Lord of the Mountain
Satori
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"This noble creature watches over all animals that make their homes in the forest. Legends say this holy creature is a reincarnation of a sage that died on the lands it now protects. It has an acute awareness of its surroundings, so it seldom appears before people. It's sometimes known by its other name, Satori."
The Lord of the Mountain is a special type of Horse found in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.
Breath of the Wild
There is only one Lord of the Mountain in Hyrule, and it resides at the peak of Satori Mountain. It can only be found when there is a green-blue glow emitting from the summit.
It can be mounted, but cannot be registered at any Stable. If Link dismounts the spirit, it will run away and vanish after a bit.
Morphology
The Lord of the Mountain is a creature with a horse body, two Blupee faces that flank the sides of its head, and laurel-like horns. It has a mane covering its neck, and three tufts of hair sprouting from its temples and jaw, resembling long sideburns and a beard.
It shares several morphological features with Blupees, which are assumed to be subordinate creatures to it. It was initially noted that unlike Blupees, it would appear only at night. This is however not the case, it does appear during the day as well.
Tears of the Kingdom
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Unlike Breath of the Wild, a Lord of the Mountain can be summoned by placing a fruit underneath a Cherry Tree. There are several Cherry Tree locations spread across Hyrule. The horse will appear for a brief time, and then disappear.
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Link meeting a Satori under a Cherry Tree in Tears of the Kingdom
Trivia
- It's believed that The Lord of the Mountain was given the name "Satori" after Satoru Iwata, the fourth president of Nintendo, who passed away during the game's development.
- It's assumed to be the only horse-like creature in the game with perfect ★★★★★ stats for strength, speed and stamina, but this can't be verified due to the fact that it cannot be registered and thus its stats are not displayed.
- The Lord of the Mountain is by far the most difficult creature in the game to mount, even more so than the Giant Horse. Soothing the Lord of the Mountain requires 40 presses of the L button (the Giant Horse requires only 30). However, riding the Lord of the Mountain may be easier, as to simply register the Giant Horse, Link must ride through two Lynels' territories.
- When observed from the front, it's apparent that its eyes blink independently of the other ones. Not even pairs of eyes on its two "faces" blink simultaneously.
- The Lord of the Mountain is reminiscent of Shishigami/The Great Forest Spirit from Princess Mononoke, especially on the latter's chimeric ungulate form.
- As part of the quest Good-Sized Horse, the Lord of the Mountain cannot be sold to Zyle, as he refuses to buy it since he cannot recognize it as a horse.