I've mentioned before that I'm currently playing the Breath of the Wild DLCs for the first time. And after finishing the nerve-wracking initial part (including that torturous spike-temple >_>) of "The Champions' Ballad" on the Great Plateau, I went to the Eldin Region next.
And you see, of all champions, Daruk was always the one I was the least interested in. It's not that I disliked him, I just loved Mipha, Urbosa and yes, even snarky Revali, a lot more.
However, the cutscene upon finishing "Daruk's Song" made me smile so much and completely changed my opinion. XD I never realized he and I share the same fear. Now I rather like him. ♥♥♥
Well I started the Champions Ballad the final part of the DLC. I even got this new weapon THAT TOOK ALL OF MY HEARTS!! I mean on one hand I can one shot anything, but I can all be one shot as well, so that a thing.
The One-Hit Obliterator - Breath of the Wild DLC |13
Playing through the Wind Temple quest has given me even more love and respect for Revali in retrospect because now it’s confirmed that he was literally just a guy™️.
All of the other champions were direct descendants of the sages who fought in the Imprisoning War, except him. He had no special powers or magic passed down through his bloodline, he was just some guy who was good with a bow. He had to develop and perfect his own technique to help him in battle on his own, no other Rito had ever done it before.
Which makes the fact that he, without any noble blood or fancy magic, was able to fight alongside the descendants of the sages AND the Hero of Destiny AND the divine princess/descendant of Rauru and Sonia even more impressive. His outward confidence and ego makes sense when you consider that he was constantly trying to prove himself to everyone, that he was a strong warrior despite not being born with power.
It’s also really sad that in the end, Revali’s bloodline ended with him whereas the other champions at least got to die knowing that their family and loved ones would live on. The only things that serve as a reminder of his existence are the Great Eagle Bow and Revali’s Landing. Almost everyone in Zora’s domain remembers Mipha and honors her memory with an entire courtyard for her statue, Daruk has his face carved in a literal mountain, but Revali is rarely mentioned in TotK. (Urbosa doesn’t really have anything but shhh this aint about her) No one that knew him is still alive, except maybe the former chief owl guy?
That also begs the question of wtf was the Rito sage doing at the time of the Calamity, but honestly they probably were just some random person with no combat experience, given that they didn’t know they were a sage :P
tldr; Revali is the best champion no I don’t take criticism
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