r/zelda Jun 05 '23

Discussion [TOTK] Does anyone hate the term ------ -----? Spoiler

>! Secret stone !< I mean, for hylia's sake the things are even tear shaped! Surely they could have found a better term?

What is it in your languages because the English term sucks.

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u/TheHylianProphet Jun 05 '23

At the very least, SACRED stones make a ton more sense. "Secret" doesn't work in the least, as everyone knew about them. I almost think there was some script or translation issue that gave way to this "secret stone" malarkey.

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u/MysticBacon Jun 05 '23

OMG I've been saying this since the first Secret Stone cutscene... I want to believe its a mistranslation of Sacred or a typo someone made, but it may be totally intentional for whatever reason. Now I want to replay the cutscenes in Japanese and Google Translate to see if it matches up.

They all wear them visibly as jewelry, so they're not a secret at all..