10 Most Iconic Moments in The Legend of Zelda
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My list of the 10 most iconic/memorable moments of the Zelda series. Let me know what yours are in the comments below!
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Weirdly enough: my favorite moment of Zelda is in Skyward Sword, when Girahim grabs Zelda after killing the Imprisoned, and we get to see Link's face. I've seen Link's many different expressions, but I've NEVER seen him so pissed off, even in Wind Waker, against Helmorock King, he was focused, and in the moment, but never truly enraged, like he is in that moment. And it makes me emulate with him in that moment.
The moral is that you do not fuck with link's homies or he will fuck with your ability to exist.
Tetra: "Isn't there something you still need to take care of?"
Honestly, most people say that twilight princess Link is the most angry, but Skyward Sword Link has way more angry moments, and has THE most angry moment in the series. Not even when Colin was taken was TP more angry than SS, and thats his angriest moment. TP was pretty kind the majority of his run, he just has one of those faces that make him look angry when hes not. (hes also the only Link able to pick up dogs and cats, so)
Yes
As much as I love Breath of the Wild, I really wish it had Link emote like he did in Skyward Sword. That angry glare could slay Ganon all on it's own.
I think Midna's Lament also deserved a spot on this list or at least an honorable mention. Say what you will about companion characters, but this moment followed by the mad dash to Hyrule Castle immediately afterwards was easily one of the most emotionally crushing moments I've ever experienced in a video game.
Edit: Though, I will admit that the battle music playing over the song itself was a major break in emersion. Especially since 99.9% of players were gonna rush past the enemies anyways.
Midna's Lament stopping for battle music may be the single biggest simple mistake in Zelda's history.
To have such a powerful moment thanks to that wonderful piece of music be broken like that was a ridiculously large oversigt.
If there is one Master Sword scene that I love the most. It’s Skyward Sword where the Goddess Sword becomes the Master Sword.
Yep, same. I ADORE that scene! That whole exchange is amazing, and the EMOTION on Link's face right after Zelda encases herself in the amber?? Chef's kiss. 🤌
SS Link is the softest Link to ever Link and I love him for it.
Not me! It's the first game where the Master Sword itself starts as a lesser sword, which I find less fun than pulling the proper thing out of the pedestal and that feeling of wow, the Master Sword!
My favorite Master Sword scene isn’t even from a mainline game (which I’m kind of ashamed of) but it’s the master sword scene from Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. The music is the best it’s ever been and the scene of link holding the sword in front of his face is amazing. When I first played through that scene it felt like all the previous souls of link were giving power to this current hero. Something truly special.
I think Tears of the Kingdom will have a similar scene where the Master Sword is restored or possibly reborn as a new weapon.
Same. That “ah ha!” moment upon getting the final sacred flame and the subsequent “wow!” moment once Zelda bestows the final blessing and transforms it into its iconic look is one that cannot be replicated outside of a first playthrough. You didn’t just get the Master Sword, you forged it with your own courage, wisdom, and power.
For me it's when you leave Outset for the first time in Wind Waker. That moment so encapsulates the feeling of leaving your childhood behind. It works well too as you never go back to stay with Grandma and even go off to discover a whole new world at the end of the game and sequels! Heart-wrenching, impactful, and consequential.
I'm curious what everyone's iconic BotW moment is, since the open world and freedom means everyone's first playthroughs were very different. For me, the first time I saw a dragon is etched into my brain. I was running over the Lake Hylia Bridge, and I was like "what is that music? Why is it getting windy?" And I stepped on the edge of the bridge and just watched in absolute speechless awe as this enormous magnificent creature floated on by. I got so excited once the shock wore off - not really afraid, since it didn't seem to notice me. I just kind of ran after it, watching it until it finally disappeared behind the clouds. I truly felt like a kid again in that moment. It was magical.
For me it was the first divine beast that i beat, vah ruta, when you have the cinematic of her moving to face the castle. The music, the mouvement of this big « creature » and then the red laser ! I got chills every time i see it, but the first time, oh this first i think i was ready to go shoot the castle myself !
