Why The Legend of Zelda Isn't The Legend of Link 

Yeah TOTK did a great job making Zelda just as important if not more important than link.

Link is more important than her

German translations seem to be more accurate. But the Japanese originals still clear up a lot.

Someone really needs to make mods for all the Zelda games with more accurate translations.

I don't believe that all the translations are disastrous, as language is insanely complicated. Finding the perfect translation for each word and sentence within the limited space of a text box is a massive challenge! Many Japanese words carry nuances that can't be rendered to English very easily without providing additional explanations, too. With that said, there are definitely occasions when the translations we were given are wrong- like how Impa tells Zelda in Japanese at the end of SS that Zelda will look after the Triforce. Whereas in English Impa says she will inherit that role. Either way, analysing the Japanese text is super fun to do, and I feel the same way as you! Finding a new way to appreciate the depth of Zelda lore is an amazing feeling!

The translations handled by NoE are much better. Learn German or French and you'll be fine.

@@marcoasturias8520 Okay then it's not just me, phew... I'm German and played my games in English for a while, because I thought it might be better because it's a bigger market. But a lot of humour seemed to be missing and now I hear about all these poor translations...

Hyrule is Rauru and Sophia. First king and queen

​@@jadenwilliams615 while they may be the first kings, Hyrule itself was founded by Zelda and Link. The 'Zelda is Hyrule' thing is also shown in spirit tracks as New Hyrule is founded by Tetra, whose true name is Zelda. Every time we hear of Hyrule being founded by someone, it's always Zelda. In a sense... where Zelda goes, so does Hyrule as only she can bring it to be

​​@@jadenwilliams615 Rauru (not OOT Rauru) and Sonia didn't exist until TOTK, they do not represent TLOZ like Zelda does.

This is pretty interesting, like if Zelda is a personification of the land itself.

@@mercianthane2503 nope Zelda is the Reincarnation of Hyallia herself

not completly True in the First game Zelda was kidnaped by Ganon and link Set out to Free Her . if you mean Breath of wild than yeah you are right but not in the First game

@@kevinbaumhoer7359 i mean yea they mean the first game in relation to totk

​@@kevinbaumhoer7359 in the original the game was always supposed to be meta. The tri force was the concept of the game play I. E. Action, suspense, thrills, the "story" which is a meta in media res fable that's a vessel for a "player" which is why he's called link and meant to be such an empty vessel. Link embodies courage what moves along the world, by tempering power with wisdom to overcome fear. The original Zelda was based on Peter Pan and the legend of Zelda is an ongoing world of Neverland, and each is topical while managing not to be political, and each teach you a really really harsh truth about life. The Meta aspects of it are meant to break the forth wall just as the original save chip was symbolised by the 3rd aspect of the tri force. We have the story(s), we have the world and the enemies and the mechanics, now we have the ability for the user himself to save his "state" so he can explore and do what he does and his actions and the consequences really impact the "game". Zelda has always been Mario but way more fleshed out and with a lesson that is a projection of the story and asks us to ask ourselves what we'd do. That's why the story doesn't hold your hand and you can beat it any way you want or you can find as much story in its fractal world as you want. You can also beat the game baked and naked by sheer skill since with enough knowledge and mastery j e. Wisdom, and courage, you have all the power you'd ever need. The fable structure seems childish only because people think their own actions down matter and what you put in is like with anything else what you get out. You can spam the world with bs or you can make the world paradisical. And not care what anyone else says. Japan went through extremely tough times in the recent past so they're just really good story tellers that manage to do refine gaming better than anyone else can even with 1/50 the "assets". Have you ever beaten any zelda since links awakening and not felt haunted? Or the shock of adult hood, or the realisation that you are just as responsible to "save the world" as anyone else. Links awakening set the stage for a Minerva like Zelda with a fairy and Peter pan like avatar. You always start off naked and harmless like anyone else. Ocarina of time fleshed out the world in 3D but kept the Meta music and how music has the power to unlock memories and make memories just as artfully as a sword could. And a sling shot is often more powerful than a sword. Where Mario breaks the 4th wall by making the game very apparently a game such that you can find hidden mechanics like ducking to fall "behind the scenes" to run past the "ending" to discover a warp point. And it rewards you for thinking outside the box. Zelda takes it a step further and fleshed out what'd be a Mario game with a fable about current events and your current existence in the ongoing world of in media res. Breath of the wild is a reboot back to how Zelda 1 would have been if possible. But it still challenges you to learn the mechanics and exploit it to play and beat the game however you want. Alls fair if it's consistent to the mechanics of the world. This isnt foriegn to Nintendo. Pokémon teaches you how to handle credit and finances, through earning trust and learning what to use when no different than I have my 5 main credit cards that I use as weapons to score bonuses and perks that I earned. An example of the out of the box thinking the game teaches you through a meta worldview is how people see the Biden credit score "attack on good credit" as a bad thing when anyone with good credit can just go on to excellent or deliberately duck your credit. As long as you're either above or below the range you wouldn't be penalised. But people complain as if it's not in their hands to just do whatever it takes to exploit the game and if it's fair then it's fair. Anyone with good credit shouldn't be offended that they would take a penalty if they bought a house when they could simply take out a temporary cash loan then pay it back as soon as you are cleared of the credit check. So the punishment on those with good credit is just a punishment on those who don't know how to adapt which is entirely up to you. The attack on good credit isn't an attack on anything. Anyone with good credit is likely bordering on 800. You can do one of 2 things to escape the good credit penalty. Drop to fair temporarily or boost to excellent.

