Can you BEAT Breath of the Wild using ONLY Ancient Gear??
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- The Ancient Sheikah of Hyrule are responsible for creating the deadliest technology known to the lands. Although their weapons are typically used destructively against the player, can we turn the tides by beating this game using only ancient armor and weaponry ~ and slaughter all of the guardians to become the ruler of them all? I hope you all enjoy this themed run!! :D
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You should try a bone only run!
Only wooden weapons
Do a hylian only run
You did this what i wanted to do
8:59 I knew bokoblins weren’t exactly the smart type but DANG that guy looked so confident when he jumped
He was really trying to be a hero 🥴
Let’s do this! LEEROOOOOOOOoooo…
Croton made him jump of
I can:t stop replaying that part lol
@@adamnakamura8003 JEEEEEEEENKIIIIIIIIINS
Out of the remaining armor+weapon sets, I personally would like to see a bone-only run next. (featuring the Radiant armor set of course)
Good idea hope he sees this!
Same here!
yeah that would be awesome
That would be really cool
I was also planning that
Sort of shows you how easy this war would have been if Robbie just donated some of his tech…
I find it hard to believe that they lost the war 100 years ago yet it's not hard at all to beat the divine beasts and even ganon.
Like, you wanna tell me some fast electric dude beat Urbosa? Mipha got whooped by some dude with ice blocks? Daruk got bodied by some guy who succs air and burns? Come on now.
@@marielcarey4288 I mean, they were taken by surprise while we weren’t.
They can’t flurry rush, or slow down time at all… etc. link is overall a tiny killing machine, the death of the champions is pretty believable if you keep in mind Link is supposed to be a badass little quiet man who can and will whoop your ass
I believe Robbie didn't reverse engineer sheikah tech until after the calamity had occurred.
@@ralexcraft990
There's also the fact that Link is a master of all trades, while the champions were specialists with massive weaknesses that could be exploited, Link can quickly adapt and counter anything the blight ganons threw at him while the champions were screwed in the same situation.
@@jonathanjuarez5544 then again bomb arrows go brrr
This was pretty much the "Croton is allowed to use good gear" run.
Nicely done
52:38
54:33
55:22
56:46
The champions: "Be careful, Link. These are the Blights that bested us in battle 100 years ago"
Link: (Casually bonks the Blights out of existance with 2-3 hits)
Champions: "What the cucco"
It’s much easier when you have ancient tech from the future-past by your side
Ahahaha I get it
@@noizepusher7594 I mainly used them during The Master Mode of that game. They are the best you can get.
Link: " ho-ho ho! ( their weapons is effective against them ) "
@@khmasterva6919 (Mmhmm. Very effective you know ancient arrows works against the dark beast Ganon?)
If you get the upgraded version of stasis, it will allow you to freeze enemies, but it also allows them to be highlighted when it is active, so if your in a field of guardians, and don't know which one is alive, the rune will highlight the living enemies.
The camera does the same thing :)
You can also lock on to it from a decent distance away, making that a good way too
Also if you have the champions tunic then it does it too. I found that out from the guardian area in the akkala labyrinth
@@KrispyKalamari you have to specifically point at whatever you wanna look at, the stasis rune will show you almost anything all across the screen you can interact with
I do this all the time to avoid breaking my 8 hylian shields
I love how your horse is always so close to being hit by literally everything yet it's just like: eh
That first shield needs a chiropractor with all the work it did carrying the run in the early game. This was really interesting to watch.
This is like the zelda equivalent of a dragon type pokemon nuzlocke. Start out super weak and then basically crush everything in your way
So true
except no permadeath
Depends on the gen, dragon rage went hard
This is actually the perfect challenge because the slate counts as ancient, and therefore within the bounds of the challenge you can use all the tools on it
TRUE
Facts
ur correct buddy good job, fun fact i thought it looked like the slate was meant to come with the ancient gear
8:59 I can’t stop laughing at bokoblin yeeting himself off the cliff.
I know some people think botw is obsolete thanks to tears of the Kingdom, but you can't have link spin a laser chainsaw in tears of the kingdom
Facts 🔥
I'm happy they kept a lot of things exclusive to Breath of the Wild like that
"--Until we do the Rito-only run"
Can't wait for that!
I've always liked the look of Rito weapons, and it'll be interesting to see how you deal with there only being three Rito shields!
