Zelda TOTK: 7 Incredibly Sneaky Easter Eggs They Didn't Think We'd Notice

These extremely subtle secrets and easter eggs in Tears of the Kingdom are so easy to miss.
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#totk #tearsofthekingdom #zelda

[@trinketsphinx3212]

Here's one that I found that made me smile so hard: once you have assembled the entire set of phantom Ganon armor and finished the mayoral dispute in Hateno, put it on and go to Cece for a fashion check. Her dialogue mentions that it looks like it leapt out of a painting. *chef's kiss*

[@BlytheWestchild]

Hehehe

[@the_hero3566]

OoT reference?

[@josephjennings3146]

ohhhhhh!!! I get it because in OoT there was a boss battle that had that wasnt it?

[@VartixGaming]

@@josephjennings3146 Yes, the boss in Forest Temple is Phantom Ganon that leaps out of a painting during the first phase

[@trinketsphinx3212]

I'm so happy you all get it! It's such a small detail, and I can't imagine many players have seen it, but it's such a neat little Easter Egg.

[@IanWatson]

Fi's chime is also in BotW! In one of the memories, I think when Zelda retrieves the Master Sword to hide it in the Lost Woods, it chimes to draw her attention. And not just that, but Zelda seems to understand what Fi's saying to her. Brought a tear to my eye.

[@densuomega]

Yea, it's also in the memory where Link falls to the guardians, and also after you finish all 3 trials of the sword. Zelda mentioned in BOTW that supposedly the Link was supposed to be able to hear the voice in the sword, or something like that, and when Link falls, the sword, ahem Fi, tells her that its not too late and that he can be saved.

[@thetruesora]

yeah i'm sure its supposed to be noticeable those times in botw and again when it happens in this game, its not a "subtle" one like the others in the list

[@Kyverenka]

It makes me sad that at the end of botw (spoilers if you aren't there yet) Zelda says she can no longer hear the voice inside the sword...

[@Rutanachan]

Also, much more importantly, Fi's theme us in TotK. In one cutscene with Zelda, you hear Fi's Themesong for a short bit. It touched me so deeply ^-^

[@knate44]

I like to believe that Kass taught link all the catchy tunes, if you complete the champion's ballad DLC he adds the main Zelda theme to his normal accordion theme!

[@Sparksterchan]

Came here to say this. Link remembers!

[@Tiglath-Pileser3]

You dare tempt the rage of Flowerblight Gannon?

[@legoblood11]

Yes 🌸

[@lillyraisin]

WE WILL END THEM🌸🌹🌷💐🌺🪻🌻

[@napalmsasquach]

You dare mock the son of a Shepard!?

[@midnights2631]

Always

[@AlvinaYunoa]

Who tf is Gannon? I only know Ganon😂

[@Kloe]

There's special dialogue for being a good person and watering Magda's flowers for her! And even more if you're a bad gardener and do it despite rainfall. I love all the little details and secrets in this game

[@kisukoev]

They thought about all these little details, so why the hell can't I tell anyone that I know exactly what happened to Zelda after seeing all the memories? Why Nintendo?!

[@SuperiorPosterior]

​@@kisukoev Because saying "she's in the past" (or other spoilers) would likely cause mass panic. Better to just have everyone believe she's _merely_ missing.

[@IanChunck]

@@kisukoev You can tell Impa at least

[@Chloe_Zana]

I love that.

[@Gamer1288]

@@SuperiorPosterior Not really, I'm wondering why you can't inform Paya as soon as you complete the Dragon's Tears Quest. It is stupid to lock Gear behind Progression.

[@tabletopnephilim4633]

Here's a fun fact. You find out in BotW that the house in Hateno belonged to someone 100 years ago who left to become a knight and never returned. In other words, that was Link's house. Which means not only do you have to buy back your own house, it then gets taken from you by Zelda, forcing you to build a new house for yourself in Tarrey Town.

[@joegamergaming]

I like to believe since they were both 100 years old they just lived together like a retirement home. especially since she felt the need to make a secret bachelorette cave XD

[@Archetype_Angel]

​​@@joegamergamingwhat bothers me about this theory is that, the girl sweeping the floor inside the house says it's Zelda's house and he (Link) is welcome to stay. I mean, if he lived there with her, the girl sweeping would recognize it's the person who's been living there with Zelda, wouldn't she?

[@Echo_the_half_glitch]

​@BennyBoyC6 Not necessarily, this is Link we're talking about. Usually he's out exploring and causing chaos.

[@DemonDragon000]

The pictures in Zelda's (stolen) house all tie in with different stable quests which is a nice touch!

