@@omorifan6011 Fair nuff. It still makes you wonder why he didn't try using that same arm/sword destroying move he used at the beginning, only to be thwarted by the newly powered up sword. That would have made everything make more sense.
11:39 What’s possibly even scarier about this moment is while Zelda was HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE at the shear power increase of eating a tear, ‘Dorf literally COULD maintain his human form and COMPREHEND how much of a power increase that gave him by his laughing before turning
When riding the dragons and looking at their eyes.. you really see how aimless and lifeless they are. Theyre just souls in a dragons body too far gone to ever do anything again. And they're stuck in that stasis for eternity... Its really sad when you think about it.
Oh yeah. I personally think that the Dragons do have some semblance of emotion originating from their former selves, but no real consciousness or mental awareness of who they are. Ganondorf became violent and destructive with no real goal other than wanting to destroy Link without even knowing WHY he wants to destroy link. All Zelda knows is that she is against Ganondorf and wants to help link, but doesn’t really know who Link or Ganondorf are. She probably even felt that she needs to keep the master sword but doesn’t understand why she had it in the first place.
@@rurijo3169 The closer you get to their head, if you don’t wear their respective elemental immunities, then, yes, you can possibly take damage. You can stand anywhere else though and not take damage.
Am I the only one who really likes how the light dragon sounds? There are so many different directions you can go when it comes to dragon roars and they just really got hers perfect.
I love how people thought ganondorf would be a good guy in this when the whole point was that this man is just evil and just wants to rule everything. What we are seeing is basically in short you could say ocarina of time Ganondorf back but in a higher resolution.
Yeah. He's always been evil and selfish, even in WW. He has always just wanted Hyrule for himself and no one else, and whenever someone stops him, he tries to destroy the world instead.
to be fair a lot of those theories stemed from other theories that he could of been an ancient hero that became corrupt. which in all honesty would of broken the mold and introduced other aspects that could be used to expand upon the zelda lore.
@@damienmitchell3104 while true I will say I also found it funny for people who thought there would be 2 different villians when they saw a backshot of Ganondorf and thought that was demise. When in reality it was just Ganondorf back.
@@TheDeadmanstrolling true I am just saying I find it funny how everyone thought there would be another villian when Nintendo just basically said. "No guys the game is about Ganondorf nothing really else we are literally making this game about him".
The dragons and their eyes remind me a lot of Majora, heck even the Zonai make me think of Majora. (Cool thing is, in the manga Majora is a dragon which the Hero beats and carves a mask out of)
Another bit to add here: Zelda’s transformation is terrifyingly similar to the mask transformations Link goes through in that game, just much grander and flashier Perhaps we might finally get some kind of proper origin story for Majora, since the games lack any substantial lore on that topic
Majora was a dragon in this little manga but it was betrayed and killed by Fierce Deity, he killed Majora for no real reason in his sleep and carved the mask from his corpse, also for no real reason
@@CainDB The Dragon killed people. a lot. The hero was their to stop the killing. They talked and the dragon confesd that he wishes to move on but couldnt. The hero helped him to let go and accept Death. The Dragon died but his malice remaind. The hero formed a mask out of the Dragons remains to seal this malice.
The Dragon killed people. a lot. The hero was their to stop the killing. They talked and the dragon confessed that he wished to move on but couldnt. The hero helped him to let go and accept Death. The Dragon died peacfully but his malice remaind. The hero formed a mask out of the Dragons remains to seal this malice.
@@SilverRath21 Of course people are allowed to be emotional. But come on, crying when Zelda's eyes turn purple or when she teared up while in dragon form is what a child that can't control it's emotions does.
I love how often this game reinforces the idea of sacrifice in its many forms, which can be done to achieve both altruistic and selfish aims. I guess that’s what tears symbolize throughout the series. Somewhat unrelated, but it puts into perspective the Sheikah symbol (an eye with tear). And that’s just one of the many subtleties in the Legend of Zelda series and especially this game. This game is a masterpiece and truly reflects the richness of LoZ universe and story; though at times it’s plot and timeline can seem disconnected and meandering, when you take the totality of it and perceive its components through any individual perspective, they are still each consistent with each other and the whole.
That last cutscene almost made me cry. This game made me realize just how much I cared about Zelda, and seeing her become a dragon broke me in a way I did not expect. I was always suspicious of the fourth dragon in the game, but I never connected its appearance with Zelda... until I talked to the Deku Tree and he said that the Master Sword was moving. Landing on Zelda was heartbreaking, and seeing the cutscene showing us her transformation was even worse. I can't express enough my gratitude for the happy ending we got. I truly thought the game was called "Tears of the Kingdom" because of the sacrifice of Princess Zelda, who abandoned everything for the sake of Peace in Hyrule, but I'm happy Zelda got turned back!
I did all of the geoglyphs before the shrines, and thought Zelda was going dragon mode since the one where Minervu tells Zelda that eating the stones makes them immortal humanityless beings
Meh.. I feel like her being returned to human form was a cheap copout. Because we are told that "there is no going back from this" "You cannot undo it" "It's the Ultima sacrifice" And so on. And that her draconification had a lasting impact on the characters, Like impa being in denial and seeking to undo it, Or purah accepting her sacrifice and last will and passing it onto link. So yeah, i wished she had remained a dragon, and served as a reminder of the cost of that peace. Break the mold and get us a bittersweet ending. This tho is just cheap. Through the power of plot convenience and anime bullshit, zelda is back, her sacrifice undone and the stakes that it had cheapened and cheated out of. It's a bad thing.
