The Nightmare of the Shadow Temple (Zelda Theory)

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games in the series with the current project being ocarina of time 3d however as of now there are 100 full sets of spiritual tracks hourglass ghost sword towards the sky wind hd Waker HD and Diminution Cap, but I'm also uploading images for other games, whether it's Horizon Forbidden West or one of my favorite Slime Rancher.

They look so incredibly adorable. I already have a ton of images stored for other projects that haven't been released yet, including Stardew Valley. terraria master mode lego city undercover and the pokemon series in fact one of the biggest games I'm working on right now is a complete 100 pokedex set of legends arceus anyone looking for images can use it in their own videos and credits. It is not mandatory, although it is appreciated. I'll have a link to the channel below so feel free to check it out if you're interested and now going back to today's video, we're often only told a fraction of the overall narrative when it comes to the key details of the games in the series.

Zelda are lost to history as time passes or are rewritten by those who wish to hide the truth, whether it be the residents of Skyloft who remained blissfully unaware of the underlying surface or the events that led to the great flood of Wind Waker and who. You can forget the most recent installment in the franchise, the Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild. While much is known about what occurred 100 years ago, the same cannot be said for the events prior to the creation of Shika technology. used to defeat Calamity Ganon, in fact, one of the most discussed topics regarding its sequel is the mysterious tribe responsible for the numerous ruins scattered throughout Hyrule, a group that, according to legend, suddenly disappeared thousands of years ago and simply It was forgotten due to the passage of time. or their disappearance was due to more sinister reasons a tribe erased from the history books by those in power as an attempt to hide something or someone it is often said that history is written by the victors, regardless of what they give us a unique Offensive perspective is how accurate it is, but the truth always has a way of rearing its ugly head.

The more we try to hide something, the more likely it is to come to light, or in this case, a

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. Our investigation begins west of Hyrule countryside in a small quaint village at the foot of Death Mountain that was once home to the mysterious Chica tribe, this place now acts as a humble settlement open to the poor people of the kingdom of Hyrule. Hyrule, but appearances can be deceiving, what appears to be an innocent village holds a dark secret that is considered a taboo subject among the royal family. Directly behind the village cemetery there is a raised platform seemingly isolated from the rest of the area within the little tunnel. illuminated a central chamber with a sealed door.

It is unknown when this entrance was sealed, but one What is clear is that visitors are not welcome here, eventually this entrance would be opened by the hero of time giving him access to the seventh

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and with it all the horrible secrets this place had to offer. The

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of

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s consists of numerous chambers filled with traps and undead creatures, guillotines, moving saw blades, rotating statues equipped with deadly scythes, and falling platforms covered in spikes. It is no wonder that the royal family erased this place from the history of the world. kingdom knowing that such a place existed would be enough to make someone's stomach turn judging by the blood stains. and rooms built from human remains, it is clear that many lost their lives here with multiple cells throughout the dungeon and crips that were undisturbed since time immemorial, perhaps that is why the shadow temple is filled with undisturbed creatures. dead, they are the restless souls of the people who were victims of both the dungeon and whoever was responsible for it.

According to the Hyrule encyclopedia, the temple of shadows was a place used by the sheikah to interrogate the enemies of the family real, although the description is quite vague, it is not difficult to believe that the prisoners held here were frequently tortured and even executed. The passage goes on to say that due to its dark history, the Shadow Temple is considered a taboo subject, while the royal family of Hyrule is responsible for keeping the peace along with protecting the triforce in some cases. They are by no means perfect, in fact, many times it is their foolish decisions that lead to the destruction of the kingdom, the excavation of small technology that Calamity Gannon takes over, or the misplaced trust in individuals who then ruined the earth as indicated. in the book.

It is very possible that the temple of shadows is another of the royal family's mistakes. To be honest, there are many things about this temple that are considered absolute truths that are not technically as black and white as it seems this video will cover. a variety of popular theories about the temple of shadows, as well as my own thoughts and ideas when researching for this video, one of the first things that caught my attention was the timeline of events and how it relates to the seal from bongo bongo, the entity he encounters for the first time. in the village of Kakuriko, where he emerges from the well and attacks both the sheikh and the player.