Dude, that’s epic. My first encounter was epic and enthralling, as well. I was in the Lanayru Promenade. I had just defeated a slew of foes when the wind kicked up, the music changed, and there he was. This massive blue dragon flew overhead. I think my wife was in the room and we both stared at the screen and our jaws dropped. “Wow,” I said quietly. He scrawled across the sky and I stood there, slack-jawed and hypnotized.
For me in Breath of the Wild, I will say, the Lost Woods had me absolutely shook the first time I went in, and heard that music and the creepy laughter when you wander off the path, and the fog slowly consuming you. Also, I don’t smoke weed ever usually but I had a little bit before booting up the wii u.
In my opinion it'd just be getting the runes or the maps. Or for me, when i first saw the divine beasts firing into the castle. That was. Awesome.
I tried to go to the Zora's domain by going on top of the mountain from the tower near the swamps, when you go first in the area it's always raining striking lightning, on that play I made sure I was hiding under each tree or rock (of course I was wearing metal without knowing it's property with lightning) and I let my Wii U go on to wait for the storm to just go away but it never did, so I hardly get to the Zora's domain without going by the right path, still was a good experience since I like difficulty
I always liked the moment in Twilight princess when Ganondorf gets stabbed with the master sword but Ganondorf is standing up in the final scene we see him which just makes him more badass standing up while having a sword in his chest.
That’s pretty crazy
That’s why I think he didn’t die. It’s him in totk
Yeah I agree it deserved at least an honorable mention along with the interlopers scene
Dying while standing is such an underrated trope
'tis but a flesh wound
The two scenes that have always been the most memorable for me are both from Twilight Princess; Midna’s Lament and the entire final battle(s) up til the credits. I’m pretty biased, since TP was my first (and is my favorite) Zelda game, but that’s also why the moments stick out to me so much
Bro I left pretty much the same comment without seeing yours lol great minds think alike
17:00 Breath of the Wild. My first ever Zelda game. Through it I became a huge fan, learning all I could about the series, going back and playing older games. But I will never forget the moment you first see Hyrule. My jaw literally dropped, as I saw this beautiful world I immediately wanted to explore. The music ringing in my ears, feeling so inspirational and adventurous. That was the moment I realized I wouldn't stop playing until I finished, and the first of many moments to make the game my absolute favorite of all time. Every time I restart the game I get massive chills.
Yes the chills! It wasn't my first Zelda game by any means, but it is the one that has impacted my gaming opinions the most
Amateur....
Have played all the games all my life and BOTW’s opening cut scene made me tear up. It instantly knocked my #1 favorite scene to #2
Same. That opening shot was so jaw dropping. I remember just staring at the screen for so long looking out at Hyrule. It's still my favourite game and it made me a big fan of the series overall
I don't know if it's iconic but one, if not my favourite moment in Zelda is the execution of Ganondorf in TP. I remembered the chill I had as a child when you realise that the Gods have never really been on your side. You fought for them for countless reincarnations yet they decide to grant the Triforce of Power to Ganondorf, "by some divine prank". It makes you reflect on everything: the fate of the Sheikah people and especially, Midna's words when entering the desert. Chilling honestly.
Link raising his sword in victory in TP is forever ingrained in my memory. Very epic and memorable moment 👍
I loved the appearance of Dark Link in the OoT Water Temple. You cross a huge, peaceful room, only to find the far door locked. So you turn around to leave.
But you can’t leave.
He’s already there.
Waiting.
For you.
I think my favourite bit was when it finally clicked for me in Wind Waker that it was a sequel to OoT when seeing the stained glass in Hyrule Castle and then getting sad that all those characters are probably long dead. Some other bits I really liked were wandering around in the rain in ALttP, the end of the Anju and Kafei plotline in MM, finding Zelda's diary in BotW, emerging as an adult in OoT and finding redeads everywhere, adventuring with Marin in LA, Fi's farewell in SS, Kass' final revelation in BotW, the moment you realize that you can't fix everything in MM, finding places like the ranch ruins in BotW, the entire ending of TP.
