Where do you think the Old man lives?

***Cosmonautical*** · 10-05-2010, 02:41 AM

Are there more than one, or is the same Old Man every time?

What do the shopkeepers do with your money, buy the same goods from one another? Do they have a hunting hobby that they maintain, as Rupees are apparently arrows?

The caves with the bushes on top - how do the bushes grow above them with nothing to grow in? Does the soil burn up as well? Is it a hidden, enriched wooden hatch they're growing on? Or do their roots spread out real wide?

When he's in the cave with the bush for a door that has to be set aflame to be removed, how does he get out? Doesn't he need to eat?

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 10-05-2010, 02:46 AM

If nothing else, I've seen plants growing/holding on above pits where the soil has eroded below it. The roots are still in the soil surrounding it, even though there is a hole directly beneath the plant itself.

Clearly, however, the Old Man is a sorcerer, and he is probably actually in his magical tower, astral projecting to those caves, etc.

Fairlight Excalibur · 10-05-2010, 02:56 AM

The bush covering the entrance is actually the old man's hair, hence the reason he is so pissed when you burn it.

***Cosmonautical*** · 10-05-2010, 03:00 AM

That would explain why he's bald...

Fairlight Excalibur · 10-05-2010, 03:01 AM

It also explains why the amount of money he demands from you is the exact cost of a fashionable Hylian wig.

**Valigarmander** · 10-05-2010, 07:28 AM

There are no living humans left in Hyrule except for Link and Zelda. The old men, the old women and the bearded men are all mass-produced robots. That's why they all look the same and only have limited speech. The monsters and bosses are all robots, too, and the reason they respawn is because they're still being manufactured faster than they can be destroyed. Ganon is the scientist who, after spending his life creating docile robots of old men and women, went mad and created robots of rock-spitting octopi and jumping spiders to unleash upon mankind.

And Hyrule?
Spoiler Below

IT WAS EARTH.

**Cravdraa** · 10-05-2010, 11:31 AM

There are at least two different Old Men.

What's the deal? Are they related, or do they just share the same fashion sense?

***Cosmonautical*** · 10-06-2010, 12:56 AM

It might be the same one wearing earmuffs. Just sayin.

So I take it the lower one has elfin ears? Does that mean there are Hylians and Hyrulians both alive in LoZ?

Metal Man · 10-06-2010, 12:59 AM

The Old Man is the Last King of Hyrule, kept alive by the Triforce to assist Links who haven't had the benefit of a society that knew all about the legend of Ganondorf and the Triforce.

CuccoLady · 10-06-2010, 08:27 PM

^^ I think the former one just shaved off his ears.

Or maybe they got burned off along with his hair.

My friend and I have an extremely likely and valid theory that Goron and Zora males swallow their female spouses and hold them in a separate stomach until mating season. Ruto just doesn't have a spouse yet, and that's why she is undevoured.

**Valigarmander** · 10-06-2010, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Cravdraa

There are at least two different Old Men.

What's the deal? Are they related, or do they just share the same fashion sense?

The bottom one is a Vulcan.

Bomby · 10-07-2010, 01:49 AM

The old man is Obi-Wan. That is all.

***Cosmonautical*** · 10-09-2010, 01:21 AM

Clearly not. Old Man can't be struck down. He has bonfires, instead.

10-05-2010, 02:41 AM	#1
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,103 Thanks: 2,158 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Where do you think the Old man lives? Are there more than one, or is the same Old Man every time? What do the shopkeepers do with your money, buy the same goods from one another? Do they have a hunting hobby that they maintain, as Rupees are apparently arrows? The caves with the bushes on top - how do the bushes grow above them with nothing to grow in? Does the soil burn up as well? Is it a hidden, enriched wooden hatch they're growing on? Or do their roots spread out real wide? When he's in the cave with the bush for a door that has to be set aflame to be removed, how does he get out? Doesn't he need to eat?

10-05-2010, 11:31 AM	#7
Cravdraa VGF RPG Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: It's Round on the sides and high in the middle. Gender: Posts: 8,470 Thanks: 171 Thanked 662 Times in 404 Posts	A shocking development! There are at least two different Old Men. What's the deal? Are they related, or do they just share the same fashion sense?

10-05-2010, 02:46 AM	#2
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	If nothing else, I've seen plants growing/holding on above pits where the soil has eroded below it. The roots are still in the soil surrounding it, even though there is a hole directly beneath the plant itself. Clearly, however, the Old Man is a sorcerer, and he is probably actually in his magical tower, astral projecting to those caves, etc.

10-05-2010, 02:56 AM	#3
Fairlight Excalibur Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: LA Gender: Posts: 880 Thanks: 72 Thanked 111 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1	The bush covering the entrance is actually the old man's hair, hence the reason he is so pissed when you burn it.

10-05-2010, 03:00 AM	#4
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,103 Thanks: 2,158 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	That would explain why he's bald...

10-05-2010, 03:01 AM	#5
Fairlight Excalibur Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: LA Gender: Posts: 880 Thanks: 72 Thanked 111 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1	It also explains why the amount of money he demands from you is the exact cost of a fashionable Hylian wig.

10-05-2010, 07:28 AM	#6
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	There are no living humans left in Hyrule except for Link and Zelda. The old men, the old women and the bearded men are all mass-produced robots. That's why they all look the same and only have limited speech. The monsters and bosses are all robots, too, and the reason they respawn is because they're still being manufactured faster than they can be destroyed. Ganon is the scientist who, after spending his life creating docile robots of old men and women, went mad and created robots of rock-spitting octopi and jumping spiders to unleash upon mankind. And Hyrule? Spoiler Below IT WAS EARTH.

10-06-2010, 12:56 AM	#8
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,103 Thanks: 2,158 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	It might be the same one wearing earmuffs. Just sayin. So I take it the lower one has elfin ears? Does that mean there are Hylians and Hyrulians both alive in LoZ?

10-06-2010, 12:59 AM	#9
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	The Old Man is the Last King of Hyrule, kept alive by the Triforce to assist Links who haven't had the benefit of a society that knew all about the legend of Ganondorf and the Triforce.

10-06-2010, 08:27 PM	#10
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	^^ I think the former one just shaved off his ears. Or maybe they got burned off along with his hair. My friend and I have an extremely likely and valid theory that Goron and Zora males swallow their female spouses and hold them in a separate stomach until mating season. Ruto just doesn't have a spouse yet, and that's why she is undevoured.

10-07-2010, 01:49 AM	#12
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,492 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	The old man is Obi-Wan. That is all.

10-09-2010, 01:21 AM	#13
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,103 Thanks: 2,158 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Clearly not. Old Man can't be struck down. He has bonfires, instead.