Props to the entire wind temple. I felt like that little window treasure chest was designed for so many Jank icicle setups to crawl through I felt like a genius haha
Some main reasons are: The Forgotten Temple for the Glyph locations, Hestu, Gazette HQ to activate the side quests across the map (and one I won't say as its spoilers) but yeah there's plenty of reasons to go there first. Hestu as he gives you Weapon expansions early, and stays at Lookout Landing in case you find more Seeds. Unlike BOTW where you only get a few expansions at set points and had to wait til a later area in the map, it's all available straight away. Major reason to go to Rito first.
@@creependerits funny how i skipped or missed a lot of these because I've been flying so high all the time. i could easily reach the boss boat but decided to trek slowly with Tulin just to experience how its meant to be played. am glad i took the slow and scenic route
And debatably, the hardest of the 4 (gibdo queen) was by far the worst one. It was poorly designed with how quick her attacks are and how often they knock back riju. If riju would just stand next to link while charging her lightning, and would charge it up faster, it would be fine. Wound up using yunobo to ignite her because every time i would activate riju she would try and run in to attack while charging up and get blasted away (canceling the charge) by the sandstorms.
@dumbghost3109 you have bomb arrow and every kind of elemtal item too attached to arrows and weapons you don't even need the sages to fight gibdo queen.
@@dumbghost3109 worst boss is muktorok, just because he isn't really a callback to anything and doesn't have his own loot, and his fight is easy as hell but it ain't even fun, it's just bullying him
@@PowerAidshe is a callback to both Majora's mask and Twilight Princess, Zelda games always have a boss fight with a "joke phase". Majora's incarnation, Twilight Princess' spider boss' 2nd phase etc..
@@dumbghost3109Muktorok is by far the worst boss. His fight is the antithesis of fun. The problem with his joke phase is that it is utterly arduous to actually chase after him.
@@rurpz Ritos, the wind temple, Colgera as the boss of the wind temple like Molgera, the theme of Dragoon Roost Island/Rito Village, WIND being the main element of the whole Arc and the Sage of Wind can blow Wind in one direction, the temple is a giant ship!
The rito arc has gotta be the best one of the 4 upheaval quests. The climb up to the ark, the music that plays when it’s revealed, the boss, the boss music, it’s all so amazing
idk, the roblox obby wasn't all that cool to me personally, i'd have to say goron was my fav. Though it could also be because the rito quest was the 3rd I had done.
So far the bosses haven’t just been damage sponges. That and them having unique ways you have to damage them, it far makes up for the crappy Blight fights being arrow sponges.
I don’t care who it was. The person at Nintendo who had the idea to let you dive through Colgera’s weak points should be given the biggest raise in history.
Really sad I figured that out on my 2nd playthrough from comments and such, I always used a bow for that fight - Going diving the second time with this music was GLORIOUS :O
ALMOST cried? Man you're solid I was ballin it. The Rito, the fact it's a giant ship, Colgera being an obvious Molgera reference and then this song. Man, this game is good. This is beautiful fan service
The boss was kind of a pushover, but the music and spectacle of the fight will cement Colgera as one of the most memorable bosses in the series, I'm sure of it.
yeah, like for demon beast ganon, it's more about the ambiance than the actual difficulty of the boss. (both are basically dodging a huge creature while trying to shoot specific spots in slowmo) I really liked it ! (I hate using horses so I can't say the same for ganon...)
This music feels cinematic. I can almost hear Tulin pushing himself for the sake of his dying village with the defiant flute bits and when the choir kicks in it feels like the previous generations of rito saying “you got this kid, we believe in you”
This whole temple and boss fight was just a huge fan service for Windwaker fans. -The Rito - Wind Temple s boss being Molgera in WW, as for this one is Colgera -Rito Village (Dragon Roost Island) theme being beautifully orchestrated in the boss fight - the fact that the wind temple main focus is on wind! (Windwaker) - and that the whole temple is based off a Boat (King of Red Lions)
To be honest, I was not a fan of the battle, but the music is undoubtably the best so far. Only done 3 bosses, one of which being a side adventure, but Water Temple’s boss is my favorite so far
They made the wind waker crescendo about as long as a dive into the colgera would take from top height, which leads to an epic sequence when the timing is right. They knew what they were doing.
While not the hardest boss ever, Colgera was an absolute blast to battle. The lead up, the fact that a town was on the brink of starvation because of this monster, and this killer theme all made for such an amazing experience. The Zelda team have once again given us a truly spectacular boss experience that for me, is in the top 5 of all time.
@@NuiYabuko The climb up into the sky, jumping from ship to ship around and then ascending atop a hurricane to jump into it's eye only to land on a gigantic flying ship? If that's not build up idk what is
was it the first boss you fought? For me it was the 3rd, and it was disappointing. lots of waiting around unless you figure out using arrows on it, which then its just dark beast ganon target practice, but again. In Botw, shooting targets was the lead up to the dungeon, a simple test, not the big finale.
I have never played Wind Waker and I can feel the love, passion, and intensity put into this track. You don't have to have played it to know this is a huge reveal.
Nah you dont get it like us, this isnt for you it was for me, if you don't know the old games your a fake fan , your juzt pretending at this point, where as my love comes from actual experience, sit down before you get hurt
I fought Colgera without cold resistance, surviving off of food made from coldshrooms. The boss fight was harder for me because I was on a time limit, I learned how to instantly bait it into opening it’s weak spot, and at the end I had the most incredible ending, the music rising as I dived into its last weak spot, Tulin shouting “Just a little more!” And I land on it as I am out of food with one heart remaining. Truly one of the most cinematic moments I have had in a game organically.
Same for me execpt i didnt hae enough heals and had to go to an earlier save to make dubious food. I nearly threw my switch at a wall Also only 5 arrows. No bullet time. Did you know that gibdo bones destroy the weak point protection in one hit? And my only save not on the dungeon was on the great sky island. Dubious food was the only way
The run up to this temple culminating in this boss fight with this music playing... Honestly, the most fun I've had in YEARS playing a video game. I had an the biggest, brightest uncontrollable grin on my face when the Dragon Roost/Rito motif came blasting in in that incredible choir. It's been less than a week and I'm already wishing I could experience it again for the first time.
