What is Skyward Sword's Ancient Cistern? (Zelda Theory)

What lies beyond the entrance of Skyward Sword's Ancient Cistern? It's time to dive into this mystery...from both sides!
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[@NintendoBlackCrisis]

Thanks for watching! Check out Adam's channel here. kzbin.info/door/Xtp77_0gPeQzBYxk_lZ9bQ

[@Lord0x]

Real NBC live!

[@superecce]

I was in the intro! I’m SuperECCE

[@toeran6061]

Is the Zelda minecraft server good?

[@mrcp9345]

You know what they make me think feel like the what happened to hollow knight

[@crazystrategygamerboy5279]

How do I get to the server

[@shadowbird25]

This is basically an introduction to Buddhism.

[@colbauer1426]

It wouldn't be the first use of religious imagery and ideals in a Nintendo game, nor even in the Zelda game franchise specifically

[@isaacmoraesdornelasdesouza4830]

Col Bauer yeah. I heard that the Triforce is based on Christianity!

[@colbauer1426]

@@isaacmoraesdornelasdesouza4830 The triune aspect of the Three Golden Goddesses does strongly resemble the Holy Trinity found in Christianity, but is found elsewhere in other cultures and religions. The symbol used for the Triforce can actually be seen on centuries-old Samurai armour, and was the emblem of one of the great houses of feudal Japan, or at least a very similar triangular design

[@Starlooop27]

There was also Islamic prayers in OOT fire temple

[@Thor-Orion]

⁠​⁠it could be based on Zoroastrianism, actually, as well. Additionally there are the symbols of the vulknut and treskalian that both predate Christianity and both clearly serve ritual purposes that are unclear to modern researchers.

[@starman1004]

Skyward sword is a forgotten gem. I hope you can do a lanayru desert and sand sea vid next and the timeshift stones.

[@mango3441]

I think is because the controls

[@tmsmeister7603]

while I personally love it I don't think that people can forget that "gem" :p

[@wimpywater]

@@mango3441 I feel like the hatred toward the controls is unnecessary. Sure, they aren't perfect, but they aren't as bad as they could have been. People just hate cause they want to hate

[@mango3441]

@@wimpywater i used to play a lot with the controller, it was kinda difficult because it would go to somewhere else or the shield wouldn't appear at the right time. I love this game and it's things. I'm just saying that. People say it has bad controls, not gonna lie the wii remote isn't perfect but hey the game is pretty awesome

[@mango3441]

Don't just say people like to hate because is only a fact. The control isn't as perfect as we wanted it but the game is good. I always complain about the control when i play because it would get on my nervers when link goes farther than i wanted him to go. I don't complain about the sword but i do complain when he has to jump or take the shield because he wouldn't take it and would take damage instead. Is something everyone complained about, the wii controller isn't that good for games like zelda, yeah is cool for playing the role of the sword but the other functions aren't that good. You always have to recalibrate the wii remote so it works but eventually will fail again. And let's not forget, link is left handed but because of the wii remote, he is right handed

[@sandman8993]

it’s one of the best dungeons ever. And it’s a water one 🤯

[@softnoobgirl73]

One

[@duke0salt717]

Nah Twilight Princess's Lake bed temple is probably the best wasser temple in the series

[@sandman8993]

Rage Master hmm I don’t agree

[@linkalot7415]

Ummm what about vah ruta that is by far the best water dungeon

[@duke0salt717]

@@linkalot7415 nah it was too short, the puzzles were easy and it is a water dungeons in the same way Vah Rudania is a fire dungeon. All the dungeons in breath of the wild are by far the worst dungeons in the series

[@afonsoamaro247]

I need more Skyward Sword theories in my life, I think we all do if I'm honest

[@Jason75913]

oh yeah

[@-SourStrawberry-]

