Why Teba should've been the Sage of Wind

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[@ithinkdogsshouldvote6395]

yeah but i love tulin. thats my nephew i like hanging out with him way more than id like hanging out with teba

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

Lol that's fair!

[@Philigan87]

Tulin: WOOOO! *Ground items blown halfway across the map*

[@SuperJelly55]

I think I heard from my totk playthrough that tulin is a special rito who was born with special type of feathers in his wings, capable of resisting the strongest of storms

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

I don't remember that but I believe you xD

[@cerealkilleryt]

@@MaliceFairyPlays He means that he inherited the power of the Ancient Sage of Wind, which Teba didn't. Edit: but that is something established in TotK, not BotW. So if they wanted, the devs could have just swapped them.

[@EvelynnVeryEpik]

These are some great points, however, I definitely believe that having Tulin be the sage would fit more in line with the other sages. Let me explain. With yunobo, riju, and sidon, we see them get character development in either botw, or totk (sidon and riju getting the most in totk, and yonobo in botw). However, with teba, he's already a defined character, he's responsible, loyal, and wants to help rito villiage as much as he can (like most other rito warriors i'd imagine). That, plus he's an adult with more adult like characteristics. One could say sidon or yunobo is too, but they still seem more child-like and more alive than teba personality wise. So having teba be a sage would be kinda boring and weird when put along the other characters. However, having tulin, someone who is also like the other sages when it comes to having more personality, being more child-like and having also a reason to want to help save hyrule (don't get me wrong, teba probably would to, but he seems more of the type to only want to save his home and doesn't really care what happens anywhere else) with link. This also brings me back to the character development thing I mentioned earlier, we see tulin develop as a character. He goes from thinking he can do everything himself and being irresponsible, to wanting to work as a team and help the other sages defeat the demon king with link. You just wouldn't get that with teba, since he's already grown, his personality is set in and he's going to be the way he is and probably not develop much as a character.

[@shybie2798]

You have a fair point but here's where Teba can grow as a character "Only caring about his home" he can learn that Hyrule as a whole is his home. And holding more responsibility as a sage his eyes are open to the larger task at hand. Tulin is great I wont deny that, I just feel like Teba can also show that even older people can learn more as they age through life and see the bigger picture ya know?

[@EvelynnVeryEpik]

@@shybie2798 I suppose, but that would be difficult to achieve as teba is going to be less likely to want to help the other champions, we have seen that he prefers to work solo (via botw where he straight up says he wants to be alone when doing the vah medoh devine beast) and is not going to change his ways as easily as tulin is going to. Tulin sees link as his hero and actively wants to work with him and the fellow sages, where as teba only had link help him because link was the only one he deemed fit to help him. And to be honest, it would seem more like a revali repeat (with the whole working solo and rather doing everything himself, not the arrogant jerk part, tho I do see teba as having a high self esteem, just not to the extent of revali). In my opinion, I just see tulin as more compatible than teba.

[@shybie2798]

@@EvelynnVeryEpik Completely valid. Reason I'm not on board the tulin boat too much cause it's a story that I personally run into very often. And having Teba who's an older guy go through changes and learning is pretty refreshing to me as an older fan of the series. But I see your point. To each their own.

[@EvelynnVeryEpik]

@@shybie2798 I do agree with the whole "having the older guy change his ways" being a cool concept tbh tho, I just don't know if nintendo could pull it of

[@shybie2798]

@@EvelynnVeryEpik You are so right tho. Nintendo does a lot of things but also doesn't to the point where you see that they're capable of so many thing yet you question if they're capable of others omfg

[@AntiFlow-dm9zu]

'fuck tulin' we all say in unison

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

😂

[@EvelynnVeryEpik]

as a tulin fan, no

[@Uggnog]

Nuh uh we love Tulin

[@Kiyosonryo]

OH. MY. GOD. Thank you so, so, so, so, soooooooooooooo much for this video! With Teba being my favourite character from the Wild Era (next to Naydra, Farosh and Dinraal), I went straight to Rito Village after leaving GSI, didn't even bother with Lookout Landing or the paraglider lmao (did go back tho cuz of the destroyed bridge leading up to the village). Aaand upon arriving there, my man doesn't get a single voice line, has about 2 minutes of dialogue and was then basically written out of the story for the rest of the game, with the exception of the Great Eagle Bow quest??? TotK had a ridiculous amount of problems and this is a very personal one, but it just ruined that part of the game for me ngl So yeah, thank you so much for this, glad someone understands lmao

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

Ooh I'm so glad to hear that, Teba is one of my favourites too and I'm glad lots of people are sharing in the frustration!

