Alright friends, we’re finally at the end of our journey. After this, I can finally die in peace, knowing that I have uncovered every single Breath of the Wild location name Easter Egg!
…Probably.
And so, we finish this epic saga with the final remaining regions: Ridgeland and Tabantha. Really? Only two more? That’s not too bad. Alright! Let’s do this thing!
Of course, keep in mind that while I have done much, MUCH research, there is always a possibility I may have possibly missed something in this extraordinarily long list of Easter Eggs. I’m so tired…
Ridgeland
Out on the western ridge of Central Hyrule is Ridgeland. Oh. I just got that. Anyway, it is home to many fearsome foes as it’s the plains between many different regions of the Hylian map, and Ganon just can’t give you a break from traveling between each one.
Like always, there are a few natural references within the location names, but we will only be looking at the Zelda related ones. We are Zelda Universe, after all, not Nature Universe. This would be an entirely different website.
• Breach of Demise: This scary-looking area with rocks jetting out all over creation is named after the scary dude final boss and main antagonist Demise from Skyward Sword.
• Irch Plain: Yahaha! You found a Korok reference! Irch is a Korok from The Wind Waker!
• Lindor’s Brow & Upland Lindor: Yahaha! You found another Korok reference! Linder is also a Korok from The Wind Waker. No, I won’t stop doing Korok references like this. Not until Nintendo confirms that there won’t be another 900 Korok seeds in the sequel.
• Mount Rhoam: In the continuing tradition of naming mountains after famous King’s of Hyrule, Mount Rhoam was named after Zelda’s father in Breath of the Wild. I wonder if it was named that before or after he died in the calamity… I’m sorry, was that insensitive?
• Satori Mountain: This is the one we all know and the one that means the most. Satori Mountain was named in honor of Satoru Iwata, former president and CEO of Nintendo, who sadly passed away before the release of the game.
• Seres Scablands: The Seres Scablands are directly named after the sage Seres from A Link Between Worlds. For such a sweet girl, you’d think they’d pick a better location to hold her name than SCABLANDS. Ew.
Tabantha
The Tabantha is home to the avian Rito tribe up in the northern hemisphere of Hyrule. There are also many great forests and lakes in this region, but who are we kidding, we only care about the Rito. That being said, there are some references to past Ritos as well as general bird names.
• Kolami Bridge & Kolami Bridge South: Not sure why we had to split the bridge’s name into two segments, but regardless, both are named after Komali, prince of the Rito tribe in The Wind Waker.
• Lake Totori & Lake Totori South: Again with splitting the — Ugh, never mind that. Apparently this name is in reference to the word “Rito.” I totally didn’t get that from this word, did you? Well, according to my sources, “tori” is the Japanese word for “bird,” which is in reference to the Rito, which is where the name for the tribe may have derived from in the first place. The more you know.
That’s it. That’s it! We’re done! We’ve gone through every single region in Breath of the Wild in search of every single location name reference! I’m free! I’m finally free!
In all seriousness, though, thanks to all of you who endured this journey with me, and I hope you learned some cool trivia tidbits throughout all these articles! I’m ever curious to know how many of these you knew, what were some fun ones you discovered through this series of articles, and if there’s any that you think I missed. Always remember, I did say probably.
If you were just joining this Easter Egg experience for the first time today, boy have I got a treat for you! There’s a part 1, part 2, and part 3 with much, MUCH more!
