Revali

Revali is a playable character in Hyrule Warriors: 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 Vah Medoh.

Role in Games
Prior to the events of the game, Revali lived in Rito Village with his kin as their greatest warrior. While protecting his home from monsters including Harbinger Ganon, a corrupted version of Terrako, Revali and his army grew paranoid of another attack from them and have since been on high alert for any Guardian activity. Once he learned that a little guardian is scouting the area with Link, Impa, and Princess Zelda, Revali gave them an unwarm welcome when they came to recruit him, as he assumed them to be in league with the monsters, since Terrako looked strikingly similar to Harbinger Ganon, and took great measures to keep them away from the village by having his troops deal with them. Once Link managed to breach all of the defenses, Revali confronts the Hylian himself and and the fight ensued and Revali is eventually hurled against the gate, but he is unfazed by the impact and soon soars high into the blizzard to make it harder for Link to see him and attempts to hit him with his talons, but the Hylian blocked the attack and after a while, he flips upside down and readies his bow, declaring himself better than him. Before any of them could kill each other, Zelda broke the duel between him and Link and the latter hits the arrow away and the snowstorm ended. Revali explains the recent attacks against his village involving Terrako's counterpart, whom he mistook for the attacker, which was why they were hostile towards them. He then decides to join their party as the Rito Champion and the pilot of the Divine Beast Vah Medoh, while bragging that he is more experienced than Link, while a bit taken aback when Terrako declares itself a knight as well, he just scoffs it off, declaring them ridiculous.

With all the Champions recruited, Revali's resentment grows when they arrive at the Korok Forest, picking on Link about him failing and dubbing him a "fallen knight", before being scolded by Urbosa for his behavior. Revali does that before summoning Divine Beast Vah Medoh to take out several giant monsters that besiege the forest, so the group can get into Korok Forest. While there, Mipha comments on the fog that made it harder for them to see, which an irritated Revali rants about the fact that they are probably going in circles before Daruk tells him to fly above and scout the area; Revali promptly calls him out for acting before thinking and the group soon encounters Hestu, who offers to help them them out though he admits he has trouble getting home himself. Revali suggests that he would get around more safely if he didn’t carry his maracas around, but Urbosa tells Hestu not to mind him and offers their assistance, making Hestu happy. They start to notice the strange appearance of Malice when the Great Calamity has not yet taken place, Link and Zelda are suddenly attacked by Astor and his Malice-born copies of Revali, Mipha, Daruk, and Urbosa, known as Hollows. They attempt to take Zelda's life before Link dispels them with the light from the Master Sword, which replaced his broken standard sword. Astor is forced to retreat, seeing that he does not stand a chance against its powerful light and everyone then had a short meeting with the Great Deku Tree. Despite some interference along the road to Hyrule Castle, Revali and his companions are dubbed the official Champions, and they are given the Champion of Hyrule attire. The Rito swapped out his scarf with the Rito insignia on it with his blue scarf. After their inauguration, they decide to rest for a while until Terrako starts picking fights with Impa who starts chasing it around and the Guardian tries to get Revali involved, but he becomes furious and demands that they take their scuffle somewhere else, but eventually had enough of being hassled by the two and takes his leave by flying off, voicing his disgust with "How asinine!". Revali and the other three Champions eventually return home to prepare for the worst that is to come. At the same time, King Rhoam learns that the Great Calamity will happen on Zelda's 17th birthday, and issues evacuation orders to his people and the surrounding communities to prevent vast casualties. Soldiers are set to defend Akkala Citadel and Fort Hateno to reinforce garrisons, as the fall of these strongholds is sure to bring about Hyrule's fall as well.

