Remember this name is the theme that plays at the end. The theme people have long been asking the name for.

Demon King Ganondorf practically said: "so that's his name ... Link ... Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary!"

I'm convinced Zelda's true power is her ability as the best hype man. She got everybody riding the Link train and betting their entire futures on a guy they've never even met.

I see it more as though the Hero was never born in the era of the first kingdom, but Ganondorf was. Without the Hero who wields the Master Sword they were powerless, so they did the only thing they could. Hold Ganondorf until the day the Hero is born to defeat him

Probably one of the greatest scenes in the history of gaming

"Remember..this name". Coldest line ever. Rauru's voice actor nailed that one. Perfect delivery

anyone else thinks ganondorf is so frigin cool for wanting a good fight?

This cutscene can be best be described as epically prophetic. To any onlooker alive during this time, it seems that the resistance has only achieved a temporary pyrrhic victory, with Ganandorf merely being locked away in a temporary slumber at the expense of their beloved king. That is what Rauru thinks too, and yet he’s willing to trust in Zelda’s wisdom and places all his faith in a hero destined to be born thousands of years into the future. He places the fate of Hyrule into the hands of the knight with the sword that seals the darkness and literally tells the manifestation of evil that he will be defeated by said hero because destiny itself has ordained it to be so. Really drives home now Link isn’t some knight that got lucky (like what Revali thought), but is indeed the savior of Hyrule as proclaimed by its very first king thousands of years ago.

I love the subtle respect Ganondorf gives Rauru in this entire encounter. Here stands the King of the Land, going up against a Mortal using the full power of a Secret Stone, and sacrificing themself for the Greater Good of their Kingdom. Ganondorf never really sounds mad he's being sealed, he's genuinely impressed with how Rauru did it.

This is the scene when everything changed for me. This game felt a little more real, a little more of a struggle between immense evil and overwhelming good. Beautiful. Peak cinema in gaming.

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If you’re a long time Zelda fan and you didn’t get full body chills when that theme hit when Rauru starts talking about Link, you need to see a doctor IMMEDIATELY

And the saddest thing is that he knew.

Fucking LOVE how link's theme/song of the hero plays at

This single cutscene raises the stakes for TotK so much higher. It makes you realise that there was never any danger of Link failing to defeat Calamity Ganon in BotW, else Zelda could have never travelled to the past and this scene wouldn’t have been possible. This time though, the possibility of Ganondorf defeating Link is very real.

I liked Rauru a lot when he first showed up without even knowing what he did, I like him even more now. Also damn the main theme playing with Ganondorf being excited to meet Link, this game's story is great

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This scene is terrifying when you think about it. Rauru had him sealed there for so long, everything but his arm turned to dust, but after all that time, Ganondorf was

„Is that the Sword that Seals the Darkness? A Weapon that breaks so easily to my Power can not defend you. Zelda.. and you.. who carries this fragile Sword. You‘re Link… Rauru placed his faith in you.“

The music for this game is just so good!! At