The Master Sword scene on OoT had an impact on me on sooo many ways. First the "offering"of the hard-fought spiritual stones on the altar and opening that huge door under that epic Song of Time from the choir. Then the sword grabbing chamber and King Arthur moment. Then I was shocked and terrorized by the presence of Ganon and his words of victory, i went mad. Then the Sage chamber at the Sacred Realm felt like a heavenly presence. Then Link is an ADULT, i was so excited and couldn't cope with all the feelings and toughts at that moment, but i wanted to see right away what happened to the world. Then Castle Town was destroyed and inhabited by zombies, what a spectacular moment that i as a teenager then remember so well until this day.
Apart from this rightly chosen first place i remember that the Bongo Bongo's attack on Kakariko Village was very nice, scary and important by the first prolonged presence of Sheik.
Stepping out on Hyrule Field in OoT is still the most iconic for me.
This made me ponder on my own moment. I was a kid when A Link To The Past came out. I remember being awed by how big I thought the overworld was. I traversed across Hyrule, finding objects and overcoming obstacles galore. Then there was the bunny-Moon Pearl episode, which was a clue to what happened later but I was too young to understand. I remember collecting the three pendants and showing them to Zelda. Then, there was the epic collection of the Master Sword, followed by the murder of the priest and Zelda’s capture. Then came that first battle with Agahnim. It wasn’t easy to get to him, and being nine or ten, I hadn’t figured out all the mechanics yet, so it took me a hot second to figure out how to repel his magic. He started to blink (as all epic bad guys do), and I was sure I’d defeated the big boss. I mean, I had spent a month playing the game after school and homework to get even that far (by no means an expert at the game). When Agahnim unleashed his magic and drew me into the Dark World, I was flabbergasted and stunned. There were more dungeons, larger enemies, more weapons, and a world mirrored in darkness to explore. That moment was epic; I’d never played a game that flipped the whole script and turned a climax in such a fashion, and few have done so since, subverting expectations so much. I distinctly recall dropping my SNES controller, my jaw agape, and saying, “This is the most epic game I’ve ever played.”
I absolutely agree. This is one of the defining moments of Zelda that hooked me from the beginning. I love the 3D Zelda's, but this was 2D perfection. Also, actually getting the complete Triforce at the end of the game is a very rare event.
While I haven't played all Legend of Zelda games, you did a great choice choosing the moment for number one. As a kid, I would always watch my older brother play video games, (I did too, but it was fun to watch him play, which is also why I love watching RUclips lets plays when I got older.) and I'll never forget the expression of astonishment and bewilderment on his face as the cut scene played following that moment in the video.
When you pull the master sword out of the pedestal in SS, the game tells you to hold your wii mote upside down and then lift up as if you’re actually pulling it out yourself. I thought that was so cool, you physically act like you’re pulling out the master sword yourself, it was so awesome. To me that’s the best master sword pull.
Majora's mask song of healing. It was my Junior year in high school, moved to a new state, was hating life. The game and the idea of healing was a great coping mechanism. The song will stay with me and sometimes brings a tear to my eye.
I think it’s the most emotional song in the series and maybe in general to me
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Some of my favourite moments that aren't on this list may not be iconic but are so impactful to me, an obvious one being the end of Twilight Princess with Midna leaving, but also the end of A Link Between Worlds when Hilda sees their triforce reappear and nearly cries, it gets me every single time. One more is in The Minish Cap trying to race up to Vaati at the end with the bells tolling, especially when you fail to do it in time and the game ends because you simply cannot beat him anymore
Ganondorf speech and laugh is probably my favorite moment in the series. I liked how he explained his motives and all and my god that laugh was just heartbreaking
My favorite Zelda moment is from the last memory in BOTW, when Zelda finally awakens her powers out of love for Link. It’s such a beautiful moment!
I think for me, some of the top moments are bits of dialogue: the things Sheik tells Link before teaching him the warp songs in OoT, the questions the moon children pose in MM. But one of the most moving moments for me was when Midna shattered the mirror of twilight at the end of TP. That moment in BotW you featured as well really hit me hard too, just seeing the vast detailed world of Hyrule to explore with the music playing was magical
For me, I think the most favourite iconic scene is in skyward sword when link finds Zelda after going through the gate of time, after chasing after her the entire game.
The combination of Zelda's lullaby, the conversation itself where Zelda reveals hylia used her to bait along link, the fact that it's a callback to the scene of them on the hylia statue but with both of them awakened to who they really are, not much else gets to me like that scene does.
