If they keep Satori Mountain in the sequel, then I could see the Lord of the Mountain staying in the game as the two are linked. But I don’t think they will keep building on what is originally intended as a dedication to Iwata. Like the secret Flog game in the Switch, it loses some meaning when it’s no longer a secret.
It is well known that BotW 2 uses (almost) the same map as in the first BotW (I'm not sure),so it could be that it reappears in the same place in BotW 2.🤷♀️🤔 But it would be cool!
diamond master you move the left joystick up, down, left, and right for different poses while in selfie mode. If you hold zL, there are 4 more poses, too.
I feel that this sage most likely died long before the most recent calamity, as they speak of him being a sage as a legend. Since there were and are people still alive from 100 years past, someone could possibly have known and could confirm who Satori was. Maybe he had died in the battle 10,000 years before
Would certainly explain why everything attacking him is Stal-type enemies; the bodies from that battle have been there for so long that not even the bloodmoon could return them to life properly.
Maybe the Blupees are animals that also died because of Ganon's monsters 100 years ago, the animals that Satori tried to protect and now they are collecting rupees to help him instead?
It's difficult to determine exactly how Satori died, but it's likely that his death came at the hands of the Hinox (now a Stallnox) that is located close to where Satori appears. The other "stall-monsters" are located much farther away near a separate peak of the mountain, and were likely killed by Satori as they were chasing him up the mountain. I also suspect that the Hinox was the one that dealt the fatal blow to Satori due to how the "Stallnox" bones are arranged/aligned. The bones appear to suggest that the Hinox they once belonged to perished by falling off the overlooking cliff close to the Shrine (also located on the mountain). With this in mind, we can start to piece to together what may have happened to Satori. "Picture Satori as he rests beside a small campfire located at a lower elevation on the mountain. He suddenly hears what sounds like a band of monsters (with Hinox in tow) starting to make their way up the mountain. Unfortunately, the band of monsters spot Satori near his campsite (probably due to his small campfire giving off a pillar of smoke), and start to give chase as Satori tries to flee. The monsters follow Satori to the smaller peak of the mountain as Satori ducks between the large rocks. As the monsters make their way over to the large rocks, Satori climbs the rocks while keeping out of sight, and then ambushes the Bokoblins, Lizalfos, and Moblins in quick succession. Unfortunately, Satori is wounded from this encounter, and is quickly spotted by the remaining Hinox before he has time to catch his breath and treat his wounds. Satori runs further up the mountain, but the Hinox gives chase. Upon reaching the small pool at the summit (located beneath the cherry blossom tree), Satori meets some of his small animal friends who decided to take shelter there. The reunion is short lived as the Hinox arrives not more than a moment later, and an epic battle between Satori and the Hinox ensues. Satori fights with all his strength, and manages to impale the beast with two of his three large weapons, but is inevitably wounded by a massive blow from a tree trunk that the Hinox somehow got his dirty hands on. Crippled, Satori tries desperately to escape the Hinox again by ducking between the large rocks that make up the mountain's highest peak. The Hinox, being large in size, cannot fit between the rocks, but makes his way around them instead in an attempt to catch Satori on the other side. As Satori emerges from between the rocks, he spots the Hinox making its way around the outside, and realizes that this is the end for him. With his last remaining strength, Satori runs over to the near-by cliff as the Hinox give chase. With his back to the cliff and the Hinox barreling in on him, Satori hurls his last remaining weapon (a Gerudo Long Sword) at the beast's ginormous eye. Blinded by the hit, the Hinox howls in pain, but it's not enough to stop the beast from plowing into Satori as both of their battered bodies tumble off the edge of the cliff to their inevitable deaths! The animals, saddened by the loss of their great protector, gathered around Satori's lifeless body, and began to carry him back up to the mountain's summit. It's here that the animals lay Satori's body to rest beneath the large cherry blossom tree so that he may forever be remembered for his heroic sacrifice! That is why, to this day, animals can be seen gathering at Satori Mountain's summit, so that they will never forget their friend and what took place so very long ago!" Strangely enough, there is evidence of this story taking place! We have the abandoned campsite near the base of Satori Mountain, the "stall-monsters" located near the lower peak, the Korok seed / yellow flower puzzle that begins between the large rocks at the upper peak of the mountain and ends at the rocky cliff overlooking the "Stallnox" bones, and (of course) the Stallnox himself. Notice how the "Stallnox" has only 2 weapons embedded in his frame, while the Gerudo Long Sword is located beneath his resting position!
I hate to dismiss your long, long story, but the video itself shows the much more likely culprit; a Stallizalfos that actually rests at the very peak of the mountain, underneath that cherry blossom tree. It makes perfect sense that the monsters would only climb the mountain as far as necessary for the siege. So I would argue that the only one who managed to make it to the top did so for a reason, namely to kill the sage. If Satori died to the Stalhinox, the placement of the Stallizalfos way, way above every other enemy would be unexplained. Note this one Stallizalfos is carrying a reinforced Lizal bow with shock arrows; a seriously lethal enemy if you're standing in a shallow pool of water, which is where the Lord of the Mountain always respawns.
