Every two weeks, Monica, Cameron and Crystal come together to explain the lore of The Legend of Zelda series, one game at a time. Podcast Art by Torkirby.
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Book of Matoya Episode 7: Final Fantasy VI: Part 4
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The Returners are tasked with rescuing Espers from the Imperial Continent, but to get there, they must form an alliance with Setzer Gabbiani, a gambling vagabond who finds freedom from society's narrow views of morality aboard his airship, the Blackjack. The Returners concoct a plan to meet Setzer by tricking him into kidnapping Celes from tonight’…
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Book of Matoya Episode 7: Final Fantasy VI: Part 3
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The Returners send a search party to scour the west for any signs of Terra, who may be the key to turning the tides against the Empire.By The Book of Mudora
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Book of Matoya Episode 7: Final Fantasy VI: Part 2
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The anti-imperial resistance group "The Returners" must regroup in the neutral town of Narshe, but get separated on the way back. Each group has their own adventure, recruiting new allies along the way.By The Book of Mudora
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Book of Matoya Episode 7: Final Fantasy VI: Part 1
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1000 years after the War of the Magi nearly destroyed the world, the ascendant Gestahlian Empire sends three soldiers to Narshe to claim a living relic of the war.By The Book of Mudora
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We clear the mailbag of all emails sent during 2023, answering questions about the Tale of the Moon Rabbit, Groose’s reincarnations, and Icelandic Dracula.By The Book of Mudora
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Book of Matoya Episode 6: Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
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200 years after the Warriors of Light saved the world from Exdeath, a new group of heroes must band together to defeat an evil that threatens to usurp the crystals.By The Book of Mudora
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Bonus Episode 42: Echoes of Wisdom has been in development
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They announced a new Zelda game and it doesn't play like previous ones and you can play as Zelda! We dive deep into the trailer and spot influences from previous games, most notably Ocarina of Time and Oracle of Ages.By The Book of Mudora
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Book of Matoya Episode 5: Final Fantasy V: Part 3
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The wise sage Ghido speaks of an ancient tree in the Great Forest of Moore where evil spirits were sealed. Over the centuries, the concentration of their malice formed a unified evil being: Exdeath, who wishes to return the world to void. The Warriors of Light must fight him on behalf of the crystals, which created the world within the void.…
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Book of Matoya Episode 5: Final Fantasy V: Part 2
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The crystal amplification devices invented by Cid Previa have brought prosperity to crystal-bearing nations such as Karnak, but has also weakened the crystals. The Light Warriors attempt to save the last crystal, while also learning more about their predecessors: the Dawn Warriors.By The Book of Mudora
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Book of Matoya Episode 5: Final Fantasy V: Part 1
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When the wind suddenly stops, the King Tycoon sets out to investigate the Wind Crystal. Worried for her father, Princess Lenna joins an aimless drifter, an amnesiac old man, and a fearsome pirate to help the king restore the wind.By The Book of Mudora
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Book of Matoya Episode 4: Final Fantasy IV: Part 4
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Paladin Cecil and his companions travel in the Lunar Whale to meet the wicked force that has been manipulating events.By The Book of Mudora
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Book of Matoya Episode 4: Final Fantasy IV: Part 3
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While searching underground for dark crystals, Cecil, Rosa, and Kain must come to an understanding in their complicated relationship.By The Book of Mudora
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Book of Matoya Episode 4: Final Fantasy IV: Part 2
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Dark Knight Cecil gathers allies to prevent Baron from stealing all the world’s Crystals. But how can the wicked and sinister techniques of a Dark Knight possibly defeat evil?By The Book of Mudora
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Book of Matoya Episode 4: Final Fantasy IV: Part 1
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Dark Knight Cecil invades the peaceful town of Mysidia to steal the Water Crystal for the King of Baron. As punishment for questioning his orders, Cecil is stripped of his command and forced to deliver a mysterious package to the village of Mist.By The Book of Mudora
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Book of Matoya Episode 3: Final Fantasy III
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Four youths of indeterminate employment are chosen by the Wind Crystal to travel beyond the bounds of their world and restore light to all four Crystals.By The Book of Mudora
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Book of Matoya Episode 2: Final Fantasy II: Part 2
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Princess Hilda is being held in the Emperor’s Coliseum! Three rebel youths must rescue her while the rebellion searches for Ultima, the only spell capable of finally defeating the Emperor.By The Book of Mudora
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Book of Matoya Episode 2: Final Fantasy II: Part 1
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The Emperor has summoned the forces of hell to take over the world! Three youths survive his assault and join the nascent rebellion - but how can they hope to defeat the Emperor’s great Dreadnought?By The Book of Mudora