[@katria2412]

Haha, I was so mad when all NPCs refered to it as Zelda's house. It is mine... I mean Link's! 😅😂

[@Inscrypter]

Yeah they totally missed that "Easter egg" is actually there to help you out with the News Coverage, and also there for you to be sure it was actually Zelda herself that helped those people

[@spyderdyl5274]

It’s not technically stolen, it’s just Link’s house. Link and Zelda are canonically in a relationship in ToTK, the voice actress for Zelda said so

[@krishnamckay3247]

That makes sense as the stable quests are to explore Zelda's life. Traysi wanted the lucky clover 🍀 gazette to investigate 🔎 "potential princess sightings" That's 1 of my fave parts of the game 🎮 especially w/ that reward, froggy 🐸 armor

[@DemonDragon000]

@@spyderdyl5274 and as I recall Nintendo made her take that statement back.

[@KirbyCom]

Ganondorf's moms in the cutscene actually have their names written on their clothes! (In Hylian, of course)

[@MelodicQuest]

Hearing Fi was such a sweet moment. It's like hearing from a friend you hadn't seen in a long time. It's nice that Nintendo hasn't forgotten about her.

[@seaborgium919]

I just about screamed when I heard her tbh I loved it

[@smilesfordays]

I won’t ruin it, but the moment in the last cutscene before the credits got me really good. I loved SS. 😊

[@ElectricBlaze164]

I completely agree!! It was awesome! Kinda makes you tear up

[@nonaG123]

Ok so I loved Skyward Sword but Fi was worse than Navi for interrupting shenanigans... I liked her character and quirks but they overused her and she popped up WAY WAY tooo often. Still it was sad to see her go and it's nice to hear the jingle once in a while. Though if I had to pick one I'd say Midna's notification sounds and chatter were best in class. Idk why but it still gives me chills. I miss Midna so much.

[@Whoopsie.Daisy.]

All the pictures on the walls in Zelda's house are referencing the Lucky Gazette quests (the ones where it was actually Zelda at least), not just the one of Magda. They are chronicles of her time traveling Hyrule and interacting with everybody she met at the stables.

[@galacticgila219]

4:41 I was honestly the most concerned about Fi when we saw the master sword was broken- was glad to see that she’s ok when I finished the tutorial

[@BouncingTribbles]

It's like there are two different Nintendos. The developers, who include every song in the franchise as cooking music; and their lawyers, who hate fun

[@Echo81Rumple83]

Makes me wonder how they were able to slip the Song of the Storms Easter Egg in Pikmin 4 upon collecting a treasure that looks like an old-fashioned music box innards.

[@lizardguyNA]

Makes sense that Ganondorf would still love his parents. They taught him magic AND supported his evil plans until their dying argument. Good parenting. Why are nintendo's villains good parents?

[@malcovich_games]

So let's contrast Eggman's "parenting" vs Bowser's...

[@josephjennings3146]

a question we can only assume the way Disney makes their heroes.

[@LycosHayes]

Proof that being a good parent is on a different tangent from being a villian. both can be true at the same time.

[@nix2361]

“Ganny, where are you going?” “I’m just going out with some friends to torment Hyrule.” “Not dressed like that you aren’t!”

[@vincentsavoretti2201]

Because a terrible parent isn't a fun villain, they're just a disappointment

[@shfhthgh]

When you first get launched by a tower, the music is the same as when link is launched from a catapult in wind waker

[@TheSassaria]

This was my FAVORITE detail and I am glad someone else pointed it out and noticed. (WW was my first, don’t judge)

[@lexien8239]

I've got one thats really hard to spot unless you've got eagle eyes! If you have the trousers of the hero (gotten from either the depths or the 8bit link amiibo) and you zoom in reeeall close on the tiny white patch on the shorts you'll realize its actually an octorock from the og zelda! You can't wear the tunic of the hero to see it, since it covers it up :)

[@megamegatron99]

and that was in BotW too

[@risingdawn66isawesome]

Excuse me what-

[@risingdawn66isawesome]

I'ma go check right now 😤

[@risingdawn66isawesome]

Crying omg that's so adorable 😭💞

[@MrWarners14]

The idea of the Demon King being a mama’s boy is hilarious. Makes me appreciate his character for how antagonistic he truly is.

[@Echo_the_half_glitch]

It honestly humanizes him a bit, which is nice. Yeah he's all evil and stuff but he still has people he cares/cared about

[@owencomfort7722]

I mean, in Wind Waker he mentions he wants to take over Hyrule because he wants his people to live in a less hostile environment. Though he gets VERY carried away with this

[@Echo_the_half_glitch]

@@owencomfort7722 They could have just moved/j

[@saramartin4791]

yep now he's a dictator!!! sigmund freud would have a field day!!!

[@ArgentuTA164-2]

Fun fact: The Fresh Milk label ACTUALLY SAYS “Lon Lon” in Hylian.

[@HelpTheWretched]

And the one in Ocarina of Time uses a different form of Hylian that says "Ronron Miruku", which is "Lon Lon Milk" in Japanese.

