Easter Eggs and Secrets

A list of Easter Eggs and Secrets in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (EoW). See all secrets and references you may have missed in this page!

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Link's Hood and Hylian Shield

The hood that Link wears at the beginning of the Announcement Trailer resembles the Hylian Hood from Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. He also shows up wielding the Hylian Shield!

This same hood is a wearable clothing item that you can obtain from Impa in the first main quest, The Mysterious Rifts. The Hylian Shield will also appear when Zelda takes on the Swordfighter Form.

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Battle with Ganon

The battle sequence between Link and Ganon shown in the Announcement Trailer is a callback to the final boss fight with Ganon in A Link to the Past.

Zelda Encased In a Crystal

Crystals in previous Zelda games are often used as magical prisons. In A Link to the Past, the crystals hold the seven Maidens in the Dark World that Link must free. Princess Zelda is imprisoned in the seventh crystal.

A more notable example is used in Ocarina of Time where Ganondorf encases Princess Zelda in a pink crystal at his castle.

River Zora and Sea Zora

Echoes of Wisdom shows the two versions of the Zora: the River Zora and Sea Zora. The River Zora resemble the hostile fish-like enemies seen in previous 2D Zelda games while the Sea Zora have a more humanoid appearance and are often appear in the 3D Zelda games.

These two versions of the Zora appeared separately in previous games, with the exception of the Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons.

Business Scrubs

The Business Scrubs that manage the smoothie shops in Hyrule are a type of recurring tribe in previous Zelda games.

Known as Deku Scrubs, they make their first appearance in Ocarina of Time where they appear as enemies inside the Deku Tree.

Business Scrubs also appear and offer important items such as a Piece of Heart and upgrades to carry more Deku Sticks or Deku Nuts.

The Still World's Resemblance to the Dark World

The Still World resembles the Dark World, a recurring location in previous Zelda games that serves as a parallel corrupted version of Hyrule. It first appeared in A Link to the Past and another similar counterpart called Lorule appeared in A Link Between Worlds.

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