Tears of the Kingdom - FINAL Trailer Analysis (Zelda) 

What have I missed? What have you noticed? Let me know! 👀

Only Zeltik could turn a 4 minute trailer into a nearly hour long breakdown lol

I can’t believe it’s been 17 years since we’ve seen Ganondorf.

My brother passed away the day this video was posted. I haven’t been able to bring myself to watch this until now (11 days later). You have no idea how heartbreaking it is that he’ll never get to experience this game and we can’t share in our experience. Zelda gamers since 97. Love you Mike

So funny how everyone was confidently referring to the secret stones as the "Tears" in the game title when they actually ended up having nothing to do with the titular Tears in the game.

"Ganondorf in the flesh, rehydrated and back to full power". -Zeltik I love how no one has forgotten the "Rehydrated Ganondorf" Phase the Zelda Fandom went through.

Another thing to mention about that final shot of Zelda. Many sleuths on the internet triangulated her position using the mountains seen in the background. By doing that, they found that the platform Zelda is on is positioned on the Great Plateau and more importantly right behind the Temple of Time. Given how there are no visible sky islands to be seen in these shots, and Zelda's location being near a temple known for bringing people through time, it could confirm that Zelda is indeed stuck in the past.

Watching this a couple weeks after launch is wild. Zeltik nailed so many predictions based on his overwhelming knowledge of the universe.

I think you should do a video where you compare your analysis and theories to what actually was in the game. You were so close with some and hit it right on the head with others.

When Zelda fell, I wonder if the tear (boosted by her own sacred power) "recalled" her much further than normal and she ended up way back in time.

Just a small correction: those machines don't resemble pachinko machines, but rather Gachapon machines. These machines have been referenced in Zelda before in the Oracle titles. Gasha seeds are referencing Gachapon.

‘This goat creature’ -Zeltik, talking about Rauru creator of hyrule

Things I noticed: - the reservoir beside Zora’s Domain appears brownish, or, at the very least, not the usual deep blue. It doesn’t seem to be the light compared to other waters. There are also streams of something falling from the Sky Islands towards the water. You can also see what seems to be the top fin of the fish that crowns Zora’s Domain surrounded by a Sky Island. Most of this is obscured though. - Akkala has intentionally hidden in most content by conveniently placed clouds, save for the labyrinth in the sky - Gerudo Town and surrounding regions are engulfed in a sand storm - The desert temple appears to be Northwest of the Arbiters Grounds, looking at the ruins. There’s just more debris in the desert. Though, based on the maps, one could argue that the Arbiter’s grounds should actually be around where the Yiga HQ are, which does have Gerudo architecture. - The absence of Sheikah technology, especially the shrines, has me thinking that the Zonai ruins were repurposed to serve as trials-there could be a whole new understanding of already existing ruins. - I want to throw around sages, because they’ve been instrumental in sealing Ganon, since previous art seemed to depict them as well as the Wind Tribe (they DID consider adding the Minish) - The glyphs could be boss-type monsters

Nobody breaks down a Zelda trailer the way that Zeltik does.. It is an absolute joy to have this man as part of our community.

Honestly, Tulin, Riju and Sidon's new appearances and importance took me by surprise, especially Tulin, not many people remember him and were mostly expecting Teba instead which means that something may be going on with Teba to explain his absence

I find it interesting that when he approaches that golden light on the altar, he draws his damaged sword. I wonder if it's not to gain Recall, but to use it on the Master Sword with that golden energy, rebuilding and re-blessing the sword!

That is the best complete analysis I have seen so far. Many thanks your all your efforts!

I just realised that Sidon is dawning a crown and shoulder pieces that greatly resemble King Dorphans attire! I think that in the years since Link saved Hyrule, Sidon was crowned king!!!

This man analizes things so much it feels like spoilers watching his videos Respect

Zeltik has done it again! From start to finish, your video is nothing short of exceptional. It's a true masterpiece!

Incredible work as usual, Zeltik. I loved the video :)

“He could’ve recognized the need for the Blade of Evil’s Bane, and picked it up… once more.” I don’t know why but the way he phrased that made me imagine Link was just running an errand like “Yeah I’ll swing by Korok Forest and pick up the *Master Sword* “

The musical cues were absolutely sensational - there were about 5 musical moments where the hairs on my arm stood straight up. Incredible.

Amazing. I was naturally tempted to watch this video in anticipation of the game release, though I initially avoided it so as to experience the game with as little reveal as possible. As you can tell, I was not able to avoid the temptation. A testament to the irresistable quality of all Zeltik video essays. Bravo, Zeltik!

