@@trinaltester7478 all the normal npcs know you’re really link except the he yiga clan members. For example, Dorian (I think that was his name? The sheikah guy who escaped the yiga clan in botw) is startled at first if he sees you in the yiga outfit because he thinks the yiga clan came for him again but then realizes it’s link and scolds him. Also Paya says it’s in bad taste to wear that outfit if you talk to her with it on.
When he said “Your disguises will do you no good, Link” I was like “oh well you’re smarter than I thought now I’m going to look funny in this cutscene aren’t I”
Master Koga is probably the most adaptable person I’ve ever seen. Man literally woke up in a pitch black underground world and thought “Yeah… I can do something with this.” Then rebuilt his small cult to be a widespread threat all across the depths.
His cult wasn’t destroyed when he fell though it still kept going with vengeance for khoga. He just had to make contact with them again and then conquer the depths
Yep, Master Kohga has a Japanese name, and is an overall reflection of Japan as a whole. Japan has always been very competent when it comes to building and maintaining a civilization. If Indians took over the depths, it would be completely strewn with poop, and each train cart would have people standing on top of each other and 10 people hanging outside.
When you really think about it, the depths were not only the perfect underground base for them, but also the perfect way to get anywhere they wanted, without the people on the surface realizing it. It's really impressive from a tactical standpoint.
Kohga is still at his best in Age of Calamity. Full voice acting, a character arc, and even a genuinely emotional backstory scene that showcases why he's the leader of the Yiga clan.
One thing I particularly like is how, at the very beginning of his first appearance, before he recognizes Link, Kohga actually seems genuinely grateful for his help repairing the damaged vehicles, and was probably about to invite him to join the Yiga. There's an implication there that he has a kind of honor.
He inspires loyalty in his men for a reason. In Age of Calamity, two Yiga goons were going to kill a starving child, but he wordlessly told them to back off and gave the kid a banana instead. That kid would grow up to be Sooga, his right hand man.
Kohga isn't unjust. Even in Age of Calamity you see that he genuinely cares about his lackeys, being the main reason that pushes him to join Zelda against Astor and Ganon. He's just very dedicated to the cause I guess lol
@@hypotheticaltapeworm The Sheika can live over 100 years and do so on the regular. The name is said to be passed down between leaders, but the body and general behavior says it's probably the same Kohga.
And like Eggman, Kohga has a lot of ressources/manpower and every loss doesn't seem to slow him (or the Yiga) down in any capacity. There could be hundreds, if not a few thousands of them hidden away or hiding in plain sight playing the long con. In fact we don't even kill any Yiga, they always use their magic to escape. (the only ones we see dead are in BotW's memories iirc). With several years to spread underground without opposition.. now with tech to reach the islands too if they want and already all over hyrule there's no realistic way for anyone to get rid of the Yiga.
Master Kohga, Stupendous Chief of the Yiga Clan: "I'VE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT: LINK the HERO'S A BITCH-ASS MOTHERFUCKER. He pissed on my FUCKING banana. That's right. He took his Hylian fucking BLONDE dick out and he pissed on my FUCKING banana, and he said that his dick was THIS BIG, and I said that's *DISGUSTING.* So I'm making a callout post on my twitter-dot-com. Link, you got a small dick. It's the size of this Rupee but WAY smaller. And guess what? Here's what my dong looks like. That's right, baby. Tall points, NOT blonde, no pillows, look at that, it looks like two balls and a bong. He fucked my banana, so guess what, I'm gonna FUCK Hyrule. That's right, this is what you get! MY SUPER LAZER PISS! Except I'm not gonna piss on Hyrule. I'm gonna go higher. I'm pissing on the MOOON! How do you like that, HYLIA? I pissed on the MOON, you idiot! You have twenty-three hours before the piss droplets fucking HIT Hyrule, now get out of my FUCKING sight before I piss on you too."
Funny as Koga is I can’t help but admire his tenacity. The man survived the fall in the hideout pit WITH NO GLIDER and a huge iron ball seconds away from flattening him and then survives The Depths which are pretty much devoid of any proper food and full to the brim with Gloom-Touched Monsters and still he manages to get his troops established down there to dig for ancient Zonai Tech. Screw a dog, man’s got that cockroach in him. And I’m sure that by going Bear Grills in The Depths he was doing his salty ass ancestors proud. XD
What it shows is that for all his hubris being his undoing, the guy is actually quite creative even if he's no genius. His survival is however completely based upon his own self-delusion of importance fueled by relentless pride and egotism but that did keep him alive in The Depths and get him out. The sheer effort needed to explore the Depths and the ingenuity required to begin constructing machines without the luxery of the Ultrahand glue whows that Kohga, for all his faults, does pose a genuine threat to Hyrule if given the resources and opportunity. Nintendo needs to make him the main antagonist of a future Zelda title, if not dedicating a whole DLC quest arc to him.
@@TheBestcom-ym6iz Kohga prbably landed on a unknown sky island with even more advanced Zonai technology and shows up in the DLC with a fully functional, floating battle ship :)
Fun fact that I'd like to point out about Kohga's "loud" mannerisms: Kohga's entire character is *heavily* inspired by Kabuki theater, from his body language, to the sound effects that play when he's onscreen, to his design with its exaggerated collar and topknot. He's theatrical and clownish because he's a caricature of Kabuki theater. I'd even go so far that his character is based on the common Kabuki depiction of Ishikawa Goemon specifically.
My one issue with Tears of the Kingdom is the fact that Kohga didn't have any voice over. His VO in Age of Calamity was incredible and gave so much more life to the character.
I like how well adapted the Yiga are to zonai constructs. Even the Zonai Survey Team barely know what they're looking at half the time, but the Yiga are balling underground on electric unicorn motorbikes. It fits their backstory of being technologically advanced but shunned for it, they fully embrace and utilise all of this cool new tech. You don't see the tech savvy side of the Yiga in BOTW but in TOTK you can even see Yiga members arguing over specs of different zonai vehicles they built themselves.
Well to be fair to that Zonai Survey Team, they are just now finding these Zonai constructs while the Yiga had roughly 5-6 years to figure out how it all worked so it only makes sense they'd understand it more.
@@Firebender554but the chasms to the depths only opened recently, i.e. probably during the upheaval Even the chasm that Kohga fell down wasn't technically there (that plothole irks me) And the reason Link thwarts their progress is because they're just starting to settle in the depths no? The relay bases are notably new as you can find recent notes giving advice on suitable places to build them and how to keep monsters out, which wouldn't be a thing if they had 7 ish years to get to know the area and what lives down there Same with the observations about the poes and pristine weapons and other oddities in the depths They wouldn't be commenting on them just now if they had known the area for years. So I'm confident they start venturing into the depths at the same time as the zonai research team I'm assuming the zonai research team is just incompetent oof
He’s like the new Team Rocket of Nintendo. You look forward to every second he’s on screen. You have a love-enemy relationship with him. He has dramatic flare. There isn’t anything that’s not to love. I also love that the Yiga Clan has more actual presence around the world. You run into some surface locations, the take-over of the great plateau, and all of it underground.
I literally thought the same thing. Even creating over the top vehicles to help spread chaos. Master Kohga returning was by biggest wish for TOTK, and we got him back better than ever
The funny and sort of depressing thing about master kohga’s quest to give Ganondorf access to a Zonai construct is that he… sort of already has one. The boss fight of Mineru’s sidequest has you engaging in a kaiju battle with Mineru against Ganon’s gloom-riddled construct, meaning Kohga’s entire mission is sort of comically redundant as a result
The funny thing about this is the fact that I beat Kohga BEFORE starting the construct quest So it was kind of a twist because I thought Ganon just rebuilt the one Kohga had and added upgrades, but in hindsight they both had one, Ganon just got the better version first lol
i actually thought it justified kohga. ganon, if he knew of them, would probably think really low of the yiga or at least kohga, but ganon viewed corrupting a construct worthwhile enough to make it guard a secret stone, and now kohga has achieved the same, and even without the insane power of ganons corrupting gloom/malice.
Honestly, the whole repurposing of the Yiga Clan was incredible. They were more or less being used to showcase creative alternative uses of various Zonaite technology. It really inspired me to actually try more than just Hovercrafts, Wing-planes and 4-Wheelers. It made the Yiga interesting, and it made them appear _competent._ And don't even get me _started_ on the boss fights.
@@carbodude5414 Hell, we don't even see much in the way of _variety_ in Sheikah-clan technology. Theirs are more on a "general use"-scale, and they aren't really for more than just "someone with a Purah Pad" to use. But the Yiga can not only all use what they create, but they use it indefinitely. When even _Link_ needs to recharge, it makes them imposing; there's no cooldown to the Yiga, so you need to make your own opening.
Unironically I could see the ultrahand system being expanded into a deranged combination of zelda and kerbal space program, and space seems like the only way they could really one up themselves after TOTK
Honestly, considering this is Nintendo we're talking about, I would be utterly unsurprised (and simultaneously very excited) if the next game is actually set in space somehow.
One thing I love about the final battle with Kohga, if you go in with all five sages, once you knock him off his robot all of your crew just gangs up on him while he's stuck ass-up in the dirt. I just get the mental image of all of them crowding around him to literally kick the crap out of him the moment he touches ground, and then Mineru comes in with a steel chair attached to one of her hands and smacks him straight into his own robot, and it cracks me up
No for real, the fact that he figured out the building of the zonai without ultrahand is impressive. So is him teaching his crew and being the closest to link in power and tools department.
one thing i love about kohga's revival is that the BOTW DLC actually hinted that kohga may have survived. the quest that makes you hike back through the yiga clan's hideout include one where you throw a shiekah orb down the pit you threw kohga down. and it makes an audible noise when it hits the bottom. which meant that the bottomless pit wasnt bottomless, and that there may be something hidden down there. so i genuinely remember seeing theories around 2019-2020 about how kohga may have survived and that the game may let us check out what was down there. its an example of really good foreshadowing for TOTK. and it was definitely done on purpose, if you ask me. but i think the DLC is where they definitely started foreshadowing all of it on purpose.
That would totally make sense, because ToTK itself began when BoTW DLC ideas started piling up overtime until eventually there was too much stuff to consider it DLC. So while some DLC was implemented, obviously a lot of it weren’t. Perhaps we were actually meant to get a DLC that lead us into the pit and end up finding Kohga again, but that ended up getting repurposed and reimagined into what we got in ToTK, a genius move imo
@@a.j.cookie9735 Yup, this was definitely planned. I remember reading that they made TotK because it was all DLC ideas for BotW at first and they had so much they made all those ideas into a new game instead.
I completely forgot about that. It would be cool if you could find a decayed Sheikah pedestal down that chasm, but I guess it would make sense for it to disappear along with the rest of the technology.
I think it would've been fantastic, instead of it being a Side Adventure, having the Master Kohga quest be an *optional main quest.* That way, it can integrate the Yiga Clan into the final gauntlets. For instance, when you defeat "The Demon King's Army", you're confronted by the ENTIRE Yiga Clan, and if you haven't completed his Quest, they're led by Kohga on his final Construct. It becomes a harder version of his original final fight, since you have to deal with both him _and_ other Yiga fighters at the same time. You could even make it so that he builds up to the Construct by having every other Kohga vehicle precede it based on how many times you've fought him (if you haven't done it at all, he uses the Tank, Plane, Boat and Construct; if you did it twice it's only the last two, etc.). It would also be a final 'climax' of sorts for the Yiga Clan as a whole, since they've finally achieved their dream of directly serving their revered being; Ganondorf. Kohga could even mention that Ganondorf has accepted them and their offerings as part of his forces, with him being especially happy about it.
Can I just say how much I hate that the reward for getting all the sages is skipping the boss rush before G-dawg, instead of weakening him like in BotW? What if I WANTED to fight them, Nintendo?
@@LPTheGas It's exactly the same reward as in BotW, but in that game Calamity Ganon was also weakened _on top_ of skipping the Blight Gauntlet. Making the final boss weaker is not the correct answer. It is boring and anticlimactic. Making the player character stronger IS. As for not skipping the boss gauntlet, well, you're kinda shit outta luck. If you want to run the gauntlet, don't awaken the sages. If you want the sages, you're gonna skip the gauntlet.
