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retquits · 11 months

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local hylian literally too shy to revisit zora's domain

#my art #tears of the kingdom #totk #link #legend of zelda #listen. i am not a shy person. AND YET #I AM PHYSICALLY INCAPABLE OF GOING TO ZORA'S DOMAIN #I CAN'T DO IT!#save hyrule? yeah sure give me a stick and a new arm and i'm off to the races #TALK TO A HANDSOME SHARK?#WHOM I'VE BEEN IN LOVE WITH FOR YEARS?#WOULD RATHER DIE #(y'all have been so great about not posting spoilers in the tags!!! please don't make me regret this 😣💕)

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kbluebirdart · 7 months

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I wish the prologue was longer, like, what if Link and Zelda encounter the paranormal while descending to beneath the Hyrule castle

#totk link #totk zelda #tears of the kingdom #my art #zelda #fan art #legend of zelda #everyone draws for Linktober except me #I'm talking about some spooky things that keep happening and haunting them while they walk down before reach the spot at the beginning of...

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99percentjae · 8 months

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a bit of zelda/link role swap! 💙 outfits are sort of a mix & match of botw and totk though + just a bit of whatever I wanted to add :D

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valictini · 11 months

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I was watching a video analysing how the Yiga clan were handled in botw and how the person analysing it lamented the fact that Kohga was a joke character who totally destroyed the much more threatening image the yiga clan had all throughout the game. Although I do understand the sentiment (I felt that way for a long time) I’ve come to realise that we might not be viewing it in the right perspective. I ended up writing a comment under that video explaining how I saw things, and realised that maybe it could interest people here too? So here is the fleshed out version of it:

I think part of why they made Kohga extremely goofy compared to a way less goofy clan of literal assassins is to emphasise how even though the clan originally held some understandable beliefs, it has become a cult of personality over the years, and like most cults, the leader is way less charismatic than his followers make him out to be. Indeed, from the outside, it seems absurd how anyone could take Kohga seriously, let alone kill under his command, but from the inside, Kohga is the Beloved Leader That Guides Them Towards Victory, and anyone threatening him deserves to die.

In a way, yiga clan members feel like vulnerable, impressionable people who were enrolled into a cult and given a Big Family and a purpose (and a lethal weapon) by their lovable Master Kohga who wants the best for them… Except if you want to get out, then you’re a filthy traitor who also deserves to die. It’s especially visible when you beat him and they all get personally mad at you for killing him. They didn’t care about Ganon, they didn’t seem to actually understand the bigger picture, they only cared about Kohga.

It also shows how, like the rest of Hyrule, the Yigas are very much disconnected from their own history, seemingly holding on the grudge their ancestors held more as an excuse to continue to enact violence and perpetuate the cult of personality than fighting for a “noble” cause. Only Kohga seems to actually care about Calamity Ganon, and the rest of the yigas seem to be just tools to him. Wether or not he’s actually conscious of what he’s doing is unclear. Is he a fully aware con artist, or is he purely another product of Yiga indoctrination?

So yeah, to me it feels like a parody/critic/mockery of cult dynamics. It shows that this gang of assassins are indeed a real menace, but for seemingly no reason other than “that one lunatic they admire told them to” and “if they go away they get killed”. The reason why the clan was originally created becomes almost anecdotal. Under the current leader, no one is required to actually know what they’re doing, they just need to follow orders.

In the end, I think it is the intention the developers had because cults are a rampant problem in Japan. At the very least, even if it’s not a actually conscious critic, it’s a concept that is much more present in their cultural landscape than ours and that almost certainly influenced how they handled the Yiga clan. Basically, cults are not cool and can even be dangerous both for the public and their members. Cult leaders especially are not cool and often are con artists. Therefore, Kohga couldn’t be badass, he had to be a doofus getting beaten in the most unexceptional way possible.

