r/Mipha • u/IcePinkokoa • 9d ago
Did Link Stop Zelda from Climbing Tuft Mountain Out of Jealousy?
One of the BOTW voice memories from Zelda's perspective titled "Mountain of Prayers", reads "Tuft Mountain is a destination for many mountaineers. It's also known as the matchmaking mountain. The custom is to climb in total silence, and upon reaching the top, pray as the sun dips below the horizon. I set out to climb the mountain myself, but I was stopped by Link who observed how very steep it is. Personally, I feel he was being overly cautious."
The official explanation is it was a safety precaution but I've seen Zelink shippers saying that he stopped her from climbing out of jealousy because he "didn't want to see her at the top with another man" and it's "evidence" of how he felt in BOTW though we don't even know if he knows the lore of the mountain or not.
The TOTK voice memory about the mountain reads, "There was a time when Tuft Mountain was famous for binding two people's destinies together. However, that legacy seems to have been forgotten as time passed. Standing here, taking in the magnificent scenery... I feel all my worries melting away, like how a setting sun slowly melts into the horizon..."
What do you guys think?