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What's really creepy is the fact that Kakariko villagers would drink/use water from the well that may or may not contain leftovers from all the stuff inside the bottom of the well 🤢🤮
This!!! Looong thought this. HOW are they not all dead?! There’s even raw sewage and acid down there, nevermind the corpses!!!!
When my sister and I were little, we used to play this mini game called "poisoning the water supply" wherein we would pour fish and bugs into the Kakariko Well. As we progressed in the game... well, we found out the well didn't need our help.
i played this game during my childhood and putting all this together now as an adult... oh boy
Would that explain why Dampé the grave keeper looks like the way he looks now?
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Maybe?? Except nobody else does. It doesn’t take much time at all to get sick from a poisoned water supply, otherwise it wouldn’t have been such a brutally effective siege tactic. So, even if Impa and Dampe are the only remaining original inhabitants from Kakariko since before The War completely decimated the Sheikah (which is implied by one npc claiming Impa’s The Last Sheikah), there were hylians inhabiting Kakariko before the 7 Year timeskip (with more coming in After)
They should all be long dead.
I always thought Bongo Bongo’s “eye” was his cut neck
@Just a Frog That makes it even more terrifying
that's what I thought too
Pretty sure it's both
That's what I thought the implication was too, especially with all the guillotines throughout the Shadow Temple.
@@DarshanBhambhani there was no malice in the lore at the time
To this day, that darn Ghost Ship is still one of the more daunting things in The Legend of Zelda.
It was the one thing I was curious about when going into Phantom Hourglass.
GET ON TEAM SEAS MAKE THE SEASE A BETTER Place for the zora and other creatures
@@Catch22Q ...wat?
The King of Red Lions disappeared, and the Ghost Ship stays…
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@@chrislevack405 Team Seas is another project Mr.Beast is working on. It's to raise money to clean up waste that have been dumped into the ocean.
For some reason I kinda want a temple in new BOTW game to match the creepiness of the Shadow Temple
agreed.
That would be nice
I just want more actual temples and dungeons. While I liked breath of the wild it felt empty on an actual storyline and dungeons.
Yeah
Yes, please. BotW2 needs some spooky locations. Like some really unnerving places where you see it at a distance and go "yeah no I'm good here"... until the game forces you to go there for a quest. Like the Dunwich Building/Quarry in Fallouts 3 & 4.
Fun fact: that scream that you hear on the ghost ship once you open the chest is actually Jabun's unused scream but sped up and higher pitched
Even then Jabun himself is pretty creepy.
Just the idea of an Ocean world is unsettling.
@@Tobunari are we not living on big islands in an ocean world?
@@sheehase If you want to call the continents that, sure.
But the fact is, I'm still on land, not smack dab in the middle of the ocean.
@@Tobunari i dont want to know what lives at the bottom of the ocean seems way to creepy
Who is Jabun?
I'm glad someone is finally talking about Bongo Bongo. In my opinion it's just the creepiest boss in OOT bc of the possible backstory. A man who was executed possibly by the Sheikah bc of being an enemy to the Royal Family bc of his ability to see the truth and then turned into a monstrous beast in the said torture chamber.
Very well said. Even creepier when you think about he has only one eye since they used the other one to craft the lens of truth. Or I’m wrong on that assessment.
@@adpainter77 No, I think you're right. It truly just makes the Sheikah and the Royal Family seem even more like a villain bc of the fact that they might have killed the man bc of his ability but then used his ability for their own good.
@@adpainter77 It’s difficult to tell because Bongo Bongo’s been executed and his remaining ‘eye’ is actually the section of his neck where the guillotine severed his head (and presumably his hands)
How do I not realise it’s not scary,I’ve Killed it already it’s to easy
He is creepy. What’s weird is that his hands were severed, yet he still has them, but not his head (probably too graphic for E rating). Imagine Bongo Bongo looking at you through his neck eye, while his disembodied head still floats and bobs around above his neck, not being used, maybe even throwing his head at the player.
Fwiw I think he himself just had the lens which was created from magic and that was how he saw things, possibly eventually being killed over it.
"Speaking of unsettling things in Ocarina of time not much compares to bongo bongo"
Deadhand: "Am I a joke to you?"
The spider house
Majora's masks "toilet hand.
@@MrChickennugget360 have you SEEN deadhand? I don't think knockoff hanako is moch of a contender frankly...
@@matthewrawlings1284 it was a joke. i mean what could be more scary than having a hand reach out for toilet paper when you are on the pot?
@@MrChickennugget360 running out of toilet paper, obviously.
Considering Bongo Bongo, I hadn't really considered it, but you talking about execution and decapitation made me realize that Bongo Bongo's "head" could potentially be the stump of his neck after his head was cut off. Quite the gruesome boss beast.
i thought the same thing.