#botw #breath of the wild #master kohga #yiga clan #kohga #loz #the legend of Zelda #tloz #meta analysis #i purposefully didn’t talk about kohga’s change of heart in AoC because to me this game is not canon #one could argue it proves that Kohga is actually not aware of how catastrophic enabling Ganon would be #but for the sake of keeping it focused on botw I didn’t mention it #cult mention #valictini talks

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zeldadiscussions · 9 months

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The repeated use of the specific word imperialism in fandom discussions of TotK really bugs me because like… we know what imperialism looks like, right?

Genocide either by murder or assimilation, leadership that is either of the conquering race or loyal to it generally for personal gain, control of the conquered’s resources, and a social climate where the conquerors are considered superior.

But in this Hyrule none of the other races had their cultures erased, they aren’t governed by Hylian leaders and the local leaders’ first priority is taking care of their people, they manage their own trade affairs, and Hylians don’t constantly subject others to put downs about their race.

If a Hylian man dares enter Gerudo Town without the Chief’s permission, they kick him out or put him in jail. That’s how much control the Gerudo have over their own territory and how little being a Hylian matters if you mess with them.

Rauru is accused of hoarding power but he literally gave his secret stones out to the other races and they remain in possession of them to this day.

Basically the only time the other nations seem to actually follow Hyrule’s lead at all is when facing common threats or working towards common goals. Hyrule only ever meddles in other lands affairs either to lend them aid (Link and Zelda fighting for everyone, the folks at Tabantha Bridge Stable providing disaster releif to the Rito, etc.) or requesting aid from them (Rauru and Zelda asking the Sages and Champions to help them fight Ganon[dorf].) They lead like a team leader leads.

Sonia and Rauru didn’t found an empire.

They founded an alliance.

I know I’m beating a dead horse here but to my eyes at least (for now) there is zero solid evidence of Hyrule exerting control over the daily lives of non-Hylians or stealing their resources, two major defining traits of imperialistic rule. Hyrule is at the head of the alliance, yes, but an empire isn’t the only system of governance that has one group or individual at the helm of a coalition. The difference is in the details and the details here are that Hyrule leads the others but it does not dominate them, and that is key.

The only empire in the game would have been the one Ganondorf was trying to force on everyone and that was pretty bluntly depicted as being a bad thing. How can we say it’s pro-imperialistic if the main conflict is preventing the rise of an evil empire?

You can’t effectively analyze a narrative by completely ignoring everything about it and its meta that contradicts a knee-jerk viewpoint. What is even the point of analyzing it at all at that point?

#tears of the kingdom #the legend of zelda #loz #totk #rauru #ganondorf #here i am once again arguing against my least favorite TotK take #it really bugs me because of how incorrect it feels and also because it glosses over how progressive the game is overall #like that’s the real rub #this is the most culturally and physically diverse Hyrule EVER and it is SUCH a bummer for that to be overlooked #I’m not saying the game is perfect there are many issues with it #but like #talk about missing the forest for the trees #edited for clarity and added screenshot

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ok-pop-1 · 3 months

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a "doodle" of sky and wars (and fi!) from @sapphicseasapphire's cryptids au!

#legend of zelda #linked universe #chain as cryptids au #lu sky #lu wars #ss fi #i got quite a few details wrong #lol #wars' sword spirit form is my own thing #w permission from creator #sky's outfit is my own thing #w/out permission lmao #also we won't talk about how this took less than two days #my shoulder wants to kill me with ten thousand knives

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hell0mega · 4 months

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the most insane thing this year to me is that Tears of the Kingdom came out and was the only thing anyone could talk about and play for months. it was an engineering marvel and made all of us try to figure out how the fuck the programmers did it all. we made giant mechs and could fly across the map. you could glue shit together and hit stuff with it. the goat man was sexy. the world was huge and had three whole layers and a hundred hours of gameplay easy. it was slated to be regarded as one of the best games of all time and sold 18.5 million copies.

and it wasn't game of the year. it barely won anything. and all because of that cunty vampire.

