SolVanderlyn
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Zelda is my WHAT!?
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-=-=->S P O I L E R S<-=-=- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Spoiler Thread
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Admiral Woofington
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SisteeeeeeeerZelda is my WHAT!?
Astral Dog
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Why would Zelda tell the Deku Tree that secret. That dirty old tree doesn't look very trusty
probably didn't have that many other people to talk to I'd imagine
most likely JUST for exposition's sake
You just know those 900+ Koroks were listening in, would have probably spread her secret to all of Hyrule in a single day.
In her position I can't imagine thinking of anyone else that'd 100% for certain still be alive after a century.
What about Impa? Sheikahs have a long ass life span.
Actually, she entrusted Impa with Link's tunic and other things to give Link too. Weird she didn't tell Impa anything.
obijkenobi
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What I appreciated that Skyward Sword did storywise was flipping my head canon for the stories a bit. I mean, the real reason we always have a Link and mostly a Zelda was that Nintendo was making money. But my head canon for the longest time was that Link and Zelda reincarnated for thelongest time BECAUSE shit was about to go down in Hyrule and only they could stop it.
I knlw there are different readings into Demise's curse at the end of SS, but that game flipped the direction for me. The Goddess and her chosen Hero reincarnate and are destined to find each other, but shit will AlWAYS go down bc of the curse in SS. Like there is never a reincarnation of Goddess and Hero where they meet on a blind date; if they are both around at the same time, Hyrule is in major trouble from some asshole villan.
That tweak, imo, adds a bit of tragedy to the storyline and helps explain why this one random villager dude is always going to these great effort to help save some princess chick he probably has never met. As for this Link and Zelda, I think tbe story implies their relationship was going that direction before the world ended.
I knlw there are different readings into Demise's curse at the end of SS, but that game flipped the direction for me. The Goddess and her chosen Hero reincarnate and are destined to find each other, but shit will AlWAYS go down bc of the curse in SS. Like there is never a reincarnation of Goddess and Hero where they meet on a blind date; if they are both around at the same time, Hyrule is in major trouble from some asshole villan.
That tweak, imo, adds a bit of tragedy to the storyline and helps explain why this one random villager dude is always going to these great effort to help save some princess chick he probably has never met. As for this Link and Zelda, I think tbe story implies their relationship was going that direction before the world ended.
Well like, it wouldn't make much sense to continue fighting Moblins and other Ganon beasts in a post-Ganon world? Beating shrines for no reason? Key characters just standing around to continue to fulfill sidequests instead of rebuilding the kingdom? It's not hard to see why a post-story state is a little weird.
kunonabi
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I had such high expectations for BotW's cutscene direction because of this scene. Really is disappointing how things turned out for BotW.
I think it could work. No one is gonna rebuild Hyrule Castle and its town for awhile. There's really no point to do so considering the people right now are busy with their everyday lives and for all they know, the entire royal family is gone. They've also been living relatively peaceful lives for awhile too.
Zelda coming back and taking over the responsibility as ruler isn't likely going to happen for some time either, she's too busy focusing on being a nerd and investigating the Zora Divine Beast for some reason. I don't think she's in any rush to become the princess right now.
We could easily make a post Ganon world have moblins and other beasts exist because other reasons. Ganon's minions were still alive in Zelda 2 despite him being turned to ashes, all looking to kill Link to retrieve his blood to revive their master. Same thing could work here. And maybe the shrines are just a trial Link wishes to complete solely for the sake of training to be the best guard for Zelda.
Geminosity
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I've noticed that the sword seems to get the damage boost against them so they count, but I've never really tested that it doesn't lose durability while in that form.
kunonabi
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yeah, the damage boost happens but my sword would still "break" when fighting them.
The Master Sword even while glowing will still break. It just takes longer for it to break.
Basileus777
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The master sword is never immune to losing durability.
kunonabi
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That's a load of bullshit. I honestly don't why they bothered putting it or the shield in the game. Should have just left them both out.
SolVanderlyn
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The Master Sword breaks and then unbreaks. (It just loses power)
Hylian Shield takes forever to break and can be rebought at Tarrey Town.
It works within the game's mechanics
It's immune during the Ganon fight, but that's it. Or at least it regenerates automatically at the start of the fight.
Speaking of, was there any story reason as to why the Master Sword "breaks"? Or am I going to have to make a headcannon that Fi 1.0 is an outdated OS and they need to upgrade the Master Sword to the more recent version of Fi?
Basileus777
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There's no story justification as far as I'm aware. The game just says it runs out of energy.
SolVanderlyn
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It's 10,000+ years old and looks like this when you find it
Reason enough for me
Reason enough for me
It's 10,000+ years old and looks like this when you find it
Reason enough for me
No, when you find it, it looks like this:
Good as new. Which is odd really.
Also, as we see in Wind Waker, the Master Sword isn't a stranger to energy problems.
Geminosity
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There's about as much story explanation given for that as for why Zelda hasn't aged in 100 years of fighting Ganon :/
Actually, I think it looks like the former right before it gets sealed away once again by Zelda in the flashback.
Yeah, but it got repaired between then and the present day. So I'm a bit confused by it.
Someone posted a comparison of the Spring of Power to the Earth Spring from Skyward Sword, but the Spring of Power is more closely identical to Skyview Spring (like near identical).