I believe the reason why there are no more rupees in the grass anymore isn’t because the bluepees keep on taking them butbecause the Minish from the Minish Cap have died. We know from the game that they’re the people who spread the the rupees in the grass throughout almost all in the Zelda series expect Breath of the Wild where you can’t find a single one. They could have died because they couldn’t sustain them selves in between the GOD knows how long gap between the Minish Cap and Breath of the Wild or they were to weak to survive the great calamity and were entirely killed. If the second theory is true perhaps Ganon sent his monsters to kill them out of blood thirsty rage because of the Minish’s connection to the royal family. Anyway sorry for my unrelated rambling :) I seriously need to make my own Zelda channel Fantastic video as always 👌
I think the Minish are still alive but you can't find rupees because the blupees takes it all. Minish ever survived to the world flooded of WW so they have their recurses and like anyone remember them (in zelda's canon) they shouldn't have so much troubles to hide in the calamity and prosper later like usually. Edit: Some fatal gramatical errors fixed
The No.1 Guy wait a minute rupees are under rocks!? Wow I’ve been playing Breath of the Wild for like 500 hours and I’ve never noticed that. I guess that alone debunked my argument. However I still like to believe that Ganondorf would have targeted the Minish not out of a master plan but because they help the royal family that he despises and that alone is enough to motivate “Hatred and Malice Incarnate”. Hence why I also think he would have targeted the occa from Twilight Princess to if he could reach them. But in retrospect destroying them would be hard because of what you said about them being able to hide easily and like the koroks only link and children can see them. Also the great dekue tree and koroks can be harmed as seen in the Wind Waker but because of the majic surrounding the Forrest. But I do agree that there wasn’t enough time to completely destroy the Minish in one day. But really thanks for the feed back it’s important for my channel I want to make so constructive criticism is really helpful. Edit: I also mentioned that maybe the Minish have just died from other natural causes but I guess the rupees under the rock thing also disproves that idea too
Not sure if they’re supposed to be dead though because in a really early render of the game there was supposed to be the minish but they couldn’t find a good enough use in the game for them so they ended up being removed
Fun fact: they actually planned to include the minish in botw but they weren't able to be as significant as the other races in botw so they got cut :( I really hope they make an appearance in tears of the kingdom since lots of scrapped content from botw (like links magical cyborg arm) makes an appearance in tears of the kingdom
Just to add, "悟り(satori)" means "enlightenment" in Japanese, so it would sort of make sense for his element to have been light, or just plain wisdom of some sort.
That wordplay of "enlightenment = light" only works in english. And to have a sage, literally a wise one, represent wisdom, feels like kind of a nobrainer. I think the fact his name translates to enlightenment is just there to hammer down on the fact he's a sage, not to indicate what "sage element" he'd have.
Someone made a point that rupees have magical power since they power the Magical armor so his essence could be made of magic. Robbie has a telescope pointed at the lord of the mountain. What if Robbie was somehow related to the lord of the mountain like when he was still alive.
Wow, just wow. I don’t know which theory is true, but the idea of satoru watching over all the animals en keeping them safe and protected is just so, nice.
I never really thought about the blupees having faces like owls, but Satori having two is even more interesting. Especially if it's a reincarnation of the Sage of Light. Kaepora Gaebora being an owl that would rotate its head to appear to have a second face
The faces look a lot like the sages faces from Twilight Princess. BUT also having 2 faces might just be another reference to Iwata, who was (among other things) known for the Nintendo DS which also has "two faces"
I kept calling the lord of the mountain horse “really pretty and cute” whenever I saw it, and my dad was like “uhhh” I was confused why he thought it wasn’t cute until it turned it’s head towards me. Didn’t see that coming
I love the idea of a blupee cult tbh its awesome really imagine being a traveler and you come across it like ~you hold your sword steady in your hands as you bash the skull in of a stalfos, then suddenly a glowing blue fog rushes into the mountains, you crouch behind a cherry blossom tree afraid of another enemy approaching-one much more powerful by the looks of it- when suddenly you hear faint clinging of rupees bashing together. You peer from around the corner to see hundreds of blupees throwing rupees into a shallow pond. To your surprise a light eminates from the pond to form a-horse?- it looked like something you had never seen before in your travels. The "horse" turned to you revealing it had the head of a blupee. Then, ...it charged at you, you ran down the mountain at a speed you didn't even know you could reach before coming to a stable and staying there. Today as you were speaking to a fellow hylian a young man rode up to the stable on the -thing- you saw in the mountains. You now wait for that man to return to ask questions about the thing in hopes of discovering what it is.~
The Lord of the Mountain reminds me of Radagast, the Brown Wizard from Lord of the Rings. Both protect the animals. Only that Radagast dresses in brown, isn't dead and isn't a weird glowing-blue-horse-thing
Dude...I just started watching Zelda theory videos a week ago, and since then I have been staying up all night watching them...This is by far the most shocking one I’ve seen, great job👍
Maybe the Blupees were his followers in life?... Intriguing theory, but using currency to revive a sage, it doesn't sit well with me. I heard rabbits went extinct in Zelda due to overhunting. Quite fitting for Satori to be surrounded by rabbit-like creatures. And the greed of taking rupees by attacking them is synonymous with the greed of overhunting.
I think the implication of the rupees is more based in their innate magical power than monetary value I'm not sure there is a significant difference between Arcane and Divine magic in this world? But if there is, yeah rupees might not make sense
The idea of currency being too crude a means to revive a sage is completely nullified by the fact that Great Fairies are _not_ above being powered by capitalism. I don't see why a Great Fairy would rank as less pure.
Iwata could easily be described as the lord of Nintendo’s mountain based on his actions within the company, watching over Nintendo’s creative team and employees while protecting them from any sort of harm. It may feel like a stretch, but it’s a layered one I firmly believe is a beautiful tribute to one of gaming’s most respected individuals.
They said that rupees are harder to find and get I like how the theory of blupees taking them to revive the Lord of the mountain. The only way to get rupees without getting them normally from grass is crates, boxes, chest and yiga clan foot soldiers since blupees can't gather those since there small tiny defenseless creatures
I just LOVE the possibility of screen recording of the game and manipulating camera in that ways that feels it is made for these kinds of videos. When I look at the videos of major Zelda content creators and theorists, they always make some gorgeous cuts (the landscapes, slow camera movements, etc.) and the game makes it easy for them to edit.
