I 100% Completed the Depths with Absolutely Nothing 

Hey everyone! Thank you all so much for watching! I've gotten a few comments suggesting alternative solutions to the fire area, so I figured I'd address them in a pinned comment instead of replying to everyone individually. Let me tackle the big ones: "Why didn't you use a hydrant?" Hydrants don't drop from either of the device dispensers in the depths, meaning the only ones I have access to are the naturally generated hydrants in/near the fire temple. If the hydrant is already turned on, that means it's got infinite battery. This definitely seems like a solution, but after extensive testing I found that walking the hydrant too far from its initial spawn point automatically despawns the hydrant, even if you're carrying it. "Why not fuse the hydrant to your shield?" The water that comes from your shield hydrant is actually incapable of affecting Link. I imagine this is to prevent you from burning yourself with flame emitter shields, but I couldn't get the water to put out my fire damage a single time after thirty minutes of testing. Standing against a wall, shield jumping in place, and every other goofy maneuver I could think of yielded nothing. I even tried dropping the shield on the ground and hitting it with my sword to see if the hydrant would turn on. It didn't. lmao "Why not use Chuchu Jelly to get Link wet and survive the fire?" This is another suggestion that sounds really viable at first glance. The problem is the scarce Chuchu Jelly population in the Depths. According to ZeldaDungeon's TOTK Interactive Map, there are only 7 blue Chuchus in the entire Depths, and they're all below Hyrule Castle. It took me over 30hrs of gameplay to find a single blue Chuchu. You can see in the video when I pick them up at 45:53 that it plays the "First time collection" animation for the jelly. To put this to rest once and for all, I even spent 90 minutes last night running around the Depths looking for them on foot. I didn't find a single blue Chuchu. This leads me to one of two conclusions: Either the map is right and there are only seven under Hyrule Castle, or they're so incredibly rare that I didn't find a single one in 30+hrs of exploration. Either way, that doesn't bode well for using them repeatedly to survive the fire area. I banned item duplication, so I'd need to be able to farm dozens of jellies for this to be viable. "Why not fuse an ice item to your weapon, such as Naydra's scales, ice jelly, etc.?" That only allows you to survive heat, not fire. The fire effect of Death Mountain and the Eldin Depths is different from normal heat. In the desert, you're pretty hot but are able to cool yourself off with cold objects like ice. In actual fire areas, the only two things that can protect you are water and the "Fireproof" status effect. That means you either need to be wearing a piece of fireproof armor, be under the effect of a fireproof elixir, or be actively dripping with water in order to avoid death in the fire area. I might edit this comment if more ideas are brought to my attention! The support and reception to this video so far has been absolutely wild, I'm so thankful that you all enjoyed the video! If there are enough theories/suggestions, I might just have to end up making a video where I address and test every solution and see if any of you have a better idea than dying 600 times. Because believe me, I'd use that idea in a heartbeat, ahaha. 💕

Oh my gosh I just realised - in the Canon of this challenge rum, both Link and Zelda were technically missing the entire time! That's kind of a cool idea to me

I love the implications for the rest of hyrule for this run. Link and Zelda disappear and then they are just GONE for maybe months. Nothing of note really happens, but the blood moons have stopped, which is good, but kinda worrying and OMG IS THAT A DRAGON? IS THAT TWO DRAGONS? WHAT ONE JUST EXPLODED! IS THE WORLD ENDING? wha-... LINK?!?! ZELDA!??! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEEEEEEN???

My favorite line of this entire video is "Ganon vores some jewelry and turns into his fursona."

"CHAPTER ONE: IT'S FUCKING DARK" absolutely sent me, 20 out of 10 editing, king/queen/monarch

I don’t know why the first character name made me laugh so much 😂 I was expecting “the journey begins” something heroic but NOPE it’s “it’s fucking dark” ahhaha PERFECT

GAMING. Incredible work! You can see how an unique narrative starts to form through the gameplay restrictions of this playthrough. One of wandering, scarcity, and isolation, but also of determination, wonder, and fulfillment in just doing the thing. Again, GAMING.

