Zelda Theory: Link's DARKEST Secret? | Macintyre
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What is Link’s darkest secret? Is the Hero of Time’s story much darker than what was originally thought? Or maybe I’m just over thinking it all. But enjoy this theory about Link, the Hero of Time, and the Hero’s Shade!
Thanks goes to IMShadow007 for giving me permission to use her voice for the video of the day!
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daily reminder that the Hero of Time had the shitest life out of all the Links
> Mother dies trying to save his life, father is nowhere to be seen (presumably died in the Hyrulean civil war)
> Spends the first 9/10 years of his life raised by a tree, bullied by other residents of the forest with only a single friend
> actually gets a fairy and makes a new friend
> Is summoned by tree to dump hero's destiny crap on his head and asks Link to save his life
> Despite his best efforts, the Great Deku Tree, the closest thing Link has to a father figure, dies.
> Is told to leave his childhood home and his only friend behind to explore and save a world he barely knows
> Meets up with the princess and they both devise a plan to screw over that shifty looking Gerudo King.
> Whoops, turns out that plan to screw over that ginger-haired dickhole had the opposite effect and Link just doomed the world to Ganondorf and his horrible future mullet.
>also Zelda is now missing
> Not only that, but Link is forced into a coma for seven years, so when he does wake up, Link is essentially a child in the body of a young man
> Goes through The fucking WATER TEMPLE
> The less mentioned about whatever the fuck Deadhand is the better.
> FINALLY meets up with a friendly face in Zelda, only for pointy-nosed douche-canoe to kidnap her 2 seconds later
> Storms Ganon's Tower gives the Pig-faced asshat a new face piercing and restores peace to Hyrule
> Is basically told by Zelda "Thanks for the help, but we can take it from here. enjoy all this basically being undone because I'm sending you back in time".
> So yes, Zelda basically reversed all of Links heroics (i.e. fixing her mistakes) by making him "re-live his childhood"
> After he returns his fairy, his closest friend, leaves him.
> Link then goes to Zelda and warns her to watch that shifty ginger twat because he's planning treason
> Decides that he can't stay in Hyrule anymore and leave in hopes of finding his fairy friend
>Majora's Mask happens
> After that emotionally damaging time-loop clusterfuck, Link presumably returns to Hyrule and starts a family (Twilight Princess Link had to come from somewhere) maybe gets some peace for a few years
> The Hyrulean-Gerudo war starts (which is basically his fault)
> Is either drafted or volunteers for war, given his skills, becoming a knight
>Given that The Hero's Shade is in Damaged armour with an eye missing, it can be presumed that the Hero of Time's end came in battle
> Also, since the Hero's Shade has the appearance of the stalfos, He could have been (ironically) killed in the Forest, the place where he was raised
> The Hero of Time then becomes forgotten, all of his heroics, Saving two kingdoms, Fighting in the war. The only solace he gets is that one day he gets to teach his descendant some cool (and slightly game-breaking) sword techniques
YokusaHHart DELET THIS
You're not wrong
Also I've seen a theory about how Link becomes a Stalfos-looking character. Link fights until he can fight no more. He decides to go back to Lost Woods to look for Navi one last time, but he dies, and his ghost, being lost, becomes a Stalfos. He decides to return to Termina to appease Captain Keeta's request and inform the King that the War is over. The King soothes the Hero's soul with the Elegy of Emptiness. This creates the Hero's Shade. Afterwards, he goes and waits for his Descendant so he can teach him his true skills. This is the theory about the creation of the Hero's Shade
I agree
The tree he lived on is actually his mom :/
omg this so true but still so sad 😭
"Before he passes into the next realm, the Hero's Shade stays behind a while longer to watch over his descendant one last time. His chest, now released of any lingering regret, swells with pride as he observes what his young hero has become. Sheding one last tear for his flesh and blood, he departs, his battle-worn... armoured clut image fading to resemble the one of the hero he used to be: The Hero of Time."
Time Link truly has the most tragic of destinies of all the Links within the Zelda universe. His actions influence pretty much every timeline, regardless whether they are intentional or not. But at the end of it all, he rightfully carries the title of Hero of Time, because while he does cause disaster indirectly, he also sacrifices everything to ensure those disasters do not repeat themselves, thus making him a Hero. And the fact that those sacrifices transcent time itself, it makes him the Hero of Time;
the Hero whose sacrifice and actions transcent the flow of time and guarantee a bright future to the land he so loves.
The most tragic hero... but also the most noble one.
BotW link had a coma over 10 times longer he is more a of a hero of time than the one in OoT now lol. and if he goes back in time in the sequel it would be just the final nail.
There needs to be a third game about Time Link. This story is just too good. But Nintendo couldn't cuz it'd probably be rated M.
@@MaddesG1 considering twilight princess, i won't think it will
i like the idea of Link and Malon ending up together and creating the Ordon. Which would also explain the children being named Talo and Malo.
It's cuter when you know that Malon was dreaming of a knight in shining armor to take her away. (According to a Gossip Stone) He may not be an official knight, or in shining armor, but a time traveling warrior who has saved the world about 3 times is close enough, no?
Also their bond might have increased in the child timeline because he ended up taking Epona (at a young age even, which is a huge show of faith in his ability to take care of her)
When I was younger I thought every gossip stone had an actual secret to it, the one with Malon and the shining armour I was certain had something to do with the mirror shield a gold gauntlets but I never got anything to happen lol.