The final fight is way more intense if you don't do the spirit temple because the construct is something you've never seen before and he really seems almost indestructible with dangerous attacks and when you get one of your own it's that much satisfying to have that power to yourself
The whole spirit temple thing was literally the first thing I did after his questline and I really appreciated it. Especially since the spirit temple fight basically forces you to do a mech vs mech fight, so I got to experience fighting one both ways.
I did the whole kohga questline after the rito, and I remember him in the mech thinking 'man what I'd do for one'. Fast forward to me in the construct depot and I have a realization on what the ability might be... Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed piloting the mech and fusing my gleeok horns to the arms as a big elemental doomsday device
A few things: 1. Kohga is NEVER fooled by Link wearing a Yiga outfit, showing his perceptiveness. I remember trying it for the final fight and it felt chilling for him to call me out as he was meditating. 2. I think the final battle with Kohga is more fun if you do it without Mineru (though seeing you have a mech battle was pretty sick), and it functions as a subtle tutorial for how to beat the Seized Construct in the Spirit Temple.
I think the Yiga has some good chance of showing a redemption Arc in a future Zelda title. They started out as good guys who helped defeat Ganon but turned against Hyrule after being shunned, they're sympathetic. Now couple this with the fact that you never kill any of them (they just teleport away and Kohga always makes it out somehow), I could imagine these guys actually meeting Ganon for the first time and realizing they're nothing to him and deciding that maybe they want to be the good guys after all.
Yeah but it’s not like age of calamity. Unless in a sequel if whatever evil it is uses them or attacks them then yes that would be amazing to see them help the hero
I find it funny how his final defeat mirrors BotW. He lost the first time because he didn't have enough control, while here he lost because he had too much control (he kept moving it by his threatening dance)
@@The94Venom If the space thing works out, his final attack will be creating a black hole and he will end up drawn into it himself. Seriously though I like the idea of Legend of Zelda in Space, there is a fic on spacebattles- Eternal Paragon- that is a zelda/mass effect crossover, basically replacing earth with the zelda series' planet, post BotW (with tears of the kingdom not canon, due to how it screws up the timeline). The Hyrule federation has all the sentient species from the series, and uses mana based tech extrapolated from the sheikah tech you see in BotW, which in the past was how Hyrule took over their home planet. It has to balance mana based tech and magic against ezoo tech and biotics by having them mutually interfere with each other, but the cosmopolitan cooperation of the various peoples we see in Botw expanded to the stars is a nice contrast to the ostensibly similar citadel council that ulitmately is just the Asari, Salarians and Turians lording their power over everyone else because they got there first. I love the first meeting when the Asari diplomat basically realizes that the federation HAS everything the Citadel could ever try to offer them, in terms of galactic community, resources etc- and in fact the federation has far superior terraforming capabilities so they have access to many more inhabitable planets. A Zelda in space could do what other game timelines did post ganon and have our heroes travel to a new place with new dangers and new demons- and considering the Zonai came from above- they could try to build on that and maybe have them be from space originally. To be fair I am not really expecting much continutity wise with Nintendo in this area- BOTW left enough things vague to fit in their timeline snarl but many of the plot vital choices made in TotK make it impossible to fit into the zelda timeline, unless you treat the two as their own new one. Its too bad, the time travel aspect could have been used to set up a handwave for any inconsistencies but they went for a closed loop- that still doesn't explain where all the sky islands came from.
Isnt it crazy how none of his own minions recognize Link in the Yiga costume, but he and every other enemy in the game immediately see through Link’s disguise
I won’t lie, the last encounter caught me off guard because I legitimately thought he was going to be to revealed to be sleeping or even treat him as goofy and that the “weapon” was going to be something overthetop like the one he used at the end but I legit got taken off guard when he got the mech!
Nothing about Kohga can be taken seriously, takes away any grounded relatability out of Hyrule when he balloons around on a rocket with cartoon physics.
Brett said the final encounter is too easy, but for me, who had only unlocked three sages' power then, was almost overwhelmed. I couldn't find a way to hurt himin the second phase, where he hides himself behind the blue Sheikah force field. It's one of the toughest boss fight I encountered, perhaps only inferior to Queen Gibdo and Ganondorf.
Now I'm really wanting to see your take on his characterization in Age of Calamity, especially since he's got voice acting there. (Which made him not having voice acting in this game all the sillier)
Everything he does well in TotK, he does better on AoC in my opinion. The Yiga Clan there is more vast, more threatening, and definitely has far more personality.
@@wutmagna7222Exactly. As soon as I saw his character in AoC I knew that there was something so fundamentally different from every other Zelda villan that made him the best villan in the series. His whole personality isn't just being evil, his character is actually being a human with emotion and opinions that can be swayed. The way he interacts with other characters in that game makes it even more apparent.
I for one absolutely loved Master Kohga since I first met him in Breath of the Wild. Sure, he is a joke and his fight is extremely easy, but that is how he is meant to be, especially as a mini boss. I liked him because he was so different from the other bosses. When he appeared in "Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity", where he is wonderfully voiced I might add, I grew to love him even more. His, clownish, carefree, and even cowardly side is even more developed, however another side to his character, tenderness, is also displayed. In this game he is given a sidekick, Sooga, who is pretty much the exact opposite of his beloved master. Kohga is still all about serving/reviving Ganon, but then Astor, who although is not the final boss is basically the main villain, starts taking the lives of Yiga Clan members to do so. Sooga does what he can to stop him, telling his master to escape. His devotion is explained in a scene where it is revealed that Kohga rescued him at a young age. After losing Sooga (I don't recall if it is revealed whether he survived), as well as several clan members, Master Kohga joins the heroes to get revenge. There's a scene where Zelda reunites with her father, and of course Kohga is bawling his eyes out in the background. This sweet side of his doesn't cheapen his character, but enhances it. I was so happy to see him in Tears of the Kingdom. You can get a Yiga outfit, wear it in front of him, and he'll see right through it every time. His fights were extremely fun, and I was not disappointed at the sendoff he got. While most funny scenes give me a chuckle, this one had me literally laughing out loud. I can only hope he returns as he's one of my favorite Zelda bosses of all time. He might even be my favorite, actually. It's not his difficulty. There's just something about him I enjoy.
One thing i find impressive about him is his age. Age of calamity implies he is the same Master Koga from over 100 years ago (can't entirely rule out that different people take up the name/mantle of Master Koga to make it seam like he is imortal as that is something ninjas would do). Given he is probably about Impa's age he is quite lively.
@@neet-o-muskeet-o4521 He might not even be physically young under his suit if it's the same guy, he probably just has enough of the sheikah knowledge that he can live passed 100 and still be physically capable. Even the current sheikah, with a lot of tech locked away, still comfortably live well passed 100.
I remember reading in the companion book for BOTW theirs a brief mention that the leader of the Yiga is always named Kohga. Not sure if I’m misremembering but I do remember seeing that. Which I guess just solidifies him as the anti-Impa. Always a different person but has the same name and profession.
The worst part about him not having voicelines is he actually has voice lines in Age of Calamity, and they're great! It is incredibly saddening that he never got any here.
Of course Master Kohga is the better villain. He is just *the* best villain of the Legend of Zelda villain. He is the big, the burly the *Master Kogha!* Also, you should look at the side quest where Link disguises himself as a Yiga Clan member and becomes a spy. It gives you even more time with him and the rest of the clan than there already was.
@@jimboanimations4041 "The one, the only, master shit!" Sry, but when i read that, i imagined this part of the sentence accidently dropping in the toilet.
@@digitalon01 he IS the Wile E. of the series! Now I kinda wish we could've fought in a tunnel where he barrels through it and we put in a boulder in his way
The construct seems to say Kohga doesn’t seem to have died and I have no reason to think he did unless we have confirmation. So glad to see his character isn’t done with and they should get him voiced lines. His VA in Age of Calamity gave him a pretty good voice. Goofy, yet charismatic.
@@commanderblackheart5856 100 years without aging, survived a drop that would have killed most, somehow thriving in the most treacherous part of Hyrule - WITHOUT LIGHTROOTS, MIGHT I ADD - He's definitely still alive.
@@gladiatordragon9219 I mean even the way he departed- on the Zonai rockets- was significantly less 'final' than when he fell down the bottom less pit. He's totally fine and just chilling somewhere recovering from likely smashing into the Rito caves' roof. Which honestly makes me happy cause I love his character.
@@gladiatordragon9219 to top on that, when you visit the yiga Hideout after defeating Kohga one of them says that the death of Kohga is lie manufactored by Link. So if even his underlings believe the he isn't dead, why should we believe that he is dead
In the second fight with Kohga, the one where he flies in a flamethrower plane, I used the flying machine I had got there in and had a dogfight with Kohga. It was fun as hell.
Imagine what someone in 2000 would think of a comment like that if they could see the future, Legend of Zelda has truly become unrecognizable with the Kohga parts. Rest of the game isn't as unfitting at least.
@@Luxembourgish people made the same "it's unrecognizable" complaints about Majora's Mask's weirdness, and Wind Waker's graphics, and Twilight Princess where you become a furry. New bad, old good. LOL! Thank God things change, I don't want to be playing the same 30 yr old ALttP formula, and neither do most people according to the sales difference of pre-BotW Zelda.
@@taker601 Exactly. When a new game releases people latch onto the flaws and make a huge deal out of them. It's not until 10-20 years later when it's "old" that they realize the game is actually pretty good. That's why I'm not super hard on games. I don't wanna wait 2 decades to fully enjoy it 😆
@@taker601 lmao yeah in order to be a "Zelda Purist" you can only like the games over 10 years old. Anything after that is "unrecognizable" .....until a decade passes and the NEXT game comes out. The endless hate cycle.
@@taker601 Change the *gameplay* , not the high fantasy genre that makes Zelda what it is. If identity doesn't mater why not make Metroid set in the stone age where Samus just throws rocks? Why not make Link a serial sex offender? "Thank god things change"
Kohga and Zant definitely went through parallel arcs within the fandom. Both of them had underwhelming receptions for their first appearances when we only got about 5 minutes with their twisted and bumbling traits before they unceremoniously "died". But then the subsequent times they showed up (both in Warriors games, even), they were given much more screentime to actually flaunt their dynamic personalities and demonstrate just how complete they feel when you weave the Wacky with the Sinister.
Zant and Kohga might seem similar at a glance but they're really very different characters. Zant was terrifying for the entire game, showing up in cutscenes and beating up Zelda, Link, and Midna with overwhelming power. That is, up until his boss fight at the end, where it was revealed that he wasn't sane and the terror was replaced with creepiness. Kohga however was a silly villain from the very beginning. Unlike Zant, we never really saw him in even a half serious light until his final boss fight in TOTK, which still ended with a silly cutscene.
In the final confrontation, I came up to Kohga in the Yiga uniform and he commented on it while in his meditative pose, said my disguises wouldn't work, he'll always recognize Link. I found that bit pretty cool, although I think he only makes such a comment in the final fight.
so so true, i was even hoping that at the very least they'd have him redub the grunts because he's who i hear in my head as his canonical voice but they didn't, which is weird since they did redub yona's grunts despite her not having any voiced dialogue so what's up with that ???
I like to imagine he flew off far into the sea on an island, where his clan somehow tracked him down, then they started exploring the seas and setting up bases on islands, and they work together with Ganondorf in a sequel to wind waker
Yeah I think he’s in another kingdom outside of Hyrule. Although I could see Ganondorf and calamity ganon being revived by demise or someone else. I also think Sooga is outside of Hyrule
I mean, I’d say wind waker already had a sequel (phantom hourglass is peak don’t @ me) but I understand if people would prefer a fully open world sailing adventure with more than 20 pixels on screen at a time 😂😂
I really love that they treat his final confrontation with Link seriously. The closest we got to a serious Kohga beforehand was in Age of Calamity, which isn't canon to the TOTK for obvious reasons, so seeing that even in this game he can be serious was definitely a good choice. I also love that they show how competent he really is in this game, he deduces that Link needs to use his hand to use the power, he's having the Yiga Clan thrive both in the depths, and on the surface, and most importantly, he knows it's you regardless of whether or not you wear the Yiga outfit. I genuinely believe that having him recognize you immediately is a nice choice, they definitely could've had him be fooled for a minute or something, but no, he always knows it's you. Which makes sense, he's the leader, he's smart enough to know when someone's impersonating their clan, that's literally a big part of them is impersonating people, he sees Link trying to trick him and he doesn't even entertain the idea of it.
