User:Xykeb Zraliv

I am Xykeb Zraliv, also known as Xykeb Yvolix Zraliv and Xykeb the Freak. Also, due to the lazy human nature of abbreviating, I am often called "XZ" and "XYZ". I am an admin here on Zeldapedia, as well as on the Banjo-Kazooie Wiki.

I am obsessed with grammar, and I greatly dislike chatspeak and anything else that purposefully applies improper grammar, though I will generally tolerate it if necessary. I am known for the fact that I obsess over small things with no way to stop me.

Games I own
These are in the order that I started playing them (not necessarily in the order I finished them).

Ocarina of Time Majora's Mask

The Wind Waker

The Minish Cap

Link's Awakening

Phantom Hourglass

Adventure of Link

I've also played a few minutes of the original Legend of Zelda on Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Game Status
This is where I post where I am in the Zelda games I own.

Ocarina of Time: I've completed this game 4 times. I should probably work on finishing it 100%, but that's probably not going to happen anytime soon.

Majora's Mask: I've completed this game 7 times, the most recent 3 being 100% completion playthroughs. I'm currently in my 8th playthrough and I am writing a schedule for me to follow in any subsequential replays of the game, which you can find here. I plan to eventually try out the '3-day challenge', maybe attempt the '3-heart challenge' at the same time.

The Wind Waker: I've completed this game 5 times (including 2 second quest playthroughs), only in the most recent one completing it 100%. I'm currently replaying it (I just completed the Forsaken Fortress second visit) and my goal this time is to get all figurines without going through the second quest. I've stopped playing it for a while, but I may resume at some point.

The Minish Cap: I played this game twice, and I probably won't replay it for a while. And I'll probably NEVER complete it 100%.

Twilight Princess: I've completed this game three times, all three being 100% completion.

Link's Awakening: I've completed this twice, neither of which have been 100% completions, but I might think about doing a 100% completion someday if I get bored.

Phantom Hourglass: I've played this 2 times, one time being a 99% completion (I got every item in the game EXCEPT about 3/5 of the Ship Parts). In my second playthrough, I got a perfect 25 minutes remaining in the Temple of the Ocean King and I'm trying to get every Ship Part so I can truly complete the game 100%. I haven't done this in a while due to getting tired of going through the Temple of the Ocean King over and over again (never thought you'd hear me say that, eh? Well, yeah, even if I have the patience to go through it 5 times, it gets kinda wearing after going through it 35 times or so), but I'll probably resume soon.

Adventure of Link: So apparently a friend of mine had the GBA version of Adventure of Link, so I borrowed it just so I could see if it's really as bad as people say it is. Well, I recently discovered that it is. I'm positive I'm not going to have the patience to finish this game.

My Top Games

 * 1) Majora's Mask
 * 2) The Wind Waker
 * 3) Twilight Princess
 * 4) Ocarina of Time

Random facts about me

 * I know 135 digits of Pi: 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286208998628034825342117067982148086513282306647093844609550582.
 * I can pronounce the word "Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia".
 * I can read all 7 Harry Potter books in 5 days.
 * It took me countless tries and a truckload of rupees to beat Ingo in the horse race the first time I played Ocarina of Time (I had to repeatedly run into Talon and Malon's house, go upstairs, break pots for money, and repeat until I had enough to challenge him again). This is due to the fact that I sucked at controlling Epona the first time I played.
 * I am also a fan of the Fire Emblem, Super Smash Bros., Banjo-Kazooie, Animal Crossing, and Pikmin series.
 * When I drink too much water, I twitch uncontrollably for some unknown reason.
 * I believe that, if ants were sentient, they would take over the world (I'm not joking; I seriously believe this).
 * I also think that bees, wasps, and cockroaches would have a decent chance of ruling the world if they were sentient. However, the ants beat them all.
 * I believe in the Infinite Monkey Theorem.
 * I find it kind of funny that some people don't get that the Infinite Monkey Theorem is a metaphor and think that we're morons that don't understand the nature of monkeys.
 * The only pets I've ever had have been insects or arachnids.
 * I have restless leg syndrome, minor insomnia, extreme paranoia, severe anxiety, and obsessive compulsive disorder.

Superlatables
Yeah, remember when I didn't know what these were called? Well, according to AuronKaizer, they'r called Superlatables. Also, all these are based only on the games I've played, so sorry to all the Link to the Past fanboys out there, there'll be no mention of any of that stuff.

Accomplishments I am particularly proud of
Just a note, these are in no particular order.