Randy Purcell Heheh. You were getting ahead of yourself then...
isaac brown That is the expected timeline
I adore it too. Tp link is said to be related to oot link and since tp link is a farmer not a royal, malink makes sense
This was an awesome theory...
I agree, but the lag I am experiencing... I just do not know how to explain it
Imagine if they made a Zelda game featuring the Hero of Time's life after he returned from Termina, and you had to go through all he did as a mercenary and to prepare the Hero of Twilight
there's actually a rom hack for OoT for that idea but it never got finished
And people say that the story in Zelda games are lacking...
But no, the story is just hidden for us to uncover, just like you just did in this video, great job!
It... must be raining... on my face... in my office building
I don't buy the fact that Link was absent from Hyrule during his journey in Termina for THAT long. When Link left Termina, he was still just a kid. Implying that he came back to Hyrule directly after he saved Termina, he'd either be back before this whole Gerudo/Hylian War started, or the conflict would last many years, continuing towards Link's adulthood. Judging by his missing right eye and the kind of armor he's wearing, I'm assuming that those aren't just things he's picked up while traveling through different lands, but by direct involvement in this cataclysmic war.
I agree and they need to make a game of this.
DoubleO88 the game would be way too dark for Nintendo because genocide is a very controversial topic
Ninjalicious I agree as well. Plus their is a possibly that Hero of Time lost his eye in Hylian and Gerudo war.
oPaF Splitz Genocide is just the theory this channel presents, it’s never even actually implied at any point in the games. The only thing that hints at possible repression or genocide is the shadow temple, and it’s never said that the Gerudo back Ganondorf, which this theory suggests is the reason for he Gerudo genocide and disappearance. In fact Nabooru states that because he steals from and kills women and children that they don’t respect him or consider him their king.
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The more likely reason they'd commit genocide on the gerudo, is an attempt to keep ganon from being reborn again since lore wise at the time ganon is stated to almost always be born from the gerudo tribe.
So the gerudo were screwed either way.
Be the spawn point of satan or die.
This puts Game Theory to shame.
Game theory: link is dead in Majora's mask
MacIntyre: challenge accepted
my parents didnt sign permission for that feels trip at the end
I have to strongly disagree about the person in that portrait. That individual strongly resembles a bearded man to me, and unless my memory is wrong, Impa didn't have a beard.
Lunavarion Perhaps the Hero of Time joined the ranks of the Knights order?
Lunavarion Bearded man? I don't see that at all. But I can clearly picture someone in a dress with white hair holding a book.
It looks like a fat guy with a beard to me.
Lunavarion That was the only strech that i saw in this theory. That painting looked like Rauru to me the sage of light. It looked too fat to be Impa, but it could be her because of the hair and maybe she has winter clothing on due to the geographic location of the mansion. I could see either Rauru, or maybe stretching it Impa with a big ass snow coat or jacket on.
Rodan Lesh The King of Hyrule maybe?
To me the painting in the mansion doesn't resemble Impa but rather Rauru, the face looks as if it has a large mustache that goes of to the sides much like Rauru's did, the clothes and color even resembles his too
I like your thumbnail
The Black Owen Grady Thanks! 83
Bram McPherson 83?
It's a face X3
+Bram McPherson Yes. Must be Rauru because he and Sheikah was bff's.
i'd love a Twilight Princess HD remake
Andrew (Limey "Pie") already better graphics than skyward sword XD don´t expect a remake soon
Maybe a recolor to make it look less dull of just a remake that doesn't have the motion controls so i can play the damn game
Sith Lorde Skyward Sword's graphics are much better than Twilight Princess... it's just the art style that is different.
Kamikazeman1234 yeah i know bro, its just i hated the palette color of skyward sword :/ too bright for my taste
Andrew (Limey "Pie") Me too
That feels trip at the end tho
+Jacob Heward feel ya
Definitely the feels are strong at the end
Literally cried the first three times watching the end .
The music really got me.
Who can imagine 6 movies of The Legend of Zelda split into 2 trilogies
The movies would have an even bigger scale than the Lord of the Rings.
The music would be an epic Lord of the Rings-like rendition of original Zelda music.
The first trilogy would be the
THE HERO OF TIME TRILOGY
and the second would be
THE HERO OF TWILIGHT TRILOGY.
1. The Legend of Zelda: The Three Stones
2. The Legend of Zelda: The Master Sword
3. The Legend of Zelda: The Hero of Time
4. The Legend of Zelda: The Fused Shadows
5. The Legend of Zelda: The Ancient Evil
6. The Legend of Zelda: The Hero of Twilight
Everything would have a Medieval feel to it and the Characters would speak different languages similar to Tolkien Elvish languages Quenya or Sindarin.
The violence would be raw and without
shaky-camera.
+John Doe that would be cool, but who would want to watch a 2 hour movie of link running around alone in a dungeon swinging his sword at grass to find money
Seth C dude there would be way more dialogue and story. and i was thinking 3 hours each.
I've thought my whole life about this
J Diamandis As deeply as I have? Trying to really picture each and every shot of the movie? I have finally gotten to the point where I can see parts of our dream Zelda film in my head. Can you too?
+John Doe not that deep but close to it
Just a little "Hmm..." to pass out.
