The fact that she stood in the way of the Guardian beam, without knowing she even had the power to stop it like that in the first place. Damn man. This is by far the best memory.
what’s even sadder is she probably thought she should take the blast more than link. look at how hard she was on herself in the last memory where she confirmed her own thoughts about being a failure and leaving everyone to die due to her percieved incompetence
Damn this scene hits you everytime like a ton of bricks... Gotta love this cutscene though... It's the first real time they've shown that Link is not an invincible hero like he's always portrayed, and shows that he is just as human as everyone else.
His left arm is blood soaked, he has a wound on his right knee and you can hear his breathing is labored probably from exhaustion and pain yet he still staggers to his feet in an attempt to protect her but can’t even lift his sword. When she steps in front of him you see he falls back down on his knee resting on his sword again before he collapses once he sees she is safe.
@@chevyhs Realistically this Hyrule is probably set at least 100,000 years after Skyward Sword. They're so far away from the other Zelda games that locations spelled after heroes and characters aren't spelled right anymore, because the history is completely lost.
It honestly makes me tear up when Zelda pushes Link out of the way and screams “No!” The voice acting for that was honestly amazing, I could really feel the pain in her voice.
FictionalState ikr! Idk why everyone hates her voice. Maybe it may not suit her or be what people imagined she'd sound like but I think it's amazing and the actress is very talented
Unfortunately, people expected an American accent, which wouldn't fit this character at all in my opinion. I'm glad they went with a British accent. Much more formal and fitting.
ManFromTheTradingPost It wasn’t what I expected, and I disliked it for all of two minutes before I got used to it. All of this hate for the actress is absolutely abysmal, and really shows the toxicity of the fan base.
@@emmamiller. I gave my switch away to my nieces, but this game makes me want to buy another one. I’ll definitely buy another one when the sequel drops.
@@ShadowSans666 I just finished Skyward Sword again, and I'm fresh off of losing Fi. I am kind of on the verge of just crying, hearing this. I didn't know Fi's presence was still this prevalent in BoTW. Nintendo are masters of their craft.
@@KeifersIsAwesome Yeah, I have a theory that could explain why they decided to make Skyward Sword HD. Judging from Fi's presence in Botw and the floating sky islands in the Botw 2 trailer, not to mention the almost constant throwback to the legend of old in Botw. I think Skyward Sword's plot has a big role in Botw 2, which is one of the big reasons Nintendo remade the game. They seemed to mainly go for fixing any issues that people had with the game. Almost like they wanted people who originally passed up on it to give it another shot. I'm sure it wasn't the easiest adapting all of those controls and making it work for a button only style. But they sure as heck went out of their way to do it. But idk maybe they just did it for the Zelda anniversary and I'm reading way too far into this.
@@ShadowSans666 I would love if that's the case. Honestly, I'm so used to motion controls at this point, I still used them for HD. They're honestly one of the most satisfying motion controls in a game for me. I don't know really why anyone had trouble with them.
@@KeifersIsAwesome Me too, I never really understood why the motion controls were so widely hated. But I have been replaying it on HD and since I don't use joycons because of drift, I've been playing button controls as a result. They definitely did pretty good with adapting the controls. Sometimes the controls are a bit weird since they do vary some from a normal Zelda game (let's just go with TP as an example). But it's nothing impossible to get used to, ntm the free camera is pretty neat.
An ancient hero, a Calamity appears, Now resurrected after 10,000 years. Her appointed knight gives his life, Shields her figure, and pays the price. The princess's love for her fallen knight awakens her power And within the castle the Calamity is forced to cower. But the knight survives! In the Shrine of Resurrection he sleeps, Until from his healing dream he leaps! For fierce and deadly trials await. To regain his strength. Fulfill his fate. To become a hero once again! To wrest the princess from evil's den. The hero, the princess - hand in hand - Must bring light back to this land.
Can't believe so much time has passed since the game came out. In all this time, in every cutscene, Link was portrayed as something of an unstoppable force with courage fueling every strike of his sword. Confident. Focused. Precise. Always on guard to keep Zelda safe. In all that time we forget, and Zelda's voice resonated in my mind that day to what she told him when he took down 3 Lynels and multiple other enemies. As brave as you are, that does not make you immortal. That courage however held his crumbling body together. Through pain of the wounds inflicted on him. Through the despair and hopelesness Zelda felt that day. Himself and his sword were the only thing keeping her from harm. Had Link lost heart that day, I don't think Zelda would have ever awakened her power. While he had personality and shown bravery multiple throughout this franchise, I personally think Link's courage was never portrayed as strongly as in Breath of the Wild's scenes, especially against such overwhelming odds tied against him. And seeing Zelda break after she finally unlocked her power through what she thought was his life with that final look he gifted her, one of apology and relief that she would be fine... Truly a great scene and one of my favorites in this game.
Epic awakening! Good good. And link (nearly) died like a true hero should: facing overwhelming odds until finally numbers overwhelmed skill, protecting his charge to the last.
Yea. And if I think about it, Ganon has awesome super powers, Zelda has awesome super powers, but all link has is his skills and Ganon Kryptonite (aka Master Sword.) Poor Zelda is so stressed in this game, she needs to eat a big tub of ice-cream with Link after this is over. (Assuming the world still has ice cream and isn't wiped of the face of the universe by Ganon)
I always like to think that at 1:25 when Link looks at Zelda one last time, he’s saying “I’m sorry I have to leave you now too, but stay strong, and have courage. You didn’t fail anybody” as a last goodbye.
