That would make a lot of sense, it's basically making sure his next reincarnation knows where to find the sword in case they die soon. So maybe a reason why link keeps it in the new games it's because he doesn't feel like he's going to die anytime soon, that and maybe he's just trying to find a better place as well to put it besides like a random Forest
@@azzyhaven2204 The main thing against placing the sword in the Korok Forest is that the only thing guarding the sword would be a giant stationary tree and the helpless Koroks. Unless Hestu pulls out the Hyrule Warriors moveset (which isn't canon), nothing is stopping a strong purehearted person from taking it to put in their collection of cool swords, never to be seen again.
The memory is more about returning the blade so it can recover and stop breaking. And the msgnotfound, which is the prologue master sword, is unbreakable.
@Xahnel point still stands. They *did* return the blade post botw so it could recover from the Calamity. Video talks about how it *wasnt* returned in BOTW, breaking the sequence from other games.
@@kqtiekelly you have a point there, at no point besides the intro are we able to use the master sword in the game until we get it back, the master sword breaking and being given to zelda in the past could be like "a return", just in the less traditional sense since the Link that plays in totk isn't exactly a reincarnation or new generation of the next hero and is just the same guy getting his sword back.
it still breaks the traditional sense of it being a return because he's not willingly putting it to rest, he's only doing so because he's forced to. because the whole thing is broken lol.
it really does make you think though. since the master sword is being put to "rest" at least after it is repaired by the light dragon all the way in the past "for the next generation", the same guy is pretty much now that "next generation" lmao. Definitely more than the next but yk
I like the idea of it just being, logically, a weapon. And like all weapons, the hope is to one day no longer need to wield it, therefore, putting it to rest is symbolic of the world once more being restored to peace. The games in which the sword is not returned to rest, are generally the ones in which the main threat may have passed, but the world is certainly NOT completely at peace, at least not yet.
@@pokebreederrichard1200i mean in tons of Zelda games a normal sword does do the job, specially in BOTW and TOTK because the master sword is kinda trash
@@cototototorra7106Well yeah in gameplay it's not needed but in lore everyone talks about how the hero needs the "sword that seal the darkness" to stop the calamity.
There's actually a great little comic someone made years ago about Zelda I where the old man asks for Link's forgiveness because a weapon can only end lives and that it is a burden.
In Totk its said, that the Master Sword gets stronger while bathing in light energy. So I'd assume, that the pedestal its in, kinda powers it up or at least makes sure it doesnt loose any of it. It's also why in botw its protected under the Great Deku Tree. But it does make sense, that once the evil is banished, it isnt forcefully needed anymore, therefore rests for the next hero or ocassion it is needed again.
And also it is to make sure that it doesnt get in the hands of thiefs, despite the Master Sword's Power being only used by one, it is not an unliftable weapon like Thor's Hammer, anyone can carry it around at any time, and That's why you have to be qualified to obtain it before 😊 In A Link to the Past for example it was unobtainable unless you collect the three Pendants of Courage, Power and Wisdom. The Hero of Time was basically killed and the Sages couldnt find another one who would suit that role, they put it in a pedestal so that no random dude would steal it, and so in order to obtain that Sword you have to prove yourself to be worthy.
He wasn't really evil. He's possibly the nicest of the Ganondorfs. He lets Link live multiple times because he really doesn't want to kill a child, he doesn't kill the girls that aren't Zelda (which other Ganondorfs would do) and the whole reason he does all the stuff he does is because he wants a better home for his people.
@@monstermaster4524it’s actually really sad seeing the Esene of him loosing his chance to use the triforce’s wish thanks to the king of hyrule (the one behind most of this shit) and see him break into this maniac laugh
@monstermaster4524 Hmm, he didn't want a "better world" for his people. He wanted to rule *The* Hyrule, not some broken shadow of it. He is also the one who laid waste to Hyrule (twice, since he is the one Adult OoT Link fights) before the Flood. He is still evil, he is just more subdued because of his (relative, he is possibly the weakest Ganon we've seen) weakness and several hundred years of isolation.
It's because the master sword exists for one purpose, to stop the darkness from spreading across Hyrule, once that task is done, the sword has fulfilled its purpose, meaning it goes to sleep
Fi demands her beauty sleep. She's getting too old for this shit. And now she's at least twice as old as the age of Hyrule/the time since her own creation. Being a legendary blade has got to be the most exhausting job ever.
As every day passes, each and every battle won. Fighting through monsters, enemies that become a great ton. She watches the hero, her memories in her mind, nostalgic moments bring her back, to when the sky was where she found herself at home. But every journey must come to an end, a hero's blade, put to rest again, and finally, the blade's soul closes her eyes to sleep, until the next hero comes, her help, they seek. Idk, this is poorly written, my head is starting to hurt and I just wanted to throw something together.
People are pointing out that it's to make sure the next hero has it; This is true plus one, as in two games, WW and TP, the Master sword is weakened from all the nonsense that happens between those games and OOT. The resting places of the Master Sword are meant to keep it from being obtained by evil doers, and keep it from depowering faster. Despite being this all powerful sword, it's worn down over time and needs to be fixed more than once.
