How did a motorcycle end up in Zelda? - The Story of the Master Cycle Zero

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  • čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
  • Tears of the Kingdom looks like it'll feature vehicles in a bigger way than any Zelda before it. But Breath of the Wild did it first: with Link's very own motorcycle. Let's look at the history and lore of this insane Zelda item: the Master Cycle Zero.
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    Aonuma on Master Cycle in MK8: web.archive.org/web/201711060...
    MK8 Master Cycle used in BotW: www.ign.com/articles/2017/12/...
    Aonuma on getting the Master Cycle included in BotW: www.zeldadungeon.net/eiji-aon...
    Interview with Fujibayashi and Aonuma, including the original wolf design for the bike: • The Legend of Zelda: B...
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    0:00 Intro - Aonuma's motorbike
    2:19 Development of the Master Cycle
    6:08 Lore and Story
    11:14 Outro - Vehicles in Zelda?
    #Zelda #Nintendo #tearsofthekingdom
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Komentáře • 1K

  • @thesireverse3979
    @thesireverse3979 Před rokem +2257

    Imagine if each Divine Beast was designed by a secondary race alongside the Sheikah. The Zora, Goron, Rito, and Gerudo people designed the main four but the Master Cycle was designed by the Minish. To them, this thing’s freaking HUGE! But to us, it’s just a motor cycle 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

    • @arsalanafroz
      @arsalanafroz Před rokem +197

      I LOVE this theory lol

    • @thesireverse3979
      @thesireverse3979 Před rokem +188

      @@arsalanafroz I like to think it could be true since the Minish were supposed to be in BotW but they got cutout 🤣

    • @notacannibal4718
      @notacannibal4718 Před rokem +38

      That’s such an awesome idea

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu Před rokem +83

      Zeltik forgot to mention the Master Cycle was huge before being shrunk down and turned into a rune.

    • @hulkman245
      @hulkman245 Před rokem +14

      The main four are bigger to the Zora, Goron, Rito and Gerudo than the cycle is to the minish

  • @neolunaticus
    @neolunaticus Před rokem +612

    The mental image of Aonuma just whispering "the bike...the bike" into the directors ear is fucking hilarious.

    • @princesscadance197
      @princesscadance197 Před 11 měsíci +10

      The only thing it’s missing is to have his words be glowing blue, and the monk’s dialogue sound plays along with it.

  • @ArtemisWasHere
    @ArtemisWasHere Před rokem +1082

    I absolutely love how Aonuma was not only the one to conceptualize the bike, but fought tooth and nail to get it in
    my respect for him has grown even more

    • @n1nj4l1nk
      @n1nj4l1nk Před rokem

      And mine has massively shrunk. How can the guy in charge of Zelda have such a shit grasp of what Zelda is.

    • @zachtwilightwindwaker596
      @zachtwilightwindwaker596 Před rokem

      And put a tooth and nail into the bike.

    • @natehill123
      @natehill123 Před rokem +4

      so true

    • @Punaparta
      @Punaparta Před rokem +11

      He learned from the best.
      Look up how Miyamoto convinced his coworkers to give Mario a flight power-up and a mount.

    • @CertifiedClapaholic
      @CertifiedClapaholic Před rokem +7

      Are you serious? A motorcycle in a LoZ was an absolutely abhorrent design choice. It has no place in an LoZ game.

  • @AngelofGrace96
    @AngelofGrace96 Před rokem +532

    The idea of aonuma whispering 'the bike, the bike' is so cute to me, he really wanted something modern even in a fantasy game, and they made it work!

    • @tumultuousv
      @tumultuousv Před rokem +12

      There's been several modern things in several Zelda games

    • @NuiYabuko
      @NuiYabuko Před rokem +16

      Funnily enough in the context of the game it's ancient.

    • @trinity31409
      @trinity31409 Před rokem +2

      I like to imagine this sounding like the style of Herve Villichaize.

    • @g.masterlordoftheg-force4770
      @g.masterlordoftheg-force4770 Před rokem +4

      I mean, several Zelda games have had sci-fi elements, with tech that surpasses even our own, even before BOTW.
      Look at Skyward Sword. The desert area (past) has intelligent machines, and even pirate androids.

  • @LaPrincipessaNuova
    @LaPrincipessaNuova Před rokem +742

    Really makes you appreciate how well the Master Cycle Zero was implemented realizing it was developed after the world was already made, whereas Pokémon Scarlet and Violet developed their similar mechanic alongside the world and it can be extremely janky.

    • @Zeltik
      @Zeltik  Před rokem +188

      Exactly! It feels like the world was designed for the bike, not the other way around.

    • @rifatbobos
      @rifatbobos Před rokem +104

      It's baffling how a completely optional bike item, that serves as nothing more than a congratulatory item is much more polished than another bike that's supposed to be a game's vital point.
      Really speak of the game's quality, huh?

    • @timbo8925
      @timbo8925 Před rokem +6

      True, it was so janky in Scarlet before you get the high jump there were so many cliffs you could almost climb but you never actually made it

    • @SchnoekerOriginal
      @SchnoekerOriginal Před rokem +7

      Haha comparing a Pokémon game to Zelda is like comparing canned food to a 3-star restaurant.

    • @AttacMage
      @AttacMage Před rokem +6

      @Bloo Berri I think the Xenoblade devs helped with optimization, possibly? Can't say that's 100% true, but they're amazing at switch dev as well.

  • @orbic521
    @orbic521 Před rokem +91

    My favorite little detail about the master cycle zero is it appearing with the other divine beasts in the loading screen, falling behind and trying to catch up ❤

  • @yggdrasilsaltar
    @yggdrasilsaltar Před rokem +1061

    considering the fact TOTK is all about all terrain vehicles, i hope the master cycle becomes a core mechanic. imagine jumping off the sky and then immediately pulling out a motorcycle and driving to the next location!

