#Bo2W

[tlontb]

my tears of the kingdom wish list:

-in-depth lore + worldbuilding. i will write it all myself if i have to. i want to sit down to play tears of the kingdom and instantly feel like im thrown into history class. i played skyrim and just,, all the books with in-world lore? thats what i want for the zelda series

-once going to sleep, make it so that we can wake up at a set time (maybe have this restricted to only beds or smth. idk)

-link says his first and only (major) voice-acted words of the whole series, and its just "Oh, fuck."

-remember the Long Fork i posted about? make that a reality. i want to poke ganon in the ass from a whole continent away

#loz #zelda #legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #link #the legend of zelda #totk #botw2 #bo2w #im (mostly) joking for the last 2

[brokenchainsandfallenleaves]

I wanna see Zelda go as feral as Link. Let the girl have some fun.

#totk #tears of the kingdom #legend of zelda #botw2 #bo2w

[melonsap]

Hey. Hey Nintendo. It’s been a year.

Drop a new trailer.

#zelda #loz #botw #bo2w

[luxfashiongallery]

Suede Crossbody by Dooney & Bourke https://shopstyle.it/l/bO2Ws

#dooney & bourke #crossbody #crossbody bag #crossbody purse #accessories #purses #purse

[odogaronfang]

Okay but for a genuine ask, what do you hope to see in the BOTW sequel?

in regards to the story i really want to see some connections to skyward sword because the trailers have shown gameplay/aesthetics that heavily imply connections to skyward and given that they recently rereleased skyward, it seems pretty obvious that they're drawing inspiration from it at least. i have my own theory about how it's related but i don't necessarily need that to be right, i just want botw to acknowledge and use the groundwork that skyward sword laid out for the series because skyward is the best zelda game

in terms of gameplay, there's a lot about botw i'd change. i really hope that there's more enemy variety because the map felt very boring once i got used to lynel fights. i also want to see at least a partial return of traditional zelda dungeons because i was NOT a fan of the shrine system. i know the sheikah slate is The Thing but i would love to see some new unique items and some traditional zelda dungeons to go with them, even if the whole game doesn't consist of that. and i REALLY want a more substantial story (which tbf it does look like bo2w will have more story than botw). the memories were nice, but the rest of the game felt lacking. botw doesn't have a lot of replay value to me for a lot of these reasons so i hope bo2w improves on at least some of this

#imo botw had a solid foundation but dropped the ball #meanwhile skyward sword is the only perfect game ever #kiwipost

[fanartfunart]

[Image Description: a lineart comic of breath of the wild/sequel Link. In the first pannel he holds the master sword in front of him with a smile, saying “Finally! A weapon that won’t break!” 2: Link, now in the sequel outfit, holds a broken master sword in front of him, eyes wide and expression stunned neutral. 3: He lowers his head, arms at his sides, defeated. He mutters “Why me” End ID]

So that 5 second clip huh

#botw #bo2w #breath of the wild sequel #botw sequel spoilers #loz #legend of zelda #legend of fanart #fanart's fanart

[binkus-bonkus]

I’ve been obsessed with this feral man. I love him.

#zonai link #zonai #binkus and smelda #link #botw #legend of zelda #loz botw #botw fanart #legend of zelda fanart #loz #breath of the wild #fanart #binkus is an artist #botw zonai #bo2w #link botw2 #botw2 #botw 2 trailer

[botw-2-theories]

YOO WTF HAPPENED TO THE MASTER SWORD!?

Also @linkeduniverse what could this mean for Wild and his view on the sword? Sky’s reaction??

#botw sequel #botw theory #botw2 #bo2w #botw 2 #breath of the wild #botw #breath of the wild 2 #legend of zelda #loz #the legend of zelda #loz botw #tloz #botw link #breath of the wild sequel #master sword #botw 2 theories #botw 2 link #botw sequel spoilers #spoilers #teaser

[lurelinlink]

oh hold AWN i just had a galaxy brain moment

so in the second teaser, we see the malice attack link’s arm, right?

there’s no sign of the green energy we saw in the first teaser, which means we can assume the malice goes for link’s hand first, right?

back to the first teaser:

link’s sleeve looks like it’s seen better days and/or link is pulling his sleeve up to invite the green energy

the next bit is where it gets interesting. in the second teaser, we get this shot:

here we see the marks on the upper arm - probably malice; we also have the green energy, but, as others have mentioned, it looks like link is in his shrine of resurrection outfit with the sheikah undies and no shirt, plus he’s lying down. in this snippet, it looks like the green energy is syncing up with this metallic, very sheikah looking brace (in the pic below you’ll see how it starts fading into the metal)

so, is this metal brace some kind of invention by purah or robbie? does this mean it’s sheikah tech powered by this green energy (which could possibly be a fragment of the triforce of courage?) who knows? i don’t but this was still a very exciting discover

#botw 2 #botw2 #botw theories #bo2w #breath of the wild #i swear i am thinking about these teasers nonstop #mine

[wilds-ponytail]

BO2W MY BELOVED... WHERE ARE YOU??????

