Lore of the Monsters - The Legend of Zelda

ADDENDUM: 1) As mentioned by Banuune in the video's premiere, Aquamentus may actually derive from the word "Mentes", meaning "ghost" or "ones spirit" which could link Aquamentus to a "water spirit", which would make far more sense than "Water of the mind". Dragons in Japanese culture are often regarded as water spirits. It makes particularly more sense when you consider that Level 1 is literally located at the center of a lake. 2) Editing mistake for the Tektite description. It should say: "“It hops and bounces. Some have big movements (red) and some have small movements (blue). Their attack power is weak.” 3) For Ganon, the term I mentioned is 大魔王 (Dai Maō), "Great Demon King". I forgot to add text on-screen for it. 4) Bubbles likely are also a reference to Podobos from Super Mario Bros, also called バブル (Baburu) in Japanese. 5) The Magic Rod we find in Level 6 is the same type of rod that Wizzrobes use.

This is a monumental undertaking, so happy to be here at the start

You have no idea how INCREDIBLY EXCITED I am to see someone officially discussing the monsters of Hyrule. It's also very interesting to see the way some of these iconic creatures evolve. For instance, Stalfos seem to be more than just reanimated skeletons. Majora's Mask especially reveals this with the Ikana region, given that there is an entire army of Stalfos who are just... people. They were all normal soldiers, and they won't attack you if you have the Captain's Hat. This means they however they're resurrected, they likely have some form of sentience and can be communicated with at their own will. For the Stalchildren of Majora's Mask, they all respect Captain Keeta so they'll all respond to him.

I really love how you use your grasp of Japanese to explain the deeper meaning behind the names of monsters. I don't know any Japanese, so it's one part of analysis that I really struggle with. It helps me put myself inside the minds of the creators, because you can trace back their thought process based on the words they use to name the monsters.

This is a really great idea for a series, one that you can ride for quite a while without relying on whatever game is most recent or next on the horizon. Looking forward to you doing this for the rest of the games. :)

This was a really entertaining video, i never really even thought about analyzing the enemies so deeply

Yes! Yeeessss!!! These are the kinds of videos I've been waiting to see from you. You have a deeper and more accurate understanding of the lore of Zelda than any of the other Zelda youtubers I've found so far, and it's why I love your channel so much.

Excellent. Really looking forward to this series. Well done ZL. I also learned something new about a game I’ve been playing for decades. That you can use the Recorder to remove the curse of a Bubble.

I love listen to these while at work or out do my walk.

Guess who's back. Back again. Zelda Lore's back. Tell a friend.🎵🎶

Really, really enjoyed this! Learned so much Japanese unexpectedly. Wondering if you would be interested in doing “appendices” where you examine one monster across all games to give a comprehensive picture of the creature’s manifestations throughout Zelda history? Great video 🥰

I've only watched the Overworld section, so far, but this is incredibly well researched and good job with the Japanese too!

I'm working on my outline for rebooting my Zelda fic(making the map is incredibly frustrating. I'm half tempted to just wait for Echoes of Wisdom and cram that map with BotW's together.), and for monsters, I've divided them into TWO categories. One: Demons. Unholy creatures. Moblins, Octoroks, Keese, you know the drill. And Two: the Corrupted, beings that have been either consumed by or cursed with Blight. Humans can turn into Darknuts or Redeads. Gerudo, Iron Knuckles and Gibdos. Zora? River Zora, now known as either Sea Devils or Oren. Shiekah? Let's just say the Yiga aren't just a faction anymore.

Awesome work! I did not know about the origin of the name Moblin, pretty cool. Interesting how they first looked like bulldogs before looking like pigs. More Elden Ring streams coming?

This was fun!

Regarding Patra, is it possible that similar to the bats, the name is just related to a sound they the creature makes... in this case the sound of high-speed flapping wings? 🤔

I think peahat’s probably also a play on words. A “propeller hat,” which is a baseball cap with a propeller on top, popular with children in some locations in the 50’s and 60’s, could be shortened to “p hat.” My guess is that peahat represents “propeller hat,” using the spelling of the legume as a reference to the creature’s plant-like nature and as a joke on the spelling.

Wow. This must have been a lot of work! D: <3 Great Job!

Just noticed that tektite intro has the peahat information repeated from the previous peahat section

Hey so I'm a big fan of your videos and I just want to know what editing software you use? I'm interested in doing videogame lore videos for series I like too like Far Cry or Halo, and I'm planing on getting a capture card to record gameplay for visuals. I'm wondering if you use a capture card or if you download gameplay clips. Btw I've wondered about the lore of monsters for ages. Are there different subspecies, or are they evolved over time? I think it could be either or in some cases