I have posted your Rito and Gerodu videos on FimFiction(My Little Pony fan site) as many of the "Bronies" are Zelda fans as well. You MIGHT expect a slight uptick in traffic as a result., hopefully.
3:06 Interesting fact I learned not too long ago: I was also taught that bird bones are hollow to keep them light enough to fly, but this isn't actually the reason. Bird bones are actually more dense than mammal bones, which means their skeletons end up weighing almost the same as mammal skeletons despite being hollow. The actual reason why they are hollow is because the hollowness is part of their respiratory system. The hollow bones contain air sacs to breathe in air more efficiently so their muscles have more oxygen while flying. It allows their muscles to get more oxygen so they have the strength to fly when similarly-sized mammals wouldn't be able to. It also makes them more capable of high-altitude flight, since the thinner air doesn't reduce their breathing efficiency as much as humans. Of course, since this is a Zelda game, Rito biology might be completely different from real-life birds and the hollow bones *do* make them lighter and more fragile. Since their evolution is a bit ambiguous, evolving from the Zora might mean that their bones evolved very differently from birds as we know them.
I was lied to my entire life :O No, but really, that's very interesting, thank you for sharing! That evolution line with Zora is generally really weird, Wind Waker made it a huge mess. To get where BotW is from Wind Waker, Rito would have had to undercome divergent evolution with some going back to Zora and some gaining more bird features, which seems like a bad trade-off for magic wings that can be summoned at will... but the entire emergence of Rito was a bad trade off from evolutionary standpoint anyway, so. Like, direct descendancy is not impossible but it is very messy. Personally, I prefer to think of BotW in a vacuum, since reconciling it with all Zelda timelines at once, like the general consensus in the fandom would want me to, doesn't seem possible.
@@Drakenwild ya, botw should be in a vaccum, i personally do not understand the obsession with having everything in a single timeline too, well it is content for theorists and it shall be milked
According to all known laws of aviation a Rito shouldn't be able to fly. Its wings are too flimsy to get its fat body into air. A rito, of course, flies anyway, because ritos don't care what hylians think is or isn't possible
Nice! But really, on that topic I have just always assumed that all Rito use some kind of magic to help them fly, and the same with the Zoras' really fast swimming speeds and ability to breath both water and air, etc. Which would be why Zora armor can let Hylians swim up waterfalls, etc. They have developed ways to apply their own magic to other species. Some individuals, like Revali or Mipha, might have either a particularly strong form of their species natural magic or a specific unusual magical talent which, with practice, they can use more skillfully to achieve results outside of what the average member of their species can do.
Another factor that might be worth taking into consideration with their poor historical knowledge is that, while not outright confirmed, the Rito may have the shortest lifespan among the races in Hyrule, not accounting for their hotheadedness XD. Which would give credence as to why the Rito treat the events of 100 years ago as a pretty long time, it likely is to them. As opposed to a select few Hylians who were children in the following decade or so after the calamity and are still alive. Great video all together, hoping to see what you can gather from the other races!
If they do have the shortest lifespan then yeah, to them 100 years ago wouldn't feel recent at all. I did get an impression that they live shorter than other races but I assumed that's because they just generally don't survive through adulthood. And thank you! Very happy that you liked it! :D
@@Drakenwild I think the best comparison there might be the various young of the village. Tulin and the 5 sisters seemed to be all about the same size, and had changed pretty drastically between BotW and TotK. Figure out the span of time between BotW and TotK, and you can get an idea of how quickly Rito young grow and reach maturity.
It's so cool seeing one of my favorite races and locations in the game expanded upon so much! The architecture was surprisingly more complex than I originally gave it credit for, but it makes sense.
Honestly, I also never thought that much of it until I started looking at it more closely for this video, and then suddenly half the script was just architecture analysis, lol. I love how it just makes sense that it's like this when you examine it.
When you put it like this, it makes sense that their best warrior is the one who can summon his own updrafts. Revali has the one solution to their biggest combat weakness, as well as access to the best variety of weapons that suit their combat style and mobility
Love your videos, your points and observations always make sense. I never gave much thought to the fact that Rito swords and spears are weak because they're lighter, and that their weapons are lighter because they are BIRDS and birds have HOLLOW BONES. Great vid as always
I think the Rito would be capable (though not good at) woodcutting and woodworking, so I could see them having made at least the planks and things, but they definitely would need help and someone else for the bulk of the metal work. Either that or there has to be a cave or something where they hide their arrow tip production
I mean, it is also now canon that they can't fix their own bridge without Hylian help and that even their ancient historical steuctures, like the ark, were made by another entity. And with the arrowheads, I'd assume they buy them in bulk from Hylians.
It is *devastating*. We've also seen that either Teba lied, didn't know what he was talking about or all Rito developped minor wind magic abilities during the timeskip because now just about anyone can perform a vertical ascent, not just Revali. They really did Revali dirty.
Revali's character had a surprising depth to be honest. His rudeness was his way of coping with crippling self esteem issues. Tbh, I miss him, too, I liked him a lot xD
Avian races are awesome :D I much prefer this version of them over Wind Waker, too. It feels like they have more character and individuality to them than they used to because those bird features are so much more prominent.
I initially liked the video because Rito are my favorite race in zelda. Then I wanted to like it a second time because the in depth look on everything was so fascinating and cool. and THEN I wanted to leave a third like because all the background ambience was from Octopath which is one of my favorite games of all time, so consider this video liked 3 times from me
Amazing video! These must take A LOT of time to make, plus you also add subtitles which must be a pain because those can take a while too, especially when done manually xD Anyways, just know that I really admire your work, you're really good! Both in narration and editing, plus your accent is pretty cool too I won't lie
They do take A LOT of time to make, yeah xD Subtitles aren't that bad though when you work with a word document instead of pen and paper. With copy pasting it's actually pretty quick. Aww, thank you!
I think one notable thing about Rito woodworking is that it is largely much nicer than most hylian woodworking. I don't know if they really are dealing with non-rito woodworkers, especially given the amount of wood to be worked to build Rito village, especially given they have been shown to make bows and arrows - and seeming to be well respected in their craft
great video. i swear your accent gets stronger in each video and i love it! i wish i could roll my "R"s that beautifully! which race will you be covering next? i'd like to see some sheikah stuff explored. also fascinated by the new redeads in totk!
No clue! Down the line, I'd like to cover all of the races but next video won't be a part of the Biology series, so. Also, thank you, glad you're enjoying listening to me c:
4:50 Was not expecting the clifflands music to start playing but I am pleasently surprised :) Or the Sunlands, love the music choice. More people should play OCTOPATH Traverler, even if it's only for the music EVEN WHILE I'M WRITING THIS THERION'S THEME STARTED PLAYING! GAH!