This might be the best totk video I've seen. The premise was just dumb enough to work, and the theatre kid energy had the right balance between being entertaining, having a unique personality, and providing an actual arc/narrative. Never a dull moment, the running time flew by. The editing was great and the voice over was clean. I hope your efforts bring you the massive audience you deserve. Good luck. 👍

glad someone else appreciates how absolutely insane colgera is without the paraglider. My first run of the game I did without the paraglider (surprisingly that also means no mineru). Colgera was a nightmare I sat on for weeks, preparing and upgrading. I can't even imagine fighting it the way you did. mad props.

Like Orpheus reaching for Eurydice after traversing the Underworld for his lost love.... A test of strength of one's will and dedication. Beautiful run, and delightful commentary.

I forgot to say: great job on the subtitles!! a lot of people don't really bother but an accessibility tool is always appreciated, it takes work and it paid off :)

I love this, because it's like what if TOTK was scary, pointless, way too hard, and confusing for no reason.

I love the idea of Raru watching the hero of Hyrule leap naked of the island and just sees him plummet into the ground lol

I think I’m most surprised that a panic blood moon didn’t happen at any point. Blood moons fascinate me and I wonder if there have been any mods that remove them. Like, how screwed up would the game get lol. Either way I just love the limited resource concept and I wonder if it would’ve been possible to clear out every single enemy in the Depths here

I was *so* sure Hydrants would be the answer to the heat. Normally this would be a Catch-22 kinda situation where you would want an Hydrant to get Link wet in order to have about 30 seconds of immunity to Eldin's volcanic heat, but the only area in the Depths where you can get Hydrants is Eldin itself. However there's a workaround thanks to 3 Yiga Schematics that contain Hydrants as part of the build: the Charged Charger, the Sprinkler System, and the Rainmaker. And they all can be found in non-scorching areas. The idea would be to get one of these Schematics, Autobuild it, and modify it a little in order to have a simple build that will douse Link on command and just carry it around until reaching the remaining Lightroots in Eldin. Alternatively, you can use 4 Big Wheels, a Steering Stick, and a long stone slab to build the typical all-terrain vehicle one can find around the game and attach an Hydrant to it that will sprinkle Link with water while he drives around Eldin's Depths. edit: typos

You're also the first person to document the fact that using recall on an object negates you taking fall damage while landing with it (you were showing it in reference to keeping your hoverbike from flipping out, but I still count it) I discovered this during my paraglider-less run but I didn't see anyone else talk about it until this video

Loving this video but just want to say: REALLY APPRECIATE ACCURATE SUBTITLES. It makes it really easy to pay attention and follow! Thanks so much for doing that!

Its like going straight to the nether in minecraft, destroying the portal and dumping your loot

This playthrough is just so good. There's no 'oof' or overdone sound effects, no reliance on slurs or derogatory language for clout, you should make more videos and trust in your abilities because it's proper stuff and not just 'content'.

this video. is fucking. AWESOME. i clicked on it as i was getting ready for class, loved the commentary and went to subscribe, and was genuinely SHOCKED to see that you didn’t have like 100k+ subs. the quality of this vid is INCREDIBLE, the fact that it took months of work and you widdled it down to be an hour long with not a SECOND wasted is amazing and makes for such a rewarding watch experience. your commentary is so lively and refreshing and fun to listen to, to the point where i was giggling out loud without even seeing the screen. also your dedication to this challenge is nuts. i subscribed before i was even half way through, and this is for sure my new favorite video to binge over and over

That final section at 58:10 where a montage of the video plays as you're saving Zelda is sooo good. You deserve so many more subscribers.

This reminds me of a challenge I did in Hollow Knight where I did everything that's possible to do without entering the City of Tears, the largest area in the game. You may not be able to beat the game, but you can meet the requirements for the true ending. However, not being allowed in the City means you cannot upgrade your weapon, making boss fights MUCH longer.

i had to do a double take when i saw your subscriber count holy hell you’re underrated!!! i stumbled across your video randomly and was totally hooked until the end!!!! this was a really really enjoyable watch, all of your humor really hit the right spot for me and this was such a good video!! mad props for doing something like this and sticking with it, this was brilliant! cant wait for more :)

Such a neat concept!!! Loved the video and “lets keep kinks out of pride” made me laugh so hard I was not expecting that😭

another fantastic queer youtuber AND one that makes zelda content instant subscription

ok now deathless

Watching this I thought for SURE you had at least 100k subscribers. I’ve found the single most underrated youtuber ever! Your pacing is perfect, your jokes are funny, and the editing is superb. Can’t wait to see more from you!

