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5 secrets hidden in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom gameplay reveal

The Zonai references continue to be dropped.

Nintendo's gameplay reveal of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom marked the first time anybody got to see someone play the game. It looked like there would be plenty of new mechanics Link will have in his arsenal, but there were a few things they probably didn't intend to show. Small clues about the game's plot could be spotted at several points in the demonstration. We'll list down the most notable of them!

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Big secrets hidden in gameplay for The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

Missing Shrine

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The stone that they used to Recall in the gameplay for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was clearly dropped at the Dueling Peaks. Most of the features in that area could be seen, including the horse stable, but a pretty big shrine was missing. The Ha Dahamar Shrine is typically on the lake in front of the Dueling Peaks stable, but it's noticeably missing in the gameplay. Does this mean no shrines at all in the game?

References to the Zonai

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The Zonai has been one of the biggest mysteries in terms of Breath of the Wild lore, but it looks like the details about this civilization will be more fleshed out in Tears of the Kingdom. Once Link arrives at the first sky island, a Zonai statue can be seen. Whenever Link beats a Construct, they also drop Zonai Charges. It appears more and more that the Zonai have a large role to play in the new game.

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Ice Wall

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It's a little hard to see, but right before Link makes a boat, what appears to be a wall of ice can be seen in the background. The sky islands seem to all have a wooded theme to them with yellow trees, but the presence of an ice wall might mean the weather will work weirdly up there.

Malice coming out of Death Mountain

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At the end of the gameplay, Link dives off of the sky island back to the familiar surface of Hyrule. Eagle-eyed fans may notice that this Hyrule isn't so familiar, though. Death Mountain, which should be spewing lava, actually has Malice pouring out of the top. How many other areas in Hyrule have Malice present?

Mysterious sign

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As Link is falling from the sky island, a huge green symbol can be seen on the ground. Based on where Link is falling, this appears to be just west of the Dueling Peaks by the Deya Village Ruins. A similar sign was seen in an earlier trailer. It's unclear how this connects to the story, but it might be more Zonai art.

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Shane Foley
Shane Foley is both a huge gamer and a Contributing Writer at Pro Game Guides. He's been gaming ever since the Nintendo 64 came out, and he knows everything there is to know about Pokémon, Fire Emblem, Zelda, and several other Nintendo franchises.