@@omgitzthunderdude202 indeed Its a powerful blade imbued with the power of Harmony and the Triforce itself It cannot be used more than what it is required for As it is meant for the hero only
I think it’s mainly to show an evil passing but it also could mean that the master sword has to heal after each encounter with evil, since the games span throughout about 100 years and we see the master sword heal over 100 years, but I think that in windwaker it was left in ganondorfs head too keep him sealed under water
I feel like in Breath of the Wild Link returns it because it's damaged, we know this because of the memory we get when we safe the rain tree from the gloom
@@Haydawg06 But there wasn't a known threat at the beginning of Tears of the Kingdom. Zelda and Link are just exploring the caverns under the castle out of curiosity. Why would he bring it along if in that case, if he only carried it "when it's needed?" I'm certain he didn't put it back and just held onto it for the past several years.
isnt zelda told link to put the broken sword at time temple and travel the sword back into the past to restore and power up master sword so link can use it to beat the real ganon which have much more power of gloom/darkness
While I agree with everything you say, Hyrule Warriors kind of spells out why the Master Sword remains sealed, as when it's pulled out (similar to Ocarina of time), it releases the seal on evil's bane and allows Ganondorf or the threat at the moment to unleash all over Hyrule. Hyrule Warriors is the only game where LInk grabs the sword before the threat exists, rather than being guided to it and in doing so, he gets a huge burst of confidence that he can take down Cia, but he inadvertly revives Ganondorf and it's revealed Cia was under Ganondorf's influence to encourage Link to pull the sword. At the end after defeating the Demon King, he places the sword back to ensure Ganondorf is sealed again. This was the first game to clearly establish that pulling the Master Sword was a BAD idea, rather than "the only option" but in every game, the pulling of the Master sword DOES exaggerate the threat to Hyrule, and thus, it always needs to be returned once the threat is stopped. Plus In Ocarina of Time, Link goes back in time to tell young Zelda that Ganondorf IS evil and can't be trusted, thus getting him executed before he can try to steal the spiritual stones, and thus, there's no need to ever open the Door of Time and enter the sacred realm and thus... Hyrule sees peace they wouldn't have if evil were to get access to the Sacred realm.
@@dio3471okay but it uses tons of the game’s existing canon and in tons of these esenarios shit DOES hit the fan hard the second link gets hold of the master sword
@@cototototorra7106 yeah, that’s something that the indutry likes to call fanservice and appeling to nostalgia; they take their own liberties and if HW were canon then Skyward Sword never happen since you defeat the impresoned and end Grahim’s Life along with other antagonists that would destroy the entire time line they come from such as Zant and the Imprisoned as I mentioned before
That's really cool that both the writing reason and the lore reason have a very valid explanation that fits with the themes of the gameplay. Really shows how well the themes and the lore and the writing all work together to create a coherent whole.
It could also be because the hero of time is a cycle. It’s for the next Link to use. Seeing as a new person is part of the cycle but the sword isn’t. So if they were to carry and pass with the sword the only thing that can defeat the curse of demise is gone with the previous hero
I'd say he keeps it in totk because for this link its not just a weapon used to fight the current evil but an actual companion he has had it since he was a kid, after all its been with him for the majority of his life
I think its just rlly cool that link just pust the mastersword to rest for another link to use it on there journey and do the same. Its also just rlly poetic
It could also be that although the majority of the monsters had vanished at the end of botw some of the more powerful ones like lionels lingered and the kingdom was still in heavy ruin as that’s part of the story line in totk they are still barely starting the rebuild process. There’s still threats in the world and so the sword is still needed.
In TotK there's a memory when you encounter the Deku tree again. It shows you and Zelda returning to the Korok forst to retrieve the master sword, presumably some time briefly before the events under the castle. The Deku tree tells you he was repairing the sword, or rather that it was being repaired. He says the more powerful an energy that is imbued to the Master sword, the more powerful the sword becomes. Which is why the general good vibes of the Korok forest were not enough to stop Ganondorf but Zelda's extra double super juiced up light powers at the end of the game, are enough.
I'm gonna go ahead and guess that since BOTW and TOTK are different timelines (like they don't attach to anything) from the other mainline games it means that it's different(ish?)
In totk they make a point about how the master sword can heal and strengthen by being placed in a setting of sacred power. That explains some of the returns. It’s done its job so now it should be plugged into a charger for future generations.
I assume that it (in the games where it doesn't survive a specific purpose like sealing a threat) was symbolic of Link giving up the power when he no longer feels he needs it (AKA, the threat is done). That way he makes sure he doesn't become greedy for power, and can go back to living a humble life. It could also be a way to signal he is done with his time as a hero, and he may leave the sword for whoever may pick it up next (as a sort of "passing the torch" type thing).
Here's a kingdom also adds the reason that apparently the sword is an ever-growing power able to absorb holy energy passively. It also apparently helps repair the sword. Also it's just a really good idea to have like a place for that thing. Kind of like how your wallet has a place in your house you know, you don't want to lose it or forget where you put it. That pedestal is the equivalent of hooks next to the door you want to make sure you can find that thing later in a bitch
The Zelda twilight princess manga goes in about this. The hero of time returned the sword and places guardians to protect it for once the next hero (hero of twilight link) has arrived to help defeat the next evil. So in way it's 2 things, evil has been vanquished and so returned it to rest and returned it for the next hero to obtain.
I always looked at it like he returns it so it can recharge in that sacred pedestal of the master time chamber! Or you can look at it like all the power and accumulated during the quest was drained into that chamber, keeping and maintaining the sacred qualities of that pedestal!!
I like how in botw pre calamity/100 year eepy, the sword and link are just partners like "I chose you, bitch, now use me" instead of just putting it back in the rock. He proper uses it to protect zelda and do his knighty duty.
Dont forget that the sword absorbs sacred power as it sleeps, healing and recharging it. And its pedestal is almost always in a place thst is immersed in, or generates a sacred aura. The lost woods. the Temple of Time, and the Place touched by the Goddis Hylia's power
I like the idea of it being put back only when the job is done. Like how Brok in GoW Ragnarok said that the spear should be laid down when the duty is done
The other reason for returning it to the pedestal in the lost woods is to both safeguard it and ensure nobody else draws the sword (unless that person is Zelda or Rauru).
Previously the Sword was a tool used to protect Hyrule. Once the threat passed, it was no longer needed, so it was returned so the next Hero could use it when needed. In the Wild games, the Sword is used by the Princess' Knight. So as long as Link is Zelda's protector, he will keep the Sword...and it still just happens to be the best tool to fight Ganon/Ganondorf.