Let's not forget that face Link makes. "You! It was you that made me go through all that sh*t! What the f^*k, Zelda!?"
To me, there are two absolute iconic moments :
- The arrival of the Four Giants in Majora's Mask : it's visually epic, the music is powerful and melancholic at the same time... this moment gives me goose bumps every time. I'll even go farther : it's (to me) the only time you feel that you are actually saving the whole world. In most of the games, while you know the fate of the world is at stake, it just feels like you are fighting a final boss, fixing a personal quarrel. In M'sM, you are litterally stopping a celestial body from crashing on the world!
- Hyrule Castle in BOTW. This game is really long, and except for a few exceptions, like the divine beasts or the Yiga hideout, the majority of it is long and quiet exploration. Don't get me wrong, I love this game, but it does feel like it lacks rythm. However, when you finally get to Hyrule Castle, it's something else. The music and atmosphere are just epic. The diversity of places, paths and small puzzles make it (to me) one of the best dungeons ever made. It feels so interconnected, like the divine beasts, but at the same time we can see ourselves wander through different floors, rooms and outside places. And another element that makes this final dungeon iconic is the "crescendo effect". When you enter the area, the sky is kinda grey, you encounter a few guardians and pieces of malice. The farther you get, the more enemies there are, and the coulours in the sky turn yellowish and redish, almost like fire. The closer you get to Ganon, the more tense and epic the atmosphere gets. Added to all that, the feeling of satisfaction to discover new weaponry, and the fact that because the blood moon doesn't occur when you're in the area, killing enemies does feel useful, as they don't pop up again.
Finding the cave in Link's Awakening that reveals the truth of Kolohint Island. Also the opening sequence to A Link to the Past.
Generally, the latter part of that game, with the premonitions of doom some of the bosses give you. As a child, it felt like a real ethical connondrum: Was I even allowed to finish this game if it meant destroying the fictional world I was experiencing? Were the monsters right and I was being the villain? I think it took me at least a week or so to decide to keep playing, and it still felt wrong until watching the closing sequence of the game.
Midna breaking the mirror in TP. I absolutely adored her and her and Link’s relationship throughout the story. It’s the first scene in any video game to ever make me cry and because of that’s it’s still slated as my favorite game of all time.
what a nice video. it felt so good to see those legendary moments from my favorite game series again. I even had to hold back a few tears of joy. Thanks! And I really appreciate the video quality.
The moment that never leaves my mind is in Skyward Sword when Link saves Impa from Ghirahim at the gate of time and you have the option to respond with, "Am I late?" Impa had told Link that he wasn't good enough/the goddess chose wrong/was late because he wasn't trying hard enough. I really loved that Link finally got to sass back a little bit, plus it was touching when she was like "No, you're right on time."
For me, the most iconic moment is THE moment Ganon rises silhouetted against the sky, and his name appears. In the original release, it was so dark and so menacing, it still gives me chills when I replay it.
I know the DS games aren't the most popular Zelda games, but the part in Spirit Tracks when Link and Zelda together push the Lokomo sword into the head of Malladus is so cathartic and wonderful to me. I feel it's a perfect way to encapsulate the growth that the two of them underwent together over the course of their adventure.
This was a fantastic list regardless, thank you!
18:30 The connection between LOZ and BotW is strong. That opening scene is a callback to one of the concept art images in the LOZ game manual. There are a few of those between LOZ and BotW. Good memories. This was a pretty good list.
The Legend of Zelda: It's Dangerous To Go Alone
Zelda 2: Waking up Zelda
A Link to the Past: Flute Boy
Link's Awakening: Playing the Ballad of the Wind Fish
Ocarina of Time: Battling Ganon (honorable mention: saving Epona)
Majora's Mask: You've Met With a Terrible Fate
Ages / Seasons: Riding Animal Companions
The Wind Waker: The King Lets Hyrule Flood
Four Swords: Aquiring the Four Sword
Minish Cap: Battling The Big Green Chu Chu
Four Swords Adventures: (haven't played)
Twilight Princess: Midna's Desperate Hour (you might have convinced me that defeating Bulblin on the bridge is better though)
Phantom Hourglass: The Ghost Ship
Spirit Tracks: Riding the Train for the first time
Skyward Sword: Learning the Ballad of the Goddess
A Link Between Worlds: Unmasking Ravioli
Triforce Heroes: The Costume Shop
Breath of the Wild: Pulling the Master Sword
Tears of the Kingdom (so far): Zelda Falling in the chasm
Ravio*
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Wow! I’m so impressed you could choose a hierarchy toward the end.
