Zelda Theory: Goron Timeline and History

Ultimate Goron Timeline and Theory for the Legend of Zelda series!
Join us as we go through it all from Skyward Sword, through Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess to Breath of the Wild! (Warning Spoilers!)
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[@commonwealthrealm]

Give a like for the work put into this complete Goron Timeline! Also, who is your favorite Goron?

[@Anubalfer]

Darunia! Not only did he go after his brethren in the Temple of Fire, but he also has great taste in music. And I like Daruk too I think. Great Champion, great comrade, and he's down to Earth.

[@zkatt3238]

I love how you guys did the opening with the Tarrey Town theme.

[@meatsauce4772]

No, i can't choose between daruk and darunia

[@jacobradabaugh6241]

My favorite Goron is the traveling merchant from Wind Waker.

[@christophercostanzo6382]

Darunia

[@nikoforsyth514]

That magnificent dance was esencial for the future of the gorons

[@D3__]

Indded it was. Without it, Link wouldn't have been allowed to help out with the Dodongo Cavern problem and the Gorons would've starved (even though they live on a mountain they could eat)

[@leonardorangel2811]

D3monPixel by that logic we should just eat grass of the ground

[@dontestevens4831]

@@leonardorangel2811 we can't eat grass, gorons can eat the rocks

[@worsettek6400]

Daruk's death was one of the sadest of all the champions to me

[@TH3_W1ZARD]

itsyourboigibby 21719 He could have won and was winning but one attack Fireblight Ganon had took him down only because he didnt have a way to counter it

[@thehummingvixen9026]

Want me to make it sadder? When Zelda returns from the Spring of Wisdom to the four Champions, you see none of them have their iconic weapons. They came to give moral support to the Princess in hopes she would discover her power. However, once the Calamity began, they all rushed to their Divine Beasts weaponless. Little did they know, Ganon would have his Blights waiting there to slay them before they could assist Link in his quest to defeat Calamity Ganon and save Hyrule. TLDR; The champions didn’t have their weapons when the calamity struck, so we can only assume they were slain weaponless while caught off guard in their divine beasts

[@Broockle]

MIIIIIIIPHAAAAAAA!!!!!! D;

[@2btqj]

TheHummingVixen damn just thought about that. 😨.. that’s why we are gifted with them after defeating the divine beast

[@sleepier9433]

daruk apologized after he died which is so sad

[@squifurgie]

Gorons remind me a lot of dwarves in traditional fantasy. They aren't overly welcoming at first but once a bond of friendship is formed. They will lay down their lives to preserve it, no matter the odds.

[@TmanTheTdog]

squifurgie The biggest bro’s of the Legend of Zelda

[@mattr0fact949]

I never noticed but you are right

[@salmffron2003]

It's sad to see such talent not be noticed on a larger scale. Theses video's have so much love and effort put into them, thank you Commonwealth Realm for the amazing videos

[@CaptainWonderBread]

The Hero's Bow is not the only hint that the Hero of Time returned from Termina. The Hero's Shade is the Hero of Time, so his presence confirms it outright.

[@Linkthroughtime77]

CaptainWonderBread You know that was confirmed years ago right?

[@jessekwak9818]

Also Renado talks about the Hero of The Past as well.

[@hanburgundy4317]

And Ordona gives you the Hero's garb, kept safe for his descendant to don when the time was right. Ordon was founded in or near what was Kokiri Village by Link and his wife Malon and her family.

[@Yunanimouse]

"pounding volvagia to its demise"

[@Craigy2818]

I bet that was a hot night

[@Werewolf914]

I do love pounding Volvagia ;)

[@Ed_man_talking9]

might be a string bean but Volvagia sure knows how to please.

[@Crazeefish313]

Moaning* oh.. yeaaahhh pound that volvagina

[@LivingParadox87]

@@Crazeefish313 More like "Vulvagia"

[@tobiramaisbesthokage]

The Goron are my favorite race

[@rajarshiroy13]

They way they roll makes us smile.

