The title and release date of **The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ** have finally been revealed, and Zelda fans may want to catch up by replaying some of the series before diving into BOTW 's sequel next year. Zelda ’s decades-long history is packed with plenty of lore, legends, and tales of Heroes across its many eras, and TOTK is gearing up to be another major installment in the series’ overarching story. However, with 19 official titles in the mainline canon alone, it’s hard to know where to start with a thorough Legend of Zelda rep

Ganondorf is hands-down the most iconic Legend of Zelda villain in the entire series, returning again and again to face up with Link throughout the series' timeline. Zelda games are better when Ganondorf, not Ganon alone, are there, and although the series has done a good job over the years fleshing out the antagonist's backstory, he could still absolutely shine in his own game. The story could perhaps show the powerful King of Gerudo during his ruling era, struggling to provide for Nintendo Console Graphics his people in the Gerudo Desert before taking a deeply evil turn. In addition to telling a fresh take on his story, Ganondorf's magical powers could provide interesting new combat mechanics that switch up gamep

The possible uses for Ocarina of Time's scrapped portals in Breath of the Wild 2 are plentiful. It is possible that they could be located in strict positions, such as denoted to specific spots in Hyrule Castle. However, one must also consider their potential mobility. If Link can harness their power in BOTW 2 __ and move them, they might provide quicker access to the far reaches of Hyrule that the player would otherwise have a harder time accessing. After all, it's unknown if Link will maintain all of his teleportation points from Breath of the Wild in its sequel. If not, these crystals could prove to be paramount in his journey to aid Zelda and reclaim Hyule from the Calamity. Perhaps Zelda will be playable in BOTW2 , and this is somehow involved with the port

Ocarina of Time is often considered to be the definitive Zelda game as it introduced much of the series’ most important lore while simultaneously splitting its timeline. Ocarina ’s use of time travel via the Ocarina of Time, the Master Sword, and the Door of Time opened the path to the Sacred Realm, allowing Ganondorf to enter and claim the Triforce. Depending on the outcome of Link’s final battle against Demon King Ganon, the timeline splits into three distinct branches, any of which could be relevant again in TO

Depending on how deeply time travel is intertwined with Tears of the Kingdom 's story, it's also possible that Link will be traveling back and forth through time. There could be two concurrent stories with their own plot threads in Zelda BOTW 2 , one that takes place in the past and another in the present. Being transported as each story progresses and needing to complete quests to go back and forth doesn't seem likely given the open-world format focused on player freedom, and neither does a sudden shift halfway through akin to Ocarina of Time , but it's possible that players will be able to travel between the past and present at will instead. However, two separate maps - each one a fair bit larger than BOTW 's Hyrule due to the floating islands - feels like far too much to be within reason, and small self-contained areas of the past or present akin to BOTW 's Shrines don't seem likely either based on what's been shown so far. There are certainly other ways this concept could be utilized in BOTW 's sequel without ruining its story or gameplay, however, and they may become more apparent as additional information becomes availa

If the Darknut comes to Tears of the Kingdom , it has the potential to be a miniboss on the level of Talus or Hinox, or perhaps even the Lynel. Their strong armor can make them unique enemies that would require careful planning and preparation to defeat, especially if they had phases in Zelda: TOTK that connect them to their Twilight Princess iteration. They may drop very cool-looking weapons, shields, and possibly even bows, but like Wizzrobes, they might not drop other items. There could even be an armor set designed to mimic them, which would be just as cool as the weapons and fun to match with them. It would be great to see this enemy make its way into _Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom _ alongside Dinolfos and some other classic enemies, but until more is revealed, fans can only guess at which favorites will ret

The new Tears of the Kingdom trailer came with other things besides hints of time travel; a mechanical mount that Link will fly through the air, a mysterious glowing mural on a mountaintop, and smaller details like strange capsules on his belt and footage of him climbing roots. All of it is far from confirmation of time travel, but it does pose interesting questions. The idea of traveling back to Hyrule 10,000 years ago is an exciting one, and could make Breath of the Wild 's sequel even more fun than it already appeared to be. If the theory is true, then hopefully the time travel aspects are implemented well and don't overly complicate the story so that BOTW 2 's gameplay and improved exploration aspects can shine just like they did in the original Breath of the Wi