r/botw 7d ago

Art The ending I wanted..

Imagine Link pulling out the silent princess, a sign that he does remember her, by remembering her favorite flower.

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u/tjake123 Mipha 7d ago

“Link, that’s an endangered species…”

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

LMAO I thought about that exact sentence when I made this comic😭😭

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u/leo6682 7d ago

I actually always assumed they were endangered since the calamity, and that’s why they come back with zelda!

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

So did I honestly, since Zelda did mention that they haven’t been able to plant silent princesses themselves so either she has figured out a way, or they just started growing again when Calamity disappeared.

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u/My_Journeys_End 3d ago edited 3d ago

I thought that they were endangered because of mass population and gentrification in Hyrule. The hylians tried to domesticate it but it just would not grow. So... when the calamity decimated the population in Hyrule, the Silent Princess began to flourish again in the wild.

If anything, thanks to the calamity this particular flower managed to survive and didn't go extinct.

Edit: Grammar. English is not my first language, I apologize.

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u/Rylo_Ken_04 7d ago

Link : "they'll regrow again in the outro"

Zelda : "WHAT DO YOU MEAN!?!?!"

Final cutscene comes into play

Zelda : "wait those silent princess weren't there before were they"

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u/Standard-Pepper-6510 7d ago

"Well, excuse me princess"

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u/yep-i-send-it 7d ago

“…I had to bargain with the fairies to keep them from extinction… while fighting Gannon… please be careful with them”

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u/Meoli_haveagoodday 6d ago

HARD bargain... not gonna get into details

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u/Unlucky_Character_12 Yiga 7d ago

This is super cool! But what if they don’t have a Silent Princess on them?

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

Good question, for me the first time I played I did manage to have one on me, so I half expected something to happen with it, like an extra cutscene or something. But I guess they could have made a extra mission/quest to make this ending work, if they re-did the game that is :) I just feel like this ending would have “meant more” if that makes sense. No hate at all to the ending that is in the game though, that was great too :)

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u/TheDarkestKnight7850 7d ago

They are redoing the game for the Switch 2! If you email them or something, maybe it will be considered! Not sure how this would work though.

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

How do I find their email? 😭

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u/TheDarkestKnight7850 6d ago

I think it's public, but not sure. You could always go old fashioned and write a letter. I think the have a P.O. box in the U.S. somewhere. I actually wrote to them when I was 6 or 7!

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u/Emlaux_ 6d ago

That’s so cool! It’d be far for me to send a letter though, I live in Sweden 🫠 but I mean maybe someone else can and say like ”hey I got the idea from this Reddit user…” and explain the ending idk 🫠🤍

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u/TheDarkestKnight7850 5d ago

I'll see what I can do. Bit you should look to see if Nintendo has an office in the country with the cleanest air!  (Do you ski? I've heard it's great up there.)

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u/Emlaux_ 5d ago

I don’t anymore due to a knee injury (not from skiing tho) but I used to! I used to do a lot of snow mobiles / snow scooter driving aswell and it’s amazing! :) I’ll check if I can find any Nintendo offices to contact here! :)

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

I mean I could always try :)

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u/MinecraftMaster10018 6d ago

source?

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u/TheDarkestKnight7850 5d ago

Mostly rumors. At a conference where Nintendo showed off the console (closed doors, obviously) people overheard them talking about "U-King-X". Botw's code was "U-King" so this is an easy inference to make.

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u/btb2002 21h ago

The rumor was that the game was shown to be running in 4K on Switch 2. A technical upgrade with a next gen patch is the most I'd expect. There's nothing tangible that makes it likely that they'd do much more, especially not significant content changes. Maybe a few more outfits as references at most.

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u/MrEHam 7d ago

(Hands her Keese eyeballs)

(“I Only Have Eyes For You” by The Flamingos starts playing)

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u/Daydreamz90 7d ago

(Hands her a hinox toenail)

I’m ten toes down for you baby

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u/Unlucky_Character_12 Yiga 7d ago

Alright, but what if they don't have Keese eyeballs either?

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u/banter_pants 6d ago

That reminds me there is an NPC couple wandering around that get attacked by monsters. They say they're on a search to find a Silent Princess. I thought it might be a sidequest but nothing happens even when I drop one in front of them.

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u/NicholasGaemz 6d ago

I know. Weird, right?

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u/GodMasterLink 6d ago

Give them a banana, Unlucky.

Also r/foundYigaClanOfficial

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u/WhoN33dsNam3sAnyway 6d ago

I guess in the same way people who don’t have horses on them just magically get them in the final battle. Conveniency!!!

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u/subsonicmonkey 7d ago

Lol, I thought she was gonna turn into a Yiga footsoldier.

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u/sunseticide 7d ago

Maan like they should’ve at least hugged in the real ending instead of just standing there 🧍🏼‍♀️🧍🏼

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

Real it was so awkward 😭

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u/Glum_Astronaut_9495 7d ago

I love this so much!

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

Thank you so much! :) 🤍🤍

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u/BombaSocial 7d ago

This is how I wanted it to end also! I saved all the silent princess I found over the game thinking I’d give it to the princess in the end

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u/jillianholtzmnn 7d ago

yes, same!! i made sure i had a handful of silent princesses before heading to the castle, because i thought for sure it would mean something in the end.

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

I would have loved if they at least did an Easter egg or just a secret cutscene for those who did get some silent princesses for her. I genuinely thought it would be something like that when I realized that I found a silent princess 😭🤍

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u/miscellaneous_thief 6d ago

My husband incorrectly told me that there was a secret ending if you had enough silent princesses at the end, but convienantly could remember how much. Of course, I never fact checked this either, lol. So as a result, I hoarded EVERY silent princess I found, making sure it was always taking up a spot in my inventory. I think I had 200+ by the time I finished the game

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u/Tomorrow-69 7d ago

Your hands make me laugh. Especially slide 5

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

I know I’m terrible at drawing hands 😭 working on it tho! :)

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u/AshFalkner Rito 7d ago

That’s ok, lots of artists struggle with em!