[@beyondthesky2140]

For me it's Zora because imo Water is cooler than Fire

[@dontestevens4831]

@@beyondthesky2140 okay but you're wrong

[@alcohashbo3637]

@@dontestevens4831 wrong

[@dontestevens4831]

@@alcohashbo3637 gorons have literally never changed because they are perfect, and they've been in more games than all the other races except the hylains

[@ravus9935]

Gorons are my favorite Zelda race. They're amazing.

[@redwing1766]

They are great

[@inqman]

i showed this and the zora timeline to a few friends and they questioned the Deku scrub timeline, to which all my reading and searching shows very little info, and that they were most likely a separate tribe independent of the deku tree.

[@madmaxim3965]

I know i thought this too! Beside their heavy apperance in Majoras Mask w a palace and everything, they dwindle in appearances after and before. they were my favorites species in that game. They only appear after that as minor enemies/characters in other games and and our not in BOTW at all! Such a shame, its highly unlikely this would happen but i would love to see them in BOTW 2 w thier own divine beast and champiom and all!

[@Tyrgermanic]

I love videos like this,basically something you'd see on history channel only it's about cool shit that isn't real.

[@commonwealthrealm]

The best entertainment!

[@bigmikeobama523]

You can learn more about history playing Zelda than watch the hitler channel

[@ddsjgvk]

YEP!

[@TheGorillaMan412]

You mean the alien channel@@bigmikeobama523

[@bigmikeobama523]

Joseph Pastore ancient astronaut theorists douches

[@davidtosh7200]

Gorons Do appeared in every Zelda game titles since 1986, including the two hand held game titles are: The Phantom Hourglass, and The Spirited Tracks.

[@Kravenrogue]

Oh yeah? So where are they on "A Link's to the Past"?

[@theblackgoatofthewoods]

In A Link to the Past, before you reach the top of Death Mountain, there is a lot of huge rocks jumping down in our hero. Could they be Gorons who are (just like the River Zoras) unfriendly to Link?

[@danielman396]

The gorons are my favorite race in the zelda series. I would love seeing how they eat, mine, interact, celebrate and also learn how they reproduce because that really is a mystery. Another thing Darunia is my favorite Zelda character thanks to ocarina of time and hyrule warriors giving him a funny but strong and proud personality but then undyingnephalium's incarnation of him made me love him even more and I'm always happy to see him. Daruke is close second because of how much he reminds me of Darunia but also ties with Mipha as my favorite champion and character in breath of the wild.

[@StillIntoBeetles]

If you’re still wondering how they reproduce I recommend going to Goron city after taking care of the Rock Roast, there’s a side quest given by two old Gorons in Tears of the Kingdom, I won’t spoil anything more

[@hylianmoss]

I love this channel so much and I love these theories and timelines

[@commonwealthrealm]

Thank you for the kind words. You have no idea how much this means for us :)

[@jupiter843]

@@commonwealthrealm Everybody thinks that

[@secondtankofnitro8145]

@@jupiter843 not me

[@Reacted1991]

This video helps support why I think both takes place at the end if the child timeline since its the only one in the original hyrule where the goron relations were strongest

[@Galaxy0237]

I cried when Daruk passed on because death of my favorite characters always make me cry

[@roaringthunder115]

Daruk’s death was so sad. Stay epic, man.

[@TheFlashzap]

Spiritually the Gorons are my Hyrule race of choice

[@SerdinathTheWise]

Awesome awesome video dude. I enjoy them thoroughly, and I hope you keep finding material to make based on the legend of Zelda.

[@essi1296]

4:56 shit, that's amazing. the best dace I've ever seen.

[@ldonovan6953]

Gorons are obviously loved as to the fact that they are shown in all three parts of the Zelda Timeline

[@peachy-blush]

The Gorons in every timeline have been the most consistent race ever. No evolution, just vibes

[@inexfan89]

Awesome timeline video, as always. And your new intro is great too!

[@kuraian2]

I love it when I see a new video from you guys in my feed. Keep up the awesome work, guys. I love these historic videos, so in depth and interesting the way you guys deliver it.

