Revali

Revali

Title	Rito Warrior
Race	Rito
Gender	Male
Occupation	Champion
Games	Breath of the Wild Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Related	Kaneli Teba (Descendant) Tulin (Descendant)

Revali is a character in Breath of the Wild. He was the Champion of the Rito and pilot of Divine Beast Vah Medoh. His signature weapon was the Great Eagle Bow.

Appearances

Breath of the Wild

Revali once lived in Rito Village and was considered one of the best warriors of his race. Before Calamity Ganon's return, he was chosen by King Rhoam and Princess Zelda to become the Rito Champion and pilot of the Divine Beast Vah Medoh. He personally commissioned the construction of the Flight Range north of Rito Village in order to train Rito warriors, including the warrior Teba a century later.

Princess Zelda comes into the frigid mountain to visit Revali at the Flight Range when she sees him panting as he attempts to summon a column of wind to propel him upwards. However, he is caught in the wind, and he is tossed down again as he lets out a short scream. As Revali struggles to get back up, he goes hard on himself for failing to stay inside the whirlwind before he spots the watching princess and scolds her for eavesdropping. Zelda apologizes to him as she explains that the villages gave directions to his whereabouts. After Revali catches his breath, he figures that she needs him to become Divine Beast Vah Medoh's pilot to destroy Ganon which he accepts. Zelda was about to thank him before he interrupts and tries again to summon an updraft, this time managing to not get caught as he soars upwards. Revali makes a dive downward as he shoots arrows into three targets and upon landing on the ground, he summons a column of air again as he blows up the remaining targets in quick succession as Zelda watches in astonishment. After Revali lands on the fence, he tells her that he knows that he plays a role in helping a certain knight and tells her not to come crying to him in the event that this knight loses his confidence when seeing him in action.

When all four Champions have been summoned, Revali attends the Champions' inauguration ceremony alongside Link, Mipha, Daruk, and Urbosa where they are each given blue cloths. Revali wears his like a scarf. After the ritual is completed, the new Champions relax at the gazebo where Revali becomes intrigued in Princess Zelda's Sheikah Slate and takes it from her hands as the princess explains its functions while still trying to uncover more secrets. Revali then passes the slate to Mipha to allow her to have a look as Urbosa brings up a topic about the Sheikah Slate's Camera Rune which intrigues Mipha as she asks Zelda for a favor. Revali and the Champions are soon in a photoshoot where Purah instructs everyone to get together and when the results are more satisfactory, she takes the photo, but not before Daruk suddenly pulls everyone in at the last second.

Revali takes part in Link's personal ceremony with the Champions as the latter is becoming Zelda's personal knight, though he was bored through the whole process given Princess Zelda's abysmal tone during her speech. Daruk comments in disappointment on the depressing atmosphere which an annoyed Revali tells him that the ceremony was his idea and does agree that the whole scene is overkill and seems to relate to the princess in regard to their views on Link. Urbosa tells him to drop it as she explains that Link is a living reminder of her own failures, which is in Zelda's perspective anyway.

When Link and the princess pays a visit to Rito Village, the latter is already speaking with the Rito elder while Link meets with Revali, who makes a grand entrance with his signature move, Revali's Gale. He then starts to boast about his list of achievements, one of which is the creation of his gale he showed him and when properly used, they should easily be able to turn back Ganon. Revali hops off the fence as he encircles Link as he goes on the subject that despite the fact that he is among the most skilled archers of the Rito, he feels like his talents are being wasted when he is put on the spot where he is a mere supporter to him since Link possessed the Master Sword. He then offers an opening to prove him wrong and challenges Link to a duel and wonders where they will do it and then he points it up to Vah Medoh which is in the sky. Revali chuckles as he tells Link that he has no way of getting up there on his own as he flies off, sarcastically wishing him luck.

