We've been introduced to the Yiga in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity last week and there was one big question up in the air: is this the same Master Kohga that we saw in Breath of the Wild? And if so, how did he not age?
Of course, "Master Kohga" itself is just a title, so it's entirely possible that there a different Master Kohga existed 100 years earlier. But... he really does seem like the exact same guy. Same appearance, same quirky behavior and also the same combat techniques. A new artwork shows him using the same huge spiked ball as in Breath of the Wild (more on that later).
If this really was a different Master Kohga, why wouldn't they make him at least somewhat different? Well, yes, Zelda characters keep re-incarnating all the time, like you get different Tingles all over the ages. But this would be much closer than usual and it really seems to be the exact same character. So, how did he not age in Breath of the Wild and why doesn't he remember Link?
Well, my explanation for this is incredibly simple: the Yiga have their own Shrine of Resurrection. They are Sheikah after all and seem to have access to the same kind of technology. Now, it's likely that Master Kohga will get defeated and badly injured during the battles in Age of Calamity. In that case the Yiga would take him to their own Shrine of Resurrection and put him there into stasis, where then they wait for their master to return...
Master Kohga could have woken up some time before Link in Breath of the Wild and probably would have also lost some of his memories, which is why the two can't remember each other, even though they have battled before. As I said, it's a simple explanation.
Well, we'll be able to find out in a month...
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