![]() For a community in Tears of the Kingdom to have one or more similar motives inspire the drawings seen in the trailer is certainly feasible. Some posit that the Nazca had hot air balloons from which their people could view the drawings, and still others, of course, believe the symbols were ways to communicate with aliens or help them navigate. It is unclear why these etchings were made, but some theorize the paths were walked during religious ceremonial processions or that they were intended to signal to the gods. The Nazca lines were made in Peru between 200 BC and 600 AD, likely by the technologically sophisticated Nazca people, and depict hummingbirds, spiders, fish, and more. This explanation is more realistic and in line with the closest real-life approximation of these marking, the Nazca lines. ![]() Perhaps a particular community is responsible for the pattern and it is a form of artistic expression or a marker to signal to those in flight where they are (the Rito would be the best candidates for this as far as we know now– but who’s to say there won’t be other beings who have been living in the sky all this time and touch down to figure out why chunks of land have floated into their territory). But in Zelda there could be a host of other explanations. There are many theories attempting to link crop circles to aliens, like that they’re landing pads for UFOs or messages from aliens (none of which are true, of course, as living humans are the ones who make crop circles). My mind went to aliens first because culturally Americans associate “crop circle” like designs in fields with extraterrestrials. So when I saw these mystical-looking patterns etched into a clearing in Hyrule I figured there might be more to them than meets the eye. But crazier things have happened in Zelda games: ghost dancers, golden poos, middle-aged balloon-riding mapmaking fairy men, intelligent chicken creatures, severed hands in toilets, friendly bat uncles, and gals who fall in love with Ancient Orbs and Moblins. The Ghost Hunter is also allowed to "pass on" from the world of the living.Clearly we still have very few concrete details about the story and side quests in Tears of the Kingdom. Once Link has defeated all four, he is rewarded with a Piece of Heart. A chest containing a Silver Rupee (worth 100 Rupees) will appear after each mini-boss is defeated. The four battles are against the first mini-boss encountered in each of the four dungeons. This is presumably to ensure that Link is up to the challenge, yet all of the enemies in the shrine must have been defeated earlier or Link would not be able to enter. In order to battle the four monsters, Link needs to have obtained a certain number of Heart Containers denoted by the number of heart-shaped ornaments above each entryway. The Ghost Hunter will allow Link to battle the monsters inside the four rooms. These mask-like figures resemble a type of Majora's Mask in shape and appearance, but it is unclear if that is the purposed design. Strange ornaments not seen anywhere else, possibly masks, adorn the ceilings and walls in the Secret Shrine. Inside is a relatively large cavern system consisting of four rooms located in the four compass directions, connected to a center room, where the Ghost Hunter is sitting. The door to the rest of the shrine can only be opened with a Light Arrow. The entrance room contains several pots and bushes that Link can destroy to replenish various items, a pool of Spring Water, a number of Rupees suspended in the air, and a patch of Soft Soil, from which Link can grow a plant that will allow him to collect the hovering rupees. The Shrine houses a mini-game of sorts, where Link can do battle with the first mini-boss from each of the four dungeons of Termina. It is a cave hidden behind the waterfall in southwestern Ikana Canyon. The Secret Shrine is a location from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Go see them if you feel like it.I'm sure they'll welcome you. ![]() It seems, somehow, you have managed to send the Ikana's wandering spirits into peace.But outside of Ikana.there are still swarms of wandering spirits with lingering regrets.The ones in this room want to meet you again and have been waiting here for quite a while.
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