Why Revali is One of The Legend of Zelda's Best Characters

That was a fantastic video delving beyond what's depicted on the surface of Revali's character! The flow of the video was excellent as always, I was immersed the whole time. I'm super excited to see more content from you and to see where your channel goes in the future ^^

Fun fact about Revali's fight against Windblight Ganon. His fight was more brutal than all the other champions for one simple reason. Ritos canonically have poor night vision. Guess when the fight took place, as we can see by Age of Calamity? Night. There wasn't anything lighting the battlefield either, other than the faint light from Windblight himself, as well as a few flashes of laser blasts. Not only was he fighting a losing battle against a lethal foe, he couldn't even see his inevitable demise coming. It makes it all the more sadder that his cockiness lasted 'til the very end, since his SOS came in much later than all the other champions. He was probably terrified of something deadly which he couldn't even see, yet he still waited 'til the very end to finally ask for help.

Revali's story actually is reminiscent of Windwaker's story: someone with no special background works hard to earn their power rather than inheriting it.

I wanted to add, in his diary he’s a lot more supportive of Zelda than he is the other champions. It seems he realizes she’s having to work for her abilities as well, so he offers her more compassion. Imo this further shows his jealousy of how the other champions never had to work for their accomplishments.

Revali was the one Champion that really brought me tears. There is a little detail in his version of the Divine beast songs, if you listen to the background noises you can hear what sounds like the Morse Code for "SOS" (Save Our Ship). Revali's plays later into the song than the other Champions hinting that he is too arrogant to call for help until he realizes he's going to die...I don't think that's the case however. Earlier in the song you can hear the start of an SOS call that is then cut short, implying that Revali started calling for help sooner but he could probably also see that the other Champions had their own Beast's SOS messages playing too and made the decision "If somebody is come to help, go help the others first. Come for me last if I am still alive." This dude was ready to make the Sacrifice play if it meant there was a chance the others would be saved, I feel like that's the mark of a real Hero. Course that's not exactly stated anywhere concretely and is just my interpretation of his actions.

Honestly Teba is my favorite because, he’s not like the other “descendants” mainly because he isn’t related to Revali, but also because he was proactive in his journey, he didn’t need anyone to tell him to do it or need anything specific. He just saw the problem and was going to take care of it himself, because that was the right thing to do.

Another theory I love about Revali which can also give a bit of insight to his character is that he’s fairly young as well, maybe even Link and Zelda’s age. Compared to the other Rito, he’s noticeably shorter, as if he hasn’t reached his full height yet. He also has these red cheek spots that can also be seen on all the Rito children but none of the adults, which might imply that he’s still a teenager. I personally love this theory as it makes he and Link’s rivalry more interesting if they’re of similar age. His achievements are also significantly more impressive if he’s also fairly young. It can even explain why his arrogance can be childish and immature, because he’s practically still in his teenage years.

My favorite Revali fact is his hope for the next generation. Creating a Champion mentions the flight range was also made to train young Rito, and side quests in Age of Calamity support this fact as well. Him getting to meet Teba and Tulin in Age of Calamity to see that his legacy was carried on put a smile on my face.

I'm so sad that you didn't include the "Guess I was wrong about..... How lucky he would be" line. Arguably one of the best parts in the whole game

I’ve loved Revali since the beginning. He is cool, highly skilled and a proud protector of his village. He can be cocky but I’ve always seen it as a mask to hide his worries and insecurities. He doesn’t want people seeing him fail, or see him be terrified of the fact he could die at any moment defending his home. He worked so hard to get where he was before his death while the rest of them were practically naturals from the day they were born in his eyes.

I also like the theory that he's, well, young. Like, same age as Link, or at the very least definitely not an adult. He still has the lil hatchling blushy marks, and hes not as big as full grown rito. Hes also called one of the younger Champions, i believe. He's an experienced archer and fighter. But as an individual, he still had so much to learn. I bet you anything he really needed some friends. (TOTK Discussion) It felt like Tulin was going down the same path as Revali, pushing himself, isolating, trying to be the best on his own. But because Link became his friend, he learned how to accept help from others. Revali didn’t have that, and it shows.

I also want to note that "Revali's Ferocity" makes much more sense than "Revali's gale" when you compare it to the names of the other champion's abilities. "Revali's Gale" takes the ability quite literally while "Revali's Ferocity" is representative of Revali as a person, kind of like Urbosa's Fury, Mipha's Grace and Daruk's protection.

Revali also resembles a blue jay, and that's likely not an accident. Blue jays are notorious for being very bold, aggressive, and territorial. Revali fits that bill pretty well

I've always loved Revali. At first it was really cause of his stand-offish attitude, since I find characters like that interesting. But then when you dive deeper into his character and everything you've mentioned, it really fleshes him out! Lovely video. Always great to find another Revali enjoyer.

I think the dislike of Revali comes from the fact that like most bird characters in fiction he's an airhead (haha) and comes off as cliche. That's certainly how I saw him at first. You did a good job giving me a greater appreciation for him.

At first I didn't like Revali for his attitude, but in AoC I got to see more of him and also got to play as him. Then I understood why he was the way he was. He became my favorite champion, plus my boy is Gooood.

Revali instantly became one of my favorite characters because of how much he stood out to me. This video just made me love him even more <3

The way I've always interpreted Revali is: he's arrogant and boastful but he also REALLY CARES about being as great as he says he is and being the hero that everyone needs him to be. He is insecure and he has a sense of honor and care for his people, and really wants to EARN the right to call himself the hero. He's as hard on himself as he is on others. He's a very relatable character when you see him for who he is, because many of us have been in that position at some point... not feeling like we really earned something we have, putting on that face for the world while we try to work things out.

I'd like to add that Revali also reads like a lancer character. they work best when they are a mirror of what the main character could have been like, if not for that one difference. The more we understand about Revali, the more we understand about Link, and vice versa.

He was the only Champion that didn't originate from a famous bloodline and who's superpower was the result of training rather than an inherent ability Him and Link could've been best friends if Revali had known that Link earned the Master Sword as much as Revali earned his title as Champion