Whoever wrote the theme for this song i love you. Using the music from dragon roost in such an epic and triumphant way is just a true masterpiece. This fight is one of the best in zelda history.
0:23 Ever since hearing botw’s beautiful renditon of Dragon Roost Island back in 2019, I’ve wanted it to be included in an epic song for a climactic moment, and 4 years later, MY WISH CAME TRUE! AND IT SOUNDS BETTER THAN I COULD HAVE EVER DREAMED! I had to pause the fight for a few moments after this part played to fully take in how amazing this boss fight theme was
I wish I could erase that fight from my memory to re-experience it like the first time. It was so epic and by far my favourite boss fight from any game
Ngl I has to pause mid fight because it was so much to take in. I had very high expectations for this game and it surpassed them. This being the first boss was the best thing
Fr not only is it an ice version of a wind waker boss the temple it’s in is an element first present in the wind waker and last but not least the instruments are roughly the same as the wind wakers
Man, this is the perfect evolution of Molgera in soundtrack form. Keeping bits of the Molgera theme, adding 'Boss Advantage' from Twilight Princess and Dragon Roost Island from Wind Waker, and playing it all out with the same flutes from the original Molgera fight was the best idea. They hit it out of the park. Sure, the fight was easy, but it was certainly epic and memorable.
@@josiahgoodman8875 It's the first few notes and it gets repeated throughout the fight. It's not the big, thunderous parts of 'Boss Advantage,' just the part leading up to it.
Surprised so many people are missing the Molgera motifs in this song. It's obvious that Rito Village/Dragon Roost are used in this but using Molgera's theme as a base for the flute part was genius
I decided to try doing colegra in the depths, but while having the champion revali theme from age of calamity playing in the background and it was amazing.
Bro what the absolute fuck. Nintendo cant just pump this mf out of nowhere while im falling to my death constantly. What a shocker hearing this was, this might be my favorite Zelda track of all time out of nowhere. What a fucking track man
Best Zelda main quest in a LONG time. The whole journey is breathtaking. Especially the quiet, eery version of Dragon Roost Island when the village is still frozen
This fight was very easy, but it was so ridiculously cool. They combined the vah medoh raid and malice naydra battles from botw and made it hectic and fast paced, large scaled and spectacular. Not to mention all the nods to Wind Waker. God I loved the battle so much.
@@blue_lux exactly my guy. Everyone here mentioning Wind water when the music is most resembling rito village from botw (I know that resembles windwakers theme but still)
Literally the best dungeon in the zelda franchise imo The Build up, the music, the design, the puzzle difficulty, the boss fight. So godly perfect. Tears of the Kingdom is really the GotY for me.
@@Gas_Daddy Yeah, I like Zelda’s style of music more too. But ff16s win was definitely deserved, even if I prefer songs like Colgera and the ending music.
Uhhhh look ive always debated that if any games series would win the music awards…between zelda and final fantasy…it will always be final fantasy. Hands down. I love zelda its my absolute favourite game series ever…but even i know that nothing beats final fantasy scores
Tulin is my favorite sage, his ability seems rather weak at first but once you've started using it a lot you really appreciate what it brings to the table. Plus the fact that his bow shots do pretty good dmg.
I love that Molgera’s theme can be heard at 0:34 along with dragon roost island. Probably one of my top favorite battles and theme in a very long time.
0:11 You're dodging Colgera's tornadoes, it starts to shoot its spikes out, the chorus kicks in, and you hear Tulin's voice as you dive for the final weak spot; "Just a little more, Link!"
Soon as you start making your ascent to fighting the boss. WOW. I was already like this is epic af jumping on the boats to get into storm. Then crossing over and seeing the wind temple.....THEN this epic ass boss fight with the music. Might best level in a video game I have ever played.
During the second phase (I decided to stop using arrows because I was curious if there was another way) I discovered that you can damage its exposed weak points by *DIVING IN* even Tulin reacts to it! That discovery alone made me into my favorite boss, the absolute epicness of literally headbutting throught this bastard's hearts has marked me for life!
It was funnier when I realised that you can get the same effect from falling after putting away the paraglider. It's as if Link took a page from Mario's book
@@infamous1164 imma put a spoiler alert here, so if you don't want to get spoiled, don't click read more After you defeat Colgera in the temple, a Colgera can spawn in the Dephts
@@rocketmidbus6297 found that out the hard way by building a rocket glider just to fire myself off into the darkness and see where I might wind up. Thing came right up out of the dark in my face and I freaked out and fell off.😂
@@gnomesbane When I saw the boss of the fire temple spawn down in the depths, I knew I was in for an awesome ride with each thing.. knowing each one can spawn again.
Words cannot describe just how much I loved the build up to this boss. Getting to rito village and hearing one of my favorite songs play in such a somber tone instead, everything frozen and almost nobody living there, dark, and cold. Instead of getting easily distracted like I usually do I was so focused on wanting to save this village and bring it back to what it once was. Then climbing up to the wind temple, getting higher and higher than ever in a Zelda game, with the music just getting more and more intense, until finally reaching the temple. Then once at the temple trying to figure out where the locks were and hearing the music again get grander with each one I found, encouraging me to keep going, only to become silent right when I found the last one. Finally leading up to the boss and hearing the amazing song play, knowing that I was finally at the point where I can put an end to this blizzard and restore the rito village. Although the fight wasn't too difficult, the spectacle and music just had me in awe and had me more emotional than expected. It's moments like these that make me love this game so much. The directors knew EXACTLY what they were doing and were so meticulous in making sure it all came together, all the while putting wind waker references which made me love it even more. I just wish I could re-experience this again and I can't wait what the rest of the game has in store for me
Love the rito village theme mixed in with dragon roost island! This game’s soundtrack is like a love letter to the whole series plus a whole lotta new at the same time!
Windwaker is my favorite game of all time. Not just favorite Zelda, favorite video game in general.This dungeon, soundtrack, everything is incredible. This track hits different because Windwaker was my first Zelda. Captured Molgera's theme and Dragoonroost in one. 10/10.