#tears of the kingdom #totk #botw #legend of zelda #loz #loz totk #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #ive pointed this out to several people as the game awards and whatnot were happening #and half the people i talked to FORGOT...... ABOUT TOTK........#THEY FORGOT IT WAS THIS YEAR. IT'S ONLY 7 MONTHS OLD #don't get me wrong it's very refreshing that a smaller and much more niche studio got the recognition and attention it deserved #it's just absolutely crazy that it swept across the board DESPITE a major and VERY successful zelda release #to the point where people FORGOT!!!!!!!!!#mine

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mylonelydreaming · 4 months

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"He [Rauru] ends up serving as the crucial connection between Link and Zelda, even when thousands of years separate the two. It’s a sad but meaningful role for a character who has become a newly beloved character in Zelda canon."

Nintendo is driving me up the WALL

#zelink #totk zelink #totk #tears of the kingdom #princess zelda #zelda #link #rauru #king rauru #tloz #loz #legend of zelda #Fujibayashi... why was mentioning Zelda and Link's connection over thousands of years necessary here #You're supposed to only be talking about Rauru himself #what do you mean Rauru was a crucial zelink connection #ZELINK UNCLE STOP STRAIGHTBAITING ME #NO MORE PLEASE #I BEG

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characteroulette · 11 months

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Okay but the thing. About no one being able to recognise Link. Is that

even if he's had time to live in the world again after BotW, Link is still an outsider to this era.

Link and Zelda are over a hundred years old now. Sure, they didn't really live through that gap, but a gap it remains for them.

it strikes me that the only area in the game where the people recognise Link is in Zora's domain. The Zora people live incredibly long lives and thus remember Link. He grew up here. He has history here. A hundred years doesn't matter when the Zora people whom he grew up around remain.

Zora's domain being such a contrast to the rest of Hyrule is really striking to me. Link is a near mythical creature; he existed over a hundred years ago and yet he's managed to remain and so

of course no one can recognise him. The myth he's become can never match who he truly is. He's as human as he can be; of course no one can recognise him as the legendary swordsman.

#Zelda #Link #Tloz #Botw #Totk #Botw totk #Totk Link #Botw Link #Breath of the Wild #Tears of the Kingdom #Momo writes stuff #Momo talks about video games #A thought that keeps nagging me #Only the ancient remember a child out of their era #Only the ancient recall the human and not the legend

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crazylittlejester · 2 months

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I was so “haha” about my ‘Wars not being a natural blond’ headcanon until someone insulted me for it so now I’m 100% serious about it and intend to write several fics about it

That man dyes his hair blond and fusses over it constantly and complains and whines when his roots grow in, this is my new truth

Like imagine him complaining he can’t get a good toner out in the MIDDLE OF A WAR/QUEST

#i will not be silenced #i was so unserious about this headcanon but now its real to me #I believe in brown haired wars now #linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu warriors #lu wars #warriors linked universe #linked universe warriors #the legend of zelda #jes talks #lu headcanons #jes headcanons

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sapphic-loser16 · 3 months

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Power Play AU

(or, LU but with the Ganondorfs)

Okay lads, this is just a quick concept post because I lost my old one. The gist is, the ganondorfs are collected from time and space and thrown together into Hyrule to atone for their sins. The cast list is at follows:

Pipes (Cadence of Hyrule Gan): he’s the oopsie gan, and isn’t supposed to be in the mix on a point of him being fourteen and not a megalomaniacal dictator. He likes music!

Antediluvian (Wind Waker Gan): he’s the oldest, and the least evil after Pipes. He’s tired all the time, but he’s really trying his best. Resident old man. Dual wields. Gets really bad headaches.

Idol (Twilight Princess Gan)- he’s dark, brooding, and calculating. Also laughs weird (pipes is trying to break his dark chuckling habit). Definitely the saddest, but he hides it beneath his anger. Wields the sage sword that he was executed with.

