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00:09 Welcome to Mojo Plays and today we're exploring
00:12 20 hidden secrets in The Legend of Zelda, Tears of the Kingdom.
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00:24 For this list, we'll be looking at references and nods to
00:26 past Zelda games as well as other cool hidden secrets.
00:30 Some of these do deal with story elements,
00:32 so beware of spoilers ahead.
00:35 Have you found all of these secrets?
00:36 Are there any others you think no one has noticed?
00:39 Share your thoughts in the comments.
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00:50 Link's favorite tunes. One of the game's most charming Easter eggs
01:00 started making the rounds soon after launch.
01:02 It appears Link is more than familiar with the soundtracks of his own series,
01:06 as when he cooks,
01:07 you might hear him humming familiar tunes.
01:10 Players have noticed some classic tracks such as Zelda's lullaby,
01:14 Epona's song, and the franchise's main theme.
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01:23 However, he'll also hum newer songs like Ballad of the Goddess and Cass's theme.
01:28 [MUSIC]
01:36 This franchise has always been great at
01:38 incorporating its cherished music in different ways.
01:41 So it was nice to see these songs pop up here,
01:44 on top of it being adorable to boot.
01:46 [MUSIC]
01:52 Recycling a name.
01:54 [MUSIC]
02:00 Tears of the Kingdom gives players a new bag of tricks to play with,
02:03 though the one you likely use most is Ultra Hand.
02:06 It can pick up many objects,
02:08 but is also used to weld things together to create vehicles and contraptions.
02:12 However, Ultra Hand is not an original name.
02:16 [MUSIC]
02:21 Nintendo recycled it from a toy it produced before becoming a game company,
02:25 first released in 1966.
02:28 It was actually created by Gunpei Yokoi,
02:31 who also created the iconic Game Boy.
02:33 It has been referenced in several Nintendo releases,
02:37 though this is the second instance of it in a Zelda game.
02:40 In Majora's Mask 3D,
02:42 you can spot one hanging on a wall in the Clock Town Bomb Shop.
02:46 The Shrine of Resurrection.
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02:56 For any players feeling nostalgic about Breath of the Wild,
02:59 the sequel rewards you for taking the time to
03:01 explore the original game's opening area.
03:04 If you head back to the Shrine of Resurrection on the Great Plateau,
03:07 you'll see its entrance is covered by vines.
03:10 Inside is a healing pool,
03:12 but in the back,
03:13 there's a hole that drops you into a small Yiga Clan hideout.
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03:23 Link will be attacked by a couple of them should he try to steal their bananas,
03:26 and the Steward Construct will give you a new Schema Stone for defeating them.
03:30 Right next door, you can also revisit the Temple of Time to earn the Nostalgic Fabric,
03:35 which models your paraglider after the one in the first game.
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03:43 Korok Rocks.
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03:50 Koroks are back in Tears of the Kingdom,
03:53 either to your delight or your displeasure.
03:55 Other than the heavy backpack-toting Koroks who need help reaching their friends,
03:59 how you find them hasn't changed all that much.
04:02 One of the common hiding places of these forest dwellers is in a pattern of rocks,
04:07 which requires you to find a missing one to complete it.
04:10 However, if you don't feel like searching and you happen to have a weapon or
04:14 shield with a rock fused to it already,
04:17 that will also do the trick.
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04:23 You don't even have to drop the item,
04:25 just step into the empty space while it's equipped.
04:28 [MUSIC]
04:33 Divine Helms.
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04:41 If you used the Champion Amiibos in Breath of the Wild,
04:44 you'd earn the respective character's Divine Helm.
04:47 These masks resemble each Divine Beast and give you a nice perk.
04:51 They appear again in Tears of the Kingdom,
04:53 but are unlocked through a side quest after completing each of the four main dungeons.
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05:05 If Link is wearing one,
05:06 the sage from the corresponding region will also don a mask,
05:10 just the ancient version of it that we see sages of the past wearing.
05:13 It's a nice aesthetic touch,
05:15 but it's also cool to see another connection between
05:18 sages of the present and those of the past.
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05:29 Returning Home.
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05:38 In Breath of the Wild,
05:40 you could fulfill a side quest to earn yourself a house in Hateno Village.
