The reincarnated version of the eponymous Princess Zelda Tetra could easily lead a game herself. She is considered by many to be the LoZ 's series' best version of Zelda , shinichi Kudo Transformation and alongside her loyal pirate crew could tell an amazing seafaring adventure tale. A game of her own could dive into Tetra's backstory and give interesting new lore for the world - she became captain after her mother died, but other than that not much is known about her origins, family history, or how she assembled her crew. Whether the game was simply about seafaring and plundering or pitting Tetra against the forces of evil herself, she's a great candidate for a Legend of Zelda protagon

When the Goddess was reincarnated as Zelda in Skyward Sword , she cleansed herself in two sacred springs to recover her divine memories and power. Notably, the Skyview Spring and Earth Spring tucked away in the Faron and Eldin regions have been theorized to be BOTW ’s Spring of Courage and Spring of Power, respectively. Instead of a Spring of Wisdom to complete the "Triforce," however, Skyward Sword’s Lanayru Desert housed the Temple of Time instead, which allowed Zelda and Impa to pass back in time to the Era of the Goddess so Zelda could recall her divin

While Breath of the Wild ’s title seems to warrant no further analysis, its parallels to the title of Tears of the Kingdom may reveal more about the sequel’s plot than initially meets the eye. BOTW 's story was told primarily through Link’s recovered memories, allowing the Hero to rediscover his role of protecting Hyrule from Ganon’s malice after his 100-year slumber. Considering that Link bears the Triforce of Courage associated with the Wind Goddess Farore, it makes sense to associate him with "breath" in the game’s title. In a similar vein, Link serves as a literal link between the player and Hyrule throughout the franchise, allowing them to explore the "wild" through his character. As such, Breath of the Wild becomes an incredibly fitting title as much of the game revolves around simply allowing players to explore Hyrule as the Link of BOTW 's e

The most obvious recurring location in Tears of the Kingdom is Hyrule Castle itself. Hyrule Castle has been prominently featured in trailers for the sequel, floating above Hyrule Field. In many Zelda games including Breath of the Wild , a corrupted Hyrule Castle has served as the final dungeon. This floating fortress of Malice looks set to be Tears of the Kingdom ’s own final dungeon, with Link and Zelda perhaps storming the castle after breaking a seal similar to Ocarina of Time . It remains to be seen, however, if Hyrule Castle Town has been rebuilt since the events of the previous game, now living in the floating castle’s sha

Part of what has made the Legend of Zelda series so enduring is its many strong characters. Link has always remained the series' star, and while he's proven to be a consistently strong protagonist, it's high time that another beloved character had the spotlight. There are plenty of other characters whose combination of interesting storyline potential and intriguing combat styles would shake things up in innovative ways. As players replay Zelda games before Tears of the Kingdom releases, they will likely even come across more strong candidates for other main characters not listed here. While these **Legend of Zelda ** characters may never get their time in the sun, their potential is a testament to the series' well-crafted charact

The big objectives such as conquering the Divine Beasts, collecting every memory scene, and finishing out the main questline by defeating Ganon and saving Princess Zelda are things that players may have done numerous times before. However, finishing every small objective in BOTW might not be something they've done so often. There's no reward for completing the game to 100%, but it is a nice challenge and no small accomplishment. The time leading up to TOTK 's release is a good opportunity to do things that players still have left in BOTW , and even if they don't have a particular objective, going back and playing through games before sequels release is still very

Throughout Zelda lore, Hyrule’s royal family has worked to protect the sacred Triforce and uphold the peace and prosperity of the land. However, many attempts to keep the Triforce safe have resulted in inevitable disaster, and the royal family’s decisions often lead to the very fates they struggle to avoid. As long as Hylia continues to reincarnate, it seems that Demise’s malice will indeed curse her and her Chosen Hero throughout the entirety of kingdom of Hyrule’s past , present, and fut

The quests are the primary objectives in BOTW , and it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to complete all of them. Half of the challenge is simply finding them all, since there's very little indication of who has a quest to give and who doesn't, and quest givers can be found in the most random and unexpected of places. Even after players manage to find all the quests, they still will need to put in quite a bit of legwork in order to complete them. Some particularly difficult quests involve gathering extremely rare ingredients, or facing off against enemies that can easily vanquish them if they're unprepared, or fulfilling incredibly specific or rare conditions. Whatever the reason, players can easily leave a few quests behind in even their most thorough of playthroughs, so it's worth doing a few sweeps of Hyrule before TOTK comes