This is so cute 😭 everyone else has ruined this memory for me by making fun of how angry he looks but this is adorable and now I have a new outlook on it
This one was powerful. There’s no exact connection to romance between these two, but the fact that Zelda lost everything: her friends, her father, her kingdom and still didn’t awaken her power with that loss, but with almost the loss of Link…that shows how deep in love she was with him. Then she cries on him, Fi speaks and says: nah, girl! He’s alive. Stay calm, you’ve got a chance. Very powerful.
Not to mention her presence at the battle to save Link's quiet hometown. She was thinking beyond his duty to only her. So many massive tragedies were occurring at more significant strongholds, but this is where she felt it was most important for her and Link to be.
Think of it like this, the champions were killed by one blight, whereas link was not only shown to hold his own against all 4 blights on his own for a bit in hyrule warriors, it seems from the memory that it took nearly an army of gaurdians to bring him down.
The fact that Zelda threw herself infront of Link knowing that her powers weren’t awakened and didn’t think about if they would or not, her only concern what that she had to protect him after all that time he had spent protecting her. She would die before letting anything happen to Link. That is heartbreaking, but just so beautiful to me. Their bond didn’t start out close in the slightest, in fact she almost hated him. But to see their relationship blossom to where Zelda would rather die than see another person she cared about be killed nearly reduces me to tears. AND the fact that Link was so exhausted, weak and wounded yet did not fall until he knew Zelda was safe, he truly is a hero.
Yeah it’s also kinda sad that link really was gonna do exactly as he promised the king In his role he had to protect her with his life and the fact that he really followed through is awesome
I’ll do you one better: He asks her to sing him a song. Her favorite song, her Lullaby. Link fades as the melody is sung over grief-stricken notes, and he passes before she can finish it, leaving her to mourn him. His last thoughts as he fades into darkness are of her, smiling, before all goes black.
@@ihavenoideawhatimdoing4 I wouldn't call it angry, but determined. He did nearly lose his life, and with Zelda's on the line, I personally think he made a promise to himself in that moment. To take down the one who caused harm not only to them, but to the people who were lost during the Great Calamity. Such a powerful moment, regardless.
I love how the music stays quite calm throughout this whole scene. A Hollywood movie and even Tears of the Kingdom would go hard on the music and I love when it happens. But sometimes it's better when there is no or just soft music like in here!
I think my favorite part, other than the music in this, was Links will to protect Zelda. He knows he will probably die, but that doesn’t matter. At first everyone was telling him it is an honor to protect a member of the royal family. Link is just doing his duty as a guard. But as Zelda attempts to grow a bond with him, he opens up, and he cares about her more than just a duty. I feel like that’s why before he died he looked at her. Or when he got back up again to fight a guardian he wouldn’t of beaten. They added so much more to link in this one and it’s awesome.
@@jamelgallagher6602 well yeah, but before being prodigy he wasn't really more valuable than the others. Sure, he was more agile and strong than other knights, but he's still human (well Hylian). So in reality he doesn't have any birth gifted superpowers, it just happens that he's more skilled than the others, but besides that he's just a boy
I mean there’s the last memory where Zelda tries to tell the Deku Tree to tell Link she loves him whenever he comes to get the master sword 100 years in the future. That’s why the tree says “those words would be better coming from you” when he interrupts her before she actually says it.
@@razrv3lc there is actually proof after you finish all the mass shrine quests, he talks to you and says that his teacher loved the princess but she only had eyes for link
This is Zelda's story, through and through. Link is merely a soldier this time around. Zelda is at the heart snd the core of everything. And such a powerful story, filled with failure, despair and eventually victory. A masterpiece
The music after Zelda uses her power is really beautiful and adds to the feels. It sounded really familiar and I knew it was a classic tune that appears in the other LoZ games as well - but I couldn’t figure out what it was. I now just realised that it seems to be a version of Zelda’s Lullaby. Also, from 1:39 to 1:42 there’s a brief moment where the piano plays a small bit from the main legend of zelda theme
Has anyone else noticed, THAT THERES A FIRCKEN WILDFIRE AND ITS POURING Its really hard because rain is symbolic for depression and sadness and fire is like anger fury or seriousness
I know everyone is high on Tears of the Kingdom right now, and it is pretty good. But I think this is still my favorite cutscene for the BotW and TotK story. I enjoyed Zelda's journey to finding her power, and this was a powerful moment for it to surface.
The Sheikah in this scene have Red Eyes. People honestly though that the Sheikah went extinct or something, but clearly this is solid evidence the Sheikah in Kakiro are actual Sheikah, it’s just the red eye trait isn’t dominant.
@@luxbledstone I am so sorry this is such a delayed response, but yea! I can see that, but I’m pretty sure the sheikah still were taught culture n stuff
The first time I saw this scene, I hen links head dropped back in Zelda’s arms I nearly cried. Like this was my first Zelda game but I had grown so close to the characters.
I've noticed.....unlike past Zelda's before her, she uses the ENTIRE triforce power, she doesn't use just triforce of Wisdom, meaning she has them all, unlike in the past which explains why Link doesn't have his courage triforce and "ganon" whose basically just demise doesn't need the trifroce of power because he was already a demon anyway, which is why he's known as the demon king. And in that moment she both gained courage to go against the enemy, wisdom to know immediately what to do, and giving her power to wistand the enemy's attack. Besides the Zelda in Skyward Sword being Literally Hylia reborn, this Zelda can literally be rated as the strongest Zelda because she has obtained not her iconic wisdom but all of them.