I always thought his hands also being separate from his arms was due to the fact that he was a thief of some sort, because in some cultures, the price of thievery was the severance of one's hand
I feel the same way about the Poe Collector and his glowing red "eye"
The stal children could be inspired by the japanese Gashadokuro, a giant skeleton made from regular skeletons, who manifests in places that have mass graves usually from war and starvation. The skeleton eventually disappears when it's energy is used up (which could explain why there are none when Link is an adult) but before they disappear they hunt down any nearby person. They're usually depicted just being a big skeleton, but zelda could just take creative liberties
Either that, or there was a race in Hyrule we never saw that was wiped out during the war.
Ohhh I love this explanation. It fits perfectly.
Also the more I look at the stalchildren’s skulls and claws, the more they look like some sort of animal-wolfos, maybe, that scavenged the corpses, got killed themselves, and became part of the bone collection
They def match how I've seen that monster drawn in manga. Really good idea!
They look to me like the skeletal remains of Wolfos. If you compare the skull shape, glowing red eyes, long sharp claws, and size, it all lines up. How that many Wolfos that usually reside in the forest got onto and died on Hyrule field is another mystery. Unless Hyrule field used to be a forest and it got deforested and all the Wolfos living there died, and they come up each night for revenge on the lumberjacks who destroyed their home?
If remain killing Stal children sometimes will spawn a larger one, and the more you kill, The larger they can spawn
Maybe it’s both. Giant minish skeletons
I don't think the bottom of the well is an extension of the shadow temple. I think it was part of the house that stood on the well, and was used by the man who had the lens of truth. I also think he was the torturer hired by the royal family (having "an eye that can see the truth" would help with extracting information), that is until his secret is discovered and he's killed. His hands are cut off as a fitting punishment for what he did with them and his eye of truth is hidden in the torture chamber he built below his house and is protected by a well.
It’s possible he’s either a prior Shadow Sage, or he corrupted the Shadow Temple into what it is now, as well as being the redeads’ creator.
The sheikah then gave him the punishment as-described, but by then their tribe’s reputation was ruined. Those who didn’t die in the war were no-doubt hunted down and murdered until only Impa remained.
At some point the Spirit returns. Impa manages to seal him inside his own “laboratory,” but he later escapes into and draws power from the Shadow Temple he already corrupted long ago.
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Impa “opening Kakariko to others” and hiding Zelda as Sheik was an act of goodwill, yes; but it was also an effort to rebuild her destroyed tribe and change her tribe’s tarnished reputation.
It seems the Sheikah pulled his "Third Eye" out and copied it. It also seems like the Torture was sanctioned by The Sheikah for the Royal Family. It is an out of sight, out of mind kind of thing.
I was always curious as to the background of Bongo-Bongo, because having your hands cut off was the punishment for a thief.
@@DreadeDragon What if he didn’t make the lens of truth, but rather stole it from somewhere?
@@ToastReaper That could have happened! And then he used it and found out about things he never should have seen, so the shiekah punished him for it.
your intro still remains one of the most polished things I've seen
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an image and some music, truly spectacular
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Agreed
Not necessarily a theory, but I think Breath of the Wild would’ve been a lot creepier if instead of having stal variants of monsters, there were skeletons of dead Hyruleans killed by Ganon that climb out of the ground around all the village ruins
In regards to Bongo Bongo, back in medieval times, hands were cut off for theft. Also the beat he drums sounds like an execution drumbeat. The muttering we hear from him sounds like "You're gonna die" or something like that to me but can't actually say it because well no head. He may be reliving his own execution.
I love the mystery behind Bongo Bongo- honestly, my favorite theory on him is that he was a Sheikah who did work for the Royal Family during the war- interrogation work. With his ability to ‘see’ what others couldn’t, he was a stellar interrogator. But when the war was over and Hyrule wanted to hide its bloody deeds, Bongo Bongo was executed. The lens of truth may have been made from one of his eyes (hence the boss only having one eye left) and it’s possible his hands were removed to keep him from continuing his torturous work in the life beyond. A handful of this theory is conjecture to connect bits, but it’s one I still greatly enjoy.
I still remember my first time playing WW… I just finished the second dungeon and was hyped that I could now sail across the whole map so I ignored the main quest for quiet some time until I arrived at Greatfish Isle by mere coincidence. I was shocked to see the island destroyed and decided to look around for something useful. Then I turned around and saw it: the Ghost Ship, highlighted by a perfectly timed lightning strike!
That was the first time I saw the Ship and my heart skipped more then just one beat that day… Up to this day, most things in the horror genre do not even come close to that scare the Ghost Ship gave me…😅
You just said it perfectly haha that was my experience too! Or the first time encountering the giant oktorok, that had me terrified
Hm, but I don't think it's possible to approach Greatfish Isle before it becomes relevant to the story of the game; the King of Red Lions will literally turn you around if you try to approach it. This is because there's no intact version of the island in the game, and it's implied to have been destroyed much later in the story. There are plenty of islands in the game where it shows up depending on the phase of the moon in-game, tho, so it's not too far off to encounter it randomly elsewhere.
The concept of a ghost ship works so well in a game like WW. Obviously, the maritime setting lends itself well, but it's also in the presentation. You can see it looming in the horizon, and it makes for a chilling effect.
