How Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda Showcases the Franchise’s Best Innovations By Aaron Potter Is Snowpeak Ruins a Home For the Royal Family of Hyrule? She’s initially worried about the Yetis that moved in there but decides to leave them be after realizing they are peaceful creatures who genuinely love each other. In the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga, Ashei (a soldier who helps Link throughout the game) reveals that she grew up in Snowpeak Ruins where her father raised her in a more traditionally “masculine” fashion. While it’s tempting to say that the Yetis aren’t necessarily important to the mystery of Snowpeak Ruins’ origins, one fascinating theory suggests that understanding how they came to live there may actually be the key to this entire mystery… Is Snowpeak Ruins Ashei‘s Home? Though it seems like the couple has lived in Snowpeak for quite some time, a quick glance at the mansion reveals that they clearly did not build it and that it has a history that goes far beyond their residency.
In fact, the couple’s troubles serve as the catalyst for much of Link’s adventures through the snowy castle.
Snowpeak Ruins is occupied by two Yetis (Yeto and Yeta) when Link first discovers it. Snowpeak Ruins: The Yetis Who Haven’t Always Lived In the Castleīefore we dive into the mystery of Snowpeak Ruins’ origins, we have to briefly talk about the rather strange condition you find it in. What is Snowpeak Ruins? Who built it, and why it is here? It’s when you try to answer those questions that you start to appreciate how the mystery of Snowpeak Ruins makes it a truly special part of The Legend of Zelda‘s considerable legacy. Nothing about Snowpeak quite makes sense, and that feeling of uncertainty it almost immediately inspires only grows stronger as you explore it further. Once you step inside, though, you’ll soon discover that nearly everything about this dungeon defines series’ standards. Nestled near the peak of the mountain it shares a name with, Snowpeak Ruins’ prominent placement in Twilight Princess‘ world and its somewhat haunting exterior make it one of those Zelda dungeons that just begs to be explored. In the impressive history of The Legend of Zelda, few of the franchise’s dungeons have inspired as much debate and speculation as Twilight Princess‘ Snowpeak Ruins.