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Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Famitsu Details (NPC Names and Bios)
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I'm still surprised on the insistence that they weren't Rito because they look more bird-like. I mean, Zora haven't been red-colored sharks with bodies growing from their stomachs before, but I don't think anyone was caught off guard.
Except we do. There are Goron that can be mountain size.
The differences is that in this game they added variations of species of fish and birds. Which goron do not have for obvious reasons
What are those reasons? There are different types of rock formations in the world so there should be different variations of Gorons.
Angry Chair
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The developers actually do care. Zelda 2 was a sequel, A Link to the Past was a prequel which ended up getting a handful of sequels, OoT was supposed to be a prequel to aLttP but gave an ending which didn't fit, Majora's mask is a direct sequel following the events caused by Link snitching on Ganon which sets up Twilight Princess, Wind Waker is caused by Link being wiped from the timeline after defeating Ganon in OOT and that received two sequels, and Skyward Sword is an origin story that explains why Link, Zelda, and a villain keep popping up.
Someone who has a lot of sex.
*raises hand*
That's not really an issue. Pretty much the point of the Child Timeline is to not be confined by traditional conventions. Which is why trying to shove BotW into it or converge the timelines is so silly. They'd gain nothing and limit future possibilities.
It's really amazing how many people love the series but can't be bothered to pay the extremely small amount of attention necessary to understand how the games fit together. It's not even actually complicated. There are very few games that didn't take the timeline seriously.
DragonQuarter
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So hyped. Also Hi Falco.
Hyperactivity
Banned
YES RITO MOFOS. Best unique race in Zelda, asides from maybe Gorons in Majora's mask
Secret Fawful
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Reebal seems like such a cool character.
Deckard Chapel
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Lol - I always thought the Rito in Wind Waker we're just people that had fake bird noses attached to them like masks, because they idolized birds so much lol
I do.
Kamek Koopa
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What? No. Kokiri evolved to Korok in order to be able to fly and survive the great flood.
Was there a thread about Falco migrating to the Zelda-verse? I might have missed it =P.
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/5rgzv2/we_better_get_an_explanation_on_how_falco_made/
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/5rgzv2/we_better_get_an_explanation_on_how_falco_made/
He was in the trailer and is partially the subject of this thread.
This is correct.
"Once upon a time, long ago, the Koroks took on human forms, but when they came to live on the sea, they took these shapes. Now they fear people... but to me, they will ever be my cherished little children."
Direct quote from Wind Waker.
It does specifically say "when they came to live on the sea" but that doesn't mean this isn't a form they use for other means too. It could be purely to spread seeds around Hyrule in a quicker way (being more able to traverse the land by flying around in the winds). Obviously they trevesed the great sea in this form to take seeds to different island but in BoTW they could be spreading the seeds to try to help Hyrule flurish again after... although nature seems to be doing pretty well by it's self.
Tavernacle12
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You know, I'm beginning to wonder if this game actually has party members the way they're talking about these guys fighting...
We've seen they created ally AI's. I'm sure they'll show up for fights outside of cutscenes, but you probably don't manage them or anything.
So, in theory, they could take the form of an adult person? I guess my friend obsessed with Saria was right all along.
In theory, yes. However we've only seen two forms, Kokiri and Korok. The Deku Tree often calls them his children though, so I doubt we'd ever see them as adults; especially as Kokiri are forever children too.
I really like those designs, and the idea that there is some kind of secret society protecting hyrule is very promising from a story perspective. My main worry is that these characters are never/rarely going to interact with one another. They'll just be dungeon guides or something.
Worst case scenario for would be that they end up like that resistance force from TP.
Worst case scenario for would be that they end up like that resistance force from TP.
I was shocked when people started telling me they weren't like a race of bird people. Like they have wings, beaks, and can literally fly. What else could they possibly be.
It's been years since I played it (but I played it a lot, I had free time in those days), but I'm pretty sure they even talk about being actual bird people in the game.
They don't have wings. When they reach a certain age Valoo gives them a magic scale that let's them turn their arms into wings. Like the scales Link uses in games to get powers.
