@@PrinceRevolver interesting it was one of the first things I tried and interestingly he stays on your save despite loading before the fight, he fills out your camera thing
Those who become dragons may lose themselves, but their ambitions always remain. Ganondorf’s ambition for destruction persisted even through losing his mind So to that end can we talk about how Zelda’s love for Link is so deeply rooted into her mind that she STILL came to his aid at his darkest hour?!
@@leonardobovo269true, tho I think it's worth pointing out how Zelda doesn't really attack the demon dragon in any way. She does however always catch Link regardless of how fast he falls and she tries to protect him during his jumps to the dragon's back. I love this game
This battle wasn't about its difficulty, the Ganondorf's duel was, but this is one is for rather showing the wielders of the triforce at their finest. Ganondorf and how he did whatever it takes to gain the maximum power, becoming an unrecognizable beast even BEYOND Ganon. Zelda and how she decided to sacrifice everything to play one final gambit, putting all her faith in Link, becoming a selfless being that despite having no memories knew how fateful the battle between Link and the Demon Dragon was. Link putting the weight of destiny on his shoulders, traveling through the sky, the entire kingdom and even the darkness in the depths for Zelda and Hyrule, now on a deathmatch with all the eyes of the kingdom on him. Power, Wisdom and Courage, breaking their limits.
Spoken well and true. This is a culmination of all the battles that came before, between these three. A reincarnation of a goddess, a reincarnation of the mortal who stood up on her behalf, and a reincarnation of a demon king who vowed to return to menace these two who could stand against him. Two polar opposites of light and dark, and the mortal who bravely stepped forward to decide the fate of the world they fought over.
@@ttmfndng201 I used so much zonaite trying to reach that insanely high island, but when I finally got there, there was nothing there! Apparently it's only there to show where the first tablet in Lookout Landing fell from. There could've at least been a chest there or something. :/
haven't had this much Joy fighting a videogame boss for a long time. It truly was a great adventure. The music, the atmoshphere, everything was perfect
That sign is called an ouroboros it symbolizes a cycle of some sort, it’s a dragon eating it’s tail. Pretty crazy stuff how well thought some of this stuff is def recommend watching a lore video or something they’re pretty cool!
@@bigbutt5647 Yeah but an Ouroboros is ONE dragon/snake eating its tail. The logo for the game is TWO dragons. SO I can only assume it was just a secret nod to the final boss
@@gilgameshthetreasurehunter2750 i was thinking about that after i commented and literally looked up lore videos and fan theories but i couldnt find anything, no doubt its intentional
Seeing the Light Dragon, no- seeing Zelda dive and catch you every time to raise you back up to strike Ganon, knowing it was still her deep down and that she'll always have your back, was touching and emotional as hell.
After everything Calamity Ganon and Ganondorf put her through, Zelda giving you that final push you need to end this conflict is just perfect. You can almost feel her encouraging you to go forth and destroy the Demon King once and for all.
During the final phase starting at 4:45, if you listen to the three notes in the background, it’s the first three notes of Zelda’s lullaby repeating over and over.
I think, unlike BOTW, that TOTK is one of those games that you truly can't experience again for the first time. Unlike in BOTW, so much emphasis was put on the STORY of TOTK. Moments like putting it together where the Light Dragon came from, ascending to the Sky Temple, going into the deepest bowels of the Depths to confront Ganondorf, and this INCREDIBLE final sequence are truly breathtaking and a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
I would have to contest on the once in a lifetime thing, I have enjoyed this game the exact same way ever time I’ve played it, that would be three times now. From my first playthrough to my ongoing third, I haven’t felt the magic go away once.
Was it really tho? I agree the end was great but the middle was kinda boring and a slog, the only good dungeon was wind and that’s short, hell all the dungeons are yet we were promised old dungeons again
@@Selena19973 anyone who days "slog" = someone who got their opinion from Internet personalities Second, fire& lightning were the best temples, not wind, and they were longer than old dungeons of old Zelda games.
This was when I first realised Zelda was the light dragon. I did not get the geoglyphs on my first run but after seeing how Ganondorf became a dragon I suddenly realised she had to be the light dragon. To think she was in plain sight with us in the present the whole time along with the Master Sword. I did not even stop to consider the blond hair was a clue.
I jokingly said “haha, it looks like Zelda. Wouldn’t it be so funny if it was Zelda?” because I thought there was no way and that the secret stone geoglyph was alluding to someone else in the future. And then things got more and more coincidental to be coincidences. I love this silly worm on a string lookin’ girl
... what i loved about this final battle IS that once you do it.... You don't wanna Come back to the main adventure, it's as if you finish such a good Book that it IS ingrained in your mind. Idk if i'm the only one who felt this way After finishing.
I didn't really expect a post-game in Tears of the Kingdom, but it particularily hurt in this game after how far this Hyrule's storyline has spanned and how spectacularily it was capped off. Not gonna lie, I'd pay full price for a game solely focused on the people's efforts to rebuild with no monsters or Demon Kings to deal with.
@@Fatnuggets1206 it honestly changes as you deal damage. Like the first 4 minutes is from full health to half, from 4 to 10 minutes is from half health to final hit, and from about 10-13 minutes is something that plays during a player activated cutscene that most players will do in 10 seconds.
Leitmotifs are wonderful. It really captures the sheer will it takes to regain even the slightest bit of herself as a dragon to come to your aid. I don’t think we give Zelda enough credit, because if there’s a game where she really gave her all to help you, it’s this one. She practically killed herself just for you to have the chance to end Ganondorf once and for all, and yet she _still_ manages to come back and fight by your side in the end. 10/10
Although the final attack wasn't nearly as visually cool as something along the lines of stabbing Ganondorf in the head in Wind Waker, it earns its place in the hall of fame for the story behind it. The transition in the music tells you you're nearing the end, and when you see the final weak point and know what you have to do, the Light Dragon's final push almost feels like Zelda herself encouraging you to go forth and end the fight. You're carried into position by the Light, then jump down into the Darkness in order to destroy it for good.
