Mysterious Places in Breath of the Wild

[@Zeltik]

Merry Christmas! ❤

[@BlossomPossumCosplay]

Merry Christmas!

[@eoghanwatts362]

Merry Christmas to you too (I love you and your channel)

[@fabriciomarvin1671]

Nice

[@fabriciomarvin1671]

You got a admirer of you work

[@hausisimi]

Have you ever thought about warping objects like midna did when an unexplicable transport must have happened? Happy holidays

[@Pine0wlple]

Oh god, I just realized something about the Heartbreak pond. You would think you would find Fairies at the Lovers pond because, fairies, but maybe the reason they are at the Heartbreak pond is because people are known to become suicidal over break ups. People go to the Heartbreak pond to kill themselves due to loss of their relationship, and the fairies revive them to give them another chance. Maybe after killing themselves, their grief is healed and they are then “reborn” to move on to then find new happiness. Or may Fairies are good antidepressants, Idk.

[@pokerus4654]

That's a really good theory and points out the darker side of fairies in the game I never really noticed before

[@TheGeekApprentice]

That's an incredibly interesting theory, albeit dark and sad lol. Zeltik should jump on it (crediting you, of course). Or if you have your own channel, you should do it! I might look into it too. I know this sounds weird, but if wanted to make something on this, would you be okay with that? Obviously you'd have to get credit, cause duh :P

[@VestigeOfFate]

Amazing concept. Zeltik you should do this. :-)

[@Pine0wlple]

The Geek Apprentice Sure! I have no creative value outside of mere thought generation, so it would be a dream for someone to build upon and bring my thoughts to reality! Wether I am credited or not, as long as it gets out there in some way, I’m happy!

[@lollipopcoffee5603]

Pine0wlple X44 maybe the fairies are the spirits of the ones who’ve killed themselves at the location before!!

[@Silyon487]

I swear, one of the coolest things about BotW is that you can employ actual archeological science and historical research techniques in it. More than anything else, I want to see that spirit of discovery and historical storytelling preserved in BotW2.

[@anonymousfellow8879]

Silyon487 I want botw2 to be a bit more Anthropological-I think it’d be a good balance. Have the archeological Questions become anthropological Answers. And Hyrule rebuilds above, but also *finally* integrates with other cultures to have several new settlements like TerryTown dot this BraveNewHyrule...and us *finally* learning more about races like the Gorons and Zora as they expand their territories to other wetlands and rocklands as well Also...the Zonai. Have them be Alive&Well but a SecretSociety Underground. (And I’m still saying it makes the most sense for them to be “traditional monsters” and other beast-like races outside the Rito, Zora Tribes (one of which is “monster” despite having their own Sage), and Gorons (who are basically golems)) The various ‘Blins have all had their own societies in all Tribes&Games (including NPC Moblins in Zelda1)...and c’mon. The so-called Zonai Made barbarian set...is the Bokoblin Aesthetic?!

[@perfectsusanoo2915]

I hope some of them will be answered

[@n1nj4l1nk]

@@anonymousfellow8879the Goron are trolls. Golem are created from clay and brought to life via holy words in their heads.

[@anonymousfellow8879]

N1nj4L1nk Trolls take on too many incarnations, but are basically Never rockmen. Golums’ traditional depiction is pottery men, but like any mythology is expanded into other materials, typically rock but sometimes metal or wood. And for the Zelda-Verse, I’d say getting created by the Goddess Fayore along with all other life fills the Holy Words requirement. (And Volvogia’s based around the Eastern/Chinese Dragon which is typically associated with water/wind/weather...yet he uses fire attacks like a European/Western Dragon. And I’m sure GaijinGoomba could ramble about other borrowed/mixed/stretched mythologies within the Zelda Franchise.)

[@adnnebs]

Anonymous Fellow haven’t you seen Frozen ? The trolls are Rolling Stones there ! Is Disney a reliable source though ?

[@GuukanKitsune]

Ok, I actually have a theory about the legend of the Eight Heroines. It's actually a Gerudo misrememberance of the events of Ocarina of Time. The Heroine Statues are all marked 'SEVEN SAGES' and their 'crests' are all seemingly Gerudo stylizations of the symbols of the Sage Medallions. The implication is the Gerudo have, over time, forgotten exactly who the Sages were and thus just assumed they were Gerudo. This is supported by the legend claiming the Heroines saved the world and all the aforementioned. The Eighth Heroine was NEVER with the others, and likewise NEVER had a sword. If you notice, both sword and statue aren't constructed like the others, but carved from the stone right where they are. This is to represent that the Eighth Heroine left her sword planted in the stone and departed from the others. Sound familiar? It's what LINK did at the end of OOT. He laid down the Master Sword to rest and departed on his search for Navi. Likewise, if the Hero's Shade from TP is in fact OOT Link, then he was never recognized as a hero... and the Eighth Heroine is all but forgotten, unlike the rest. I believe the Eighth Heroine represents none other than LINK, while the others represent the Seven Sages and their abilities.

[@GrimmShadowsII]

Great theory just one small hole, that would be a real world explanation but not in universe. How would the Gerudo know about Link putting the Master Sword back down? I mean Link would might have told Zelda that and maybe she might have told her father that but I can't see it going farther then that. The vid was basically trying to give explanations that were in universe. Your theory, which I can totally get behind, just makes it a clever easter egg and that didn't seem to be his intent with this video

[@solydussnake]

It might be the eigth sage from twilight princess (gerudo + lost sword).

[@MrZangetsu468]

Maxime Marez There’s no 8th Sage. TP has 7 Ancient Sages.

[@GuukanKitsune]

@@MrZangetsu468 the Eight Heroine LACKS the 'Sages' inscription. She does not represent a Sage at all.

[@solydussnake]

@@MrZangetsu468 sorry, I've realized that but it's still may be a link between these seven statues and tp or ocarina of time

[@lunabeekhuizen8858]

I've also noticed that not only are there Gorons from Termina carved into the rocks on Death Mountain, in Zora's Domain there's also lakes named after Zora that live in Termina: Mikau, Lulu and a few more.

[@michaelelmore1678]

My headcanon is that BoTW and TOTK are their own separate timelines with no correlation to the Zelda Timeline

[@jovenc4508]

Since most of the residents of Termina are mirrors of Hyrule it's possible that gorons and zoras of the same name could have existed at some point in Hyrules history. Since BotW takes place so far into the future that gives them plenty of time to have made a name for themselves in their respecive tribe's history.

[@omnirudy]

The Link who went to Termina returned as the Hero Shade eventually in Hyrule, Hero of Time could have shared the story.

[@fabriziobranciforti5029]

Zelda developers: oh let's put a Majora's Mask reference, it would be nice Zelda fans: DARMANI IN HYRULE HOW'S THAT POSSIBLE

[@captainswagger2838]

Apparently Gorons and their stories and legends can't travel

[@BoojieD]

@@captainswagger2838 My thoughts exactly. By the title "The Legend of Zelda," we can assume that Majora's Mask exists as *a story* in Hyrule. It's like asking, "Zomg, how do modern Americans know about Cerberus? They weren't even around when Hercules traveled to the Greek underworld."