Impa has a tattoo over her left eye.
The Hero's Shade lost his right eye.
Assuming the bit about the Gossip Stones being re-purposed into the Howling Stones is true, they have physically had their "eyes" punched out through the center.
That's a good theory about Link's eye. But Impa only has her tattoo on her eye in Hyrule Warriors, which is confirmed being non canon. The Impa from Ocarina of Time technically has small tattoos on both her eyes but you get my point
LatinExorcist10 Impa has a tattoo on her left eye in skyward sword as well.
Immortal Black Wolf Yea but not in Ocarina. Unless all her descendants have a problem with their eye
LatinExorcist10 I was just pointing out that she does have the eye tattoo in canon which you said she didn't. And who knows maybe other descendants of Impa had the eye tattoo too.
I suppose the point I am making is that the eye tattoo may be more than just cosmetic. It might hold some kind of Sheikah cultural significance.
I am blown away by the phenomenal quality of this theory and by its implications. Literally the ONLY complaint I have is with regard to the portrait in Snowpeak Mansion. It's too blurry for me to make out anything more than a vaguely humanoid shape holding a rectangular object. That isn't to say that it definitely ISN'T Impa, as is suggested; rather, it is to say that we can't be certain either way. Otherwise, this whole theory strikes me as entirely plausible.
The thing that gets me the most about it, though, is that it adds a whole new dimension to the title "Hero of Time." Not only do we have a hero who literally traveled through time to save Hyrule from Ganondorf's clutches, but we have a hero who, through careful forethought and planning, saw to it that his successor - the Hero of Twilight - would have the necessary tools and skills to thwart Ganondorf once more. Thus it can be argued that the Hero of Time saved the kingdom not once, but twice... In different time periods. The Hero of Time is thus a hero for ALL time.
Another especially cool thing about this theory is that it portrays the Hero of Time as somebody who, despite his considerable skills and knowledge, isn't completely infallible. I doubt he could have predicted that the Royal Family and the Gerudo would be on the warpath after he warned Zelda about Ganondorf's plot; rather, I think he would have felt that greatly bolstering security around the Temple of Time would have been sufficient. Had he known that his warning would lead to a brutal war and the slaughter of almost an entire race, I think the Hero of Time would have dealt with it differently.
Once more, superb work! This was an exceptionally well thought out theory, taking into account as much evidence as possible.
Well, the reading at the end just made me cry-
I just called Satan Potato Hmpf
Mad at Link for doing that? But he did it on accident he thought he was helping~
+I just called Satan Potato I Cried as well man,
something about a Hero Knight not getting the credit he deserved and also realizing all the shit that went wrong because of him, his soul unable to rest and forever hope that one day he can aid in fixing it all... it moves my heart and soul man.
Maybe the music that you sing in that order tells on the passing of the OoT's spirit.
I mean the first song you sing is the song of healing that could be him coping with the fact that he died and accepting it.
Then we get to to Requiem of Spirits. Since a Requiem means passing of a spirit he can finally get the rest he needs and alot like the first one but the fact he can move on.
Next the Prelude of Light. This could signify that he is moving on and is starting to see the light that this Twilight Hero can succeed and beat Ganondorf also it may mean that he is finally passing into Heaven or something of that matter.
Then Goron and Zelda's lullaby can both kinda mean the same thing that his spirit is sent to rest after seeing that he was able to pass on his ways to this new hero after so long.
Then the Ballad of Gales this might mean that his legacy as the Hero Of Time might be passed on to generation to generation or as "passed by the wind" and he might never be forgotten by the Hero Of Twilight.
And lastly the Twilight Princess theme. This might mean that he has accepted that its time for the Twilight Hero to take the mantel and take his turn on defeating ganon and letting him become the new hero after finally passing everything that he had to.
Thanks for reading and like and comment if you have any opinions on my theory :)
+Coohey Man Wow nice catch! Will mention this in a future video!
M. Productions Thanks :D
This video was a real eye-opener for me in terms as to what the Hero's Shade is like as a character and just how tragic the Hero of Time was.
Despite his best efforts, Hyrule is unguarded against Ganon in one timeline and ravaged by civil war in another. He went away for a short time only to come back to a home he barely recognized. He wanted to finish what he started, but wouldn't live long enough to do so. He likely loved one woman, but was forced to walk away because their relationship could never be the same.
The Hero is not just a common ghost--he's a tormented soul haunted both by his actions and inability to act at the same time. He is helpless to do anything himself, and yet sees hope in his descendant.
I cannot believe how amazing this was I really did love it. Great job!
It would be awesome if Nintendo makes a game that takes place after MM and before TP with the Hero of Time Link being an adult. I would like if the game has a bitter sweet ending :D
+Donpičkote Trollflamingo There are rumors flying around that Zelda U will be a sequel to Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask or a sequel to Twilight Princess.
Have ya heard of "Hero Purpose"? It's a fan film serie made by MajorLink about after the events in termina return to Hyrule. Check out his other short films from OOT and MM he added like ... Alright think if oot wasn't made in 90s instead made in 2017
This is one heck of an awesome theory. While blaming link necessarily for a war isn't exactly fair, it does go to show how messed up the whole situation was. While Ganondorf didn't become a god, at least that is the way I see it, he still more or less leveled Hyrule until a united army was formed. What's more, when the hero of time finally returned, he discovered that all he had ever went through had all been for nothing. That in of itself would be a crushing thought. Lovely theory. Instant fave.