@@raylenn4444 although you have a point (i felt the same, and it made sense. The games are called The Legend Of Zelda as they describe the tale of a princess who sacrificed herself and threw away her humanity to ensure peace in her kingdom), i feel like that would've closed the game franchise for good. That kind of ending would've been narratively fitting (since we're told it's irreversible or whatever) but it also would've meant Zelda would've probably never appeared again 🤔 Regardless of what would've been better narratively or not, I'm personally happy she got transformed back because there's also value in a happy, hopeful ending :) for example, who would've ruled the kingdom in Zelda's absence? Link? Some random other Hylian person? As far as I know, Zelda is the last living person from the Hyrule Royal Family, and I think her absence would've caused many troubles that only another Zelda game could properly explore and resolve. No matter what Zelda is back and that's fine by me :D
@@Lyle_Plays it wouldn't nessesarly close the franchise to be honest. Remember that the princess will always reincarnate,just like demise or link. Meaning that she would be reborn later on. It would have just ended that specific iteration of the princess.
@@Lyle_Plays purah could have taken over as hyrule's leader, since she already did sonin the absence of zelda, and that lookout landing became quite a potent place indeed. So that too wouldn't have been an issue really.
It would've been kinda fun if Ganon's dragon form had a face based on a boar or a warthog. Kinda like how Zelda's dragon is more slender and almost birdlike in the face compared to the BOTW dragons, those guy's faces almost looked like camels
yes, they’re most likely Zonai. It’s stated that the secret stones belong to the Zonai, Rauru gifting them to other races was a big deal as the only other known time that happened was with his wife. So it makes sense that the other dragons are Zonai as they’d usually be the only ones with the stones
We could also assume that something happened involving the triforce of similar events with the hero the princess and the villain to make them the dragons they are today. Or even someone else stole the triforce piece of power from ganondorf. But at this point, nintendo doesn't even know lmfao
The master sword still isn't on the light dragons head during the title card and the beginning of the game for some reason. Only appears once you get off the great sky island
In the French version, Zelda screams "protect my people" instead of " protect them all", plus the stronger tone makes it much more powerful in the French version, imo.
I love and hate (as in feel sad about) the idea that the dragons are so meandering and soulless. Someone else mentioned you can see it in their eyes how aimless and such they are, and that's my first thought about them too. For having such incredible eyes, there's almost nothing behind them as far as direct thought. It's all seemingly inate compulsions and objectives. Wandering the same circles in space for all time. That's also what makes Zelda such a special case. You do lose yourself becoming a dragon, but she gathered her already strong will at that last moment, and I think that's what gave her more purpose than most other dragons. Same with Ganondorf. You see he has the same strong will, but for different ends, and he gathers it right before transforming, effectively cementing it for eternity. It's very interesting. They stray from their "set" paths in the sky and land. Even the other dragons only strayed from their same cycles once geological crisis forced them too. Those two did it of their own will and power. It makes me wonder if someone of incredible will could effectively become a dragon and keep themselves intact in this universe. It would've been interesting to explore this idea with Link, honestly, in some way.
Same, I wish it went like this so we saw all his forms 1st phase: Dehydrated Ganondorf 2nd phase: Hydrated Ganondorf 3rd phase: Demon King Ganondorf 4th phase: Demon Dragon
When Zelda transforms into the Light Dragon, you hear a sad little melody as she’s flying away. When Ganondorf transforms into the Demon Dragon, you hear the same melody as he’s rising above Hyrule Castle, but it is far more foreboding and evil.
Fun fact, it's the same little melody motif as the sacred duet from Spirit Tracks when Link and Zelda fight Demon King... Malladus? I forget how to spell it
The scene of Rauru sacrificing himself to bind Ganondorf might just be my favourite in the entire game. Ganondorf's smugness, Rauru's determination, him telling Ganondorf to remember Link's name, who seems actually curious and hopes for a worthy foe to fight, while the both of them seem to slow down and both their eyes turn empty, all accompanied by beautiful music, especially the part of the Legend of Zelda theme at Link's name drop. This whole scene is beautiful What I also like is that, once Ganondorf awakens again, he's already confronted by Link and the sword that seals the darkness, hoping for a great battle, only to be disappointed once the Master Sword shatters against his power. He really did remember Link from what Rauru told him
In this current time? Apparently yes? (Current time as in BOTW and TOTK, all Zelda timelines collapse into BOTW but they are all history of an extremely distant past now)
I love how menacing Demon King Ganondorf was from the beginning to end. Being an incarnation of Demise's hatred, he fits that role perfectly. I mean he literally forgoes his own body, mind and plans just to kill Link
The main theme over Ganondorf hearing Links name is so fucking good I also like that Ganondorfs only goal is to rule as king, since the Triforce is basically long gone at this point in the timeline.
I think the "The demon king" is not just a gannon form but a gannon form that happens to be much closer to demise, like gannondorf is tapping into demise's power
@@Enomaru001 the 10'000yo calamity in botw isn't even the first, it was the second last of those where ganon was a foggy pig The Zonai vs ganondorf was even older. But I don't understand the story enough to tell if it was before skyward sword, after ocarina of time, answer C or an entirely different timeline
So my question is none of this explains the holes in Ganon's hands when he's in his mummy form under the castle. How did he get those? Or was that just to throw us off or some sort of God on the Cross reference?