05:44 As soon as players gained access to the town in Tears,
05:47 the first thing many of us did was check back up on it.
05:50 In between games, Zelda either took it over or moved in with Link.
05:55 The photos across the wall all connect to the Lucky Clover Gazette side quests,
05:59 which has Link following up on possible princess sightings.
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06:09 If your Switch has save data for the first game's Champions' Valid DLC,
06:13 you'll also spot that group shot of the heroes.
06:16 Finally, going down the nearby well reveals Zelda's secret study,
06:20 a chest that holds Link's hairband from the first game,
06:23 and a diary that tells you where to get a new Champion's Tunic.
06:27 [MUSIC]
06:36 Familiar Styles.
06:37 [MUSIC]
06:41 Just like Breath of the Wild,
06:43 the game offers plenty of armor sets and
06:45 masks that reference past games in the series.
06:48 The only difference is that in Tears,
06:50 you don't have to buy DLC or Amiibo to earn them.
06:53 It was a lot of fun tracking down each piece of
06:56 the awesome Fierce Deity armor through a side quest,
06:59 though many others are found in the depths.
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07:08 You can dress this Link like your favorite incarnation,
07:11 whether he be the Hero of Winds or the Hero of Twilight.
07:15 Items like Midna's helmet and
07:17 Majora's Mask also come with welcome benefits.
07:20 The Armor of Awakening is a nice new addition,
07:22 which humorously pays homage to
07:24 the cartoony Link's Awakening remake.
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07:35 The Lone Guardian.
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07:44 Due to their aggressive behavior and
07:46 the stressful music that accompanied them,
07:49 we weren't too bummed to learn that
07:51 Guardians don't appear in Tears of the Kingdom.
07:53 In fact, the majority of Sheikah tech from the first game,
07:56 including the Divine Beasts and
07:58 Towers are gone without an explanation.
08:01 However, there is one remnant of the Sheikah's machines,
08:04 and it appears in a pretty fitting place.
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08:17 If you head to the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab and climb to the top,
08:21 you'll see a deactivated Guardian tied to the roof.
08:24 There's even a Korok hiding on its head.
08:26 [MUSIC]
08:35 Champion themes.
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08:46 We love a scaling theme,
08:48 and each of the four main dungeons in Tears of the Kingdom has one.
08:52 More instruments and parts are added to
08:54 the music with each objective you complete.
08:56 But one of the coolest aspects of these pieces of
08:59 music is how they blend in
09:00 themes of the champions from Breath of the Wild.
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09:20 While progressing, you'll hear notes from the themes for Daruk,
09:24 Revali, Mipha, and Urbosa,
09:25 as well as music from their Divine Beasts
09:28 within each of the dungeons from their respective regions.
09:31 Not only was it just really pleasing to hear,
09:34 but it was a subtle way to show those heroes had not been forgotten.
09:39 >> Can you believe this view?
09:41 Just look at all those delectable rocks sprinkled on those mountains.
09:46 Mighty tasty.
09:47 [MUSIC]
09:52 >> Here I go.
09:53 [MUSIC]
09:59 >> The Lonely Gerudo.
10:02 [MUSIC]
10:07 >> In the sewers beneath Gerudo Town,
10:09 you'll see several messages in bottles floating down the stream.
10:13 They're each from Caliban,
10:15 a lonely Gerudo looking for true love.
10:17 She won't give you a side quest when you speak to her,
10:20 you can't carry any bottles up to her,
10:22 and after beating the Lightning Temple,
10:24 she'll still sit in the same spot and mope.
10:26 [MUSIC]
10:35 >> At first, we thought her bottles were meant to hint where the Gerudo shelter was.
10:40 But you can actually fuse one of these bottles to a shield,
10:43 or the pot hanging from the well,
10:45 or if it's close enough,
10:46 recall it to where she sits above.
10:49 Once you show it to her,
10:50 she'll declare Link the Voe of her dreams and give
10:53 you creamy heart soup every day you visit her.
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11:00 >> Gloom immune steeds.
11:03 [MUSIC]
11:09 >> With pools of gloom spread across the depths,
11:12 traversing can be troublesome.
11:13 Of course, there are multiple ways to avoid being inflicted with the status effect,
11:18 such as building zone-eye vehicles,
11:20 acquiring some gloom-resistant armor,
11:22 or making the proper meals.
