TOTK ENDING REACTION: Ganon Smack Cam and FEELINGS

woohooo hello my friends! sorry for no intro this time but please enjoy me finishing totk! this was streamed live on twitch! come hang out with us over there - i just started twilight princess for the first time!
this is a long video! im going to do my best with the markers in case there are only certain parts you want to watch. :) first 10ish minutes are actually just me doing the yiga stuff and finding out the location of the demon king!
this game is a masterpiece - how did you all like the ending? let me know in the comments!
if you want to watch the whole nearly 6 hour stream i'll have it up on my vods channel soon and will link in the comments or here when its uploaded!
00:00 Introduction
01:46 1st Master Kohga Fight
02:55 2nd Master Kohga - Rito Village
07:24 Prep + Heading to the Castle
08:46 Castle Depths
14:25 Prophecy Room
16:11 Demon King's Army
22:35 Ganon 1st Phase
26:31 Ganon 2nd Phase
31:34 Ganon 3rd Phase
36:31 Final Attempt
38:24 Meet the Demon Dragon
41:16 SHE!!!!!
42:20 Coolest fight ever
45:36 Ending Scene
54:29 Credits Discussion
57:34 True Ending
01:03:25 Thanks and love you!
#zeldatearsofthekingdom #zelda #zeldalore #reaction #streamer

[@mattisonhudson9877]

I'll never get tired of watching people react to this ending. This game blew me away, and the ending is just (Chef's Kiss). The music, the emotion, all the feels!

[@marydearest]

Right so good!!!! Thank you so much for watching 🥺💗

[@Glennwulf]

I'm 42 and have been gaming since I was a kid. This is on up there with the most beautiful endings to a game I have ever seen.

[@marydearest]

ahhhh totally totally agree 🥺 thank u for checkin out the video!!!

[@kriscynical]

39 here and same. Add in the fact that I'm SO attached to this particular Link and Zelda and this ending was _devastatingly_ beautiful not only visually but symbolically as well since we weren't able to catch her in the prologue. I still can't believe Nintendo gave that ending to us, especially letting the player catch her at the end instead of it being a cut scene. It's such a satisfying reward.

[@seancuevo4216]

I'm really glad that TotK carried on the Wind Waker tradition of stabbing Ganon in the head

[@marydearest]

same same same same

[@CrimsonOdachi]

I'm not sure when it started but I remember it happening in Ocarina of Time, too. Aside from I think just Skyward Sword and Twilight Princess when he gets stabbed in the chest, Link really loves to stab him right in the noggin.

[@pedromonteiro2248]

Actually, this started in Ocarina of time!!!

[@dash_dash100]

Link is a stabby master ​@@CrimsonOdachi

[@sloanlaading]

Omg you're right 😂

[@marieporter9488]

Fun fact: When Link is trying to catch Zelda after she turns human again, the song that plays is called “Not This Time!” (depending on the translation)

[@marydearest]

WAHH MY HEART

[@ajjerio3927]

@@marydearest The whole catching scene also has the OST Song "Last Catch," and keeps the sound effect of the catch as the final note. In the actual gameplay, the finale gets cut off in most playthroughs but it has a very pretty ending. Edit: i also need a version of Zelda's lullaby that plays during the scene with Rararu and Sonia because that is PEAK music design

[@marydearest]

@@ajjerio3927 omg running to go listen....

[@kriscynical]

​@@ajjerio3927 The moment Link catches her hand is also punctuated in the music by the clapping sound that's so present all through this game's music. The devs have said in interviews that hands were a major theme in this game along with connection, thus the emphasis on the sages' blessings being given through clasping hands, catching Zelda at the end, and the clapping in the music.

[@ajjerio3927]

@@kriscynical Yep, it is in every game rip of the songs, in all the material, everything.