The triumphant rendition of the Rito Village theme is so cool, considering that the only version we've heard up to this point is a desolate and dying version of the theme. You're hearing this as you are destroying the cause of the curse, it's almost like the Rito themselves shouting "we're not dead yet, will fight to our last moment, ganondorf will never destroy us!" Whice us perfectly encompassed by Tulin, as he fights alongside Link himself to save his people. This is truly the perfect introduction to TotK's excellent dungeons.
The Wind Temple was my first dungeon and the lead up to it, the atmosphere, Tulin (best companion) and the epic boss fight with this incredible song playing just gave me chills. It felt so cinematic in every way and even after completing all dungeons, the wind temple is still by far my favorite. The others were all still cool but they didn’t reach the same level of hype and epicness that the wind temple had
2:09 ❤ Goosebumps… Actual biggest goosebumps I’ve got in a very long time. I’ve never heard the Dragon Roost island theme sound SO BEAUTIFUL since Wind Waker! This game is phenomenal and makes me feel the kind of magic that Wind Waker also did, I feel like TOTK is what BOTW really wanted to be like. From level design, Boss battles, Music, cutscenes, replayability (beyond just speedruns and doing the same things better, over and over again) and enough mechanics in the game, and richness in the world that actually makes the game feel more alive than how empty BOTW felt. It speaks volumes when you realize BOTW’s music was just the Hyrule Castle, Final Boss fight, and that’s it.
The music that playes when attacking Vah Ruta and Vah Medoh is amazing as well! Both amazing tracks. And all the character themes were beautiful as well, like Mipha's theme and Urbosa's theme
this boss fight didn't have the greatest fight tactics or whatever but this theme alone makes up for it holy crap, I'm a new zelda fan but this is seriously amazing
Most the fight i was spending just looking at the raw spectacle of Colgera. I held back killing him just to see more and hear more of the music 😂 Who cares if the attacks are easy if they look cool
Honestly one of the best songs in the franchise, holy jeebus - and in a franchise like Zelda with an insane amount of amazing songs, that's an achievement. Seriously incredible, it actually gives me the chills (heh).
I expected to die but won first try. It felt like there were a bunch of things I could do too, just the options and also managing height at the same time felt so cool
Fighting Colgera while flying with Tulin, and this playing in the background makes you feel like a true goddamn hero. It's like both Link and Tulin pushing themselves to their limits for the village, i love this game.
I didn't even grow up with Windwaker and the Dragon Roost section still had me on the verge of tears, shit transcends generations and goes straight to the feels!
I absolutely *adore* that they snuck in snippets of Dragon Roost Island’s theme. 0:23 What a perfect thing to revisit for the climax of the Rito quest.
I can’t express how awesome the build up the the wind temple was, traveling with Tulin, the music build up and finally getting to the wind temple. Then to find out the boss isn’t a ganon blight! BEST GAME EVER
Colgera's theme sharing a motif with dragon roost island from wind waker is perfection. I love when they use music to draw connections, such as the Rito being connected across generations by that slappy bridge
Colgera is something I missed in BOTW. It feels incredibly zelda-y and I love it. The traditional zelda formula introduces a new item or ability in a dungeon, then begins to explore it through the dungeon's puzzles. The final boss typically uses that mechanic in a new way or combined with another mechanic to make something interesting. Colgera takes the new diving mechanics with the old bullet time bow and it becomes this incredibly fun and satisfying fight. And of course, the famous music delivers once again. Taking the dragon roost theme from wind waker and its reimaging from rito village, and merging it with parts of molgera's theme. Easily my favorite boss so far in my playthrough.
TOTK is probably the most Zelda Zelda game if you think about it. The first Zelda had pretty much no direction and was completely open ended, made to satisfy Satoshi Tajiri's wish of making an experience similar to exploring the wilderness. The later entries like ALTTP became more focused and linear, and OOT solidified the linear Zelda formula. But BOTW returned to the open endedness and wilderness theme of the original. TOTK combines it with the more traditional dungeon designs. So it really is the culmination of the origins and tradition of the series.
props to the person at Nintendo who decided that the dungeon for the rito should be a boat
Oh I just got that it's referencing Wind Waker
Props to the entire wind temple. I felt like that little window treasure chest was designed for so many Jank icicle setups to crawl through I felt like a genius haha
@@Justagamerhere1the fact that I recalled icicles and rode them through the opening, when the solution was to literally just grab the chest.
I used one of the zonai pillars to climb up to and crawl through the window lol
I ultrahanded the icicle through and then stuck the chest to it and ultrahanded both back through
This boss is the reason Purah insist you go to rito first.
@angeloovideflautre2481it’s not but it’s so damn cool
She does? Maybe I just didn’t talk to her enough.
Some main reasons are: The Forgotten Temple for the Glyph locations, Hestu, Gazette HQ to activate the side quests across the map (and one I won't say as its spoilers) but yeah there's plenty of reasons to go there first. Hestu as he gives you Weapon expansions early, and stays at Lookout Landing in case you find more Seeds. Unlike BOTW where you only get a few expansions at set points and had to wait til a later area in the map, it's all available straight away. Major reason to go to Rito first.
@angeloovideflautre2481but it was easily the most fun- at least for me
@@creependerits funny how i skipped or missed a lot of these because I've been flying so high all the time. i could easily reach the boss boat but decided to trek slowly with Tulin just to experience how its meant to be played. am glad i took the slow and scenic route
Colgera proves that a boss doesn't have to be difficult to be memorable or fun. Easily my favorite boss in the game.
And debatably, the hardest of the 4 (gibdo queen) was by far the worst one. It was poorly designed with how quick her attacks are and how often they knock back riju. If riju would just stand next to link while charging her lightning, and would charge it up faster, it would be fine.
Wound up using yunobo to ignite her because every time i would activate riju she would try and run in to attack while charging up and get blasted away (canceling the charge) by the sandstorms.
@dumbghost3109 you have bomb arrow and every kind of elemtal item too attached to arrows and weapons you don't even need the sages to fight gibdo queen.
@@dumbghost3109 worst boss is muktorok, just because he isn't really a callback to anything and doesn't have his own loot, and his fight is easy as hell but it ain't even fun, it's just bullying him
@@PowerAidshe is a callback to both Majora's mask and Twilight Princess, Zelda games always have a boss fight with a "joke phase".
