Bruh you have fought Ganondorf like a True Swordmaster like Link is :D I need to say this game was really awsome and the Fight against Ganondorf was so fucking Satisfying. Even better then Twilight Princess and this 1 vs 1 in TP was already for its time really epic.
03:29 The Menace Unleashed: Dark Lord Ganondorf 05:39 Master of the Secret Stone: Demon King Ganondorf 12:09 Giant Draconified Demon Behemoth King: Demon Dragon
@@NineZero-tj9qq Yeah but that's not how a boss should be designed. A final boss should be designed to be challenging to the average player. The average player has some armor and some heart potions and a few decent weapons usually. Also a boss needs to challenge you with different attack/defense patterns that you need to learn. This bossfight was fairly simple in comparison. Credit where credit is due though, it is really gorgeous and epic
My headcanon is that the time Zelda went back to is actually from shortly after Skyward Sword (a few generations after the Link and Zelda of that game), and so Zelda would have been the Light Dragon for much, much, more than 10,000 years since 10,000 years ago was when Calamity Ganon first struck which I think happened after at the end of the split timelines
@@vegetables1593 my thing is how did rauru found Hyrule when Zelda at the end of skyward sword was supposed to be the one to found Hyrule . And your right 10,000 years before breath of the wild was the first calamity . That means zelda was alive as a immortal dragon at the same time during almost all of her & links past incarnations
@@surreal4972 well I wish the game made it more obvious that that needed gloom restoration foods at all before entering the fight, because I didn't learn what a sundelion was for until my 3rd attempt fighting ganon, with all but three of my hearts lost to gloom
@@Adam-mh7zv …Dude, how quickly did you beat the game your first playthrough? Sundelions and their importance are emphasized several times by NPCs and even during certain parts of the story.
@@Adam-mh7zvBro, almost everybody in the zonai survey team tells you that there is a plant that heals you from gloom, if you read the Yiga Clan's notes in The Depths, they mention that sundelions heal you from gloom, if you read the description of sundelions IT TELLS YOU THAT IT CAN HEAL YOU IF YOU COOK IT
I noticed there's a parallel between how we retrieve the Master Sword, pulling it from the head of the Light Dragon, and how we finish off the Demon Dragon, plunging it into it's head.
You even get a scene of Link pulling the sword from Zelda’s head if you hadn’t already, just for him to immediately drive it into the same spot on Ganon’s head
The fight made me feel like I was actually dueling Ganondorf. The way he dodged my flurry rushes and depleted your max hearts truly defined “Finally a worthy opponent” Edit: Just redid the fight and found out he also catches and throws your arrows in his final 1v1, this boss is legendary boys.
I feel bad because I rocket jumped and just served him a hot volley of arrows to the face, got his ass real quick, so I missed out a little on the dueling
@@realcupojoe I want to fight him again, only because someone said you could redirect some of his attacks, I love how there’s multiple ways on fighting him, so arrows to the face is definitely solid
@@Gladr-sk5xu of redirecting his attacks, have the master sword ready on the second part of the second phase. The projectiles that “break” your hearts, you can dead man volley them back at him. All these years and he seemed to have forgotten how to play tennis.
I love how that health bar just…kept going. It was so stupid but god damn it it worked so well. I almost wish it went off the screen entirely just for the meme factor
That audibly made me go "oh shit" like I know he doesn't actually have that much more health but bravo zelda team for making him that much more intimidating
What makes this boss so cool is that it kinda feels like you’re fighting another player. Ganondorf performing his own flurry rushes and charged attacks along with using all of the three weapon types as Link would really sets in stone that this is a duel between to highly skilled warriors.
The only thing that would have made that better is if he started learning to flurry rush your flurry rushes after his initial flurry rushes (wrap your head around that one) particularly in response to what weapons you use more. Like how I struggled to flurry rush his sword for a while and then in the final phase struggled to flurry rush his flurry rushes. If he adapted like how I adapted, that would have been some proper Player v. AI-Pretending-to-be-Player action.
I think the beauty of the scenario lies in the fact that the classic "hero rescuing the princess" is reduced to the relationship of "one who entrusts and one who is entrusted," rather than "one who is rescued and one who is saved," making the two sides as equal as possible.
Even if it's based on the "rescue the princess" trope, Zelda in these games feels very equal to Link. Really as you play through you realize she's the one who sets the entire scenario for what you and everyone else needs to do. In BotW it was her who had Ganon trapped for 100 years, not the other way around. And even in TotK, her spending 10,000 years empowering the Master Sword was her own idea and decision. She's a thorn in Ganon's side as much as Link.
I won't lie guys. When the game told me to dive for zelda, I started to tear up but when zeldas lullaby played I started crying. This game is just peak
Everytime i had to jump off of ganondorf (dragon) i just shouted “come, zelda!” Irl And jumped on her head, it was so heart touching, as someone who didn’t find botw that memorable, ToTK was amazing and will definitely be one of my top games of all time.
The way Zelda instinctively showed up to save Link from the Demon Dragon just warmed my heart. And I was like “Hell Yeah, fighting the final boss with Zelda!!!! LETS GOOO!!!”
i dont know if they intentionally make light dragon spawn more often after you get the master sword. I keep travelling shrine to shrine and light dragon is always there in the sky
I will never forget "Dive to Zelda" as long as I live. Such a perfect book end, mirroring Link's failure to catch her below Hyrule castle at the start of the game. Just...*chef's kiss* .
That was a nice moment, but I feel like I don't remember if I remembered that moment or more specifically the feeling I had when I first experienced it before I watched it again on RUclips. Sure the first time I experienced it was back in October, but I believe I first got these bothers back in January. Perhaps I'll get that feeling again the next time I play that part in my copy of the game again.
9:50 Matt Mercer did a great job voicing Ganondorf the whole game, but he's next level in this cutscene. He makes Ganondorf's rage sound so genuine and it's actually chilling. The cherry on top of an already fantastic cutscene.
Imagine Mark Hamill doing the role? I guess he was asked, but scheduling wouldn’t allow him. Hamill is the one person who would’ve brought more life in Ganondorf
@@Gokulosestoavirus don't think he would be asked due to Mark Hammill being unionised while Mercer isn't. Not that he (and to name another potential choice, Clancy Brown) would not be good choices to voice Ganondorf for any animated series.
When we got that first shot of his Demon King form in the final trailer, many people thought it was actually Demise. That to me signifies a job well done on the character designers' part.
@@bradlyaskey1967 In a way though, it basically is him. Ganondorf is just Demise reborn in a Gerudo body, and now that he has a Demon body, they might as well be the same.
Man this fight felt a lot better than Botw’s final boss! Sure his moveset is pretty much the same as Phantom Ganon’s and his Dragon phase is still incredibly easy like Beast Ganon, but MAN the atmosphere and intensity of it all really elevates it for me! Plus that “Oh Shit” moment where his health bar goes across the screen was great too.
The atmosphere makes this boss great, and at least it’s a significantly more challenging fight than Calamity Ganon ever was. Not to mention many people are playing this with a whole playthrough or more of Breath of the Wild. There are distinct changes but the combat system is really similar so a lot of players essentially start off the game with an intermediate understanding on how to fight shit, and even then it’s a significant step up challenge. I also did a double take when his health just kinda…kept going. Like “oh my god this is so stupid but IT WORKS SO WELL”
His moveset is not like Phantom Ganon. I fought this boss over 30 times because I kept dying there. I got here with 3 hearts, 2 fairies and no food. I couldn't leave so I kept trying, I didn't want to load an old save. I know his pattern from A to Z and it was really fun ! This boss is epic and very challenging if you're not overpowered. It is much harder than BOTW's final boss and it took a me about 1 hour to it. Such an amazing boss fight.
@@epicortonotepic8314 si tratta comunque della maledizione di Demise, a causa sua Ganondorf trova sempre un modo per tornare e perseguitare il regno. IN TUTTI I MODI, è tornato pure sotto forma di bestia bruta non pensante, detta anche "calamity ganon"
@@epicortonotepic8314 no, Calamity Ganon was just a tiny bit of Ganondorf's gloom leaked into Hyrule Castle and became sentient, it's terrifying that just a fraction of Ganondorf's power can already bring an apocalypse to hyrule
@@tor-keeby4401 I find it interesting that Calamity Ganon killed almost all of Central Hyrule's population and people inside Hyrule castle along with the champions piloting the Divine Beasts and the king, while Demon King Ganondorf couldn't kill anyone throughout the game
I really love how Ganondorf is portrayed in this game. He mirrors Links own moveset but better in a way, and there are so many clever mechanics to show that he almost 'breaks' the world. The super long health bar, the fact he can counter your flurry rushes with some of his own, the ability to shatter the Hylian shield near instantly or the fact that if he lands a big attack, he outright removes some of Links heart containers. Sure, the fight was maybe more cinematic than difficult per se, but I think it's far and away the best portrayal of the G-man we've seen.