AAAAAAAAGH I'M SO FRUSTRATED I'M not the only one who reached this conclusion. I made a thread about it back in october 2019 on the Zelda Universe forums, including the Stalizalfos archer theory for the whodunnit, the rupees for the blupee ceremony, and the coupling of both animals and plant life as being significantly more plentiful on the mountain. There's ONE theory of mine I haven't seen anywhere else yet, and I don't know if it's anywhere near as good, but it clicks in _my_ head. As Rauru's owl status is mentioned, we can look back at Skyward Sword, where we have Headmaster Gaepora who has traits of both man and owl. The other two teachers at the academy, Owlan and Horwell, also feature an owl theme. Owlan specializes in collecting plant life, while Horwell's specialty lies in animals. Both have distinct long hair with two long sidelocks in front of their ears, while the Lord of the Mountain appears to be two Blupee heads with similarly long sidelocks, two meeting in the middle to give the illusion of a beard. Considering the duality of Satori Mountain being filled with both an abundance of plant life (almost every type in the game) and animal life, and the fact that the Lord of the Mountain seemingly has two faces... I feel like if Kaepora was meant to be some sort of match between Rauru and Kaepora Gaebora, I think Satori might similarly have been influenced in its design or theming by Owlan and Horwell, and I'm fairly certain that Satori's original form may have looked fairly similar to either one of them. I'm not done yet. Owlan and Horwell, by stature and features, appear to have been modelled after the Rito in the Wind Waker. I feel that tidbit, along with the general bird motif of all involved parties, opens up the possibility that Satori could've been a Rito, based on a barn owl (like the Blupees), with features similar to Owlan and Horwell. That having been said, the plethora of farming tools that Rito aren't seen using scattered along Satori Mountain may prove that particular point false. Last but not least, the idea of a farming man with long sidelocks and possibly a beard reminds me more of Reede, mayor of Hateno, than Botrick. Maybe a distant relative?
You’ve got some great theories! I just subed not to long ago, and it’s obvious that you put a lot of time and effort into each and every video! Keep up the great work! I love your videos!!!
Blupees collecting rupees to reawaken Satori, leading to none in grass, kinda blew my mind. Though it makes me wonder how the minish are dealing with it. Lol
@@illegalmobster4847 I'm aware of them getting cut but without rupees in the grass I don't know if they are still around or are considered casualties of the Calamity, or were they completely cut out lore wise as well. The Blupees theory in this vid gave me another option worth considering. Not like it's important or anything, unless BotW2 changes things, it's more a fun curiosity added to the list of them in the Zelda lore. Though with it being the 1st direct sequel game in the same Hyrule, we may get a lot of answers, most likely even more minor questions. I'm just so hyped for it for several reasons, like I think we all are.
@@JustCozItsMe I fully agree with you, and I think if they do come it will be because the went into hiding during the calamity. I really hope Nintendo answers more of the questions when it does release as well.
I think you can still find rupees in grass but they're very rare. Even then, that could still signify that Blupees are taking most of them, making them rare.
I think he died where the Cherry blossom tree that is next to the pool he is in, because that's the only known cherry blossom tree in the entire game so it kinda makes sense
I get that Ganondorf has a clear motive to specifically kill Satori since he is/was a sage. However, it felt like you implied Ganon was specifically after the wildlife on this one mountain, and that Satori was just protecting them. What would be Ganon's motive for this one mountain and its wildlife such that he'd specifically assign a Hinox and other monsters to attack it?
The Lord of the Mountain looks like one of the spirits in Twilight Princess since he has markings similar to them. Also I wonder if Blupees are the dead minish or evolved versions or a counterpart of the minish since they have a connection with rubees. minish leave rubees while blupees hoards them?
I honestly love your theory! But I feel like the Lord of the Mountain is even older than 100 years. His theme music and all makes it seem like he's really ancient, and 100 years seems almost a bit short for that. Maybe he died at the last Calamity 10,000 years ago? That would explain why Ganon only sent monsters, and not Guardians (which would have been more fitting since he would've used technology to take down nature)
What about the Sage Temple Ruins? They are located just East of Satori Mountain. Sanidin Park Ruins are another reference to animals with the horse statue being prominently featured. Also, I'd theorise that Blupees are spawned from the Lord of the Mountain due to their similar appearance. They act as his children/servants who bring him rupees.
So I have thoughts and I'm just gonna spew this essay into the UA-cam void real quick: I was def hoping this video would speculate on the fact that Ganon's gone around murdering sages before. In WW he murdered two sages to de-power the Master Sword and make way for his return. In this context, BOTW Ganon was trying to return to Hyrule again, but the Master Sword's already weakened/in hibernation. So was this just like proactive murder just in case Satori was super powerful or did he serve some specific purpose that Ganon needed out of the way? (Maaaaaaybe Satori was buffing up Princess Zelda a la end-of-OOT? Sages primarily just seal Ganon, so it's possible Satori had a hand in keeping Ganon at bay for 100 years.) And THEN I'm wondering if Ganon sort of failed in his murder-mission because the Blupees keep resurrecting Satori, and he has become an all-powerful spirit sage horse. He obviously regularly emits a huge amount of power from his mountain now, so get rekt Ganon. Also.....if Satori's a sage, who are the other 6 sages in BOTW and why weren't they awakened? It's not a reach to say the 4 champions are sages and got murdered early (but then....where's the sageliness??) and obviously Zelda's a sage. But there's 1 more sage to track down in BOTW. We have a sage of time (Zelda), spirit (Urbosa/Riju), fire (Daruk/Yunobo), water (Mipha/Sidon), earth (Revali/Teba), wind-or-light-or-forest* (Satori/Undead Satori)....so we're missing maybe a forest or shadow sage? Maybe Impa's the final sage? Or one of the Koroks? Maybe the King is a sage, since he had a pivotal role in BOTW and sort of resembled Rauru in both appearance and function? Who knows lol. *Satori could be a successor to Rauru, or the kokiri, OR the koroks. Since we have rito and koroks in this game, it's reasonable to assume the sage succession would be for the Wind Sage spirit as opposed to forest, which just doesn't make as much sense as him being the sage of light. If we're going with him as the light sage, I'd like to think the 7th BOTW sage is Impa, since the Sheikah are so much more prominent in this game than in previous installments. If Satori IS the Sage of Wind for some reason, then the King would be our Light Sage of BOTW (which has its own line of sense.) Anyway thanks for coming to my TED Talk I just had a bunch of notes on this video lmao Edit: And one MORE thing! Yeah, Satori has an owl face, but that also really closely resembles the Twilight Princess sage masks. Which is my only memory of other "non-living" spirit sages appearing in the franchise.
I think the Sages can change representation from age to age similar to how the hero can be the hero of Winds, Time, or Wild. There are seven Sages but the element is more of a unique title rather than a position.
When you realise that every time you steal rupees from blupees, your stopping Satori from doing is job and protecting the mountain, AND THAT YOU'RE A HORRIBLE PERSONNE-
hey! i'm pretty sure the appearance of satori was inspired by the god of the forest in princess mononoke. they're pretty similar in looks and roles like protecting animals and nature and whatnot.