Actualy, in botw, link returned it to the korok forrest, totk shows link going back to get it before he and zelda go under hyrule castle. Its then revealed that letting the sword rest in a sacred place allows it to heal and gain power
It is a sacred relic with a specific purpose, it's ok if he abused it to cut wood and do everyday stuff with it while he goes after Ganon, but he's not gonna continue to do that once his initial need of it expires
He returns the sword because he knows that the next hero is gonna need it. Gotta remember just because they all share the same name and destiny, doesn't make them all the same person.
I've played numerous Legend of Zelda games. Apparently there are 11 different Links spread across 21 Legend of Zelda games. So I havent even played half of them 😅 Link is almost always a reincarnation of a legendary hero from Hyrule's history. Wielding an evil-sealing magical sword. Usually its the Master Sword. In "Four Swords" Vaati (the big bad) breaks his seal, releasing evil into the world. When Link pulls the Four Sword to give chase, he is suddenly split into 4 versions of himself. (A trait unique to this sword alone.) In "Minish Cap" the prequel to "Four Swords" Vaati shatters the Picori Blade to escape his seal. Link sets out to restore the blade and reseal the evil Vaati.
I think it's also to strengthen the seal on the sword as well. Because whenever in botw and totk, they lose energy and take a while to be used again. Which could be an explanation on why it needs to rest in the first place. But in totk, the sword breaks due to Ganondorfs gloom. And this could be of 3 reasons; One, the Sword was overwhelmed by Ganondorfs enhanced postonfrom the stone, leading it to Shatter. Two, the sword absorbed too much darkness to a point where it couldn't contain Demises darkness and the darkness of the gloom. Three, the sword hasn't been put to rest after the events of botw. Considering we used it to destroy Calamity Ganon, it could have taken a toll on its energy and strength. Leaving it to be a lot weaker than it has been.
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A most prominent reason for the Master Sword being put to rest is the idea of letting it repairing itself to reverse the potentially done damages like we see in Breath of the wild. But unfortunally the Master Sword seemingly does not distinguish between damage and upgrade, since it even reverses back into the Regular Master Sword if you managed to turn it into the Golden Sword like in A Link to the Past.
Personally i think it's because any weapon needs to be maintained, even holy weapons. Constant use against insignificant threats is both overkill, and doesn't give the weapon time to repair and heal, especially being a sacred weapon such as The Blade of Evil's Bane. That's what happens in ToTK after all
Makes me think of a blessing brok gave the draupnir spear he made in god of war ragnarok “may this spear strike true, may it be wielded with wisdom, and may it be laid to rest when the work is done” the idea of “the threat not being passed” in botw definitely holds true, even before ganondorf comes back from the dead under hyrule castle, hyrule is still overrun with bokoblins, lizalfos, lynels, hordes and hordes of monsters that camp along roads and harass travelers and villagefolk all over the country. There’s still work to do after botw ends.
It’s always a photom-ganon(end of BotW was a phantomesk beast), ganondorf (end of TotK was the man, he did dragonify but I’m not counting that as the Ganon), then ganon, which appears closer to Demise so whatever comes next we’ll defeat and seal the evil and lay the sword to rest at the end, probably in a location we never expected to like the place it was originally forged :)
it being returned signifies that it is no longer needed in the current moment or it needs to recharge its powerful energy so that it is ready to be used again during the next time
I think BotW clears it up when the deku tree tells us its been repairing itself for the 100 years hes been asleep. Even Fi needs a bit of a rest every now and then.
in most games link isnt the owner of the master sword. hes just a temporary user to solve a need, and its only right to leave it in its shrine for future need. in botw and totk, he was given the master sword by the king because he was chosen by the master sword to be its wielder from then on, as royal knight and protector. the only time he is supposed to relinquish it in that timeline is because he either dies or retires from combat. in which case he would return it to the deku tree again.
I haven't played the games, just seen theory/summary videos, but I thought it was to let the sword recharge. Zelda did the dragon thing so it could gather enough power to be helpful, like plugging your phone in after you've used it a lot.
I actually think, yeah it could be the danger has passed thing but also its possible that it also at the same time could be that they put the sword back for it to heal because the Master Sword heals over time and gains power over time, so its possible that they return the master sword so that it can rest, but in Totk ofcourse the sword had been batheing in in the power from the light dragon so its likely that it could not be ready to rest yet and still has Alot of energy
Someone has probably already commented this but I’d imagine it also lets it recharge its sacred energy for the next time there is a threat like Ganondorf. I’m basing this off of Totk where Zelda charges it from decayed to stronger than before with her own sacred power.
i think you’re right to say it’s more for writing reasons than in universe lore! i think it does work well for lore reasons, but i’d say that, especially in the case of the more story driven games, the master sword acts as a symbol of violence as a tool for the protection and preservation of good. the goal, philosophically, is not to use the sword, but to attain a state where it is no longer needed
The thing with BoTW/ToTK Link is that he has a day job. He had the master sword and carried it on his person looooong before Calamity Ganon was even a known threat. As far as everyone knew, the Calamity was a long passed myth, a threat that wasn't coming back, until that seer prophesied that it would return. But Link already had the master sword before then, he actually first found it and drew it from its pedestal when he was a child. Then he went back to retrieve it later in life, when he became a full fledged knight.
So if link returns the master sword it signals that yet another incarnation of a boy with the courage of the hero will be incarnated to take down ganondorf because demise’s curse that states, “as long as the blood of the goddess exists an incarnation of demise will rise”. Since link does not return the master sword it means there is no more gannondorf which would make sense since Gannon in totk is the same Gannon from oot anything left of demise would no longer exist which MIGHT break the curse. Another reason could be that because Zelda had went back in time to the oot timeline that it disrupted the current flow of time (time being frequently played with in Zelda lore) and therefore there was a period that the blood of the goddess was not put into a hylean. So, yes this is just all my look at the series, it would make sense for this to be the case
In BOTW the Master Sword is legitimately Links weapon. It was given to him for his strength as a warrior. So it wouldn't particularly make sense for him to ditch it in a rock. It was only sealed away so it could regain strength and so Link could one day obtain it again after the events of his "death" and Zelda becoming a spirit.