[@ImNotAWitchImYourWIFI]

literally cried when Fi "speaks" to Zelda after being damaged. Its 100% our girl.

[@EthanMiguelScott]

It's definitely Ballad of the Wind Fish. When you use the flute/ocarina after learning it it does those first notes quickly like that.

[@jmacosta]

- Zelda's torch down the Gloom's Lair, where the Imprisoning Chamber collapsed. - All paragliders have neat little details, my favorite being Skyward Sword's Goddess Fabric showing Zelda's hairbands as part of its tails. - Gleeoks represent the four elements: Fire, Water, Lightning and Wind, and you can see that in their drops when you defeat them, specially the kings. - The Depths outfit is a callback to the Poe Collectors from Ocarina of time, with a single-eye headset and all. The Depths also seem to indicate that these beings became almost gods deep below Hyrule, and you can see that in the sheer size of the monuments/statues where you can talk to them. - We pretty much got confirmation that the three goddess fountains and the massive Hylia statue in the Forgotten temple are the same from Skyward Sword. - Not only Magda. You can see references to the people we met while investigating stables, confirming that her travels around Hyrule were true and she deeply cared about those people. If I were playing the game right now, I could point out to many more. Gosh I love this game.

[@jmacosta]

Btw, so close to a million subscribers! Happy to see you reach this milestone. I'm pretty sure that by the end of the week we will be there!

[@risingdawn66isawesome]

God I can't believe it took me a good 30 seconds to double take at the torch to realize it was Zelda's 😭💔

[@Nitrinoxus]

There's also references to single lines of dialogue from past games. The "secret to everybody" line makes an appearance, of course, but the one that jumped out at me was at the end of the questline with Sidon -- he says that as long as darkness lurks in Hyrule, the peace they've been fighting for "could vanish like a bubble on a needle." That line is a direct reference to an inscription from _Link's Awakening,_ in the shrine where the true nature of Koholint Island is spelled out: "To the finder... The Isle of Koholint is but an illusion. Human, monster, sea, sky... a scene on the lid of a sleeper's eye... Awake the Dreamer and Koholint *will vanish much like a bubble on a needle...* Castaway... you should know the truth!" I'm honestly not sure _why_ that specific bit of writing stuck in memory so firmly, but the instant Sidon said those words, I had a "...hang on a second..." moment.

[@karanoelle4819]

Yup, that Koholint one I recognized IMMEDIATELY. Not to be a snowflake, but as a kid that very scene and music fucked me up mentally. That tune that plays in the "Eastern" Shrine (we all know it's the south of the two) brings back some reeeeeeeeeeally bad juju for me. I also have had that moment burned in my head of the quote vanishing like a bubble on a needle. Called it out immediately on stream, too. Man, MM was the darkest game, but LA was pretty fucked up too in the background.

[@Nitrinoxus]

@@karanoelle4819 There's elements of cosmic horror in the idea of an entire island, packed full of people living their own lives, being nothing more than the figment of a deity's imagination -- the island _feels_ real, so if it's nothing but a dream, how can you ever be sure that _anything_ is real? Maybe Link himself is just the figment of _another_ being's imagination, and if he awakens his own dreamer, he'll vanish too; maybe we're _all_ the dreams of something beyond our understanding, destined to disappear without a trace when the cosmic alarm clock goes off. It's freaky stuff like that that kept young me awake at night.

[@karanoelle4819]

@Nitrinoxus That's pretty much what the nightmares were telling him too. "If you wake the Wind Fish, everything will disappear. You, too, are part of his dream." Something like that. It leads to the whole "we live in a simulation" kinda thing. He'll, what if you were the only real person and this is a simulation? You are the only real person, and everyone is programmed so advanced that they are "human". They think they're alive and all that. But then, what makes you know you are real? What if you were programmed to think that? That game, I'm telling you. That game fucked me up as a kid. It's so heavy

[@Nitrinoxus]

@@karanoelle4819 And it only gets heavier when you revisit it years later, after having written a thesis paper on the inherent realness (or lack thereof) of simulated realities. Not a fun topic to mix with severe depression, I tell ya what. The only thing keeping it from spiraling into existential dread is that, fundamentally, it's a distinction without a difference. A simulated reality within another reality is still _real,_ by virtue of the fact that it _exists_ within the uppermost reality in the form of a simulation; even if you nested simulation inside simulation again and again, so long as at least _one_ reality exists to contain that stack of simulated realities, then the entire pile is as real as the reality hosting the first simulation in the group. Whether any given reality is the _true_ reality ultimately doesn't _matter._

[@FlautistKloa]

I noticed one just yesterday! When you activate Tulin's Gust ability, he makes an odd noise as he does the gust. It sounded real familiar and I did a bit of research and found out why it felt so familiar. The noise is the cry of a Dartrix -- the middle evolution for the Rowlet line of Pokemon! It took me ages to figure out why I recognized that sound.

