Zelda Transforms into a Dragon (All Scenes) - Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

[@SurlyDuff814]

The lore of this game: Zelda and Ganondorf acquire fursonas while Link plays Minecraft.

[@nazjef]

LOL WHA

[@elmerald210]

lmao

[@nazjef]

true story: zelda and ganondorf become furries

[@nazjef]

while link just wanders around aimlessly

[@granddiety14yt62]

Well, if we wanna be technical. Ganon been had a fursona from day one, then Link did, and now Zelda wants to be included so she became one too.

[@claireaquos6532]

THIS has to be the bravest Zelda moment EVER! Knowing that she might never be herself again just to save the present time is incredibly heart breaking.

[@asra-5180]

And yet, we all know it won't. Because it's ninty lmfao.

[@Fa11enAngell]

I bawled my eyes out. About halfway thru the memories I started to worry this was the path she’d take and when it got to the cutscene where she did, I couldn’t stop crying. She’s the most badass zelda that we’ve ever had.

[@ThunderClanFan22]

It’s so sad how she had to this….at least we get to ride her when she’s in dragon form! (Spoilers in coming for the end: You get to ride Zelda during the final battle against a demon dragon aka Calamity Ganon)

[@flamingscar5263]

Hearing zeldas lullaby played in a somber tone in the cutscene she transforms is hits so God damn hard

[@Bagelbusters]

@@ThunderClanFan22 finally…. Link gets to ride her

[@theshiro1238]

In a way, it's very sweet that during this whole time she has been watching over Link

[@justopher8487]

If you consider that Rauru was the first king of Hyrule, Zelda watched over every Link and that makes it sadder

[@vagabond4576]

@@justopher8487 Except for Skyward Sword Link. But must have been upsetting if she comprehended and understood the downfall timeline Link.

[@falconeshield]

How can you not ship Zelink at this point? Would be interesting if Zelda and Link were at opposite end in one Zelda game. And that Link realises he was raised wrong. (Ganon?)

[@maxgoose1994]

She's watching me launching Koroks to the sky and building pps with ultrahand as a Light Dragon all this time-

[@DarkblooM_IO]

Well, "to become a dragon is to lose oneself", so technically she didn't

[@doloresg9230]

Link is such a tragic hero. No matter how many times he reincarnates, he loses the people he cares for the most. 😢

[@INFERNO95]

Link? What about Zelda? How many times has she sacrifice her life to save and protect her kingdom?

[@musicalsaber6433]

@@INFERNO95 Zelda isn't technically the hero of the story

[@Sharkwizard]

@@musicalsaber6433 I’d say for this game she really is one of them. Essentially sacrificing her whole being in order to repair the Master Sword.

[@musicalsaber6433]

@@Sharkwizard true for this game she is infinitely more tragic than Link, incomprehensibly so, like, probably at least 50,000 of being the light dragon

[@BersealiaDreamheart]

@@Sharkwizard Exactly, she risked so much just to save the world. She even knew she could lose her own identity by doing this , but she was set to the past so she could use the power of her Secret Stone and Sacred Light to restore the Master Sword, the only thing in the world that can destroy the Demon King. And because it happened in the ancient past, it’s stronger and more powerful than ever before.

[@lenap4956]

Poor girl sealed herself with calamity for a hundred years and now she turned into a dragon for thousand years just to give link a fighting chance. She can't catch a break for real 😭😭

[@INFERNO95]

The tragedy of Princess Zelda since the adventure of link.

[@pepitothefrogito7372]

Not even a thousand, since this is the founding hyrule, she could very likely have been like this for more than 10.000+ years.

[@lenap4956]

@@pepitothefrogito7372 stop it, my heart can't take it anymore 😭

[@tomtative]

If the shiekah were around and fighting Ganon 10,000 years ago then there's at least a second cycle between that and totk

[@lenap4956]

@@tomtative bro stop it please 😭😭

[@aledg25]

So basically this means that in the events of botw, Zelda was off somewhere in the distance flying around while simultaneously helping Link fight Calamity Ganon. Mind boggling stuff

[@alexacortes579]

I have been thinking of this since I watched this memory

[@jordanlucas7392]

She was probably above the cloud barrier, which she breaks in this game after you complete the Great Sky Island

[@three-dimensionalglitch2869]

What makes this even scary and darker is that the 3 dragons we encounter in BOTW could be the actual 3 goddesses (Din, Nayru, and Farore) who were once Hylian and ate the stones which turned them into mindless dragons.

[@jesterfairy3845]

I actually thought they could have been Zonai, seeing as they come from the sky and their design is more animalistic. But I love how the dragon lore in this game implies how they came to exist.

[@solomon9655]

I thought this too but I'll add some details: I think the founding 3 Zonai might be the goddesses. Rauru and Mineru seem to imply they are the only Zonai that stayed in what is now Hyrule while all the others vanished mysteriously. Ganondorf said the Zonai were treated as gods but it's clear they are just people. Mineru speaks of the forbidden transformation with a passion that implies first-hand account. There are 3 new "dragon" armor sets in Hebra, Faron, and Eldin, all of which are heavily Zonai in appearance and have the horns of their respective dragons. I think these armor sets are the actual clothes the goddesses wore when they were Zonai and they conducted a ceremony before becoming dragons. I like this new lore a lot because it humanizes the gods in an interesting way. If the old lore of the goddesses is even half true, we can now interpret it as 3 Zonai women that discovered this land and terraformed it to be a paradise before leaving (technically dying). This ceremony may have somehow created the Triforce (?)... There was a nation of Zonai that eventually vanished, leaving 2 behind possibly as stewards. Sorry these are scattered thoughts but a lot of this seems to be implied which is really neat.

