History TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild / TropesUToZ

* VendorTrash: Unlike previous games, there is very little liquid cash just lying around in the field. Most of your rupees will come from selling items, and the vast majority (other than weapons and certain pieces of armor) can be sold anywhere. However, basically every item has some use in crafting, so this tension provides incentive for turning in sidequests for some extra income.
** Special mention to the various precious stones--while they can be crafted into jewelry in Gerudo Town, they are fairly expensive to enhance, and none of them carries unique effects. Better to find other equipment (which will likely confer {{Set Bonus}}es as well, unlike the headgear-only jewelry) and sell off the stones--unless the gems are needed to upgrade particular armor sets to maximum potential (for example, the Snowquill Armor requires a total of ''fifteen'' Rubies to reach Level Four defense). Diamonds are unique here, since they can be used to craft new Champions' weapons, preventing them from being TooAwesomeToUse. The real vendor trash is the extremely common and conspicuous luminous stones; their only use is crafting the Radiant Set, and beyond that can be sold for a bit of cash or converted to diamonds at a rate of ten-to-one in Zora's Domain. This is a financial loss, but it provides an easy source of diamonds for Champions' weapons.

** If you fall into freezing water, no amount of clothes will prevent you from freezing to death.

* WaterIsWomanly: ZigZagged. The previous Zora Champion, who piloted the water-wielding mecha Vah Ruta, was the very feminine and ladylike Mipha — she was a kind and gentle princess, a renowned healer, girlier than her teammates Zelda and Urbosa, and was in love with Link. However, Link's ally in the present and the new Zora Champion of sorts is her brash and outgoing younger brother Sidon.
* WeakButSkilled: The Master Cycle Zero from The Champions' Ballad [=DLC=] is this compared to the UnskilledButStrong horses of the game. Horses are ultimately faster but the Master Cycle Zero far outperforms them in terms of maneuverability and versatility on various terrain. It can safely jump off the highest cliffs and while the player will be hurt by running into things, it's only a small amount and it takes almost no time to resummon it, compared to horses, who stop short in front of a barrier and need to be remaneuvered. Also, it is less prone to spontaneously combusting if ridden on Death Mountain than its organic counterparts.

--> "In the name of the Goddess Hylia..."\\

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman:
** Yiga assassins merely SmokeOut when Link defeats them and their leader Master Kohga does himself in by accident at the end of his fight, since they're fellow people and the game doesn't want Link to be directly responsible for murder.
** The rule with organic enemies seems to be that if they have animalistic attributes, it's okay for them to drop body parts that Link can take. Bokoblins, Moblins and Hinox are all partially piglike, and even though Lynels appear to be the most intelligent enemies in the game, their lion faces and horse bodies seem to be why their body parts can be harvested as well. Wizzrobes are creepy imp-wizards, but they're the only humanoid enemy without any animal qualities, and as such, they only drop their weapons.

---> "This horse says that YOU killed it! You! How could you?! Do you plan to revive it just to kill it again?"

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* UndeadCounterpart: Stalmoblins (from Moblins), Stalizalfos (from Lizalfos), Stalkoblin (from Moblins), and Stalnox (from Hinox).

* WintryAuroralSky: The frigid Hebra region in the northwest of the map is usually shrouded in a blizzard that reduces visibility, but occasionally the storm will clear. When this happens at night an aurora is visible. There are equally northern regions (Death Mountain and Akkala) that aren't as cold, and so don't have an aurora.

* WhamLine: A small-but-effective one comes at the end of the of the Champions Ballad [=DLC=], especially for those who thought they were finally finished with it [[spoiler:and hadn't been spoiled on the duel against the [[AwesomeBosses/TheLegendOfZelda Shiekah Monk Maz Koshia]]]].
--> "In the name of the Goddess Hylia..."
--> *cue the WhamShot mentioned below*
--> "[[spoiler:I offer this final trial!]]"

* UnwinnableByMistake:
** It is possible to do certain things in shrines and put yourself into a situation where the shrine cannot be completed, usually by falling onto a remote ledge that you can't escape from (as dying dumps you back on that same ledge). The solution is to teleport out of the shrine, which resets it back to the default state.
** If you drop an orb into the swamp on Eventide Island, it becomes impossible to retrieve without restarting the whole shrine quest.