Later, Revali and the Champions see Link and Zelda returning from Mt. Lanayru where the princess had a despondent look on her face as Revali steps forward as he somberly asks if Zelda did not feel any power, which Zelda confirms that she didn't. Urbosa insists that they must move on as being absorbed in self-pity won't do anything to help and states that just about anything could spark that power. Mipha is about to offer Zelda some advice in regard to how she uses her healing power when the ground suddenly starts to shake, prompting Revali to fly up and investigate what was happening and to his shock, Calamity Ganon has emerged from below Hyrule Castle and rejoins the Champions. When Mipha asks him if he is sure, Revali replies that, he is positive. Daruk rallies the Champions to head to their Divine Beasts and Link to go to Hyrule Castle, with Revali looking away when Daruk said that. Urbosa tells Zelda that she must take refuge, but Zelda declines and tells them that she must at least do something to help.

Revali was killed when Windblight Ganon took over Divine Beast Vah Medoh. One hundred years later, Link returned to Rito Village to free the Divine Beast, enlisting Teba's help to reach it. Revali's spirit acknowledges him upon entering and shows Link where the map of Medoh can be found. After opening all of the terminals and activating the main control unit, Windblight Ganon appears and Revali advises Link to use caution.

After the battle is over, Revali appears before Link as a spirit and thanks him for defeating the monster and freeing both him and Medoh. He grants Link Revali's Gale, which allows the hero to create a column of wind which Link can utilize to fly into the air. Revali then takes Medoh to the highest point of Rito Village and takes aim at Hyrule Castle. Upon Link's return to fight Ganon, Revali uses Vah Medoh's power with the other Champions to weaken the beast.

After Calamity Ganon's defeat, Revali's spirit is shown with the other Champions and King Rhoam high above Hyrule Castle. After momentarily watching Link and Zelda depart, his spirit disappears along with the King and remaining Champions.

Relationships

Revali had an unwilling relationship with Link as is continuously shown in Link's memories. After becoming the Rito Champion, Revali was upset that as the pride of the Rito race, he became nothing more than the assistant to the Princess' Champion. Before Calamity Ganon's return, Revali never believed in Link's ability to become the Hero of Hyrule and looked down on him as a constant disappointment. Once Link defeated Windblight Ganon, the Rito finally acknowledged Link was a hero who could defeat Ganon and stood behind him when Link went to face the beast in Hyrule Castle.

Age of Calamity

"A gifted archer who has mastered an aerial move previously thought impossible. While boastful, he has the skills to back up his claims. Now, he is entrusted with piloting Divine Beast Vha Medoh"

— Revali's Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Official Website description

At the start of the Revali, the Rito Warrior Scenario, Link and the mysterious Diminutive Guardian named Terrako push their way through a snowstorm as the Rito observe them and fly off. Revali is by himself at the Flight Range when his Rito scouts arrive to tell him about another attack, which a flustered Revali commands them to proceed with a swing of his wing. As the Rito fly out of the range, Revali walks out with his arms crossed as he declares that Rito Village is his home and as long as he is here, he won't let any foe get any closer before taking off with Revali's Gale and the Rito captains take measures to prevent access from the village including destroying the bridge, forcing Link and the party to take another route while dealing with the Rito warriors. Eventually, Revali acts as the last line of defense and confronts Link himself, and as they fought, Link managed to hurl Revali against a barricade which he soars upwards unfazed and shoots a Bomb Arrow into the air and circles around to use his talons to kick off Link's shield though Terrako alerts Link to the falling Bomb Arrow. Revali switches tactics and fires more Bomb Arrows to create a smokescreen and eventually flips upside down to shoot at Link's unprotected back, saying that Link thinks he's good but he himself is better. Link immediately turns around to swing his sword at Revali and before any of them are hurt or killed, Princess Zelda arrives with a shout for them to end their scuffle as both Hylian and Rito warriors falter with Link only deflecting a stray normal arrow which lands near the princess. Later at the Flight Range, Revali explains that there was another Guardian like Terrako that had been leading several attacks on Rito Village, which led them to mistake Terrako for the one that led the assault. Princess Zelda is nonetheless relieved that none of them were harmed, with Revali scowling at Link. Impa is interested on the topic of another Guardian, which the Princess stating that they must come up with a strategy. Revali pipes in as he lets her know that he is accepting his call to become Divine Beast Vah Medoh's pilot, but he walks over to Link and asks if she is sure that the "pathetic knight" has what it takes. Terrako startles everyone by chiming in and Impa believes that Terrako is calling itself a knight to the princess, which shocks Revali at first before he scoffs it off dubbing them ridiculous.