[@cuber8561]

The Goron are my favorite

[@TonyDaExpert]

This vid reminded me that WE STILL NEED A RELEASE DATE FOR BOTW DLC 2

[@Jaenera]

My favourite timeline video so far

[@intergalacticvaati9206]

Great video! Except one thing, the goron carved in Goron City isn't Darunia.... It's *Darmani III*

[@commonwealthrealm]

Another child timeline connection

[@hanburgundy4317]

Gor Coron shouldn't be in BotW as he lived during the time of Twilight Princess which is in a separate timeline from the downfall timeline. BotW (I have yet to play it, mind you) appears to take place after Wind Waker in the event that Ganondorf got his wish to drain the flooded Hyrule.

[@jorgeoquendo7514]

It really doesn't though. The rock salt is referencing the ancient sea that you visit in Lanayru desert in skyward sword, it says "ancient sea", not "great sea". It's canon that botw takes place WAY in the future in the child timeline, Zelda herself DIRECTLY mentions twilight princess which is in the child timeline. "steeped in the glowing embers of twilight", case closed. People see things like the koroks and rito and for some reason ignore the canon dialogue in the game from Zelda's own lips to place it in the adult/downfall timeline rather than find reasons why koroks/rito could exist in the child timeline. Koroks came into the series in WW out of necessity to survive the flood. Evolution or them having just been taking on human forms in OoT is the likely event here, meaning under the right conditions they could appear anywhere. Rito are much harder to explain, it is canon in WW that the rito NEEDED a scale from Valoo to grow wings, this is stated by the chieftan. I think the answer is a little more simple than we think though. Now, it could've been because of the limited technology on the gamecube back then, but if you notice, the rito in WW are humans with a beak and wings. I think this means the rito in WW and the ones in botw are different... Types(?). Kinda like river zora being more fish like. I think the rito in WW were GIFTED flight/bird-like qualities by Valoo's scale while as the rito in botw might be an evolutionary strain?

[@hanburgundy4317]

That's nonsensical, though. The Zoras evolved into the Rito; that's in the canon of the game. a) How do Zoras and Rito both exist in Breath of the Wild and yet have no mentioned connection or any mention of each other of shared culture? b) Where did the Rito come from if their only reason for evolving into the Rito in the first place was due to "a fishless ocean"? Unless an ocean covered the land of Hyrule, there would be no Rito. Koroks, I could see bending the lore to say those were their true forms, but Rito make no sense. The game takes bits and pieces from each timeline and just sort of throws them all together and I hate that.

[@jorgeoquendo7514]

Okay, 1st thing i'd like to point out is that it isn't "canon" that the rito EVOLVED from the zora, just that they used to BE zora. If anything WW points towards the Rito being MADE, not evolving. The chieftain says that for a rito to grow wings they HAVE to have a scale from Valoo. This to me means Valoo is the source of the WW rito. Now, there is a lack of river zora despite how prominent the zora are in BotW, this could indicate that they were forced out by the Zora tribe as the river zora have always been aggressive, they're the monster zoras, it is possible that the BotW Rito evolved from the river zora. It'd make sense, the river zora were more fish than human, so i'd imagine that if they evolved into birds they'd look more bird than human. This is something i had pointed out, but i think the WW Rito were transformed/made by Valoo while as the BotW Rito are an evolutionary strain, this is because the Rito are just humans gifted with beaks and wings in WW while as the Rito in Botw are actual sentient, self-aware birds. This'd also explain the "lack of shared culture", the zora and river zora didn't mingle.

[@realMG420]

The Goron Timeline really points to a Child Timeline placement for Breath of the Wild. We never see a prosperous Goron civilization with strong ties to the Hylians on the Downfall and Adult Timelines.

[@commonwealthrealm]

True, but then other clues pull to other timelines. Breath of the Wild creates a massive timeline paradox.

[@realMG420]

Commonwealth Realm Good point. There are great pieces of evidence that could put BotW on any timeline.

[@Werewolf914]

While other timelines have clues pointing to them I think the Child Timeline has the strongest evidence for it, of course there are so many conflicting things we can't 100% confirm where it takes place, just got to wait for Nintendo to tell us.

