alcohol and sealed her away into a slumber, the girl still never woke up even though the world was saved right?

[@lilgemsy]

I always took it as it was a right of passage that she would have gone through once she got older. And as far as the older sister was concerned there wouldn't be another chance. Sharing a bed to be together at the end of the world. Cremia was probably hoping her younger sister would sleep through it whilst everyone else would be to terrified to sleep.

[@poisonedbubbletea270]

The saddest part of grandma though, is that you can hear her crying. The little sobs pain me so much

[@HyruleGamer]

Grandma has genuinely made me cry before playing through Wind Waker, such a character...

[@aabfnrjkfnvrofnfnrpldcbrko9027]

Oof. The saddest part of The Legend of Zelda is when Mario died.

[@falcore91]

One of my saddest moments in any Zelda game: when I hit my first invisible wall at the edge of the map in BOTW. It was such a terrible moment when I reached the edge of what had felt like an endless world without limitations.

[@pyroshayniac1090]

... I never thought about it that way.

[@amyroseishere1091]

I was climbing around gerudo highlands and when I got that "can't go any further" text, it felt like a slap to the face

[@niahoad]

That happened? I tought BOTW is endless

[@crimeslime5419]

Dude that hurts with every Zelda game, but I can only imagine how bad that is in botw. Just got the game recently and I almost cried earlier because the game is so beautiful and it makes me feel so free. Idk how I’m gonna handle it when I finally meet the edge of the map. I love tloz so much I never want it to end

[@somemoomoofan]

The thing that makes me the most sad is the damn spikes to the north east of death mountain. Like they look so neat and amazing, and they’re next to the ocean and a bottomless pit so my mind is like “hEh, Revali’s Gale Time-“ and then it slaps you in the face with the “You can’t go further”. I felt so mad, and I thought “at least make giant cliffs that reach the sky, or make something that doesn’t peak my curiosity” ;-;. Nintendo, if ya put a giant plateau next to something that seems so interesting, you’re just gonna make me cry. If I’m not wrong also, there’s a named mountain/hill in the Gerudo Mountain area, and I placed a pin there seeing as I hadn’t explored there before. When I began to climb, however, the same. damned. message. appeared. Why do you name something inaccessible? I cried enough with the mipha’s backstory, please stop.

[@warrioroflight6872]

Breath of the Wild's story had plenty of sad moments by itself. Zelda's failure to save almost everyone she loved... Mipha never getting the chance to be with Link... (Even though I don't ship her with him.) Zelda remembering her mother with Urbosa... Zelda's father berating her for her lack of dedication to her task... The picture of the Champions... And finally, when Zelda thought she lost Link when he was all she had left...

[@crazy4gta1]

It’s also important to realize that her kingdom fell, her father was killed, Link was basically killed, her home destroyed, and her friends all killed on her birthday.

[@LT-xc9cs]

The saddest part of Botw for me was when I read the king’s journal where he says that he has only been so tough on Zelda in hopes that her power will awaken; He was willing to have Zelda hate him so she could save Hyrule. He then says that if Zelda’s power doesn’t awaken at the spring of wisdom (the last place Zelda was before Gannon came) he would apologize and start being nicer as his strict ways haven’t worked. But Gannon attacks before Zelda ever sees her father again so they never got to be on good terms.

[@ollieburnik3932]

@@LT-xc9cs Kinda like my mom and I. S my mom had cancer and the only thing that she wanted was to see me just one more time before her time comes. The part that really hits me is that when I went to go get her something (when i was gone) she died.

[@ollieburnik3932]

a week after my birthday

[@LT-xc9cs]

ollie burnik I am sorry for your loss and I wish you and your family my condolences but I’m sure your mother would not want you to live the rest of your life regretting not being there at the time of her passing as you had no way of knowing when she would pass away. It is hard to lose a loved one but try to be grateful for the time you spent with them. Just know that even if she is gone her love for you is not and your memory of her will always be there. It won’t be easy but keep pushing forward and try to live the best life you can if not for yourself, then for your mother.

[@happygol-lucky5938]

I think one of my favorite moments would be the dying knight of Hyrule in Ocarina of Time. The people apparently aren't aware of Zelda fleeing, but this man stood up to -Ganondorf-.

[@dragongrandmaster]

i saw that to and i was realy shocket when i was a kid specialy the part its not moving anymore orrracting

[@gamerboss5869]

Yeah it was also sad how everyone just forgot about that except for real gamers

[@Xunkun]

Apparently, draft versions included that Gannondorf had some human, non-Gerudo collaborators, and that last segment before the opening of the Door of Time might of had open warfare in Castle Town between this factions and the Guard--- and that he might be, basically; left over code from this version; hence why he disappears afterwards and there's no mention or marker of him afterwards. He should be honored and remembered, like Green Biker Dude from the Megaman X2 intro.