* YouWakeUpInARoom: The game begins with Link awakening inside a mysterious place called the Shrine of Resurrection, with only the strange machine he lay in and the mysterious Sheikah Slate. The way out is locked; however, Link can just use the tablet to unlock the door.

--> "[[spoiler:I offer this final challenge]]"

** If you get into a tough fight while on horseback, your horse [[FinalDeath can be killed -- and won't come back]] -- if you're not careful. Although the presence of the Horse God kinda makes that a moot point.

* UnwinnableByMistake: It is possible to do certain things in shrines and put yourself into a situation where the shrine cannot be completed, usually by falling onto a remote ledge that you can't escape from (as dying dumps you back on that same ledge). The solution is to teleport out of the shrine, which resets it back to the default state.

* WeakButSkilled: The Master Cycle Zero from The Champions' Ballad [=DLC=] is this compared to the UnskilledButStrong horses of the game. Horses are ultimately faster but the Master Cycle Zero far outperforms them in terms of maneuverability and versatility on various terrain. It can safely jump off the highest cliffs and while the player will be hurt by running into things, it's only a small amount and it takes almost no time to resummon it, compared to horses, who stop short in front of a barrier and need to be remaneuvered. Also, it is less prone to spontaneously combusting if ridden on Death Mountain that its organic counterparts.

** Special mention to the various precious stones--while they can be crafted into jewelry in Gerudo Town, they are fairly expensive to enhance, and none of them carries unique effects. Better to find other equipment (which will likely confer {{Set Bonus}}es as well, unlike the headgear-only jewelry) and sell off the stones. Diamonds are unique here, since they can be used to craft new Champions' weapons, preventing them from being TooAwesomeToUse. The real vendor trash is the extremely common and conspicuous luminous stones; their only use is crafting the Radiant Set, and beyond that can be sold for a bit of cash or converted to diamonds at a rate of ten-to-one in Zora's Domain. This is a financial loss, but it provides an easy source of diamonds for Champions' weapons.

** Want to catch a whole school of fish but you’re too ill-equipped/lazy to swim after them? Simply let loose a Shock Arrow into their general area [[ElectrifiedBathtub and watch them all float up to the surface of the water!]]

** Fighting monsters has so many ways you can utilize: [[MadBomber blowing them up with Bomb Arrows or Bomb Barrels,]] [[FireIceLightning shooting elemental arrows at them,]] [[ManOnFire setting them on fire with a torch,]] [[BlowYouAway blowing them]] [[NotTheFallThatKillsYou off a cliff with a Korok Leaf...]]the possibilities are endless! But what takes the cake is what you can do to Stalmonsters: You can beat one with its own arm (or explode it with a Remote Bomb or scatter it with a Korok Leaf,) then ''steal its skull'' and run away with it while the rest of the Stalmonster desperately tries to take it back, and finally ''kick the skull off a cliff,'' after which the Stalmonster throws a fit in rage before collapsing into a pile of bones.

* VendorTrash: Pretty much anything besides weapons and a few special pieces of armor can be sold. One of the quickest ways to get Rupees is to sell monster parts, gems, and other junk acquired while exploring the wild. These items all have uses in crafting, so there's an incentive for players to find other sources of Rupees, like sidequests, at least until they have way more items than they need.
** There is generally no use for the rarer stones like opals, topaz, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds except to sell them. Admittedly you can pump them into some sick jewelry in Gerudo town, but the resultant accessories won't do anything you couldn't get from other, more accessible item sets, so they're best sold. The word "rare" might disqualify them from this trope, were they very much ''not'' rare on Death Mountain. There's ore veins every ten steps and priceless gems in all of them, so go nuts and get rich.
** Diamonds are set apart from the rest because they actually have a valuable use--re-crafting the Champions' weapons should you lose or break them. That's pretty cool, as it prevents the excellent gear you get for clearing the Divine Beasts from being TooAwesomeToUse. But the diamonds aren't the VendorTrash, luminous stones are. These ones are, unlike gemstones, ridiculously easy to find, and have no use in the entire game except to sell or to upgrade the Radiant Set. You can sell them at vendors for small chunks of cash, or you can sell them to Ledo, an artisan in Zora's Domain, for a diamond for every ten. Selling the ten luminous stones on their own would net you 700 rupees, more than the 500 rupees you get from one diamond, so you're losing money on the deal, but if you are using the Champions' weapons Ledo is definitely [[AntiFrustrationFeatures the most reliable source of diamonds]].