Omg I loved this video. I just found your channel through recommendations and your dedication to finishing this is mindboggling. May the algorithm gods bless your channel!

I just keep re-watching this. The flow is truly phenominal. Thank you so much for making this video, and bringing me along for the ride! ❤💞

I don't say this lightly, this is the best challenge run video I have ever seen 🎉👏👏 and I've seen a LOT of challenge runs The premise, the ruleset, your interpretation of those rules, your solutions.. and the video itself is wonderfully edited and written I have watched RU-vid chronically since 2011 and this seriously might be the single best gaming video I have ever seen. I cannot give you enough kudos, absolutely incredible!

Incredible video. I'm honestly fascinated with your witty commentary. I genuinely laughed a lot during this. I mean the fire area alone... THE GODDAMN FIRE AREA!!! I was hooked from beginning to the end, such a great video. And huge thanks for the subtitles!

this was a trip, probably one of the most dedicated videos ive seen so far of totk, nice job dude, hope it blows up and more people find this gem of an art

I am so beyond impressed with everything you were able to do! I would have never figured someone could do all that in the depths starting with nothing. Really incredible.

I was sick yesterday and decided to watch this video on a whim. It was the only thing that made me feel better lmao, what a satisfying ride. I cannot believe you only have 4k subscribers, I genuinely believed this was the work of a huge RU-vidr. Subscribed and definitely looking forward to more, thank you for the laughs while I was stuck in bed

This is definitely one of the more creative ways I've seen someone finish this game. The dedication to do a run like this and make an entertaining video of it is just phenomenal.

Epic! I kept expecting you to use a hydrant for Eldin, but you managed without. Mind blown 😂. Great editing. The final montage, or whatever it’s called, during the fall, was gorgeous! I’ve played this game for hundreds of hours, but I cannot imagine doing this. GG!

What an AMAZING, entertaining and interesting video! Let me tell you it was well worth the effort! I have two points to address: 1. You didn't have to use a fairy to go into the depths. There are two wells which lead to the depths and right below them is water. I'm pretty sure you can reach both wells with the two wings next to the Recall Shrine. 2. For surviving the lava area the best option (besides fireproof clothing/elixir) is water. If Link is wet, he can survive for a pretty long time in this extreme heat. If you have a hydrant you can just carry it with you and activate it once per minute or so. The problem is that most hydrants in the depth are already inside the lava area (the only exception is a single one right before the final boss). But you could have reached the hydrants with the save/reload method and from then on used them to complete the rest of the lightroots and the colosseum.

I absolutely loved the Hellsing ultimate abridged reference with the “I was minding my own business” and the way you said it. 10/10