Yes

[@st.ashhole4192]

i keep telling people that BOTW2 will link back to b4 Skyward Sword. This link in BOTW is the Hero of Legend that came back through time to seal away the original Demise B4 the time of Skyward Sword. Zelda even says in Skyward Sword the Goddess gave the original hero a sailcloth. what Link do we know that was given a sailcloth? link from BOTW. maybe all the trials are the Goddess testing Link to make sure hes the one true Hero to send back in time to change History. everything thats ever happened in the series is a result of Future Link going back in time and changing history as the Goddess knows it. she spent millennia's watching and being able to do nothing as Demise destroyed and conquered the world. she was eventually able to find the one true Hero that she could send back in to the past to change the future. putting Demise and his reincarnation's of Ganon in a time loop that will forever keep them in control. Much like what Dr. Strange did with Dormammu. But instead of it being just a few minutes of a time loop it's going to be the entire Legend of Zelda franchise as the time loop. this will be the final game in the franchise timeline as we know it with Demise and Ganon. Nintendo will only be making games that fall in the middle of the timeline from now on.

[@Your_Native_Mothman]

@@st.ashhole4192 idk about the end part but this could hold some weight

[@TheRealTact]

@@st.ashhole4192 wow

[@republicshocked]

Fun fact: The laugh of koloktos is actually in splatoon. In splatoon one there are two statues on a map, and during the splatfest stages they have the same laugh as koloktos.

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

An ancient cistern. *end of video*

[@lordtullus9942]

So... a very old toilet?

[@Littleton3513]

Lord Tullus 9 no a cistern that is ancient

[@lordtullus9942]

@@Littleton3513 making a joke. Thank you

[@WrathDestiny]

I've always wondered why link doesn't die when he activates a time-shift stone, because if there's a monster within the radius THEY die, why not link? could you do a theory about that, please?

[@jackmoffatt1208]

Ninjaboi1 it is reverting them to an ancient time, and some pieces of Bokoblin can be reanimated. This version of Link is in the present and has no ancient version of himself, so the timestone would have nowhere to revert him. At least that’s how I thought of it there could be a much better explanation that I haven’t heard.

[@AmnieKa]

It could also be that the master sword grants him protection

[@owo3138]

my personal theory is that it's because of the monsters' connection to demise, with the time-shift stone's area being sacred or something due to its connection to hylia. i'm not an expert so correct me if i'm wrong on any of the bits of lore

[@paulgrotebeverborg1119]

Because he is from the present, unlike the monsters

[@Kahtisemo]

My theory is **SPOILERS** since the final fight has Link go back in time and very well could be the ancient hero he's supposed to be imitating in the present, he is caught up in a loop that allows him to exist in both the past and presence. Because of this connection to the Time Gate, the time stones don't register him passing from past to present, he just *is*.

[@tomhussey9994]

Skyward Sword is personally my favourite game! So to see so you do a theory on it is so nice! Thanks for a entertaining me! Skyward Sword needs more praise!

[@nintendoge1575]

Thomas Hussey Yeah it does!

[@afonsoamaro247]

100% agree, this game was amazing in so many ways, it really doesn't deserve the hate it gets.

[@MrZangetsu468]

Afonso Amaro It’s called the Zelda Cycle.. When BotW2 drops, there will be forums plagued with hatred over the original BotW.

[@gkeller1031]

I ADORE Skyward Sword. So underrated, and imo most people who complain about the motion controls are probably just not playing with a good setup or have a faulty controller.

[@dagmare940]

I agree, people always look for something to complain about. Same with the ds games: they're for kids, of course the dungeons are not super complicated lol. I never played a wii game in my life until like a month ago when I ordered skyward sword, a motion plus and borrowed someone's wii, and even I got used to the motion controls quickly!

[@gkeller1031]