** Hyrule Castle's music dynamically switches between a dramatic, bombastic orchestral arrangement while outdoors and a sinister pipe organ version while indoors. Both variants gain an extra drum part during combat.

** Music is usually low-key and ambient, varying depending on the area Link is in. When approaching towns, the town's BGM will grow in volume until it's actually entered, wherein it'll play at full volume. Entering interiors or traveling in a snowstorm will muffle the music. Each town has two versions of its theme, one each for day and night, with the latter having a slower tempo and being more relaxing.

** Hyrule Castle itself has a dramatic, loud theme for the exterior, that perfectly fades into a more sinister theme for the interior. Both of these variants gain an extra drumbeat during combat.
** Any time Kass is at a stable, his accordion music (Epona's Song) mixes with the stable's background music.

** Diamonds are set apart from the rest because they actually have a valuable use--re-crafting the Champions' weapons should you lose or break them. That's pretty cool, as it prevents the excellent gear you get for clearing the Divine Beasts from being TooAwesomeToUse. But the diamonds aren't the VendorTrash, luminous stones are. These ones are, unlike gemstones, ridiculously easy to find, and have no use in the entire game except to sell or to upgrade the Radiant Set. You can sell them at vendors for small chunks of cash, or you can sell them to Ledo, an artisan in Zora's Domain, for a diamond for every ten. Selling the ten luminous stones on their own would net you 700 rupees, more than the 500 rupees you get from one diamond, so your losing money on the deal, but if you are using the Champions' weapons Ledo is definitely [[AntiFrustrationFeatures the most reliable source of diamonds]].

** Diamonds are set apart from the rest because they actually have a valuable use--re-crafting the Champions' weapons should you lose or break them. That's pretty cool, as it prevents the excellent gear you get for clearing the Divine Beasts from being TooAwesomeToUse. But the diamonds aren't the VendorTrash, luminous stones are. These ones are, unlike gemstones, ridiculously easy to find, and have literally no use in the entire game except to sell. You can sell them at vendors for small chunks of cash, or you can sell them to Ledo, an artisan in Zora's Domain, for a diamond for every ten. Whether you sell the diamond for a much higher cash reward or use it for your weapons, there's no reason not to abuse this.

** Link can't reliably find the supplies he needs just by cutting grass and breaking pots (though that's not to say that nothing can be found this way). Instead, he'll have to scavenge them from places where one would expect to find them, like taking arrows from bow-wielding Bokoblins and restoring health by eating meat from hunting animals. Most rupees are got through selling items. He also doesn't hold items dramatically in the air whenever he collects them.

** At several points, travelers are attacked by monsters and the player has the opportunity to help them out.
*** You'd have to stumble upon a lot of the right ingredients over a lot of time to cook up a meal that offers a full restore plus extra hearts, but if you save the right traveler from a skinny, easily-slain red Bokoblin, you can get one for little more than free.[[note]]It's the lady on Horwell Bridge leading into Central Hyrule.[[/note]]
** You can hang out with dogs, and feed them fruit and meat, and they'll become friendly and follow Link around. Feed them enough, and they'll usually lead you to buried treasure.
** In fact, you can feed sand seals, too, and you never actually need to. Feeding Riju's seal Patricia will give you hints, but otherwise, like with horses, it's also just a feature if you feel like being nice.

* VillainBeatingArtifact: Surprisingly {{Averted}} with the Master Sword, which is actually not needed to defeat Ganon. Played straight, however, with [[spoiler:the Light Arrows, which are the only thing that can harm Dark Beast Ganon and are obtained and used only during the final battle.]]