Wind Waker of the Wild

A BotW Travelogue

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Infinite Remix: The Story of the Link to the Past Randomizer

In The Beginning... Nintendo’s 1992 masterpiece, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is a perfectly paced action adventure game, where our plucky hero, Link, must travel the world of Hyrule acquiring the knowledge and tools neces...

Hey windwakerJJ followers!  Sorry for the lack of updates the last little while, I’ve been in the thick of it with the Link to the Past Randomizer. I’ve been working on a piece for Destructoid on the Randomizer, and now it’s out! It’d be really cool if you check it out!  (and your regular BotW content will resume shortly! I swear!)

(also, this article reveals my Twitch and ALttP nickname! lol. I’m not windwakerJJ everywhere!)

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Oh! One More Thought on the Silent Princess.

Seems like people have already dug deep to find the symbolism in the flower that is at the core of this story, so maybe this has already been talked about...

I mean... the name should be the giveaway. This flower is obvs symbolic of Zelda herself. But what got me thinking a bit more about it was what Zelda just said in the flashback... Despite their best efforts, the Silent Princess cannot be grown domestically. Think about Zelda’s own journey so far (at least the flashbacks I’ve seen), she’s been trying to lead the charge against Ganon based on all the supposed “knowledge” of experts and there being a “right way” to become the hero Hyrule needs. Nothing is working like it should. Becoming a hero in this unnatural, textbook fashion is proving fruitless, much like the efforts to grow the Silent Princess, no amount of “Science” can make it work. Zelda must blossom in the WILD, only then will she realize her true potential.      

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Silent Princess: undomesticated.

This flower is so special, it only grows in the wild. Try as they might, no one can get the conditions right to grow them domestically.  (also, this gif is jank, lol.)

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The Silent Princess: a rare & endangered species.

Props to the guy or gal who designed this flower, it’s a gorgeous looking flower that really does stand out against the rest.

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A Nature Lesson!

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Flashback: Zora Ver.

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UH OH! FLASHBACK IMMINENT!

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Right. What’s Next?

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~MASTER SWORD PULL~

(in different outfits.)

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love that janky cape.

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Master Sword Lookin’ Good!

(the god lighting, the creeping fog... everything about this scene is epic.)

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Master Sword Flashback (continued...)

Seems like Zelda is leaving me a message telepathically in the Master Sword, for me to find when I emerge from the Shrine of Resurrection. Cool.

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Master Sword Flashback!

I just keep walking into these memories everywhere I go! lol.

Also, if I’m trying to place this one in the ‘memories timeline’ seems like this is one of the last memories chronologically... Zelda’s looking a little worse for wear (what with the disheveled clothing), and it seems that Link isn’t in the picture anymore... perhaps I’ve already been put into my cryo-sleep in the Shrine of Resurrection? Hmmm!

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~~~MASTER SWORD ~~~

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Aaaaaaand We’re Back!

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Flashback Part Deux!

Zelda fears that the increase in monster activity is indicative of the return of Calamity Ganon. More monsters, more malice... Ganon is coming.

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Flashback!

In this flashback, we see that monster activity is on the rise. Link is doing a good job of fending off the encroaching hordes, but it’s becoming quite a lot of work... 

(also, I see that right up front here is a White Lynel... those things mean business! I guess the past Link was pretty OP!)