History Fridge / TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild

** Windblight Ganon uses a blaster: while not exactly the same as Revali's Great Eagle Bow, it's still a ranged fighter like he was, and can even fire multiple times like Revali's bow. It also flies just like Vah Medoh. Moreover, it can create cyclones that surround it, making Revali's Gale and higher-altitude advantage useless against it.

* Unlike previous titles you can't find rupees just by cutting grass. The reason for this is because of the blue rabbit-like Blupee spirit, which, according to the Compendium, goes around and collects rupees, which in itself also explains why it drops rupees when shot or hit.
** Furthermore, none of the monsters in this game drop rupees upon defeat barring one exception: members of the Yiga Clan. Which makes perfect sense, as the Yiga often disguise themselves as ordinary Hylians to infiltrate places, so of course they would carry money to both sell the illusion and to potentially buy stuff they want/need.

** As Zelda's sealing power is nearly exhausted at the time Link is revived by her voice, his weakness might simply indicate that the Shrine didn't have time to ''finish'' restoring him fully. Had she let him sleep another fifty years, he might've been as tough as the knight Zelda remembers, but Ganon was so near to escaping that she had no choice but to cut Link's slumber short.

* The Rito are adept [[ArcherArchetype with the bow and arrow.]] Too-small wingspan aside, the general consensus with Bird People is that they'd have ''ridiculously strong'' wing/arm and back muscles to power their flight needs, so archery is a logical conclusion for them.

* The BonusBoss of "The Champions Ballad" is Maz Koshia, the Shrine Monk who tasked you with beating the Champions' challenges in the first place. Consider that the Shrines are basically the bulk of the challenge in ''Breath of the Wild'', and they were used in much of the advertising for the game. With that in mind, it makes a great deal of poetic sense that the last boss the game has you fight is one of the guys who built and maintained said Shrines.

* The BagOfSpilling situation that Link is in after his awakening seems like your typical invoked videogame trope... at first. In fact, it's more like SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome. Link was in stasis for ''a hundred years''. Anybody who's spent a long time similarly hospitalized knows that ''your body goes feeble'' with the inactivity; it's only natural he'd reawaken far weaker than he was in the past. Think his retaining of his skillfulness with weapons is a contradiction? Think again. Amnesia patients are known to retain skills and muscle memory, only losing ''active'' memory.

** All cameras have a lens, even small cameras found in phones and tablets. It would not be too farfetched to think that the Sheikah Slate has a built-in [[IncrediblyLamePun Camera Lens of Truth]], which would explain why it can see through those disguises.

* You can find the statue of the Eighth Heroine of Gerudo somewhere west of Gerudo Highlands, far from the statues of the other Seven Heroines which are found to the east of Gerudo Desert. This is not the horror part; the horror part is that unlike the other seven whose swords are in their hands or at least nearby, the Eighth Heroine's sword is somehow lodged ''on the other side of a nearby mountain'' (be reminded that each heroine's statue is like, 10 stories tall, and theirs swords are about as large). Just what could have caused the massive sword to be planted so far away from the statue? Something mundane (the people responsible for moving the sword died en route and thus the sword never reached its intended destination)? Or something... worse (an unknown force somehow ripped that sword out of the statue and threw it across the mountain)?

** Tears of the kingdom explains that Gorons are "Born of the Land" in a literal fashion, meaning they don't reproduce normally at all. They are not physically male or female, as they have no need for the parts.

* The memory titled "Zelda's Resentment" deals with Zelda lashing out at Link out of resentment over the fact that he has such an easier time fulfilling his destiny. You'll notice that not only does this take place very close Revali's home of Rito Village, but the picture that triggers the memory shows Divine Beast Vah Medoh in the background. It's a subtle visual reminder that both characters resent Link at that point.

* Apparently, you can survive in cold climates by having a fire-enchanted blade equipped (or it at least helps in keeping warm). Why? It's basically an enchanted torch. Likewise, carrying an ice-enchanted weapon will keep Link cool in hot climates (to a point, anyway).

** The Gorons and Rito don't know as much about Link's past. Kaneli of the Rito only thinks Link is the descendant of the hero when he sees the Sheikah Slate, but begins to believe he ''is'' the hero if he sees the Master Sword. Bludo of the Gorons hardly brings up the hero, only really pondering it when he sees Link's sword. Neither the Rito nor Gorons are enemies of Hyrulians, but they ''are'' distant, living in far off areas that often require Link to wear protective gear, so they probably didn't get as many Hyrulian tourists, and unlike the Zora and Gerudo, their Champions didn't have the personal Ghistory with Hyrule royalty or Link that [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Mipha]], [[OldFriend Urbosa]], or [[ArchEnemy Ganon]] did. However, the fact that they bring up the Master Sword regardless shows that Link's story did indeed reach them.

** The Gorons and Rito don't know as much about Link's past. Kaneli of the Rito only thinks Link is the descendant of the hero when he sees the Sheikah Slate, but begins to believe he ''is'' the hero if he sees the Master Sword. Bludo of the Gorons hardly brings up the hero, only really pondering it when he sees Link's sword. Neither the Rito nor Gorons are enemies of Hyrulians, but they ''are'' distant, living in far off areas that often require Link to wear protective gear, so they probably didn't get as many Hyrulian tourists, and unlike the Zora and Gerudo, their Champions didn't have the personal history with Hyrule royalty or Link that [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Mipha]], [[OldFriend Urbosa]], or [[ArchEnemy Ganon]] did. However, the fact that they bring up the Master Sword regardless shows that Link's story did indeed reach them.

* Most of the places containing large numbers of guardians are either places that Ganon would logically want guarded, places that he could reasonably guess would be points of interest for Link (such as holy sites), or the sites of battles during the Calamity that the Guardians just never left.
** Notably there is not a single guardian in the Gerudo Desert, which could have two explanations. Guardians are large, heavy, and walk around on a small number of relatively thin legs -- traits that would cause them to quickly sink into the sands of the desert and become inoperable, or at least extremely slowed, meaning that any invasion of the desert would be wildly impractical. Alternatively, since Ganondorf was a Gerudo he might simply still have some fondness for his people (or at least a desire to rule over them rather than destroy them), and wouldn't ''want'' to invade them.

* You can find the statue of the Eighth Heroine of Gerudo somewhere west of Gerudo Highlands, far from the statues of the other Seven Heroines which are found to the east of Gerudo Desert. This is not the horror part; the horror part is that unlike the other seven whose swords are in their hands or at least nearby, the Eighth Heroine's sword is somehow lodged ''across a nearby mountain'' (be reminded that each heroine's statue is like, 10 stories tall). Just what could have caused the massive sword to be planted so far away from the statue? Something mundane (the people responsible for moving the sword died en route and thus the sword never reached its intended destination)? Or something... worse (an unknown force somehow ripped that sword out of the statue and threw it across the mountain)?

* Since Zelda from ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'' is not the Zelda [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI from the first game]], ''Breath of the Wild'' Zelda is [[ThirteenIsUnlucky the thirteenth incarnation of the princess]] in the ''Hyrule Historia'' timeline, and the one who lost Hyrule to Calamity Ganon. Also, if one is going by the ''Hyrule Encyclopedia'' timeline, this game has the [[ThirteenIsUnlucky thirteenth Link]], and he is adventuring in a Hyrule AfterTheEnd.