With only rumors and a trailer to go off of, players and fans are left wondering what will happen in the upcomingThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2. Theories have spiraledamong supposedBotW 2leaksdiscussing possible gameplay, plot, and villains.
However, with very little concrete evidence to go off of, many players have shared their wishes for what could be awaiting them inBreath of the Wild 2. With the Hyrule appearing to be the same Hyrule in the originalBreath of the Wild, there are plenty of faces that players wish to see once more.
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Prince Sidon
It cannot be denied that Prince Sidon is a fan-favoriteZeldacharacter who was first introduced inBreath of the Wild,as even his appearance as a childin the Champions' Ballad DLCwarmed the hearts of many players. Sidon’s open friendliness and recognition of Link, as well as his relatively good looks for a Zora, made his extremely popular among fans, and considering thatBreath of the Wild 2will use the same mapas the original title, it makes sense for Prince Sidon to return as well.
Fi
Originally appearing in2011’sThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Fi is the spirit that resides in the Goddess Sword and eventually the Master Sword. While she cannot be directly seen or heard, Fi does appear inBreath of the Wildand is mentioned by Zelda herself multiple times. In fact, she is the one that tells Zelda to bring Link to the Shrine of Resurrection before the game’s events.
While her power has waned over the years, she can be restored via the Trial of the Sword available in theMaster Trials DLC pack. With this in mind, it is very possible for Fi to speak directly to Link once more inBreath of the Wild 2. Back inSkyward Sword, some players found her character to be on the irritating side with how she is the avatar that many of the overdone tutorials are exposited through in-game. However, her goodbyes to Link remain a very memorable and sad moment in theLegend of Zeldaseries, so there are many fans who would wish to see her once more.
Zant
Theorists believe and want theLegend of Zelda: Twilight Princessvillain, Zant, to return inBreath of the Wild 2. Based on playing the music in theBreath of the Wild 2trailer backwards, some theorists believe it sounds a lot like Zant’s own theme. Others have noted that the green light shown in the trailer could possibly be alluding to the Twilight Realm; however, some fans also believe the mummified Ganon shown in the trailer could in actuality be Zant himself due to the posing.
Zant is a Twili sorcerer from the Twilight Realmwho removed Midna from her throneand transformed her into an imp-like form, robbing her of her power. He believed in Ganondorf as a god and served as a very dangerous adversary to Link throughout the game. His return inBreath of the Wild 2would be very interesting story-wise and could bring moreLegend of Zeldagames from different parts of the timeline together.
Paya
Paya is a relatively minor side character in the originalBreath of the Wild, but her cute appearance and mannerisms appealed to many a player. She is a member of the Sheikah and the granddaughter of knownLegend of Zeldacharacter, Impa. It is unknown if she has any combat abilities, but if she were to return with a more prominent role inBreath of the Wild 2, she could show off some hidden abilities.
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With Zelda being freed from holding Ganon back after the events ofBreath of the Wild, it would be interesting to see how the two interact, especially seeing as how Paya has an extremely obvious crush on Link. As Zelda’s voice actress has given her own interpretation onZelda and Link’s relationship, it would be nice to see it being properly discussed in-game.
Ganondorf
With Ganon onlyappearing as Calamity GanoninBreath of the Wild, there are many players that missed the more thoughtful villain instead of a raging beast. The trailer forBreath of the Wild 2did show an apparent corpse of Ganondorf, so it is highly likely that he will appear once more.
However, someLegend of Zeldafans have made fan-art and comics of a possible different approach to the character. As Zelda, Link, and Ganon have been essentially forced to follow fate for hundreds of years, what if Ganondorf were to defy that fate? With that, fans have created a version of Ganondorf based on the trailer comically called “Rehydrated Ganondorf”. This fan-creation has a newly revived corpse of Ganondorf team up with Link and Zelda in the upcomingBreath of the Wild 2and fight alongside them as a long-dead Gerudo prince.
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While this route would be extremely unlikely, aLegend of Zeldagamewhere Ganondorf is an allywould be something very new to the series. As the originalBreath of the Wildwas full of brand new changes to the series, fans will most likely be surprised with whatever will happen with Ganondorf inBreath of the Wild 2.
Link’s Family
While not officially appearing in the originalBreath of the Wild, concept art for Link’s family including a little sister and possible grandfather can be found in the Japanese version of the Creating a Champion book.
Not much of Link’s life is known before he began serving the royal family and finding out more about what Link has forgotten would be an interesting story to tell inBreath of the Wild 2. Even if the family shown in the concept art isn’t the same family that Link would have inBreath of the Wild 2, finding Link’s original and barren home with memories of the past haunting the silent hero would be a truly tragic moment to witness. After all, Link had to have lost a lot of things important to him while asleep for a hundred years.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2is in development.
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