#nintendo direct #i am devastated #BO2W

[tlontb]

NEW TOTK TRAILER OUT. GANGLEDOINGUS SPEAKS. LINK HAS A CAR NOW. OK.

#zelda #loz #totk #botw #botw2 #botw 2 #bo2w #bot2 #links new hovercraft my beloved <3

[brokenchainsandfallenleaves]

the sequel to legend of zelda: breath of the wild is now in development spring 2023

#the sequel to legend of zelda breath of the wild #Legend of Zelda #botw2 #bo2w #link #tloz #they're not vibing #poor link #Fanart

[melonsap]

Tears of the Kingdom: A Scene-by-Scene Analysis

Tears of the Kingdom: A Scene-by-Scene Analysis

At long last, we've gotten our title drop for the sequel to Breath of the Wild. No longer will I have to call this Bo2W in my tags. No longer shall I agonize over fake title leaks.

But I digress.

You're all here for one very specific thing, and it's time I delivered.

This is our opening shot, a Zonai carving of someone...important. We don't know who, but there are some interesting details to extrapolate here.

The eyes, for starters. A broadly-stroked circle with three triangles underneath.

Already, we can see some parallels.

But the rest of this face is...more intriguing, to say the least.

The ears, to start. A stylistic choice? Whoever this is, they have way longer ears than we usually see on Hylians. Key word there being "usually."

Princess Zelda tends to have much longer ears than other Hylians, even Link. OoT Zel has the longest in full 3D modeling, but compare Skyward Sword Zel to Link and Groose:

Hers are longer, narrower, and usually without earlobes.

On top of the strange ears, we also have this...I believe it's a third eye. That's something I've never seen outside of things like bosses.

Moving on to the lower body-

It's a little hard to figure out, exactly, due to how angular and stylized everything is. But from what we can tell, our mysterious figure has long, flowing hair, a triangle at chest level, and a robe that reaches their feet.

I was trying to figure out what this ensemble looked like, when I remembered a specific line in Skyward Sword.

And then it hit me.

A tall, magnificent figure baring a triangle, with a flowing cowl and robes that meet her feet.

Even the strange dots on the figure's robe.

They bear a rather striking resemblance to the chain on Skyward Zelda's ceremonial outfit.

Given the prevalence of Skyward Sword references in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom both, and the Hylia statues everywhere, I think it's not a far stretch to say that this is a Zonai depiction of Hylia herself.

The shot changes to show a battle underway, next:

This gives us some more recognizable faces—the onslaught of Malice, a legion of Bokoblins and Moblins both. Interestingly, though, the Moblins carry a weapon I can’t identify.

My first impression is a double-bladed scythe, but it could just as easily be wind marks behind a club, or a flag to herald their side. With the stylization, it’s hard to tell.

Against them, we have our armies, bearing shields with an interesting crest on them.

A stretched version of Hylia’s insignia?

Looking closer, we can identify these soldiers, at least, as Hylian (or some other similar pointy-eared race, like the Sheikah):

Our next shot is a full view of our strange deity.

And THIS gives us a lot to work with. We have Zonai writing we can analyze-

What looks to be either a Sheikah tower or one of the dragon pillars in Faron

Clouds-

-and an island

Which neatly parallels the floating isles we saw in previous trailers.

Our new god(?) has their hands outstretched in offering

Which is an...unusual pose. It’s once I’ve never seen on any of the Goddesses—Hylia always has her hands together, at her chese, while Din, Nayru, and Farore tend to be holding something-

-have their hands to their chests-

-or be posed like muses.

But do you know where I have seen this arms-out pose?

Hmm. Interesting.

But what intrigues me most of all are the symbols above our figure’s head.

They’re all identical, seem to be giving off some sort of light, and most importantly, there are seven of them. And in the world of Hyrule, the number 7 in legend usually refers to one thing:

In Breath of the Wild, we saw up close and personal how Zelda’s destiny shaped itself. We saw her trials and struggles at the beginning, and the game ended with her finally realizing the power her birthright grants her. But that’s far from what her ancestors, historically, have been capable of. And, seeing that Ganondorf is returning...