Coming out of the Shrine of Resurrection is hands down one of the most memorable Zelda moments for me. But interestingly enough, some of the most impactful scenes come from my first ever Zelda game: Twilight Princess. This is almost certainly because it was my first experience of Zelda, but my goodness. Galloping Epona across the bridge, jousting style, to save Colin. Fighting off enemies while Telma guides her horse and wagon to Kakariko. Racing over the fields of Hyrule in wolf form to save Midna (Midna’s Lament playing the whole time as the rain pours down). Breaking the dark curse on Link and taking up the Master Sword. Battling a dragon?! And seeing tall Midna stand up after the epic boss fight. Amazing. All of it!
Though I have to give a shout out to Skyward Sword Link’s expressiveness. I especially love the iconic scene where he turns to face Ghirahim’s hordes. And one last shout out to the Breath of the Wild memories. I know it wasn’t everyone’s favorite style, but coming across the memories as I played was so impactful to me. And the final memory of Zelda awakening her power? Still fills my heart. And the whole story makes the moment when the Champions unleash the power of their divine beasts on Calamity Ganon so satisfying.
Okay, wow, that was a lot of text. I could go on and on. Zelda games just hit different. ❤
For me, the most mind blowing moment was in Twilight Princess when you get that trippy cutscene explaining the backstory of the Interlopers. I had never seen anything like that in a Zelda game before and it seriously surprised me.
The scene where Link and Midna reach the Gerudo desert in TP. There's something of a bond of trust and will to right what is wrong in the world, with Midna's new found care in the real of light. It feels like the first moment you can tell she trusts Link and he trusts her. That's just one I've felt that catches my attention everytime I play the game, even though it's not so inherently amazing
I remember Ganondorf's first phase in OOT so vividly from my childhood, it frightened and intrigued me all at the same time. I never beat the game back then, but I felt such satisfaction when I was able to as an adult.
Thanks for this video, NBC!
It's videos like this that remind me how much I love the Zelda series, and more importantly, gets me hyped up enough to finally go back and tackle the BotW DLC I never finished, before TotK comes out!
Love the list!
Twilight Princess was the only game where someone else watched link pull the sword, and the comment was, "The sword accepted you as its master". Mida was impressed!!
Maybe not significant but that scene has stayed with me.
This was dope, great video
To this year, after 20years of playing and replaying Zelda games, i still get chills when i get/pull out the Master Sword in 3D Zelda. I love that every Link since OoT has had their own unique interaction with acquiring the Sword of Evil's Bane.
The opening of the door of time is my favorite. The music is perfect. The camera shoots are amazing.
Awesome video!
Top 3 of my favorite moments: 3. Entering Hyrule Field in Twilight Princess. 2. Scene after King Bulblin 1 fight in Twilight Princess. 1. The moon getting destroyed in Majora's Mask.
In Botw the whole Mipha chapter just broke me because I never really realized that the champions were indeed dead and I always hoped that there was still a chance to save her, Vah Ruta was my first devine beast and when i talked with all the npc in the zora domain I became really interested in her character. You had all the dialogues, the revelation that she was in love with Link the memory, the encounter with the lynel (I had not a single thunder arrow) and then the fight with Vah Ruta was epic as hell, the music, the atmosphere, the rain, the darkness, the story, the slowmotion arrowshooting after swimming up a friggin waterfall was such an epic combo.
