Buddy breaker! Where the hell is everybody?

I'm in hyrule saving princess Zelda
In my last play through of BOTW (400 hours total) I put that off for as long as possible.
I had more fun getting all the expansion pack shrines, going through all the tough trials (the one with the lizards in the bridge island level seemed impossible on master mode) and unlocking the motorbike.
The whining bitch can wait I thought.