During The Yiga Clan Attacks! Scenario, when the Champions are fighting back against the Yiga Clan, commanded by Sooga, Revali gets an idea that they should use a pincer attack strategy by attacking from both east and western sides of the enemy stronghold. Once they do, Revali will notice that the Yiga Clan are running away so he commands to attack their stronghold. When they find a Hinox inside the stronghold, Revali is miffed that they had to waste time with it, but he quickly becomes worried of it possibly invading Castle Town.

During the Freeing Korok Forest Scenario, the Champions and Princess Zelda are at a high cliff as they observe the monsters besieging Korok Forest. Revali steps in and remembers that King Rhoam had chosen them for the important task and is honored to excel. However, he starts to take his anger out on Link and severely questions his leadership in the coming battle. Daruk reminds him that whoever's the leader doesn't matter and they're all dealing with the issue, but Revali dismisses him and retorts that his Divine Beast is the key before he returns to sprouting more insults at Link, until Urbosa sternly asks him how long they have to put up with his gloating. Revali states that he's done talking before he summons Vah Medoh and gets onto it to root out all the monsters that are plaguing the forest. In the end, Revali flies down to let them know that they are okay to proceed before he rejoins them. During their stroll, Mipha talks about the mist in the eerie forest as Revali goes on a rant on their progress and likely going in circles. Daruk suggests that he should fly up and scout the area, which Revali then snaps at him that he cannot see through the mist and harshly asks him if he ever thinks before he speaks. Urbosa assures them that getting lost is the least of their problems and brings up the real issue is being unable to notice an attack. They eventually run into one of the forest residents Hestu who trying to get their attention and tells them that he's on his way back to the clearing. Daruk asks if he could bring them there, which unnerves Hestu due to the fact that there are so many monsters around. Revali then makes a snarky remark that he can get by without carrying his noisy maracas, while Urbosa tells Hestu not to pay attention to him and offers to help him deal with the monsters for him, which Hestu happily complies as he leads the way, with Revali shrugging as he follows them. They encounter mysterious appearances of Malice and four demonic doppelgangers of the Champions including one of Revali, which are referred to as Hollows, created by the strange seer named Astor, who is allied with the dark forces to prevent the future from ever changing. After Link acquires the Master Sword to protect Zelda from the wicked seer and his Hollows, Revali rejoins the group as the Great Deku Tree wakes up and gave them his words of wisdom. From this point on, Princess Zelda begins becoming more worried as Link had managed to succeed whereas she didn't at something critical.

During The Road Home, Besieged, Revali and the others are heading to Hyrule Castle where he stops when Zelda's anxiety at her inability to awaken her power starts to get to her. Terrako starts playing her lullaby to reveal that it had been with her since childhood before they were disrupted by a monster attack at Crenel Peak. Revali springs into action with the Champions as they fought their way through armies of monsters around the castle. After the battle concludes with their victory, Revali and the Champions are promoted as the new Champions and Revali switches out his white tribal scarf for his new blue scarf as did the other Champions with some of their clothing. After the inauguration comes to an end, Revali and the others lounge at the gazebo with the others when Terrako starts to tease Impa, when she starts to boss it around, by swatting her hand until she starts chasing it. Eventually, Impa and Terrako end up catching Revali in the midst of their fight, which drives him insane as he tells them to take it somewhere else, but they were too focused on each other to heed his voice. Soon, Revali becomes enraged and flies off to regain control of his temper.

During the Calamity Strikes Scenario, Revali is seen calmly observing Calamity Ganon's revival at Hyrule Castle from the Hebra Sheikah Tower and notes how the crisis is extremely bad, and he soon became terrified when the ground shakes violently as the Sheikah Towers are soon shut down cutting off all contact with the Champions and he is left without any other choice but to board Divine Beast Vah Medoh to launch a counterstrike against the abomination. When Princess Zelda despaired at her perceived failure over her being unable to awaken her power and unable to protect her apparently lost father and the Champions, Terrako plays her lullaby again and summons four Gates of Time which soar to the Divine Beasts, and they see Vah Medoh's circuity still pulsing blue which indicates that Revali is still alive, but the trailing Malice from the beast's wing is an indication that he is in danger and won't hold out for long unless something is done about it, which the same is said for the other Champions. Impa rallies them to initiate a rescue operation for the Champions' sake.