@Writer's Block Well I can tell you I never had any of those issues. The worst I ever had to do was recallibrate it if I started flailing too wildly (I tend to panic and button mash/wildly swing the wiimote when surrounded by enemies lol) or unplug and replug the nunchuck if my control stick started drifting, which a problem I sometimes have with other games too, Twilight Princess included. And both of those issues were rare and didn't impact my enjoyment of the game at all. It could be that your MotionPlus attachment was faulty rather than the controller if you say your controllers weren't registering it, and that could have contributed to your bad experience with the game. Just because Nintendo isn't known for faulty hardware doesn't mean it doesn't happen. If you think the game itself is the problem, then shouldn't the issues be more universal than they are? It's not like the game's code changes from disk to disk. I think the more likely culprit is that the MotionPlus tech wasn't as consistent as other Nintendo tech is known for being and that a vocal minority has been speaking up about personal issues with it. Most people who have neutral to good experiences with a game aren't going to go around singing praises unless they see a reason to. Typically if something meets expectations people just don't think twice. That's what makes me highly doubt it was an issue with the game itself. Having a setup that doesn't allow you to utilize the MotionPlus as intended (limited space for example) could also have impacted its functioning, although probably less likely in the way you described with it not even registering. I do agree that a Switch remaster of the game would give people a chance to try the game again since motion control tech has improved since Skyward Sword was originally created. But I stand by what I said about people's bad experiences with the game's playability largely coming down to faulty hardware and/or user error.

[@felixc543]

I definitely had technical issues that were frustrating as heck, but they didn't keep me from enjoying the game- my setup definitely wasn't perfect but like, *it was the best I could do*, had to recalibrate a lot and it didn't always work, but it doesn't change that it was a good game, just like joycon drift doesn't change the fact BOTW is a good game

[@gkeller1031]

@@felixc543 yeah, that's totally valid. I definitely think there were likely widespread technical challenges with the MotionPlus (usually pretty minor), but like you said it didn't make it unplayable/unenjoyable. The motion controls weren't perfect. Nintendo was trying something new. But the game certainly isn't unplayable by any means, and in the rare cases that it is unplayable, it's more than likely due to a bad piece of hardware or user error and shouldn't be a reflection on how good or bad the game is.

[@ccheyenne]

I really liked the game and agree it gets a bad rap it doesn't deserve, BUT can testify that in my experience the controls were lousy bordering on impossible. I'm left handed on top of that, and there were a couple of sections that were so so frustrating I had to take a few weeks off playing. I haven't replayed it, either, though I would if they did a port or remaster for the switch

[@samerkia]

Hopefully skyward sword gets remade in HD soon Well it finally happened! Skyward Sword HD has released!

[@rafaelschaffner]

Yeah. That would be awesome.

[@LilDemona]

When that happens naturally it will be on the Switch, hopefully the controls will be better, and have exploration as well as some real side-quests

[@MissTHDo1]

@LilDemona why real side quests?

[@LilDemona]

@@MissTHDo1 Normally in Zelda games you get side quests, real ones which will get you a great item or a powerful sword, not like Skyward Sword where it's that stupid gratitude crystal fetching

[@Leo-ox1rd]

@@LilDemona the side quests themselves aren't bad, actually. to me ss has some of the best side quests in the entire franchise. but the gratitude crystal thing is really bad

[@althor1247]

Never knew just how much the ancient cistern is related to Buddhism. Thank you for all your hard work. This was a interesting episode.

[@Mido-128]

Thanks for the shout out! Great video explaining it all. 👍

[@KeyJester]

I'm incredibly impressed by the amount of work and research that must've gone into this, and the sheer amount of information and knowledge you're giving us through it. Such an interesting dive into an interesting dungeon, taking us far beyond the depths we expected. Brilliant work!

[@kirilgjorgievski8099]

somehow he managed to connect zelda to bhudism to avatar to lions to laughs...wow nice.

[@xenawrenn7998]

NBC: “Faron” KZbin subtitles: “fair on, ferran, firaon”

[@mysryuza]

Gotta love KZbin

[@avafurr2421]

Link’s loftwing became Epona

[@abihayward8109]

Ava Furr could you imagine? Like the spirit gets passed down and is tied to demises curse

[@avafurr2421]

Abi Hayward Yeah, that’s what I’m assuming. lol originally I was just saying that as a joke, but it honestly is kind of possible.

[@abihayward8109]

Ava Furr idk if there would be a way to prove it

[@avafurr2421]

Abi Hayward True.