[@TheBhose]

IT IS TRUE Butwe see him in twilight princess waiting for someone to take his roll as a skeleton with a helm

[@jasminemyrick8668]

Yeah, as a kid that was sad, but even more so considering someone had to find that body

[@omicron3012]

I always found Mikau and Darmani's death to be quite emotional. As they agree to leave the world of the living, their soul accompanied by the soothing, but puzzling melody of the Song of Healing, they remember and are thus, again, surrounded by the people they loved and vowed to protect... at any cost. Such moments perfectly represent the Song of Healing's essence: grief and peace going hand in hand. Majora's Mask was such a special game overall ^^

[@Void_Echoes]

I completely agree.

[@GreatNinjaman]

Agreed

[@sablen1319]

Mikau’s story messed me up

[@majora5651]

Talking to all the Zora made me so emotional when they started talking about Mikau and how they were happy he was back. Made me wish I could make it able for him to go back after the fight with Majora...

[@ahumanoidoforiginx7957]

I know this is an entire game I’m talking about, not just a moment, but Breath of the Wild Link’s entire existence is sad. He wakes up, and is given such a difficult task of killing a great, powerful embodiment of evil, trekking through deserts and mountains and falling in lava, hungry but persisting through the rain, for years. All by himself. He has nothing but the occasional horse, wolf, npc to keep him company, and along his way to complete his final duty, he helps so many people, from a small child wishing to cook for her sister to a diseased man that needs meat to survive, putting EVERYONE’S lives before his own. Yet he gets no compensation. A silent hero, alone in the wilderness, with no memory of his life, just glimpses of it. And it’s fighting Ganon WITHOUT these memories, WITHOUT companions, WITHOUT ANYTHING, that makes me feel like he is the strongest Link.

[@vihuynhquang5204]

And we may never know whether Link be able to make peace with himself, considered that those he believed more worthy than him died, and he have failed everyone, including his family. Even when the spirit of his deceased friends - the former Champions - aid him both in power and emotional support, we may never know if he can believed all of it is true. And THEN whether Link’s mental can be afflicted with Malice is another matter, but I don’t think this is possible

[@ehx3419]

@@vihuynhquang5204 I never noticed, but my way-over-the-top might-not-even-be-possible mod concept actually remedies that as well. Basically, a new important character named Mystena (she has control over dimensions) manages to save the four Champions and has them take shelter in a chaos realm. However, then her sceptre is shattered, which causes said chaos realm to fall apart, so everyone assumes (in the backstory) they died anyway. (By the time Link wakes up, Mystena found out that not only are the Champions alive and relatively well, but regaining the shards of her sceptre and putting them back together will let them return to Hyrule. Which, of course, becomes integrated with the main questline. But that's another story.) Her involvment weaves through the (story and) backstory all the way up to the final memory, where it's not Zelda's awakened powers tht save Link, but Mystena with a hailstorm of Ancient Arrows from a 10-shot bow. She then heals Link and Zelda with a Hearty Potion (In a new memory that is found earlier but takes place later, Link is hit with a mysterious poison the Hearty Potion has no power against, but the Shrine of Resurrection can help with that). In the next scene of the same memory where Mystena speaks of how they now have to survive for each other, I actually had it be Link who speaks up for once and says "Then we will survive - for one another and for Hyrule!" It's that sentence that gives Zelda the hope needed to activate her powers, but from your remark I realized it also shows that for Link, there's not really such thing as having to make peace with himself - something killed his friends, and he has to and will keep fighting that something until it stops causing harm. No feeling of having failed, just determination.

[@photonbee1932]

oot link was brought to a place far from home, had to let hyrule die for 7 years, was forced to defeat ganondorf, had to deal with 2 terrible desicions by zelda, one of which sending him back to childhood, then he had to run far from hyrule, was sent to a dream land with the possibility of dying at any moment, then he lived alone for the rest of his life, and he never got to teach his techniques until twilight princess, where he is, in fact, long dead. At least botw link actually got a happy ending! oot links is just depressing. especially having an appearance in twilight princess.

[@Rosanna-df1yu]

At least his relationship with Zelda recovered in TotK. Then Ganondorf goes ahead and rips them apart again (literally, RIP Link's right arm 2017-2023)

[@DeerBonesBaby]

The whole segment with Grandma at the end brought me to tears,like it does every time

[@Super-Saiyan-Blue-Gogeta]

I think just about everyone's heart sinks a little due to Link's Grandma.

[@cecilo1385]

@@Super-Saiyan-Blue-Gogeta links grandma reminds me of my late great grandmother so it hits even harder for me.

[@sonicguyver7445]

I always thought a sad moment was Zelda being sealed in amber to help maintain the seal on The Imprisonmened. Everything Link had done to that point was to find Zelda and as soon as you find her you have to say goodbye again. That moment where he pounds on the amber really gets me. And really the whole game is that singular purpose, to find Zelda. That also makes the scene where they walk out together holding hands so much better.

[@ShycoWar]

You can just tell how much Link has to force himself to not look back as the giant stone doors behind him slowly close themselves shut.

[@emilythezeldafan848]

Link crying in that scene always got to me

[@matteelv7109]

Which Zelda game?

[@nataliebuckley5063]

Yes but what game was that

[@sonicguyver7445]

@@nataliebuckley5063 Skyward Sword.

[@velvetcrowe1399]

The saddest moment for me is in Link's Awakening. Marin felt in love with Link, she just wanted to leave the island and see the world with him, but no. Being just a dream and Link a real human, him and Marin couldn't be together, and they'll never meet again, without even having said goodbye to each other.

