Gathering 900 collectibles in 'Zelda' gets you a pile of literal sh*t
Have you managed to find any of the Korok Seeds in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? Did you know: there are 900 of them to collect?
There's a reward if you manage to find every single one of them. A golden surprise to acknowledge all the work you put into locating one of the largest collectible challenges ever seen in video games.
It's poop. As in, an actual pile of golden sh*t appears in Link's inventory. You can't do anything with it. Think of the poop as more of a trophy. A badge of honor. You trudged through 900 damn Korok Seeds, so here's a pile of sh*t to remind you of that accomplishment.
"It smells pretty bad," the description reads. No kidding, video game. It's a mound of feces.
The discovery of Zelda's crappiest reward appears to have surfaced first on Reddit, in a post from xFateAwaitsx. Before you shout that the image provided as proof might be a Photoshop -- which would make xFateAwaitsx full of... you get the idea -- it's confirmed in the game's strategy guide.
To fully appreciate the scale of the achievement it's worth knowing how Korok Seeds work in Zelda. They tend to appear in locations that look unusual. If you happen upon a spinning pinwheel or a lone rock at the top of a mountain that you can dig up, there's probably a Korok Seed to be found.
Collected seeds can be traded in to Hestu, a giant, talking plant creature that loves to dance and shake maracas. Every batch of seeds you fork over increases your weapon, bow, or shield inventories. In other words: the seeds themselves are useful.
The poop? Not so much. It appears in the "Key Items" section of Link's inventory. You can stare at it, you can read the description... and that's about all.
Here it is: photographic evidence of Zelda's sh*t trophy.
Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