[@ddvalentine1048]

There are places named after characters as well. Like Lulu lake and Mikau's lake and so on. I think it is too much of a coincidence. Also Hyrule had no beaches and Termina did and This Hyrule seemed to be a version where both of the worlds are combined in a way just like the timelines connect.

[@thetubbs99]

@@BoojieD I know I'm a year late but there's a big problem with that theory. You're going to tell me that the Gorons are going to carve the face of a story character into a mountain? Right next to their actual hero Daruk? Chances are it's just a fun little Easter Egg.

[@BoojieD]

@@thetubbs99 Yes, I don't think the devs put much thought into it, but if we're looking to assign a head-canonical reason ourselves (as is the case with many "Zelda theory" videos), then I think it still makes a lot of sense. Ever seen a statue or illustration of a Greek god? I said "story," but that doesn't mean the citizens of Hyrule have to acknowledge it as a purely fictitious story. It's a legend, which we can assume they'd believe is true in either a literal or half-literal sense. As for putting Darmani next to a recently living being like Daruk, I don't really see the problem. They're next to each other. That doesn't really imply anything, other than that they're both great Gorons.

[@ailurophilekia6565]

You never mentioned the obvious fact that the eighth statue looks as if it was carved into the mountain and the other seven don't. This would imply that it was the only one that wasn't moved.

[@petiteminish2863]

I thought about that too. What if all the Statues were carved somewhere else and transported later to their location in the desert? Moving the statues and the swords could have been done by the Twili too. A twilight portal can easily do that. Worked on the Bridge of Hylia, right?

[@HaxHaunter]

actually, my theory is that the 8th statue is a separate statue made by the 8th heroine (or follower) to compensate for the fact that she was erased from the History books, probably not knowing whatever acts she did to warrant such exile.

[@Kaatze14]

HackerHaunter what about the 8th sword than? They could have carved the sword on this point but It wouldn’t actually make sense to make the statue looking like it holds an sword

[@petiteminish2863]

@@Kaatze14 It makes sense if the rock formation prior to the 8th statue didn't allow for the statue and sword to be carved as one piece. The space beneath the hands could have been a cave all along, so they had to make the sword somewhere else and later transport it to the statue, which obviously failed for some reason. Or while trying to move the 8th over to the other 7. If that were the case, it would make sense to try and move the sword first.

[@AzureRoxe]

Or perhaps the statues can actually move. This explains not only why there's one so far away, but it also explains why her sword is somewhere else.

[@ocarinaplaya]

I wonder if that goofy goron statue is actually of the master sword smith Biggoron? The thumbs up referencing the end of his side quest when he got his eye drops.

[@thatonek1duno]

Darunia from ocarina of time

[@a.jherbert5436]

Holy shit I think you're right. Nice catch.

[@santosjimenez8211]

I mean... They do look very similar

[@leonbehrens9919]

@@thatonek1duno could be, he has a son in oot after link became an adult + the son kinda helped the gorons by sending link to the fire temple.

[@mikeymccann3074]

I thought it was duruk and his son

[@thewolfgamer571]

Mysterious places in breath of the wild. *Literally everwhere.*

[@lmaodotnet8188]

RIGHT!!!

[@majora1310]

I agree

[@cianirving3575]

TheWolfGamer is the y button on your keyboard broken?

[@Vulcanfaux]

I mean you're not wrong, but a few places do stick out just a little more.

[@beckdahl4252]

Cian IR 😂😂😂

[@micai3214]

hey zeltik I had a thought that might make for an interesting video, have you ever noticed the way each village treats their respective goddess statues? I thought it would be cool if you analyzed how each race prioritizes their goddess statue, for example the kakariko hold her in the highest esteem (with japanese symbolism such as the red bib and water) while the gerudo just have her in some back alley. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that they used to worship the colossus? Also the goddess statue is the first thing you see when entering rito village, and shes adorned with flowers in a very western-style tribute, whereas the sheikah , who are coded to be japanese, place her in front of their leaders house and surrounded by torches in a pond. Just a thought :) Happy new year~

[@davidchapman9742]

You never mentioned the obvious fact that the eighth statue looks as if it was carved into the mountain and the other seven don't. This would imply that it was the only one that wasn't moved.

[@micai3214]

@@davidchapman9742 ??? I "never mentioned" it because I wasn't talking about them?? I was literally just talking about the GODDESS statues, not the heroine statues. Maybe re-read a comment before talking about how obvious something is.

[@NoName-rb3vp]

do you mean hateno? kakariko and the sheikah are the same

[@micai3214]

@@NoName-rb3vp I know theyre the same. Kakariko village, sheikah people.

[@PatchworkDuckie]

very late reply, but i'd love to see a video about this! even comparing the different areas (rather than races specifically?) could be fun, in the beach village you can see the goddess statue right by the water, looking out, and i always thought it was really peaceful and represented the town (small, water loving) so well.

[@parakeetparakoot]

Can't remember where, but I once heard a theory that the 8th Heroine was actually carved by the Yiga to mock the Gerudo, but something caused them to stop, explaining why the sword is discarded (abandoned halfway through transporting) and the 8th Heroine is still firmly embedded in the cliffside. Honestly I really like this idea purely because it adds an extra layer of depth to the Yiga.

[@NintendoBlackCrisis]

Editing is top notch as always. Thanks for having me on again! 👌

[@joelcomer]

Ayyy NBC wazzup

[@medinafamily5638]

7:13 7:14 7:14 7:15 7:15 7:15 7:15 7:16 lol

[@medinafamily5638]

7:23

[@Link4000zCreations]

Mimos: Goes to pond to meet true lover *sees Link*

[@gryphose1849]

But because it's the Heartbreak Pond, never shall they be together.

[@overactiveimagination9647]

Link: goes to that pond Also Link: finds Sidon

[@Manuel_Esteban]

OH BOY SMOOCHING TIME!

[@raulrifaz3207]

Ok I’m not sure if anyone said this in the comments and I know Zelink just said the Seven Sages. What happen if the seven swords maids are actually the Seven Sages and the eighth is link. And the sword that is in the snow, it’s the master sword that link left behind after OoT. The eighth is forgotten like link was forgotten when saved hyrule from big G.

[@MrJmZack]

The Seven Heroes/Heroines (genderless in OG Japanese, and the statues are fairly androgynous) are carved with Gerudo text calling them "The Seven Sages."

[@taintedbloodlives6851]

Holy. Shit. You might be right

[@raulrifaz3207]

You both think the eighth statue is links?

[@wimpelkmans9003]

This does not seem that far fetched. It couod be true. Link was a sage unlike the others. He unwoke the other sages. He came from a distant land. The 8th statue was never intentend to be with the other 7, because its a different but yet the same a sage. Maybe thats why the text is mirrored as well.

[@Exantho]

you mean Zeltik?

[@creepykato]

I feel like the 8th heroine has something to do with the twilight realm, considering the text is mirrored. Maybe they somehow harnessed the ability to use a twilight warp point and moved it up there into the highlands. I’d love to see more about the twilight in the new BOTW.