[@hanburgundy4317]

The presence of Koroks and Rito in BotW cements it solidly as being a sequel to the Wind Waker. Koroks only existed in that timeline, as that form was created for them to travel the Great Sea, and the Zora only evolved into the Rito during that timeline, as well. BotW has both races, as well as the presence of Sea Salt, and the Hero who awakens is wearing islander's garb very similar to Link's attire from Outset Island. So, either the Hero in BotW IS Link from WW or he is the Hero before WW Link; either Ganondorf got his wish to drain the flooded Hyrule and Link was sealed away, or the Hero in BotW was the one who "never appeared" and caused the Great Flood. It would make sense that the Gods decided that the chosen Hero wasn't ready and sealed him away until he would be, essentially causing the existence of two Heroes simultaneously during the events of WW.

[@NativS2002]

Commonwealth Realm Breath of the wild needs a a prequel to explain where it is in the timeline

[@jakelibo8721]

Jason you have the best voice for narration.

[@mikeyder344]

was that the same narrator from the fallout history series!?

[@NothinsM]

yes, protip, he is reading about videos games, when he is in a video game lol

[@sweatysocks8214]

Maybe, but that's a story for another day.

[@linktheherooftime4833]

Great timeline goro You really told about my ancestors goro

[@97Multiphantom]

Oooh, is that the silky smooth voice of the Storyteller I hear?

[@shelbybayer200]

In the ocarina of time manga Link was friends with the dragon that was in the fire temple when it was still a baby and Ganondorf controlled him causing Link to have to slay his former friend who before actually dying began to cry

[@UncleOddJobs]

Yes thank for listening to my suggestion!

[@pv4981]

I love these! Keep up the good work!

[@travishotter378]

Great video. Awesome detail

[@Serilaene]

[National Geographic presents: Gorons, a history of Hyrule's proudest race.]

[@kjn3350]

Cannon fodder for Ganon? You mean Ganon fodder? I'll leave. Obviously I'm not good enough at jokes.

[@LordFerpez]

I love how the story teller is branching out from fallout to Zelda lore as well

[@ZorZelda]

Very informative video

[@commonwealthrealm]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@amandawright8541]

Great video I never knew you could do a timeline on a species(I never saw the zora timeline yet😅)

[@FalconZer0]

Great Video! I would like to think Breath of the Wild is in the child timeline! But no hard facts yet! Darunia is my favorite.

[@ElkorGod]

When I was a youngun, with my wii and twilight princess LoZ, me n my brother would call Gorons, *morons* 😎

[@paintballhaven9223]

I absolutely love the narration

[@dragonlover1788]

I subbed. I love ur timelines their so cool. Especially your sheikah one. How long does it take for u to research a video

[@andrewa.foozworthson317]

@6:13 I heard "Crafting Bongs" and you can not unhear it now.

[@rajarshiroy13]

I am a Bong(Bengali) Hahahaha

[@blackneos940]

Believe it or not, some people who've played OOT/OOT3D need to know that Darunia DID somehow survive his confrontatiob with Volvagia. :)

[@ryanmarcum9044]

"...... the ties between the mighty Gorons and the Hylians turned into a rock-solid alliance ..." I don't know whether to clap or groan.

[@goroninthemudd3865]

Jason you have a great voice. You should be a Goron.

[@kakarikokage2514]

Anyone else wondering how the Gorons reproduce? I mean, we never see any females in any of the games, yet there are little ones running around in several of them. Unless it's like dwarfs in Lord of the Rings and there's little difference between genders. Maybe all the female Gorons have deep voices too.

[@sh4dy832]

Kakariko Kage they eat stones. I wouldn't dare bet that ANYTHING about them is close to what we call biology...