[@JcDizon]

Link's Awakening was my first Zelda game so back then, I didn't even knew who Zelda or Malon or any other characters outside of Link's Awakening were. So I kept pairing Link and Marin together too and wanted them to end up together at the end. It has been 22 years since I first played Link's Awakening and it still is the saddest game for me.

[@megalisa830bright6]

Aww! I always think about the Island of Koholint, and Marin, every time I visit the beach, and ocean! ^_^ I usually try to listen to the 'Ballad of the Wind Fish' when I'm there too! :D

[@JosephSmith-lm4ri]

@@JcDizon I don't know why, but I'm just picturing a crying pepe holding figures of Link and Marin together, knowing they never could within the game.

[@mischasella8917]

I agree this is one of the saddest moments in all of Zelda if you beat the game without dying the credits show seagulls and a video of marin starts playing with the ballad of the windfish implying that her wish to the windfish was granted she just had to become a seagull

[@auraguard0212]

Well... to be frank, it's possible to have the same dream multiple times... (Yes, this is immense cope so I don't start bawling. >

[@princehyrule8291]

For me its when you Dont save Romani and the ranch. When you first go to the ranch shes like the Happiest child ever. so much joy and wonder but then They take her and then shes just cold and lifeless and she stares right through you with those cold dead eyes. just really upsetting to see such a happy child so void of emotion.

[@ccheyenne]

That was definitely the creepiest, most upsetting thing in the game. I actually tortured myself a lot thinking that I only actually saved her once, but played the song of time countless times, so I condemned her to bring abducted so so many times :'(

[@blue-chaos96striker72]

Alien rape )':

[@jpmitchell1980]

That is one reason I found myself chasing “them” off in every 3-day cycle when I could help it, as well as protecting Cremia from the Gormans

[@frostfirex7467]

Grandma tore me up man I was too young for those feels. Played this during recess with friends and we cried like a bitch returning to class. The girls didn’t understand, but our teacher (also played WW) knew what happened.

[@pundertalefan4391]

That's nice that your teacher understood.

[@soso1634]

How in the world did you play WW in school?

[@peterheid4433]

One question: HOW THE HECK DID YOU MANAGE TO GET A WII U/GAMECUBE INTO SCHOOL!?

[@ahuman292]

Emulator?

[@soso1634]

Portable GameCube/Wii???

[@generaltechnomage306]

One of the saddest moments, for me, is thinking about how Mipha's family might have been coping with her death (especially considering that they've still been living a century after her death).

[@vihuynhquang5204]

While King Dorephan and Prince Sidon assured Link that her death wasn’t his fault, Muzu blamed him. And both side were right

[@altoidsours]

There are two moments that made me cry in a Zelda game. (Actually there's probably more, but these were the two that stood out to me.) The first one was Midna leaving - I started sobbing when she left. Midna is probably my favorite Zelda character of all time. I really wish she had stayed. The second one was in Ocarina of Time. After you go to the forest temple for the first time and you see Saria's abandoned stump, and Link approaches slowly. And then Sheik makes the comment about memories of younger days. That one always hit me hard.

[@artchic528]

The second one hit me hard too. Especially after Saria gives you the Forest Medallion and the words "Saria will always be.....your friend..." appear on the screen as it fades out.

[@liamlogan7131]

Same with the midna leaving. And it’s not just her leaving, but how she never gets to see link again.

[@lucascarol8338]

I intend to call a child as Midna. Just love Midna

[@kalebramirez7327]

Dont know if you guys know him, a youtuber called MajorLink who makes amazing animations. He made one about that moment from OOT and it made me cry the first time

[@gin9410]

My personal favorite sad moment is Link and Zelda in the forest in one of the memories in BotW Zelda's realization that the people she loved, including her father had been murdered and her breakdown hits me hard

[@AnarithAelys]

And when we read their diary (Zelda and her father) inside Hyrule Castle... that makes this scene even more sad T_T

[@swedishzeldafan6121]

Wow I totally forgot about that! But you're so right!

[@aileedubaron]

Dude yes. I forgot. I bawled after that

[@mattzilla331]

Zelda crying made me cry

[@kyungsik]

Her Japanese voice actor really nailed that scene. The ugly cry at the end was perfect it guy punched me good

[@zackaronie.b.2709]

I lost my grandma last year, and man, replaying Wind Waker and getting to the part where you see Link’s Grandma sick and bedridden hit me harder than I was expecting it to...

[@adamsochillstep1272]

The saddest moments for me besides midna leaving was in ocarina of Time as you find out who the sages are and that they have to stay in that realm to seal Gannon..

[@alejandrobenavides766]

When Midna leaves in TP and when the king of Hyrule surrenders at the end of WW always break my heart. Also when the grandma in Oracle of Ages says to his grandchild that she wants to be called grandma again as he is turned into stone by veran a supremely underrated sad moment, mostly because people haven't played the oracle games

[@Prince-bt3qs]

Alejandro Benavides I also found that moment with the grandmother in Oracle of Ages very sad.

