The Hidden Stories of Breath of the Wild's Guardians 

If you want to find the Dorephan Guardian yourself, look in the small pond just south of the Lanayru Tower! It's the closest Guardian to Zora's Domain, found just off the Zora River!

In Tabantha Village Ruins, you can find a single Guardian half-buried in the snow in the wreckage of a destroyed house. This implies that the entire village was destroyed by a lone Guardian. Spooky.

Zora soldiers: give their hearts and souls into protecting their domain from the guardian, sacrfificing their lives and leaving their families in mourning King Dorephan: Lmao yeet die

King of hyrule: Sad music, hells at his daughter , lost his kingdom King of the zoras: RAINING BLOOD PLAYS , THROWS GUARDIANS AROUND, KINGDOM IS STILL BEAUTIFUL AND SERENE.

King dorephan's ultimate move: YEET

Now this is the type of content I wanna see when the game awards doesn't deliver

Guardians crawling out of those pillars is a sight I never want to see-

the arrow in the guardians eye with the shield and spear beside it is incredible, like seriously, the attention to detail in this game never ceases to amaze me. it’s such a small and random little easter egg, yet so pivotal to the immersion of the game. it really makes you feel like the game itself is a real world, something that has existed beyond what you play in as Link.

Noone: Not a single zora: King Dorephan: yall wanna see me dr mario backthrow this guardian

Okay okay Zeltic, we get it. You can make several hundred amazing videos on Zelda Breath of the Wild. Please continue.

big props to king dorephan: the man who dared to YEET A BLOODY GUARDIAN

"one of the most intimidating enemies yet." *grabs pot lid* "Lets do this."

Imagine being a zora soldier that has spent hours trying to kill this horrific piece of machinery then the king comes over and just _picks_ _it_ _up_

"Long live the King." *Throws Guardian into a ravine*

"My King, we cannot stop that wretched mechanical horror! All is lost!" Dorephan: Y E E T

The exploded ruin could be a reference to the Bomb Shopkeeper’s House in Twilight Princess. Both are situated on top of a high elevation, overlooking Kakariko, and both buildings exploded.

King Dorephan: You...You took my daughter from me!! Ganondorf: I don't even know who you are. King Dorephan: *You Will....*

The guardians make the theme of botw, they are covered in moss and plants matching the ruins that cover the land It always made this game so special

I've been trying to find the "King Dorephan Guardian" since I read that tablet. I had always looked around upland Zorana to find it. If this is the Guardian, then that is quite the throwing arm the King has.

Guardians attacking a bomb shop actually make sense when you think about it. Since the assault most likely happened before the Ancient Arrows were invented, shooting a Guardian in the eye with a _Bomb_ Arrow would have done the most damage to it. Destroy a shop that mass-produces gunpowder, and cripple the creation of Bomb Arrows.

I am glad someone's finally mentioned how weird that one isolated building in the Rikoka hills with the seeming absolute overkill of 3 dead guardians is in video form. Bomb shop makes a lot of sense, I didn't think of that. I just assumed a farmer royally pissed off Ganon.

Bomb shop that spontaneously explodes near Kakariko? Is that Barnes' store house?

Who would win? A mechanical Spider programmed to destroy the very evil that plagues a kindom, which is also the reincarnation of the first demon king, now possessed by a blight of magic that constructs life from it's environment that also has a durable hull and can scale any surface with 8 mechanical arms. One big fishy boy.

The exploded building near Kakariko Village seems like a direct reference to the building behind Barn's Bombs in Twilight Princess, where the building was destroyed in an explosion, conveniently killing three shadow bugs, in the Kakariko Village of the time.

It would be totally cool if in BOTW2, we can see Guardian's protecting people instead of trying to kill them. That would be really interesting, especially if Ganondorf comes back too. :o

This makes me even more want me to see a Breath of the Wild movie that’s a prequel or a prequel game where you are guaranteed to lose

That last RuinGuardian is one of the only four that are labeled as dynamic objects, which allow for the infinite Ancient Parts glitch. :o

it is truly insane to me how much detail was put into this game. thanks for highlighting things i for sure never would’ve noticed. it just makes the game that much more enjoyable

Incredible even after almost 3 years after BOTW's release, there still much we have to discover.

When I read the legend of King Dorephan I tried to find the guardian remains but failed. It is nice to know the probable location!

King Dorephan be like: "Friggoty Froppity get off my property."

I love how you use in-game footage to sort of reenact the scenes you’re talking about

It really says something about the depth and creativity of the devs that each Guardian you find tells its own sad story of what lives it took, what it ruined, and how it finally came to its own demise...It gives off such a weird feeling...

"Hundreds of guardians would've been crawling out..." That scenario is legitimately anxiety inducing.

I really love the effort you put into replicating the stories, like with Link in Zora armor battling a guardian with a trident and dying. The small touches you add to enhance your narration really set you apart from other channels!