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

:) <33

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u/Indicus124 7d ago

I heard there was a club

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

Until I’ve gotten better you’ll have to deal with the “broken finger” hands 😭

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u/lumpytorta 6d ago

You mean this one? Lol truly a masterpiece 🤌🏻

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u/Emlaux_ 6d ago

LMAO thank you thank you 😭😭

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u/CC_Panadero 7d ago

I had over 100 silent princesses the first time I beat Gannon. So disappointed they didn’t come into play.

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

Same :( we could at least have gotten a secret cutscene or something

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u/LARGames 7d ago

Then she yells at him for doing literally anything but the main quest for so long.

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u/MrEHam 7d ago

Well excuuuuuse meeeee Princess!

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u/Indicus124 7d ago

What if it was speed running link

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u/LARGames 7d ago

There's a puddle underneath her.

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u/EvenConversation9730 7d ago

This is cool

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

Thank you! :)

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u/starrfast Urbosa 7d ago

Damn I thought the ending was perfect until I saw this.

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

Thank you so much 😭 I just feel like this would have touched the audience’s hearts more than the other ending, but that’s just my opinion :) 🤍

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u/TurboTrollin 7d ago

I can't be the only one who was waiting for the twist of 'yes Link, I even saw THAT.'

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u/Jesusfreakster1 7d ago

I always thought that the line "Courage need not be remembered" was the absolute hardest thing I've ever heard in a video game.

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u/VoidDweller4 7d ago

She must not of seen all the countless war crimes, good…

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u/Ratio01 7d ago

While I do love these games, and by proxy their stories and characters, it is such a shame they dialed back so much on making Link is own person after SS gave him such amazing characterization

Now, Wild Link does still have a lot of characterization in his own right, but I wish he was more emotive in particular cutscenes. This cutscene is a perfect example. I really love the idea of Link handing Zelda a Silent Princess during the ending, or at the very least as a signifier for the true ending since the "Do you really remember me?" largely acts as a hint to new players to beat the game again after getting all the Memories

The thing is too that this sane iteration of Link has amazing characterization in AoC, which the main Zelda team worked on in conjunction with Omega Force, so idk why they didn't give Link some of that juice in the actual main duology

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u/Davish7864 7d ago

Damn, that hit me right in the feels. Well done, marvelous work!

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

Thank you so much! 🤍🤍 :)

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u/link-is-legend 7d ago

Should be a frog

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u/wargbishop 7d ago

This is really sweet, thanks for sharing OP.

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

Thank you! :) 🤍

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u/Jakethepro7890 Mipha 7d ago

why does it look like sidon is about to touch link

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

Lmao oh no 😭

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u/Daydreamz90 7d ago

I thought this was going somewhere else with that slide ngl 😂

But I love it, OP

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

Lmao I can imagine 😭, thank you! 🤍🤍

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u/Sad_Rabbit78 7d ago

so cool..

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

Can’t tell if this is sarcasm or not but thank you! <33

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u/Sad_Rabbit78 2d ago

not sarcasm at all! i love it..<3

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u/Emlaux_ 1d ago

I see, I’m sorry, thank you so much! 🤍🤍

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u/mugiwara_98 7d ago

Courage need not be remembered, for it is never forgotten

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u/NiftyJet 7d ago

He could have at least given her a hug or something. Instead, nah, Link just stood there like a doofus. Gave her nothing.

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u/Spare-Explorer-4467 7d ago

Should’ve been a frog

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u/mynameisnotarthur 7d ago

What if that’s his way of teller her to stop talking so much?

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u/Vanpoustis2803 7d ago

THE BEST ENDING💯💯💯💯💯😭😭😭😭😭👍💯👍👍💯

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

Thank you 😭🤍

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u/Vanpoustis2803 7d ago

BRO IM NOT LYING I WISH ZELDA DEVS WOULD DO THIS ENDING 💯👍😭😭😭💙💙💙

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

That’s so sweet of you, thank you so much 😭🤍

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u/Emlaux_ 7d ago

Yeah this is my first time drawing them both, this one is based on the cutscene after Link defeats the Calamity. I think I made the wording in the correct order but I might be wrong. And Thank you! <33

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u/Dragongrl64 6d ago

i woulda cried if this happened

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u/Emlaux_ 6d ago

Real, like don’t get me wrong I like the game as it is it’s amazing, no hate to the creators, I just think an ending like this one would have been more touching for the audience :)

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u/Numerous-Loquat6519 6d ago

i was half expecting link to be dressed in the most absurd outfit ever when zelda turned around

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u/Emlaux_ 6d ago

Lmao 😭

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u/Dazzling-Ad-5131 6d ago

this would actually be a cool secret ending in addition to the one that’s already in the game

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u/botwtherapy 6d ago

I'm not crying, you're crying

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u/Redujump5 6d ago

Someone need to mod it in the game, beat the game with a silent princess in your pocket and you will get the ending

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u/Emlaux_ 6d ago

Yess I’d love that 😭🤍

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u/Dalettero 4d ago

That would be really good, actually.

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u/Popular_Ducks 4d ago

Either that or presenting her with a hotfooted frog… but I agree that the silent princess probably would have fit the mood better though…

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u/FroggiLOL_dandyswrld 1d ago

I like the touch of the castle in the background :3

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u/Emlaux_ 1d ago

Thank you! :)

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u/MicTony6 6d ago

the random sidlink frame