[@TamakaroMakezai]

That part of the Oracle of Ages is pretty sad and I felt like I wanted to help them

[@sarahditty3037]

I’m glad someone else remembered the grandma from oracle of ages I always teared up when she wanted him to move again

[@henriqueellrich5786]

The moment my heart was broken was, when Midna, with a tear drop breaks the mirror of twillight. That hit right in my tummy

[@darcidious99]

For me it's the entirety of Queen Rutella's story through TP. To end it off by her saying tell my son I'll always walk with him and love him (not sure of the exact moment), makes me break down every time.

[@jamillmaldonado8812]

juut got to this part playing the HD version broke my heart the muinute she said that

[@Pepitobenito]

I honestly thought this would be number 1. The feels.

[@hotarushidosha]

This moment should def have been in this

[@KirbyPoyo413]

I never found her in the gamecube version where is she

[@buggs2024]

1. Midna Leaving 2. Fi's Farewell 3. Sad Grandma 4. End of the World 5. The Windfish's Awakening

[@liamlogan7131]

Good list

[@FrostBlueFire]

Yeah i was surprised not to see Midna on his list tbh

[@mothgardener9735]

I'm sad that midna's farewell isn't on here, i was so upset when that happened

[@pundertalefan4391]

It's just his opinion. And he had to choose 5 out of many.

[@Joseekins]

What game?

[@billybobbobson3797]

@@Joseekins minds is literally in one game

[@Joseekins]

@@billybobbobson3797 idk which

[@Joseekins]

Twilight princess or sky sword

[@n64glennplant]

Saddest moment is the poor soul that is guru guru who will forever be tormented by the windmill song 😂

[@eaglelord145]

N64 Glenn Plant I would swap places with guru-guru any day of the week

[@n64glennplant]

The Edgy-unedgy sorry to hear you have a low quality existence, I hope things improve for you soon 👍

[@eaglelord145]

N64 Glenn Plant Thanks for the sympathy, but I wasn’t intending on implying that I have a miserable life. I was more meaning that I adore the song of storms, so would listen to it all day long. Thanks for the concern though!

[@n64glennplant]

The Edgy-unedgy ah now I get you - I was like man I feel bad for this guy if he wants to swap lives with the poor ole windmill man 😂

[@DreadlordZolias]

Go around~ Go around~ Wait, it's going way too fast~!

[@SimoneCalloni]

F*ck. When I realized what I was seeing when I played the scene of the Chateau Romani... I started tearing up. To me is one of the deepest and saddest scene I ever played in a videogame (not only Zelda's). It deals with hopeless love, with the impotence to save and help the most important person in the world to you. Great scene, man.

[@meymeyman3127]

...you DO know if this milk is alchaholic and she always gets it every time the moon falls even when you succeed... well i already said enough

[@lux0rd01]

Not to mention it's so easy to pass over and not see. It's not this huge cut scene it's just a couple of comments but it's so heart wrenching!

[@strawhatandrew8341]

When I first played Wind Waker and saw how Link's grandma reacted to the situation, I had to call my own grandma just to tell her that I love her. Anju & Kafei and Pamela & her father in Majora's Mask hit me right in the feels too.

[@cait7701]

Don’t know if this counts, it really doesn’t count, buuuuut...the fact Link in BOTW looses all his memories, even his childhood memories. He wakes up with no idea who he is and told to save a princess he has no idea about in a kingdom he doesn’t know. Despite earning some memories we don’t know anything really of Link other then in Mipha’s diary saying that over time he stopped talking and smiled even less. And in Zelda’s diary he doesn’t talk due to the pressure of defeating the Calamity. And while Zelda was crying her eyes out of about leaving everyone to die, Link is just...silent. And comforts her. What about Link’s life? What about his family and friends? The Calamity would have killed his family too and he says...NOTHING! And wakes up with NOTHING! I don’t know what’s more tragic, Zelda or Link in BOTW? Give the boy a hug, please!

[@avereynakama9854]

Yeah. Whenever I play through, I always imagine Link wondering about his life apart from a Champion and Zelda's knight. How did he feel about things and what could he want to do after fighting Gannon? He pretty much has no one at all after he wakes up. I guess that's one of the reasons why I like visiting Zora's Domain in BotW: that's the closest thing to family and friends he has anymore.

[@lolwutguise]

@@avereynakama9854 because of this I defeated Ganon in the Zora's Armor, since Mipha made the chestplate for him, even though I had gone to all the trouble to fully upgrade the soldier's armor and champion's tunic

[@hufflepuffoftime5842]

Box C, I agree, absolutely hearbreaking

[@crimeslime5419]

It’s kinda interesting because that’s how he is in every Zelda game, like he wakes up one day and a family/friend is calling his name and minutes later he’s this courageous (yet nearly emotionless) hero out saving the world.

[@hufflepuffoftime5842]

@@crimeslime5419 Yeah. I feel like, of all the Zelda games Skyward Sword Link has the most emotion, but still, you would think that someone with the weight of the world on their shoulders would have the most emotion of any character in the game.