[@a.jthomas6132]

58:57 Mineru theorized that reversing Zelda’s Draconification requires Sonia’s Time power and Rauru’s Light Power to be channeled through Link’s arm; but activating magic is also in need of strong motive. That is when Zelda smiles at her knight knowing how much his princess means to him. This part 59:11 and his main mission to find her since the opening confirms that Link loves Zelda in Tears of the Kingdom is canon. On the side note at 59:15 : you can hear familiar piano tone that is a reference to the opening sequence of Breath of the Wild (where Link’s journey began as he step out of the Shrine of Resurrection).

[@jamesb7924]

I think Sonia, Raru, and Link also represent the Triforce. Sonia is Wisdom, Raru is Power, and Link is Courage, and together they wish for Zelda to return to her human form!

[@Leishtek]

Why does the story seem so HEAVY though? That's what I can't figure out. Zelda gets like 30 minutes of screen time and yet her story of tragedy, sacrifice, and hope just shine through the entire game. TotK is the crowning achievement in the franchise. What a masterpiece!

[@StarWarsUnited123]

this is the best ending sequence I have ever experienced in a game. From descending into Ganondorfs lair to catching Zelda....so so good.

[@kriscynical]

22:25 Connection is actually one of the main themes of TotK vs the isolation of BotW and it's so great that you noticed that. The devs have said in interviews that connection was the big Thing in this game, which is why there's a huge focus on hands which I hadn't realized until I read about it, but it's absolutely true. From the very start, there's a focus on hands. The close-up of Link's hand not reaching Zelda in time in the prologue, Rauru's arm, Zelda and the rest of the sages granting you their blessings by taking your hand, Rauru and Sonia joining their hands with yours to bring Zelda back from the dragon state, Link finally grabbing Zelda's hand during the final fall, and the shots of most of those interactions in the end credits. It's even present in the music with the clapping sounds. And I just _adore_ that!

[@deivorous-3592]

The ending never fails to make me tear up, and seeing someone else share the same experience is special :')

[@marydearest]

it was so good ugh!!! Thank you so much for checkin out the video 🥺💗

[@MelissaMedeiros]

41:42 the way I cried WITH you 😢❤❤❤

[@marydearest]

gosh its SO GOOD!!!!! thank you so much for watching

[@pedromonteiro2248]

This ending is a masterpiece! It was a great gameplay to watch! Thank you!

[@marydearest]

oh my goodness thank you so much!!! thank you for watching :,)

[@a.jthomas6132]

When Light Dragon comes to aid Link in the final battle, I’d asked myself a question during the 3rd phase: “Did she come back and maybe Draconification hasn’t removed everything that is Zelda?” I would strongly believed it is her love for her knight is what drove her dragon instinct/consciousness in saving Link from falling and aiding him against the Demon Dragoon. And we all seen that when her powers is activated when the one she loves is threaten in Breath of the Wild’s final memory.

[@zacharykarpiel1196]

The screenshotting is so real I took videos of the entire ending it feels like

[@martinsilva5307]

It was truly sweet to see you at the end with tears in your eyes! I love it! Thank you!!

[@a.jthomas6132]

When Zelda said “ Oh Link.. I’m home”, I believe it is not just she really returned to the Hyrule she belongs to. But Link is her home. In Japanese however, Zelda said this: "ただいま... リンク" (pronounced as I'm home Link). These words depicts that is either someone close to family or a person you shared space with (aka lover). This implicates that Link and Zelda are still lovers since after Breath of the Wild.

[@warmeverythingbagel]

eeee mary!! this was so fun to experience live but im obsessed with your editing and reactions

[@marydearest]

WAHH nerding out over zelda with you is one of my favorite favorite things ever ily!!! thank you for being there and checking out the video too uwuwuw

[@a.jthomas6132]

I found some new info about Ganondorf’s background in the original Japanese. Basically he has a dissatisfaction to the rulers of Hyrule that lived in a peace and tranquility where as he remained attached to the brutal past were those with a sense of fighting spirit are the supreme. He aims for controlling all creation instead of world domination(unlike his previous incarnations) in order bring the world back where it was rightfully roamed by demons before the Zonai came down from heaven and purified it with Shrines of Light. Ganondorf is willing to go extreme lengths to fulfill his desire. Even if he has to transformed himself into the Demon King. In short, he is a Gerudo Warrior who likes darkness and demons, whom he enjoys the thrill of battle, and he disdains for the weak and cowardly relying on the protection of others (much similar to Demise of Skyward Sword). No wonder why he has grudge against King Rauru and his Kingdom.