@@B-ot2xx it looked straight out of some kind of anime or something. Also compared to the temple boss explosions, it looks so washed out, lacks detail. Something more subtle and cinematic would have been nice .
What initially was just some cool dragons wandering around notable areas in Breath of the Wild became the major plot of Tears of the Kingdom and the final boss. And, oh baby, am I here for it.
In terms of boss fights, it wasn’t hard. However, I don’t think it needed it be. This was an amazing track, narrative of the hero finally being reunited with his sword, the light dragon finally regaining Zelda’s will to fight evil, and Ganondorf giving up everything for ultimate power. This fight truly felt like the fate of all of hyrule’s time and space rested on this one battle, Link and Zelda’s friends, family, and ancestors watching them, cheering them on from wherever to put the final nail in the coffin to end it all, break the cycle, and finish the Legend of Zelda.
It's like what people said about Dark Beast Ganon being a "finish him" phase after you had already beaten the real final boss. Unlike Dark Beast though, Demon Dragon is a finish him phase done right. It has a much better reason for the fight being the way it is, that being Ganondorf's mind being lost as the Demon Dragon, and it's a much more compelling setpiece with both Zelda and Ganondorf having sacrificed all that they are in the name of Light and Darkness respectively. It's a final showdown between Light and Darkness in their purest form.
Exactly. The fight against the Demon King Ganonodorf was the challenge. The Demon Dragon battle is all about the story. It's the moment in the game with the most hand-holding, but that's because you're supposed to focus on the moment itself without being overly distracted by mechanics.
@@ttmfndng201 Because Lasers are made of Light. Because she is the descendent of both Rauru who had Light Powers and Sonia who had Time Powers. Because of the "Rule of Cool". Take your pick.
I- whoa, I just realized you can hear Zelda’s lullaby in the very very background of the track half way through, and I’m jus- good lord is this track awesome lol
God, when I finally got to this boss fight I was so excited. It took me a full calendar week to beat Ganondorf, so when I finally got to this point it was amazing. I wish I could relive the feelings I had the first time I did this boss fight. It was amazing.
I can only imagine how rewarding it was to finally see ganons healthbar go to 0 and the amazing cutscene after, those are the moments that stick with you forever...
when 4:30 started while I was in that phase, I literally cry hard. This was probably the first time I cry in a videogame in gameplay; other times, I cried in scenes. Also, that was the fisrt time I cried in a Zelda game. I just couldnt handle the scenario, the music, and the fact that the game was nearly finishing....
I beat this final boss battle at 11:55 pm my time right before 2024 on Jan 1st. Woah, this game took me 7 months to complete and I loved every bit of it. I waited years for this game and it didn’t disappoint. I LOVE when the saxophone comes in around 0:58 omg. The first two phases of Ganondorf’s battle are so hard but this phase is the icing on the cake and makes it all worth it. I LOVE it
Nice catch! I went and checked the Dragon Boy track from the ost, I can definitely hear inspiration there. Thanks for that! The beginning of ''one summer's day'' and the piano that plays when Chihiro is in the station also reminds me of the calm, drawn out track that plays when you explore Hyrule fields
When Zelda appeares out of nowhere to help Link I was literally screaming "ZELDA!!!!" Also... I was permanently on the verge of tearing up during this Fight.... I don't know because of the Music or because Zelda is helping you here.... But I was emotional the whole time
Before the game's release, many of us were hyped to learn of Ganondorf's role in this story and fight him again after so long, but we didn't give too much thought to the impact defeating him would have on Hyrule. This man was the source of several Calamities that brought great danger upon Hyrule, one of which completely ravaged it, and his defeat means the definitive end of the Calamity and countless centuries of peace for the kingdom. This song embodies that; the defeat of evil at the hands of one man with a sword of light and the entirety of Hyrule behind him.
And don’t forget that this might be the *ORIGINAL* Ganondorf. The battle against Ganondorf in this game could be one against the very first threat the world faced after Demise’s death and an evil that has terrorized the world for perhaps a 100,000 years. Truly, this battle might be one of the most important events in the entire Zelda timeline.
I'm pretty sure the demon dragon IS calamity Ganon. The game stated numerous times that the dragons are immortal, and it would explain why it was trying so hard to regenerate a body in BotW. There was never any indication of calamity Ganon being Ganondorf's power leaking through Rauru's seal, and the secret stone Ganondorf stole from Sonia had power over time.
@@joshuabanks91 Sorry, I don’t quite understand what you’re trying to say. We see Ganondorf become the Demon Dragon. While the design does seem to be an intentional reference, it is made clear that it is something different from Calamity Ganon. Additionally, we can see during the intro of TotK that some of Ganondorf’s power can leak out even while the seal is still (mostly) intact, so Calamity Ganon being a build-up of escaped power makes sense, especially since it emerges from below Hyrule castle itself. Also, secret stones only amplify their owner’s power; so Ganondorf’s secret stone having been previously owned by Sonia is irrelevant.
Reminder: there have been depictions of twin dragons since oot and throughout most of the 3d zeldas in either a temple or spring. All the dragons we fought as bosses were controlled/revived by ganondorf's power. Someone probably remembered he got the last name of dragmire (i forget where its said) and thought it'd be funny and cool he finally became a dragon as his name implies. Also they basically decided to make the twin dragons real and tell us their origins, and made the depictions that debuted in oot into a prophecy.
mine was at 120 hours too! can’t wait to log even more hours. i’m probably gonna go out of my way to beat the game again a bunch of times too because that experience was incredible. just wish i could experience it for the first time again.