Something in BOTW and TOTK that was unlike the other games that you're not considering is that there was ALWAYS a fear for the blade to be needed.....yhats how the Link amd Zelda of that time grew up....and it proved true TWICE within less than 120 years....the other games there was a promise that it wouldnt be needed again for a long time.....giving the blade time to recover for the next hero. In BOTW the sword was with link before the story started, the memories prove this. 100 year after stasis the same Link retrieves the sword again, putting it back in its pedestal after the last cut scene.Then before they go to check out under the castle in TOTK, they retrieve it again just i case. This time tho the blade only had roughly 8 years to recover at all after the last fight.....not enough time. Which proved true against mummy Ganondorf....so link sent it back in time to Zelda (thousands of years) so it repairs before he retrieves it once again. Its likely after the last cut scene in TOTK it was returned just likein BOTW.
I think the reason link keeps the master sword in TOTK is because there's a tertiary theme of "you put in the work to earn this, it's YOUR sword." when it comes to the master sword to really give the player a sense of accomplishment when they actually earn it.
Returning the Master Sword usually signals, not the passing of the threat, but the end of the Hero's quest and a return to their normal life. the end of the Hero's journey. In Link to the Past, Link returns the sword because he is done, he saved Hyrule and is going back to live with his uncle in peace. Link keeps the sword in Breath and Tears because there isn't really a "peace" for him to return to. He is still carrying out his duty to protect Zelda while they rebuild Hyrule. and he will theoretically return the sword once the Kingdom is properly re-rstablished and he doesn't need to protect Zelda as her sworn knight anymore. although I feel like that Link will be carrying the sword until he is very old.
In Hyruler Warriors, it's the only thing keeping a fragment of Ganondorf's soul at bay so Link has to return it to stop Ganondorf from breaking free again. the other three are spread throughout time and much harder to get if they somehow get free, but the Master Sword is basically the key to the lock that keeps it away in HW Link's time
It could also be a nod to celtic mythology/folklore, where the gifts of the supernatural, such as magic swords, should be returned at some point, not hoarded. They are something borrowed, not to be owned. It is returned to the goddess(es), because the champion of courage respects it, unlike say, the holder of the power piece, who would just want to own the magic sword for, well, power.
I'm sure someone else has said this, but the master sword was actually used again in the wind water timeline because BOTW takes place cannonically at the end of each timeline.
No I think you’re on to something I think there could be another installment I think they will represent each piece of the trforce. BOTW Wisdom, gaining back his memories and Zelda being a pivotal part of the story keeping the calamity back, TOTK Courage, having the courage to navigate the sky to move ahead … so maybe one more for power 👀 (I’m reaching)
One thing I recently thought about was in OoT. After you gather the spiritual stones and open the door of time, Ganon follows you into the sacred realm and puts his hand on the Triforce, hyrule thrust in darkness for 7 years blah blah, ya get it. What confuses me is, when link goes from adult back to child, whats to stop Ganon from collecting the master sword while it's back on its pedestal, stopping Link in his tracks.
Well in totk link is a knight who protects everyone from not only ganon but also all the potential threats to hyrule. Which means many of threats we just don’t know.
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Putting it to rest also kinda lets it be left in a secure place for the next hero . Giving protection for the future type thing
Meanwhile windwakers timeline.
That would make a lot of sense, it's basically making sure his next reincarnation knows where to find the sword in case they die soon. So maybe a reason why link keeps it in the new games it's because he doesn't feel like he's going to die anytime soon, that and maybe he's just trying to find a better place as well to put it besides like a random Forest
That actually makes sense. I wasn't sure why he didn't keep it in Twilight Princess, Triforce of the Gods, and A Link Between Worlds.
@@Linkthelegend537 the guy it's destined to defeat is literally turned to stone with it stuck in him
I think it'll be fine
@@azzyhaven2204 The main thing against placing the sword in the Korok Forest is that the only thing guarding the sword would be a giant stationary tree and the helpless Koroks. Unless Hestu pulls out the Hyrule Warriors moveset (which isn't canon), nothing is stopping a strong purehearted person from taking it to put in their collection of cool swords, never to be seen again.
In botw, he does take it back. You have a 'memory' or retrieving it in TOTK when the seal started slipping on Dehydrated Ganon.
The memory is more about returning the blade so it can recover and stop breaking. And the msgnotfound, which is the prologue master sword, is unbreakable.
@Xahnel point still stands. They *did* return the blade post botw so it could recover from the Calamity. Video talks about how it *wasnt* returned in BOTW, breaking the sequence from other games.
@@kqtiekelly you have a point there, at no point besides the intro are we able to use the master sword in the game until we get it back, the master sword breaking and being given to zelda in the past could be like "a return", just in the less traditional sense since the Link that plays in totk isn't exactly a reincarnation or new generation of the next hero and is just the same guy getting his sword back.
it still breaks the traditional sense of it being a return because he's not willingly putting it to rest, he's only doing so because he's forced to. because the whole thing is broken lol.
it really does make you think though. since the master sword is being put to "rest" at least after it is repaired by the light dragon all the way in the past "for the next generation", the same guy is pretty much now that "next generation" lmao. Definitely more than the next but yk
I like the idea of it just being, logically, a weapon. And like all weapons, the hope is to one day no longer need to wield it, therefore, putting it to rest is symbolic of the world once more being restored to peace.
The games in which the sword is not returned to rest, are generally the ones in which the main threat may have passed, but the world is certainly NOT completely at peace, at least not yet.
Or at least the state that a ordinary sword would suffice
@@pokebreederrichard1200i mean in tons of Zelda games a normal sword does do the job, specially in BOTW and TOTK because the master sword is kinda trash
@@cototototorra7106Well yeah in gameplay it's not needed but in lore everyone talks about how the hero needs the "sword that seal the darkness" to stop the calamity.
There's actually a great little comic someone made years ago about Zelda I where the old man asks for Link's forgiveness because a weapon can only end lives and that it is a burden.