Majora's incarnation, Twilight Princess' spider boss' 2nd phase etc..
@@dumbghost3109Muktorok is by far the worst boss. His fight is the antithesis of fun. The problem with his joke phase is that it is utterly arduous to actually chase after him.
It felt like the entire tulin quest, from the locations to the boss to the music was just a big 'ol payment of homage to wind waker
As an Ocarina kid, yes.
It was a love letter to y'all
No i dont see how
@@rurpz Ritos, the wind temple, Colgera as the boss of the wind temple like Molgera, the theme of Dragoon Roost Island/Rito Village, WIND being the main element of the whole Arc and the Sage of Wind can blow Wind in one direction, the temple is a giant ship!
I knew it, I quickly thought it was the molgera battle theme, but I thought I was wrong.
@@frederickglass1583 i love how you worded that. I was a wind waker kid. I’m glad they did that, i cried a little ngl lol! I love oot too tho
The rito arc has gotta be the best one of the 4 upheaval quests. The climb up to the ark, the music that plays when it’s revealed, the boss, the boss music, it’s all so amazing
And tulins lesson
I liked the Zora better,but this is second
idk, the roblox obby wasn't all that cool to me personally, i'd have to say goron was my fav. Though it could also be because the rito quest was the 3rd I had done.
@@Invalourrr-vb3xo haha it kinda was like an obby
No it's not. The rito one was wayyy too short. Sidon's one os the longest and the best
This theme is a love letter to Windwaker fans
and so is the boss
i can't describe how much joy and excitement i've felt through this whole battle
this game is just so damn amazing !
@@christopherdaboycollin5417 Wind Waker had Molgera, this Colgera. The only way it could've been more direct would've been the chuggas
Yes
We Stan cold molgera
One of the best bosses in Zelda history. Whoever thought of the idea of using dives to hurt Colgera is a genius.
Wait, using dives??? Did you *dive* into the boss's weakspots!? I just shot them! :O
@@mattshnoop Yeah, I dove into them, and it was exhilarating.
@Ade117 especially with Tulin hyping you up for each dive! Absolutely one of the most memorable boss fights in Zelda history!
Man Diving into Colgera was just metal in general in my personal opinion and Tulin was awesome too little dude came in clutch in my fight with it
That's what I did the first time xD
This fight was soooo much fun. Such a breath of fresh air after all the ganon blights in botw
Don't you mean a breath of the wild, fresh air ?
@@marcomarco8436 you tried
So far the bosses haven’t just been damage sponges. That and them having unique ways you have to damage them, it far makes up for the crappy Blight fights being arrow sponges.
YES!
@@MarcusTalks1 only thunderblight felt like a real boss to me
I don’t care who it was. The person at Nintendo who had the idea to let you dive through Colgera’s weak points should be given the biggest raise in history.
...thats a thing?
i just stalled for 2 minutes waiting for the best part of the song so I could then shoot the weak spots with my lynel bow
@@danshiba1498The game itself tells you to do this. You've already had to dive through ice on the way to the temple.
@@ianfinrir8724dude I just did jumping attacks on the ice to break it, nowhere in the game did they tell you dives could break the ice.
They should've made that the only way to kill it
Really sad I figured that out on my 2nd playthrough from comments and such, I always used a bow for that fight - Going diving the second time with this music was GLORIOUS :O
I NEED to see a live performance of this theme so bad.
I wonder if this'll play at Nintendo Live? I hope they do more of those kinds of events in the future.
when it wins game of the year it will
@@FBIStatMajorFingers crossed, but usually they just play the games' main themes in the pre-GOTY orchestra.
OMG ME TOO
They didn´t as far as I know, but we need to get this in local orchestras hehe
The wind temple was my first dungeon and boy that Bossfight was epic. Sure it was easy, but it looked so cool.
Now did you beat him the lame way (arrows), or the epic way (dive bombing his weak spots)?
@@heheheiamderpmatter375 DIVE BOMB! If you have the chance to headbutt a giant sky worm to death, you take it!
@@heheheiamderpmatter375 had no idea this was possible now i wanna redo it
Edit: i have redone it several times
@@jacobtrost5048 for the last one I dive bomb like a bad ass
@@heheheiamderpmatter375 I saved a clip on my switch, my last dive bomb was timed perfectly with the Dragon Roost bit. It was epic af
I almost cried when I saw my favorite Wind Waker boss returned. AND in a Wind Dungeon too, it's so perfect.
I did not make that connection til seeing this post. Colgera is just an ice version of Molgera. This fight and dungeon have so many WW references.
@@XenoWars cold molgera
ALMOST cried? Man you're solid I was ballin it. The Rito, the fact it's a giant ship, Colgera being an obvious Molgera reference and then this song. Man, this game is good. This is beautiful fan service
Once I heard that dragon roost music kick in I fucking balled my eyes out trying to fight this thing.
Yes! and just like windwakers molgera it had great music too!
The boss was kind of a pushover, but the music and spectacle of the fight will cement Colgera as one of the most memorable bosses in the series, I'm sure of it.
The fight was fun which makes up for the difficulty imo.
@@marche800 Agreed. The blights were also pushovers, but kinda lame bosses imo. The TOTK bosses are all really unique.
I died to this boss, but not because of the tornadoes, but because of fall damage. Forgot to glide back up...
I died to the tornadoes a lot lol.
yeah, like for demon beast ganon, it's more about the ambiance than the actual difficulty of the boss. (both are basically dodging a huge creature while trying to shoot specific spots in slowmo)
I really liked it ! (I hate using horses so I can't say the same for ganon...)
This music feels cinematic. I can almost hear Tulin pushing himself for the sake of his dying village with the defiant flute bits and when the choir kicks in it feels like the previous generations of rito saying “you got this kid, we believe in you”
Revali: make sure link doesn't mess it up again!
But. Honestly he was kinda useless in the fight. Other than to dodge some attacks. And I didn’t even use him to do that.
Tulin honestly needed actual character development but he’s still a little baby
@@bradleyadams5252
Link: "he said after being killed by the easiest blight despite being able to fly away if he really wanted to..."