Legion (Hyrule Warriors Gan): he’s tall, he’s mean, he’s grumpy, but gods take it all does he have a good head of hair. Tactician of the group, but also bullheaded and stubborn. Wields trident

Prime (Ocarina of Time Gan): most extroverted, also really likes music. Most prolific magic user, and the most annoying out of all of them. Uses magic in combat.

Tarragon (Tears of the Kingdom Gan): quiet and calculating, but occasionally lets loose to have a good time. Newest to the whole “saving Hyrule” schtik, and the most suspicious of it after TP Gan. Loves sandseals. Dual wields scimitars.

#Guys #guys guys guys #im so exited about this au!#I’ve been wanting to share it for forever #And even have some designs planned out!#Please talk to me about it #It’s been trapped in my head for so long #power play au #legend of zelda #the legend of zelda #ganondorf dragmire #ganondorf

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weareswords · 1 year

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When I first found a well that was deep enough to go down, I was immediately overcome with dread.

But I went in anyway and there were just some pumpkins.

#ppl who have played oot know what i'm talking about #it reminds me of those holes you would go down in tp #were those wells?#i don't remember #tears of the kingdom #totk #loz #legend of zelda #ocarina of time

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layraket · 2 months

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there was an update you know the drill. time to go nuts with each pannel.

I LOVE HOW IN THE FIRST PAGE WE DIRECTLY GET HIT WITH SO MANY EMOTIONS FROM EVERY ONE OF THE BOYS.

Wild with the realisation that he didnt finish this all, not yet. Theres still danger, the same thing that almost killed his brother is still breathing and can if it wants to do the same with the rest of his newfound family

Twilight i feel like is almost the same as Wild, but for other reasons. The Shadow almost took his life, and after he thought that it was finally dead, boom. That thing is still out there and maybe is gonna be around for some more time.

He wants to believe that theres something else also opening the gates, that the Shadow is really dead and it's just another weird monster who opened the one that Sky saw

Hyrule confirms it, and reminds Twi that no, the damn thing is still out there and will go in a hunting game with each one of them.

Wild realised his mistake, he didn't kill it, he destroyed it's defenses. What if he stayed and searched for every piece of the Shadow and destroy it? They will be having this same conversation? He hopes to at least for it to happend in another time

Wind got a point here, if youre not sure of all it's tricks it looked like it was finally dead. Wild and any of them would have never guessed if it was the end or not. Not even Time

side note but

Wild looks so sad here, no not sad. Guilty is the word. He feels like he failed, again. If he thought more what to do maybe his brothers will not be in danger

OKAY I WANT TO STOP IN HERE FOR JUST A SEC.

I know it is maybe something without importance, but the fact that Four is the one who we are focused, how he looks like he's carefull listening Wild's words of auto-inflicted guilt. He looks like hes thinking the statement carefully, Wild didn't failed shit, it wasnt his faoult that they were trapped in this whole mess across time, and Four knows it.

We are stopping being serious for a moment just to admire this. theyre confused. thinking. out of context even. idk. i love this specific pannel. theyre such a mood.

we need to stop a second more because goddamn it this pannel slaps

The representation of Time being surronded by the choice of help his descendant or kill the thing that hurted him in the first place, he's just a man who got throught a lot, and even after all thta he's still trapped in this choosing what to do (both options will have consquences) thing

and here we got more of Wars being the traditional paramedic of the group! I remember a person saying that yeah Hyrule can heal people with magic, but Warriors participated in a war, so he knows basic treathening and i think thats so perfect and true for his character

theyre still processing the fact that Twilight and Wolfie are the same, it haven't been discussed properly since Twi woke up, and i think it will be in a future when everyone is more settled down

this man doesn't regret the danger he put himself under, he knows it was for the safety of his brothers and to stop this madness

also he was tired of it running like a total coward from them, if it was going to kill them at least it shouldn't run from what it started!

oh no. he caught you Twi. now you will suffer the consequences of putting yourself in danger so many times with them not knowing

oh four. You really know what youre saying

youre the one who know the most that theyre doing better than it could

if this means that theyre finally using all their items im so in for the whole chaos that it would bring in the fights

Legend has a shit ton of items and weapons, mostly inclined to magic, i need to see that.

i remembered something

Jojo said that Hyrule will have more importance in the future, if this means something... Oh shit

im not highing up my expectations, but i know that we will see his enemies sooner than we expect

and that will not end up well for the ones who don't know how to manage them

this background, no words. 10/10.

