🟣 Asexual Note! 🟣 The last segment about the Gorons was hard for me write. I am someone who struggled with technicalities and such. To clarify better, i am not trying to suggest that they are asexuel but their reproduction is. Which results in the Gerudo allowing them. The Gorons reproduction simply is an asexual type of reproduction. That is what I was trying to say. If I miss-worded anything please let me know as I would love to improve my understanding. I love you all, no matter your sexuality, gender, race etc. Everyone is welcome here 💜 Keep up to date here! - twitter.com/Hyrule_101

Ever since oot i just assumed gorons were asexual rock creatures that everyone else used male pronouns because they're more masculine then feminine

I always like to think there’s a guy at Nintendo named Larry who’s responsible for various “mysteries” because he accidentally forgot to do something, like putting monsters in the camp or forgetting to put a chest on Mekar Island. Larry watches these KZfaq videos and is just really stressed out and hopes no one figures out it’s all him.

The “abandoned” monster camp near dueling peaks has a merchant that sells only meat. He walks back and forth off the path to the stables. Always thought it was a bit weird how obsessed he was with meat. And the location with the cooking pot. Even though I guess you would just get guts I thought maybe he was getting his meat from the bokoblins. Running some odd meat trade. Maybe he gets his meat not from the bokoblins but from any poor souls who set up camp and are raided at night by the nearby hord lying in wait. WHO KNOWS.

I think the knights/sheika that brought Link to the resurrection shrine likely made the Kings grave when they were there.

Doesn't one of the Gerudo guards close to one of the Goron say that they were too afraid to ask the Goron if they are male or female and that they can't tell them apart? Hence just letting them in. Also about the trade thing. It's stated that Kara Kara Bazaar is the trading hub for external trade.

Fun theory: it says it’s “the king’s grave” but doesnt say which king. It could be a past king’s grave and King Rhoam could visit it to pay respect to the past. He may also appear to survey any possible threats to the grave.

"Links in the description" always hits different on zelda videos.

It would also make sense that the Gerudo let Gorons in due to them having no interest in women the same way the other males like Hylians and the other two species would. So yeah, asexual rock-men that can trade valuable gems they desire, while not needing to worried about getting hit on by them at all, seems like a perfect match for why they are allowed in to me!

"The king of Hyrule doesn't have anything that's obviously in honor of him." Isn't there a whole mountain named after him?

Actually the goron reproduction idea is genius, except for one small detail: when gorons roll for attacking someone (like on twilight princess) ¿Are they using their babies for dealing more damage? Aside of that, the idea is so well thought :D

About the second mystery of how the guardians got to the island. I got the fun idea that when they were on the mainland, they enountered a hinox or talus. The guardians ended up agitating the hinox or talus and got bashed all the way to the island which would probably ruin them permanantly

My theory is that the Tingel Island group were part of the mining operation in Akkala. There's a good number of ore deposits on the islands themselves, and the Islands are to the east of Ulria Grotto, another mining site. There's also the ruins of a house not far from the bridge to Davdi Island, with a pair of luminous stones and an iron sledgehammer. Maybe some of the miners also worked the islands? Can't really explain the Guardians without diving deep into speculation; maybe there was a bigger bridge that the miners or soldiers blew?

*Rock on Goron’s back grows then falls off* Goron: ‘Oh hey, it’s little Jimmy!’

I feel like the devs would have put in the bokoblins onto the abandoned camp in later updates if they forgot, but they never did. I think they probably abandoned the camp due to rock slides from the mountain

There actually are a lot of empty monster camps. No clue why they exist.

The abandoned camp is most likely explained as the developer teaching the player. By pointing link toward the direction of this camp he will come across it without any monsters around and can explore. Later when he encounters camps with monsters he will just naturally make that association. It's a way to slowly add to the player's knowledge of the game in a safe way.

The goron theory is really interesting! I always figured they were a mono-sex race but just most closely resemble males of other races. Like in Mass Effect, the Asari aren't actually female, they just resemble females so that's how races identify them

Heres another mystery: When you beat the cryonis as the last shine were does the old man come flying from!?!?