The fact it was more cinematic than difficult is totally fine to me, and I say this as someone who adores a good challenge. The whole ending moves very fluidly, and any amount of deaths or retries, I feel, would have interrupted or even outright ruined the mood, especially for people who might get frustrated from it. As is, I think it’s a perfect example of UI / Gameplay storytelling, and I’d much prefer a New Game+ (I guess ‘canon difficulty’) Ganondorf fight that really, _really_ challenges you once you already know the story rather than one right off the bat.
This was the sword fight I felt I was kinda cheated out of in Twilight Princess where you pretty much just QTE Ganon to death. Here you actually used your moveset and while it was a tad bit on the easy side, it had just enough consequence for failure and kept you on the edge of your seat through cinematic portrayal to make it a great experience.
This entire ending sequence is just done so well. The range of emotions you feel from hype to melancholy but with satisfaction all mixed together just goes to show how much better Tears of the Kingdom evolved in terms of storytelling from Breath of the Wild. This the Gannodorf we needed, and his final boss battle does not disappoint at all, and those final cutscene just brings it all home perfectly.
Not sure if anyone knows but you can reflect those flying projectiles in the fight with your sword strikes, similar to ocarina of time and twilight princess.
My Hylian Shield broke during the second phase of the fight with Ganondorf, but I decided to just go with only the Master Sword, no shield, for the dramatic flare. I still was able to beat him with only one heart left and get to the dragon portion. Probably the best final boss in the series, man. Impeccable game.
When the plot ended up repeating itself a fair amount, I was hoping for a decent ending to bring this entry in line with how much I love Zelda. I wasn't expecting this. This is absolute perfection. A gloriously cathartic and emotional ending. Absolutely beautiful
I think the best part about the Ganondorf fight is you know they’re going to crank the difficulty for Master Mode, like increasing the number of times he can flurry rush you, and extending his health bar onto the left side of the screen.
Yeah, the first Hero who faced a Ganondorf, this is perfectly fitting. And even combining the Two most Powerful and Most Iconic Weapons of him: The Master Sword and the Fierce Deity Sword.
Even more fitting since Tears of the Kingdom & Breath of the Wild are confirmed to be in the timeline where Ocarina of Time Link was killed in the final battle. Meaning in a way, Ocarina Link finally got his revenge
@@alphagirl5212 I think you should look through the Memories you can find in the Overworld, there you see a whole different Sealing War thanbthe one from A Link to the Past, no Triforce was included, no Sacred Realm was included, just Ganondorf murdering someone to get their secret-stone and turning into a dark God and then getting sealed by the Zonai Rauru. I first thought too they were talking about the A Link to the Past Imprisoning War, yet in the end it turned out to be a completely different one.
As someone whose favorite Zelda is Skyward Sword... hearing that little Fay sound at 25:14 felt so nostalgic, sad and at the same time tragic. The last time we heard it, she was telling Zelda how to save Link by putting him in the Shrine. This time she's almost saying "Hi, Princess."
No we heard it in the dlc of botw when unlocking the true power of the master sword, and again when link sent the sword back in time, then again when Zelda received it at the temple of time.
Two things I love about this boss fight: 1. It actually feels like a finale and you feel the sense of dread when fighting a very powerful warrior like this iteration of Ganondorf. Especially when you dodge to the side and attempt a flurry rush and his head follows you as you move. Incredible detail. 2. The scene where "Demon King Ganondorf's" health bar (super terrifying when it kept going, by the way) is knocked halfway down and he pushes the Five Sages back then just smirks and gestures to Link with his fingers. It's like he's saying "Come on, this is a fight between you and me only, two respectful warriors. Give me the fight I've been craving for thousands of years!" Abosultely incredible game and worth the wait!
I unfortunately got spoiled about what Ganondorf's final form was a little before doing it myself, it's design and how the fight plays out was NOT what I was expecting. Absolutely incredible. side note: doing this without a fused master sword was such a good idea. Perfect amount of difficulty.
i was spoiled because i was scrolling tiktok and a live of someone playing the ending came up. i scrolled as fast as i could but i was soooo upset 😭 thankfully experiencing it myself made it special, since i had seen so little. or there were people casually putting clips of link trying to catch zelda out of the air in the backgrounds of their videos. it was so frustrating.
Fun fact that’s actually Trailer 3’s theme but in a Minor key. And instead of Segwaying into the main LoZ theme like in the trailer, is segways into Ganondorf’s famous 4 musical notes.
It's really cool, because if you used backflips and sidesteps to create openings in the swordfight portions of this boss like I did, his third phase is actually harder because he dodges your initial flurry rush, and you have to dodge or parry a followup attack of his. Such a great boss!
I thought that if I parried he'd still just perfect dodge it anyways so I beat the 3rd phase with nothing except for the damage his gloom shots deal when hit back at him
I figured out that if I missed doing the flurry attack but then I immediately follow up with a simple attack, he will follow up with his own dodge and attack me again and if you flurry correctly that time he won't dodge it
This final battle really just shows that even over 30 years after the original Zelda redefined the adventure game, Nintendo stays reminding us what video games are meant to be
Game was phenomenal. Story was lightyears better than botw. Almost every bit of exploring had meaning to it where u found some crazy loot (especially caves). All boss fights were actually challenging unlike the beast Ganon from botw. Cutscenes were so much more meaningful in this game as well. Started tearing up when Zelda clutched the master sword to her chest and screamed “protect them all” as she sacrifices her humanity in order to deliver the powered master sword to link. Then the falling Zelda as link dives down to catch her and this time succeeding. God what an amazing game
I'm with you in general that I loved the game, but the storytelling at least in some ways didn't seem better than BOTW imo, in specifically that all 4 of the sages cutscenes are almost identical - they see the slow-mo cutscene from the past of the ancient sages, they realize they need to become a sage, they promise to, and they clasp Link's hand. Vs in BOTW each tribe hero actually had an actual story, the Rito guy felt superior and thought he should have been the hero and had chip on his shoulder, the Zora girl had romantic feelings for Link, the Gerudo girl knew Zelda's mother, etc unique stories. Vs TotK sages were all carbon copies of one another. So I felt that could have been better The cutscenes from the giant heiroglyph tears though, they were awesome; and Zelda turning into a dragon, and obviously the ending boss fight, incredible
@@NaturalEntertainer85 yeah also traveling through Hyrule, slowly learning about what happened during those 100 years. My favourite part was Hyrule castle where you could find notes made by Zelda or king. I think BOTW was more climatic, but I may be wrong because of nostalgia, I remember complaing about story in this game 6 years ago xd
@@NaturalEntertainer85Personally, I dislike how “disconnected” Totk feels from Botw. There’s almost no sheika tech from the previous game (ancient arrows are rare, one guardian husk sits on the hatino lab), there’s barely a mention of either of the calamities, the divine beasts, the champions, really anything. Story wide, it could just be an entirely new game and, besides a few minor alterations, no one would question it.
1:53 Phase 1 3:30 Demon King Ganondorf (The Menace Unleased) 5:41 Demon King Ganondorf (Master of the Secret Stone) 8:23 Demon King Ganondorf (Master of the Secret Stone) phase 2 12:10 Demon Dragon (Draconified Demon King) 18:09 final attack
WOW, Light Dragon is fast! Makes me wonder how much all the dragons' are holding back regularly. I also just realized normal people can't see dragons, so from a bystander's perspective, Link was just ragdolling in the air, walking on air, and then stabbing said air. I really hope Purah had her telescope to see that.
I can’t think of a single thing wrong with this. Like it’s perfect. This game is perfect. It’s the Shawshank Redemption of video games, it just keeps delivering and feeding you exactly what you need from a Zelda game multiplied by 100000. Its like Spirited Away meets Zelda, meets God. What a fuckin masterpiece.
Man, it's been over half a year since I beat the game and I still keep coming back to rewatch the ending. It's so well done So far TOTK is also the only game from this decade that I've bothered to replay over and over again, with most games coming out these days I don't even manage to finish a lot of them so that's saying something.
@@Hunter-D. Ocarina of Time was just as flat dude. So was TP. The only Ganondorf that had any semblance of depth was WW. You also don't need every villain to be sympathetic. Sometimes they can be power hungry psychopaths. But I do agree WW was the best version of Ganondorf.
@@Hunter-D. literally every other Ganondorf was just as flat besides maaaaybe Wind Waker’s cause he actually had a bit of a backstory. Dunno why you think this is new. He’s always had pretty much the same personality.
Took me 2 hours to beat him. I was crapping my pants the entire time but the adrenaline rush I felt after finally beating him and his dragon form was unlike any I felt in a long time for a video game. 11/10 game!!
Im a grown man and i am not ashamed to admit that ending made my cry. Zelda sacrifices so much for Link and her comment "You really did it Link" felt like she was talking to me. 10/10
Ganondorf is so full of himself and so cocky in this. Pretty interesting version of him we get in this. Like yea, he's always been full of himself and cocky, but never as blatant as this. Everything from his goading smiles and his manner of speech. I love it, dude just wants to rule, and doesn't give a shit
Yeah, unlike his mainstream counterpart, he is a full blown villain with no redeeming qualities while the mainstream version does have a few redeeming qualities.
