The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Final Boss & Ending Explained (In Detail)

Released just last week, , has been a popular new game, especially for fans of. This game is only available on the Nintendo Switch, but the OpenCritic reviews have been positive. has been a breath of fresh air, as past games focus on Link’s perspective when this story is finally told through Zelda’s angle.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for, specifically how the game ends.

Zelda leads the way, while players also get answers in terms of the series, such as why Link hasn’t talked. In addition to the protagonist change, the gameplay is driven by magic, specifically Echoes, rather than the typical physical combat. Zelda travels across Hyrule, to rescue Link as well as the kingdom. She runs into his echo several times, but during the endgame, players can find him before entering the final dungeon in the Still Ancient Ruins, after defeating Link’s impostor.

Null, the final boss, is found when entering his lair in the dungeon, at the point of no return. Before facing it, the two must take down a variety of enemies, and then the forgotten antagonist makes a return. It also changes history by being this villian behind the scenes, influencing everything and by positioning itself as an opposition to the goddesses, tying back to the series' past, as stated by CBR.

A being that lived in the void, Null tries to separate the couple to make them weak and distracted, to continue its mission of returning the world to nothingness, so Null can consume everything in chaos.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is full of details and moments that hint at where exactly this new game fits on the Zelda timeline.

Set later in the timeline, Null seeks to obtain all the prime energy so it can open rifts across the kingdom, while also consuming Hyrule, starting this final boss battle. Despite Null’s tomfoolery, Zelda and Link team up to take it down using a combination of their approaches to combat. It is important to focus on Null’s limbs first, as it uses them to attack while also