[@agentf5798]

Oh, I didn't notice that!

[@BlytheWestchild]

😮 I KNEW IT SOUNDED FAMILIAR BUT I COULDNT PLACE IT! THANK YOU

[@DigidesteinedSayian]

I also keep hearing the "Press A" beep from early Pokemon whenever I hear the Zonai robots speak.

[@terrarohr]

i thought it sounded like the yugioh health points loss noise

[@Deoxys369]

thats so cool!!

[@ryanm.6536]

When link hums while cooking, more often than not what he hums are the notes you would play on the ocarina to activate a song in Ocarina of Time

[@TaneJiaChannel]

If you are doing a sidequest in Great Plateau which involves saving a Poe Collector Statue from drowning in a dam then return 4of its eyes by chucking them into the chasms, you will find that these chasms were once the first four Sheikah Shrines from BotW.

[@Nitrinoxus]

Not just those four, either -- I think there's actually _several_ chasms located where Shrines used to be. I'd have to go back and forth between the games to determine if there's any connection linking them all.

[@Jerrysteward59]

The locations were you find the fierce deity set all three of them are actually reflective clues to the previous game Majora's mask. The tunic is found near Tarrytown a circular town just like clock Town in Majora's mask. The fierce deity mask is found in skull lake which is a reference to skull kid. In the fierce deity trousers are found in an old stump in reminiscence to the beginning of Majora's mask where you fall down a large tree stump.

[@deltaterasubrushgoddess2329]

A great (and annoying) detail I found was if you head to where the Shrine of Resurrection was in BotW you'll find a small Yiga hideout and a brand new schema stone for a unicorn bike called the "Beam Cycle" Why can't I have my magic motorcycle that ran on apples and bananas back?

[@sockbat25]

One of the more sad ones which was in BOTW and TOTK was the Ranch Ruins in Hyrule field....aka the Lon Lon Ranch from Ocarina of Time now destroyed and in destitute. I went on a murderous rampage when I stumbled across that

[@YouGotMarin]

Mabe Village from Link's Awakening is in ruins too. Got super sad when stumbling upon that.

[@malcovich_games]

Those Guardians, they took everything from us…

[@maacll4343]

Watch this become a 50 part series

[@cesardeleon2060]

[Epic Nate had entered the chat]

[@ruaine83]

The tune in Link's dream house is the indoor theme from OoT.

[@sidnew2739]

I noticed that yesterday and was really delighted.

[@catoninetales]

I want a whole video on Link's humming while cooking. I have so much fun figuring out the musical easter eggs. And I want to know if Producer Jon lost his mind when he heard Link hum the Ballad of the Wind Fish.

[@ferd617]

(Though we subsequently concluded in the comments that the tune _they_ identify as either the Song of Storms or Windfish - which isn't the same one Luke plays here; that actually is Windfish - is actually Epona's Song.)

[@kitblackford9056]

I heard him hum Kass' theme and had to record the Clio on my switch it was so cute.

[@Aoki85]

I always hear Link's Awakening's dungeon/boss music in the jingle that plays every time Link pulls out the Purah Pad.

[@midnights2631]

I love hearing him hum

[@rockergrl2000]

Did you notice that there's alternative text from some characters when you don't put anything on and run around as scrawny gremlin in nothing but boxers, and the only reason you're right next to lava is because you cooked with monster pieces and your single-use instapot and now you're unstoppable for the next 7 minutes and you're going to go beat up that monster in your underwear, and when you come back somebody you pass says something about the fact that you're naked and on fire but you don't care. or something like that, I don't remember what the lines were

[@NBttlr]

Got a few more for you: - Have you found the Champion's Leathers yet? Fun little nod to Link to the Past where they're hidden. - Ascend when you're inside the Great Deku Tree where you can shop and sleep with your Korok pals. You'll be treated to a familiar catchphrase that's persisted from the oldest games by who you find. - Soundtrack, obviously, is important to any game, for ambience and mood. But have you closely listened to the music of the temples in the game? The casual player may notice motifs of certain respective regions, but those who played the game prior will be heartened by remembrance of fallen allies.

[@Echo81Rumple83]

Yup, can confirm.

[@laura121684]

I'd like to add my own Easter egg that I particularly liked. After you complete the mayoral race quest, if you go and talk to Cece while wearing the Hylian hood, she'll offer to lower the hood for you. It's such a cool little detail and I love the way it makes the Hylian hood look.

[@sidnew2739]

That's no easter-egg at all. An easter-egg refers to something.

[@laura121684]

@@sidnew2739 From Wikipedia "An Easter egg is a message, image, or feature hidden in software, a video game, a film, or another - usually electronic - medium." That definition doesn't say that it has to refer to something, only that it has to be hidden...you know, like an actual Easter egg.

