History TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild / TropesNToT

* SeaOfSand: The Gerudo Desert is essentially a giant sandpit filling the southwest corner of the map, with a few rocky formations or weathered ruins poking out here and there. The sand is a not insignificant obstacle to travel, as Link will be slowed down by sinking into the loose sand unless he wears special sand boots, putting him at a distinct disadvantage to the lizalfos and moldugas that swim through the sand like water. Other than that, the only inhabited areas in the desert are Gerudo Town and Kara Kara Bazaar, built over the only two oases in the desert.

* SelectiveMagnetism: The Magnesis rune will only move the one metallic object you have aimed it at. Justified in this case, as the rune is activated through an advanced {{Magitek}} tablet that can presumably detect exactly what object it is supposed to affect.

** Death Mountain has a lot of lava everywhere, which makes the area very hot naturally. However, if Link gets too close to the lava, he'll actually catch on fire, which completely avoids the ConvectionSchmonvection trope that most video games employ. Not only that, but if Link sails in the air over the Death Mountain region, he'll actually burn up due to the air rising from the lava being dangerously hot.

* PerpetualMotionMachine: The Divine Beasts [[spoiler:other than Link's]] appear to be these, with various extraneous functions separate from their [[WaveMotionGun Ganon-blasting]] purpose [[ImpossiblyGracefulGiant that defy]] [[NoConservationOfEnergy physics]], serving as means to vent their constantly-building power. Unfortunately, these functions [[ForcedIntoEvil have become far more useful to Calamity Ganon]] than to anyone else.

* RewardingVandalism: This trope is so ingrained in the series that it was considered a big deal when this one mostly averted it. There are some crates to smash (usually with semi-logical contents) and ore chunks to mine, but smashing pots usually won't get you any useful items in this game. Cutting grass won't grant you the usual rewards either, though it does sometimes expose bugs for you to catch. Chopping down trees (or [[StuffBlowingUp blowing them up]]) does let you gather wood, which you can use to start your own fires and to turn in (in large quantities) for a major sidequest.

** The monsters come in red (green for the Lizalfos), blue, black, and silver (with the DLC adding gold) and get progressively stronger along that spectrum, with their [[RedEyesTakeWarning eyes also getting progressively redder]].

* OneEyedBats: The Keese are a species of one-eyed bats with singular, glowing, orange eyes. When killed, they drop Keese eyes, which can be used to make potions that strengthen Link.[[note]]Oddly, in most [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda games in the series]], they have two eyes[[/note]]

** To avoid recreating [[http://i.imgur.com/c7xZ2kd.jpg troll physics]] in-game, Magnesis will immediately cut itself off if the item you're manipulating comes in contact with Link. [[LoopholeAbuse But if you sandwich a second item in between, you're fine.]]

** The cryonis constructs fired by Vah Medoh and Waterblight Ganon are big and slow-moving. They make up for it with numbers.

* NothingButSkinAndBones: The Sheikah Shrine Monks have spent 10,000 years meditating in their chambers to give Link their Spirit Orbs, are portrayed this way. What with Sheikah culture having a [[{{Wutai}} fantasy Japan]] inspiration, they are meant to be a reference to real-life [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu Sokushinbutsu]] monks who starved themselves to death while meditating and underwent self-mummification.

* NonDubbedGrunts: Changing the voiceover language will also change the VoiceGrunting to match, but only for characters that have fully-voiced lines in cutscenes. Anyone else retains their Japanese voice grunts in all versions.
* NoSell:
** [[BossInMookClothing Lynels]] are immune to being frozen, electrocuted (save for Urbosa's Fury, which just stuns them instead of disarming them), or set on fire. They are also highly resistant to being stunned from explosions, though several bomb arrows to the face in quick succession will do the trick.
** Certain articles of clothing/armor can allow Link to do this. For example, the Thunder Helm makes him immune to the effects of electricity (in ALL its forms: electric weapons, currents in some puzzles, and natural lightning bolts).
* NostalgiaLevel: Several locations from previous games, such as Lon Lon Ranch from ''Ocarina of Time'', are present but in ruins.
* NotCompletelyUseless:
** The humble torch is pretty useless as a weapon, but unlike other wooden weapons, it doesn't lose durability from being lit, making it great for fire puzzles or simply carrying flames to keep yourself warm.
** The Korok Leaf is also not ideal for direct combat, but its gusts can blow smaller enemies off balance. Perfect for if there happens to be a dropoff behind them. It’s also the only tool at your disposal that’s capable of reliably steering a raft.
* NothingButSkinAndBones: The monks in the shrines are completely emaciated and have visible bones under their skin. Their appearance is based on historical Buddhist monks who would sometimes [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu mummify themselves by a method of carefully fasting to death]]. Since the shrine monks have similarly been sealed away for [[TimeAbyss ten thousand years]] by the time Link gets to them, they likely went through a similar process.

