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

Originally Posted by kreebby

Why did Rauru pierce Link's ears when he was passed out in the Sacred Realm?

Because the earrings make him badass.

Originally Posted by kreebby

Why is Dampe the only poe that still has a face?

He's not. Sharp and Flat have faces, too.

Originally Posted by kreebby

Why is it that rolling (aka landing neck first) after huge falls will make it so you take no damage?

For the same reason it does IRL. It softens the blow the landing.

Originally Posted by kreebby

Why can't Ruto date within her own species?

Because she's too obsessed over Link and thinks she's engaged to him.

Originally Posted by kreebby

Why does Link take the form of a pink bunny when he enters the dark world? Is that the true form of his heart or what? I want bunny stew.

The Dark World makes you take the form of what's in your heart. Link is a kind fellow, so he takes the form of a pink fluffy bunny.

Is Link gay then? Come on, a pink bunny? Why not a gray one instead.

Originally Posted by kreebby

Why did Rauru pierce Link's ears when he was passed out in the Sacred Realm?

Because he was a pervert with erotic fetishes for dolling up passed out young boys like Link.

Originally Posted by KingOfHeart

Is Link gay then? Come on, a pink bunny? Why not a gray one instead.

Nah, just overwhelmingly pure, don't worry, it's nothing adolescence cannot cure

How can link survive, let alone walk after jumping off heights of 30+ft? I'm not a doctor, but I'd imagine there would be some internal bleeding even if he kept it up.

Originally Posted by -Link-182-

Nah, just overwhelmingly pure, don't worry, it's nothing adolescence cannot cure

How can link survive, let alone walk after jumping off heights of 30+ft? I'm not a doctor, but I'd imagine there would be some internal bleeding even if he kept it up.

You have no idea how many people have asked this same question. You have no idea how many people responded with a simple "it softens the blow, and it's a VIDEO GAME". You have no idea how right these people are.

That being said, pink is a color of pure innocence. How many villains have you seem that roam around in pink? It's for that reason that Link took the form of a pink bunny. While pink stands for innocence, being a bunny also symbolizes free spirit and the sense of adventure with the spirit to roam. It all makes sense when you think about it. Ganondorf's true form is a pig. I'm guessing because pigs are looked to as filthy, wild creatures who can never satisfy their hunger(in Ganon's case, for power). I don't know, he could just be a sloppy eater .

Originally Posted by ᴬᴌᵁᴄᴬᴙᴰ

You have no idea how many people have asked this same question. You have no idea how many people responded with a simple "it softens the blow, and it's a VIDEO GAME". You have no idea how right these people are.

That being said, pink is a color of pure innocence. How many villains have you seem that roam around in pink? It's for that reason that Link took the form of a pink bunny. While pink stands for innocence, being a bunny also symbolizes free spirit and the sense of adventure with the spirit to roam. It all makes sense when you think about it. Ganondorf's true form is a pig. I'm guessing because pigs are looked to as filthy, wild creatures who can never satisfy their hunger(in Ganon's case, for power). I don't know, he could just be a sloppy eater .

That is good. I never thought of that before :/

Touche.


Why is it that in the majority of Zelda games, Link is sleeping during the beginning cutscene?

Originally Posted by kreebby

Touche.


Why is it that in the majority of Zelda games, Link is sleeping during the beginning cutscene?

He subconsciously knew that he would have little time to sleep in the future, so he got a ****load of it before the game starts.

Best thread I've seen yet. Im sure Ill have many questions soon to come.

Ganon's Tower in OoT.

How in the world did it blow up that specific way? Physics cried when I saw that.
... And why did Ganondorf have an Escape Route?

Well, we have to first remember that the castle itself is not in fact Ganon's own castle, it first belonged to the Hylian Royal Family. This answer both of your questions actually.

An explanation you ask? Well, since it was the Royal Family's castle first, the architectures had developed an escape route incase of invaders who were after the family. Which is also the reason why Zelda knew her way around so easily, in case that was another one of your questions. Also, the architectures took their construction to the next step. If anything bad were to happen to the castle, such as being destroyed or collapse, they developed the walls and other structures to fall down on themselves. This is so no debris or fallen towers would tumble down into the village and destroy other homes and kill innocents.

There you go my good man. Hope that helped.

In A Link to the Past, why is it that the entire Hyrule Castle has absolutely no bedrooms or normal living conditions? It's literally just a bunch of hallways that are patrolled by guards and a throne room.


Also, why is it that the Hyrule guards are always either stupid, out to arrest Link, or totally useless against monsters?

1. Because they would be so incredibly useless that they weren't implemented. I imagine there were some other areas that they just didn't put in that held all the rooms and stuff.

2. Because they are stupid, ordered to kill Link, and so pathetic that they can't kill anything that Link can kill with his mediocre sword skills.

Originally Posted by Feline Witch

Instead of sitting around, why didn't Ganondorf just kill Ruto, Saria and co. before they became Sages? Instead of twiddling his thumbs and allowing Princess Ruto to be rescued from the ice and go running off to the Water Temple, why didn't Ganondorf just...

Kill her? No girl chosen by destiny to be the Sage of Water = No Sage of Water = No Seven Sages = No Sealing.

He could have done with any other of the sages rather then just capturing them. Or once Link had saved several Sages, why didn't Ganondorf realize he was a threat and kill him before he became too strong?

Instead of just showing up in the Forest Temple merely to leave a fancy clone of himself, why didn't he just kill Link and Saria, and leave it at that? Or while he was banishing Phantom Ganon to the "crossroad between dimensions" why didn't he just send Link and Saria with him?

