The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been out (officially) for less than three days and already the videos of players’ insane contraptions have started to flood social media. But while most people are happy to let their imaginations guide to craft useful or impressive tools for getting around or combatting enemies, there’s a growing subsection of players that are putting their creativity to use for one thing: Korok murder.
Whether it’s the desire for revenge from those of us who collected all 900 Korok seeds for a shitty reward in Breath of the Wild, or just the immediate realisation upon the game asking you to help one of the little cross between Sky Islands that Korok murder is a possibility*, players are helping Link have his villain origin story in some truly inventive and shocking ways.
*You can’t actually murder them, don’t worry.
To kick us off nice and gently, here’s a Korok Rotisserie machine:
Ladies and gentlemen,
I present you the Korok Rotisserie machine. #ZeldaTearsOfKingdom pic.twitter.com/LCtsRdfGov
— Pory (@pory_leeks) May 11, 2023
Or how about a Korok on a cobbled-together crucifix?
my roommate crucified a korok pic.twitter.com/zqy5TwSIfC
— tears of the rindog (@rindoggydog) May 13, 2023
Oof.. indeed.
Hope you don’t mind being used as a front bumper lil Korok HAHAHAHA pic.twitter.com/QbMuVUDAEx
— Exalted (@ValiantExalt) May 12, 2023
Oof… x8
— Matt Robinson (@MattR644) May 14, 2023
Even @aitaikimochi joined in the Korok-murdering festivities, immediately feeling the guilt:
i feel so guilty for doing this to the korok ? #TOTK pic.twitter.com/IIqYyeEen7
— ??????Audrey? (@aitaikimochi) May 13, 2023
This vehicle I actually want to have a go in, myself:
Yahaha Korok go zoom ? pic.twitter.com/Y6N8PBN59O
— ?podz? (@sarahpodz) May 12, 2023
This one is just… cruel:
Don't worry Korok, you'll join your friend real soon. #TearsOfTheKingdom #Zelda #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/z1WLfxmjU5
— Seam Richardson 5'7'' IQ 83 (@Blaghman) May 13, 2023
(Don’t ask why the Korok’s on a cross)
this is it. Freedom. No other game could surpass this experience. (dont ask why the korok’s on a cross) pic.twitter.com/ohbwW1wE0m
— gudaguda enjoyer (@5os4ku) May 12, 2023
There are an alarming number more of these if you venture into the right areas of social media (anywhere that people are talking about Tears of the Kingdom), in case your Korok bloodlust has not been satiated by the above.
If you’re just starting out on your Tears of the Kingdom adventure, check out our other guides to unlocking all of Link’s new abilities, creating the most useful recipes and using amiibo figures to score some great unique gear.