Well, not completely. While Kohga *does* notices that Link uses his hand to use the ability, he never realizes that Link's hand is _not a normal hand,_ as evidenced by him attempting to access the power by putting his own palm against the projection every time you encounter him(aside from the last, where he is instead meditating).
One thing i like is that apparently once you do the Spirit Temple Purah supposedly tells you to search the depths for clues and talk to Josha. Which in turn points you in the direction of the Kohga quest, which finishes off with learning Ganondorf's location(though most people could probably guess it themselves)
I personally went to the Plateau to see if the Shrine of Resurrection was still there. I saw the Yiga stuff and immediately knew where I was going next.
Kohga and the Yiga in general are genuinely amazing and I’m so shocked it took so long for something this perfect to get added. TotK especially makes them all absolutely amazing as Kohga gets chances to really show off what makes him a fun villain, and in that first cutscene his two foot soldiers who are standing next to him mimic Kohga’s goofy and manic movements which extends the goofiness a bit to the whole clan rather than Kohga being the only goofy one.
I encountered the Kohga mech battle before I knew anything about the spirit temple, so I was still blown away thinking "wait, there are MECHS now too??" I thought it was a really clever wait to tease the mech ability. Even after beating him, it didn't occur to me that I could get my own mech until discovering the construct depots some time later. If anything, because I had seen Kohga's mech battle, I was disappointed in the spirit temple mech battle because I already saw it before and Mineru's controls still felt clunky.
This is quite the tonal shift from thier first appearance and I love it. My first experience with the Yiga Clan was a crying woman on the side of the road. I personally, can't stand to see a woman crying (unless she's like a fantasy villain having her post heroic meltdown) so even without me actually hearing it, she baited me to stop. I regretted it because my first Yiga fight was annoying as hell and almost killed me. It was a little weird, but scary. An enemy that perfectly baited my deeply rooted "Hero Complex" and dropped a difficult to pin down enemy on me. The Yiga clan got weirder as they kept appearing, culminating in their weirdo boss who was for all intents and purposes, the butt of every joke following them throughout the game. Now they're an established set of weirdos who seem to get more menacing the more you mess with them. Once again culminating in this chubby weirdo of a boss, but unlike last time, he gets MORE serious and more creative as the game goes on. Kohga starts as basically the same joke boss with his clownish henchmen, the jokes are still there and funny as ever, to being a seriously dangerous artificer who gets more dangerous and, dare I say, SCARY, if unprepared. Kohga and the Yiga Clan as a whole work so much better in reverse in my opinion.
Honesty yeah! At first he is all goofy yelling that your cheating and all but then he summons a spiked monster truck and this awesome boss music plays. Its such an interesting combination of goofy clown and genuine threat who at that point in the game probably understands more about zonai devices than you do.
My husband and I went exploring the Depths pretty early, so we did the Yiga plot way ahead of schedule, with no sage support. The boss fights were intense puzzles. Getting to the endgame and being given a quest to explore the depths and find out more information about Ganondorf, and telling Purah that you already did that was SO SATISFYING.
I was genuinely really happy when I found Kohga in the depths again, like the way you're happy to see an old friend who's been away for a while. I couldn't stop smiling and the whole encounter and subsequent fight just made my day. That's an incredible thing to make someone feel for a villain, though I guess there are inevitably people who also feel this way about Ganondorf. After all it has been a whole 18 years since the release of the last main line Zelda game to feature him, so that's only fair.
Even then, there's still something to be said about a villain -- who's new and doesn't have a ton of a screentime or lore -- receiving the same kind of excitement as Ganondorf, who's THE staple of Zelda.
I was honestly hoping Kohga’s ultimate weapon would be a guardian made out of Zonai tech. It would make the Yiga Clan’s story go full-circle, from having their technology taken away to finally rebuilding it again. Plus I just miss the guardians sometimes.
He gave me team rocket vibes. Couldn’t have asked for a better comeback for the banana master himself. Edit: also the boat fight is really fun if you have yunobu. Or at least that’s what I think.
Master Kohga also got quite a bit of development in Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity as well, he's actually voice acted in that game too. I kind of wish Sooga showed up in Tears of the Kingdom as well because that would have been even more fun Yiga Clan content. Then again I think he and Astor were just exclusive to that game. Honestly I'm kind of hoping there's a TotK like follow up to AoC where Ganondorf takes a way more proactive role than he did in this game. Heck maybe through some time travel shenanigans with Terrako or some Zonai construct we'll get one of the craziest crossovers with characters throughout the entire series. Instead of it being a straight up fanservice game like the original Hyrule Warriors game was it'll actually have a pretty decent story like AoC had involving all of the crossover characters. This is a bit wishful thinking, but I think with the expanded map of TotK, not to mention a possible past hyrule map too, and the fact that Hyrule Warriors is a very popular spinoff I don't doubt they're considering it. It'd definitely need to be on the Switch 2 though as AoC ran very poorly on the Switch.
yeah, HW continuation when both Link and Zelda end up in the past and we kill Ganon right then and there spoilers? and we don't loose Sonia nor Rauru ;3; same as AoC it's a fixit scenario D :
I could see the next Hyrule warriors game about the imprisoning war and upheaval. The Yiga would still be our allies as they have to find Kohga and Sooga who are trapped in a chasm. I also hope in TOTK dlc or a sequel to end the era of the wild we can see other kingdoms outside Hyrule
I was so excited when I saw their monocycle thing for the first time. I basically didn’t know what I was supposed to do with the stabilizers before that
Quick note for around 3:15 in the video. This is not true - in Ocarina of Time we also saw the dark side of the Sheikah. In the shadow temple located under Kakariko, we saw where the Sheikah interrogated enemies of the royal family and the place was hidden away because it was taboo and represented a stain on hyrule’s history
One thing regarding that point is that the Shiekah were following the king's orders. They were still loyal to the king before, and during OoT, they were doing horrible things on the orders of a horrible and paranoid king. The Yiga are different as they do NOT serve hyrule or the Crown at all. They cut that connection millennia ago and now serve calamity ganon and (by extension of being the source of the prior) demon king ganondorf.
You really should tackle Age of Calamity, while yes a spin-off with dubious canon, shows a lot of other side of the characters, focused on King Roam and Kohga and WHY the Yiga (Specially Sooga) follow him, while standoffish, buffoonish and sometimes immature he's just that much of a charismatic leader that really worries for his underlings and these respond in kind. Hell, in TotK if you notice most of the underworld journals they end in "Glory to Master Kohga". They're doing all of this for him
What strikes me especially were two scenes in the game: when you go to the yiga hideout where you get the earth manipulation technique, there was one yiga who knew you are Link in the Yiga outfit. But he just let you go, and even pass the door. And in the secret office with the frog statues side mission, when you are not in the Yiga outfit im front of the Yiga commander, he wasn't very interested that you are Link, or rather he didn't realise it was you. This could probably mean that there are SOME Yiga that aren't interested in defeating Link, but they are just Yiga because of their Loyalty to Master Kohga and their cause. This adds some more depth to them, since the Yiga members have their own personalities.
In that scene he thinks you look like him but doesn't know cause he's dumb but the blademaste doesn't attack you if you go up to the door not in uniform. He's just sort of passive aggressive about it. There's also another blademaster who's secrectly into Misko's fashion when you talk about the escaped tailors he goes on about how they know they're clothes and how Misko's collection is "legendary".
@@GhostWulf70792 reminds me of Ganondorf's relationship with the Twilight people. He just calls them "amusing" people and notes how he had fun using them, specifically Zant. I like the similarities between Kohga and Zant tbh
I just watched a video of yours criticizing Kohga the other day and I was thinking "ooo wonder what he thinks of Kohga in the new game" Glad you see the light, the glory of the Yiga clan. Glory to Master Kohga.
The first time I encountered Kohga in this game I was like 'He's got a freakin bulldozer!" And got ran over because I wasn't expecting him to move so fast on it. But I really did enjoy Kohga's battles in this one way more than the other. I didn't even think to piece together that he might have been in the depths since that fight in BOTW. That went over my head, but yes, he's a fun character and we did miss out on them getting a voice actor for him. That would have been something.
10:35 tbh i just like to think that he sounds the way he does in age of calamity, that voice is really fitting for him imo but totally agreed, him having voiced lines would've been an amazing addition
Master Kohga reminds me so much of Grunty from Banjo-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts. They both are villains that use the new technology in creative and silly ways, and your relationship with them is not too close but not far either. They also both survive things that should've ended them. They are so similar!
Super refreshing video and very refreshing tone man! This was pretty funny, well written and well editted. This is what gamibg cintent needs imo. Subbed and keep up the good work bro! Based Kohga video btw 👏
Ganondrof needed his own Memories in the depths, so we could see the story from his perspective. It would have beennice if he interacted with Link after each dungeon too. Not to taunt, but to converse with his "rival."
One bad thing I have to say about Kohga’s encounters is that they NEVER brought Eric Braa back to voice Kohga. Instead, they just kept giving him the silent treatment like in BotW. Eric did SUCH a good job conveying Kohga’s personality and emotions in AoC and it’s an absolute shame they brushed him off. So much potential for these cutscenes to have him voice in them. I would of LOVED to see Eric voice him again.
Absolutely fantastic. And you know what, the day I ran into him I had missed his cooky antics that very same morning. You can imagine how delighted I was to not just get him return but to have more to do with as well.
As I'm sure others have said, definitely should check out Age of Calamity Kohga. Fixes the voiceless issue and the presence of Sooga makes for a perfect counter-balance to his goofiness.
i think the reason why master kohga is undoubtedly my FAVORITE zelda character of all time is because of his undeniable charm. i love goofy villains that you can't take seriously. this is especially present in age of calamity where he was given PHENOMENAL voice acting. his personality was defined so much that he became a character i used to hate when i was younger to an S tier character. in my playthrough of totk i got autobuild really late because i never did josha's quest and i (accidentally, mind you) stumbled upon the place where you get autobuild. i was like, "oh, just some yiga clan, whatever" and then i saw kohga and i was JUMPING WITH JOY. (might just be the autism, who knows.) like, i was so excited to see him because i thought he died. another thing is that it's not even master kohga i love, but the entire yiga clan as a whole. his little goons are so funny and expressive and the way they have literal ninja moves is nothing short of awesome. the blademasters being bulky but slow and the footsoldiers being fragile but agile (hey that rhymes!!) is such a fun concept. and dont even get me started on their backstory, like i cant even help but sympathize with them. like, holy hylia, kill link and zelda, they deserve it for being so freakin cool. glory to master kohga. P.S: i love that kohga has emotion and empathy and he isnt just a soulless monster. it adds to his charm so well that you literally start to understand why people join the yiga clan... their leader is so likeable. master kohga could run my family over with a car and i'd thank him.
It’s also important to remember that while Kohga and the Yiga don’t necessarily represent a big threat to Link, imagine how terrifying they must be to the average Hylian. They can disguise as almost anyone, infiltrate almost anywhere, are very skilled warriors, and can teleport at will. Even the Gerudo, some of the finest warriors in Hyrule, have trouble against them.