My theory of how the Guardians got onto Tingel Island: they scaled the cliffs. They have long metal legs with heavy claws on the end, and at least the flying ones have scanners to assess the surroundings(been a while since I played so I can't remember if the walking ones had scanners but the flying ones definitely do). What if the flying ones were there to assess the landscape and enemy formation on the tall cliffs and feed it back to the walking ones, who would then scale the cliff in the safest possible place and act as reinforcements for the flying ones in taking out the enemies on Tingel Island?

the camp one is simple - they moved further inland to seek shelter the tingle island - the guardians can climb - remember the tower where Hyrule made its last stand? it has several guardians frozen that were in the process of climbing the tower

One thing I found interesting in Age of Calamity, there's a mission (Gerudo Battle Pageant?) that only allows female characters. The exceptions for this are Terrako, who is a bot, as well as Daruk and Yunobo, the Gorons. Oh, and the monk. There's a theory on its own.

The way gorons are born according to my little sister 😂 They take a rock and draw a smiley face And then it turns into a baby goron. W-what?

I was thinking about the Gorons' mystery while studying for my biology exam, and i realized something. If they reproduce asexualy, it would explain why they have always looked the same way since Skyward Sword, the first chronological game (I'm not specialised on the topic, but asexual reproduction leads all the descendants to look identical I believe, since there isn't any recombination). I'd appreciate if someone who knows more about the topic could tell me if that's right or if I messed up with something xD As I said I'm not a pro about genetics.

I like to think the Gorons struggle with the Gerudo language, so they accidentally referred to themself as Vai. And the Gerudo might only recognize bearded Gorons as distinctly male.

For me, the idea of men in Gerudo Town is a combination of competition and nerves. If men were allowed in, some vais might fight over them, or try to show each other up. It's better that they leave alone, and go find their mate, rather than deal with each other, or feel nervous in their own home. As for the Gorons, even if they were male, breeding people, nothing says they could mate with Hylians, Gerudo, or anything else. It's possibly part of what makes the Zora romances (Ruto and Mipha) a bit tragic; even were their love returned, I doubt they could breed with Hylians. Since the Gorons aren't an option, no one has to feel flustered, competitive, or worse over them. Granted, I don't know why, be that the case, Rito and Zoras are not allotted the same courtesy, but maybe the Gorons are special because they couldn't visit, otherwise, having no females, and the Gerudo do want to seem hospitable. It's the one exception made, and they won't go further, because tradition.

Maybe the Gorons take the whole “chip off the old block” literally.

A possible explanation of why there’s a decayed guardian on the tingle islands could simply be that they were excavated there, but it was too difficult to transport them over those small bridges, so they just kinda left them there.

I always assumed the empty camp was occupied until you sent up the towers and scared them off (since they’re low level monsters). The islands seem to be a geographical change from during the 100 years, rising the islands from peninsulas up into pillars, and likely act as a form of challenge to the few people still around who seek thrills. The King’s Grave could in fact be: the Kings’ Grave. A ceremonial place where kings were buried, which has since been smoothed over by time, and Rhoam stands beside it in penance, knowing he failed his predecessors and will never be laid to rest beside them.

Another thing to add to the Goron mystery, in Age of Calamity there is a side quest where there is a tournament in Gerudo town, and you have to fight other female characters. It's called the miss vai battle pageant, and if you go to switch the player you fight as you cannot choose a male character because men are not allowed, you can only choose people who are allowed into the town. ( so you cant choose revali, teba, sidon, etc. their character sections are grayed out) However, you CAN go fight in the tournament as daruk, yunobo, hestu, and monk maz koshia. I don't know what to do with that information so there you go.

I wonder if Zelda asked her friends (like Impa) to create the memorial to her father, knowing he perished. But yeah, very interesting video!!

For the 2nd mystery the guardians maybe climbed the cliff of the islands as if I'm correct in one of the cutscenes a guardian was climbing a wall. but why they wanted to go there... I don't know.

