#my mental imagery of Din is the personification of volcanic lightning

[giriduck]

Breath of the Wild broke the tradition of three elements (fire, water / ice, air / wind) and introduced electricity, which is heavily used in the shrines found in the Gerudo region.

This is interesting because:

Circuits! Aside from the Sheikah Slate gyro shrines, the Gerudo region puzzles are the most technologically advanced in BotW Hyrule.

Real-life sandstorms generate static electricity that can discharge in arcs that look like localized lightning.

That phenomenon is likely inspiration for Vah Naboris’ sandstorms and lightning strikes.

Urbosa also has an affinity for summoning and controlling magical lightning.

The Thunder Helm is a Gerudo treasure passed down through the generations that protects the wearer from lightning strikes.

Ganondorf used to wear a bunch of topaz, which BotW also established protects the wearer from lightning.

This leads to several headcanons:

Electricity is a hazard in Hyrule’s deserts and specialized protective equipment was developed to protect people from it.

Gerudo leaders have an affinity for magic.

Ganondorf used to wield electricity (as seen in OoT death tennis).

Urbosa inherited that magical capability—and is arguably more skilled with the element.

Then there is the alignment portion. Din is often associated with fire, Nayru with water / ice, and Farore (loosely) with air / nature.

So where would lightning align? Well, what is a shorthand term for electricity / energy? “Power.”

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