I feel this broke through the barrier of what settles as a boss fight and a sequenced set piece. This finale had it ALL. The toughening, wear-you-down battles at the start after a gauntlet descend into Ganondorfs lair. While shadowing and yet gleaming over every major moment in BotW to be a part of a dragon battle above the planet. Top it off with Link being the stoic hero he is and getting that final dive. There really is no comparison that lives up to this set of events to truly mark a legendary ending.
when I fought him and it went into the last strike phase, I ended up being at the exact right spot that ganon flew right before the blood moon, which was larger and extra detailed compared to normal. it was such a gorgeous sight and I thought it was scripted, until I watched other people and they didn't see the same amazing sight. it makes me a little sad that others couldn't see it.
I cried when King Roam in Wind Waker had the speech about loosing hyrule for the future and knowing that that land will die and Roam stay behind with it
4:28 I love how this part is like "the final push", the music goes from being mythical with the erhu and becomes epic and hopeful with the violins playing the main theme and the brass section playing zelda's lullaby, while the piano plays the sky theme, all this with the blood moon being witness of what in my opinion is the best sequence of any Zelda game. PS. I loved that the master sword took on a much greater relevance in the final battle than in botw.
This battle and the soundtrack made me remember of the final battle of Odin Sphere (PS2), a sweet music (at the beginning) while running on a long dragon... So epic
As a huge Dragon lover I can only say this: THANK YOU Nintendo, for turning Ganondorf into a huge and super scary looking dragon this time. The boar concepts was always something that I found kinda weird and the dragon fits him much better :). Only in Twilight Princess I liked the concept of him turning into a wild boar / beast, since Link also turned into a wolf. (If this is making sense XD)
Scary looking? I thought he was cute, his eyes are so derpy, I think they really captured the innocence of a dragon, it's like it is not his fault he's ganondorf. that's how I feel about all dragons, they're just innocent dragons, just happens that Demon Dragon was made of ganondorf...so it contains his spirit:)
I love how they symbolise Light and Darkness through Dragons in this ending. It adds so much weight to the battle and really drives the point home that you're destroying the embodiement of evil in this fight.
I always thought the title image was merely referencing the zonai, or even the never ending cycle (orobourus) of Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf. Only now do I realize the final battle was staring us in the face the whole time. 2 dragons locked in a never ending battle ever since the imprisoning war
I remember facing this, all the while so HAPPY that this was the final fight. It’s exactly the type of fight I had hoped. I got so pumped skydiving through the dark fireballs it was so much fun. The scale of it was insane what a wonderful ending to the game.
4:30 If you listen the notes in the background, is the main theme from Breath of the Wild. And them, 4:45 the notes in the background is the Zelda's Lullaby. I LOVE SO MUCH this theme! :D
A CZcamsr/game composer named Davi Vasc made a great video breaking down all the details in this song. He mentioned how the duet with the saxophone and erhu represents Link and Zelda working together. It's a great watch.
Am I the only one that hears Oath to Order around the 3:55 mark!? How many references are hidden within this song? Cuz I can clearly hear Zelda's Lullaby as well!
I literally can’t stand this, it’s too good. I watched my mother (we’re a Nintendo family) play through this boss fight for the first time, and I cried the entire time. I’m a huge Super Mario fan, but I can’t tell whether or not I love Zelda more than Mario now. But as of the moment I started this game, and the moment finished it, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is my greatest game of all time. Thank you, Nintendo for bringing my family together, and giving me the best gaming experience of my life. I look forward to seeing what you put out later in my life.
The Demon Dragon battle felt like a massive reprieve after having to overcome Ganondorf and his ability to dodge your flurry rushes. Not necessarily hard, but when compared to Beast Ganon, at least you actually have to fire multiple arrows at the weak spots.
@@themm2271 Considering that you take Gloom damage while on the Demon Dragon, you'll need Gloom resistance to avoid seeing your heart containers suffer.
@@timothypitcher7996 If you land next to the weak spots themselves, you take no gloom damage. It's clear that this part of the fight wants you to use the master sword since every other weapon (including arrows) is much weaker against the dragon. It sounds like to relied entirely on arrows, so I'm curious... how many did it take? 100? 200?
@@eamonc1605 I was using the Savage Lynel Bows, which did reduce the amount of arrows that I consumed. But even then, my arrow supply still managed to stay above 900, or at least, that's what I could recall.
During this battle I almost felt like the music was changing depending on how close I was to ganon or Zelda. Like when I had high ground and closer to Zelda the more upbeat the music was but the darker tones I was near ganon. The pacing of this theme was perfect with the pacing of my battle it was insane.
Even though this fight wasn’t that hard (much like Dark Beast), it was really symbolic and had a lot more of an atmosphere and meaning behind the fight, which really told you what was at stake. Surely a fight (and game) that has etched itself in history
Looking back on this game when I fought Ganon it was the 19th of may, I had all sages and the master sword but only had two wheels of stamina and only 8 hearts with a base defense of 11
What makes BOTW AND TOTK, great. It's not the actual main boss fights. It's the actual MAP. People complain about Dungeons, yes, TOTK really didn't do much to improve that part, but I DO STATE THIS! THE WHOLE MAP FOR BOTH GAMES IS THEEE DUNGEON!!! one massive Dungeon to the end of the game. There has to one more to this game, for SWITCH 2, underwater world, maybe underground caverns are flooded for the third final game of this timeline.
@shrekonion7032 maybe not a continuation but they should to stick the open world mechanics as established. 500 years later, or new story to Twilight Princess timeline.