[@vincentsavoretti2201]

Other than the fact that it forces you to go through a specialist just to put a hood down, I guess?

[@mediarare2386]

In Hyrule: "Where did all the birds go? - "The hero shot them all. Something about ballerinas."

[@MrMBinder]

The nostalgic paraglider fabric is great and all, but I will never replace the "Ancient fabric" that I got with the Guardian Amiibo. I was a bit puzzled when I saw a "King Gleeok", I must say. Where are King Ghidorah's lawyers, Nintendo? 😂

[@malcovich_games]

Nintendo's lawyers are clearly more powerful than theirs

[@hawks-wings]

There’s a reference to the Bottom of the Well mini-dungeon from OoT in the Kakariko Well… Complete with dried blood splattered on the walls! You can’t really see it (because it’s dark,) but bring a torch in there or wear the miner’s armor and you can see the blood in all its gory glory.

[@CindyHelms]

…I've been dreading going into that well (which I thankfully haven't found anyway yet) because of that…

[@hawks-wings]

@@CindyHelms there’s no gloom hands (which makes me a little sad tbh, i was hoping for a deadhand reference) but yeah there’s blood splattered on the walls, making totk (with ganondorf bleeding twice and… this) the first zelda game with blood since mm3d (unless you count link’s open wound in the mipha cutscene in botw)

[@Arcane_Archer]

Not only can you hear Fi's chimes, Zelda also refers to the Master Sword as "she" because of her ;w;

[@yanguskhan8513]

"WHAT ABOUT PRINCE SIDEON!?!?" I agree luke, and his theme song is a banger.

[@jardex2275]

That's not the only detail about the spirit king. If you climb Mount Hylia, you'll see a monument with a royal sword. It's the same place close to the shrine where he'd give you some warm clothing, if you didn't have it already.

[@guaitxican]

it’s the king’s tomb, too!

[@plimbo-scrimbly]

There's a certain character in Hateno Village who will rate your outfit. If you talk to her wearing full Evil Spirit (phantom ganon) armor, she comments that the colors are so vibrant that they seem to have "come out of a painting".

[@Minilena]

I noticed the Fi sounds immediately and got all choked up ;_; My little (and then undiagnosed) autistic self could in some way relate to her seeming coldness and lack of emotions - she always cared, and the ending cut scene in SS always makes me cry ❤

[@Getsugaru]

6:06 Why do you think it bizarre? Link's good friend Kass shared that tune with him in the last game. (For those curious, he does so as part of his teacher's message and in a more full rendition at the start of the Champion's Ballad DLC.)

[@ferd617]

Well, it is a _bit_ meta. Most of the other ones (though not all of them) are tunes that exist in-world, particularly the ones from Ocarina. It makes sense those are things Link would hum. But, the theme song that only ever plays during the intro sequence to _the game we're currently playing..._ that raises some questions! Does it mean that Link is somehow AWARE that he's in a video game? Has he _always_ known? Is he cognizant of all of the different versions of him that have existed over the franchise's lifespan?

[@Getsugaru]

@@ferd617 Except, as I said, the song appears in the games in lore itself thanks to Kass playing it for Link. As the game assumes all shrines were completed in Breath of the Wild (including Champion's Ballad if the game detects it on your save file), that means Link heard Kass play the melody in the Song of the Hero. While I can see your argument for it being "a _bit_ meta," but as the tune has shown up in music that the characters can hear as opposed to solely being in the games' soundtracks, the theory you posit is built on a false premise, as each and every tune he hums was as you put it "in-world" in one of the games prior. Really, if any of the melodies Link hums were to serve as the basis of your theory regarding memories from other bearers of the Soul of a Hero, I'd think it'd be the Ballad of the Wind Fish or maybe Saria's Song. The former was sung by a maiden a Link encountered in a sleeping deity's dream-realm while the latter was a song only known to friends of Saria herself and Darunia; the only connection we have to Saria is the Koroks and Grandpa Deku Tree, while Darunia probably didn't pass that song down through the Goron people (though we can't say for sure). ...What we need now is for some KZbinr to do a song-by-song analysis of the lore to see which songs most likely could have been passed down through the ages from previous games. Here's hoping 8-Bit Music Theory is making another Zelda video! XD

[@PinkTuskedMammoth]

I think its still Links house, Zelda has just been staying there for her project in town and Link hadn't really been using it being a traveler who rarely stays home. The relationship between the 2 also means that Link probably doesn't mind that she redecorated a bit considering she would actually be staying there.

[@densuomega]

Maybe, but I think he just gave her the house if anything. If he's still the owner, then he would still be able to sleep there right? Also, certain side quests wouldn't mean anything if that was still his house.

[@PinkTuskedMammoth]

@@densuomega he can still sleep there...

[@densuomega]

@@PinkTuskedMammoth Oh you're right, didn't know that. My point still stands I think, I'm pretty sure he gave the house to her.