The one thing that I never quit understood(maybe I just missed it), is how the hero of time knew that the hero of twilight would be turned into a wolf. The rest makes sense; leaving his bow behind, his tunic, the path to the sword, and everything. But the howling stones are designed specifically for wolves and the hero of time takes the form of a wolf himself. How did he know? Did he see though time and witnessed it?... and was he the one who left behind the prophesy that Midna heard so she would go with him? How would he get the prophesy into the twilight? Or did he just magically engineer the wolf so the howling stones could only be activated by a super intelligent wolf.
+CinderDill Good question. One thing I never figured out about this theory is what happened to the ocarina of time. We know the Hero of Time still has the item after the events of Majora's Mask, but we do not know what happened to it. Perhaps he used it to further his plans or maybe it was lost or destroyed.
+M. Productions Maybe I can answer that for you, the answer lieas in a Link to the Past, again, I am not a supporter of the " official" timeline, where it states that ALttP happens before the original LoZ. There is a ton of evidence supporting that ALttP is the sequel to Twilight Princess, I'll keep it strict to the Ocarina since it would take me over half an hour to talk about that other topic, by the way, thank you, when you mentioned "The Heroes Grave" it pretty much cinched it for me. The second most powerful item in the series doesn't just dissapear, if the hero perished in the forest, the odds are he had the Ocarina with him at the time, he would not have parted with something given to him by his beloved Zelda. Now what are the abilities of the Ocarina of Time?:
*One of the five keys to the sacred realm
*The ability to manipulate time
*It can remove the stones left by the Goddess of time
*It can heal the souls of the dead
Among others, here are the two that matter right now:
*THE ABILITY TO MANIPULATE ALL BEAST
*THE ABILITY TO SUMMON WINGED ONES TO CARRY HIM OVER LONG DISTANCES
I think you already figured it out, the Ocarina was with him or was lost in the forest near him upon his death, where it was found by a wondering forest boy from Kakariko, who took it and charmed the forest animals to his tune. This boy, ill fated by his lust for the golden power buried it before setting off, and having met with a terrible fate, was eventually found by the Hero of Legend(ALttP), who recovered his precious "Flute", and honoring his last request played his song once more, giving him peace...or healing his soul, sound familiar?
I feel pretty strong about this one, but I am always opened to anything that can enlightened me, your video brought alot of things that had escaped my atention, but that's part of the journey :) . And I am thankfull to see that there are people like you and your friends who use in-game evidence only to formulate their theories. Just if you need to bring anything to my atention, please don't use: "It's a cameo" or "It's paying tribute to previous games" cause if we did that like more than half the theories could be invalidated on the spot.
+AngieD1993 Seeing how friendly Zelda and midna were in Twilight Princess, this makes sense. Zelda could've told Midna about here visions because Midna didn't know about Link being the "chosen".
+AngieD1993 The problem with that is that those visions are almost always Links nightmares, not Zelda's. Zelda seems to get feed information or is well learned. They both seem to have some power of foresight but mostly just to announce that Ganon is on the move(so to speak). In OoT it's up to Link to give her the information of Ganon's attack. She didn't foresee it, she only knew that he was gonna betray them somehow. For your theory to work, a proper psychic must have given them the information. Maybe the guardian spirits(which Zelda has a connection with) or the goddesses or maybe Impa if you buy into the whole Impa-has-the-tetra-force-of-time theory. Then taking that information and passing it down like you said and having the hero set up the howling stone.
Also, I don't think they would have risked opening the portal to the twilight realm after Ganon killed a sage and was banished. So the story of the great beast would've had to have been sent before Ganon was sent over. Which means that they knew it wasn't going to work and were just setting everything up for the next generation to deal with it. :) such morals*(I kid)
It would seem it was hidden near Kakariko village, and eventually discovered by the Flute Kid of LttP, though he had no clue as to its significance.
that painting looks absolutely nothing like impa
Right? It looks like Death Mountain to me.
thanks to the HD remake you can see it resemble mostly Rauru rather than Impa
it looks to be Rauru holding a baby dressed in blue with golden hair, so baby Zelda, at least to me
Agreed that painting is almost definitely Rauru.
Is link really the hero we believe him to be? Yes, yes he is! I mean he's not perfect. But who is? =D
And you know, it's kind of strange that people use dark as if darkness is scary, evil, grim, or unnatural. But there's no need to be afraid of the dark, and it is not a negative or unnatural thing. I never could understand why. =/
This is just a philosophical thought, but if darkness has been around ever since the beginning of everything before anything else, is all around us, and there is even inside of us (I imagine it gets pretty dark inside of our bodies. I don't think we have light bulbs inside of us), isn't darkness one of the most natural and non-evil things out there? =o
And night time is actually one of the most peaceful times for most people. It's when we rewind, recharge, and heal. Can't people just say what they mean? Could have easily said "grim" there, you know. l=/
+Yay Me Well you obviously know what they mean. Dark can be used as another term there as well, not just meaning unlit/ not bright, but can also mean, evil, unpure, corrupted , yata yata. You know?