1:25 Or if their arms and wings were two separate pairs of limbs, like Raven Beak from Metroid Dread, or the winged Chozo statues from Metroid Prime, for example.
There's something about the Rito I don't understand: Why do they, an egg-laying bird species, have more gender roles than, say, the Hylians and Sheikah, both of which are live-birthing mammal species?
I think it has to do with their traditionalism. They rely on tradition for passage of knowledge, it's reasonable to assume that their culture in general will be deeply rooted in tradition as well and that they will be very interested in upholding status quo as a society. Also worth noting that they are being led by the oldest person around and old people tend to prefer things to stay the same. Not the best environment for the development of progressive thought.
@@Drakenwild I decided to look on the Zelda Wiki about Rito laying eggs, and I found nothing; thus, I think it's possible that Rito DON'T lay eggs, and instead give live birth and breastfeed their young (the latter could explain why Rito women have boobs).
@@Drakenwild I decided to look at that article on the Rito again, and came upon this phrase: "Their males are urged from birth to emulate Revali". It's even based on a phrase said by a Rito named Huck: "All Rito males are urged from birth to become honorable warriors just like Revali." Now I might be taking that too literally, but that does seem to suggest that Rito give live birth.
@@generaltechnomage306 not necessarily. The moment of hatching could be referred to as birth, birth is just a broader word. That said, the choice of words IS interesting. You'd think that people who do hatch would tend towards the narrower term. At the same time though, given how many same age children Kass has... well, I suppose a pregnancy like that is not impossible but it seems not very likely in a humanoid race.
Something I'd like to point out: we see some rito clearly take off from standing, and not just the ones with the best wind magic. I would guess that they just prefer the environments that make fligjt easy, rather than needing them. We also don't know if they *can't* handle heavy equipment, we just don't see them do so. I'm not sure if the houses *couldn't* have walls? Your reasoning sounds feasible, but any convex shape shouldn't catch the wind so much that it tears everything apart? I think it's more likely that the combination of having feathers that peovide great insulation and possibly having a culture that doesn't care about privacy. I would also guess that the rito aren't actually *that* bad at night vision, since they can see who they're talking to during the night.
A lot of these points are based off of dialogue in BotW. This was made before TotK and before TotK, no, we didn't see any Rito other than Revali take off vertically, they always took off horizontally.
I don’t think you give the Rito quite enough credit. We see in age of calamity they are at least decent soldiers and can wield their melee weapons. This makes me think the Rito can successfully chop trees. Based on the trees at the base of the village I imagine there were more trees there before the village was built. I think they’re just strong enough to chop trees. But I would agree they probably arent strong enough to mine ore very well. We know from their bow making they can work with wood, and I think that makes it possible they are the ones who made the buildings of the village. I do like your idea of Hylian help, but I don’t think they are purely responsible for all of it. Again, I’ll rely on age of calamity. In that game we see the Rito had more buildings not located in the village many of which were in the snowy region, I doubt anyone but them would be willing to do anything more then build one cabin in the snow. When it comes to what product they produce for trade, I would imagine Rito, pre or post calamity were possibly the biggest meat trader in the kingdom. Many of the largest animals live in Hebra and nobody else could consistently hunt and transport the meat in the snow. Take 6 Rito to transport a moose. They would also be by far the best hunters with their eagle sight, archery skills, and aerial advantage. Perhaps pre calamity there was a larger hylian settlement closer to the village that the Rito would bring their products to. Also we know all of the races of hyrule took massive losses from the calamity. All of them had population losses as well as settlements and buildings. It’s possible the Rito were hit harder than we know and they lost a lot of their physical records and ways of preserving information. It’s possible pre calamity there was an architect team of Rito. And perhaps that team were say, in central Hyrule when the calamity hit…And as you mentioned, the Rito pass down their professions and skills directly. So perhaps with the losses from the calamity many entire professions and generations or knowledge were lost with the death of individuals. So in present Hyrule they live in a much much more primitive way then they did 100 years ago.
Overall i have a few question For wood cutting cant they just use saws For poor lads have no privacy i feel bad for the teenagers with hormones and all Also rito have really big hands nothing more then that Also do you think rito seem to be more aggressive and have more ego because it was kinda needed to not to get killed because of there fragile bones the ones that where more aggressive tend to defend themselfs better so they had a higher chance lf survival
They could use saws and probably do tbh. I haven't considered it at the time because I failed to find any but there sure were plenty of axes lying around by the Rito Stable. That said, in Tears of the Kingdom Rito are seen gathering wood to keep their large fire beacons lit, so they must have tools to do that and it's probably saws. Rito do have really big hands but their fingers are still disproportionately long. It is a possibility. It is quite common in animals to compensate for small size or fragility with aggression and overall nastiness, to intimidate would be threats into leaving them alone.
@@Drakenwild I've been thinking about this for a while and I realise alot of these problems can be easily solved via the use of technology Need somewhere to fly form use the big freaking towers that launch you into the sky in totk For cooking or blacksmithing with clothing just kinda shorten your feathers and where clothing that would block fires from igniting your feather The entire privacy problem and also the problem with everything getting wet includeing paper simple anwser waterproof curtains Curtains would solve alot of problems for the rito now that I think of it and the towers would solve all there transportation needs
@@joel-uw2lg well, turns out that Rito don't need to use Towers as launch pads anyway because during the time skip they seemed to all develop minor wind magic abilities. Either that or Teba was full of shit in Champion's Ballad because in TotK we see Rito, Penn in particular, perform vertical starts at many occassions. As for curtains, can't do that. I believe I touched on it in the video, too. You'd be essentially creating sails, you don't want that on a hanging building. And feathers can't really fold. They'd break. Any protective clothing would have to go around the whole wing and tail.
@@Drakenwild overall I think your video is amazing and I've kinda realised that being a rito is annoying but there are ways around there flaws if you think about it Also unrelated theres been so much talk about the Hylian and korok space program in the zelda community what would the rito space program be like Amazing video 10/10
@@joel-uw2lg thanks! And I know nothing about Hylian Korok space program, I am yet to finish my Tears of the Kingdom playthrough so I've been avoiding online forums for fear of spoilers.
Fr tho. Although it could be possible they were both related to the Wind Sage due to the fact they were the only ones we know that can create wind Edit: Penn can fly without needing wind, so you may be onto something after all. (Unless we're talking about making wind rather than just taking flight alone)
The Rito and the Goron have little to no reason to ever interact. Death mountain is inaccessible without the most expensive fireproof elixir, if it even works on the feathers to begin with. The pressure changes practically nullifies the ability to fly. Ores and hammers would weigh too much for Rito to use. Could you imagine the disaster that would be caused by a Goron trying to walk up on Rito Village? There is so little the Rito can trade to a Goron they don't already have or that wouldn't burn up upon taking it home. I'd think there might be a stigma between the 2 species. A goron gets too friendly and goes in for a hug, rito gets a few bones broken. Rito think Gorons are too brutish and dangerous. Even if they know it's not out of malice. Gorons think Rito are too delicate, and do their best to be polite. Only to trigger rito pride and get belittled by said rito for it. A vicious cycle that just kinda led the two to little to no interaction. Outside of political stuff.