I actually have a couple of suggestions that would've made your playthrough a lot easier. I haven't watched the entire video so there could be a chance I'm saying something that you already know. First, in terms of healing, you've got two options that I have't seen you use so far in the video. There is a healing spring underneath the shrine of resurrection in the depths and you can heal hearts from cooking dubious food. Luckily, making dubious food is incredibly cheap and heals a surprisingly good amount of hearts (in the context of the food scarcity in the depths). You can easily make one dubious dish that heals a full heart from cooking a single boko fang (or any other monster part). These resources are incredibly abundent. You can say they aren't infinite since there is no blood moon to respawn the bokos (idk if stals respawn every blood moon or every night), but if you really wanted an infinite source of portable healing, you do have wood which respawns if you leave the area and come back to it but they only heal a quarter of a heart when you cook it. Your only limit is the amount of meals you can hold in your inventory. Second, there is actually one more hydrant that isn't in fire region and conveniently, it's by other zonai devices so you can build a traveling device that keeps you wet at all time, save it to your autobuild, and use it to traverse the scorching hot depths easily. The hydrant is found underneath hyrule castle in the area right before you face the gloom hands (To your left at this area @ 45:50). From what I've seen, you've managed to make it to the light root underneath the castle so I don't think that'll be an issue. Also when you're wet, you are given a generous fire immunity for around a minute and 15 seconds from my testing. Third, opals are also a good source of water. You can easily get opals from killing taluses and ore deposits (Im pretty sure there are ore deposits in the depths). you can use fuse opals to a weapon and use the water balls to hit the mucktorock (or attach opals to an arrow, but make sure you don't hit yourself from the opal splash). You can also use opals as a substitute for splash fruit/chu chu jelly when roaming scorching hot areas. If you throw on the ground near yourself, it wets you but it does do 2 and half hearts of damage regardless of armor. However, you can now easily heal using the first tip I mentioned. Fourth, for seized construct she's def a pain in the ass, but soldiers broadsword + ice lizal tail are a LIFESAVER. This fusion makes you life 10x easier since you can actually freeze seized construct with ice and you have the added benefit of the extra range. The ice tail fusion also won't break on you randomly compared to the spear fusion you used. It's super helpful since it will render any and all attacks from seized construct frozen in place, no need to worry about finding the right opening just run up to her and hit her anytime and she'll be frozen. Soldiers broadsword is nice since it charges much faster than regular swords. SUPER helpful fusion against her. Ice lizalfoes are usually found underneath the gerudo highlands. you can also use electric lizal tails so to instead save durability from breaking the ice and then smacking seized contruct against the wall, but I personally prefer ice lizal tail. Lastly, royal spears are super overpowered against phantom ganon/ganondorf. Even better if you get the pristine versions. To get the pristine royal spear, make sure you break at least one royal spear and go up to the soldier ghosts either the gerudo highlands or the hebra region (I personally perfer going to the gerudo highlands since I find pristine knights, royal and royal guards weapons). To give you some context, lets assume we got a pristine royal spear with a lynel saber horn. That's 54.75 damage (with the 0.75 damage nerf to spears). If you flurry rush, you get double damage so, 109.5 per hit. From my testing, you get 11 hits from a spear flurry so 1204.5 damage for a single flurry rush. Pair that with level 3 attack up and you got 1805.75 damage for every flurry rush you get. Alternatively, you can fuse a stalnox horn (since that's the most powerful bone fusion that is only found in the depths) to a pristine royal spear, pair it with level 3 attack up and wear the phantom ganon armor and you essentially get 2093.85 damage for every flurry rush. Keep in mind phase 1 ganon is 2500 hp, and phase 2 ganon is 5000 hp and he gets rid of his ganondorf clones once you deal 2500 damage to him. If you manage to get a high enough attack up modifer on the pristine spear you essentially need to land 3 flurry rushes against ganondorf to kill him. I've manage to do this, but I forget exactly how much the attack up modifer was to get to the 2500 damage mark (maybe it was attack up +8? idk). You can either get attack up modifers from rock octorocks (but those don't count since they aren't in the depths) or if you gotten enough XP from killing enemies and doing the dungeon bosses. However, I'm not too sure if it's required to do the dungeon bosses to get attack up modifiers on pristine weapons, but I predict that defeating the dungeon bosses isn't necessary for the modifers, I think it's only if you get enough XP. All of these tips should be applicable based on your challenge run rules, since everything can be found in the depths. Make sure you use the totk object map to it's full potential. I'm assuming that you used it, but you can find literally search up every single rock location in totk, that's how comprehensive it is. It's has a learning curve to it, but once you figure it out you can practically find anything in totk.

You deserve so many more subscribers bro, this video is a masterpiece. (Survive the Sky with nothing? Hahah, no, that'd be impossible.)

Not even halfway through and already love the video and channel. I subscribed on RU-vid and followed on Twitch. Even in the intro I could have sworn the editting was that of a channel with several thousand subscribers. I am so glad the algorithm recommended this to me. The vibe is immaculate. The jokes and pacing and editing are all so good. I am so extremely excited to see you grow as a creator!!