@@linkeddevices Great writeup man I'm gonna save this

It reminds me of Oblivion. The actual "chosen one" is the emperor's illegitimate son, so what do the imperials do with him? _Lock him in a tower with 24/7 surveillance so he can't get himself hurt and send little expendable you out to go do all the dirty, dangerous work while they wait for the right moment to spring their secret weapon._

I just discovered it thanks to the algorithm and frankly it is really incredible sometimes people are not recognized at their true value

I think breath of the wild is one of the only games to ever even reference her mother.

Does Tetra’s mother count? Tetra is a Zelda of the bloodline, but not in name.

Wouldn’t be too hard to retcon or explain

​​​@@Shiftarusexactly, it's not an exception, everything still works, and the royal line still existed, the divine blood still existed, while he and others couldn't be Zelda nor have her powers, the powers that Goddess Hylia gives through her blood and divine nature who was incarnated as the first Zelda would still be passed down and while it is passed down because it is completely necessary that it is for the salvation of the world everything is alright and there's still hope, while one member of the royal family remains alive and passes down the divine blood there's still hope and a new Zelda with sacred powers and who has to and is necessary to save the world will be born at the right time along with Link, the divine blood would be passed down until a new Zelda, the true Zelda, was born again who also had to save the world again with Link, and the brother betrayed Zelda and that's why she fell into a deep sleep since he wanted her part of the Triforce, as such and blaming himself (as he should) he created a law of naming every female royal that was born since that moment Zelda, there it isn't just custom, but it becomes in a law made so by her brother

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity You even get to play as impa and some of the great fairies. I haven't finished the game (I got it the day Totk came out) so I'm not certain if you'll get to play as Zelda, but I know for a fact that you get to play as some of the other LOZ villains so I don't see why Zelda wouldn't be playable too lol

​@@CozyGhost Age of calamity won't let you play as a lot of villains, you might be thinking of the original hyrule warriors. Age of calamity has calamity Ganon and koga as villain but yes you also can use zelda. But what he wants is probably more of jrpg not a muso game.

@@brotbrotsen1100 that makes sense. I was thinking abt the wrong game lol Though I do have both :) I just haven't played the other one yet hehe

imagine a gacha zelda game lmao

Turn based is garbage

Yes SS Zelda is the reincarnation of Hylia. All the other Zelda's following however aren't reincarnations, they are the bloodline of SS Zelda aka the bloodline of Hylia.

@@xfabian21 Yes, I was referring to Zelda from Skyward Sword

Then who is the zelda in orcina of time Cuase Link is the hero of time in orcina of time right?

@@dragonballmaster8789 Zelda of ocarina of time is juste a princess named Zelda from the royal family. But has it is said, the royal family is from the bloodline of SS Zelda and thus, also the bloodline from Hylia.

all Zeldas are the reincarnation of Hylia as said by Demise himself " The Spirit of the Hero and the Blood of Godesses will be forever bound to my Hatred to beforver locked in carnage" meing Every Zelda is Hyllia Every Link is the Soul of the First and Every Ganadorf is Demise . They are always reincarnting over and over again on in Short every Zelda is Hyllia mortal form as the Hyllia is bound to demises curse this is also the Reason all Zelda lok like each another all links look the same all Ganadorf look the same as they are always the Same person

At least someone said it. 😂

Link plays such a massive role in the series, he definitely deserves recognition, too. I'd love to see a game titled The Legend of Link

@@QuestWithAaron yeah no knock on zeldas almost god like presence and duty that she follows to a t, but half the time links a literal child having a hand to hand brawl with the incarnation of evil yk, and the triforce he got just gives him indomitable courage, no magic or anything he just tries really hard.

