Who is this figure? Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Theory 

Wow, I hope that's the case - that'd be really fascinating

Seems likely to me, really. Honestly, those two being depicted this similarily, maybe the creators of those murals knew that Zelda is Hylia incarnate?

That would make sense if the Zonai didn't have a statue of Hylia at the Sacred Spring of Farore to influence their depiction of Hylia.

Yeah that was my first thought. Its most likely Hylia

@@GuukanKitsune We don't know how old this depiction is though. And there's a long human history of depicting the same spiritual figure different ways based on context. 'Hylia on high among the spirits' and 'Hylia who comes to protect/use the Triforce' (associated with the 3 creator goddesses, thus the springs) could be depicted differently.

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Omg this theory is actually cool

well you have my vote

If the deity does have rabbit ears. It could be an Easter egg from link to the past. Link transfers into a rabbit. When he doesn’t have the moon pearl or when a rabbit beam hits him. It’s probably it’s deity that going help link. Restore the master sword and give him power to stop Calmity Ganondorf. I’m calling him that cause the malice is possessing his corpse. Which is probably the reason why the castle going to the sky. Is either to get triforce those likely it won’t. But it’s the malice is probably trying to get revenge. After what happen 10,000 years ago. But this my speculation. This deity might have stop the cycle of ganon or ganondorf. Resurrection time and time again. It could on stop this cycle. The other cycle being a new hero and princess appearing. Probably it will be this deity. That could stop this complete cycle completely.

That actually makes sense

hylia- Nayru demise- din so then all we have left is farore. you are spot on!

You're totally right! Mythology often has Dragons taking humanoid forms. Could it be that the original 3 dragons in BotW are actually the creator goddesses from OoT and the mysterious NEW dragon seen in clips from the trailer is actually one half of Hylia who shares this form with Zelda?

Y'know. Some Dragons do have a strong connection with Hylia. What if Hylia was literally part dragon?

There *is* a new dragon spotted behind one of the sky islands in the new trailer. Hmmmmmmm...

This!

Props to the art team for an incredible design! That's not easy to pull off, and they do it perfectly. The woman's hand turns into a dragon's horns/antlers.

Yeah, I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought "hat". Like, Zant isn't actually a fish man with a pointy head, he just has a weird helmet.

The whole time I was looking at it, all I could see was a tribal mask. Like Mononoke’s mask in Princess Mononoke.

Yes, I think it's the goddess Helia in Zonai style clothing

She has the face of a Blupee.

@@djz3milo looks like majora’s mask 👀

Plus the blupees are bunny like too. What is all the lore on those again? I had forgotten about the bloopers, but they are the spitting image of the deity's "face" which I also assume is a mask that is part of its headdress.

It's not going to be ''bunny link'' come on, lol. The figure is clearly feminine; but I wouldn't rule out some direct involvement with the Zonai - they're the 'race' this game is seemingly pushing.

I agree with you. Plus, if Aonuma and Fujibayashi want to take the story in new directions using existing lore, Zelda and Ganondorf already have deity counterparts, so focusing on Link and establishing that he has Farore as his deity, which enables him to wield the Triforce of Courage and the Master Sword then it works perfectly. Also, as I said up above, Farore's wind connects the Goddess to the sky too. EDIT: fixed Hidemaro Fujibayashi san's name.

Interestingly this would give us three human races connected to the goddesses (Zonai, Shikah, Garudo), and three humanoid races that could be connected to the goddesses (Ruto, Zora, Goron). You might think that a Ruto connection to Farore is a stretch, but wind has often had an association with Farore, like Farore's Wind in OOT.

@@thearcanian5921 or you know, korok/kokiri

@@ShadyMcKnight I guess, but they have become more spirit than humanoid.

Yeah. I wrote a long long comment about this on a video from a week or so ago when this trailer first came out saying basically the same thing. I think the deity is one that will represent courage and be most connected to Link specifically

Ya that's what I'm thinking. It kinda resembles midna. They have allot of symbolism that matches the twlight, and it looks like they had the same twilight wyvern bird thing in the trailer. Aonuma said while making BOTW, that we should play through Twilight Princess in order to understand BOTW. But I saw very little to do with it, and most of it was just small references. Hopefully, the twilight will play more of a role in this, it seems to be hinting at it.. unless its something dissapointingly diffrent lol. I'd like if they implement things of both Majoras mask, and Twilight princess. Like playing various instruments again, Mask transformations, playing song of storms to make it stop raining so you can climb, running while swinging ur sword, and learning fight skills!