This fight was never about the difficulty, it’s more of a final victory lap with each main character at its peak power, the scale of this fight was immense, and the stakes even more so, and while some different attacks and mechanics would’ve made it more fun, it was never meant to be a good boss fight, it was just a spectacle.
It’s sad that I got spoiled for Zelda being the dragon and this part of the final boss and Colgera If I’d had experienced this game blind I’d be mind blown.
The hardest part was to take a good picture of the demon dragon
me trying to get a cinematic pic of him so I can draw it out
Link:
Interesting. Never thought about taking a picture.
@@PrinceRevolver interesting it was one of the first things I tried and interestingly he stays on your save despite loading before the fight, he fills out your camera thing
@@phalliccfroot1730 me wanting to get it from Robbie (it’s better than taking a picture of everything)
Those who become dragons may lose themselves, but their ambitions always remain. Ganondorf’s ambition for destruction persisted even through losing his mind
So to that end can we talk about how Zelda’s love for Link is so deeply rooted into her mind that she STILL came to his aid at his darkest hour?!
nice analysis, i partially thought it was also because she's a light dragon and he's a dark thus making them natural enemies
Great analysis.
@@leonardobovo269true, tho I think it's worth pointing out how Zelda doesn't really attack the demon dragon in any way. She does however always catch Link regardless of how fast he falls and she tries to protect him during his jumps to the dragon's back.
I love this game
Really like how they continued the trend that since OoT, Zelda almost always helps Link in the final fight.
Zelink is so real in this game and it shows
I like how I could see the geoglyph of Rauru while during this battle. It was like as if he was watching the fight😭😭
he’s silently telling you to fuck him up once and for all
@@edgytoucan3444Reminds me of an outtake in FMA: Brotherhood
He WAS watching the fight, from the spirit world, along with Queen Sonia, and all those who perished in the Imprisoning War.
This battle wasn't about its difficulty, the Ganondorf's duel was, but this is one is for rather showing the wielders of the triforce at their finest.
Ganondorf and how he did whatever it takes to gain the maximum power, becoming an unrecognizable beast even BEYOND Ganon.
Zelda and how she decided to sacrifice everything to play one final gambit, putting all her faith in Link, becoming a selfless being that despite having no memories knew how fateful the battle between Link and the Demon Dragon was.
Link putting the weight of destiny on his shoulders, traveling through the sky, the entire kingdom and even the darkness in the depths for Zelda and Hyrule, now on a deathmatch with all the eyes of the kingdom on him.
Power, Wisdom and Courage, breaking their limits.
🗣🔥🔥
fucking beautifully said bro
"No, no, no, no, that battle was the final boss. This one's where we show off."
Spoken well and true.
This is a culmination of all the battles that came before, between these three. A reincarnation of a goddess, a reincarnation of the mortal who stood up on her behalf, and a reincarnation of a demon king who vowed to return to menace these two who could stand against him.
Two polar opposites of light and dark, and the mortal who bravely stepped forward to decide the fate of the world they fought over.
Zelda and Link, falling without losing altitude.
I understand now why there’s practically no sky islands above hyrule field
There is one above lookout landing though, and it's the highest one in the whole game I'm pretty sure
@@ttmfndng201 I used so much zonaite trying to reach that insanely high island, but when I finally got there, there was nothing there! Apparently it's only there to show where the first tablet in Lookout Landing fell from. There could've at least been a chest there or something. :/
@@ttmfndng201 oh I thought the room of awakening was the highest one. It had like a Y of like 2200 or something
@@airconditioning5740 the island above lookout landing is at 3009
My first thoughts exactly in the middle of this battle 😂
haven't had this much Joy fighting a videogame boss for a long time. It truly was a great adventure. The music, the atmoshphere, everything was perfect
Considering the setting, you couldn’t ask for more atmosphere.
@@CyborgForgael🧥🥽⛑️w4
I think I quite like the explanation that the final bosses of BOTW and TOTK are not means to be challenges, but a victory lap.
I tried to defeat the dragon with a bow, it took me ages 🥲
@@quentin6893I fused a Silver Lynel Saber Horn to the Master Sword. Did what I believe is called a "fuckton of damage."
@@ianfinrir8724I had a Diamond fused to my master sword for this fight
The dragons in the logo finally make sense now
also pretty much in every shrine where you put your hand on the green thing, its two dragons holding that green.
That sign is called an ouroboros it symbolizes a cycle of some sort, it’s a dragon eating it’s tail. Pretty crazy stuff how well thought some of this stuff is def recommend watching a lore video or something they’re pretty cool!
@@bigbutt5647 Yeah but an Ouroboros is ONE dragon/snake eating its tail. The logo for the game is TWO dragons. SO I can only assume it was just a secret nod to the final boss
@@gilgameshthetreasurehunter2750 i was thinking about that after i commented and literally looked up lore videos and fan theories but i couldnt find anything, no doubt its intentional
It's definitely 2 dragons. Not an ouroboros
Seeing the Light Dragon, no- seeing Zelda dive and catch you every time to raise you back up to strike Ganon, knowing it was still her deep down and that she'll always have your back, was touching and emotional as hell.
The way she came charging through the sky at Ganondorf when he first appeared, too.
After everything Calamity Ganon and Ganondorf put her through, Zelda giving you that final push you need to end this conflict is just perfect. You can almost feel her encouraging you to go forth and destroy the Demon King once and for all.
During the final phase starting at 4:45, if you listen to the three notes in the background, it’s the first three notes of Zelda’s lullaby repeating over and over.
thanks now I'm crying
good catch my guy
OOOHHHHHGGH good catch
Good catch!