[@javiervasquez625]

No way the dragons are the _omnipotent_ Golden Goddesses as their power is way above Ganondorf's and Demise himself to be easily threathened by either's magic. If the dragons are indeed human they're probably the 3 Oracles from the Oracle games who only _share_ the names of the Goddesses without being the Goddesses themselves.

[@javiervasquez625]

​@@solomon9655 That doesn't make any sense considering the Golden Goddesses created the _Triforce_ which has the power to defy even DEATH ITSELF as seen at the end of A Link to the Past. ¿You telling me the 3 deities who CREATED the _Universe_ and then left a relic containing their omnipotent power were mortal dragon women...? Sorry good luck next time.

[@jesterfairy3845]

@@javiervasquez625 dude I think it's pretty clear Botw and Totk take place in an entirely new continuity where the triforce doesn't seem to be a thing. The goddesses are probably still a thing, but the dragons sharing names was probably an invention of the people. The game seems to suggest pretty heavily that the dragons are connected to the Zonai in some way. Your opinion is still valid, but insulting people's intelligence because they don't agree with your Zelda theory is just a little bit much.

[@DarkblooM_IO]

That frame where her eyes become dragon eyes had chills running through my whole body

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

cringe

[@GRRRRAAAAAAHHHH]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 weirdo

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

@@GRRRRAAAAAAHHHH did you read the guy's comment? And you defend it. You two are a bunch of wierdos

[@Trainer_Red.....]

I was getting Majora's Mask vibes off of it.

[@Trainer_Red.....]

Ayo what if the special enchanted masks are made out of sacred relics?

[@Sacred_Korok69]

I cried when i saw this... seeing her fly through the sky makes me even more sad because now she has to be like this forever... best and bravest Zelda from all timelines

[@kairi4640]

Dang even after the game is over she stuck as a dragon? 😂

[@solidraichu2523]

@@kairi4640 i saw immortal in the video. does that mean no more zeldas?

[@kairi4640]

@Solid Raichu idk lol. I didn't play the game. I stopped playing Zelda before Breath of the wild came out. Got tired of playing as Link.

[@BigManStan]

​@@kairi4640lol that's not a reason to not like a game you could've been a random npc and it be the same game stfu with your incorrect opinion

[@warrant0704]

@@kairi4640nope, she turns back after you beat demon king ganandorf

[@theintenseguy4671]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but Zelda giving up her humanity to give Link a fighting chance against Ganondorf mirrors how Hylia gave up her immortality in order to wield the Triforce and stop Demise from destroying the world

[@woops9076]

Damn, that actually makes sense. Edit: I finally see the error of my ways.

[@Shosholegbt]

@@woops9076you makes no sense at all.

[@woops9076]

@@Shosholegbt ?

[@hylian_inkling_]

@@Shosholegbt what did bro do to u? 🤨

[@teaffeeblend]

​@@woops9076 idk why ppl think they're so cool for being grammer police..

[@EmuTested]

This zelda story is the best one yet. I legit cried when I found out she sacrificed herself to bring the master sword back to the present time.

[@9manny99]

She legit waited twice. 100s + hundreds of years

[@That-girliscrazy]

She was sleeping the whole time

[@math9172]

I don't think it's the best one, I still think Twilight Princess holds that title. However I do agree that this story was much better than BOTW's, and that it paid respect to the standard of story quality previous "traditional" Zelda games had put.

[@piraterumble2973]

Only if Gannondorf turns into a Pig and triforce

[@SunWarriorSolaire]

@@9manny99Tens of thousands of years

[@nandoman4769]

Zelda has sacrificed more then anyone else in the entire series. She’s given up her freedom, her love, and even her very mind to save the people of Hyrule. And it’s not even the first time she’s made such an inconceivable sacrifice. Nor even the second time! Zelda is truly as much of a hero as Link if not more so.

[@phoenixawry]

What gets me is that as the dragon roars for the first couple of times, if you listen closely you can HEAR Zelda's screaming layered into it. It's so faint compared to the rest of the roar's sound, but it proves that even despite sacrificing her mind and being, she's still in there. This game slaps.

[@regiboi7709]

My god

[@beahgo5883]

No you can’t 😂😂😂😂

[@FordsBiggestFan]

I very clearly heard it even with my fan on and my volume turned down. 😅

[@skilarbabcock8720]

I have headphones in fullblast: you're hearing things

[@GhostGayle]

Holy crap I hear it

[@jesterfairy3845]

Okay but was I the only one whose heart literally stopped when the music cut, Zelda said "protect them all", and her eyes went all draconic. Like that was a legitimate jumpscare.

[@kairi4640]

I thought it was funny tbh. 🤣

[@jesterfairy3845]

@@kairi4640 that's valid tbh. I'm very jumpy. Like I got spooked by Ganondorf's troll face as well lmao.

[@aratherlargerodent]

@@jesterfairy3845 same bro

[@aratherlargerodent]

@@jesterfairy3845 to be fair, I was already spooked by a bad dream that reminded me of a specific Majora's Mask creepypasta. The wide laugh didn't help.

[@IvoryCaffeine_]

Honestly it gives me light Majora’s Mask vibes and spooked me

[@shinyluckfairy]

I like how Zelda called the Master Sword a “She” in honor of Fi from Skyward Sword. I’m called they included her in this Game even though she doesn’t have a speaking role like before

[@AnimeIsMeName]

Fi always been a female, I mean, WHY THE HECK SHE LOOK FEMININE AND DANCE WONDERFULLY!!!???