Glad I'm not the only one thinking of midna. That plus the visuals of the floating runes makes me think twilight.

I thought I was crazy for seeing Midna, haha. Glad to see other people share the same opinion

I think there are a lot of similarities between the new figure and the fused shadow in particular. But it's also kinda hard to tell because green glowing lines always make me think of Twilight Princess 😅

Oh seeing people who went through the same thought process makes me happy. TP for life

Maybe the "Zelda" carving is Hylia? And the other one could just be new deity? Although that could mess up the timeline even more than it is.

Or, as MJTRadio said, it might just be a depiction of Hylia, as the Zonai might have interpreted her in their own culture.

@@brandonnguyen6718 New, or possibly old. There're 3 deities which existed before Hylia: Din, Nayru and Farore.

In my opinion, Zonai have nothing to do with this game as they would never have a connection to Hylia, Ganon.. or ASTOR which is the red-haired figure we see in the first trailer with the eye on his head. I wonder what connection this game has to Hyrule Warrior, not to the game itself but maybe to it's characters.

​@@sinteleon Yeah, but those guys have the triforce thing going on, so it would kind of be weird seeing them not together. Remember, we only see one of the "deity" carvings, with no evidence that there's more.

I've thought something similar to this before too. While i don't see it playing out exactly like SS; a new cycle would probably have slight differences compared to the previous, I've still been saying since the very beginning of the trailers for TotK that i think this game is going to serve as a catalyst that perpetuates, and results in, a new cycle of the timeline. It would explain a LOT about most of the stuff we've seen so far. And i am sticking hard to this theory until proven otherwise.

This would also fit into Zelda becoming Hylia.

​@@bokoblinprincess7391 I'm so into this idea too. Whether the cycle is altered or if it ends up being 'fulfilled' and the Zelda timeline repeats itself - there are such cool avenues for them to go down with lore from here. It could explain why the devs have avoided talking much about BotW's placement in the timeline, since they could have had TotK's storyline in mind already. Why else would Hyrule Historia have such a definitive placement for every other game, but suddenly BotW comes around and they decide "nah we aren't saying where it is."

@@winterlogical Actually that reminds me of something they said once in an interiew, about the story of BotW. I'm pretty sure they did have the story planned out, because if i remember correctly, it was mentioned that a lot of the ideas for the sequel were originally going to be DLC. But they had so many ideas that they became the basis for an entire sequel instead. At least im pretty sure.

I'm absolutely in this camp. Hyrule feels like it's in this eternal stasis already, why not have time be a circle?

Yes, I definitely can see this. I'm expecting a lot from TotK but if they can integrate _two_ of those main races into this plot, that would be _very_ impressive. (Plot - and gameplay of course. I really don't want Breaths ''carvings, paintings, books and memories are your only story while you fight blobby Ganon clones and 120 shrines'' again.)

The face reminds me of the cat things from Skyward Sword

Yeah i think its midna too

I was waiting to see this comment and was super surprised they didn’t mention it in the video.

I don’t know if it’s Midna specifically, but I’m thinking it may be a descendant.

My first thought were Blupees as well.

Me too! I want a blupee goddess lol

I think you were on the right track. zelda seems to have the triforce of wisdom reincarnate with her and Ganon has had his since OOT, so the green one has to be farore's power.

Since the "in-between form" has only two notches on their ear compared to the dragon-like figure on the mural's three, I wouldn't be surprized if the in-between is actually a depiction of Din, Farore, or Nayru.

As above so bellow type thing. Some have mentioned its relation to the lord of the Mountain too with how it looks. Really great observation for the oroboros.

i call it a dragon yes it does look like a woman but if you rotate the image to where the woman is lying on her back it looks like a dragon

The markings of the two halves of the Oroborus, could be a reference to the old Oriental tale of the Earth and Sky Dragons who had warred between each other, but later ruled together as friends. I was also reminded that some of the green energy was similar to the Twili magic/energy from “Twilight Princess”, where Midna’s adult form had long flowing hair, and also acting as a counterpart to Zelda in the shadow realm.

or what if Zelda breaks away from the part of her that is Hylia.