    • @sonymicronin
      @sonymicronin Před rokem +60

      While that would be cool we saw a good amount of horse riding in the newest trailer

    • @BenelopeAlmendra
      @BenelopeAlmendra Před rokem +50

      It better does, i want my Motorcycle Back

    • @Zacian2.0
      @Zacian2.0 Před rokem +7

      Starter gear?

    • @BenelopeAlmendra
      @BenelopeAlmendra Před rokem +19

      @@Zacian2.0 what about Upgrading our Bike?

    • @TPalidin
      @TPalidin Před rokem +31

      Considering that was a function of the Sheikah Slate I unfortunately have to doubt this unless it exists via the news switch looking one. Assuming that it is the upgrade to it.

  • @Estus1999
    @Estus1999 Před rokem +157

    3:14 "Din's Drum, Farore's Bass, Nayru's Keyboard, and the Sacred Tri-Caster! His magical abilities make him popular with the ladies!"
    This got me laughing for longer than it should have

    • @mbii7667
      @mbii7667 Před rokem +5

      I still want that game to happen

    • @majestichotwings6974
      @majestichotwings6974 Před rokem +8

      I mean, my boy most certainly is popular with the fairer sex in BotW: not one, but two princesses, a ninja, and plenty of townsfolk across the land all seem to agree

  • @lilkorok
    @lilkorok Před rokem +327

    thank you aonuma for inserting his hobbies into his work 😭 master cycle zero is so fucking cool

    • @PieDivide
      @PieDivide Před rokem +2

      hey i recognize you from twitter!! i see you on my timeline all the time haha

    • @jefferblue8617
      @jefferblue8617 Před rokem

      @@ASouthernNerdget a life

    • @tumultuousv
      @tumultuousv Před rokem

      @Southern Nerd????????

    • @michaeltovah4
      @michaeltovah4 Před rokem

      @Southern Nerd hey, you're the "most sane Zeltik viewer " 😂😂😂.

    • @michaeltovah4
      @michaeltovah4 Před rokem

      @Southern Nerd hey, you're the "most sane Zeltik viewer " 😂😂😂.

  • @songoku9348
    @songoku9348 Před rokem +528

    Does Link have insurance? He can’t just ride around Hyrule without insurance and a license. What if he hits someone?

    • @ReivinXL
      @ReivinXL Před rokem +20

      plenty of country's do not require insurance at all

    • @polarknight5376
      @polarknight5376 Před rokem +23

      The master cycle zero has smart brakes and sensors that stop the bike just before hitting anyone.

    • @lordofuzkulak8308
      @lordofuzkulak8308 Před rokem +51

      Link is a noble in a feudal society, he doesn’t have to worry about such trivialities as the courts are on his side. 😜

    • @djpegao
      @djpegao Před rokem +37

      _Don't need to worry about insurance when money literally spawns out of grass...._

    • @Annieoftheskies
      @Annieoftheskies Před rokem +13

      If bokos had rights link would be sued into oblivion

  • @lizardman6515
    @lizardman6515 Před rokem +152

    I actually had so much fun riding around on the bike and just appreciating the world, admiring how it handled the terrain so well.

  • @aurakshatriya9478
    @aurakshatriya9478 Před rokem +201

    Hey Zeltik, great video as usual. Here are two other things to consider:
    1. Kit and Krysta, who used to run Nintendo minute, said that the Director of BOTW is himself big on cars, which may have been how Aonuma ended up wearing him down and maybe why there are full-blown cars in this one.
    2. In terms of flight mechanics being inspired, Aonuma also said in an interview (with the Guardian, I think?) way before Skyward Sword that his son, in response to seeing trains in Spirit Tracks, asked him if Link would be flying in the sky at some point as well.

    • @sethfeldpausch4337
      @sethfeldpausch4337 Před rokem +30

      The more I hear about Aonuma, the more wholesome he sounds! The fact that he not only wants to pour his passions into the Zelda series, but also the dreams of his children, is absolutely incredible!

    • @broski7792
      @broski7792 Před rokem +18

      Aonuma was interviewed by a Guardian?!? /s

    • @musicaldoodles9615
      @musicaldoodles9615 Před rokem +9

      @@broski7792 that definitely doesn't sound worrying :D

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu Před rokem +8

      @@broski7792 Don't worry, that was before the calamity!

  • @MaskedVizionary
    @MaskedVizionary Před rokem +192

    The one-hit obliterator was the best thing about the DLC. It was very nerve-racking for the first time and I loved it.

    • @azzy-551
      @azzy-551 Před rokem +19

      yeah, it's a very nice challenge for players who are already very familiar with the game mechanics.

    • @AdamDeLand
      @AdamDeLand Před rokem +8

      I still keep hoping Zeltik will make a video centered on that some day.

    • @sarenarterius6217
      @sarenarterius6217 Před rokem +9

      Yeah, but I never used - I killed everyone with lynel bow x5 with ancient arrows lol

    • @yunlien
      @yunlien Před rokem +8

      Oh, english name for that weapon is cool. What do you think about french name "tétralame mort-subite" ("tetra" for "four", "lame" for "blade" and "mort subite" for "instant death") ?

