DuckNoises
Gone (Wind) Fishin'
- Joined
- Jul 16, 2010
- Location
- Montreal, QC, Canada
Why do people seem to feel like the Zora evolved into the Rito? I understand the whole "Zora Symbol on Medli's Robes" thing, but that seems to be the only evidence or logic behind it. Even if evolution were true (I personally don't believe this, but this isn't the place for that), I would think that with the world flooding the Zoras would've thrived, so they would've had no reason to evolve. I would think that, if anyone would evolve into the Rito, it would be the Gorons. So why do people think the Zora are the ones to evolve into the Rito?
It's a good question, but I think I can provide the answer as to why there was the necessity to evolve. Throughout most of the Zelda universe, Zoras have been a freshwater species, the sole exception being the Oracle series. That means they can only survive in freshwater (Zora's Domain, Lake Hylia, Zora's River, Great Bay); when Hyrule was flooded during the Great Flood, Hyrule became the Great Ocean, which is a large saltwater body. Because the Zoras couldn't survive in saltwater, the species adapted as a whole by evolving into the Rito. Since the Great Flood, there have been no Zoras on the Adult Timeline.