Great Plateau
The Great Plateau is a recurring Region in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][2][3]
Features and Overview
Breath of the Wild
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The Great Plateau was the birthplace of the Hyrule Kingdom.[4] It is a sacred place where rites were once held by the Kingdom,[5] particularly at the Temple of Time. However, during the second Great Calamity, its entrance was destroyed, making travel to and from the Great Plateau impossible for normal people without the use of tools such as Paragliders. After Link's Slumber of Restoration in the Shrine of Resurrection, the only person to be found on it is the Old Man, a mysterious fellow with a deep knowledge of the Sheikah.[6] Though Monsters are not meant to step foot on the sacred Plateau,[5] they have since occupied it. Guardians under Calamity Ganon's control also found their way atop the Plateau, though they are now rendered as immobile Decayed Guardians. The Great Plateau's architecture mirrors that of Hyrule Castle, with the Great Plateau featuring more feminine statues and the Castle featuring more masculine designs.[7]
The Great Plateau undergoes several changes in Master Mode. A White-Maned Lynel occupies the forest north of the Old Man's Cabin and several Treasure Chests appear on platforms held by Sky Octoroks.
Areas
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Eastern Abbey
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Forest of Spirits
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Mount Hylia
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Creatures
Enemies
Monster Encampment southwest of the Great Plateau Tower
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Bokoblin ×2
Monster Encampment north of the Great Plateau Tower
Monster Encampment west of the Temple of Time
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Bokoblin ×3
Skull-shaped Monster Stronghold west of the Eastern Abbey
Skull-shaped Monster Stronghold in the valley west of the Forest of Spirits
Monster Encampment atop the promontory that juts out above Hopper Pond
Monster Encampment along the ridge above the Forest of Spirits
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Bokoblin ×3
Monster Stronghold near the River of the Dead's final waterfall
Monster Encampment south of the Eastern Abbey
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Bokoblin ×2
Monster Encampment west of the Old Man's Cabin
Materials
Equipment
Treasure Chests
| Treasure Chest | |
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| Notes | Behind the Cracked Wall along the pond's edge northwest of the Temple of Time |
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| Notes | In the Monster Encampment north of the Great Plateau Tower |
| Treasure Chest | |
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| Notes | Outside Oman Au Shrine |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | |
| Notes | In the eastern side of the pond outside Oman Au Shrine |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | |
| Notes | In the western side of the pond outside Oman Au Shrine |
| Treasure Chest | |
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| Notes | Inside the Skull-shaped Monster Stronghold west of the Eastern Abbey |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | |
| Notes | On the north side of the wooden platform in the Bottomless Bog south of Oman Au Shrine |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | |
| Notes | On the south side of the wooden platform in the Bottomless Bog south of Oman Au Shrine |
| Treasure Chest | |
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| Notes | Inside the Skull-shaped Monster Stronghold in the valley west of the Forest of Spirits |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | |
| Notes | Inside the broken buttress in the northwestern perimeter wall |
| Treasure Chest | |
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| Notes | On a tower in the Monster Encampment atop the promontory that juts out above Hopper Pond |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | |
| Notes | Atop the Zonai Tower north of the River of the Dead's final waterfall |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | |
| Notes | On the lower level of the Monster Stronghold near the River of the Dead's final waterfall |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | |
| Notes | On the higher level of the Monster Stronghold near the River of the Dead's final waterfall |
| Treasure Chest | |
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| Notes | Inside the broken buttress in the perimeter wall southeast of the Old Man's Cabin |
| Treasure Chest | |