 * 1) Completing Majora's Mask 100% 4 times with no help from strategy guides, online FAQs, etc.
 * 2) Collecting every figurine in Wind Waker
 * 3) Completing Temple of the Ocean King with a perfect 25 minutes remaining

Things I hope to be able to do eventually
Again, in no particular order.


 * 1) Complete Ocarina of Time 100%
 * 2) Defeat Dark Link without using Din's Fire
 * 3) Do the Majora's Mask single 3-day cycle challenge
 * 4) Complete a Zelda game doing the 3-heart challenge
 * 5) Obtain every Ship Part in Phantom Hourglass (I currently have every part except Stone Chimney, Golden Prow, Golden Hull, and Golden Wheel. Only 3 more Golden Ship Parts left!)

Polls
Which of these incredibly weak enemies is the most pathetic? Withered Deku Baba Rat Keese Chuchu (Majora's Mask) Xykeb Zraliv Which is the most disturbing? Tingle The fact that Majora screams like a woman, but has a build similar to a man Stone Tower's "Flaming finger" in an E rated game The fact that Zelda disguised herself using a man's body Fishman says that arrows will make his back feel better Xykeb Zraliv Which is the most annoying? Tingle Navi Dampe's slowness in Majora's Mask Wallmasters Floormasters (Wind Waker) Like Likes Temple of the Ocean King Xykeb Zraliv Who is the rudest? Tatl Ezlo Midna Tetra Gorman Brothers Xykeb Zraliv Should the Shadow Temple or Spirit Temple be completed first? Shadow Temple Spirit Temple Neither; The Forest Temple should be completed first Am I brilliantly intelligent? Definitely! Of course! Yes No ←This is not an option. Do not click on it. Do you believe that ants could take over the world if they were sentient? Yes No What?! This is such a random topic. Do you believe in the Infinite Monkey Theorem? (If you don't know what it is, follow the link in the "Random facts about me" section. Do not vote in this poll if you don't understand it.) Yes No Huh? What's the Infinite Monkey Theorem?

The results of these polls so far are mostly what I expected, but there are a few things that I'm a little surprised about:


 * 1) A lot of people consider me pathetic. While the fact itself doesn't exactly surprise me, what I do find surprising about it is that the criteria was "which enemy is the most pathetic", and my name was there as a joke, since I'm not an enemy per se.
 * 2) Almost everybody answered that the Forest Temple should be completed first when in fact that question was whether the Spirit or Shadow Temple should be completed first. Now, "first" here could be interpreted as "before the other" or as "the thing that happens before everything else". The former case, was, of course, what I meant. However, as a joke, I put the Forest Temple to account for the latter. Like the last thing that surprised me, many people went for the joke, while the serious answers were barely touched.
 * 3) This is what most surprises me: some people actually think that I'm brilliantly intelligent. It was a joke, people...you're supposed to say no. Not that I mind being called brilliantly intelligent.....

Most overrated things
These are the things that are, in my opinion, the 3 most overrated things in the Zelda universe.


 * 1) Ocarina of Time: The game was great, but flawless? Please.
 * 2) Stallord: I actually thought the Staltroops were annoying and the fight really wasn't that fun for me.
 * 3) Kafei and Anju sidequest: It's not as complicated as people make it sound, in my opinion.

Most underrated things
These are the things that are, in my opinion, the 3 most underrated things in the Zelda universe.


 * 1) Navi: People sure beat up on Navi, don't they? Honestly, she's not THAT annoying. Every time I play Ocarina of Time I try to see it from that point of view and see Navi as annoying, and every time I fail.
 * 2) Temple of the Ocean King: Maybe I'm just more patient with my video games than most people, but I just did not find this place to be at all tedious. Besides, if I can go through this place 30 or so times (I do this to get the ship parts strewn around the place - I've noticed that there is a remarkably high chance of getting a Golden Ship Part in one of the last two chests (which is not to say there's a high chance; just there's a higher chance than getting it from, say, a minigame)) and not be annoyed, how can you say that you're annoyed from going through it 5 or 6 times?
 * 3) Wind Waker bosses: Sure, they were too easy, but not everything has to be challenging to be fun. I thoroughly enjoyed every single boss fight in Wind Waker.

Things I find annoying
As the name implies, this is a list of things in the Legend of Zelda series that I find annoying (in no particular order):

Adventure of Link

 * 1) Er....everything?