They give us more information about bongo bongo immediately after this meeting, as always, we will see the Japanese translations. flashes. Something very unusual has happened, the dark monster. has been resurrected that dark monster was sealed at the bottom of the well by the power of impa the leader of the kakariko village but the power of that monster became too strong and with the seal of the well broken it now appeared above the ground impa must have gone to the temple of darkness to confront it and seal it once again, but as things stand now she is in danger given this information, we know that before this encounter with the shadow beast, bongobongo was sealed deep in the well, this same place is visited by a young Time Hero in search of the Lens of Truth and acts as a sort of mini dungeon, however, when you think about it from a story perspective, it is quite strange that Link finds himself in an area that, according to lore, currently houses a powerful monster if Bongomongo were sealed.

Prior to the hero's exit into the well, one would think there would be some signs of his presence, especially since entering this place could carry some risks of breaking the seal placed on this entity. Remember that it was Imp who sealed the monster. someone who is present in both the past and the future, if bongo bongo really was sealed then you would think people would have been talking about it and even warning the hero to stay away from the pit because of this, i think bongo bongo was Sealed within the well sometime during the seven-year interval that occurs once Link obtains the Master Sword and opens the sacred realm to Ganondorf.

This also raises the question of where he was before his confinement within the pit and if he even existed at this point. A topic I will address later in this video. This is the part where things get quite strange, as previously established, once Bongo Bongo freed himself from beneath the well, the Imp traveled to the Shadow Temple in an attempt to seal a creature, a seal that supposedly bursts into the scene before this dialogue as we see the village burning in the background as well as a nearby structure being ripped from its foundation and thrown into the air only for a dark shadow to emerge from the pit and attack the link, so what happens? the problem here comes from something said by an npc in impa's house this house is lady impa's house she went to the cemetery to seal a monster since the monsters are loose since ganondorf appeared the part of this village is protected by lady impa Speaking of which lady Impa hasn't returned yet, did something happen to her?

It is safe to assume that the events referred to here are the same as those mentioned by the sheikh. Both describe the events following Bongo Bongo's resurrection. The problem with this. The dialogue is not what it says, but when it says that the player can encounter this npc as soon as they visit Kakariko village for the first time as an adult and yes, it says the same thing assuming this is not a mistake by the developers, it means By the time Link awakens from a 7-year slumber, the seal on the well has already been broken. One thing that solidifies this idea is how the player doesn't encounter impa until after completing the shadow temple and if you think about it, this would be a pretty big oversight on the part of the game developers, it's definitely not a translation error, as the referenced quote comes directly from the Japanese version of the game.

To me, this discovery is incredibly strange as I always assumed that the seal on the well was broken. the scene and means that even after breaking said seal, bongobongo chose to stay inside the well for reasons, one possibility is that similar to the skyward sword, bongobongo emerged from the well in response to the sacred power of the master sword in the first, the imprisoned. He breaks the seal on him just before Link is about to hit the deactivated time gate with the Master Sword. It's a bit of a coincidence that Death chooses to appear now, which theorizes is a reaction to the sacred power of the sword, so the same could be said with bongobongo. except in this case the seal was already broken, so let's talk a little more about the bongabongo itself.

All we know about his origins is that at some point he was sealed in the well by Impa because there are a multitude of theories surrounding this topic. I'm going to cover some of the highlights as well as my own thoughts on the matter, first to answer the question of bongo bongo's whereabouts before the seal under the pit, regardless of how this entity came to be, I think it's safe to say that it was born in the temple of shadows according to rauru ganondorf rauru ganondorf's evil power radiated from the temples of hyrule once he obtained the triforce he transformed hyrule into a world of monsters as link travels to each place he must rid the temples of their Curses for the sages to awaken to their power, these curses take the form of powerful monsters, something that makes sense since Ganondorf's power would likely have been greatest in the temples, as this quote suggests that they are the source of all monsters. .

From this information, the simplest explanation to give regarding Bongo Bongo's origins is that he was a demon created by Ganondorf after he broke into the sacred realm and obtained the triforce of power with one of the greatest evidence supporting this.

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coming from what we have already discussed about the gerudo. Cain and his evil powers, however, it is also worth noting that while Ganondorf's power is the reason these powerful beings plague the temples today, their origins are an entirely different matter, the two best examples This is what the temples of spirit and fire are, the head of the first was twin Rova who according to tradition are substitute mothers of Ganondorf, a pair of witches that we see both in the past and in the future and then there is Volvagia, which is said which is an ancient dragon that lived in the heart of the mountain of death, according to legend, it was defeated by a goron.