@Lv-nq9qz you know Revali was too prideful for that 😄
This whole temple and boss fight was just a huge fan service for Windwaker fans.
-The Rito
- Wind Temple s boss being Molgera in WW, as for this one is Colgera
-Rito Village (Dragon Roost Island) theme being beautifully orchestrated in the boss fight
- the fact that the wind temple main focus is on wind! (Windwaker)
- and that the whole temple is based off a Boat (King of Red Lions)
*Gohma is the boss of DR Island
Molgera is in the wind temple just like Colgera
@@arek.k8688 thanks for reminding me that, only played WW once
Dont forget the masive use of the glider whoch inetionional or not, WW was the first game to introduce a gliding tool with the deku leaf
@DrawsWithFist Unless you count cuccos. Then OOT was (unless ALTTP let you glide with them, I don't remember.)
@@mustacheman529 that was why i said tool xD
Hearing the same instruments used in Molgera theme with this dragon roost leitmotif is amazing. Particularly the best battle I had in the game so far
You're right, my friend :)
To be honest, I was not a fan of the battle, but the music is undoubtably the best so far.
Only done 3 bosses, one of which being a side adventure, but Water Temple’s boss is my favorite so far
@@IAteABox The battle honestly gets infinitely more baller when you realize you can just torpedo your way through Colgera's crystals to defeat it tbh
@@Zakading this thread is about music. Keep the spoilers out if you're not talking about music.
Molgera from Wind Waker? You can't compare MIDI instruments to real instruments like that. They're strikingly different.
They made the wind waker crescendo about as long as a dive into the colgera would take from top height, which leads to an epic sequence when the timing is right. They knew what they were doing.
I had that happen. It was epic.
I actually have that beautiful moment saved in my switch to keep watching because of the shivers it sends down my spine 🔥
It happened to me when I was dealing the final blow, and god it felt so badass
Reminds me of how Halo 3 timed the ending song to the big jumps for an epic escape
Amazing moment for me. To my surprise TH-cam is filled with videos of people shooting hundreds of arrows, which isn't as epic
While not the hardest boss ever, Colgera was an absolute blast to battle. The lead up, the fact that a town was on the brink of starvation because of this monster, and this killer theme all made for such an amazing experience. The Zelda team have once again given us a truly spectacular boss experience that for me, is in the top 5 of all time.
What lead-up? All the Temple bosses are more like nuisances than actual threats.
@@NuiYabuko The climb up into the sky, jumping from ship to ship around and then ascending atop a hurricane to jump into it's eye only to land on a gigantic flying ship? If that's not build up idk what is
@@NuiYabuko maybe try the game? I'm assuming you haven't if our comments don't sound like things you encountered in the game.
@@NuiYabuko everything before the boss? If you’re confused you could always look up a video to understand what they’re referring to!
was it the first boss you fought? For me it was the 3rd, and it was disappointing. lots of waiting around unless you figure out using arrows on it, which then its just dark beast ganon target practice, but again. In Botw, shooting targets was the lead up to the dungeon, a simple test, not the big finale.
I have never played Wind Waker and I can feel the love, passion, and intensity put into this track. You don't have to have played it to know this is a huge reveal.
Me to
Play it, you wint regret it😄
@@MasDoucI can’t. I only have a switch.
@@-C.V.N-same, I wanna play all the older games so badly but I cant
Nah you dont get it like us, this isnt for you it was for me, if you don't know the old games your a fake fan , your juzt pretending at this point, where as my love comes from actual experience, sit down before you get hurt
I fought Colgera without cold resistance, surviving off of food made from coldshrooms. The boss fight was harder for me because I was on a time limit, I learned how to instantly bait it into opening it’s weak spot, and at the end I had the most incredible ending, the music rising as I dived into its last weak spot, Tulin shouting “Just a little more!” And I land on it as I am out of food with one heart remaining. Truly one of the most cinematic moments I have had in a game organically.
I had the exact same thing happen to me and it was so fun
same, i kept dying and had to constantly eat, eventually i managed to perfectly slow-mo shoot all the weak spots at once
don't sunshrooms give you warmth
Same for me execpt i didnt hae enough heals and had to go to an earlier save to make dubious food. I nearly threw my switch at a wall
Also only 5 arrows. No bullet time. Did you know that gibdo bones destroy the weak point protection in one hit? And my only save not on the dungeon was on the great sky island. Dubious food was the only way
Literally exact same thing happened to me. Unforgettable
The run up to this temple culminating in this boss fight with this music playing... Honestly, the most fun I've had in YEARS playing a video game. I had an the biggest, brightest uncontrollable grin on my face when the Dragon Roost/Rito motif came blasting in in that incredible choir. It's been less than a week and I'm already wishing I could experience it again for the first time.
You might not be able to experience it again for the first time, but you can re-fight the Worm in the depths!
The thunder in the blizzard showing the ark was awesome
Same, dude. Same. Such an amazing theme and boss fight.
You and me both buddy such an awesome boss
I hadn't felt this since shadow of the colossus almost 20 years ago
Molgera, Molduga, Colgera.
Giant worms bosses and zelda, recipe for banger soundtrack.
now we just need a colduga
@@joncross8483 sounds like a ice version of a molduga, and that'd be cool
@@enanan4 more like a coldugera
Mol is actually the Hylian prefix for "Worm." Not quite sure what gera and duga mean in terms of suffix.
Don't forgot the twinmold
Whoever wrote the theme for this song i love you. Using the music from dragon roost in such an epic and triumphant way is just a true masterpiece. This fight is one of the best in zelda history.
I shouldn't have to scroll this far to find a comment pointing out the dragon roost bits
It also uses something similar to the Molgera theme from windwaker.
@@turtlefalcon5546 oooh! I just made the connection: Molgera-Molten: Colgera-Cold
this song fucks so hard oh my gosh, I am a windwaker baby and dragonroost island was always one of my favorite islands
@@starry-knight Molgera wasn't really molten, it was sand
At 0:23 when you are doing it the actual way (falling through the ice) it makes it feel so heroic
0:23 Ever since hearing botw’s beautiful renditon of Dragon Roost Island back in 2019, I’ve wanted it to be included in an epic song for a climactic moment, and 4 years later, MY WISH CAME TRUE! AND IT SOUNDS BETTER THAN I COULD HAVE EVER DREAMED! I had to pause the fight for a few moments after this part played to fully take in how amazing this boss fight theme was
I wish I could erase that fight from my memory to re-experience it like the first time.