I just absolutely love how 23:36 is a reference back to the beginning where Link could not reach Zelda's hand before she fell into the depths and disappeared and then at the end he was able to grab her hand and save her. Such great subtle story telling. Edit: Oh my god, I’m sorry for using the word subtle. 🙃 I only meant that for some it may not be something you realize right away. I had to watch this scene a couple of times to even get that the reference circles back to the very beginning when he couldn’t catch her. For some it may not be that obvious.
Lmao subtle It is well executed but in no way has Zelda ever had "subtle" story telling lmao Like the villain went into a long winded rant about what he was planning
The shot of the Demon Dragon flying with the Blood Moon behind is probably the coolest thing i've ever seen in a video game. I was really lucky to catch it.
Rito don't live as long as the other races. Riju is of equivalent age, given biology differences. Yunobo is also considered young. Zora live for hundreds of years and Sidon is already more powerful now than how we saw him in BotW.
@@putriscool he's at least an adult and you can even pinpoint his general age range since there is another zora in a side quest that mentions their daughter being 60 years old and just coming of age, I.e around 16-18 in human years, so for Sidon being around 110+ that would effectively put him at about 20-25 in human years, which tracks neatly with where he is in his life (married, ascending the throne etc.)
Just finished the game this morning after 250 hours worth of phenomenal and peerless gameplay. It is without doubt, the most dramatic, heart pounding, majestic and emotional final boss encounter and cinematic finale I’ve ever experienced in about 35 years of gaming. The only other titles that come close all happen to be other Zelda games, and I’m saying this as a multi platform gamer. As others have said, the moment when you sky dive towards Zelda distills and encompasses everything I love about Nintendo. No doubt their future consoles will get more and more powerful, but they will have to go some distance to beat this experience.
22:54 I hated QTE so much, but when done right, it can be one of the most iconic QTE in gaming HISTORY. This is more than just a game. It is a work of high ART.
this fight really did feel like you were battling a powerful beast and i really liked the mechanic of you losing your hearts permanently in the fight when you get hit
I just "beat" the game today and I can't stop thinking about the ending QTE sequence until the ending. The music in that sequence was just put so well together it's like every Zelda game you played before had purpose to fulfill this moment. The ending not only ties the story of Tears of the Kingdom together, but it also ties up Breath of the Wild. A masterpiece of all masterpieces.
@@moonwalker1155 I reloaded the save and it just brought me back to the last save before the fight lol. The save file does have a star marked on it now though. But now I'm just shrine hunting and finally got the Hylian shield lol.
I unironically accidentally found Gannon and beat him, so for a certain quest it tell you to go find an ancient ruin and I thought it meant below the castle to I ram down there and got to Ganon and I didn’t realize it was the final boss until Ganondorf started calling me names
Fun fact: the mark at 5:39 is very similar to the kanji “闇“, which means shadow or darkness. In the Japanese version, the kanji for each sage's abilities and marks are the same: 光 (light), 時 (time), 風 (wind), 炎 (fire), 水 (water), 雷 (lightening), and 魂(spirit or soul). Adding “闇 (shadow)” to these , it means that all sages from OoT except “森 (forest)” are present in TotK. Including things like the relationship between Ganondorf and the Kingdom, it's just amazing how much OoT homage is included in TotK.
The fight with Ganondorf is absolutely perfect, and honestly kind of challenging, which is great considering how Breath of the Wild's final boss was pretty easy. As for the ending, it's beautiful and I still can't believe it's over, what an amazing journey that was.
even tho that dragon fight was pretty easy,the atmosphere was WAY better for a final boss than the breath of the wild one.Nintendo did a great job at this
This fight was a little too easy, but the atmosphere and intensity really make up for it. The comically large health bar, Ganondorf slow mo dodging your attacks, and him permanently taking hearts away are all such creative ideas!! And the final phase with the dragons is so beautiful. The music is so perfect
i wish he would punish you more when he breaks your guard and not just stun you, i also wish that he was a bit faster with his attacks, and the dragon fight was incredibly easy just like dark beast ganon, only thing that made it better was the atmosphere
This fight felt different from the rest, as if it were truly the final battle with Ganondorf. No talk about sealing, no talk about imprisoning, just straight up murder. And with the way the fight ended, it certainly looks that way. Ganondorf, the arch enemy of the free peoples of Hyrule, now laid to rest in what looks like a permanent manner. Of course, with how profitable this series is, he'll probably be back. But personally? I'd like this to be the end of Ganondorf's story. It's just set up so well that I'd hate for it to all be undone in the next game.
I’d like this to be the end of Ganondorf but not the dark beast Ganon. Ganon is more of a ghost who can act on its own without Ganondorf. We saw this with calamity Ganon and the entire fallen hero timeline. Ganon is a force of nature that appears and disappears at will. Ganon is unpredictable and is not shackled by the laws of man. Ganon has no mercy. Ganon has no feeling. Ganon is power, hatred, destruction and disaster. Ganon is a real monster
What I really liked about Ganondorfs fight was that he could just take away hearts further than the gloom effect. Like he just erased an hour of progress because he is THAT powerful. It solidified how much of a threat he actually was.
Before fighting Ganondorf, i was like "oh man it'd be so cool if Ganondorf can dodge and all like you, feeling like a battle from equal to equal. And finishing the battle with Zelda helping you as a dragon. Not even thinking Ganondorf could eat the Tear. And all my wishes came true. Truly a brilliant final boss fight, as a gamer and cinematically
8:26 I loved moments like this for him, since while this version of Ganondorf is pretty much pure evil, it actually shows his viscious mockery and confidence outside of just dialog.
I'm so used to the blue colors of this iteration of Link that it started to feel strange to see him in his classic green outfit... but god does it still feel right to see him in this outfit in this boss fight in particular
Ganondorf tried to go all tactical nuke like the Predator on Link in his final moment... This Ganondorf is hardcore... Took me about 2 hours to get his patterns down and beat him since I had no meals or fairies when I got to him.... Uhhhggg...
25:24 Come on Nintendo! Can’t you just let Link and Zelda give each other a hug or a kiss? I am tired of all of the hints and suggestions since Zelink officially canon Breath of the Wild’s secret ending.
See every Zelda game ending is always bittersweet to think about when you remember Demise's curse is just gonna spit out a new Ganondorf in however many years. There's no real winning for Link and Zelda, sure they won in this life time, until their souls get dragged back to the mortal realm to do it all again.
I like to think the soul is ever present. Just waiting for the time to actually make their presences known. At least for link and Ganon. Zelda/Hylia is kinda ever present it seems.
Demon Dragon is easily my favorite final boss fight in the Zelda franchise. The Ganondorf sword duels in this game and TP were top tier already, but the way they foreshadowed and set up the payoff of Ganondorf’s final form was so dang brilliant, and the execution itself, while mostly spectacle, is both so emotional and climactic, with Zelda herself assisting you again and the fight still managing to test the new sky maneuvering skills and gloom mechanics you learned about throughout the game. And the music, HO LEE SH*T the music. The way those saxes and the erhu played off of eachother while delicately balancing Zelda’s Lullaby and Ganon’s Theme was f*cking masterful. I never heard anything like it and I was on the verge of tears. Well done, Nintendo. You not only blew BOTW’s finale out of the water, but most other Zelda games’ finales as well.
This boss fight was badass as fuck definitely an upgrade to BOTW. I had 10 hearts during this fight and even though I came strapped to the teeth with weapons, food and shields in the end it all came down to *one heart* I do wish his dragon form had more health and more attacks but alas. Epic definitely worth the 6 years of wait
For those who like me struggled to defeat him. The best tactic is to keep your shield always up and use arrows. This will guarantee destroy 4-5 shields, but at least you will get himm 100% of time.
Loved the final battle. The cinematics were amazing, the music was moving...the only thing I wished they did differently...I wish they would, for once, give Link even the tiniest hint of a personality. He doesn't have to say anything. Even just a facial expression would do. I mean he dove through the sky, grasped Zelda's hand at the end, a reference to how he couldn't reach her in the beginning and then carried her from the water in his arms...and nada. Lifeless. I mean! ugh. Give him a tear, a smile, anything! Anyway. Still loved the game. I admit I rushed this one, desperate to know the ending. Maybe now I'll go back and do all the side missions.
