Despair

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Despair

Game(s)
Number Recovered Memory #16
Main Quest "Captured Memories"
Location Northeast of Bottomless Swamp
Main Theme Music Link's Memory 'Despair'
Previous MemoryNext Memory
"Return of Calamity Ganon""Zelda's Awakening"

"Despair" is the sixteenth Recovered Memory in Breath of the Wild.[1]

Overview

"Despair" can be unlocked in a small stretch of woods northeast of the Bottomless Swamp. Link is required to view it as part of the Main Quest "Captured Memories".[2]

The Recovered Memory opens up with Link running through the woods north of the Bottomless Swamp, holding onto Zelda's wrist. It is Raining, and the two of them are covered in mud. Zelda suddenly slips, falling from Link's grasp. Kneeling on the ground, Zelda asks how it came to this.[3] She reveals that Calamity Ganon has turned all of the Ancient Technology, including the Divine Beasts and the Guardians against them.[4] Because of this, the Champions have become trapped in their Divine Beasts, confirming that they have died.[5] Zelda believes it is all her fault, since she was unable unlock her sealing power.[6]

Crying, Zelda states that everything she has done up until now has all been for nothing, and she calls herself a failure.[7] Zelda laments that she has failed her friends, Hyrule, and her father, leaving them all to die.[8] With another sob, Zelda falls into Link's arms. He holds her, and the Recovered Memory ends with the sounds of her cries.

Trivia

  • How Zelda cries in "Despair" differs between the Japanese and English versions of Breath of the Wild. In the Japanese version. her cries consist of screaming and wailing. However, in the English version, it is a quieter sobbing, albeit slightly audible.
  • The Movie "In the Midst of Despair..." from Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity resembles "Despair". During the Movie, Zelda mourns her inability to prevent the Great Calamity and save Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule and the Champions, just as she does in "Despair".[9] The two cutscenes have several differences, however. For example, they take place in different locations, Impa and Terrako are present during "In the Midst of Despair...", and the Divine Beasts have not been completely overtaken in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.[10]

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
絶望 (Zetsubō) 
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China
ChineseTRTraditional
絕望 (Juéwàng) 
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
De wanhoop nabij[11]Desparir Nearby
The French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
Désespoir 
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Verzweiflung 
The Italian Republic
Italian
Disperazione 
The Republic of Korea
Korean
절망 (Jeolmang) 
The Russian Federation
Russian
Отчаяние (Otchayaniye) 
Latin America
SpanishLALatin American
Desesperación 
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Gallery

  • The Picture associated with "Despair"

    The Picture associated with "Despair"

  • Zelda crying

    Zelda crying

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Despair
    Recovered Memory #16     — Adventure Log (Breath of the Wild)
  2. ↑ Princess Zelda left behind an album with twelve pictures in it. Traveling to the places shown in these pictures may help you to regain your memories of the princess.

    Memories remaining: 12     — Adventure Log (Breath of the Wild)
  3. ↑ How... How did it come to this? — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
  4. ↑ The Divine Beasts... The Guardians... They've all turned against us... It was... Calamity Ganon. It turned them all against us! — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
  5. ↑ And everyone—Mipha, Urbosa, Revali and Daruk... They're all trapped inside those things — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
  6. ↑ It's all my fault! Our only hope for defeating Ganon is lost all because I couldn't harness this cursed power! — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
  7. ↑ Everything—everything I've done up until now... It was all for nothing... So I really am just a failure! — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
  8. ↑ All my friends... the entire kingdom... my father most of all... I tried, and I failed them all... I've left them...all to die. — Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
  9. ↑ I have...failed... All of Hyrule...my friends...even my own father... It's my fault! Why won't it awaken for me?! Everything... Everything I've done... Ultimately...all of it was for naught! — Princess Zelda (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
  10. ↑ Can we...still do this? — Princess Zelda (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
    All is not lost. We can still do something! Come on! — Impa (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
  11. ↑ De wanhoop nabij — Adventure Log (Breath of the Wild)
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Talk with Marin • Owl's Speech 1 • Owl's Speech 2 • Owl's Speech 3 • Full Moon Cello • Owl's Speech 4 • Owl's Speech 5 • Conch Horn • Richard's Villa • Sea Lily's Bell • Owl's Speech 6 • Owl's Speech 7 • Surf Harp • Owl's Speech 8 • Wind Marimba • Owl's Speech 9 • Owl's Speech 10 • Coral Triangle • Owl's Speech 11 • Organ of Evening Calm • Owl's Speech 12 • Thunder Drum • Owl's Speech 13 • Owl's Final Speech
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Champion Revali's Song • Champion Daruk's Song • Champion Mipha's Song • Champion Urbosa's Song • The Champions' Ballad • Subdued Ceremony • Revali's Flap • Resolve and Grief • Daruk's Mettle • Zelda's Resentment • Urbosa's Hand • Blades of the Yiga • A Premonition • Silent Princess • Mipha's Touch • Shelter from the Storm • Father and Daughter • Slumbering Power • To Mount Lanayru • Return of Calamity Ganon • Despair • Zelda's Awakening • The Master Sword
Tears of the Kingdom
The Master Sword's Power • The Awakening • Where Am I? • An Unfamiliar World • Mineru's Counsel • The Gerudo Assault • A Show of Fealty • Zelda and Sonia • Sonia Is Caught by Treachery • Birth of the Demon King • The Demon King's Army • The Sages' Vow • A King's Duty • The Imprisoning War • A Master Sword in Time • Critical Decisions • Tears of the Dragon • Zelda's Wish
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