11:24 However, another way the game doesn't tell you is by riding a stalhorse.
11:28 [MUSIC]
11:35 >> You'll find these skeletal steeds at several points,
11:38 and they're always worth grabbing since the gloom has no effect on them.
11:42 More importantly, since there's no sunlight in the depths,
11:46 the stalhorses won't disappear at daybreak like they do on the surface.
11:50 [MUSIC]
11:55 >> Pura's experiments.
11:57 [MUSIC]
12:06 >> Pura was one of the more entertaining side characters in Breath of the Wild.
12:09 She was well over a century old,
12:11 yet trapped in the body of a child from a failed age reversal experiment.
12:15 She seemed to naturally age in between both games,
12:19 but that gap didn't match up with
12:21 other elements that showed how much time had passed.
12:24 That's because she didn't age naturally.
12:27 >> What exactly happened?
12:29 >> In her room at Lookout Landing,
12:32 you can find her diary,
12:33 which leads you on a scavenger hunt for
12:35 other volumes at different spots in Hyrule.
12:38 The third volume found at the Hateno Tech Lab,
12:40 explains she performed another experiment.
12:43 Only this time, the results were exactly what she wanted.
12:47 [MUSIC]
12:49 >> Yes.
12:49 [MUSIC]
12:54 >> A Pirate's Life.
12:55 [MUSIC]
13:03 >> Breath of the Wild featured a subtle nod to the Wind Waker with Lurelin Village,
13:06 the layout of which had a lot in common with Outset Island.
13:10 If there was ever any doubt,
13:12 Nintendo made it abundantly clear in Tears.
13:15 In the sequel, the seaside town comes under
13:18 attack of pirates until Link can clear them out.
13:21 Although these pirates are really just monsters,
13:23 it's a nice reference to how Link's world was turned
13:26 upside down by a pirate visit in the earlier game.
13:29 [MUSIC]
13:36 >> Additionally, after you save the village,
13:39 you gain access to several side quests.
13:41 One earns you the Island Lobster shirt.
13:44 The same top Link is seen wearing in Wind Waker before
13:46 his grandmother gives him the classic green tunic.
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13:55 >> The Blood Moon.
13:57 >> When its red glow shines upon the land,
14:02 the endless spirits of slain monsters return to the flesh.
14:08 >> Similar to the first game,
14:10 the Blood Moon cut scene is narrated by Zelda.
14:13 These happen pretty frequently,
14:15 so many players may have gotten used to skipping them.
14:18 However, at a very specific point in the story, it will change.
14:23 Once you've completed the four main dungeons and make it to Hyrule Castle,
14:27 it's revealed the Zelda people have been seeing and speaking with
14:30 all across the kingdom is really one of Ganondorf's puppets.
14:34 >> After all, this place.
14:38 >> Will be the last thing you ever see.
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14:48 >> After this reveal and subsequent fight,
14:50 Zelda and her narration will be missing from every Blood Moon cut scene.
14:55 Not only does that show it was never really her speaking to begin with,
14:58 but it's a clever way to play with our expectations.
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15:09 >> Weapons from ages past.
15:11 [MUSIC]
15:18 >> Similar to armor sets,
15:19 there are a ton of weapons in Tears of the Kingdom that reference past entries.
15:24 If you're looking for a little Twilight Princess love,
15:27 the Dusk Bow can be found at the top of Hyrule Castle,
15:29 while the Dusk Claymore is found in Typhlo Ruins.
15:33 The Fierce Deity Sword,
15:34 an amiibo exclusive in the first game,
15:36 is earned after getting the accompanying armor set.
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15:46 >> Many others are found in chests within the depths.
15:49 These include the Boomerang and First Shield from Wind Waker,
15:52 the Big Goron Sword from Ocarina of Time,
15:55 and even the Sword of the Hero from the NES original.
15:58 And if you break them,
16:00 you can purchase them again at bargainer statues.
16:03 [MUSIC]
16:06 >> The Reflective World.
16:08 [MUSIC]
16:19 >> The depths are a mysterious place that,
16:22 strangely, mirror the surface above.
16:25 It didn't take too long for players to notice that
16:27 Light Roots underground are at the same spots as shrines up above,
16:31 and that their names are just backwards.