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Book of Matoya Episode 1: Final Fantasy
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The four forces of the world are caught in an endless, recurring nightmare. The seas rage, the winds die, and the earth rots. Four warriors of light arrive in a world shrouded in darkness to end this twisted fantasy.By The Book of Mudora
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Bonus Episode 41: Timeline and Lore Questions
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We resolve some lingering Zelda questions posed by each other, and introduce a new direction.By The Book of Mudora
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With our series on Tears of the Kingdom concluded, we return to the mailbag to answer such questions as: Where did the Lurelin pirates go? How do Zora create water? And has anyone heard of "The Institute" Majora's Mask ARG?By The Book of Mudora
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Book of Aurora Episode 6: Metroid: Other M
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While responding to a distress signal from the derelict “Bottle Ship,” bounty hunter Samus Aran meets her old comrades from her days as a Galactic Federation soldier. Samus places herself under the command of her former mentor Adam Malkovich, a man she still harbors complicated feelings for.By The Book of Mudora
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Bonus Episode 39: The Deviant Timelines
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To exercise their timeline muscles, Crystal, Monica, and Cameron each present a Zelda timeline based on a forbidden premise. Can Hyrule's geography be reconciled? Can the games be placed in release order? Can there be only a single Link?https://bit.ly/CrystalZeldaGeographyhttps://bit.ly/MonicaReleaseOrderhttps://bit.ly/CameronSingleLink…
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Bonus Episode 38: The Movie Adaptation of The Legend of Zelda is Now in Development
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We discuss the possibilities of a Zelda motion picture, as well as our expectations for the actually announced film.By The Book of Mudora
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Bonus Episode 37: The Blessed Timeline
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Friend of the show Luke joins us to present a critical re-examination of the Book of Mudora’s methodologies and conclusions, as well as a timeline of his own.Blessed Timeline Explanation Document: bit.ly/ALuketothePastBlessed Timeline PDF: bit.ly/TheBlessedTimelineBy The Book of Mudora
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Episode 23: Tears of the Kingdom: Part 12: The Light Dragon
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With all preparations complete, Link confronts the Demon King.By The Book of Mudora
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Episode 23: Tears of the Kingdom: Part 11: The Fifth Sage
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Ruins from the age of legends have fallen in Kakariko Village, the home of Hyrule’s enforcers and intelligence agents. This may be Link’s last chance at finding the Fifth Sage.By The Book of Mudora
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Episode 23: Tears of the Kingdom: Part 10: Towns of Hyrule
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With Castle Town remaining destroyed for over a century, three towns have developed into centers of urban life in Hyrule.Tarrey Town, the construction capital of Hyrule.Lurelin, the maritime capital of Hyrule.Hateno, the cultural capital of Hyrule.Link searches all three for signs of the mysterious Fifth Sage.…
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Episode 23: Tears of the Kingdom: Part 9: Sidon of Zora's Domain
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The Prince of Zora's Domain has his marital commitments tested when he meets an old flame from his youth.By The Book of Mudora
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Episode 23: Tears of the Kingdom: Part 8: Yunobo of Goron City
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A drug epidemic is ravaging the streets of Goron City… Yunobo, CEO of YunoboCo, is indifferent to the suffering… the only hope for the children and elders of the city is a knight from the neighboring kingdom.By The Book of Mudora
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Episode 23: Tears of the Kingdom: Part 7: Tulin of Rito Village
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Thousands of years after the first descent of the Stormwind Ark, an arrogant young bird must awaken as the Sage of Wind.By The Book of Mudora
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Episode 23: Tears of the Kingdom: Part 6: Riju of Gerudo Town
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The captain of the royal knights heads to the birthplace of the Demon King to make a pact with the Sage of Lightning.By The Book of Mudora
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Episode 23: Tears of the Kingdom: Part 5: Great Sky Island
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A mysterious gloom has appeared beneath Hyrule Castle. When the princess and her knight go to investigate it, they find more than they bargained for.By The Book of Mudora
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Episode 23: Tears of the Kingdom: Part 4: The Era of Peace
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The Demon King has been sealed away, and the Calamity has been defeated. What will Hyrule do in this new era of peace?By The Book of Mudora
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Bonus Episode 36: Everybody Loves Everybody Loves Raymond Episode 3
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Robert needs money, so Ray and Debra give him some. But then, Robert decides to go to Las Vegas and gamble.By The Book of Mudora
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Episode 23: Tears of the Kingdom: Part 3: The Imprisoning War
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War! King Ganondorf has claimed a secret stone and claimed the title of Demon King! Without his queen, Rauru must gather forces to defend Hyrule!By The Book of Mudora
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Episode 23: Tears of the Kingdom: Part 2: The Secret Stones