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| Notes | On a tower in the Monster Encampment west of the Old Man's Cabin |
| Treasure Chest | |
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| Notes | Behind the Barricade south of the Monster Encampment west of the Old Man's Cabin |
| Treasure Chest | |
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| Notes | Behind the Cracked Wall at the base of the mountain beneath Owa Daim Shrine |
| Treasure Chest | |
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| Notes | In the hole underneath the Boulder outside Owa Daim Shrine |
| Treasure Chest | Contents | Notes |
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Behind the Cracked Wall along the pond's edge northwest of the Temple of Time | ||
In the Monster Encampment north of the Great Plateau Tower | ||
Outside Oman Au Shrine | ||
In the eastern side of the pond outside Oman Au Shrine | ||
In the western side of the pond outside Oman Au Shrine | ||
Inside the Skull-shaped Monster Stronghold west of the Eastern Abbey | ||
On the north side of the wooden platform in the Bottomless Bog south of Oman Au Shrine | ||
On the south side of the wooden platform in the Bottomless Bog south of Oman Au Shrine | ||
Inside the Skull-shaped Monster Stronghold in the valley west of the Forest of Spirits | ||
Inside the broken buttress in the northwestern perimeter wall | ||
On a tower in the Monster Encampment atop the promontory that juts out above Hopper Pond | ||
Atop the Zonai Tower north of the River of the Dead's final waterfall | ||
On the lower level of the Monster Stronghold near the River of the Dead's final waterfall | ||
On the higher level of the Monster Stronghold near the River of the Dead's final waterfall | ||
Inside the broken buttress in the perimeter wall southeast of the Old Man's Cabin | ||
On a tower in the Monster Encampment west of the Old Man's Cabin | ||
Behind the Barricade south of the Monster Encampment west of the Old Man's Cabin | ||
Behind the Cracked Wall at the base of the mountain beneath Owa Daim Shrine | ||
In the hole underneath the Boulder outside Owa Daim Shrine |
Korok Seeds
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| Notes | In the pond west of the Temple of Time |
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| Notes | From placing the metal boulder attached to a chain into the Tree Stump in the Bottomless Bog |
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| Notes | Under the Rock beneath the stone arch directly west of the Bottomless Bog |
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| Notes | On a cliffside ledge below the promontory that juts out above Hopper Pond |
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| Notes | At the base of the buttresses on the western side of the Plateau |
| Korok | Type | Notes |
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| In the pond west of the Temple of Time | |
| From placing the metal boulder attached to a chain into the Tree Stump in the Bottomless Bog | |
| Under the Rock beneath the stone arch directly west of the Bottomless Bog | |
| On a cliffside ledge below the promontory that juts out above Hopper Pond | |
| At the base of the buttresses on the western side of the Plateau |
Tears of the Kingdom
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The Great Plateau appears in Tears of the Kingdom. A total of four Chasms have opened, all in the locations of the Ancient Shrines from Breath of the Wild.
During the Era of Myth, the Great Plateau was the seat of Hyrule Kingdom. Its step pyramid castle was located at the site of the River of the Dead, which did not exist yet. The Temple of Time, which is now rotated to face south and found in the Sky as part of the Great Sky Island, sat over a nameless lake which no longer exists. This lake fed a river that passed between the Temple of Time and the site of the Eastern Abbey. However, as this lake no longer exists, only the wetlands surrounding the Old Man's Cabin and a dry riverbed can be found in the present time. The walls of the Great Plateau featured a different design,[note 1] and there was once a road leading through Mount Hylia to an observation point at the south of the Plateau. Two unidentified Shrines of Light once stood at the sites where Keh Namut Shrine and Owa Daim Shrine were later built, and ultimately where the Great Plateau West Chasm and Great Plateau South Chasm formed during the Upheaval. After the Temple of Time was raised into the Sky by the Six Sages, a new Temple of Time, later christened the Temple of Time Ruins, was built in its place. In the Era of Myth, the Great Plateau featured a much warmer climate. However, a Freezing Climate formed around Mount Hylia at some point.