    • @nick-np1bb
      @nick-np1bb Před rokem +5

      Yeah, I wish that was the reward instead of the bike, really 😅

  • @SailorLoonie
    @SailorLoonie Před rokem +53

    I have 100% my file. 900 seeds, 120 shrines, etc. I still load it up to zoom around on the motorcycle because its such a blast to ramp off of all the random obstacle

    • @BigGoronSword
      @BigGoronSword Před rokem +2

      Do you hope that there will be some kind of information transferred from your BotW game file to TotK? For example: You get to keep your horses, your house (and all the weapons and pictures inside), Hetsu's poop that could be used to trade in something in TotK, Terry Town, and maybe your Motorcycle (let's say after you've completed the basic balloon, car, and hovercraft assembly).

    • @yoyokid3735
      @yoyokid3735 Před rokem

      @@BigGoronSword this comment has aged VERY well

    • @BigGoronSword
      @BigGoronSword Před rokem

      @@yoyokid3735 thanks, but I still want my bike. Imagine what you could build attaching your bike. I've tried making a horse-powered machine, but no success.
      Not to sound like a brat but, I wish there were real rewards for completionists, not just a shiny metal.

    • @yoyokid3735
      @yoyokid3735 Před rokem

      @@BigGoronSword after all they removed every sheikah tech from the face of hyrule, but the slate still remains (damn you zelda), probably meaning the rune still exists

    • @yoyokid3735
      @yoyokid3735 Před rokem

      @@BigGoronSword we'll just have to wait and find out

  • @koramora
    @koramora Před rokem +60

    I love that a want of something so crazy like a motorcycle in botw became such a huge inspiration for mechanics in totk. Aonuma is a legend

  • @mynym4543
    @mynym4543 Před rokem +30

    A while ago I saw a theory that gave an explanation for why the Master Cycle Zero is so different from the other Divine Beasts- while they were designed to attack Ganon from a distance, it was instead designed to help Link get up close to Ganon so he could attack

    • @Subject_Keter
      @Subject_Keter Před rokem

      The Divine Beast are support so Lonk can ride on in and finish him off.
      I wonder if the Master Cycle had weapons what those would look like.

    • @jujoya
      @jujoya Před 8 měsíci

      For people who dont see the bike fitting the game, game literallly has giant animal magical tech machines instead of plain turrets, it doesnt have to make sense

  • @HAN0N777
    @HAN0N777 Před rokem +28

    Ever since the last DLC came out and I got the bike, I have had multi hour long scenic "roadtrips" in BOTW every couple months. I map out a route, slap on some tunes, and just ride. I've done maybe a couple dozen of these little hyrule fantasy roadtrips and I'll probably keep doing em in TOTK too.

  • @chiruki
    @chiruki Před rokem +55

    I love the master cycle zero it’s so much fun just speeding across Hyrule. I just wish it wasn’t an end game item as I wish there was more of a reason to use it than just because you can.

  • @vandalosalvaje9957
    @vandalosalvaje9957 Před rokem +44

    Ah yes, I remember when I discovered that you can explore Typhlo Ruins with the Master Cycle Zero, five minutes ago.

    • @samboi123
      @samboi123 Před rokem +8

      The headlight being an unironically helpful & practical feature is my favourite thing about the bike ngl

    • @helplmchoking
      @helplmchoking Před rokem +3

      I did that on my first playthrough and didn't get why some friends thought it was tricky or even a puzzle, the bike let's you see just fine!
      They reminded me that the bike takes a load of time and effort to actually unlock, which I did so long ago I'd totally forgotten you had to do the whole DLC lol

  • @tallmyster1323
    @tallmyster1323 Před rokem +36

    Every time Aonuma is brought up, the man's badass level raises. Is there anything he can't do?

  • @ethannutter8982
    @ethannutter8982 Před rokem +22

    Man after seeing the concept art for the wolf version, I'm honestly a little bummed we didn't get that, it looked incredible! I mean I love what we ended up with, but still!

    • @7Write4This9Heart7
      @7Write4This9Heart7 Před rokem

      Same! lol.

    • @samboi123
      @samboi123 Před rokem +2

      There are still references to it, in a way. In the Age of Calamity DLC, where Zelda gets a weaponize recreation of the bike, there are alternate versions of it designed to work somewhat differently. There’s an attack-focused one designed like a bird & a defense-focused one designed like a donkey. Not quite the original wolf, but fairly close!

  • @brendan_o7
    @brendan_o7 Před rokem +42

    Watching your videos is the best thing to pass time while waiting for TOTK

  • @sethfeldpausch4337
    @sethfeldpausch4337 Před rokem +24

    Man, I LOVED the MCZ, but I still get peeved to this day that I can't take it in the Gerudo desert and do some sick dune riding! We BETTER be able to take vehicles in the desert in TOTK!

    • @mbii7667
      @mbii7667 Před rokem +2

      I didn't realize you couldn't take it into the desert. What happens if you try?

    • @mr.kenway4554
      @mr.kenway4554 Před rokem +1

      @@mbii7667it just doesn’t let you summon it.
      Then again, you can use cheats to bypass that restriction

    • @mbii7667
      @mbii7667 Před rokem +1

      @@mr.kenway4554 interesting. Thanks for the reply.

    • @samboi123
      @samboi123 Před rokem

      I’d love to take it out there too, but I wouldn’t be able to get much momentum in the sand

    • @sethfeldpausch4337
      @sethfeldpausch4337 Před rokem +1

      @@mbii7667
      It just tells you that you can't and instantly despawns it.

  • @user-rc3sw7xk1w
    @user-rc3sw7xk1w Před rokem +41

    I don’t know how I haven’t seen anyone mention it yet, but that divine beast puzzle underneath the great plateau explains why it’s in the wrong place on the map…
    One of the biggest mysteries in breath of the wild was the placement of the korok forest relative to Death Mountain, and Hyrule castle. The most common theory is that somehow the great plateau swapped places with it… The explanation is that the great plateau is simply an ancient megastructure that was capable of movement, when it was built by the Sheika (hence the engine). I don’t know how that would also move the Korok forest, but it solves the bulk of the mystery, and I haven’t heard a single person talk about it.