In a previous video you had talked about the mystery of the Tarrey Town goddess statue. My theory about this is that the small circular area of land where Tarrey Town gets built is perhaps the only part of Akkala that never gets struck by lightning. Maybe the ancient settlers saw this as a miracle and built the goddess statue there. It's also possible that Tarrey Town gets built because Hudson knows that it will never get struck by lightning.

I was always under the impression that the Goron thing was just because the Gerudo weren't sure what a female Goron actually looked like and they let him in because they didn't want to seem rude by asking. I feel like it WOULD make sense for most Gerudo to not know much about Gorons, seeing as they're on complete opposite corners of Hyrule

It's funny you found all this textual evidence to prove that the goron in the town was male when all you had to do was point out the nipples. No way Nintendo is putting nipples on a female character.

I know its not BOTW, but in AOC there is a challenge called "Miss Vai Battle Pageant", you can only play with Vai or non-male, so you can pick any female, Daruk, Yunobo and Monk Maz Koshia! I love how this is in AOC.

The Gorons are certainly a mystery. It wasn't until Breath of the Wild that there was a significant distinction between the male and female of any given non-human tribe. If one looks closely, one can see a difference in what they wear: Zora Male - Diamond patterns in their ornamentation. Female - Round or flower shaped patterns in their ornamentation. Rito Male - Wear shoulder guards, usually have braids, particularly the warriors. Female - Have long "hair", appear to wear large earrings, wear small or nonexistent shoulder guards. It should be noted that the armor Link buys or receives is always reflective of what the males wear. You can see the diamond pattern in the Zora armor, and a similar comparison can be made with the Rito armor. The Goron armor has no such distinction however. No matter what you compare, whether it be hair style (reflected in the helm), chest decor, or the loincloth (style or way it is tied), there is not a definite pattern for either sex, and it seems like there are more differences than similarities. Not even "Creating A Champion" gives one like it does for the others. There is just one basic concept. Since their introduction into the series they have always referred to one another and any they accept into their tribe as "brother", regardless of whether they are actually a relative. They can clearly have sons or even siblings, but as to how is a mystery until Nintendo decides to give an answer. My personal theory is that there are females, but like the dwarves in "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" they are few and resemble the males so much that people think there are no dwarf women and that dwarves "grow out of stone".

gorons being asexual would make alot of sense and that would make sense as to why they are aloud in its not a secret that alot of guys are creepy as fuck when it comes to gerudo women what you can count like 7 guys if you talk to them ij vai clothes they start hitting on you then there that creepy boot guy who runs around the town like if i was a guard after the third day i was go after him for being there creeping around

For the first one whenever I encounter it I just kind of assumed that the monsters aren't there right now but that they are there sometimes? I think? That's probably wrong though.

I thought of another theory related to gerudo town, within the gerudo secret club the owner of the shop states that gerudo voe armor is in high demand, and while this is more of a headcanon than an actual theory, I like to believe there are trans men who live in gerudo town, who are a part of the gerudo secret club as a way to express their true selves without being removed from gerudo society.

I'm glad you mentioned the Tingle + Bros islands! Mystery aside, I remember stumbling upon them and using those tiny rickety bridges to get from one island to another. I'm afraid of heights, so battling monsters/guardians in such conditions was really harrowing. It really felt like a little mini challenge or something, and it's moments like that in botw that I'm super fond of.

The Goron part makes sense to me! How else would they be able to reproduce!? Had there been Goron females then we would have seen them by now. So the conclusion that the Gorons are biologically asexual with primarily masculine traits does carry some weight. Probably explains why all of them keep calling each other brother, the entire race is essensially one big clan! So unless the sequel spontaneously yeets out a female goron, I'll keep to this one! Through they could just pop out of the ground for all I know.

My theory for tingel islands relates to that other theory about how the developers were originally going to have another race of tiny ppl in the game but axed it at the last minute. I think there are a lot of relics in akkala and architecture in Tarrey town that would suggest that, and I think there were probably colonies living on the tingel islands. That would explain why the guardians would be there to destroy the tiny villages, and why there would have been travel routes and camps for trading and such.