[@TheTriforceDragon]

Supporting this is the fact that the table is set for two people and Zelda apparently saw the need to have her study created as a separate part for the house (down the well) including a journal she writes stuff she wants to keep secret from Link in (the new Champions Tunic).

[@karanoelle4819]

You forget that Link is Z's personal knight bodyguard. He is with her nearly at all times, so he has to be using it as much as she does.

[@theguitarman5311]

There are a number of different paraglider designs, I got one for my wolf link amiibo that gives my paraglider a design that resembles the mirror of twilight. It's quite beautiful and my personal favorite of the paraglider designs I have picked up

[@max_2da_max336]

9:31 There must always be a... lighthouse? Hang on, , so we know (of course) that Link is Doomguy, but does this mean Link is also... Booker?

[@Chaos89P]

Always

[@lozenger7515]

All of the photos on Zelda’s house are related to the quests you do at the stables.

[@dexterpearson8689]

Was surprised to learn about the Duck Hunt easter egg. Caught me completely by surprise while watching the video. There is one other thing that caught me by surprise, especially as I was closing the KZbin app on my streaming player. Has Oxtra looked at their latest subscriber count? 🤔

[@icetrey8662]

Even Ultra Hand is an Easter Egg. It's a reference to a creation of Miyamoto's mentor.

[@HelpTheWretched]

There was one of those Ultra Hands hidden in Majora's Mask 3D, behind the counter of the Bomb Shop.

[@risingdawn66isawesome]

Ever since i heard Fi's chime in breath ive been waiting ive been waiting for my baby to show signs shes still there i started bawling everytime i heard her chime and saw her glow i hope she can return to us in her physical form someday but im just so happy they didnt forget about her 😭💞

[@ShadowHwkX7]

I had no clue about the Duck Hunt and Magda easter egg. Thanks. Great vid.

[@the_bear_frog]

if those masked gerudo twins in the background of Ganon cutscenes are koume and kotake I hope we get a sequel of them, maybe link goes to this hidden tomb in the desert and accidentally resurrects them or something and then have to chase them around while they cause hijinks that would be lit

[@portiac6097]

Dlc?

[@Nifterific]

Fi is just trying to tell link the batteries in his Wii remote are nearly depleted.

[@malintent2025]

What impresses me is that there is a second incarnation of ganondorf seperate from ocarina that has twinrova as his mother(s)

[@wesnohathas1993]

Turns out a lot more people in this series seem to reincarnate than just Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf.

[@Rhino1004]

Beedle, for example. Clearly he's just as important as any legendary figure.

[@bearhugger3412]

Tingle too

[@lasercraft32]

@@wesnohathas1993 Beadle, Tingle, and Impa are also good examples.

[@Pnkfaery]

Things I noticed that I haven’t seen mentioned: You can’t sleep in random beds in other peoples houses but you can sleep in Zelda’s bed. Once you progress and decide to become a homeowner for a second time, the music is a slowed down version of house music from OOT. The Leviathans from BotW are back (still there, I guess) but definitely check out the depths underneath them. You can see ganondorfs moms in a second flashback, they are noticably green as he is wearing gold masks with a gem on the foreheads as well as the red and blue outfits. Also, in the same flashback, the good guys are on the great plateau. My favorite is the music in hyrule castle. It’s calm. Eerily mysterious and doesn’t have Zelda’s lullaby - because she’s not there. In botw they were both there. The evil music with bursts of the lullaby to remind you she’s there, holding him back while also sounding desperate. This time, it’s just another empty place.

[@jamiehammell1]

What’s underneath them? I don’t have the game, so i can’t check myself.

[@keithwiechart7744]

Astute LoZ fans who have played Ocarina of Time will notice a familiar name in Tears of the Kingdom. Rauru, the source of Link’s hand, first king of Hyrule, and the sage of light, has the exact same name as the light sage of Ocarina of Time, whose name was also Rauru.

[@libertyjones3799]

Here’s one for the Asstootiest of the LoZ fans: Rauru, Saria, Ruto, and Mido in OoT are actually named after the towns in Zelda II.

[@Chaos89P]

I'm convinced that Rauru IS the Sage of Light from Ocarina of Time, in a more Hylian form.

[@dragonkyng]

On the Bottles of milk they also say “Lon Lon” in Hylian

[@Gerard-oo8os]

The well in Kakariko village has unusual walls. It might be a nod to OOT’s Kakariko Well.

[@CindyHelms]

I haven't found it yet… (thankfully) so I don't know if it's in the same location or not … And I. Am. DREADING. It…!

[@Nitrinoxus]

A couple corrections: Fi could be heard 'speaking' in _Breath of the Wild_ as well, though only in the flashbacks where Zelda had the sword -- and despite what Luke noted about constant details in these stories, one thing that's conspicuously absent from both _Breath of the Wild_ and _Tears of the Kingdom_ is the Triforce, both as an item and as an icon. Even the Crest of Hyrule lacks the symbol.