If the other three dragons were people who swallowed stones, it makes me wonder what made them decide to swallow it. Were they curious what will happen? Were they in a bad situation? I will love a DLC to find out more about them.
reminds me of this one time when i was in primary school where i was messing around with the charm on the zipper of my jacket and accidentally swallowed it. maybe they did that
So is this another one of those Time Paradoxes? Where Ganon can't possibly remember Zelda or Link's name unless she had already went back in time, even though from our POV it had not even happened yet?
@@bat32391 Spoil please. Cus it doesn't make sense to me. Ive already seen the entire game so ur not spoiling anything. He shouldn't have known their names when she hadn't even been sent back in time yet. So ya its like a time paradox or whatever they call it.
@@skins4thewin its simple really. Zelda was sent 10000 or so years into the past and met ganondorf, even fought him Before his defeat rahru told ganondorf a warrior named link would cut him down 10000 years later after his malice has been beaten he starts to reawaken as rahru’s power fades Zelda and link arrive as he revives It stands to reason that, seeing zelda, he coukd assume the guy wielding the glowing sword was link Thats how i understand it anyway
@@d4arken3ds0ul yes, but they sealed him anyway even before Zelda went back in time. She hadnt been sent back yet when Ganon says that he knows them. So ya, time pstatement? Not sure how else to say it, what don't you understand about that? Again, she hadn't been sent back yet. What don't you get about that statemen?
@@skins4thewin Actually, I think he’s right and you just are misunderstanding the situation. The situation Zelda experienced is an immutable timeline, where what she experienced was always going to happen. To give an example, let’s say a kid sees a time traveler from the future with a sword in his chest die in front of him. Years later, that same kid grows up to become that future time-traveler, gets stabbed, sees his younger self, and realizes in his final moments that he saw his own death as a kid, and there’s nothing he can do to change things. Zelda ALREADY went back in time and helped seal Ganondorf before the events of even Breath of the Wild came out. It’s a constant time loop.
For anyone wondering if the sages died in the end. No they did not the “Link!” You hear is Tulin, Ganondorf grabbed the sages and put them into his mouth meaning they did not die.
I’m not the only one who gets massive Majora’s mask vibes from their eyes right? Just me? Hoping for a third installment (somehow) with him as the big bad this time?
Did I just see 5 or 6 flipping stages of Ganon before we beat the game. And if so. What happened to the usual 2 boss fights before fully defeating him. We also have other bosses to defeat before him
@@nutella334 (not counting The blights) Ganon in Breath of the wild only had 2 phases. And all past Zelda games too had only 2 phases of Ganon when he was included
@@avonthes beast Ganon In twilight princess. And then normal ganondorf. Now I like how they took the suggestions of others to add fun challenging dungeons back in replacement of the divine beasts but I enjoyed those more then going into many different areas only to prepare like Hyrule castle itself which Royal Guard stuff is more op in tears of the kingdom id you combine the melee weapons with lynel parts. Also there's a secret ability aka The yiga clans earth breaking technique once you obtain the yiga disguise. Go over to Yiga clan hideout and Begin the training quest. First reward is a yiga paraglider design. Then the Technique which is op. And then the lightning helm which makes you resistant to lightning
0:00 i would not consider zelda being turned into a monster since the 'Light dragon' is perfomed & seen harmless. Partially loses memories but Still remembers link isnt her foe
I loved how matt played as ganondorf for the role sounds too good and i loved the story designs dungeons bosses colgera's boss theme gave me vibes on wind waker🥴 i loved the "do not look away you witness a kings revival and the birth of his new world" sounds intense😳!
Basically but conforms Majora was the one that made this transformation taboo in the first place. The eyes of Zelda were a direct nob and this references the old manga of Majora being a Dragon. It’s scary to think Majora found a way to transform and keep his mind, no wonder they don’t want people doing it.
I just noticed now that I had a better way of hearing the sound in game......when zelda transforms, you can hear her screaming in her dragon form as she roars as well. OH THAT MADE THIS HURT MORE
Ok ganondorf first form looks creepy, kinda reminds me of Shang tshung in Mk 1 & the dragon form transformation took me to the exorcist mad creepy lol 😂 I got my copy I can’t wait to complete it
I do wish that for the final phase of the ganon boss, that Zelda's dragon eyes didnt look as derpy. Like during the fight, she seems to at least have some of what she needs to do by helping Link and attacking Ganon dragon. Just angling the eyes forward a little bit would've made it just a little bit cooler. Also would've liked if the other three dragons could join the fight but thats a minor nitpick
I got the Master Sword early but still cried when I got the memory for Zelda’s sacrifice.. Going back though; I would’ve just followed the story as planned originally
Noooooo! Not Zelda!!!!!! She became a dragon and she's the dragon at the beginning of the game!!!!!! I was about to cry but then didn't. I knew something was SUS about that dragon that broke the cloud barrier"
I just realized, why didn't one of the sages just remove ganondorf's secret stone after he had been imprisoned, then he's just a normal guy and you can make quick work of him. ????
It's engraved onto his head, Ganondorf himself even showed struggle ripping it off in the final battle. It wouldn't have been that easy. Plus the gloom and malice all around him.
Zelda's sacrifice is beautiful and depressing at the same time.
And pointless considering you don't even need the Master Sword to beat Ganon....
@@skins4thewin you literally do need it to beat him, though.
@@omorifan6011 How so? It's my understanding that you don't. Can't you still harm his final form without it?
@@skins4thewin 4th phase, DragonDorf. You *could* damage him with normal weapons, but everything deals so little, it would literally be impossible.
@@omorifan6011 Fair nuff. It still makes you wonder why he didn't try using that same arm/sword destroying move he used at the beginning, only to be thwarted by the newly powered up sword. That would have made everything make more sense.