[@Fa11enAngell]

When the master sword blinks in the cutscene/memory where it gets sent back in time to zelda, it makes the same noise Fi makes whenever she comes out in SS I thought that was a cool little nod to Fi as well

[@Benja-us8jd]

1:44 And to add more details at this time apart from that fay sounds, you hear his theme (also here 3:54)

[@bluekinopio9390]

Oh no here comes the snowflakes that are triggered cuz you used a pronoun lol 😂

[@mysryuza]

@@bluekinopio9390 I don’t think that’s how that works. She’s always been referred with feminine pronouns.

[@StormyGeddon]

I think the worst part is I was expecting her to swallow the tear and it would be this sorrowful but majestic sacrifice. Instead she is just a young girl, terrified and suffering as her body burns away from the inside out. Her shaking hands desperately reaching for the sword as she lurches forward, probably panicking at the thought that she may not hold on to her humanity long enough to grab it. Feeling her eyes become thoughtless, inhuman, bloodshot as she screams out to Link. Her last plea is not begging for her own life, only of her fear that she may be cursed to a life as a mindless immortal flying for all eternity alone in the skies, and that it might still not be enough. I think this Zelda wasn’t destined for the triforce of Wisdom. She was meant to represent Courage.

[@frenchpotato2852]

You may actually be on to something.

[@StormyGeddon]

This poor Zelda was raised never getting to be her true self, constantly hating herself for her failures, lost all of her family and friends and her kingdom within a matter of hours, days, spent 100 years fighting Calamity Ganon without a moment’s rest. She is finally freed. She is able to rebuild her kingdom and be herself. And then what, five short years later she loses everyone again. But unlike her 100 year battle, she has to lose herself. Every part of her that makes her Zelda. Not even her memories to keep her company. For all eternity she is cursed to roam the skies day and night, mindless and alone.

[@nachoramirez1308]

Makes me sad 😢

[@a.jthomas6132]

Even worst, she indirectly broke Link's heart (since her love for her hero aken her powers) and forced him to break his promise to Ubrosa.

[@gmayzes7268]

When I first saw the dragon I was immediately sure that it was Zelda but the scene was still heartbreaking It's like having a family member that's getting Dementia. They are still there but have no idea who you or themselves are

[@fishnewt1331]

Both are heartbreaking in their own way. The dementia is without choice. Zelda’s is with the choice based on her faith in Link. Neither are worse, but the parallels are so incredibly similar.

[@mikiohayase7926]

Anyone noticed how the other's dragon's have bigger ears? Does that means that the other's three probably were Zonai who transformed too?

[@Link_025]

As yhe zelda compendium said The other 3 are spirits of ice thunder and fire on dragon form Not zonais because they have spheres to "protect" them

[@kingofflames738]

@@Link_025 They were thought to be spirits, but like all these types of dragons they underwent the dragonification ritual. That's why Zelda and Ganondorf look the same as them (though without the more obvious Zonai body features since they were hylian and gerudo).

[@anonymousgerbil8336]

@@kingofflames738 We can't know for sure. It may very well be that they are the only 3 original dragons, serving Hylia as representatives of the 3 creator goddesses or something. Certain garbs in the game look like dragon priest outfits that the ancient Zonai might have worn to honor them. I don't think they would do that for another random Zonai who simply committed a forbidden act.

[@joel.jpgvid]

11:47 that rendition of Zelda’s Lullaby gets me every time 😭

[@theoxish]

you also hear song of time during the first part of the scene as the three notes repeating as well fis theme with the master sword

[@Imjustshrimp]

@@theoxish and fi’s theme when the master sword is first delivered to the past

[@jonson856]

So I wasnt mishearing! I think the way Zelda's lullaby "crashed down" (no idea how to describe it otherwise) in the scene, was so telling. Like something that shouldnt have happend. Something horrible happened.

[@Nanoqtran]

Sokka: my girlfriend turned into the moon Link: mine turned into a dragon Zukko: That's rough buddy

[@wendigohuldra231]

Link, don't forget your worst enemy has been turned himself into a dragon too.

[@thelonemask]

So in this game we get the Master Sword by pulling it out of a dragon's head who also happens to be Zelda herself? And here I thought Link literally forging the blade himself was the strangest way to obtain it.

[@flerken4233]

So now that makes Zelda around 10,120 years old. Can't wait until BOTW3 where Zelda gets time traveled 100,000 years in the past to make her even older.

[@amarith1392]

​@@flerken4233 That kinda happened in Skyward Sword tho

[@wandewboi]

@@amarith1392 I actually said when Zelda was hinting at becoming a dragon that “oh god she’s gona turn into a rock again”

[@Zaxjz]

​@@flerken4233 Nope. 10000 years ago it was the time of the Sheikah, the Zonais are wayyy be for that, she could have been more than 100000 years old now(maybe not that much lol).

[@claireaquos6532]

Wait, you thought it was strange that we had to forge it in skyward sword?

[@barunmajumdar679]

It's sad to see Zelda turn herself into a dragon for the sake of Hyrule while losing her mind in the process. However this also means that she was just chilling in the sky while Ganon ravaged Hyrule during BotW. She was also chilling in the sky while Ganon semi-ravaged Hyrule during the events of Totk.

[@monicac2466]

To be fair, this is based on events post-Calamity, so they’re different enemies in this timeline. (Tho we know they’re AU Ganons.) I think especially sadder because even as a dragon, she wouldn’t have been able to do much else because she poured all her power into the Master Sword. While she has it, she can’t actually use it.