In Totk its said, that the Master Sword gets stronger while bathing in light energy. So I'd assume, that the pedestal its in, kinda powers it up or at least makes sure it doesnt loose any of it. It's also why in botw its protected under the Great Deku Tree.
But it does make sense, that once the evil is banished, it isnt forcefully needed anymore, therefore rests for the next hero or ocassion it is needed again.
And also it is to make sure that it doesnt get in the hands of thiefs, despite the Master Sword's Power being only used by one, it is not an unliftable weapon like Thor's Hammer, anyone can carry it around at any time, and That's why you have to be qualified to obtain it before 😊
In A Link to the Past for example it was unobtainable unless you collect the three Pendants of Courage, Power and Wisdom.
The Hero of Time was basically killed and the Sages couldnt find another one who would suit that role, they put it in a pedestal so that no random dude would steal it, and so in order to obtain that Sword you have to prove yourself to be worthy.
Buried in the ocean, in the most evil man at the time's forehead. Brutal.
I'd like to see someone remake that scene with more visceral sound effects.
He wasn't really evil. He's possibly the nicest of the Ganondorfs. He lets Link live multiple times because he really doesn't want to kill a child, he doesn't kill the girls that aren't Zelda (which other Ganondorfs would do) and the whole reason he does all the stuff he does is because he wants a better home for his people.
@@monstermaster4524it’s actually really sad seeing the Esene of him loosing his chance to use the triforce’s wish thanks to the king of hyrule (the one behind most of this shit) and see him break into this maniac laugh
@monstermaster4524 Hmm, he didn't want a "better world" for his people. He wanted to rule *The* Hyrule, not some broken shadow of it. He is also the one who laid waste to Hyrule (twice, since he is the one Adult OoT Link fights) before the Flood. He is still evil, he is just more subdued because of his (relative, he is possibly the weakest Ganon we've seen) weakness and several hundred years of isolation.
It's because the master sword exists for one purpose, to stop the darkness from spreading across Hyrule, once that task is done, the sword has fulfilled its purpose, meaning it goes to sleep
Laid to rest, until the next reincarnation of the hero to be able to aquire it if ever evil rises again
Fi demands her beauty sleep. She's getting too old for this shit.
And now she's at least twice as old as the age of Hyrule/the time since her own creation. Being a legendary blade has got to be the most exhausting job ever.
Only problem is the Hero of Legend timeline where two of them exist at the same time.
As every day passes, each and every battle won. Fighting through monsters, enemies that become a great ton. She watches the hero, her memories in her mind, nostalgic moments bring her back, to when the sky was where she found herself at home. But every journey must come to an end, a hero's blade, put to rest again, and finally, the blade's soul closes her eyes to sleep, until the next hero comes, her help, they seek.
Idk, this is poorly written, my head is starting to hurt and I just wanted to throw something together.
Nite nite
People are pointing out that it's to make sure the next hero has it; This is true plus one, as in two games, WW and TP, the Master sword is weakened from all the nonsense that happens between those games and OOT. The resting places of the Master Sword are meant to keep it from being obtained by evil doers, and keep it from depowering faster. Despite being this all powerful sword, it's worn down over time and needs to be fixed more than once.
Yup the master sword has a massive battery but even a battery that isn’t used loses charge
@@omgitzthunderdude202 indeed
Its a powerful blade imbued with the power of Harmony and the Triforce itself
It cannot be used more than what it is required for
As it is meant for the hero only
Even though it was a relatively easy fight, I always thought the way WW Link beats Ganondorf is the most badass of all the final fight endings
Link puts the sword to rest…in Ganondorf’s skull
It was cool, but totk was fucking insane
I think it’s mainly to show an evil passing but it also could mean that the master sword has to heal after each encounter with evil, since the games span throughout about 100 years and we see the master sword heal over 100 years, but I think that in windwaker it was left in ganondorfs head too keep him sealed under water
Yeah he froze him so he theoretically couldn’t ever reincarnate
I feel like in Breath of the Wild Link returns it because it's damaged, we know this because of the memory we get when we safe the rain tree from the gloom
He doesn't return it though, he has it during the final cutscene and then it's still in his possession during Tears of the Kingdom.
@@Haydawg06 But there wasn't a known threat at the beginning of Tears of the Kingdom. Zelda and Link are just exploring the caverns under the castle out of curiosity. Why would he bring it along if in that case, if he only carried it "when it's needed?" I'm certain he didn't put it back and just held onto it for the past several years.
@@Haydawg06 Okay, I had admittedly forgotten that. Still, I don't think it really has any evidence one way or the other then.
To further this, Zelda does this in breath of the Wild when the Master Sword is weakened
isnt zelda told link to put the broken sword at time temple and travel the sword back into the past to restore and power up master sword so link can use it to beat the real ganon which have much more power of gloom/darkness
“May this weapon strike true. May it be wielded with wisdom. May it be put down when its job is done.”
- A great blacksmith
Brok - God of War Ragnarok.
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While I agree with everything you say, Hyrule Warriors kind of spells out why the Master Sword remains sealed, as when it's pulled out (similar to Ocarina of time), it releases the seal on evil's bane and allows Ganondorf or the threat at the moment to unleash all over Hyrule. Hyrule Warriors is the only game where LInk grabs the sword before the threat exists, rather than being guided to it and in doing so, he gets a huge burst of confidence that he can take down Cia, but he inadvertly revives Ganondorf and it's revealed Cia was under Ganondorf's influence to encourage Link to pull the sword. At the end after defeating the Demon King, he places the sword back to ensure Ganondorf is sealed again. This was the first game to clearly establish that pulling the Master Sword was a BAD idea, rather than "the only option" but in every game, the pulling of the Master sword DOES exaggerate the threat to Hyrule, and thus, it always needs to be returned once the threat is stopped. Plus In Ocarina of Time, Link goes back in time to tell young Zelda that Ganondorf IS evil and can't be trusted, thus getting him executed before he can try to steal the spiritual stones, and thus, there's no need to ever open the Door of Time and enter the sacred realm and thus... Hyrule sees peace they wouldn't have if evil were to get access to the Sacred realm.