MNB, you've got to do a few theory videos on the Minish Cap. The deeper you get into the story, the more confusing the lore gets compared to Skyward Sword. Also, I'd like to know if there actually is a connection between the Kokori, Picori and/or Kikwi. (Remember the one Kikwi taken to Skyloft before you answer that lol)
I like this theory, but I don't think that the Lord of the Mountain needs rupees to return since it seems to vanish and reappear as it sees fit. I think that the Blupees actually recieve rupees from Satori and travel to certain areas where someonecan get them. You can't kill them but they do drop rupees when hit. Maybe it's like a "you have to earn it" kinda thing? Also, one of the Blupees is found near a Great Fairy Fountain, so maybe there is a connection there. I think that Satori just appears on the Mountain to check up on it and to give money to the Blupees and they can spread those rupees across the land.
This is really cool and I love your channel but I’m thinking, since Fi said in SS that she will sleep forever in the master sword...does that mean she’s always with us? Also this is a really good theory
I thought that the Lord of the Mountain was created by the Shieka because if you look at it it glows with orange and when you look at the orb and other Sheika technology it has that same design on it
I love the idea that the stal enimies are what killed the sage, but not that rupees are what's used to bring him back, even though it's viable I think it's cause his power peeks at that moment. Also I LOOOOOOVE The look of both the Sage and Blupies! >3
Another, strange source for that "is he a fairy" line. There are 4 Endura Carrots around the spring. Endura Carrots spawn naturally around all other 4 fairy fountains, and Malanya's fountain has Endura shrooms for some reason.
My theory about Satori is that, yes, he was a Sage, and he was killed while protecting the inhabitants of the mountains, but as he was beginning to succumb to his wounds, the Blupees came along and they l, along with the goddesses' help, saved his life by turning him into what he is today so he could continue his duty as the land's protector. However, even though he is very powerful, he does get injured with each battle so he returns to the mountain to heal his wounds. The Blupees that saved him are his scouts to make sure no one is harming the wildlife and they all return to the mountain to rest before setting out again.
My personal mini theory (half joking), the Lord of the Mountain is the sage of sages, while the 6-7 blupees are the new incarnations of the usual sages, which of which there's usually 6 or 7. Or that's just a reference as well
I think it is just calling Satoru Iwata a sage and saying he died doing what he loves... The blupie idea of them bringing him rupees is interesting though.
What really freaks me out about it is that it has two faces. I'm sure that has some kind of significance. Maybe it was not only a single person in life.
I am pretty sure I found rupees in the grass. But it was a maximum of two times in overall two playthroughs and both times it was a single green rupee. That does not invalidate your point though. It's even kind of charming: Either even the Blupees can't manage to find all of the rupees in Hyrule or they simply won't bother with that one rupee when they are already carrying a lot of them.
I don’t think blupees collect rupees to revive or bring back satori, because if they already brought back satori wouldn’t meen that they use all of the rupees? Or perhaps those rupees where the change for purchasing satori a moments to came back
Do you think the Lord of the Mountain will make an appearance in Breath of the Wild 2?
ALSO, the Lord of the Mountain is definitely blue... lol
I think he might disappear or leave the area in the sequel.
In botw 2 you should be able to save it in a stable
If they keep Satori Mountain in the sequel, then I could see the Lord of the Mountain staying in the game as the two are linked. But I don’t think they will keep building on what is originally intended as a dedication to Iwata. Like the secret Flog game in the Switch, it loses some meaning when it’s no longer a secret.
It is well known that BotW 2 uses (almost) the same map as in the first BotW (I'm not sure),so it could be that it reappears in the same place in BotW 2.🤷♀️🤔 But it would be cool!
I hope hes gonna come back
Satori... *Sage of the Wild*
Guardian of the Animals, kinda like Radagast from The Lord of the Rings.
Stinkyink honestly he is just life goals
*YES*
Huh
Damn why link rides it dude
Radagast the Brown? Automatic like..
I think Satori was the sage of the wild. In German translation his name is "Herr der Wildnis", which can be translated to "Lord of the wilderness".
I love that it looks like Hurr Durr
The fact that you made link pose to point out the light on the mountain...is the quality content that keeps me subscribed lol
im still confused on how you pose when you take a picture of yourself in game. i swear ive tried every button.
diamond master you move the left joystick up, down, left, and right for different poses while in selfie mode. If you hold zL, there are 4 more poses, too.
@@diamondmasters8244 Cause it ain’t a button, it’s the joysticks lol
I feel that this sage most likely died long before the most recent calamity, as they speak of him being a sage as a legend. Since there were and are people still alive from 100 years past, someone could possibly have known and could confirm who Satori was. Maybe he had died in the battle 10,000 years before
Which means at the time the First Calamity occurred?
Would certainly explain why everything attacking him is Stal-type enemies; the bodies from that battle have been there for so long that not even the bloodmoon could return them to life properly.
Maybe the Blupees are animals that also died because of Ganon's monsters 100 years ago, the animals that Satori tried to protect and now they are collecting rupees to help him instead?
Oh yeah good theory
It's difficult to determine exactly how Satori died, but it's likely that his death came at the hands of the Hinox (now a Stallnox) that is located close to where Satori appears. The other "stall-monsters" are located much farther away near a separate peak of the mountain, and were likely killed by Satori as they were chasing him up the mountain. I also suspect that the Hinox was the one that dealt the fatal blow to Satori due to how the "Stallnox" bones are arranged/aligned. The bones appear to suggest that the Hinox they once belonged to perished by falling off the overlooking cliff close to the Shrine (also located on the mountain). With this in mind, we can start to piece to together what may have happened to Satori.