[@triforcefx]

Link's Awakening.... The entire thing. You go through a fun and happy world only to realize that the whole thing was a dream. The end of the game means the end of all the characters you've come to love. The only Zelda game where you question whether or not you actually want to beat it. What a nightmare! (See what I did there?)

[@xxxtentaciongotthekrabbypa8838]

TriforceFX you sneaky bitch😂

[@schmebulock4567]

I'm glad I never finished this game. ^^ But even reading about the ending was sad. On the other hand somehow every game ends like this. When you've finished a game the whole world you saved and everything on it just 'stops'. Nothing happens after the end. All you can do now is loading your last save to get back to the world before you saved it or replaying the whole game - just like Link who will never see what Koholint is like after he woke up the windfish. The only thing he can do is remembering the island and the people he met there.

[@leflamf.c.u.]

OFJDODJ MARIN 😢

[@DreadlordZolias]

Honestly, I'm actually surprised there wasn't a Nightmare Link battle at the end of the game; there was Agahnim, Ganon, and even a Buzz Blob... I still think a Dark Link battle sequence could've been nice there.

[@charliecastillo9844]

Oh my goodness.(faceslap)

[@matthewjones6786]

You know what got me about Fi’s farewell? The music. Heaven help me, I am conditioned to tear up every time I hear that perfect melody.

[@Juak05]

Grandma made me cry when i played windwaker. I have a softspot for old people ever since i saw UP for the first time and also since my grandme died.

[@argotheinformant1902]

I struggled to leave Grandma. It hurt my heart to leave. qwq

[@Tunic_]

It hurts

[@skyler_twilight128]

What really hits home is because shes your only family member who will constantly worry about both if her kids and it hurts to leave because its gonna make her sad 😣

[@reddeadinsaiyan]

When I was young I was always saddened when Link plays the flute to the flute player for the last time before he died/turned into a tree in Link to the Past.

[@RikuNakashima9001]

This was one of my saddest Zelda moments too. A Link to the Past was my first Zelda game as a little kid and I still can remember that being one of the first times I ever felt... I guess real emptiness. I used to leave my Gameboy sitting around while I listened to him play the flute for all the animals, and I remember just feeling profoundly empty and lonely after completing his story and he became part of the tree stump. I still get tears in my eyes when I hear the ocarina melody from that game

[@abluntuser940]

I think one of the saddest things I first came across was when the poor soldier in ocarina of time dies in the alleyway. It’s so eerie because everyone in the town is acting normal like nothings wrong and a life is lost just around the corner...

[@dabmonstr7403]

Wait where? When? Why have i never saw that

[@abluntuser940]

@@dabmonstr7403 Ever been to The Back Alley in Hyrule Castle Town? If you go to that location right after Zelda and Impa flee Hyrule, but before Link pulls the master sword, you can find the dead soldier event.

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

@@dabmonstr7403 it's quite easy to miss. Most do, iirc. Wounded guard is hiding in the alley in Castle Town. Talk to him, and he telld you what happened re: Ganondorf, Impa and Zelda, and then promptly dies. He may be a remnant of a deleted scene.

[@Metaknight180]

@@literallyanangrymoose7717 I've played that game so many times and I've never seen that! Man, I hope I get another opportunity to play someday and that I don't forget about this if I do.

[@SilverFoxR]

"...land, monster, sea, sky... A scene on the lid of a dreamer's eye..." What happens when your heroic journey means that everyone you've met on the way must cease to exist? The saddest moment in Zelda history - waking the Wind Fish in Link's Awakening. The song taught by the first character you meet - a young girl named Marin - a kind-hearted girl who spreads joy to all who would listen to her song, "The Ballad of the Wind Fish". For the first time in the series, you meet a character, journey with them and learn about them. They want to see the world beyond their small island of Koholint. You speak with her, listen to her... she aids you on your quest when you become stuck and rescue her when she becomes trapped herself. But in the end... like everyone else on the island... she part of the Wind Fish's dream. To wake the Wind Fish and continue your journey, you must erase Koholint Isle and all of it's inhabitants from existence... including Marin... the last thing you see before everything fades to white... the haunting song she sings the last thing you... or anyone else on the island hear. It's one of the darkest, most tragic moments in the series... capped by the sadness of a beautiful song that echoes into silence. Anyone who's played that game will feel emotional to this day from hearing that song... because it left a scar on the hearts who heard it last.

[@janwagner3020]

@CupheadLord 332 That's also in the normal version

[@kia3749]

I agree No matter how many times I play links awakening I always get emotional

[@guidingkeyblade7834]

8:57 Some of you may know this, but in Majora's Mask, the way the people react, and the order that you encounter them match up perfectly with the Kübler-Ross model of grief; that states when somone is confronted with grief, they go through five distinct emotional phases: Denial Anger Bargaining Depression & Acceptance. First you have Clocktown, where all the people are in denial, for example Muto the Carpenter calling the falling moon a groundless theory. Then you reach woodfall, the Deku princess is kidnapped and the King reacts by lashing out at an innocent monkey, there we have our second phase: Anger. Then you reach Snowhead, Darmani is dead and he asks link to use his magic to revive him, Bargaining. Trying to make a deal to prolong his life Then you reach Great Bay, where you have Lulu, the Zora singer. A mother who lost her children, and she just stands there, overcome with Depression. Then you reach Ikana valley, a place of acceptance, where you have to climb the stone tower and get the item of Stone Tower Temple, the Light Arrows.