The part in the Wind Waker where you go underneath the habana that the school teacher owned and you end up going underground and discover redeads. It made me feel like Hyrule's Past is full of creepy stuff compared to what's on the surface.
I was terrified of the WW ReDeads when I was a kid so it was the nastiest surprise ever.
If you really think about it, the Stalchildren could just be the dead children who tried to escape Hyrule like Link but ended up getting killed in the conflict - makes you think how lucky Link really had it
Link was carried as a baby by his mother
I like that theory and believe it to some degree but if they were dead children then why would they have dog like heads and snouts. My other theory is that they’re really the remains of people who died in the hyrulian civil war (soldiers and civilians and maybe animals I guess) and their bodies are made up of their remains
The fact bongo bongo has the lense of truth (a shieka artifact) and he is missing his hands there is a strong indication that he stole it from the tribe.
Theft was often punished with limbs being removed in some medieval cultures. I'd say it's a pretty concrete theory that he was once human.
Here's an interesting theory about the Stalchildren:
What if they were a race that was wiped out completely during the Hyrule Civil War and now haunt the field at night seeking revenge.
Yes! They could be SS-variety bokoblins or Mogmas.
Their skull shapes vaguely remind of Deku Scrubs for som reason
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Nah. Dead Dekuscrubs look like shriveled up wood.
Mogma’s an interesting idea-right skull shape and teeth, presense of claws, and they emerge from the ground -dang. This is far better than my own theory.-
How about this one guys, what if they were the Zonai? We see their ruins all over BOTW but they were never mentioned in any other game prior to that. What if they existed in Hyrule prior to the Civil War but were all killed?
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…I mean. I’m still of the opinion that the Zonai was the name of an ancient Monsters civilization. It’s too Blin in aesthetic + there is a looooooong franchise history of Monster NPCs since the first NES game
Next Video: are boos the ghosts of dead Toads?
Hey man what about YOUR next video? Lol just kidding take it easy.
So what would that make king boo by that logic?
@@crimsonblack9774 toadsworth
@@bendrowned8506 I was thinking like maybe a former king who got axed but interesting
Paper Mario TTYD has a ghost toad on the train though
When fighting the stalfos for the bow in the forest temple in ocarina of time, if you defeat one of them, but are then defeated by the other, triggering a bottled fairy to revive you, the stalfos that you had defeated is revived as well, rising to fight you again. I had thought this was something that I made up as a kid, but in a recent play through I tested it out (totally intentionally, and not because I got cocky or anything, cough cough. XP ), and confirmed it to be true. Not sure if there's any reason behind this, or if it's just a neat little easter egg, but it is an interesting detail that I've never seen mentioned online (though I didn't exactly look for it specifically). Still, I have to wonder, why would a fairy restore an undead creature to un-life? Does that say something about the stalfos, the fairy, or both? Notably, I did get the fairy from the fairy fountain just outside the temple, but is that relevant? The stalfos that was revived was across the room from me when it happened, so it's not a matter of the fairy healing it because it was next to me at the time, as I had thought as a kid, and the stalfos that was still attacking me didn't seem to regain health, oddly enough (though I'm not sure if that's just a matter of me doing jump attacks or something that would decrease the number of hits compared to the revived one). Anyway, I just thought it was an interesting detail, and perhaps worthy of a theory or two. *Shrugs*
If I'm not mistaken they are just supposed to respawn if you take too long to defeat both
@@arcticdino1650 Possibly, but it's quite a coincidence for them to revive right when the fairy is used, without the fight taking all that long (If I wasn't so hasty, maybe I wouldn't have died.). Still, maybe there's something about the revival animation that causes time to pass or something. It certainly lowers the light level during the animation, so that might be connected.
@@Ryu_D maybe when you get defeated and revived they think that's cheap so the other one comes back to prove if you are worthy for the bow
Wonder if there’s some lore that could be extracted from that. Like if the fairies in the forest are responsible for all the stalfos existing in the first place, people who get lost in the forest don’t “transform” into them, but when they die they’re unwillingly resurrected into stalfos and the fairies keep them in this undead limbo.
Haunting-ly beautiful thumbnail and intro mate! 💪
Super video for Halloween too!!
GET ON TEAM SEASSSSSSSS
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I honestly thought it was glitching out lol
i think Bongo Bongo is an amalgamation of all the negitive energy accumilated over Hyrules dirty past. the drum symbolizes the racing heartbeat of a fearful person.
Personally I always thought that the Stal Children (this is going to be dark) WERE ACTUAL CHILDREN WHO DIED DURING THE WAR! I think that these were kids who died during the war and because they were killed in war their soul and skelton were deformed into the stal children which would explain why a) the stals are child size and b) they dont look like hylians.
"some things are best left without an answer.." gosh I love that line! It's so true and fuels so many points of discussion and theory crafting. I love the form of story telling that allows the audience to fill in the blanks with their own ideas, personalizing the story for them.
