Highlights

  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom introduced new civilizations, abilities, islands, weapons, and enemies, but some familiar faces like the blue Rito ally, Kass, were missing.
  • Kass, a traveling musician, played a significant role in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and its DLC, sharing songs and helping Link. His disappearance in Tears of the Kingdom remains a mystery.
  • While there are no plans for a Tears of the Kingdom DLC, fans hope that Kass will make an appearance in future content or a sequel, as he is an iconic and beloved character in the Legend of Zelda franchise.

There are still many unanswered questions after the epic conclusion of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. While the sequel added so much depth to the origins of the land we knew from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild by introducing new civilizations, abilities, islands, weapons, and enemies, some familiar faces failed to make an appearance, namely, a large blue Rito ally.

The traveling musician Kass was never mentioned by name in Tears of the Kingdom. Despite his wife Amali and their five children being present in Rito Village, only one child mentioned her father but did not indicate his location. Penn, a Lucky Clover Gazette reporter, referred to a famous bard, presumably Kass, but that's it. It's still strange the iconic blue Rito was nowhere to be found in the entirety of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Without a DLC, this disappearance may never be resolved.

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The Rito Musician Has Shined in A DLC Before

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The traveling musician Kass is no small character within the world of The Legend of Zelda. As Link traversed across Hyrule in Zelda: Breath of the Wild, he would often encounter Kass, who was on a quest to uncover all the Ancient Songs.

These Ancient Songs guided Link to additional shrine quests, but only after the completion of the game did Kass confide in Link that he knew Link was the Champion from the moment he met him.

Kass's teacher was a Sheikah Court Poet who was in love with Zelda but understood Zelda had eyes for Link, her appointed knight. Moved by witnessing Link's sacrifice, Kass' teacher then asked Kass to pass these ballads down to the hero. Kass was one of the few characters to know Link's true identity before Link revealed himself and was an overall necessary figure in Breath of the Wild but was nowhere to be found in its predecessor.

Kass was also a largely influential character in Breath of the Wild's DLC. The DLC came in two packs: DLC Pack 1: The Master Trials and DLC Pack 2: The Champions' Ballad. The Master Trails included:

  • Trial of the Sword
  • Hero's Path Mode
  • Master Mode
  • Travel Medallion
  • New armor

The Champions' Ballad, on the other hand, included:

  • Master Cycle Zero
  • A new Divine Beast
  • New shrines and dungeon
  • New cutscenes
  • Additional armor
  • Ancient Brindle and Saddle

In The Champions' Ballad, Kass shared new original songs and helped Link tackle challenges. The Champions' Ballad gave much more insight into the story and dynamics of the four Champions. Upon completion, Kass kindly gifted Link an affectionate photograph of the Champions, which even sneaks its way into Tears of the Kingdom.

It would be the perfect opportunity to allow Kass to once again resume his role as a guide in a DLC for Tears of the Kingdom. His disappearance has been one of the largest mysteries in Tears of the Kingdom and his presence in future downloadable content would resolve some unanswered questions. As he is a traveler, he could dig up and relay new information about the original Zonai ancient hero, the technicalities of draconification, or even elaborate on the mysterious statues in the Depths.

Unfortunately, in a Famitsu interview with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma, Aonuma shared that a Tears of the Kingdom DLC is unlikely.

"We have no plans to release additional content this time, but that is because we feel like we have done all we can do to create content in that world, and the reason we decided to make a sequel to the previous game in the first place was because we thought it would be worth experiencing new ways to play in Hyrule. Then, if such reasons arise we may return to the same world. Whether it is a sequel or new work, I think it will be a completely new way to play, so I hope you will look forward to it."

This could hint toward a Tears of the Kingdom sequel, but if there is any at all return to the shared world of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, Kass deserves to make an appearance. Many fans initially speculated Kass would return to the franchise through a DLC, but because there are no plans, the status of the iconic Rito musician will remain yet another enigma in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.