Right. I also think it might be more accurate, or that neither are, as Hylia is described as being otherworldly but still humanoid, but the depictions in Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild are just straight up normal looking Hylians.

This passes my smell test as well. Also, the streaks coming down around her seem like stars or rays of light falling through the heavens, as depicted at the start of OoT. However, I might also think that this is some Zonai God who Zelda must go through to return to divinity and reset the cycle, or end the cycle for good. It could also be about some broader scale cycle. SS was about forging the sword into its full glory, and Hylia's incarnation. TotK could be about re-forging the sword, or just returning it to its original state and Zelda returning to divinity. Whoever it is, and whoever the Zonai were, they're definitely familiar with the cycle, and all its iconography.

A god was my immedite conclusion give its icongraphy and its promit place in the mural above the main scene if this is a zonia carving then hylia being animalistic in depictation fits well with their culture

And I just thought of this but what if Hylia helps her mortal form regain her powers? We know that she is still pretty much drained and has not yet fully recovered her own strength.

@@chromeshellking seeing as breath of the wild is ment to be the end and the final breaking of the cycle. Hylia regaining godhood is certainly a possibility

My first thought was that it looked owl-like. Could have some connection to wisdom and/or Nayru?

Do we know if the Twili might be related to Hylians?

@@Myzelfa yup the twili were a ancient race of powerful Hylian sorcerers that were banished from hyrule by Hylia for trying to use magic to gain the power of the triforce. Maybe I’m crazy but everything about the Zonai is screaming Twili to me. And that figure has got to Midna or the Twilight/Zonai Princess.

@@DerekAkunne Considering one of their ruins are shrouded in permanent darkness, I can see the Zonai being related to the Twili. But was it specifically said they were descended from Hylians?

@@Myzelfa yeah the interlopers were Hylian

I completely agree. It seems the corpse that everyone thought to be Ganon was in fact Midna all along. Perhaps she is being used as a vessel for the malice to inhabit... and the green hand is an ancient ancestor of Zelda that imbues Link with the power to rival the malice which is Ganon. I suspect that it isn't just sky islands but also deep caverns we will explore as well as your before mentioned tears into the dark world. With all these new locations it'll be the largest Zelda map ever created... again.

I can't find it now, but I remember years ago reading an Eiji Aonuma interview where he was basically asked if he would ever bring Midna back in a Zelda sequel and he was open to the idea since fans were so in love with her character

Its possible that if the Zonai and the Twili really are the same tribe wouldn't the greatest compliment to the queen of the zonai be to draw her as animalistically as possible since the zonai viewed animals as sacred? I think this could explain how alien it looks

This would be so cool

EXACTLY MY IDEA

My guess is that at least part of the games main plot is going to revolve around needing to either rescue Zelda or help her on certain missions around the kingdom until she’s recovered or prepared to accompany Link. If this is the case, then later parts of the story might involve Zelda needing to merge her spirit with this Zonai deity or this games version of Hylia to help figure out how to repair the master sword by using methods that neither the Hylians or Sheikah descendants understand.

Maybe the figure on the ground is Farore and the other one is Hylia?

The twili being the zonia is an intresting concept and the evidence shown to use seems to be highlighting that. This of course changes the previous theory of the twili being shika exiled by hylians however i think it makes more sense if the tribe that the hylians exiled was the zonia rather then a subsect of the shika

I was also thinking that the clothing the figure is wearing in the carvings reminds me of the clothing Zant wears in Twilight Princess. A sort of a royal Twili garb… could add to this theory!

shadow and light are two sides of the same coin" and cannot exist without the other never forget that there's another world bound to this one." shadow and light are two sides of the same coin" and cannot exist without the other.

I just want my Midna back :(

Oh thanks Hylia I'm not the only one to think that :') That's the first thing that came into my mind when I saw the figure, and...The sword's pattern on the logo kinda reminds me of her tatoos ??