Technically there’s 4, he always does his runs in master mode
Plus rito weapons are pretty weak so it'll definitely be a challenge
@@Paddington834 then again so is zora and sheikah sometimes
I hope he does a Gordon run so he can use the legendary drill shaft
@@roblox..axolotl..256 that would be probably the hardest run since Gorons don't have a shield, bows, or any one handed weapons unless I'm mistaken
17:29 After all these years playing BoTW, I had no idea that cave existed! This game is amazing!
where is it located?
where is the cave?
South of Mount Floria, inside the plateau with 3 trees in a line.
Dagummit
I walked by that dang cave before
I mean that's the whole reason Robbie spent his whole life researching this gear set. The calamity is easy to take down with it
I vividly remember eating a pretzel while getting Farosh's horns. I dont know why its so vivid, but every time someone collects his horn i get a mental taste of a pretzel
Strange.
I once got two ancient cores AND one giant ancient core from one guardian. I was pretty damn happy that day.
I got two giant ancient cores from one guardian once
"men only want one thing and its disgusting"
what we want
@Spamton G spamton Actually you could get up to 12 giant ancient cores. The amount of items The Guardian drops upon death is the amount of items a giant ancient court can be.
My headcanon for stuff like this is that who or whatever made them accidentally dropped extra cores in guardians
Wait when you don’t get a core from them how are they operational?
I always loved how the Ancient armor and gear looked, and when I obtained all of it from the lab I went around as a vigilante calling myself “The Guardian”. I would basically just assassinate large groups of enemies or lynels.
💎
@Oliver Brylowski buddy, it takes a lot of time but it really comes down to dodging and countering
@@seanmortell2879 yeah, they're tough in terms of major health and very punishing, brutal attacks but once you get the timing for parries and flurry rushes, it isn't as much of a challenge. even gold lynels aren't too bad once you learn the timing!
I love this, sometimes I do similar stuff like one time I became a knight with the soldier armour and diamond circlet and I just killed random enemies I found and defended travelers
This inspired me to do something similar,I run around with the phantom armor,call myself “the phantom” and save people throughout hyrule and take out enemy camps
@6:30 Because using shields to deflect the lasers of futuristic robots goes well with Daisy Circuit. Triple thumbs up.
The guardian armour looked so good when I first saw it I instantly had the ability to destroy lynels
These challenges are so entertaining to watch... And there're thousands of them... This game is a timeless masterpiece.
Congratulations btw, and thank you for the maps you make for each challenge, you truly make everyone's day better !
The game truly has endless possibilities with how you can play it!! 🌟
Thank you so much though, I'm so glad you find the maps helpful too!! I love being able to share the details behind these runs
@@Croton How about a goron challenge next? The weapons allowed are as following, iron sledgehammer, cobble crusher, stone smasher, boulder breaker, drillshaft. The bows allowed a wooden bow only when a bow is required, and the bow of light for dark beast ganon. The shields allowed are a wooden shield only for divine beast vah naboris. The armor allowed is the flamebreaker boots, flame- breaker armor, flamebreaker helm, and forced mandatory armor, this could be an interesting challenge.
@@AmericanCatlover2.0 The iron sledgehammer is made by bolson and co not by the gorons
@@theevilgrandma2180 then why does it have a goron emblem on it and why does Rohan (the goron blacksmith) claim to have forged one?
@@AmericanCatlover2.0 It doesn’t have the goron emblem it has the Bolson signiture, *CLAIM* to have forged *ONE*
Some advice, When you chop guardian legs be sure to collect the drops from the legs before you kill it altogether. I found that it only renders ~10, and if you have too many parts on the screen, it'll occlude and unload the prior from game memory. I've lost out on maximizing my drops by not doing that prior. Same goes for multiple guardians simultaneously. I killed the two near tarrey town in Akkala before picking up the parts concurrently, and noticed some of my loot drop had magically disappeared :(
That’s some really good advice! I’ll keep that in mind for when I do this run.
Holy shit I didn't know that and played through twice.
Oh crap i didnt know that thanks man
Same with chu chu jellies only 10 on screen at a time
In my opinion this is the most badass run so far
The master cycle counts as ancient tech trust me I ran past to many npcs telling me “is that ancient tech” to many times
*too*
*Thee*
"We're just gonna kill him just with OP-ness"
"Beavis and Butthead laugh"
oh WAIT I just caught that lmao 😂😣
ha ha p-ness
help im mentally 12
I don't get it
@@justinbombach9873 pness
that's the whole joke
@@justinbombach9873 Beavis and Butthead? Ask your parents.