[@drewesalahor4857]

OH DANG

[@guidingkeyblade7834]

Game theory has a video on this.

[@devonm042690]

So wait...is the juxtaposition of the outside of the moon vs the inside supposed to reflect the like contrast between the feeling the idea of death brings to the living vs the peace that it's actually considered to be? And if that's the case, what do the moon children and their masks represent? What does the final battle represent?

[@guidingkeyblade7834]

@@devonm042690 Interesting thought.

[@AnarithAelys]

There is something more that I love about Fi's farewell, but it wasn't possible in english versions of the game because of the grammatical use of "you". To explain it, I don't know if it's the case in other languages like spanish, italian, german... etc but in french, during the game, Fi speaks to Link with a mark of respect (named "vouvoiement" in french, it's the same for the plural "you"), and at the end of the game, during her last words, she speaks to Link more directly, using the "tutoiement" (singular "you") and it gives it an intimate effect that really strucked me. It really looked like Fi was more than a comrade for Link, but a friend, even a part of his family.

[@Zeutomehr]

never played ss on german, but there are similar respectful forms in german

[@ladyducoeur7073]

Oh my god I'm french too, and me too it just broke my heart to see how close they really were😭😭😭Je l'aimais pas trop, mais de l'avoir fait partir m'a fait verser des larmes.... ;(

[@Ultimabuster92]

@@ladyducoeur7073 I played the game in german, and it's the same there. We have "Du" which means "you" We use it when we speak to friends or family. Then we have "Sie" which also means "you". We use that when we speak with people we're not so close with or people we respect. We use it, for example, when we talk to our teachers in school or when we talk to our boss at work. Or simply when we talk to strangers in general. And then we have "Ihr" which also means "you" This is the highest form of respect and isn't used anymore in this day and age. It was used, when people talked to kings or when servants spoke to their masters. In SS Fi referred to Link as "Ihr". She was a servant speaking to her master. But when she bid her farewell she used "Du". It was really touching.

[@AnarithAelys]

@@Ultimabuster92 Glad to see that it was the same case in german ! It's a really touching detail, and when I saw the video of Zeltik, I realized that this detail couldn't appear in english versions.

[@AnarithAelys]

@@ladyducoeur7073 C'était pareil pour moi, au début je la trouvais vraiment trop distante (un peu chiante aussi), et sa manière de parler n'aidait pas, sauf qu'à la fin... elle m'a aussi fait verser des larmes, la manière dont elle parle à Link la rend bien plus humaine x3

[@Sparda98]

Damn onion cutting Yiga...

[@snowmanleblanc6053]

sneaky yiga.. making people mistaken me for crying XD

[@whytho212]

What jerks!

[@jpmitchell1980]

They seem to love bananas for some odd reason, though

[@jordanmatthew6315]

*[A sad Grandma exists]* All of her grandsons and granddaughters: "Not today, sadness."

[@Multichromanic]

The saddest part for me has always been when midna almost dies in twilight princess. The music, the atmosphere... it always gets me.

[@Kuromii_Waddles]

I always loved the grandma in Wind Waker. She's one of my favorite Zelda characters in the whole franchise.

[@EvelynWn]

My heart broke when I found Koko crying at the graveyard. I wanted to hug her so much but Link wouldn't let me.

[@gustafadolfsson4904]

Legit just fell a tear for grandma. Goddamn it. It just hits me right in the feels

[@kaeyaluckaealberich1612]

I agree with your number 1 choice. I feel like Midna's Farewell could have been added, but I'm not sure where to rank it. Thank you for including Koko and Cottla and Majora's Mask moments (especially the End of the World).

[@SandyCheeks1896]

Link’s grandma always felt like an excellent sad story detail to me. Midna’s goodbye was a direct gut punch at the end of a grand adventure.

[@endorito]

@@SandyCheeks1896 really? to me, it felt exactly that...

[@WoomiestWoomy]

The Anju and Kafei’s quest ending always hits me right in the feels

[@songoku9348]

Flute boy in ALTTP turning into a tree, plus talking to his father in Kakariko village where he says: ‘Oh this is my son’s flute, did you meet my son? Where is he? Is he alright? Oh I can tell what you want to say by the look in your eyes’.

[@AlienFaun]

That's pretty sad one too.

[@UltimaHeartless]

"Dreams her family's all together and happy". That line right there. That broke me. When that's something you relate to, it hits hard.

[@lovelenivy]

i feel like kafei and anju getting married only to die together moments later really should have been here tbh, oh, and midna's goodbye in TP ):

[@liamlogan7131]

I can’t believe that midnas farewell is not on here.

[@Greg_176]

I thought link saved termina so they shouldn’t have died!

[@ShycoWar]

I'd say Kafei rushing into an empty room on the final day is even more heartbreaking.

[@romulosarzenski]

I would add the whole subplot of Pamela and her father in Ikana Canyon too. Damn, that thing was heartbreaking.

