#i didn't notice the Zonai script on the weapon till I was in the process of making this post

[robot-gaming]

For as much as people were theorizing about the Zonai's relation to TotK, I haven't seen many posts pointing out how there's a lot of very Zonai-related things in the new trailer.

For one, multiple Zonai structures are notably affected.

Such as the North Lomai Labyrinth being a hundred miles in the air! I believe the three Lomai Labyrinths are one of the only things canonically attributed to the Zonai. Though, some people believe they were made by impersonating groups, but either way, there's still a connection there.

The Typhlo Ruins aren't shrouded in a permanent darkness anymore, either. And since these share a lot of design elements and architectural details with the remains of ruins in the Faron region, these are also attributed to the Zonai.

But it isn't just structures! The Zonai are related a lot to design motifs involving Owls (wisdom), Boars (power), and Dragons (courage). And we do see a couple dragon motifs!

There's one on this sick-ass weapon Link is using. It's kinda hard to see due to the dramatic lighting and fast motion, but the cylindrical part is actually coming out of a dragon's mouth.

ALSO! It has some letters from the wall-carvings from the other Direct Trailer back in October.

The reason we don't recognize this language might be because this is Zonai script!

But there's another Dragon-motif, too! One that you might be a bit more familiar with.

The front wheels of Link's equally sick-ass ride! I can't make out any more script on these, but if you compare them to other Zonai structures, you can tell this is definitely of the same architecture.

At this point it's pretty damn definitive that the Zonai are gonna be related to the lore of this game somehow.

#y'all i'm gonna be honest #i didn't notice the Zonai script on the weapon till I was in the process of making this post #i'm going absolutely insane over it now though #there's always gotta be a new script to substitution-decypher in a zelda game #zonai #zonai totk #zonai botw #botw #totk #tears of the kingdom #tears of the kingdom spoilers #trailer analysis #totk theory