The speed running community has taken on the challenge to beat the Calamity Ganon from the outset of Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild.

The path to complete The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild the fastest is mighty perilous, but a new champion has arisen in Gymnast86. The first player to beat the game in under an hour, Gymnast86 was able to complete The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild in 58 minutes, 1 second, and 21 milliseconds.

Prior to the release of the game, That One Gamer had an interview with Aonuma-san and Miyamoto-san about The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild. In it, they revealed a player could go directly to the endgame boss. As you can imagine, many gamers are now seeing how quickly they can defeat the final boss in the game.

Gymnast86 was able to break the one hour mark without the use of amiibo as well, which has been a bit of a controversy in the speed running community. For more on this “exploit,” you can read more about it on Compete Kotaku, which broke the story and learned more from Gymnast86 on how he beat the game.

While not a cure-all to any problems you may run into, you can use amiibo to summon Epona (our guide to doing so is here), Link’s classic steed from previous games like The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time. Epona, being one of the fastest horses in the game, could cut down time for players completing the speed run. Thus, Gymnast86 did not use the amiibo to complete his speed run.

It is rather astonishing to see the game be completed in under an hour. Most stories and reviews of the game speak about the wideness of this world. The horizontal nature of its exploration is such that you generally do not cross each path to get to the next endpoint, but rather you explore at your own will.

The challenge of beating the Calamity Ganon would require you to complete at least the introductory phase of the game, but it seems speed runners have found a way to take him down quickly. The video above is rather amazing to watch, especially as you see Gymnast86 approach the end of the game.

I cannot wait to see what techniques people use next to beat the game in 45 minutes or less. This should be a fun exercise to show off at the next Games Done Quick charity event. Maybe by that point, someone will be beating the game in the 15 minutes mentioned in this interview.