Episode 22: Zelda Unrivaled: Revelation of Calamity

The 20th canonical Zelda game has finally arrived. They made a 2-hour voice-acted animated movie like everyone wanted! When the Goddess calls out to her forgotten friend, it opens a portal through time to deliver a revelation of calamity to the past, only to be followed by the malice itself. Armed with the knowledge of the future, can the Goddess avert the calamity apocalypse?

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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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