It was so epic and by far my favourite boss fight from any game
Ngl I has to pause mid fight because it was so much to take in. I had very high expectations for this game and it surpassed them. This being the first boss was the best thing
Wind Waker has a strong presence on this one
Fr not only is it an ice version of a wind waker boss the temple it’s in is an element first present in the wind waker and last but not least the instruments are roughly the same as the wind wakers
@@TheRed_02 not to mention the dungeon itself is a giant boat. Everything about the rito questline is a love letter to WW
Makes sense too since we meet the Rito's ancestors in Wind Waker
Man, this is the perfect evolution of Molgera in soundtrack form.
Keeping bits of the Molgera theme, adding 'Boss Advantage' from Twilight Princess and Dragon Roost Island from Wind Waker, and playing it all out with the same flutes from the original Molgera fight was the best idea. They hit it out of the park. Sure, the fight was easy, but it was certainly epic and memorable.
Where’s the boss advantage motif? I dont hear it
Diving through colgera's ice sheets was AMAZING, man
Honestly, I think the only thing I'd have done differently would have been to make the percussion a little closer to Molgera.
@@jantares What if this theme had the CHIKACHIKACHIKACHIKA from the Molgera theme
@@josiahgoodman8875 It's the first few notes and it gets repeated throughout the fight. It's not the big, thunderous parts of 'Boss Advantage,' just the part leading up to it.
Months later and I still can’t get over this theme
Surprised so many people are missing the Molgera motifs in this song. It's obvious that Rito Village/Dragon Roost are used in this but using Molgera's theme as a base for the flute part was genius
The piano arpeggio in all three phases is the piano line from Blizzetta’s theme in Twilight Princess
And references to Divine Beast Vah Medoh
I decided to try doing colegra in the depths, but while having the champion revali theme from age of calamity playing in the background and it was amazing.
I can't be the only one that wanted a loop on the choir on second 0:22.
Simply beautiful. The best theme so far!
Absolutely, that stinger hits so good
@@rodrigovillegas2263 exactly. It's just not enough
This one part gave me chills the first time I heard it and it still does. Luckily, thanks to a certain thing in the depths, you can replay this
@@CloverOfMisfortune I just discovered that and I'm so thankful for that wink
The rito remix, let’s go !!!
Honestly best theme in the game I’ve heard so far, thanks for uploading!
Yes 100 best theme
0:21 hits like a train, when i heard this while playing i knew this gonna be oneof my favorite tracks in the game
@@A8EL I heard it during the datamines and nearly teared up at that portion, this game is everything I hoped itd be and more!
@@A8EL that is part of the dragon roost island theme from wind waker
Bro what the absolute fuck. Nintendo cant just pump this mf out of nowhere while im falling to my death constantly. What a shocker hearing this was, this might be my favorite Zelda track of all time out of nowhere. What a fucking track man
They can't keep getting away with this!
*But by god I hope they do.*
Best Zelda main quest in a LONG time. The whole journey is breathtaking. Especially the quiet, eery version of Dragon Roost Island when the village is still frozen
I wasn't raised on Windwaker, but I still get super emotional listening to this track. God, this game is perfect
This fight was very easy, but it was so ridiculously cool. They combined the vah medoh raid and malice naydra battles from botw and made it hectic and fast paced, large scaled and spectacular. Not to mention all the nods to Wind Waker. God I loved the battle so much.
Man hearing that Dragon Roost Island bit legit made me cry mid boss fight 😭❤️ I love Wind Waker so much
ahhhh saaaame 😭i was sobbing and dying at the same time
Where at?
@@TH-camDeletedMyLastNick 0:22
Did yall never notice the dragon roost part in the rito village theme????
@@blue_lux exactly my guy. Everyone here mentioning Wind water when the music is most resembling rito village from botw (I know that resembles windwakers theme but still)
The amount of multilayered nostalgia in this theme is giving me some serious emotions right now
Literally the best dungeon in the zelda franchise imo
The Build up, the music, the design, the puzzle difficulty, the boss fight.
So godly perfect. Tears of the Kingdom is really the GotY for me.
That's not too surprising tho
Best dungeon is a major stretch lol
@@wozthescott2804 It's still satisfying as hell, a very well-crafted puzzlebox.
Bro has not played any other zelda game in his life
@@mcsquid9110 Art is subjective.
Totk should’ve gotten the music award, the music in this game is incredible
It is incredible, but please listen to “Away” from ff16 and you’ll understand why it got the award. I still like TotK’s ost better overall though.
@@Chroma10008 just listened to it, I understand why it won lol, personally I still like Zelda’s music but that’s rly good
@@Gas_Daddy Yeah, I like Zelda’s style of music more too. But ff16s win was definitely deserved, even if I prefer songs like Colgera and the ending music.
Uhhhh look ive always debated that if any games series would win the music awards…between zelda and final fantasy…it will always be final fantasy. Hands down. I love zelda its my absolute favourite game series ever…but even i know that nothing beats final fantasy scores
Such a shame both of these games came out in the same year. Both equally deserves a reward for their ost
The sheer scale of this boss battle was just breathtaking.
Making this theme basically the rito village theme is genius. It makes thematic sense as tulin's fighting colgera to save Rito village from starvation
And the rito village theme being dragon roost is even MORE GENIUS ITS ALL SO BRILLIANT
Tulin is my favorite sage, his ability seems rather weak at first but once you've started using it a lot you really appreciate what it brings to the table. Plus the fact that his bow shots do pretty good dmg.
@@AdaTheWatcher yeah hes cool
cannot believe they dropped the dragon roost motif in there the absolute MADLADS
I love that Molgera’s theme can be heard at 0:34 along with dragon roost island. Probably one of my top favorite battles and theme in a very long time.