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Man, the inside of the ghostship was such a let-down. All this build-up thoughout the game, then you finally get inside and... it's exactly like all the other (much smaller) ships you've been in, only with a little fog on the floor. 😐
It's possible that the Stalchildren were a form of the Mogmas from Skyward Sword! They're not perfectly on par with each other, but share similar features. Smaller legs, extended noses/faces, digging claws. I mean, we've seen Zora go through evolution like changes in the series, why not Mogmas? Maybe they were wiped out in the war.
Edit: I see now I was not the first with this idea LOL
12:00 That "face" when approaching towards it really creeps me out when I first played The Wind Waker... and it still feels unnerving to this day.
Stalchildren: Also of note; I believe that it's unusual and a relatively recent phenomena that the Stalchildren are getting up and stalking the night in the first place, and are animating as a result of Ganondorf's influence.
If they appeared during Ganondorf's time as the King of Evil, that would make sense to me, but they are completely absent in the future when you play as Adult Link, only appearing in the past when you play as Young Link.
@@MaxRobertoErikson Well, the reason I came to that conclusion is because, if you talk to Saria after talking to Mido and him telling you you need to find a sword and shield, she mentions that the forest has been getting more dangerous lately. Furthermore, Link himself has been having nightmares lately at the start of the game, due to some evil influence. So it's not like Ganondorf doesn't have any power or influence before he grabs the triforce.
You do have a good point about why they disappear as an adult, though. There's a meta answer, I'm sure, but that's not why we're here, now is it?
@@ilovethelegend Well, the forest was getting more monsters because Ganondorf placed a curse on the Great Deku Tree, because he wanted the Kokiri Emerald. All the places where Ganondorf explicitly caused trouble when Link was a child were places that had Spiritual Stones, with the exception of the Spirit Temple, which was under his domain as the Gerudo King. I just don't see any reason why Ganondorf would curse Hyrule Field.
...Unless they were ONLY attacking Link, because now that I think about it, I don't remember any NPCs talking about the Stalchildren, in any capacity. It's been a while since I played OT, so I could be wrong about that. Then again, Ganondorf didn't know about Link until Link met Zelda in the garden, and even then he didn't know Link was the one who destroyed Gohma. Could it be possible that Gohma placed a "get attacked by Stalchildren" curse on Link with her dying breath (?) that wore off after seven years?
I think I know what happened to Jabu Jabu. For the recovering zora, who were starving and couldn’t break through the ice to eat what they ate, fish or something, I dunno, the closest thing that they had was Jabu Jabu, and that’s why the ice is broken over there. They broke him out to eat him, the only way for the zora to live. Then they could access their food at the bottom of where he once was. Sorry I’m late to the video lol.
Edit: yeah, it’s dark
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The war that took place before Ocarina of Time wasn't a *civil* war, technically; it ended with the unification of Hyrule as one kingdom, meaning it started off as a war between independent states.
As for the ghost ship, I think we do have one hint to its origins. Tetra said that the Forsaken Fortress used to belong to a crew of small-time pirates before Ganondorf and his monsters moved in. It was never explained why those pirates were no longer there. So perhaps those pirates died and the ghost ship belongs to them. That would still leave the mystery of what led to their demise/disappearance, though.
It was a civil war, technically; it didn't end with the just unification but reunification as the kingdom had already existed in at least a similar state leading up to the war
I always felt Bongo Bongo was different from the other Ocarina of Time bosses, and now that it's actually clicked in my head that the Bottom of the Well is an old torture site I understand why.
Unlike all the other bosses (With the exception of King Dodongo, but he's not exactly out of place where he is at) Bongo Bongo has no connection to Ganondorf, he's not a servant of Ganondorf, or one of his creations.
He's a Vengeful Spirit, one that is vengeful against the Sheikah, he sent fire to Kakariko Village (I assume so at least), manhandled Sheik for a moment before tossing Sheik aside and effectively just shoving Link out of the way instead of killing them.
They weren't Sheikah, Sheik had his attention for a moment, but once learning Sheik wasn't actually a Sheikah by blood tossed him aside, and Link was just in his way while he was looking for an actual Sheikah. He then went to the Shadow Temple because he figured the only ones that would come after him and be able to find him were the Sheikah and their Mind's Eye to see the false walls of the temple.
Sheik. Do you mean PRINCESS ZELDA?
I have always interpreted the stalchiodren as being the wandering remains of nameless losses from the war, be them soldiers, adult civilians or kids caught in the conflict.
Their twisted forms being just as they end up appearing from not remembering who they were or why they died.
Bongo Bongo I have always seen as the man who had the lens of truth, but was captured and experimented on even if he was a normal citizen for his eye, and Bongo Bongo is his vengeful spirit wanting to lash out at his assailants.