What I love about the Kohga and all the Yiga is that in Tears of the Kingdom there’s this weird phenomenon where none of the NPC’s you met in the first game recognize Link. It kinda makes the last game feel insignificant. But you know who knows exactly who you are? The guys you screwed over last game XD
Honestly for most of my initial few hours of TotK I hadn't touched the Depths at all so I didn't find any Yiga for a while. When I found them in the Depths I was not only pleasantly surprised but it also meant that getting Mighty Bananas for Atk Food was farmable down there, alongside other really strong stuff. It really does solidify the Yiga in both a gameplay and story perspective.
master khoga in age of calamity NOT ONLY has actual voice acting (which fits him really well) BUT HIS STORY THERE is also really compelling, specially with sooga like dawg I CRIED
I 100% agree with you! Master Kohga is this game's real antagonist. He has real history with Link. He poses a threat for more than one boss fight. And him being goofy is more endearing than Ganondorf's anime villain monologues.
No he isn't, I love Master Kohga as much as the next guy but he is not better written than Ganondorf or anywhere close to this games real antagonist. Your reasoning as to why is merely because "he has history with Link." That's so shallow, Ganondorf is a force to be reckoned with and doesn't have "anime villain monologues" whatsoever. The guy had one monologue at the very end of the game and it was imposing. He's threatening and leaves his mark.
@@chrange9714 Ganondorf is a better *villain* due to his sheer menace and the stakes he brings to the game's story, but as an antagonist? He really doesn't actively get in your way much at all. In fact, his whole schtick is that he doesn't take you or the rest of Hyrule as a serious threat until you have already basically won. Kohga servers as a better antagonist as, while much more goofy and wimpy, he has a full grudge with Link and has his whole clan trying to track you down and take you out. You get to fight him consistently throughout the game, and his ability to build and use constructs like you can with the Ultra Hand makes him feel like a more personal enemy. Ganon is the big bad of the story, but Kohga is the one who stands in your path time and time again.
@@jimboanimations4041 Yes he does, so you're just going to ignore the Gloom, bosses created by him messing up each region, various Phantom Ganon's all over, fake Zelda making the regions even worse? All created and puppeted by Ganondorf. Compared to the four times you encounter Kohga, oh yeah does Ganondorf stand in your way more. He doesn't have to be in person confronting Link throughout the game to be actively getting in his way. Actions, his actions constantly hinder Link more than Kohga ever does. Again your reasoning for why Kohga is apparently a better antagonist is "he has a grudge with Link" which so does Ganondorf as he remembers Link from Rauru and ofc he despises the man told to kill him for good. And he doesn't just not take Link seriously at first for no reason, their first meeting, this big hero who will defeat him that he was told about, barely stands a chance. You wouldn't take Link seriously either after that intro, but he does take him seriously after seeing him overcome all his actions. Calamity Ganon spawned from Ganondorf, he's as much of a personal villain to Link as Kohga is if you really wanna go that route.
@@lief5957 It's not mandatory to do anything in the game. It's not mandatory to even play the game at all. "It's not mandatory to even meet Kohga" has to be the most ridiculous thing I've heard today.
Seeing Kohga again was awesome. I liked what they did with him in Age of Calamity where not only did his voice actor did an amazing job portraying his character, but you get this odd sense of respect and honor from him. After all, he'll kill you... TO DEATH!
I loved Kohgas introduction in TOTK and always enjoyed encountering him again. I also agree that he should have had voiced lines. He had a great voice actor in Age of Calamity.
I'm sad that Sooga didn't show up in TotK, I would have loved to fight him as a boss battle. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity really fleshed out Master Kohga by introducing Sooga, a Yiga that at first glance looks like he should be in charge of the clan. He is very loyal to Kohga, willing to put his life on the line for his master on more than one occasion. We later learn that when Sooga was a child he was starving and begging for food when he came upon a Yiga camp. Two Yiga notice him, draw their blades and approach him, but Kohga intervenes and hands him a banana, thus saving his life and telling him in a joking manner that Sooga will have to repay him one day. As mentioned before we see Sooga willing to risk his life for his master, meaning he took Kohga's words seriously but also likely looks up to him since Kohga took him in. We also see Kohga stepping in to help Sooga as well, showing that they have a bond and that while Kohga is certainly lazy and evil, he does have someone he cares about. I think it does a lot for the character and I really hope that Sooga (along with the twinrova) appear in the TotK DLC.
Awesome video! I really wished you went over his character in Age of Calamity because it improved on Kohga so much! He had such a deep character arc, especially if you played the DLC! Also his voice acting was pure gold!
I loved the Kohga fights, but I hate that I can't fight them again without starting a new save file. I would love for the vehicle fights to be replayable, even if it wasn't the man himself piloting the vehicles. Also, Kohga Fight Theme is amazing
I like how Master Kohga rises to power, whether it's a underground overlord, an exuvator, or after a foolish defeat he adapts and tries something new and FUN
Honestly, kohga here makes me wish sooga was still alive in this timeline of events. But bro sacrificed himself for kohga in botw timeline. Probably. Kinda like how he did in aoc.
Don't forget that 100 years passed between the Calamity and BotW. Unless the Yiga can slow ordisableaging, Sooga would be dead or ancient by then. Then again, Maz Koshia has probably been dead for thousandsof years but it is still quite spry.
@Rainbowcraft 2 nah, it's likely knowing sooga loyalty to kohga, and not calamity ganon, that he'd probably die during the fateful Day 100 years ago After all aoc goes into it's own history of stuff while paralleling many events that happen in botw memories.
The Yiga are the best enemies in all of Hyrule. I would join them just for the laughs they would give me. I would never hurt a Hylian and I would have a jolly good time as a Yiga, for sure. They're all hilarious.
I really hope with this he earned himslef a spot as a reacusing caracter trought the series, he really deserves it, when I first ecountered him in in this game I let out an audible hell yeah.
For me, the most surprising thing about this storyline is that Ganondorf actually ends up accepting the weapon that the Yiga Clan built for him. I just really can not imagine the exchange that had to have taken place there.
@@arikaaa69 The mech Kohga fights you in during the last battle is one he says they plan to present to Ganondorf. And when you go to fight Ganondorf, that mech shows up as one of the skippable bosses.
You are gonna need to cite that claim. There are 3 known construct mechs in this game. One built by Mineru, one found or built by the Yiga clan, and the one that Link can build. Ganondorf takes over the one built by Mineru. We know this from the boss encounter for the 5th sage. We also know that the mech for the Yiga clan isn't operational until they get all of the required crystals. You can just ignore that quest, and still have the boss encounter for the 5th sage, so they are not the same mech. Nothing in the game suggests that the Yiga were actually successful in delivering their mech to Ganondorf. You don't suddenly fight a 2nd mech in the boss rush if you ignore the Kohga quests. You only ever fight 1, and it is the one that Ganondorf is already known to posses.
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The encounters make Kohga even more competent if you show up in the Yiga disguise as he calls you out immediately
Yep he's the only one who knows you're link and he doesn't even pretend like he doesn't.
actually the guard in the gerudo prison knows that you are link
@@trinaltester7478 all the normal npcs know you’re really link except the he yiga clan members. For example, Dorian (I think that was his name? The sheikah guy who escaped the yiga clan in botw) is startled at first if he sees you in the yiga outfit because he thinks the yiga clan came for him again but then realizes it’s link and scolds him. Also Paya says it’s in bad taste to wear that outfit if you talk to her with it on.
@@meee_5155 well thats cool to know but the only person i talked to while wearing the yiga clan outfit was the gerudo jail guard lol
When he said “Your disguises will do you no good, Link” I was like “oh well you’re smarter than I thought now I’m going to look funny in this cutscene aren’t I”
Master Koga is probably the most adaptable person I’ve ever seen. Man literally woke up in a pitch black underground world and thought “Yeah… I can do something with this.” Then rebuilt his small cult to be a widespread threat all across the depths.
The ops of the underworld if you will
His cult wasn’t destroyed when he fell though it still kept going with vengeance for khoga. He just had to make contact with them again and then conquer the depths
I thought you said adorable for a second
Yep, Master Kohga has a Japanese name, and is an overall reflection of Japan as a whole. Japan has always been very competent when it comes to building and maintaining a civilization. If Indians took over the depths, it would be completely strewn with poop, and each train cart would have people standing on top of each other and 10 people hanging outside.
When you really think about it, the depths were not only the perfect underground base for them, but also the perfect way to get anywhere they wanted, without the people on the surface realizing it. It's really impressive from a tactical standpoint.
Kohga is still at his best in Age of Calamity. Full voice acting, a character arc, and even a genuinely emotional backstory scene that showcases why he's the leader of the Yiga clan.
Yes! This guy should really touch upon that unsung gem.
How old is this guy
@@lolzasouruhm179Kohga in HWAOC is not the same Kohga from BOTW and TOTK.
Sadly Age of Calamity isnt canon so we cant use that to help with the lore.
@@milonchello1643 it’s canon, it’s just a different timeline
One thing I particularly like is how, at the very beginning of his first appearance, before he recognizes Link, Kohga actually seems genuinely grateful for his help repairing the damaged vehicles, and was probably about to invite him to join the Yiga. There's an implication there that he has a kind of honor.
He inspires loyalty in his men for a reason. In Age of Calamity, two Yiga goons were going to kill a starving child, but he wordlessly told them to back off and gave the kid a banana instead. That kid would grow up to be Sooga, his right hand man.
Kohga isn't unjust. Even in Age of Calamity you see that he genuinely cares about his lackeys, being the main reason that pushes him to join Zelda against Astor and Ganon. He's just very dedicated to the cause I guess lol
@@DreadnoughtDT I mean that's a different Master Kohga, but yes.
@@hypotheticaltapeworm The Sheika can live over 100 years and do so on the regular. The name is said to be passed down between leaders, but the body and general behavior says it's probably the same Kohga.
@@Raina111111ye, and some dialog in one of the dlc cutscenes implies that hes the same but younger master kohga
Seeing kohga return was genuinely the most I have freaked out in this game. They basically turned him into Eggman.
And like Eggman, Kohga has a lot of ressources/manpower and every loss doesn't seem to slow him (or the Yiga) down in any capacity. There could be hundreds, if not a few thousands of them hidden away or hiding in plain sight playing the long con.
In fact we don't even kill any Yiga, they always use their magic to escape. (the only ones we see dead are in BotW's memories iirc). With several years to spread underground without opposition.. now with tech to reach the islands too if they want and already all over hyrule there's no realistic way for anyone to get rid of the Yiga.
No, they turned him into Team Rocket. I mean, he even calls Link a twerp.
Oh my goodness he totally IS Eggman, maybe slightly more comical. Also based Flynn pfp
Master Kohga, Stupendous Chief of the Yiga Clan: "I'VE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT: LINK the HERO'S A BITCH-ASS MOTHERFUCKER. He pissed on my FUCKING banana. That's right. He took his Hylian fucking BLONDE dick out and he pissed on my FUCKING banana, and he said that his dick was THIS BIG, and I said that's *DISGUSTING.* So I'm making a callout post on my twitter-dot-com. Link, you got a small dick. It's the size of this Rupee but WAY smaller. And guess what? Here's what my dong looks like. That's right, baby. Tall points, NOT blonde, no pillows, look at that, it looks like two balls and a bong. He fucked my banana, so guess what, I'm gonna FUCK Hyrule. That's right, this is what you get! MY SUPER LAZER PISS! Except I'm not gonna piss on Hyrule. I'm gonna go higher. I'm pissing on the MOOON! How do you like that, HYLIA? I pissed on the MOON, you idiot! You have twenty-three hours before the piss droplets fucking HIT Hyrule, now get out of my FUCKING sight before I piss on you too."
Really? Because i call Kohga's mechs the Kohgamachines. In honor of Dr. Wily.
Funny as Koga is I can’t help but admire his tenacity. The man survived the fall in the hideout pit WITH NO GLIDER and a huge iron ball seconds away from flattening him and then survives The Depths which are pretty much devoid of any proper food and full to the brim with Gloom-Touched Monsters and still he manages to get his troops established down there to dig for ancient Zonai Tech. Screw a dog, man’s got that cockroach in him. And I’m sure that by going Bear Grills in The Depths he was doing his salty ass ancestors proud. XD
Not to mention that he survived the depths *without* the Lightroots activated. Dude's alive on pure spite.