"Picture Satori as he rests beside a small campfire located at a lower elevation on the mountain. He suddenly hears what sounds like a band of monsters (with Hinox in tow) starting to make their way up the mountain. Unfortunately, the band of monsters spot Satori near his campsite (probably due to his small campfire giving off a pillar of smoke), and start to give chase as Satori tries to flee. The monsters follow Satori to the smaller peak of the mountain as Satori ducks between the large rocks. As the monsters make their way over to the large rocks, Satori climbs the rocks while keeping out of sight, and then ambushes the Bokoblins, Lizalfos, and Moblins in quick succession. Unfortunately, Satori is wounded from this encounter, and is quickly spotted by the remaining Hinox before he has time to catch his breath and treat his wounds. Satori runs further up the mountain, but the Hinox gives chase. Upon reaching the small pool at the summit (located beneath the cherry blossom tree), Satori meets some of his small animal friends who decided to take shelter there. The reunion is short lived as the Hinox arrives not more than a moment later, and an epic battle between Satori and the Hinox ensues. Satori fights with all his strength, and manages to impale the beast with two of his three large weapons, but is inevitably wounded by a massive blow from a tree trunk that the Hinox somehow got his dirty hands on. Crippled, Satori tries desperately to escape the Hinox again by ducking between the large rocks that make up the mountain's highest peak. The Hinox, being large in size, cannot fit between the rocks, but makes his way around them instead in an attempt to catch Satori on the other side. As Satori emerges from between the rocks, he spots the Hinox making its way around the outside, and realizes that this is the end for him. With his last remaining strength, Satori runs over to the near-by cliff as the Hinox give chase. With his back to the cliff and the Hinox barreling in on him, Satori hurls his last remaining weapon (a Gerudo Long Sword) at the beast's ginormous eye. Blinded by the hit, the Hinox howls in pain, but it's not enough to stop the beast from plowing into Satori as both of their battered bodies tumble off the edge of the cliff to their inevitable deaths! The animals, saddened by the loss of their great protector, gathered around Satori's lifeless body, and began to carry him back up to the mountain's summit. It's here that the animals lay Satori's body to rest beneath the large cherry blossom tree so that he may forever be remembered for his heroic sacrifice! That is why, to this day, animals can be seen gathering at Satori Mountain's summit, so that they will never forget their friend and what took place so very long ago!"
Strangely enough, there is evidence of this story taking place! We have the abandoned campsite near the base of Satori Mountain, the "stall-monsters" located near the lower peak, the Korok seed / yellow flower puzzle that begins between the large rocks at the upper peak of the mountain and ends at the rocky cliff overlooking the "Stallnox" bones, and (of course) the Stallnox himself. Notice how the "Stallnox" has only 2 weapons embedded in his frame, while the Gerudo Long Sword is located beneath his resting position!
I hate to dismiss your long, long story, but the video itself shows the much more likely culprit; a Stallizalfos that actually rests at the very peak of the mountain, underneath that cherry blossom tree.
It makes perfect sense that the monsters would only climb the mountain as far as necessary for the siege. So I would argue that the only one who managed to make it to the top did so for a reason, namely to kill the sage.
If Satori died to the Stalhinox, the placement of the Stallizalfos way, way above every other enemy would be unexplained.
Note this one Stallizalfos is carrying a reinforced Lizal bow with shock arrows; a seriously lethal enemy if you're standing in a shallow pool of water, which is where the Lord of the Mountain always respawns.
I believe the reason why there are no more rupees in the grass anymore isn’t because the bluepees keep on taking them butbecause the Minish from the Minish Cap have died. We know from the game that they’re the people who spread the the rupees in the grass throughout almost all in the Zelda series expect Breath of the Wild where you can’t find a single one. They could have died because they couldn’t sustain them selves in between the GOD knows how long gap between the Minish Cap and Breath of the Wild or they were to weak to survive the great calamity and were entirely killed. If the second theory is true perhaps Ganon sent his monsters to kill them out of blood thirsty rage because of the Minish’s connection to the royal family.
Anyway sorry for my unrelated rambling :) I seriously need to make my own Zelda channel
Fantastic video as always 👌
I think the Minish are still alive but you can't find rupees because the blupees takes it all.
Minish ever survived to the world flooded of WW so they have their recurses and like anyone remember them (in zelda's canon) they shouldn't have so much troubles to hide in the calamity and prosper later like usually.
Edit: Some fatal gramatical errors fixed
The No.1 Guy wait a minute rupees are under rocks!? Wow I’ve been playing Breath of the Wild for like 500 hours and I’ve never noticed that. I guess that alone debunked my argument. However I still like to believe that Ganondorf would have targeted the Minish not out of a master plan but because they help the royal family that he despises and that alone is enough to motivate “Hatred and Malice Incarnate”. Hence why I also think he would have targeted the occa from Twilight Princess to if he could reach them.
But in retrospect destroying them would be hard because of what you said about them being able to hide easily and like the koroks only link and children can see them.
Also the great dekue tree and koroks can be harmed as seen in the Wind Waker but because of the majic surrounding the Forrest. But I do agree that there wasn’t enough time to completely destroy the Minish in one day. But really thanks for the feed back it’s important for my channel I want to make so constructive criticism is really helpful.
Edit: I also mentioned that maybe the Minish have just died from other natural causes but I guess the rupees under the rock thing also disproves that idea too
Not sure if they’re supposed to be dead though because in a really early render of the game there was supposed to be the minish but they couldn’t find a good enough use in the game for them so they ended up being removed
Fun fact: they actually planned to include the minish in botw but they weren't able to be as significant as the other races in botw so they got cut :(
I really hope they make an appearance in tears of the kingdom since lots of scrapped content from botw (like links magical cyborg arm) makes an appearance in tears of the kingdom
Just to add, "悟り(satori)" means "enlightenment" in Japanese, so it would sort of make sense for his element to have been light, or just plain wisdom of some sort.
That wordplay of "enlightenment = light" only works in english.
And to have a sage, literally a wise one, represent wisdom, feels like kind of a nobrainer.
I think the fact his name translates to enlightenment is just there to hammer down on the fact he's a sage, not to indicate what "sage element" he'd have.
Someone made a point that rupees have magical power since they power the Magical armor so his essence could be made of magic. Robbie has a telescope pointed at the lord of the mountain. What if Robbie was somehow related to the lord of the mountain like when he was still alive.
I’m hoping masked Nintendo bandit likes this
Edit: Here’s the video I was thinking of
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It’s actually Purah’s telescope that points at satori mountain
Wow, just wow.