[@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat]

In breath of the wild we do see them in Gerudo town but they are confused about why they were allowed in indicating (to me at least) that they are likely asexual (hence why they were allowed in) but consider themselves masculine (hence the universal masculine pronouns and manly/bro cultural coding). They probably also have very little understanding of biological sex since they don't understand why they (an asexual species) are allowed in gerudo town while other races aren't. This poor understanding is reinforced by the fact, as far as I'm aware, we've never seen one in any kind of romantic/sexual relationship of any kind, only having relationships of any kind around those they consider "bros" aside from political relationships

[@quintonwinton7210]

@@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat although the goron in gerudo town says that he thaought males wern't allowed in gerudo town

[@clonecommanderrex8542]

Goron are probably asexual.

[@sarahglover4241]

@@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat where do the kids come from then...?

[@Tyrgermanic]

On Gameboy Holodrum was another world or continent but in botw it turns out it was just a 2 hour walk east.

[@jonahheisler4765]

derek evan Wait, what?

[@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat]

Well, hyrule has never had consistent geography, so game to game inconsistency or maybe either a portion was absorbed into hyrule (possibly through a never mentioned war or diplomatically bought by hyrule from the rest of holodrum and maintained the name) or the breath of the wild version was named after holodrum when it was discovered for one reason or another.

[@subbn]

Good video!

[@mysteryman1036]

Goronz are the best Zelda race ever

[@Hamantha]

Gorons are a force of nature!!

[@JhebadiaSprunklefunk]

Bruh why you gotta play ma man Darmani like dat, him and the kid are right there on that mountain sculpture, beads n all.

[@egs1498]

Can you make one on the gerudo or another race. I want to see another one of these:)

[@smokeylemur]

I like the new intro. It's cool.

[@circamagic]

ok who does the History Channel level voice over work? I must hire them

[@Danosauruscrecks]

I love the gorons

[@STATBOOST]

That intro was tiiiiiiiight

[@rickybromley7199]

Thanks brother!

[@mistahkrazy805]

I believe the stone faces show a link to Termina as well because isn't the face to the right the baby from MM that helps Link with the song?

[@Mischievous_Moth]

(Watching CWR for the first time, intro plays) Nintendo, Nintendo, Nintendo, WINGED HUSSAR!? NOW WE TALKIN'!

[@jorgeoquendo7514]

Isn't Darmani's (from majora's mask) face there as well? Even in the video clip just now i saw the sideburns and black pearl(?) necklace. Pretty nice timeline btw. I think my favorite goron has to be between Daruk, Darunia and Darmani.

[@mikebecker8086]

I just remembered when I was kid I use to call the Gordons gungabutts lol I didn't know their names

[@mikebecker8086]

Gorons *

[@dvdmenyu]

Just confuse things, the mountain carvings beneath Daruk's looks exactly like Darmani and his son from MM as opposed to Darunia and his. The prayer bead necklace is identical. Child timeline or not that still shouldn't be possible for them to know about him, but here we are.

[@bobguysonki514]

6:47 so this is where dabbing on the haters started

[@youssefbenchadli954]

Aren't labryna and holodrum parallel universes to hyrule

[@alacru1]

Dear god, how I love gorons. GORONS AR ALL DUDES ▲

[@marche800]

Look man, the hylians must have some way of getting it on with the gorons because the maze game chick from Termina clearly had the hot for their kind.

[@brittneyrussell8158]

Daruk, Daruk, Daruk is on FIRE

[@AirJordanJetson]

Daaaamn yall got the Fallout storyteller? Lit.

[@theoracleofsecrets9090]

1) The Goron Ruby doesn't yet exist, so while the mark on the arm is clearly a reference to the Goron Ruby, that is only from a meta perspective, not from an in universe perspective. It is more likely that the Ruby was shaped after the symbol used by the Gorons, which does refute a couple other points in the video. 2) Goron Island is in an entirely different realm (The Realm of the Ocean King), like Termina is.... So, ya... It isn't "on the way" to New Hyrule. 3) Rosso cannot be part Goron as Gorons don't breed like Hyleans do... Like, they don't have more than one gender... ya...

[@an0bserver2000]

fantastic!

[@nayruofthezoras1458]

You forgot Darmani's story and the fact that he's one of the Gorons carved onto Death Mountain. In fact he sticks out more noticeably then any of the three Gorons you mentioned (I didn't even see Darunia or that TP Goron chieftain).