I have a silly idea for another run like this: non weapons only run.
Can only use weapons and shields that weren’t intended to be used as weapons (like spoons and pitchforks and pot lids)
I think that would be interesting…
agreed
And only everyday clothes like the worn-out clothes and the warm doublet
@@SuspiciousTemmie not with glitches
@@SuspiciousTemmie 2 words: Durability Transfer
@@SuspiciousTemmie oh yea true. Then get the highest damage and durability weapons and then duplicate
It's a given that you can beat the game with only ancient gear. The question should be "how many times will I have to die acquiring the ancient gear? Once you have the complete ancient armor set, it's easy to grind guardians for parts to upgrade the armor, sell extras for rupees or buy more ancient equipment; and if you have fully upgraded ancient armor, all enemies are like the buzzing of flies.
This is one of the best videos I think I've ever watched, I love seeing absolute power arise from nothing and just generally making a mockery of these monsters
Croton: omg the bladesaw, bow and sword are so op!
The shield that Croton used to slaughter so many guardians: am I a joke to you?
any shield ever can do that
@@whyisntitdead but not any sheild can hold a place in our hearts like the sheild that croton used to sluaghter so many guardians with 😭
he said the shield was carrying the run at one point
I love how even when he dies he’s such a happy and optimistic person
Like as he is actually passing away he is like “welp I lived a good life and I will be with my family in memory😊”
“I wanted an actual fight, I didn’t know that was a minor”
-Croton, 2021
Nice video Croton! Love how you just rode guardian right into the other guardian... and boom! it literally did a backflip!
Too powerful🙀
“Can’t be too confident”
Literally 3 seconds later: “It’s very rare that I fail something like that”
Dude, watching this was a blast! I think the best part was just watching how much fun you were having. Seeing you charge in and absolutely SEND those guardians into another dimension was immensely satisfying!
It's quite the joy especially after having to rely off parry killing for so long haha - thank you so much though!! I'm glad you enjoyed!! 😄
This is my favorite run of yours, croton. Ur one of my favorite youtubers so im always happy to watch your runs and streams
Seeing Link just snake and swerve through those blasts around 3:35 was badass.
I genuinely didn't know you could survive being spotted in the Yiga Clan hideout.
same, once i tried, because i couldnt figure out where kohga was, and it uhhh,
*it didnt go well.*
@@clauxzaga🍆🍆😏😏😏😏🍆🍆🍀🍀
Yeah, I didn't either. Once I learned the blademasters, can one shot you no matter your health (only with their actual sword not the beam and only in the hideout) I figured you had to sneak through, but then I learned you can actually kill them if you can avoid getting hit and I didn't bother sneaking anymore I just abused shock and ice or very powerful weapons
i immediately got spotted the first time and i already got like electric greatsword or whatever and i just keep stunt him and slay it with ancient axe until he died
love how u used the ancient arrows in stead of the bow of light
a lot of people probably didn't know it was possible
You can also use the Twilight Bow from Zelda's _Twilight Princess_ amiibo.
@@Alizudo u can also use master sword beam
(it cant hit the final shot tho)
@@theamazingnug Actually, following a weird and complicated method, the Master Sword Beam CAN hit the final eye
@@johangelrodriguez6835 sheesh
Every time your going to kill a guardian: The guardian: Why do I hear boss music?
You: *Because you're going to die.*
This was super entertaining, great job!
Thank you! 😄
I want to see a chests-only run. So the dlc armors(they are found in chests), enemy drops(none of the weapons or arrows), and the seemingly hundreds of chests scattered across Hyrule.
oh thisd be a really cool one!!
that would be great
Yeah!
chest spawned weapons dont respawn so that would be a limited supply of weaponry to plan around too.
@@pulsefel9210Yeah but there’s hundreds of chests around hyrule so it would be very hard to run out along with many bows, arrows, and shields
9:01 was the best moment by far. I’ve never seen a Bokoblin YEET himself off a cliff.
Glorious run overall, my dude! That’s a sub from me. Can’t wait to watch more. ^^
I believe I can fly!
@@isaacmayer-splain8974 I believe I can touch the sky!
@@MorrisPXG I dream about it every night and day!