[@56ty_]

I hope they took care of the poor zonai construct that were left behind. Love those little guys

[@blazingunicorns5873]

That moment u realize u can make the mastersword 10 x more stronger by fusing 🤯

[@marydearest]

the way I never even thought to fuse anything to it hahahaha omg

[@ryanakers1372]

My favorite fuse material for the Master Sword is the silver Lionel horn. Looks awesome in addition to the power boost.

[@speedude0164]

I don't know if you saw this in Breath of the Wild, but there's some obscure dialogue that tells you it was Zelda's love for Link that awakened her power in that game. I'm pretty sure it was something similar to this that allowed Zelda's draconification to be reversed. Note how she says she was sleeping, then woken up by something like a warm, loving embrace. Link's love for Zelda allowed for Rauru and Sonia's similar Light and Time powers to reach her and wake her up.

[@marydearest]

oh my gosh i gotta go replay the end of botw asap!!!!! i love them so much my goodness ;-; 💘

[@speedude0164]

@@marydearest You get the dialogue from Kass in Rito Village after completing all his quests throughout the world. Yeah they've both gone through so much crazy stuff for the other and have saved each other's lives like 15 times throughout the games.

[@nickoyler8639]

I also think that since Link found Zelda's memory he could use the Rewind power channeled through Sonia to turn Zelda back because Sonia described that power as asking an object its memories and coaxing it back to that point, and since Zelda lost those memories when she became a dragon, link found them all for her.

[@speedude0164]

@@nickoyler8639 I don't think so since it still happens whether or not you got the Dragon Tears, but that is a solid explanation.

[@ryanmartin1725]

This was such a good reaction

[@betoastorga]

This game is a masterpiece! I´ll never forget that ending!

[@greenmoblin3114]

I always take screenshots of nice scenes as well 😭 this and Xenoblade Chronicles take up a lot of my album

[@chrayez]

Mary: I don’t have much food for this fight. Also Mary: face tank?👉🏼👈🏼 No judgment- I definitely play like that sometimes. I just find the juxtaposition humorous 😂

[@marydearest]

hahahha at least i didn’t edit it out!!!! Gotta keep it real 😎😎😎 thanks for watching!!!!

[@vergilsparda_100]

I cried a lot at the end of this game.

[@MichelleMichelleloo-]

What a touching ending🥹😭🩷

[@marydearest]

One of the best Zelda endings!!! 🥺

[@ryanm9513]

57:25 A perfect singalong performance

[@marydearest]

thank u thank u only the best for u my friend

[@viciousflippy]

Most cutie streamer alert❤

[@marydearest]

wahhhh says you?!?!!

[@ArcticSeraph]

It's a really good thing for our friends, game physics doesn't mirror real world physics. Otherwise it could have ended pretty badly

[@user-ot3yc4vk7y]

良かった！ (；ω；) クリアおめでとう！

[@marydearest]

Thank you for watching the video 💗 ありがとございます! TOTK がだいすきです

[@dberryhillify]

If you're looking for Kohga's redemption arc as well as that of King Rhoam, try Age of Calamity. (Bring Kleenex)

[@marydearest]

OMG REALLY….. I am kind of intimidated by AOC but I keep hearing there’s a lot of good lore in it 👀

[@Starfighter364]

@@marydearest Just be aware, Age of Calamity isn't 100% accurate to what happened in the past, even before the time travel we see in the beginning (one thing that sticks out is that in the canon timeline, Link obtained the Master Sword years before Calamity Ganon awakened, but in Age of Calamity, he draws it shortly before Calamity Ganon awakens, somewhere from a couple of weeks to a couple of months at most). There's a possible explanation for that, but I don't want to risk spoiling anything.

[@marydearest]

@@Starfighter364 ahh thank you!!! good info to know