Yeah, you're right, casual relations between Rito and Gorons cannot be working out well. Didn't think about it that way, it's very interesting! Though fireproof elixirs actually do work for feathers. Kass visited Death Mountain in Champion's Ballad and cited fireproof elixirs for his ability to do so.
And hear I thought BotW's Rito having poor eyesight at night was an allusion to the Loftwings from Skyward Sword, suggesting this incarnation of the bird-folk evolved from said Loftwings as opposed to their Wind Waker cousins originating from the Zora On a side note, its possible that some hunters and warriors among these Rito may have a deceptively muscular upper body to properly draw the Falcon & Great Eagle Bows, which appear are closer in size to historical longbows than their shortbow counterparts And that's not even considering how much extra work would be needed to make said bows as durable as they are; the lack weatherproofing in Rito Village being a huge concern (maybe they use something akin to spar varnish?)
Falcon Bows are much harder to draw than Swallow Bows, yes, game confirms that directly through flavor text! And it is still possible that BotW's Rito came from some sort of an actual bird, given that Wind Waker Rito seem to be basically humans with magic and beaks. Generally, trying to account for Wind Waker is hard, because its worldbuilding kinda relies on god meddling. Zora going from fresh water to salt water would make more sense in the Wind Waker setting, but instead they went from fresh water to seagulls. And then reverted back to shark people by the time of BotW, assuming that this is even the same universe still. Sometimes I have doubts. Timelines can split, but they generally can't converge. You can't have three radically different sequences of events in one timeframe be true at the same time.
@@Drakenwild Yeah, it is weird that fish people became bird people. However, I heard the reason the Zora became air-breathing birdmen instead of saltwater fishmen was because the Golden Goddesses didn't want just anybody to access or rediscover Hyrule. On the other hand, I think it would have made more sense for the Zora to turn into reptiles, since reptiles are closer to fish than birds are.
@@generaltechnomage306 I heard a different theory, that Goddesses turned Zora into Rito essentially to prevent them from becoming a dominant force and keep balance. Regardless, this is why I said that Wind Waker's worldbuilding relies on god meddling.
And to think this is all because of fingers 😔.. however, TOTK disproves this theory. During penn’s quests, we see him take off from THE GROUND, with no updraft to help him, and he seems to navigate pretty well at night time (although that might be because it’s a side quest with no regard for the time of day)
Trust me, I am aware. Though the worst part is, what I said about flying and seeing during the nighttime was not a theory. It was explicitly stated in Breath of the Wild, by Teba and a Rito lady in Gerudo Town respectively. Both of these pieces of worldbuilding were just ignored or forgotten for the sake of Penn. A lot of the things that actually were speculation on my part were confirmed.
Get ready for a mess of thoughts: Totk messes with a few of your theories but as this video was made before Totk it(totk) should be disregarded also I think it would’ve been better if the rito were reptiles like dragons allowing them to have hand claws and stronger bones due to magic. Also could they use a drawbridge for night raising it a sundown. If they landed could they throw a fire fruit with a spicy pepper or pinecone to create an updraft? Also would javelins be effective with them and what if they created rito sharpshooters to pick off enemy commanders
Things TotK messed with weren't really theories, they were things taken directly from dialogue. TotK is just very inconsistent when it comes to continuity with BotW. And yes, they probably could try to create updraft for take off with fire, though that's also running the risk of setting themselves on fire. With jumping up, they'd probably still end up too low to fly. (Unless we're talking about TotK, in which case they just all have wind magic and can generate lift using that.)
Ok thanks, but what if they used fire wands? Also how would fire wands work is it swinging or something else making the flame also what caused the new materials in totk lore wise?
This is an amazing breakdown that lines up with a lot of my own observations and extrapolations. First time I've seen a lore breakdown for BotW that manages to dive deeper into these sorts of details than I have. You even accurately predicted the fate of the local stable. By the way I'm not sure that the area is too cold for the Zora who are likely much better at handling cold temperatures due to being amphibious. If anything I'd expect dryer climate to be a bigger issue. I suspect the main reasons you don't see them around are A. the Zora are, at least at present, fairly isolated from the rest of Hyrule and fairly insular. B. There are river connections that come close to the canyon separating Hebra from greater Hyrule much less cross said canyon C. the Rito have little of interest to the Zora and what the Zora might provide the Rito can be provided more easily by Hylians. Hebra is also just generally going to be one of the least interesting regions for traders.
Thank you! And regarding the Zora, fish are cold blooded and that makes them very sensitive to changes in temperature. Most fish have their ideal range and will not do well outside of it. I'm assuming it is true for Zora as well, which would make Tabantha and Hebra both too dry (like you've said) and too cold for Zora to survive.
Yes, their feathers are very good at keeping them warm, which is why open air housing is viable! The Rito armor for Hylians is specifically made with Rito feathers as insulation. As for them being communal, they very well could be! I don't recall there being much evidence one way or the other.
a fairly easy solution to the paper issue is vellum. from my understanding, it's basically thin leather with extra steps. don't get me wrong, there is a reason we write on paper and not vellum, paper is drastically easier to produce. but given the lack of dry areas issue, the rito would probably think the fact it won't break down in the rain worth it
That the Rito can only glide now seems like a poor retcon. In Botw many Rito, (even very young ones like Kass’ children), showed no issue with vertical takeoff, hovering, and sustained acrobatic flight, even while carrying extra weight with a passenger, (like Teba does with both Tulin and Link). In Totk Penn is shown easily flying with no wind when you complete his assignments as well. I’d just assumed that those individuals like Revali, Teba, and Tulin have more skill than a typical Rito in terms of flight.
It all works great, until it doesnt :D That's officially my favorite sentences now! This video (which is great by the way, you definetily earned my subscription) left me with two main feelings: 1. I feel incredibly sorry for the Rito now, escpecially when it comes to privacy. I can not imagine living a life with basically zero privacy. I mean you know for intamicy things and such xD There are hatchlings in the village, so they are sure having some cloaca action going on, but I am sure everyone knows who did who (but hey, at least there is no need for a paternity test then xD) 2. When playing Animal Crossing, it now feels incredibly weird and wrong seeing the bird villager holding a hammer and doing crafting (Put down that hammer, Twiggy! I do not want to call an ambulance!!!) But with all justifications for the difficulty of their life style, they do have some flat grounds in front of Rito village! There is no excuse for not building a specialized "education house", like they did for the cooking! Lazy birds skipping on education :D
Im not sure why the swords have holes in them. I know its to reduce weight but a good made sword only weights around 2 pounds if it is a short sword. A long sword can get up to 3-4pounds i think then stuff like claymores weight 5 pounds. A spear is more understandable but it is a small amount of metal at the tip and won't weigh that much. And the holes are really small for its purpose. Instead of adding holes I think it might ve better just to make it thinner.
