Vaati needs to come back some day! Such a cool not Ganon villain.

How neat is it that despite all the evil Vaati’s done, he still finds time to bring us Dark Souls lore videos? He really is one of the most interesting villains in the series to me.

I'd love to see Vaati come back, especially since we've never seen him in 3D. We have very few non-Ganon villains, and I feel like they deserve to be utilized more often.

So much apparently occurs between Skyward Sword and Minish Cap, you've got the founding of Hyrule, the start of the Royal Family, the Interloper War from Twilight Princess, the sealing of the Triforce in the Sacred Realm, the apparent extinction of the Mogma, the Picori giving the Light Force to Hyrule, the Hero of Men legend, and Vaati studying under Ezlo If Nintendo ever wanted to do a massively story driven game, the most eventful period of Hyrule happens off screen, lol

A lore video on Vaatividya. Finally!

Ahhh, Vatti the Wind Mage. A great villain. Minish Cap is such a underrated game.

What if the Vaati that comes after his death is a botched rebirth of sorts. It's shown that if Ganon is resurrected wrong he'll mentally break, so what if Vaati had a failsafe just in case? A slapdash resurrection spell that didn't quite work right. It would explain his inability to remember his original plan but still remember one thing that was necessary to it, a beautiful girl. He doesn't remember why he needs one, but he does remember that he does. I get the feeling that if Four Swords Zelda looked like Minish Cap Zelda he would have jogged his memory a bit better, but that's just my take on it.

By far my favorite Legend Of Zelda villian, the picori turned wind mage has one of the most interesting backstories in my opinion. It surprises me to think that vaati is the second most reoccurring Zelda villian after Ganon/Ganondorf, yet is kind of obscure to some in the community.

He is quite underrated. Even by Nintendo itself. I wish he would return but Nintendo does seem to care very little about him. But it would be so hype if he unexpectedly returned. He is also a primordial evil.

I love how Vaati is not only a great magic user, but a phenomenal swordsman, since he was the champion of the festival.

In the manga, the "wickedness in hearts of mean" is further elaborated. It shows Vaati watching humans that are stronger, like bullies, getting what they want. This is when he realizes the importance of power.

Definitely would love to see Vaati's return in a Zelda game. Personally, Ganon's turn to Calamity Ganon opens such a huge door. Sure, Nintendo can return Vaati with his usual plan to kidnap maidens and Zelda, but it can be so much more. Who says he hasn't twisted further during his incarceration during the downfall and adult timeline? What if once freed, he learns about the Divine Beasts and the Guardians? Though not as powerful as Ganon, the type of things Vaati could do with that technology given his dark magic is endless. I think it's an idea Nintendo should dabble on if they're not going to return the Minish, which they should. I don't know, these are just some thoughts.🤗

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Back when I was a kid I wasn't as into Zelda as I am today, but for some reason Vaati was the only villain who stuck out in my mind other than Ganon. He's really interesting to me and he definitely deserves more attention!

The Minish are under used and should return for more surprising lore drops

To this day, I still absolutely adore Vaati. He was such a cool villain. I do hope we get to see that return eventually.

3D Vaati would be an interesting sight, especially his monstrous form. Monstrous corruptions seem to evolve and get worse as time goes on, so it'd be interesting to see how scary they can make Vaati. Exploring the reasons he suddenly wanted to marry Zelda would also be interesting.

Vaati is incredibly underrated as a villain. While definitely not as powerful or prominent as Ganon, he's just as interesting, maybe even more so.

Since the Four Sword is found in the Dark World in the GBA version of Link to the Past, this may mean that in the Downfall Timeline Vaati was one of the many people who travelled to the Dark World in search of the Golden Power, bringing the sword with him.

When he wasn’t put into Hyrule Warriors, I was so heartbroken.

Vaati as a villain seems such a wasted potential. Imagine Vaati, Malladus, and other big villains reappearing or getting a notable mention in BotW2.

"Vaati's story begins after he decided to use his amazing voice to explain FromSoft's SoulsBorne series' lore and explain how those worlds suck for basically everyone in them..."

Ganondorf might known as the King of Evil, but he isn’t the only evil.

