Thundra Plateau

Thundra Plateau is a recurring location in The Legend of Zelda series.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Features and Overview

Breath of the Wild

Origin of the Name

The origin of the Dragon's Blood tree's name is unknown. At one time, the water from the surrounding mountains flowed into a network of rivers on this plateau. Perhaps the water itself was likened to bleeding—the network of blood vessels, and over time, it came to be associated with dragons. Thus, the current name.

Thundra Plateau is located within Ludfo's Bog on Hyrule Ridge. The Plateau features a variety of Zonai Ruins, including pillars and Dragon-head statues.^[4] It is known for the frequency at which Lightning and Thunderstorms appear in the area.^[5] When Link first arrives at the Plateau, it will be constantly under the effects of a Thunderstorm, which can be observed from a distance.

As Link approaches Thundra Plateau, he will hear the voice of Toh Yahsa, who instructs him to return the "four spirits" to their proper places to reveal an Ancient Shrine.^[6] This starts the "Trial of Thunder" Shrine Quest. Throughout Thundra Plateau and in the surrounding area, Link can find four colorful orbs, which he must place in the four corresponding slots on the Plateau. Once all four orbs have been placed in their slots, Toh Yahsa Shrine will rise from the ground at the center of the Plateau, completing the Shrine Quest.^[7]

Creatures

Enemies

Chuchu

Equipment

Rusty Claymore

Tears of the Kingdom

Related Quests

		Misko's Treasure of Awakening III
		Side Quest
		Misko's Letter		Coliseum Ruins Cave

Side Quest
Misko's Treasure of Awakening III
Misko's Letter	Coliseum Ruins Cave

		Misko's Treasure of Awakening III
		Side Quest
		Misko's Letter		Coliseum Ruins Cave

Side Quest
Misko's Treasure of Awakening III
Misko's Letter	Coliseum Ruins Cave

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Areas

Thundra Plateau Cave

Other Appearances

Age of Calamity

Non-Canon Information

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.

As part of the "Preparing for Field Work" Quest, Zelda wishes to investigate an ancient relic that has been discovered on Thundra Plateau, but she needs Materials to help protect her from Electricity.^[3] After receiving the Materials, however, Zelda is unable to learn anything from the relic.^[8]

During the "Stealth Mission" Quest, Urbosa needs Materials to keep her hidden while she investigates rumors of a Monster horde on Thundra Plateau.^[9] With the Materials, she determines that the shadows from Lightning strikes made there seem to be more Monsters than were actually present.^[10]

Lastly, as part of the "Beyond the Wall of Thunder" Quest, a Rito Monster hunter needs Electricity-resistant Materials so she can face the Monsters on Thundra Plateau.^[11] Once she receives the Materials, she is able to reduce the number of Monsters residing on Thundra Plateau.^[12]

Nomenclature

Thundra Plateau is named after thunder.

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japan Japanese	雷の台地 (Kaminari no Daichi) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)} 雷(かみなり)の台地(だいち) (Kaminari no Daichi) ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}	Thunder Plateau
The People's Republic of China Chinese^SISimplified	雷之台地 (Léizhī Táidì) ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China Chinese^{TRTraditional}	雷之台地 (Léizhī Táidì) ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
The Kingdom of the Netherlands Dutch	Donderplateau ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[13]	Thunder Plateau
Canada French^CACanadian	Plateau du Tonnerre ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
The French Republic French^EUEuropean	Plateau du Tonnerre ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
The Federal Republic of Germany German	Donner-Plateau ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}	Thunder Plateau
The Italian Republic Italian	Pianoro dei lampi ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
The Republic of Korea Korean	번개의 대지 ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
Latin America Spanish^{LALatin American}	Meseta del trueno ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[14]	Thunder Plateau
The Kingdom of Spain Spanish^EUEuropean	Meseta del trueno ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

Breath of the Wild
Thundra Plateau's perpetual Thunderstorm

References

↑ Thundra Plateau — Map (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Thundra Plateau — Map (Tears of the Kingdom)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 An ancient relic was discovered at Thundra Plateau. Princess Zelda hopes to research the artifact, but to get there safely, she will need protection against the region's electrical hazards. — Gallery (Age of Calamity)
↑ Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 412
↑ Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 226
↑ You who have reached this land of thunder, I present you with a trial. When the four spirits have been settled in their proper places, they will guide you to the hero's trial. — Toh Yahsa (Breath of the Wild)
↑ You set the four spirits in their proper places based on the diagrams on the stone pillars.

When this was done, a shrine appeared in the middle on the Thundra Plateau! — Adventure Log (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Alas, though Zelda made it safely to the artifact, her research bore no fruit. However, in a monster encounter during the journey, she did devise a way to enhance the Sheikah Slate. — Gallery (Age of Calamity)
↑ Hearing about a horde of monsters up on Thundra Plateau, Urbosa set out to investigate personally. Of course, it's a risky mission... Get something that would keep her hidden from the enemy. — Gallery (Age of Calamity)
↑ Urbosa returned with welcome news—the monsters' numbers were few. Evidently the eyewitnesses had mistaken shadows from a lightning flash for a horde of fearsome foes. — Gallery (Age of Calamity)
↑ There's a Rito monster hunter who needs help. She wants to venture to a plateau with frequent lightning strikes, but it's not safe to approach without a boost to her electricity resistance... — Gallery (Age of Calamity)
↑ With plenty of electricity-resistant materials at her disposal, the Rito went back to the plateau to slay monsters. Rumor has it that she culled their numbers quite a bit. — Gallery (Age of Calamity)
↑ Donderplateau — Map (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Meseta del trueno — Map (Breath of the Wild)

[1] Thundra Plateau — Map (Breath of the Wild)

[2] Thundra Plateau — Map (Tears of the Kingdom)

[Gallery-3] 3.0 ^3.1 An ancient relic was discovered at Thundra Plateau. Princess Zelda hopes to research the artifact, but to get there safely, she will need protection against the region's electrical hazards. — Gallery (Age of Calamity)

[4] Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 412

[5] Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 226

[6] You who have reached this land of thunder, I present you with a trial. When the four spirits have been settled in their proper places, they will guide you to the hero's trial. — Toh Yahsa (Breath of the Wild)

[7] You set the four spirits in their proper places based on the diagrams on the stone pillars.

When this was done, a shrine appeared in the middle on the Thundra Plateau! — Adventure Log (Breath of the Wild)

[8] Alas, though Zelda made it safely to the artifact, her research bore no fruit. However, in a monster encounter during the journey, she did devise a way to enhance the Sheikah Slate. — Gallery (Age of Calamity)

[9] Hearing about a horde of monsters up on Thundra Plateau, Urbosa set out to investigate personally. Of course, it's a risky mission... Get something that would keep her hidden from the enemy. — Gallery (Age of Calamity)

[10] Urbosa returned with welcome news—the monsters' numbers were few. Evidently the eyewitnesses had mistaken shadows from a lightning flash for a horde of fearsome foes. — Gallery (Age of Calamity)

[11] There's a Rito monster hunter who needs help. She wants to venture to a plateau with frequent lightning strikes, but it's not safe to approach without a boost to her electricity resistance... — Gallery (Age of Calamity)

[12] With plenty of electricity-resistant materials at her disposal, the Rito went back to the plateau to slay monsters. Rumor has it that she culled their numbers quite a bit. — Gallery (Age of Calamity)

[nomenclature-ref-1-13] Donderplateau — Map (Breath of the Wild)

[nomenclature-ref-2-14] Meseta del trueno — Map (Breath of the Wild)

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