As for the king: The Guardian assault on the plateau was won by the Hylians. All machines were destroyed (as can be seen in the game) and the last soldiers buried the king and left to live somewhere else.

I think the monster camp is pretty simple, like you said that road is one of the first a player will take, therefore it is almost still part of the tutorial, I think the devs put it in so that #1 a player could get accustomed to monster camps (but not get killed by monsters in the first 2 minutes of real gameplay) and #2 get some good supplies (at that point an axe was really good) so that when you came across your first real monster camp right up the road it would be familiar to you and you would have a chance of beating it

This is my theory on how the King's grave came to be on top of Mt. Hylia. I hope you enjoy reading it. King Rhoam escaped the Castle through the docks, along with some others, and fled to the Great Plateau. They were pursued and eventually defeated by Guardians while taking refuge in the Temple of Time and the Eastern Abby. The Great Plateau would offer physical defense due to its elevation and restricted entrance. It's close to both the Kolomo and Hyrule Garrisons as well as several settlements and the entrance could be collapsed to deny any would-be invader from easily reaching the Plateau (as currently seen in the game). Most importantly, the only places we find Guardians on the Great Plateau are the main entrance to the Plateau, the Temple of Time, Eastern Abby, and around the northern edge of the River of the Dead leading towards Mt Hylia. Picture this: The King is in his secret study hidden in the Library, writing what would be his final entry in his diary. The castle begins to shake and tremor! There's a thunderous roar as Calamity Ganon arises from underneath the Castle. The Guardians begin attacking the researchers and soldiers all around the Castle. King Rhoam and his Royal Guard retreat through the castle as the Guardians begin advancing, soldiers dropping all around them. They flee through a hidden passage leading to the docks. There, they board whatever vessels can be found. The King and his guard disembark and land near the Castle Town Prison, gathering as many soldiers and prisoners as they can. King Rhoam gazes up towards his home as Calamity Ganon heaves another mighty roar. Already smoke and flames envelope the Castle, the Calamity's reign of death and destruction has finally begun. The screams and cries of the unfortunate souls still trapped inside Castle can be clearly heard above the din of constant explosions. The King and his people hastily skirt the western edge of Castle Town, evacuating everyone they can find along the way. The castle goes eerily silent as the Guardians begin attacking Castle Town. The King's path takes them through the Quarry towards the Mt Gustaf road. The Guardians are beginning to give chase. They continue south, passing close to the Hyrule Garrison and the Exchange. There they gather even more soldiers and citizenry. Soon, they come upon Gatepost Town and round up the last remaining people that can be quickly gathered as they enter the Great Plateau gate, still doggedly pursued by the advancing Guardian army. The Guardians begin invading the Great Plateau after the fleeing citizens, the soldiers are no match for the mechanical monstrosities. The King orders the entrance destroyed as the weary people seek shelter inside the Temple of Time and Eastern Abby, hoping and praying for an end from this waking nightmare. To the horror of everyone, the Guardians begin scaling the outer walls with ease, even as the stone face crumbles under their weight. The King and soldiers fall back to the Temple of Time. It is, after all, the birthplace of the kingdom and the most holy site in all of Hyrule. If there were any divine intervention from this terror, they believe it would originate from the Temple. The Guardians surround the Eastern Abby, utterly destroying it along with the fearful people still huddled inside. Soldiers and townsfolk alike are fighting tooth and nail against the wave of Guardians, but still they advance. The three Goddess Temples in front of the Temple of Time are destroyed. So many people have perished. The Guardians are now advancing on the Temple of Time itself! King Rhoam now realizes this is the end. There is no salvation or intervention to be found here, only death. Showing the bravery that has defined his entire life, he defiantly draws his sword and strikes at the nearest Guardian! But, his strike falls short and he is mortally wounded by the mechanical monstrosity. His remaining Royal Guards quickly carry him back inside the Temple. The soldiers destroy many of the Guardians at the very steps of the Temple, but a Guardian slips by on the left and destroys the outer wall. As it begins to climb inside the Temple, the King takes his last breath. The King's efforts were in vain but not fruitless. His final display of courage has spurred his few remaining people to new heights, fighting with a savagery and fury never seen before. The remaining defenders rally against the attacking Guardians, crying in agony "LONG LIVE THE KING!". The few remaining guards collect the King's body and retreat as the Temple is finally overrun. Still fending off the last attacking Guardians while carrying the King's body, they move along the northern bank of the River of the Dead. They arrive at the river's crossing as the last pursuing Guardians are destroyed. They cross the river but have no where else to go. The guards take shelter inside a cave hidden behind a waterfall as they decide what to do next. After some debate, they decide to inter the King on top of Mt Hylia where his spirit can overlook the land and castle he once reigned over. One hundred years later, the King's spirit waits upon the Great Plateau. Waiting, for the fallen Hero to awaken from the Shrine of Resurrection to finally defeat Calamity Ganon and save his precious daughter.