[@iceclkeyheart3060]

Nayru of the Zoras with Termina beining a cogntive version of Skull Kids Hyrule i think it makes sense

[@nayruofthezoras1458]

Icecl Keyheart Oh my goodness. No. Termina is NOT a figment of Skull Kid's imagination. Skull Kid had already lived in Termina long before he found Majora's Mask and he even met the faries there. That quote you mention is purely fictional as stated by the developer of the Hyrule Encyclopedia book (Nintendo Dream Magazine). They set a very clear disclaimer of taking creative liberties with the series' lore in the Lore Section of chapter one and should not and could NOT be use as a canonical source. Nintendo themselves had nothing to do with that book aside from approving it to being licensed (and confirm that Termina is officially a parallel world for the last 17 years). Its like saying the manga or Hyrule Warriors is revalent to the series's actual canon when its the complete opposite. Hyrule Encyclopedia is a licensed fanbook, not an official canonical source. Please do a little research on the subject next time before unintentionally spreading false information.

[@iceclkeyheart3060]

Nayru of the Zoras ah well, thats that i guess. I kinda like the idea tho, remindes me a lot of Persona 5

[@Linkthroughtime77]

Icecl Keyheart Well there's not really a lot of evidence saying it didn't disappear after MM

[@goroninthemudd3865]

I just don't have just 1 favourite but 2 and I believe they are related.that's is daruk and darunia . Darunia is daruks grate grandfather. ??? They look so much alike. I have loved the gorons ever since they appeared in the games . Gentle Giants. Gorons rule baby..:-) keep up the great work . And thanks for the timeline.this helps me to understand them better.:-)

[@MasterGeek-mk5ne]

Wait, the champions weren’t murdered, they were slain.

[@roaringthunder115]

If I could have a sort of spirit animal in Zelda, my spirit race would be Gorons.

[@Tillra]

15:08 Those other two gorons carved in the mountainside looks more like Darmani who is probably holding up the goron elder's son then the two named. Look around the neck. Those are giant beads. The same beads that Darmani wore. Darunia doesn't wear beads at all. Also, the smaller one looks more like a baby than an adult.

[@alacru1]

7:55 I don't think Goron tattooed the goron ruby in their bodys. Don't make sense devotion to a gemstone only because it was a key to triforce. It's more logical that goron ruby was faceted in the format of a much older goron symbol that is their tattoo.

[@OneBasedGod]

What's the music around 14:00 mins called?

[@emaam]

best race in Zelda don't @ me

[@eliank7100]

Any time soon a vid on the Zelda smartphone comming? :p Anyways great video

[@adyasengupta9233]

4:09 "Rock-solid" I see what you did there...

[@elsaogren3997]

Yunobo is so cute 😭

[@FunnyAnimatorJimTV]

Gorons FTW!! :D

[@rkoopa_bro]

Bro I swear these people who are talking sound like they are in the intro to a Pokémon episode 😂

[@sonofatlas1372]

The Gorons ah man I’m glad I had those boots that old goron was too strong

[@MollyOKami]

As far as physical evolution, the Goron are like the coelacanth…if it ain't broke, don't fix it. …Now, can we see one on the Gerudos?

[@ThaBeastMike07]

Its storyteller omg I love his voice

[@opgoron]

Goron = Master race

[@ClassicEntertain]

Damn i love your voices!

[@rajarshiroy13]

Eyyy thats kirino from oreimo.

[@aberomero420]

999 like i guess no we could not get to 2000 likes sorry I did like it and love your work at commonwealth Realm Keep it up

[@moongirl648]

That's so funny its just Rah I'm angry we don't need help when our only source of food is blocked off Link: *plays a song* *starts dance* yeah sure man you can go fight a dragon or whatever

[@theflightofarobyn]

" A magnificent dance"😂

[@notusgodwind4512]

I never understood why hylians were always at the head. Why didn't the Garons or Zora decided to go to war with them

[@Balt0010]

Make sense nice video

[@manuel8179]

15:05 that's Darmani