I can’t quite hear it
This boss is essentially corrupted Naydra from the first game and I’m totally here for it. This is magnificent
Any wisdom ganondorf has gets overshadowed and corrupted by power and seemingly bottomless greed for more.
@@ShadowSkyXthe courage Ganondorf had was swallowed by his fear of losing to a little pest
He fisted his throat for good measure
I think, unlike BOTW, that TOTK is one of those games that you truly can't experience again for the first time. Unlike in BOTW, so much emphasis was put on the STORY of TOTK. Moments like putting it together where the Light Dragon came from, ascending to the Sky Temple, going into the deepest bowels of the Depths to confront Ganondorf, and this INCREDIBLE final sequence are truly breathtaking and a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
It's one of the best games of all time and I totally agree with what you said. TOTK was all about the main quest
these moments are what solidifies my thought on this being the best video game I've ever played.
I would have to contest on the once in a lifetime thing, I have enjoyed this game the exact same way ever time I’ve played it, that would be three times now. From my first playthrough to my ongoing third, I haven’t felt the magic go away once.
Was it really tho? I agree the end was great but the middle was kinda boring and a slog, the only good dungeon was wind and that’s short, hell all the dungeons are yet we were promised old dungeons again
@@Selena19973 anyone who days "slog" = someone who got their opinion from Internet personalities
Second, fire& lightning were the best temples, not wind, and they were longer than old dungeons of old Zelda games.
This was when I first realised Zelda was the light dragon. I did not get the geoglyphs on my first run but after seeing how Ganondorf became a dragon I suddenly realised she had to be the light dragon. To think she was in plain sight with us in the present the whole time along with the Master Sword. I did not even stop to consider the blond hair was a clue.
no.
I jokingly said “haha, it looks like Zelda. Wouldn’t it be so funny if it was Zelda?” because I thought there was no way and that the secret stone geoglyph was alluding to someone else in the future. And then things got more and more coincidental to be coincidences. I love this silly worm on a string lookin’ girl
... what i loved about this final battle IS that once you do it.... You don't wanna Come back to the main adventure, it's as if you finish such a good Book that it IS ingrained in your mind. Idk if i'm the only one who felt this way After finishing.
I didn't really expect a post-game in Tears of the Kingdom, but it particularily hurt in this game after how far this Hyrule's storyline has spanned and how spectacularily it was capped off. Not gonna lie, I'd pay full price for a game solely focused on the people's efforts to rebuild with no monsters or Demon Kings to deal with.
Maybe the best track in the entire game, and this game is LOADED with bangers
I think it might be one of the best of all times, it's on the same level as Chrono Trigger's and Super Mario Galaxy's music
If it wasn't so repetitive after 2-3 minutes I would say it's the best but I think colgera battle takes the throne for now
@@Fatnuggets1206the problem is that this video repeats each section at least 3-4 times making incredibly repetitive.
@@thewolface2339 Oh okay , though I forgot how it loops in game , maybe there is the same problem
@@Fatnuggets1206 it honestly changes as you deal damage. Like the first 4 minutes is from full health to half, from 4 to 10 minutes is from half health to final hit, and from about 10-13 minutes is something that plays during a player activated cutscene that most players will do in 10 seconds.
In my little world I’d like to image Naydra, Farosh, and Dinrael are watching the fight
If only they showed up, right?
“da fuck they doin up there”
they were hiding down in the depths like "eff that"
....Hide. predator alert!
Did anyone else notice the horn swells at the beginning are Zelda’s Lullaby!? The music in this game is completely packed to the brim with references
Leitmotifs are wonderful. It really captures the sheer will it takes to regain even the slightest bit of herself as a dragon to come to your aid. I don’t think we give Zelda enough credit, because if there’s a game where she really gave her all to help you, it’s this one. She practically killed herself just for you to have the chance to end Ganondorf once and for all, and yet she _still_ manages to come back and fight by your side in the end. 10/10
4:25
This part… it’s unbelievably epic.
Although the final attack wasn't nearly as visually cool as something along the lines of stabbing Ganondorf in the head in Wind Waker, it earns its place in the hall of fame for the story behind it. The transition in the music tells you you're nearing the end, and when you see the final weak point and know what you have to do, the Light Dragon's final push almost feels like Zelda herself encouraging you to go forth and end the fight. You're carried into position by the Light, then jump down into the Darkness in order to destroy it for good.
my jaw dropped for the whole fight. absolutely stunning visuals
Yh except for the explosion
@@aaravrajesh8877 yeah, the nuclear explosion… didn’t look that good compared to the temple bosses explosions
I think the explosion was the second best looking part of the battle (the lighting and the sheer fact they rendered this all was the first best part)
@@B-ot2xx it looked straight out of some kind of anime or something. Also compared to the temple boss explosions, it looks so washed out, lacks detail. Something more subtle and cinematic would have been nice .
What initially was just some cool dragons wandering around notable areas in Breath of the Wild became the major plot of Tears of the Kingdom and the final boss.
And, oh baby, am I here for it.
This song is so underrated
This is your reward for trudging down below the castle and facing down Ganondorf. This is your Victory Lap.
When you dive towards the demon dragon and zelda swoops in from off screen and dives past you makes it so cinematic.
In terms of boss fights, it wasn’t hard. However, I don’t think it needed it be. This was an amazing track, narrative of the hero finally being reunited with his sword, the light dragon finally regaining Zelda’s will to fight evil, and Ganondorf giving up everything for ultimate power.
This fight truly felt like the fate of all of hyrule’s time and space rested on this one battle, Link and Zelda’s friends, family, and ancestors watching them, cheering them on from wherever to put the final nail in the coffin to end it all, break the cycle, and finish the Legend of Zelda.
