The Legend of Zelda mostly takes part in the home kingdom of Link and Zelda, Hyrule. Depending on which game fans are playing, Hyrule can be a beautiful land or one littered with ruins and moblins.
Living in Hyrule can also be a complete toss-up depending on which age someone is born into as the people in Windwaker lived relatively peaceful lives, while the ones in Ocarina of Time spent their adult years living in fear. Hyrule isn’t an ideal place to live for several reasons other than the timeframe, though, as it also has its share of political issues involving Ganon.
10 High Invasion Rates
Ganon is going to reincarnate no matter how many times he clashes with the princess and legendary hero. Ganon has a huge army of monsters and has invaded Hyrule without a problem time and time again. There is even a failed hero timeline where his rule was successful. Living in Hyrule puts fans at a high risk of being placed in the middle of an invasion, which will uproot their entire lives if not kill them.
9 ReDead
ReDead are one of the biggest reasons that people should probably never move to Hyrule. These are some of the most terrifying monsters in all of gaming due to their creepy movement and terrifying shriek. While it hasn’t been made official that ReDead kill citizens, they do appear to be quite bloodthirsty towards the living. Even if you don’t have to deal with ReDead, there is a high chance you may at least run into a Poe, a type of ghost that is concerningly common in Hyrule.
8 Pot Shortage
Hyrule is not a very advanced kingdom, especially in some of the earlier games. Because of this, pots that can store water and food are actually pretty important. For whatever reason, though, the supposed hero makes it his business to destroy every pot in the kingdom each time he is reborn.
While pots don’t take a ton of effort to make, it’s hard to replace them in mass, especially when the townspeople know they will just be broken again.
7 Faulty Defenses
For such a big kingdom, you would think that Hyrule would be better protected, especially going on its long history of war. Gamers have noticed when playing through the games, that there really aren’t that many guards outside of Castle Town. In fact, it seems like the king is more concerned with trying to protect the castle. Hyrule’s military presence is also questionable, as there never seems to be an army ready to take on Ganon when he invades.
6 Will Probably Flood
Even with Ganondorf being sealed away, gamers born later in the Hyrule timeline are likely to be forced to live on small islands. This is because the kingdom becomes a literal sea, with only tiny splotches of land littered about the surface of the water. To make things worse, the ocean is quite hazardous. For gamers who love riding on boats, this probably won’t be that big of a deal, unless they run into a typhoon.
5 Cursed Battleground
Hyrule is essentially cursed to be an eternal battleground, where Ganon, Zelda, and Link fight to control the land. Not only do games need to worry about the land’s fate, but there are tons of ruins, dungeons, and woods that have bad blood running through them to create hostile environments. Settling down anywhere in Hyrule puts fans at risk of getting wrapped up in some horrible luck.
4 Bad Weather
Not only do new residents need to learn to deal with hostile invasions, flooding, and ReDeads, but bad weather is a promise. The thing is that the weather can suddenly be changed, just by a small child playing a short tune on his Ocarina, there is no way to predict the weather.
Imagine planning a wedding or a family picnic just to have someone make it rain due to ocarina practice.
3 Giant Spiders
There is a huge spider problem in Hyrule, for those who are afraid of arachnids, this isn’t the place to live. Giant spiders love to hang out in trees, and if a villager is unlucky enough, they may even find themselves turned into a horrifying hybrid spider monster that everyone wants to kill. For those who don’t want to deal with giant insects, the recommendation is to just find a nicer kingdom to live in.
2 Hard To Travel
Taking a vacation in Hyrule seems like it’s not an easy task to do. For starters, going through the Hyrule Field is a hassle due to a large number of enemies in both the day and night. Next, there really aren’t many great or safe places to visit in the Kingdom of Hyrule. Lon Lon Ranch isn’t really made for tourists, and Hyrule Lake is more of a place for science experiments.
1 Lon Lon Milk
While Hyrule isn’t that advanced, the thing people seem to drink all the time is a bit strange. You never see cups of water, tea, or coffee around, just Lon Lon Milk. In fact, other than potions, the only thing that Link can ever drink is milk, which seems a bit tiresome. Unless Lon Lon Milk is simply the best beverage to ever be created, drinking it all the time seems rather rough.
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