I’ve always wanted to know what was of the two sheikah that took link to the shrine of resurrection, they were also heroes, if it wasn’t for them as well, Link would’ve died and that would be the end of everything
@@user-ll8lw6jy3l I think there's a lot of sheikah carrying Link to the shrine, they probably bad every warrior near Link at all times, with many dying to guardians, lynels, and other terrifying monsters to buy time for Robbie, Purah, Impa, and many more to deliver Link to the shrine. Those 2 who originally receive the order, they may be another casualty in a sea of blood and shadows. And that's also why we never see many warriors in kakariko (basically only Dorian and Kado), they all died fighting to their final breath for the hero, for Hyrule, for Hylia.
I've always felt so bad for Zelda... There's really not one timeline her life isn't pure suffering... No wonder Link is driven to fight so hard for her.
Maybe in the child timeline after Link is sent back to childhood in Ocarina of Time since they basically prevented Ganondorf's rise to power. Zelda was still in Hyrule, seemingly living peacefully when Link left for Termina, and nothing was directly stated as to what what happened to her or Link for that matter post Majora's Mask not counting Heroes Shade.
I always see this as a companion to the Yiga/Zelda memory when Link saves Zelda. Here we see that while Link is the hero, Zelda is needed too. They're a team.
They are much more than a team. Their relationship have a rocky start. Until Zelda begins to bond with Link and learned he shares the similar burden she has. Overtime, their friendship grows stronger until to the point her love for her knight is what awakened her powers. Whether you notice it or not, there is a ton of built ups for their romance.
At the beginning of Skyward Sword (the beginning of the Zelda timeline), Fi is already ancient technology. She was given a single purpose, to aid the hero. In Breath of the Wild (eons later and the last game in the Zelda timeline), The faint voice from the sword (the fading power of Fi) instructs Zelda to take Link to the Shrine of Resurrection. Fi, a misunderstood character from Skyward Sword, is literally the one who saves Link and all of Hyrule in Breath of the Wild.
Not sure if FI survives in Tears of the Kingdom, the sword saw cover with malice and then later broke in the later teasers. Based from the artwork, the sword is split into damage(top) and cover with the power of the entity(long hair lady, possibly midna or someone else)with Zelda.
This memory is triggered in a field of fallen guardians and old weapons everywhere. There was an epic battle and you know Link died kicking some ass. Like an older memory with Link having a scratch on him with Lynels and Hoblins laying everywhere dead.
I love this scene for two reasons... 1, it really sells just how powerful of a hero Link is by just showing all the guardians he defeated by hand while defending Zelda and STILL having the courage to get back up when another shows. It is practically jaw dropping. 2, Zelda's resolve in that dire moment to protect Link. Both very badass moments for both characters. I love it.
I thought it was awesome hearing Fi's sound and Fi's theme in the background. I love that Fi is still in the sword to tell Zelda that Link will survive. In TOTK Zelda refers to the Master Sword as a "she" in one of the memories. I think she and Link know about the spirit inside the sword, and Fi knows how to heal it, which is why she sent it to the past.
0:00 - 0:58: no obvious musical references 0:58 - 1:38: Zelda's Lullaby 1:38 - 1:46: The Legend of Zelda Main theme (often used as Link's theme as well) 1:46 - 1:56: Fi's theme 2:06 - 2:15: return of music from 0:00 - 0:58 Last Chord: 2:15 - end: sounds like the same chord the breath of the wild theme ends on
Why do you think this it’s called the shrine of ressurection? Obviously Link had to rest knowing the princess would be alive and well, holding off the calamity.
I honestly did too. People were too hard on her. The only thing I’d say is sometimes the audio mixing for her felt low/quiet but that’s not the actress’ fault tbh
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This memory legit led to me wanting to learn Japanese. Because I couldn’t bear a whole game of the english voice acting I switched to japanese instead. Much more enjoyable. But in this cutscene the english subtitles didn’t match up at all, since she just kept repeating to Link “shinanaide” I believe. Look it up and… she’s begging him “don’t die”. Yeah what else was missing in translation I wondered, in a scene that’s already so emotional. And I kept wondering about the rest of the game. Turns out the entire mission log is written in 1st person in Japanese. Link’s diary. Talking about after this with regards to saving Zelda from Hyrule Castle that he wants to see her smile again. There’s a fair bit lost in translation throughout this game. Including Zelda referring to the master sword as a woman, implying that when the sword speaks to her, she literally hears Fi’s voice. Makes me wonder what else lies hidden in the original japanese language translation of these games. Character details, poignant lines, hidden meaning… Hidden behind thousands of incomprehensible kanji lies a richer narrative I believe.
The master sword having the same sound as in skyward sword really hit me the first time I heard it. I love that they keep these things in the games even though the time line is a mess
She lost everything she had except him. Her only concern was to save link because that’s the only thing she has left. She would rather die then see another loved one fall. The bond and emotions through this game is truly sad
Zelda really had feelings for him and I understand that link is my hero bro he’s the best hero in the world because he never ever gives up until he’s dead but he always comes back
Link is deadly wounded, the Master-Sword is fatally damaged, but Zelda saved both of them. Fi gave Zelda the Hint to bring Link to the Shine of resurrection and then brought the Master-Sword back to it's Pedestal to recover from the Damage. But jeez, not even me believed that the Master-Sword would get any physical damage. In NONE OTHER GAME OR ERA did the Master-Sword get any physical Damage, not even if it had to face the Anti-Master-Sword of Demise. There is a special reason why these guardians and divine beasts are supposed to stop the Calamity: They couldn't seal the Demonking himself but the Physical Damage they cause would be even a threat to the Master-Sword, that was one created by Hylia but had to be reforged by humans to make Link able to use it.