Everywhere else in the game outside of cutscenes he's known to be characterized as quirky, childish, erratic. He smiles and pants and frowns in the cooking animations, the temperature animations, etc; it's not like he's a complete blank slate otherwise. Why the cutscenes have him completely expressionless I don't know. I wish they expanded more on the Zelda/link relationship in this game, as it's obvious Zelda holds him in such high regard yet there is no reciprocation to be seen whatsoever
@@harshaldesai2505 the reason cutscenes have him emotionless is cause he’s supposed to be for us to put our own emotions into…Take the name literally….we are *linked* to him…he’s us…and his emotions are ours….And I enjoy that he doesn’t have emotions cause then we can input our own for him
@@SuperPrestogamer I feel like that argument has been long since outdated. With games like Wind Waker and Skyward Sword featuring a Link that realistically reacts to everything around him, I feel botw and totk come off as downgrades to Link's character. It's made even worse considering these two recent games officially make Link's name Link within the context of the story. Unable to change his name further cements the fact that he's his own character. The idea of "inputting our own emotions" just sounds outlandish and makes the cinematic moments in the game feel so awkward with Link being so stone faced all the time. Personally, with botw and totk breaking so much ground and changing up so much within the Zelda series, I'd honestly expected a vocal debut with Link. Let him speak or finally lower his guard and show raw emotion during the game's finale. The series is what...30 years old now? I think Nintendo should've done more of a grand send off considering the series longevity at this point. What better way to do it then do the unthinkable?
Funny thing is that he shows a bit of emotion when he gets the master sword, but most people won't see it because they'll be wearing the gliding mask during the cutscene 😂
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Did you fuse the Biggoron sword with the Master Sword ?
@@seraphimsforge-master5433 looks like the deity sword
@@seraphimsforge-master5433 fusing it with the gloom club is better, does an additional atk rating 50
Bruh you have fought Ganondorf like a True Swordmaster like Link is :D
I need to say this game was really awsome and the Fight against Ganondorf was so fucking Satisfying. Even better then Twilight Princess and this 1 vs 1 in TP was already for its time really epic.
03:29 The Menace Unleashed: Dark Lord Ganondorf
05:39 Master of the Secret Stone: Demon King Ganondorf
12:09 Giant Draconified Demon Behemoth King: Demon Dragon
That off center health bar is the best example I've seen of UI storytelling. That gannondorf is so powerful that he breaks the fabric of reality
that’s a good way to put it. i was annoyed that it was off center the whole fight. LMAOO
I loved that so much. Only problem: They should've made the fight fit the hype. I mean it was way too easy
at first i thought this must be a bug because it looked so off haha
@@alexdreFalkeYou are speaking my language. Second easiest Zelda boss fight I’ve done.
@@NineZero-tj9qq Yeah but that's not how a boss should be designed. A final boss should be designed to be challenging to the average player. The average player has some armor and some heart potions and a few decent weapons usually. Also a boss needs to challenge you with different attack/defense patterns that you need to learn. This bossfight was fairly simple in comparison.
Credit where credit is due though, it is really gorgeous and epic
Zelda has lived 100 years fighting calamity Gannon only to go back in the past to live as an immortal dragon for 10,000 years . She’s suffered so much
Zelda: I'm straight up... Not having a good time rn
Wisdom triforce: *well that's too damn bad honey*
At least this time she wasn’t conscious for it
My headcanon is that the time Zelda went back to is actually from shortly after Skyward Sword (a few generations after the Link and Zelda of that game), and so Zelda would have been the Light Dragon for much, much, more than 10,000 years since 10,000 years ago was when Calamity Ganon first struck which I think happened after at the end of the split timelines
@@vegetables1593 my thing is how did rauru found Hyrule when Zelda at the end of skyward sword was supposed to be the one to found Hyrule . And your right 10,000 years before breath of the wild was the first calamity . That means zelda was alive as a immortal dragon at the same time during almost all of her & links past incarnations
At least she doesn't remember the dragon part though.
That flurry rush reversal was the biggest shock of my whole playthrough. Seriously felt like my eyes were bulging out of my head. Incredible game
At least the devs weren't cruel enough to have him do a flurry attack back
@@Adam-mh7zvThe fight would’ve been borderline impossible at that point, unless you had prepared 10,000,000 gloom restoration foods beforehand.
@@surreal4972 well I wish the game made it more obvious that that needed gloom restoration foods at all before entering the fight, because I didn't learn what a sundelion was for until my 3rd attempt fighting ganon, with all but three of my hearts lost to gloom
@@Adam-mh7zv …Dude, how quickly did you beat the game your first playthrough? Sundelions and their importance are emphasized several times by NPCs and even during certain parts of the story.
@@Adam-mh7zvBro, almost everybody in the zonai survey team tells you that there is a plant that heals you from gloom, if you read the Yiga Clan's notes in The Depths, they mention that sundelions heal you from gloom, if you read the description of sundelions IT TELLS YOU THAT IT CAN HEAL YOU IF YOU COOK IT
As someone who tends to over-rely on flurry rushes, the second phase was a major wake up call
I had to just spam bombs at his head
@@sir_vaughn2018 Yeah, and my 3x arrow Lynel bow helped even more with that
@@zurkke yep
it felt like pay back for all the times I used it on Ganondorfs minions lol
I noticed there's a parallel between how we retrieve the Master Sword, pulling it from the head of the Light Dragon, and how we finish off the Demon Dragon, plunging it into it's head.
You even get a scene of Link pulling the sword from Zelda’s head if you hadn’t already, just for him to immediately drive it into the same spot on Ganon’s head
That is ironic and true
The fight made me feel like I was actually dueling Ganondorf. The way he dodged my flurry rushes and depleted your max hearts truly defined “Finally a worthy opponent”
Edit: Just redid the fight and found out he also catches and throws your arrows in his final 1v1, this boss is legendary boys.
I feel bad because I rocket jumped and just served him a hot volley of arrows to the face, got his ass real quick, so I missed out a little on the dueling
@@realcupojoe I want to fight him again, only because someone said you could redirect some of his attacks, I love how there’s multiple ways on fighting him, so arrows to the face is definitely solid
You literally fight this d!ck head in every zelda game talk about repetitive
@@Gladr-sk5xu of redirecting his attacks, have the master sword ready on the second part of the second phase. The projectiles that “break” your hearts, you can dead man volley them back at him. All these years and he seemed to have forgotten how to play tennis.
@Mysterious one nah u just gotta flurry rush his flurry rush
I love how that health bar just…kept going. It was so stupid but god damn it it worked so well. I almost wish it went off the screen entirely just for the meme factor
That audibly made me go "oh shit" like I know he doesn't actually have that much more health but bravo zelda team for making him that much more intimidating
@@Nonzerotonin No I've seen someone use the Master SWord the whole fight he legitmately has that much more health
5:38 The rising health bar
the meme factor?
Dude yeah, I was laughing to myself like “Holy shit is his health bar going to go off-screen?!?!” 😂
What makes this boss so cool is that it kinda feels like you’re fighting another player. Ganondorf performing his own flurry rushes and charged attacks along with using all of the three weapon types as Link would really sets in stone that this is a duel between to highly skilled warriors.
The only thing that would have made that better is if he started learning to flurry rush your flurry rushes after his initial flurry rushes (wrap your head around that one) particularly in response to what weapons you use more. Like how I struggled to flurry rush his sword for a while and then in the final phase struggled to flurry rush his flurry rushes. If he adapted like how I adapted, that would have been some proper Player v. AI-Pretending-to-be-Player action.
It could have been harder tbh. For a final boss it was a bit easy
@@creamking3569Zelda games always have easy bosses
@@riley97 thunder blight ganon was harder than this one
@@yeahright5227 i didn’t parry him either i just did flurry rushes and jumping attacks
I think the beauty of the scenario lies in the fact that the classic "hero rescuing the princess" is reduced to the relationship of "one who entrusts and one who is entrusted," rather than "one who is rescued and one who is saved," making the two sides as equal as possible.
I love that the the name of the quest was “Find Princess Zelda” not “Save Princess Zelda.”
@@kelgray....yeah. But you did save her at the end. Lmaooo
Even if it's based on the "rescue the princess" trope, Zelda in these games feels very equal to Link. Really as you play through you realize she's the one who sets the entire scenario for what you and everyone else needs to do. In BotW it was her who had Ganon trapped for 100 years, not the other way around. And even in TotK, her spending 10,000 years empowering the Master Sword was her own idea and decision. She's a thorn in Ganon's side as much as Link.
@@kelgray "Find princess Zelda" to save her🤣
@@scienceuser99Technically she saved herself through Link. Cause without her, Link wouldn’t have been able to fight the dragon.
The fact that games like this even exist is incredible. Masterpiece.
I won't lie guys. When the game told me to dive for zelda, I started to tear up but when zeldas lullaby played I started crying. This game is just peak
Everytime i had to jump off of ganondorf (dragon) i just shouted “come, zelda!” Irl And jumped on her head, it was so heart touching, as someone who didn’t find botw that memorable, ToTK was amazing and will definitely be one of my top games of all time.
its so awesome how much thought and work they put for the boss fight.
I didn’t see that cutscene after I got princess Zelda quest done 27:53
I mean 27:23 don’t have that cutscene
@@ianroggie9020 did you get all the memories?
The way Zelda instinctively showed up to save Link from the Demon Dragon just warmed my heart. And I was like “Hell Yeah, fighting the final boss with Zelda!!!! LETS GOOO!!!”
i dont know if they intentionally make light dragon spawn more often after you get the master sword. I keep travelling shrine to shrine and light dragon is always there in the sky
@@sotruem8 I saw a Polygon article that said that she starts to fly lower when you finish the Korok Forest quest
@@jhur7588she starts flying lower either once you’ve help the Deku tree or completed all the memories.