The Chapter 4 Segment where you realised what you have to do to endure the heat was unironcly so freaking cool. I genuinely didn't see that coming and the delivery was on 🦆ing point man. Edit: I had to see it a second time. The confused rambling into the "wait the last point where I saved?" sounded so genuin as if you used a clip of you genuinly just realizing it. Atleast that'e how I act when in a similare situation. Also Rude Buster is the most goated "Bad scene turns out good" track of all time. Edit 2: Ok that running joke about walking turning on it's head was so unexpected that I spit out my sprite

That was an amazing watch. Thank you for documenting your arduous journey. I'm amazed at how you found so many ways to break the game to progress to end and still keep your sanity mostly in check.

Watching this again because it really is an amazing challenge video! You worked so hard on this and we can tell. Incredible job snappy!

instant subscribe. i clicked on this video for something to listen to while doing some data entry at work but uhhh whoops i haven’t done anything in a solid hour. i was TRANSFIXED. absolutely amazing work on this video!! i can’t wait to see what else you’ve done 💕

this is one of the best zelda videos, as well as one of the best gaming challenge videos i’ve ever seen. keep it up!!

This was my introduction to your channel and through this beautiful hour we’ve spent together, I can officially say you’re one of my favourite RU-vidrs. Amazing content!!!!!

This was fantastic! The editing was so clean, every joke landed, and you have proven yourself a True Gamer. Shocked to see you don't have more subs. I'll be eagerly waiting for more.

Bro this was one of the best totk challenges I've ever witnessed. But here's the next challenge I got for you. 100% the sky. All shrines, all important chests, all koroks. You got this

This was a fantastically fun time! Your editing and storytelling is on-point. This made me fall in love with TOTK all over again.

I loveee your commentary! This was an amazing challenge to watch!

this was one of the best legend of zelda video I have ever watched and you deserve more recognition

Genuinely beautiful video. I love challenge runs and your editing style and pacing for this was fantastic. I was shocked to see you < 1k subs. Well done, you deserve a lot more attention as a content creator.

This is one of my favorite videos on RU-vid now. I just love it so much. Subbed, keep up the good work king 👑

I could really feel your sense of joy and accomplishment by the end of this video. Congratulations!

had to sub for the dedication to the craft, this was amazing and funnily enough i’ve started the video with me thinking oh i wanna do this challenge and as i kept watching it slowly turned into i dont think i want to do this actually, mad respect for u tho and loved the correct amount of how much “in-depth” (badum tss, i’ll see myself out) you go into details and explaining things, this video was both entertaining & informative oh also happy new year!

This was phenominal. Thankyou for blessing me with some of the best content on youtube. You should do a run where you beat the game using only resources from side quests and side adventures.

Awesome video dude, i just clicked on it randomly but watched it whole in one seat because it was just so entertaining. The commentary is great and I can't commend you enough for the patience this challenge took, keep up the good work !

This was incredible! So cool to see how much you can do in just the underworld alone and also beat the game from there without anything from the sky islands and surface. Well done!

This is easily one of the best TOTK videos I've ever seen. Bravo

I smell an underrated gem. This is incredible. HOW DO YOU NOT HAVE MORE SUBS!?

incredible work! your editing style and narration is transfixing, i was glued to my screen the entire video. cant wait to see what u make next!

Love your subtitles! Subtitles for a video this long take a long time to do, and the italics for emphasis really add to them, so I appreciate the time investment! Excellent work by AinsArt!

Popping in to say thank you for subtitles. Very helpful and the effort is appriciated

whoa,, this is really cool! i had tried at times to spend most of my time in the depths and to rely only on what’s down there but i never had the motivation to stick to it! i always enjoy finding content creators who do the cool stuff i gave up on :P

Loved the challange, loved the humor, loved the editing, loved the video! Fantastic😁

This climax at the end of this video is the best one I’ve seen on a challenge video of TotK, it’s just absolutely great and does this game such a great service that’s it completely deserves, thank you :]

this video brought me a lot more joy than i expected and im still not even done with it yet

Dude, how the hell do you only have 1.45K subbies? This is easily my favorite challenge run video I have seen in a LOOOOONG time. Thank you for the entertainment

Simply fantastic video: great premise, great script, great editing. Thanks for all the hard work that went into this.

