Great Plateau
The Great Plateau is a recurring Region in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][2][3]
Features and Overview
Breath of the Wild
The Great Plateau was the birthplace of the Hyrule Kingdom.[4] It is a sacred place where rites were once held by the Kingdom,[5] particularly at the Temple of Time. However, during the second Great Calamity, its entrance was destroyed, making travel to and from the Great Plateau impossible for normal people without the use of tools such as Paragliders. After Link's Slumber of Restoration in the Shrine of Resurrection, the only person to be found on it is the Old Man, a mysterious fellow with a deep knowledge of the Sheikah.[6] Though Monsters are not meant to step foot on the sacred Plateau,[5] they have since occupied it. Guardians under Calamity Ganon's control also found their way atop the Plateau, though they are now rendered as immobile Decayed Guardians. The Great Plateau's architecture mirrors that of Hyrule Castle, with the Great Plateau featuring more feminine statues and the Castle featuring more masculine designs.[7]
The Great Plateau undergoes several changes in Master Mode. A White-Maned Lynel occupies the forest north of the Old Man's Cabin and several Treasure Chests appear on platforms held by Sky Octoroks.
Areas
Creatures
Minor Enemies
Materials
Equipment
Tears of the Kingdom
The Great Plateau appears in Tears of the Kingdom. Two circles of Malice appear where the Oman Au Shrine and the Ja Baij Shrine once were.
Other Appearances
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
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| Language | Names | Meanings |
 Dutch | Vergeten Hoogvlakte[9] | Forgotten Plateau |
 German | Vergessenes Plateau[8] | |
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Gallery
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Concept map of the Great Plateau from the Breath of the Wild E3 2016 demo
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The eastern side of the Great Plateau, showing the Eastern Abbey and the Great Plateau Tower
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An active Decayed Guardian in the Eastern Abbey attacking Link
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The Forest of Spirits during the daytime
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The Forest of Spirits at sunset
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The pathway leading to the River of the Dead from the Temple of Time
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The peak of Mount Hylia
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The pond north of the Great Plateau Tower
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The chest that appears near Ja Baij Shrine with the Expansion Pass
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The Expansion Pass chest that is found next to Oman Au Shrine
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The chest near Keh Namut Shrine that appears with the Expansion Pack
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A promotional image from the Nintendo Magazine (2021 Winter) featuring the area underneath the Owa Daim Shrine on the Great Plateau from Breath of the Wild
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A promotional image from the Nintendo Magazine (2021 Winter) featuring an eastern portion of the Great Plateau from Breath of the Wild
See Also
References
- ↑ "Great Plateau" — Map (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "Great Plateau" — Map (Tears of the Kingdom)
- ↑ "The Great Plateau" — Map (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
- ↑ "This is the Great Plateau. According to legend, this is the birthplace of the entire kingdom of Hyrule." — Old Man (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "This area is supposed to be a sacred area, where people can't easily come nor any type of monsters. But, now they actually do, so the story is: "What's going on here?"" — Eiji Aonuma, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Beyond the Plateau Gameplay - Nintendo E3 2016 , YouTube (video), published June 14, 2016, retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Seems you managed to get your hands on a Spirit Orb! Well done!" — Old Man (Breath of the Wild)
"[Paraglider, please?] Let's slow down for a moment there, my young friend. The appearance of those towers and the awakening of this shrine... It's all connected to that Sheikah Slate you carry on your hip there." — Old Man (Breath of the Wild)
"[What do you mean?] It has been quite some time since I've seen or heard of the Sheikah Slate... Long ago, an advanced civilization known as the Sheikah inhabited these lands. It was the power and wisdom of the Sheikah that saved this land time and time again. But their civilization disappeared long ago...or so it is said. It is interesting, however, to think...that something of them might still remain hidden away in a shrine such as this. These shrines are tucked away in numerous places all across this land." — Old Man (Breath of the Wild) - ↑ Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 237
- ↑ "Vergessenes Plateau" — Map (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
- ↑ "Vergeten Hoogvlakte" — Map (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
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