[@gamepassghost]

We need more live action epiphanies, we’ve had a couple, like when Andy realized he just likes brass stabs and industrial music.

[@MidBoss666]

If you want more of the glorious prince Sidon, you can always play Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, he's one of the best characters in there.

[@Alsebra]

Definitely Ballad of the Windfish.

[@ApetureTestSubject]

While not a particularly happy one, I think I found a grave, or at least a memorial, to King Rhoam. Up on the Great Plateau, there's a strange rock up on the frozen mountaintop. It doesn't look natural, and there's a royal claymore embedded in the ground beside it, Rhoam's main weapon in Age of Calamity. I'm also pretty sure it's the spot where Rhoam gives you the cold-proof trousers if you make it up there without getting them otherwise.

[@megamegatron99]

they weren't "cold proof trousers", it was a shirt called "warm doublet" (it did give cold resistance though) King Rhoam's grave was also in BotW, atop Mount Hylia (the mountain that you're referring to) i can believe them deciding to add the royal claymore for the reason you stated

[@ApetureTestSubject]

@@megamegatron99 You're right, it was the doublet. I don't know why I remembered it being trousers. Weird. Guess it's just been quite a while since I played BOTW.

[@mattjones5455]

IIRC, that rock is also exactly the same as the ones in the graveyard in Kakariko Village. Though that may only be in BOTW, it occurs to me I haven't checked to see if the Kakariko graveyard survived the ring ruins falling in TOTK.

[@TheTriforceDragon]

@@mattjones5455 They did. There is even a minor event where the father who was blackmailed by the Yiga in BotW can't visit his wife's grave with their children due to the floating ruins being off limits and blocking the way. Once access to the floating ruins are restored he now visits the grave with the children.

[@GirlPowerFlower]

Maybe Zelda got a laugh that her brave knight is scared of Magda, when he pretty fearless against most enemies. Maybe, she teases him about it and kept a picture as a reminder!

[@TheMattrking]

I guess I didn’t realize that TotK videos about Easter eggs would still contain the same Easter eggs from BotW Easter egg vids. They mentioned the “duck hunt” thing being from BotW, but the Lon Lon Milk was the same, too.

[@druman890]

I know, it's almost like the games were made with the same engine and assets. 🤔

[@rubyamateurtactician4354]

I've been told that Link being launched out of the tower references that moment from Windwaker when he was launched in a barrel out of a catapult onto Ganondorf's island. Never would have noticed that myself

[@SilverGummiShark]

Oh, 100% and I love it

[@Swift96]

I didn't even consider burning Magda's flowers. I gotta try that, so I can see the rest of her dialogue reaction. 😆

[@OhNoTheFace]

I love that FI also talked in the first game too, telling zelda that link could still be saved after he gets knocked to death's door in the cutscene where she awakened her power

[@bananabee27]

You can also hear Fi’s theme in one of the cutscenes with the master sword. Its when Zelda is talking to Mineru in one of the story cutscenes. Brought a tear to my eye since Skyward Sword has some of my favorite music, Fi’s theme included

[@risingdawn66isawesome]

Omg the way the absolute WAY you figured the humming oht on camera was perfect

[@SolidWolf91]

Fun Easter Egg that I just saw. When you recruit Pyper for the Stable Trotters, whenever he plays his flute his movements are a direct reference to Skull Kid in OoT.

[@alexandercorey850]

After thousands of years, fi is still trying to tell link how to open a door

[@leiarobinson3549]

There actually is another Fi Easter Egg but was in Breath of the Wild, and it's during the cutscene where Zelda's sealing magic finally awakens, Link collapses unconscious, and the master sword speaks to Zelda. And during that part in the cutscene you can Fi's theme from Skyward Sword. Course I'm sure you guys and other fans probably noticed that in Breath of the Wild already but I just wanted to geek out about that part too cause it's so cool! X3 And yes, Luke, that was the Balled of the Wind Fish Link was humming when he cooks. ;D lol

[@DeviBuster]

The noise made when activating Tulins ability is the same as the hawk grass from Twilight Princess! It's super cute!

[@nyperold7530]

They had that same chime in Breath of the Wild, in the memory you can only get after you find the locations of the other memories. I think he hummed while cooking in BotW, as well, though this is the first time I've identified the tune. Epona's Song for that first, unidentified one, yeah? I'll have to listen more closely to see if he hums discernable tunes in BotW. Whether or not you need to go outside, I feel like the Ballad of the Wind Fish is probably right?

[@megamegatron99]

i know for certain that in BotW, Link only hums 1 tune, and it's just kinda generic humming and not a discernable song

[@ddlcfan2763]

​@@megamegatron99apparently that whistle in botw is a part of epona's song.