Link's Awakening

 * 1) The fight with Moldorm - I swear I fell into that pit at least 10 times.
 * 2) The fact that people will call you THIEF if you steal from the shop
 * 3) Buzzblobs
 * 4) Wizzrobes
 * 5) The soldier at Kanalet Castle that attacks you from the pits
 * 6) The fact that my Game Boy ran out of batteries right after I beat the last boss

Ocarina of Time

 * 1) The whole "stealth" thing in the Gerudo's Fortress
 * 2) Moblins
 * 3) The Carpet Merchant ripoff
 * 4) Wallmasters
 * 5) Bubbles
 * 6) Bottom of the Well
 * 7) Gold Skulltula sidequest

Majora's Mask

 * 1) The fight with Twinmold
 * 2) Having to start over if you run out of time
 * 3) The whole "stealth" thing in the Pirate's Fortress (I later learned that the Stone Mask makes it easier to do this, so it's no longer a problem)
 * 4) Wallmasters
 * 5) Beneath The Well
 * 6) Gyorg's tendency to swallow you before you get a chance to escape to the platform after attacking it
 * 7) Dampe's walking speed

The Wind Waker

 * 1) Floormasters
 * 2) The Wind Temple

The Minish Cap

 * 1) The random chance Figurine system
 * 2) Gyorg Pair
 * 3) The entire concept of Kinstone Fusion
 * 4) Having to fight the 3 Darknuts in the end with a time limit

Twilight Princess

 * 1) Beth
 * 2) Falbi
 * 3) Those 3 girls that produce hearts after you play Purlo's game
 * 4) Agitha
 * 5) Staltroops
 * 6) Agitha's sidequest
 * 7) Imp Poe sidequest
 * 8) More Pieces of Heart per Heart Container = more Pieces of Heart. More Pieces of Heart = more secret areas. More secret areas = more searching. More searching = less actual game time. Less actual game time = less fun.
 * 9) Rollgoal
 * 10) Goat Herding
 * 11) The fact that Nintendo not only apparently believes the common yet totally untrue belief that snails are bugs, but they actually went so far as to create a supposed bug fanatic that apparently also believes it. Makes you wonder why they'd put a fanatic about something they know nothing about, eh?

Phantom Hourglass

 * 1) Rupoors
 * 2) Having to find Courage Gems
 * 3) Having to find Power Gems
 * 4) Having to find Wisdom Gems
 * 5) Various minigames
 * 6) Fishing
 * 7) The fact that whether or not you get the items from the Masked Man depends entirely on luck

Timeline
Thanks to Hero of Time 87 for this timeline.

Creation of Hyrule and the Triforce |                   Hyrulean Civil War |                    Imprisoning War (Ocarina of Time) /            \       The Great Flood               Majora's Mask |                          |       The Wind Waker              Ganondorf's Execution |                          |      Phantom Hourglass           Zant's Invasion of Hyrule |                  (Twilight Princess) Link and Tetra find and             | establish a new Hyrule. Agahnim becomes a host for Ganondorf's soul. |                          |       War of the Bound Chest           War of the Wizard |                 (A Link to the Past) The Minish Cap                    | |                     Revival of Ganon Four Swords          (Oracle of Seasons/Ages) |                          |    Four Swords Adventures       Awakening of the Wind Fish |                  (Link's Awakening) One of the Zeldas is put to sleep until Zelda II. |    The Legend of Zelda |   The Adventure of Link

Theories I believe

 * 1) The Hero's Shade is the Hero of Time.
 * 2) Link was looking for Navi in the beginning of Majora's Mask.
 * 3) The Stone Tower Temple was created to insult the Godesses.
 * 4) Link is not mute. He talks, he just has no in-game dialogue. This is quite clearly illustrated when Midna tells Link to say something at the end of the game; this heavily implies that Link is in the habit of saying things.
 * 5) Deku Link (as in the soul Link inhabits when he wears the Deku Mask, not Link himself), the Deku Butler's Son, and the small deformed tree at the the beginning of Majora's Mask are all the same character.
 * 6) Bongo Bongo is the man whose house used to be where the Kakariko well is. Additionally, that man was a Sheikah.
 * 7) Dark Link is on his own and has no ties to Ganondorf.
 * 8) The Kokiri evolved into the Koroks and the Zora(s) evolved into the Rito.
 * 9) The Gerudo became the Dark Interlopers.
 * 10) The Spirit Temple became the Arbiter's Grounds.
 * 11) Death Mountain became Dragon Roost Island.
 * 12) The Mirror of Twilight is the mirror that appeared in the Spirit Temple of Ocarina of Time.
 * 13) The Skull Kid from Majora's Mask is the one from Ocarina of Time.

