All Dungeons EXPLAINED in Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Zelda: Ocarina of Time introduced the world to 3D dungeons, and even better - Dungeon LORE. From Dodongos to Forests to Water and Spirit, here's my breakdown of lore behind the dungeons of Ocarina of Time!

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00:00 - Dodongo's Cavern
04:46 - The Forest Temple
11:37 - The Water Temple (ew)
13:15 - The Spirit Temple

[BanditGames]

What's your favorite dungeon from Ocarina of Time? Mine is, by far, the Shadow Temple.

... and of course I gave that one to Monster Maze for his video... curses!!

[NeonMace]

In regards to the Poe sisters, Satoru Takizawa (character designer) said that they were once beautiful priestesses whose desire to protect the temple were used to manipulate them, which is why you see Meg crying when you've defeated the others.

[MonsterMaze]

Always a pleasure to work with you good sir! Cheers! 🍻

[lucasryder]

I would guess the reason they don't just eat the rock blocking the cave is because they can only eat certain rocks that are only fond in the cavern after all humans eat plants but only certain ones so they must not be able to eat the rock that blocks the cavern

[SterbiusMcGurbius]

Just want to give one theory a tweak. I think it would make more sense (seeing there's other temples and whatnot) to say that Meg is the former Forest Sage, and her sisters are just there in her service (i.e. not sages). In medieval times, it was very common for principal nobles' brothers to serve as their vassal. Since only one could be the Lord of a specific land, the brothers became a noble of the level below. So Meg was a Forest Sage and her sisters are there in service of her Sageship.

[magickitty]

As my first Zelda game, OOT has a special place in my heart. Thank you for making this video. The Dungeons in this game are probably what makes the Zelda series so incredible

[davisbowe]

I think the better question instead of "Why didn't the Gorons eat the rock blocking the entrance to the cave" is "Why didn't the Gorons think of using their 'special crop' to blow it up?"

[PoserPander]

I like to think that Ganon placed all the giant Gerudo blocks. He could still hold a fanatical love for his home, while still being evil.
My favorite temple is the Water Temple. Best music, and coolest mini boss.

[Romalac]

My headcanon for a long time has been that the Fabulously Wealthy Family who live in Kakariko defiled a preexisting Forest Temple and built a mansion over it. This would eventually come back to bite them, hence the curse that turns them into Skulltulas, and they fled to presumably a summer house or something in Kakariko.

I've been a proponent of the Goddess of the Sand being a distorted version of Hylia for a long time, particularly given the Zelda's Lullaby-connected locks therein.

[disgustedluigi]

I think it’s probably a stretch to assume that the Poe sisters were the sages, as well as to attribute the gerudo blocks to the sages when there are gerudo blocks in dodongo’s cavern and other temples too.

[milestinker]

The idea of the Poe Sisters being four of the five deceased Sages has me now wondering if maybe, just maybe, the Poe that guides Link across the Haunted Wasteland to the Spirit Temple might be the fifth deceased Sage.

[quantasium]

Great theories as usual! Here’s some of my my ideas about these dungeons.

For Dodongo’s Cavern, the Gorons most likely didn’t eat the boulder blocking the entrance because that type of rock is not edible. It’s like how humans can eat plants, but we can’t eat all plants.

The Forest temple was most likely a military base that also functioned as a summer vacation home for the royal family. It was most likely attacked and destroyed during the Hyrulean Civil war and the royal family decided not to rebuild it. The Poe sisters were probably the caretakers of the fortress and were unfortunate casualties of the invasion.

I believe the ancient sages Rauru was referring to were the five spirits that we see in Twilight Princess. During times of peace, these spirits are the ones who watch over the sacred realm. However, when the sacred realm is threatened, they call on their living counterparts of the era.

[PattyLeighVA]

While watching the Forest Temple section, I realized...
The Lost Woods has shortcuts to Zora's River and Goron City, giving 2 of the 3 poe sisters quick access to their respective temples if we buy into the theory that they are the sages 👀

[mayro]

Blocking the entrance to Dodongo's cavern with a boulder is like blocking a Mcdonalds entrance with a giant quarter pounder.

[Jolis_Parsec]

Mine’s the weird grotto under the entrance to the Sacred Forest Meadow’s maze, as that’s clearly something that got made early on and was recycled into its current function.

[greenlightning]

Fun fact the forest temple was actually the first section worked on in the game initially ocarina of time was meant to have a castle as the hub like Mario 64 and you would jump through paintings as well a remenant of this would be the paintings in the boss fight however the idea was scrapped but it was later turned into the forest temple

[breadlord]

Correct me if im wrong, but doesnt Navi tell you that the Poe sisters are Priestresses from the temple? Concidering that, they all have a deeper connection to the forest temple. So I dont think it would make a lot of sense to say that they are the ancient sages.

[tiffanytannerrrr]

How did you know I just discovered and binged all the Zelda lore videos in the past two days??? That timing tho

[CorvoGibbons]

We've been next level loving your Zelda content lately! We've been looking forward to this one for a minute!

[paigesiedhoff]

Ocarina of time was the first zelda game I ever played. It will always have such a special place in my heart. ❤ I love how much work you put into this. It's funny and engaging and I always learn something new. Thank you for all you do 🥰