Fictional Villains = Almost always suck at their jobs. They never squash potential threats while they have the chance.

[A bit of a late response, but I wanted to]

Perhaps it's because the sages were protected? I imagine it's a combination of the fact that they were protected and he didn't feel it would be necessary to have to kill them.

Zelda: I don't think she really needs an explanation, she is capable of protecting herself.

Rauru: Was in scared realm, where Ganondorf didn't have access to? Also, it's hard to imagine that old man could be a threat.

Saria: Protected by the great deku tree, until its death, after which she was a sage or in hiding.

Darunia: Er, protected by his people and fighting ability? (An explanation for all the sages is that Ganondorf simply didn't know these people were the ones that were going to become sages)

Ruto: Perhaps Jabu-Jabu has more ability than is shown. Wasn't he treated as the deity of the zoras? Perhaps he was able to protect Ruto.

Impa: You get the idea that if she wanted to hide, nobody would ever find her. I'm sure Ganondorf wouldn't have enough time to find her (if he ever would)

Nabooru: Wasn't she second in command to Ganondorf? I imagine he never thought she'd be a sage, or that if she was, she'd betray him. :3

Why is every one in the Ordon Village a retard? not only Ordon but Hyrule Town as well! NO ONE notices links "birthmark"! i mean they obviously still worship the goddesses/triforce but theyre just like "oh what an odd birthmark.. ive seen it some where but oh well."

How does Mikau's grave stay there when Link plays the song of time, who is the father of Lulu's egg's (okay stupid question Mikau), how does the bank dude remember Link after the song of time, how can the Fierce Deity enter but not exit the stockpot inn, what gives the Happy mask salesman his powers, how come the iron boots and the magic armor (without rupees) don't slow Link down during cutscenes or when he's walking through a door, why don't people act phased when Link changes tunics in front of them, what are they/them (the things that attack Ramoni ranch) and how do they wipe Ramoni's memory, and where the hell does Link keep all his stuff?!

Originally Posted by FeirceDeityMikau

How does Mikau's grave stay there when Link plays the song of time, who is the father of Lulu's egg's (okay stupid question Mikau),?!

Once Link seals a mask the soul in it is a part of the time travel. Since you cannot split or duplicate a soul the universe self-corrected by making Mikau dead.

Originally Posted by FeirceDeityMikau

how does the bank dude remember Link after the song of time,?!

He doesn't. The special stamp marks that he has a certain # of rupees saved. So technically Link is stealing from the bankers' other clients.

Originally Posted by FeirceDeityMikau

how can the Fierce Deity enter but not exit the stockpot inn?!

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It's a glitch accept that if you use it the game won't make sense.

Originally Posted by FeirceDeityMikau

what gives the Happy mask salesman his powers,?!

Oh this ones a toughie. It not like he's selling masks in a game whose premise involves magic masks. This ones a puzzler,

Originally Posted by FeirceDeityMikau

how come the iron boots and the magic armor (without rupees) don't slow Link down during cutscenes or when he's walking through a door,?!

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...orySegregation

Originally Posted by FeirceDeityMikau

why don't people act phased when Link changes tunics in front of them,?!

Hyrulian society doesn't seem to have a nudity taboo. Sure everyone wears clothes but that's more for practical reasons. Take a look at the Godess statues in TP. If not see above.

Originally Posted by FeirceDeityMikau

what are they/them (the things that attack Ramoni ranch and how do they wipe Ramoni's memory, ?!

Aliens. You didn't get the alien abduction and experimentation vibe from that scene?

Originally Posted by FeirceDeityMikau

and where the hell does Link keep all his stuff?!

Hammerspace. There honestly is no other explanation.

Originally Posted by Half-Baked Prophet

Why is every one in the Ordon Village a retard? not only Ordon but Hyrule Town as well! NO ONE notices links "birthmark"! i mean they obviously still worship the goddesses/triforce but theyre just like "oh what an odd birthmark.. ive seen it some where but oh well."

One, it's not a birthmark, it is a symbol showing he possesses the triforce of courage. It reveals itself when Link is using it or when near another piece of the triforce. So therefore, no one could ever see it and wouldn't be freaked out.

If somehow I am wrong, the back up explanation for this would be that the people of Hyrule Town would never had noticed the birthmark since Link only shows up in the city when he is in his Hero's Clothes, which also means he has gloves covering his hands. And as for Ordon Village, they seem not to really have any actual knowledge of the three goddesses or even the triforce, as we never see anything related to them at all in the entire village. Rusl may have a clue to who the three goddesses/triforce as he frequently goes to Hyrule Town, but I doubt he'd be looking at Link's hands enough to notice anything odd.

Originally Posted by twilightindark

... but I doubt he'd be looking at Link's hands enough to notice anything odd.

<_< because hes looking at something else....... coughyaoicough

lol but that did make alot of sense XD ok well um... How do all the fish survive in the OOT fishing pond? Theres hardly anything to eat besides other fish and those fish get pretty darn big so the carry capacity of the pond--- meh im gettin ahead of mehself.

That's quite simple my boy!(or girl idk) The Fisherman feeds them. He gets enough money off people who fish there (since it's also just catch and release) that he can afford fish food. If there is the possibility of a fish or two being eaten, then the fisherman can just buy a new fish or catch one in the Lake. Come to think of it, he might have some sort of deal with the Zoras as well for fish. But that's something else.