Basically a Four swords manga summary. Also this meme has absolutely been done before but I wanted to do my own version anyways oops.
(Don’t tag as ship plz and thanks!!!)
(Also pronouns for them all: Blue: she/her, Red: any pronouns, Green: He/they, Vio: they/them, Shadow: they/it)
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Red - Fire Beam Kirby
I love Kirby and Zelda and thought doing art pieces like the Links as Kirbies would be a fun exercise, with Amazing Mirror and Four Swords being so similar and all.
Red Link is the first in line. Well, Red Kirby now, I suppose. I based Red's colouring on Kirby Dream Buffet, which is still one of my favourite turn-off-your-brain games. I adore the different skins/colour palettes and hats you can get in that game.
Fire Kirby seemed like a no-brainer for Red, but I also really enjoy the headcanon of mage/magick user Red, so I combined Beam and Fire. Red's also holding the fire rod of the manga instead of the regular beam rod. I am really proud of how the fire came out.
An upgraded version of this copy ability would be Beam Trifecta, with the staff being able to switch between fire, ice and electricity magic. The first evolution would be a fire/ice type and the last stage a combination of all three - KATFL style.
If I had to choose a different copy ability, I would choose Cook Kirby.
The background is a reference to what happens in the manga. :)
Blue Link
Extra stuff under the keep reading.
Red with the og purple eyes. I tend to make Red's eyes too purply when not paying attention while painting him. I had to paint them over with blue later. (That and I choose Flamberge's skin, which has purple eyes, so that too.)
This is how I usually start on renders. The simplicity has its own charm, even if I prefer rendering more. Also, the OG reference I took from Dream Buffet.
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Linktober Legacy March 2024: Color
I obviously had to draw my favorite boys for the color prompt. With a bonus tiny Shadow. And happy belated birthday to Four Swords Adventures.
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Here with my final notes for the Four Swords Manga! I made 84 notes, give or take (because I've probably missed a few).
# of notes I made about:
- Green (or other unrelated characters): 23
- Shadow: 17
- Red: 16
- Vio: 16
- Blue: 12
(You can't see them all here, because a lot of them are kind of hidden behind one another lmao)
Here are anecdotes of a few of them:
They call Link the "Left-Handed Hero" at the beginning of the manga before he splits, and I just think that's interesting!
Red just casually loses his Four Sword in the middle of the manga after the four of them split up and then is promptly chased by a mob of angry people after accidentally committing arson and I would just like a moment of silence for this boi. He's been through so much and doesn't deserve any of it lmao.
Blue gets frozen and Red eventually finds him and just immediately mourns his death, but also just drops a subtle "You were kinda mean to me ngl, but still." Love these two ❤️💙
ZELDA SLAPS SHADOW RIGHT IN THE FACE????? HELLO????? (Anyway, wonderful, he lowkey highkey deserves it)
Them having a little moment after they get Vio back where they all talk about what they've learned from being separated is pretty cool! I know some people don't like it when stories outright have the characters recognize how they've addressed their flaws and have them reflect on it, but I think it's a nice moment to include!
Love Green taking up the role as the leader but also letting each of the other colors have their little moment to shine too, and taking their ideas into account equally. Just a little thing I noticed that I liked 💚
Anyway, one last thing I want to mention before I finally conclude this final post and that is this picture:
Like, damn Vio!!! Get it, I guess! Lmaoooo
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Still not over the four swords manga translation (German - English) and how different they are
In the english version:
Red: I wear red clothes, so call me red! You're Blue!
Blue: Huh?!
Red: Purple. No. Violet? Maybe just Vio?
Vio: Isn't that a girl's name?
Red: And Green! Whadd'ya think?
Green: It's weird, but it makes sense. I guess.
In the german version (note, they use the english names even in the german translation, which looks very strange):
Red: My outfit is red, so call me Red! And you're Blue!
Blue: What?!
Red: Your name should then be ... Vio!
Vio: How boring ...
Red: And your name is Green! What do y'all think?
Green: Hm ... feels weird ... but alright.
First of all I find it endlessly amusing how you could portray it as Blue simply not speaking English and that's why he goes "what?!". Also, their personalities are noticeably different in the two languages which is extra cool.
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