Summary

The Legend of Zeldaconsistently wrapper up the main storyline in each plot by the destruction , with Link saving Hyrule - or another land like Termina - from the iniquity that ’s threatening it . However , that does n’t mean that every question that comes up in each plot receives an response before the conclusion . Some of those unanswered questions result in mysteries that could have major implications for the traditional knowledge of theZeldauniverse .

Although many whodunit that are left unsolved inZeldagames seem relatively minor , theimplications they could have are much larger than they appearmost times . Meanwhile , other closed book simply leave an unending sentiency of oddity that burns to fuck the answer . Either means , Zelda ’s mysteries can make replaying game experience like a magpie William Holman Hunt for answers that usually wo n’t be find , leaving conjecture as the only fashion to sate the resulting curiosity .

The Legend of Zelda is notorious for being satisfy with puzzles ranging in difficulty from dewy-eyed to nearly inconceivable . Here are the most frustrating .

A collage of artwork from The Legend of Zelda. Two versions of Link, from Oracle of Ages and Skyward Sword are featured prominently. The background is comprised of images from Phantom Hourglass, Tears of the Kingdom, and Link’s Awakening.

10Song Of Storms Time Travel Paradox

Ocarina Of Time

connectedness learns the Song of Storms from a man in the windmill as an adult , who tells Link that a Thomas Kyd played the song in front of him , and he has n’t been capable to get it out of his headway since . So , Link then has to go back in time to when he was a tyke and go bring the Song of Storms in front of the man , so he can then be taught the birdcall as an adult . This creates an endless time loop , which could entail thatLink is cohere in an eternal loopof having to bring through Hyrule and Zelda from Ganondorf .

Majora’s Mask

Link sets out at the beginning ofMajora ’s Maskwith the intention of finding Navi since she left at the end ofOcarina of Time , having fulfilled the Great Deku Tree ’s request for her to point Link . In the end , Link does n’t rule any hint , even during the entirety ofMajora ’s Maskabout Navi ’s location . However , go forth Hyrule intend that Link would ’ve look for Navi there first , but not found any trace of her . And that leaves her location as a genuine mystery .

8Why The Poe Collector Buys Ghosts

Theories suggest the Poe Collector is either a child in the Kakariko Graveyard , or one of Castle Town ’s guard prior to the timeskip , as both mention being concerned in ghosts , though there ’s no heavy evidence for either case . However , once Link is an adult , the Poe Collector seem and runs a spectre shop , but there ’s no explanation as towhy he started such a shop or why those ghost are so valuable . It could be included to show how strange Hyrule became while Link was sealed in the Sacred Realm , but it still entrust unanswered questions about the note value and purpose of specter .

7The Happy Mask Salesman’s Strange Connection To His Wares

Even inOcarina of Time , the Happy Mask Salesman is strange . However , that ’s taken up a notch inMajora ’s Mask , as he ’s angry at the fact that Majora ’s Mask is missing after he go through so much elbow grease to get it in his ownership . It ’s never explained how he set about so many unusual masks , why he seems to be able-bodied to realise their emotion , or why he collects and sells masque in the first place .

6How Majora Was Sealed Inside The Mask

Speaking of Majora ’s Mask , it ’s never explainedhow the evil entity , Majora , finish up sealed inside the mask . It ’s said that an ancient tribe summoned Majora as part of their rituals , and that the kin group no longer live by the time the plot takes place . But distinctly , the mask was n’t able to save this tribe , so what was the purpose of containing its index that way ?

5Mamu Goes On Tour

Link ’s Awakeningtakes place on an island , but the entire island is essentially theWind Fish ’s dream manifested . Which entail that all the dweller on the island aside from Link are n’t genuine , just part of a dreaming , and if they leave the island , they fell . But Mamu , after helping Link , depart a foretoken where he was that allege he ’s decease on term of enlistment . Mamu , as an island resident physician , shouldn’t be able to result the island , which creates the mystery over whether he left and vanish , or if he was somehow alive on the island like Link .

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4The Eighth Heroine’s True Identity

Breath Of The Wild & Tears Of The Kingdom

Breath of the Wildincludes a legend about the Seven Heroines who make unnecessary Gerudo in the past , with their existence mysteriously scrubbed from history . InTears of the Kingdom , it ’s finally revealed that the Eighth Heroine was really a Hylian voe ( a man , in Gerudo parlance ) who rallied the Seven Heroines to their grounds . The Eighth Heroine ’s ( or Hero ’s ) legacy was then twisted and leave due to Gerudo law forbidding man to endure among them . It ’s implied that this may have been a old personification of Link , given thathe ’s always a Hylianand the prevalence of the number seven throughout the serial , but there ’s no proof , so their true identity element remain a secret .

3Fado’s Disappearance From Kokiri Forest

Fado is a Kokiri who learn Link about using first - individual camera mode , andshe disappears after that interactionuntil Link come back as an adult . Then , she enjoin him how anybody who is n’t a Kokiri that enters the Lost Woods becomes a Stalfos , seeming queerly obsessed with the musical theme . There ’s speculation that Fado was part of the junk Wind Temple , but her presence and duplicate disappearances alongside her interest in the Stalfos do her an unresolved mystery .

2Snowpeak Ruins' Original Owners

Twilight Princess

When Link arrives at Snowpeak Ruins inTwilight Princess , it ’s rundown and inhabit by a Yeti couple . However , the decorations and innovation of the manor house show that it waslikely endure in by somebody with a high condition . Not just a eminent condition , butthe crown of the Hyrule Royal Family in the manor indicates that it could ’ve belonged to royalty . But there ’s no indication if Zelda has distant relatives who could ’ve live there , or if it was just a vacation home of sort .

1Are They Actually Aliens?

ghost , known only as Them or They , appear at Romani Ranch during the nighttime , and Romani require Link to help her fight them off , since nobody else believe her when she says they keep showing up and abducting oxen . While she calls them Ghosts , it ’d be more accurate to call them aliens , since they appear and even abduct Romani if Link does n’t assist fight them off , and areinspired by a real - life aliensighting , the Flatwoods Monster . However , their existence involve other planets subsist in theZeldauniversethat are dwell by levelheaded life , not just other realms .

TheZeldaseries contains messy timelinesthat are unlikely to ever be clear and concise , but there ’s also an assortment of mysteries hidden in the games that never find answer . However , some of the most minor mysteries that are left unsolved actually have immense implications for the series ' traditional knowledge . But in the last , these mystery story are recoil to remain oddity without answers inThe Legend of Zelda .

The Duelling Peaks as they appear in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, with silhouettes of Navi, Fi and Tingle.

Genshin Impact’s Keqing touches her hair.

The Poe Collector from Ocarina of Time, and the Happy Mask Salesman from Majora’s Mask.

Link Playing The Song Of Storms In Ocarina of Time

Link gives the Poe Collector a Big Poe in Ocarina of Time.

The Happy Mask Salesman lifts up a young Link in The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask

Link in Nintendo Switch remake of Link’s Awakening

The statue of the Eighth Heroine seen in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild​​​​​​​.

Link playing the Ocarina of Time in Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Yeta transforming into Blizzeta in The Legend Of Zelda Twilight Princess HD

The Legend of Zelda