I don’t know which theory is true, but the idea of satoru watching over all the animals en keeping them safe and protected is just so, nice.
It isn't a theory, it has been confirmed it's tribute to Satoru
Blue Valor that’s not the theory part though
Where?
@@tomdekler9280 creating a champion
@@bluevalor491 Haven't been able to find a single citation on that.
I think he is the Sage of the Wild
Gotta say, I LOVE your sense of humor and editing
I never really thought about the blupees having faces like owls, but Satori having two is even more interesting. Especially if it's a reincarnation of the Sage of Light. Kaepora Gaebora being an owl that would rotate its head to appear to have a second face
The faces look a lot like the sages faces from Twilight Princess. BUT also having 2 faces might just be another reference to Iwata, who was (among other things) known for the Nintendo DS which also has "two faces"
I kept calling the lord of the mountain horse “really pretty and cute” whenever I saw it, and my dad was like “uhhh”
I was confused why he thought it wasn’t cute until it turned it’s head towards me. Didn’t see that coming
I love the idea of a blupee cult tbh its awesome really imagine being a traveler and you come across it like
~you hold your sword steady in your hands as you bash the skull in of a stalfos, then suddenly a glowing blue fog rushes into the mountains, you crouch behind a cherry blossom tree afraid of another enemy approaching-one much more powerful by the looks of it- when suddenly you hear faint clinging of rupees bashing together. You peer from around the corner to see hundreds of blupees throwing rupees into a shallow pond. To your surprise a light eminates from the pond to form a-horse?- it looked like something you had never seen before in your travels. The "horse" turned to you revealing it had the head of a blupee. Then, ...it charged at you, you ran down the mountain at a speed you didn't even know you could reach before coming to a stable and staying there. Today as you were speaking to a fellow hylian a young man rode up to the stable on the -thing- you saw in the mountains. You now wait for that man to return to ask questions about the thing in hopes of discovering what it is.~
ANCIENT WAR MACHINES, MALICIOUS GOOP...
Don't you just love Breath Of The Wild?
The Lord of the Mountain reminds me of Radagast, the Brown Wizard from Lord of the Rings. Both protect the animals. Only that Radagast dresses in brown, isn't dead and isn't a weird glowing-blue-horse-thing
how has nobody linked this to a possible Princess Mononoke reference to the God of the Forest?
Dude...I just started watching Zelda theory videos a week ago, and since then I have been staying up all night watching them...This is by far the most shocking one I’ve seen, great job👍
Maybe the Blupees were his followers in life?...
Intriguing theory, but using currency to revive a sage, it doesn't sit well with me.
I heard rabbits went extinct in Zelda due to overhunting. Quite fitting for Satori to be surrounded by rabbit-like creatures. And the greed of taking rupees by attacking them is synonymous with the greed of overhunting.
I think the implication of the rupees is more based in their innate magical power than monetary value
I'm not sure there is a significant difference between Arcane and Divine magic in this world?
But if there is, yeah rupees might not make sense
The idea of currency being too crude a means to revive a sage is completely nullified by the fact that Great Fairies are _not_ above being powered by capitalism.
I don't see why a Great Fairy would rank as less pure.
@@tomdekler9280 That's true.
But as to purity, well, the Great Fairies are unusual.
Iwata could easily be described as the lord of Nintendo’s mountain based on his actions within the company, watching over Nintendo’s creative team and employees while protecting them from any sort of harm. It may feel like a stretch, but it’s a layered one I firmly believe is a beautiful tribute to one of gaming’s most respected individuals.
They said that rupees are harder to find and get I like how the theory of blupees taking them to revive the Lord of the mountain. The only way to get rupees without getting them normally from grass is crates, boxes, chest and yiga clan foot soldiers since blupees can't gather those since there small tiny defenseless creatures
There is a Korok that implies rupees are blupee poop. Only the creators could say for sure.
Cool video, thanks
Aaaaah! Lord of the Mountain! He's one of my favorite Zelda side characters! He's definitely up there with the light spirit Lanayru, or Rutella.
saturn has wings I also really liked midna
I just LOVE the possibility of screen recording of the game and manipulating camera in that ways that feels it is made for these kinds of videos. When I look at the videos of major Zelda content creators and theorists, they always make some gorgeous cuts (the landscapes, slow camera movements, etc.) and the game makes it easy for them to edit.
AAAAAAAAGH I'M SO FRUSTRATED I'M not the only one who reached this conclusion.
I made a thread about it back in october 2019 on the Zelda Universe forums, including the Stalizalfos archer theory for the whodunnit, the rupees for the blupee ceremony, and the coupling of both animals and plant life as being significantly more plentiful on the mountain.
There's ONE theory of mine I haven't seen anywhere else yet, and I don't know if it's anywhere near as good, but it clicks in _my_ head.
As Rauru's owl status is mentioned, we can look back at Skyward Sword, where we have Headmaster Gaepora who has traits of both man and owl.
The other two teachers at the academy, Owlan and Horwell, also feature an owl theme. Owlan specializes in collecting plant life, while Horwell's specialty lies in animals.
Both have distinct long hair with two long sidelocks in front of their ears, while the Lord of the Mountain appears to be two Blupee heads with similarly long sidelocks, two meeting in the middle to give the illusion of a beard.
Considering the duality of Satori Mountain being filled with both an abundance of plant life (almost every type in the game) and animal life, and the fact that the Lord of the Mountain seemingly has two faces...
I feel like if Kaepora was meant to be some sort of match between Rauru and Kaepora Gaebora, I think Satori might similarly have been influenced in its design or theming by Owlan and Horwell, and I'm fairly certain that Satori's original form may have looked fairly similar to either one of them.
I'm not done yet.
Owlan and Horwell, by stature and features, appear to have been modelled after the Rito in the Wind Waker.
I feel that tidbit, along with the general bird motif of all involved parties, opens up the possibility that Satori could've been a Rito, based on a barn owl (like the Blupees), with features similar to Owlan and Horwell.
That having been said, the plethora of farming tools that Rito aren't seen using scattered along Satori Mountain may prove that particular point false.