Lovin it zeltik I’m so flipping exited omg. Thanks for ur breakdown

The scene with Link’s arm being burned is INCREDIBLY Princess Mononoke-Esque. Maybe it’s another love letter to Ghibli from Nintendo like in the BOTW announcement trailer

I'm surprised you didn't mention Sidon's crown in that one shot. I found it extremely noticeable that in most other shots he DOESN'T have it and in that shot with the tear he does. With the theme of tears and knowing this is going to be a darker Zelda game according to it's creators, I think Sidon is going to be going through a lot and his father will pass and simultaneously he will become King and a Sage.

lol there's something to be said About watching a video like this for the first time After you have played the Game it gets a chuckle or two out of ya

This video is so well made. Looking forward to totk, so I subscribed as I will most likely watch your content on it.

I think the Goron representative that was barely shown is Yunobo but he has underwent some sort of physical change that’s why we only see the tip of the boulder breaker, honestly I think it would be pretty funny to see the big-boned, cowardly Yunobo turned into this big buff and brave Goron

I know this is going to be very unlikely but I really hope that part with the tents in Castle Town will mean there'll be a Tarrey Town-like side quest in TotK that allows Link to help (partially) rebuild Castle Town. Again, very unlikely but it would be an amazing feature to have in the game.

I'm going to leave this comment to a few other channels, namely Zeltik, Bandit, MonsterMaze, Hyrule Gamer, Limcube & NintendoBlack Crisis. I want to tell you all that going on this journey with you over the past 6 years has been an incredible experience, & I am very thankful to have been part of it. I'm gonna ramble a little so you might want to skip ahead to the end. Since BOTW, I finished school, got conscripted for military service, went through a relationship and 3 full years of university. Now that TOTK is about to launch, I'm working on my final thesis project and the stress is unbelievable. Nevertheless, watching your content has helped me countless times. Studying architecture, I am able to work almost always with videos playing in the background, and as you can guess I have you guys playing 24/7. Zelda has been with me through so much and has helped my throughout my life a lot. I am once again expressing my gratitude for what you all do. I feel blessed to have been able to be a part of this 6 year long hype party. I am extremely excited about TOTK, like all of you, and I look forward to doing all of this over again for the next unavoidable game. Power on everyone. This community is incredible. ❤

Amazing work and editing is next level

If Zelda was holding her tear when she fell into the chasm, it's possible that it activating is what sent her into the past since it's tied to the recall ability

I believe the goat creature actually looks very dragon like. The longer face, the scale like skin, the horns, the ears, even the hair, remind me all of the dragons. If this figure is a Zonai, then it would make some sense for him to look this way, as the Zonai are very dragon oriented.

Amazing work Zeltik I love your vedioes❤

This was an ultra great analysis Thank you for making such great content .🎉❤

Zeltik is such a master of breakdowns that you could send him a batch of cookies and get a basket of the ingredients you used back lol

this trailer made me feel things… the music… the new characters… the old characters… it’s everything i was looking for and i don’t know how i’m gonna wait a month to play this game!

Hateno Village wins the award for Most Untouched Village in Zelda Once Again!

Perfect breakdown video🔥

One thing to note: the device with the item balls inside is a reference to a gachapon machine, not pachinko. Pachinko drops things that bounce between pegs to land in one of many slots, whereas gachapon machines provide a “random” capsule for the cost of a play.

Concerning Zelda's fall: this feels to me like another point of inspiration from Castle in the Sky - A princess falls, seemingly to her doom, only to be saved by a magical stone in her possession that's connected to an ancient, skyfaring civilization. The Zelda team were definitely on a major Ghibli kick when working on these games, and I am here for it. Also, mostly unrelated, I do find it interesting that recall is to only power to not be green. Does make me wonder if there are other powers associated with the other "tears".

I’ve never been more stoked. Great video bro. Very well done sir 👍🏼

Great video editing👌✨✨

In the distant past the Zonai seemed to have worked pretty close with every race. You have their construction buried in the desert, one of their constructions in the mountain, Rito ships and Zora constructions in the sky. What if a small group of people from every race went to the sky with them? Also, about the yellow trees… There are a few in Akkala, and the single tree in Mekar island.

The new Zelda-like character looks EXACTLY like the princess from the Calamity tapestry. We haven't seen the ancient hero yet, but it's funny how Ganondorf has the closest color scheme to match him.

Great video, I really enjoyed your analysis and theories. Looking forward to what you come up with after the game releases.

Amazing breakdown, the little details highlighted here that I totally missed made me so much more excited for this game and its story. So many theories are already bubbling haha.

