A hilarious video proves that some of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s most common enemies, the humble bokoblins, are actually more of a threat to themselves than to their sworn enemy, Link. Breath of the Wild released over four years ago, but it is still offering players plenty of amusement and surprises. Its vast open-world map means that there is always something to explore and discover. One player even unearthed a different and seldom seen Breath of the Wild opening cinematic on a recent playthrough.
Along with the Kingdom of Hyrule's playground that is available to players of Breath of the Wild, the vast range of enemy encounters that can be experienced during the gameplay also keeps fans coming back. Some enemies, such as the mighty lynels that roam Breath of the Wild’s overworld, can often take more than one attempt to finally conquer. Others, such as The Legend of Zelda series’ rudimentary enemy the bokoblin, can often be embarrassingly easy to overcome. And, as one video shows, there are even times when these particular foes are ultimately vanquished by their own actions, rather than those of Link’s.
In a humorous compilation, shared by Reddit user alterpoda, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild bokoblins are shown to be, quite frankly, useless. The short clip features several instances of bokoblin enemies either blowing themselves sky-high with arrows and TNT barrels or injuring their fellow bokoblin comrades with badly aimed rock throws. One bokoblin even repeatedly strikes its companion with pebbles until its eventual demise, simply because it refused to change its aim during the altercation with Link (who had taken a safe refuge on a watchtower within the bokoblins’ presumed camp).
While the Breath of the Wild bokoblins are clearly not be the smartest of Link’s enemies, it would have been remiss of Nintendo to not include them in its latest Zelda offering. They may have only made their first appearance in 2003’s The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, but in that time bokoblins have become as much a part of the Zelda series as the green tunic and Great Fairies.
There is still no word on when Breath of the Wild’s highly anticipated sequel will be making its way to gaming consoles. Many have hopes however that more news will come out about it soon, especially as this year marks the Zelda franchise’s 35th anniversary. A sequel to easily one of the best The Legend of Zelda games of all time would be a more than fitting way to celebrate the series and its illustrious history. Until then, re-watching these clips of bokoblins on self-destruct mode will easily raise an amused smile or two.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is available now for the Nintendo Switch.
Source: alterpoda