[@portavin13]

No, as i understood, there wasn't any of the Zelda's doing in past until Link send the broken master sword to her or until the Cataclysm happened. Because only after then we could see paintings on the surface, zonai shrines and Zelda-Dragon. I guess that's the time paradox, because before the moment Zelda teleported to the past, there couldn't possibly be any changes she did there

[@abraham3673]

she was not in the sky in botw. she created a different timeline. botw is the timeline before she goes back in time

[@mattshinde3614]

To be fair, Draconification is specifically stated to erase your mind and sense of self, so Dragon!Zelda was basically just a mindless animal until her human form was restored by Rauru and Sonia. If anything, she only had the barest sense that Link was someone to help by the time of the final battle - I have theories about that, but none are really substantiated.

[@VergilGaming19]

That would mean there would be 2 master swords in BOTW. One hidden at the light dragon And one at Korok forest.

[@immagical7036]

12:02 this part, this part right here is so heartbreaking. Zelda sacrifices her mind -her humanity (you know, the Hylian equivalent) so she could live long enough for Link to find her. The way she seems to almost follow Link during gameplay, even if mainly in the form of cutscenes and how after Link retrieves the Master Sword Zelda flies beside a Sky Island seemingly to ensure he lands safely gives me the impression that even though she is no longer who she once was, her morals and her care for Link and Hyrule in general remains intact. Even if that care is no longer conscious, it is buried so deep within her soul that despite her sacrifice she still knows. That though she no longer remembers Link she still knows his role. Though she does not remember Hyrule, nor her life before, not the reason why she made her sacrifice to begin with, not even her own name, she still knows. Just in case anyone doesn’t get what I mean: the “knowing” thing I mentioned above does not mean I think Zelda can still think the way she used to. She no longer has a mind as complex (ya know, once a sapient individual but basically giving up her sapience to become a dragon and all) so this “knowing” is not conscious. It’s more primal, sort of like a primal fear but as a primal sense of knowing, not conscious but she “knows” anyway. She cannot truly comprehend it anymore but she knows nonetheless. Thx for listening to my TED talk XD

[@L-S]

And they say zelda is for kids

[@immagical7036]

@@L-S lol

[@mattshinde3614]

I had a similar headcanon regarding Dragon!Zelda - if Link can somehow remember all of his fighting skills after nearly dying and then sleeping in the Shrine of Resurrection for 100 years, it's wholly possible that Zelda retained some remnant of her love for Link and Hyrule even after she was transformed into a dragon. However, I also think that she may also assist/follow Link because she's influenced/guided/vaguely remembers her self-assigned duty to heal and protect the Master Sword until its wielder reclaims it; basically, when Link manages to hold onto the sword long enough, the dragon realizes that this is the sword's owner and has a sense to protect him (if only because he's now carrying the sword she was protecting for the last several centuries). I also had a theory that you actually have some measure of control over your Draconified form in the first moment or two after your body transforms. Maybe Zelda used that instant to channel her memories into the Dragon's Tears she scattered around Hyrule, not only so Link could understand what he needed to do next, but so her newly-mindless dragon form could sense some "echo" of its power (assuming using the Tears to view memories leaves a residual "echo" of power or something) and recognize Link as someone important.

[@immagical7036]

@@mattshinde3614 oh yeah, when she was flying up right after she transformed she absolutely still remembered who she was before even if only for a few moments it would’ve been enough for the weight of what she’d had to do to crash down on her. I reckon that is probably the reason why she cried in the first place. If her “Hylian-ilaty” had ceased as soon as she transformed I doubt she would have cried. I really like your theory on Zelda’s connection to the Tears too

[@mattshinde3614]

@@immagical7036 Another possibility (depending on how Draconification works, which I don't wholly understand, admittedly) is that Zelda, ever the "tech geek," figured out how to use her newfound dragon power to "program" her new body with certain instructions, like "protect the Master Sword unless somebody manages to hold onto it for X amount of time" or "release Dragon Tear containing memory of me turning into a dragon after someone collects all of the other Dragon Tears." Of course, she only had so long to do so before her consciousness faded, but you can easily interpret her tears as being equal parts a means to tell her story to Link in the future...and a way to give her champion/friend/possible lover?/etc. what she thinks will be her final farewell and apology that they'll never see each other again. On a related note, my theory/headcanon about Draconification users having a moment of control over their new bodies is semi-supported by Ganondorf's use of the art. Notice how, as soon as his new Demon Dragon body takes shape, he IMMEDIATELY snatches Link up in his jaws before heading to the surface? It might be accidental or just coincidence (assuming that Link is the closest being to the newborn dragon), but I can't help but interpret it as Ganondorf's last conscious act as himself being to target the one who just humiliated him in battle and ensure that he'll have a front-row seat (so to speak) of the Demon Dragon's blind rampage across Hyrule.

[@CaliD0LL]

BotW and TotK common themes: long naps, recalling memories, sacrifices, obtaining master sword, and trying to get rid of a hateful rash that wants to keep flaring up century after century.

[@monicac2466]

Mire like multiple millennia after multiple millennia. But yes.

[@TJordan1986]

So this moment unfortunately got spoiled for me... but I STILL found myself tearing up as she was flying away..

[@endrecollector]

Same for me but idk I still cry so bad knowing it

[@thebestthebestthebestthebe5249]

17:01 probably the best musical rendition of obtaining the Master Sword

[@Joshua05005]

It’s the same from breath of the wild

[@rath3074]

@@Joshua05005 pretty sure it’s different, same melody but it is different

[@roviclaurenacorcoro4427]

Am I the only one that saw the helmet no-clipping through the sword?