Most of the time we fight to save zelda, but this time, we fight WITH Zelda
First time since WW
I will never forget "Dive to Zelda" as long as I live. Such a perfect book end, mirroring Link's failure to catch her below Hyrule castle at the start of the game. Just...*chef's kiss* .
Omg
but also… it’s so funny that Rauru and Sonia’s final act was basically going „congrats, now good luck falling”
That was a nice moment, but I feel like I don't remember if I remembered that moment or more specifically the feeling I had when I first experienced it before I watched it again on RUclips. Sure the first time I experienced it was back in October, but I believe I first got these bothers back in January. Perhaps I'll get that feeling again the next time I play that part in my copy of the game again.
Clarify that hyrule castle Part when failing to catch Zelda what part was that on?
Edit: few minor errors.
@@blindspotwright3996when ganondorf awaken and Zelda fell into the void and then get teleported in the past
9:50 Matt Mercer did a great job voicing Ganondorf the whole game, but he's next level in this cutscene. He makes Ganondorf's rage sound so genuine and it's actually chilling. The cherry on top of an already fantastic cutscene.
Did you hear the French version ? I found it sooooooo great as well !!!! 🤩
@@marinadc7540 I've thought of doing a french playthrough since I actually understand the language.
Imagine Mark Hamill doing the role? I guess he was asked, but scheduling wouldn’t allow him. Hamill is the one person who would’ve brought more life in Ganondorf
@@Gokulosestoavirus don't think he would be asked due to Mark Hammill being unionised while Mercer isn't.
Not that he (and to name another potential choice, Clancy Brown) would not be good choices to voice Ganondorf for any animated series.
I absolutely love how with the Secret Stone, he looks more like Demise than any incarnation ever before. Really shows just how godlike his power was
When we got that first shot of his Demon King form in the final trailer, many people thought it was actually Demise. That to me signifies a job well done on the character designers' part.
@@speedude0164 I thought it was Demise at first on the trailer and would've been glad if he returned
@@bradlyaskey1967 In a way though, it basically is him. Ganondorf is just Demise reborn in a Gerudo body, and now that he has a Demon body, they might as well be the same.
@@speedude0164 yea true
@@speedude0164 true true, kinda wish they used Demise design more though, the flame gradient in the hair would be very nice looking
Man this fight felt a lot better than Botw’s final boss! Sure his moveset is pretty much the same as Phantom Ganon’s and his Dragon phase is still incredibly easy like Beast Ganon, but MAN the atmosphere and intensity of it all really elevates it for me! Plus that “Oh Shit” moment where his health bar goes across the screen was great too.
The atmosphere makes this boss great, and at least it’s a significantly more challenging fight than Calamity Ganon ever was.
Not to mention many people are playing this with a whole playthrough or more of Breath of the Wild. There are distinct changes but the combat system is really similar so a lot of players essentially start off the game with an intermediate understanding on how to fight shit, and even then it’s a significant step up challenge.
I also did a double take when his health just kinda…kept going. Like “oh my god this is so stupid but IT WORKS SO WELL”
His moveset is not like Phantom Ganon. I fought this boss over 30 times because I kept dying there. I got here with 3 hearts, 2 fairies and no food. I couldn't leave so I kept trying, I didn't want to load an old save. I know his pattern from A to Z and it was really fun ! This boss is epic and very challenging if you're not overpowered. It is much harder than BOTW's final boss and it took a me about 1 hour to it. Such an amazing boss fight.
@@athenaraines idk feels like it's harder to get off flurry rush
@@JellalTellme bonus to him do activate flury rush to get away from you if you attack viciously.
@@heroofmasks Yeah it gives me Wind Waker vibes. So badass
I like how when Ganondorf transformed into a dragon, he looked like calamity Ganon
i think calamity ganon was his puppet
@@epicortonotepic8314 si tratta comunque della maledizione di Demise, a causa sua Ganondorf trova sempre un modo per tornare e perseguitare il regno. IN TUTTI I MODI, è tornato pure sotto forma di bestia bruta non pensante, detta anche "calamity ganon"
@@epicortonotepic8314 no, Calamity Ganon was just a tiny bit of Ganondorf's gloom leaked into Hyrule Castle and became sentient, it's terrifying that just a fraction of Ganondorf's power can already bring an apocalypse to hyrule
@@tor-keeby4401 I find it interesting that Calamity Ganon killed almost all of Central Hyrule's population and people inside Hyrule castle along with the champions piloting the Divine Beasts and the king, while Demon King Ganondorf couldn't kill anyone throughout the game
@@kaptainkozmos well then again GanonDorf was in the depths during the whole game so, of course he couldn't harm anyone from below ground.
I really love how Ganondorf is portrayed in this game. He mirrors Links own moveset but better in a way, and there are so many clever mechanics to show that he almost 'breaks' the world. The super long health bar, the fact he can counter your flurry rushes with some of his own, the ability to shatter the Hylian shield near instantly or the fact that if he lands a big attack, he outright removes some of Links heart containers.
Sure, the fight was maybe more cinematic than difficult per se, but I think it's far and away the best portrayal of the G-man we've seen.
It reminded me of Undertale at times
I agree and I didn’t mind that the fight was cinematic. I hate impossible fights at the end of the game.
The fact it was more cinematic than difficult is totally fine to me, and I say this as someone who adores a good challenge.
The whole ending moves very fluidly, and any amount of deaths or retries, I feel, would have interrupted or even outright ruined the mood, especially for people who might get frustrated from it.
As is, I think it’s a perfect example of UI / Gameplay storytelling, and I’d much prefer a New Game+ (I guess ‘canon difficulty’) Ganondorf fight that really, _really_ challenges you once you already know the story rather than one right off the bat.
This was the sword fight I felt I was kinda cheated out of in Twilight Princess where you pretty much just QTE Ganon to death. Here you actually used your moveset and while it was a tad bit on the easy side, it had just enough consequence for failure and kept you on the edge of your seat through cinematic portrayal to make it a great experience.
Best fight with Ganondorf but not the best Ganondorf if yk what i mean
This entire ending sequence is just done so well. The range of emotions you feel from hype to melancholy but with satisfaction all mixed together just goes to show how much better Tears of the Kingdom evolved in terms of storytelling from Breath of the Wild. This the Gannodorf we needed, and his final boss battle does not disappoint at all, and those final cutscene just brings it all home perfectly.
at that part where i had to dive to zelda i almost teared up
ive never held a button so hard in my life
I will admit that this Ganon Dorf was more closer to the form of demise than any other Ganon Dorf ever would had been
Ganondorf
@@DarkCreed Gandalf
@@DarkCreed canondwarf
Mr. Dorf.
I legit thought Demise would return but it’s cool that it was ganondorf and I’m not gonna lie I like his story in this game
Not sure if anyone knows but you can reflect those flying projectiles in the fight with your sword strikes, similar to ocarina of time and twilight princess.
Not just the flying projectiles. The shock waves on the ground can be reflected as well.
@@chrischl8003 that…I did not know.
@@chaperone6758 Only found out because of your comment
So essentially, you can do Dead Man's Volley in this game again?
@@ryandunham1047 Pretty much, though he won't counter it once you hit it back at him.
My Hylian Shield broke during the second phase of the fight with Ganondorf, but I decided to just go with only the Master Sword, no shield, for the dramatic flare. I still was able to beat him with only one heart left and get to the dragon portion.
Probably the best final boss in the series, man. Impeccable game.
I did the same exact thing lol
bro, same
it was so cool
Yea i clutched on one heart my heart was on fire
Sane here. To show a sense of honor during a final battle.
I went in to phase 2 with a Durability+ Hylian Shield, new and unused. And he destroyed it instantly. Honestly, I wasn’t even mad, I was humbled
When the plot ended up repeating itself a fair amount, I was hoping for a decent ending to bring this entry in line with how much I love Zelda. I wasn't expecting this. This is absolute perfection. A gloriously cathartic and emotional ending. Absolutely beautiful
I think the best part about the Ganondorf fight is you know they’re going to crank the difficulty for Master Mode, like increasing the number of times he can flurry rush you, and extending his health bar onto the left side of the screen.
IDK what it is, but seeing link in his classic attire (Hero of Time Outfit) just makes the fight that much more awesome for me!
Yeah, the first Hero who faced a Ganondorf, this is perfectly fitting.
And even combining the Two most Powerful and Most Iconic Weapons of him:
The Master Sword and the Fierce Deity Sword.
Even more fitting since Tears of the Kingdom & Breath of the Wild are confirmed to be in the timeline where Ocarina of Time Link was killed in the final battle. Meaning in a way, Ocarina Link finally got his revenge
Yeah.
@@alphagirl5212
I think you should look through the Memories you can find in the Overworld, there you see a whole different Sealing War thanbthe one from A Link to the Past, no Triforce was included, no Sacred Realm was included, just Ganondorf murdering someone to get their secret-stone and turning into a dark God and then getting sealed by the Zonai Rauru.
