Lore of the Zonai - Part 2 - The People of the Sky

[@koztech]

Obvious (maybe) theory: Zonai tech led to Sheikah tech - Zonai Shields led to Guardian Shields. Zonai Bow led to the Ancient Bow. Constructs led to the various Guardians. Separate theory: Ancient Hero was related to the "Barbarians". Were they Zonai, Gerudo, Sheikah, Hylian, some combination/variation of the former (hybrids???) Another (more obvious) theory: Fast travel points exist in the Zonai world because Zelda allowed Mineru to examine the Purah Pad who was able to reverse engineer the tech so it could be used in combination with Zonai tech/ruins.

[@javiervasquez625]

Your second theory makes a lot of sense considering how different he looks to Rauru and Mineru yet it's possible that the Ancient Hero might belong to a different "caste" or breed of Zonai as an explanation to why he looks more like a lion instead of a goat. Taking into account all the Colosseums within the Depths it's possible that the Zonai living in the Depths were far more barbaric (like the Barbarian Armor's tribe) given their lion-like appeareance which then let to a massive war with the goat Zonai which lead to their extinction.

[@Ben-zg8xk]

Sheikah probbaly saw the fast travel pads in the shrines and iterated on them

[@befrescas]

Ooh I’ve been waiting for this one! I’m very curious to see what/if you might comment on the interesting similarities between the Zonai, Minish, Wind Tribe, Oocca, and the Skyloftians who remained in the sky 🧐

[@javiervasquez625]

I'm still hopeful we'll get a DLC eventually revealing new islands which will reference the City in the Sky and Skyloft (maybe as dungeons?) plus the return of the Minish as per Hidemaro Fujibayashi's work on the Minish Cap. Sooooo much we still don't know about the Zonai for there not to be any DLC.

[@michaelolympus5994]

What about the Twili?

[@javiervasquez625]

@@michaelolympus5994 Unless the Golden Goddesses create a new Mirror of Twilight for the Twilight Realm to be able to interact with the Light Realm again the Twili are permanently stranded in their own parallel world without any chance of been related to the Zonai. The Dark Interlopers (the ancestors of the Twili) might be a different story though...

[@MarissaChillya]

This was so well made, thank you for putting in the effort as always. I can't imagine what part 3 is going to be about, I'm so excited!

[@theisheep2676]

I was very intrigued by your theory about the labyrinths being castles for ancient zonai rulers. This was a great video. Well done for the effort !

[@Idealisticles]

This video deserves more views. Wonderful overview of the zonai culture, cheers to your continued efforts.

[@aluckynumber23]

Props to whoever designed the thumbnail to this video I think the "Zonai" font having all slides from the prelude story is soo creative

[@ZeldaLore]

I designed it. Glad you like it!

[@aluckynumber23]

@@ZeldaLore Its real impressive designwork lol. It caught my eye and made me watch!

[@Gyashonav]

Amazing video, I'm glad it goes over what is know fully as facts and doesn't give too many theories. Although theory videos are cool, having ones that set up for others and separate from the actual theories is nice to see. I do have a VERY rough transition for about five of the characters in the Zonai script. It doesn't work for all of the text found but usually (once more, not all the time) it's because it needs to be interpreted differently. There are times when it can be read up to down and others where it can be read down to up, there are other times where nothing changes no matter which way it's read. The characters most of the time don't translate into any language in particular and can just mean (example from the three characters found on the floating thing at the end of shrines) "person gives light to your arm" ["person" being from the character at the top, "gives" is from the middle one, your arm is from the bottom one, and the rest is interpreted from context]. Other times it just dipicts a picture of the object its written on.

[@ZeldaLore]

Thanks! That sounds interesting. Could you tag me on Twitter with an alphabet or cypher of how your rune interpretation looks? I'd love to take a look at it

[@Gyashonav]

@@ZeldaLore I sadly don't Twitter but I have been occasionally posting it on GameOver Jesse's discord channel

[@ZeldaLore]

@@Gyashonav I am not over on his server, but here is a link to my discord server if you want to share it there: discord.gg/ZQVN7s83Ve

[@Gyashonav]

@@ZeldaLore Thank you, I'll try to compile a proper list of what I've gotten

[@chrisshorten4406]

This was an informative and interesting documentary. Good job!

[@SytRReD]

I love your videos! I was so glad when I saw you uploaded part 2 😁

[@اياتوذكر-ف7ب]

such a creartive video

[@njfox3305]

Are the zonai realy gone or did they just go home? We know the Shiekah did the same and thanks to the yiga know though out hyrules histery were hideing in plain site the whole time. Zelda said at the start of tears of the kingdom that the zonai played many roles in hyrules histery but there were no details about the zonai or the roles they played. In skyward sword we find structers like the ancient cistern and fire sanctuery that share arcutecture and simblism of the zonai, and you did mention the wind temple meaning Rauru and Mineru warn't the first zonai to come to hyrule and probably not the last. My theary as an exstention of the alien zonai theary is that the Zonai come when hyrule is no more and rebuild it like a reconstruction or a hard reset. In skyward sword clearly there was a kingdom that pedates the first hyrule probably created by zonai I belive they came from another planet or another realm through disc shaped craft or portals in the sky, jump start a kingdom then leave, the kingdom falls and the zonai return to start all over again. "As the hylians continued about there veries concerns the Zonai observed and studyed"(HG Wells war of the worlds). Perhaps the Zonai were as curries about the hylians as zelda was about them. So the Zonai are not wiped out as ganondorf belives but that is what the zonai same as the shiekah before them wanted the hylians to belive so the Zonai can continue to observe and study from safty and confert of their home world or space craft in peace. If true this makes the Zonai the gods clan spoken of by demise. Zelda dose call them a race of gods, even the Rito called a lone zonai a god.

[@ZeldaLore]

Rauru and Mineru are the last of the Zonai people. We are told they have perished, and their lands have not been visited in a long time.

[@njfox3305]

@@ZeldaLore Didn't Impa say the same in ocarina of time and skyward sword? Raurus and Minerus are the last sure but what if they were the last of the zonai who stuck around while the others left?

[@javiervasquez625]

​@@njfox3305 If they weren't the last they would have said as much and yet neither Rauru or Mineru make mention of the _possibility_ of there been other Zonai elsewhere. As to why Rauru and Mineru showed no interest in returning to their world/Realm considering they are the last of their kind i'm pretty sure they wouldn't find it logical to go back to the Zonai Realm where there's no civilization left and they are literally the last of their kind. Hyrule was the only place for them to have any existence as the last living members of their tribe/species. Hopefully we'll get DLC eventually to further delve into the Zonai and what lead to their extinction.

[@njfox3305]

OK this is getting heated so I won't bother bringing up the shiekah thing again I give. The antient heros no zonai and the Zonai are dead. everybody happy? good I'm out.@@javiervasquez625

[@annieandelsieofarendelle3294]

@@njfox3305 Well, it's possible that after Impa, more Sheikah could've been born.

[@braydenmaine4818]

I suspect the 3 dragons Dinraal, Naydra and Farosh are the 3 oracles from oracle of seasons and oracle of time. Din, Nayru, and Farore. Just like Rauru they would be retconned to be Zonai. I could also see the Ancient Hyrule being the Hyrule from Ocarina of Time. Where is Rauru and Sonia's child? In the courtyard with the child hero of time, looking at ganon through the window.

[@Ben-zg8xk]

nintendo dont connect games in that way. you wrong bucko

[@puffzganjalot]

I find that the music in the shrines is similar to subnautica