0:52 the way her eyes go from scared, to mad to pure dragon is both scary and cool
It was kinda creepy
There was no mad
@@thefullbull
I think they probably meant "determined", as she gathered her last will before transforming. That's what I assume, anyway.
I know that Zelda looks different than her variants counterparts. But this is the first time to see Zelda transform into a dragon.
Ew that looks kinda ugly but light dragon itself is ugly
11:39 What’s possibly even scarier about this moment is while Zelda was HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE at the shear power increase of eating a tear, ‘Dorf literally COULD maintain his human form and COMPREHEND how much of a power increase that gave him by his laughing before turning
Zelda’s sacrifice was so well portrayed and thought out, I don’t think I’ve ever had chills like I did seeing that cutscene for the first time!!
So basically the lore of the game is everybody gets a fursona but Link just wants to play Minecraft.
Lol
😂
He does if you get all the shrines
gamer vs furries
Yep
You have to admit Matt Mercer did a fantastic job as ganondorf atleast this version
Wait what?! Does Matt Mercer really voice act Ganondorf in the game?
…Cause that’d be awesome if he did.
@@riallebalfour4767 yes he does at least in this game he does
@@riallebalfour4767 If you've watched enough critical role, you should be able to hear Matt's voice in Ganondorf's voice.
@@keroro407 Vecna Mercer! Very recognizable 😊
@@riallebalfour4767 he most certainly does voice Ganon in this game
Tears of the Kingdom is a nutshell: *you’ve lost your human privileges*
LoZ:TOTK can be summarized in one meme: *I REJECT MY HUMANITY, JOJO!*
@@RX0_GundamUnicorn Yeah pretty much
When riding the dragons and looking at their eyes.. you really see how aimless and lifeless they are. Theyre just souls in a dragons body too far gone to ever do anything again. And they're stuck in that stasis for eternity... Its really sad when you think about it.
Oh yeah. I personally think that the Dragons do have some semblance of emotion originating from their former selves, but no real consciousness or mental awareness of who they are. Ganondorf became violent and destructive with no real goal other than wanting to destroy Link without even knowing WHY he wants to destroy link. All Zelda knows is that she is against Ganondorf and wants to help link, but doesn’t really know who Link or Ganondorf are. She probably even felt that she needs to keep the master sword but doesn’t understand why she had it in the first place.
I think it's like dementia: Their minds have left them, but their hearts are still there. There's some things that cannot be forgotten.
I’m pretty sure the dragons are the gods they just made themselves look like dragons
Can you ride Naydra Faerosh and Dinraal?
I thought if you touched them you take damage
@@rurijo3169
The closer you get to their head, if you don’t wear their respective elemental immunities, then, yes, you can possibly take damage. You can stand anywhere else though and not take damage.
Am I the only one who really likes how the light dragon sounds? There are so many different directions you can go when it comes to dragon roars and they just really got hers perfect.
There’s a real musical quality to it, almost subtly human.
Fr it sounds pained almost
I love how people thought ganondorf would be a good guy in this when the whole point was that this man is just evil and just wants to rule everything. What we are seeing is basically in short you could say ocarina of time Ganondorf back but in a higher resolution.
Yeah. He's always been evil and selfish, even in WW. He has always just wanted Hyrule for himself and no one else, and whenever someone stops him, he tries to destroy the world instead.
to be fair a lot of those theories stemed from other theories that he could of been an ancient hero that became corrupt. which in all honesty would of broken the mold and introduced other aspects that could be used to expand upon the zelda lore.
@@damienmitchell3104 while true I will say I also found it funny for people who thought there would be 2 different villians when they saw a backshot of Ganondorf and thought that was demise. When in reality it was just Ganondorf back.
@@TheDeadmanstrolling true I am just saying I find it funny how everyone thought there would be another villian when Nintendo just basically said. "No guys the game is about Ganondorf nothing really else we are literally making this game about him".
Wanting villains to be good guys is hella cringe
Zelda had to sacrifice her humanity in order to help Link. Ganondorf had no humanity to begin with.
Cus he has no life
@@British_Military_Jets Literally Tyler1 without a life or Chat lmao
The dragons and their eyes remind me a lot of Majora, heck even the Zonai make me think of Majora. (Cool thing is, in the manga Majora is a dragon which the Hero beats and carves a mask out of)
Another bit to add here: Zelda’s transformation is terrifyingly similar to the mask transformations Link goes through in that game, just much grander and flashier
Perhaps we might finally get some kind of proper origin story for Majora, since the games lack any substantial lore on that topic
@@oriongurtner7293 Also the Gloom roots look exactly like Majora's tentacles/limbs
Majora was a dragon in this little manga but it was betrayed and killed by Fierce Deity, he killed Majora for no real reason in his sleep and carved the mask from his corpse, also for no real reason
@@CainDB The Dragon killed people. a lot. The hero was their to stop the killing. They talked and the dragon confesd that he wishes to move on but couldnt. The hero helped him to let go and accept Death. The Dragon died but his malice remaind. The hero formed a mask out of the Dragons remains to seal this malice.
The Dragon killed people. a lot. The hero was their to stop the killing. They talked and the dragon confessed that he wished to move on but couldnt. The hero helped him to let go and accept Death. The Dragon died peacfully but his malice remaind. The hero formed a mask out of the Dragons remains to seal this malice.
When Zelda’s eyes changed, I fucking started sobbing. Holy fuck. What an incredible game.
Same. As of that wasn't bad enough, when she teared up as a Dragon, I became inconsolible for about 5 minutes
Are you children?