I first thought too they were talking about the A Link to the Past Imprisoning War, yet in the end it turned out to be a completely different one.
Pretty sure the book Nintendo released about BOTW confirms this is a totally different timeline than any other Zelda game too
The ending when you have to dive for Zelda gave me goosebumps. Such a great ending and reference to the beginning of the game!
When I dove for Zelda my mind instinctively thought “What would happen if I dove for the ground instead?”
The game ends and starts where it starts and ends lmfao...
As someone whose favorite Zelda is Skyward Sword... hearing that little Fay sound at 25:14 felt so nostalgic, sad and at the same time tragic. The last time we heard it, she was telling Zelda how to save Link by putting him in the Shrine. This time she's almost saying "Hi, Princess."
No we heard it in the dlc of botw when unlocking the true power of the master sword, and again when link sent the sword back in time, then again when Zelda received it at the temple of time.
you mean Fi?
@@iscodisco5790 Yeah, Fay is the name in french, so that it would be the same sound as in english.
@@LyndenBarrass My b, didn't do the trials or seen the rest of the cutscenes from TOTK
@@echovalkyr96 I see! Thank you for the info friend! :)
The main theme swelling at 32:34 brought tears to my eyes. So incredibly powerful and satisfying to hear.
Did it bring tears of the kingdom
Yeah! This game main theme always makes me cry too
Two things I love about this boss fight:
1. It actually feels like a finale and you feel the sense of dread when fighting a very powerful warrior like this iteration of Ganondorf. Especially when you dodge to the side and attempt a flurry rush and his head follows you as you move. Incredible detail.
2. The scene where "Demon King Ganondorf's" health bar (super terrifying when it kept going, by the way) is knocked halfway down and he pushes the Five Sages back then just smirks and gestures to Link with his fingers. It's like he's saying "Come on, this is a fight between you and me only, two respectful warriors. Give me the fight I've been craving for thousands of years!"
Abosultely incredible game and worth the wait!
I unfortunately got spoiled about what Ganondorf's final form was a little before doing it myself, it's design and how the fight plays out was NOT what I was expecting. Absolutely incredible.
side note: doing this without a fused master sword was such a good idea. Perfect amount of difficulty.
I saw it too for a second, and I dead ass thought: "Ganondorf has a DRAGON?"
Me too.
I mean, it was entirely y own fault, but still...
Same I got spoiled by Pinterest 😭
I got spoiled by people commenting on stuff on RUclips when people had the game early
i was spoiled because i was scrolling tiktok and a live of someone playing the ending came up. i scrolled as fast as i could but i was soooo upset 😭 thankfully experiencing it myself made it special, since i had seen so little. or there were people casually putting clips of link trying to catch zelda out of the air in the backgrounds of their videos. it was so frustrating.
11:00 that score when he was turning into the demon dragon just hooo- gave me chills
Fun fact that’s actually Trailer 3’s theme but in a Minor key. And instead of Segwaying into the main LoZ theme like in the trailer, is segways into Ganondorf’s famous 4 musical notes.
yeah and if u think about it, it nearly resembles calamity ganon (in it's dragon form)
The heroic Zelda theme when the dragon fight starts tho 🥹
It's really cool, because if you used backflips and sidesteps to create openings in the swordfight portions of this boss like I did, his third phase is actually harder because he dodges your initial flurry rush, and you have to dodge or parry a followup attack of his. Such a great boss!
I thought that if I parried he'd still just perfect dodge it anyways so I beat the 3rd phase with nothing except for the damage his gloom shots deal when hit back at him
@@gatr2897 wow now THAT'S impressive!!!
@@tatertot64 I mean imo those attacks are his easiest to deal with if you know their trick, it just makes it take longer doing it how I did it
@@gatr2897 Oh yeah. I usually just booked it whenever he fired the homing attacks tbh hehe
I figured out that if I missed doing the flurry attack but then I immediately follow up with a simple attack, he will follow up with his own dodge and attack me again and if you flurry correctly that time he won't dodge it
This final battle really just shows that even over 30 years after the original Zelda redefined the adventure game, Nintendo stays reminding us what video games are meant to be
Almost 40
the dragon fight is probably one of the most beautiful boss fights i’ve ever seen in a video game.
Game was phenomenal. Story was lightyears better than botw. Almost every bit of exploring had meaning to it where u found some crazy loot (especially caves). All boss fights were actually challenging unlike the beast Ganon from botw. Cutscenes were so much more meaningful in this game as well. Started tearing up when Zelda clutched the master sword to her chest and screamed “protect them all” as she sacrifices her humanity in order to deliver the powered master sword to link. Then the falling Zelda as link dives down to catch her and this time succeeding. God what an amazing game
It was definitely a beautiful game
I'm with you in general that I loved the game, but the storytelling at least in some ways didn't seem better than BOTW imo, in specifically that all 4 of the sages cutscenes are almost identical - they see the slow-mo cutscene from the past of the ancient sages, they realize they need to become a sage, they promise to, and they clasp Link's hand. Vs in BOTW each tribe hero actually had an actual story, the Rito guy felt superior and thought he should have been the hero and had chip on his shoulder, the Zora girl had romantic feelings for Link, the Gerudo girl knew Zelda's mother, etc unique stories. Vs TotK sages were all carbon copies of one another. So I felt that could have been better
The cutscenes from the giant heiroglyph tears though, they were awesome; and Zelda turning into a dragon, and obviously the ending boss fight, incredible
@@NaturalEntertainer85 yeah also traveling through Hyrule, slowly learning about what happened during those 100 years. My favourite part was Hyrule castle where you could find notes made by Zelda or king. I think BOTW was more climatic, but I may be wrong because of nostalgia, I remember complaing about story in this game 6 years ago xd
@@NaturalEntertainer85Personally, I dislike how “disconnected” Totk feels from Botw. There’s almost no sheika tech from the previous game (ancient arrows are rare, one guardian husk sits on the hatino lab), there’s barely a mention of either of the calamities, the divine beasts, the champions, really anything. Story wide, it could just be an entirely new game and, besides a few minor alterations, no one would question it.
@@NaturalEntertainer85 The sages not getting stories was because it was entirely covered in BoTW (besides Tulin, you're right about him).
1:53 Phase 1
3:30 Demon King Ganondorf (The Menace Unleased)
5:41 Demon King Ganondorf (Master of the Secret Stone)
8:23 Demon King Ganondorf (Master of the Secret Stone) phase 2
12:10 Demon Dragon (Draconified Demon King)
18:09 final attack
Thank you!
WOW, Light Dragon is fast! Makes me wonder how much all the dragons' are holding back regularly.
I also just realized normal people can't see dragons, so from a bystander's perspective, Link was just ragdolling in the air, walking on air, and then stabbing said air. I really hope Purah had her telescope to see that.
"Holy moly! How the fuck link actives the creative mode?!"
Wait really no one can see them but link ?!?
@@dannytello25 that's the lore my friend, Koroks and Dragons are spirits, so they can't be seen by normal people
@@citley6042 ahhhh I mean then again that makes a lot of sense but wow I never knew
@@citley6042 Which I always thought was a cheap and stupid copout.
I can’t think of a single thing wrong with this. Like it’s perfect. This game is perfect. It’s the Shawshank Redemption of video games, it just keeps delivering and feeding you exactly what you need from a Zelda game multiplied by 100000. Its like Spirited Away meets Zelda, meets God. What a fuckin masterpiece.
Man, it's been over half a year since I beat the game and I still keep coming back to rewatch the ending. It's so well done
So far TOTK is also the only game from this decade that I've bothered to replay over and over again, with most games coming out these days I don't even manage to finish a lot of them so that's saying something.
Best Ganondorf fight in the series, hands down.
Agreed!!! Now the one from Twilight Princess is my second favorite Ganon fight
Yes. But it's also the worst Ganondorf (as a character) in the series. Really a flat, boring version of the Gerudo king.
@@Hunter-D. Ocarina of Time was just as flat dude. So was TP. The only Ganondorf that had any semblance of depth was WW. You also don't need every villain to be sympathetic. Sometimes they can be power hungry psychopaths. But I do agree WW was the best version of Ganondorf.
@@Hunter-D. literally every other Ganondorf was just as flat besides maaaaybe Wind Waker’s cause he actually had a bit of a backstory. Dunno why you think this is new. He’s always had pretty much the same personality.
@@Hunter-D. mfs when villains do villain things: 😱😱😱
Took me 2 hours to beat him. I was crapping my pants the entire time but the adrenaline rush I felt after finally beating him and his dragon form was unlike any I felt in a long time for a video game. 11/10 game!!
took me 7 hours because i went in with 7 hearts and no arrows 💀 im stupid asf but it was worth it
Now that’s what you call a final boss fight! 🔥
Are you sure that was from the battle with Ganondorf and it wasn’t from having Taco Bell earlier? Lol 😂
I’ve got ten 14 hearts but have loads of gloom damage. Does that he all after I beat the first phase??
