The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: Difference between revisions

Link travels to the Rito village and discovers that the area is in the midst of an unprecedented blizzard which has forced many of the Rito adults to leave the village in the hands of their children while they go out to collect food and resources. The local stable has been sold to former rumor researcher [[Traysi]] and converted into the headquarters of the new [[Lucky Clover Gazette]]. Link gets hired as a reporter and is partnered with a Rito named [[Finn]]. Their job is to visit Hyrule's [[Stable]]s to gather intel on sightings of Princess Zelda. In [[Rito Village]], Link meets up with [[Teba]], who has taken over as the village elder upon the former elder's retirement. Teba is arguing with his young son [[Tulin]], a gifted flyer who wants to investigate the massive storm cluster high above the village, which they believe to be the source of the region's constant heavy snowfall.

Link travels towards [[Death Mountain]] and the city of the Gorons. On the way, other travelers warn him about avoiding Gorons with "[[Marbled Rock Roast|strange rocks]]". As he nears the mines and quarries of Death Mountain, Link runs into several Gorons with glowing red eyes lazing about eating Marbled Rock Roasts. The elder and younger of the Gorons who can't eat the tough rock "delicacy" try to stir their bewitched friends and family, who have all but halted regular work and at times turn to scamming travelers in order to get rupees for more Marbled Rock Roast. In Goron City, Link sees the Goron elder [[Bludo]] arguing with [[Yunobo]], descendant of Champion Daruk and CEO of the new "Yunobo, Co". Bludo asks Yunobo to quit mining the Marbled Rock Roasts, which have disrupted life in the city. Yunobo, with uncharacteristic bravado, insists that Princess Zelda herself told him the Marbled Rock Roast was perfectly safe. He further states that he and his new company are responsible for the success of the Gorons and that Bludo should step aside and let Yunobo run things. [[Slergo]] and [[Offrak]], two young Gorons who work for Yunobo, suspect that something is amiss, as they desire of him to be his "old self" again and stop further mining of Marbled Rock Roast. Link finds the two of them at a cave near the YunoboCo HQ where Yunobo is consulting directly with Zelda right that second, and Link learns from them that Yunobo's personality changed decisively when he was ordered by Zelda to wear a "weird mask" that he first appears in. Slergo and Offrak allow Link inside the cave once he agrees to investigate.

Link travels towards Zora's Domain and finds the land and water polluted heavily by a thick oily [[Sludge]], making traversal and movement immensely limited in several areas. The Zora have attempted to confront the sludge using [[Splash Fruit]], but have run out of supply, with numerous Zora having been wounded. Among the wounded Zora include [[King Dorephan]], who has hidden himself away in the [[Pristine Sanctum]]. Link learns from him that Princess Zelda descended from the sky on a huge sludge monster, uncharacteristically unleashing it upon the Zora, with King Dorephan sustaining his injuries from vanquishing the beast. Despite these efforts, the sludge continues to pour. Three Zora are in the middle of discussing other options when Link -- who they do not initially recognize -- arrives to the center of the Domain. After cleansing sludge off of the central statue depicting [[Prince Sidon]] and Link during their previous campaign to save the Domain, Link is recognized from the statue, and Yona, the fiancee of of Sidon, introduces herself. Yona had heard of Link almost every day from Sidon since arriving at the domain, and recommends that Link see him again up at [[Mipha Court]], on a now more developed [[Ploymus Mountain]]. Yona also provides Link with the [[Zora Armor]] once more from the previous game after receiving an [[Ancient Arowana]] to finish repairing it using its scales.  

Link journeys to the Gerudo Desert and finds that it has become blanketed by a heavy sand shroud. Along his attempts to navigate his way to [[Gerudo Town]], he encounters strange and resilient zombie-like creatures known as [[Gibdo]]s. Eventually he makes it to Gerudo Town, finding it completely deserted. The entire town has evacuated to an underground Gerudo Shelter, and upon Link making his way inside of it, learns from her chief bodyguard [[Buliara]] that [[Riju]] is training in the [[North Gerudo Ruins]]. Despite the Gerudo's traditional law of not allowing any [[voe]] within the town's walls, Link is given near unprecedented access to the town and its resources as a special guest.

With the four [[Regional Phenomena]] solved, Link returns to [[Lookout Landing]] to report to [[Purah]]. At that moment, a [[Blood Moon]] appears in the sky, and Purah witnesses Zelda standing on the floating [[Hyrule Castle]]. Link pursues Zelda intent on rescuing her, and hears her voice calling to him as he scales the levels of the castle searching for her. In every location he finds her however, Zelda suddenly vanishes, with hoards of monsters taking her place. Finally, he makes it to the [[Sanctum]] of the castle, where Zelda seems to finally meet him face to face. She tells Link she wants to show him something, and Hyrule Castle transforms into its former, undamaged self from before the [[Calamity]]. She tells him to take in every detail, for it will be the last thing that Link ever sees, with her voice darkening into that of [[Ganon|the corpse]] he and Zelda encountered at the very beginning. The corpse shows himself in a channeled vision above "Zelda", revealing her to be nothing more than a puppet used to trick Link. This Zelda then re-materializes into five [[Phantom Ganon]]s and attack Link simultaneously, with Link being joined and protected by the four sage descendants -- Tulin, Yunobo, Sidon and Riju -- right before being ravaged by [[Gloom]] once more. The corpse, who finally reveals himself to be the still-alive [[Demon King Ganondorf]], imparts upon Link and the sages a vision of the world he wishes to make upon his full restoration -- one of an army of monsters storming and destroying the landscape of Hyrule -- and withdraws his presence from the castle.