Last but not least, the idea of a farming man with long sidelocks and possibly a beard reminds me more of Reede, mayor of Hateno, than Botrick. Maybe a distant relative?
You’ve got some great theories! I just subed not to long ago, and it’s obvious that you put a lot of time and effort into each and every video! Keep up the great work! I love your videos!!!
I'll have you know your comment made my day :) Thanks for being here!!
You’re welcome! You’re a great guy and I hope things go very well for you in the future!!!
Blupees collecting rupees to reawaken Satori, leading to none in grass, kinda blew my mind. Though it makes me wonder how the minish are dealing with it. Lol
we might find out In BoTW 2 as the Minish were supposed to be in BoTW but got cut.
@@illegalmobster4847 I'm aware of them getting cut but without rupees in the grass I don't know if they are still around or are considered casualties of the Calamity, or were they completely cut out lore wise as well. The Blupees theory in this vid gave me another option worth considering. Not like it's important or anything, unless BotW2 changes things, it's more a fun curiosity added to the list of them in the Zelda lore.
Though with it being the 1st direct sequel game in the same Hyrule, we may get a lot of answers, most likely even more minor questions. I'm just so hyped for it for several reasons, like I think we all are.
@@JustCozItsMe I fully agree with you, and I think if they do come it will be because the went into hiding during the calamity. I really hope Nintendo answers more of the questions when it does release as well.
I have wanted an answer for this for ages thank you
I think you can still find rupees in grass but they're very rare. Even then, that could still signify that Blupees are taking most of them, making them rare.
I think you can find them under rocks but not in the grass itself? Not positive tho
Wait... The Bloopies are bringing him rupees and possibly reviving him...?
By the Twelve, the Lord of the Mountain and the Great Fairies are Primals!
you always doing a good job
The patterns all over Satori's body look pretty much identical to the patterns on the light spirits in Twilight Princess.
Satori was a maker of the game, and died while creating it. It parallels the guardian’s story
The funniest zelda theory channel ever XD keep it up!
I think he died where the Cherry blossom tree that is next to the pool he is in, because that's the only known cherry blossom tree in the entire game so it kinda makes sense
I get that Ganondorf has a clear motive to specifically kill Satori since he is/was a sage. However, it felt like you implied Ganon was specifically after the wildlife on this one mountain, and that Satori was just protecting them. What would be Ganon's motive for this one mountain and its wildlife such that he'd specifically assign a Hinox and other monsters to attack it?
I love your mystery and logical crime show like theories keep at it dude
I really like every part of this theory
The Lord of the Mountain looks like one of the spirits in Twilight Princess since he has markings similar to them. Also I wonder if Blupees are the dead minish or evolved versions or a counterpart of the minish since they have a connection with rubees. minish leave rubees while blupees hoards them?
love those shoutouts you do. realized I had subbed to someone you shouted out before subbing to you, so have my sub!
Thank God for these abundance of Zelda videos from you and other gamers during the pandemic!
If satori died protecting the animals, not his own life, what were the forces attacking, some other aincient beast?
I honestly love your theory! But I feel like the Lord of the Mountain is even older than 100 years. His theme music and all makes it seem like he's really ancient, and 100 years seems almost a bit short for that. Maybe he died at the last Calamity 10,000 years ago? That would explain why Ganon only sent monsters, and not Guardians (which would have been more fitting since he would've used technology to take down nature)
It looks like the deer god from princess mononoke
What about the Sage Temple Ruins? They are located just East of Satori Mountain.
Sanidin Park Ruins are another reference to animals with the horse statue being prominently featured.
Also, I'd theorise that Blupees are spawned from the Lord of the Mountain due to their similar appearance.
They act as his children/servants who bring him rupees.
I really like this theory. I've also seen videos pointing out that Rupees have magical properties like with the Magic Armor in TP.
So I have thoughts and I'm just gonna spew this essay into the UA-cam void real quick:
I was def hoping this video would speculate on the fact that Ganon's gone around murdering sages before. In WW he murdered two sages to de-power the Master Sword and make way for his return.
In this context, BOTW Ganon was trying to return to Hyrule again, but the Master Sword's already weakened/in hibernation. So was this just like proactive murder just in case Satori was super powerful or did he serve some specific purpose that Ganon needed out of the way? (Maaaaaaybe Satori was buffing up Princess Zelda a la end-of-OOT? Sages primarily just seal Ganon, so it's possible Satori had a hand in keeping Ganon at bay for 100 years.)
And THEN I'm wondering if Ganon sort of failed in his murder-mission because the Blupees keep resurrecting Satori, and he has become an all-powerful spirit sage horse. He obviously regularly emits a huge amount of power from his mountain now, so get rekt Ganon.
Also.....if Satori's a sage, who are the other 6 sages in BOTW and why weren't they awakened? It's not a reach to say the 4 champions are sages and got murdered early (but then....where's the sageliness??) and obviously Zelda's a sage. But there's 1 more sage to track down in BOTW.
We have a sage of time (Zelda), spirit (Urbosa/Riju), fire (Daruk/Yunobo), water (Mipha/Sidon), earth (Revali/Teba), wind-or-light-or-forest* (Satori/Undead Satori)....so we're missing maybe a forest or shadow sage? Maybe Impa's the final sage? Or one of the Koroks? Maybe the King is a sage, since he had a pivotal role in BOTW and sort of resembled Rauru in both appearance and function? Who knows lol.
*Satori could be a successor to Rauru, or the kokiri, OR the koroks. Since we have rito and koroks in this game, it's reasonable to assume the sage succession would be for the Wind Sage spirit as opposed to forest, which just doesn't make as much sense as him being the sage of light. If we're going with him as the light sage, I'd like to think the 7th BOTW sage is Impa, since the Sheikah are so much more prominent in this game than in previous installments. If Satori IS the Sage of Wind for some reason, then the King would be our Light Sage of BOTW (which has its own line of sense.)
Anyway thanks for coming to my TED Talk I just had a bunch of notes on this video lmao
Edit: And one MORE thing! Yeah, Satori has an owl face, but that also really closely resembles the Twilight Princess sage masks. Which is my only memory of other "non-living" spirit sages appearing in the franchise.
