In BoTW the Gerudo are green eyed yet keep the distinctive red hair and sharp noses from their appearance in OOT. However in OOT their eyes are a sinister yellow.
I came across a little something corncering the Japanese ALTTP manual that could provide an explanation in the lore as to why this could be rather than simply a creative design change. It goes something like
“The thieves pushed aside their comrades, the colors of their eyes changing, as they approached (the Triforce)“
Now in OOT itself when it comes to Ganondorf actually obtaining the triforce he does it alone. However there is implied to be a war 9 years prior to the beginning of OOT which is where Links mother was injured and ends up giving her son to the Deku Tree. It could have been during this that they got close to obtaining the triforce.
I personally think this is the civil war spoken of in the Zelda series and that it is one and possibly even the same as the interloper war spoken of in TP. The triforce was almost obtained during that as represented by the dark links and everyone was fighting for it after all. It could well be the case that the Gerudo came very close to it before it was sealed away again. Close enough to give them that yellow colour to their eyes anyway. All the Gerudo we see in OOT are adults and could well be old enough to have participated in the war especially considering how well their tribe ages.
Do you think this would be a good explanation to why their eyes are a different colour in OOT than BoTW or do you have your own explanation for it?
I came across a little something corncering the Japanese ALTTP manual that could provide an explanation in the lore as to why this could be rather than simply a creative design change. It goes something like
“The thieves pushed aside their comrades, the colors of their eyes changing, as they approached (the Triforce)“
Now in OOT itself when it comes to Ganondorf actually obtaining the triforce he does it alone. However there is implied to be a war 9 years prior to the beginning of OOT which is where Links mother was injured and ends up giving her son to the Deku Tree. It could have been during this that they got close to obtaining the triforce.
I personally think this is the civil war spoken of in the Zelda series and that it is one and possibly even the same as the interloper war spoken of in TP. The triforce was almost obtained during that as represented by the dark links and everyone was fighting for it after all. It could well be the case that the Gerudo came very close to it before it was sealed away again. Close enough to give them that yellow colour to their eyes anyway. All the Gerudo we see in OOT are adults and could well be old enough to have participated in the war especially considering how well their tribe ages.
Do you think this would be a good explanation to why their eyes are a different colour in OOT than BoTW or do you have your own explanation for it?