 Welcome back to Nintendo Prime and before we get into this video I want to remind you we are on our road to 100,000 subscribers And if we somehow get there by the time tears of the kingdom comes out We'll give away a special collectors edition of tears of the kingdom will also give away the tears of the kingdom Nintendo switch OLED edition a pin from PAX East and more I know we're getting close guys There is no way to actually enter the giveaways yet They're going to be done through two different methods one's going to be a standard entry form And then we're going to have additional entries or I should say additional giveaways that we're going to do during a special 100,000 subscriber live stream We don't have dates on when any of this begins yet because we haven't hit our goal so why not help us out drop a like leave a comment and Yeah, subscribe to the channel so we can get really close to 100,000 subscribers Today, I thought it would be a fun day on April 8th a Saturday We are you know only so many Fridays to go before tears of the kingdom comes out to talk about the zone I and Believe it or not with all of the tears of the kingdom videos. I've done on my channel We have never actually talked about the zone I which played a Potential role in Breath of the Wild that we don't fully understand because most of we don't learn about the zone I and there is basically just a bunch of runes about a time from the past that we don't really get a Lot of exploration into now. We've had a lot of fan theories about it We've had deep dyes in the art books and all these different things But what is very clear in tears of the kingdom is a zone? I play a role probably a significant one given that when you defeat a Construct one of the first basic enemies in tears of the kingdom it drops an item called a zone I charge which really starts to make you think all of the abilities links messed up arm And then everything else in this game could be based around the zone I know we don't have confirmation that that's the case, but it seems highly Likely so what I wanted to do today Let's go to a pretty big website a big website for gamers anyways and Look at an article. They recently created about the zone. I and where they're talking about Fans talking about the zone I in regards to tears of the kingdom And I want to see how not only how good the article is and in What they've summarized from fans, but I want to discuss a little bit of the things that they talk about so We're gonna head over to kataku.com and as you can see here It says who are the mysterious zone I Zelda tears the kingdom fans can't stop talking about this information on the tribe is scarce But the Zella fans try to put the pieces together and this was written by Kenneth Shepard yesterday So it says the legend of Zelda tears of the kingdom is almost here and from the looks of it The anemic faction called the zone I may play a big role in the sequel after mostly existing in the background a breath of the Wild if you're feeling like you're walking in on something or like you missed a big plot beat in the last game Don't worry despite a lot of theory crafting over the years even the biggest Zelda fans Don't have a lot of concrete details as to who or what the zone I were But let's break down what we do know and why fans think the zone I are being primed as a key player in tears of the Kingdom and again Let's see how well this article goes because we really don't know much about the zone I so what do we already know in breath of the Wild zone I are described as a tribe that no longer exists within Hyrule But their nature is seemingly up for debate within the game's world They're described both as a savage tribe of barbarians as well as powerful magic users who worship animals Specifically for Roche a water dragon that can be found in places like the Gerudo highlands Traces of their existence are visible in places like the zone I runes in the southern area of the map will long Abandoned architecture hinting at their reverence for Hyrule's wildlife in the lore and art book the legend of Zelda breath of the Wild creating a champion it's revealed the animals Prominently featured in what's left of the zone I's home Reference the three pieces of the Triforce a dragon for courage an owl for wisdom and a boar for power Beyond the animals the zone I also have their own crest resembling a spiral which is seen on architecture associated with the tribe Beyond that Lincoln acquire a barbarian armor set in breath of the Wild will need to be worn by members of the zone I long ago after navigating specific labyrinths implied to have been built by the tribe while it all fits together Much of what we know about the tribe is speculation fostered by the game's ambient storytelling It's still very minimalistic from software style like approach to world-building and Largely rewards those who want to explore the game's big world. However, it might be paying off for all of us in tears of the kingdom So again, there's not a lot known That's a pretty good summation of the details that we have from breath of the Wild So credit to Kotaku for doing a pretty good job summarizing what we do know in breath of the Wild So why do fans think tears of the kingdom will involve the zone I well The theories that the zone I would be a major player in tears of the kingdom have been prevalent since the games reveal in 2019 because of the focus on the spiral motif central to zone I Architecture however the connection is much more concrete now thanks to the most recent gameplay showcased during the stream And to reveal the zone I are tied to events of tears of the kingdom through a piece of loot in the 10-minute gameplay trailer Link defeats an enemy in the floating sky islands and it drops an item called a zone I charge the video doesn't linger on the item But it clearly has the same green energy seen to power the machine like enemies link is fighting the broken seal Around Ganondorf seen in the original trailer and links corrupted glowing arm again This is why obviously we think zone I matters So will we meet the zone I in tears of the kingdom given how quiet Nintendo has been regarding tears of the kingdom story It's hard to say whether or not link will actually come across a member of the zone I drive given the group seems to have been entirely gone from Hyrule in breath of the Wild with the only Information we have on them coming from theories and their remaining architecture It seems most logical that the zone I have been wiped out or have gone into hiding But even so their technology and magic are still present and causing trouble for our hero in tears of the kingdom All that being said is not entirely out of the question that some may have survived and have been waiting for the events of this game To reveal themselves the series is no stranger to time travel with it being a key pillar in games like ocarina time and Oracle of Ages So there's a chance link could come face-to-face with a zone I during their prime, but that's not confirmed Yeah, there's lots of theories around the time travel aspect of that that could be in tears of the kingdom Also, we didn't have access to the sky islands. So who the hell knows what exists up there wait How does Twilight Princess play into this I'm very curious about this like most of the possibilities discussed here The connection between the legend is all the Twilight Princess and tears of the kingdom is still speculation But fans believe they found connections between the zone I and the Twilight who were introduced in Twilight Princess Breath of the Wild incorporates several tribes and species from the series lifetime from the Sheikah to the Zora the Twilight However, are notably absent But given the similarities to architecture and magic seen in tears of the kingdom of that of the Twilight fan Speculate that the zone I could be the original race that was turned into monsters by Zant in Twilight Princess There are even some breakdowns of iconography and sigils throughout Breath of the Wild That do closely resemble imagery in Twilight Princess It's all theory crafting at this point and whether the wild itself doesn't do much on its own to directly make this possible tie-in apparent So don't feel like you completely missed out on a potential connection. This is all fan interpretation for now Yeah, the the whole zone I in Twilight thing is a very popular fan theory I'm really glad they did touch upon it again. We don't have definitive evidence But it's a fun theory to think about so whatever the zone I are it does seem like there will at least be part of tears of the kingdom's larger setup Whether we actually meet one remains to be seen We'll find out when the game comes to switch on May 12th And what I will say at this point is I don't want to dive like heavy into our book spoilers and stuff I know I've covered a few things from the art book already But what I do want to point out is there are some particular characters or one particular character at least in the art book That appears to be a zone I if I'm not mistaken again We don't want a thousand percent know that it is you know a zone I but I breathe pretty heavily implied That it's a member of the zone I so whether or not we actually get to Meet this person in the game. I don't know but the fact that they had fully fleshed out art Makes it feel possible if you've seen the art book, you know who I'm talking about again I don't want to show it because it potentially is a major spoiler for this game on who this person is but look I don't know what's going on with the zone. I in this game They are one of the most mysterious tribes in Hyrule in history and we have a lot of mysterious tribes in in Hyrule But this one really takes the cake and what I want to know is What are your favorite theories surrounding the zone? I both in breath of the wild before breath of the wild and here in tears of the kingdom Share those favorite theories of yours down in the comments below and who knows maybe one of them is so crazy We'll do a follow-up video showing showing off my favorite community theories on the zone I thank you guys so much for tuning in and we'll catch you in that next video