Wielding the Megaton Hammer, this creature is later revived by Ganondorf acting as the head of the fire temple, so we know this dragon existed long before Ganondorf's invasion of the sacred realm. Because of this, it is difficult to say with definitive evidence whether Bongo Bongo was created by Ganondorf or had already existed in the Shadow Temple before the Demon King's rise to power and now it is time to look deeper into that second possibility perhaps. bongo bongo was once a deity now corrupted by the dark powers of gendorf in the past we have had Several dungeon bosses act as guardians of sacred places, including Godan of the Tower of the Gods and Mazal of the Fortress of the Winds.

One can't help but notice the similarities between each boss, as many of these guardians tend to stand at the front with disembodied hands that are now certainly there. There is not much evidence for this

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, however, both in the shadow temple and beneath the well there are wall statues of a creature that almost appears to be imprisoned in a pillory or guillotine. Many people have already pointed out how bongobongo's appearance looks like a person who had their hands and head cut off now this whole theory depends on whether you consider bongo bongo's eye to be his actual head or not, it is alsoIt is possible that this is the chief's true face, but I am not entirely sure, but which one is by far the most The popular theory is that Bongobongo was once a villager residing in the village of Kakariko.

Shikashi tells us that a long time ago there was a man who had an eye that could see the truth. According to the old man, normally this is something you would have to train your mind. but this person had a different way of doing things and his house was once where the well is now. It is very likely that this individual was the previous owner of the Lens of Truth, whether he created it himself or stumbled upon it is unknown. But there is an overwhelming amount of evidence to suggest that the two are connected, the Japanese version also refers to this element as the lens of truth and translations of the Shikashi quote retain the phrase of seeing or determining the truth.

Once There was a house where the well is and under the well is where a young hero of the time finds the relic. The Lens of Truth is one of many Chica artifacts intended to give normal people the power of shika, a third eye, if you will match the design. itself looks like a shika eye, this wording also suggests that the previous owner of the lens of truth was not a shika, but I'm not entirely sure if this was actually the case, remember that the village of kakariko used to be a shika settlement and only recently opened to common people but on the other hand, Ashika would not need this relic since its only purpose is to grant one the powers of the shika, so perhaps this person really created the lens of truth, but it is not impossible for this person to have been a sheikah since, after all, you would probably need a shika to create these types of objects, on the other hand, shakashi's statement also suggests that anyone can obtain the powers of the shika through a grueling mental eye training, one of the guards stationed in Gerudo Valley tells the link of the two desert riddles in order to cross the haunted wasteland, the player needs the eye of truth, as we later discover that this refers to the lens of truth, as it is necessary to see the ghost guide or the gerudo knows. from the lens of truth's existence or does this prove that anyone can train their mind's eye to see the invisible?

After all, how else could they have crossed the desert? This actually leads to another interesting idea I just thought of, maybe the ghost guide was actually a sheikh who could guide the gerudo and maybe the gerudo threatened the person and then they were killed after crossing the desert. , would explain if the ghost guide helps here, I don't know, something random to think about in another note is Interesting to think that this object could have been the mask of truth. I admit that it is much more likely to be the former, as it is located beneath the well that was once in the same location as the man's house, but the mask is said to have been passed down from the sheikah.

It has an eye on the front and the power to see into the hearts and minds of people in a way that allows the user to see the truth spoken, while localization refers to it as the mask of truth. The Japanese version uses the phrase a mask of truth, implying that more than one of this element exists, another reason why Shakashi is probably referring to the lens of truth here, so why do people believe that Is this man the shadow that fought in the temple? It all mainly comes down to the fact that the Lens of Truth plays a huge factor in navigating the temple and your boss fight.