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The fact that Link took his somewhat last look at Zelda making sure she’s still safe and alive eventhough he’s struggling... it’s just so powerful.
I also think it's a "sorry" look because in Japanese version she says, "Don't die, please don't die!"
To me it was a look of “I’m sorry I failed you”
@@halfwit533 😢
bro he looks at her with a look of “i’m sorry, i’ve failed you” and it just- 🥺
@@xDreamredits
I ship it harder than you :’)
The fact that she stood in the way of the Guardian beam, without knowing she even had the power to stop it like that in the first place. Damn man. This is by far the best memory.
what’s even sadder is she probably thought she should take the blast more than link. look at how hard she was on herself in the last memory where she confirmed her own thoughts about being a failure and leaving everyone to die due to her percieved incompetence
Yeah. I think she was going to... Sacrifice herself
I never thought of it that way. You're right. She's such a noble and nuanced character.
By far the best scene in the game for this reason. In Age of Calamity, a similar scene happens with the same emotional charge.
@@bryandejustin Yes, but I Age of Calamity is another timeline.
Damn this scene hits you everytime like a ton of bricks...
Gotta love this cutscene though... It's the first real time they've shown that Link is not an invincible hero like he's always portrayed, and shows that he is just as human as everyone else.
Hei Darkfire still a beasstttt, i love this scene and the one where they are running after they lost to Ganon
HES NOT A HUMAN HES A HYLIAN
Ethan Georgia he is not a gary stu
You are correct, Link is not invisible.
Link is for sure not invisible
His left arm is blood soaked, he has a wound on his right knee and you can hear his breathing is labored probably from exhaustion and pain yet he still staggers to his feet in an attempt to protect her but can’t even lift his sword. When she steps in front of him you see he falls back down on his knee resting on his sword again before he collapses once he sees she is safe.
It's amazing to learn Fi is still there after all those years. She was able to bring Zelda some hope even if only briefly.
Kinda realized that fi and the master sword are over 10,000 years old
@@chevyhs Realistically this Hyrule is probably set at least 100,000 years after Skyward Sword. They're so far away from the other Zelda games that locations spelled after heroes and characters aren't spelled right anymore, because the history is completely lost.
@@ShadowZone1996 Could Lake Saryia be an example of this?
*Master, the batteries in your wii remote are depleting.*
@@popsicIes yes, this is correct
The Legend of Link - Zelda's Awakening
I see what you did there >.>
*claps*
you, deserve an oscar.
*slowly claps while death staring at you*
I wish there was a whole game where you just play as Zelda
@@blakebell22 well there's this mod that didn't get copyright claimed-
Gotta appreciate how well they portray link as weak and dying while not having a drop of blood to keep it pg. That takes skill
Ikr
To explain that I think the damage is more internal then external
I would've liked to see blood though.
There is some if you notice his left arm and his right knee.
It honestly makes me tear up when Zelda pushes Link out of the way and screams “No!” The voice acting for that was honestly amazing, I could really feel the pain in her voice.
FictionalState ikr! Idk why everyone hates her voice. Maybe it may not suit her or be what people imagined she'd sound like but I think it's amazing and the actress is very talented
Unfortunately, people expected an American accent, which wouldn't fit this character at all in my opinion. I'm glad they went with a British accent. Much more formal and fitting.
ManFromTheTradingPost
It wasn’t what I expected, and I disliked it for all of two minutes before I got used to it. All of this hate for the actress is absolutely abysmal, and really shows the toxicity of the fan base.
@@zauztheblacksmith link before my power runs out, get me 5 cheeseburgers
i rewatch this scene because i wanna cry. it’s so powerful
zelda’s lullaby playing in the background gives me chills every goddamn time it makes this scene all the more powerful
Me too
1:23 “Link you’re gonna be just fine.”
Link’s face is like, “ Girl I am not fine.”
“You couldn’t do that like… ten minutes ago?”
You smell like... hamburgers.
*immediately dies afterwards*
Zelda cries in Link's arms, and Link dies/passes out in Zelda's arms. Why does Nintendo have to play our feeling like that, genius bastards
When Zelda saved link, link was already damaged. Both the times link saved her she was in good condition. Zelda's power should have came early
nintendo just likes to make us all ugly cry
Nintendo did an amazing job tbh the music,scenes,the game itself is just enjoyable
@@whatever1357 yes
@@x-rax716 I think that’s the tragedy of it.
Good thing neither of those guys tripped getting him to the Great Plateau!!
And from that day Link and Zelda has guardian ptsd.
Even a nap for 100 years couldn’t stop the fear.
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At least until you master parrying that is then the nightmares can be slain with ease....
@@theskipper7305 And then you play on master mode and the guardian beams start stuttering
@@akiro9951 me bouta parry: haha u cant stop me
Guardian: i know but he can
Delayed guardian blasts :
@@akiro9951 that's good to know i'm on master mode rn lol thanks
I like this version of Zelda’s Lullaby that plays after her powers awaken. It fits very well with this scene. The music in this game is so underrated.
You can even hear a bit of Fi's theme! Every time I hear Zeldas lullaby I cry lol
@@emmamiller. I gave my switch away to my nieces, but this game makes me want to buy another one. I’ll definitely buy another one when the sequel drops.
@@BayTongan510 Awh that’s sweet.
Hearing Fi’s sound effect coming from the Master Sword really hit my heart for some reason
Even better than that, in the background while the sword is making the noise is Fi's theme. Honestly Nintendo is very sneaky with the music for Botw.