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A mysterious young woman appears from the future, bearing a secret stone, and a medley of incredible powers within her. The Queen and King of Hyrule take the woman in and teach her to master her powers, as war brews with a neighboring king.By The Book of Mudora
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Episode 23: Tears of the Kingdom: Part 1: Kingdom of Hyrule
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Ages ago, people with strange and wonderful powers descended from the sky to the land. They built many magnificent structures, but their population dwindled until only two remained. The high priestess of the land married the last man from the sky, in the hopes of creating a kingdom.By The Book of Mudora
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We’re working through our email backlog before getting into Tears of the Kingdom! We discuss the possibility of coexisting Hylia incarnations, Cody Rhodes’ favorite Zelda game, and the mysterious fate of Tortus.By The Book of Mudora
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Book of Aurora Episode 5: Metroid Dread: Part 2
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Samus Aran, the last Metroid, has discovered the plot of the villainous Raven Beak, who plans to take over the galaxy with the power of Metroid that lives within Samus. Even she can deny her appetite no longer… even the Ultimate Warrior must feast.By The Book of Mudora
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Bonus Episode 34: Tears of the Kingdom Final Trailer: Part 2: King of All Demons
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In the last days before the release of Zelda 20, we have more yet to draw from the final trailer... What are the mysterious objects that resemble the infinity gems? Does anybody reincarnate in Zelda? What is King Ganondorf's workout routine?By The Book of Mudora
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Bonus Episode 34: Tears of the Kingdom Final Trailer: Part 1: Goat Bunny Dragon
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As the 20th Legend of Zelda game approaches, we are left with more and more questions: Is Zelda in the past, future, Termina, or Heaven? Does someone existing at any point in the past mean that there are two of them running around? And what kind of shoujo romantic rivalries are they setting up?By The Book of Mudora
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Bonus Episode 33: The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has a gameplay demonstration
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The Book of Mudora carefully analyzes Hylia's special brand divine super glue that lets you glue a big rock to your stick... perhaps the only tool able to defeat the sinister king of demons.By The Book of Mudora
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Bonus Episode 32: The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has a title
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The Book of Mudora convenes to carefully analyze the two latest trailers of the upcoming game, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.By The Book of Mudora
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Book of Aurora Episode 5: Metroid Dread: Part 1
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Samus Aran has conquered the “X” parasite, proving herself as the Ultimate Warrior. Some time after she destroyed the Metroid breeding program by a rogue cell of the Galactic Federation, the mainline Galactic Federation (which had no culpability in the breeding program) received a mysterious video transmission showing a living “X” parasite on the p…
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Bonus Episode 31: Everybody Loves Everybody Loves Raymond Episode 2
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Everyone's most beloved Everbody Loves Raymond podcast returns to discuss Season 08 Episode 10 "Jazz Records", this time with new guest host Maxie!By The Book of Mudora
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We’re back to answer more of your wonderful emails!! On this episode we answer such questions as: Why does Death Mountain look so messed up in Twilight Princess? Is Beedle related to the Oocca? Why is Hestu so much bigger than the other Koroks? Plus, we give our analysis of the newest 5 seconds of footage from the BOTW2 delay announcement!…
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Book of Aurora Episode 4: Metroid Fusion: Part 2
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THE UNSTOPPABLE “X” PARASITE HAS CONQUERED THE BIOLOGIC SPACE LABORATORIES RESEARCH STATION. Samus Aran, the last human on the station, endowed with the cells of the last Metroid, is the only one who can stop the dreaded “X” from destroying galactic civilization. Driven into the deepest, most hidden corners of the station, the greatest of all bount…
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Book of Aurora Episode 4: Metroid Fusion: Part 1
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THE METROID SPECIES, THE SPACE PIRATES, AND THE PLANET ZEBES HAVE BEEN ERASED FROM THE UNIVERSE. The planet SR388 has been having strange ecological disturbances since the eradication of the Metroids by the greatest space hunter, Samus Aran. When she investigates the planet with a survey crew from Biologic Space Laboratories, a mysterious parasite …
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Book of Aurora Episode 3: Super Metroid
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THE LAST METROID IS IN CAPTIVITY. The Galaxy is at peace.The greatest of all bounty hunters, Samus Aran, has eradicated the Metroid species - save for a single infant delivered to the care of the Galactic Research Station at Ceres. Yet peace is short lived, as soon Ridley and his Space Pirates steal the infant metroid to bring it back to… Zebes.. .…
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Book of Aurora Episode 2: Metroid II: Return of Samus / Another Metroid 2 Remake / Metroid: Samus Returns
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URGENT MISSION FROM THE GALACTIC FEDERATION: the METROID species CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO EXIST. INFILITRATE the cavernous METROID homeworld of SR388… ELIMINATE the OMEGA METROID… DESTROY the METROID species ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!Thank you to James Shuar, @luministmusic for allowing us to use his music in the intro and outro!…
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