OMG 8:52 can you imagine if we were able to rebuilt the whole Hyrule Castle town as a part of a side quest like Tarrey Town? I’d love that!

Beautiful analysis as always! I am so incredibly excited for this game and I’m so glad to be part of these little theory communities.

Great analysis video as always 👍

Zeltik's TotK's analysis video of the 10 minutes gameplay trailer: 23 minutes Zeltik's TotK analysis video of the 4 minute final trailer: 54 minutes This rules and you rule and I so, so appreciate the work you put into this!

This has been pointed out in twitter, but at 41:10, Sidon is wearing the crown that King Dorephan wears. So its implied that at some point Sidon becomes king, and who knows what happened to Dorephan.

Great video! You pointed out so many things I missed. I hadn’t even noticed Zelda’s tear glowing before you pointed it out, I wouldn’t be surprised if it acts in a similar way to Sheetas pendant/crystal in Castle in the Sky, potentially protecting her when she falls and guiding her. Maybe the tears also have some sort of function within the sky islands. Maybe, like the crystal in laputa, they allow the holder to mobilise the robots (in this case the constructs) as well as pilot the islands in some way, going off all the ghibli imagery in all the trailers at least. It’s probably a reach but I’ve been completely obsessed with the thought of being able to send the forgotten temple skyward ever since I heard of the reversal/rewind ability which we now know is called recall. Maybe Zelda’s tear has power enough to do so because of it’s engraving. Imagine how poetic it would be for the final fight against Demise (if that is him in the trailer which I’m so hoping it is) after 11 years to take place in the ruins of the forgotten temple, returned to the sky above the cloud barrier. From the trailer there does seem to be a lot of skyward sword references so I really like the idea of ss and totk acting in parallel, which would also justify the double ouroboros imagery. Two stories acting in parallel to each other, each completing the others loop, this being the potential creation and completion of Demise’s curse. This being said if I so much as see mere reference to that bipedal avocado again I may cry. Finally, and this may be a controversial take so read at your own discretion, but I personally believe that all the symbolism of hands throughout the trailer, link reaching for Zelda, the ultra hand ability etc. means we can pet the dog.

Very good work here. Appreciate your craftsmanship.

32:33 To me that material in the Boko's Backpack looks like fire chuchu jelly. Remember that in the gameplay demonstration white chuchu jelly was used to make ice arrows. Red chuchu jelly likely makes fire arrows, and enemies can take advantage of that too based on this shot. I think the Ruby probably makes a bomb arrow, since it would be incredibly expensive to use one for just a fire arrow.

Zeltik : "yeah I'm so sorry this is gonna take a little longer than usual I hope not too many thousands of you are gonna unsubscribe please pardon me" Also Zeltik : *drops an hour long masterpiece after 8 hours*

pretty much spot on, a part from the underwater exploration Zeltik you clearly read an entire game from a few tailer minutes, more power to you dude.

I know that Breath of the Wild took a lot of inspiration from Studio Ghibli films, but it seems like Tears of the Kingdom is taking it even further. The Sky Islands and the tears themselves remind me of Laputa and the blue crystals seen in Castle in the Sky, and the tendrils of malice and blackened “curse” on Link’s arm, not to mention Zelda’s more tribal appearance, feels like something straight out of Princess Mononoke. I am so excited to see where the story goes with this new game! Edit: oh my gosh thank you all so much for the likes!

21:45 another cool thing about the gold particles floating around is that they could relate to Link’s “recall” ability. Maybe in certain instances, he’s able to recall entire areas from the past?

This was great analysis 👍

It's fun to come back to this video after having played the game and knowing the story. The theories are interesting to compare zith what we know. Anyway, great analysis mate!

Man, not only you're obviously a huge Zelda fan and connoisseur, and a very articulated one, but your deductive skills are extraordinary! I'd never imagined I would sit through an hour long analysis of a 3 minute trailer. Chapeau!

It would make sense that Ganondorf has the Gorons' tear. The Gorons and Death Mountain are closely tied to Din, Goddess of Power. And seeing as Ganondorf wields her triforce of Power, it only makes sense for him to have the teardrop of power too. It's his thing.

I am sooo excited for this game! Can’t wait to see some gameplay!

I'm watching this after playing this and am SO GLAD I didn't watch the trailers before hand. You broke down SO MUCH of this extremely accurately! I would have had so much spoiled for me. It's incredible how much you sorted out of such a short clip. Your excitement is genuine, so it's a real treat watching your videos. ❤

Oh dude, that sky barrier theory blew my mind. It's like the dragons' retreats in BotW were some foreshadowing to a hidden sky world. Love it!

