Zelda’s Darkest Game Over - 5 Zelda Secrets & References #1 

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No, the darkest game over is when link tumbles down a mountain at full speed and is found mangled at the bottom

zeltik: here’s a cool zelda secret: zelda dies in minish cap! spirit tracks: am i a joke to you?

1:32 Zeltik: "And the King of Red Lions is his only means of travelling between the islands that were once mountaintops of a forgotten land." Wind Waker speedrunners: "Is that so?"

“Straight up thicc ghosts” -zeltik

I believe the darkest Zelda secret is that Tingle is really the source of Malice....

"Thick-armoured Darknuts, Thick-lipped Moblins," "And straight up T H I C C ghosts"

"Most players will never experience this" I mean, I played it as a young lad, but it took me a while to defeat those darknuts... I definitely saw that screen multiple times.

“This is perhaps the Darkest game over in the Zelda series” The Moon: “key word is perhaps”

Lol i love that "The Lord of the Rings" reference

Zeltik: Thick-plated Darknuts, Me: Zeltik: Thick-lipped Moblins, Me: oh no Zeltik: THICC GHOSTS Me: yes officer, this man right here

I also got the Minish Cap Zelda Death Game Over like 12 times. How? I was a little kid who sucked at games, that's how. It took me 5 years to get to the final boss.

Fun fact, while Western alchemy/magic uses a four element system, in the East they use a five element system: fire, water, earth, metal, and wood. Wood is often associated with wind because you can see the leaves of trees moving in the wind. This might also explain the connection between the Forest Temple and wind themes.

1:20 i see what you did there you cheeky bastard.

The darkest moment from skyward sword is those guardians from the spirit realm. Never been more afraid of anything even from the real world. Lol

1:20 I love what you did there hehe

I feel like sometimes I'm the only one who doesnt see Zelda as a damsel in distress. Like... most every Zelda game off the top of my head that heavily features Zelda she is actively out and about fighting her own small war against whatever big bad is in the game. (Granted most are 3D Zelda's because more story, more advanced games in general being that we havent had a "new" 2D in forever) Ocarina she literally trains to be a ninja and then goes around saving her people in small ways while Link is asleep. The only reason she is captured is because she stopped and helped Link on a constant basis. Windwaker she is a pirate... do I need to say more? Before Link she commanded huge burly men and pretty much was the only big time ocean sailor. She literally swings in and kicks Ganon in the face after Link was bitchslapped across the floor. Only the end 2 dungeons have her "locked" away but that was by the King's command and it wasnt like she could really fight against that decision. The pure fact that she was a princess destined to save-ish Hyrule had her entirely speechless, of course she had to process it. And after being abducted and knocked unconscious, she wakes and still wants to kick more Ganon ass. And Twilight Princess, for as much as she was a prisoner, she put herself into that position to save her kingdom. She was ready to absolutely throw down with Zant, sword in hand. Any chance she wasnt being closely monitored hour by hour by a guard, she was plotting. Plotting some way to fix everything. She gave her life force away (I think if I understood that scene correctly) to her friend and the only hope for Hyrule, which is alot braver then many of Hyrule's heroes. Always willing to fight, not many are actually willing to die though. Skyward Sword played heavily on destiny being a factor, but that Zelda was tough. She was constantly on the run from some frankly terrifying things on the surface, managing to always stay one step ahead of the rather slow Link and get her job done and even after all of that, chose to help seal Demise despite knowing full well that she might never wake up. I mean even Spirit Tracks (love the game honestly, but it is one of the weaker titles let's be honest, but still had FUN dungeons and good music, looking at you BOTW) had Zelda side by side with the hero in almost every dungeon trying to help whatever way she could despite not even having a body. I mean yeah, in the end it does end up being Link to face the big bad, but he is also the one you play as. Most of the time Zelda is forced into a position that the boy from the forest, farm, or small town would never end up in and still kicks ass in the best way she can.

"straight up thicc ghosts" Well I guess we know Zeltik's type now 😂

*cries because the third bell tolled on my first playthrough*

I love how I knew immediately which game had the darkest game over. Minish Cap was always one of my favorites.

I hadn't considered the Shadow Beasts might be wearing shields on their heads, that's a really cool detail! I had always assumed Midna's "misuse" of the shield was either a culture gap thing or because her arms were too short to handle it comfortably. But thinking on it now, both the standard and honour-guard Shadow Beasts have etchings and snake motifs on their "masks" that match the Fused Shadows Midna wears and the armoured mask that Zant has. This marks them as manufactured items rather than organic. Midna also mentions the Twili are a peaceful people, so it's totally possible Twili "warriors" are accustomed to using shields and unarmed combat techniques rather than wielding weapons (why not arm the Shadow Beasts if they're so big and strong? Perhaps they don't know how to use weapons to begin with.)

