Episode 20: Breath of the Wild: Part 6: Death Mountain

The Goron of Death Mountain are plagued by constant volcanic eruptions caused by Divine Beast Vah Rudania, and the Rito are kept grounded by Vah Medoh, who will shoot down anyone who flies too high. To have the best chance to defeat Ganon, Link must tame both of these raging beasts. We discuss Yunobo's attempt to escape oppressive standards of masculinity, how Rito have both hair and feathers, and the continuity of personhood.

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Episode 20: Breath of the Wild: Part 2: Champions

In preparation to fight the coming Calamity, Princess Zelda gathers Champions from the Rito, Zora, Gerudo, and Goron peoples to pilot the Divine Beasts, and Royal Knight Captain Link to wield the Blade of Evil's Bane. We discuss Link being married as a husband to his legal wife Mipha, the wind magic of the Rito, and Urbosa's relationship to Queen Zelda.

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Episode 20: Breath of the Wild: Part 1: Prophecy of Ruin

The shadow of the Calamity grows long across the Kingdom of Hyrule. In preparation for its coming, the Sheikah create an army of Guardians and four Divine Beasts to deliver such a defeat that the Calamity will not return for ten thousand years. Millennia later, a mysterious fortuneteller appears in the royal court, driving the King to uncover the ancient war machines buried deep underground. This is the 19th canonical Zelda game, "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild", the latest game in the timeline. We discuss why Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule sucks major eggs, Link being unaware he has a girlfriend, and a mathematical equation to explain Ganon.

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