@@Rory12354 nope, doesnt heal until you get to the dragon phase
Im a grown man and i am not ashamed to admit that ending made my cry. Zelda sacrifices so much for Link and her comment "You really did it Link" felt like she was talking to me. 10/10
Everyone (even grown men) are human and able to enjoy such a heart warming ending 🥰
Hello link always the one sacrificing is about time she put in some work
Can we just appreciate that Riju fought a boss plus her gibdo army alone while all the other sages just fought a single enemy? 😂
And then you have Sidon with that smol octopus
@marinadc7540 i like to imagine that the sages helped each other after beating their own bosses.
So beautiful, I truly shed a tear of the kingdom
We've all shed tears for our kingdom now. For Hyrule!
Roll credits!
Cringe
@@Bose2001oh no! The fears of the kingdom!
Tears of @@Bose2001
Ganondorf is so full of himself and so cocky in this. Pretty interesting version of him we get in this. Like yea, he's always been full of himself and cocky, but never as blatant as this. Everything from his goading smiles and his manner of speech. I love it, dude just wants to rule, and doesn't give a shit
Yeah, unlike his mainstream counterpart, he is a full blown villain with no redeeming qualities while the mainstream version does have a few redeeming qualities.
I just absolutely love how 23:36 is a reference back to the beginning where Link could not reach Zelda's hand before she fell into the depths and disappeared and then at the end he was able to grab her hand and save her. Such great subtle story telling.
Edit: Oh my god, I’m sorry for using the word subtle. 🙃 I only meant that for some it may not be something you realize right away. I had to watch this scene a couple of times to even get that the reference circles back to the very beginning when he couldn’t catch her. For some it may not be that obvious.
Ye and ganondorf also looks like demise from skyward sword too
It is great story telling but hardly subtle lol
Lmao subtle
It is well executed but in no way has Zelda ever had "subtle" story telling lmao
Like the villain went into a long winded rant about what he was planning
not really subtle
@theStoono he didn’t her neck didn’t break
The shot of the Demon Dragon flying with the Blood Moon behind is probably the coolest thing i've ever seen in a video game. I was really lucky to catch it.
I think ganon needed a lot more screentime, you only see him like 4 times
I loved this fight so much, Ganondorf is always so badass and seeing him dodge my flurry rushes in my playthrough for the first time was so damn cool
Crazy thing is tebas son is still so young meaning so many decades of improvement. Clearly the strongest of the sages
Rito don't live as long as the other races.
Riju is of equivalent age, given biology differences. Yunobo is also considered young.
Zora live for hundreds of years and Sidon is already more powerful now than how we saw him in BotW.
All of them except Sidon and Mineru are young
@HylianRo sidon isnt that old either, zora live for hundreds of years
@@putriscool he's at least an adult and you can even pinpoint his general age range since there is another zora in a side quest that mentions their daughter being 60 years old and just coming of age, I.e around 16-18 in human years, so for Sidon being around 110+ that would effectively put him at about 20-25 in human years, which tracks neatly with where he is in his life (married, ascending the throne etc.)
@@NoJenk Rito don't live as long as the *Zora.* It's never stated that their lifespans are shorter than *all* the other races, just the Zora.
The buildup to the final fight and said fights atmosphere is nuts
Just finished the game this morning after 250 hours worth of phenomenal and peerless gameplay. It is without doubt, the most dramatic, heart pounding, majestic and emotional final boss encounter and cinematic finale I’ve ever experienced in about 35 years of gaming. The only other titles that come close all happen to be other Zelda games, and I’m saying this as a multi platform gamer.
As others have said, the moment when you sky dive towards Zelda distills and encompasses everything I love about Nintendo.
No doubt their future consoles will get more and more powerful, but they will have to go some distance to beat this experience.
22:54
I hated QTE so much, but when done right, it can be one of the most iconic QTE in gaming HISTORY. This is more than just a game. It is a work of high ART.
this fight really did feel like you were battling a powerful beast and i really liked the mechanic of you losing your hearts permanently in the fight when you get hit
I just "beat" the game today and I can't stop thinking about the ending QTE sequence until the ending. The music in that sequence was just put so well together it's like every Zelda game you played before had purpose to fulfill this moment. The ending not only ties the story of Tears of the Kingdom together, but it also ties up Breath of the Wild. A masterpiece of all masterpieces.
does the castle and everything bounce back to being evil and gloom filled or does it stay normal?
@@dns.schndr Not sure. I wanted to sit on the game before booting it up again lol.
@@irresponsible-cardboard well did u?
@@moonwalker1155 I reloaded the save and it just brought me back to the last save before the fight lol. The save file does have a star marked on it now though. But now I'm just shrine hunting and finally got the Hylian shield lol.
@@irresponsible-cardboard this is what makes me love/hate totk and botw. I wanna see the world after the purge of evil!
I unironically accidentally found Gannon and beat him, so for a certain quest it tell you to go find an ancient ruin and I thought it meant below the castle to I ram down there and got to Ganon and I didn’t realize it was the final boss until Ganondorf started calling me names
I also found the boss room by accident. I immediately realized what it was though
Accidentally? Does it mean the Final Boss/Area is avaible right after the tutorial just like in Botw?
@@Graf27green Indeed. This one looks a fair bit harder to beat with fuck all vs the BOTW iteration.
@@Graf27green yeah it's just really really hard to get to
@@athenaraines Definitely, you have to fight 6 bosses before fighting Ganondorf if you go straight to him.
Fun fact: the mark at 5:39 is very similar to the kanji “闇“, which means shadow or darkness.
In the Japanese version, the kanji for each sage's abilities and marks are the same: 光 (light), 時 (time), 風 (wind), 炎 (fire), 水 (water), 雷 (lightening), and 魂(spirit or soul).
Adding “闇 (shadow)” to these , it means that all sages from OoT except “森 (forest)” are present in TotK.
Including things like the relationship between Ganondorf and the Kingdom, it's just amazing how much OoT homage is included in TotK.
Thanks for showing us
I'm guessing if Link somehow got a secret stone he'd maybe get the Forest mark then. 🤔
What a call-back that would be, huh?
The fight with Ganondorf is absolutely perfect, and honestly kind of challenging, which is great considering how Breath of the Wild's final boss was pretty easy. As for the ending, it's beautiful and I still can't believe it's over, what an amazing journey that was.
I love how most of these monsters are huge evil creatures. Then Sidon gets some weird octorock mutant 🤣😂🤣
Right 😂
Just because it’s smaller, doesn’t mean it’s not as dangerous as the other three.
@@matthewdennis2911 he was the easiest I. My opinion
@Matthew Dennis I get that, it's just funny is all. All these Temples have huge scary monsters, then there this little guy 🤣
Would have had more of and impact if it had been in shark mode.
even tho that dragon fight was pretty easy,the atmosphere was WAY better for a final boss than the breath of the wild one.Nintendo did a great job at this
It was meant to be easy. Like as a send off. Ganondorf is the final boss
Also Zelda games recently have that moment where all the representatives of the triforce battle.
Yeah it’s more of a cinematic battle than an actual challenging battle.
This fight was a little too easy, but the atmosphere and intensity really make up for it. The comically large health bar, Ganondorf slow mo dodging your attacks, and him permanently taking hearts away are all such creative ideas!! And the final phase with the dragons is so beautiful. The music is so perfect
agreed i’m looking forward to master mode
i wish he would punish you more when he breaks your guard and not just stun you, i also wish that he was a bit faster with his attacks, and the dragon fight was incredibly easy just like dark beast ganon, only thing that made it better was the atmosphere
@@Asksksksk the dragon fight isn't really a boss. Its meant to be easy. The challenge was Ganondorf
@@Asksksksk his attacks having delay makes it harder to parry or avoid
@@themcking5987 yeah i guess you’re right
Finished the game last night. Seeing how Zelda still had an instinct to help Link even after draconification brought tears to my eyes.
JESUS CHRIST THE DRAGON FIGHT WAS SO CRAZY!! IT WAS GORGEOUS!!
This fight felt different from the rest, as if it were truly the final battle with Ganondorf. No talk about sealing, no talk about imprisoning, just straight up murder. And with the way the fight ended, it certainly looks that way. Ganondorf, the arch enemy of the free peoples of Hyrule, now laid to rest in what looks like a permanent manner. Of course, with how profitable this series is, he'll probably be back. But personally? I'd like this to be the end of Ganondorf's story. It's just set up so well that I'd hate for it to all be undone in the next game.
Ganondorf end, but not ganon
He can still return in a game set before this one
They'll probably use an alternate timeline Ganondorf or a reincarnation
I’d like this to be the end of Ganondorf but not the dark beast Ganon. Ganon is more of a ghost who can act on its own without Ganondorf. We saw this with calamity Ganon and the entire fallen hero timeline. Ganon is a force of nature that appears and disappears at will. Ganon is unpredictable and is not shackled by the laws of man. Ganon has no mercy. Ganon has no feeling. Ganon is power, hatred, destruction and disaster. Ganon is a real monster
Time to bring Vaati to 3D Zelda
What I really liked about Ganondorfs fight was that he could just take away hearts further than the gloom effect. Like he just erased an hour of progress because he is THAT powerful. It solidified how much of a threat he actually was.
this is the first final boss out of all of the video games I've played that ACTUALLY made me intimidated
The music getting louder and scarier the deeper you go into his hideout was awesome!