[@Kiyosonryo]

@@MaliceFairyPlays Frustration is honestly the best term for it lol; the Rito questline is a masterpiece, from first arriving there to the ascent through the clouds to Colgera, I just wish it could've been with my guy Teba .-. No shade to Tulin by any means, the kid is adorable, but c'monnnnnn

[@cerealkilleryt]

@@Kiyosonryo And I don't even know why Tulin is so adorable, but as soon as I saw his older model in the trailer, he became my favorite character. I just love him so much.

[@christopherportillo2307]

I am currently working on a mod to the game, making Teba the Sage of Wind. Initially, Teba will be reluctant to leave the village due to his obligations as the elder, and therefore sends Harth on a mission to gather more information about the storm. Link is encouraged to meet Harth in the mountains. Link discovers that Harth has been badly injured by a group of bokoblins. (the same group that would have otherwise attacked Tulin). Harth's grave injuries cause Teba to realize the severity of the situation and motivates him to join Link on a quest to the center of the storm.

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

That sounds epic!

[@joypink5599]

Please yes 😭

[@fink_rat]

If I had a nickel for each feathered kid in a game developed by Monolithsoft that was a background NPC in their debut title but became a plot integral character for their debut game's direct sequal i'd have two nickels. Incredibly specific and weird, very surprised it happened twice. I am referring to both Tulin from BotW/TotK and Teelan from XC and XC: Future Connected.

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

Lol

[@lnsflare1]

I wouldn't be surprised if this happened in Baten Kairos too, though possibly in reverse since the sequel was actually a prequel (Baten Kaitos Origins). Maybe Giacamo?

[@shybie2798]

This video was made for me!!! Thank you so much!!!!

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

💕

[@MicahAnimates]

i was literally just randomly thinking about all the sages and that Tulin is the only one that didn’t help us in breath of the wild, and then this video came up in my recommended. 😂

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

KZbin reading minds 😂

[@ezra8530]

honestly, i just prefer teba as character it self very underrated character could use some more screen time but that just me... (maybe I have been reading way to many botw fanfics)

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

Totally agree! Justice for Teba!

[@anthropomorphicpeanut6160]

I like tulin but teba is so much better

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

☝️

[@robertmolnar8543]

The reason Tulin was chosen to be the sage intead of Teba is because of his size

[@joypink5599]

Thank you for saying this. It’s what I’ve been saying for awhile and you stated it perfectly “Not a Tulin hater, just a disappointed Teba lover.” EXACTLY. My boy deserved far better 😭 Not only do they sub in Tulin, but they write out Teba. Like, I never saw Elder in his future so freaking soon. And they just gloss over the fact that his dream in BotW was to get strong enough to wield the Great Eagle Bow and then in TotK he’s using it (which we never get to see) and that was sweet, but then it’s cheapened in my opinion by him giving it to Tulin. It’s sweet that he does that and it’s adorable that he likes his son using the same weapon as him, butIT’S LAME. It cheapens Revali’s accomplishments, and cheapens Teba’s! By saying a 12-14 yr old can manage just as well? He’s not even big enough to shoot with his wings! Again, I love Tulin, I think he’s adorable, sweet, and his story is fine (rushed, but fine) but I just wish they’d put Teba in, or at least written it a bit differently.

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

👏👏👏

[@cerealkilleryt]

I am a Tulin lover, but I see what you mean about Teba, he definitely needs more screentime and respect.

