22 interesting tidbits hidden in the final Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer

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  0:15—Amid the floating islands on display here, we briefly see a mountaintop with smoky tendrils on the left side of the scene. The smoke is extremely reminiscent of Ganondorf's flowing red hair, which we'll see up close at 1:18. [credit: Nintendo ]

For years after Nintendo's 2019 announcement of a Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel, we had to subsist on one relatively brief gameplay trailer for any hint of how the much-anticipated Tears of the Kingdom would play. Today, as we approach the game's planned May release, Nintendo has shared what it says is the final trailer for the game, the third public gameplay tease in as many months.

As we wait for our first hands-on time with the first Zelda title in six years, we've gone through that last trailer practically frame by frame to pick out every interesting feature and speculative tidbit we could. Here's a quick look at some moments that your eyes may have quickly glossed over on first viewing, along with trailer time codes to check them out in full context for yourself.

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