One of my favorite story moments in BotW was recovering the last memory, partly because I realized you could tell exactly what was going on based on the positions of the Guardians at the moment they were frozen. Also, they appear less frequently toward the edges of the map, indicating they spread out from a central location. You could probably track their progress with some investigative effort. This also uncovers a great mystery: the guardians avoid the presently existing towns, and there's no clear explanation for why.

Zeltik: Some kind of bomb shop?? Me: why the HECk would it be a bomb sh- Me: remembers this is zelda and bomb shops are standard

When I saw the Guardians actually swarming the pillars in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, I was scared shitless. It must have been heartbreaking for Zelda to see, their one weapon turned against Hyrule and coming for its people.

Now I'm just imagining Ocarina's Zora King slowly "mweep"-ing a Guardian off a cliff.

Big respect to zeltik, I’m not smart enough to read into this stuff

I like how the Guardians coming out of the towers in a corkscrew is used in the upcoming Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity!

The exploded building was Morshu's shop The Guardians tried to rob the shop, but they didn't have enough rubies and the shop blew up They should have been a bit more... *MMMMMMMMMMMMM* RICHER

10:36 I was NOT expecting that

These are the kind of details that I love to learn about.

4:55 depending on the velocity and frequency that this process has, this could have had a terrifying yet awesome outcome. I am imagining an "our arrows will blot out the sun" (300) scenario, only with thousands of guardians swarming from thows pillars, casting the whole sky dark.

The ending made me lol. Dorephan is a force to be reckoned with!

Other people: We can't stop it! It's too powerful! King Dorephan: *Y E E T*

I just realized. Dorephan said with a Japanese accent is how they pronounce "dolphin." Well played Nintendo, well played.

If I had to guess why there's two guardians along with Ganon's cocoon is for them to serve as guards if anyone tries to approach the room while he's trying to rebuild his body

me casually looting ancient parts at the ruins: hehe parts go ding Zeltik: actually...

The amount of subtle detail in this game still amazes me to this day. I'm still discovering new things and new places every time I replay the game. Hell, I didn't even know about the Lanayru Promenade until I saw your video on it, and I'm on my 7th play-through

he had wandered far after the great calamity, he had failed to protect those in Hyrule, he would try elsewhere. he was on his way up death mountain when he heard it, the locking on of a guardian stalker. he quickly leaped behind a rock, hearing an explosion and feeling the heat of the blast as he was pelted with rocks. he charged in, trying to hit it with his spear he took off a Moblin, it barely harmed it, the guardian locked on for another blast, though he was quick to dodge, the blast still sent him soaring through the air, disarming him of his spear and shield. in a last-ditch effort, he pulled out his bow and shot it. he heard a loud ting noise, the guardian began to power down death mountain wasn't safe, he had to go elsewhere. he heard of a place, surrounded by mountains, he was going there when he saw a little, untouched house, he rushed inside hoping to find someone but... it was empty, a bomb shop. he left the store, disheartened when three red lasers pointed at him, he rushed back inside and slammed the door locked. he heard them, closer, louder, they were trying to get in the house. he looked around for a way out, and indeed did he find a way out. in a cupboard was a bottle of alchohol, a glass, and a box of matches. his way out sat before him, he sat down behind the counter, poured a glass, and lit a nearby bomb. a guardian's eye peered through a window, the beeping of its laser locking onto him. he raised his glass, "cheers" he chuckled before downing the drink, the fuse getting ever closer to its base.

Maybe that was a reference to the bomb shop from twilight princess

4:28 my heart went crazy from the two men around the guardian

Does anyone else listen to him while doing any sort of work, or am I just weird? Edit: I don't think I've ever gotten this many likes before. Thanks!

10:42 Slayer out of nowhere!

This video is exactly why I love Breath of the Wild so much- there's so much detail and lore built into every aspect of the game, down to tiny stuff like this that just makes the experience so incredibly rich. I definitely want to see more videos like this!!

This is my favorite type of BotW content, the stories that we don't always see.

Yes, please do more videos like this, I hadn't seen a lot of these spots, and these are so cool! I especially like the one with the arrow in the eye and the fact that the king literally defeated a guardian by yeeting it into a ravine, my respect for him has increased a hundredfold XD

I love going into areas of hyrule and thinking of stories of what could’ve happened and I also love using hyrule castle theme for Zelda theory videos too!

2:30 for the soldiers who held the line at Fort Hateno, preventing what Guardians made it past Link from ranging further East, THEY HELD THE LINE! AND THEY HAVE HELD THE LINE FOR A HUNDRED YEARS

You should definitely do more videos like this!!! It's really fascinating to see how much detail really went into the game: things that most people(including myself) miss when they play.

8:00, In a Specific Cut-Scene at Hyrule Bridge Link’s Father is Mentioned. Perhaps Link’s Father lived in that house. seeing that Guardians were coming from the house he Gathered his weapons and fired a Bomb arrow from long range, Perhaps even hitting a barrel of something explosive, causing the house to Explode but taking all three Guardians.

One that stood out to me was one I found near the Akkala tower. It was a guardian with a long sword planted firmly in its next. It's been a long time since I've played it, but I can remember crossing a bridge and seeing it pinned against the wall. Love this game!