[@daframo]

Wow I just thought about his yesterday. Most people think Tulin has the best persona arc in totk. And tbf that might be true. But it's still pretty lackluster. If you look at the bigger scope, we have 3 generations.Revali, Teba and Tureli. Revali was a strong warrior, but an asshole as well. And it makes sense, his tribe is the second most militaristic tribe, behind only to the gerudo, but with a much more lax hierarchy and chain of command. Teba being the new leader, basically shows that being a war hero is a method of ending up as leader, whereas Gerudo seem to go magic powers and lineage route with it, besides also militay might. Revali was undoubtedly THE war hero in the pre-calamity time. Hell, even if the game isn't canon, we see him ruling over his tribe, on the very least during militar conflicts. This power and authority, given to him because of his strenght, basically made him a military general, and an egotistical asshole. Teba, on the contrary, while being decently strong, he is still unable to compare. He can't attack Vah Medoh on his own. And after understanding what happened with Revali and the other champions, he understands that strenght isn't always everything, he is more of a man (or bird) of the people. He is honest and humble (unlike "i WiLl OnLy ReCoGnIzE lOnK 100 yEaRs AfTeR mY dEaTh" ). Understands teamwork and that some people can be stronger than him. Tureli was a prodigy. In botw he was 90% head, basically an egg, and still had a mission about training to become stronger. In totk, when we first meet him, he is a few achievments away of becoming another Canneloni asshole . But being raised by Teba, on a shomewhat peaceful (between Botw and Totk)time, he is much more open and polite, despite being reckless and confident. In the end, when he becomes a sage, he is already WAY stronger than his father, easily on par or surpassing Ravioli (I heard in AoC Tureli managed to do as a BABY a Revali's gale, he is probably more of a Prodigy than revali). The arc is about the Rito tribe as a whole and their cultural development, rather than on an individual.

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

Great comment!

[@cerealkilleryt]

1. Why are you calling him Tureli? 2. I know you're calling him an asshole, but he's been my favorite champion for a while, and this comment made me realize what a complex character he is. Can you imagine being on top, famous, and all of a sudden some teenager comes in and is chosen as the hero? He honestly reminds me a lot of Groose, but his character didn't get enough time to redeem himself and be loved as much by the community.

[@daframo]

@@cerealkilleryt My Bad, I played the spanish version and just talked about exactly the same point with a friend. In spanish Tulin is called Tureli (probably because in spanish Tulín kinda sounds like an euphemism, it isn't at all, but sounds like it would be), force of habit XD . I don't think Tulin*** nor Ravioli are assholes perse. I think they TURNED into assholes (Tureli way way less, he was only a bit of a bratty kid) because of their tribal hierarchy and culture. Revali is what Tulin would've become without Teba, strong,very socially unprepared, and rude. Teba's generation weren't brought up in all this pride as a tribe, and grew up instead in the shame of having lost to the calamity in spite of their powerful warrior.That's why Teba is much MUCH more honest and humil, but in return, he didn't leave in a time with enough warriors availible to train kids, and grew to be strong, simply not as strong as Revali. Peace came, and after Ganon was defeated, during the timeskip, Tulin (5th time I had to change a Tureli to tulin lmao), Teba and the older warriors healed and managed to have time to train their kiddos. Tulin just happens to be the only kid trained by a warriors not by a bard. In turn, Tureli is as strong (or stronger, because he can work in teams) as Revali, and as nice (after his bratty phase that lasts around 2 text boxes)as Teba.

[@cerealkilleryt]

@@daframo yeah, sorry if I came across as rude about the name lol. And I do see what you mean about him and Revali, but it just helps justify his attitude imo. I think he’s not a complete asshole, he just gets defensive because of how he was brought up.

[@daframo]

@@cerealkilleryt Don't worry I always get the names wrong lmao. I get your point, that's what I was talking about, Revali WAS , an asshole, not because of nature but because of nurture. He ended up changing a bit, but it took hin death and 100 years of reflecting about his death to say one nice thing. He probably would've been as nice as Tureli had he been raised by Teba or someone less proud than Rito archers before the calamity, because they had a full monopoly of aerial combat.