And maybe for everyone: It is mentioned the place in the desert does not fit anywhere into BOTW, but it does! @lookslikezelda and I discovered the place you see at 11:03 is in fact Arbiter's Ground, viewed from north to south. You can see the ruins on the left side with the glowing stone in the middle. The order of the columns fits perfectly. If you imagine the BOTW-map it would be between Arbiter's Ground and the Gerudo Great Skeleton - just close to Dragon's Exile, which would perfectly fit to the dragon theme of the Zonai. So excited!

Thank you for not spoiling anything and presenting such a great informational video. Although I did only listen to the video and not watch it I'm trying to keep my mind as fresh as possible

Amazing trailer of Zeltik... watched this video couple of hours.

That last trailer hit like an atom bomb. We got returning characters, some new mechanics, sky islands, and we have ganondorf in a mainline zelda game again after 17 years. I’m so excited for this game

I think that the unknown woman, who shares a lot of similarities with Zelda, is actually the princess depicted on the tapestry from the first game. Darker skin, blond hair, same outfit and most importantly the divine power she wields. Also I noticed that the divine beasts depicted on the tapestry have the same colors as the the tears showcased in the trailer.

Zeltik has become my main source of any information Zelda related. Absolutely monstrous how much effort he puts into his videos!

What a fabulous video ❤

Zeltik: As you can see from these 4 pixels here, there is a Rito and a Gerudo champion from an alternate timeline serving as the sages who will seal Ganondorf I'm always amazed with how quickly you put together such great, detailed analysis. Excellent work! Every time a trailer drops I just wait in anticipation for your analysis.

The tear in Ganon’s forhead while he is mummified is a blue-green color, like that of the Zonai energy. It’s Ganon’s malice that turns the stone red. That tear is likely tied to the Sky islands; which is probably why the islands descend the same time as Ganon’s revival.

love you zeltik

I'm honestly so excited to watch your videos while I'm playing the new game. I loved your playthrough of BOTW!

I think the technique Riju uses is the same technique as Urbosa’s fury, she just knows how to do it herself whereas Link channels Urbosa’s spirit to do it (which is where the green energy comes from)

People keep calling the Zonai guy a goat or horse but doesn’t it make more sense for them to be dragon descendants? He looks so dragon-like to me.

This was an ultra great analysis

This is a lot of fun to revisit after playing the game!

Two small details i've noticed: - The location where the construct fights the chuchu jelly in the beginning is the same place where Link gets pushed off in the gameplay demonstration - The "beamos" construct Zeltik mentions is likely the block golem in standby mode, and in the gameplay demonstration we see it in the backround in the same spot

Whoever called it a "$70 DLC" is straight buggin. This game is going to be awesome!

Great work

Nice analysis 👍

The fact there’s someone holding a Great Eagle Bow behind you know who, is the most intriguing thing about this trailer. What exactly could be happening in that scene alone drives me crazy.

zeltik is the only person you can trust to not leave a stone unturned in new trailers and reveals

I'm unbelievably hyped for this game. I've probably watched the trailer 100 times by now and I still get goosebumps every time.

Good work❤❤

Dude, you and your team are unreal. To make a video this in-depth in such a quick turnaround time is seriously remarkable. Thank you for all of your content!!

The throne room that link explores now has two thrones, making me believe this is 100% a memory, since in botw, there is one throne due to the fact the queen is dead

Nice work

You are so talented bro

With Koroks not hiding now, and their forest gone, I wonder if one of them holds a tear, the 7th tear (where Zelda and the other blonde woman's tear being one and the same) and is a race that has one of the seven sages, as there was one from that race, Saria, of the Kokiri forest, in OoT. That would make sense to include them as an important race.

The desert structure rising from the sand is very reminiscent of the Lanayru Mining Facility from Skyward Sword

Fantastic video Zeltik! The sheer amount of analysis you managed here is incredible given the length of the last trailer. I do have a question if someone can point me in the right direction. I remember a video where you talked about Demise and his possible connection to Lorule (because of the inverted triforce on his sword, as well as some other details.) I can't seem to find the video though, so either I'm thinking of another Zelda lore youtuber or it is hidden in one of your miscellaneous theory vids and I've been overlooking it. I would love to go back and watch that again if I can find it. Can anyone help me out?

I Just came here to say. OH MY GOD YOU WERE RIGHT ON SO MANY THINGS. You are a legend!

Calling it now! While she is falling, Zelda's tear activates the recall ability, sending her back to the distant past. She leaves the tear on the pedestal, where Link will find it and gain the recall ability in the present. In trade, the broken Master Sword is recalled to the past, where it appears before Zelda in its repair state (since its time was rewound).