Zeltik: uploads Me: I am speed

Zora soldier: sir we can't even touch this thing Dorephan: man soldiers these days are so weak. Watch this ,YEET!

I was not expecting one of your videos finishing with FUCKING SLAYER. Awesome!!

Never once had I said to myself, "One day @Zeltik will make me chuckle with one of his videos" You have great editing skills friend, and also comedic timing.

1:06 interesting you use that phrasing. The German name for Devine beasts in game isn't actually a translation. They're called "Titanen", obviously meaning "Titans". What a funny coincidence. By the way, the actual translation for "Devine beasts" would be "Heilige Bestien" in case you were interested

10:00 the guardian has been yeeted

Uhm... Hell yes, Slayer? That was amazing. I was like "did he just say 'metal'..--" *gallop riff* "--... yes he did."

Dude that ending with king dorephan at the end is hilarious

My stupid self when I see these guardians: “haha free stuff.”

I’m still learning new things about this game, thank you! The details in this game’s world are mind blowing.

There's so many new things I learn about this game from these videos. I didn't even put together the mini stories, like the Wizzrobe implied to have burned that location.

The idea of B I G F A T F I S H M A N casually walking up to one of the most feared enemies in Zelda, grabbing it, and throwing it into a rivine is the best thing to think about.

My favorite part was the "Don't f*** with the king" with Raining Blood for the music

Do you think the Dragon "statue" at the zonai ruins - where you find the spring of courage - was actually supposed to be a divine beast? I don't think ive seen anyone bring it up, but walking along it I noticed it has similar architect to the other beasts, perhaps the earliest prototype of its kind, given how weathered and broken by time it is. That perhaps the power failed, wasn't the right kind or simply evaporated/leaked due to faulty systems to keep it in functioning condition. Walking along it alone tells you it's sizable enough to get away with being one and is half buried in the base of the dueling peaks - in which there is a npc that claims a Dragon split in half mind you, though she could've easily meant Farosh or one of the other two dragons currently roaming hyrule. The zonai ruins looks like it's in a giant hole, almost more like a huge crater looking at it from above and one layer has several deposits of luminous stones

I think the two Guardians in the Sanctum of Hyrule Castle on the ceiling might've been precautions like the 5 Towers? They were moved (or firstly built) in the castle, and placed in the room ABOVE the Sanctum, then would rotate downwards when danger was present in the Sanctum below them. They would fall down, and land on their limbs, lasers primed, and defend the Royal Family, Honored Guests, and the Royal Guards.

Watching these vids just makes the game even More enjoyable for me.

It would be cool to see some of these scenes play out in Age of Calamity, but I'll settle for a playable King Dorephan yeeting enemies to the four corners of the realm.

I really appreciate how you added black bars at the top and bottom. I have a OnePlus 7T Pro so the phone screen is taller, and when I zoom the video in fullscreen it takes up the entire thing. VERY satisfying. Also check your Twitter DM's!

All the details put into this game is astonishing

There's another fun one at the entrance to Akkala Citadel, after you've crossed the broken bridge. One of the dead guardians has a rusty claymore wedged between the head and body piece!

Ya got to love it when Zeltik uploads. Brilliant theories and descriptive top (however many) videos. Thanks Zeltik for always making me happy with your content.

Since im finally early it would be cool to have a theory about the guy before hyurule market in ocarina of time who collects poes as adult link. Also I think that when using the mask of truth as child link the guard in the same place says something about being interested in ghosts/poes.

Nobody: King Dorephen: "Y'see that Guardian?" "I'm gonna wrassle it."

It was when I first explored the forgotten temple and saw a dead guardian staring in from a space where a window might be that I got just how bad things had been 100 years ago. That guardian alone told a huge part of a story. Finding more of these is so cool!

King dorephan: ah so there’s a guardian outside? hold on I gotta yeet it into a ravine (proceeds to walk out on giant *THICC* legs)

So what do you think happened to the Guardians laying around the Temple of Time? Divine intervention, perhaps?

Believe it or not, I ran into the first mentioned guardian just the other day after destroying a nearby camp. It was pretty darn cool seeing someone talk anout this one and others. Great video!

I love these because there is so much mystery behind the map in BOTW, you always do an amazing job of putting detail behind things that can otherwise go overlooked

When he mentioned the bomb shop, I instantly thought of the twilight princess bomb shop in that version of kakariko

I’m a simple person... I see a zeltik video I click

So glad _someone_ finally mentioned the guardiam atop the akkala tower.

One of my favorite areas is Satori Mountain. Of course there is the stuff with Satoru Iwata, however the mountain tells several stories without a single word. There's a campsite that shows signs of how the person that use to own it lived on the mountain (such as an apple orchard, and signs of hunting in the area.)

I knew this game has so much attention to detail, but if that Guardian in the ravine really was a reference to the Zora story... it’s almost too much.

Love how there is so much story to a game without much of a story ;-;

10:39 GUARDIAN SLAYEEER!

I always found the places where you find groups of deactivated guardians interesting. It always makes me wonder why did the guardians go there and what happened to them.