To be fair, Rito can also carry a person, which is significantly heavier than a sword, a bow with arrows and a shield. Not sure if they would really lose enough maneuverability by carrying equipment without holes to really justify their inclusion. Outside of the in universe talk, I think the real reason why the holes exist is because of the misconception that swords are really heavy, when in reality, they aren't.
Rito can only glide and not fly without assistance from an updraft or other force. Now im curious to see a theory about how Tulin is able to fly in TOTK. Whenever you climb anything with tulin by your side during the Tulin of rito village quest line, tulin is able to ascened and fly beside you despite there not being any updrafts. So is Tulin light enough that he has the ability to fly? Is it only Rito adults that cant fly? Now I can't sleep. Great video!
Writers just forgot that they said these things in BotW ^^' Like, literally. If you go to Tabantha Great Bridge and pass it from the side of the Stable, on your left there is a minigame with a Rito and a Goron. The Rito will tell you that he can create magical bursts of wind and seemingly all Rito can. They are still too heavy but they grew innate magical abilities between the games. Tulin and Revali are only special because their gusts are particularly strong but in TotK every Rito can canonically perform a vertical start (and we see a bunch of them do it, not just Tulin. There's also Penn and Rito children at the bottom of the Village when you first visit them.)
tragicly the ritos design in earth like gravity, with a similerly thick autmosphear is imposible to support a human sized creature with wings that small... unless they can flap theyre arms at super naturaly fast speeds, they not only couldint carry link around, but also coulding egt off the ground ,they could however glide a suprizing distence... to fly they would need a wingspan of roughly 21 feet... physicaly possible as there are historicly far larger flying dinosuars wev found the Quetzalcoatlus with a wingspan of 36 feet and the Hatzegopteryx at a record breaking wopping 39 foot wingspan....
i have some facinating technological inovations to help the rito further take adventage of theyre enviroment and compensate for theyre weakneses, first focusing lenses stacked togather smaller and smaller, tightening the light of the riter lanterns into primitive flashlights, these would extend the effective range of rito guards at night significantly, from a mere 5 or so feet of the common lantern to as far as needed, depending on the number of rito lanterns and the number of focusing lenses used, this tech could be scaled up to make large watch tower search lights set around the village, and at its paramiter to add even more advanced warning to any invasions, the next idea is to compensate for the ritos fragile light skeletons being unsuited to taking the stress of using heaving minning tools or axes on trees, i propose what ill call (the recoilless pick), and (recoilless axe), inspired by the recent chinese "floppy sledgehammers" designed to take all of the impact of each strike off the hands and arms since the impact is absorbed by the long bendy handle. this tech would allow the rito to mine and fell trees all alone greatly boosting theyre independance and productivity. im curious to hear any other ideas yall have, and what you think of my additions please leave comments, id love to hear more ideas. this is fun ^^
Hey, Draken! Would you say that different Rito have certain abilities exclusive to their bird species? Like how Kaneli is an owl. Would that mean the Rito weakness of poor night vision be completely reversed for the Rito elder? (Owls have amazing night vision and mostly use their excellent hearing to spot prey.) Penn is a pelican and he still has that throat pouch, so I assume that while Rito are common in many ways, they have their distinct abilities based on their species.
I'd say that yes. BotW backs that up to an extent - when you first visit the Rito Village, Rito Elder can be found asleep during the day and awake at night, suggesting that he's nocturnal. And then after you complete Vah Medoh he never sleeps again ^^'
question, there has to be a way fir rito to cut wood on there own, otherwise the construction of the high quality bows they're known for (and whould have had to have been desogned and improved over years) whould be impossible. Maybe with a saw?
I didn't mention saws cause I have never seen one represented in the games but yeah, the main problem with cutting trees for the Rito is the impacts from using an axe. Saws and many other woodworking tools should be fine.
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I have posted your Rito and Gerodu videos on FimFiction(My Little Pony fan site) as many of the "Bronies" are Zelda fans as well.
You MIGHT expect a slight uptick in traffic as a result., hopefully.
3:06 Interesting fact I learned not too long ago: I was also taught that bird bones are hollow to keep them light enough to fly, but this isn't actually the reason.
Bird bones are actually more dense than mammal bones, which means their skeletons end up weighing almost the same as mammal skeletons despite being hollow. The actual reason why they are hollow is because the hollowness is part of their respiratory system. The hollow bones contain air sacs to breathe in air more efficiently so their muscles have more oxygen while flying. It allows their muscles to get more oxygen so they have the strength to fly when similarly-sized mammals wouldn't be able to. It also makes them more capable of high-altitude flight, since the thinner air doesn't reduce their breathing efficiency as much as humans.
Of course, since this is a Zelda game, Rito biology might be completely different from real-life birds and the hollow bones *do* make them lighter and more fragile. Since their evolution is a bit ambiguous, evolving from the Zora might mean that their bones evolved very differently from birds as we know them.
I was lied to my entire life :O No, but really, that's very interesting, thank you for sharing!
That evolution line with Zora is generally really weird, Wind Waker made it a huge mess. To get where BotW is from Wind Waker, Rito would have had to undercome divergent evolution with some going back to Zora and some gaining more bird features, which seems like a bad trade-off for magic wings that can be summoned at will... but the entire emergence of Rito was a bad trade off from evolutionary standpoint anyway, so. Like, direct descendancy is not impossible but it is very messy. Personally, I prefer to think of BotW in a vacuum, since reconciling it with all Zelda timelines at once, like the general consensus in the fandom would want me to, doesn't seem possible.
Just like with every other intelligent creature in Hyrule, the Rito’s biology is more mammalian than avian.
@@Drakenwild ya, botw should be in a vaccum, i personally do not understand the obsession with having everything in a single timeline too, well it is content for theorists and it shall be milked
I just imagine a Rito trying to choke someone with their hands then giving up and using their talons instead.
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12:06 “the stable next door might be out of business soon”
in totk: *Rito stable turns into the Lucky Clover Gazette*
I might have called a thing or two.
Now, I am scared of Bird Karen.
Bird Karen is coming for your bread.
I am bird Karen. I am coming to find you bread pirate.
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Hands off my bread!