@@ShadowSans666 I just finished Skyward Sword again, and I'm fresh off of losing Fi. I am kind of on the verge of just crying, hearing this. I didn't know Fi's presence was still this prevalent in BoTW. Nintendo are masters of their craft.
@@KeifersIsAwesome Yeah, I have a theory that could explain why they decided to make Skyward Sword HD. Judging from Fi's presence in Botw and the floating sky islands in the Botw 2 trailer, not to mention the almost constant throwback to the legend of old in Botw. I think Skyward Sword's plot has a big role in Botw 2, which is one of the big reasons Nintendo remade the game. They seemed to mainly go for fixing any issues that people had with the game. Almost like they wanted people who originally passed up on it to give it another shot. I'm sure it wasn't the easiest adapting all of those controls and making it work for a button only style. But they sure as heck went out of their way to do it.
But idk maybe they just did it for the Zelda anniversary and I'm reading way too far into this.
@@ShadowSans666 I would love if that's the case. Honestly, I'm so used to motion controls at this point, I still used them for HD. They're honestly one of the most satisfying motion controls in a game for me. I don't know really why anyone had trouble with them.
@@KeifersIsAwesome Me too, I never really understood why the motion controls were so widely hated. But I have been replaying it on HD and since I don't use joycons because of drift, I've been playing button controls as a result. They definitely did pretty good with adapting the controls. Sometimes the controls are a bit weird since they do vary some from a normal Zelda game (let's just go with TP as an example). But it's nothing impossible to get used to, ntm the free camera is pretty neat.
An ancient hero, a Calamity appears, Now resurrected after 10,000 years.
Her appointed knight gives his life, Shields her figure, and pays the price.
The princess's love for her fallen knight awakens her power And within the castle the Calamity is forced to cower.
But the knight survives! In the Shrine of Resurrection he sleeps, Until from his healing dream he leaps!
For fierce and deadly trials await. To regain his strength. Fulfill his fate.
To become a hero once again! To wrest the princess from evil's den.
The hero, the princess - hand in hand - Must bring light back to this land.
Ok
Aww, Kass. He has some pretty amazing songs. Even he believed ZeLink exists.
And the hero & the princess find out the source of the Calamity is by the demon king Ganondorf.
That is beautiful
Can't believe so much time has passed since the game came out.
In all this time, in every cutscene, Link was portrayed as something of an unstoppable force with courage fueling every strike of his sword. Confident. Focused. Precise. Always on guard to keep Zelda safe. In all that time we forget, and Zelda's voice resonated in my mind that day to what she told him when he took down 3 Lynels and multiple other enemies.
As brave as you are, that does not make you immortal.
That courage however held his crumbling body together. Through pain of the wounds inflicted on him. Through the despair and hopelesness Zelda felt that day. Himself and his sword were the only thing keeping her from harm. Had Link lost heart that day, I don't think Zelda would have ever awakened her power.
While he had personality and shown bravery multiple throughout this franchise, I personally think Link's courage was never portrayed as strongly as in Breath of the Wild's scenes, especially against such overwhelming odds tied against him. And seeing Zelda break after she finally unlocked her power through what she thought was his life with that final look he gifted her, one of apology and relief that she would be fine...
Truly a great scene and one of my favorites in this game.
The look on Zelda's face after Link passes out breaks my heart.
Epic awakening! Good good. And link (nearly) died like a true hero should: facing overwhelming odds until finally numbers overwhelmed skill, protecting his charge to the last.
Yea. And if I think about it, Ganon has awesome super powers, Zelda has awesome super powers, but all link has is his skills and Ganon Kryptonite (aka Master Sword.)
Poor Zelda is so stressed in this game, she needs to eat a big tub of ice-cream with Link after this is over. (Assuming the world still has ice cream and isn't wiped of the face of the universe by Ganon)
Morriah Striplin hail the Ben and jerrys
Morriah Striplin what?! No DQ?!
He did die but he was ressurected :)
Ill admit, Zelda's voice actress can be a BIT wooden sometimes, but when she's good, shes REALLY good
Gotta like that accent though.
Raoden Leonso I don’t understand why people hate on her for the accent. Sure it’s exaggerated but I like it
If only she knew possessing the whole Triforce was the equivalent to having a genie
At first the accent did throw me off a bit cause her dad wasn’t english but it’s grown on me a lot
Ivyistic yes i dont really like it but she’s a princess so i think she was tutored to speak like royalty or something
I always like to think that at 1:25 when Link looks at Zelda one last time, he’s saying “I’m sorry I have to leave you now too, but stay strong, and have courage. You didn’t fail anybody” as a last goodbye.
This is so cute 😭 everyone else has ruined this memory for me by making fun of how angry he looks but this is adorable and now I have a new outlook on it
This one was powerful. There’s no exact connection to romance between these two, but the fact that Zelda lost everything: her friends, her father, her kingdom and still didn’t awaken her power with that loss, but with almost the loss of Link…that shows how deep in love she was with him. Then she cries on him, Fi speaks and says: nah, girl! He’s alive. Stay calm, you’ve got a chance.
Very powerful.
Not to mention her presence at the battle to save Link's quiet hometown.
She was thinking beyond his duty to only her.
So many massive tragedies were occurring at more significant strongholds, but this is where she felt it was most important for her and Link to be.
"The power comes in response to a need, not a desire.."
I'll never get over hearing that *THUD* when Link finally collapses...
The exhaustion just got to be too much...