This was such a nice watch, your commentary was very engaging!!! Can't believe you managed this!!

When I first started watching this I assumed you were a several thousand subscriber channel. However I now learn that you ONLY have about 900 subs. This video is not only high quality but high dedication as well. I hope to see more from this channel.

this was such a great video and I am shocked you don't have more subs; you goddamn deserve them after THIS challenge. I never actually finished TotK, so this has given me a bit of motivation to go back and finish it properly. If i do, it becomes the first Zelda game I've actually reached the end of! Will update this comment if that ever happens

This was so fun to watch, that hour went by in the blink of an eye. Been checking out some of your other videos too, you've got a really chill and fun vibe! Can't wait to see what else you've got up your sleeve.

This was an amazing video! Well done editing, amazing humor, and emotional impact! Keep this up and I know you'll archive great things man

this is awesome, you deserve a lot more views, i remember seeing the same challenge but the guy threw all away and cheated most of it just to do a 10 minute challenge, this was something else, im suscribing, i like how you edit your videos, they are pretty well done

The queen of gamers has fed us well on this day

This has to be one of my new favorite videos. The concept, the execution, the editing, pacing, jokes, strats, everything about it was amazing. Fantastic work, I'll be looking forward to more content in the future!

this was a great video!! you’re so funny too, the kink at pride bit had me cackling

This was a brilliant video and you should be really chuffed with your scripting, editing, and presenting abilities. So so enjoyable to watch, even with the long runtime. You deserve all the views and ad revenues.

what is this? even videos from youtuber with millions of subs are worse than this masterpiece. amazing editing, narration, and idea for a video. love it. We need to get this guy to at least 10k subs

Bravo! I didnt expect to watch the entire thing when I hit play, but I was captivated the whole way through. Watching you run into so many problems and then solve them all was so inspiring! Congrats on conquering such a seemingly insurmountable challenge, amd congrats on an excellent production!

THIS IS SUCH A GREAT VIDEO. I absolutely adored your humor and pace throughout watching. Thank you for creating something with genuine quality and care ❤

I thought this was a large channel while i was watching, surprised to see how little views and subs you have. Definitely subbing

What a great video! Glad I randomly stumbled onto it. I looked at the thumbnail and expected you to have 100K subs and got disappointed when it was only 832. Well I made it 833! Anyways challenge idea, you asked for em! If we're sticking to Tears of the Kingdom you could do the sane thing but ONLY sky Islands and stuff. Or we can stick with the 'im trapped in this one area with nothing' idea and do it with a different game.

literally liked and subbed for the sound effect at 20:47 😭 you're so hilarious oh my god

This video is awesome. I love the tone and your writing. Keep up the amazing work!!

Im so going to spread this video. You deserve a shitload of views.

improvise, adapt, overcome.

its very hard to keep my attention for a whole hour, let alone entertain me that much - fantastic video, seriously! love your comedic timing :)

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Well done, between the commentary, the commitment and editing this was an awesome experience to go through with ya. 👌🏼

this is Such a fun video.your presence on mic and your skills are very fun to watch and you're very funny. instant new sub. good job! and trans rights 🏳‍🌈

can't believe you sacrificed the skeleton horse like that smh

I really enjoyed the narration style, your humour, the story arcs, even the funny title cards. All of them made a really wonderful video, so much so that I hadn't even realised it's been an hour. This is such a great watch!!!

man this was a good video! i love your humor! Keep it up!

Ymfah's deranged neice, is what you are. You broke this game open seven ways to the Sacred Realm and pieced it back together with spite and love, all for a single question. Editing and scripting are all really good. You should be proud of your work! Edit: Spelling

How does this video only have 9000 views? It was so high quality

This was an awesome video! I was waiting the whole time to see when the ruby would come into play 😂❤️ such a cool challenge! 🔥

there are few things i love more than youtubers documenting obscenely obscure and tedious challenges in nintendo games

"its a living, but i hate my life!" 😂