The Tears of the Kingdom has never experienced a shortage of mysteries to unravel with each franchise release. However, the most perplexing mystery relates to the Divine Beasts. The mechanical giants are nowhere to be found in Tears of the Kingdom. So, what happened to the Divine Beasts in Tears of the Kingdom? Can you find them, or are they completely gone?
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After what looked like an eternity, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has finally hit store shelves. Even though the release took some time, the diehard fans of the franchise enjoyed a sweet treat.
What are Divine Beasts?
Divine Beasts are four titanic mechanical animals built by Sheikah. As the main focus of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's story, they were built to seal Calamity Ganon away over 10,000 years before the game’s events.
Where did the divine beasts go? Initially, the four Divine Beasts were buried. Because the king of Hyrule was terrified of their power, they were buried underground, making their story fade into legend. The four Divine Beasts are:
- Vah Ruta
- Vah Medoh
- Vah Rudania
- Vah Naboris
Why were the Divine Beasts’ awakened?
Around 100 years before Zelda: Breath of the Wild, King Hyrule’s royal family awakened the Divine Beasts when they feared that Calamity Ganon would return. The royal family of Hyrule successfully recovered them after years of excavation.
Unfortunately, Hyrule lost control of them when Calamity Ganon sent four Blight Ganons to infest the Divine Beasts. When Breath of the Wild managed to contain Ganon at Hyrule’s Castle, the four Divine Beasts became dormant until Ganon started stirring again.
When Calamity Ganon broke free again, the Link and the four Divine Beasts were reawakened and immediately started causing trouble in the Hyrule kingdom. Link set out on a mission to seek the beasts and free them from Calamity’s Blight Ganons.
Link aimed to help the people of Hyrule and allow the Divine Beasts to offer their powers for the ultimate fight against Calamity Ganon. Even though the Divine Beasts worked with Link to destroy Calamity Ganon towards the end of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, they vanished when Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s events began.
Where are the Divine Beasts in Tears of The Kingdom?
Unfortunately, people might never know what happened to the Guardians in Tears of the Kingdom unless Nintendo answers. While gamers are scouring the world of Tears of the Kingdom, searching for answers, a few theories try to explain the beast's disappearance. They include:
Disassembling after events of Breath of the Wild
Some people believe that the four Divine Beasts and Guardians were disassembled following the events of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Despite defeating Calamity Ganon, Princess Zelda knew the ease at which she overrode the beasts. Therefore, she took control by ordering their dismantling.
While this theory poses the question of what happened to their scrap pieces after dismantling, an early game cut-scene offers the probable response. Maybe the scrap pieces from the Divine Beast were recycled into a less dangerous form, precisely, the Skyview Towers.
For instance, their legs have been repurposed to sprout underneath the Skyview Tower's launch platform, attaching a crucial component to Link. Also, the control nodes on the tower are similar to those in Divine Beast. Lastly, some scrap materials were reused while creating the Purah Pad.
Returning underground
In Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Shrines and Sheikah Towers popped up when Link activated them, but they were taken back underground after serving their purpose. Similarly, some believe the four Divine Beasts were returned underground after serving their purpose.
Towards the end of Breath of the Wild, Princess Zelda backs up this theory during a post-credits scene when she states that Divine Beast Vah Ruta has ‘stopped working’. Also, the claim might explain why Sheikah Towers has disappeared from the face of Hyrule.
On the other hand, since the underground is an important location in Tears of the Kingdom, players delve deep to gain some powerful armour and energy cells. However, no player has found them in the Depths and solved the mystery of the missing Guardians and Divine Beasts.
Time travel
The last possible reason for the mysterious disappearance of the four Divine Beasts could be time travel. It is alleged that Princess Zelda travelled to the past and made some historical changes, possibly retconning the Divine Beasts out of reality.
If this theory is true, it could explain the reason behind some occurrences in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. For instance, this explains why Zonai transitioned from a prehistoric tribe in Zelda: Breath of the Wild and ancient architects in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Second, Princess Zelda's influence could have elevated the four Divine Beasts into Hyrule’s de facto matters of everything mechanical. With this in mind, the theory suggests that Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a sequel to Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Frequently asked questions
- Why were the Divine Beasts buried beneath the ground? Divine Beasts were buried beneath the ground because the king of Hyrule was terrified of their power.
- What is the purpose of the four Divine Beasts? Hyrule people created Divine Beasts to protect the land whenever Calamity Ganon re-appeared.
- What happened to the Divine Beasts in TOTK? Divine Beasts, the mechanical giants, have disappeared and are nowhere to be found in Tears of the Kingdom.
- Does Zelda turn back into a human? While Mineru tells Zelda that the act of draconification is irreversible, she can become human again after Link defeats Ganondorf.
- Which is the weakest Divine Beast? From the events of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Vah Medoh is the weakest as Windblight Ganon destroys him.
- What happened to the Master Sword in Tears of the Kingdom? The Master Sword is corrupted, taking on a decayed appearance, while Link is injured and has to seek a way to repair it.
- Which are the four Divine Beasts? The four Divine Beasts are Vah Ruta, Vah Medoh, Vah Rudania and Vah Naboris.
- Which Divine Beast is the hardest Zelda? Vah Naboris is Zelda's most difficult Divine Beasts: Breath of the Wild. The Gerudo Champion, Urbosa, piloted this beast.
- What happens when you get all the Divine Beasts? Since each Divine Beast provides unique abilities, completing them will enrich your gaming experience. They offer more backstory and context to the game's world and characters.
Final word
What happened to the Divine Beasts in Tears of the Kingdom? The giants previously scattered throughout Hyrule are nowhere to be seen in Tears of the Kingdom. Despite the speculations, Nintendo hasn't made anything official yet. While Hyrule has numerous solvable mysteries, this isn’t one of them.
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