Nice argument; one problem, Hyrule Warriors isn’t canon
@@dio3471okay but it uses tons of the game’s existing canon and in tons of these esenarios shit DOES hit the fan hard the second link gets hold of the master sword
@@cototototorra7106 yeah, that’s something that the indutry likes to call fanservice and appeling to nostalgia; they take their own liberties and if HW were canon then Skyward Sword never happen since you defeat the impresoned and end Grahim’s Life along with other antagonists that would destroy the entire time line they come from such as Zant and the Imprisoned as I mentioned before
Hyrule Warriors is the only instance where the Master Sword permamently keeps that evil locked up, in any other case it doesnt seem to be that way
Hyrule Warriors has timey wimey stuff going on because Laina so it's possible it's canon
It could also be to recharge its power, similar to how it needs to recharge in botw while Link is sleeping
1. It doesn't belong to him.
2. It needs to rest to recharge.
3. Link no longer needs it.
4. Future incarnations of Link's spirit will need it.
“It’s no longer dangerous to go alone, give that back”
I would say that every time it's put back it resets the timer until evil rises again.
Can I glitch the timer by waiting around 90 years, and then pull it out quickly and put it back?
@@bastifi2815 that'd be interesting but maybe it would disrupt something
The last wisdom of a warrior is knowing when to pick up their weapon and when to lay it to rest.
BotW and TotK also make it clear that returning the sword restores its power and repairs it.
That's really cool that both the writing reason and the lore reason have a very valid explanation that fits with the themes of the gameplay. Really shows how well the themes and the lore and the writing all work together to create a coherent whole.
Link would rather put the master sword in Ganondorf's head 💀
And torso.
Wind waker link got to do this
owie that hurt :(
It could also be because the hero of time is a cycle. It’s for the next Link to use. Seeing as a new person is part of the cycle but the sword isn’t. So if they were to carry and pass with the sword the only thing that can defeat the curse of demise is gone with the previous hero
If the sword is not allowed to rest it starts to get weaker. That's why it shattered in tears of the Kingdom I needed to be recharged.
To put it simply, every link places the master sword back for the next link to use. Makes alot more sense
Wind Waker Link: understandable have a great day!
I'd say he keeps it in totk because for this link its not just a weapon used to fight the current evil but an actual companion he has had it since he was a kid, after all its been with him for the majority of his life
WW Link: Welp… Fuck this timeline! 😂
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Someone already said what I thought of but I feel like it's so he doesn't loose it or something happens before the next hero needs it
In Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, the Master Sword lays to rest with Ganon's Rest-In-Peace state
I think its just rlly cool that link just pust the mastersword to rest for another link to use it on there journey and do the same. Its also just rlly poetic
Link puts away the Master Sword because it has fulfilled its purpose as the Master Bait to lure evil.
I always figured it was link being, This isn't mine, better return it now that I am done. I can grab it if I need it later.
In TotK Link was like, “Nah uh, this is gonna happen a third time I’m gonna be ready!” 😂😂😂
"Aint gonna need that again"
Yet here we are ... after the first 2 times he should have realised that this is the life he has chosen.
I just like the idea of him putting it there for his next life so he doesn’t have to go looking for it 😂
It could also be that although the majority of the monsters had vanished at the end of botw some of the more powerful ones like lionels lingered and the kingdom was still in heavy ruin as that’s part of the story line in totk they are still barely starting the rebuild process. There’s still threats in the world and so the sword is still needed.
In TotK there's a memory when you encounter the Deku tree again. It shows you and Zelda returning to the Korok forst to retrieve the master sword, presumably some time briefly before the events under the castle. The Deku tree tells you he was repairing the sword, or rather that it was being repaired. He says the more powerful an energy that is imbued to the Master sword, the more powerful the sword becomes. Which is why the general good vibes of the Korok forest were not enough to stop Ganondorf but Zelda's extra double super juiced up light powers at the end of the game, are enough.
I'm gonna go ahead and guess that since BOTW and TOTK are different timelines (like they don't attach to anything) from the other mainline games it means that it's different(ish?)
Maybe the threat in the wild era is not gone. And maybe they are planning to make a new wild era game.
Perhaps a wild era that does perspective of Triforce of Power
It also makes sense considering that the sword has already served its purpose and should rest like any tool when its work is done.
No link from botw and totk is like: "yea this badass sword is now mine. Aint no way im putting it back.
In totk they make a point about how the master sword can heal and strengthen by being placed in a setting of sacred power. That explains some of the returns. It’s done its job so now it should be plugged into a charger for future generations.
I assume that it (in the games where it doesn't survive a specific purpose like sealing a threat) was symbolic of Link giving up the power when he no longer feels he needs it (AKA, the threat is done). That way he makes sure he doesn't become greedy for power, and can go back to living a humble life.
It could also be a way to signal he is done with his time as a hero, and he may leave the sword for whoever may pick it up next (as a sort of "passing the torch" type thing).
There is no greater sign of controlled power than when it is willingly given up.
Over thinking is probably the best summary to any Zelda lore video 😂
Here's a kingdom also adds the reason that apparently the sword is an ever-growing power able to absorb holy energy passively. It also apparently helps repair the sword. Also it's just a really good idea to have like a place for that thing. Kind of like how your wallet has a place in your house you know, you don't want to lose it or forget where you put it. That pedestal is the equivalent of hooks next to the door you want to make sure you can find that thing later in a bitch
"May this weapon strike true. May it be wielded with -wisdom- courage. May it be put down when its job is done."
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The Zelda twilight princess manga goes in about this. The hero of time returned the sword and places guardians to protect it for once the next hero (hero of twilight link) has arrived to help defeat the next evil.
So in way it's 2 things, evil has been vanquished and so returned it to rest and returned it for the next hero to obtain.