As fortold, Calamity Ganon returns, starting with Robbie and Purah and their staff taken hostage by the Yiga Clan members and Purah tosses the Sheikah Slate to Terrako and tells it to flee. After Terrako arrives at Hyrule Castle when Link, Impa, and Princess Zelda are about to travel to Mount Lanayru as the latter's last chance to unlock her dormant sealing power. At this moment Calamity Ganon's seal finally breaks and Malice surrounds the Hyrule Castle. Revali is at the Sheikah Tower when he witnesses the beginning of the Great Calamity, he is horrified and notices that the warp point is flickering before it is shut down, with the others doing the same. This cuts them off from each other, leaving him and the other Champions to fend for themselves, and no other choice but to board their Divine Beasts to help Link and the others, as this is their role. King Rhoam and his Royal Guard stay behind and supposedly lost their lives as Link, Impa, Terrako, and Princess Zelda flee the scene. Meanwhile, Revali finds himself fighting against Windblight Ganon and while he fared well at first, he is soon at the Blight's mercy when his left wing is struck and the Rito lost control of his flight. Windblight points its weapons at Revali, who could only watch helplessly before a time portal, created by Terrako through Zelda's despair, appears and Teba, who came from 100 years in the future, opens fire on the demon with arrows, throwing its aim off course, and the other future Champions, Riju, an adult Sidon, and Yunobo do a similar favor for Urbosa, Mipha, and Daruk respectively. This allows Revali to get revenge and opened fire from above, only for Windblight to defend against it. Teba's intervention allowed Revali to hold his own much longer, and while they were fighting a losing battle, it brought enough time for Link to back them up by forcing the entity to retreat for a time, and Revali was able to take back control of Vah Medoh. Revali only expresses a little gratitude in a contemptuous tone, surprising Teba, who was about to comment on his rudeness before Urbosa tells him to hold that thought before asking Princess Zelda about Hyrule Castle's fate. Revali and Teba work together to take out the outposts in the Hebra Region, defending each other from aerial enemies and Windblight returns in a last ditch effort to kill both of them, but is destroyed by their efforts.

With the four Champions rescued from their grim fates, Link and the warriors turn their attention to Akkala Citadel and Fort Hateno, which in the latter case, he and Teba, along with Mipha, Sidon, Daruk, and Yunobo back up Riju and Urbosa with their freed Divine Beasts. Purah activates a failsafe, which wipes out most of the corrupted Guardians, destroying the main part of Calamity Ganon's army, leaving only a few reinforcements, turning the tides in Hyrule's favor. Having finally awakened her power necessary to seal Calamity Ganon, Princess Zelda takes command of the surviving army and gives a rallying speech to them. Due to the disturbing fates of his comrades at the hands of Astor, who has them killed and harvested their spirits in order to revive the Blight Ganons due to Terrako's efforts to save Revali, Mipha, Daruk, and Urbosa, thus defying his prophesy; with Sooga's final fate remaining a mystery; a reformed Master Kohga and the surviving Yiga Clan members form an alliance to her and head for the Great Plateau to defend it. Princess Zelda soon discovers that her father and the Guard have survived thanks to the Ancient Guardian Shield which he used to turn the lasers against the corrupted Guardians, buying enough time for the King and his men to escape, and father and daughter reconcile.

They take the battle to Hyrule Castle all of the tribes across Hyrule; Zora, Goron, Rito, Gerudo, Hylian, and even the Yiga Clan take on the remainder of Ganon's army, with Zelda taking the lead with her father. At this point, Astor is clearly becoming increasingly insane and desperate as his prophecy is being averted as he duels with the warriors with Harbinger Ganon at his side, causing Zelda to realize that this Guardian was responsible for its assault on Rito Village earlier and indirectly framing Terrako for it. They defeat Astor and Harbinger Ganon, and the prophet's mind is soon reduced into a feral state and, in his madness, he orders Ganon to kill them all, but is consumed in the process and Terrako becomes possessed by the Malice during Ganon's transformation, forcing Link and Zelda to fight and damage it to the extent where it couldn't function properly. Crying over the little guardian, she fully recalls her relationship with Terrako from when she assembled it, how it would play her lullaby when she was in emotional turmoil, to the time when King Rhoam eventually took it away from her against her wishes. Revali and the rest of the warriors mourn for the Little Guardian briefly before Princess Zelda angrily swore vengeance on Ganon, declaring that he will fall and they head up to the Sanctum where the battle begins. At first, they could not harm Calamity Ganon but then Terrako is reactivated by her power and scampers up the stairs and jumps between Zelda and Ganon, where its total destruction broke through the latter's defenses, allowing the warriors to attack and eventually defeat him. Revali tells Link "Don't screw this up!" as Link cleaves Ganon with the Master Sword and Zelda uses her power to seal Ganon away for good. Peace returns to Hyrule, and Sidon, Yunobo, Teba, and Riju say their good-byes to the surviving Champions. Teba still retains respect and admiration for Revali, despite learning of his true personality and he and the future Champions returned to their timeline. Link, Impa, Princess Zelda, and the four Champions happily look on with the hope that their future will be bright.