These two pannels killed me

Time is directly watching his descendant, and Twilight knows well why. He doesn't blames him, he knows that he scared them all to death. He doesn't want to go throught that with one of them too

this confirms that Sky can sense what makes Fi react, he can feel when she's upset with something, maybe he felt the anger when Twi got hurt, her fury whne she couldn't defend him. That's her duty right? Protect and serve her masters

sky i love you this was so unserious and out of place such a perfect ending of update

NOW THE THING THAT EVERYONE WAS WAITING

WARRIORS GOT HIS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SCARF BACK!!!!1!!!

(art credits goes to @linkeduniverse ! )

#linked universe #linkeduniverse #zelda au #lu warriors #lu twilight #lu wild #lu time #lu hyrule #lu four #lu wind #lu sky #lu legend #lu update #lu update spoilers #im losing my min d #i wrote this while hearing parodies of hazbin hotel songs about “chamba” in a call with friends #i think this is my best analysis so far #less jokes more serious writing this is so not me #i talk

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quirkle2 · 1 year

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suncaster warriors :)

[please don't tag as LU] ; character info under the cut

goes by wars and captain

24, 5'7"

he/him

demifluix and ace

kind and caring and silly (so silly)

heart of gold

a bit of a workaholic

has to have 1 hug every day or he will Die

in a qpr with legend <3

fights with a sword and shield

excellent leader, excels in fighting against crowds

FAST

banned from his era

dark world form is a silver ferret

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sapphicseasapphire · 2 months

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I MUST ASK. If Hyrule Warriors Link is a sword spirit, can be chime like Fi. Please, I need to know. And if he can, can he chime when he is in a humanoid shape. I am dying at the thought of hurt/comfort, from Sky hearing chimes from him that sound so much like Fi. Auuuugh.

Yes!! Wars can chime like Fi! (In fact, he does so in the 3rd part of Salt and Sea). He can chime as a sword, in his “Hylian” form, and in his Spirit form. His chimes don’t sound like Fi’s- every sword spirit has a unique “tone” or melody.

And YES!!! He does, on multiple occasions, chime to calm Sky down. You’re reading my mind, my friend. As we SPEAK I’m sketching Sky and Wars stuff. (Mostly Sky and Ghirahim stuff but Wars is there too haha). But YES. Sky will have flashbacks, he will have nightmares, he will have panic attacks. Someone will touch his shoulders without warning, or they’ll tease him and call him “Sky child,” not knowing the significance behind the playful nickname. Wars will teleport in a flurry of blue and green diamonds, he’ll catch the Avian staring at the diamond in his chest.

Sky LOVES Wars, you must understand. He WANTS to spend time with him, he wants to know him, he wants to help him know himself. But sometimes… sometimes he reminds him of… someone else…

And in those instances, Wars will chime out a soft tune, trying to embody a different Sword Spirit, adopting her tactics to calm the hero that was originally her Master- now his. Fi’s sword stays silent at Sky’s side, but Wars is able to keep Sky centered. Not because Sky is able to hear Fi in his gentle chimes, not because he is his Master. But, Wars comes to realize, because his presence is enough. The care he takes in calming the Avian is enough. Not Master and Spirit, no. It works because they're friends.

#the legend of zelda #chain as cryptids au #cryptid lore #AGH I love these two so much #give me any excuse to talk about them and I WON’T SHUT UP #i answered question #cryptid warriors #cryptid sky #links meet au

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deep-nerd · 4 months

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if nintendo wont love him I will

#the legend of zelda #the minish cap #four swords #loz vaati #my art #grape man himself #i dont wanna talk about how this made SAI and Clip Studio hate me

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