Areas
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Enemies
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Shock Like ×1
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Black Boss Bokoblin troop
Monster Outpost south of the Temple of Time Ruins
Materials
Equipment
Treasure Chests
| Treasure Chest | |
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| Coordinates | -0772, -1560, 0072 |
| Notes | Atop a Tree Stump in the Bottomless Bog southwest of the Great Plateau North Chasm |
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| Coordinates | -0557, -1687, 0072 |
| Notes | Embedded in the ground beside the Fallen Debris southeast of the entrance to the Great Plateau |
| Treasure Chest | |
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| Coordinates | -1454, -1771, 0147 |
| Notes | Embedded in the ground north of the River of the Dead's western waterfall |
| Treasure Chest | Contents | Coordinates | Notes |
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-0772, -1560, 0072 | Atop a Tree Stump in the Bottomless Bog southwest of the Great Plateau North Chasm | ||
-0557, -1687, 0072 | Embedded in the ground beside the Fallen Debris southeast of the entrance to the Great Plateau | ||
-1454, -1771, 0147 | Embedded in the ground north of the River of the Dead's western waterfall |
Korok Seeds
| Korok |  |
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| Coordinates | -0696, -1573, 0067 |
| Notes | South of the Great Plateau North Chasm |
| Korok |  |
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| Coordinates | -0612, -1525, 0074 |
| Notes | Hanging from the large Tree east of the Great Plateau North Chasm |
| Korok |  |
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| Coordinates | -0683, -1842, 0095 |
| Notes | Atop the wall northeast of the Temple of Time Ruins |
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| Coordinates | -0889, -1908, 0107 |
| Notes | Atop the islet in the pond west of the Temple of Time Ruins |
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| Coordinates | -1152, -1788, 0155 |
| Notes | Surrounding the lone Tree on the mountain above and west of the Shrine of Resurrection |
| Korok | Type | Coordinates | Notes |
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| -0696, -1573, 0067 | South of the Great Plateau North Chasm | |
| -0612, -1525, 0074 | Hanging from the large Tree east of the Great Plateau North Chasm | |
| -0683, -1842, 0095 | Atop the wall northeast of the Temple of Time Ruins | |
| -0889, -1908, 0107 | Atop the islet in the pond west of the Temple of Time Ruins | |
| -1152, -1788, 0155 | Surrounding the lone Tree on the mountain above and west of the Shrine of Resurrection |
Other Appearances
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Nomenclature
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| Language | Names | Meanings |
 Dutch | Vergeten Hoogvlakte[9] | Forgotten Plateau |
 German | Vergessenes Plateau[8] | |
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Gallery
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Concept map of the Great Plateau from the Breath of the Wild E3 2016 demo
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The eastern side of the Great Plateau, showing the Eastern Abbey and the Great Plateau Tower from Breath of the Wild
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An active Decayed Guardian in the Eastern Abbey attacking Link from Breath of the Wild
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The Forest of Spirits during the daytime from Breath of the Wild
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The Forest of Spirits at sunset from Breath of the Wild
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The pathway leading to the River of the Dead from the Temple of Time from Breath of the Wild
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The peak of Mount Hylia from Breath of the Wild
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The pond north of the Great Plateau Tower from Breath of the Wild
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The Hidden Chest that appears near Ja Baij Shrine with the Expansion Pass from Breath of the Wild
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The Hidden Chest that is found next to Oman Au Shrine from Breath of the Wild
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The Hidden Chest near Keh Namut Shrine that appears with the Expansion Pack from Breath of the Wild
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A promotional image from the Nintendo Magazine (2021 Winter) featuring the area underneath the Owa Daim Shrine on the Great Plateau from Breath of the Wild
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A promotional image from the Nintendo Magazine (2021 Winter) featuring an eastern portion of the Great Plateau from Breath of the Wild
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Map of the lower Great Plateau from Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
See Also
Notes
- ↑ Curiously, a broken portion of Hylian-construction wall that is identical to the wall found in the present time can be seen in "Birth of the Demon King".
References
- ↑ "Great Plateau" — Map (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "Great Plateau" — Map (Tears of the Kingdom)
- ↑ "Great Plateau" — Map (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
- ↑ "This is the Great Plateau. According to legend, this is the birthplace of the entire kingdom of Hyrule." — Old Man (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "This area is supposed to be a sacred area, where people can't easily come nor any type of monsters. But, now they actually do, so the story is: "What's going on here?"" — Eiji Aonuma, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Beyond the Plateau Gameplay - Nintendo E3 2016 , YouTube (video), published June 14, 2016, retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Seems you managed to get your hands on a Spirit Orb! Well done!" — Old Man (Breath of the Wild)
"[Paraglider, please?] Let's slow down for a moment there, my young friend. The appearance of those towers and the awakening of this shrine... It's all connected to that Sheikah Slate you carry on your hip there." — Old Man (Breath of the Wild)
"[What do you mean?] It has been quite some time since I've seen or heard of the Sheikah Slate... Long ago, an advanced civilization known as the Sheikah inhabited these lands. It was the power and wisdom of the Sheikah that saved this land time and time again. But their civilization disappeared long ago...or so it is said. It is interesting, however, to think...that something of them might still remain hidden away in a shrine such as this. These shrines are tucked away in numerous places all across this land." — Old Man (Breath of the Wild) - ↑ Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 237
- ↑ "Vergessenes Plateau" — Map (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
- ↑ "Vergeten Hoogvlakte" — Map (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
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