    • @cjdunlappy
      @cjdunlappy Před rokem +3

      A giant engine makes a bunch of sense. I always thought the last divine beast dungeon in the DLC was the master cycles engine and we had to go in and "fix" it. There's lava and ice areas inside, like an engine and cooling system. Plus (if my memory is correct) therea a sort of engine block shape to the central area, with piston like forms on the ceiling.

    • @cjdunlappy
      @cjdunlappy Před rokem +3

      Should have waited till the end, Zeltik brought up the same thing haha

  • @JalapenoPrime
    @JalapenoPrime Před rokem +212

    I was so underwhelmed when I unlocked this. I mean it's neat but at the same time you've already done everything in the game once you get it lol

    • @internetguy7319
      @internetguy7319 Před rokem +25

      it should have transferred to new saves imo

    • @songoku9348
      @songoku9348 Před rokem +27

      Game should’ve had a NG+ mode for this reason. I stopped playing BOTW simple because I’ve done everything 100%

    • @skullkid8094
      @skullkid8094 Před rokem +9

      Exactly I was like cool I got a motorcycle. What should I do next? Oh yea I've completed everything. So I messed around on the Bike for 30 minutes then went to go kill Calamity Ganon THE END!

    • @derrickdaniels3955
      @derrickdaniels3955 Před rokem +5

      @@songoku9348 Absolutely i would have loved a new game plus. I think it should include keeping all the hearts and stamina and inventory slots and by extension korok seeds you have collected. I would say it should also transfer any upgrades for armor you had in your og file so when in the NG+ file when you get that armor its maxed already or has the upgrade level from your og file. Also Sheikah Slate upgrades, compendium and runes. Thats just me though.

    • @been_rly_n2_paragliding_lately
      @been_rly_n2_paragliding_lately Před rokem +10

      This is one of my biggest pet peeves within all of gaming. They give you the best stuff when there's literally nothing else to do in the game. Give me the OP stuff in the middle of the game so I have some time and reason to use it.

  • @painuchiha2694
    @painuchiha2694 Před rokem +26

    I love aonuma
    His dedication to make games more fun and including his hobbies into the game is really cool
    Not everyone agrees with technology in Zelda but imo it makes open sand box games a lot more fun.
    To me Zelda is a franchise with limitless possibilities and shouldn’t be set in stone by traditional ideas

    • @michaeltovah4
      @michaeltovah4 Před rokem +1

      Very well said

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu Před rokem +4

      The thing is, Zelda always had technology mixed with the medieval fantasy setting; The first game had robots and proximity traps; A Link to the Past had laser turrets and the hookshot; Ocarina of Time has a jukebox, bombchu and fans; The entirety of Majora's Mask, etc.

    • @TheRock3tDoctor
      @TheRock3tDoctor Před rokem

      The original idea for the original game was to have Link travel between the distant past and distant future, so the idea of tech has always been in the series

  • @katria2412
    @katria2412 Před rokem +44

    As much as I like the Master Cycle Zero, I always prefer the horses. They are so beautifully animated and sometimes I just let them run, put down my controller and watch the amazing landscape of Hyrule from horseback ❤

    • @lamceddo2275
      @lamceddo2275 Před rokem +4

      Not to mention the delightful music that is makes its way into the your ears when you ride for long enough, with a version for the day and another for the night

    • @weepgamer
      @weepgamer Před rokem +1

      Not to mention horses don't require fuel!

  • @W4iteFlame
    @W4iteFlame Před rokem +2

    I mean...there were horses at first. And spinning thing from Twilight Princes. Then boats. Steamboats even. And trains. And this bike. So it was safe to assume that there will be even more vehicles

  • @sledgen.
    @sledgen. Před rokem +35

    I genuinely can't believe how high quality your content has gotten!

    • @Zeltik
      @Zeltik  Před rokem +10

      thank you so much!

    • @sharmilakrishnakumar2499
      @sharmilakrishnakumar2499 Před rokem

      @@Zeltik Hi zeltik, great fan !!!
      Pls upload more videos regarding tears of the kingdom , those are great and makes me impatient to play the game
      btw, great fan dude!!!!

    • @zeko3421
      @zeko3421 Před rokem

      Always have been!

  • @akswordking
    @akswordking Před rokem +17

    I actually think that the Master Cycle Dungeon does take place *inside* the Master Cycle Zero. Before you aquire the Master Cycle Zero the monk raises it up out of Sheika platform and it is *waaayyy* bigger then it turns into blue energy and teleports to Link's side at a much more ridable size.
    How much bigger it actually is a little difficult to say as there is no close up look of it, but even with the forced perspective making it smaller it appears to be as big as the top of a Sheika Tower.

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu Před rokem

      Yes, while the master cycle model seems to not be that big before becoming a rune, I still think we were actually inside it's engines.

    • @Livael23
      @Livael23 Před rokem

      It's difficult to say how much bigger it is, if at all, but it's really not difficult to tell that it's much too small to be where the dungeon took place

    • @samboi123
      @samboi123 Před rokem +1

      It’s definitely the same size when it’s first revealed. It does look bigger, but that’s because of the forced perspective of it being propped up as it was.

  • @voxelfusion9894
    @voxelfusion9894 Před rokem +8

    I recently started replaying botw in anticipation for totk, and decided to make this another no-teleportation run. To compensate, I bum-rushed the divine beasts to get the bike as soon as possible, and finally, there I was: on my bike, 3 stamina wheels, and 7 hearts, and most of the gane still left.
    Ps, try out that bike's headlight in the dark forest north of the deku forest. Lol

  • @4dojo
    @4dojo Před rokem +5

    The real backstory of the Master Cycle is that it's just so dang awesome that it doesn't even need an explanation. It exists because it must exist.