Oof you gotta play stuff from Fromsoft then
Just play one souls game bro
Play Hollow Knight (true final boss)
I was also quite intimidated because my thoughts were "I JUST SPENT THE LAST TWO HOURS GETTING TO THIS POINT, AND IF I DIE HERE I SWEAR TO LANARU!!!
Not a difficult fight but man... So cinematic and a tear jerker ❤😢😮
"Do not look away...*pulls out death katana of gloom* you witness a kings revival" so hardcore and badass of a line
Vas a presenciar el verdadero poder… DEL SUAVEMENTE
22:55 -27:00 just might be the most epic/beautiful gaming sequence and cinematic I've ever seen in my life.
Before fighting Ganondorf, i was like "oh man it'd be so cool if Ganondorf can dodge and all like you, feeling like a battle from equal to equal.
And finishing the battle with Zelda helping you as a dragon. Not even thinking Ganondorf could eat the Tear.
And all my wishes came true. Truly a brilliant final boss fight, as a gamer and cinematically
It's a remix of the ocarina of time ball bouncing phase that ganondorf puts link through.
8:26 I loved moments like this for him, since while this version of Ganondorf is pretty much pure evil, it actually shows his viscious mockery and confidence outside of just dialog.
It’s good to see so much love for the characters put into this game, what a great series
The panic that set in when I saw that health bar get longer... and longer.... and LONGER
I'm so used to the blue colors of this iteration of Link that it started to feel strange to see him in his classic green outfit... but god does it still feel right to see him in this outfit in this boss fight in particular
2:15 love how he doesn’t have eyelids so his pupils just suddenly appear. Nice touch and oddly more terrifying.
17:04 I don’t know why but I just love how the atmosphere and music change. Like it’s signifying you’re entering the final phase.
This felt less like a zelda boss and more like a dark souls boss, and i'm all here for it.
??? ganondorf from wind waker and twilight princess battle seems like this
Fuck man, I’m obsessed with the elegance of the movement of ganondorf to rise up from his seat and the way he jumps off of the structure and lands.
That casual landing was somehow terrifying
5:40 Does anyone notice this familiar boss theme from Ocarina of Time?
I knew it!!!! The melody just 👌🏾
if you listion at the end when zeldas talking you can hear her lullaby
I’m sorry but I don’t recognize it
@@Preston61 Ocarina of Time ganondorf boss fight.
Ganondorf tried to go all tactical nuke like the Predator on Link in his final moment... This Ganondorf is hardcore... Took me about 2 hours to get his patterns down and beat him since I had no meals or fairies when I got to him.... Uhhhggg...
I love that you can launch back Ganon's power orbs just like in Ocarina of Time. A nice nod to the iconic game that introduced Ganondorf.
26:59 so satisfying seeing this, what a great journey it was
25:24 Come on Nintendo! Can’t you just let Link and Zelda give each other a hug or a kiss? I am tired of all of the hints and suggestions since Zelink officially canon Breath of the Wild’s secret ending.
They did in Skyward Sword
@@MorrisPXG They should remained canon since Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild
@@a.jthomas6132 well, they aren’t the same people y’know
@@gektoast4968 They are. This is a direct sequel to Breath of the Wild. Not like the past incarnations from Skyward Sword.
Zelda 2 did it too. She even kisses him at the end.
"You stand as a paragon of your kind, human."
Sorry, he looked too much like demise from skyward sword to not leave that here
Yes, that is what we call an easter egg. They did that on purpose. There are a lot of references in
Tears of the Kingdom.
See every Zelda game ending is always bittersweet to think about when you remember Demise's curse is just gonna spit out a new Ganondorf in however many years. There's no real winning for Link and Zelda, sure they won in this life time, until their souls get dragged back to the mortal realm to do it all again.
I like to think the soul is ever present.
Just waiting for the time to actually make their presences known.
At least for link and Ganon. Zelda/Hylia is kinda ever present it seems.
after all these years and gaves ive played this has to be my fav ending of all time.
Guys, I think Nintendo took the "Calamity Ganon was too easy" complaints personally.
Revali would think of it as a decent challenge 😂
Demon Dragon is easily my favorite final boss fight in the Zelda franchise. The Ganondorf sword duels in this game and TP were top tier already, but the way they foreshadowed and set up the payoff of Ganondorf’s final form was so dang brilliant, and the execution itself, while mostly spectacle, is both so emotional and climactic, with Zelda herself assisting you again and the fight still managing to test the new sky maneuvering skills and gloom mechanics you learned about throughout the game. And the music, HO LEE SH*T the music. The way those saxes and the erhu played off of eachother while delicately balancing Zelda’s Lullaby and Ganon’s Theme was f*cking masterful. I never heard anything like it and I was on the verge of tears.
Well done, Nintendo. You not only blew BOTW’s finale out of the water, but most other Zelda games’ finales as well.
Nice, can't wait for Ganon to come back in another couple of centuries.
This boss fight was badass as fuck definitely an upgrade to BOTW. I had 10 hearts during this fight and even though I came strapped to the teeth with weapons, food and shields in the end it all came down to *one heart*
I do wish his dragon form had more health and more attacks but alas. Epic definitely worth the 6 years of wait
They make the boss fight in a way that u can’t cheese it by just eating food
@@yozora2274Unless you went to the Sky Islands and got tons of Sundelions.
@@yozora2274 Ganon hates cheese confirmed, just when he couldn't be more of a villain
I disagree. The Dragon phase brings it down imo.
Link: How many times have I got to teach you this lesson, old man?
Ganondorf: As many times as I can go.
That moment princess Zelda turns around, and all you can think about is the way Link surprised her when they first met in OOT. 😊❤
For those who like me struggled to defeat him. The best tactic is to keep your shield always up and use arrows. This will guarantee destroy 4-5 shields, but at least you will get himm 100% of time.
Do not use arrows you scrub get good
@@hylianro x)
Start five fires in the final phase, then you’ll be firing nonstop
This fight was easy I beat him without getting hit lol
Get the yiga bow and the lynel bow you can shoot multiple arrows at one plus with bombs attached to it
The second I started diving for Zelda, I immediately thought of Weathering with You. It was beautiful.
8:41 You can hit the red orbs back to Ganondorf. Like Ghirahim's red arrows in Skyward Sword
Now this was the final battle we were waiting for. Just an absolutely marvelous game!
My first ganondorf fight had me fighting for my fucking life, survived with 2 hearts left. Wouldnt have had it any other way
Loved the final battle. The cinematics were amazing, the music was moving...the only thing I wished they did differently...I wish they would, for once, give Link even the tiniest hint of a personality. He doesn't have to say anything. Even just a facial expression would do. I mean he dove through the sky, grasped Zelda's hand at the end, a reference to how he couldn't reach her in the beginning and then carried her from the water in his arms...and nada. Lifeless. I mean! ugh. Give him a tear, a smile, anything! Anyway. Still loved the game. I admit I rushed this one, desperate to know the ending. Maybe now I'll go back and do all the side missions.
Right!!! A sigh of relief - a moment to be weak and vulnerable after everything they had just fought for
Everywhere else in the game outside of cutscenes he's known to be characterized as quirky, childish, erratic. He smiles and pants and frowns in the cooking animations, the temperature animations, etc; it's not like he's a complete blank slate otherwise. Why the cutscenes have him completely expressionless I don't know. I wish they expanded more on the Zelda/link relationship in this game, as it's obvious Zelda holds him in such high regard yet there is no reciprocation to be seen whatsoever
@@harshaldesai2505 the reason cutscenes have him emotionless is cause he’s supposed to be for us to put our own emotions into…Take the name literally….we are *linked* to him…he’s us…and his emotions are ours….And I enjoy that he doesn’t have emotions cause then we can input our own for him
@@SuperPrestogamer I feel like that argument has been long since outdated. With games like Wind Waker and Skyward Sword featuring a Link that realistically reacts to everything around him, I feel botw and totk come off as downgrades to Link's character. It's made even worse considering these two recent games officially make Link's name Link within the context of the story. Unable to change his name further cements the fact that he's his own character. The idea of "inputting our own emotions" just sounds outlandish and makes the cinematic moments in the game feel so awkward with Link being so stone faced all the time.
Personally, with botw and totk breaking so much ground and changing up so much within the Zelda series, I'd honestly expected a vocal debut with Link. Let him speak or finally lower his guard and show raw emotion during the game's finale. The series is what...30 years old now? I think Nintendo should've done more of a grand send off considering the series longevity at this point. What better way to do it then do the unthinkable?
Funny thing is that he shows a bit of emotion when he gets the master sword, but most people won't see it because they'll be wearing the gliding mask during the cutscene 😂