[@dogbrain000]

I have a theory as to why Epona is absent in Breath of the Wild, and only unlocked via an amiibo. I’m aware that isn’t what you are talking about, and I apologize for changing the subject, but hear me out! Epona exists as all the wild horses that roam Hyrule. She is the same breed, or rather they are the same breed as Epona! Same build, same features, they all can be tamed and bonded with Link easily. That’s how I forgave Nintendo by locking lovely Epona behind an amiibo that I could have gotten when they weren’t so expensive...but that’s beside the point.

[@iamnottableman]

Skyward sword was the first Zelda game I played and playing through the ancient cistern for the first time with the dark underground section and exploring lanayru’s many areas definitely made skyward sword one of my favorite Zelda games

[@jaehaalexander1172]

I'm glad your first Water Temple wasn't THE Water Temple from Ocarina of Time. That temple makes me mad lol unlike the Cistern

[@firedragon2356]

This is the earliest I've ever been on this channel

[@sticc.5483]

Same

[@Alex-md5tb]

Same

[@PavelAV]

SAME

[@sohopedeco]

Just discovered it during quarantine. First video I watch after my binge. hahaha

[@arowyn.m]

I pity you Jk I actually wish I was you SO. MANY. THEORIES.

[@grcae]

Skyward Sword has given me so much inspiration...*cough* my AC island is named *S k y l o f t*

[@felixc543]

Cool! Are you attempting any theming or just using the name?

[@inktears1164]

ラベンダーLunarHorizons my GameCube town is called Hyrule:)

[@grcae]

@@felixc543 I'm not actually 100% sure yet. I think I'm going to make some ruins that are somewhat related to the Spring of Power. :)

[@felixc543]

@@grcae that sounds really cool!

[@loveinahurricane3979]

This is an old comment but I named mine skyloft as well! :D

[@felixc543]

This is the most detailed analysis of the Ancient Cistern I've seen! Great job, this is awesome!

[@bethplatte452]

As someone who just hit double digits when Skyward Sword came out, and it was the first Zelda game I finished without parental help. It's nice to see people discussing it!

[@inktears1164]

Beth Platte u turned 10?

[@goggles8691]

People can beat Zelda games without parental help?

[@Fermin-hw5pd]

@@goggles8691 like parents would help. My mother would say "I have no clue" and leave xd

[@emmaspencer4586]

"Use the Force, Link!"

[@DrAqua2Fresh]

Man, it's astonishing to see how you improve with every video. The research done is incredible in this video, the production value is amazing and the polish put into this video truly shows your passion. This was such a great video, it felt like I finished it in 5 minutes! Great work, man!

[@Cassarilla]

I love the depth you went into with this. That dungeon is one of the most memorable and interesting from the series. I knew thething about the short story, but there were a lot of cool details and things I learned from watching this! Great video as always!

[@Thinkafurr]

Finally got the chance to sit, relax and watch through. It turned out beautifully! Well done! The pillars reference was such a great find. There is so much depth to the Ancient Cistern and Koloktos.

[@ahmadalaqib8148]

why dont you do a theory on skyward

[@ItsQbiKS]

When the Mystery Dungeon music is just right 😔👌

[@tobaccoffee506]

I love how the boss key to the stairway leading above is obtained in the depths of the undead below. "No tree can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell."

[@sageofsquirrels111]

I really appreciate your in depth research and presentation of this theory. Usually I listen to these kinds of videos passively, while playing games. I found myself constantly pausing my game and rewinding your video because I was so engaged with it. There's a lot of effort and care on display in this video. Congrats and thank you.

[@RaggedVentures]

This the most due diligence I've seen on a Zelda video. _Excellent_ work curating everything into a digestible format.

[@HyruleGamer]

Really interesting theory that could honestly make sense. Enjoyed this one a lot :) Funny enough, I could have swore someone had suggested this in my comments. Perhaps it's been suggested around a bit but could be wrong.

[@adamH.1]

Oh hi Hyrule Gamer!

[@fortniteconnoisseur_]

Oh wow didnt expect seeing you here this far down at the comments😅 Love your videos and keep it up!

[@HyruleGamer]

@@fortniteconnoisseur_ Hii

[@HyruleGamer]

@@adamH.1 Hey there

[@fortniteconnoisseur_]

@@HyruleGamer wow thanks for replying!