  • @MaxRobertoErikson
    @MaxRobertoErikson Před rokem +7

    The image of Mr. Aonuma intentionally muttering "the bike" over and over within earshot of the game's director will likely always me laugh.

  • @Malthinae
    @Malthinae Před rokem +5

    I loved the addition of the Master Cycle Zero in BotW. On my master mode run, I even rushed to unlock it as soon as I felt able to, and it is extremely satisfying to run around Hyrule with the bike as Zeltik mentionned. My favourite fuel source for it was a combination of Apples and one bottle of Monster Extract - things that are relatively cheap and abundant to find, and, in a 4-to-1 combination, filled the tank from empty to almost full. I'm surprised that the property of Monster Extract wasn't explained further, though. While its origins and composition is unclear (and subject to interesting theory, as the video showed), the fact it doubles the efficiency of the rest of the ingredients (per bottle) rather than simply add a set value to the tank makes it different from the rest.

  • @PassTheSnails
    @PassTheSnails Před rokem +9

    I feel like I would have liked it more as a hover board, marty mcfly style. Shield surfing is just so fun in BOTW, it’d be awesome to be gliding about on a floating sheikah skateboard

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu Před rokem +3

      Hope we get motorized sheilds that could both serve as propulsor to be used in combat and as a board when shield surfing xD

  • @brandimullins8813
    @brandimullins8813 Před rokem +4

    i love Aonuma lol he's such a cool guy who genuinely loves these games. he's so charming and interesting to listen to when he appears on announcements or in interviews

  • @3than458
    @3than458 Před rokem +12

    I seriously hope the master cycle zero appears in TOTK. I mean seriously, you unlock it after you’ve done literally everything in hyrule, so it’s not like I use it very often even though it is still very fun. Although there are other vehicles in TOTK, I don’t think any of them seem nearly as cool as the master cycle so I really hope it’s still usable

    • @purploid
      @purploid Před rokem

      Imagine (this is if you played on switch) you keep all your items and shrines and stuff when you start in TOTK.. Or even wake up in your house in hateno village if you had it unlocked

    • @3than458
      @3than458 Před rokem

      @@purploid that would be incredible

  • @NightFoxZero
    @NightFoxZero Před rokem +3

    I mean we did have steamboats and trains in the DS games and submarines in Wind waker soooooo I wouldn't say vehicles are that weird of a concept to the Zelda franchise lol

  • @TheBreadPirate
    @TheBreadPirate Před rokem +2

    I love the new thumbnail format. It's eye catching and iconic!

  • @appledingdong3736
    @appledingdong3736 Před rokem +2

    Shiekah tech is just the ability to convert matter to energy and energy to matter. That's how you teleport, that's how you can summon bombs and motorcylces out of thin air, that's how you can carry so many items, that's how ancient arrows can delete enemies out of existence, and why any item can be used for fuel. It's just converting matter into energy, storing it, and then restoring it to its material form.

  • @vonzo55
    @vonzo55 Před rokem +4

    Absolute respect to each of your videos. Great job man

  • @Arlofan
    @Arlofan Před rokem +3

    This is exactly the sort of well produced, non-spoiler, yet still partially tied to Tears of the Kingdom content I need leading up to release.

  • @Beeschurgers
    @Beeschurgers Před rokem +2

    When you talked about the Sheika making Link into "the ultimate weapon against ganon" it made me think about how interesting that could be as a storyline/plot point. Imagine Link finding out that his entire life, all of his experiences and trials were all to turn him into a weapon. A killing machine.

  • @paulamblard3836
    @paulamblard3836 Před rokem +1

    "vehicle are a direction that nobody expected"
    The Legend of Zelda : Spirit Tracks

  • @dubbs1027
    @dubbs1027 Před rokem +2

    love your vids Zeltik, keep it up!

  • @nintendokings
    @nintendokings Před rokem +12

    Honestly I still can’t wrap my head around a motorbike in Zelda

    • @Skillfullfilms89
      @Skillfullfilms89 Před rokem +4

      i mean, they had trains and boats, so its not that much of a stretch.

    • @simonrockstream
      @simonrockstream Před rokem +3

      boats are ancient bro. not the same as a bike lmfao.

    • @nintendokings
      @nintendokings Před rokem +2

      @@Skillfullfilms89 boats are normal. Trains are a little goofy in Zelda but ST is goofy by design so it never felt weird.
      A motorbike in a mainline Zelda is on another level

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu Před rokem

      I always wonder why people get weirded out by a bike in a game where the dungeons were four giant robots you can operate with a tablet xD

    • @tako_ro
      @tako_ro Před rokem +1

      they had teleportation device, huge mechanical beasts, a camera, i think its not really immersion breaking to have motorcycles.

  • @HyruleGamer
    @HyruleGamer Před rokem +2

    Awesome video, very cool and interesting topic!

  • @koolgamerryes8122
    @koolgamerryes8122 Před rokem +2

    Oh my lord that concept art is so... It's almost surreal seeing this thing.
    Theory: That was the ancient hero from 10,000 years go.
    Just imagine Ganon being like:
    I fear no man, but that... Thing....
    *Looks at derpy link shredding out music on the tri-caster while running over his minions with the bike and commiting several crimes while doing so*
    *Shudders*
    It scares me...