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"I want to speak with the elder"
According to all known laws of aviation a Rito shouldn't be able to fly. Its wings are too flimsy to get its fat body into air. A rito, of course, flies anyway, because ritos don't care what hylians think is or isn't possible
I can't believe I missed THAT joke!
Nice! But really, on that topic I have just always assumed that all Rito use some kind of magic to help them fly, and the same with the Zoras' really fast swimming speeds and ability to breath both water and air, etc. Which would be why Zora armor can let Hylians swim up waterfalls, etc. They have developed ways to apply their own magic to other species. Some individuals, like Revali or Mipha, might have either a particularly strong form of their species natural magic or a specific unusual magical talent which, with practice, they can use more skillfully to achieve results outside of what the average member of their species can do.
Another factor that might be worth taking into consideration with their poor historical knowledge is that, while not outright confirmed, the Rito may have the shortest lifespan among the races in Hyrule, not accounting for their hotheadedness XD. Which would give credence as to why the Rito treat the events of 100 years ago as a pretty long time, it likely is to them. As opposed to a select few Hylians who were children in the following decade or so after the calamity and are still alive.
Great video all together, hoping to see what you can gather from the other races!
If they do have the shortest lifespan then yeah, to them 100 years ago wouldn't feel recent at all. I did get an impression that they live shorter than other races but I assumed that's because they just generally don't survive through adulthood.
And thank you! Very happy that you liked it! :D
@@Drakenwild I think the best comparison there might be the various young of the village. Tulin and the 5 sisters seemed to be all about the same size, and had changed pretty drastically between BotW and TotK. Figure out the span of time between BotW and TotK, and you can get an idea of how quickly Rito young grow and reach maturity.
My most favorite part of the rito design in BOTW has to be that they actually have biceps on the upper part of their bodies. Pretty neat detail
These are all amazing points. I seriously will never think of this village the same way. 🤔
Thank you for the kind words! That is the best I can hope for :D
It's so cool seeing one of my favorite races and locations in the game expanded upon so much! The architecture was surprisingly more complex than I originally gave it credit for, but it makes sense.
Honestly, I also never thought that much of it until I started looking at it more closely for this video, and then suddenly half the script was just architecture analysis, lol. I love how it just makes sense that it's like this when you examine it.
When you put it like this, it makes sense that their best warrior is the one who can summon his own updrafts. Revali has the one solution to their biggest combat weakness, as well as access to the best variety of weapons that suit their combat style and mobility
Exactly! Or, at least, it was the case with BotW, in TotK just about any Rito can fly without issue.
Love your videos, your points and observations always make sense. I never gave much thought to the fact that Rito swords and spears are weak because they're lighter, and that their weapons are lighter because they are BIRDS and birds have HOLLOW BONES. Great vid as always
Thank you, glad you enjoyed!
I think the Rito would be capable (though not good at) woodcutting and woodworking, so I could see them having made at least the planks and things, but they definitely would need help and someone else for the bulk of the metal work. Either that or there has to be a cave or something where they hide their arrow tip production
I mean, it is also now canon that they can't fix their own bridge without Hylian help and that even their ancient historical steuctures, like the ark, were made by another entity.
And with the arrowheads, I'd assume they buy them in bulk from Hylians.
We’ve seen how snow affects them now.
It is *devastating*.
We've also seen that either Teba lied, didn't know what he was talking about or all Rito developped minor wind magic abilities during the timeskip because now just about anyone can perform a vertical ascent, not just Revali.
They really did Revali dirty.
And how their lack of knowledge about history affected their situation with the stormwind ark
17:52 I love the Falcon Bow! I still haven't got the legendary bow from TOTK yet. I also miss Revali even though he was a rude prideful guy. ^0^
Revali's character had a surprising depth to be honest. His rudeness was his way of coping with crippling self esteem issues. Tbh, I miss him, too, I liked him a lot xD
Rito are probably my favorite Zelda race, I just like thiwr design so much.
Avian races are awesome :D I much prefer this version of them over Wind Waker, too. It feels like they have more character and individuality to them than they used to because those bird features are so much more prominent.
I initially liked the video because Rito are my favorite race in zelda. Then I wanted to like it a second time because the in depth look on everything was so fascinating and cool. and THEN I wanted to leave a third like because all the background ambience was from Octopath which is one of my favorite games of all time, so consider this video liked 3 times from me
Thank you!
Amazing video! These must take A LOT of time to make, plus you also add subtitles which must be a pain because those can take a while too, especially when done manually xD
Anyways, just know that I really admire your work, you're really good! Both in narration and editing, plus your accent is pretty cool too I won't lie
They do take A LOT of time to make, yeah xD Subtitles aren't that bad though when you work with a word document instead of pen and paper. With copy pasting it's actually pretty quick.
Aww, thank you!
Rito talons would be used for carrying, well anything really
As long as it's not too big or too heavy!
Cool video! 😁
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :D
I think one notable thing about Rito woodworking is that it is largely much nicer than most hylian woodworking. I don't know if they really are dealing with non-rito woodworkers, especially given the amount of wood to be worked to build Rito village, especially given they have been shown to make bows and arrows - and seeming to be well respected in their craft
In totk we literally have to bring in a Hudson Construction worker to fix a broken Rito bridge. None of the Rito felt qualified to touch that.
great video. i swear your accent gets stronger in each video and i love it! i wish i could roll my "R"s that beautifully! which race will you be covering next? i'd like to see some sheikah stuff explored. also fascinated by the new redeads in totk!
No clue! Down the line, I'd like to cover all of the races but next video won't be a part of the Biology series, so. Also, thank you, glad you're enjoying listening to me c:
@@Drakenwild well, whatever you do, i just know it will be pure gold!
@@Gensei-Kihara I am, thank you!
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Was not expecting the clifflands music to start playing but I am pleasently surprised :)
Or the Sunlands, love the music choice. More people should play OCTOPATH Traverler, even if it's only for the music
EVEN WHILE I'M WRITING THIS THERION'S THEME STARTED PLAYING! GAH!
I love Octopath music. And visuals. Bounced off of the gameplay a bit but artistry in the audiovisual presentation is unparalleled.
Evolution in Hyrule took a turn for the strangest.
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Or if their arms and wings were two separate pairs of limbs, like Raven Beak from Metroid Dread, or the winged Chozo statues from Metroid Prime, for example.
Wow you have a very good eye, I could not have found any of these details
They used to be humans with beaks, but they’re full-on bird people now.
There's something about the Rito I don't understand: Why do they, an egg-laying bird species, have more gender roles than, say, the Hylians and Sheikah, both of which are live-birthing mammal species?