[@The_Story_Of_Us]

The Shiekah War against Calamity Ganon was 10 000 years before present. Already an unimaginable timescale. Zelda practically spent an eternity as this dragon, imprisoned in a reduced state of consciousness. A tragic parallel between herself and Ganondorf.

[@doomslayer8985]

She time traveled to the future as soon as she obtained the master sword from Link (you can see that on the intro of the game)

[@The_Story_Of_Us]

@@doomslayer8985 wrong. The whole point behind her transformation was that it made her immortal so she could survive until present day. Tell me you didn’t play the game without telling me you didn’t play the game.

[@hyrulecastl0kingdoom]

@@The_Story_Of_Us wait that is confusing me a bit , so it means that we should have 2 zelda if she lived from the first king to present day as a dragon . so this dragon should have been around during botw which makes no sense it has the master sword too. why they had to make the story so confusing lol . i thought that her transfortmation was instant traveling to present day, but loses her self. the other way was to master her power which would take to long .

[@josepablolp4080]

@@The_Story_Of_Uswrong. She transformed into a dragon in order to repair the master sword.

[@The_Story_Of_Us]

@@hyrulecastl0kingdoom why couldn’t the light dragon just have been… not around? The dragons fly away all the time and Zelda is tied to the Zonai

[@ArgoDevilian]

I just realized, Zelda probably thought she could only help Link by reforging and enhancing the Master Sword yet the very last battle, she helps Link by helping him combat Dragondorf

[@mattshinde3614]

The neat thing about the final battle and Dragon!Zelda in general is that you can interpret her present-day actions in a number of ways, depending on how much you believe the talk about Draconification completely destroying one's sense of self. Maybe she's operating on pure instincts; maybe there's some semblance of her mind left in there; maybe she used the brief moment between "gaining insane dragon power" and "losing conscious thought" to engrave her last wishes upon her new body's mind; maybe collecting the Dragon Tears gives Link some kind of "aura" that the Light Dragon recognizes as its own? It's hard to say for sure.

[@mr.barcode3186]

@@mattshinde3614 that's pretty similar to the way I interpreted it. The dragons may not have the mind or memories of the people they once were, but they do have their souls. I believe that whatever a person's strongest desire is, that becomes the dragon's instinct. Ergo, the Light Dragon knew to keep the Master Sword safe, and she knew to help Link defeat the Demon Dragon despite having no memory of who she was. The same can be said for the Demon Dragon; he was acting on his ultimate desire to conquer Hyrule, and nothing else. Rather fittingly, the Demon Dragon was sort of a perfected form of Calamity Ganon.

[@wolfkinhati4077]

Dragondorf lol

[@ultragamerperson5724]

Me: Man these edibles ain’t shit. Me five seconds later: 12:08

[@kadarabdullahi]

LMAO!!

[@davonbenson4361]

Lol!

[@janesigabaro7593]

I think this is the only LoZ game where we get to watch along with Zelda and her responsibilities in such an intimate manner.(or at least that I can remember) She’s my favorite version of Zelda. Incredibly responsible, wise, courageous and powerful.. The entire triforce…

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

this zelda is honestly such a boring version of her. She is overrated

[@owenchafer1083]

​@@mihaimercenarul7467 Eh, she's a little boring sure, but she still has quite a bit of personality. Besides, I much prefer her over pretty much every other Zelda aside from Tetra.

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

@@owenchafer1083 ew

[@janesigabaro7593]

@@owenchafer1083 I agree.

[@kaikojiro]

⁠@@mihaimercenarul7467 nigga what tf are you on lmao

[@sayzar9474]

The way she holds the master sword before she transforms is so sad…like she’s scared for herself and for the future of Hyrule and just everything. And then she just accepts it and transforms…

[@ShadowSkyX]

I saw religious symbolism. In that instance the master sword is acting as a cross and she holds it as close to her as possible. As if praying. As she puts faith into the known and unknown her choice is the right one. She is faith/hope personified, just as oot zelda was.

[@LegendHxz]

Zelda is the whole Triforce, Wisdom, Courage, and Power

[@JaredR-K]

New light novel: "My Girlfriend Became a Dragon"

[@AlchemistJay]

"That's rough buddy"

[@claireaquos6532]

​​​@@AlchemistJayOh my Hilya that's the perfect reference😂

[@dewaynemcknight-di4kn]

​​@@claireaquos6532 *Hylia

[@raviolibirb8009]

The more modern Japanese light novel accurate title : "My Girlfriend Became a Dragon to Save the World While I Spend My Time Making Horrifying Constructions"

[@lexeleister4618]

@@raviolibirb8009 xD

[@VoidXYZ250]

This is why the series is “Legend of Zelda” and not “Legend of Link” because even though you play as link, it’s always truly been about saving or teaming up with Zelda to defeat some mega powerful enemy. You could say they named it “Legend of Zelda” for this very moment.

[@SunWarriorSolaire]

I mean but still, Link saved all the regions, teamed up with all sages, defeated terrifying scourges, and saved Zelda multiple times. Link had much more of a legend.