There is also the detail that the man's house is where the well is now located, a place that acted as the roof for bongo bongo and that's it, the rest of this theory usually leads to a hypothetical scenario like maybe this shika may have harmed others and that led to his execution, but that is the general gist, if there was more evidence then I would be inclined to agree, however. As it stands, Bongo Bongo is the man who can see the truth. It's not as strong a theory as people think it is. Personally speaking, I think the origins of the shadow monster are much more connected to the shadow temple itself. that with the village of kakariko if this place was used to torture and execute the enemies of the royal family as the Hyrule encyclopedia states, perhaps bongo bongo is an accumulation of poor souls who lost their lives at the hands of the sheikah or, To be more specific, the ones that were pulling the tensions behind. the scenes of the royal family of Hyrule, even if we do not consider what is written in this book, the temple of shadows is full of blood-spattered prison cells and equipment intended for execution and torture, besides, you already know the hundreds of corpses throughout the dungeon, one of the key details to remember here is that anyone considered an enemy in the eyes of the royal family would be punished regardless of their actual crimes, even someone who simply expresses their doubts or distaste for the Hyrule's monarchy would be an easy target, especially since the servants of the royal family are the shika, a race known for their ninja skills.

In fact, it's entirely plausible that this occurred during Hyrule's civil war, the same war that the deku tree sprout tells us about, yet there's nothing in the game to suggest that. that this has to be the same war, the events that took place inside the temple of shadows may have been during a completely different war now we know that the

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series draws a lot of inspiration from japanese folklore and culture, one of the Best examples are the substance known as malice, malice is literally another word for hatred, those who die with intense feelings of hatred or anger are reanimated after death, such as the skyward swords, the cursed bokoblin, another recurring enemy in the series is the poe, who according to the poke collector are spirits of concentrated hatred very Similar to the ure of Japanese folklore, the yuray are born from those who die by sudden or violent means if proper rights have not been realized or if they are influenced by powerful emotions, desire for revenge, sadness and yes, even hatred of most of the monsters we know.

In the temple of shadows we see undead creatures who have apparently returned from the undead gibdos stalfos and who can forget the infamous dead hand. If these restless souls were to accumulate, it could well be the origin story of the bongo bongo itself, perhaps even explain it. Why did she go after Kakariko's village after escaping from his seal? There is a kind of poetic justice to it, as the brutal actions taken by the royal family and their followers would have come back to haunt them literally. You know, in a video about the shadow temple. It sure took a long time to analyze the temple itself, well I guess that's only half true.

We've been talking about it throughout this video, although so far the central focus has been on bongo bongo. So far we have continued with the idea. The Shadow Temple is used solely as a torture and execution chamber, but let's quickly look at some other possibilities. The first is that Ganondorf actually used the Shadow Temple during his reign of terror as a means to torture and imprison those who rebelled against him. There are examples of this in the game, such as how he feeds vlagia to the gorons to instill fear in others and we know that the gerudo already have some connections to the lens of truth or the concept of determining the truth, but in my opinion this idea It seems unlikely at best, after all, why would there be a peaceful village right next to the place used by Ganondorf to torture those who defy him?

It's also possible that this was some kind of training ground for the girl, if you think about it, setting certain traps. and guillotines seems very strange if they were intended for torture and execution, not to mention that some of them are only visible with the lens of truth, in fact this detail could mean that the temple of shadows was the grueling training mentioned by shakashi that It had a full arena. with traps that are only seen with the third eye it would make sense if that training was related to seeing the invisible, it is true that the boy was gifted with great eyesight, but that does not mean that training would not be required, this idea would also add credibility to I thought the lens of truth was being used by someone who wanted to gain power without trying.

Another theory is that the temple may have been created to absorb and concentrate all the evil within Hyrule. I've always found it strange that a sacred temple was used to torture and execute people, which makes this explanation seem more plausible and who can forget the famous quote often referenced in Zelda videos. The Japanese version is not that different and mentions a dark history of desire and malice. Oh, and that's another interesting part. From being called the temple of shadow, it is now the temple of darkness, if this temple of darkness was built to contain all the evil and malice of Hyrule in a similar way to the purpose of the ancient cistern temples built solely with purification purposes, the bottom of the cistern.

It is full of undead creatures and other evils, but the upper half is a serene paradise, the clear water is in an atmosphere that contrasts with the underground part, but if this were the case, what about the execution team that is could have been added to deal with the inevitable monster? appear, but they're still the torture equipment and jail cells, and there's one key detail we haven't mentioned yet: being the huge fairy-like ship at the end of the temple, at this point my main personal canon was that the shadow temple was once a sacred temple that was later desecrated by the royal family for their own personal gain, it was transformed into an execution and torture chamber used by the shika to deal with those who were considered enemies of the monarchy of Hyrule, but a little evidence was found that felt out of place.