This was the best way I've seen it described 😂
What it shows is that for all his hubris being his undoing, the guy is actually quite creative even if he's no genius. His survival is however completely based upon his own self-delusion of importance fueled by relentless pride and egotism but that did keep him alive in The Depths and get him out. The sheer effort needed to explore the Depths and the ingenuity required to begin constructing machines without the luxery of the Ultrahand glue whows that Kohga, for all his faults, does pose a genuine threat to Hyrule if given the resources and opportunity.
Nintendo needs to make him the main antagonist of a future Zelda title, if not dedicating a whole DLC quest arc to him.
@@KryyssTVcould honestly see a dlc where we go after khoga on new sky islands after he got blasted off from the depths
@@TheBestcom-ym6iz Kohga prbably landed on a unknown sky island with even more advanced Zonai technology and shows up in the DLC with a fully functional, floating battle ship :)
Fun fact that I'd like to point out about Kohga's "loud" mannerisms: Kohga's entire character is *heavily* inspired by Kabuki theater, from his body language, to the sound effects that play when he's onscreen, to his design with its exaggerated collar and topknot. He's theatrical and clownish because he's a caricature of Kabuki theater. I'd even go so far that his character is based on the common Kabuki depiction of Ishikawa Goemon specifically.
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@@w82290 What?
@@w82290what?
@@liamhansolo1464 YUSUKE!!!!
Even his battle music is amazingly theatric too!
My one issue with Tears of the Kingdom is the fact that Kohga didn't have any voice over. His VO in Age of Calamity was incredible and gave so much more life to the character.
I too missed his voice. I did my best to read his dialogue in that voice
EXACTLY!! Eric Braa did such a good job!
I miss sooga : (
@@thx4chrckingin yeah that's what i always do too lmaooo
@@thx4chrckinginSame :c
I like how well adapted the Yiga are to zonai constructs. Even the Zonai Survey Team barely know what they're looking at half the time, but the Yiga are balling underground on electric unicorn motorbikes. It fits their backstory of being technologically advanced but shunned for it, they fully embrace and utilise all of this cool new tech. You don't see the tech savvy side of the Yiga in BOTW but in TOTK you can even see Yiga members arguing over specs of different zonai vehicles they built themselves.
Yeah i wish they salvaged some sheikah tech and fused it witht he zonai tho
Hail Master Khogua
Well to be fair to that Zonai Survey Team, they are just now finding these Zonai constructs while the Yiga had roughly 5-6 years to figure out how it all worked so it only makes sense they'd understand it more.
The Yiga are the best "villains" in existence
@@Firebender554but the chasms to the depths only opened recently, i.e. probably during the upheaval
Even the chasm that Kohga fell down wasn't technically there (that plothole irks me)
And the reason Link thwarts their progress is because they're just starting to settle in the depths no? The relay bases are notably new as you can find recent notes giving advice on suitable places to build them and how to keep monsters out, which wouldn't be a thing if they had 7 ish years to get to know the area and what lives down there
Same with the observations about the poes and pristine weapons and other oddities in the depths
They wouldn't be commenting on them just now if they had known the area for years. So I'm confident they start venturing into the depths at the same time as the zonai research team
I'm assuming the zonai research team is just incompetent oof
He’s like the new Team Rocket of Nintendo.
You look forward to every second he’s on screen.
You have a love-enemy relationship with him.
He has dramatic flare.
There isn’t anything that’s not to love. I also love that the Yiga Clan has more actual presence around the world. You run into some surface locations, the take-over of the great plateau, and all of it underground.
when he was sent flying after the final fight i could only think Master Kohga is blasting off again!
team rocket of Nintendo? doesn't Nintendo own the pokemon games?
@@SquareVillian I meant the show’s team rocket instead of how it’s portrayed in the games. I guess that didn’t come across very clearly.
I literally thought the same thing. Even creating over the top vehicles to help spread chaos. Master Kohga returning was by biggest wish for TOTK, and we got him back better than ever
Oh you’re a villain all right, just not a super one.
Oh yeah? What’s the difference?
“Presentation!”
The funny and sort of depressing thing about master kohga’s quest to give Ganondorf access to a Zonai construct is that he… sort of already has one. The boss fight of Mineru’s sidequest has you engaging in a kaiju battle with Mineru against Ganon’s gloom-riddled construct, meaning Kohga’s entire mission is sort of comically redundant as a result
He can even respawn it!
The funny thing about this is the fact that I beat Kohga BEFORE starting the construct quest
So it was kind of a twist because I thought Ganon just rebuilt the one Kohga had and added upgrades, but in hindsight they both had one, Ganon just got the better version first lol
i actually thought it justified kohga. ganon, if he knew of them, would probably think really low of the yiga or at least kohga, but ganon viewed corrupting a construct worthwhile enough to make it guard a secret stone, and now kohga has achieved the same, and even without the insane power of ganons corrupting gloom/malice.
I literally did the Kogha final battle right before I did the Spirit Temple
The weird thing is where and HOW did Kohga find one? Mineru said she only built 2. So where did Kohga's come from?
I *cried laughing* when the two yiga footsoldiers were angrily stomping their feet along with Kohga. It's hysterical
The way both the footsoldiers look at each other before stomping along with Kohga in a “Oh we should probably join in” way makes it all the funnier 😂
Honestly, the whole repurposing of the Yiga Clan was incredible. They were more or less being used to showcase creative alternative uses of various Zonaite technology. It really inspired me to actually try more than just Hovercrafts, Wing-planes and 4-Wheelers.
It made the Yiga interesting, and it made them appear _competent._ And don't even get me _started_ on the boss fights.
TOTK really nails the angle BOTW was going for with the Yiga. Yeah, they're clowns, but y'know, a lot of people are afraid of clowns.
@@gregoryhayes7569They'd be scary if we weren't Link.
Kohga ! Let's find who have the cooler mech !
My mech with flame laser and cannon or your spiky car
I like that their talent for creating innovative Zonai vehicles shows that the Yiga are still Sheikah at heart
@@carbodude5414 Hell, we don't even see much in the way of _variety_ in Sheikah-clan technology. Theirs are more on a "general use"-scale, and they aren't really for more than just "someone with a Purah Pad" to use.
But the Yiga can not only all use what they create, but they use it indefinitely. When even _Link_ needs to recharge, it makes them imposing; there's no cooldown to the Yiga, so you need to make your own opening.
I believe in space Kohga. Though i think you missed the part where he teams up with the Koroks link maliciously sent into space.
The Korok Space Program makes new discoveries every day.^^
Unironically I could see the ultrahand system being expanded into a deranged combination of zelda and kerbal space program, and space seems like the only way they could really one up themselves after TOTK
Super Zelda Galaxy 3
The space Koroks could be called Killjois, known for their annoying nature and rude attitudes towards Link lol
Honestly, considering this is Nintendo we're talking about, I would be utterly unsurprised (and simultaneously very excited) if the next game is actually set in space somehow.
One thing I love about the final battle with Kohga, if you go in with all five sages, once you knock him off his robot all of your crew just gangs up on him while he's stuck ass-up in the dirt. I just get the mental image of all of them crowding around him to literally kick the crap out of him the moment he touches ground, and then Mineru comes in with a steel chair attached to one of her hands and smacks him straight into his own robot, and it cracks me up
Dude that was amazing. I usually only play with tulin but once I realized what could happen I turned on all the others
Someone needs to make that "Piper Perry" meme but with Kogha,Link and the 5 sages.
I have 3 sages at that time and, when he fell into the ground, the sages beat him up like that one scene from JJBA lmao.
No for real, the fact that he figured out the building of the zonai without ultrahand is impressive.
So is him teaching his crew and being the closest to link in power and tools department.
one thing i love about kohga's revival is that the BOTW DLC actually hinted that kohga may have survived. the quest that makes you hike back through the yiga clan's hideout include one where you throw a shiekah orb down the pit you threw kohga down. and it makes an audible noise when it hits the bottom.
which meant that the bottomless pit wasnt bottomless, and that there may be something hidden down there.
so i genuinely remember seeing theories around 2019-2020 about how kohga may have survived and that the game may let us check out what was down there.
its an example of really good foreshadowing for TOTK. and it was definitely done on purpose, if you ask me. but i think the DLC is where they definitely started foreshadowing all of it on purpose.
man i love this duology of games
That would totally make sense, because ToTK itself began when BoTW DLC ideas started piling up overtime until eventually there was too much stuff to consider it DLC. So while some DLC was implemented, obviously a lot of it weren’t. Perhaps we were actually meant to get a DLC that lead us into the pit and end up finding Kohga again, but that ended up getting repurposed and reimagined into what we got in ToTK, a genius move imo
Oh, that makes me think it would have been fun if you could find the orb in a Yiga outpost.
@@a.j.cookie9735 Yup, this was definitely planned. I remember reading that they made TotK because it was all DLC ideas for BotW at first and they had so much they made all those ideas into a new game instead.
I completely forgot about that. It would be cool if you could find a decayed Sheikah pedestal down that chasm, but I guess it would make sense for it to disappear along with the rest of the technology.
I think it would've been fantastic, instead of it being a Side Adventure, having the Master Kohga quest be an *optional main quest.* That way, it can integrate the Yiga Clan into the final gauntlets.
For instance, when you defeat "The Demon King's Army", you're confronted by the ENTIRE Yiga Clan, and if you haven't completed his Quest, they're led by Kohga on his final Construct. It becomes a harder version of his original final fight, since you have to deal with both him _and_ other Yiga fighters at the same time. You could even make it so that he builds up to the Construct by having every other Kohga vehicle precede it based on how many times you've fought him (if you haven't done it at all, he uses the Tank, Plane, Boat and Construct; if you did it twice it's only the last two, etc.).
It would also be a final 'climax' of sorts for the Yiga Clan as a whole, since they've finally achieved their dream of directly serving their revered being; Ganondorf. Kohga could even mention that Ganondorf has accepted them and their offerings as part of his forces, with him being especially happy about it.
That sounds epic
Then kohga before dying gives to ganondolf the master banana, a banana sacred with gloom.
Then ganondolf becomes a super Sayan and destroys the world
@@Dado_nastrothen master kogha says "it's master koghaing time" and koghas everyone
Can I just say how much I hate that the reward for getting all the sages is skipping the boss rush before G-dawg, instead of weakening him like in BotW? What if I WANTED to fight them, Nintendo?
@@LPTheGas It's exactly the same reward as in BotW, but in that game Calamity Ganon was also weakened _on top_ of skipping the Blight Gauntlet. Making the final boss weaker is not the correct answer. It is boring and anticlimactic. Making the player character stronger IS.
As for not skipping the boss gauntlet, well, you're kinda shit outta luck. If you want to run the gauntlet, don't awaken the sages. If you want the sages, you're gonna skip the gauntlet.
The final fight is way more intense if you don't do the spirit temple because the construct is something you've never seen before and he really seems almost indestructible with dangerous attacks and when you get one of your own it's that much satisfying to have that power to yourself
The whole spirit temple thing was literally the first thing I did after his questline and I really appreciated it. Especially since the spirit temple fight basically forces you to do a mech vs mech fight, so I got to experience fighting one both ways.
It took like five tries but I beat him anyway and it was awesome
So there is a way to kick Seized Constructs without mech suits.
I did the whole kohga questline after the rito, and I remember him in the mech thinking 'man what I'd do for one'. Fast forward to me in the construct depot and I have a realization on what the ability might be...
Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed piloting the mech and fusing my gleeok horns to the arms as a big elemental doomsday device
You right, but also it’s super fun to do the Kohga fight in the Mineru construct.
A few things:
1. Kohga is NEVER fooled by Link wearing a Yiga outfit, showing his perceptiveness. I remember trying it for the final fight and it felt chilling for him to call me out as he was meditating.
2. I think the final battle with Kohga is more fun if you do it without Mineru (though seeing you have a mech battle was pretty sick), and it functions as a subtle tutorial for how to beat the Seized Construct in the Spirit Temple.