[@Joshua05005]

12:37 now I get it, that’s why it’s called tears of the kingdom

[@piraterumble2973]

Only if Gannondorf turns into a Pig and triforce

[@YoureBreathtaking]

And more importantly why it's called the legend of Zelda, what a sacrifice

[@piraterumble2973]

ZELDA LAST entry of Good Zelda game probably was a link to the past or skyward sword

[@piraterumble2973]

Between worlds

[@mysryuza]

I like how people thought the tears were referring to the secret stones but it’s actually about Zelda 😂

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

This is the best version of Zelda we have seen in any game. And I am not interested in an argument to the contrary. This woman kept a demon at bay for a hundred years and sacrificed her heart, body and soul so we could get the master sword repaired for thousands of years. Yeah a lot of the other Zelda’s are great, but this one is the most human, most sacrificing, and most dynamic version of the character we have ever seen and I stand by that firmly.

[@Zaxjz]

Anyone noticed a few notes of Fi's theme was played on 3:56? Such a great reference.

[@jonathanflanagan1504]

No wonder Link can touch stand on this dragon without getting burned/electrocuted/frozen.

[@friendsza9711]

Zelda: does the most beautiful and painful sacrifice of being trapped with no consciousness as a immortal dragon forever Link: 🗿

[@marciiiiii]

13:40 when link realizes... god this scene broke my heart

[@inklyqueen]

I literally cannot imagine the way he was feeling, and not even because they don't really elaborate that much on it

[@ramsescampollo2506]

​@@inklyqueen "oh come on I did all this to find my girlfriend turn into a dragon?"

[@inklyqueen]

@@ramsescampollo2506 I SHOULD NOT HAVE LAUGHED AS HARD AS I DID EKDKWKKD

[@aminaheart6731]

It’s even more heartbreaking if you do this cutscene at night

[@灏轩李]

@@ramsescampollo2506 On the bright side, Link finally gets to RIDE Zelda💀💀

[@computernerd1101]

OoT Zelda: I'm more than just a princess. I'm also an honorary member of the Sheikah Tribe. (Transforms into Sheik) WW Zelda: I'm also more than just a princess. I'm a pirate captain! (Transforms into Tetra) ST Zelda: You call those transformations? You're both still human! (Transforms into a phantom suit of armor) TotK Zelda: Amateurs. All of you. (Transforms into a GIANT FLIPPING DRAGON!) Sheik, Tetra and Phantom Zelda: Okay, you win.

[@dangerouslydubiousdoubleda9821]

SS Zelda was literally the reincarnation of Hylia.

[@mutanttepig4759]

Man... Zelda's sacrifice is powerful. She made herself become a dragon at the cost of her being in order to give Link a massive fighting chance against Ganondorf. She truly gave the ultimate sacrifice in order to give Link an all new edge in combat. The master sword truly became a weapon that could defeat the demon king. And not only that, but the sword can now command the Light Dragon to fight against evil. Talk about an awesome upgrade.

[@snowcrabby5544]

Both Zelda and Ganondorf take the wildest percs of all time meanwhile Link is playing gmod

[@teaffeeblend]

1:59 the subtleness of Fi's theme integrated in the soundtrack brought tears to my eyes

[@pookie87]

god, I was not expecting this scene to happen. I started getting teary eyed

[@ominousangel7661]

Y'know what's the most tragic? She didn't know the transformation could be undone, so she was essentially killing herself there

[@Dear_Everything]

I almost cried when I found the final tear and watched the dragon shed it’s tears one final time.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

1:53 Maybe it's just my imagination, but at certain moments I swear I hear elements of Fi's theme. Even in this form, she still protects and guides Link and Zelda

[@Nepetita69696]

I heard it too

[@SunWarriorSolaire]

It’s probably intentional. Everyone who heard Fi’s theme and hears that moment knows it’s the same.

[@dedox6749]

12:40 - This melody was foreshadowed at the very beginning of TotK's final pre-launch trailer...

[@kit76149]

13:41 Look at link's eyes here, his eyebrows, how much he's breathing. He looks heartbroken/confused. People are crazy saying he has no reaction look at how much he's emoting

[@Undead201]

It may have noy been a lot of emotion but you should be able to see it clear as day

[@sideeffect2]

I'm confused how Link would even know Zelda if she started another timeline where she's been a dragon till present day.

[@Deejayjax]

The thumbnail makes it look like she’s having a heart attack. All jokes aside though, she made a brave decision. That cutscene where her eyes shifted was honestly chillingly intense

[@shayaanansari9314]

This really shows what possibly happened to the 3 goddesses, maybe they had their own equivalent to secret stones and chose to become immortal dragons possibly after hylia fell

[@akuinator6350]

"Now shall you deal with ME, O Ganon, and all the powers of HEAVEN!"

[@dewaynemcknight-di4kn]

Sleeping Beauty reference

[@Kanamesamasqueen]

So basically this game confirms that the time loop for ALL Zelda games exists and alternate timelines also exists at the same time and leaks over to other timelines all the time. So 2 or more games could be happening at the same time just in different parts of the timeline and leaking over to other games/timelines.

[@INFERNO95]

The tragedy of Princess Zelda since the adventures of link never ends.

[@a.jthomas6132]

In German, Zelda said “for you” before she swallowed the Sacred Stone… just showed how strong as a love confession because she just admitted that she does it for Link, and is willingly to do anything for him and their kingdom in the present day.

[@lalalalalalalablablablablabla]

time travels always makes some confusions. Like.... If Zelda was a dragon for all these years, so in the events of BOTW there were 2 Zelda's at the same time... one as dragon and the princess. The Master Sword too... there is one recovering in light at the dragon's head and the one Link used in BOTW

[@wally2909]

If we get a movie with the same quality of story telling I'd be so extremely happy and pumped. Haven't been this engaged in Zelda's story since TP & Fi. Hearing the Mastersword "speak" everytime in BOTW and TOTK my heart just skips a beat.

