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

* [[Combinatorial Explosion]]: This game takes the concept of [[Wide Open Sandbox]] [[Up to Eleven]] as the developers seemed to encourage the player to take advantage of loopholes and rewards ingenuity. With the amazingly versatile power of the Ultrahand, Link can create whatever crazy contraption the player desires to explore Hyrule, from magical cars, boats, flying machines, and even a [[Mini-Mecha]].

* [[Composite Character]]: The Frox is a boss that seems to combine aspects of the Stone Talus and a Dodongo from the previous games. Like the Dodongo, it is a hulking draconic beast that you hurt by tossing bombs into its mouth. Like the Talus, it has a large ore deposit on its back, which is the only part of it that is vulnerable to damage.

* [[Console Cameo]]: The Purah Pad is obviously a Nintendo Switch with Magitek enhancements. Using it to start scanning from a tower even resembles plugging it into a USB-C cable charging port.

* [[Conspiracy Theorist]]: The Rito journalist Penn seems to suspect Zelda herself might be the mastermind behind the Upheaval - most of the Potential Princess Sightings quest line consists of Link investigating rumors of her showing up in odd situations (like a siren trying to convince travelers to follow her or a blonde woman riding a monstrous steed) or giving strange orders to the Hyrulian army (like giving them a recipe that makes them sick or telling them to do their jobs in their underwear) and seemingly malicious acts (like spooking the circus performers’ horse and making their wagon crash when they were trying to reach the Great Fairy to convince her to come out of her flower). Fortunately, Penn isn’t the type to publish such rumors without confirming them.

* [[Continuity Nod]]:

** Purah, who in the previous game was a child due to an accident that reversed-aged her, has now grown into a teenager via the [[Time Skip]].

** If you go back to the Temple of Time on the Great Plateau at the spot in ''Breath of the Wild'' where King Rhoam (Zelda’s father) gave you the paraglider, you will find a custom cloth that changes the paraglider to the original design. Also, Rhoam’s headstone is still where it was before, with a Royal Claymore (the weapon he had in ''Age of Calamity'') stuck in the ground marking the site. No clue as to who put it there, but most fans surmise it was Zelda, placing it there to pay her respects.

** ''Breath of the Wild'' a child named Shanae told Link a story about a kingdom in the sky; this was initially meant as a [[Mythology Gag]] regarding ''Skyward Sword'', but now that the Sky Islands have been included to this game, Shanae is very happy when Link tells her she was right.

* [[Conveniently Interrupted Document]]: In the opening scene of the game, Zelda and Link are exploring a cavern deep beneath Hyrule Castle and find elaborate carved hieroglyphics detailing the origins of the royal line of Hyrule and the rise of the Demon King. However, a big part of it has been covered by a rockslide, meaning they cannot read the second half of the story. When Link eventually returns here he can break the stone and read them, although by then the player has likely already seen the whole tale in much greater detail.

* [[Cool Airship]]: The Zonai had ''an entire fleet'' of them, resembling Viking longships that surround and circle the Wind Temple. Surrounding them and the cyclone are smaller ships with sails that Link can use like trampolines to bounce into the air and board the larger vessels. The Temple itself is a huge, flying battleship.

* [[Cool Sword]]: Well, the Master Sword, of course, but there are others:

** The Hero Sword, part of the Hero set (that gives Link his iconic green tunic and cap) is found in a chest in the Depths, and once you gain it, it is available from the evil statue after finishing a quest line, and is purchased for 100 Poe (in case it breaks).

* [[Delicious Distraction]]: Anyone who has played the previous game might remember how Yiga could be distracted by Mighty Bananas. {{spoiler|Believe it or not, in this game they will often try to turn the tables on Link, placing one of their Mighty Bananas in an open area so they can ambush Link when he tries to get it. And let's be honest, most players are going to fall for this, given how in any game they will not hesitate to grab a Power Up item.}}

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Poor, poor Teba. He was already the least fleshed-out of the new champions in ''Breath of the Wild''. But here, he's the only one to ''not'' awaken as a Sage. That honor goes to his son Tulin, while Teba himself stays in Rito Village to keep things running as its new chief.