[@normis6620]

I must say thank you for making such amazing videos you pull off. All the effort behind them is noticeable and the result is top quality! They're amazing and have been helping me a lot to cope during this difficult times. Thank you.

[@kobaltsteel6418]

THIS is what I call an analysis; a very thorough and in depth analysis of themes, concepts, and structures... I like this

[@lumindoeseverything7403]

*inhales* that was a long video and my data tried making me stop watching on 3 occasions but I said we sit through the pain and keep watching. But holy crap was it worth waiting for my data to behave again. I gotta say this was well done and not only was it about one of my favorite zelda games, it was about my favorite water based dungeon. I knew it had strong connections to Buddhism but I didn't think it was that deep.

[@lickkittysplit3871]

Such a great video. Enjoyed watching every bit. So much that I didn't want it to end!!!

[@amimnaugh625]

Spectacular as always! By the way your sound design is on point!

[@laurenskroon8601]

I really like how the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon music complements the theory

[@melodywhispersong9541]

Yes! Someone gets the music!!!

[@jamesscott5353]

Great theory NBC Watching your theories keep me reminded why I love the legend of Zelda so much Thank you

[@ericcanales1233]

Here is my skyward sword theory! Demise was the hero of Lorule. The fallen Kingdom that we visit in a link between worlds. 1. Demise’s sword looks similar to that of the master sword. The handle and triforce are near identical to that of the master sword. The main differences are the color and size. The triforce is flipped of demises sword which is the mark of Lorule. 2. Demise came from a fissure in the earth. Which is how we reach Lorule. Maybe because they went in with an evil plan. Demise and his army all became monsters. Perhaps they forgot their plan after so many years of waiting to return. It also explains how weird Yuga is, specifically her appearance. She wasn’t always a creepy looking being. Hilda never got to Hyrule which is why she is still human. The monsters around Hyrule in a link between worlds came from Lorule. And they all had evil intent. Reviving Ganon. Ghiraham also is demises Fi, the sword spirit. Ghiraham is evil since his master is evil. Ghiraham calls demise “Master” just like Fi calls Link “Master” I didn’t come up with this all on my own. I watched a video a while explaining it. Some of it was me. Unfortunately I do not remember who uploaded the KZbin video. Sorry...

[@rafaelschaffner]

That's a cool theory. Makes sense.

[@ericcanales1233]

Rafael Schaffner Thank You!

[@LucarioBot]

well if you look at the close to biblical nature of skyward sword you can tell demise is supposed to be the devil of loz which is another explanation of emerging from a fissure which actually comes from hell if demise is the devil and ghirahim could easily be the antichrist which would explain the inverted triforce symbol btw i did not think of this here it is. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHjZdn1_mJh4rsU&ab_channel=CommonwealthRealm

[@ericcanales1233]

dark life very good point!

[@LucarioBot]

@@ericcanales1233 thanks also i do have a theory on both skyward sword & tmc which is on the picori

[@pebbleplays5335]

I just got skyward sword on the Wii u

[@willizardxd4661]

PebblePlays I just got it also

[@1harribo.]

How is it? It's one of my favorites

[@pebbleplays5335]

Harribo I think it’s awesome! But I just got to the forest thing and can’t find the kikwi that is apparently in a tree or something

[@1harribo.]

@@pebbleplays5335 just use the dowsing and when it's at its lousest roll into a tree or hit a mushroom where its beeping! Hope this helps!

[@pebbleplays5335]

Harribo Thank you!

[@AtelierTrinityMetal]

Been a year or so from when this was posted and I still love listening to it

[@griffguy]

I loved this entire video. Thank you!

[@urbosalittlebird8393]

This video is fascinating, thank you I learnt alot. One of your best theory videos

[@mario_maniac9368]

Really good video I hope you do more about going in depth of dungeon

[@Arrow_Sucks]

NBC: "Samsara ends when one attains Nirvana" Me: Frantically starts opening Spotify

[@Chaos89P]

Sorry, the Nirvana Buddhists seek does not smell like Teen Spirit.