Think of it like this, the champions were killed by one blight, whereas link was not only shown to hold his own against all 4 blights on his own for a bit in hyrule warriors, it seems from the memory that it took nearly an army of gaurdians to bring him down.
Mans a beast
The fact that Zelda threw herself infront of Link knowing that her powers weren’t awakened and didn’t think about if they would or not, her only concern what that she had to protect him after all that time he had spent protecting her. She would die before letting anything happen to Link. That is heartbreaking, but just so beautiful to me.
Their bond didn’t start out close in the slightest, in fact she almost hated him. But to see their relationship blossom to where Zelda would rather die than see another person she cared about be killed nearly reduces me to tears.
AND the fact that Link was so exhausted, weak and wounded yet did not fall until he knew Zelda was safe, he truly is a hero.
Yeah it’s also kinda sad that link really was gonna do exactly as he promised the king
In his role he had to protect her with his life and the fact that he really followed through is awesome
@@galactic_clashx4056 😭😭😭😭
@@galactic_clashx4056 💖😭
Her love for Link is possibly the reason her sealing power is awaken.
1:04 I appreciate the guardian's head falling off at the top there
Damn i just noticed Fi's theme playing when the sword "talks" to Zelda. 5 years and I'm still finding new things about this game.
Imagine if link said one thing to zelda as he looked at her before he died and it was, "I'm sorry"
I really cried seeing this comment:'
“Princess Zelda, I don’t feel so good...”
“I don’t want to go...”
I’ll do you one better: He asks her to sing him a song. Her favorite song, her Lullaby. Link fades as the melody is sung over grief-stricken notes, and he passes before she can finish it, leaving her to mourn him. His last thoughts as he fades into darkness are of her, smiling, before all goes black.
@@brittneypartlow1213 yeesh
AAAAAAHHHH 😢
I feel like Link should have a different reaction when he recovers this memory because y'know... he kinda died here
He has a angry expression when she says it's time for you to defeat ganon
@@ihavenoideawhatimdoing4 I wouldn't call it angry, but determined. He did nearly lose his life, and with Zelda's on the line, I personally think he made a promise to himself in that moment. To take down the one who caused harm not only to them, but to the people who were lost during the Great Calamity. Such a powerful moment, regardless.
@Michael Eleazar link protecting Zelda from the yiga clan "HYAH"💀
Imagine watching yourself die and acting like it was totally normal lol
Always felt like Fi's theme was a combination of sad but hopeful. Ironically, that's what happens here. Just love how she's still there.
I love how the music stays quite calm throughout this whole scene. A Hollywood movie and even Tears of the Kingdom would go hard on the music and I love when it happens. But sometimes it's better when there is no or just soft music like in here!
I think my favorite part, other than the music in this, was Links will to protect Zelda.
He knows he will probably die, but that doesn’t matter.
At first everyone was telling him it is an honor to protect a member of the royal family. Link is just doing his duty as a guard.
But as Zelda attempts to grow a bond with him, he opens up, and he cares about her more than just a duty.
I feel like that’s why before he died he looked at her. Or when he got back up again to fight a guardian he wouldn’t of beaten.
They added so much more to link in this one and it’s awesome.
I just wished they delved more into his past like his family and scenes of him beating guards as a 4 year old or pulling the master sword at 12
Link, a normal teenage boy that is actually willing to sacrifice his life only to save the Princess, wow
I love that game
Well he’s not really normal in this game. He is a prodigy being one of the most gifted knights hyrule has had. He could defeat lynels with ease.
@@jamelgallagher6602 well yeah, but before being prodigy he wasn't really more valuable than the others. Sure, he was more agile and strong than other knights, but he's still human (well Hylian). So in reality he doesn't have any birth gifted superpowers, it just happens that he's more skilled than the others, but besides that he's just a boy
@@Link-Link actually bullit time
@@That-girliscrazy what lol
@@Link-Linkit’s the ability to slow down time
Between BOTW and TOTK, this might honesty be the best Zelda and Link in the series. They truly complement each other and can stand together as equals.
I rewatched this like 20 times in 1 day just cause its so good. I cant stop watching it. Another 20 times tomorrow! XD
Just noticed there’s a ghostly rendition of Zelda’s lullaby
And fi's theme
How it was really obvious
You have to admit, the way link looks at Zelda at the end is proof of Zelink (Zelda and Link ship name)
Not really.
Yeah I think so.😭🧡
I mean there’s the last memory where Zelda tries to tell the Deku Tree to tell Link she loves him whenever he comes to get the master sword 100 years in the future. That’s why the tree says “those words would be better coming from you” when he interrupts her before she actually says it.
@@razrv3lc there is actually proof after you finish all the mass shrine quests, he talks to you and says that his teacher loved the princess but she only had eyes for link
@@razrv3lc And let's not forget Kass's song about the princess's love for her knight attendant. I ship ZeLink in this game, 100%
This is Zelda's story, through and through. Link is merely a soldier this time around. Zelda is at the heart snd the core of everything. And such a powerful story, filled with failure, despair and eventually victory.
A masterpiece
That flashback to fi when zelda talks with the sword
I love the choir singing Zelda's Lullabye when she awakens her power. So ethereal and haunting
The music after Zelda uses her power is really beautiful and adds to the feels.
It sounded really familiar and I knew it was a classic tune that appears in the other LoZ games as well - but I couldn’t figure out what it was. I now just realised that it seems to be a version of Zelda’s Lullaby.
Also, from 1:39 to 1:42 there’s a brief moment where the piano plays a small bit from the main legend of zelda theme
This is the only moment in the memories when she calls him by his name.