* NewbieImmunity: To pull the Master Sword free of its pedestal, Link needs to have a certain number of permanent hearts. The first time Link attempts to pull out the Master Sword if he does not have enough permanent health, the Great Deku Tree will abruptly stop him when he hits 1/4 of a heart of health and restore him back to full, but will warn him that he will not stop a second time. Sure enough, if the player tries again with less than required, he will get a NonStandardGameOver.

** The contents of most of the amiibo drops are randomized… and that includes the amiibo that grant bonus outfits. You could get two parts of the Hero of Twilight Set for two straight days, only to get a bundle of bomb arrows on the third instead.

** The contents of most of the amiibo drops are randomized… and that includes the amiibo that grant bonus outfits. You get two parts of the Twilight Set for two straight days, only to get a bundle of bomb arrows on the third instead.

* RasputinianDeath: Almost immediately after his MechanicalAbomination form emerges from his cocoon, the [[HumongousMecha Divine Beasts]] fire their powerful lasers at him. Link then duels against him using all manner of melee weapons, arrows, and the {{Bequeathed Power}}s of the Champions. He then reforms into his Dark Beast form on Hyrule Field, where Link rides a horse while shooting Light Arrows at weak points Zelda generates. This all allows Zelda to be freed from within Ganon and deal the finishing blow by destroying him with her sealing magic. [[spoiler:And according to the ''Tears of the Kingdom'' teaser, even ''that'' wasn't enough!]]
* RazorWind: The Yiga Blademasters have this ability with their Windcleaver swords. And you can too, if you manage to get your hands of these swords yourself. Unfortunately, summoning razor winds on your own costs the sword's durability on each swing, even if you're not hitting anything.

* PointOfNoReturn: Used very sparingly, as part of the game's freeform nature. Dungeons can be left at any point if you need supplies or a change of pace. Even certain setpieces you'd expect to have to commit to can be abandoned -- in particular, before assaulting Vah Naboris, your partner makes a point of telling Link to bail if he gets hurt, and she'll meet him at the staging area when he's ready for another try. However, you can't return to a dungeon after finishing it, and after entering the [[FinalBoss Sanctum of Hyrule Castle]] you can neither leave nor save.

* NPCBoomVillage: Tarrey Town.

* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: The Upheaval changes much of Hyrule's landscape and raises many Zonai ruins to the sky, occasionally dropping debris from above. [[spoiler: Even after defeating Ganondorf once and for all and bringing peace to the land, the post-credits imply the ruins will remain high above Hyrule for years to come]].

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Largely the reason for Link's status as a ChickMagnet; Mipha, Paya and Zelda are each attracted specifically to his kindness and heroicism. Zelda in particular warms up to him after he [[RescueRomance protects her from Yiga assassins]] despite how cold she'd been to him previously.

** In order to demonstrate the he is worthy of wielding the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Master Sword]], Link must allow the sword to drain some of the life energy from his body. If he attempts to claim the sword with less than 13 full {{Heart Container}}s, the sword will kill him before he can claim it.

** The [[BladeSpam Flurry Rush]] attack is basically the [[LimitBreak Triforce Slash]], Link’s Final Smash in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU''.

** The [[BladeSpam Flurry Rush]] attack is basically the [[LimitBreak Triforce Slash]] from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU''.
** The Master Cycle from ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' DLC is brought into ''Breath of the Wild'' as the Master Cycle Zero.