It's like what people said about Dark Beast Ganon being a "finish him" phase after you had already beaten the real final boss. Unlike Dark Beast though, Demon Dragon is a finish him phase done right. It has a much better reason for the fight being the way it is, that being Ganondorf's mind being lost as the Demon Dragon, and it's a much more compelling setpiece with both Zelda and Ganondorf having sacrificed all that they are in the name of Light and Darkness respectively. It's a final showdown between Light and Darkness in their purest form.
Exactly. The fight against the Demon King Ganonodorf was the challenge. The Demon Dragon battle is all about the story. It's the moment in the game with the most hand-holding, but that's because you're supposed to focus on the moment itself without being overly distracted by mechanics.
I was hoping this fight would be where you control Zelda and shoot lasers out of her mouth at Ganondorf.
Some kinda golden fire would've been awesome as well. Possibly even have the spikes across her back light up before doing it, Godzilla-style.
Doesn't really make sense though, why would zelda be able to shoot lasers
@@ttmfndng201 For fun.
@@ttmfndng201she has both rauru and sonias power somewhere in there and we saw them all shoot that huge laser at the moldugas
@@ttmfndng201 Because Lasers are made of Light. Because she is the descendent of both Rauru who had Light Powers and Sonia who had Time Powers. Because of the "Rule of Cool". Take your pick.
you dont understand i need a standalone loop of the bloodmoon phase that starts at 4:30
Now that I listen without all the adrenaline this is really calming
This is definitely up there as one of the best final boss fights of all time
I- whoa, I just realized you can hear Zelda’s lullaby in the very very background of the track half way through, and I’m jus- good lord is this track awesome lol
Holy shit you're right
Fuck, now I’m gonna cry
This soundtrack is too good
God, when I finally got to this boss fight I was so excited. It took me a full calendar week to beat Ganondorf, so when I finally got to this point it was amazing. I wish I could relive the feelings I had the first time I did this boss fight. It was amazing.
I can only imagine how rewarding it was to finally see ganons healthbar go to 0 and the amazing cutscene after, those are the moments that stick with you forever...
As my brother put it: "Riding the Light Dragon while the Blood Moon rises was insane and I'm shocked that this didn't win GOTY"
when 4:30 started while I was in that phase, I literally cry hard. This was probably the first time I cry in a videogame in gameplay; other times, I cried in scenes. Also, that was the fisrt time I cried in a Zelda game.
I just couldnt handle the scenario, the music, and the fact that the game was nearly finishing....
an emotional climax if you will.
Holy shit grow up
Bruh
your words could be from my soul
ZELDA SWEEEEP. My blood was PUMPING man. Maybe I didn’t know what I was doing for a good five minutes but this was so fucking good
The final dragon tear cutscene along with this battle legit made me shed a few tears of joy (no pun intended) 🥲😭❤💙💚🐉💧
Most epic final sequence since ocarina of time
I beat this final boss battle at 11:55 pm my time right before 2024 on Jan 1st. Woah, this game took me 7 months to complete and I loved every bit of it. I waited years for this game and it didn’t disappoint. I LOVE when the saxophone comes in around 0:58 omg.
The first two phases of Ganondorf’s battle are so hard but this phase is the icing on the cake and makes it all worth it. I LOVE it
4:30 before we hear zelda's lullaby several times, we hear the main theme from breath of the wild played on trumpet in the background
Ganondorf can call himself a King all he wants, but at the end of the day he's a child, a little boy throwing a tantrum because he didn't get his way.
The beginning reminds me so much of the Dragon Scenes OST from Spirited Away
Nice catch! I went and checked the Dragon Boy track from the ost, I can definitely hear inspiration there. Thanks for that!
The beginning of ''one summer's day'' and the piano that plays when Chihiro is in the station also reminds me of the calm, drawn out track that plays when you explore Hyrule fields
When Zelda appeares out of nowhere to help Link I was literally screaming "ZELDA!!!!"
Also... I was permanently on the verge of tearing up during this Fight....
I don't know because of the Music or because Zelda is helping you here....
But I was emotional the whole time
Before the game's release, many of us were hyped to learn of Ganondorf's role in this story and fight him again after so long, but we didn't give too much thought to the impact defeating him would have on Hyrule. This man was the source of several Calamities that brought great danger upon Hyrule, one of which completely ravaged it, and his defeat means the definitive end of the Calamity and countless centuries of peace for the kingdom. This song embodies that; the defeat of evil at the hands of one man with a sword of light and the entirety of Hyrule behind him.
And don’t forget that this might be the *ORIGINAL* Ganondorf. The battle against Ganondorf in this game could be one against the very first threat the world faced after Demise’s death and an evil that has terrorized the world for perhaps a 100,000 years. Truly, this battle might be one of the most important events in the entire Zelda timeline.
I'm pretty sure the demon dragon IS calamity Ganon. The game stated numerous times that the dragons are immortal, and it would explain why it was trying so hard to regenerate a body in BotW. There was never any indication of calamity Ganon being Ganondorf's power leaking through Rauru's seal, and the secret stone Ganondorf stole from Sonia had power over time.
@@joshuabanks91 Sorry, I don’t quite understand what you’re trying to say. We see Ganondorf become the Demon Dragon. While the design does seem to be an intentional reference, it is made clear that it is something different from Calamity Ganon.
Additionally, we can see during the intro of TotK that some of Ganondorf’s power can leak out even while the seal is still (mostly) intact, so Calamity Ganon being a build-up of escaped power makes sense, especially since it emerges from below Hyrule castle itself.
Also, secret stones only amplify their owner’s power; so Ganondorf’s secret stone having been previously owned by Sonia is irrelevant.