Let that sink in.
I never noticed that..
Hmmmmmmmm HMMMMM
Okay
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This scene unironically makes me cry every time I watch it
0:45 *Whitney Houston intensifies*
Everyone says Zelda's despair is the saddest memory, but I think this is more emotional
Man, absolutely love this memory.
Stood with her till thee end a loyal knight
Has anyone else noticed, THAT THERES A FIRCKEN WILDFIRE AND ITS POURING
Its really hard because rain is symbolic for depression and sadness and fire is like anger fury or seriousness
Zelda: Run, Link: must fulfill my mission(tries to stand)... (me: respect)
That 360 pan around Zelda and into the glowing Tri-Force on her hand has got to be one of the greatest cinema shots in gaming history.
I like how this memory and the opening cinematic of Age of Calamity are happening at the same time.
Link was like, "I can still fight". Only really collapsed when she seemed safe, at least for the moment
Joking aside I love this scene
Zelda saying "No!" really got to me
*I felt that*
I know everyone is high on Tears of the Kingdom right now, and it is pretty good. But I think this is still my favorite cutscene for the BotW and TotK story. I enjoyed Zelda's journey to finding her power, and this was a powerful moment for it to surface.
Her love for her hero/knight is the motive Zelda needs to awakening her powers.
The Sheikah in this scene have Red Eyes. People honestly though that the Sheikah went extinct or something, but clearly this is solid evidence the Sheikah in Kakiro are actual Sheikah, it’s just the red eye trait isn’t dominant.
Well it could be like a trait thing with culture anyone without red eyes weren't allowed to learn the skills despite being but if the culture or race.
They're also in wind waker. Or at least one of them (the teacher on windfall,)
@@LillyWhiteFairy yup!
@@luxbledstone I am so sorry this is such a delayed response, but yea! I can see that, but I’m pretty sure the sheikah still were taught culture n stuff
the fact that link was near the brink of death in this scene hurts, really hurts
Link has immediately gained my respect. Trying to fight and protect Zelda yet very injured and exhausted. ✊
He hadn't earned it before? Even after everything he's gone through
The first time I saw this scene, I hen links head dropped back in Zelda’s arms I nearly cried. Like this was my first Zelda game but I had grown so close to the characters.
I've noticed.....unlike past Zelda's before her, she uses the ENTIRE triforce power, she doesn't use just triforce of Wisdom, meaning she has them all, unlike in the past which explains why Link doesn't have his courage triforce and "ganon" whose basically just demise doesn't need the trifroce of power because he was already a demon anyway, which is why he's known as the demon king.
And in that moment she both gained courage to go against the enemy, wisdom to know immediately what to do, and giving her power to wistand the enemy's attack.
Besides the Zelda in Skyward Sword being Literally Hylia reborn, this Zelda can literally be rated as the strongest Zelda because she has obtained not her iconic wisdom but all of them.
I’ve always wanted to know what was of the two sheikah that took link to the shrine of resurrection, they were also heroes, if it wasn’t for them as well, Link would’ve died and that would be the end of everything
Even though the models don't accurately show it, Robbie and Purah tell Link it was them.
@@user-ll8lw6jy3l I think there's a lot of sheikah carrying Link to the shrine, they probably bad every warrior near Link at all times, with many dying to guardians, lynels, and other terrifying monsters to buy time for Robbie, Purah, Impa, and many more to deliver Link to the shrine. Those 2 who originally receive the order, they may be another casualty in a sea of blood and shadows. And that's also why we never see many warriors in kakariko (basically only Dorian and Kado), they all died fighting to their final breath for the hero, for Hyrule, for Hylia.
Zelda saving Link is literally groundbreaking. Like she’s always the one needing to be saved by Link, but here she saves him instead.
I've always felt so bad for Zelda... There's really not one timeline her life isn't pure suffering... No wonder Link is driven to fight so hard for her.
Maybe in the child timeline after Link is sent back to childhood in Ocarina of Time since they basically prevented Ganondorf's rise to power. Zelda was still in Hyrule, seemingly living peacefully when Link left for Termina, and nothing was directly stated as to what what happened to her or Link for that matter post Majora's Mask not counting Heroes Shade.
I always see this as a companion to the Yiga/Zelda memory when Link saves Zelda. Here we see that while Link is the hero, Zelda is needed too. They're a team.
They are much more than a team. Their relationship have a rocky start. Until Zelda begins to bond with Link and learned he shares the similar burden she has. Overtime, their friendship grows stronger until to the point her love for her knight is what awakened her powers. Whether you notice it or not, there is a ton of built ups for their romance.
This memory hurts so much...
At the beginning of Skyward Sword (the beginning of the Zelda timeline), Fi is already ancient technology. She was given a single purpose, to aid the hero. In Breath of the Wild (eons later and the last game in the Zelda timeline), The faint voice from the sword (the fading power of Fi) instructs Zelda to take Link to the Shrine of Resurrection. Fi, a misunderstood character from Skyward Sword, is literally the one who saves Link and all of Hyrule in Breath of the Wild.
Not sure if FI survives in Tears of the Kingdom, the sword saw cover with malice and then later broke in the later teasers. Based from the artwork, the sword is split into damage(top) and cover with the power of the entity(long hair lady, possibly midna or someone else)with Zelda.
This memory is triggered in a field of fallen guardians and old weapons everywhere. There was an epic battle and you know Link died kicking some ass. Like an older memory with Link having a scratch on him with Lynels and Hoblins laying everywhere dead.