Honestly, I would like to see Vaati come back and actually challenge Ganon. I think it would be interesting to see them have a power struggle with Link, Zelda, and the rest of Hyrule caught up in the middle.

The Minish Cap is my favorite Zelda game and Vaati is a big reason as to why. He's an amazing antagonist and I would absolutely be thrilled to see him return in any form.

Even though, like you said, it's unlikely Vaati spawned from Demise's curse: it would open the door for villain's other than Ganondorf to rise to power but play the same familiar notes. Maybe during BotW2, Link kills zombie/lich Ganondorf, thus breaking the curse on the Gerudo man... but Demise's curse would still exist. It finds a new host with darkness in their heart and takes them as it's new form, creating a new age Ganondorf. This new villain could be Rito or Zora, Goron or, you guessed it, Minish. Whatever they start out as, they can make their final desperate form be that of a raging boar to seal the connection between the new villain and The Calamity. BotW I always felt was a clean soft reboot of sorts for the Zelda Franchise. They have the chance to cherry-pick everything they've ever made and make it fit into long-running narrative instead of continuing to work backwards and try to fit everything together after the fact into a timeline. Demise's curse affecting not just the one Gerudo Male would open up opportunities to put the side-races into the spotlight or even invent new races that just left Hyrule completely after the Calamity and returned after it's defeat.... say... perhaps... the Minish.

Y'know, seeing this, the automaton with the lotuses in the botw 2 trailer kind of looks similar to the carving of Vaati in the four sword sanctuary. That coupled with the significance of the sky makes me wonder if Vaati might have some kind of role in the game as a minion of Ganon, like in four swords adventures.

I'd honestly really like to see more original villains, whether it be Vaati in one of the other two timelines, or someone new.

I want more fanservice in Zelda games (the cool kind of fanservice). Quick cameos and callbacks are nice, but I want more of a crossover epic story someday. I mean, I want a game where Vaati, Bellum, Malladus, Yuga and Majora come back. Or maybe just some of them. Ganon can be the big bad, but I want more of the feelings I felt with Spider-Man No Way Home (and a lot of what comics achieve somewhat frequently). Being always 100% new stuff (besides Ganon and Zelda) for more than 18 games leaves what means most to us underused.

Shoulda saved this for an April Fools that turns out to be a VaatiVidya documentary. Would like to see him more before he transforms into his boss mode, where he was apparently a super good swordsman as well as mage. Would make for a sweet fight in today's technology.

I'm gonna smooch you for making a Vaati video thank you

I want to see vaatii debut in a 3d game. I'm not sure how the four swords will work. Maybe its lost and a new seal is needed. Imagine time puzzles like clank solved in a crack in time.

I think Demise's curse grabs onto young men, with darkness in their hearts, and gradually feeds them malace until they become a monstrous beast. This explains why this seems to happen an awful lot throughout the timeline.

What I would give to see a team up between Ganon, Vaati, and Majora!

It would be really cool to see Vaati return in Tears of the Kingdom as a boss. Seeing a 3D Vaati boss fight would be a truly special event.

Minish Vaati is still my favorite Zelda villain for his "way to villainy" (then Demise and afterwards on place 3 OoT Ganondorf). I would still love Nintendo exploring the idea of two villains warring over dominion in Hyrule with Ganondorf and Vaati as the actors. By now Hyrule is big enough to get a nice experience out of this idea imho.

It's about time Vaati gets recognition, especially after Age of Calamity's Astor took clear inspiration from parts of his design. I'd love to see him as a boss in BotW 2 or even his own game, but since it's been so long I'm just hoping he at least becomes relevant through a Minish Cap remake.

Few people know after Vaati was banished from hyrule he discovered a new realm he couldn’t directly interact with. He became so enamored with this universe of light and dark in perpetual conflict he set his mind and heart toward documenting the mythology and history of the unique worlds he beheld. Years of study set his mind and heart at ease and he set about to share his work through a medium that transcended time and space. Whilst he never returned to a Hyrule and his desire for its conquest faded away, he found peace in the dark and sad world he stumbled upon and made it his life’s work to share said knowledge far beyond the barriers that bound him.