[@Matthew10950]

Link can plant a house! Link can build a tree! Link dont even care, triforce he has three, HE SAID!

[@Boomblox5896]

18:26 It was pretty cool of you to make that shout-out to our home-boi Sahasrala from A Link to the Past

[@JonLamont13]

Fantastic video - Gamemaker’s Toolkit featured the ancient cistern on his video on Skyward Sword dungeon design and alluded to the spider’s silk which always left me wanting to know more about this dungeon. You killed it, and this video kinda equips the user with tools to have an eye for environment design in Zelda dungeons. Anyways, huge thanks for the awesome video, I liked and subbed. :)

[@loveylemon6807]

The amount of work you put into these videos absolutely blows me away. Keep up the awesomeness.

[@Spawn256]

good job man! really enjoyed it

[@rangedweevil6150]

Hell yeah, new theory!

[@Sakabatou77]

Thanks for that info. Keep up the great work.

[@Kamodomon]

I love this dungeon so much. Thank you for making this.

[@celia901]

What an amazing well researched video!!!

[@gdthimin890]

I love the ancient cistern but i never realy understood it

[@lordgiblets7585]

You pronounce it "Batrix," but in French the "-eaux" combination sounds like "oh." Imagine him as having a French (or French Canadian) accent. Edit: Just now thought a Cajun accent could be a possibility.

[@Bigmikeystan]

Lord Giblets I came here to comment exactly this. I’ve noticed however, many of Americans pronounce French names as they are spelled. I once heard Pelletier pronounced as “Pell-ah-teer” which is completely wrong might I add. It’s pronounced “Pell-chay.” Just as Batreaux is pronounced “Bah-Troh.”

[@lordgiblets7585]

Yeah, that happens a lot. There's a town in Ohio called Versailles, and in Arkansas there's one named El Dorado and one named Stuttgart. None of them are pronounced as they would be in the original language. Slightly amusingly, the city of Pierre, South Dakota is pronounced "pee air" by anyone NOT from that state, as they call it "peer."

[@HighFiveTheHorizon]

@@Bigmikeystan Why is "tier" pronounced "chay". Shouldn't it be "tye" as in "t" followed by a "yes" without the "s"? Pelltye.

[@teaspoon3774]

@@HighFiveTheHorizon French here, and Pelletier is pronounced pel - le - tee - é.

[@nymeowi829]

As someone from Louisiana I'm so glad you said this!

[@arthrez]

what an awesome video. I love your content, man.

[@matthewlabbe8395]

Started playing skyward sword a few weeks ago and this has been my favorite dungeon so far. It’s great.

[@gregmyster6997]

bro ur community is so nice i just joined and there such nice people

[@sassyfrenchpotato]

I really love that you're talking about this, most people don't know about Buddhism and the beliefs that builds and nurture most of Zelda's stories and landmarks 💕😆

[@pinto5012]

Great research and well thought out! 👍🏽

[@UnderGaminG]

I think this is one of your best (if not the one) video! Thank you from France!🇫🇷

[@dylanmcloughlin2187]

I've been waiting for a theory for weeks now. Thank you so much for taking a break from animal crossing.

[@the_joxter]

I appreciate the amount of research that went into this. It was rly interesting to hear the religious aspect of the lore in ss

[@Toxic-fn9tz]

Nice! I’ve always wondered about this.

[@pedrosimoes3899]

Very good video! Keep the good work!

[@kitfoxcat6835]

You sure do love inputing pkmn mystery dungeon music in your videos. Bravo 👏

[@Ashimuro]

One of your finest works!

[@nilotech3]

Rather interesting... now I'm eager to find out more details of other dungeons throughout the Zelda universe.

[@thegreatmajora5089]

That was a really good video. I would absolutely be down for you to dissect more symbolism of temples and places in the Series.

[@dakotabaldwin1130]

This is the earliest I've been to one of your vids an ive been subscribed for a year lol

[@carysanne9669]

My favourite dungeon in skyward sword !! This made it so much more amazing to play through once watching this !!!