@@sandjgaez257The Secret Stones modify themselves around their users, not the other way around.
While there may be centuries of peace, those who share the blood of the goddess and the spirit of the hero will be eternally bound to this curse
Literal goosebumps listening to this so glad I played this blind
This track is so POWERFUL. The entrance is GRAND, the orchestration is magnificent, and it just screams legendary!!!!
It has soul written all over it
holy crap those violin players need a raise
Reminder: there have been depictions of twin dragons since oot and throughout most of the 3d zeldas in either a temple or spring. All the dragons we fought as bosses were controlled/revived by ganondorf's power. Someone probably remembered he got the last name of dragmire (i forget where its said) and thought it'd be funny and cool he finally became a dragon as his name implies.
Also they basically decided to make the twin dragons real and tell us their origins, and made the depictions that debuted in oot into a prophecy.
Dragmire was only ever used in the manual for Link To The Past.
@@ianfinrir8724ah OK, there's where I heard it. He also has a dragon on both sides his collar in twilight princess
This battle felt accomplished for myself. It took me 120 hours exploring the game and learning the story before we got to this point.
mine was at 120 hours too! can’t wait to log even more hours. i’m probably gonna go out of my way to beat the game again a bunch of times too because that experience was incredible. just wish i could experience it for the first time again.
absolute chills at 8:10 every single time
This gotta be one of the greatest Zelda music pieces ever written
Without a doubt. Mad heart and soul
0:24 Piano guy still going wild in this game too
They never gave him sheet music
Truly magnificent boss theme music.
I feel this broke through the barrier of what settles as a boss fight and a sequenced set piece. This finale had it ALL. The toughening, wear-you-down battles at the start after a gauntlet descend into Ganondorfs lair. While shadowing and yet gleaming over every major moment in BotW to be a part of a dragon battle above the planet. Top it off with Link being the stoic hero he is and getting that final dive. There really is no comparison that lives up to this set of events to truly mark a legendary ending.
One of the best final bosses in gaming, right next to Final Xemnas and Isshin the Sword Saint
4:30 kicks so hard with the bloodmoon
when I fought him and it went into the last strike phase, I ended up being at the exact right spot that ganon flew right before the blood moon, which was larger and extra detailed compared to normal. it was such a gorgeous sight and I thought it was scripted, until I watched other people and they didn't see the same amazing sight. it makes me a little sad that others couldn't see it.
saving the world but also chillin'
ok the light dragon looked kinda cute durring this fight I CAN'T be the only one who see's this.
she’s always looked adorable? I wanna shake her fluffy mane like I do with my dog
1:33 amazing! That’s the Link to the past introduction’s theme 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
It's actually just Ganondorf's theme/Ganon's theme
Worst fight in the series
because how on earth is nintendo gonna top this, bro?
Nice cliffhanger, good point 😂
i was ready to throw hands
...take your like and git
You had us in the first half, not gonna lie!
This fight was so goddamn badass. The only way they can truly top it is if we get some serious shadow of the colossus type shit in the next game.
The song tho gives me chills
I cried when King Roam in Wind Waker had the speech about loosing hyrule for the future and knowing that that land will die and Roam stay behind with it
That was Daphnes, Rhoam was in Breath of the Wild.
@@LSSTyranus thanks
"I was King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule"
The music knows the hard part is over and that Link defeating this dragon is a forgon conclusion.
4:31 this part is insane. It deserved to be most replayed.
Yo the sax man didn't have to go so hard!!!!
4:28 I love how this part is like "the final push", the music goes from being mythical with the erhu and becomes epic and hopeful with the violins playing the main theme and the brass section playing zelda's lullaby, while the piano plays the sky theme, all this with the blood moon being witness of what in my opinion is the best sequence of any Zelda game.
PS. I loved that the master sword took on a much greater relevance in the final battle than in botw.
While the whole fight's great, it's 4:30 where the boss fight music really starts playing in Ganon's head
Am I the only one to have noticed this reference to Zelda's lullaby at 0:13?
This battle and the soundtrack made me remember of the final battle of Odin Sphere (PS2), a sweet music (at the beginning) while running on a long dragon... So epic
When I thought Switch's limitation is BOTW , TOTK came.
The game is so small too! It’s insane how much can be crammed into so little for the sake of optimization
@@edgytoucan3444It's smaller than a patch for most games, but amazingly epic.
Mannn that saxophone do be hitting different
As a huge Dragon lover I can only say this: THANK YOU Nintendo, for turning Ganondorf into a huge and super scary looking dragon this time. The boar concepts was always something that I found kinda weird and the dragon fits him much better :). Only in Twilight Princess I liked the concept of him turning into a wild boar / beast, since Link also turned into a wolf. (If this is making sense XD)
spaghetti Zelda
Scary looking? I thought he was cute, his eyes are so derpy, I think they really captured the innocence of a dragon, it's like it is not his fault he's ganondorf. that's how I feel about all dragons, they're just innocent dragons, just happens that Demon Dragon was made of ganondorf...so it contains his spirit:)
I love how they symbolise Light and Darkness through Dragons in this ending. It adds so much weight to the battle and really drives the point home that you're destroying the embodiement of evil in this fight.
God damn what an ending
I always thought the title image was merely referencing the zonai, or even the never ending cycle (orobourus) of Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf. Only now do I realize the final battle was staring us in the face the whole time. 2 dragons locked in a never ending battle ever since the imprisoning war
There's also another aspect: the ridges along their back look like tire treads, symbolizing the zonai technology and at least of the arm's abilities.
I remember facing this, all the while so HAPPY that this was the final fight. It’s exactly the type of fight I had hoped. I got so pumped skydiving through the dark fireballs it was so much fun. The scale of it was insane what a wonderful ending to the game.