@@peanutbutter6250 spread my wings and fly away.
13:24 I love the use of "core" here. (lol)
Funfact the divine helms count toward the ancient proficiency set bonus when upgraded to level 2
Haha, imagine if he was only allowed to use ancient arrows as well
I assumed he was up until the desert. Making an exception for arrows is kind of cheating.
@@FrothingFanboy more like a technicality. Aside from the ancient arrow made to counter the guardians specifically - even though thats only its current purpose - the fire, ice, shock and bomb arrows are not magic based whatsoever. I'd still consider them ancient technology even if they're not tailor made to do more damage to guardians In particular.
@@FrothingFanboy You could consider them required items like the torch was and the Zora armor. Shock arrows, Bomb arrows, and normal arrows are all needed at certain parts for the Divine Beasts.
There is another reason they could've been allowed. In other challenges, like the Gerudo one, there are no "Gerudo arrows" so Croton could use any type of arrow. So why can't he use any type of arrow this time?
that's how I thought it would be at first
... he was allowed to use ancient arrows. And he did, numerous times.
He just didn't abuse them all over the place. For obvious reasons, that would be boring as hell.
I really appreciate these intros, they're great! Especially the gerudo one, that had me hooked instantly.
Ooh thank you! I don't know how I can top the gerudo one, it was pretty...snappy xD
Thank you so much. I farm guardians for ancient loot, and I had a hard time finding lots of guardians, but because of you, I don't need to do that anymore. Also, it makes you realise how many guardians are in central hyrule, not including the other versions.
That was fun. Seeing you go into the Calamity with good equipment is a fun change.
As a person who loves super long videos these challenges are amazing. Such an entertaining and fun thing to have play in the background while drawing! Good luck in your future challenges!!
I'm super glad that you enjoy them that much! Thank you lots 😄😄
This has the energy of doing every side quest before the first boss.
That's pretty much what happened, honesty.
52:32
“We are just gonna kill him with
O-p*nis”
Got me rolling on the floor😂😂😂
"Minor, still not gonna be easy though!"-Was the last thing he said before FBI broke through his door.....
Hey, Croton? Could you do a hero only run? Like only tunic, cap, trousers of the wild, master sword, champions tunic with the Hylain trousers, and hylain sheild? If not that’s ok, just a suggestion
That sounds physically painful to do, i think he should do it
Hmmm... Thinking about it... If he used ambio for the armor... And completed enough shrines...
It's possible but it would be hell. Most of the run would just be him using bombs till Master Sword. Since you have to kill enemies
@@TheForgottenTainted nah he knows how to get the master sword with any number of hearts, he did it in a different stream
@@jukebox0310 campfires are wild man.
Just noticed you had the same comment as me so sorry
I love how all the music is about technology such as Kirby: planet robobot and Deltarune Chapter 2 which is the cyber world
This is probably my favourite run he does I love ur videos dude keep up the great work 😊
I actually loved this vid keep up the good work
This is a really cool challenge run! Reminds me a lot of games like Metroid and Kid Icarus where the game is really hard at the start but gets really easy by the end. I know BOTW is already kinda like that but this is taking it to the extreme.
That's a really good way to put it haha, the sudden difficulty curve makes it quite interesting! Thank you lots though, I'm happy you enjoyed!! 😄 (also you reminded me about Metroid lol - can't wait to get it this Friday!)
Diamond_10 you must feel special to have croton replied
New video from this series? A fine addition to my collection.
I am doing this run rn! It’s amazing so far!
May be a bit late but this is my favourite run of yours croton I hope u make the same themed videos in TOTK keep up the good work!
Watching your videos makes me realize one thing: Xenoblade battle themes fit really well with Breath of the Wild's combat.
I just did this challenge after seeing this video. I recommend it. It is really grindy but once you get the armor to level 2….
YOU BECOME A GOD OF DESTRUCTION. And you can GET EVEN MORE POWERFUL
Great video! Btw loving the Kirby music in the background
So many good memories of venturing into hyrule castle mercilessly obliterating any guardian in sight, to bet more ancient gear to go kill more guardians
Croton to Gannon: You call yourself a boss, I AM THE BOSS
YES, YES, YES, sitting in school, eating lunch and then this, second time this school year. You brilliant mastermind, thank you, I am so happy!!!!