So here's my theory: Stalchildren are basically what happens when remains are reanimated by malice, but are mismatched. Stalchildren are then mutated due to the malice. Said malice is a combination of the dark past of Hyrule as well as the hatred of the many innocent lives that were lost in the war due to their improper burial. Hyrule field was once dotted by many villages, but they were all destroyed, hence why Hyrule field feels so desolate. It is a gigantic mass grave forever haunted by it's dark past. The only reason we don't see Stalchildren seven years later is because the malice that fueled their reanimation was widespread thanks to Gannondorf's rule, not concentrated like it once was. The same can be said about Majora's Mask, but the Stalchildren there are unique in that while the remains are also mismatched, they are possessed by the wandering souls of the Ikana Army, having never been properly put to rest. The malice is also the reason for the gigantic sizes of Keeta and Igos.
this also holds credence in legends of northwestern europe since the celtic and norse legends tell of similar things. the revenant and the draugr in particular are dead soldiers or warriors who come back from the grave in spite and, of course, malice against those who wronged them. this can happen from an improper burial or desecration all the way to a betrayal thats grudge holds to heavy to stay down. the bodies being amalgamate also makes sense since so many bodies, so many souls all clawing to get back but dont have the energy alone so they feed on the energy of those around them creating a form of angry spirit amalgamate that reanimates all its bodies at once. its a terrible fate, but one that they didnt ask for at the same time. even the part about the energy makes sense as gannon wouldve taken and spread all that anger, all that malice in every soldiers undying souls to wherever he wanted. once he had the power over malice fully through the triforce, taking the anger of the cursed soldiers and turning it into his own strength would be childs play, even if it damned them all to uneasy silence.
But malice doesn’t exist in oot?
@@rafflesia5165 it existed all way through the Zelda timeline it just didn’t have a huge role until Breath of the wild
Look in skyward sword with the cursed bokoblins and enemies
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We have hints of Malice as an Idea in earlier games like Twilight Princess (Link’s Curse which Midna is able to manipulate that glows orange), Skyward Sword as a treasure item obtainable from cursed enemies, actual dialogue from Celia during the Bellum Fight, and in Spirit Tracks when the Big Bad is literally named Malladus and takes the form of a demonic boar
I think Ganondorf returns to his preSeven Years sanity after Hyrule floods (and he then seeks the Triforce to fix that whole mess…with him as the king ofc) because the Malice in him that was reacting to the Triforce and causing the split in OoT (his plan actually does show a Balance of Wisdom and Courage. It’s honestly an extremely clean coup that only targets the hylian king) …has since all but left him after the gods flood Hyrule vs let Demise’s Vessel win.
It’s also no coincidence that BOTH Bellum and Malladus are specifically after Tetra’s and Zelda’s lifeforce and body, respectively. Much like Ghirahim to restore Demise.
Retrospective? Sure. -but so are the so-called “official” timelines and this fits with the lore better-
@@NormalGuy985 my addition also still stands, malice is not just a force in zelda but also a form of energy in old legends. the rage, fear and hatred of a dying person can live on in their soul and keep them trapped in this plane of existence, driving them to become a vengeful spirit driven by that exact thing. raw malice, within its purist form. it might not have been a concept back then, at least not fully, but the possibility of the stalchildren being revenants or draugr in a sense could hold truth. there are legends, after all, of places where so many died and were left to rot that their souls became one angry and tormented screaming mass of energy strong enough to affect the living in daily life.
The Face Shrine music is a great choice for a spooky video.
That’s the Eagle’s Tower music
I think the ghost soldiers of Twilight Princess are very intriguing.
They kinda look like the Hero's Shade (is that his name?), which is a benign spirit, so that might explain why they don't attack and instead guide you. The thing that I find odd is that the graveyard where you find them first seems to have no access. I don't remember it having doors, and it is in a state of disarray and abandonment. Sure, Kakariko Graveyard is also very messy, but Kakariko is a poor village. One would think a graveyard within the *Castle* would be magnificent, even more so given that the only people who seem to have been buried there are soldiers.
Hyrule Castle's higher levels show significant damage, and here we can find a bunch of these ghost soldiers. Could it be that Ganondorf killed the castle guards and threw them all into the Royal Family's Graveyard? Like a mass grave or a way to show disrespect towards both the Royalty and the armed Hyrulean forces?
If you haven't seen "5 Unexplained Zelda Mysteries! #3" yet, Zeltik talked about them there. Funnily enough, that came up in the recommended videos right alongside where this comment showed up. XD
You know what's even creepier about that mask in The Wind Waker? Not just the grin, but the fact that if you try to get closer to the mask in the GameCube version of The Wind Waker by jumpslashing over the treasure chest, the game crashes.
5:45 Didn’t that Hyrule warriors game shed light on him being like a former sheikah or something who went rogue and for his actions was tortured, hands cut off, then finally beheaded and left to rot?
Which one?
@@matthewrawlings1284 bongo bongo
Hyrule Warriors isn’t canonical, though -although it does a better job imo of respecting Zelda Lore than the so-called “official” timelines do…-
@@rockk9753 i meant which Hyrule Warriors
@@matthewrawlings1284 well I dont remember anything like that said in the first hyrule warriors
The Ghostship, one of the places where the very shard of divine courage resides. Why would such a haunting and chilling place have it? What is it really? When Link went away the Triforce of Courage was broken. It's pieces scattered around Hyrule to be found again in the future by one worthy enough of it.