[@bigbosshonchkrow625]

I like to think the eighth Heroin was Agahnim. In Link to The Past, it is stated he was considered an heir to the Seven Sages, so perhaps a statue was built by the Gerudo, but the statue was removed when it was discovered that he was actually evil

[@One-ct3xe]

The eighth heroine and her sword are likely a nod to the twilight princess, or to be more exact to Midna. It's also possible that the statue and sword were warped into place by the same means seen in twilight princess, maybe to be moved from harm's way or for some unknown purpose by the Twili. Maybe the Calamity reverberated across all the dimensions of Hyrule's world, and the statue was warped as a result of uncontrolled Twili magic. Do you think that the realms of Twilight, Termina, Lorule, and the Dark world all experienced the Calamity simultaneously in some capacity? I do.

[@ramblin-about-fnaf]

thats actually a really interesting idea, but how would it be able to reach the twilight realm, termina or lorule when the entrance to each dimension was destroyed in twilight princesses case, doesn't exist anymore by the time of botw, or never existed in the first place (depending on which timeline the game takes place in)

[@MaverickandStuff]

If you noticed the 7 heroines appeared to be removed from a rock face and the eighth is still attached to the mountain. It could be possible that the eighth was supposed to be moved also but never was.

[@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat]

Maybe it was only partially finished before being abandoned for one reason or another.

[@unclevivid9028]

That's right I always wondered how it got there. But that sounds like a much clearer idea.

[@lonestarr1490]

This just reverses the question: how have the statues been moved? Also it doesn't explain why the inscription is mirrored, as said in the video.

[@MaverickandStuff]

If they had the Divine beasts they probably had other large contraptions that could carry the statues.

[@hedgehog3180]

@@lonestarr1490 The statues were obviously moved using something like a divine beast and specifically a flying one, the sword was finished earlier and that's why it's in between the 8th statue and the 7 statues but was clearly dropped while in transport. They moved the statues because the Gerudo wanted their heroes to be close to them and with the divine beasts doing so was fairly easy. However during the construction of this monument the 8th heroine fell out of favor and therefor was left in the mountains.

[@xDORANBOLTx]

Got my switch stolen from a home robbery but I got surprised with a new one. I have to start breath of the wild all over again but seeing this video makes me want to play it more. Thanks zeltik

[@thebluePumpking]

Sorry to hear that buddy, keep it up!

[@JubbJubb_]

Oh no! I’m so sorry about that! Hopefully everything gets better for you! Poor soul :(

[@AGrayPhantom]

Sucks you were robbed, but glad you got it back. Now you can relive exploring new regions! Happy holidays!!

[@inactive8881]

I meam hey you got a switch

[@mike-ns6sw]

Ugh Burglars Can't earn anything so they take it from others Hope you and your house stay safe

[@mixiekins]

So the thing with the Gorons and termina, the doppelgangers go both ways. Termina has copies of Hyrule's inhabitants, and Hyrule has copies of Termina's. Of course, the lives (and lifespans) of each set's counterparts varies, as some Hyrule residents are never found in Termina (as they may have passed away sooner than their counterpart, or perhaps exist in a slightly offset chronological period, or simply reside in areas outside of the scope of the playable areas as the maps always indicte a larger globe than the landmass the playable map covers), and vice-versa. It would stand to reason that some characters who, to players, appeared to be new in Termina, simply had not been encountered yet in Hyrule. Note: Tingle was first encountered in Termina, yet layer made his player-visible debute in Hyrule during Wind Waker at a chronologically offset point. Just because you've only encountered someone in Termina doesn't mean they lack a doppelganger in Hyrule, you may simply have not yet encountered them in that dimension and it's just a matter of time.

[@GabePuratekuta]

That makes sense, but what reason is the Goron Elder's son included in the visage?

[@GrimmShadowsII]

Gabe maybe he went on to be an Elder but kept his hair the same.

[@AzureRoxe]

Another thing [and i can't believe NO ONE has mentioned it] is that we know exactly who certain doppelgangers are. Lulu is Princess Ruto's doppelganger [hence why she's literally identical]. Following this trend, we can assume Darmani [the Goron who braved horrible dangers for his people and died for it] is the doppelganger of Darunia [the Goron who braved horrible dangers for his people and died for it].

[@filipeoliveiraladislau4533]

i came here to recruit people to my zelda religion imgur.com/gallery/Ca9JH keep in mid that this is a pre-BoTW theory and need updates but the principal points still up.

[@jonahdunch4056]

@@filipeoliveiraladislau4533 will read later (as my evening devotional), thank u

[@awooingstops]

I fricking love this game. It made me fall in love with the franchise once again. I love the details it has, the way that the game doesn't limit the way you can play it. Even the way it integrates the lore of the franchise its incredible. If I could, I would love to forget the game, just to get to experience the magic of it all over again.

[@DonkeyFilms]

Theory: Mimos is actually a ghost of someone who committed suicide at the pond.

[@dennisjohnson1809]

DonkeyFilms - Minos is the sage of heartbreaks

[@legoking6165]

That's actually not a bad theory.

[@netweed09]

@@legoking6165 Too bad that's all it is. Nintendo conned us again

[@cheddar_in_morse_code]

dang

[@JuanJimenez-lh4be]

Maybe he tried to but the fairies revived him and now he waits to try and stop the next person who wants to end their life

[@GabeDelaSoul]

On Number 3, the parallel land of Termina mirrors everyone in Hyrule. Therefore, just because we never saw them,doesn't mean the mirror of Darmani and his child wouldn't exist in the regular timeline. He's possibly just being a single sad in one of the housing caves for all we know.

[@TheJavyop]

Gabriel De laSoul A single dad or anything like it wouldn't be carve worthy

[@arcticafrostbite617]

@@TheJavyop a Mirror, a father and child who were heroes, Death comes in a new manner,

[@Dubbsteppa21]

that wasnt darmanis child by the way it was the village elders

[@Late0NightPC]

It doesn't fully explain why the carving is of a child, and not the same person but when he was a little older and likely had more to his name than just "kid of a leader".

[@clockworkengine]

@@Late0NightPC I would say the kid might have been an integral part of whatever happened to the goron that made him legendary. Like, perhaps the kid goron was a child of someone important and the Legend of the Unnamed Goron was a quest to rescue said child. The kid's presence in the carving could therefore be attributed to iconography.

[@HiThereImLily]

I still think the 8th heroine is a reference to link in oot being sent back in time after fighting Ganon thus losing the master sword and his place in history.

[@Febo2310]

@PetulantGingerHippie I never heard about this theory but i think its wrong. If OoT Link never lefted Termina he wont be able to have a family, and TP Link dont gonna exist

[@tokujiroellis544]

@@Febo2310 All the links are simply reincarnations and not necessarily related by blood.

[@snare3649]

@@tokujiroellis544 hero's shade calls link his bloodline so this would be an exception

[@lordofhostsappreciator3075]

@@tokujiroellis544 Not this one. TP's Link is confirmed to be a descendant of OOT Link.

[@johnnyjoestar9504]

Iwamoto Yuri I never played oot so imma just agree

[@SPFLDAngler]

I feel like the Master Sword, the sword of Evil's bane, should be able to destroy the chunks of malice in the world... it literally destroys evil on contact so why can't it destroy pure concentrated evil?..

[@pokerus4654]

That's a good question. Someone knowlegable enough please answer it!