I believe that the guardians on the tingle and brothers islands were actually excavated after the calamity but the stalkers were still disabled and were unabled to turn back on but the skywatchers were able to turn on. Ganon possibly found a way to move some of his malice to far locations. The monsters probably killed the excavators and an archer tried to stop them when it was too late, and when taking his final breath, placed his bow near a checkpoint-like creation to make a memorial for himself and the the excavators who worked there.

As far as tingle island goes, I always assumed that it was a hyrulean mining operation, giving the plethora of minerals, mining tools, and prebuilt bridges. It honestly never seemed like much of a mystery to me

Didnt the king say that the mountain was the highest point in hyrule? (even if it isnt quite) and if so perhaps he rests there to watch over hyrule.

Hope in the Zelda 2 there is more parts to go two past, tingle island.

I have always thought this about the Gorons: given that the male entry ban stems from not wanting to put in contact (and therefore distract) the young Gerudos still in puberty with the possible male charm (quoting a guard) I think they let the Gorons enter simply because the Gerudo do not find them attractive and therefore a threat to the young (and I find this funny)

In Hyrule warriors age of calamity, there's a side quest in gerudo for a miss Vai contest, your only allowed to pick female characters and the 2 Goron characters

I assumed the empty camp was to teach you where to find things, like "Here's a practice camp"

3rd mystery: Answer 1: We can see that the King CAN interact with physical things like his axe and the paraglider, and he IS the King of Hyrule meaning he is a desendant of Hylia so he probably built the grave on mount Hylia cause of that. Answer 2: Maybe a soilder survived the calamity and saw the Kings death, and so made a grave at the Highest point on the Great Plateu, to give the King a view of his Kingdom. (I like this answer more) Edit: Asexual gorons yeah, but, what bout how Darunias son, Link, calls him dad. Do gorons have dads but not moms? 🤔

0:16 Daruk: "Dag nabbit!" "Yunobo!, someone switched Rudania to rainbow laser mode again!"

For the second mystery, maybe it was a camp for Hyrule soldiers to defend the kingdom from sea-fairing threats. That would explain the soldier's bow and the guardians, both of which could be used to protect the kingdom. (Edit) as for how the guardians got there, they could have been brought over somehow. Maybe flown somehow, or possibly carried by a Goron?

There's a female goron in the gerudo city and her husband is waiting at the bazaar.

Hyrule Gamer, always there when I need a video to watch!

imagine being a father goron “ah yeah, this one’s growing pretty fast.” *plop* “oh. welcome to the world, son!”

Maybe, the king grave is actually is Zelda's mother grave and King Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule was going to lay to rest with his beloved wife when die. Or King Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule is build the grave to his Father (The previous king), who love the view from atop of mount Hylia.