Exactly! Good point sir
People for associate darkness with evilness because they do not know what lies within that darkness. We humans are afraid of the unknown, we are afraid of change as well. Imagine it in the opposite way, if we were afraid of the light and always ran into darkness to hide.
exactly
+Shine Word better be blinded by darkness than be blinded by light, yet light is important, without darkness humanity cannot improve.
I feel like the hero of time just lived out his life but lost an eye in battle for the royal family
According to Wind Waker, Ganon seems to want to help his people, stating that his land brings death with the sandstorms, heat, and freezing nights while the land of Hyrule is different
That's probably in the Ganon is good theory which I'll check out later
It makes me so happy to think that Skull Kid in the ruins of Castle Town finally got to play with his best friend for the last time. Skull Kid's story is my favorite of any Zelda character ever. I love it.
You used the opening theme song from Naussica. You get a thumbs up just for that.
+Richard Stifle Thanks! I am a big Miyazaki fan.
+M. Productions me too!
+Richard Stifle And the theme from Princess Mononoke
Richard Stifle I know!! nausicaa theme fits well with zelda
Is this a remix? And if it is, could I get a link?
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M. Productions i want to see the theory about SHEIKAH MYSTERY! :D
M. Productions I also vote Sheikah Mystery
M. Productions What happened to the Sheikah?
M. Productions I think you guys forgot one VERY important moment in all of this theory. A moment that could also explain why the hero of time is refereed to as 'Cursed Swordsman' in Twilight Princess. During the events of Majora's Mask link comes into contact with 'The fierce Deity' mask, a mask said in game to have dark powers equaling that of Majora's. By putting the mask on, the hero of time could've become tainted by it's dark power. This dark power may be the reason why the Hero's Shade exists in the first place. The hero's Shade is nothing but a Cursed soul with many regrets, which is why it is able to manifest itself to Link in Twilight Princess. Because these feelings of regret were so strong, the power of the Fierce deity allowed The hero of time to assume the form found in twilight princess, as the Hero's Shade. After the Hero's Shade has succeeded in teaching Link all of his hidden skills, the curse laid on The hero of time is finally broken, and the Hero's spirit can finally be put to rest, knowing that he played a pivotal part in the end of Ganondorf's reign of terror in hyrule.
M. Productions I'm really sorry. Read the Link To The Past comic book it'll explain a lot.
the portrait mentioned at 5:51 looks more like Rauru from OoT rather than impa. you can see in the picture he has the same moustache and colored robes from Ocarina.
That monotone voice though XD
Why would Nintendo do this? Everything Link did in that game; all his adventures, saving the world. Becomming the Hero of Time... all this and they gave him THIS end? THIS is what he became? This isn't fair. I have great memories with this Link; how dare they give him such a terrible fate in the end.
CatsRevenge that's what i like about him, it makes him so much more badass
Sometimes bad things happen to good people
Hes met with a terrible fate
Chosen_Hun but this is the worst kind of bad happening to one of the greatest of people
I don't see what's wrong with it. He got his way in the end. It was somewhat of a beautiful redemption story.
The person in the picture looks more like the sage of light
Thaumify I came into the comments just to point out that I also think it's rauru but just wanted to see if someone else said it yet so I was happy to find this lol
Great video, doubt Nintendo put this much thought into the story but they can certainly use videos like this to advance the story
Ah yeah I love Zelda, I hope the new one doesn't lose its story focus being completely open world. It'll still need some sort of direct.
Let's just hope they don't like the infamous Link is dead theory.
darren shields You would be surprised man. They made an incredibly awesome story in Majora's Mask and it had an incredible hidden meaning. They take constant measures to relay story from past games into their games. Twilight Princess had a ton of this within its world and this theory seems too perfect. Why else would Ganondorf be made to punish for his sins by the sages? Why would the torture chamber in Gerudo desert exist? Why was their a Hylean Crest all over it? Their had to be a reason and its hinted at what that reason could be. Ocarina of Time had a shadow temple and a message saying "the royal family's blood stained history lies within". Its apparent that the kingdom has perpetrated some trembling things
darren shields the only things that nintendo didnt think through are the things that dont have direct support in the game, such as mercenary link
Great work!
ProtoMario hi
Um, I'm pretty sure the Hero of Time only went to Termina for 3/4 days, he just time travelled over and over.
plus the time it took him to get to and from
Thing is, it doesn't change the actual time within Hyrule. It only tampered with the time in Termina. 3/4 days could have easily been 50 days or fourty years.
Remember he spends forever wandering the lost forests looking for Navi, both before and after Majora's mask, also, am I the only one who thinks there could easily be a game in the hero of times story from after Majora's mask, to however he dies and becomes the shade?
SurfingKyogre In Hyrule Historia Link left Hyrule to fine Navi in the Lost Woods for 3 to 4 months in till he encounter the Skull kid and try to save Termina in three day and going back home on the 4th day. Taking 3 to 4 months to return back to Hyrule. So Link left Hyrule for at 6 or 8 months and Hero of time return to Hyrule at age of 9, 10, 11, 12 or 13 years by what player thinks in my opinion. But if want go by what the creator said he would be 9 or 10 years old after his adventure in Majoras Mask.
Why do people not realize Termina isn't a place. Termina means the end. Termina is Link's fucking death. It's his transition into death. Game Theory nailed this a long time ago.
It's called TERMINA........!! For christs sake.