** Likewise, after being the focus of the conflicts in ''Breath of the Wild'' and ''Age of Calamity'', the ancient Sheikah technology has almost completely vanished off the face of the earth. All the decaying Guardians dotting Hyrule's landscape? The Towers that Link had to climb in order to map out Hyrule? The shrines that helped him recover his strength? The Divine Beasts? The ''Shrine of Resurrection?'' They're all gone, and the only traces of their existence are stray pieces of Sheikah Tech in Robbie's current and old labs, as well as the new towers that Purah built (which incorporate Guardian tentacles in their design).

* [[Determined Defeatist]]: {{spoiler|As the flashbacks show, when Zelda finally realizes that Ganondorf is, in fact, the mummy she and Link encountered at the beginning of the game and the arm that was on its chest was Rauru’s, she puts two-and-two together and realizes that leading the Sages into battle against him would be a pointless endeavor, as they could not slay him and Rauru would be killed in the attempt. When she tells Rauru this, he still decides to fight, as he has to at least try, as even if they fail, they can at very least give Link a chance to succeed.}}

** While it doesn't last, [[Stout Strength|Yunobo]] goes from a [[Cowardly Lion]] and bonafide [[Nice Guy]] to an abrasive, slimy [[Jerkass]] who gladly spreads the highly-addictive [[G-Rated Drug|Marbled Rock Roast]] throughout Goron City {{spoiler|because of Phantom Ganon's brainwashing via cursed mask}}.

* [[Feed It a Bomb]]: Much like Dodongos, you can do some serious damage to Froxes by hurling bombs into their open maws.

* [[Fighting Spirit]]: Each of the Sages’ Vows except {{spoiler|Mineru’s}} <ref>Her vow brings forth the construct that serves as her physical body</ref> enables Link to call forth an avatar of the sage, which fights by his side.

* [[Final Boss Preview]]: Phantom Ganon is the boss at the end of the Hyrule Castle part of the mainline quest (and he is also fought if Link defeats a Gloom Spawn) his fighting style and diligent attack patterns giving a brief preview of what Link will encounter against Ganondorf himself. Once Phantom Ganon is defeated, the real Ganondorf shows up briefly, but flees when the four Sages arrive to give Link backup.

* [[Flechette Storm]]: {{spoiler| Done by Zelda, Rauru, and the original Sages in a flashback. Zelda and the Sages hurl their swords at Ganondorf, expecting him to dodge, with Zelda planning to use the Recall ability of the Purah Pad to send them back towards him. It doesn’t work, but they didn’t intend it to - it was meant as a distraction so Rauru could use his spell to seal him.}}

* [[Fling a Light Into the Future]]: A major point of the plot. Ganondorf was far too powerful for the sages to defeat, but they managed to seal him away, which they knew was a temporary solution. Knowing he would eventually break his bonds, they did all they could to leave warnings, instructions, and other aid through their descendants, in hopes Link could succeed where they failed.

* [[Nerf]]: A few of the many [[Game Breaker|Game Breakers]] from ''Breath of the Wild'' were reigned in a bit here.

** Hearty meals haven't necessarily been ''nerfed'' outright, but it's way harder to track down the ingredients for them that it was before. Hearty Radishes are so rare that you can easily beat the game without finding any, and in the case of Hearty Durians? Maybe they've gone extinct between games, because they're completely ''gone'' here. Also, Gloom damage will destroy whatever bonus hearts you've gained through Hearty meals, meaning that they won't do much good in the Depths or against the Gloom Spawns/{{spoiler|Phantom Ganon}}.

** Related to the above, you make a lot less money selling things like Gourmet Meat Skewers and gemstones. It's a big source of frustration when you're trying to buy clothes or Great Fairy upgrades, especially since the latter are much more expensive than they were in the previous game.

** Whistle-sprinting doesn't work anymore. In fact, the game actively ''punishes'' you for trying it by causing your stamina to drain even faster than normal.

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* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: Ganondorf, whose ultimate goal is to drown the world in a sea of blood as he and his hordes of monsters sweep over the land.

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