16:34 Mountains become valleys while bodies of water are impassable walls.
16:38 But it isn't just the topography of the surface that the depths mirror.
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16:50 >> Bargainer statues can be found at the same spot as Goddess statues,
16:53 Leviathan bones correspond to dark skeletons underneath,
16:57 and each major town sits above a grand mine.
17:00 This has actually made searching for certain things,
17:04 like shrines, much easier.
17:06 [MUSIC]
17:10 >> The Return of Flower Blight Ganon.
17:12 [MUSIC]
17:20 >> Nicknamed Flower Blight Ganon by fans,
17:22 Magda was an intense gardener in Breath of the Wild.
17:25 If Link were to step on the flowers she planted around a shrine too many times,
17:30 she'd unleash a fury he had never experienced.
17:33 Magda returns in tears through one of the Lucky Clover Gazette quests.
17:37 You can have a bit of fun with her without fear of repercussions,
17:41 other than a few insults.
17:42 [MUSIC]
17:47 >> If you try to take her tools,
17:48 she'll tell you to keep your grubby hands off.
17:51 Step on her flowers again,
17:52 she'll chastise you for hurting such beautiful petals.
17:56 What's funny is that she'll always say her insults are what
17:59 the plants and tools could say if they were able to talk.
18:03 For extra fun, try over watering them or lighting them on fire.
18:07 [MUSIC]
18:13 >> Fish in the Sky.
18:15 [MUSIC]
18:22 >> If you've played any other entries in the series,
18:25 looking at the map should ring multiple bells.
18:28 All across Hyrule are locations named after characters and places from previous entries.
18:34 For tears, Nintendo took one of them and added an extra cool Easter egg.
18:38 While doing the Zora part of the main story,
18:41 you'll be told to find the land of the Sky Fish.
18:44 This refers to a fish-shaped landmass in the sky called Floating Scales Island.
18:49 What's interesting is that it floats directly above Tau Tau Peak,
18:54 which gets its name from Tau Tau Mountain Range,
18:57 the last major area in Link's Awakening.
18:59 [MUSIC]
19:05 >> In that game, just north of this mountain range,
19:08 you'll find the egg of the Wind Fish.
19:11 [MUSIC]
19:18 >> Monuments to Fallen Heroes.
19:20 [MUSIC]
19:27 >> Ganon and his actions have claimed a lot of lives in this Hyrule,
19:30 and you can find monuments to their sacrifice in several spots across the map.
19:35 At places like Fort Hateno and the Great Plateau,
19:38 where the Guardians hit the hardest during the Calamity,
19:41 Zelda has placed stone slabs in honor of their memory.
19:44 You could find King Roam's grave in Breath of the Wild,
19:47 but it appears the princess revisited it to leave behind her father's sword.
19:52 [MUSIC]
19:58 >> After Queen Sonia's death,
20:00 one of the Dragon's Tears cut scenes shows Rauru mourning at her grave.
20:04 Despite how much time has passed,
20:06 you can still find this grave in
20:08 the Forgotten Temple along with a few Sunda lions.
20:11 [MUSIC]
20:20 >> Koume and Kotake.
20:22 >> On behalf of the Gerudo,
20:24 for taking so long to accept your repeated invitations.
20:29 >> First appearing in Ocarina of Time,
20:31 Koume and Kotake are twin witches and the surrogate mothers of Ganondorf.
20:36 They've appeared a couple of other times,
20:38 though never played as big a role as they did here.
20:41 Tears of the Kingdom pays homage to these villains through Phantom Ganon.
20:44 [MUSIC]
20:51 >> Eagle-eyed players noticed inscriptions on the weapons he drops,
20:54 which when translated, read Koume and Kotake.
20:58 There's another well-hidden reference to them in the Show of Fealty memory.
21:02 While Ganondorf swears loyalty to Rauru,
21:05 you can spot two Gerudo on either side of him.
21:08 One of their masks holds a red gemstone and the other a blue one,
21:12 calling back to the witches elemental prowess.
21:15 Their skin is also much greener than other Gerudo,
21:19 matching with their Ocarina appearance.
21:21 [MUSIC]
21:27 >> Thanks for watching. If you enjoyed the video,
21:29 there's more where that came from.
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