So underrated I hope he returns or is mentioned again in future games

I can't wait to see more of the sky in the sequel for breath of the wild

Would love to see vaati in a botw style zelda game. Stumbling on the four sword in a acient temble and unknowingly releasing long forgoten evil. I think would be an amazing way to start a sub slot or dlc with vaati as the main villan.

Vaati is one of the best villains to talk about. He’s cool and has a lot of mysteries.

Would love to see Vaati come back. Majora is another one that would be neat to see return (especially since he's in the same boat as Vaati, being destroyed in only one out of 4 timelines.)

Always a treat to see a video about Minish Cap. Especially one by the awesome Zeltik

I'd really like to see a new villain. But not just evil mcevil, I want to see a morally gray villain who's out to save the world but sees the cycle of the princess and the sword wielding hero as part of the problem, not the solution itself. So he decides he's going to put down Ganon, Link and Zelda, kill off the royal family, usurp power and do things his way to try and save Hyrule.

I miss Vaati so much and I wanna see him in a new game, too bad capcom has him in a chokehold :(

This was such a good video! I love this sort of story-style content where you have a continuous timeline of one character

Minish Cap was one of my first Zelda games so I've always had a soft spot for Vaati. In a series that is a bit bloated from one recurring villain game in and game out, I would love to see Vaati make his return in a future entry. Perferably in a 3D entry since we've never seen him with an extra dimension lol

Vaati is easily one of my favorite Villains in the whole franchise. I love the concept of someone becoming so fascinated with something they shouldn't have that they eventually just get consumed by it.

I love Vaati’s mage form the most, he is such a great villain with a great design. I would love to see him make a return in a future title or at least a Hyrule Warriors game in his non-monster form. Make his ultimate power to transform temporarily into the winged eyeball form and wreck the battle field

All in favor of Vaati coming back in a future Zelda game?

I’ve always found Vaati as character fascinating and I’d love to see make a return at some point in his Hylian form though not as a villain but an alley. An interesting concept could be having him return in one of the two other timelines as an amnesiac with no recollection of his life as a Minish nor that as the Wind Mage. Would make for some interesting character develop while also giving a new take on the character.

Vaati has a great theme, a lot of charisma and one of the best zelda villain backstory, his character sadly suffers from a rather superficial villain motive, it is mostly just being power hungry kupo

Minish Cap was the first Zelda game I ever beat, so I have a soft spot for Vaati

Watching this REALLY makes we want to play Minish Cap and Four Swords Adventure again, they were great games!

Vaati really should return, he would add more variety to the series’s villains, and more publicity for the other villains that already exist.

You just made my day!

While I haven't played Minish Cap, I would love to see a modern take on Vaati as he's the only Zelda villain i can think of that not only has no connection to Ganon, but also isn't simply a monster running on instinct like the villains from Spirit Tracks and Phantom Hourglass. He's his own man and that's interesting, I'd love to see him come back and have an interaction with Ganon. Imagine two powerful villains from the series coming into conflict, typically its only one villain (Ganon/Demise) and a lackey, imagine two villains vying for control of Hyrule/Triforce/Lightforce and fighting each other as well as you. Different factions of monsters which in an open world Zelda, could fight each other if they meet in the overworld (offering new strategies in the game) and you could even potentially redeem Vaati since he's very likely not going to defeat Ganon who's the ultimate evil of Hyrule so maybe he could have a temporary alliance with Link and/or Zelda and ultimately give his life to weaken Ganon, maybe as an unintended payback to Ganon using him as a pawn in another timeline. Just the fact that he's an entirely unique villain from Ganon, as most others are lackeys of Ganon, gives him so much potential for a unique story and I'd love to see that. Also, after mentioning the cap that grants wishes and it being corrupted by a wish, turning the wearer into a powerful, deranged magic user, it makes me think of the Ice King from Adventure Time. His crown corrupted him, making him insane and it was originally a powerful magical object meant to grant wishes but an ill thought wish corrupts it and only at the end of its series does it revert back to its original state, restoring the land ravaged by evil. Find that an interesting comparison, especially with both Vaati and Simon forgetting their former lives and being obsessed with capturing beautiful princesses.