I think it has to do with their traditionalism. They rely on tradition for passage of knowledge, it's reasonable to assume that their culture in general will be deeply rooted in tradition as well and that they will be very interested in upholding status quo as a society. Also worth noting that they are being led by the oldest person around and old people tend to prefer things to stay the same. Not the best environment for the development of progressive thought.
@@Drakenwild I decided to look on the Zelda Wiki about Rito laying eggs, and I found nothing; thus, I think it's possible that Rito DON'T lay eggs, and instead give live birth and breastfeed their young (the latter could explain why Rito women have boobs).
@@generaltechnomage306 we probably will never know for 100% sure, Nintendo isn't really interested in going into detail like this.
@@Drakenwild I decided to look at that article on the Rito again, and came upon this phrase: "Their males are urged from birth to emulate Revali". It's even based on a phrase said by a Rito named Huck: "All Rito males are urged from birth to become honorable warriors just like Revali."
Now I might be taking that too literally, but that does seem to suggest that Rito give live birth.
@@generaltechnomage306 not necessarily. The moment of hatching could be referred to as birth, birth is just a broader word. That said, the choice of words IS interesting. You'd think that people who do hatch would tend towards the narrower term.
At the same time though, given how many same age children Kass has... well, I suppose a pregnancy like that is not impossible but it seems not very likely in a humanoid race.
poor horse 22:44
It was an accdent, I sware!!
I'm surprised they don't create updrafts with campfires
The campfires they make with their flammable fingers?
@@Drakenwild Fire arrows or flint with arrows
Not near their village though
Something I'd like to point out: we see some rito clearly take off from standing, and not just the ones with the best wind magic. I would guess that they just prefer the environments that make fligjt easy, rather than needing them.
We also don't know if they *can't* handle heavy equipment, we just don't see them do so.
I'm not sure if the houses *couldn't* have walls? Your reasoning sounds feasible, but any convex shape shouldn't catch the wind so much that it tears everything apart? I think it's more likely that the combination of having feathers that peovide great insulation and possibly having a culture that doesn't care about privacy. I would also guess that the rito aren't actually *that* bad at night vision, since they can see who they're talking to during the night.
A lot of these points are based off of dialogue in BotW. This was made before TotK and before TotK, no, we didn't see any Rito other than Revali take off vertically, they always took off horizontally.
@@Drakenwild I see, I didn't know that.
@@Drakenwild also, I hope I didn't come across as too critical, this is a great video!
@@bengoodwin2141 no worries, I'm just annoyed at Nintendo for not paying attention to their own worldbuilding when making a direct sequel 😅
@@Drakenwild I still am pretty sure it was never explicitly stated that they *can't* take off vertically, just implied that they prefer not doing that
draken made a revali reference at 10:12
**Bio-shock-ogy.**
What's your horses name?
Black with white mane is Artemis. All other horses don't have constant names, it changes from file to file.
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Or maybe they eat both plants and meat like humans do.
I don’t think you give the Rito quite enough credit. We see in age of calamity they are at least decent soldiers and can wield their melee weapons. This makes me think the Rito can successfully chop trees. Based on the trees at the base of the village I imagine there were more trees there before the village was built. I think they’re just strong enough to chop trees. But I would agree they probably arent strong enough to mine ore very well. We know from their bow making they can work with wood, and I think that makes it possible they are the ones who made the buildings of the village. I do like your idea of Hylian help, but I don’t think they are purely responsible for all of it. Again, I’ll rely on age of calamity. In that game we see the Rito had more buildings not located in the village many of which were in the snowy region, I doubt anyone but them would be willing to do anything more then build one cabin in the snow. When it comes to what product they produce for trade, I would imagine Rito, pre or post calamity were possibly the biggest meat trader in the kingdom. Many of the largest animals live in Hebra and nobody else could consistently hunt and transport the meat in the snow. Take 6 Rito to transport a moose. They would also be by far the best hunters with their eagle sight, archery skills, and aerial advantage. Perhaps pre calamity there was a larger hylian settlement closer to the village that the Rito would bring their products to. Also we know all of the races of hyrule took massive losses from the calamity. All of them had population losses as well as settlements and buildings. It’s possible the Rito were hit harder than we know and they lost a lot of their physical records and ways of preserving information. It’s possible pre calamity there was an architect team of Rito. And perhaps that team were say, in central Hyrule when the calamity hit…And as you mentioned, the Rito pass down their professions and skills directly. So perhaps with the losses from the calamity many entire professions and generations or knowledge were lost with the death of individuals. So in present Hyrule they live in a much much more primitive way then they did 100 years ago.
How can power of flight sound incredible on paper if they don’t have much?
That's what I mean. In theory, flying is awesome, in practice, even for what little they have there's lots of strings attached.
If humans were birds instead of mammals.
love birb
Overall i have a few question
For wood cutting cant they just use saws
For poor lads have no privacy i feel bad for the teenagers with hormones and all
Also rito have really big hands nothing more then that
Also do you think rito seem to be more aggressive and have more ego because it was kinda needed to not to get killed because of there fragile bones the ones that where more aggressive tend to defend themselfs better so they had a higher chance lf survival
They could use saws and probably do tbh. I haven't considered it at the time because I failed to find any but there sure were plenty of axes lying around by the Rito Stable. That said, in Tears of the Kingdom Rito are seen gathering wood to keep their large fire beacons lit, so they must have tools to do that and it's probably saws.
Rito do have really big hands but their fingers are still disproportionately long.
It is a possibility. It is quite common in animals to compensate for small size or fragility with aggression and overall nastiness, to intimidate would be threats into leaving them alone.
@@Drakenwild I've been thinking about this for a while and I realise alot of these problems can be easily solved via the use of technology
Need somewhere to fly form use the big freaking towers that launch you into the sky in totk
For cooking or blacksmithing with clothing just kinda shorten your feathers and where clothing that would block fires from igniting your feather
The entire privacy problem and also the problem with everything getting wet includeing paper simple anwser waterproof curtains
Curtains would solve alot of problems for the rito now that I think of it and the towers would solve all there transportation needs
@@joel-uw2lg well, turns out that Rito don't need to use Towers as launch pads anyway because during the time skip they seemed to all develop minor wind magic abilities. Either that or Teba was full of shit in Champion's Ballad because in TotK we see Rito, Penn in particular, perform vertical starts at many occassions.
As for curtains, can't do that. I believe I touched on it in the video, too. You'd be essentially creating sails, you don't want that on a hanging building.
And feathers can't really fold. They'd break. Any protective clothing would have to go around the whole wing and tail.
@@Drakenwild overall I think your video is amazing and I've kinda realised that being a rito is annoying but there are ways around there flaws if you think about it
Also unrelated theres been so much talk about the Hylian and korok space program in the zelda community what would the rito space program be like
Amazing video 10/10
@@joel-uw2lg thanks! And I know nothing about Hylian Korok space program, I am yet to finish my Tears of the Kingdom playthrough so I've been avoiding online forums for fear of spoilers.