[@WideMouth]

The game states in one of the loading screen hints that the pools of malice occur when malice mixes with water. Maybe it being mixed with water makes it harder for the Master Sword to cut through or something.

[@modelomegatyler]

hatred technically isn't evil. it's just considered a negative emotion that can lead to evil actions if left uncontrolled.

[@annebonny5348]

Maybe I'm wrong, but remember in the cutscene where Link dies, the Master Sword is damaged with Malice, so maybe pure Malice is too strong for the sword to handle 🤔

[@lpfan4491]

maybe it being mixed with water makes it immune to the mastersword since water is not negative or evil, it is neutral. the sword certainly works when it is just a pure curse-kind of thing lime with guardians or ganon(also dark beast ganon just kinda seems too concentrated to be damaged normally as not even light arrows can do shit)

[@petermarsella6537]

10:12 my theory for this is simply that OoT/MM Link retold his adventures, and they became a sort of legend or myth among the Gorons down the line. It's worth remembering that TP Link is a direct descendant of OoT Link, meaning OoT Link likely told his children about his adventures, and then that extended to the children of the village, and eventually became a widespread legend. But that's just my theory on how the Gorons know about Darmani and the Elder's son

[@wayland513]

I agree with you, because Majora's Mask is most likely a dream.

[@CatalaMartin]

Knowing that the people of Termina are counterparts (as said in the video), I think that it's actually possible that Darmani also existed in Hyrule, although he wasn't YET the hero he became to be in MM.

[@ampassapera]

Maybe the Eighth Heroine isn’t actually a heroine, but a “hero” of sorts. Maybe it has something to do with a certain dehydrated someone that is in the sequel.

[@ampassapera]

Scouty Herbert Yes

[@Inkoate.]

Link: *expects someone dangerous* Dehydrated ganon: *exists*

[@ampassapera]

KroNiteGT Are you saying that the raisin won’t be a threat?

[@Inkoate.]

@@ampassapera would you be scared of a shriveled up prune with eyes?

[@ampassapera]

KroNiteGT Don’t forget the arms and legs

[@showerhead453]

Devs: put a random tower in the middle of the ocean. Zeltik: the mystery of the lost and forgotten tower of malice.

[@netweed09]

That's WW. A better game than Breath1 that actually did that,, not a small weird abandoned and prehistoric island

[@nemo9864]

@@netweed09 WW was also much smaller and not open world.

[@chunkymonkey7983]

@@netweed09 BOTW is my favorite game of all time.

[@danielpinto804]

@@netweed09 How can you logically say WW was better than BOTW? In all aspects, BOTW is superior, granted maybe the combat systems were weak, but graphically wise, details wise, story wise, gameplay wise, soundtrack wise, EVERYTHING wise it's infininitely superior, it's llike comparing Fire Emblem: Three Houses to Fire Emblem: Awakening, they're both good games but Three Houses it's far more superior than Awakaening, by just logical sense you can easily make such asumption.

[@netweed09]

@@danielpinto804 ​ How can I succinctly put it - I just largely prefer what you may call 'Tradition' to the neo-art of mindless exploring. Trekking what seems like 200 miles through mountainsides in hope of finding a hidden Palace of Snow just to be rewarded with a 'Starpiece' that will eventually go into a weapon that shatters in 5 minutes - ughh. However, don't get me _too_ wrong here - my 1st few days exploring the Zora region was one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had. I was simply awestruck by their presentation!

[@tsukikumoon2890]

Hands down, favorite "mysterious place" is probably the Sakura tree where you find the "Spirit of the Mountain." I realize it's not that mysterious but like the forgotten temple, it's a nice place where interesting things can happen. Plus it's a lovely tribute to Satoru Iwata. :)

[@anewsteb]

Zelda designers: "I think I'll put this here...and uh this can go over here" Theorists: "!!!!!!" Edit: this wasn't a shot at theorists, but just to poke fun. I love the franchise and watch every single one of these videos that I can lol.

[@Zblazer]

Star Lord facts

[@JustButton]

Star Lord It doesn’t take too long to place things with a purpose if you’re good at it. Breath of the Wild took YEARS to make, with hundreds of skilled people. You better believe nearly every rock has some intent behind it.

[@anewsteb]

@@JustButton Of course, I know. I just wanted to be one of those guys for a moment lol.

[@MizuFujimori]

@@JustButton uh no?

[@PinheadLarry1337]

This is more true with Star Wars movies. They go all over the place and you can’t make any sense of it and they don’t answer any long unanswered questions. While I would have believed this to be true for most any video game the closer I look at BOTW the more I’m impressed by the attention to detail. I beat BOTW a long time ago and overlooked a lot of landmarks and references until recently. Now I’m impressed with the game all over again because I’m just realizing they actually tied all the games together into BOTW so it doesn’t feel like previous storylines never happened. Now I’m re-exploring the game all over again. This is why BOTW is the greatest game of all time since it is so replayable and it looks like everything was placed for a reason. I wish other game makers had the same quality level of games.

[@maxencevacquier7299]

I love theories around the Eighth Heroine. It always gives me chills trying to figure out how it was moved or whoever it's supposed to represent. Something i never see however, and that we realized with my brother, is that the very Gerudo mountain is in the shape of an over-sized titanic Heroine statue. Just look at the dezoommed map in-game or even in this video : you can actually distinguish the arms pointed forward towards the East, the peak where the head should be placed and even the backwards pedestal where every heroine statue have their back carved onto. I've never seen anyone talking about this before on the entire internet but since we discovered that with my brother, i cannot unsee it when i look at the region map. I'd like to know what you guys think.

[@JBSeal1]

Somehow nobody notices that the eighth heroine and her sword are made of a different stone than the others.

[@maxencevacquier7299]

@@JBSeal1 True. And as much as i'd like to have monre infos coming from the sequel, i also like the feel of unknown coming from this myth. I hope Nintendo tries to give clues without giving the answers as it's probably better to stay this way forever.

[@scythelord]

Wow now that I see your comment I can actually see the heroine shape of the highlands... It is definitely there. What I thought was interesting about the eighth heroine was that even though the eighth heroine statue is found far from the others, it faces in the exact direction it would if it was in the circle with the others.

[@slow._.9003]

:0000

[@loki4807]

I have a feeling it is not a heroine it is a male Gerudo hero supposed to be Gannondorf but since he turned bad. They removed the sword from it and the statue was moved by the Sheikah to be away from the others and is no longer treated as a Gerudo and is instead a monster.

[@frz3rbRnotaku1]

I can ACTUALLY see that skull looking like Volvagia's :O Also I kind of have a theory about Kakariko. It always seemed to be right at the base of Death Mountain, But now it seems so far away. But with the base of Death Mountain actually being Lanayru wet lands, Did Kakariko village flood? Not to mention the buildings were usually stone, or brick in other games. This Kakariko seem to have more handmade and Sheikah style buildings. Could they have moved and suddenly Sheikah were not extinct anymore?(Maybe that Sheikah in the hidden village in TP continued the tribe?) Kakariko Village in TP was Also in a deep trench which definitely would be dangerous for flooding. And I geuss some time after the flood small villages built themselves on the islands that could of been maybe the tops of the mountains around Kakariko.