Mystery one is not a mystery. After Stealing all the Goodies yesterday, a guy came to the tree and he says that he Keep the way to Kakariko clear from monsters. He Sat down between the tree and i spoke with him. Cant remember the name.. (German version)

Catching a video this early, this is what I live for

One mystery that I don't remember if I've mentioned here or on a different channel before is an odd mention of an upcoming war. After freeing the divine beast Vah Ruta you can talk to one of the Zora guards named Dunma. After she mentions Link freeing the beast she then says "I should have expected as much from the Hylian Champion... I will continue to pray for good fortune in the coming war." She makes nor further mentions of this coming war, and I couldn't find anything else about the Zora going to war. One suggestion I was given by a fellow commentor was that this was left in from something cut, which could make sense due to the lack of any other mentions of this upcoming war. Who would the zora even be going to war with anyway?

About the Gorons in Gerudo town, the German actually translates to the Gerudo not being able to differentiate between the gorons. But I also think since the gorons are an all male species like the Gerudo who are an all female species ( except that 100 year rule) they're making an exception

Your theory about the Gorons all being "Asexual" makes sense as all of them seem to carry themselves in a masculine manner and none have eluded to having partners...

I would guess that the king's grave is a reference to King Arthur's Cairn, of which there are several "official" ones for him throughout Great Britain because it became a cultural hallmark to celebrate and lay claim to Arthur's memory. Maybe a staunch Hylian took it upon themselves to create a place of memory for Rhoam.

That first mystery always bothered me. I'm glad it's getting some attention!

I think the King's Grave is probably an older site, not necessarily built for that king in particular. Rather, I'm willing to bet that it was a much earlier king, perhaps even the one who had the Plateau founded/put in place (if we're to believe the theory that the Temple of Time and old Castletown were moved).

I was watching Game theory but this is honestly better

Love the intro!

re: the abandoned enemy/boko camp near dueling peaks- I made up a headcanon where they gave up living on that side of the Squabble River because they don't swim and someone tried to cross it and drowned (it's a really fast-moving river). They eventually found their way to the Big Twin Bridge or something and crossed, and decided to stay on that side, where they would have more access to South Nabi Lake or Bubinga forest for hunting and fishing with less danger. IDK- there's most likely no in-story reason for the camp to be abandoned- Maybe the devs thought that they were making the game too difficult, with too many enemy camps so early in-game (enemy camps to the North on the South shore of Squabble River, on North shore of the river near S. Nabi Lake, in East Post Ruins, Outpost Ruins, the Forest of Time)- PLUS the introduction of Lizalfos in the river itself- maybe they thought just to make it a bit easier for players, get rid of one camp and turn it into a little pit stop for the player.

6:55s could the grave on the plateau have been built when Link’s body was taken to the shrine? Maybe the Tingel islands were previously connected by land bridges that collapsed and had to be replaced by the flimsy wooden ones?

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I feel like entry into Gerudo town isn't really about being voe or vai. Even after the leadership of the town acknowledges they know it was you, Link, the voe, the whole time, they still let you wonder around town, yet the guards still stop you unless you are wearing the traditional vai clothing. I've always interpreted it as acknowledging that gender is entirely a social construct. I think this is because it is about preventing the sort of masculinity that would treat the Gerudo as lesser for being female, I think in their eyes, any voe willing to dress as vai are no longer seen as threats. A lot of voe attempting to get into the town are only trying to do so for the weird fantasy of being the only male surrounded by beautiful females, but when someone is 'dressing like a woman', they forego part of the masculine ideals they were previously upholding, and the Gerudo respect that. This is why the Gorons are allowed in. As pointed out in the video, it's highly likely that the Gorons reproduce asexually, and as such there are no biological females in the group, but there are also no biological males, its just that the Gorons all identify as male, but through this they have a more nuanced view on gender than the average binary sex Hyrulean does, and don't threaten the peace held in Gerudo town by trying to assert male dominance over it. (There is also precedence over this in our world, history repeatedly ignores the achievements of women in every field in almost any time and attributes them to a man instead, and retroactively discredits female power as being impossible) I think in some way, by making anyone that wants to enter Gerudo town dress like a vai to gain this entry, the Gerudo are able to assert a sort of power over them. They are able to make them live life through the lens of a woman. Link even experiences this once he gains the Gerudo outfit. A traveller outside goes from being harsh and rude to being patronising and creepy since now he thinks Link is a girl.