[@Trollkiller]

This blew my mind when I found out but milk (at least what most people buy) doesn't actually have that much calcium and doesn't really do much for bones or health. It is good to coat the stomach before taking something like Tylenol or ibuprofen.

[@Kyverenka]

Here's some fun easter eggs: the cooking song (might be the critical one, I forget) is the same sound as the little song that plays when the chef in skyward sword makes the batch of pumpkin soup for Levias! Also, there's 1 guardian left in tears of the kingdom (on top of the hateno lab).

[@Aska2468]

A little snippet of Fi's leitmotif from Skyward Sword can also be heard in certain cutscenes in both BotW and TotK

[@chickensauna]

Spend enough time in the depths & interacting with the statues you'll unlock the botw champions tunic which is neat

[@centurosproductions8827]

Speaking of things where the old king ha been, there's a Royal Claymore up at the top of the mountain where his grave is. People think it might be a nod to Age of Calamity.

[@GameOver-fk1et]

If you water the flower lady’s flowers she will say thank you but if you do it in the rain she tells you to stop (water them using a fire hydrant)

[@DirgeTV]

"Hope you know some more tunes to hum because I got about 40 drumsticks to cook up" That just means with the right ingredients, you've got a variety of Hot Wings to make for days. I see this as an absolute win.

[@ramiel555]

"It's a secret to everyone", found that one COMPLETELY by accident, lol

[@I_Cast_Fireball]

4:41 We guessed that Fi was pleading for help and hearing the chime made us want to cry. That's what happened

[@SageMercurius]

Worth it for Ocarina of Thyme alone xD

[@sohairtayyabbutt1456]

I'm not sure if this is actually an easter egg or an effect of the ragdoll physics but I've seen this a number of times now so I can't ignore it. Sometimes, if Link falls from a great height and dies, he'll go into what looks like the Yamcha pose from DBZ.

[@Chaos89P]

I think it's a result of ragdoll physics. That's not exactly an uncommon death pose, if memory serves.

[@sohairtayyabbutt1456]

@@Chaos89P Like I said, it could be. But the reason I've mentioned it here because sometimes I've seen him go from fully splayed out and then shift into that pose. It caught my eye and I just thought it was interesting.

[@traviscooper2205]

So, Zelda is living in Link's house?

[@tinyetoile5503]

The reason there's a photo of Magda is because almost all the photos in the house reference the various stable quests, Magda among them. There's also the Golden Horse, the guy who Zelda taught to make sheep feed, the guys who Zelda taught a recipe, the don dons...

[@kashroyalroyal7053]

I feel like the zorua that end up at the lookout tower is an Easter egg for all the different colored links

[@jellysharkbat]

Ngl, I forgot her name was Magda. I saw someone call her Flowerblight Ganon and that's all I've been calling her now XD

[@maesgaming01410]

'Fi is in the master sword' nintendo : *tries telling fans totk and botw are not connected to the original timeline*

[@superdude9691]

if you attack zelda as link in the openning part of the game, link will usually avoid hitting zelda by swingling above her (its not 100% consistent though) also no questions on why i know this

[@oxfanblink4115]

Take it you decided to try and attack her enough times to find out he does hit her occasionally 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@portiac6097]

Hmm have you watched mety999 video where zelda completely ingnores him getting killed

[@osteogent6445]

But did you see the Ninji shrine inside the Korok Forest? Your Mario Golf shenanigans on poor little Ninji made that one particularly stand out

[@gregpl9363]

next to Fi's sound you can also hear the piano play Fi's theme during "master sword recall scene"

[@ForemostCrab7]

The group picture, when i saw that, i immediately took a picture of it as well as i could, and hung it up on the wall in my new home in Terry Town.

[@TueVlog]

5:00 I loooove that Link is humming Ocarina of Times melodies

[@Un_Popular_Opinions]

Knew it was the ballad of the wind fish immediately upon hearing it.

[@Mr_TheHan]

This might just be the video that got Oxtra over the 1M subscriber hurdle -- congrats, y'all!!!

[@christopherkidwell9817]

Jeez... I still keep on forgetting that Link has access to the Ascend ability now and I don't have to climb up those old building outsides anymore. Wasted tons of time climbing up walls only to go "DOH... ASCEND!"

[@howlingzangetsu]

The amount of times I’ve gone out of my way to find an easier area for climbing up massive walls and land (when there is a small entry way you can ascend from) accounts for close to a tenth of my playtime at this point lol

[@robstuart8474]

I must have made Link body check into Zelda 100 times as they descended into the gloom at the beginning of the game, but not once did anyone say "Excuuuuuuse me, Princess." No amount of Easter eggs will forgive this oversight.

[@zacharysmith4856]

Whining Calamity Ganon… the story I didn’t know I needed.