[@roryfriththetraveller4982]

this is such a good breakdown !!

[@crumpjp]

Epic video!! Loved it!!!

[@jessportz4149]

"That chakra opened less like a flowing creek and more like a... burping bison."

[@legallydoodled9783]

You are awsome! Keep up the good work man! :)

[@InfinityDz]

I remember having such a blast playing through this dungeon. The dungeon boss fight was AWESOME!

[@SevenBladesOfKieran]

That means Demise had access to malice. Which explains why Calamity Gannon could use it. It's amazing how much of this was thought out.

[@gatsbyhalliday6970]

Except that malice was only ever mentioned in breath of the wild...I feel like BOTW fans are trying to make the whole series they only JUST got interested in because of BOTW all about BOTW tbh.....

[@SevenBladesOfKieran]

@@gatsbyhalliday6970 Bro, Stop just realize you are not taking into account what I said. It WOULD explain everything. Also Nintendo is making Zelda all about BOTW this will be the format for many years to come.

[@gatsbyhalliday6970]

@@SevenBladesOfKieran just because it's gonna be the format doesn't make it good and it really DOESN'T explain anything. "Malice" only appeared in breath of the wild, no where else. So its dumb to think that it's so important and always has been to previous games or even to demise.

[@SevenBladesOfKieran]

@@gatsbyhalliday6970 Really? That the best you got? I could do this all day, you *are* talking to a Zelda encyclopedia after all. OH wait correction you are *arguing* with a Zelda encyclopedia.

[@gatsbyhalliday6970]

@@SevenBladesOfKieran nice deflection and self appreciation response 😂😂 get a life dude. I've BEEN done with this argument.

[@Arkonoid404]

That PMD music sets the mood nicely.

[@adamH.1]

Awesome video! Love Skyward Sword! Could you please do Lanayru Desert/Sand Sea video? I always wondered about the place!

[@aubreyh1930]

Love the pmd music in the background

[@uros2404]

Awesome video!

[@iridescent.fluorescence]

Amazing video!!

[@clayxros576]

This just makes me want to play Skyward Sword again. Amazing how so many games lack that

[@spiritedaway0tutu]

Out of all of the music to hear in the background of this video, I was not expecting Pokémon Mystery Dungeon to be on the list.

[@unicernherders4211]

I really like how you talked about the lotus flower and enlightenment, it reminds me of why I got my unalome tattoo!

[@theskullkid7443]

Bro, I found it kinda pog when you mentioned your zelda themed Minecraft server, because I'm literally making clock town in my survival world

[@peach6648]

i always scream when skyward sword is mentioned in non-skyward sword videos... but this time i screamed when okami was mentioned in a zelda game... i love okami so much i’m glad people still know what it is

[@osmanika8741]

Your best video yet

[@darklinkx2222]

One of my favorite dungeons in the game

[@Bludragoon4]

Love the video and love the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon music

[@sethrexroad9626]

Thank you for the amazing video.

[@TheWorriedCat]

fantastic video!

[@skippy9273]

I love the use of mystery dungeon music in this video

[@00jorden]

I wah waiting on dis for along time

[@SpiderriaN]

Another great video talking about the connections of Shintoism and The Legend of Zelda is The Hyrule Journals: Ocarina of Time, a Masterclass in Subtext. An all around great video

[@AlbertMoff]

I love this episode, ty.

[@ultimateblade3767]

I loved this dungeon. It gave me a good challenge, and it's design is great

[@niltonaguilar]

Great analysis!

[@GabrielChiari]

Amazing video. I have a suggestion that may be worth theorizing. What if the Ancient Cistern became the water temple from ocarina of time? I mean, the location is similar. Zoras could have evolved from the small seahorses we see in lake floria, and could have used the Cistern as a religious place. Water temple is sacred to zoras after all, and we see water flowing out of it once morpha is killed. There are also dragons inside the water temple, maybe a connection to faron from skyward sword. What do you think?

[@alphadelfa]

23:11: When you give the proper credit and references to your sources: THE LEGEND OF ZELDA, A LINK TO THE POST