0:11
You're dodging Colgera's tornadoes, it starts to shoot its spikes out, the chorus kicks in, and you hear Tulin's voice as you dive for the final weak spot;
"Just a little more, Link!"
Soon as you start making your ascent to fighting the boss. WOW. I was already like this is epic af jumping on the boats to get into storm. Then crossing over and seeing the wind temple.....THEN this epic ass boss fight with the music.
Might best level in a video game I have ever played.
Just got to this fight as my first major boss and my god, this music really sold it.
During the second phase (I decided to stop using arrows because I was curious if there was another way) I discovered that you can damage its exposed weak points by *DIVING IN* even Tulin reacts to it!
That discovery alone made me into my favorite boss, the absolute epicness of literally headbutting throught this bastard's hearts has marked me for life!
It was funnier when I realised that you can get the same effect from falling after putting away the paraglider. It's as if Link took a page from Mario's book
WAIT ARE YOU SERIOUS???
NOW I WANNA FIGHT IT AGAIN BUT I DIDN'T MAKE AN EXTRA SAVE 😭😭😭
@@infamous1164 imma put a spoiler alert here, so if you don't want to get spoiled, don't click read more
After you defeat Colgera in the temple, a Colgera can spawn in the Dephts
@@rocketmidbus6297 found that out the hard way by building a rocket glider just to fire myself off into the darkness and see where I might wind up. Thing came right up out of the dark in my face and I freaked out and fell off.😂
@@gnomesbane When I saw the boss of the fire temple spawn down in the depths, I knew I was in for an awesome ride with each thing.. knowing each one can spawn again.
0:14 I’ve only heard this once and I felt instant goosebumps, wish it was looped more
I cried when this part hit 00:25 it's one of the best boss fight themes ever.
Words cannot describe just how much I loved the build up to this boss.
Getting to rito village and hearing one of my favorite songs play in such a somber tone instead, everything frozen and almost nobody living there, dark, and cold. Instead of getting easily distracted like I usually do I was so focused on wanting to save this village and bring it back to what it once was.
Then climbing up to the wind temple, getting higher and higher than ever in a Zelda game, with the music just getting more and more intense, until finally reaching the temple.
Then once at the temple trying to figure out where the locks were and hearing the music again get grander with each one I found, encouraging me to keep going, only to become silent right when I found the last one.
Finally leading up to the boss and hearing the amazing song play, knowing that I was finally at the point where I can put an end to this blizzard and restore the rito village.
Although the fight wasn't too difficult, the spectacle and music just had me in awe and had me more emotional than expected.
It's moments like these that make me love this game so much. The directors knew EXACTLY what they were doing and were so meticulous in making sure it all came together, all the while putting wind waker references which made me love it even more.
I just wish I could re-experience this again and I can't wait what the rest of the game has in store for me
Love the rito village theme mixed in with dragon roost island! This game’s soundtrack is like a love letter to the whole series plus a whole lotta new at the same time!
And I thought nothing could top Molgera's theme...
It took Molgera’s theme to beat Molgera’s theme.
I used the stones to destroy the stones.
@@MrSailing101not the first nod to thanos in this game
Windwaker is my favorite game of all time. Not just favorite Zelda, favorite video game in general.This dungeon, soundtrack, everything is incredible. This track hits different because Windwaker was my first Zelda. Captured Molgera's theme and Dragoonroost in one. 10/10.
200% agreed!
Nice to see you here
@@sitbar1 Glad to be here! Ty for posting this amazing track!
The triumphant rendition of the Rito Village theme is so cool, considering that the only version we've heard up to this point is a desolate and dying version of the theme. You're hearing this as you are destroying the cause of the curse, it's almost like the Rito themselves shouting "we're not dead yet, will fight to our last moment, ganondorf will never destroy us!" Whice us perfectly encompassed by Tulin, as he fights alongside Link himself to save his people. This is truly the perfect introduction to TotK's excellent dungeons.
Wind Waker getting the respect it deserves
Dealing with the cold if you didnt have spicy food was the hardest part of this fight lmao
Or you know, TWO levels of cold-resist gear
Or one level cold resist gear and a ruby rod.
or one piece of snowquil armour and food
Or having no cold resist gear and only 5 hearts and just living off little meals and hoping that i can survive long enough to finish the fight ☠️☠️☠️
@@andresvargas6215 DUDE this is an insane strategy 😭😭😭
They didn’t have to go so hard with this song, but I’m so glad they did ❤
“Who are you?”
“Why, I’m the Worm Boss!”
I'm the worm boss that took notes from devourerer of gods from terraria calamity
I still can't believe we went from Moldorm in ALttP and LA, to Molgera in WW, to BotW's Molduga to TotK's Colgera
@@beta_remastered2272 Devourer of Ice Cream
@@beta_remastered2272 I didn't expect that reference (yes I get the irony with my pfp).
@@mitchellbrown4454 There's also Twinmold from MM!
The Wind Temple was my first dungeon and the lead up to it, the atmosphere, Tulin (best companion) and the epic boss fight with this incredible song playing just gave me chills. It felt so cinematic in every way and even after completing all dungeons, the wind temple is still by far my favorite. The others were all still cool but they didn’t reach the same level of hype and epicness that the wind temple had
0:22 i get chills every time this part plays. literally way too good
Hearing revalis theme AND molgera's... Best theme on planet earth
I can't believe this manages to have so many different themes in it and still flow so well
I love how the music changes and evolves as the fight progresses both here and in the game
i cried when i heard the music, it’s so good
2:09 ❤ Goosebumps… Actual biggest goosebumps I’ve got in a very long time. I’ve never heard the Dragon Roost island theme sound SO BEAUTIFUL since Wind Waker!
This game is phenomenal and makes me feel the kind of magic that Wind Waker also did, I feel like TOTK is what BOTW really wanted to be like.
From level design, Boss battles, Music, cutscenes, replayability (beyond just speedruns and doing the same things better, over and over again) and enough mechanics in the game, and richness in the world that actually makes the game feel more alive than how empty BOTW felt.
It speaks volumes when you realize BOTW’s music was just the Hyrule Castle, Final Boss fight, and that’s it.