Speaking of Ganondorf, our next shot appears to be him, from the regalia to the posing.

Though, it is worth noting that the figure in the effigy has pointed ears, not rounded like the prince of darkness in the corner.

Also interesting to note, we can start to see malice creeping towards this figure at the bottom, in the form of red lines.

We then go to a much more alive figure.

This, from what I can tell, appears to be Zelda. Her hair flows, her dress has a sash around the waist, her arm is bare, and it looks like there’s a bracelet around her wrist, though it’s hard to tell for certain.

But there are some other important details here, too. First of which, we have the Zonai text.

It looks to be vertically formatted, like traditional Japanese would be. Looking close, we can see that these aren’t just random drawings to look cool, either; there are repeating symbols.

What this means is that this is meant to be read, rather than just an environmental effect. And given the frequency of repetition and the message being so short, we could be seeing a departure from A-Z translations that Hylian has, and shifting more towards the alpha-syllabaries of OoT and Wind Waker with the Zonai text.

Moving on, up in the corner, we see a doubled version of the marks above the strange deity’s head.

And then the Zelda carving is holding her hand out to another.

Another larger than hers, with bracelets about the wrist, pointed claw-like fingers, and markings up the arm.

My first thought is that this must be Link. It’s Zelda and another in legend, of course it must be, right? But in that case...why hide it? Why keep that side of the bond in shadow?

Of course, Link isn’t the only person to sport a hand like that in this game.

And then, we get to the actual game footage.

Starting off, we have Link pushing open a seat of double doors, with twin dragons on them.

The handle looks to be eye-like

And there’s faded writing on the circle.

We see Link run out onto a platform, one of the strange shrine isles we saw in the original trailer ahead of him.

I feel like these are going to have as much bearing as the Sheikah shrines in the first game.

We get a glimpse of the building Link just came from in the background, big enough to be a dungeon. Then...

What ARE those? Scrolls? Catridges? Whatever they are, they occupy the spot held by the Sheikah Slate, so we can assume they're powerful.

Then we get a slightly-more-enhanced view of Link's corrupted hand. It looks like there's a slot in the top, maybe what the cartridges plug into?

I’m going to continue this in a reblog because Tumblr keeps deleting new additions I make to this post. I’ll update this with a link (ha) when that happens. Stay tuned!

#loz #zelda #totk #botw2 #analysis #theory #long post #seriously though tumblr has deleted two essays now in the span of the past few hours

[three-word-count]

Almost done with my current one-shot, gonna probably do another 500 words-ish and call it in, but I'm currently looking for more ideas?

Send me or comment some one-shot prompts.

I'm leaning towards something rito related but idk 👀

#zelda #loz #tloz #botw #breath of the wild #bo2w #botw 2 #botw2 #the legend of zelda #legend of zelda #zelink #rito #revali #three makes a post

[explodingthunder]

a summary of the world’s reaction to breath of the wild’s sequel:

1. genuine theories about the Zonai, Ganondorf, and Twili magic and their connection to the Breath of the Wild story arc, the rest of the games, and the teaser

2. shitposts and shitpost arts poking fun at Ganondorf’s mummified corpse

3. SHORT HAIR ZELDA SHORT HAIR ZELDA SHORT HAIR ZELDA

#botw #botw 2 #bo2w #breath of the wild #the legend of zelda #nintendo e3 #OP #botw2

[soybean-official]

We should have a day where nobody talks about BOTW just so I have time to lower my blood pressure

#/j #god I’m so sick of it though #the story wasn’t that good you guys are just putting too much imagination in #the characters weren’t written well #the only well written one was revali #the presentation of the story doesn’t help at all either #good god we knew so little about the champions #and every piece of lore I hear just sounds like Nintendo piling on more angst to make the game sound like #it’s super deep and meaningful #also?? what on earth is with all the bo2w hype #i cannot tell how that game is going to be good #they can’t tell us the title of the game #and everything in the trailers feels like #a dogwhistle for fans to be like OmG it’s linked to skyward sword #plus… imo all the good Zelda’s had a gimmick that they stuck to #BOTW’s was being an open world adventure #OOT’s was its story #oracle of ages was its puzzles and oracle of seasons was its action #bo2w’s gimmick sounds like Being A Sequel #for the sake of just being a sequel to a popular game #also from the dialogue and lore I’ve seen #i don’t like BOTW link #his personality. where did it go #‘he makes jokes’ and the rest of it is what the player projects #and how people characterize him makes me roll my eyes #his personality is just trauma apparently #like they’ve given links personality before look at skord #and yes I know in the Japanese version he wrote in a notebook