Then I entered the devine beast and heard Miphas voice and I was like "Yes shes alive!"... played through the dungeon and then reached waterblight. During that scene Mipha actually said that she died but I was too focused on the boss cause I had no idea what to expect... after a hard battle the cutscene played and there she stood infront of me as a ghost... I was devastated. She always protected others, she always healed the ones around her, for 100years she only thought about the other and if they were doing well, she thought of Link... and on the other hand Link just forgot about her. I had to take a break after that, I was actually crying which was the absolute first time I cried in a video game (before Spiritfarer though)
First, I've been a fan for what feels like a really, really long time: This video, for some reason, is a perfect storm of feeling and production value. I know what you're thinking: it's just a Top 10 video to fill the space between now and when we get to finally play Tears of The Kingdom (now out for quite a while, which I've been finally playing). Simply put, I can't say whether it's your best video, but I'm struggling to recall the last time one of your videos made me feel something quite this way. It might help that there's an overarching theme of what these games were all about and why we fell in love with them.
Second, I wanted to make an honorable mention of my own that dovetails nicely to your entry on Demise's Curse. It makes me unexpectedly emotional every time I think of it. You are playing with Fi throughout the entire game. Like a Navi redo that is less annoying, she's providing you analytical data while occasionally throwing out more human responses as time passes. Then she wallops you at the end of the game before sealing herself away - forever - with the Master Sword with this final quote - the culmination of the time sunk with an entity that, before you knew it, became - more than just your guide and partner in Skyward Sword, but - your friend, "I have come to consider the information to our time together among the most precious data I have on record. I do not have the capability to fully understand the human spirit. But now, at the end of my journey with you, as I prepare to sleep within the Master Sword forever, I experience a feeling I’m unable to identify.
"I lack sufficient data to be sure of my conclusion, but I believe this feeling correlates closest to what your people call … happiness"
Every. Fucking. Time.
The cut scene where you activate the tower on the great plateau and all the other towers is one of my favorites of all time. It’s so beautiful and just seeing the expanse of the world? I wish I could go back and experience that for the first time again
Honestly, my favorite master sword pulling is ALttP one. The pendants all around you, the call for help, the animals, the way the whole forest changes....
wonderful video. i love the Zelda series. i have not played them all but I've played OOT and majoras mask. OOT is my favorite game of all time. my favorite moment was when he pulled the master sword. i also love the shot at the end of the game of link meeting Zelda for the first time as a child then the end game screen appears.
I have the puzzle complete jingle from TP set as the notification sound on my phone.
A "cool story bro":
A couple years ago my family was having dinner at California Grill in Disney World, which is a really nice restaurant and one of our favorite places to go. We've known one of the servers there, Ryan, for yeeeeeears and consider him a friend (it's all hugs and catching up with each other every time we see him).
I had my phone out on the table because I'd taken a picture of my entree for one of my friends back home who was a foodie, and in the middle of the meal that TP chime went off because I had forgotten to silence it. Ryan was refilling one if the water glasses at the table when it happened, and he immediately perked up:
_"Is that Zelda???"_
"Oh! Yeah, the puzzle complete music." 😅
"I have that same sound on my phone, too!"
"You do? You play Zelda??!"
"I LOVE ZELDA! Twilight Princess is my favorite!!"
And then he and I proceeded to have a thoroughly nerdy exchange in the middle of a five star restaurant. lol
so true king this made me cry fr
My god the "Oh my god is that a Zonai swirl!?" got me good, nice one!
Windwaker has got to be one of the youngest Links, and it shows. The music is so bright and cheerful for a kid who just set out on an adventure with no idea what he was really in for, but then when he got to Hyrule Castle and the music got dark, that’s when he *really* started to understand what he was up against
There are so many moments to choose from, including the first time you set out from the Shrine of Resurrection in BotW, to the origin story of the three goddesses in OoT. That said, I think one of my favorite moments is in WW during the last fight with Ganondorf. He's doing his huge monologue and then it pans over to the King of Hyrule with his hand on the triforce. There's this awkward pause, before stuff continues but the comedic effect gets me every time.
my man is great at giving chills
A really good video!
The opening of BotW: it didn't happen for me right at that very moment, but about an hour or so into the game I had the realization: "I'm playing my favorite game EVER for the very first time. I need to relish _every single second_ of this."