When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the Greatest Change. - Avatar Aang
I love this scene for two reasons... 1, it really sells just how powerful of a hero Link is by just showing all the guardians he defeated by hand while defending Zelda and STILL having the courage to get back up when another shows. It is practically jaw dropping. 2, Zelda's resolve in that dire moment to protect Link. Both very badass moments for both characters. I love it.
I thought it was awesome hearing Fi's sound and Fi's theme in the background. I love that Fi is still in the sword to tell Zelda that Link will survive. In TOTK Zelda refers to the Master Sword as a "she" in one of the memories. I think she and Link know about the spirit inside the sword, and Fi knows how to heal it, which is why she sent it to the past.
the rendition of Zelda's Lullaby that plays when she uses her sealing power always sends chills down my spine
Man, if Mipha actually got to finish what she was going to say before Ganon woke up, this would have turned out so differently.
0:00 - 0:58: no obvious musical references
0:58 - 1:38: Zelda's Lullaby
1:38 - 1:46: The Legend of Zelda Main theme (often used as Link's theme as well)
1:46 - 1:56: Fi's theme
2:06 - 2:15: return of music from 0:00 - 0:58
Last Chord: 2:15 - end: sounds like the same chord the breath of the wild theme ends on
Love how link was 100 percent commited to his role and ready to give his life without question
1:40 Have any of you notice that sound from the Master Sword? That is indeed Fi. I hope we can see her again in BOTW2.
Why do you think this it’s called the shrine of ressurection? Obviously Link had to rest knowing the princess would be alive and well, holding off the calamity.
this scene made me tear up
I just noticed how Fi’s plays very briefly when the sword is flashing. So much attention to detail
I think the voice actress for Zelda in BoTW did a phenomenal job. Hope she returns for the sequel.
I honestly did too. People were too hard on her. The only thing I’d say is sometimes the audio mixing for her felt low/quiet but that’s not the actress’ fault tbh
I start to crie at 1:25
2:06 I just realized that the background music is a speed up version of the title theme from zelda 2 : the adventure of link
Him still trying to stand against the guardians while on his last leg (literally) is so badass to me.
Link:
BotW Comunity: So this is exatcly what he felt a that exact moment no doubt about it!
The way the guardians scurry around makes me feel uncomfortable
Guardians:🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍
They’re like spiders lol
Link didn't juju on that beat. That's why he almost died.
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In the words of Goku: "The Power comes from a need not a desire."
that was Vegeta.....
Most beautiful Zelda ever
Fairy in a bottle!!!!!
I wish the Shiek wouldve been Impa and Purah and or Robbie, unless they were. But this scene gives me the chills.
This memory legit led to me wanting to learn Japanese.
Because I couldn’t bear a whole game of the english voice acting I switched to japanese instead. Much more enjoyable. But in this cutscene the english subtitles didn’t match up at all, since she just kept repeating to Link “shinanaide” I believe.
Look it up and… she’s begging him “don’t die”.
Yeah what else was missing in translation I wondered, in a scene that’s already so emotional. And I kept wondering about the rest of the game. Turns out the entire mission log is written in 1st person in Japanese. Link’s diary. Talking about after this with regards to saving Zelda from Hyrule Castle that he wants to see her smile again.
There’s a fair bit lost in translation throughout this game. Including Zelda referring to the master sword as a woman, implying that when the sword speaks to her, she literally hears Fi’s voice.
Makes me wonder what else lies hidden in the original japanese language translation of these games. Character details, poignant lines, hidden meaning… Hidden behind thousands of incomprehensible kanji lies a richer narrative I believe.
The master sword having the same sound as in skyward sword really hit me the first time I heard it. I love that they keep these things in the games even though the time line is a mess
reminder that this is the same game where you can put butter on a dog
0:23 If Zelda tells Link to go and save himself, who’s going to protect her?
She lost everything she had except him. Her only concern was to save link because that’s the only thing she has left. She would rather die then see another loved one fall. The bond and emotions through this game is truly sad
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even though link is alive, I started bawling when I saw this for the first time. The music, the characterization- it all hit me hard.
I thought those Shekiah members were Yiga Clan members the first time around😂 I was like Link boutta kip-up
Link was pretty much dead at that point, the only thing that kept his body going was the will to protect Zelda and nothing else.
Zelda really had feelings for him and I understand that link is my hero bro he’s the best hero in the world because he never ever gives up until he’s dead but he always comes back
He's earned his place next to two other great heroes. Cloud Strife and Zack Fair.
When the sword spoke to Zelda it sounded like the sound FI wound emit before talking the you in skyward sword
That's exactly what this scene implies, that Fi is still there
I thought it was a reference to skyward sword when I saw this
@@gabey6488 yes it is , fi is still there , though not in her physical form , but she can still talk from inside the sword.
Shes always been there, watching over each hero to wield her.
Link is deadly wounded, the Master-Sword is fatally damaged, but Zelda saved both of them.
Fi gave Zelda the Hint to bring Link to the Shine of resurrection and then brought the Master-Sword back to it's Pedestal to recover from the Damage.
But jeez, not even me believed that the Master-Sword would get any physical damage.
In NONE OTHER GAME OR ERA did the Master-Sword get any physical Damage, not even if it had to face the Anti-Master-Sword of Demise.
There is a special reason why these guardians and divine beasts are supposed to stop the Calamity:
They couldn't seal the Demonking himself but the Physical Damage they cause would be even a threat to the Master-Sword, that was one created by Hylia but had to be reforged by humans to make Link able to use it.