- The First is Left in a steel clad fortress protected by canons. Then further sealed away so one must know the right melody to call the treasure out.
- The second is kept hidden on a private island with possible connections to the Sheika. In the basement that is filled with redeads who protect it from being taken. Even then, only the owner of the place is able to step foot into the building.
- The Third is found on Bird Peak Rock a place with 5 switches that must be triggered by taming a seagull and hitting them. A task that would be no easy feat for anyone but the hero.
- The Fourth is found hidden in the depths of the Savage Labyrinth, on Outset Island where the people tell the stories of the Hero of Time and even honor said hero by having their children bear his colors at adulthood.
- The Fifth is on Stone Watcher Island, hidden by a massive stone head that needs to be moved by someone bearing the power bracelets. Then defeat the enemies within.
- The Sixth has already been found and taken by the Evil and kept moving on the sea by a golden warship.
That leads the last one, on a haunted ghost ship a place that sails around to never be taken by anyone but someone both daring and courageous enough to take it. Each one a challenge and a Trial to find someone worthy of taking the pieces. Even More so, aside from the Ghost Ship all the other 6 can be found and taken by enough brutal "Power". Ganon could easily take each and every piece by force if he wished. The Ghost Ship is the only one that will always remain away from him.
Add in the fact that the Shieka are known as the Shadow Folk and have already had locations like the area Under the Well and Shadow Temple. It isn't a grand stretch to imagine that the Ghost Ship was once a Shieka ship that was tasked to forever protect the Triforce Shard from all who would claim it. Even in death they fight to keep it from anyone, even from someone who would look like the Hero. When Link gets it, the ghost ship "Shrieks" and then fades away. However, it lets him off in a safe spot on a ship. It would be easy for such a phantom ship to sink under the water with Link as well. What if that Shriek was meant to be a cheer of joy as someone finally earned the Treasure of the Ship?
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Re: Wind Waker's Ghost Ship, my head canon is that it's an ancient Hyrulean naval vessel charged directly by the King or the Gods themselves to keep watch and protect the Triforce chart (or shard) until a new Hero comes to claim it. Over time the crew devolve into undead entities to better serve to protect the Shard. Ol' Boaty Boi and his Kingly Crimson Cat come along and whack em to fetch the bloody thing and put the crew to rest. However, after so incomprehensibly long sailing, the crew have actually devolved into actual malevolent monsters that genuinely make the deadly rumors about the vessel true.
Chilling on Mekar Island with the fully upgraded Radiant Set is such a fun experience. Nice to know that when Link feels alone he can go chill on the island with his undead friends.
At the very beginning of the video, less than a minute in, I suddenly came to a realization.
A _dark_ realization.
I've yet to watch beyond the 1:36 mark, but I fear Zeltik may have come to the same conclusion as I did just now.
Think about it. These aren't _Stalfos..._ they're _Stalchildren._
Now, consider the state of Hyrule when Link was first brought to Kokiri Forest as an infant. What was happening at the time?
...Can you put 2 and 2 together?
Would make sense why he was taken there in the first place.
I always assumed Makar Island was a Dark Souls reference.
Extinguished camp fire, undead enemies & 0 reason for being there.
Sounds like DS to me.
Nope, LoZ reference. Single dead tree at the center of a tiny island on a lake? Level 1, the first dungeon you're likely to find. The undead jerkfaces? The first enemies you meet in Level 1 are a room full of Stalfos, at that time a very weak enemy with no defenses, just a pair of swords, sometimes visibly containing a key or a bomb in their ribs they'd drop upon defeat.
@@Archgeek0 Holy shit! That never occurred to me! You’re right!! That’s bad ass!!!!
Lenzo always creeped me out with that story… and his eyes when he tells it while following you around
2:55 wait, WHAT???? I had NO IDEA this was a thing! Thank goodness i never saw THAT as a child!!!
The way you just slowly walked with the stal children following you triggered my fight or flight lol I avoided them at all costs
"It is the legend of the Zora that offering a fish to the patron deity will bring happiness"
Me to the Zora who sells fish: *I'Ll TaKE YoUr EnTIrE StoCk*
You can get some free ones in the shallow part of the domain
Given that you get sucked in the mouth of the deity, I might suggest that's an unaliving joke XD
Ah yes, the happiness of the sweet release of death, lmao
Zeltik has an amazingly great voice for going to sleep.
"Claiming Islands as my home." That's so wholesome.
Great work, as always! These mysteries are quite unsettling, especially the Ghost Ship one as that's always been so creepy to me!
Change the intro as much as you want Zeltik. I’m still gonna love it.
Ali A intro like? xD
A lore/theory video on the Hyrulean Civil War would be a really cool idea, would love to see your thoughts on the subject
Things as mysterious and uncommon like the Ghost ship in Wind Waker is so cool.
