{"id":259010,"date":"2025-10-07T16:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2155163"},"modified":"2025-10-07T16:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:00:40","slug":"nintendos-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-2-trailer-has-sparked-some-brilliant-fan-theories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nintendos-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-2-trailer-has-sparked-some-brilliant-fan-theories\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo&#8217;s Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 trailer has sparked some brilliant fan theories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nintendos-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-2-trailer-has-sparked-some-brilliant-fan-theories.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 may still be some way off &#8211; it&#8217;s now &#8220;aiming&#8221; for a 2022 launch &#8211; but Nintendo has given fans plenty to pick over in its E3 Direct trailer. <\/p>\n<p>Now the dust has settled, some excellent fan theories have emerged about what&#8217;s going on &#8211; especially regarding Link&#8217;s seemingly-corrupted arm. <\/p>\n<p>\nIn a thread on Twitter about Link&#8217;s appendage, freelance writer and Eurogamer contributor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JordanOloman\/status\/1404844909706846212\">Jordan Oloman<\/a> highlighted how Link appears to lose his arm at the beginning of the trailer, before it appears to be restored with Sheikah technology.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-06-17-nintendos-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-2-trailer-has-sparked-some-brilliant-fan-theories\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-06-17-nintendos-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-2-trailer-has-sparked-some-brilliant-fan-theories\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 may still be some way off &#8211; it&#8217;s now &#8220;aiming&#8221; for a 2022 launch &#8211; but Nintendo has given fans plenty to pick over in its E3 Direct trailer. Now the dust has settled, some excellent fan theories have emerged about what&#8217;s going on &#8211; especially regarding Link&#8217;s seemingly-corrupted arm. In a thread on Twitter about Link&#8217;s appendage, freelance writer and Eurogamer contributor Jordan Oloman highlighted how Link appears to lose his arm at the beginning of the trailer, before it appears to be restored with Sheikah technology. 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