@@ArgonikronAre people not allowed to be emotional?
@@SilverRath21 Of course people are allowed to be emotional. But come on, crying when Zelda's eyes turn purple or when she teared up while in dragon form is what a child that can't control it's emotions does.
@@Argonikron lol be mad about it haha we just appreciate the game pal
Ok Zelda with those Dragon eyes in her Human Form is straight up levels of a Creepypasta!
Indeed
I just found it hilarious
could have totally gotten darker. like zelda stuck forever not being zelda. like made in abyss style.
I love how often this game reinforces the idea of sacrifice in its many forms, which can be done to achieve both altruistic and selfish aims. I guess that’s what tears symbolize throughout the series. Somewhat unrelated, but it puts into perspective the Sheikah symbol (an eye with tear). And that’s just one of the many subtleties in the Legend of Zelda series and especially this game. This game is a masterpiece and truly reflects the richness of LoZ universe and story; though at times it’s plot and timeline can seem disconnected and meandering, when you take the totality of it and perceive its components through any individual perspective, they are still each consistent with each other and the whole.
Dang, that's a great observation about the Sheikah symbol, I didn't think of that! Man they really knocked it outta the park with this one
Rauru: "years form now someone will appear with the sword that seals the darkess"
Speedrunner link shows up with a stick and no clothes on: "sup"
😂😂
The legendary Hero of Undies
note to self: dont eat the tears unless you want to turn into flying snake. Also 7:29 do not look away, you witness a kings rehydration
THE MEMES WERE LEAKS
Lmao
I looked away. What'd I miss?
@@MrNickPresleythe king rehydration 😢
Do not look away, you witness a king mid suavamante
That last cutscene almost made me cry.
This game made me realize just how much I cared about Zelda, and seeing her become a dragon broke me in a way I did not expect. I was always suspicious of the fourth dragon in the game, but I never connected its appearance with Zelda... until I talked to the Deku Tree and he said that the Master Sword was moving. Landing on Zelda was heartbreaking, and seeing the cutscene showing us her transformation was even worse.
I can't express enough my gratitude for the happy ending we got. I truly thought the game was called "Tears of the Kingdom" because of the sacrifice of Princess Zelda, who abandoned everything for the sake of Peace in Hyrule, but I'm happy Zelda got turned back!
I did all of the geoglyphs before the shrines, and thought Zelda was going dragon mode since the one where Minervu tells Zelda that eating the stones makes them immortal humanityless beings
Meh..
I feel like her being returned to human form was a cheap copout.
Because we are told that "there is no going back from this"
"You cannot undo it"
"It's the Ultima sacrifice"
And so on.
And that her draconification had a lasting impact on the characters,
Like impa being in denial and seeking to undo it,
Or purah accepting her sacrifice and last will and passing it onto link.
So yeah, i wished she had remained a dragon, and served as a reminder of the cost of that peace.
Break the mold and get us a bittersweet ending.
This tho is just cheap.
Through the power of plot convenience and anime bullshit, zelda is back, her sacrifice undone and the stakes that it had cheapened and cheated out of.
It's a bad thing.
@@raylenn4444 although you have a point (i felt the same, and it made sense. The games are called The Legend Of Zelda as they describe the tale of a princess who sacrificed herself and threw away her humanity to ensure peace in her kingdom), i feel like that would've closed the game franchise for good. That kind of ending would've been narratively fitting (since we're told it's irreversible or whatever) but it also would've meant Zelda would've probably never appeared again 🤔
Regardless of what would've been better narratively or not, I'm personally happy she got transformed back because there's also value in a happy, hopeful ending :) for example, who would've ruled the kingdom in Zelda's absence? Link? Some random other Hylian person? As far as I know, Zelda is the last living person from the Hyrule Royal Family, and I think her absence would've caused many troubles that only another Zelda game could properly explore and resolve. No matter what Zelda is back and that's fine by me :D
@@Lyle_Plays it wouldn't nessesarly close the franchise to be honest.
Remember that the princess will always reincarnate,just like demise or link.
Meaning that she would be reborn later on.
It would have just ended that specific iteration of the princess.
@@Lyle_Plays purah could have taken over as hyrule's leader, since she already did sonin the absence of zelda, and that lookout landing became quite a potent place indeed.
So that too wouldn't have been an issue really.
also as a quick note I love that at 2:54 you can hear Ganon's Tower theme from OOT or at least a new rendition of it as Ganondorf is transforming
It's been the Ganon theme since ALttP.
I mean it's just ganons main theme but the most iconic iteration is ganon's tower so you have a point.
Swords?
I had a feeling Zelda would be the Light Dragon like BRUH, she’s the freakin light dragon
Mood
Well duh how else was she supposed to live until the present if she couldn't time travel back? Dragons are immortal
@@20PINKluvr that must have been really painful for her
Personally I didn't see it coming at all, so when she turned into a dragon it was really sad.
I mean the designs are quite similar somewhat
It would've been kinda fun if Ganon's dragon form had a face based on a boar or a warthog. Kinda like how Zelda's dragon is more slender and almost birdlike in the face compared to the BOTW dragons, those guy's faces almost looked like camels
They are zonai, look at raurus face, the lips and ears
yes, they’re most likely Zonai. It’s stated that the secret stones belong to the Zonai, Rauru gifting them to other races was a big deal as the only other known time that happened was with his wife. So it makes sense that the other dragons are Zonai as they’d usually be the only ones with the stones
It did when he was transforming, twas literally Calamity Ganon
It definitely reminded me of Calamity Ganon circling around the castle in BOTW.