Vaati has been my favorite villain in The Legend of Zelda since I first played Four Swords Anniversary Edition. It's the only game featuring Vaati that I have ever played, but I really enjoyed him as a villain.

I've been binging Zelda lore for the past month to help with depression I'm going through and I always love your videos man. I haven't ever said anything, but I've been watching you for years now.

In the adult timeline, I think it is unlikely that the people of hyrule brought the four sword to the mountain tops before the great flood. So it was likely destroyed at the end of the wind waker. So I don't think we will ever see vaati in the adult timeline. However, I hope we do get to see a continuation of vaati's story in the downfall timeline.

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Thank you for making a video that highlights Vaati! it is so awesome to see and love that you cover a wide variety of Zelda lore (and not just Breath of the Wild)

The Minish Cap manga was the gateway to my love for this series. Absolutely killing it!

Aw man. After being a huge fan of Minish Cap, and Vaati himself, I finally ordered Minish Cap for myself! It's a shame that Nintendo can't really do anything with Vaati anymore. Though, I don't think they would if they could. Really cool video!

I was sad we never got any reference to Vaati in BotW. Based on few details we've seen in 2 gives me hope we'll see him return in some form or shape.

I am obsessed with the craft of writing. Day by day, I write and perceive as much good writing as possible. My conscience for writing I’d say is pretty decent. I say this to add more power to the following statement: Zeltik, your videos are so well-written. Fantastic video essays. Keep it up!

Zeltik videos are always great, and this one is no exception. Keep it up man!

I want to see a return of vatti but a more interesting one than was in the for swords games, I want him to gain back his memories and become a villain of the same intelligence as in minish cap

I loved this video I'd been wanting to know more about Vati so thanks for making it. I would love to see more Vati and more Ganondorf ouo I think there's still a lot of potential with Ganondorf. Have you seen/read Growing up Gerudo? It's a fan comic that humanizes Ganondorf and gives us a lot really juicy angst and drama from seeing Ganondorf resist and be an unwilling pawn of the curse with the added bonus of Link being his adopted son :>

When we first saw Astor in the Age of Calamity trailer, I thought that was Vaati. Turned out to be a whole different character. It would be awesome to see Vaati return (maybe in Breath of The Wild 2) and see Demise return.

Zeltik you are my absolute favorite Zeldatuber! Anytime you have a new video out I can’t wait to watch it.

Ganondorf from Wind Waker was the best iteration of him, change my mind. From his speech about desiring Hyrule making you relate to him, to that fantastic final battle of warrior against warrior, he was the best version Nintendo has given us. It also makes me hope that BOTW 2's Ganondorf will be spectacular, all the while he plays the part of a Redead Lich.

Everyone: Vaati is a great villian Me: Am I the only one who noticed the first thing he said was what impa said to link in botw

I love listening to your voice, it's a comfort me at this point after so many months(years?) Of watching your videos

Love these lore vids. Links to the past is an epic series. Hope u bring of thoses as well. Keep up the amazing content

I was obsessed with Vaati all throughout school, still like him he was great villain imo. (The hat was called the Wishing Cap btw.) Also, the proper name for the Picori by the race themselves is Minish, it’s explained by Ezlo shortly after you meet him in-game. I played Minish Cap, Four Swords and Four Swords Adventures and read their manuals. Vaati appeared four times. (We just only get to experience three of those appearances in the games he’s in.) In the beginning of FS on GBA Zelda talks about him appearing before, but in the manual for FS it explains that he suddenly appeared and kidnapped any beautiful girls that caught his fancy but was then defeated and sealed within the sword the boy who fought him wielded. (He came back from the dead with no memory of his past life, somehow. I imagine someone resurrected him.) That didn’t happen in MC, it happened a long time after MC’s events, as he was thought to be dead after his defeat in MC. After FS he is sealed again, then centuries later FSA happens and gets banished to the Dark World. I beat him plenty of times in FSA, he doesn’t explode, his body disappears the same way enemies or yourself do when you get transported to the dark world. Ganondorf then mocks Vaati, saying “That’s all there was to the wind mage?” before the player has to flee the collapsing Tower of Winds. So he might not be dead in the child timeline and could return and is only sealed in the other timelines. Although…I doubt he could return in the Adult Timeline for what should be obvious reasons. Hyrule being permanently washed away under the ocean by the wish upon the Triforce, you know, where the Four Sword he was sealed into, in the Four Sword Sanctuary, is located. (Along with the Master Sword stuck in Ganondorf’s head also at the bottom of the ocean.) Also the fact that he couldn’t actually free himself that last time he was seen in FSA, it was Link who broke the seal after being tricked by Ganon’s Shadow Link. He lost more of himself and his strength. (Vaati is described in-game in Minish Cap as a Man, not a Boy. Many times and by the King himself when you rescue him. Vaati is an adult, don’t let his size and the art style fool you.) Yes, Vaati is completely independent of Ganondorf/Demise. The two are not connected.

