Of all the mysteries from BotW that Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom could have explained, the Leviathan fossils leave more questions than answers.
With its vast open world full of tons to explore between Hyrule, the Depths, and the Sky, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is filled with secrets that contain interesting implications about the game’s world. Over the course of the game, some of these mysteries will be revealed, but others are left for players to speculate on their connection to the greater lore of the game. Some of the greatest mysteries left unexplained in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are the massive Leviathan skeletons Link can encounter around Hyrule.
These Leviathan skeletons were originally present in Tears of the Kingdom’s predecessor, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, where they were the focus of the Leviathan Bones side quest. This quest saw the player investigate three giant fossils: the Eldin Great Skeleton, the Hebra Great Skeleton, and the Gerudo Great Skeleton in order to provide a group of scientists with information as to why these Leviathans went extinct. No conclusive answer is ever reached, paving the way for Tears of the Kingdom to expand upon this mystery, but this latest game leaves more questions than answers regarding these fossils’ true nature.
