There’s A Reason Zelda: TOTK’s Hyrule Isn’t Rebuilt, But The Game Won’t Tell You

13.04.2024 - 18:37 / screenrant.com / Melissa Sarnowski / Nintendo

takes place directly after. As such, there's a lot of familiarity when it comes to the NPCs and areas that Link encounters. That includes the sight of Hyrule as it still shows signs of destruction from Calamity Ganon's reign of terror, but there are finally areas where Link sees a few buildings being rebuilt, and in some cases, he even helps reconstruct them with his new arm's abilities. However, it's both interesting and important to note that all these new buildings are being made out of wood instead of stone.

Considering the span of time that passes between Zelda sealing Calamity Ganon and Link waking up in, it would make sense that the people of Hyrule and its neighboring regions would've started rebuilding. Doubly so between games when Calamity Ganon is no longer a threat. However, Hyrule is basically in the same state even one hundred years after Calamity Ganon was sealed away. It's a curiosity as to why areas haven't been reconstructed in that amount of time, as a hundred years would be enough to show a decent amount of progress. Surprisingly, there's an official answer to why Hyrule hasn't been built.

As it turns out, Nintendo provides an official reason regarding why Hyrule hasn't been rebuilt yet, and only shows the early signs of rebuilding in. The answer is found in the book,, and it actually makes a lot of sense. goes over the making of, and one part includes a mention of Fort Hateno, explaining why it hasn't been rebuilt over the hundred years when Link was asleep. The answer comes in the form of multiple issues that ended up making rebuilding not an option for, specifically, Fort Hateno.

There are multiple factors that come together to explain Hyrule's lack of rebuilding, as mentioned in. First and foremost, people skilled in stonemasonry died when the Guardians were advancing, along with their knowledge of repairing stone buildings. Not only that, but the people who survivedfocused on staying alive and trying to put their lives back together instead of trying to fix stone buildings they had no knowledge of how to repair. Even if they had the knowledge, they wouldn't have the resources or money needed for such a project.

With the stonemasons dead and their knowledge gone, the people of Hyrule aren't able to rebuild stone buildings or repair them. It's possible that they'll figure out stonemasonry again in the future, as the knowledge had to be figured out in the past as well. But for now, it looks like wood is going to be the material of choice when it comes to building. This is already seen in at Lookout Landing, where practically every building is made of wood, except for the lower area that uses an area carved into stone rather than built from it. Plus, dealing with other issues