I love these vids on uncommon theories! Good job on the theories, it must be hard to do new zelda theories every video

I loved this one! Videos delving into Zelda mysteries are my favorite and you never disappoint!

I always saw the goron's gendering being that, none of them really have or need gender (because who needs gender when you can have rocks), but because of their interactions with Hylians (I think cisnormativity or whatever, basically the assumption that everyone will fit into the two little boxes, etc, etc, I'm not really good at explaining), given that, to the hylians they seemed more masculine than feminine, they were referred to as men, despite them not really being so. I'm pretty sure that this has happened in real life aswell? Like when Europe was colonising everywhere? (I'm not quite sure, I'd google it to check.) Also, I do think that wether you can enter gerudo town or not is based on your gender, not your sex, as well as being more 'not men' than 'only women'

If the Gorons are actually asexual, then they cannot be male as asexual beings have no gender; they do not have separate male and female reproductive organs and reproduce sexually. So the idea that they are both male and asexual actually does not make sense scientifically. However, since the Gorons have physical appearances that are typical of human males, it is understandable that we will think of them as males even though they cannot reproduce sexually if they are asexual. This thinking is a result in a common belief in society that organisms are either male or female and reproduce sexually. That is actually far from the truth as there numberous exceptions, such as the asexual reproduction of ameobas (lower animals) and bacteria. Anyway, Nintendo needs to address the sexuality of the Gorons so to settle this Zelda mystery that goes back to the Gorons' debut in Ocarina of Time.

In fairness, we do know of people that arrived on the plateau after the calamity that would likely have been aware that the king was dead. In one of the memories, we see Zelda instruct a group of Sheikah to take Link to the Shrine of Resurrection while she goes to hold Calamity Ganon in check. In all likelihood, these Sheikah were well aware of the state of Hyrule Castle at the time, so it can be assumed they knew the king was dead. The mountain (and grave) in question isn't all too far from the shrine, so it's reasonable that they could have built a monument in honor of the fallen king.

For the 2nd mystery, in the second DLC (champions ballad) for Miphas song one of the shrine thingys is that you have to go to akkala and speak with Muzu and one of the guards. And Muzu says that they are there to watch the islands under Sidons orders and he’ll mention how the islands used to be where mipha trained before the calamity so maybe? The checkpoints and stuff were there for that reason? Ik it doesn’t really help out with the question as to how the guardian stalkers got there but that might be another reason as to why there’s supplies and stuff there

Okay first thing: I watched this video right after hearing some very hurtful gender comments from my mother (I'm nonbinary but closeted to my family). Thanks for helping me feel better and also for affirming ace existence (I am also asexual!). Now here's my two cents on the Gorons being allowed into Gerudo Town: I think that Gorons are agender, meaning that they have no gender, but most prefer to use he/him pronouns, leading most to think they're male. Gerudo law states that no men are allowed in Gerudo Town, but we never hear anything about nonbinary or agender people not being allowed in. They must get a pass due to straight up not having a gender. Also I found the asexual reproduction theory really cool! I've been wondering how they reproduce.

I once saw a theory that said gorons are nonbinary and have no gender

Regarding the abandoned monster camps. I am pretty sure they set it up as a trap, because when you actually set foot on the floor above ground, Chu Chus start falling from the tree and are hidden in the barrels that stand around. They most likely assume you'd not sleep on the ground, because that would make you an easy target, but come up to sleep there. Where they then ambush you.

My guess for the second mystery is that there used to be natural bridges, large enough for the Guardians to use, but they were either destroyed or eroded away in the last hundred years. Shoreline erosions are one of the fastest.

i bet tingel island and its brother islands were once part of the mainland, but got separated by some kind of tectonic shift. the guardian you showed in the video wasn’t active, so I assume it was one that wasn’t actually dug up by the royal family, but rather one that became exposed due to more natural causes.