  • @lordnul1708
    @lordnul1708 Před rokem +3

    The segmented look of the vehicles in Tears of the Kingdom has me wondering...
    Are we working with fixed blueprints by Tears of the Kingdom, or will it be like the gummi ships in Kingdom Hearts where it can *look* like anything as long as it still has the required parts to make it move?

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu Před rokem

      Yeah, I hope they let us make prettier vehicles, the ones in the trailer are super ugly.

    • @NuiYabuko
      @NuiYabuko Před rokem

      ​@@Mari_Izu That's not what they were asking though.

  • @painuchiha2694
    @painuchiha2694 Před rokem +4

    I hope it comes back in totk but not at the absolute end of the game 😭

  • @johnbroe
    @johnbroe Před rokem

    This is phenomenal content. Great work, man! Really looking forward to everything ToTK related that you'll inevitably publish when we all get our hands on the game. 🤙

  • @yourfellowthomasd3675
    @yourfellowthomasd3675 Před 4 měsíci

    Having a whole motorcycle as your divine beast must be the biggest flex

  • @mebisanimationsandotherstu8977

    Something i noticed the other day is that before being added as a rune, the mastercycle is much bigger than when you actually use it
    While objects tend to change size when wielded by an enemy, i think this one is a different case and could potentially mean the mastercycle can actually change size and become far bigger

    • @tumultuousv
      @tumultuousv Před rokem

      I don't think so.

    • @mebisanimationsandotherstu8977
      @mebisanimationsandotherstu8977 Před rokem

      @@tumultuousv i mean, right before that you fight a monk that can change size

    • @tumultuousv
      @tumultuousv Před rokem

      @@mebisanimationsandotherstu8977 yeah but the bike is links divine beasts. Can the other divine beasts shrink?

  • @chrispork1443
    @chrispork1443 Před rokem +3

    Also in Age of Calamity, Purah and Robbie discovered records of the Master Cycle Zero, and built replicas for Zelda because she was so fascinated by it. Considering the circumstances in BotW and TotK, mainly Zelda trying to rebuild her kingdom and Purah and Robbie lacking resources and funding, it’s unlikely she has a replica of the Master Cycle on her new slate.

  • @soundspark
    @soundspark Před dnem

    That new slate is the Purah Pad, built by Sheikeh engineer Purah, and in appearance resembles a Nintendo Switch. It no longer has functions to manipulate things in the world, only acting as a navigation, quest tracking, and photo recording device.
    Manipulative devices are now in the arm of Rauru, specifically Ultrahand that allows you to manipulate and attach together objects in the world, Fuse which allows you to fuse an object or resource to a weapon, Ascend which allows you to warp through close-by ceilings, and Recall which turns back time on objects causing them to move backwards in their paths.
    There are no more unlimited bombs, but instead you have to harvest Bomb Flowers if you want to make things go boom. This does make fighting Moldugas trickier since you can't just roll a remote bomb out into the sand, wait for the monster to swallow it, and detonate it to stun it.

  • @sebastiantrost6409
    @sebastiantrost6409 Před rokem +1

    I loved the bike! It's hilarious and a lot of fun. The only 'bad' thing it is, is how late you get it - it's more an optional gimmik you can use to cruise around, where it would be great as a mid-game reward for doing some hard side quest. With TotK right around the corner, I love how Zelda evolves!!

  • @eddiedead2702
    @eddiedead2702 Před rokem +3

    As fun as the master cycle is, vehicles is a really weird direction for the series to take...i really hope the vehicles in Tears are optional and not a prime focus of the game.

  • @poimon5607
    @poimon5607 Před rokem +5

    You wouldn't download a motorcycle

  • @brainbarz
    @brainbarz Před rokem +1

    ayo columbus circle in the first minute im already so immersed and invested

  • @majestichotwings6974
    @majestichotwings6974 Před rokem +1

    “The bike, Fujibayashi, the bike”
    “Fine but only if in the next one i get my car”
    This is how that conversation happened and I refuse to believe anything to the contrary.

  • @thomandy
    @thomandy Před rokem +6

    The Master Cycle is my least favorite thing to ever happen in a Zelda game ..but since you're the one making the video, Ill give it a watch regardless! :)

    • @DEATHDRAG0
      @DEATHDRAG0 Před rokem +1

      Y tho

    • @thomandy
      @thomandy Před rokem +3

      @@DEATHDRAG0 I don't hate it. But, not a huge fan either because it pulls me out of the game. A bit in the same way Ed Sheeran did with his cameo in Game Of Thrones.

    • @DEATHDRAG0
      @DEATHDRAG0 Před rokem +1

      I mean that's fair. Once you get it you pretty much beat the whole game though so it's cool to get something to just mess around with

  • @ChillyJack
    @ChillyJack Před rokem +3

    Honestly I've always hated when fantasy genre series start adding scifi/tech. BOTW only reinforced that.

  • @samuraivader3814
    @samuraivader3814 Před rokem +1

    Funny, when I first saw the art with the motorcycle, I thought, why not just add it with a sheika design. Low and behold it happened.

  • @kingjonny394
    @kingjonny394 Před rokem

    your production value for these vids is amazing!

  • @CertifiedClapaholic
    @CertifiedClapaholic Před rokem +3

    I'm sorry but a motorcycle in a LoZ game is beyond stupid as all get out. It has NO PLACE in a LoZ game. Cringe.

    • @Zeltik
      @Zeltik  Před rokem +2

      This is the same game where you travel inside a giant robot camel to get it to shoot Ganon with a laser beam

    • @CertifiedClapaholic
      @CertifiedClapaholic Před rokem +2

      @@Zeltik which was also stupid af. The entire game was just bad and not at all a good direction for LoZ to move in.