His [Dragon Ganondorf] is similar to a pig's.
So does this imply that the three dragons we saw in Breath of the Wild were originally people as well?
I think they were the original 3 goddesses. In order to create hyrule they became the three dragons so that they could have the power to do so.
We could also assume that something happened involving the triforce of similar events with the hero the princess and the villain to make them the dragons they are today. Or even someone else stole the triforce piece of power from ganondorf.
But at this point, nintendo doesn't even know lmfao
@@taddad2641 Or the Oracles
@@Elite02k But I dont understand again where the Triforce is here on Botw/Totk era.
well, I mean they do mention in the compendium, that the dragons are elemental spirits so… they could be spirits of people
So, Zelda and the master sword are both in the shot of the title card when we begin our journey. Awesome!
So two master swords at the beginning of the game
@@chriscofer6780Two Master Swords since Botw theoretically
Depending on this timeline Zeldas just been watching then whole series
The master sword still isn't on the light dragons head during the title card and the beginning of the game for some reason. Only appears once you get off the great sky island
In the French version, Zelda screams "protect my people" instead of " protect them all", plus the stronger tone makes it much more powerful in the French version, imo.
probably edited out because it would be racist if someone wanted to defend their own people lol!
@@phgamer4393 Genius
You could say that but protect them all does refer to everyone not just her people which can be seen as more noble.
The way Zelda and Ganondorf look up at the camera is reminiscent of majora's mask link races mask transformations
I love and hate (as in feel sad about) the idea that the dragons are so meandering and soulless. Someone else mentioned you can see it in their eyes how aimless and such they are, and that's my first thought about them too. For having such incredible eyes, there's almost nothing behind them as far as direct thought. It's all seemingly inate compulsions and objectives. Wandering the same circles in space for all time.
That's also what makes Zelda such a special case. You do lose yourself becoming a dragon, but she gathered her already strong will at that last moment, and I think that's what gave her more purpose than most other dragons. Same with Ganondorf. You see he has the same strong will, but for different ends, and he gathers it right before transforming, effectively cementing it for eternity. It's very interesting. They stray from their "set" paths in the sky and land. Even the other dragons only strayed from their same cycles once geological crisis forced them too. Those two did it of their own will and power.
It makes me wonder if someone of incredible will could effectively become a dragon and keep themselves intact in this universe. It would've been interesting to explore this idea with Link, honestly, in some way.
5:44 the name drop of link made me so hyped to beat Gannon
Thankfully, Ganondorf's voice actor has experience voicing dragons.
I kind of wish Ganon had stayed in Mummy form for the final fight. He looks so much more wicked in that form!
i like how he becomes kinda like a combined look of ganondorf and demise
Same, I wish it went like this so we saw all his forms
1st phase: Dehydrated Ganondorf
2nd phase: Hydrated Ganondorf
3rd phase: Demon King Ganondorf
4th phase: Demon Dragon
When Zelda transforms into the Light Dragon, you hear a sad little melody as she’s flying away. When Ganondorf transforms into the Demon Dragon, you hear the same melody as he’s rising above Hyrule Castle, but it is far more foreboding and evil.
Fun fact, it's the same little melody motif as the sacred duet from Spirit Tracks when Link and Zelda fight Demon King... Malladus? I forget how to spell it
@@Pianoman1234321You spelled the name right.
Now Zelda and Ganondorf have a new Final Smash if a new Smash Bros game is in the works
I personally think that Ganondorf's final smash should stay the same but Zelda's final smash should be changed to the Light Dragon
@Dewayne McKnight I say the opposite. Keep Zelda, New Ganondorf.
The whole time fighting Ganondorf I was thinking how awesome it would be to play as his normal form in smash
The scene of Rauru sacrificing himself to bind Ganondorf might just be my favourite in the entire game. Ganondorf's smugness, Rauru's determination, him telling Ganondorf to remember Link's name, who seems actually curious and hopes for a worthy foe to fight, while the both of them seem to slow down and both their eyes turn empty, all accompanied by beautiful music, especially the part of the Legend of Zelda theme at Link's name drop. This whole scene is beautiful
What I also like is that, once Ganondorf awakens again, he's already confronted by Link and the sword that seals the darkness, hoping for a great battle, only to be disappointed once the Master Sword shatters against his power. He really did remember Link from what Rauru told him
When Zelda’s eyes changed after eating the forbidden fruit gummy and said “PROTECT THEM ALL!!” I got chills.
Wait so the Sheika eye is meant to represent Rauru Third eye and the dragon tear?
In this current time? Apparently yes?
(Current time as in BOTW and TOTK, all Zelda timelines collapse into BOTW but they are all history of an extremely distant past now)
@@withedoter6277Or they're considered myths.
@@Jarock316 Yea, that too.
0:32 I NEED this remix of Zelda's lullaby to recover from absolute sadness because of this cutscene
7:40 who gave ganon the bottle of water?
he always had it
@@catalyst539it was in his hair
Even as a dragon who forgot herself, she still helped save the world and her friend.
5:55 You met him like 30 times already.
Has it actually been 30 times? Or is that counting the Foursword link as 4
It was 10k years ago💀
Zelda : (makes heroic sacrifice to restore the sword, destroying her own personality and mind to do so)
Me : (makes a diamond sword)
I love how menacing Demon King Ganondorf was from the beginning to end. Being an incarnation of Demise's hatred, he fits that role perfectly. I mean he literally forgoes his own body, mind and plans just to kill Link
The main theme over Ganondorf hearing Links name is so fucking good
I also like that Ganondorfs only goal is to rule as king, since the Triforce is basically long gone at this point in the timeline.