I remember seeing it as a 7/8 year and today I still get an ominous nostalgia looking at it.
I'm so glad you included the ghost ship! That was always one of the things that stuck out to me when thinking about creepy stuff in the Zelda series. It also helps that I encountered it randomly, waaaaaay before I even knew that I'd have to eventually go aboard.
When i was little i use to thing the ice bergs in Zora's fountain were frozen hunts of Jabu meat.
They are. You ever look up when you get the heart piece down in the water?
@@Zeivusgaming I thought that HP was there even in the child timeline but if it isn’t then that’s VERY messed up.
I really enjoyed all the OoT content in this one. For me you are still making the best Zelda videos on YT. Thank you for all your great work : )
I know this is not an mystery but... The octopus in Wind waiker is one of the most terrifying things I ever run into in a Zelda game. I remember when I was young and played that game on Gamecube and were just sailing the seas trying to find my way through the game. and randomly getting stuck in an whirlpool on the open seas and having the Octopus come out and attack me. it was such an stressful experience back then. It was so bad that I was Scared to leave the islands afterward and was got terrified anytime an storm would appear when I was on the open sea. it really messed me up as an child.
Might be a shot in the dark but now that i'm looking at him, Bongo Bongo reminds me of the twili invaders in Twilight Princess. Just some common design elements or a deliberate allusion?
Stalchildren always just resemble dry-bones to me.
Theory: the tree on mekar Island might actually be the sage of Wind himself
edit: can you wish me a happy birthday:)
Happy birthday, stranger
I really enjoy your creepy Zelda content. Your videos about the All-Night Mask, "Them" aliens, ReDeads and all scary enemies, this one, etc. It shows the depth and personality of the series and each individual game. I feel that each character and the themes in Majora's Mask all have a dark story that could be explored. Excited to see more content, especially when more news and information becomes available for BOTW2!
Got a theory: I personally think that the Stalchildren are essentially just references to Dry Bones from the Mario series.
Reasons why this makes since(in my mind):
-Both Zelda and Mario are Nintendo properties(obviously doesn’t guarantee that they’ll get referenced, but they do tend to reference their other franchises at times).
-Just look at Em, dude.
The spooky intro is back, and better than ever ! Can't wait to see what you've got for us this time.
The thing I love about Bongo Bongo is his name compared to everything else about him.
He's a tortured, executed, undead being left at the bottom of the dungeon he died in.
And then he's named "Bongo Bongo"
I would be offended in his place. Not only was I tortured and executed, they gave me a silly name and a giant bongo. Don't you think something like "Tortured Captive" with a giant sword or scythe is spookier?
I guess to be fair, BB probably has some sick tunes when he's not attempting to kill heroes destined to save the kingdom.
bongo bongo is better sounding that ‘death sword,’ what kind of edgy oc deviantart name is that?
I think Bongo Bongo isn't a specific person resurrected to haunt the area but in fact a culmination of dark energy that was made from all those that were tortured and killed in those dungeons. Like it's the manifestation of the dark deeds.
The stallchildren are just dead yoshis.
Lol
Finally Halloween Zelda content is here B)
The stalchildren could still be the reanimared corpses of fallen soldiers. They don't look like any of the races currently living in Hyrule, but who says they have to be? If they truly are victims of the war, they could be the remains of a race that simply did not want to bend and was completely wiped out in the process, hence we don't see any of them around anymore. The kingdom of Hyrule is capable of some dark stuff as can be seen in the well and shadow temple, so this would be feasible.
I became a fan of yours a year ago with your redead theory, and frankly I’ve been really excited to see what you pull out of the bag for Halloween this year. Thanks for not disappointing, and here’s to many more spooky Zelda Halloween theories!
I hope when I die I can be the captain of a ghost ship. It sounds wonderful, spending eternity sailing the seven seas and scaring people.
I've always thought of the Stal-children as Kokiri that left the forest.
I know why they call it Ocarina of time now, Its because everytime u pull it out time freezes lol
When I got ambushed by the Stal enemies on that damn island I legit got freaked out. Just when I thought Zelda games couldn’t scare me much as an adult.
Hey, I just wanted to tell you how much I love your channel man! I grew up with Zelda games. The first game I ever played in my life was Minish Cap and when I finally finished it after 5 years because I finally learned English lol, I fell in love with the franchise! Not only do I love how much effort you put into each video, theory or list... it's your voice too man! There's something very relaxing and soothing about it! I wish I could talk about Zelda stuff with you all day 'cause I know I can haha! Keep making your content man! It's really fun to watch! You're amazing man! Oh and happy Halloween!
Is it too early to bring up Ben Drowned? I feel like the story has lost momentum over the past couple years, this generation needs to be introduced if they haven't already.
Modern kids are kinda desensitised to creepypastas. They probably wouldn't see the appeal.
why? it was bad
@@r.alexandercorbitt1554 Lol, I hoped you were wrong and then Kieran commented. Good call.