I always looked at it like he returns it so it can recharge in that sacred pedestal of the master time chamber! Or you can look at it like all the power and accumulated during the quest was drained into that chamber, keeping and maintaining the sacred qualities of that pedestal!!
I honestly think the Master Sword is the same one in every timeline. He puts it back for the next Link
“May she be wielded with courage. May she strike true. May she be put down when her job is done”
-Brok
I like how in botw pre calamity/100 year eepy, the sword and link are just partners like "I chose you, bitch, now use me" instead of just putting it back in the rock. He proper uses it to protect zelda and do his knighty duty.
Dont forget that the sword absorbs sacred power as it sleeps, healing and recharging it. And its pedestal is almost always in a place thst is immersed in, or generates a sacred aura. The lost woods. the Temple of Time, and the Place touched by the Goddis Hylia's power
You are correct, the master sword must only be returned if you have confirmed the threat is "Ended"
He's just putting it somewhere safe until he needs it in the next life
I like the idea of it being put back only when the job is done. Like how Brok in GoW Ragnarok said that the spear should be laid down when the duty is done
The other reason for returning it to the pedestal in the lost woods is to both safeguard it and ensure nobody else draws the sword (unless that person is Zelda or Rauru).
Previously the Sword was a tool used to protect Hyrule. Once the threat passed, it was no longer needed, so it was returned so the next Hero could use it when needed. In the Wild games, the Sword is used by the Princess' Knight. So as long as Link is Zelda's protector, he will keep the Sword...and it still just happens to be the best tool to fight Ganon/Ganondorf.
Actualy, in botw, link returned it to the korok forrest, totk shows link going back to get it before he and zelda go under hyrule castle. Its then revealed that letting the sword rest in a sacred place allows it to heal and gain power
It is a sacred relic with a specific purpose, it's ok if he abused it to cut wood and do everyday stuff with it while he goes after Ganon, but he's not gonna continue to do that once his initial need of it expires
He returns the sword because he knows that the next hero is gonna need it.
Gotta remember just because they all share the same name and destiny, doesn't make them all the same person.
I've played numerous Legend of Zelda games. Apparently there are 11 different Links spread across 21 Legend of Zelda games. So I havent even played half of them 😅
Link is almost always a reincarnation of a legendary hero from Hyrule's history. Wielding an evil-sealing magical sword. Usually its the Master Sword.
In "Four Swords" Vaati (the big bad) breaks his seal, releasing evil into the world. When Link pulls the Four Sword to give chase, he is suddenly split into 4 versions of himself. (A trait unique to this sword alone.)
In "Minish Cap" the prequel to "Four Swords" Vaati shatters the Picori Blade to escape his seal. Link sets out to restore the blade and reseal the evil Vaati.
I think it's also to strengthen the seal on the sword as well. Because whenever in botw and totk, they lose energy and take a while to be used again. Which could be an explanation on why it needs to rest in the first place.
But in totk, the sword breaks due to Ganondorfs gloom. And this could be of 3 reasons;
One, the Sword was overwhelmed by Ganondorfs enhanced postonfrom the stone, leading it to Shatter.
Two, the sword absorbed too much darkness to a point where it couldn't contain Demises darkness and the darkness of the gloom.
Three, the sword hasn't been put to rest after the events of botw. Considering we used it to destroy Calamity Ganon, it could have taken a toll on its energy and strength. Leaving it to be a lot weaker than it has been.
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A most prominent reason for the Master Sword being put to rest is the idea of letting it repairing itself to reverse the potentially done damages like we see in Breath of the wild.
But unfortunally the Master Sword seemingly does not distinguish between damage and upgrade, since it even reverses back into the Regular Master Sword if you managed to turn it into the Golden Sword like in A Link to the Past.
Personally i think it's because any weapon needs to be maintained, even holy weapons. Constant use against insignificant threats is both overkill, and doesn't give the weapon time to repair and heal, especially being a sacred weapon such as The Blade of Evil's Bane. That's what happens in ToTK after all
Makes me think of a blessing brok gave the draupnir spear he made in god of war ragnarok “may this spear strike true, may it be wielded with wisdom, and may it be laid to rest when the work is done” the idea of “the threat not being passed” in botw definitely holds true, even before ganondorf comes back from the dead under hyrule castle, hyrule is still overrun with bokoblins, lizalfos, lynels, hordes and hordes of monsters that camp along roads and harass travelers and villagefolk all over the country. There’s still work to do after botw ends.
It’s always a photom-ganon(end of BotW was a phantomesk beast), ganondorf (end of TotK was the man, he did dragonify but I’m not counting that as the Ganon), then ganon, which appears closer to Demise so whatever comes next we’ll defeat and seal the evil and lay the sword to rest at the end, probably in a location we never expected to like the place it was originally forged :)
it being returned signifies that it is no longer needed in the current moment or it needs to recharge its powerful energy so that it is ready to be used again during the next time
I think BotW clears it up when the deku tree tells us its been repairing itself for the 100 years hes been asleep. Even Fi needs a bit of a rest every now and then.
in most games link isnt the owner of the master sword. hes just a temporary user to solve a need, and its only right to leave it in its shrine for future need. in botw and totk, he was given the master sword by the king because he was chosen by the master sword to be its wielder from then on, as royal knight and protector. the only time he is supposed to relinquish it in that timeline is because he either dies or retires from combat. in which case he would return it to the deku tree again.
Link: okay I'm going to need this for the next game, better put it somewhere I'll remember so i don't lose it
I haven't played the games, just seen theory/summary videos, but I thought it was to let the sword recharge. Zelda did the dragon thing so it could gather enough power to be helpful, like plugging your phone in after you've used it a lot.
I actually think, yeah it could be the danger has passed thing but also its possible that it also at the same time could be that they put the sword back for it to heal because the Master Sword heals over time and gains power over time, so its possible that they return the master sword so that it can rest, but in Totk ofcourse the sword had been batheing in in the power from the light dragon so its likely that it could not be ready to rest yet and still has Alot of energy
Someone has probably already commented this but I’d imagine it also lets it recharge its sacred energy for the next time there is a threat like Ganondorf. I’m basing this off of Totk where Zelda charges it from decayed to stronger than before with her own sacred power.