When you eat too many vitamin gummies:
😂
Lol true
I think the "The demon king" is not just a gannon form but a gannon form that happens to be much closer to demise, like gannondorf is tapping into demise's power
You could say that the Puppet is beginning to Turn his strings onto his master
@@MouseBasket wait that’s sick as hell
@laundrybaskets4473 Ganondorf is no puppet, he's Demise fully reincarnated.
To be honest im kinda upset about Rauru dying like this. In my perspective, he was an awesome character
personally i find his sacrifice adds to his character! it was an epic moment
Man Zelda is like hundreds possibly thousands of years old at this point
well over 10,000. the first calamity was between ganon and the sheikah, the zonais time was MUCH before that
@@Enomaru001 the 10'000yo calamity in botw isn't even the first, it was the second last of those where ganon was a foggy pig
The Zonai vs ganondorf was even older. But I don't understand the story enough to tell if it was before skyward sword, after ocarina of time, answer C or an entirely different timeline
Zelda, and every other incarnation are just reincarnations of the original Zelda, right ?
@@umagnus77 yes, the reincarnation of the goddess Hilya
So my question is none of this explains the holes in Ganon's hands when he's in his mummy form under the castle. How did he get those? Or was that just to throw us off or some sort of God on the Cross reference?
Maybe it's symbolic? Ganondorf said that he will rule because "That's what a king must do" so maybe he was a god complex of some sort
If the other three dragons were people who swallowed stones, it makes me wonder what made them decide to swallow it. Were they curious what will happen? Were they in a bad situation? I will love a DLC to find out more about them.
Pherhaps it was a bet.
@@cesarsuarez7538”yo, I dare you to swallow the insanely powerful jewelry that can turn you into a god”
“Bet”
reminds me of this one time when i was in primary school where i was messing around with the charm on the zipper of my jacket and accidentally swallowed it. maybe they did that
I think they let their curiosity get the better of them. Or they were dying and desperate to live, no matter the cost.
Cool, that looks like Ganondorf is transforming into Demise.
Considering how Ganondorf is a vessel for Demise, you could say that the puppet has turned his own strings on the puppeteer
That Gibdodorf/Redeadorf/dehydrated Ganondorf is pretty terrifying
So is this another one of those Time Paradoxes? Where Ganon can't possibly remember Zelda or Link's name unless she had already went back in time, even though from our POV it had not even happened yet?
its not a paradox, won't spoil but it makes sense.
@@bat32391 Spoil please. Cus it doesn't make sense to me. Ive already seen the entire game so ur not spoiling anything. He shouldn't have known their names when she hadn't even been sent back in time yet. So ya its like a time paradox or whatever they call it.
@@skins4thewin its simple really. Zelda was sent 10000 or so years into the past and met ganondorf, even fought him
Before his defeat rahru told ganondorf a warrior named link would cut him down
10000 years later after his malice has been beaten he starts to reawaken as rahru’s power fades
Zelda and link arrive as he revives
It stands to reason that, seeing zelda, he coukd assume the guy wielding the glowing sword was link
Thats how i understand it anyway
@@d4arken3ds0ul yes, but they sealed him anyway even before Zelda went back in time. She hadnt been sent back yet when Ganon says that he knows them. So ya, time pstatement?
Not sure how else to say it, what don't you understand about that? Again, she hadn't been sent back yet. What don't you get about that statemen?
@@skins4thewin
Actually, I think he’s right and you just are misunderstanding the situation.
The situation Zelda experienced is an immutable timeline, where what she experienced was always going to happen.
To give an example, let’s say a kid sees a time traveler from the future with a sword in his chest die in front of him. Years later, that same kid grows up to become that future time-traveler, gets stabbed, sees his younger self, and realizes in his final moments that he saw his own death as a kid, and there’s nothing he can do to change things.
Zelda ALREADY went back in time and helped seal Ganondorf before the events of even Breath of the Wild came out.
It’s a constant time loop.
most diabolical thumbnail ever
When i saw it when i was playing it gave be goosebumps like it did just now.
I just wanna point out demise said the same exact thing cast this world in to eternal darkness but he said nigh lol
when zeldas eyes turn into the dragonificated eyes it genuinely sends chills down my back, its so freaky
"link protect the mall!"
Legend of Zelda, Black Friday
For anyone wondering if the sages died in the end.
No they did not the “Link!” You hear is Tulin, Ganondorf grabbed the sages and put them into his mouth meaning they did not die.
This needs to be a trilogy
But would ganondorf return or demise?
it is: Tears of Kingdom, Age of Calamity, and Breath of the Wild
@@Dragnarok1 Both Ganondorf and Ganon are immortal
@@ruthiebella I'm aware. But what villain could become more powerful then either of those 2?
@@Dragnarok1 it's obviously the totally non irrelevant malladus
I’m not the only one who gets massive Majora’s mask vibes from their eyes right? Just me? Hoping for a third installment (somehow) with him as the big bad this time?
Did I just see 5 or 6 flipping stages of Ganon before we beat the game. And if so. What happened to the usual 2 boss fights before fully defeating him. We also have other bosses to defeat before him
@@nutella334 (not counting The blights) Ganon in Breath of the wild only had 2 phases. And all past Zelda games too had only 2 phases of Ganon when he was included
@@LoneWolfyRayYTTwilight Princess had four, or three if you don't include Puppet Zelda.
