Don’t have any cool fanart for totk so here‘s a sprite edit instead! It was the next best thing I’ve got ^^ (and a transparent version)
The og sprite‘s from Etrian Odyssey 5. The wolf just gave too much wolf link vibes to not make this edit (and it’s also why the eye pattern‘s green here. It looks very fitting tho imo :3) Tried to keep the shading style as accurate as possible, though I‘m not sure how successful that attempt was .w.
The original and a low jpeg version of the sheikah slate are under the cut:
HC: Dan deafeated Pariah from his timeline and ate his core. He didn't know it but rightly won the title and become King, King of a kingdom where everybody feared him. Then when the timeline disappeared, King of a fallen kingdom with no subjects.
When the Pariah from the present timeline return; Dan, trying to help and save the friends & family he made on his redemption journey, was able to summon a sword, the true symbol of the Ghost King, only able to be raised by “pure hearts”.
The shadow of a dark crown and ring proudly fogged above his head and around his finger.
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I guess I can realism haha 🥴, ty my friends for bullying me to try & their help
Dan will still stay abrasive and kind of an jerk, but he has now family and friends to protect, who accepted him and love him (the Fenton Squad, his best bro Fright Knight, Plasmius a bit, Clockwork…). This is why he was able to raise the sword.
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Dan is scared to love again and attached himself; creating bonds again. When he sees love or affection he got scared and flees, because he isn’t supposed to love and he isn’t supposed to be loved, it isn’t supposed to feel good or right.
He told himself that he is supposed to bring destruction and hate, not having loved-ones. He is supposed to be a monster, not a friend. He is supposed to be alone, not be surrounded and accepted. He isn’t supposed to be forgiven, and should remain alone, always alone.
Dan sometimes is agressive, borderline mean and cruel toward who he cares about, so they would resent him and leave him alone. Not long ago he would have been able to kill them, to be left alone, but now he can’t anymore and it’s terrifying him that he can’t kill some people anymore. He is terrified to care.
He is afraid to love people, but craving it as well. He is afraid to lose them and be left alone again.
i hate applying to jobs that i genuinely am qualified for and would be perfect for me knowing there’s like a 10% chance i’ll hear back about it like c’mon please,,, just let me have it