Man, the Hero of Time sure is a tragic story.... He destroyed the same kingdom in 2 timelines by trying to save it
I never understood this and no one ever seems to talk about it, but in twilight princess, there are cliffs into the abyss EVERYWHERE... like, why? just cliffs that go down into perpetual infinity.
Maybe there was an earthquake? I dunno.
Finally Andy, I rembember discussing this theory with you back in February! Just kidding, this blows anything you have made to this point! :)
Maybe in Zelda Wii U the Link you play as is the Hero of Time and your whole quest in the game is Link preparing for the arrival of his successor.
+RunRobotRun911 i would LOVE that.
+RunRobotRun911 But Oot Link and U Link don't look similar in the least bit.
I think it's a prequel to wind waker, before hyrule got flooded. The art style is kinda similar.
And you will be able to play as Linkle
No you won't. Linkle is for hyrule warriors, like lana
This is fascinating! I think the stuff about Skullkid might be the most interesting part!
He wields the Master-Sword, no human without a pure heart can touch it
i just LOVE that last scene with the hero's shade finally resting in peace....
BEST ONE YET!
***** Thanks man!
What if.....
Midna's prophecy comes true, and we get another game, where we get to play as The Link from OOT one last time?
Maybe that's what the new zelda will be
Yo, great vid M. Productions
PlayerEssence Thanks! Really appreciate it!
I always knew that the hero of shade was the hero of time.This video or theory gave me a new glimpse of the legend of Zelda.This is my most favorite theory, which I think is the most accurate.
I like how well you detailed the theory, and made it easy to understand. Good job.
My mind has been officially blown!
Really good video, you made a great job. This video mades me like the idea of a Zelda game retracing the adventures of "Mercenary Link" (especially the moment he loses his eye)... Nintendo, I hope you're reading that ^^
PS: Choosing between the Sheikahs and Ganondorf? Hard... Why not make both? ;)
Kieren Rhys Thanks! Going to make the next Theory even better!
M. Productions You guys I believe are the first to "Link" things up so well I've subscribed your doing a great job
***** Link did not died in MM, the link form Twilight princess is Oot/MM link'd descendent
Hummm just some corrections for Aeon Phoenix:
In TP, Link is still left-handed. He's "right-handed" on the Wii-mirrored version of the game.
And Impa can be the last Sheikah, just like the amazons, she can choose one male just to have a child.
Sure, nothing about the Sheikah tribe was clearly established, so all we can do is suppositions. But that's really strange to not see more Sheikahs... So the extinction is still a "good" possibility...
But for Zelda disguised as a male sheikah, you can easily guess why, since Zelda was raised by Impa, her nanny ;)
I loved this video! The only question I have, is the painting that you say is Impa. I can only see a mustached man with a orange nose? Can anyone explain how this painting is Impa?
pizzasleeves Maybe it was Link, but to me it looks like Impa; white hair, pointy ears, body type.
pizzasleeves Maybe it's the Milk Man from Long Long Ranch. He is fat (like some other guys say in the comment section) He has a mustache and he also has an orange nose. ( Don't take this serious, haha)
It's too late, I've taken this very seriously. Who would of known that the great Talon would of played such a great part in the Hylian history? hahahha
pizzasleeves
This is a bigger revelation than when someone discovered that Samus was in fact a robot.
It's the sage rauru
Enough! I so want this story made into a Zelda game. You are really good at this! Thank you so much!
That was really amazing! Thank you so much. Wow. That story made so much sense and it actually made me shed a few tears for the Hero of Time and the Hero of Twilight.
ok, calling Link the driving force behind the gerudo-hylian war is kind of bullshit. If he hadn't, literally everything would be fucked, as we get to see first hand in OoT. if they are right, its kind of a damned if you do, damned if you don't scenario.
I mean I think that's just part of it. In both situations, regardless of who he was according to prophecies surrounding him, Link is ultimately just a guy doing the best he can to protect Hyrule. If he stayed, Hyrule falls to Ganon during his 7 years of slumber. If he leaves Hyrule falls apart while he's gone. What could he do? I feel like it all just illustrates the harsh reality that no matter how hard you try, things are just going to go to shit sometimes.
@Matt Walker or the Hero of Time couldve gone to Zelda, not warn her of hyrule’s fate, given him the Ocarina of Time, and then pull the Master Sword again. essentially it is repeating OoT but at the end, Link warns Adult Zelda of wtf will happen if she sends him back again.
That or he sits down to think that pink fairies, after they completed their missions, disappear, Navi completed hers, and didn’t wanna see Link heartbroken and flew away and promptly disappeared. If he sat down and theorized (much like we’re all doing), maybe he wouldn’t have gone to termina, and stay in Hyrule to aid them in the eventual Gerudo-Hylian War. Either which way, either Hyrule or Termina gets fucked.
The Hylian Knights existed before Skyward Sword.
Good point, if the manga is true...they existed a thousand years prior with Links first true ancestor being a captain if I remember correctly
The Black Owen Grady that is the only manga in Hyrule Historia, so I assume it's Canon
Plus the "Knights of Hyrule" are heavily alluded to in multiple titles
Jacob Stein Link's original and first ancestor helped the Knights and the goddess I guess was "Impressed' so she reincarnated Link right then and there
The Black Owen Grady she was less impressed, but more grateful. He held back the horde while Hylia placed Skyloft above the clouds and perished in battle.