@@klervia9696 the style of the carvings in general are imo VERY similar to the etchings on the fused shadow. In another comment, someone else also mentioned the similarities between the figure and Zant, with the long arms, robes, and mask. Zant even has similar green colored runes on his cloak as well.

Oh thank hylia. I thought I was the only one thinking about TP when seeing the trailer. When I saw the stone carving I instantly thought of zant. I don't know how it could fit in the lore tho. The shadow mirror got distroid at the end of the game. So if this is form the zonai... How do they know about him? And think of him as a god.? ... Damn I can't wait for the game

@@TwilightPrincess-rp9ud the mirror was destroyed, but depending on the twilight realms connection to the dark world/sacred realm, there's always been ways to drift between. LttP had open portals just hanging out in the overworld, and the Magic Mirror is unaccounted for. That and with Shiekah tech in BotW, it wouldn't be unreasonable for them to have built their own door/mirror Zeltik also did a vid on the connection between the Zonai and the Sheikah that could explain that, since the BotW Labyrinths seems to be a combination of Shiekah Shrines and Zonai ruins

I agree. I think a descendant of Midna's makes more sense than Hylia.

Plot twist: the REAL reason this game kept getting delayed and is taking forever to be truly revealed is because the team is working hard on making a legit good story. Almost a 180 from BotW’s “story.”

@@sionnachrealta5534 That’s backstory and worldbuilding. The actual plot of BotW is this: Link wakes up, finds the dead kings ghost, then………well does whatever the player wants. No defined plot. Shit just kind of happens. And even if you do 100% the game, the only plot that happens is meeting the champions descendants, freeing the beasts, and then killing Ganon. So that’s about 5 things that happen in the game. And I won’t even go into how you’re calling peoples’ experiences and opinions “wrong”

@@biffbroham The backstory is part of a story itself. The main gameplay’s story is simple, but the story itself for BotW includes world-build and backstories. The way they tackle the interaction between players and those pieces of backstories is interesting, it makes the whole story itself a small puzzle too. BotW story isn’t bad, especially since the main focus is on Link’s lonesome journey instead of his old memories.

She is. And this figure is the goddess of courage Farore. Take it to the bank.

@@jeffcarroll1990shock well the eyes are a thing yes, but depictions are all perspectives of an abstract concept that is beyond comprehensive abilities and therefore any real "definition" of a concepts appearance is really just someone thinking they know it when really no one besides the concept or other concepts know it. Even then only the concept knows itself best and therefore only it truly knows itself.

That was my first guess too

@@charmer129 then you can obviously see through the shadows and illusions. Isn't it funny how the darkest places in Hyrule hold the most sacred items?

I don’t think it’s Hylia but who knows. The first incarnation of zelda is Hylia herself. Every other zelda is her descendant. It seems more likely that Zelda is making an alliance with the figure.

Personally I believe we have seen this character before! Let me explain: Everyone says that this is probably the character with the green glowing hand, WELL, in the very first trailer we got (E3 2019) we get a glimpse of the character with the green hand gripping what we are assuming is Ganondorf. Around 45 seconds into the video, when the racing flashbacks are flashing. Slow it down, watch the scene where the hand reaching for Ganondorf casts a shadow on the cave wall. Zoom in on the figure. It surely looks like something with a white, sleek, sharp head and two ear-like things on the top of its head. The hand is not to be mistaken of. I wish i could share the picture. I’m not sure of this but it’s a fun theory!

That was my first thought when I saw the ears and the face!

Interesting that you say that because there is an old BOTW interview from Aonuma or the producer (forget his name, but he was the lead for Minish Cap and the Oracle games) and they said they almost put the Minish into BOTW, but decided against it.

I figured the 3rd Deity would be The Fierce Deity

@@derrickdaniels3955 the Fierce Deity is described as a dark god as powerful as Majora, so I honestly don’t think that’s the direction they were going for. Imo Majora & Fierce Deity are counterparts of eachother but nothing more

I follow you and am mostly already in agreement except for the "ganon becoming demise on the left side of the figure part"

I was thinking the same thing and there are 2 things that make me feel certain about it. 1. The bottom part of the broken Master Sword on the logo. Doesn't that look similar to Twili markings from TP? 2. Nintendo said that they didn't want to release the name of the game too soon because they were worried that it would give away too much. Tell me, what game in the series makes someone's tears (or tear) a plot point...

