Breath of the Wild: The Story Behind Zelda’s Most INFAMOUS Weapons!

Here's why the existence of Breath of the Wild's royal guard gear isn't as pointless as you may think!

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[olbhgui]

And thats how fi sued the hylians for copyright infringement

[memeteme]

What if they were forged to be incredibly strong but fragile because they were given to Royal Guards specifically? People nearest to the Royal Family that needed to be able to quickly kill a possible threat, so the weapons were forged to be very strong, but since the threats wouldn't be too numerous, durability wasn't a major concern. And the Royal Family could easily fund replacements as they broke.

[petery]

I heard INFAMOUS and thought you were talking about the Master Torch...

[therealoatmeal]

Look let’s all be honest, we use the royal guard weapons because they look cool

[WarmLillie]

A sword that’s designed to seal the darkness but failed, But instead of sealing the darkness it’s consumed.

Maybe it’s containing and channeling the evil? Changing to become even more powerful but in the process making it weaker as it try to contain it?

[bagelgod]

As useless as these weapons are. They are some of my favourites purely because of how awesome they look.

[julyc]

NBC: " if one wanted to stock up on them, they'd have to wait through several blood moons to fill their inventory "

Me: * laughs in duplication glitch *

[HavocHounds]

Is it possible the weapons are tainted with Malice? They all seem to be black, with red tints in places. Very similar to Malice. It could explain their high damage but low durability.

[thehollowvoice]

NBC‘s Arrow inventory: 320 ancient Arrows

My Arrow inventory: 57 normal Arrows...

Me: damn boi!!!

[Savyon]

For some reason, I always thought that the Royal Guard weapons were made fairly recently (in terms of the game's timeline), and that the reason they were so fragile was because the modern Shiekah had lost a lot of their old knowledge.

Not sure if there's anything in the game to back that up, or if I just inferred it in my own head, though.

[marche]

But who can forget the real perfect replica of the Sword that seals the Darkness:





*T H E M A S T E R T O R C H !*

[HeavyTanker-vxoq]

Here is a thought, what if the reason the Master Sword is so weak in breath of the wild, is because they drained its power to harness the ancient energy, trying to replicate its power, and the whole power source for these ancient weapons, and all ancient technology is powered off the same power that fuels the master sword.

[Rodimus]

One thought occured to me as to why the Shiekah-made replicas failed. The Master Sword was made from The Goddess Sword, a weapon of divine origins. It was refined using Sacred Flames attributed to the Golden Goddesses and blessed by the mortal incarnation of the goddess Hylia after having awakened her true potential. From the very beginning, it was never a weapon crafted by mortal hands. Nothing made by mortal hands can ever match up to divine relics.

[kentmcgowan]

I always figured that the royal guard weapons were largely ceremonial, which was why they replicated the other appearances. Even the royal guard uniform looks largely ceremonial, rather than something that would have been worn into battle.

[mattkirby]

The royal guard weapons are ceremonial. The high damage and low durability, is for when shit hits the fan.

[namelessone]

Royal guard weapons : -lack durability- Durability transfer glitch: I GOTCHA FAM

[WarmLillie]

You can’t replicate a weapon that’s masterly crafted.

[charleschamp]

The Royal Guard gear certainly goes well with the Dark Link outfit at least. Now if only the quiver could be dyed.

[Kano_]

I could be wrong, but i remember finding an edge of duality near zeldas study in hyrule castle.

[ルイス-sq]

I really love how we can still get content about botw even after 3 years of it being out.