In the forest temple in the corridor just before the boss chamber there are several paintings. I remember finding them when I was working on my ghost ganon theory and at the time I didn't know what they were supposed to be, but thanks to user nanoctero You may know the answer to two of them, one is from the temple of time and its image reflected in the water and then there's this one that's hard to make out at first, but once you see that long red stripe down the middle, it becomes more obvious that this is likely a painting of the fairy inside the temple of shadows, more specifically the figure carved on the front.

If this place was not always used as an execution chamber, why would an image of this ship be found inside the forest temple? it would mean that this ferry existed at the time of the creation of that temple and obviously this ship is meant to be connected with death, perhaps this means that the original purpose of the shadow temple was to bid farewell to the deceased souls of the royal family , it makes sense since this dungeon has ties to the shika who we know are servants of the royal family and their village is nearby. The golden bracelets around the arms are also reminiscent of those worn by wild breath shika monks who also have a kind of mummy. appearance once again, although there is a problem, a huge problem, both the forest temple paintings and the fairy design are exclusive to the 3DS version in the original game, these paintings are not present and the fairy design in the temple of the shadows is completely different instead of being the same figure seen throughout the temple, the reason this is a problem is because it is unknown if the details of the 3DS version can actually be seen as canon or not, but never I said that was all the evidence there is, in fact, that evidence is the evidence. exclusive to the 3ds version because on the fairy's cover, in both the 3ds and n64 versions, there is a crest of the triforce, one of the many places where the hero must play Zelda's lullaby, a song passed down by the royal family, by doing this the ferry will start moving.

Across the river, if we believe that this ship was involved in some kind of ceremony for the departed souls of the royal family, this detail makes a lot of sense, plus the tombs of the royal families of Hyrule can be found in one place . being the kakariko village directly outside the entrance to the shadow temple and that's not all, there is more information about the fairy journey itself that is worth discussing, reminiscent of the styx in greek mythology, it is said to be a river of the underworld, it is said that the river styx acted as a boundary between the underworld and earth, so when the player travels on this ferry, they literally traverse between the realms of life and death, the icing on the cake, translations Japanese make direct reference to the fairy's journey to the underworld, now that sounds pretty sinister, I mean, why would royal family souls be sent to hell, well, in Greek mythology, the underworld represents the afterlife in its set, which includes both heaven and hell, returning to the bidding for theeuray, one of the causes of its creation is if the proper rights are not performed correctly, so it could be very Well, one of the reasons why the sheikah made a ceremony like that of farewell to deceased family members real was to make sure that none returned as a yuray.

Another detail that may indicate this is the sheikh's statement to which the legend of the temples refers. to the shadow temple as a house of the dead now, even with this explanation, many strange things are still found inside the temple, one of the first details that stands out is the quote at the beginning, the shadow will yield only to one with the Eye of truth passed down in the village of Kakariko, some believe that the shadow referred to here refers to an individual person, perhaps it is some kind of title or code name, if they were talking about normal shadows, this phrase It sounds quite strange, however, if we look again.

In the Japanese translations of this quote there is no mention of a shadow, in fact the beginning is completely different. Next are the bird-like figures scattered around the shadow temple, the pointed ears and long beak giving it a very sinister look. The first thing that comes. What comes to mind is his similarity to Anubis, a jackal-headed deity whose job was to guide souls to the afterlife. He also participated in another ceremony in which the heart of the deceased was placed on one side of a scale and a feather was held on the other, determining whether the soul could enter the realm of the dead or instead be devoured. by Emmett.

The biggest problem here comes from the fact that the design of the former is clearly based on a bird, while Anubis always takes on a canine appearance, but just by looking at the proportions there are clearly some similarities here: many depictions of Anubis have elongated mouths and ears. pointy, which is also the case with bird statues, so the game developers may have been inspired by Anubis' design when making these statues, what's really interesting is that Anubis is actually the Greek form of the Egyptian word anpu which means to decompose. It's quite interesting as we go over the previous connections to Greek mythology.