@@weirdguy59 there's also skyward sword, with a lot of comparisons already. This could mean a lot of things

So this reveal has lead me and many others to consider the possibilite that the zonia are the precursors to twili so it would certianly fit

Definitely seems plausible. Looking at the ears of the figure they are quite long just like imp Midna's

I subscribe to this theory completely because it makes just a ton of sense and it gives me a image of what the Sinai somewhat look like

Zonai gah

This whole video is for overthinking. Youre good haha Also i didnt notice that. Ill have to look again

This was my first thought too. I commented on it a bit after you, but I see you already made the comment before me now.

I don't deem this overthinking since we do have that flying bird platform in the trailer. There IS a visible counterpart to your thought. Other than the theory the figure is Hylia f.e. There's nothing backing it up.

Your story sounds almost identical to mine, right down to your current age (i'm 37) & LOZ being one of your first memories, specifically the recorder and tornado. Wild stuff. Reading this, your enthusiasm even reminded me of my own prose when excited about something (usually Zelda lol) Pretty cool to meet such a kindred spirit here.

This is what I thought too! As soon as I saw the trailer I just assumed it was a humanoid in very ornate ceremonial clothing. I can see why people would think they're a strange creature though because Zonai art is very abstract

So could Ganon have evolved into what we later in ss know as demise and then kicks of SS going full circle? 😅

That pale green is the colour of a lot of things in Zelda history, so I wouldn't totally bank on this, but the patterns are pretty similar. Also, the fact that the figure is so tall is also very telling of Twili people. One strike against this is that the Zonai and Twili have nothing in common in terms of aesthetics and architecture, plus the Zonai worship dragons, which has not been a part of Twili iconography. There would have needed to be some major cultural shift. Alternatively, the Zonai just happen to worship some Twili figure as a god, and they are actually separate people. Certainly two populations who have existed within some sort of void that long separates them from the land of Hyrule would be highly interested in one another. This all said, Nintendo does have a history of just making a Zelda thing look kinda like another Zelda thing so that you see it and go "hey that thing!" and then they never reference it or draw that similarity ever again.

Also very true. Maybe they end up pulling another Zora/Rito thing to retcon a more streamlined history? Tbh I just really miss Twilight Princess tho 😂

YES I agree with you. We never see a true depiction of Farore, save for the creation myth from OOT.

I dont think it's Hylia at least. She has NEVER been depicted this way, even going back to Skyward Sword.

Maybe a descendant

@@raskolnikov6443 Im pretty sure its Midna. The Zonai Arm (links) its similar to Midna True Form MIDNA True form has 2 dragons serpent on her head and 2 hears as an accesory. Check it out. Midna true form outfit, make references to skyward sword time machine portal, she can travel in time and between time lines (the fall of the heroe) in Botw and Totk

I think it's more likely they're setting up the "very first" fight between Hylia and Demise rather than trying to break the cycle. To loop it back to the very beginning, to start it all again. If so, can't wait to learn more about the Dark Interlopers. Maybe even Majora.

You know, the old tapestry depicts the Master Sword being wielded by a warrior with *crimson* hair instead of gold. We only know of one warrior in the series with such a hair color, Ganondorf. You might be onto something!

@@pinkcupcake4717 Zonai also wore armor with red flowing hair on the helmet ala, that Berserker armor from BOTW

Well there's plenty of options for who all these figures are and most of the evidence presented in this video can be countered with other points. Like say the twin dragons which don't represent Hylia at all but rather Link which would imply 2 Hero's rather than Zelda and Hylia. I also find it weird how everyone's assuming the figure that looks like Zelda is Zelda rather than Hylia as so far we can assume they look similar. Other points in the video, The figure on the floor with different 'ears' if they are ears could easily just be one of the 7 (8) heroines or a sage that guards the 'tears' (collectables) I personally thought the ear structure was more head gear than actual ears anyway. Also I think everyone can agree that the new figure shown is the same one that was sealing Ganondorf and possesses Links arm seems a bit weird to do that to Link rather than Zelda if it was Hylia. With the 'she exists outside of time thing' there's another Goddess that does that as well and she doesn't even have a name yet but was introduced in Oot and MM as the Goddess of Time (though it could be Naryu). Well I was just playing devils advocate as I don't think we've seen enough either way to conclude it Hylia anyway.