I'm so glad I clicked this video. Excellent coverage and examination of the lore and creatures in the Zelda series. And I had forgotten about that face on the ghost ship. Please Nintendo, put Wind Waker on the Switch!
I'm sure you get this a lot, but it still continues to make my day to see your content!!! I rewatch your "Top XX" videos all the time. your lore videos are my favorite, and I still am shaken and taken aback by the redead theories!!! I do nothing short of a happy dance when I see you have new videos posted, and I'm so, so happy i discoveed you late last year! You get me through chores, nights i can't sleep, and give me my zelda fix without fail! Love your stuff, thank you for all your hard work!!!!
The creepiest thing in Zelda is windmill guy I mean he's alone in a creepy windmill hes got a creepy smile playing creepy music all night long makes me shiver.
10:45 Of course the meta reason for his disappearance is to prevent players from accessing two of the dungeons that require child items to navigate, those being the Slingshot for Great Deku Tree and Boomerang for Jabu-Jabu's Belly. That's also why Dodongo's Cavern can be visited as an adult because Bombs are always usable.
9:00 Now there's a gloom hand in the island
I just came across this channel pretty recently.
I got my first LoZ games (OoT and WW) back in 2002.
I was 7 years old then.
Time flies, and life gets harder. I don't have as much time as I used to to sort myself out and recoup. These videos bring me a heavy sense of nostalgia and remind me that things will be alright.
So thank you for making these, Bro. Truly.
It feels awesome when you find a new YT channel full of content to sink into, thanks and props to your channel!
super creepy! i got shivers at points. love the halloween intro, had to rewatch it.
A theory about Mekar island:
Perhaps the lone tree is actually what remains of Makar. I don't think we know what happens to Koroks if/when they die. Perhaps they become trees as well? The fact that they have a single dead tree, a dead giveaway rock that would normally hide a Korok, the fact the island is named after him, the eastward blowing wind... it all leads me to believe that this was meant to be his grave.
Oh man, this was a good one. You could totally do a followup video on this with just your own theories on what these things could be. You're pretty good at that.
What if tingle is connected to the ghost ship. In the gamecube version, tingle is the only one who can translate the triforce charts. And one of those charts is collected on the ghost ship. He can read cursed objects. And charges you hundreds of rupees to do so. His face also kinda resembles the mask inside the ship.
Man I love the ghost ship. It added so much life to the open sea, just knowing it sails around on its own in the dark of night. Really upped the immersion, would've been awesome to see more things going around on their own accord regardless of the player.
Thank you for the video. Love this channel so much. Always a treat! Never a trick.
Loved the intro! 🧡
And I wish we could know more about all these dark, spooky things..
See; we need stuff like this in video games. Games that aren’t horror; but then randomly turn up the creepiness to 11 for no reason.
I could not wait for your new halloween video, I really really enjoyed it! Keep up the good work :D
10:18 jabu jabu could have done a fish flip over that fence back there and said "peace" when it got cold
Always live these creepy zelda episodes. I wish they were longer though personally.
i remember as a kid all my friends were scared of the shadow temple/bongo bongo but i, ever the weirdo of the group, just thought his name was super funny and wasn’t scared at all. i used to draw dead hands in the corners of my schoolbooks. anyway i still think bongo bongo is a funny name for a big ol spooky boss
god damn you upload a lot. its always a treat to see on my front page. I'm really psyched to be playing Ocarina again on the NSO, so this video hit at a good time
And that is another reason why Wind Waker is my favorite Zelda game. I wish we had another similar apparition in BOTW that could be seen if you looked out at sea.
It'd be cool to see the ghosts of fallen knights in some places too, just wandering around.
I bet that flint under the rock on Mekar Island is a petrified, dead Korok
One thing I noticed about mekar island while playing. Is that wind on the side of the island closest to the lost woods blows from the direction of the lost woods. The only direction to do so. I think Mekar island is a dumping ground for all the enemies that get lost in the woods. They turn into stal versions and get blown onto this small island out of the woods.
0:04 well played, well freaking played
The theory of JabuJabu being dead was something that I always believed as a kid, my proof to that being the heart piece at the bottom of his Lake in the future, I always said it was JabuJabu's heart when I collected it.... Dang I was an odd kid
Use the camera to look up. You can see his ribcage and other parts in the ice.
I love that Bongo Bongo, the Well, and the Shadow Temple are all, and I say this not as a meme, Nintendos own little slice of Dark Souls, years before Dark Souls was a glimmer in Miyazaki's eye.
It's dark, drenched with atmosphere, and has huge amounts of lore only hinted at with the shortest of text.
Kinda late for this but hearing about the ghost ship it really reminded me about the Caleuche its an old myth from Chile, a ghost ship that travels the sea picking up sailors who their ships sunk.
The caleuche allways appear from behind you, if you look directly at it the crew will bend you 1 knee and arm and you become some kind of zombie under they control.
But i you see it through the corner of your eye the crew will let you abord, give you some treasure and then youll wake up in the shore.
That last part especially reminded me of how link appears in the king of red lions after obtaining the treasure without looking directly at the face.