Just  finished TP, and I enjoyed most of it although not all of it. The best part of the game in my opinion was Midna who is by far the coolest Zelda character and the most well-developed in the history of the series. Anyway:

What's your take on why Midna destroys the mirror in the end? The obvious answer is to protect both worlds, but I wonder if there's more to it than that... also, is it really necessary to destory the mirror after Ganon's demise?

Plus where would Link be heading after returning the Master Sword? The only logical answer is to find Midna, but perhaps I'm a romantic

cheers,

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edit: fixed typo

Two words: Cock. Tease.

Midna was way hot in her natural form, and Link knew that she'd be a better kitten than Zelda would be. I mean, did you see his face when she revealed her true self? And how sad he was when she broke the mirror?

Hopefully Link was walking toward a sequel after returning the Master Sword...

She is "well developed in the history of the series" in several ways. *snicker*

Anyway:

Only the true ruler to the Twili has the power to destroy the Twilight Mirror utterly.  Zant could only shatter it to pieces while Midna destroyed it, so it solidifies her claim as the true ruler.

Why she destroyed the mirror is speculation at this point, since the game never explicitly gives you the reason.   Also, why Link left Ordon Village is speculation as well, although Ilia is probably a bit puzzled or heartbroken that he left (she watches him leave or watches the path out of Ordon Village).

Gotta love Zane (no homo)!

I think that's the only reason why they had her break the mirror. 

Anyways, I think a better question is the whole Ganondorf/Zant-neck-snapper moment.  I have my own theory but I'm not particularly married to it.  I think Zant actually snapped his own neck, and as a result, Ganondorf couldn't exist in the world without Twilight being as though Zant was the connection between him and light world for damn near the entire game.  Feel free to debunk this, because I really have no idea what the hell really happened.  Also, I think the notion of Zant having the power to "kill" Ganondorf (he cannot die!) doesn't make sense.  Ganondorf was a god to Zant, and besides, only a certain Master Sword and guy named Link who just happens to be chosen by the Gods as well could ever "defeat" Ganondorf; as evidenced further by even the Sages being unable to kill him.

Anyways, I think we'll get another game with TP Link.  I think it's a little too early to put him to rest... he didn't even get an title (i.e. Hero of Time; Hero of Winds).

Zant already died after you fought him and Midna finished him off with the Fused Shadow.

I think that scene you refer to is more symbolic.  It seems Ganondorf didn't know that Zant had died.

Actually, there is a lot of symbolic or implicit scenes in the game.  The problem with all this is that it only fuels speculation as everybody starts wondering what the developers really had in mind.   I think the scenes were too subtle and ambiguous, but maybe that is what the developers wanted.

Agreed! Nor do I really think Ganondorf cared whether Zant had perished or not.

Agreed again! However, let's face it, speculation is fun
I do think Nintendo should release a TP sequel, that will hopefully be everything TP should have been and more! Not that TP wasn't a great game (I thought it was, but primarily because of the atmosphere and characters rather than the dungeons, boss fights, etc).

cheers,

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Ok.  With that said, what do you two think the significance of Zant appearing in Ganondorf's final scene was?

It would appear that Ganondorf thought Link and Midna had not encountered Zant, and he tried to "reach out" to Zant like he did originally to tempt Zant.  The "Zant breaking his neck" meant that connection was no longer available, so Ganondorf makes his comment that it's never really over as long as men spill blood and harbor evil thoughts.  Ganondorf will find some other person to corrupt if the negative energies are strong enough.

Hmm.  I'm diggin' your interpretation Stephen.

Your interpretation of things just cracks me up. ^_~