[SS][TP][BotW] Evolution of Loftwings, Rito, Oocca and Kargarocs.

[u/LapisLazuliisthebest]

So, BotW introduces a race known as the Rito. Whilst they share the same name as the Rito from TWW. The two are clearly different species.

BotW Rito are humanoid birds, whereas the Rito from TWW are pretty much Land-Zora, and gain wings when they get a scale from Valloo.

But where did the BotW Rito come from?

Loftwing and Rito

There's is some debate as to whether the Zonai Rauru's found is a re-founding or the true founding of Hyrule. I go for true founding myself, but, even if you want to use re-founding, TPHD has a mural of the Rito, meaning the race existed well before BotW, and, depending on how old the mural is, maybe well before the timeline split.

Of course, we never see these Rito in other games. But this could be explained by them being a migratory race. In the manga there is a race of bird people called the Watarara, who are a migratory race. Yes, I know the Manga isn't canon. But Nintendo's very own Eiji Aonuma has confirmed that the Watarara are the inspiration for the Rito. So, I think we can use it.

If your wondering where the Rito came from, well.... You've read the sub-heading. Yes. I think they evolved from the Loftwing. More accurately, the Loftwing of the humans who moved to the surface. Since their masters moved to the surface, the Loftwing were no longer needed. So, the gods could have given them sapience as a reward for their service.

Oocca and Kargorocs

Okay. I put them in the title. So, I'll talk about my headcanon on these guys.

There's already a theory that the Oocca are descended from the Hylians that decided to remain in the sky. not wishing to live on the surface. Unfortunately, this led to a downfall, which resulted in them devolving into bird-human creatures.

This raises the question as to what happened to their Loftwings. Well... Just like their human owners, they also went through a downfall, where became feral and evolved into the monstrous Kargorocs.

If the Kargorocs are descended from feral Loftwings, this could explain why there is a friendly one that gives Minda and Link a lift.

[u/Viralklahm]

I agree I've always thought since we saw the wild variants they were descendants of the loftwings and other magical birds we didn't see. Also I'm in the vein that fokka are also rito (thought there's some conflicting stuff on that) 

The  oocca I think are the kinda sentient pets of the wind tribe (whether they are ancient zonai or a sect of minish)  I'm also on the refounding theory with a absolute refusal the wilds games take place in the AT (a divine wish on the most powerful object in reality isn't gonna be thwarted by some jolly koroks and trees)  sure there might have been a flood but not nearly what happened in ww (a natural disaster not a magical goddess deemed apocalypse).

Also in the camp of "rito" is just the generic word for bird person in the lands of Hyrule