[@felipeconcha9492]

One of my saddest moments is realizing in Skyward Sword that the oldy lady has always been Impa :(

[@lucascarol8338]

"We will met again". Then you meet again. AND IMPA FADE AWAY. AGAIN.

[@ihatemybloxburghouse2345]

@NICOLÁS SILVA GARCÍA isn't she in botw

[@CalliopeHoop]

I always thought it was so sad in Twilight Princess to visit the houses in Ordon village after the children have been taken. As always, Koji Kondo did a brilliant job created a hauntingly sad atmosphere with the music.

[@whimsicalalpaca]

Um excuse me, Midna almost dying is the saddest moment in my opinion. *edit* thanks for all the love! I didn’t expect this comment to get this much attention 💚

[@endorito]

and when she left...

[@youtubeaholic2154]

Midna is best waifu.

[@haigravs2556]

Eh but I think most of us knew she would be fine

[@unprepared9732]

whimsicalalpaca This vidéo is HIS opinion.

[@anevilrotisserie9136]

@@endorito Seriously when she left 😥. Only video game character I had a crush on. Still kind of do.

[@Phlmal02]

Mipha's cut scene broke my heart. She wants to see her father just once more..

[@lucascarol8338]

My gosh, Mipha talking to her brother, who was still just a little kid, almost a baby... 😭

[@sorbetbugs]

I think botw just as a whole is sad because of the history from one hundred years ago and how so many people have died, as well as all the ruins you see as you adventure through hyrule

[@claudiamarina827]

Farewell Midna was indeed sad, but when I played the game it somehow felt more like a relief and was ready for that, because it was for the better. The moment related to Midna that truly broke my heart was when she was on the verge of death and Zelda sacrificed herself to aid her, GOD I was so worried.

[@blueman4232]

I can't believe the end on the Anju and Kafei quest didn't make it on

[@bradhitchner2235]

We shall greet the morning.. together...

[@rosedragon3498]

They were aware of the apocalypse

[@carmena.gonzalezrios8372]

Blue Man 4 You could quite literally put all majora’s mask game on the list: The moon falling ending everyone , Anju and kafei sideqest, the Kings of Ikana regrets, Pamela and her father, Skull kid’s backstory, Malon and Romani last moments before the final day, the Deku butler losing his son, darmanin and Mikau death, the Gordon elder sons realizing his dad died in the storm, even that little moment between you and the bartender where he comments staying on Terminia on it’s final hours was worth it because he was able to once again and for the last like one of his favorite costumers (you the player) was very heart wrenching.

[@davidpotts7116]

carmen a. gonzalez rios don’t forget the eldest Gormon brother crying after you gather the three main story masks in the game and play all parts of the song for the conductor at the bar. That moment is often overlooked, but is definitely sad.

[@garrettwilson6341]

The saddest moment to me in twilight princess was Midna getting light blasted, saving you and staying behind alone against ganondorf, and saying goodbye.

[@Joseekins]

What game

[@dhans9662]

@@Joseekins Twilight Princess, right after you beat the Lanayru dungeon Edit: nvm I'm an idiot, it happens at a different time

[@alicebrandi1844]

I cried when that couple from majoras decided to live their last minutes together

[@nonoctoro4933]

I totally agree ... The Grandma moment was the saddest as it's partially relatable.

[@rabnadskubla8594]

I'd say Zelda's diary in Hyrule Castle, as well as her father's diary are one for me. He wasn't the best of parents to her and constantly pushed her to do things she didn't enjoy doing. They never got to make up due to his untimely death some time after the kingdom's fall.

[@Mendas_Drainova]

Link's facial expression during Fi's farewell always hit me way too hard, he's trying to smile but his eyes are so sad. I didn't want to say goodbye almost as much as Link, especially because I actually like Fi as a character. That moment in the last BoTW memory when we hear her sword voice gave me chills, hope she interacts with Link at least once in that way in ToTK.

[@jai4004]

When I was a kid, it took me a while to leave Outset Island as I was worried about the Grandma, I didn't want to leave her. It took me a while, but I eventually progressed. I was happy upon returning to Outset to find her okay and happy.

[@BirdieSenpai]

The Sheikah daughters one just broke me and what makes it worse is that it's Mothers Day. That one hit me even harder than Cremia and Romani, and that's factoring in the fact that I'm a lifelong farmer who can relate to them on a very deep level. Also, I watched your content A LOT a year or two back, along with some other great content creators who focused on Zelda, like Konrad of CW, Andy of MacIntyre, Dr. Wily, RMFH, Zelda Conqueror, and the (presumably) late and great Vortexxy, God rest her soul. A few of them are still around and fewer are still doing Zelda content, but you're the only dedicated ZeldaTuber left whom I used to watch loyally back in the day. Now that I've returned to the Zelda community (I departed so as not to be negative toward anyone during the Breath of the Wild days, and, while I didn't enjoy the game at all, I'm glad so many did!), I'm so thankful to see you still here, not only the last hero standing and not only still making Zelda content, but making Zelda content that's even better than the already-amazing videos you made back in the day. I don't remember if I had my channel already back then, but I'm happy and honored to be subscribed to you for the first time today, Zeltik. Thanks for always being here and for being, in this mediocre let's players opinion, the finest and most upstanding member of our groovy Zelda community.