***** they are specifically named in the game manual. Almost 90% of the lore draws inspiration from the things written in the LttP manual.
i thought this was link's DANKEST secret at first! BWAAHAHA
also, all of the war happened in just three days? did link just stay in termina for a few days after he stoped the moon? maybe months, YEARS!!
+Isaac Diaz He kept looking for navi and started another journey that was all in the course of 10 years maybe
+Cool Croft Kid I forgot, but why did Navi leave Link at the end of Oot again?
+Nate Phan Because Link is Hyrulian, faeries only stay with Kokari.
+Diego Zamora but since he was left with the Kokari as a child he was believed to be one of them, and thats when Navi is sent to be your fairy.
Wow, some of the most epic analyzation I've ever heard. As I a die-hard Zelda fan, I really appreciated that.
This theory makes so much sense, I was actually putting two and two together, and you guys helped me connect it.
Personal question: Why do you Shatner your lines?
This was incredible. You got yourselves a subscriber.
That painting is DEFINITELY an old man with a mustache...Kind of like Raru...
That is an amazingly thought out theory, thank you for such an amazing theory and thoughts~!
I want to hug you, guy. These theories make SO much sense and make me want to play the games over and over, lol
A great video guys. Nintendo can be pretty dark at times. It's never mentioned, but it's very implicit that the Gerudo tribe must have been all but killed off. The story of Ocarina of Time is quite tragic too. None of the branching timelines are exactly happy.
This video and theory is even more relevant now, since it's speculated that Zelda U will take place between Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess! I hope these events will be elaborated on.
notice the heros shade is a stalfos, and the fact the kikori in the lost woods that tells you those who get lost in the lost woods turn into stalfos.
EdgeCraft1 He's not quite a stalfos, theres a transparent film surounding him that resembles what the poe sisters loooked like in twilight princess, I think he's just what his tittle implies, a shade, not quite ghost and not Quite Stalfos, instead something imbetween.
+NekoVira
Notice how the Heros Shade moves when teaching the Twilight Hero moves. Notice how his feat kind of glide across the ground? The Stalfos in Ocarina of Time did the same exact thing, and were the only enemies in the game to do so.
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Thats more of a clever reference than definitive proof.
NekoVira
But the clever reference was put there for a reason, to show that the Heros Shade is a Stalfos.
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Or it was just meant to hint that he was someone from ocarina of time. The stalfos in twilight princess don't behave that way from what you said.
Am I the only one who stayed until the end of the vid to hear that speech? Yeah...Just me...But I must say it was beautiful.
No you were not my friend :)
boom. :D
That's so cool how the hero of time knew that all this happened
I cried during this theroy for Hero of Time Link his Noble Sacrifice will live on.
Brilliant Video..... My gawed, why coudln't History in School be this Interesting!!?
you are the best guy's for creating so good video ! RIP Satoru Iwata.
Like this comment if you agree.
Is that a text to speech voice???
When you think about it like that is actually a little eerie.
Catshavi Animations I was personally thinking that it sounded like chadbot from nicktoons attack of the toybots, but that makes sense
If this is already a theory, I've not heard it, so I apologise if so: Surely Link's red eyes are indicative that not only did he team up with Impa ( as Zelda's closest confidant, she would have been told of Link and his exploits, even though nobody else knew of him), but alongside Impa he clearly underwent some physical change. I believe that somehow he invoked whatever entity the Sheikah worship. This is evident in Impa's appearance. There is quite clearly some legend that is honoured by Impa in respect to the commemorative make up seen around her LEFT EYE (this is important later). Almost as if some God like being had ONE red eye (as seen in the stones) It's worth noting as well, that the Sheikah have Red eyes.
I believe at some point, with Impa and Link having teamed up to form a last line of defense against the impending Gerudo, Link underwent a physical change in relation to this Sheikah God. Perhaps taking on the physical manifestation of this God. Link after this invocation, PHYSICALLY took on the appearance of what Impa was commemorating in make up, as mentioned earlier . The ONE RED EYE. Link ended up with ONE red eye. Not in make up, but physically so! Link's armor in the world he found himself in after his Termina exploits, is quite clearly marked full of Sheikah symbology.
bloody hell!! and Jebbles ate crisps! this is mindblowingly brilliant, thanks for putting in the hours guys. i have loved these games my whole life. this has just turned mini series material .:]
Glad to see that BS theory about Link being dead during or after MM debunked.
Rip game theorists
+You Who Chose Godhood Fact that 'Hero of Time' being a Stalfos not being address does not debunk MM death theory. Fact that Impa and everyone else could have set this up WITHOUT Hero of Time is possible.
+ZurielWraithblades without the hero of time, how would he have been able to set the howl stones, along with MM melodies?
Without the hero, how would he have been able to teach his descendant sword tricks even beyond death? The heroes shade being a stalfos is not correct: normal stalfos do not look, and act like that.
+You Who Chose Godhood Hero of Time isnt normal, Skyward Sword, he is always reborn, as is Zelda and Demise...thus it wouldnt be far fetch that he would retain knowledge from life.
+ZurielWraithblades That still doesn't explain the howl stones.
At this point, this theory can go both ways. The hero could have returned and settled with Malon or something (how the hell is Link in possession of Epona's descendant if the hero of time never returned?)