I only just noticed Zelda's lullaby in the back of the part that starts at 4:30 ... (Specifically, the Lullaby starts around 4:45)
4:30 If you listen the notes in the background, is the main theme from Breath of the Wild.
And them, 4:45 the notes in the background is the Zelda's Lullaby.
I LOVE SO MUCH this theme! :D
thank you for pointing this out! this track is literally amazing
A CZcamsr/game composer named Davi Vasc made a great video breaking down all the details in this song. He mentioned how the duet with the saxophone and erhu represents Link and Zelda working together. It's a great watch.
Am I the only one that hears Oath to Order around the 3:55 mark!? How many references are hidden within this song? Cuz I can clearly hear Zelda's Lullaby as well!
It's nearly there. It's definitely the two first notes but doesn't get the full melody of Oath to Order. Good pick though that almost got me
it sounds like mix of the overworld theme from TP, and ganons castle from OoT
Before finishing Demon Dragon off, who else was all like "THIS IS FOR RAURU AND SONIA!"?
I literally can’t stand this, it’s too good. I watched my mother (we’re a Nintendo family) play through this boss fight for the first time, and I cried the entire time. I’m a huge Super Mario fan, but I can’t tell whether or not I love Zelda more than Mario now. But as of the moment I started this game, and the moment finished it, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is my greatest game of all time. Thank you, Nintendo for bringing my family together, and giving me the best gaming experience of my life. I look forward to seeing what you put out later in my life.
For that last part, I just imagine Link holding up the Master Sword and staring at the secret stone the entire time
When I seen this dragon fight,it was favorite boss fight
The Demon Dragon battle felt like a massive reprieve after having to overcome Ganondorf and his ability to dodge your flurry rushes. Not necessarily hard, but when compared to Beast Ganon, at least you actually have to fire multiple arrows at the weak spots.
You're meant to land on him and use the master sword
@@themm2271 Considering that you take Gloom damage while on the Demon Dragon, you'll need Gloom resistance to avoid seeing your heart containers suffer.
@@timothypitcher7996 If you land next to the weak spots themselves, you take no gloom damage. It's clear that this part of the fight wants you to use the master sword since every other weapon (including arrows) is much weaker against the dragon.
It sounds like to relied entirely on arrows, so I'm curious... how many did it take? 100? 200?
@@eamonc1605 I was using the Savage Lynel Bows, which did reduce the amount of arrows that I consumed. But even then, my arrow supply still managed to stay above 900, or at least, that's what I could recall.
@@timothypitcher7996 you don't take gloom damage on the weak points
During this battle I almost felt like the music was changing depending on how close I was to ganon or Zelda. Like when I had high ground and closer to Zelda the more upbeat the music was but the darker tones I was near ganon. The pacing of this theme was perfect with the pacing of my battle it was insane.
Even though this fight wasn’t that hard (much like Dark Beast), it was really symbolic and had a lot more of an atmosphere and meaning behind the fight, which really told you what was at stake. Surely a fight (and game) that has etched itself in history
Cinematic finale done right: Demon Dragon
Cinematic finale done wrong: Dark Beast Ganon
Need I say more?
Looking back on this game when I fought Ganon it was the 19th of may, I had all sages and the master sword but only had two wheels of stamina and only 8 hearts with a base defense of 11
What makes BOTW AND TOTK, great.
It's not the actual main boss fights.
It's the actual MAP.
People complain about Dungeons, yes, TOTK really didn't do much to improve that part, but I DO STATE THIS!
THE WHOLE MAP FOR BOTH GAMES IS THEEE DUNGEON!!! one massive Dungeon to the end of the game.
There has to one more to this game, for SWITCH 2, underwater world, maybe underground caverns are flooded for the third final game of this timeline.
No this story doesn’t need another sequel, I want a new hyrule and that is what will 99% happen
And they will probably make a big dlc for this anyway
@shrekonion7032 maybe not a continuation but they should to stick the open world mechanics as established. 500 years later, or new story to Twilight Princess timeline.
Still, TOTK improved the dungeons in some points.
why not a majora's mask type of thing where link goes outside of hyrule?@@shrekonion7032
This fight was never about the difficulty, it’s more of a final victory lap with each main character at its peak power, the scale of this fight was immense, and the stakes even more so, and while some different attacks and mechanics would’ve made it more fun, it was never meant to be a good boss fight, it was just a spectacle.
It’s sad that I got spoiled for Zelda being the dragon and this part of the final boss and Colgera If I’d had experienced this game blind I’d be mind blown.
Thank you for sharing
Who else fought with Rauru's armor to pay homage to the literal goat?
Phase 1: hard
Phase2: harder
Phase3: hardest
Phase4: easy
Thanks for the relief Nintendo LOL
easy & EPIC ***
I cant wait for mastermode and the DLC packs. I wanna fight Rauru and the ancient champions
The boss was ez,but the song was to much for it and i think is a good song and boss for the ending❤👌
I have the feeling this is actually Link's theme
4:43 for feels
Is it just me or did we paraglide in slow motion during this fight?😂
It probably feels like that because there's nothing up there for you to use as a reference to gauge how fast you're going.
@@ianfinrir8724 except the dragon 😉I think they did it on purpose
To be cinematic
Ganondorf is massive though or at least he comes off being a much much larger dragon
@@ShadowSkyXIn his normal form, Ganondorf is 7' 7" while Link's canon height is around 5' 8".
Is it possible to hit the ground early, or will the Light Dragon/Zelda always catch you no matter how hard you try to miss her?
It's impossible
8:10 This part is my favorite
Ballad of the Goddess 2.0
8:10