Yoshio Sakamoto did it better.
I theorize the rito have some kind of forgotten wind magic that only Revali and Tulin have been able to tap into for thousands of years.
Fr tho. Although it could be possible they were both related to the Wind Sage due to the fact they were the only ones we know that can create wind
Edit: Penn can fly without needing wind, so you may be onto something after all. (Unless we're talking about making wind rather than just taking flight alone)
The Rito and the Goron have little to no reason to ever interact.
Death mountain is inaccessible without the most expensive fireproof elixir, if it even works on the feathers to begin with. The pressure changes practically nullifies the ability to fly. Ores and hammers would weigh too much for Rito to use.
Could you imagine the disaster that would be caused by a Goron trying to walk up on Rito Village? There is so little the Rito can trade to a Goron they don't already have or that wouldn't burn up upon taking it home.
I'd think there might be a stigma between the 2 species. A goron gets too friendly and goes in for a hug, rito gets a few bones broken.
Rito think Gorons are too brutish and dangerous. Even if they know it's not out of malice. Gorons think Rito are too delicate, and do their best to be polite. Only to trigger rito pride and get belittled by said rito for it. A vicious cycle that just kinda led the two to little to no interaction. Outside of political stuff.
Yeah, you're right, casual relations between Rito and Gorons cannot be working out well. Didn't think about it that way, it's very interesting!
Though fireproof elixirs actually do work for feathers. Kass visited Death Mountain in Champion's Ballad and cited fireproof elixirs for his ability to do so.
@@Drakenwild I knew I was missing a Rito somewhere on death mountain. Sorry Kass.
@@judebox9438 to be fair, he likes to move around a lot.
They could definitely use curtains for those silly houses
They could but they can't. They'd have to be attached on both ends to not flap in the wind but if Rito did that, they'd essentially make sails.
And hear I thought BotW's Rito having poor eyesight at night was an allusion to the Loftwings from Skyward Sword, suggesting this incarnation of the bird-folk evolved from said Loftwings as opposed to their Wind Waker cousins originating from the Zora
On a side note, its possible that some hunters and warriors among these Rito may have a deceptively muscular upper body to properly draw the Falcon & Great Eagle Bows, which appear are closer in size to historical longbows than their shortbow counterparts
And that's not even considering how much extra work would be needed to make said bows as durable as they are; the lack weatherproofing in Rito Village being a huge concern
(maybe they use something akin to spar varnish?)
Falcon Bows are much harder to draw than Swallow Bows, yes, game confirms that directly through flavor text!
And it is still possible that BotW's Rito came from some sort of an actual bird, given that Wind Waker Rito seem to be basically humans with magic and beaks. Generally, trying to account for Wind Waker is hard, because its worldbuilding kinda relies on god meddling. Zora going from fresh water to salt water would make more sense in the Wind Waker setting, but instead they went from fresh water to seagulls. And then reverted back to shark people by the time of BotW, assuming that this is even the same universe still. Sometimes I have doubts. Timelines can split, but they generally can't converge. You can't have three radically different sequences of events in one timeframe be true at the same time.
@@Drakenwild Yeah, it is weird that fish people became bird people. However, I heard the reason the Zora became air-breathing birdmen instead of saltwater fishmen was because the Golden Goddesses didn't want just anybody to access or rediscover Hyrule. On the other hand, I think it would have made more sense for the Zora to turn into reptiles, since reptiles are closer to fish than birds are.
@@generaltechnomage306 I heard a different theory, that Goddesses turned Zora into Rito essentially to prevent them from becoming a dominant force and keep balance.
Regardless, this is why I said that Wind Waker's worldbuilding relies on god meddling.
If they had evolved fire resistance I'd imagine they would have a great time on death mountain
Phoenix Rito!!
I mean they were doing fine in Wind Waker right? 😂
And to think this is all because of fingers 😔.. however, TOTK disproves this theory.
During penn’s quests, we see him take off from THE GROUND, with no updraft to help him, and he seems to navigate pretty well at night time (although that might be because it’s a side quest with no regard for the time of day)
Trust me, I am aware. Though the worst part is, what I said about flying and seeing during the nighttime was not a theory. It was explicitly stated in Breath of the Wild, by Teba and a Rito lady in Gerudo Town respectively. Both of these pieces of worldbuilding were just ignored or forgotten for the sake of Penn. A lot of the things that actually were speculation on my part were confirmed.
Doesn't Penn wear goggles most of the time? Maybe he could have something to help with his night time sight?
Get ready for a mess of thoughts:
Totk messes with a few of your theories but as this video was made before Totk it(totk) should be disregarded also I think it would’ve been better if the rito were reptiles like dragons allowing them to have hand claws and stronger bones due to magic.
Also could they use a drawbridge for night raising it a sundown.
If they landed could they throw a fire fruit with a spicy pepper or pinecone to create an updraft? Also would javelins be effective with them and what if they created rito sharpshooters to pick off enemy commanders
Also what if the rito had very strong legs to get in the air
Things TotK messed with weren't really theories, they were things taken directly from dialogue. TotK is just very inconsistent when it comes to continuity with BotW.
And yes, they probably could try to create updraft for take off with fire, though that's also running the risk of setting themselves on fire. With jumping up, they'd probably still end up too low to fly. (Unless we're talking about TotK, in which case they just all have wind magic and can generate lift using that.)
Ok thanks, but what if they used fire wands?
Also how would fire wands work is it swinging or something else making the flame also what caused the new materials in totk lore wise?
This is an amazing breakdown that lines up with a lot of my own observations and extrapolations. First time I've seen a lore breakdown for BotW that manages to dive deeper into these sorts of details than I have. You even accurately predicted the fate of the local stable.
By the way I'm not sure that the area is too cold for the Zora who are likely much better at handling cold temperatures due to being amphibious. If anything I'd expect dryer climate to be a bigger issue.
I suspect the main reasons you don't see them around are A. the Zora are, at least at present, fairly isolated from the rest of Hyrule and fairly insular. B. There are river connections that come close to the canyon separating Hebra from greater Hyrule much less cross said canyon C. the Rito have little of interest to the Zora and what the Zora might provide the Rito can be provided more easily by Hylians.
Hebra is also just generally going to be one of the least interesting regions for traders.
Thank you! And regarding the Zora, fish are cold blooded and that makes them very sensitive to changes in temperature. Most fish have their ideal range and will not do well outside of it. I'm assuming it is true for Zora as well, which would make Tabantha and Hebra both too dry (like you've said) and too cold for Zora to survive.