Well, that and Maz Koshia. But yeah music was really lacking in botw
The music that playes when attacking Vah Ruta and Vah Medoh is amazing as well! Both amazing tracks. And all the character themes were beautiful as well, like Mipha's theme and Urbosa's theme
whoever made this song WAS COOKING one of the best boss music on earth
bro i had to stand up while fighting this boss to fully jam to the music
this boss fight didn't have the greatest fight tactics or whatever but this theme alone makes up for it holy crap, I'm a new zelda fan but this is seriously amazing
Zelda bosses even in the older games are more often about their design/spectacle rather than difficulty
Go hear Molgera theme and get mind blown.
@@ayoshikiller ahh that's interesting, that's also visible in Dark Beast Ganon i think
@@Edsanji Will do
Most the fight i was spending just looking at the raw spectacle of Colgera. I held back killing him just to see more and hear more of the music 😂
Who cares if the attacks are easy if they look cool
Incorporating a godly remix of dragon roost Island into boss music that matches this amazing boss so perfectly is just pure genius.
Bro Colgera is 100% my favorite boss in the temples, and my god is he cool. He’s one of the best bosses in history. He deserves this epic soundtrack.
Honestly one of the best songs in the franchise, holy jeebus - and in a franchise like Zelda with an insane amount of amazing songs, that's an achievement. Seriously incredible, it actually gives me the chills (heh).
This boss was easy, But it was still a uniquely beautiful experience for me to be able to beat him! With a good banger and a unique way of battling
I mean... I feel most Zelda bosses are pretty easy if you look through the series history. It's definitely more about the spectacle than anything.
I expected to die but won first try. It felt like there were a bunch of things I could do too, just the options and also managing height at the same time felt so cool
Now fight it again in the depths it gets a serious glow up. Chunks you for 7 hearts with 30 defense
@@Matkingos only if you are bad and get hit.
@@Matkingos
Really? Does the same theme play, or a distorted version considering underground?
Fighting Colgera while flying with Tulin, and this playing in the background makes you feel like a true goddamn hero. It's like both Link and Tulin pushing themselves to their limits for the village, i love this game.
0:44 is the best part
0:20 perfection ... just a perfection
This is the why tears of the kingdom is the best game
I didn't even grow up with Windwaker and the Dragon Roost section still had me on the verge of tears, shit transcends generations and goes straight to the feels!
Just finished my first playthrough a couple weeks ago. Among the five regular dungeon bosses, this one was the best.
This battle theme is amazing, when the rito theme comes in full swing was so cool to experience, truly one of the best boss battles.
Oh my god, the Dragon Roost Island part just PUNCHES me right in the feels every time! Always gets me tearing up.
I absolutely *adore* that they snuck in snippets of Dragon Roost Island’s theme. 0:23
What a perfect thing to revisit for the climax of the Rito quest.
wdym snuck in it was literally shouting right at your face LOL
"Snuck"? My guy they have a chamber choir doing it
This is an absolute banger.
Boring
@@mihaimercenarul7467 Nobody cares about your edge lord wrong opinion.
I can’t express how awesome the build up the the wind temple was, traveling with Tulin, the music build up and finally getting to the wind temple. Then to find out the boss isn’t a ganon blight! BEST GAME EVER
The Wind Waker tunes made this such a nostalgic experience, and the boss was so much fun on top of it - so amazing!
0:22 🎶 *Oh we are Rito, born to fly, sail the skyward tide, up on the wind we ride.* 🎶
I don't know how to explain this, but the crescendo is borderline orgasmic in its beauty.
Tulin is forever Goated one of my favorite characters in the game. Bro had so much talent for a young lad 😎
I never played WW but I had goosebumps from the epic nature of the song while diving down into the boss
this hyped me up so much during the boss
Colgera's theme sharing a motif with dragon roost island from wind waker is perfection. I love when they use music to draw connections, such as the Rito being connected across generations by that slappy bridge
0:21 OH WE ARE RITO BORN TO FLY! SAILING THE SKYWARD TIDE! UP ON THE WIND WE RIDE!
Je suis si heureuse d'avoir fait ce combat avec le son. C'était épique.
Love the fact they laced throughout the song both dragonroost island leitmotif and molgera boss battle leitmotif.
Tulin has gotta be the bravest kid in this game for squaring up against a monster as big as Colgera
Colgera is something I missed in BOTW. It feels incredibly zelda-y and I love it.
The traditional zelda formula introduces a new item or ability in a dungeon, then begins to explore it through the dungeon's puzzles. The final boss typically uses that mechanic in a new way or combined with another mechanic to make something interesting.
Colgera takes the new diving mechanics with the old bullet time bow and it becomes this incredibly fun and satisfying fight.
And of course, the famous music delivers once again. Taking the dragon roost theme from wind waker and its reimaging from rito village, and merging it with parts of molgera's theme. Easily my favorite boss so far in my playthrough.
Dont forget you can nose dive through the weakpoints. Amazing boss fight.
Don't forget that Tulin is THE item for this dungeon, without him, you can't even activate the fans and then fight colgera.
TOTK is probably the most Zelda Zelda game if you think about it. The first Zelda had pretty much no direction and was completely open ended, made to satisfy Satoshi Tajiri's wish of making an experience similar to exploring the wilderness. The later entries like ALTTP became more focused and linear, and OOT solidified the linear Zelda formula. But BOTW returned to the open endedness and wilderness theme of the original. TOTK combines it with the more traditional dungeon designs. So it really is the culmination of the origins and tradition of the series.
@@McCaroni_SupAbsolutely agreed. Well said.
just beat this boss and MY GOD THAT RITO VILLAGE THEME SLAPPED IN GOES HARD!!!
Ikr, everything about this boss and its' soundtrack is simply amazing!
Btw nice to see you here
At 0:03 you can hear the chords used in the Blizzeta fight as well, just like you can hear them on the Rising Island Chain/Wind Temple
0:25 literally gave me chills
I freaking cried while fighting Colgera, I was so damn happy. It was epic
Ba dum tss
This song is just one of the best ost in totk there is no argument to not tell this music is a pure masterpiece
truly masterful, blows me away every time. i would give anything to hear this live orchestrated, man.
As someone who's first Zelda game was Wind Waker this almost made me cry.