[@captaincompound5703]

Maybe the 8th heroine is ment to symbolize Link, always alone and needing to find his sword

[@mrgaudy1954]

Tbf I was alone by the 8th shot of heroin

[@bob_bell117]

maybe Ganondorf Dragmire?

[@theidiotbehindtheslaughter]

And Fi is no loger there to guide him to the sword

[@jetstream9406]

@@theidiotbehindtheslaughter but Fi talks to Zelda in the memories

[@theidiotbehindtheslaughter]

@@jetstream9406 yes she is in the sword, but she bears no physical body to seek out Link like she did in Skyward Sword

[@thegreatmajora5089]

Nintendo isn’t giving us the BotW 2 content so Zelda KZbinrs said “fine, we’ll do it ourselves”

[@maxandmilian]

This isn't BoTW 2 content though

[@addictedtoRS]

^ also why would Nintendo spoil their own game 🤔

[@TheAufziehvogel]

Loved this channel a while back but content is slacking off lately. Hope this is worth a watch. Already spotted a paid add during the video, especially hate these ones.

[@birdsamora9925]

@@addictedtoRS we wanted some news😭

[@Cretaal]

@@TheAufziehvogel They aren't slacking off, there's just a slow feed of new content and youtubers have to find a way to make money. The man took a risk and made a youtube channel about the Zelda series, he's going to have droughts and I'm sure patreon donors don't quite get the job done. There'll be a resurgence with a new game, but try to be patient until then. Ads are how your content creators are making a buck and it doesn't ruin your day, they've been a part of commercial content for ages. We should all make our videos just for the love of it, but we all need to feed ourselves and the economy is rough.

[@TruffleSeeker54]

Personally I think removing the statue but not destroying it is related to Egyptian superstition. If you defaced a statue of a dead person, they lose part or all of their soul in the afterlife. It might have been moved to prevent others from defacing it, or to put her in a place where she couldn't be glorified like the other heroes, but it wasn't destroyed out of respect. I think it may have something to do with the Yiga because the statue is close to their territory. Maybe the eighth heroine married a member of the Yiga clan.

[@CoolBeanSoup]

That actually may seem plausible! I didn't think of that kind of possibility. I hope in the sequel that we will get some answers to these mysteries.

[@NickTF89]

I didn’t even know half of these locations existed. The map is so huge I discover new things every time I play the game. It’s crazy!

[@leolupin7930]

love how in Totk you find out through a side quest that the 8th warrior was mentioned but not honored do to the fact that they were a MAN... that is a cool lore twist also how the other seven were upset that they could not honor him and his help to their cause.... very cool

[@alenor210]

I had a thought about the seven heroines (though someone has probably theorized this before). I was thinking that they are the Seven Sages from OOT, but due to the story being passed down through the gerudo tribe for so long, the story changed from seven people from different races to seven gerudo heroines. And the eighth “heroine” is actually the hero of time, forgotten due to time travel or something. And the missing sword could represent him giving up the master sword. I know there’s a lot of holes in this theory and it may not make perfect sense lore-wise, but it’s a neat connection that’s either intentional or a hell of a coincidence

[@KertaDrake]

There's another possibility that seems to be forgotten... the seven maidens from A Link to the Past.

[@bigbosshonchkrow625]

I like to think the eighth Heroin was Agahnim. In Link to The Past, it is stated he was considered an heir to the Seven Sages, so perhaps a statue was built by the Gerudo, but the statue was removed when it was discovered that he was actually evil

[@jackiefriday636]

The entire Faron region is mysterious

[@annebonny5348]

In the book Creating a Champion it's said that once a powerful tribe using magic used to live here, but suddenly disappeared. Their disappearance is still a mystery :/ And if I remember well, Zeltik have done a video about it!

[@mangolie21]

@@dillonv7321 xD

[@popsicIes]

@@annebonny5348 ...could they have been the same tribe to make majora?

[@netweed09]

@@annebonny5348 Wow. Mmm, that gives me even more hope for Breath2. Not sure why Breath1 could include this in it's lore though,, very disappointing, tsk tsk

[@lichofthewoods1132]

welp that's true

[@LiinIsAGamer]

I'd love to see all these ancient locations in their prime. What were once ruins are now elaborate dungeons and. And what were once bones are now massive field bosses.

[@maeves.w.7156]

Goodness, I found that giant sword on my way to gerudo town the first time I played the game! It was so cool that I camped there overnight, trying to figure out what the puzzle was... I love how the Nintendo devs can leave these mysteries for us across the map

[@lifewithollie7468]

I wonder if the eighth statue was originally one of the seven that was being carved in the mountain and then someone accidentally messed up the encryption (hence it being mirrored) and decided to just leave it and make another one. That’s what I would do. 😂😂

[@Ninjaananas]

Mysterious places are one of the most defining elements of the magic of Zelda. They give this feeling of a fantastical world to explore.

[@miaswapp]

You know with all the stone skulls and Hyrule being so big sometimes I wonder if over the years everyone shrank.

[@thetwizard9290]

The most mysterious place I found is the illumeni lake north of gerudo Highlands. The water is crystal clear and I may be crazy but the sounds of the crickets there are louder than the calamity and no one on the internet has found this and I think i might me going mad

[@annebonny5348]

That's an underrated place in the game, so peaceful and beautiful, with a gorgeous view on the mountain! And there's a wizrobe here, and three houses if I remember well? After what I remember, Wizrobe were once magicians, so my guess is that there once was three magicians living here, hidden in the small woods. For the water being clear, I'll say that the reason must be how far from the Calamity's Malice it is, it certainly wasn't touched by it :)

[@thetwizard9290]

Elsa Andersen I think we might be thinking of different places, as there was absolutely nothing to do there. It is just a creepy place that always makes me think of dark link.

[@annebonny5348]

@@thetwizard9290 I think I know which place it is tho! It'd between the Gerudo Highlands and the Canyon! I may have described it badly because I haven't been there in a while, but I do remember a wizrobe and destroyed houses :)

[@thetwizard9290]

Elsa Andersen you’re right. There is a wizrobe there

[@sakurai6176]

I misread illumeni lake as illuminati lake LoL.

[@Two-HeadedBoy]

9:23 If Termina has many inhabitants that are parallel to the Hyrule from OoT, you could make the assumption that some of the seemingly original/new characters in Majora's Mask have a parallel counterpart in Hyrule.

[@kostantinosvlasakakis4106]

Typhlos in greek means "blind" so Typhlos ruins... is BLIND RUINS!

[@stickmanextravaganza4127]

Well you can't say it isn't fitting

[@americanalligator1284]

@Kostantinos Vlasakakis 🤯

[@Sandwich1414]

As someone who started playing Breath of the Wild last month for the first time, I'm amazed by the sense of history in the world. There's ruins dotted all over it from different cultures, it feels like even before the Calamity, the world was covered in ruins and temples from other civilisations that fell, rose and fell again. But two mysteries stick out to me: The first were the scaffolding, bridges and paths on the islands near Akkala (Tingel Island). Who built all these bridges and scaffolding? Who took all the wood there and built these structures across the ravines. There's a destroyed farmhouse near the bridge, I got this sense some lonely hermit built all this stuff but why? The second mystery for me was the Hebra Leviathan Skeleton. How did that one end up under a mountain, behind a tiny door? Did part of a cave system cave in and trap it underground somehow? The other two skeletons are outside in Gerudo and Eldin, so I feel like all three leviathans might have been alive at the same time. Were the leviathans dragons? Giant lizards? Aside from that, some of the deactivated guardians are in odd places. Some in the snowfields of Hebra, the grasses of Akkala, the beaches of Lurelin - it makes me wonder just what was occurring here to draw the Guardians over.