    • @Zeltik
      @Zeltik  Před rokem +3

      @@CertifiedClapaholic that's fair, you're entitled to your opinion. I actually completely agree with you in that I prefer Zelda to be traditional swords and sorcery fantasy, but technology has been a part of the Zelda series for years- trains in ST, ancient robots in SS, great bay temple in MM, mazaal in TMC, tower of the gods in TWW, city in the sky and temple of time in TP, etc. so it's nothing new, BotW just stepped it up.

    • @jefferblue8617
      @jefferblue8617 Před rokem

      @@CertifiedClapaholiccan you elaborate? I’m a little confused on why it’s not a good direction

    • @CertifiedClapaholic
      @CertifiedClapaholic Před rokem +1

      @@jefferblue8617 they turned it into a grind. The shrines were bland and there were waaaay too many of them. The 4 beast dungeons were unremarkable in any way and hard to distinguish from one another. The breaking weapons and the absolute GRIND that you have to go through just to get the Master Sword was straight up insulting. And to make matters worse, the shit STILL BREAKS. The towers and sense of freedom the game gives you is compromised by the fact that the discovery of new areas is a fruitless endeavor. The items you find feel like a general waste of time. The Blood Moons were beyond frustrating.
      None of these features were ever a part of past LoZ games and they should have never been introduced to the series. They literally made a Ubisoft/Skyrim clone with LoZ skins instead of just making a LoZ game.

  • @simsim6990
    @simsim6990 Před rokem

    Amazing video Zel, Loving the content

  • @towakun6678
    @towakun6678 Před rokem +1

    Just imagine you're riding one of those air balloons and suddenly run into Tingle randomly floating in the sky with a balloon...
    Gotta love that motorcycle story though, it's funny how persistent Mr. Aonuma was lol

    • @CALAMITY0FHYRULE
      @CALAMITY0FHYRULE Před rokem

      If I run into tingle...I will blast him out of the air

  • @Radien
    @Radien Před rokem

    I've been avoiding all Tears of the Kingdom theory videos with gritted teeth, knowing that I'd love them but that they'd eventually strike upon the game's actual story and accidentally spoil it just by guessing correctly. It's really nice to see you put out a video that only speculates based on something that the trailers *didn't* explictly show us.

  • @fivestringpat
    @fivestringpat Před rokem +1

    Imagine throwing fairies into your bike for fuel. That's dark.

  • @ThatLonelyMeatball
    @ThatLonelyMeatball Před rokem +1

    i personally believe the reason you could use anything to fuel the bike is because the hero may have to travel across the world of hyrule to fight ganon.
    and the reason link doesn’t have a giant divine beast is because the divine beasts and the other shiekah technologies purpose is to distract calamity ganon so the hero could get up and personal to Ganon

  • @Chonkyb0igamer420
    @Chonkyb0igamer420 Před rokem

    Dang that sand sea music it plays when in skippers house is so beautiful. It feels nostalgic and reminiscent

  • @charlier8626
    @charlier8626 Před rokem +2

    Unlocking the master cycle was really fun

  • @sedeyoung
    @sedeyoung Před rokem

    I love the amount of deliberation that went into both the development of the bike and this video!

  • @chrisschoenthaler5184
    @chrisschoenthaler5184 Před rokem +1

    I just love how you referred to it as “Aonuma’s bike”.

  • @FoxxDenn
    @FoxxDenn Před rokem +2

    I rarely even use the ancient horse armor now because of the master cycle zero. Amazing bike and I'm so thankful we have it. I hope we'll still get to use it in TotK!

  • @gingy1799
    @gingy1799 Před rokem

    The champions needed giant animal canons to kick butt, but they knew Link just needed a device to get from point A to B to kick butt himself

  • @unlimitedduckgamer
    @unlimitedduckgamer Před rokem

    I have mad respect for Aonuma for pushing the Master Cycle Zero for BotW and I am excited to create my own vehicles in TotK. Thank you Aonuma, without you we would have no idea where the Zelda series would be.

  • @zakzerak7191
    @zakzerak7191 Před rokem

    loved the options in movement with the master cycle i am looking forward for the new amazing possibilities of movement in totk.

  • @judaiyuki5597
    @judaiyuki5597 Před rokem +1

    fujibayashi: no you cant have a motorcycle
    aonuma: YOUR NOT MY DAD
    fujibayashi: fair point here you go
    aonuma: FUCK YEAH THIS IS THE SHIT

  • @lahma69
    @lahma69 Před rokem

    Excellent video!!

  • @SpikeFeedersFAB
    @SpikeFeedersFAB Před rokem

    Really loved this video

  • @gcborg
    @gcborg Před rokem

    Great vid Zeltik! If I’m being honest, I prefer a horse, though! For a few reasons:
    - 5 star horses are faster
    - I don’t need to keep A pressed (easier to aim an arrow while riding)(more comfortable to use for long rides)
    - No fuel upkeep
    - Can still call Horse anywhere with the Ancient Saddle
    - I get a bestfriend who I can pet!

  • @Me_Myself_Maly
    @Me_Myself_Maly Před rokem

    I remember doing the Champions Ballad before I defeated Ganon. And my God it felt SO AWESOME to ride up on the castle at full speed on a motorcycle. Fully clad in Barbarian armor as I tore through each and every Guardian that dared to look at me the wrong way. It was truly cathartic.

  • @Solar_sigma_
    @Solar_sigma_ Před rokem

    Another great Zelda video from Zeltik 👍🏻

  • @jesperkvaly-iq9in
    @jesperkvaly-iq9in Před rokem

    Thanks for giving us zelda facts❤️

  • @cymraegandconfused9721
    @cymraegandconfused9721 Před rokem +1

    I'm currently replaying BotW in anticipation of TotK, and I tackled the Divine Beasts before bothering with the 'optional' areas (Akkala, Faron etc) specifically to get the bike quickly. It is so goddamn fun to zoom around on that thing, I am so glad that Aonuma managed to add it in.