And I didn't mean favorite _Zelda_ game, I meant favorite _game,_ period. Up until that point that pedestal had been firmly occupied by OoT. _For 19 solid years._
The castle theme from wind waker is literally in my mind everyday at work. You'll catch me humming it all the time
the ending of link between worlds, pretty much the whole sequence but something about Hilda's reaction to having the Lorule Triforce back really hits for me
My favorite scene is probably when you’ve beaten dark beast Ganon and Zelda says: Do you really remember me? With Zelda’s lullaby in the background. Magnificent
Okay, I choked on my thanksgiving dinner at “OMG IS THAT A ZONAI SWIRL” LMAO
First game I ever played with my older brother back in 1994 when we were kids & it’s the first game I ever beat too, this whole world & lore has grown with me
My most iconic moment was WIND WAKER! For exactly all the reasons you mentioned as well as….. in the final battle STABBING Ganondorf in the HEAD!!!!!! I was NOT expecting that!! Such a great moment! 🤪
Landing gently on the grass fields for the first time outside the Plateau in BotW in seeing "Hyrule" pop into the screen was what sold it for me.
I will always love the random “OH MY GAWD, is that a zoni swirl?!”
King Bulbin showing his respect to Link was actually a shocker to me. I was like oh my god he's more than just 'roar evil goblin man'.
I really love the version of the zelda tune Kass plays for you after you finish all his sidequests
Leaving the shrine of resurrection was the gaming moment of a lifetime for me. I was one of those miserable escapist kids that found Zelda back when Ocarina was the best game the world had ever seen. I hate nostalgia but I’ll always love this series for the rich fantasy world it gave my little suicidal brain to run away to back then.
Decades later I was content having retired those memories to childhood and not really looking back at all. My roommate had BotW and one day I just decided to check it out and see how good ole Hyrule was looking these days.
I couldn’t believe it. Running over the hill with that bgm to that epic wide shot absolutely floored me. When the title card dropped it felt like an unexpected, deep, and warm “welcome back” and I’m so grateful I lived to see it.
I think the scene where you talk to Midna in her true form at the end of TP deserves a spot :)
Your Majora's Mask pick is excellent focusing on that unnerving music and the final hours. That said, I would go a different way. To me, one of the most epic moments in all of gaming, much less just Zelda, is when after a whole game of cowering beneath that moon, you summon the four giants to step in and provide a miracle. Seeing the giants take position and throw their hands up to catch the moon is amazing because as it's happening its almost as if even they're not sure it will work, but then it finally stops and the weight of the game is both literally and metaphorically lifted.
I don't know if it is my favourite moment, but one of them is without a doubt when Girahim kidnaps Zelda at the end of the game and sends his army to stop Link. The look on Link's face... He is angry and determined. He's been through a lot to save Zelda. In the end, all Link wanted was to be with the person he loves. And every single time Girahim has ruined it. This time he is trying to kill her to bring back his lord. When he sends his armies he says that he doesn't mind if he rips their skin but Link's face says that he is going to rip their skin if that's what it takes to save Zelda.
Fi's farewell made me cry, as did waving farewell to grandma in WW. I'm such a weakling for separations ;_;
Honorable mention from twilight princess: zant boss fight. A moment of the game where fans unified in their disappointment in how a cool villain became a chaotic dork.
My most iconic Zelda memories are the ones that come after you awaken the Sages in OOT. The quotes they say, and the cutscenes are really unforgettable.
For me, my personal number 1 is the first rise of notes in the theme to the collector's edition on Gamecube. I played all four games for the first time through that collection and it always had that version of the theme playing, so it is my first thought. It also has the zelda retrospective video which shows how well the theme truly fits for every game in the series
Number 5 is my favorite LoZ moment, I legitimately felt powerful, like a hero who has vanquished my foe and that non shall stand in my way on my quest to save the ones and the kingdom you love.
Collin being kidnap, is my favorite moment in a zelda game (and all the fight after it)
Idk about “iconic” but my “favorite” LoZ moments are:
3- “The wind… It is blowing” + “That land will not be Hyrule… It will be YOUR land!” Wind Waker
2- Fighting Vah Ruta while riding through the water on Prince Sidon’s back BoTW
1- Defending Romani and Cremia from aliens and thief’s and in the last hours cremia lets Romani drink alcohol and when they go to bed, knowing Romani doesn’t know the moon is about to kill them Cremia says, “Romani, sleep with me in my bed tonight, ok” Majora’s Mask
I got goosebumps with the scene of the flute boy turning into a tree in LttP.