[@Mr.Slinky]

Tingel island was probably built by Tingle, a character who appears in multiple Zelda games. We don’t see him here but I reckon those bridges were built by him or somebody who worships him. If you haven’t played any other Zelda games I recommend that you try Majoras mask or wind waker. Tingle is in both of those games

[@Fanatic_Foremem]

So what we’re looking for when it comes to the eighth heroine is: Something tied to the gerudo or their region Someone or something that can move large objects halfway across the world And someone who would have a grudge against the gerudo or atleast a specific member Given the arbiters grounds in twilight princess are links with both gerudo and twili And we have an established ability of the twili that fits the bill in the form of midnas ability to portal stuff like a bridge or a statue around. I think it’s fair to guess that a twili might have spurned the eighth heroine for some slight against their people.

[@lucasbandeiragobo2771]

Brilliant! Very well thought

[@Kurdent]

Well think about it this way: What location from Twilight Princess can we find in BotW's Gerudo Desert? What was atop this said location? What was in there? Who was in there? Well I like to think the statue is a representation of Midna, a heroine forgotten in time that lives in a realm trapped in a mirror, a realm where teleportation is normal. Since Midna was the sidekick of Link during that adventure, wouldn't that make sense they make a statue to her effigy? The sword could be the representation that our realm is out of reach or is simply disconnected from their realm like the scattered pieces of the mirror we must gattered. Dunno, Might overthink it too much but hey, the games like "Here's something, make whatever you want of it!"

[@rerelu419]

really hoping nintendo brings back twilight princess lore for botw 2

[@MsSparklesNGlitter]

BOW2 is going to be the 20th game in series. Hopefully Nintendo would like to launch its 20th title in 2020 ;)

[@nerdlord2288]

id rather it be ready then rushed for a anniversary

[@maeves.w.7156]

That would be awesome and hey, they did make the sequel for Oot in 6 months (Majora's Mask), but I imagine it would take some years before a fleshed out botw sequel would be available :/

[@funni_noises]

Maeve S. W. They technically have a entire map already made which is on botw but they could alter many things and new stuff and add new mechanics but they already have so many things to work with to make a sequel which will make it be easy to make one

[@gabrielkrows488]

Rip

[@galaleo1531]

Iván Sánchez Fernández Nintendo:how bout yes

[@jpeg6906]

I’m pretty sure the other goron statue is of Gor Coron, one of the goron elders from Twilight Princess.

[@Spencer_Thatcher]

I'll also endorse "The Name of the Wind" my all time favorite book series. It's an incredible fantasy series and story that just hooks you.

[@CZsWorld]

You and I both got sponsored by Audible on the same day... clearly they have great taste.

[@Absismad]

Who are u and why do I always see u bye this is a joke

[@simulationghost8502]

Cz on a botw vid wAAAaat

[@BalboaBaggins]

KZbinrs who sell their soul to the devil are the worst.

[@justarandomcatmanwithaphon2871]

@@BalboaBaggins No U

[@indalcecio]

Audible sponsoring this is really smart of them... Im sure plenty of other people watching these videos just listen them while falling asleep, which is like half of Audible's customers lol

[@aos9111]

Here is my theory on the Statue of the Eight Heroine. What if the statue is just another of the seven that was being constructed. Think of the two big statues in the first Lord of the ring films. The statue is just a marker, that beyond this point is gerudo lands and the seven Heroines protect these lands. To back this up, if you look east of the Statue of the Eight Heroine on a map, beetween Mystathi's Shelf and Cliffs of Ruvara you can see what looks like workers scaffolding. Maybe here is where they were carving out a second statue. And if we keep going along the borders of gerudo lands there could be places where the rest of the statues could fit. This was just a quick thought of mine, but maybe it helps spread a new light on the Eight Heroine mystery. Anyway love the content, keep it up.

[@leocorn58]

I never even knew about either Heartbreak Pond or Mimos, but I instantly felt Mimos' story just from this video... Even more so since I DID find Lover's Pond and did the quest there. I feel sad about Mimos and his resistance to move on from "heartbreak" to find "love," especially since I experienced really bad heartbreak myself this year... Moving on really is a hard thing to force yourself to do. I love how simple of a story this "quest" tells simply by having no quest at all.

[@Firellius]

Theory: The statue of the Eight Heroine was used during the war by means of Dominion, until it was disarmed. The Dominion Rod and the Song of Command show that possession of statues is a viable path of magic in Hyrule, and a statue of that size could do some very serious damage to the guardians.

[@Maddie-uh8hz]

"Its found near the Flower Shrine" *Breathing Intensifies*

[@friendstype25]

My theory with heartbreak pond is that the fairies are there to represent the heartache of the hero of time losing Navi.

[@heroofangst]

😢

[@caucasoidape8838]

It would be funny if Link had the hots for Navi.

[@TheToneBender]

> Refreshes youtube > New Zeltik video > Uploaded 43 seconds ago > Yay

[@CosmicCreatorCat]

It's amazing how much you can find in this game. I've clocked so many hours that I can't even trace back my time in the great plateau anymore. Yet.. I still haven't beaten the game completely. I told myself that I wouldn't try until I'd found every shrine and beaten every side quest.. And 'visit every interesting location' just ended ip being added to that list naturally.. It's been quite the jouney. I'm still baffled by just how much this game has to offer.

[@lenamonroe2961]

Same!

[@2407gelini1989]

For me the place with the 7 heroines are a new one. I don't was there in the entire game.

[@netweed09]

Find what exactly? Do you see my point? The game 'offers' you 1 Master Sword (wow,, never seen one of those before) and more than enough korok seeds to give mass life-sustaining oxygen to Jupiter

[@tmarx1063]

netweed09 not an argument

[@netweed09]

@@tmarx1063 Heh, looks who's typing xD

[@sammyk123-n5n]

I love that you play Romance in the Air for Lover's Pond and then contrast it while playing Separation for Heartbreak Pond. Very fitting and also kinda of funny.

[@tinooo5869]

Zeltik: talks about a fire dragon from ocarina of time Also Zeltik: Proceeds to play the water temple theme from Twilight Princess

[@godgabitch2677]

The stones of the eight heroine is not the same as the sevens ones. The eight was build around the gerudo highlands. In the entrance of the yiga hideout we can see statues strangely similar to the seven heroins. But there's not seven, there's eight. SORRY FOR BAD ENGLISH IT IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE I

[@sleinzer2302]

Godga bitch borry for sad english

[@RainyMika]

Sleinzer I hate when my English is sad

[@neyth_D42]

Zelda is kil No

[@eljaminlatour6633]

@@RainyMika but you can learn to use it well.