With Calamity Ganon defeated, Link and all of his friends began to contribute to reconstructing Terrako by searching for its components across Hyrule, battling monsters, and finding all fifty components required for Terrako's completion. They were successful and Terrako is reassembled and brought back to life, bringing much joy to Link and everyone else present; even Revali flashed a warm smile before turning away and Princess Zelda embraces it, crying tears of joy and Terrako plays her lullaby at their reunion. During the credits following Terrako's reconstruction, Terrako can be seen visiting the Champions including Revali, who strokes him and lets him ride on his back as he flies, and is seen again with the Champions in the present and future and joins them in a group hug with his friends.

In the original timeline, Revali was killed by Windblight Ganon with his spirit trapped within Vah Medoh’s control room before Link destroyed his killer ages later and aided in Ganon’s defeat before passing on. In the new timeline created by Terrako, Revali’s death and humility were averted when the Rito warrior Teba appeared during his battle against Windblight Ganon with the pair fending the monster off before Link arrives to drive it away and it was eventually destroyed by Vah Medoh.

Personality
Extremely arrogant and full of pride, Revali comes off as a rather flamboyant bird, who has no trouble speaking his mind, despite his well-intentions and often used them to conceal his insecurities of himself and his own abilities. He also considered Link inferior to himself and expressed some envy that he became the chosen Hero instead of him. But sharing the other Champions’ devotion to stopping Calamity Ganon, Revali gradually puts his vanity aside for the greater good.

His trademark weapon is the Great Eagle Bow, the strongest Rito-made bow. Revali is the only known Rito to wield this powerful weapon, as the other Rito have trouble trying to use it. This implies that Revali has incredible strength, in spite of his light frame.

Quotes

 * "Behold!"
 * "Too easy!"
 * "Stop!"
 * "Try me!"
 * "Be still."
 * "Useless."
 * "Cool down."
 * "What?!"
 * "Fantastic!"
 * "Yet another victory!"
 * "Watch and learn!"
 * "You don't stand a chance!"
 * "Satisfactory at best."
 * "You call this food?"
 * "...Surprisingly."
 * "Acceptable!"
 * "Heh. That's what happens when you mess with ME."
 * "Ha! I wouldn't have it any other way. Keep me entertained just a bit longer!"
 * "Hate to disappoint, but you won't be breaking through."
 * "Incoming!"
 * "I didn't need your help, but...I suppose I should thank you."
 * "They're persistent. But we must be nearing the end of this... Right?"
 * "OK! Let's keep going and squash any stragglers."
 * "Look at those numbers. Let's send them flying all at once."
 * "The only possible resolution."
 * "I hope the failed knight saw my display."

Gameplay
Grounded
 * Y, X: Revali flies up and fires an explosive set of arrows downward.
 * Y, Y, X, X: Revali uses his talons to grab a nearby enemy, then flies up and slams him/her downward. He then flies back and fires a set of bomb arrows. However, he can't pick up larger enemies and will instead dig his claws into them to cause some damage.
 * Y, Y, Y: Revali does a spin kick, then hops firing three arrows, then fires a multitude of arrows at enemies.

Airborne
 * Y, X: Revali spins around then flies upwards, before going back to his original position of flight.
 * Y, Y, X, X: Revali unleashes a massive whirlwind, then releases into three smaller ones.
 * Y, Y, Y, X: Revali readies a bomb arrow. Adjusting R aims the shot, then pressing X fires the arrow causing a circle of flames.
 * Y, Y, Y, Y, X: Revali swoops down with a kick and unleashes a large tornado.
 * Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, X: Revali flies around in a wind vortex, then fires a powerful bomb arrow on the ground.
 * Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y: Revali fires six normal arrow sets, then finishes with three bomb arrows.


 * A: Revali flies up spinning in a hurricane that hits enemies, then when he is higher, Revali rains a bomb arrow that sets off multiple explosions.


 * ZR: Revali flies higher up, changing his moveset.

Sheikah Runes
 * Bombs: Revali sets up four bombs in front, then gestures his arm sending the bombs flying towards enemies.
 * Stasis: Revali traps an enemy in chains, then rains arrows down on the target.
 * Cryonis: Revali flaps his wings and drops four Cryonis blocks onto enemies.
 * Magnesis: Revali steals enemy weapons to turn them against their wielders, then spreads them out to damage them.


 * Weak Point Smash 1: Revali flips back and shoots fiery arrows that rain down on the stunned enemy.
 * Weak Point Smash 2: Revali flies around the stunned enemy four times while shooting arrows at him/her. He finishes with a shot that blows the enemy back.