Thanks for having me reliving my nightmare of Zelda Majore Mask 😂 I was such an awful video gamer in my younger days. I haven’t been able to bring myself to play it again, the moon haunts my dreams to this day.
There's a lot of moments, but I won't lie, the final memory in Breath of the Wild is just one of those things that are so near to my heart. The atmosphere, the music, the heartfelt character moment, the despair then the hope ! Ohhh man.
The King's death in Wind Waker gets an honorable mention for me as well due to how much the reaching out gesture made me feel.
Ah yes also shout-out to the Interloper cutscene in Twilight Princess for scaring me half to death ! Unexpected horror sure is unexpected.
Twilight Princess final battles were PHENOMENAL
For me was in TP I have two. One where we learn through hero shade his and you (link) are connect by blood. The second was from the scene when you recover ilia’s memory. Just how emotional that moment is and the tear. I love ilia and Link’s relationship
My favorite moment was the whole segment of the kids in Kakariko village being attacked by the bulbins in TP, with Collin being captured, and seeing Link get extremely pissed off and determined to rescue him. It was a pretty badass moment for him overall and definitely solidified TP as one of the best in the series.
That moment in Wind Waker, when Medli's sage's powers are awakened, she and Link sit on the balcony together and the music is completely unique to that scene. She knows nothing will be the same again, and tells Link they must leave now, quickly and quietly...
Defeating Ganon in OoT still gives me chills. ❤️ But I love this list!!
Honestly my favorite master sword scene is twilight princess that moment when link reverts back from his sacred beast form gives me chills even just talking about it
my favorite was a link to the past. Lighting shooting around and the mist of the forest disperses. the sword actually changes the environment around you. great video tho. always fun reminiscing about zelda games.
I don't remember how old I was when I first played Link's Awakening, but it was still at a young age. The tablet you read half-way through to learn it's the "it's all a dream" trope stuck with me more than anything else in the series. I remember reading it over and over on the monochrome green lcd display, and, honestly, I didn't want to beat it.
.....the remake couldn't erase that emotion....
From games I’ve played, pulling the Master Sword in OoT is the most iconic moment for me as well. As for all the games, I know it’s a spin-off, but I’d say a certain moment from Age of Calamity. When the tiny guardian is corrupted by malice and then destroyed by the player’s hand, the stage has been set. With its final moments it tries to comfort Zelda with Zelda’s Lullaby, which plays off key due to the damage. That moment feels like the moment where everyone’s resolve, already steel, grows ever stronger, and it is that moment that Ganon goes from just being the characters’ enemy, to your enemy as well.
Okay. I know almost every video, will pop out of nowhere the now iconic, “Oh my gosh, is that a Zonai swirl?!” BUT I was not expecting that!!! 😂😂😂 at such a moment lol
Dude, i remember when i was like 4 (back in 1994) and the feeling i got when i got to the master sword on A Link to the Past was incomparable and hasn't even been touched since.
I definitely have one! When you first enter Spirit Temple. You see the decor and hear the music... Nuff said!
My favorite EASILY is when the resistance comes in in Twilight Princess at the end of the game with the rocket launcher to help link out. Never thought they'd come back as awesome as that!
Before I played ocarina of time, I owned a OOT hat that I bought because it had all these cool artworks for moments in the game. When I played OOT for the first time, I recognized some fights and moments because of the art on the hat. I had a lot of good and nostalgic moments around the time I got the hat, so when I look at OOT art I get nostalgic for those moments and from the time I actually played the game.
Definitely OoT finding secrets but I remember back in the Nintendo 64 times thinking that I was done with the game after pulling the Master Sword only to find out now I was older/taller, Ganon had changed the maps and I had to gather 5 medallions it was the happiest surprise yet.
Maybe not the most iconic moment, but one of my favorite botw moments is in the dlc, after you beat Monk Max Koshia. The conversation with Kass, followed by the wholesome memory and Link hanging up the picture of that memory in his house? That felt great.
Ganondorf's speech at the end of The Wind Waker is definitely my favorite moment
That moment when link runs out of the shrine of resurrection is akin to breathing fresh air after being indoors for a long time