7:57 Literally an indentation of the Goron symbol.

“The king of red lions is his only means of traveling” TAS Link: am I joke to you

12:57 lmao! how calmly you said, "Zelda has died."

straight up thicc ghosts -Zelitk 2019

"We've had proper Zelda games on every single Nintendo system!" The Virtual Boy would like to have a word with you.

I always wondered why Midna held the shield like that. I never put 2 and 2 together

I swear Zeltik always knows how to make the best intros.

I actually NEVER saw those footprints in Death Mountain. And I have 430+ hours in BotW!

Psh, that wasn’t very dark. I could still see it.

I always thought the face masks that the enemies in Twilight Princess wore were just means to control residents of the Twilight Realm that were twisted to fit the designs of their master, similarly to what happened to Midna.

Hot take: Botw takes place in the timeline branch that nobody ever talks about, the timeline where Zelda dies at the end of Minish Cap. Evidence: Minish were supposed to be in botw. Why I like it? Explains why there's no concrete answer to where it fits in the timeline. This was meant to be a silly joke but I also think it's an interesting possibility.

Love the LOTR reference ;)

I absolutely love Minish cap, I've played through it multiple times, and I've never known the last chime had a timer. That one blows me away lol

*Imma drop this "theory" here: the final boss of link's awakening is the combined souls of the enemies of your past, seeking their revenge.* *proof?: it explains its ability to change its form over and over again the past bosses. Along with the fact that it constantly refers its self as "we" and "our"*

Finally someone highlights Vaati's power! Literally the legend of Zelda's most potent villain!

"It is extremely difficult to see this in a normal play through" you underestimate how bad I am at this game.

9:30 While they may be acting as some sort of shields, I believe their true purpose is subjugation devices.

One of the scariest game overs to me is the 2nd game. That laugh tho XD

The Shadow Beasts wearing masks and relying on their senses is actually a really interesting theory, considering the original version of them had no mask nor eyes. (There's only one trailer with like two seconds of footage of the beta Shadow Beast, but the model still exists in the files.)

4:12 "...or straight up thicc ghosts..." -Zeltik, 2019

"Vaati Takes The Light Force". Cute easter egg in the thumbnail.

"The time limit being so long, means that most players will never experience it" So you're just going to insult childhood me like that?

I agree with the lack of enemy variety. BOTW 2 should really have more enemies.

Those foot prints on Death Mountain in BOTW are also in the shape of the Goron Ruby.

> The timer for the third bell being so long, coupled with the fact that the game never tells you that you have a time limit on the third battle means that most players will never experience this Alright, good to know I'm bad at games, thanks. Saw this game over at least three times.

I've always thought that the entire pre-boss sequence in The Minish Cap was timed. Even though I sometimes feel that Nintendo has forgotten Vaati, He still remains my favorite villain and final boss of all time (without mentioning he is the hardest Zelda boss imo)

One of my favourite things about clicking on your vids is your great intro also happy we are getting a new series :)

There is a Dodongo in Breath of the Wild. It just so happens to be mechanical. We know it as Vah Rudania.

Really loving these secrets and references in Zelda keep up the great work.

1:27 Lord of the rings music fading in *me* HYPE!!!!

I had no idea about the Minish Cap one...despite it being one of my favorite games, and one of the only Zelda game I've beaten multiple times. Cool.

Where’s the spooky season logo bruh!

0:26 Ahem… I’m still waiting for a Zelda game to come to the Virtual Boy.

I really appreciate you actually mentioning Minish Cap in your videos.

When it comes to dodongos, I think Nintendo also left some references to dodongos in death mountains octoroks and fireblight, both enemies that you can defeat by tossing bombs at them while they inhale

Hmm, imagine if the failed ending of Minish Cap led to Lorule's creation in Link Between Worlds.

Not having a Wind Fish appearance in Wind Waker was a missed opportunity IMO.

I like this format a lot, putting a few secrets in every video instead of stretching one out for 6-8 minutes

I am only 1:37 into this video, and Zeltik you just made my day already, starting out talking about Zelda games and then transitioning into a Tolkien reference, complete with the musical shift 💖 That was completely beautiful, and awesomely unexpected 💖 THANK YOU FOR THE SMILE TO START OUT MY DAY! BLESS YOU! 😁

That Lord of the Rings reference... nicely done! 👌🏼

I always assumed those footprints were from Vah Rudania

Love the LOTR ref, and subtle music- great work as always!