[@redvb]

accidentally blowing your horse with a bomb arrow trying to hit a guardian

[@w4lk1ng_d1s4st3r]

Flashbacks to the moment I accidentally hit a Korok with a bomb arrow 😭🤚

[@bigtoblerone8446]

The saddest Zelda moment for me was when child Link leaves Kokiri Forest for the 1st time and Saria confronts him on the bridge about it right before he leaves... She gives him her most precious possession before she silently watches him run off, knowing that even though she loves him, becuz of what they are, they can never truly be together... Saria must endure this loneliness as the Sage of the Forest till the end of time~

[@anonyme4881]

While I dont think this scene is as depressing as this top because a lot of information aren't given to the player at the time you saw it, I think the Saria tale is very depressing in OoT as a whole, her song echoing to the wood for the eternity hidding in aptempt to hide her loneliness.

[@valravnthewolfdogfox]

What about when midna almost dies in twilight princess because zant took her power

[@liamlogan7131]

Or when Midna breaks all ties with the world of light by shattering the only link between them, the mirror of twilight?

[@spiderdude2099]

The music really drives that part home.

[@wilbertdiaz9594]

One of my favorite sad moments is in Majora’s Mask when you find the Goron fatherand tell him that his son is crying. That phrasing of “...whether you be a ghost or a figment of my imagination, I no longer care.”, breaks my heart. His struggle with the cold to remember his sons bed lullaby, although comical in some sense, makes it more glooming.

[@HakusSpiritMaiden]

I agree with the number one. The music is what makes that scene for me and brings tears to my eyes. You can feel the heartbreak and crushing weight of Grandma's sadness. One sad moment I was surprised I didn't see from Majora was Anju and Kafai's meeting, when she finds him alive and they reunite. Their words "We will greet the morning... together" knowing they will die, always chokes me up.

[@cedleonard123]

I mainly like how one song can have opposites in emotion. Depending on whether or not you healed grandma our perception changes. When you heal her it stops being a crushingly sad song about her overwhelming love to her grandchildren compounded with the stress of danger for them and her aging body's helplessness. Before, the song's chords, instrumentation and melody convey the emotion behind the dramatic irony that we know grandma's not the cause for her grandchildren's danger but she feels bad because she thought she's responsible for it. Though it's not true that she's to blame, most of the audience likely knows all too well why the love one has for their family may cause this, and we can understand why she has this sense of responsibility toward her grandchildren especially given that the parents aren't there. We can easily figure out why it's a tough burden for the grandma, which gives gravity to the moment. After healing her, the music conveys the relief to finally see grandma well, and although she still has the same kind of worries related to Aryll's disappearance and the danger that what I can assume to be her only remaining family relatives (I can't tell for sure if I could extend that to friends too, because although she's not seen doing business with the other folk in Outset, I can't tell for sure if she does invest personally in the others) face, she has faith that Link is capable of saving Aryll and so she helps him the best she can. Indeed, grandma is one of the most caring characters I've seen, and the restoration of her on many levels generates the sense of relief I mentioned. The character growth of grandma getting better, feeling less guilty, more confident and having faith in the player makes this moment so powerful because it's a big challenge to face the prospect of dying alone with the "knowledge" that you might be the cause of not seeing the people you love again. I can't understate how important Link and Aryll are for grandma. I think most the evidence points to them being her world. Faced with that prospect, no matter which one would've died first, her or them, the dread is of great magnitude regardless because either case results in total loss. So, when we check up on grandma, heal her, and see that dread being overcome, it's an indication of the hidden strength of grandma which closes the most poignant character arc in Wind Waker, to which we continue the adventure with the strong sense of duty that grandma gives us.

[@Void_Echoes]

Cremia and Romani on the last day are so heartbreaking. They share such a close sisterly bond, its just beautiful. The fact Cremia knows she cant save either of them and just wants to spend her last living moments with her younger sister makes me tear up every time... While all the other ones on this list are sad, that one is my pick for the saddest...

[@Void_Echoes]

S**t I’m depressed now

[@atypicaldaringdad4245]

My saddest Zelda moment, partially due to my age as I was 11 years old back then, was in a Link to the past when the ocarina player was trapped in the dark world and unable to play his ocarina and finally succumbed and turned into a tree. I actually cried during that moment. I'm 41 now and there's very few games that can stir my emotions like that. The Ori games come very very close.

[@brodyferencak4177]

*I AM SO FRICKING HAPPY I FOUND SOMEONE LIKE ME WHO PRONOUNCES "FI" LIKE "FEE"!!*

[@mutedgrey]

It's a more pleasant pronunciation

[@Boi-oz9ml]

I swear, people who say "Fye" should be executed. Just kidding, but still.

[@imatoaster_is_here]

I say it that way, too

[@Dori6584]

I used to pronounce it as Fee, but it's pronounced Fi (Fye) in Hyrule Warriors, so I've been saying it like that since then

[@gab4099]

I pronounce it like fee because not only was that my immediate pronunciation of the name but my sister also pronounced it like that.