"May this weapon strike true. May it be weilded with wisdom. May it be put down when its job is done." - Brok, God of War: Ragnarok.
i think you’re right to say it’s more for writing reasons than in universe lore! i think it does work well for lore reasons, but i’d say that, especially in the case of the more story driven games, the master sword acts as a symbol of violence as a tool for the protection and preservation of good. the goal, philosophically, is not to use the sword, but to attain a state where it is no longer needed
The thing with BoTW/ToTK Link is that he has a day job. He had the master sword and carried it on his person looooong before Calamity Ganon was even a known threat. As far as everyone knew, the Calamity was a long passed myth, a threat that wasn't coming back, until that seer prophesied that it would return. But Link already had the master sword before then, he actually first found it and drew it from its pedestal when he was a child. Then he went back to retrieve it later in life, when he became a full fledged knight.
So if link returns the master sword it signals that yet another incarnation of a boy with the courage of the hero will be incarnated to take down ganondorf because demise’s curse that states, “as long as the blood of the goddess exists an incarnation of demise will rise”. Since link does not return the master sword it means there is no more gannondorf which would make sense since Gannon in totk is the same Gannon from oot anything left of demise would no longer exist which MIGHT break the curse. Another reason could be that because Zelda had went back in time to the oot timeline that it disrupted the current flow of time (time being frequently played with in Zelda lore) and therefore there was a period that the blood of the goddess was not put into a hylean. So, yes this is just all my look at the series, it would make sense for this to be the case
It probably helps that not all Links are the same person and the story spans across generations
In BOTW the Master Sword is legitimately Links weapon. It was given to him for his strength as a warrior. So it wouldn't particularly make sense for him to ditch it in a rock. It was only sealed away so it could regain strength and so Link could one day obtain it again after the events of his "death" and Zelda becoming a spirit.
Something in BOTW and TOTK that was unlike the other games that you're not considering is that there was ALWAYS a fear for the blade to be needed.....yhats how the Link amd Zelda of that time grew up....and it proved true TWICE within less than 120 years....the other games there was a promise that it wouldnt be needed again for a long time.....giving the blade time to recover for the next hero. In BOTW the sword was with link before the story started, the memories prove this. 100 year after stasis the same Link retrieves the sword again, putting it back in its pedestal after the last cut scene.Then before they go to check out under the castle in TOTK, they retrieve it again just i case. This time tho the blade only had roughly 8 years to recover at all after the last fight.....not enough time. Which proved true against mummy Ganondorf....so link sent it back in time to Zelda (thousands of years) so it repairs before he retrieves it once again. Its likely after the last cut scene in TOTK it was returned just likein BOTW.
I think the reason link keeps the master sword in TOTK is because there's a tertiary theme of "you put in the work to earn this, it's YOUR sword." when it comes to the master sword to really give the player a sense of accomplishment when they actually earn it.
Rip adult timeline master sword 💀
Imagine finding a buried skeleton holding the master sword in a Zelda game
"OK hylia, now do NOT let me forget about where i parked the master sword!"
Returning the Master Sword usually signals, not the passing of the threat, but the end of the Hero's quest and a return to their normal life. the end of the Hero's journey.
In Link to the Past, Link returns the sword because he is done, he saved Hyrule and is going back to live with his uncle in peace.
Link keeps the sword in Breath and Tears because there isn't really a "peace" for him to return to. He is still carrying out his duty to protect Zelda while they rebuild Hyrule. and he will theoretically return the sword once the Kingdom is properly re-rstablished and he doesn't need to protect Zelda as her sworn knight anymore. although I feel like that Link will be carrying the sword until he is very old.
In Hyruler Warriors, it's the only thing keeping a fragment of Ganondorf's soul at bay so Link has to return it to stop Ganondorf from breaking free again. the other three are spread throughout time and much harder to get if they somehow get free, but the Master Sword is basically the key to the lock that keeps it away in HW Link's time
Demise is the source of all suffering within all of the timelines
He puts it back for the next reincarnation of Link
It could also be a nod to celtic mythology/folklore, where the gifts of the supernatural, such as magic swords, should be returned at some point, not hoarded. They are something borrowed, not to be owned.
It is returned to the goddess(es), because the champion of courage respects it, unlike say, the holder of the power piece, who would just want to own the magic sword for, well, power.
Link still has to fight things like the Yiga clan, and he’s still a body guard/husband for Zelda in Totk.
I'm sure someone else has said this, but the master sword was actually used again in the wind water timeline because BOTW takes place cannonically at the end of each timeline.
I think it symbolizes that the fight is over. There’s no need to have a weapon if the evil is gone.
No I think you’re on to something I think there could be another installment I think they will represent each piece of the trforce. BOTW Wisdom, gaining back his memories and Zelda being a pivotal part of the story keeping the calamity back, TOTK Courage, having the courage to navigate the sky to move ahead … so maybe one more for power 👀 (I’m reaching)
I mean it's probably important to put it somewhere where the next guy can find it, as opposed to lost forever in his basement.
I always thought it was so that the master sword could regain its strength for the next hero.
It also rejuvenates the sword so that it’s ready for the next fight.
One thing I recently thought about was in OoT. After you gather the spiritual stones and open the door of time, Ganon follows you into the sacred realm and puts his hand on the Triforce, hyrule thrust in darkness for 7 years blah blah, ya get it. What confuses me is, when link goes from adult back to child, whats to stop Ganon from collecting the master sword while it's back on its pedestal, stopping Link in his tracks.
Maybe the sword goes back because it's an interdimensional weapon, traveling to each Link as needed
Well in totk link is a knight who protects everyone from not only ganon but also all the potential threats to hyrule. Which means many of threats we just don’t know.