That makes a lot of sense
This is amazing! Fantastic analysis
I guess Croton is the Tetraforce of the Zelda UA-camrs now.
Starting the video with a pun: Check.
Actual in-game sounds: Check.
Reference to Talon: Check.
Made-Up Number: Check.
Stock Images: Check.
Miyamoto: Check.
Stabbing: Check.
Croton: Check.
Goats: Check.
Rauru: Check.
$$$: Check.
I like the idea of the blupees taking the rupees to resurrect him. And considering how he disappears when after you mount him fits too
I think the Sages can change representation from age to age similar to how the hero can be the hero of Winds, Time, or Wild.
There are seven Sages but the element is more of a unique title rather than a position.
Another great theory MNB!
I think the rupee-retrieving-blupee theory is pretty likely
Y'know...Bluepees hoarding rupees and the minish creating them seems to be an interesting connection.
Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland shows that rupees are filled with a sort of spiritual energy, that both blupees and great fairies tap into
I like the idea that blupees are collecting all the rupees from hyrule to give to the lord
The Satoru theory was so wholesome
my fav area, always drawn there. Also, been so curious of bluppes.Would like to see more in botw 2.
"And other times they try to stab ganon in the gut"
Me: *suppressed giggle*
When you realise that every time you steal rupees from blupees, your stopping Satori from doing is job and protecting the mountain, AND THAT YOU'RE A HORRIBLE PERSONNE-
MNB: Link in the description!
Me: *Quickly goes to the desc. To find link.
Also me: “AHA- wait.”
hey! i'm pretty sure the appearance of satori was inspired by the god of the forest in princess mononoke. they're pretty similar in looks and roles like protecting animals and nature and whatnot.
Satori is Iwata looking over Nintendo and it's future. I've always figured the whole thing was a metaphor for that.
MNB, you've got to do a few theory videos on the Minish Cap. The deeper you get into the story, the more confusing the lore gets compared to Skyward Sword. Also, I'd like to know if there actually is a connection between the Kokori, Picori and/or Kikwi. (Remember the one Kikwi taken to Skyloft before you answer that lol)
I like this theory, but I don't think that the Lord of the Mountain needs rupees to return since it seems to vanish and reappear as it sees fit. I think that the Blupees actually recieve rupees from Satori and travel to certain areas where someonecan get them. You can't kill them but they do drop rupees when hit. Maybe it's like a "you have to earn it" kinda thing? Also, one of the Blupees is found near a Great Fairy Fountain, so maybe there is a connection there. I think that Satori just appears on the Mountain to check up on it and to give money to the Blupees and they can spread those rupees across the land.
To me, the lord of the mountain is one of the more pronounced references to Princess Mononoke.
the sage he reminds me of, would be gulley from link between worlds, animals flocking around him and all
YOURE A GENIUS
This is really cool and I love your channel but I’m thinking, since Fi said in SS that she will sleep forever in the master sword...does that mean she’s always with us? Also this is a really good theory
I thought that the Lord of the Mountain was created by the Shieka because if you look at it it glows with orange and when you look at the orb and other Sheika technology it has that same design on it
You forgot to mention the fact his pool is the only place witha cherry tree. Anyway he's a tribute to the boss and to studio Ghibli.
Great theory once again
Good theory, I like the rupee angle
I love the idea that the stal enimies are what killed the sage, but not that rupees are what's used to bring him back, even though it's viable I think it's cause his power peeks at that moment.
Also I LOOOOOOVE The look of both the Sage and Blupies! >3
Can't argue that those weren't actual game sounds. They were from games.
Another, strange source for that "is he a fairy" line. There are 4 Endura Carrots around the spring. Endura Carrots spawn naturally around all other 4 fairy fountains, and Malanya's fountain has Endura shrooms for some reason.
“This Video is not about Satoru Iwata”
Why did you change the title to that XD
Noooo wonder there aren't rupees in the grass here. That was awesome. Too bad we can't drop rupees in the pond everytime we need a sweet mount
Is that what it's called?! I was just playing one day, and I just saw that glow and saw satori. I had no clue what I was even looking at.
You see the BLUpees green?? Interesting :D
I'm more curious now about the Blupees and WHAT or WHO they are.
My theory about Satori is that, yes, he was a Sage, and he was killed while protecting the inhabitants of the mountains, but as he was beginning to succumb to his wounds, the Blupees came along and they l, along with the goddesses' help, saved his life by turning him into what he is today so he could continue his duty as the land's protector. However, even though he is very powerful, he does get injured with each battle so he returns to the mountain to heal his wounds. The Blupees that saved him are his scouts to make sure no one is harming the wildlife and they all return to the mountain to rest before setting out again.
tbh i thought you were gonna say he's the sage of water from twilight princess, the one that ganon killed
My personal mini theory (half joking), the Lord of the Mountain is the sage of sages, while the 6-7 blupees are the new incarnations of the usual sages, which of which there's usually 6 or 7.
Or that's just a reference as well
I think you're right about the blupees taking rupees
"What in tarnation?!"
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I think it is just calling Satoru Iwata a sage and saying he died doing what he loves...
The blupie idea of them bringing him rupees is interesting though.
I like your theory that the Sage died protecting the mountain from evil.
This is definitely a Princess Mononoke tribute.
So if it’s confirmed that there are sages, are we to assume the champions are considered as the new sages under a new title?
What really freaks me out about it is that it has two faces. I'm sure that has some kind of significance. Maybe it was not only a single person in life.
i love your rupees theory ! makes sense to me
but… does that mean that rupees are philosopher stones filled with trapped souls ? 😏
that would be dark
Man, Satori's 'face' is hella creepy
There are no settlements per say however there is a cultivated grove of apple trees on the mountain along with non native plants
I am pretty sure I found rupees in the grass. But it was a maximum of two times in overall two playthroughs and both times it was a single green rupee.
That does not invalidate your point though.
It's even kind of charming: Either even the Blupees can't manage to find all of the rupees in Hyrule or they simply won't bother with that one rupee when they are already carrying a lot of them.
I don’t think blupees collect rupees to revive or bring back satori, because if they already brought back satori wouldn’t meen that they use all of the rupees? Or perhaps those rupees where the change for purchasing satori a moments to came back