I hadn't made the connection between the shadow beasts wearing things on their faces and Midna putting the shield on her own face before. That's so clever!

1:23 The Lord of the Rings reference caught me so off-guard XD

"And some things that should not have been forgotten, were lost." I want to watch Lord of the Rings now. Hope you're proud of yourself.

I always thought Midna only tried to put the shield on her face because she didn't know how it was supposed to be used.

Love the LoTR reference!! With the little bit of music was very nice!

Hey thx for the vid hope you’re having a lovely day!

I will always be sad that the Breath of the Wild did away with the musical aspect of the Legend of Zelda series. It was always the most beautiful and memorable parts of the game.

I love the lord of the rings reference you made when talking about the Wind Wakers Great Sea!

The Game Over for failing to stop The Imprisoned in Skyward Sword was rather dark, as well. Every one of my "Game Overs" against The Imprisoned were due to taking too long, or putting myself in harm's way in an attempt to beat it faster (especially that second iteration, where it was hazardous to get close, and couldn't Groosinate yourself at any time).

"secret alternate ending to minish cap" are you sure about that? didnt everyone see it their first playthrough? sometimes the darknuts just wont cooperate especially considering they're shielded, the original models of the GBA didnt come with a backlight making the entire experience harder, a small screen to begin with, and the 2 button item limitation that included the shield. I failed it time and time again, making minish cap one of the few zelda games i remember failing more than i succeeded. Im not even sure ive ever beaten the final boss due to the finicky four sword mechanic. It took several sessions to get past them, made even more annoying by having to redo the entire gauntlet when dying to the final boss or running out of time.

My man Zeltik, did you just kill Hyrule Highlights.

1:07 that is such an amazing view; the great sea’s waves moving up and down with an island in the distance. I love wind waker so much man

I like what you did at 1:21 with the LotR music!!! Epic!

I can't wait for the next Zelda so bad that I think I'm going to cry

Spooky time!, also gen 7 wasn't bad guzma was great lol.

My favorite secret comes from this video itself. Absolutely love your quote "And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost" with the song in the background, I totally heard Galadriel speaking Good job :)

Nobody: Literally, no one: Zeltik: straight up thicc ghosts

What about the giant skeleton found in Goro Cove? It seems very likely that it’s a Dodongo skeleton to me.

"Twilight Princess is the darkest zelda game." Majora's Mask: "Am I a joke to you?"

Hehe, yeah I figured out the whole Minish Cap failed ending thing my first time through. I had no idea I was being timed. I was SHOOK.

I really like learning about these little secrets nintendo puts in the games. Keep up the good vids!

That lord of the rings reference caught me off guard

I actually seen that Game Over several times as a kid because I had trouble defeating the Dark Nuts in time.

Brilliant video! More like these in the future please!

Excellent video as always, Zeltik!

Zelda’s death via Vaati. That’s one of the scenarios we don’t see in the Zelda history timeline.

My man just said the Forest Temple from OOT is his favorite dungeon in Zelda.. i knew he was brilliant

These are genuinely good. A lot of videos claim to have "facts you didn't know about Zelda" but are in fact ones easily known by the fanbase. These however were genuinely surprising. Especially the Windwaekr song reference and the Dodongo footprints. I wanna go on BoTW now and find them. You're the best Zelda youtube Zeltik, love your stuff.

I loved that LOTR reference! It made my evening. Thanks Zeltik!

"Hey how's it going guys, it's Zeltik here. And Zelda is a massive franchise. So sit back as we dive into 5 more secrets you may have missed in Zelda." Oops wrong channel.

Zelda has almost died a few times throughout the series. You’d think Hylia would come up with a way to keep her descendants safe without use of powers (bloodline or Triforce) or a guardian (Sheikah or Link). There was a comic where, in BotW, the roles were reversed. Link is the one holding Calamity Ganon while Zelda is the one in the Chamber of Resurrection. Zelda could be the one fighting to save Hyrule and an incumbent Link.

Yay! This was a really cool video! Got me hyped up for zelda month thats for sure!

My favorite Zelda secrets are all the musical nods to other games. It's nice to know that no matter game you're playing (after Link to the Past) you know you'll eventually hear music from older titles. :) Sidon's bass theme as the Ocean bass theme from the Wind Waker is still one of my favorite. :D

_THICC GHOSTS_

Actually, I did get the third ring of the bell, because I took way too long for the Darknuts lol

Great video, dude! Very interesting.

Great video, I knew about a lot of these but that last one was news to me.