During the Air and Lightning Scenario, Revali is sealed inside Vah Medoh and is attacked by Windblight Ganon. He tries as much as he could to fight back, but he was pushed to the defensive many times and he cries out in pain and tries to brush it off as a mere scratch as he is sent flying as Windblight Ganon prepares to shoot a charged laser at the helpless watching Rito warrior. But before that could happen, the Gate of Time appears, and several arrows emerge and strikes at Windblight Ganon's cannon to catch it off-guard. The assailant reveals himself to be Teba who traveled back in time to rescue Revali and allow him to recover and get back into the fight. Teba distracts the wind-based creature, while Revali tries to get revenge from above by shooting Bomb Arrows at it, but Windblight Ganon deflects them. Teba is frustrated that it is still alive, but Revali assures him that his support gave enough time for help to arrive as he sees Link and the party arrive via updraft created by Vah Naboris. They only forced Windblight Ganon into leaving for a time-being as Urbosa and Riju arrive. Urbosa thanks Princess Zelda and her friends for their help and she thanks Riju for saving her life earlier, as Riju declines on taking credit as she says that they fought as one. Revali approaches Link and looks at him for a bit, before telling him that he and Teba would have been fine without him, but he admits that it was better that he is here for them. Teba is stunned by Revali's harsh personality and almost comments on it, before Urbosa cuts him off before he could say anything hurtful about Revali, before she asks Zelda about the fate of Hyrule Castle. Revali and Teba join forces on Vah Medoh to help protect Western Hyrule from a surge of Guardians and powerful monsters, Teba prevents the Guardian Skywatchers from striking down the Rito Champion and shoots down the others before being pursued himself. Revali managed to destroy the pursuing Guardians that are hot on his trail which Teba is impressed by Revali's skills. Revali smugly returns the Great Eagle Bow to his back, and he declares with his signature smirk that it's time for him to unleash Vah Medoh's divine power. Working together to destroy the outposts, Windblight Ganon returns with a vengeance in an attempt to not only take Revali's life, but Teba's as well. Only this time, Revali is prepared for it delivers a full barrage of his fury with the use of Medoh's weapons to finally destroy the entity and successfully secured the area.

In the EX Searching Hyrule Forest Guardian of Remembrance Scenario, Revali spots a young Rito child roaming the forest and quickly loses track of it. Unsettled, Revali then lets Teba know what he saw, making Teba worried for its safety and implores him to let him come along. Revali, despite his doubts about Teba's emotional state, lets him do so. When asked for a description, Revali tells him that the child has the same-colored feathers and face as him and notes that he has never seen one like him in the village. Eventually the child turns up, with Teba immediately recognizing the child as his only son: Tulin who somehow ended up in this era. and the Rito Caption offered to protect Tulin when Teba expressed discomfort on leaving him alone in the monster infested forest. Tulin soon meets Revali, mistaking him for another Rito Warrior, before the shocked Revali corrects him that he is seeing the real deal. Tulin often expressed amazement at Revali's unrivaled prowess which Revali learns that he is still remembered, and there is still no one who has ever broken his records. When they reached their initial destination, which they found to be a dead end, Revali starts to lament that they don't have a way out without the help of the Koroks. Tulin reveals that he learned from the Koroks that the forest had secret passages that are covered by false walls, which amazed the adults around him and after a final surge of monsters were defeated, they managed to escape safely. As they make it back to the entrance, Teba lets Tulin off his back and tells him to thank Revali since he is the reason he lived.

Weapons

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  Traveler's Bow

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  Soldier's Bow

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  Great Eagle Bow

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  Soaring Champion's Bow

Gallery

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  Revali's Champion Garb from Age of Calamity

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References

1. ↑ The Four Champions are moving to support the descendant units! - N/A