I think the Yiga has some good chance of showing a redemption Arc in a future Zelda title. They started out as good guys who helped defeat Ganon but turned against Hyrule after being shunned, they're sympathetic. Now couple this with the fact that you never kill any of them (they just teleport away and Kohga always makes it out somehow), I could imagine these guys actually meeting Ganon for the first time and realizing they're nothing to him and deciding that maybe they want to be the good guys after all.
Yeah but it’s not like age of calamity. Unless in a sequel if whatever evil it is uses them or attacks them then yes that would be amazing to see them help the hero
Except for that one guy in that BOTW memory, he's straight up just dead
*insert mega mind meme* maybe... I dont want to be the bad guy
Depends. Particularly extra vengeful of them killed Dorian’s wife for leaving the clan.
I find it funny how his final defeat mirrors BotW. He lost the first time because he didn't have enough control, while here he lost because he had too much control (he kept moving it by his threatening dance)
Also, in BotW he fell down a hole while here he got shot back up one.
Oh god.
Next game, he's going to BECOME a hole.
@@The94Venom If the space thing works out, his final attack will be creating a black hole and he will end up drawn into it himself. Seriously though I like the idea of Legend of Zelda in Space, there is a fic on spacebattles- Eternal Paragon- that is a zelda/mass effect crossover, basically replacing earth with the zelda series' planet, post BotW (with tears of the kingdom not canon, due to how it screws up the timeline). The Hyrule federation has all the sentient species from the series, and uses mana based tech extrapolated from the sheikah tech you see in BotW, which in the past was how Hyrule took over their home planet.
It has to balance mana based tech and magic against ezoo tech and biotics by having them mutually interfere with each other, but the cosmopolitan cooperation of the various peoples we see in Botw expanded to the stars is a nice contrast to the ostensibly similar citadel council that ulitmately is just the Asari, Salarians and Turians lording their power over everyone else because they got there first. I love the first meeting when the Asari diplomat basically realizes that the federation HAS everything the Citadel could ever try to offer them, in terms of galactic community, resources etc- and in fact the federation has far superior terraforming capabilities so they have access to many more inhabitable planets.
A Zelda in space could do what other game timelines did post ganon and have our heroes travel to a new place with new dangers and new demons- and considering the Zonai came from above- they could try to build on that and maybe have them be from space originally. To be fair I am not really expecting much continutity wise with Nintendo in this area- BOTW left enough things vague to fit in their timeline snarl but many of the plot vital choices made in TotK make it impossible to fit into the zelda timeline, unless you treat the two as their own new one. Its too bad, the time travel aspect could have been used to set up a handwave for any inconsistencies but they went for a closed loop- that still doesn't explain where all the sky islands came from.
Isnt it crazy how none of his own minions recognize Link in the Yiga costume, but he and every other enemy in the game immediately see through Link’s disguise
Probably because the monsters of Hyrule don't discriminate. They see hooman, they attacc
To be fair, it took him a moment to tp realize it was link, but I only get the outfit after the first incounter.
Yiga may worship Ganon but the monsters don’t give a fuck, the only good human is a dead one so they’ll attack no matter what side they’re on
It’s because only true star crossed haters will recognize each others presence even if either one is disguised. It’s a special hate for your enemies.
Pretty sure they can smell it’s a hylian
I won’t lie, the last encounter caught me off guard because I legitimately thought he was going to be to revealed to be sleeping or even treat him as goofy and that the “weapon” was going to be something overthetop like the one he used at the end but I legit got taken off guard when he got the mech!
I think my name shows my opinions on that last encounter
Nothing about Kohga can be taken seriously, takes away any grounded relatability out of Hyrule when he balloons around on a rocket with cartoon physics.
Same here, mi amigo. Now THAT is how you subvert expectations lol
@@clonetrooper2003 Not really subverted when he's still a goofy idiot that defeats himself
Brett said the final encounter is too easy, but for me, who had only unlocked three sages' power then, was almost overwhelmed.
I couldn't find a way to hurt himin the second phase, where he hides himself behind the blue Sheikah force field.
It's one of the toughest boss fight I encountered, perhaps only inferior to Queen Gibdo and Ganondorf.
I loved Kohga in age of calamity. The fact he abandoned Ganon when all his friends souls were being harvested by Astor was endearing to me.
Now I'm really wanting to see your take on his characterization in Age of Calamity, especially since he's got voice acting there. (Which made him not having voice acting in this game all the sillier)
Well Koei Techmo was the lead developers on that game. They are more sensible about voice acting.
Everything he does well in TotK, he does better on AoC in my opinion. The Yiga Clan there is more vast, more threatening, and definitely has far more personality.
@@wutmagna7222Exactly. As soon as I saw his character in AoC I knew that there was something so fundamentally different from every other Zelda villan that made him the best villan in the series. His whole personality isn't just being evil, his character is actually being a human with emotion and opinions that can be swayed. The way he interacts with other characters in that game makes it even more apparent.
@@wutmagna7222 Also Sooga adds an incredible dynamic to the character
I miss sooga
I for one absolutely loved Master Kohga since I first met him in Breath of the Wild. Sure, he is a joke and his fight is extremely easy, but that is how he is meant to be, especially as a mini boss. I liked him because he was so different from the other bosses.
When he appeared in "Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity", where he is wonderfully voiced I might add, I grew to love him even more. His, clownish, carefree, and even cowardly side is even more developed, however another side to his character, tenderness, is also displayed. In this game he is given a sidekick, Sooga, who is pretty much the exact opposite of his beloved master. Kohga is still all about serving/reviving Ganon, but then Astor, who although is not the final boss is basically the main villain, starts taking the lives of Yiga Clan members to do so. Sooga does what he can to stop him, telling his master to escape. His devotion is explained in a scene where it is revealed that Kohga rescued him at a young age. After losing Sooga (I don't recall if it is revealed whether he survived), as well as several clan members, Master Kohga joins the heroes to get revenge. There's a scene where Zelda reunites with her father, and of course Kohga is bawling his eyes out in the background. This sweet side of his doesn't cheapen his character, but enhances it.
I was so happy to see him in Tears of the Kingdom. You can get a Yiga outfit, wear it in front of him, and he'll see right through it every time. His fights were extremely fun, and I was not disappointed at the sendoff he got. While most funny scenes give me a chuckle, this one had me literally laughing out loud. I can only hope he returns as he's one of my favorite Zelda bosses of all time. He might even be my favorite, actually. It's not his difficulty. There's just something about him I enjoy.
Considering you never see Sooga again, I'd say it's safe to assume he didn't survive.
One thing i find impressive about him is his age. Age of calamity implies he is the same Master Koga from over 100 years ago (can't entirely rule out that different people take up the name/mantle of Master Koga to make it seam like he is imortal as that is something ninjas would do). Given he is probably about Impa's age he is quite lively.
Maybe the yiga stole some of Purah’s de-aging tech or have access to some tech from ancient times that keeps you young.
@@neet-o-muskeet-o4521
He might not even be physically young under his suit if it's the same guy, he probably just has enough of the sheikah knowledge that he can live passed 100 and still be physically capable.
Even the current sheikah, with a lot of tech locked away, still comfortably live well passed 100.
I remember reading in the companion book for BOTW theirs a brief mention that the leader of the Yiga is always named Kohga. Not sure if I’m misremembering but I do remember seeing that. Which I guess just solidifies him as the anti-Impa. Always a different person but has the same name and profession.
@@OsnosisBones Monk Maz Koshia is pretty darn lively after all this time, I must note.
I think in the Lore Sheikah can live for hundereds of years as Impa is like over 120 and older then link.
The worst part about him not having voicelines is he actually has voice lines in Age of Calamity, and they're great! It is incredibly saddening that he never got any here.
Of course Master Kohga is the better villain. He is just *the* best villain of the Legend of Zelda villain. He is the big, the burly the *Master Kogha!*
Also, you should look at the side quest where Link disguises himself as a Yiga Clan member and becomes a spy. It gives you even more time with him and the rest of the clan than there already was.
Glory to Master Kohga!
Sadly I did that side quest after defeating Kohga 😔
You for got the second bit of that: “The big, the burly, the one, the only, MASTER KOHGA!!!”
@@SpaceFlamingo07 I was typing this comment while on the toilet. Forgive me.
@@jimboanimations4041 "The one, the only, master shit!" Sry, but when i read that, i imagined this part of the sentence accidently dropping in the toilet.
It’s so funny to me that at the end of the day, Kohga STILL defeated himself with a spiked metal ball.
IMO His ultimate defeat in TOTK is even funnier! He really is the Wile E. Coyote of the Zelda series.
@@digitalon01 he IS the Wile E. of the series! Now I kinda wish we could've fought in a tunnel where he barrels through it and we put in a boulder in his way
The construct seems to say Kohga doesn’t seem to have died and I have no reason to think he did unless we have confirmation. So glad to see his character isn’t done with and they should get him voiced lines. His VA in Age of Calamity gave him a pretty good voice. Goofy, yet charismatic.
The yiga said to me that it's disrespectful to worry about kohga, cuz he's apparently invincible
@@Dado_nastro I mean, he’s over 100 years old and barely changed, at this point he could probably survive the sun exploding!
@@commanderblackheart5856 100 years without aging, survived a drop that would have killed most, somehow thriving in the most treacherous part of Hyrule - WITHOUT LIGHTROOTS, MIGHT I ADD -
He's definitely still alive.
@@gladiatordragon9219 I mean even the way he departed- on the Zonai rockets- was significantly less 'final' than when he fell down the bottom less pit. He's totally fine and just chilling somewhere recovering from likely smashing into the Rito caves' roof. Which honestly makes me happy cause I love his character.
@@gladiatordragon9219 to top on that, when you visit the yiga Hideout after defeating Kohga one of them says that the death of Kohga is lie manufactored by Link. So if even his underlings believe the he isn't dead, why should we believe that he is dead
In the second fight with Kohga, the one where he flies in a flamethrower plane, I used the flying machine I had got there in and had a dogfight with Kohga. It was fun as hell.
Imagine what someone in 2000 would think of a comment like that if they could see the future, Legend of Zelda has truly become unrecognizable with the Kohga parts. Rest of the game isn't as unfitting at least.
@@Luxembourgish people made the same "it's unrecognizable" complaints about Majora's Mask's weirdness, and Wind Waker's graphics, and Twilight Princess where you become a furry. New bad, old good. LOL! Thank God things change, I don't want to be playing the same 30 yr old ALttP formula, and neither do most people according to the sales difference of pre-BotW Zelda.
@@taker601 Exactly. When a new game releases people latch onto the flaws and make a huge deal out of them. It's not until 10-20 years later when it's "old" that they realize the game is actually pretty good.
That's why I'm not super hard on games. I don't wanna wait 2 decades to fully enjoy it 😆
@@taker601 lmao yeah in order to be a "Zelda Purist" you can only like the games over 10 years old. Anything after that is "unrecognizable" .....until a decade passes and the NEXT game comes out. The endless hate cycle.
@@taker601 Change the *gameplay* , not the high fantasy genre that makes Zelda what it is. If identity doesn't mater why not make Metroid set in the stone age where Samus just throws rocks? Why not make Link a serial sex offender? "Thank god things change"
Kohga and Zant definitely went through parallel arcs within the fandom. Both of them had underwhelming receptions for their first appearances when we only got about 5 minutes with their twisted and bumbling traits before they unceremoniously "died". But then the subsequent times they showed up (both in Warriors games, even), they were given much more screentime to actually flaunt their dynamic personalities and demonstrate just how complete they feel when you weave the Wacky with the Sinister.
Zant and Kohga might seem similar at a glance but they're really very different characters. Zant was terrifying for the entire game, showing up in cutscenes and beating up Zelda, Link, and Midna with overwhelming power. That is, up until his boss fight at the end, where it was revealed that he wasn't sane and the terror was replaced with creepiness. Kohga however was a silly villain from the very beginning. Unlike Zant, we never really saw him in even a half serious light until his final boss fight in TOTK, which still ended with a silly cutscene.
Everyone likes a flamboyant badguy 😂
They both 🥩 ride Ganondorf
In the final confrontation, I came up to Kohga in the Yiga uniform and he commented on it while in his meditative pose, said my disguises wouldn't work, he'll always recognize Link. I found that bit pretty cool, although I think he only makes such a comment in the final fight.