[@netweed09]

So ,,, ? We just don't know do we. Thanks a lot,, Breath1, really gr8

[@LonksAdventures]

I’ve explored almost the entire BoTW map (because I have way to much time on my hands) and there are so many small mysterious areas! Places such as the bottomless bog, which I am so glad is getting mentioned!

[@ThunderGenesis]

You’re my favorite Zelda KZbinr, Zeltik. I can sense your passion for the series in the way you articulate your thoughts.

[@Sarah_H]

The Darmani and Elder's Son statue, two lakes around Zora's Domain being named Mikau and Lulu, the actual in-game description of Majora's Mask saying it's "a mask passed down from ancient times", the Tingle armor set existing in the game, and now Hyrule Historia saying that the mask *transforms the world* into Termina (it does not say that Termina is a hallucination in the Skull Kid's mind, it says that the mask transformed the existing world, or at least a part of it, into Termina): all of this is IMO direct evidence that Termina actually, physically existed and wasn't "a dream" or "Link actually died and Termina is Limbo" or something. It could have been just part of the Lost Woods that got terraformed, since Link was shown reaching Termina through the Lost Woods, and the Lost Woods is also where the Skull Kid lives, and in both OoT and MM we never really see the full extent of the Lost Woods, so it could be theoretically possible to hide a whole dang civilization in there (or the Woods could house a portal to a parallel world, which is a plot device used in several other Zelda games re: Twilight Princess, A Link Between Worlds)

[@PlaytowinT]

3 years later and I'm still seeing new things in this game. I've never been to the heart broken pond or seen it before.

[@urbosasfurry2126]

Isn't it at the top of the mountain behind Link's house?

[@Kayla_the_stampede]

I’ve had this game since Valentine’s Day and I am too still discovering things, it’s amazing.

[@Void_Echoes]

Valkenier I never knew either of those ponds existed

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Let's try an experiment: Video starts at 0:04, stop watching at 5:34 and resume at 6:38

[@GregaMeglic]

Talking about the 8th statue, you didnt mention the statue sized ravine right north of the sword location, that look like something the size of a heeroine statue was dragged along the ground. You can even clearly see it in the map view, and its pointing from the 8th statue in to the direction of the other 7

[@peach6648]

10:40 the way you used ‘romance in the air’ for the lovers’ pond and then transitioned into ‘separation’ for the heartbreak pond...nice...i love skyward sword

[@casidhegerish2129]

i like to imagine that the seven heroines of gerudo were actually originally the eight heroines but the eighth betrayed them or did something that led to her exile. then, when they were building the statues to honour the seven heroines, they decided to further cement the eighth heroines exile by building her statue far away in the snow. her text being mirrored could mean that her morals were shifted and she changed. i have no idea about her sword being moved but i do like to think of an ancient story of a broken sisterhood

[@ChuckRuck523]

Imagine this. When time travel is actually a thing in BotW 2, you get to time travel back and see the temples and stuff before they were turned into ruins. Like the ancient columns. Imagine how massive it would be!

[@susiearnold]

Wouldn't that be difficult to program while keeping the free exploration elements of breath of the wild. Or are you talking about for just specific areas with portals or something?

[@annebonny5348]

Don't give me hopes lol

[@veronicahang7900]

I wish Timeshift Stones would return to the series in BOTW2. Oh, to see ruined Hyrule in its full glory again!

[@heroofangst]

Did you just foreshadow age if calamity?

[@ChuckRuck523]

@@heroofangst age of calamity is just a prequel. It's not a time travel thing

[@kingkoni11]

Theory: the eighth heroine was some character who the goddesses trusted, just like they trusted the seven sages of ocarina of time to take down ganondorf who the heroines in breath of the wild probably represent, but this character wronged the goddesses in some way so they used their godly powers to physically move the statue commemorating this character to where we find it. Maybe this character succumbed to hatred and turned their back on the goddesses, and maybe they will be an antagonist in botw2?? Maybe they are the reason ganondorf is returning; they could be the one reviving him, and they started the calamity when they began the process of bringing the demon king back.

[@AlvinaYunoa]

Caleb Woodruff That’s a good little theory

[@patfalcon72]

Caleb Woodruff I love undertale and deltarune you made my day thank you!

[@nonoctoro4933]

Everyone forgot the Goddess of the Sand ...

[@AlvinaYunoa]

Nonoctoro That isn’t really counted

[@quinnsinclair7028]

That seems kind of petty. There’s no actual proof in the Zelda series that the Golden Goddesses have ever intervened in Hyrule after creating it. The only debatable time is the Great Flood (which could just as easily have been a Triforce wish gone awry). So for all powerful supreme beings whose last solution to a problem was to flood the entire world to stoop to the level of moving mortal works of art cause someone displeased them seems very petty. That’s a much more mortal thing to do than it is a divine thing.

[@chrisray4748]

10:14 In Majoras Mask, you see a lot of characters in Termina who look exactly like characters that appear in Hyrule, in Ocarina of Time. Perhaps the figures on the cliffside aren't Darmani and the Elder's grand son, but characters in the Hyrule universe who looked exactly the same and were also historically significant in that universe.

[@spadeofalltrades1321]

Except that darunia and darmani do not look exactly alike

[@chrisray4748]

@@spadeofalltrades1321 I'm not saying that it's Darunia. I think it might be another Goron that existed during that time that we haven't seen.

[@Markri95]

Invader The people who made Majoras mask also made Ocarina of time. Perhaps they used the same character models instead of making new ones.

[@fbnflaviusbroadcastingnetw6786]

MALKEN Darunia didn’t wear pearls, Darmani did.

[@fbnflaviusbroadcastingnetw6786]

Chris Ray, well, it should have been Darunia and his son Link. It would make complete sense, for they were heros and in the same dimension.

[@iwasntfeelingcreative]

i feel like the eighth heroine represents the hero of time, as he was wiped clean from a whole timeline. also explains why it’s missing a sword, since the hero loses the master sword at the end of the game after he’s wiped from history

[@lizardman6515]

Man, the music picks and placement in this video (as well as the video itself) are really on point. Especially the ones at the Heartbreak Pond part. Man I love Skyward Sword.

[@lmoa3917]

These little details such as designs in the columns are incredible, it’s apparent that the developers really care about the LoZ world.

[@Rainsweld]

7:10 I'm almost certain that's Gongoron, the Gordon elders son and only player controlled goron from Phantom Hourglass

[@jzuckerman2001]

It looks more like the goron you wrestle in twilight princess

[@fbnflaviusbroadcastingnetw6786]

Lask88 but why weren’t Darunia and his son present on the mountain’s side instead of these two???

[@heroofangst]

That's what I thought!!

[@ManEaterBrainBug]

The giant "Volvagia"-Head could be the remains of one of the ancient dragons. Their bones are scattered all over Hyrule.

[@fbnflaviusbroadcastingnetw6786]

2D Ronin volvagia made two appearances: the second in Ocarina, the first was in Adventure of Link Zelda II.