[@ThunderClanFan22]

This must’ve been PAINFUL for Princess Zelda, I can’t even imagine having to sacrifice myself in order to turn into a freaking dragon!

[@sjk8495]

Under the assumption Zelda does find a way to turn back, she seriously, seriously, seriously needs therapy/care/rewards/etc.! Going through the Calamity was one thing, but this? She has probably suffered far more than other prior Zeldas and even Links did!

[@gabriellemus5830]

This time she was lucky, as she mentioned she doesn't remember anything from her dragon period, basically, she was in a coma for several thousand years XD.....that's good, so maybe her mental wounds are not that deep, although in BOTW the girl must have lived in link's house for a good reason... a good therapy that heals her wounds after 100 years of fighting hehehe

[@Mystrohan]

I know that we’re given control of Link directly afterward. But I like to think that just for a few moments before he wakes up fully, he looks up at the sky and sees her. And maybe, just maybe… the silent protagonist takes a second to mourn.

[@nathanapodaca3456]

Link's face coming out of the cutscene at 13:42, you see him actually show emotion, as he looks around and sees the Silent Princesses blooming. He's stoic, but it's hard to hide the fact he's probably heartbroken to finally learn what became of Zelda

[@yasquishyboi902]

just realised after finishing the questline that the royal family is basically gone now

[@baileyk]

have you finished the game yet?

[@yasquishyboi902]

@@baileyk …no i haven’t, didn’t realise how i prepped i was when i dived down

[@sh4rk.bit3z]

link's eyes and heavy breathing after the memory oh my god. also the silent princesses jakamskskaks i'm BAWLING

[@ijustniffed]

she became a silent princess after all...

[@keepingupwithculver545]

This is what the definition of a strong female character should be: sacrificing yourself for the greater good knowing you may never be the same again, not proving to everyone else that your better than them

[@Caramalix]

Zelda’s Lullaby playing in the background when she reached for the master sword gave me goose bumps. Like wow. Crazy. This game is awesome.

[@ThunderClanFan22]

I literally don’t care for spoilers so I’m glad I’m watching these cutscenes! Thanks for uploading!

[@SanSanSen]

So that means there were 2 Zelda’s at one point in breath of the wild?

[@AARGamer28]

Yes 😏

[@matthewnodar7298]

Technically this means there were 2 Zelda’s and 2 Master Swords in every Zelda game (except Skyward Sword), since she’s been a dragon since practically the beginning of time.

[@Schwartzwindhero123]

​@@matthewnodar7298Actually, since the Hero of the Sky placed the Master Sword into the pedestal in the Temple at the Sealing Grounds in the past there were technically 2 Master Swords existing at the same time (since the Goddess Sword was up in Skyloft.)

[@goodnightmyprince6734]

​@@matthewnodar7298 3 zelda at one point in the 80s

[@Jono00o]

When Zelda is turning into the light dragon I find that the music descending in key really just sells the moment

[@lilyaka9194]

Random idea: It might’ve been cool if Zelda still had her long hair for most of the game and her haircut was a lasting effect from her dragon form

[@Lemon_Turtle]

The storrie is Ganon and Zelda become furries and link collects the infinity stones

[@RebornByTheKing46]

When you think about it, what we discovered in Totk, there are 2 master swords, and 2 Zeldas in the botw timeline…

[@dlc_2678]

Yeah no not really...the second that the opening events in TOTK took place and Zelda was transported back in time to the era of the Imprisoning War, the events in the BOTW timeline as we knew it ceased to exist and an alternate timeline was created. It's essentially the same thing that happened in BTTF 2 when Biff managed to use the DeLorean to give his younger self that sports almanac in 1955. As soon as he was given that book and went to start winning bets to become rich, the timeline was drastically altered. The ONLY way that the BOTW timeline would remain unchanged was if Zelda had not found or interacted with the secret stone that was found with Rauru's arm in the opening scene of the game

[@RebornByTheKing46]

@@dlc_2678 ok…time is a loop. Zelda was at the imprisoning war at the start she just didn’t know it. When she interacted with the stone she went to fulfill her part in that timeline. GANONDORF WOULD HAVE DESTROYED HYRULE IF NOT FOR ZELDA. Botw timeline remains, bc calamity is mentioned too

[@nikosarris2765]

​@@dlc_2678 How did the light dragon end up in links dimension with the master sword?

[@dlc_2678]

@@nikosarris2765 Not a dimension...timeline. The Imprisoning War occurred when the kingdom of Hyrule was in it's infancy under the rule of their very first king, Rauru. Zelda was magically transported to that era in Hyrule's history via the secret stone she and Link discovered during the opening cut-scene at the beginning of the game. She ended up as a dragon in the current timeline to give Link back the fully restored and much stronger Master sword. She knew she would not live long enough to imbue the sword with enough sacred power that was needed to restore and strengthen it as it heals VERY slowly over a vast amount of time (We learned this in BOTW during the 100 years that transpired between when they were attacked and his sword broke the 1st time while defending Zelda and is killed, to when he wakes up in the resurrection chamber on the Great Plateau) so she made the decision to irrevocably transform herself into an immortal dragon in order to accomplish her otherwise impossible task.

[@nikosarris2765]

@@dlc_2678 i get all that. What im trying to ask is how did Zelda "cross back" to the current timeline following the botw events? If what youre saying is true, the light dragon should be living in the timeline where the events of botw never took place.