Nope, Kohga will always see through Link's disguise immediately and comment on it.
To be fair, link would the the only Yiga member with a yellow headpiece instead of that dark gray so I could see how he would notice
I will forever be disappointed they didn't give him any voiced scenes, his VA in Age of Calamity was easily one of the best parts of that game
so so true, i was even hoping that at the very least they'd have him redub the grunts because he's who i hear in my head as his canonical voice but they didn't, which is weird since they did redub yona's grunts despite her not having any voiced dialogue so what's up with that ???
I love tht scene when you break into the hideout in AOC
I like to imagine he flew off far into the sea on an island, where his clan somehow tracked him down, then they started exploring the seas and setting up bases on islands, and they work together with Ganondorf in a sequel to wind waker
Yeah I think he’s in another kingdom outside of Hyrule. Although I could see Ganondorf and calamity ganon being revived by demise or someone else. I also think Sooga is outside of Hyrule
I mean, I’d say wind waker already had a sequel (phantom hourglass is peak don’t @ me) but I understand if people would prefer a fully open world sailing adventure with more than 20 pixels on screen at a time 😂😂
@@agent_8167PHANTOM HOURGLASS MENTIONED YIPPEE
I really love that they treat his final confrontation with Link seriously. The closest we got to a serious Kohga beforehand was in Age of Calamity, which isn't canon to the TOTK for obvious reasons, so seeing that even in this game he can be serious was definitely a good choice. I also love that they show how competent he really is in this game, he deduces that Link needs to use his hand to use the power, he's having the Yiga Clan thrive both in the depths, and on the surface, and most importantly, he knows it's you regardless of whether or not you wear the Yiga outfit. I genuinely believe that having him recognize you immediately is a nice choice, they definitely could've had him be fooled for a minute or something, but no, he always knows it's you. Which makes sense, he's the leader, he's smart enough to know when someone's impersonating their clan, that's literally a big part of them is impersonating people, he sees Link trying to trick him and he doesn't even entertain the idea of it.
Well, not completely. While Kohga *does* notices that Link uses his hand to use the ability, he never realizes that Link's hand is _not a normal hand,_ as evidenced by him attempting to access the power by putting his own palm against the projection every time you encounter him(aside from the last, where he is instead meditating).
Age of Calamity IS canon, just in a different timeline.
One thing i like is that apparently once you do the Spirit Temple Purah supposedly tells you to search the depths for clues and talk to Josha. Which in turn points you in the direction of the Kohga quest, which finishes off with learning Ganondorf's location(though most people could probably guess it themselves)
I personally went to the Plateau to see if the Shrine of Resurrection was still there. I saw the Yiga stuff and immediately knew where I was going next.
If you want to see more Kohga and his voice acting, watch the Age of Calamity cutscenes with Kohga.
Kohga and the Yiga in general are genuinely amazing and I’m so shocked it took so long for something this perfect to get added. TotK especially makes them all absolutely amazing as Kohga gets chances to really show off what makes him a fun villain, and in that first cutscene his two foot soldiers who are standing next to him mimic Kohga’s goofy and manic movements which extends the goofiness a bit to the whole clan rather than Kohga being the only goofy one.
I encountered the Kohga mech battle before I knew anything about the spirit temple, so I was still blown away thinking "wait, there are MECHS now too??" I thought it was a really clever wait to tease the mech ability. Even after beating him, it didn't occur to me that I could get my own mech until discovering the construct depots some time later. If anything, because I had seen Kohga's mech battle, I was disappointed in the spirit temple mech battle because I already saw it before and Mineru's controls still felt clunky.
Kinda funny that way.
Yeah me too. I encountered him first before the temple so I quite like his final mecha 😅
This is quite the tonal shift from thier first appearance and I love it.
My first experience with the Yiga Clan was a crying woman on the side of the road. I personally, can't stand to see a woman crying (unless she's like a fantasy villain having her post heroic meltdown) so even without me actually hearing it, she baited me to stop. I regretted it because my first Yiga fight was annoying as hell and almost killed me. It was a little weird, but scary. An enemy that perfectly baited my deeply rooted "Hero Complex" and dropped a difficult to pin down enemy on me. The Yiga clan got weirder as they kept appearing, culminating in their weirdo boss who was for all intents and purposes, the butt of every joke following them throughout the game.
Now they're an established set of weirdos who seem to get more menacing the more you mess with them. Once again culminating in this chubby weirdo of a boss, but unlike last time, he gets MORE serious and more creative as the game goes on. Kohga starts as basically the same joke boss with his clownish henchmen, the jokes are still there and funny as ever, to being a seriously dangerous artificer who gets more dangerous and, dare I say, SCARY, if unprepared. Kohga and the Yiga Clan as a whole work so much better in reverse in my opinion.
He balances goofey and threatening well in this game
Idk about that threatening part, his boss battles were haliroously easy.
@@slurples149 easy? How dare you disrespect the glorious, beautiful and powerful Master Kohga?
Honesty yeah! At first he is all goofy yelling that your cheating and all but then he summons a spiked monster truck and this awesome boss music plays. Its such an interesting combination of goofy clown and genuine threat who at that point in the game probably understands more about zonai devices than you do.
@@Dado_nastro invincible, fearless, sensual, mysterious, enchanting, vigorous, diligent, overwhelming, gorgeous, passionate, terrifying, beautiful, powerful Gre- I mean Master Kohga
@@slurples149 his final boss fight was actually pretty challenging.
I will say that Sooga from Age of Calamity definitely fills the Yiga Clan’s Badass Leadership quota. Dude was stone-cold in every single scene
I think it’s a shame that master kohga didn’t get any voice acting for tears of the kingdom, but he has a voice actor in age of calamity
My husband and I went exploring the Depths pretty early, so we did the Yiga plot way ahead of schedule, with no sage support. The boss fights were intense puzzles. Getting to the endgame and being given a quest to explore the depths and find out more information about Ganondorf, and telling Purah that you already did that was SO SATISFYING.
After seeing this, you gotta check out his age of calamity version. His voice actor’s perfect and he actually has a compelling redemption story
I was genuinely really happy when I found Kohga in the depths again, like the way you're happy to see an old friend who's been away for a while. I couldn't stop smiling and the whole encounter and subsequent fight just made my day. That's an incredible thing to make someone feel for a villain, though I guess there are inevitably people who also feel this way about Ganondorf. After all it has been a whole 18 years since the release of the last main line Zelda game to feature him, so that's only fair.
Even then, there's still something to be said about a villain -- who's new and doesn't have a ton of a screentime or lore -- receiving the same kind of excitement as Ganondorf, who's THE staple of Zelda.
I was honestly hoping Kohga’s ultimate weapon would be a guardian made out of Zonai tech. It would make the Yiga Clan’s story go full-circle, from having their technology taken away to finally rebuilding it again. Plus I just miss the guardians sometimes.
That would have been cool
nintendo hire this man but genuinely
@@odile2odette I’m a woman but thank you lol
@@stwbmc98 my bad! nintendo hire this woman
There is still one guardian in totk tho. It sits on top of hateno tech lab
He gave me team rocket vibes. Couldn’t have asked for a better comeback for the banana master himself.
Edit: also the boat fight is really fun if you have yunobu. Or at least that’s what I think.
He was great in Hyrule warriors
Agreed
Master Kohga also got quite a bit of development in Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity as well, he's actually voice acted in that game too. I kind of wish Sooga showed up in Tears of the Kingdom as well because that would have been even more fun Yiga Clan content. Then again I think he and Astor were just exclusive to that game.
Honestly I'm kind of hoping there's a TotK like follow up to AoC where Ganondorf takes a way more proactive role than he did in this game. Heck maybe through some time travel shenanigans with Terrako or some Zonai construct we'll get one of the craziest crossovers with characters throughout the entire series. Instead of it being a straight up fanservice game like the original Hyrule Warriors game was it'll actually have a pretty decent story like AoC had involving all of the crossover characters.
This is a bit wishful thinking, but I think with the expanded map of TotK, not to mention a possible past hyrule map too, and the fact that Hyrule Warriors is a very popular spinoff I don't doubt they're considering it. It'd definitely need to be on the Switch 2 though as AoC ran very poorly on the Switch.
yeah, HW continuation when both Link and Zelda end up in the past and we kill Ganon right then and there
spoilers?
and we don't loose Sonia nor Rauru ;3; same as AoC it's a fixit scenario D :
I could see the next Hyrule warriors game about the imprisoning war and upheaval. The Yiga would still be our allies as they have to find Kohga and Sooga who are trapped in a chasm. I also hope in TOTK dlc or a sequel to end the era of the wild we can see other kingdoms outside Hyrule
I was so excited when I saw their monocycle thing for the first time. I basically didn’t know what I was supposed to do with the stabilizers before that
Quick note for around 3:15 in the video.
This is not true - in Ocarina of Time we also saw the dark side of the Sheikah. In the shadow temple located under Kakariko, we saw where the Sheikah interrogated enemies of the royal family and the place was hidden away because it was taboo and represented a stain on hyrule’s history
One thing regarding that point is that the Shiekah were following the king's orders. They were still loyal to the king before, and during OoT, they were doing horrible things on the orders of a horrible and paranoid king. The Yiga are different as they do NOT serve hyrule or the Crown at all. They cut that connection millennia ago and now serve calamity ganon and (by extension of being the source of the prior) demon king ganondorf.
You really should tackle Age of Calamity, while yes a spin-off with dubious canon, shows a lot of other side of the characters, focused on King Roam and Kohga and WHY the Yiga (Specially Sooga) follow him, while standoffish, buffoonish and sometimes immature he's just that much of a charismatic leader that really worries for his underlings and these respond in kind. Hell, in TotK if you notice most of the underworld journals they end in "Glory to Master Kohga". They're doing all of this for him
As much of a deconstruction as he is, Master Kohga at least knows how to inspire true loyalty in his men.
What strikes me especially were two scenes in the game: when you go to the yiga hideout where you get the earth manipulation technique, there was one yiga who knew you are Link in the Yiga outfit. But he just let you go, and even pass the door. And in the secret office with the frog statues side mission, when you are not in the Yiga outfit im front of the Yiga commander, he wasn't very interested that you are Link, or rather he didn't realise it was you. This could probably mean that there are SOME Yiga that aren't interested in defeating Link, but they are just Yiga because of their Loyalty to Master Kohga and their cause. This adds some more depth to them, since the Yiga members have their own personalities.
In that scene he thinks you look like him but doesn't know cause he's dumb but the blademaste doesn't attack you if you go up to the door not in uniform. He's just sort of passive aggressive about it. There's also another blademaster who's secrectly into Misko's fashion when you talk about the escaped tailors he goes on about how they know they're clothes and how Misko's collection is "legendary".
I think it’s funny how Ganondorf doesn’t ever interact with Kohga
Probably knows about him. Probably would call him an idiot in his face. But st the same time would probably find him amusing.
It makes kohga seem like he’s just a crazy obsessed fan with a crush desperately hoping Ganon will notice him.
I mean if he did he would just see an annoying fat beer bellied idiot with the IQ of A Walnut and probably flick him way with a finger XD!
@@GhostWulf70792 reminds me of Ganondorf's relationship with the Twilight people. He just calls them "amusing" people and notes how he had fun using them, specifically Zant. I like the similarities between Kohga and Zant tbh
@@HavingFunISKEYKohga is in a parasocial relationship confirmed?
In the clip of meeting Kohga again, i couldn't help but laugh as the two behind him threw the talisman like paper into the air like confetti😂
I just watched a video of yours criticizing Kohga the other day and I was thinking "ooo wonder what he thinks of Kohga in the new game"
Glad you see the light, the glory of the Yiga clan.
Glory to Master Kohga.
The first time I encountered Kohga in this game I was like 'He's got a freakin bulldozer!" And got ran over because I wasn't expecting him to move so fast on it. But I really did enjoy Kohga's battles in this one way more than the other. I didn't even think to piece together that he might have been in the depths since that fight in BOTW. That went over my head, but yes, he's a fun character and we did miss out on them getting a voice actor for him.
