Daily Debate: What Is Your Unluckiest Zelda Gaming Moment?
Posted on March 17 2025 by Heather Beard
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to all who celebrate! Many look at Saint Patrick’s Day as a day for luck and wearing green among other things, but today I want to look at those unlucky situations. We’ve all likely had Zelda gaming moments where we’ve gotten incredibly lucky and succeeded in finishing a boss with half a heart or even being able to cheese our way through a challenging puzzle; but what about the unlucky times though; those truly tragic gaming moments where you ask yourself, “why me?”
My unluckiest Zelda moment happened a few years back while finishing my Master Mode run of Breath of the Wild. Up until the Dark Beast Ganon fight I had had zero issues in my Master Mode play through, everything had gone great! Breath of the Wild’s final boss battle is a cake walk in my opinion, and I could wish that Dark Beast Ganon were more of a challenge. My most tragic moment was one of those “you get what you wish for” moments, because I got my wish of Dark Beast Ganon being more of a challenge.
As soon as you’re released to start riding horseback to shoot at the lit up spots on Ganon I lost my horse tragically to one of Dark Beast Ganon’s feet. I somehow managed to fall off without being hit and my horse ran away and got squished. I did not think it was possible to have your horse die in that boss fight, but apparently you can. It was one of the weirdest flukes that I ever had while playing Breath of the Wild. I also was not about to start over because it was the end of Master Mode for me, I was going to finish it one way or another, and preferably without seeing a “Game Over” screen. Having to run on foot to fight Dark Beast Ganon is probably one of the unluckiest gameplay moments that I have had in any game across any series that I’ve played. The Master Mode fight was not hard per se, but it turned my cake walk fight into a long drawn out ordeal that would not end quick enough. I was able to use the varying updrafts to hit my marks, but Ganon healing throughout made for a tough time on foot. I don’t recommend your horse being squished. I ultimately succeeded and it made for a fun gaming memory, despite it being a bit tragic.
What about you though? What moment while playing a Zelda game would you consider your unluckiest? Let us know your tragic mishaps in the comments below.
Hi I’m Heather! I’m Senior Editor and Art Director at Zelda Dungeon and I’ve been a member of the ZD team since 2019. I am a graphic designer, artist, and nerdy mom to an awesome little boy. When my nose isn’t in a book, working on my novel or watching anime you can find me curled up with my cats Mandy-Lynn and Daisy Mae.