Deepest lore.
hey Macintyre? i just have a quick question. why does every link you posted not work. also what was the name of the starting song
one of the best theory's ive ever seen man keep it up :)
The Hero of Time was the true MVP.
6:13 it looks like Rauru to me? Cant justify why it would be him but looks that way to me
5:54 how could that be impa? it haves a beard and fat looks like that one guy in temple of time (forgot his name)
Dad: *WHY ARE YOU CRYING SO DAMN LOUD?!*
Thank you for sharing links to all of the artwork! Some of it looks fantastic, and I'd like to give credit where it is due. :)
whoa this is amazing! I never would have thought of this! and that bit at the end made me cry a little );
Is Ganon the same person or does he have descendants?
Sammi Wowza He starts out as a demon named Demise and then he is reincarnated into Ganondorf and then he's the same Ganon in basically all games.
I think it's the same. Demise's hatred is born into Ganondorf. That Ganondorf is sealed by the sages and returns to a flooded Hyrule coveting the winds in Wind waker (adult timeline). Alternatively, that same Ganondorf is foiled by child link in the child timeline and leads to twilight princess. In the case that Ganondorf wins, his form of Ganon with the full triforce plagues the downfall timeline.
Steven Hicks every few years after one male gerudos death a new one is born with a heart of malice as big as the last
New Zelda Theory is up! Hyrule's apocalypse! ua-cam.com/video/ynXpIDMwe1s/v-deo.html
M. Productions In snowpeak it could have been a military base because there were cannons and arms in it
God damn, I wonder if the developers ever intended for the fans to delve this deep into the lore like you guys have.
***** Actually no they didn't, wen they first started making the games in the 80s they were just enough back story for that game.
Pretty sure the OoT/MM Link is a stalfos, and all stalfos look the same, so don't even go into "Oh Link lost an eye and got this weathered armor, going through all these lengths to save Hyrule"
+M. Productions I do wonder how you can explain the Gerudo's return in Four Swords Adventures.
I hear Evangelion OST-
My childhood just took a sucker punch to the gut whenever I watch your theories.
This theory just makes me love and respect the hero of time more. He will always be my favorite Link.
Fierce Deity theory is up! ua-cam.com/video/nIT0vExKq84/v-deo.html
+Macintyre Awesome thumbnail!
that painting is Rauru not Impa
It's weird, we get his mask but we never get any real explanation on who he is. Nintendo sure does love mystery XD
there less things bout link
Your facts are a little off. It has been stated numerous times throughout the series that the Sheikah tribe are the personal bodyguards of the royal family. And yes, while they are nearly extinct, they're not all gone. Kafei in Majora's Mask is a member of the Sheikah tribe, which means that either his mother or father is one too. Also, Impa is still alive in Twilight Princess, she is seen as a very old woman with hair wrapped around her body. She ties one knot in her hair for every year of age, and is said to have 1,000 knots, which means the war took place roughly 1,000 years ago.
Keifa lives in a parallel universe, and Zhou meant Impa in Skyward Sword
Termina is not in hyrule, it's a different parallel universe. And you're talking about skyward sword, which was actually thousands of years before Ocarina of Time.
Nyrufa Where did you see Impa? I never saw her in Twilight Princess
Joseph Franc The woman sitting in the tent with the super long braided hair wrapped around her. Is that not in TP?
Well that narrows down the list but I'm trying to think of what tent your talking about. The only one I can think of is the one in Kakariko village. I can't recall the women though. The people in that tent changes many times over the course of the game. I think I remember a women that took part in defending the man with long hair and the kids from Link's old village. Can you elaborate a bit? I may just have to end up playing the game again.
So basically it's all the womans fault... Zelda sent him back with no information on how to not fuck the time line up!
+Fuhrdaddy How the hell was she supposed to know how to not fuck the time line up, Link knew as much as she did.... How is this Zelda's fault?? (other than sending him back in the first place)
Oh i dont know fucking with powers she had no idea how to control or what the outcome would be? You have got to be kidding me right?
Fuhrdaddy this was huge difficult and problem for anyone to make the right choice. Her action brought good and bad actions to the land of Hyrule. But it wouldn't been worst if she did nothing.
That Skullkid shit... Almost made me cry yo! Hahaha this was great! Well done
EVERYTHING MAKES SO MUCH MORE SENSE NOW, THANK YOU.
I don’t think he married Malon but the rest seems accurate
The biggest question is: why does he turn into a dog? I've been wondering this since before the game came out!
He turns into a wolf because magic.
George Cataloni It's the same reason the Link in Link to the Past turns into a Rabbit when he goes into the Dark World, It's a sort of manifestation of himself that can exist in that world.
Soph Senkai a pink rabbit! ;3
malonze10 yes!
Soph Senkai haha... that is what i tell people who say a wolf was dumb.. I think wolf is way cooler. plus i had fun playing as wolf link (when not in twilight world) just running around,a nd using your wolf sences to find hidden areas and treasure. that was great fun.
wait so GanonDorf can withstand the Test of Time, but the Hero of time can't? BS
exactly what i said
I have already been fuzzy on how the Zelda series all connected, thanks a lot for clearing it for me, even though they are only theories, they are Damn good ones nice work!
That ending picture almost had me in tears. Very accurate. But bittersweet, and just plain sad. Only in death, was link able to find peace