That would have been something.
Kohga went from "let me throw some spiky balls" to *"LET ME RUN OVER THAT TWINK IN AN 18 WHEELER"*
The funny thing is, that chasm he rockets up into... has a roof.
Poor guy, pancaked into the bottom of Rito Village :(
It almost makes me wish he was voiced in cutscenes like he was in Hyrule Warriors.
10:35 tbh i just like to think that he sounds the way he does in age of calamity, that voice is really fitting for him imo
but totally agreed, him having voiced lines would've been an amazing addition
Master Kohga reminds me so much of Grunty from Banjo-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts. They both are villains that use the new technology in creative and silly ways, and your relationship with them is not too close but not far either. They also both survive things that should've ended them. They are so similar!
Super refreshing video and very refreshing tone man! This was pretty funny, well written and well editted. This is what gamibg cintent needs imo. Subbed and keep up the good work bro! Based Kohga video btw 👏
Ganondrof needed his own Memories in the depths, so we could see the story from his perspective. It would have beennice if he interacted with Link after each dungeon too. Not to taunt, but to converse with his "rival."
Would definitely prefer Ganondorf talking to Link after each dungeon instead of same imprisoning war cutscene four times. Lol
@@Not_A_Noob_06-qm5wz Agreed. Having him use his magic hologram to taunt Link after each dungeon would've been so much better than what we got.
His voice actor in age of calamity honestly makes him such an endearing character
I’d like to see your take on Kohga from Age of Calamity. It’s interesting how he is depicted there.
One bad thing I have to say about Kohga’s encounters is that they NEVER brought Eric Braa back to voice Kohga. Instead, they just kept giving him the silent treatment like in BotW. Eric did SUCH a good job conveying Kohga’s personality and emotions in AoC and it’s an absolute shame they brushed him off. So much potential for these cutscenes to have him voice in them. I would of LOVED to see Eric voice him again.
Kohga has got to be one of, if not the first character in Zelda history to be canonically forklift certified!
Absolutely fantastic. And you know what, the day I ran into him I had missed his cooky antics that very same morning. You can imagine how delighted I was to not just get him return but to have more to do with as well.
As I'm sure others have said, definitely should check out Age of Calamity Kohga. Fixes the voiceless issue and the presence of Sooga makes for a perfect counter-balance to his goofiness.
Kohga’s animations and sound effects are so damn cute!
unironically the space kohga game sounds really fun and i want it to happen
i think the reason why master kohga is undoubtedly my FAVORITE zelda character of all time is because of his undeniable charm. i love goofy villains that you can't take seriously. this is especially present in age of calamity where he was given PHENOMENAL voice acting. his personality was defined so much that he became a character i used to hate when i was younger to an S tier character. in my playthrough of totk i got autobuild really late because i never did josha's quest and i (accidentally, mind you) stumbled upon the place where you get autobuild. i was like, "oh, just some yiga clan, whatever" and then i saw kohga and i was JUMPING WITH JOY. (might just be the autism, who knows.) like, i was so excited to see him because i thought he died. another thing is that it's not even master kohga i love, but the entire yiga clan as a whole. his little goons are so funny and expressive and the way they have literal ninja moves is nothing short of awesome. the blademasters being bulky but slow and the footsoldiers being fragile but agile (hey that rhymes!!) is such a fun concept. and dont even get me started on their backstory, like i cant even help but sympathize with them. like, holy hylia, kill link and zelda, they deserve it for being so freakin cool.
glory to master kohga.
P.S: i love that kohga has emotion and empathy and he isnt just a soulless monster. it adds to his charm so well that you literally start to understand why people join the yiga clan... their leader is so likeable. master kohga could run my family over with a car and i'd thank him.
It’s also important to remember that while Kohga and the Yiga don’t necessarily represent a big threat to Link, imagine how terrifying they must be to the average Hylian. They can disguise as almost anyone, infiltrate almost anywhere, are very skilled warriors, and can teleport at will. Even the Gerudo, some of the finest warriors in Hyrule, have trouble against them.
What I love about the Kohga and all the Yiga is that in Tears of the Kingdom there’s this weird phenomenon where none of the NPC’s you met in the first game recognize Link. It kinda makes the last game feel insignificant. But you know who knows exactly who you are? The guys you screwed over last game XD
Honestly for most of my initial few hours of TotK I hadn't touched the Depths at all so I didn't find any Yiga for a while. When I found them in the Depths I was not only pleasantly surprised but it also meant that getting Mighty Bananas for Atk Food was farmable down there, alongside other really strong stuff. It really does solidify the Yiga in both a gameplay and story perspective.
master khoga in age of calamity NOT ONLY has actual voice acting (which fits him really well) BUT HIS STORY THERE is also really compelling, specially with sooga like dawg I CRIED
I 100% agree with you! Master Kohga is this game's real antagonist. He has real history with Link. He poses a threat for more than one boss fight. And him being goofy is more endearing than Ganondorf's anime villain monologues.
No he isn't, I love Master Kohga as much as the next guy but he is not better written than Ganondorf or anywhere close to this games real antagonist. Your reasoning as to why is merely because "he has history with Link." That's so shallow, Ganondorf is a force to be reckoned with and doesn't have "anime villain monologues" whatsoever. The guy had one monologue at the very end of the game and it was imposing. He's threatening and leaves his mark.
@@chrange9714 Ganondorf is a better *villain* due to his sheer menace and the stakes he brings to the game's story, but as an antagonist? He really doesn't actively get in your way much at all. In fact, his whole schtick is that he doesn't take you or the rest of Hyrule as a serious threat until you have already basically won. Kohga servers as a better antagonist as, while much more goofy and wimpy, he has a full grudge with Link and has his whole clan trying to track you down and take you out. You get to fight him consistently throughout the game, and his ability to build and use constructs like you can with the Ultra Hand makes him feel like a more personal enemy. Ganon is the big bad of the story, but Kohga is the one who stands in your path time and time again.
@@jimboanimations4041 Yes he does, so you're just going to ignore the Gloom, bosses created by him messing up each region, various Phantom Ganon's all over, fake Zelda making the regions even worse? All created and puppeted by Ganondorf. Compared to the four times you encounter Kohga, oh yeah does Ganondorf stand in your way more. He doesn't have to be in person confronting Link throughout the game to be actively getting in his way. Actions, his actions constantly hinder Link more than Kohga ever does. Again your reasoning for why Kohga is apparently a better antagonist is "he has a grudge with Link" which so does Ganondorf as he remembers Link from Rauru and ofc he despises the man told to kill him for good. And he doesn't just not take Link seriously at first for no reason, their first meeting, this big hero who will defeat him that he was told about, barely stands a chance. You wouldn't take Link seriously either after that intro, but he does take him seriously after seeing him overcome all his actions. Calamity Ganon spawned from Ganondorf, he's as much of a personal villain to Link as Kohga is if you really wanna go that route.
bro its not even mandatory for you to meet Kohga
@@lief5957 It's not mandatory to do anything in the game. It's not mandatory to even play the game at all. "It's not mandatory to even meet Kohga" has to be the most ridiculous thing I've heard today.
Seeing Kohga again was awesome. I liked what they did with him in Age of Calamity where not only did his voice actor did an amazing job portraying his character, but you get this odd sense of respect and honor from him. After all, he'll kill you... TO DEATH!
I loved Kohgas introduction in TOTK and always enjoyed encountering him again.
I also agree that he should have had voiced lines. He had a great voice actor in Age of Calamity.
This may be one of the most well put videos on this sort of subject I have ever watched. Wow.
I'm sad that Sooga didn't show up in TotK, I would have loved to fight him as a boss battle. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity really fleshed out Master Kohga by introducing Sooga, a Yiga that at first glance looks like he should be in charge of the clan. He is very loyal to Kohga, willing to put his life on the line for his master on more than one occasion. We later learn that when Sooga was a child he was starving and begging for food when he came upon a Yiga camp. Two Yiga notice him, draw their blades and approach him, but Kohga intervenes and hands him a banana, thus saving his life and telling him in a joking manner that Sooga will have to repay him one day.
As mentioned before we see Sooga willing to risk his life for his master, meaning he took Kohga's words seriously but also likely looks up to him since Kohga took him in. We also see Kohga stepping in to help Sooga as well, showing that they have a bond and that while Kohga is certainly lazy and evil, he does have someone he cares about. I think it does a lot for the character and I really hope that Sooga (along with the twinrova) appear in the TotK DLC.
Awesome video! I really wished you went over his character in Age of Calamity because it improved on Kohga so much! He had such a deep character arc, especially if you played the DLC! Also his voice acting was pure gold!
I loved the Kohga fights, but I hate that I can't fight them again without starting a new save file. I would love for the vehicle fights to be replayable, even if it wasn't the man himself piloting the vehicles.
Also, Kohga Fight Theme is amazing
My first encounter with the Yoga was at the Old Man's cottage on the plateau.
What a mindfuck that was!
One yiga i loved was Sugga in age of calamity, he has a cool backstory and he’s so sick and strong.
I like how Master Kohga rises to power, whether it's a underground overlord, an exuvator, or after a foolish defeat he adapts and tries something new and FUN
The Virgin TotK Ganondorf
Vs.
The Chad Master Kohga
It works so much better when you see him and go “oh brother who’s this loser” and then he kicks your ass with a flaming monster truck
Honestly, kohga here makes me wish sooga was still alive in this timeline of events. But bro sacrificed himself for kohga in botw timeline.
Probably. Kinda like how he did in aoc.
Don't forget that 100 years passed between the Calamity and BotW. Unless the Yiga can slow ordisableaging, Sooga would be dead or ancient by then. Then again, Maz Koshia has probably been dead for thousandsof years but it is still quite spry.
@Rainbowcraft 2 nah, it's likely knowing sooga loyalty to kohga, and not calamity ganon, that he'd probably die during the fateful Day 100 years ago
After all aoc goes into it's own history of stuff while paralleling many events that happen in botw memories.
thank you for making a full video about my babygirl 🙏
The Yiga are the best enemies in all of Hyrule. I would join them just for the laughs they would give me. I would never hurt a Hylian and I would have a jolly good time as a Yiga, for sure. They're all hilarious.
"For the ban- the boss"
I hope you don’t get a crippling banana addiction dude
@@Seamantime too late
"I would never hurt a Hylian.."
Gorons, Rito, and Zora, though? Screw em!
resident of Hyrule = Hyrulian, ah my mistake. Hylian is a race, I guess
I really hope with this he earned himslef a spot as a reacusing caracter trought the series, he really deserves it, when I first ecountered him in in this game I let out an audible hell yeah.
For me, the most surprising thing about this storyline is that Ganondorf actually ends up accepting the weapon that the Yiga Clan built for him.
I just really can not imagine the exchange that had to have taken place there.
What weapon? Where is it revealed?
@@arikaaa69 The mech Kohga fights you in during the last battle is one he says they plan to present to Ganondorf.
And when you go to fight Ganondorf, that mech shows up as one of the skippable bosses.
Isn't that the mech from the 5th temple?
@@DisableYT oh, the mech. Didn't realize Ganondorf could recieve it, since I didn't have to fight ut
You are gonna need to cite that claim. There are 3 known construct mechs in this game. One built by Mineru, one found or built by the Yiga clan, and the one that Link can build. Ganondorf takes over the one built by Mineru. We know this from the boss encounter for the 5th sage. We also know that the mech for the Yiga clan isn't operational until they get all of the required crystals. You can just ignore that quest, and still have the boss encounter for the 5th sage, so they are not the same mech. Nothing in the game suggests that the Yiga were actually successful in delivering their mech to Ganondorf. You don't suddenly fight a 2nd mech in the boss rush if you ignore the Kohga quests. You only ever fight 1, and it is the one that Ganondorf is already known to posses.
I really loved Kohga's arc in Age of Calamity. Especially his relationship with Sooga. Having a playable Kohga was amazing.