Ah. Today I learned more about fish. Thanks. @@Drakenwild
Maybe Rito feathers are just really good insulators and Ritos are just naturally highly communal?
Yes, their feathers are very good at keeping them warm, which is why open air housing is viable! The Rito armor for Hylians is specifically made with Rito feathers as insulation.
As for them being communal, they very well could be! I don't recall there being much evidence one way or the other.
a fairly easy solution to the paper issue is vellum. from my understanding, it's basically thin leather with extra steps. don't get me wrong, there is a reason we write on paper and not vellum, paper is drastically easier to produce. but given the lack of dry areas issue, the rito would probably think the fact it won't break down in the rain worth it
@@jondw oh, that's interesting! thank you for bringing it up ^^
21:18 thats even worse considering the rito dont live for very long
That the Rito can only glide now seems like a poor retcon. In Botw many Rito, (even very young ones like Kass’ children), showed no issue with vertical takeoff, hovering, and sustained acrobatic flight, even while carrying extra weight with a passenger, (like Teba does with both Tulin and Link). In Totk Penn is shown easily flying with no wind when you complete his assignments as well. I’d just assumed that those individuals like Revali, Teba, and Tulin have more skill than a typical Rito in terms of flight.
It all works great, until it doesnt :D That's officially my favorite sentences now!
This video (which is great by the way, you definetily earned my subscription) left me with two main feelings:
1. I feel incredibly sorry for the Rito now, escpecially when it comes to privacy. I can not imagine living a life with basically zero privacy. I mean you know for intamicy things and such xD There are hatchlings in the village, so they are sure having some cloaca action going on, but I am sure everyone knows who did who (but hey, at least there is no need for a paternity test then xD)
2. When playing Animal Crossing, it now feels incredibly weird and wrong seeing the bird villager holding a hammer and doing crafting (Put down that hammer, Twiggy! I do not want to call an ambulance!!!)
But with all justifications for the difficulty of their life style, they do have some flat grounds in front of Rito village! There is no excuse for not building a specialized "education house", like they did for the cooking! Lazy birds skipping on education :D
Im not sure why the swords have holes in them. I know its to reduce weight but a good made sword only weights around 2 pounds if it is a short sword. A long sword can get up to 3-4pounds i think then stuff like claymores weight 5 pounds. A spear is more understandable but it is a small amount of metal at the tip and won't weigh that much. And the holes are really small for its purpose. Instead of adding holes I think it might ve better just to make it thinner.
To be fair, Rito can also carry a person, which is significantly heavier than a sword, a bow with arrows and a shield. Not sure if they would really lose enough maneuverability by carrying equipment without holes to really justify their inclusion.
Outside of the in universe talk, I think the real reason why the holes exist is because of the misconception that swords are really heavy, when in reality, they aren't.
Its not like they did research on that
Very in depth, a lot of things I didn't know or consider about the rito.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :D
Rito can only glide and not fly without assistance from an updraft or other force. Now im curious to see a theory about how Tulin is able to fly in TOTK. Whenever you climb anything with tulin by your side during the Tulin of rito village quest line, tulin is able to ascened and fly beside you despite there not being any updrafts. So is Tulin light enough that he has the ability to fly? Is it only Rito adults that cant fly? Now I can't sleep. Great video!
Writers just forgot that they said these things in BotW ^^' Like, literally. If you go to Tabantha Great Bridge and pass it from the side of the Stable, on your left there is a minigame with a Rito and a Goron. The Rito will tell you that he can create magical bursts of wind and seemingly all Rito can. They are still too heavy but they grew innate magical abilities between the games. Tulin and Revali are only special because their gusts are particularly strong but in TotK every Rito can canonically perform a vertical start (and we see a bunch of them do it, not just Tulin. There's also Penn and Rito children at the bottom of the Village when you first visit them.)
tragicly the ritos design in earth like gravity, with a similerly thick autmosphear is imposible to support a human sized creature with wings that small... unless they can flap theyre arms at super naturaly fast speeds, they not only couldint carry link around, but also coulding egt off the ground ,they could however glide a suprizing distence... to fly they would need a wingspan of roughly 21 feet... physicaly possible as there are historicly far larger flying dinosuars wev found the Quetzalcoatlus with a wingspan of 36 feet and the Hatzegopteryx at a record breaking wopping 39 foot wingspan....
i have some facinating technological inovations to help the rito further take adventage of theyre enviroment and compensate for theyre weakneses, first focusing lenses stacked togather smaller and smaller, tightening the light of the riter lanterns into primitive flashlights, these would extend the effective range of rito guards at night significantly, from a mere 5 or so feet of the common lantern to as far as needed, depending on the number of rito lanterns and the number of focusing lenses used, this tech could be scaled up to make large watch tower search lights set around the village, and at its paramiter to add even more advanced warning to any invasions, the next idea is to compensate for the ritos fragile light skeletons being unsuited to taking the stress of using heaving minning tools or axes on trees, i propose what ill call (the recoilless pick), and (recoilless axe), inspired by the recent chinese "floppy sledgehammers" designed to take all of the impact of each strike off the hands and arms since the impact is absorbed by the long bendy handle. this tech would allow the rito to mine and fell trees all alone greatly boosting theyre independance and productivity. im curious to hear any other ideas yall have, and what you think of my additions please leave comments, id love to hear more ideas. this is fun ^^
Every short on your channel.
I just like to add bats bats do not have hollow bones. just a weird thing I learned a while ago
flying not a power but a skill
If we want to be meticulous then it actually isn't a skill, it's an ability.
Hey, Draken! Would you say that different Rito have certain abilities exclusive to their bird species? Like how Kaneli is an owl. Would that mean the Rito weakness of poor night vision be completely reversed for the Rito elder? (Owls have amazing night vision and mostly use their excellent hearing to spot prey.) Penn is a pelican and he still has that throat pouch, so I assume that while Rito are common in many ways, they have their distinct abilities based on their species.
I'd say that yes. BotW backs that up to an extent - when you first visit the Rito Village, Rito Elder can be found asleep during the day and awake at night, suggesting that he's nocturnal. And then after you complete Vah Medoh he never sleeps again ^^'
question, there has to be a way fir rito to cut wood on there own, otherwise the construction of the high quality bows they're known for (and whould have had to have been desogned and improved over years) whould be impossible. Maybe with a saw?
I didn't mention saws cause I have never seen one represented in the games but yeah, the main problem with cutting trees for the Rito is the impacts from using an axe. Saws and many other woodworking tools should be fine.
I would love to see a gaming channel maybe DrakenGaming.
If I ever go fulltime, it's a possibility. Right now, I do not have the bandwidth for that.
Czuję się jakbym oglądał Animal Planet z Czubówną xD pięknie
Czubówna czyta lepiej! xD Dziękuję! :D