Right?! How Could Ganon Be Defeated, Without Link. Zelda Is Akin To Peach, In That They Keep Getting Nabbed By Their Respective Antagonists. Link or Mario Have To Run In To Save Them. I Like Zelda, However Without Link, She’d Be Stuck.

@@One_of_Many750Zelda in Spirit Tracks says it’s sort of a family tradition to stay behind and wait. I think that acknowledgment is funny.

Thank you!

Thank you so much!

Thank you! You can definitely expect much more content from me!:)

I think it's like Doctor Strange from Infinity War having to give up the Time Stone for things to happen as they needed to. The Oracle NEEDED to give that prediction, because without that prediction, the ancient Sheikah technology wouldn't have been dug up, then Ganon wouldn't have possessed it and destroyed the kingdom of Hyrule, then Link wouldn't have been put in the Shrine of Resurrection, then Link would have never been able to defeat Ganon because he otherwise would have never obtained the tools he needed to do so. That doesn't make the Oracle "evil", it just means they played their part in Hyrule's fate

@@Sarah_H Well that’s the thing, I’m wondering if the original Japanese word that is translated to “oracle/fortune teller” has any cultural significance or not that would change how we view this sequence of events.

That's a super interesting thought! So, the words used in the Japanese version of Breath of the Wild is 占い師 for fortune teller and 予言 for prophecy. As far as I know, they don't have any crazy deep meanings. But I will do some research on them to be sure, as it is certainly possible there is something there. I'm very curious to know more about the fortune teller and who they were as well, for the exact reasons you mentioned! I'll let you know if I find anything significant

@@QuestWithAaron oh that’s so awesome thanks! Could turn out there’s no deeper meaning, but even that by itself would say something.

Thank you! I do feel like it's possible that Zelda's soul (and thus Hylia's by extension) may very well reincarnate too. I discuss the notions attached to the Japanese word for soul in a previous video, but in general it's believed that SS Zelda has the same soul and blood of the Goddess. Every Zelda who would then come after would share her bloodline. It wouldn't be a stretch to speculate that Zelda's soul reincarnates in the same way as well

Link deserves more credit for his feats, for sure! He's done an incredible amount to help Hyrule and other places of the world. With that said, let's not forget that it was Zelda who gave Link the ocarina and who taught him the song to reverse back time in the first place. Without Zelda, Link would likely have an extremely slim chance of making it out of that one!

Thank you so much!

I forgot to ask but is there any difference in the Japanese OoT regarding Rauru? Since there it explains he's the one responsible for safekeeping the sacred realm and the triforce

That's a really fascinating take! If the divine messages did come from the Triforce of Wisdom, that would make so much sense, actually. It's certainly very possible and I love the idea that it forges a connection between her and the land itself!

Thank you! Yeah for sure! I do not believe that everything I've shared in this video to be a non-exhaustive breakdown on why the series is titled The Legend of Zelda ^^ I try to highlight some things from a lore perspective that I think is fascinating and isn't spoken about very much. There is so, so much more to why the series is called TLoZ! Speaking from a game development perspective, you are absolutely right that the lore wasn't there when the first game was made. But instead, it was established as the series developed. Marketing definitely plays a role in it, but for me personally, I have more fun analysing the lore the developers created!

Shiek?

They've essentially branded the Triforce into their identity

You're right! I wonder why it is four. In TP we needed five pieces of heart to get a full container because of the size of the game, but I'd like to find a reason that connects to the lore, if there is one.

4 pieces of heart is also tradition in every game other than TP, so I think it's just what they defaulted to given the Spirit Orbs are just this game's pieces of heart.

@@Oznerock oh jeez you're right! Well, I feel kinda dumb now.

It's very likely that Hylia's presence is so strong because of how much she is worshipped and revered by the people of Hyrule. This is a prominent thing with Japanese "kami". When they are neglected they can become an "oni" or a demon. It's quite interesting to think about!