I would absolutely love to see Vaati return in a future Zelda game, for sure! He was such a unique and different villain from Ganon, and the entire concept of the Minish is such a fantastic one. They are my favourite race in the entire Zelda series, and I do wish that Nintendo would bring them back, even if it's just NPCs that run around in the game that you can see, but not really interact with. Just having the details of them being there and having their little paths and homes in and around Hyrulian homes in towns and villages would be wonderful, though I'd rather be able to interact with them, shrink down again and talk to them, solve puzzles, and basically have elements of "The Minish Cap" be like side quests in a future Zelda game. Maybe even have a Minish type quest as part of the main story, like a town and a dungeon, ending with Vaati being the final boss. That would be a fantastic way to continue the Minish stories. There's really a lot that Nintendo can do with the Minish and also another incarnation of Vaati, if they would just feel inclined to do so.

Always love to see people talk about my fav Zelda game. It deserves more praise than it gets. Thank you.

How can one boss know so much Dark Souls lore?

It's kinda weird how two of the latest Zelda villains (Octavo and Astor) have looked and acted so similar to Vaati that you could just change their name to Vaati and hardly anyone would notice the difference.

Your narratives never fail to impress and entertain.

Thanks a lot for this video, I love Vaati, would love to see him again. Vaati and minish cap are super underrated.

I actually believe that Vaati was the first time we see Demise curse. Why? Because Demise said he was going to curse any decendant of the Hero and the Goddess. This Link and Zelda of course are decendants of them... so why wouldn't Vaati be part of this curse chasing on this decendants. I would like to see Vaati again. He deserves a better ending rather than the one we saw in Four Swords Adventures. And about the Four Sword and it sealing Ganon... I wonder if we are going to see what happened after that. Look that the Four Sword is powerful enough to seal the very Demon King... it would be nice to see how he broke free and weild the Four Sword again.

I absolutely love your lore videos. Your writing is so good! I would definitely read a book if you wrote one, especially if you voiced an audiobook for it as well

It's always a good day when Zeltik posts a new video!

I hope he comes back in future games

I love your content! This video will be amazing to watch :)

I could listen to you all day talking about Zelda lore

The minish are from the sky supposedly, so I’m excited for botw 2 possibly revisiting their lore and bringing back vaati

Very interesting. I’d love to see more like this!

I honestly think Minish Cap is my favorite LoZ game, it holds the most nostalgia for me and I'll never forget the first time I finally beat Vaati as a kid

Man I want to play minish cap someday!!! Thanks for your videos, Zeltik! I'm pretty sure I've watched every one and I'm so excited for BOTW 2 to come out so all my favorite zelda youtube channels can make even more cool videos :)

four swords was my first ever zelda, so i've always remembered vaati with a lot of nostalgia. i'm sad he hasn't made an appearance in a while

Finally, a video of my favorite Dark Souls KZfaqr.

As much as I love Ganon and his story, the villains that I love the most are non-ganon ones. Vaati, Ghirahim, Malladus, Bellum, Yuga, Zant and Majora are compelling villains and I would LOVE to see Vaati again in another game!

Awesome job!!!

Another banger from Zeltik! Love the idea of doing more lore videos while we wait for BotW2

MINISH CAP BABY! First Zelda game I ever played! Super excited to see this video.

I'd love to see more fan-art of Vaati 👀