Are We Playing As Young Ganondorf In Nintendos Breath Of The Wild 2?
BOTW 2 Nintendo  At long last, Nintendo finally showed off some Breath of the Wild 2 footage at E3 this year, promising a 2022 release date, though whether it hits that mark is anyones guess. The footage showed a long-hair Link traversing Hyrule and a series of sky islands that are new additions to the map. While we clearly see Link and Zelda finding a desiccated Ganondorf corpse in a cutscene, theres now a circulating theory that maybe, just maybe, were not playing as Link at all. A new theory, proposed first by Kinda Funnys Barrett Courtney, is that we may in fact be playing as a young Ganondorf instead of the Hero of Time, in some unspecified era in the past, after Skyward Sword but before Breath of the Wild. Theres not a ton, but enough to at least raise suspicions. Heres what Barrett noticed about this reveal in particular:  We never see Links face in any of the actual gameplay footage from the new trailer, only in the cutscene. The players off-shoulder tunic looks exactly like the outfit that dehydrated Ganondorf is wearing in the cutscene. Ganondorf Nintendo  Theres a hieroglyph of what is supposed to be a young Ganondorf in Breath of the Wild, which shows both long hair and what might be a green tunic. Story-wise, it could add up if this is meant to be a bridge between Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild, given the events of both games. This would, of course, be a massive deal for the Zelda franchise, as previously we only play as Ganondorf in like, Super Smash Bros. So to play as a young Ganondorf here instead of Link would be nothing short of revolutionary. There is some pushback for this theory, including the idea that Ganondorf is supposed to be Gerudo, though Zelda lore people can play both sides of that with different explanations. Im not quite sure there is enough evidence to prove this theory yet, but its certainly something to consider. I would listen to Barretts explanation in real-time here, which starts at around the 11-12 minute mark here:  Well see if Nintendo issues any more footage that would support this theory or disprove it. I mean, even a shot of Links face in the wild may be enough to take this one way or another, but it is a little weird that we only see him in the cutscene. Something to consider, until we get more. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. Subscribe to my free weekly content round-up newsletter, God Rolls. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series, and The Earthborn Trilogy, which is also on audiobook.