Theories I do NOT believe
Note that I am only going to do popular theories. That means than any little idea that you've come up with is not significant to me if you're the only person that believes it.


 * 1) The Twili are somehow connected to the race that used Majora's Mask. I don't know what it is about this theory, it just doesn't really seem to fit. One thing I've heard is that Majora's Mask's eyes are identical to the eye on the Fused Shadow; I compared the two and I think that's ridiculous. Besides, that doesn't really say much; I'm sure that, even if they really were identical, Nintendo was just reusing certain designs. Nothing to get excited about.
 * 2) Link and Zelda are in love. I haven't really seen any significant implications of this, and anybody that's trying to make out some romance between them is looking for people to pair up. Either that, or they've been reading too much into the "heroic knight marries beautiful princess" stereotype.
 * 3) The postman talked about in Koboli's figurine is a postman in another Zelda game. I mean, one postman is in Termina, which an entirely different world. Another is in Twilight Princess, which takes place in a different timeline. One is in Labrynna, which is in a different timeline and a different world. And the last one is in Minish cap, which comes after Wind Waker (remember, all of these facts are taken from the timeline that I personally believe, which may not be entirely correct). This does not, of course, mean that I believe Nintendo intended it to be meaningless. I suspect they put it in there as a cameo of sorts, but didn't think too much about whether or not it really made sense.
 * 4) Kaebora Gaebora is Rauru. I actually don't actually see any huge difficulties with this theory, I just personally don't think it's true.
 * 5) Volvagia is female. Ok, this one I actually KNOW is incorrect. Link of the Gorons talks about him, referring to him as 'he': "That dragon was very scary! He ate Gorons!"
 * 6) The Man from the Curiosity Shop and the man from the Trading Post are the same person. I could make a compelling case for this, but it really should be self-explanatory.
 * 7) Jolene is a Gerudo. The only real implications I've seen of this are that she has brown skin (which proves absolutely nothing....we see quite clearly in Wind Waker with the contrast of skin color of Tetra/Zelda that being a pirate tans your skin quite a bit) and that she fights like a Gerudo (which I personally think is just Nintendo reusing a fighting style, as is the nature of Nintendo). Also, she has black hair, and all confirmed Gerudo in the series have red hair. Sure, she might have some Hylian blood in her, but....seriously. Nintendo isn't one to think things out like that. If it's a Gerudo, they'll give it all the symptoms of being Gerudo. That's part of Nintendo's cameo-creating nature.
 * 8) Telma is a Gerudo. Similar reasons as above, only the implication is that she has red hair, not brown skin.

Remember, these are theories I do NOT believe. If you think that any of these are true and you want to discuss it with me, you can do so on my talk page.

Things I'd like solved
This is a list of things that I find to be nonsensical concerning the series and would like solved:


 * 1) How can the Gibdos be so incredibly stupid as to think that Link is one of them simply because his face looks like one of their faces?
 * 2) Why does the race with the Running Man in Ocarina of Time even exist?
 * 3) How does King Bulblin survive getting knocked off of 2 very high bridges?
 * 4) Who was so incredibly bored as to think up "Tingle! Tingle! Kooloo-Limpah!"?
 * 5) How can we hear Link screaming when he jumps in lava in Twilight Princess even when his mouth is already submerged?
 * 6) Why does Link need the Kafei's Mask to ask where Kafei is?
 * 7) How did Goht get frozen?
 * 8) How does the Postman get to the end of the Cave of Ordeals?
 * 9) Why does Link play the guitar right-handed in Zora form?

Of course, this is skipping over the obvious ones, like "How can skeletons be alive?" or "How can the Deku be sentient?", since everybody asks those questions and the extremely obvious answer to all of them is that the land is filled with magic or whatever and skeletons can be a alive if they want to be. Of course, in Stallord's case, it's alive because Zant stuck a magical stick through its head.

Also, if you can think of a reason why one or more of these makes sense, or if you simply want to discuss them, please do so on my talk page, not here. By the way, that one about "Tingle! Tingle! Kooloo-Limpah!" is indeed a joke. I don't expect a serious answer to it.

Personal pages
These are the things I've made on this wiki.


 * Reviews: Self explanatory; this is where I review the games in the Legend of Zelda series
 * Majora's Mask Walkthrough: This is where I'm writing up a walkthrough describing how to get through Majora's Mask 100% in a very productive path. This serves as both a self-memo to myself for future replays of this game and a walkthrough to anybody looking to complete Majora's Mask 100%.
 * Top Ten: Self explanatory; this is my top ten for various categories.