Its not her

@@Logicalleaping To be clear, we don't know enough to conclude pretty much anything yet definitively. I just am theorizing pre-launch, like we all are. Anyway, I'm not sure I agree that there are plenty of options for these figures. If the figures are Link, why is his hair depicted entirely unlike him (and instead in a particularly feminine way)? Where are his bangs? Why is he wearing the same style of clothes as the other figure if it's just another Hero from the past? And why are those clothes depicted so ornate when Hero's don't normally wear clothes like that? Not to mention, if this is two Hero's instead of Zelda and Hylia, the cyclical symbolism means far less than it otherwise would, which seems unlikely when it's being used as the logo. The primary reasons we assume this is Zelda are: 1) The carving seems to be a prophecy directly referencing the scene of Zelda in a trailer we've already seen (her falling into the pit underground) and 2) this design simply fits her, and specifically her design from the first game, better than Hylia, who has always been too abstract to know for sure. As for the other other figure, it very well may be head gear either way. That said, if this is meant to signify sages, why would it depict only one of them? What would be the significance to seeing a carving of a guard? It might explain gameplay, but story-wise, this doesn't really make sense to put into a carving to begin with. Now, the tears could (in part) be referring to sages still and could also be in part referring to a collectable. But the figure in the center more likely is there to explain what the reason for seeing those tears in this carving is, which is why it is surrounded by them. That would make this person far more important than a simple guard. We may be collecting these tears for Hylia or may be collecting them to do something to Hylia, for example. Remember, this is a carving and carving are depicting important events, posibly a prophecy, to the story, both directly and symbolically. I'm not sure I can agree that the figure is the same as the seal arm. We don't really have evidence for that, other than similarly designed arms. And while that design is a bit odd, it is also just generally Zonai, rather than something specific to this figure. We see both figures have this arm design in the carving, for example. Also, remember that this is the end of the timeline and that we are seeing a dying world and weakening seal. If that seal hand does represent Hylia (which it doesn't need to), then her motivation could just be that the seal has gotten weak enough that an "end of the timeline" plan is being set into motion. As far as this other reference to a "Goddess of Time". I was unfamiliar, but I don't see anything that says they couldn't be referring to an earlier concept for Hylia here.

@@akiradkcn ...great argument? Lmfao.

@@Pichuscute Well for myself I'm pretty confident this isn't Hylia and I'm about 70% sure its the same thing holding Ganondorf at bay in the first trailer. At the current time I'm thinking its a new character anyway. I just don't think we've seen any evidence that Hylia would ever help in a Hero's quest. Hylia doesn't really exist anymore that was kinda the whole plot of Skyward Sword. She chose to forsake her godly form and reincarnate to a Hylian. For hair and model, there's nothing to say a previous hero wasn't a female. But yeah pretty sure it isn't an incarnation of Link anyway. The image of the mural holding hands against who is presumably Zelda (could be Hylia) shows the figure wearing something more akin to a mask than long ears. Could be part of the group that made the Majora's Mask. I dunno there are so many possiblities of who it could be I'd say the most likely contender currently is a twilight princess or Lorulean princess someone seen as another half of Zelda as the image of the hands being next to each other is reminiscent of looking in a mirror. Also not sure the images are a prophecy of what we've seen so far anyway. Zelda falling into malice could be an historical interpretation of any Zelda game where she's imprisoned by ganon. Malice is a new visual concept we see in Botw but it was probably in previous games just not shown the same way. I agree that the image is of Zelda though (or Hylia I guess). Feel like that might of become rambling but oh well, thanks if you read it all though haha.

I might get what you're putting down here. Link has never been associated with a deity. He always seems to just come out of nowhere, born in the right place at the right time. Surely there must be some force placing Link in the time line, to assure that the cycle doesn't go completely off the rails. Zelda and Link are always a package deal. Zelda, the incarnation of one God, joining together with whatever God gives Link his incarnate form seems just as sensible as Zelda rejoining with Hylia.