Also remember how I said the ship design is completely different. in the n64 version in the original the design of the front of the ship is one of these bird statues with another on a wall further up the chamber, almost as if Anubis himself was guiding souls to the afterlife, there is also present another type of statue. In the largest chamber of the shadow temple, being rat figures, there isn't much to come out of, but when I analyzed the meaning of the rats, a couple of possibilities occurred to me. The first is quite obvious. Rats tend to be associated with dirt or impurity.

Quite an appropriate description for a sacred temple now used to commit atrocities. Secondly, rats often represent greed or theft, judging from what is said near the beginning of the shadow temple, being a place of desire and malice, this lines up quite well with that interpretation and we actually , I have a perfect example of this in Wind Waker, where rats can sometimes steal Link's rupees and will even share some of their loot with the hero when baited. In fact, rats are recurring enemies in the Zelda series, creating the existence of rat statues. in the temple of shadows is much more believable, lastly there are the sinister looking paintings found throughout the dungeon, these also appear in the original, but the 3ds version gives us much more detail to work with, unfortunately , this remains an unsolved mystery for me, the only observations. that I made from this, one has a joker appearance, two these paintings have the ability to speak and give clues to the hero and three, whatever this figure is, he appears to have a third eye, which makes sense given all the mental eye that connects.

This figure for the sheikah tends to have his emblem painted on the forehead. There is actually a 3D model of this painting with Majora's mask in 3D and you can clearly see that the third eye is part of the face, but this is definitely the most puzzling part of In the Temple we could give a possible answer about what it means, but that would probably enter the territory of strong speculation. One thing I will speculate on is the possibility that the man who was able to see the truth is this entity we spoke to in the temple.

It has to be someone who knows the ins and outs of the temple of shadows, as well as the lens of truth technology, perhaps it is his spirit that guides the hero of time through the dungeon, furthermore, these same paintings are present in the area under the well that at one time would have been connected to his house talking about under the well. I can't believe it took so long to get to the part about the area under the well. How long will this video be? Half an hour. Fortunately, we already left. through most of the information and since this is a mini dungeon, it won't be as long as the previous segment, but there are some very interesting things to talk about regarding this place, one is how much of it seen in the temple of shadows also makes an appearance at the bottom of the well the creepy paintings prison cells chambers that resemble crypts the head and hands of an imprisoned figure on the wall the sinister looking skull torches even the figure shaped like a bird that towers over numerous coffins the enemies here are also similar to shadow temple, including the dead hand, a monster that only appears in both places because of this, it is possible that at one point the area under the well Was it part of the shadow temple itself or perhaps it was meant to connect to the temple, but production was stopped due to reasons. unknown Overlaying the dungeon map over Kakariko Village reveals that the location beneath the well would be directly beneath Kakariko Graveyard.

I did the same for the shadow temple and there is one room that sticks out as it is also under the graveyard when you look. The map of this room seems secluded compared to the rest of the temple. It is also filled with cells similar to those found at the bottom of the well, so perhaps at some point it was meant to be connected. the mini dungeon is more speculation than anything else since the maps are not the most reliable evidence but at least it is clear that both would be somewhat close to each other and since the well acts as an entrance to the mini dungeon the old fashioned connections cistern makes even more sense here since we see water flowing through the place, I mean, unless the residents are drinking unfiltered corpse juice, which doesn't sound appetizing, in my opinion, one of the most interesting things about The bottom of the well is that since it was once where the man was who could see the house of truth, it means that there was probably a secret passage that led to the area under the well inside his house, you could even consider this to be his basement. and the lens of truth was found here if this place was meant to be an extension of the shadow temple, perhaps it was built to give the shika a more subtle way of entering the place to, quote, deal with the enemies of The Royal Family.