@@avonthes beast Ganon In twilight princess. And then normal ganondorf. Now I like how they took the suggestions of others to add fun challenging dungeons back in replacement of the divine beasts but I enjoyed those more then going into many different areas only to prepare like Hyrule castle itself which Royal Guard stuff is more op in tears of the kingdom id you combine the melee weapons with lynel parts. Also there's a secret ability aka The yiga clans earth breaking technique once you obtain the yiga disguise. Go over to Yiga clan hideout and Begin the training quest. First reward is a yiga paraglider design. Then the Technique which is op. And then the lightning helm which makes you resistant to lightning
@@avonthes also they reimagined puppet Zelda by making a copy of botw Zelda that caused all of the issues and later reveals to be a spy of Ganon
@@avonthes also they reimagined puppet Zelda by making a copy of botw Zelda that caused all of the issues and later reveals to be a spy of Ganon
Zelda before turning into a dragon: "Protect them all!"
Ganondorf before turning into a dragon: "AAAAAAAAAAAA"
Alternative title: Zelda goes on drugs for the first time
DMT
As a monster hunter player i have to say that these dragon tails look like they would be really satisfying to cut of
Bro wtf
Holy cow, Zeldragon
Demon Dragon looks very similar to calamity ganon. nice they added that
So that’s what the Double Ouroboros meant
0:00 i would not consider zelda being turned into a monster since the 'Light dragon' is perfomed & seen harmless. Partially loses memories but Still remembers link isnt her foe
one thing I learned from this game... whenever falling from great height I will aim for the water! Thats totally save!
0:20 me after eating 30 Flintstone gummies
That one line from Zelda at the beginning of the video always sends shivers down my spine
Player initially: GIVE ME MY SWORD YOU STUPID DRAGON OR I’M GOING TO STEP ON YOUR EYES!
Player at 0:52 after: oh shoot…
The Dragon Transformations are Zelda nightmare fuel at its finest
I loved how matt played as ganondorf for the role sounds too good and i loved the story designs dungeons bosses colgera's boss theme gave me vibes on wind waker🥴 i loved the "do not look away you witness a kings revival and the birth of his new world" sounds intense😳!
Congratulations, I guess that's the first game Ganondorf did not transform into a pig.
why people dislike this, its awesome
They probably disliked this because there’s spoilers in the thumbnail
They disliked because zelda forced herself to become a dragonfurry
Furry porn and edgy writing.
Basically but conforms Majora was the one that made this transformation taboo in the first place. The eyes of Zelda were a direct nob and this references the old manga of Majora being a Dragon. It’s scary to think Majora found a way to transform and keep his mind, no wonder they don’t want people doing it.
I played this at night full speakers high af and let me tell you. Legit got emotional and was so tripped out on this game
Tiki: silly zelda youre not suppose to eat your dragon stone
I just noticed now that I had a better way of hearing the sound in game......when zelda transforms, you can hear her screaming in her dragon form as she roars as well. OH THAT MADE THIS HURT MORE
Who else loved the Gannon dragon rising out of the castle just like the calamity from the first game
Ok ganondorf first form looks creepy, kinda reminds me of Shang tshung in Mk 1 & the dragon form transformation took me to the exorcist mad creepy lol 😂 I got my copy I can’t wait to complete it
11:37 did he just shove his whole hand down his throat!?
I thought the exact same thing 💀💀💀
I do wish that for the final phase of the ganon boss, that Zelda's dragon eyes didnt look as derpy. Like during the fight, she seems to at least have some of what she needs to do by helping Link and attacking Ganon dragon. Just angling the eyes forward a little bit would've made it just a little bit cooler. Also would've liked if the other three dragons could join the fight but thats a minor nitpick
I got the Master Sword early but still cried when I got the memory for Zelda’s sacrifice.. Going back though; I would’ve just followed the story as planned originally
Im dissqpointed you didnt use gannons transformation into demon king in the bossfight cus that was sick
It’s so creepy that Ganon only was released because rauru’s body rotted away before ganon’s. Only the magic arm remained.
Ganondorfs dragon before it’s finished he’s covered in malice not gloom which is pretty cool
I will NEVER regret turning the voice over settings to Japanese. But ganondorf’s was good
Omg Zelda has been in front of us this entire time
Remember kids, don't eat magic rocks. They'll make you lose your mind!
Okay but like, the track at 3:31 is a bop you have to admit
That's neat. Link now has dragon lover.
Majors madness
Thinking about how the light dragon rounds all of Hyrule, like, she's lookimg after them.
Looking
I just realized something: they should have taken that stone when Ruaru sealed Ganondorf
The first time I played this game I had no idea about the light dragon and I basically freaked out when I saw it
God Chris hackney did such a good job as rauru I love it
Noooooo! Not Zelda!!!!!! She became a dragon and she's the dragon at the beginning of the game!!!!!! I was about to cry but then didn't. I knew something was SUS about that dragon that broke the cloud barrier"
5:50 🥰
She just got free from being trapped for one hundred years…. Only to be trapped for 10,000 more. So heartbreaking.
I just realized, why didn't one of the sages just remove ganondorf's secret stone after he had been imprisoned, then he's just a normal guy and you can make quick work of him. ????
It's engraved onto his head, Ganondorf himself even showed struggle ripping it off in the final battle. It wouldn't have been that easy. Plus the gloom and malice all around him.
@@chrange9714 easy? Maybe not. But they had 10 000 years to try.
@@cesarsuarez7538 And risk breaking Rauru's hold on him, causing him to awaken and kill them. Nah they were better off not messing with him.