BOTW & TOTK Forgot An Important Piece Of Zelda Lore
Although has followed in ’s footsteps to create another awe-inspiring adventure, both titles also seem to ignore a crucial aspect of the franchise’s lore. Over the course of its nearly forty-year history, has gradually built up both the Kingdom of Hyrule and other related settings with tales of heroes, monsters, and magic. Of course, not every detail has remained consistent across every title, but certain omissions in the latest entries are more noticeable than most.
It is fair to say that was a celebration of every game to come before it, with references to all corners of the franchise. built on this, not only maintaining the world of but adding to it with new details and tributes to what had come before. brought back underused Boss monsters to populate Hyrule in addition to its own new additions, and even includes cameos from other classic enemies, although the boss fight this seemed to tease never occurs.
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A more glaring absence in and, however, is that of Hyrule’s three Golden Goddesses: Din, Nayru, and Farore. The three are incredibly important figures, having created Hyrule as well as ’s iconic Triforce, but neither game indicates their presence. The Triforce itself may be held by Zelda in , but if so, it seems to have fallen into obscurity. Moreover, its creators do not even merit a mention, even as the Demon Dragon threatens to destroy the kingdom. The Goddesses intervened when Ganondorf almost acquired the Triforce prior to, burying him beneath the Great Sea, so their comparable inaction here is notable.
The Golden Goddesses were also responsible for sealing the Dark Interlopers in the Twilight Realm prior to, leading to their descendants
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