It's a lot less suspicious than dragging a bag to the back of the cemetery. and disappear without a trace again, this is a mystery that leads more to speculation, but that is also what the next chapter is about, so to summarize, I believe that the shadow temple was once used by the sheikah to send the souls of the royal family in the afterlife, this sacred place was later desecrated by the royal family and used to execute and torture their enemies, something that may have happened during the Hyrulian civil war, eventually this temple was abandoned and sealed, while in time the restless souls returned. yuray's form as a means of revenge, this also led to the creation of the bongobongo, a buildup of hatred and malice that would eventually erupt during Ganondorf's reign, be sealed once again in the well, then erupt once more and flee from Return to the temple of shadows. only to be defeated by the hero of time to end this video with things that are a little more speculative first, what is the true story of the man who could see the truth and the lens of truth, well I think a simple answer is that the lens of truth was made for emergency purposes, in quotes, remember that only the sheikah are gifted with the sight of the goddess hylia and see the invisible, adding invisible platforms and dangers to the temple of shadows was just a way of keep outsiders away, especially if This place was once used for rights and ceremonies.

If something bad were to happen and there was no shika present, it could allow anyone to see these traps and navigate the dungeon, even if that is not the case, members of the royal family would certainly need this item, as we would. We have already established its relationship with the shadow temple, it could be a sheikah themed dungeon, but it is important to remember that the shika served the royal family, of course, this is just one of many explanations that could have been given for obtain the powers of the shika without straining or vigorously training the mind's eye, but that depends on your perspective of the situation regarding the roof of the shadow temple, it may have been done to protect the reputation of the royal family or because they felt the rise of malice and bongo bongo or maybe even a little bit of both, I find it fascinating how there is a ritual circle at the entrance of the temple that also requires the use of magic to open it, it almost feels like it was put there not necessarily to keep the door closed but also to act as a literal seal on the temple preventing bongobongo from escaping, in fact there are translations of the Hylene scripture in the magic circle that says pray here and wear the medallion.

More evidence showing that at some point the medallions themselves were going to be usable items, it is very likely that using the fire medallion would have activated a dense fire. This could also be the reason why the house was replaced by the pit it was, so the entrance to the basement part would be hidden from the public, assuming it was meant to be part of the shadow temple, that is. Even that place has its share of corpses and undead creatures, while my headcanon suggests that Ganondorf did not create the bongo bongo, it's not hard to imagine that his rise in power may have influenced the magnitude of the dark forces sealed within the temple. of the shadows that finally allowed the bongobongo to break.

There's one more idea I have and I purposely left it until the end of the video because it feels more like speculation under the well, in the bottommost layer, there's a green substance, it's never explained what. This is nothing more than the same liquid that is found in the shadow temple boss chamber and this liquid flows out from the bongo bongo boss platform. What if he is the source of the substance? Perhaps it is what allows the dead to come back to life. In fact, you can see. a bunch of hands rising from the surface of the pool of liquid under the well, makes me think of the hands in battles at the hands of the dead, maybe these corpses are slowly coming back to life thanks to this green liquid.

What is even more interesting is that This substance is also found in the tomb of the royal family, where there are also undead. Perhaps this fluid has been slowly flowing from the shadow temple to places such as the bottom of the well and the tomb of the royal family, leading to the rise of the undead. give us a chronological order of events since both places are visited by a young link, which means that at that time bongo bongo already existed. I also wonder if maybe the royal family knew about this and was trying to find a cure.

There's one thing about that sun song. that has always bothered me not only can time pass but for some reason it also freezes the undead and gibdos the stone tablet link says it even says to give the undead peaceful rest. Was this extra side effect added due to an increase in undead enemies? One problem I have with this hypothesis is the fact that this liquid is green. Malice plays a fundamental role in the series and is always linked to creatures coming back to life. So shouldn't it be red? One possibility is that it is a kind of ectoplasm and when doing a little research it seems that it was the movie Ghostbusters that popularized the idea that the substance is the green ghostbusters released in 1984. the legend of zelda ocarina of time released in 1998 and with that this brings us to the end of the video i I'll be real for a second.

This is one of my favorite new theories. It started as a simple question of why young Link was allowed to enter the well and evolved into one of my most complex and comprehensive projects. I was really dreading this. topic since I didn't want to just repeat all the information, as the man who could see the theory of truth and I think he made a greatjob. I want to thank historian link leroulian and chateau lanlan as they provided translations with interesting evidence and let me share some ideas with them, which generated some very interesting discussions. It's always important to remember that even if you have a great community, that doesn't make you the smartest person in the room.

I especially appreciate his contribution to these topics. those not about Breath of the Wild, I've been to Nintendo Black Crisis and I'll see you all next time, come to Nintendo Breath of the Wild 2, news please and