[@angbandsbane]

"But, there is one Ganon fears. In his tongue, she is Zeldakiin. HYLIABORN!"

[@itsBASILLICUS]

just fuckin tears me up, man. I really do feel strongly about this incarnation of Zelda. such strong conviction and bravery she possessed.

[@ericerickson8479]

This was so intense. Just seeing Zelda turned into a dragon was amazing.

[@jacobe3051]

Me trying to avoid spoilers just to see this video’s title

[@ariesmediagroup503]

exactly 🤬🤬🤬

[@RedDrought]

This is what I wanted from Breath of the Wild, but I'm so glad Tears of the Kingdom got it. I wanted to feel something, and man did I cry! I'm so glad I paced myself and tried to go in "story" order of the game. My only issue, I wish Link would just be more responsive - I understand why, but it would have hit even harder if he showed some emotion.

[@gabriellemus5830]

many mention that the problem is that the game apparently could hardly come out on time, so the link expressions are not as worked as one would expect, I share your opinion and I hope that in a next installment it will be given more expression, I mean the twilight princess Link was more expressive than in TOTK.

[@ShadowSkyX]

The downside of getting back his memories is they made him largely stoic again. The way he deals with stress is to just clam up, go poker and just doesn't.

[@0shawhat]

My baby girl cannot catch a damn break... But god im so glad i held stronf and avoided spoilers cause when i encountered this scene i bawled (i low-key saw it coming cause the Mineru scene and the suspicious 4th dragon in the distance but the buildup was insane!!)

[@matheussantana9036]

Tri Force Users: Ganondorf: deadly giga pig Zelda: majestic dragon Link: RYAAAAAA!

[@woops9076]

Or alternatively, Link: goodest boi

[@ShadowSkyX]

​@@woops9076 let's not forget midna brought up a story of a hero that would take the form of a divine beast (yes she used the phrase divine beast) which is extra interesting when the fused shadows turned her botw guardian-esque before botw.

[@darkblue62]

I hereby dub the light dragon 'Zeldra'

[@GeneralOlde]

Remember that in the five years between BOTW and TOTK, Zelda was living her life for the first time ever. During that time, she gained a true appreciation for Hyrule, its cultures, peoples, history, and wildlife. She set up a research team and established a school in Hateno where she taught children (to one of whom she became a sort of surrogate mother). She loved her kingdom, and her people grew to love her in return. And that's why this scene is so devastating. Zelda gave up her very existence to save the kingdom she had grown to love so much. And she had complete faith in Link to finish the job.

[@jalenbobo668]

I understand now why is called the immortal dragon so she can live and wait for link to finish his goal

[@Merl-co2nd]

The owl mask, the third eye of the Zonais, the Shiekas, OoT, Rauru...and Gleeok... There are so links to older Zelda games in this masterpiece.

[@brettlarch8050]

Zelda has always been self sacrificing. She sacrificed her soul to save midna, she sacrificed revealing her identity to show link the light arrows in ocarina of time. Her sacrifice to become a dragon to save link is nothing new. 😢

[@fionam0014]

Now we need extended version of Zelda's Lullaby like the version you hear at 13:10. Please I need that in my life, it's so beautiful.

[@migs192]

Fi still communicates even when we hear no voice

[@Hatchitis]

Me halfway through the tears finding all cutscenes: “there’s no way” After: those mfs

[@isabellamelendez4962]

My heart broke when I saw this while I was playing…thank you Zelda…I will fight in your honor and your brave sacrifice…❤😢

[@jesusalonso2179]

Beautiful game. Surpassed my every expectation...

[@a.jthomas6132]

I remembered crying after this. Then I stop playing TOTK for weeks. After everything the champions have fought for. All the sacrifices they have made since the second Great Calamity stroke Hyrule. And everything Link did to stand by her side (whether it is his duty or his affection for his princess). It’s like it’s all for nothing. What’s worst? Zelda indirectly forced Link to break the one promise he has made to one of the champions- Urbosa. If you read her diary, all she and Zelda’s mother ever wanted is for her lil bird is to lived her life happily. But she is now Draconified for millennia, it is both upsetting and heartbreaking to see that fulfilling this promise is impossible… as if fate have other plans. I wish Nintendo could show give Link more facial expressions in this game. To shown his despair since Zelda is the only one whom he is most open up to (if you read one of Zelda’s dairy entries in Breath of the Wild).

[@happysmilesworldandgames8755]

17:03 the horn kkkkk

[@FeralRaptor]

I learned this today that Zelda is the dragon and I CRIED and didn’t want to get off the dragon

[@bodacious2725]

I cried like a baby when I watched her turn into a dragon, it took me an hour to stop lol. I love her so much

[@napilopez]

When Fi's theme hits you right in the feels

[@Lemacing]

10:36 The same soundtrack as when you first start BOTW, literally started crying when i heard it

[@twillacatron7596]

10:10 is she holding a nintendo switch

[@claireaquos6532]

It's the purah slate! A replacement for the sheka slate

[@Kaybri0526]

As soon as the spirit sage mentioned the dragonification thing I knew she’d eat it

[@v-Lex-v]

Just had the last memory play. I was flabbergasted for a whole 5 minutes

[@rubenduenas5881]

Anyone else realize that Zelda's dragon eyes are Majora's Mask's eyes? 💀

[@raffyluvmiharu]

U can even find the Majoras Mask in the depth

[@pepperonidrizzle2401]

Iirc in the manga adaptation of Majora's Mask some guy killed a dragon named Majora and turned their bones into a Mask so,,,