I'm pretty sure the imported the model of the spring ruins straight from Skyward Sword and edited them for BotW. The broken pillars and archway are identical.
I'm pretty sure the imported the model of the spring ruins straight from Skyward Sword and edited them for BotW. The broken pillars and archway are identical.
All Possible Ways
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Did you guys kill the Hinox on Eventide? I tried to at first, but the crap weapons and bombs were just taking little slivers off his health. I then tried clobbering him with metal boxes and fared a little better, but in the ended I just glided to his belly, stole the ball and ran for it like crazy.
I beat it smacking metal boxes with magnesis into his face.
Rewatching the memory where Zelda saves Link from the guardian, her hand seems to light up with all 3 pieces of the Triforce. So it seems like she does get all 3 parts by praying at the 3 springs but doesn't unlock their power until someone she loves is in danger. That's how I read it anyways. I've been fascinated by how the Triforce does and doesn't figure into BOTW.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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Epona is an Amiibo drop (OOT link Amiibo).
You have to unlock all of the shrines to get the green tunic.
You can also use amiibo to get different versions of the tunic (the OOT one drops the OOT outfit, the Wind Waker drops the Wind Waker one etc) but the only way to get the BOTW version is through the shrines.
Or you can dye the hylian tunic green and it will look pretty good.
That screenshot looks like its Link's hand from Skyward Sword or something. Zelda is in her white dress outfit in BOTW when she saves Link no?<-- does not actually have Triforce.
SolVanderlyn
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Whoa, nice catch.Someone posted a comparison of the Spring of Power to the Earth Spring from Skyward Sword, but the Spring of Power is more closely identical to Skyview Spring (like near identical).
I'm pretty sure the imported the model of the spring ruins straight from Skyward Sword and edited them for BotW. The broken pillars and archway are identical.
Serenitynow
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The Master Sword gets all beat up from the Battle of Fort Hateno, maybe even shortly prior, but certainly from the fighting following Calamity Ganon's counter measure.
Placing it in the pedestal seems to restore its condition, as seen in the flashback.
Placing it in the pedestal seems to restore its condition, as seen in the flashback.
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Remember when people thought Ganon would look like this?
SolVanderlyn
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Frozenprince
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It makes sense that after so long he's basically just mindless corruption.
But still, the lack of any Ganondorf aha surprise moments was disappointing.
But still, the lack of any Ganondorf aha surprise moments was disappointing.
Admiral Woofington
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Malefiganon
Chopped down all the trees on the island and built a labyrinth of logs in the area around it before waking it up. Periodically lit them after awakening him up and tried to lead him into the fire.
Did a lot less damage than I thought it would, so I just used the fires for updrafts and shot slo-mo arrows into the eye (started covering its eye after the first two grounded arrows so this was the best approach and its faster than Revali's gale. Had collected a few broadswords and a spear from elsewhere on the island so just railed on him as much as possible.
WrenchNinja
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Reminded me of Sigma in the later Mega Man X games. Kept coming back over and over again until he was just in shambles losing any sense of self, just being a creature of hate.
Explanation there is that she's not corporeal for 100 years, she's pretty much in stasis along with Ganon's physical form for 100 years. I thought that was explained all in all, since she's effectively nothing more than a beacon of light until you actually free her from within Ganon's corrupted essence. There is no Zelda just as there is no "Ganondorf" in physical form until you make it to Hyrule and Zelda's power fails to contain the beast any longer.
Also the other explanation would be that the end of the game would have been utterly depressing if you win but then Zelda proceeds to rapidly age and die (or just SS Impa's herself into fading into fireflies), because not only would there be nothing left of Hyrule, there'd be nothing left of Link's attempt to rescue Zelda. He'd have walked away from "victory" with basically nothing but a bunch of dead friends, not even MM was that sober in its conclusion.
Sure he saves Hyrule, but he's not really of much personal value to anyone in the world any more. He's a hero that saves everyone but, then, after he does so everyone pretty much moves on with their day to day lives anyway. Barring having made friends with Sidon and Riju, he's basically got nothing else. Zelda being alive at least gives him some attachment to Hyrule, and his quest gets to continue in now working with Zelda to rebuild what was lost.
His first form kind of is a "aha surprise" moment, just that its on Ganondorf this time in that he's a complete shambles because rather than Ganondorf messing up Zelda's plans, its Zelda that messes up Ganondorf's resurrection.
In Skyward Sword Zelda uses the same sealing power of the goddess to seal Demise for 1,000 years without aging.
SolVanderlyn
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Seems like they progressed hella far by 10,000 years ago and then regressed for whatever reason
Funny how Spirit Tracks is the only game to hint at these people progressing
Thats a trope not a plot hole.
Though its implied that the great Sheikah empire/civilization that preceded the current Hyrule was highly advanced, well past an industrial revolution. I mean, their shrines and beasts are well and far into an electrical engineering age.
Something happened to that civilization, and everything collapsed/regressed by thousands of years to a medieval-ish era.
You could even think of it as Ganon actually came back more than only 10000 years ago, and wiped out the Sheikah using the-then-pristine Guardians and Beasts, and that's why he so easily corrupts them again when he re-emerges.
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