Got your attention, okay, no Keanu Reeves won't be doing motion capture or face model for Link in BOTW2 though that would be either really bad or really good
no, I want to talk about something I swear I stumbled on to that others in the Zelda community are noticing too
while I was looking up Celtic mythology totally unrelated to Zelda and looking at images in searches I found this MMORPG that struck me as similar in theme to Zelda in this aspect of a hero losing his arm and having it replaced magically or tech wise
camelotunchained.com
it's a hero from Celtic myth called Nuada
en.wikipedia.org
celtsandmyths.tumblr.com
https://ksbarton.com/when-gods-and-heroes-lose-a-right-hand
further searching found BOTW2 related news stories already linking Link's arm situation to this Celtic hero myth
www.thegamer.com
I don't know... it just seems very on the nose and a potential frame of reference for us to be able to lore search and further theorize about what BOTW2 may be like storywise.
no, I want to talk about something I swear I stumbled on to that others in the Zelda community are noticing too
while I was looking up Celtic mythology totally unrelated to Zelda and looking at images in searches I found this MMORPG that struck me as similar in theme to Zelda in this aspect of a hero losing his arm and having it replaced magically or tech wise
Camelot Unchained
Three Realms in one persistent, massive, open-world sandbox environment, with towns and cities built almost entirely by the players. Do battle over scarce resources, take and hold Places of Power, burn down your enemies' homes, and seek to conquer The Depths™, a TriRealm dungeon like none other...
camelotunchained.com
it's a hero from Celtic myth called Nuada
Nuada Airgetlám - Wikipedia
Nodens (also known as Nudd and Nuada) - a God of Healing in Celtic Mythology
http://myths.mzzhost.com/greek_nudd.html Nudd was a god of the Welsh Celts in Britain and was associated with healing and the sea. He was the son of Beli, the god of the Sun, and the leader of the...
celtsandmyths.tumblr.com
https://ksbarton.com/when-gods-and-heroes-lose-a-right-hand
further searching found BOTW2 related news stories already linking Link's arm situation to this Celtic hero myth
Link's Arm Offers Key Insight Into The Irish Origins Of Breath Of The Wild 2
Strangely, Link's glowing arm tells us a lot about Breath of the Wild 2 thanks to Irish mythology.
www.thegamer.com
I don't know... it just seems very on the nose and a potential frame of reference for us to be able to lore search and further theorize about what BOTW2 may be like storywise.
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