The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Could Help the Rito Shine
After years of anticipation, Nintendo finally revealed the title for Breath of the Wild's sequel during a September 2022 Direct. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is set to release in May 2023 (assuming no further delays), and its latest teaser leans into the airborne potential of floating islands by showing Link dive onto a mysterious glider. While the terrestrial races of Hyrule will have to use new methods to explore, this may be a great excuse to give the Rito more prominence.
In Breath of the Wild, Link can run straight toward Hyrule Castle and battle Calamity Ganon after completing the Great Plateau. Yet the in-universe narrative clearly intends for Link to rescue each of Hyrule's four major races (the Zora, Goron, Rito, and Gerudo) from corruption afflicting their Divine Beasts. Tears of the Kingdom's past trailers have highlighted the Master Sword, suggesting it is also canon that Link collects his legendary blade, which means Hyrule's residents will all need brand-new challenges to tackle. The flying Rito will undoubtedly have the easiest time adapting to their changed surroundings.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 Needs Something Clever For the Great Plateau
Zelda's Rito are the latest addition of those aforementioned races, first appearing in 2002's The Wind Waker on GameCube. They're also among the least utilized races across the franchise, only showing up in The Wind Waker, Breath of the Wild, and now Tears of the Kingdom. The avian race even skipped The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, despite a large portion of that adventure taking place in the skies above Hyrule.
The likely reason for this is because The Wind Waker establishes the Rito as descendants of the Zora, specifically in the «Adult» era of Ocarina
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