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Deleted member 465307
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I was thinking about inheriting the weapons of these key NPCs as kind of an ultimate weapon, which got me wondering...are bows breakable in this game? Would there be any reason to get the Rito's bow?
Yep. I'm playing through TPHD right now for my second playthrough of TP, and I just got to the point where Telma hints at the resistance existing. It's such a fantastic and interesting idea, but I know that it ultimately ends up being disappointing in its execution. I'm not sure what I want from them as a group, but I hope BotW finds a way of maintaining the excitement I felt when TP first introduced the idea. Perhaps I'm hoping for more collaboration. Make it feel like there's a plan, and with everyone playing to their strengths and fulfilling their roles, Hyrule can be saved.
Yep. I'm playing through TPHD right now for my second playthrough of TP, and I just got to the point where Telma hints at the resistance existing. It's such a fantastic and interesting idea, but I know that it ultimately ends up being disappointing in its execution. I'm not sure what I want from them as a group, but I hope BotW finds a way of maintaining the excitement I felt when TP first introduced the idea. Perhaps I'm hoping for more collaboration. Make it feel like there's a plan, and with everyone playing to their strengths and fulfilling their roles, Hyrule can be saved.
They're actually more like the Dodo, they're flightless humanoid birds until Valoo grants them a scale which gives them wings when they come of age. We could theorise that with enough time and environmental factors the Rito could evolve to have wings from birth but enough time probably hadn't passed from them shedding their water bound bodies in Wind Waker for this process to begin yet.
Kamek Koopa
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I don't really think that's the case.
In The Wind Waker the parallelism is quite evident. Koroks are related to Kokiris the same way that Ritos are related to Zoras. And Fado is related to Makar the same way that Laruto is related to Medli.
If Zoras evolved to Ritos in order to fly and be able to travel through the islands it is quite obvious to think that Kokiris evolved to Koroks for the same reason. They even changed the name of the race.
Yes bows are breakable.
Tavernacle12
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Oh yeah, I remember seeing the knight in a trailer fighting a moblin. I wouldn't expect managing them, but it seems like it'd make sense story wise if even just Zelda hung out with you actively fur awhile.
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Deleted member 465307
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Ah. Well, in that case, I like the idea of getting unbreakable weapons from these characters. I wonder if the Gerudo woman will turn out to be one of these, even though she doesn't seem to have the scarf.
I hope the Great Fairies will give unbreakable versions of the various magic rods you can find.
NeonZ
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If it's Wind Waker's timeline, it'd take place over the former Great Sea, with the land brought back by the Korok's seeds, not in the new Hyrule created by WW Link and Tetra.
He technically just says that there's no 'particular connection' between the two games, which would still fit with it taking place in the future of Wind Waker's timeline. If this game takes place in the future of Wind Waker's timeline, Ganon's past invasion, the hero's fall and the current crisis - the game's entire plot would be basically unrelated to Wind Waker.
FloweryMarston
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With the trailer thread locked, is this our new house?
……forgetit
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Yeah, I'm pretty convinced you can recruit these guys to fight with you, like the wolf Link amiibo.
That's good but most of them still have the same looking face and a sumo wrestler physique.
I feel like we've gotten quite a variety of Gorons over the years.
Well yeah, did you not play Twilight Princess? They leaned hard into the sumo wrestler thing...
Not to mention:
Well that's kinda their thing. The Zora are fish people and the Rito are bird people, which are pretty flexible ideas. I don't see how you could change the Goron design without turning them into something else entirely.
Wandering Robot
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Loving the character designs so far.
...This game is going to own me, isn't it
...This game is going to own me, isn't it
theangrypirate
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The closer this game gets the better and better it looks.
It's a Japanese magazine.
I jut want to see more variations especially some that dependant on the environment that the Goron is living.
FloweryMarston
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https://www.famitsu.com/news/201702/02125965.html famitsu interview with hidemaro fujibayashi
Oooooh that's new. The director himself.
If we get a translation I'll make the thread.