Haha I hope you enjoy this one! Thank you lots :D
Same
Same
If only I could :( They banned phones in my school
@@terminatorgamingyt651 sad, I'm using a computer
Thanks for making your Videos I love them specially the runs
The soundtrack for this was phenomenal
30:00
Wow I’m really enjoying this
*Attack of killer queen plays
LETS GOOOOOO!!!!
*Dance session engaged*
Might I suggest the hylian armor, soldiers armor, soldiers weapons, or royal weapons. I think it would be cool, ya know, a soldier or hylian ranger (the hylian armor and royal weapons) taking on Ganon and avenging the fallen soldiers
i love how he always smiles even when he dies
Dude im coming back 2 years later this video is special to me
I love these challenges they are so much fun to watch keep it up Croton!
Thank you lots!! 😄
Basically, it has the hardest start but the most rewarding pay-off.
2 things. one, goron run is a stretch since you can't use bows, but seems fun and the immune to fie buff is cool, and 2, this was cool. 31:29
I was pretty bummed after beating Gannon, thought I’d still be able to run around so do stuff but it took me back to the Home Screen 😭😭😭
Yeah I was expecting like a post-defeated world, it might have been pretty cool that way
Wait for BOTW2
Yeah it's like "congrats here's a star sticker"
@@crowblossom06 what I was expecting too back when I first beat it lol, oh well
Me too
But i guess botw2 is the post ganon world
It actually makes the game easier because you’re really only required to fight guardians and they’re weak to Ancient Weapons
But you have to get the weapons first
@@grahamcrackerOG so the challenge is “getting ancient weapons” lmao.
I’ve been addicted to BOTW for the past few weeks since I’m so hyped for TotK. I love this video and your dedication and planning
Does the chainsaw not break??
36:30 I can't believe he didn't notice he found a fairy in the grass
Croton: Can you beat botw with just ancient gear?
Me: "I mean... yeah that sounds pretty feasib-"
Croton: *plays in master mode*
Me: "...oh sweet jesus"
Master Mode is more fun. Better loot, and it feels like it actually matters any time you pick a fight.
Basically the higher the stakes, the higher the potential rewards. The more you have to improvise because not all fights are worth using weapons for. And the more aggressive you have to be since they will heal if you just play defensive all the time.
It takes too long to farm giant ancient cores in normal mode.
I love how Croton is so friendly, even when he dies in the game and stuff
Croton is the best Zelda CZcamsr
10:38 it was honestly funny that you said “right back at ya” while there was Kirby music in the background XD
Guardian stands for: Get Unwantedly Attacked, (but) Rightly Defeteable If Adapted Nemerously. GUARDIAN.
You always pick such great music that really captures what you're doing into a sound it's cool
Aw I really appreciate that!! I like adding music that captures the energy gives the run more structure, it feels more like a cohesive adventure this way rather then a string of clips haha
@@Croton Loved music in Gerudo regions? Awesome, do you have tracknames/source??
@@override7486 I always keep the tracklist in the description!! Thank you!!
I loved it when he used Attack of the Killer Queen.
@@luigipotter16 Yessss
I like how most of the time he kills everything before the even know he's there its so badass
I love the rapid parry practice.
when you’re winning and you say “this doesnt feel fair”, that’s how you know you’re strong
"Who needs ancient weapons when you got the most ancient thing of all, earth"
Or metal
~Croton 2021
The most ancient thing in the universe is yo mama
Man, you just inspired me to go back to play Zelda.
Keep up the good work!!!
Combining Zelda BotW playthrough with Xenoblade Chronicles 2 music made the whole thing even more epic. Well done on the effort sir!!
The best place to get arrows is the path leading up to Zora's domain. All the enemies and crates there drop a lot of arrows and shock arrows
Ya know... they make such a deal about lightning in the desert but its one of the few places in the game you can never get struck by normal lightning. You would think weather would be perma lightning in parts of the region til the devil beast is dealt with.
Permanent lightning would be hell
You are my favorite CZcamsr in the whole entire world. I love your videos. Thank you for your videos.
seeing all the bombbtactics reminds me when I first played and I used bombs almost exclusively because I was so worried about weapons breaking
The ancient weapons and gear are by far my favorite stuff in the game. It’s just so cool looking!
The Ancient Saddle and Bridle look really good on a blue horse, I usually color the mane red
The opening is so good this is like the 4th time I've watched this
Even tough totk has long been out already, i still really enjoy watching these challenges