Official "How come in Zelda...?" thread

Originally Posted by Alisoun

Well, here's my humble opinion: they died, they were revived, but they're dead again because they are just miserable empty shells of the living beings they once were, roaming the earth and spreading evil. They're not really alive so un-dead wouldn't fit them, therefore they're 're-dead'.

While I would probably buy that, there is still this quote to consider...
"Give peacfull rest to the living dead." (Sun's Song inscription)

Originally Posted by HelmarocKing

While I would probably buy that, there is still this quote to consider...
"Give peacfull rest to the living dead." (Sun's Song inscription)

Thats just a song that manipulats the day and night. It means that the "living dead" is the sun and by "rest" means that let it pass away and let the moon in...

Originally Posted by Ganon001

Thats just a song that manipulats the day and night. It means that the "living dead" is the sun and by "rest" means that let it pass away and let the moon in...

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Thats the stupidest thing I have ever heard. You do know that the Sun's Song stuns Re-Deads and Gibdos, making them vulnerable to attack, right? >.>
And how does the Sun represent the living dead? WTF? The sun usually represents life. If anything, the moon represents death.

Clearly, Redeads somehow died a second time whilst already being dead, hence the "re-" prefix. Both deaths cancelled each other out, thus returning them to life. As zombies.

OR

They were arbitrarily named Redeads in Japanese because it sounded cool or whatever, and the English translators just kept it the same. With the bizarre names that other monsters have (Keese? Like Like?) I'd say this is the most likely explanation.

Originally Posted by HelmarocKing

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Thats the stupidest thing I have ever heard. You do know that the Sun's Song stuns Re-Deads and Gibdos, making them vulnerable to attack, right? >.>
And how does the Sun represent the living dead? WTF? The sun usually represents life. If anything, the moon represents death.

You see? It makes them sleep! The sun's song is the thing that cam ake the RE-Deads sleep for ever! But, it doesn't have the much power to do it...

Originally Posted by Ganon001

You see? It makes them sleep! The sun's song is the thing that cam ake the RE-Deads sleep for ever! But, it doesn't have the much power to do it...

Sorry, but that didn't make much sense. Please clarify. For a second, it looked like you were agreeing with me...

Originally Posted by HelmarocKing

Sorry, but that didn't make much sense. Please clarify. For a second, it looked like you were agreeing with me...

The suns song is like a "manipulator of the UN-Dead", right? Well lets just say that since the song wasn't played for like ages or centuries, the RE-Deads began to arise and began to attack.

Review:
The song was sealed, the undead revived and the redeads walk upon us...

Originally Posted by HelmarocKing

While I would probably buy that, there is still this quote to consider...
"Give peacfull rest to the living dead." (Sun's Song inscription)

Yes, so in theory they are 'living dead', but now they're empty and dead again (even more dead?). That's how I used to think of it anyway, but I can see it's not a perfect explanation. What I don't understand is that the sun's song only stuns them temporarily, I would have liked to see that it made them 'die' peacefully.

ReDeads are undead by the definition of the word.

They are "living dead". They Physically alive, but unlike un-dead they cant think. so they where un-dead but they lost there minds and now there re-dead. Thats what i think anyway.

how come when you die and have a fairy, the fairy manages to get out when she's sealed? EXPLAIN THAT!

and how come volvagia, a FIRE dragon, burns up when he dies?

and how come when you kill MM ghoma she burns although she's ALWAYS been a lava dweller?

AND why do koume and kotake go to heaven, hmm?!

and HOW COME I HAFTA APOLOGIZE FOR THIS DOUBLE POST HMMMMM!?!?!?!?

Originally Posted by octorok8

and how come volvagia, a FIRE dragon, burns up when he dies?

and how come when you kill MM ghoma she burns although she's ALWAYS been a lava dweller?

AND why do koume and kotake go to heaven, hmm?!

and HOW COME I HAFTA APOLOGIZE FOR THIS DOUBLE POST HMMMMM!?!?!?!?

1) becuse his own body hit over whelmed him making him overheat at 143525 degrees

2) Same reason

3)Just In Case by =Hail-NekoYasha on deviantART

4)because you don't know about the edit button

Originally Posted by octorok8

how come when you die and have a fairy, the fairy manages to get out when she's sealed? EXPLAIN THAT!

Fairies are magic, duh. A simple glass jar is not going to deter a magical fairy.

that's true^^ but do you think the fairies like being trapped, even if they are helping the hero of time? if you look at one in WW they are sad. they could escape anytime they want. but they still wait for link to die.

EDIT: AND BY THE WAY, I DONT KNOW ABOUT THE EDIT BUTTON!! oh, wait...

Originally Posted by octorok8

that's true^^ but do you think the fairies like being trapped, even if they are helping the hero of time? if you look at one in WW they are sad. they could escape anytime they want. but they still wait for link to die...

...so they can take his wallet. :XD

Originally Posted by octorok8

how come when you die and have a fairy, the fairy manages to get out when she's sealed? EXPLAIN THAT!

The fairies aren't trapped inside of the bottles, it's just a handy way of carrying them around. If Link would put them in his pocket for example he would have to touch them and this triggers them to use their healing magic on him. When Link dies the fairy realises he needs help so he/she comes out of the bottle and heals him.

Ok new question: How can fairies stay in bottles when its obvious they can simply phase/become incoporeal around solid objects (basically the fairys can go through walls and stuff so how can a bottle hold them)

Originally Posted by Liquid Fire

Ok new question: How can fairies stay in bottles when its obvious they can simply phase/become incoporeal around solid objects (basically the fairys can go through walls and stuff so how can a bottle hold them)

how can a bottle reflect magic attacks from ganondorf? they must be magic.

Originally Posted by Liquid Fire

Ok new question: How can fairies stay in bottles when its obvious they can simply phase/become incoporeal around solid objects (basically the fairys can go through walls and stuff so how can a bottle hold them)

The poster above you just answered that question. It's not that the fairies are trapped inside the bottles, it's just a convenient way to hold them. Presumably, they could leave if they wanted too, but they're on Link's side so they stay with him.