@@bradoliver9324 The prophecies and cycle of destruction always talks of a hero arising to vanquish the evil that threatens Hyrule. It could be possible the curse left by Demise after his defeat altered the plan put in place by Hylia, making it so her chosen hero's mission is never fully completed and so a new hero must keep arising to defeat the reincarnations of Demise's evil and hatred.

Isn't that an Island full of mountains with temple? Also faces of Evil?? Also, it's Koridai.

Squadallah!

You’re the first person I’ve seen that takes the same stance as me and I actually think for Zelda nerds that live and breathe this stuff like me, it’s quite obvious. I’m annoyed that nobody else references the three other goddesses Din, Farore, and Nayru. Yes goddess Hylia will play an important role but she already had a game all about her in Skyward Sword. The Zonai, being a tribe of great warriors, most likely worshipped Farore. They needed all the courage they could get to have achieved what they did. The Shieka tribe worshipped Nayru for wisdom to develop their technology, and the Gerudo worshipped Din to obtain great power. This game is going to be all about the triforce of courage and how our most current version of Link, the Hero of the Wild, will be obtaining it.

I agree that if it's a previously mentioned character it's probably Farore. The figure looks rather primitive, animalistic and seems to be associated with the color green which doesn't fit Hylia very well. It makes sense that people from the land named after Farore would probably worship her.

@@Ironlion4492 Farore is associated with courage and also the sky (Farore's wind) and of course the color green which is everywhere and also, the hand that fuses with Link's arm when he is corrupted with malice, is on his triforce hand, right? Why would Hylia's arm fuse with Link? They inherit separate parts of the triforce. I also had the same thought. It would be really cool if Link finally gets a deity counterpart.

@@Ironlion4492 bruh.. if you're correct and the game is about this iteration of Link obtaining the Triforce of courage, this will be the first time in the series history that it isn't automatic. Now you're making me think that Link already had possession of it like always, but when his arm gets corrupted with malice aka, Demise's power, the consequence isn't just losing his arm, but actually losing his triforce piece. That would set the game up perfectly for having to reobtain it.

@@Ironlion4492 Yes, and Farore is associated with regions that flourish with life, namely forests, such as the Lost Woods and the Faron Woods. The Zonai Ruins are situated in the depths of the Faron Woods

THIS! Not enough people are talking about this! The fact they look so similar and were only introduced in the last game, (with no concrete connection to the story of the game they appear in) has HUGE implications. The lord of the mountain is confirmed to be a reincarnated sage, so the blupees are 100% connected to spirits, which also connects them to the luminous stones. (Which we see A LOT of in the first trailer!) The fact that this carving bears resemblance to them is a HUGE deal. (Plus the dragons in BOTW don't just disappear. We are told that when dragons vanish, they are actually returning to a place called... the SPIRIT REALM.) I rest my case...

Just commented the same - makes more sense than just a floating island, and it’s so prominent.

@@massman316 looking at the little upturned edges and the v shape at the front it's clear the platform is the one we saw link on.

The entire game shares similarities with Skyward Sword as well, it featuring floating islands and all. If your theory ends up being true, this game might end up being a sequel to both BotW and SS

I hope she doesn't, for my sanity. It's likely she will though.

@@valorune Technically, every Zelda game is a sequel to Skyward Sword, but it would be more like a retelling of Skyward Sword or a Skyward Sword 2.0.

@@micahbarrus8406 I really just want to hear a botw rendition of Fi's gratitude after she gets close to another incarnation of Link and has to say goodbye again.

@@comorbiddisorder okay well yeah, that's true. I meant more as a spiritual successor. All I'm saying is I do think this theory has merit

y'all need to let go of ocarina of time and the sages, 7 is just a common motif for things to collect

@@solarprogeny6736 in botw, the only thing I can think of that there's 7 of are the 7 heroine statues, who literally have the words "seven sages" carved into them in Gerudo text, Nintendo clearly hasn't forgotten about them

don't ruin it for everyone dude, not everyone pirated the game

#NotMyRauru

Just a hunch.

yea this aged like cheese