[@TheAtemAndrew]

9:52 obviously a bit late to the comment party, but there are three possible ways this could go. First is just an easter egg, which would be... kinda dumb. Second, as has been pointing out, if Termina is a parallel to Hyrule, then it's more than possible that the inhabitants which we see in Termina but do NOT see in Hyrule likely have counterparts in Hyrule that were met or heard of by Skull Kid. Thirdly, IIRC a fair amount of stuff points towards Breath of the Wild taking place somewhere after Twilight Princess (assuming you don't subscribe to Matpat's theory of the first Hyrule Warriors being canon which I personally think would put a nice bow on things since it sort of merges the timelines)... which is in the Child Timeline, where the Hero of Twilight is directly trained by the Hero's Shade, aka The Hero of Time some time after Majora's Mask. While he laments being forgotten, it's possible that along with his skills he may have passed on knowledge onto the Hero of Twilight, or that the Hero of Twilight did some research into the long-forgotten Hero of Time sometime after the events of the game.

[@mikeysrose]

I'm becoming obsessed with these well-researched, intelligent behind-the-scenes-style BotW videos.

[@andrewcota615]

Theory: Since Termina is a parallel world where the Giants mask and the 4 giants reside maybe there are Hyrulian counterparts.

[@jasonbenyousky4467]

Ayyy Name of the Wind is my favorite book of all time. That’s awesome! I read it with my dad earlier this year

[@cutepengin8617]

I have a theory about the tapestry in the first game, as you know some people connect the hero to Ganondorf due to the red hair. Maybe the hero is in fact, Ganondorf ,and Zelda and Link were unable to defeat the calamity without the raw power of Ganondorf. If BOTW2 Ganondorf is the same one as you see in Twilight Princess maybe Link had sealed away Ganondorf around that time with the help of the Zonai tribe and through this process his evil began to leak out in the form of malice creating the beast that is, Calamity Ganon. They then, later on in the timeline, released Ganondorf to seal away the Calamity using the full power of the Triforce, this would stop the need for the Divine Beasts and use something else underground to defeat the Great Calamity thus making the fortune tellers prophecy ring true and fix the red hair of the hero in the tapestry. Ganondorf was then resealed under Hyrule Castle while leftover malice began leaking back into him as it was removed creating another Calamity (The one we fight in BOTW which is much weaker due to the leaking back in) and making Ganondorf evil once again. Calamity Ganon takes over the Sheika technology, defeats Hyrule, and the first game happens. Zelda and Link go adventuring to Ganondorf’s chamber where Link gains the power to restore the Master Sword with the Zonai’s magic and defeats Ganondorf until the next reincarnation.

[@xboxgamer8381]

9:11 I have a theory for this, oot link probably told stories of his adventures, and they were included. The Gorons must have heard of them and carved them

[@xboxgamer8381]

But hey, that’s just a theory

[@christopherphelps9959]

You and Commonwealth realm are my two favorite Zelda game commentator and informative personas on KZbin. I've played every game since I was old enough to hold a controller and you all's information brings it further to life. Thank you for the amazing videos and information.

[@diamondore8039]

You and NBC upload at the same time stop making me choose

[@BradRLee]

Got my own little Game Theory here. I’d say it’s unlikely that on his travel the Hero of Time explored every inch and met every citizen of Hyrule and Termina. Perhaps the stone carvings are not of Darmani and the Elder’s Son but instead their Hyrulian counter-parts?

[@KumaTorey]

ah yes, more Hyrule mysteries like the goron monument, giant bones and "forever alone guy".

[@DreamBelief]

I find it amusing imagining how staff working on BOTW may have simply put in easter eggs, no particular meaning meant, and now they're seeing people spending ages puzzling over why. They probably find it quite amusing, but perhaps also charming.

[@pay2cusername845]

I think the heartbreak pond could be a reference to Undertale. The mountain Frisk falls down is Mt Ebon, the same name as the mountain that pond is found on. Hearts are some big imagery found in Undertale, so it’s not unlikely a broken heart (which is used when you die) could be used as a reference.

[@tanandalynch9441]

Doubt it.

[@sem3ndem0n_73]

The eight heroine statue was never finished thats why it’s still stuck to the stone

[@fibergut613]

Why was it not finished tho?🤔

[@slimebuck]

@@fibergut613 that almost finished it but then wiped the person from history books and gave up on finishing it. The 8th Heroine probably did something bad and was cut out. Probably made that evil ninja group

[@reeseolsen4052]

The Yiga Clan? Their Sheikah not Gerudo. And the Yiga clan came about as a result of the Hylians forming a rift in the Sheikah with those of the Yiga choosing to work for/with Ganon to get back at those they viewed as having wronged them.

[@netweed09]

@@fibergut613 Because,,, Breath1

[@pixellover2795]

What if the eighth heroine was moved by helicopter guardians, and while it was flying, the sword broke off and fell into the mountain, being buried deep inside from the force of landing. The reason the statue wasn't completely destroyed may be do to some superstitious belief.

[@silasduchting9204]

And Taborlin the Great said to the heart pond: "BREAK!" and the heart pond broke...

[@betterthanmfrudd1439]

Such a good book

[@coraellendavis2023]

In my opinion I think that the heroine statues are a form of symbolism of the sages from OOT and the eighth is symbolism for the hero of time being removed from the timeline and the statue not having a sword and being away from the others is the fact that there is no longer a hero in that timeline.

[@kreiskhaos8516]

I just finished reading Name of the Wind a couple weeks ago. Glad to see the series is getting the recognition it deserves from an awesome youtuber

[@captaininjaguy6220]

What if the ancient collumns are the ruins of skyloft that fell to the ground (just a random thought)

[@ShadowSkyX]

I actually thought the great plateau was part of it. The cave and alcove you see the old man when you first walk out felt very similar - and similar distance - to the cave on skyloft and where Groose locks up your loftwing. The islands in TP are even more broken up, indicating that pieces of Skyloft fell or broke off (or rather its likely the rest of it fell, since theres no triforce to keep it together), and basing it under the theory that the two areas of Lost Woods and the great plateau were indeed switched around, that would put "the birthplace" of the kingdom much nearer to the forgotten temple, which would make Rhoam's statement true

[@stevenxenoknight3845]

The spirit of collaboration is always better than competition. Great job guys on a great video.

[@LegatoKnight]

My theory is that the giant skull in the middle of the Bottomless Swamp is actually that of a former incarnation of Ganon. From the top down, both the eyes and head shape closely resemble the SNES sprite, granted the 'horns' on the Ganon sprite are actually his pig ears, but in OoT when Ganondorf transforms into Ganon for the final battle, he DOES have a pair of forward curving horns. The other detail that leads me to believe this is the bottom jaw they mentioned in the video being unlike that of Volvagia, but would suit the boar-like upward facing tusks most incarnations of Ganon have. Another fun detail is the fact that you'll always find a Knight's Greatsword implanted in the top of the giant skull as well. Perhaps either a nod to the finishing blow often dealt to the King of Evil.

[@idrovepastyourhouse-9385]

That makes sense to me, also I feel like it also fits the merging timelines theory

[@winged_wisp]

So, about the bottomless swamp skull and the idea that it could be Volvagia, I would like to add the thought of - what if it's Stallord from Twilight Princess? Or, even more, what if Volvagia and Stallord are the same creature or part of the same species? I have no idea about any scenario with the location of these creatures, but their similar bone structures is an interesting characteristic that caught me off guard when I noticed it.

[@JITT-44]

10:25 the lovers pond is actually looks infinitely deep and the heartbreak pond is shallow