For the 2nd mystery, I'm pretty sure the Champion's Ballad DLC says that Mipha spent some time training on those islands, and there's a champion's ballad shrine there too, so the old things there could have been for here to stay there for longer time periods and the old guardians put there for her to train against

HG: "Goron's may reproduce by budding." My Brain: *Immediately goes to that one episode of Spongebob creating copies of himself on his own body*

The abandoned monster camp is inhabited by Mezer, an NPC who sells meat, so I assume he simply killed the monsters and took it as a camp.

Don't think the devs forgot to put the bokoblins there, but decided to remove them so a new player can have a peaceful side of the river through dueling peaks if they were to choose. I don't think the trailer meant anything significant for the islands. It was likely just footage captured to look interesting for it (speaking from experience, I've had to get screenshots that are marketable). Tbh I honestly always figured the reason Gorons are allowed in is cuz they're respectable. Unlike the hylians you see lurking around outside gerudo town the Gorons in there mostly seem there for business and - while nervous Abt it - pretty outwardly calm and not making a huge deal about it.

On my first playthrough I was really dumb and wandered all the way through the snowy area by holding a torch and repeatedly lighting campfires to keep me warm. So, naturally, I came across that one monster camp with the drawbridge and the blue bokoblin. I’ve been a bit afraid of them ever since. There’s at least one other empty camp that I can think of, I know it’s along a coastal area, maybe down by Lurelin. I remember coming across the one by Dueling Peaks and basically freezing up because of the “traumatizing” experience with the last boko camp.

Maybe the guardian is from 10,000 years ago and back then the islands were more of a peninsula with land to cross over. But by the time it was found again there was no practical way to move it back to the mainland. The camp would be newer- maybe an adventurer or even someone like Robbie looking for scraps who got run off by the flying guardians?

THE GORON THEORY MAKES PERFECT SENSE. IM LITERALLY SITTING HERE WITH MY JAW TO THE FLOOR

Hyrule Gamer:Don’t forget to bring yourself a snack or drink… Me:Gets 10 Big Mac and 2 pizzas

In regards to the Kings grave, I belive it was built by soldier who were on the plateau with him when he died, or perhaps ones who carried him there after his death. We know that there was a last stand on the great plateau and I think it's reasonable to suggest that some of the soldiers may have escaped considering that the Sheikh were able to access the plateau with Link's body. There is also the collection of soldiers gear, found behind the waterfall on the great plateau; suggesting that soldier dumped it there in case they needed it again. I think that those same soldiers were most likely the ones to bury King Rhoam.

Just an idea: What if that guardian on one of those Tingle islands got yeeted or smacked by a divine beast (Vah Ruta) and it landed there? During the war probably?!

theory about tingle islands: I propose they used to have some sort of hylian military base, which is why there are guardians there, either they attacked it during the calamity or were brought there by hylians. Backing up my theory about a military base is the fact it would be hard to invade, anyone trying to attack would have to cross narrow bridges which could be cut down easily.

note about the Kings Grave on the Plateau, it's impossible for the King to have died on the Plateau as in the kings secret study we find his diary where it's implied Rhoam died in that study or somewhere in the castle. but what we do know (from the Age of Calamity game), during the Calamity is that there was a battle on the Plateau, so it could be a assumed a soldier or someone who survived that lost battle built the grave as a goodbye to Hyrule maybe? that's just my thoughts on that mystery. people and soldiers def lived on the Plateau though so someone who was alive after or maybe even during the battle would've built it

The Great Plateau was still accessible a short time after Calamity Ganon. How else would the Sheikah bring Link in the Shrine of Resurrection? I guess they passed by, leave some stones to honour the King, and exploded the Plateau entrance while leaving

Love the new intro! Thanks for another great video, and your inspiring enthusiasm!

I have never even seen the abandoned monster camp before; I think I've just walked around the outside edges of Dueling Peaks each time, never through them.