  • @DrLeePercussion
    @DrLeePercussion Před rokem

    Excellent video Zeltik.

  • @Saben.C-Spoon
    @Saben.C-Spoon Před rokem +1

    My friend and I used to do "master cycle races" where we'd set a start and end point across different parts of Hyrule. From small distances like the Plateau to the Castle all the way to from the Gerudo Highlands to the Hebra Peak. Good times

  • @KermitSideCharacter
    @KermitSideCharacter Před rokem

    The idea with the monster extract being a concentrated form of malice, there's an npc that gives you monster extract after you save it and says that it makes any food taste really good. Maybe consuming monster extract is the ceremony of becoming a Yiga.

  • @blakelandry9313
    @blakelandry9313 Před rokem

    Amazing video I enjoyed it I have recently been analyzing how the cave section of the opening would go specially with all the new footage that we have of it

    • @blakelandry9313
      @blakelandry9313 Před rokem +1

      So what I think is going to happen in the beginning, so don’t like adventure in the cave, drink some water and eventually try to cross the bridge with her animal, but it doesn’t wanna go over so Lincolns forced jump over the gap and Zelda and link continue eventually finding a temple. They enter the temple and explore Zelda taking pictures of all the ruins in ancient scripture Eventually, they would go down a staircase, and see Gannon Dorf Zelda would go up to him and take a look or we would say he twitches. She would eventually go back to link and hand him the torch so he can finish off Gannon Dorf before he can, Gannon, Dorf, anger makes his malice a lot stronger, his malice, eventually attacks a rat on the stairwell where Zelda and link see then they turn around to see the chest has a bunch of malice forcing the hand off Gannon Dorf now free looks at Zelda and link and causes the part that Zelda is standing on to collapse. It collapses a little bit, but not fully set a tries to climb up, and Link tries to reach his hand out for but before he can help her cannot work for Taksim he tries to use the master sword to repel the malice away, but get his arm burned and the master short destroyed. He’s eventually forced to jump to save Zelda and she falls, but the hand saves Link and uses the rewind ability to heal him which also fixes his outfit. Can I drop size unlit so he can try to move his body with a platform beneath them starts to move, can you do it looks up into it the air and his eyes burn bright with malice again now free he eventually talks to link a little bit and then tries to kill him but the hand in desperate need fuses with links, burned arm and teleports them to a sky island as Gannon Dorf lifts up his hands where malice would lift up the castle link eventually wakes up they destroyed sky building, and eventually has the choice to choose to put on ancient armor, or to keep his armor. He had back in the cave, or he would jump down, making it to the tutorial island wall Zelda, she would fall landing on mushrooms having to do first the cave with malice, infected monsters this is how I think the game will begin

    • @tumultuousv
      @tumultuousv Před rokem

      @@blakelandry9313 sooo... the trailers, yeah?

  • @samlington9073
    @samlington9073 Před rokem +1

    A WOLF! Of course it should be a wolf! That makes so much more sense for it to be link’s divine beast, and also somehow makes it feel like less of a straight up replacement mechanical version of the horse and more like a new type of Mount

    • @tumultuousv
      @tumultuousv Před rokem

      It's definitely a close replacement of the horse

  • @Sunshine-hj7qb
    @Sunshine-hj7qb Před rokem +1

    I personally wish the One-Hit Obliterator was the reward instead of the Master Cycle. It felt more like an end game reward then the bike and the added catch making you only one hit from death adds to the challenge. To be clear, I am not saying that anyone who likes the bike is wrong and I get it is a very end game reward that is obtained through DLC so I don't personally see it as "game breaking" like some do. The story behind it being added to the game is heart warming as well.

  • @sirius4507
    @sirius4507 Před rokem +1

    11:40 for most people yes, but i wanted those 900 koroks and the master cycle was damn useful 😂

  • @hectorelmikeegomaster154

    Something that I've noticed about the vehicle since that is a very good experience to try out while I was doing laundry and kazooie nuts and bolts in was the greatest thing that ever happened to that game because / 1000 hours just like looking designing and constructing and building a lot of the different types of vehicles that I was able to imagine at my

  • @chaineryt9211
    @chaineryt9211 Před rokem

    That is quite cool! I always thought it was the first thing they added with the dlc! Pretty neat!

  • @jasonmurray8203
    @jasonmurray8203 Před rokem

    I remember the first clip i saw of this and how blown away i was at the detail of this user made mod. But nope. Legit content.

  • @siriuslywastaken
    @siriuslywastaken Před rokem

    "programmers went out to buy their own motorbike to get a feeling for how it handled"
    you absolutely love to see it
    instead of just *assuming*, they actually decided to figure out how it *felt* so they could translate that into the game

  • @paulchraska8896
    @paulchraska8896 Před rokem

    1:50 seems.. quite.... tame... perfectly in sync with the music, i love it!

  • @marcomohler2446
    @marcomohler2446 Před rokem

    i honestly think, that the vehicle centered gameplay of totk became a thing because of that viral video in which someone flew over Hyrule. He just made some sort of flying thing out of 2 carts i think and they were even talking about it on an interview i think. They were really fascinated by the idea and even said they could patch it out, but they just loved what people made out of the tools they gave players and kept it in. Feels like thats exactly what were are doing now in totk.

  • @anothersimulacrum3321

    "...one of the most fun items in BOTW", "...perfect for exploring such a massive open environment." - YES! And that's why I want one from the start! :D