[@cerealkilleryt]

As a Tulin stan, I see your point, and the most compelling argument I've heard against Teba becoming the sage is the fact that he is a full grown adult, and is already proven to be able to carry Link on his back. The developers probably just didn't want you to be able to use Teba, when the highlight of the game is being able to use Ultrahand.

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

Yeah that definitely could've been it. Although Sidon can carry Link on water and they didn't add that to the summon so there are always ways and choices.

[@cerealkilleryt]

@@MaliceFairyPlays I never considered that🤔

[@DORAisD34D]

It makes me kinda upset. Sidon, Riju, Yonobo, and Teba were the ones who assisted Link in botw. Teba being the only one not to become a sage ruins it. It would have been poetic in a way

[@RazorRex]

Great points.

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

Thanks :)

[@Leeooooooo...]

When I first watched one of the TotK trailers showcasing Link and all the sages, I was worried because I saw Tulin there and not Teba as a sage. I thought they decided to make Teba die since, I believe it's stated somewhere in BotW dialogue or maybe Creating a Champion, that the rito have relatively short lifespans Looking at it now, the reason Tulin was chosen over Teba surely has something to do with Nintendo's preference of character development

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

Ooh Teba dying would've been horrible 😭

[@cerealkilleryt]

The Rito having short lifespans would be interesting. For all we know, they descended from the River Zora, and the Sea Zora in this game have incredibly long lifespans.

[@MarioGamer291]

You have a point

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

😊

[@lnsflare1]

But the Champions didn't have character arcs? Like, at all? Zelda did, but all five Champions were the exact same person from their intro to their death, with the closest things to a character arc for one of them being Revali begrudgingly admitting that Link is pretty cool, he guesses, a century after his own death.

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

Maybe "arc" was a poor choice of word! I think the general idea is that because you learn about the champions little by little through the memories, it feels like a good progression.

[@supitsalex6559]

imo i think it was just that he lowkey sucked as a character he was just kinda there and i think it was the plan to make him sage but i think ppl just didnt like him and he got hated on enough that when deciding the sages the team just decided that ppl would like tulin more and im so happy they did bc hes so much better and more fun he actually has a personality

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

I don't think many people hate Teba? If popular opinion was anything to go by they would've changed Yunobo who a lot of people openly disliked.

[@EvelynnVeryEpik]

@@MaliceFairyPlays yeah, I haven't seen many teba haters

[@Smronger]

But Tulin is a g, hitting almost all his shots and easy access to his ability.

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

He is definitely great at the job I can't deny that!

[@keishareginahoestiawan5834]

Can Teba will be a mod in Mario kart 8 deluxe? Okay? Yes or no?

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

👀

[@morziahnichols7787]

It's pretty obvious they dont care about totk some of totk even looks rushed despite the large amount of time they supposedly spent on it and the delay

[@morziahnichols7787]

Give Mipha back 😭

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

I miss Mipha too!

[@crimsonninja4097]

Teba didn't have the power of wind and his character was already established.

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

They gave Sidon a power out of nowhere though. Could've done the same to Teba if they wanted to.

[@huskyrbtorchick1480]

I actually came to a conclusion on why teba may not of been a sage- it might be because of his va - it would also explain why he didn’t get a lot of voice lines either 😢 this is just based on what me and my friends discussed

[@RetawMelon-ot8nl]

wait did something happen to his va??

[@RetawMelon-ot8nl]

oh it's just sean chiplock

[@huskyrbtorchick1480]

@@RetawMelon-ot8nl yeah - me and my friends talked about since of things sean did- they tried to give teba little voicelines or they just decided to reuse grunts /sounds. I could be wrong but i’m not sure

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

Oh I just googled it, I had no idea! Could very well have been a part of it.

[@H0R535]

I think it's still good news teba didn't become the sage of wind, cuz the sages all get k!lled by ganondorf at the end right?

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

None of the sages die

[@H0R535]

@@MaliceFairyPlays but they got dizzy or something (just like npcs after touching gloom)

[@MaliceFairyPlays]

Yeah but they're all fine by the ending cut scene :)

[@yang6642]

Did you even finish the game?

[@H0R535]

@@yang6642 of course I did