#HONESTLY THINK THAT SHE WOULD SUIT TP ZELDA

[amostheartman]

Be honest with me. (us? The TP/BotW community? idk.) What do you think of the BotW2 trailer, and do you think there's even a sliver of potential for the Twili to return? I've been dying to know your answer, Amos. By the way, thanks again for the Midlink art piece. Doing a smart here by being off anon for this ask lol.

My My, Quite the question 

*TP Link

First off I’m pretty sure Twilight Princess Link is done as far as canon in-game appearances go. Wolf Link was a pretty dope add-in for Breath of the wild and could be added in for BOW2, but that’s really all were gonna get I’m afraid. :/

well sorta at least.

I mean we got TONES of Amibo and in-game TP stuff like the Twilight tunic, TP Epona (the only Epona in this game mind you), TP Zelda’s Light bow, TP Ganondorf’s Sword, Midna and Zant’s helmet, mention of Prince Rails on the path to Zoras Domain, the somewhat homage to the Bridge of Eldon and of course the famous side quest “A Fragmented Monument” being an obvious nod to the Mirror of twilight.

but even with all this TP stuff It’s no indication that Nintendo has any plans to bring TP Link into the mix.

...

That said... Between you and me, Nintendo just won’t let go of Twilight princess Link.

TP Link got the hi-rez treatment a few years ago for promotional stuff, and as much as I love it and want posters of the full version there really isn’t a reason for Nintendo to be using him to promote things.

They could have use any other Link, but they picked him specifically.

 I mean, Skyward Sword Link was technically the latest in the usual green tunic design(although it was basically a simplified TP tunic), Ocarina of Time and Toon Link are the “fan favorites”, and Breath of the wild Link is the brand spanking new one that broke records.   

Yet, TP Link is still getting promoted.

Whats even more interesting is the the rest of the Nintendo Tokyo banner.

Breath of the Wild Link and Zelda are both there, but so is TP Link and Ganondorf!

 And get this, TP Link is the one in the smaller more common banner!

I love it, but I can’t explain it!

*This is from the 2019 Nintendo Tokyo game show btw*

So as much I have my doubts about TP Link showing up in BOTW2 or ever having a real return of any kind Nintendo sure isn’t making it easy for me to keep believing that.

 Almost like they're toying with me. :(

Is TP Link gonna show up in Breath of the wild 2? probably not. at most heel be a non-cannon amibo wolf companion like in the first one.

Is there gonna a new game with TP Link in it? doubt it.

Is there gonna be a port of the HD Version of Twilight princess to the switch? Could be... but highly unlikely.

Will they do a complete remake of Twilight Princess with these dope re-rendered models with a gameplay style like the Wii U tech Demo of the spider boss!!??? GOD I WISH BUT I KNOW IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!!!!!  ( ͡ಥ ͜ʖ ͡ಥ)

But logically it’s probably that TP Link is the best looking and most Marketable out of the Link bunch.  :/

Anyway, you were asking about Breath of the wild 2 right. lol

*BOTW2

the trailer is interesting... like really REALLY interesting.

Its looks waaaaay darker and shaping up to be the Zelda story we never knew we wanted.

I mean com’on whats not to love about dark Zelda stories!? Zelda is always at it’s best when its pushing the edge a bit.

I even did my own break down of it.

  I think I posted it here already but I can’t remember so here it is anyway.

This is pretty much what I gathered from the trailer.

Dark, mysterious, somewhat hopeless and tragic, our heros are in over their heads, everything is on the line, I love it!

Sadly, I really don’t wanna think about it too much because I got my hopes up last time and Nintendo has a bad habit of playing it safe when they should go all out. :/

Straight Up though we’re gonna be seeing Zelda in a much more involved role so that much seems apparent. to what degree? I have no idea.

She might be playable as a character you switch off to for puzzle solving or Goddess powers since shes using the sheikah slate.

All I ask it that she not be an exclusive cutseen character. I wanna see my girl doing things in game.

that said, I know people want Zelda to be the the main playable character but she really isn’t suited to fill Links role as the adventurous warrior type. 

She’s really more of a sage type character on top of being a book worm and not really fit for direct combat.

Ironically enough playing as Zelda would change things so much it wouldn’t be a Zelda game. lol

Or heck, she just might be the playable character its hard to tell honestly.

but what about Link?

Link on the other hand (no pun intend) is still gonna be the player character I think.

I imagine the thing going on with his arm is going to replace the sheikah slate’s function with some added combat stuff.

Kinda like Nero’s arm from DMC or the Shinobi prosthetic from Sekiro.

It would be pretty cool to see Links combat and exploration open up because of a nifty arm. :)

or it could be killing him and we gotta find a way to cure him so he can defeat Ganondorf. (that would be rad!!!)

All-n-all that just depends on what the arm is doing and waht the game wants to be like.

I hope and pray for a combat system like in Twilight Princess and a return to the Temple / Dungeons puzzle and bosses system from the other 3D Zelda’s with a breath of the wild spin.

Golly, just picture exploring a Dungeon with Zelda doing logic puzzles and switching off to Link to handle the combat segments doing a back and forth between the 2 leading up to a boss fight they have to work together to defeat. 

THAT WOULD BE SO RAD!!!!!

Man this is getting long.

 I’ll just say that I have high hopes for BOW2, but going in with zero expositions is always the the way to go.

I trust Nintendo took the feed back from the first game and is adjusting t something that will hopefully satisfy the fans.

I apologize if this was all over the place, I had to do work in between.

I had others ask me slimier questions if you’re that curios and want a fresher take on my thought for BOTW2.

* thoughts about that BotW sequel trailer

* how much Hyrule has changed 

thanks for the question, hope I answered it properly! lol

-Amos :)

[skywardboundzelda]

HI MADDIE i wanted to ask since u write stuff for tp do u have any snazzy headcanons... esp concerning post game zelink :0000

HIYA LU!! ill be really honest, i have a bunch of headcanons until someone asks about them and then? who even are link and zelda? i dunno not me

BUT ill try my best because im not a quitter mostly

this got disgustingly long and it’s more a character study than anything so feel free to yell at me because i am literally so sorry orz

1. so like, a lot of tp fans headcanon that link and zelda clicked immediately post-game but i, like, don’t. i imagine it was more complicated than that. after link and zelda fought ganon and went their separate ways, i feel like their reunion was awkward. i feel like link was highly affected by his adventures as the hero of twilight and was really reluctant to return to any sort of royal conflict, and i feel like that surprised zelda. seeing as the two didn’t get particularly close, i feel as though zelda had an image of link painted in her mind, and when he didn’t fit this image, she was very conflicted.

2. most of zelda’s conflict with link comes from a fixation with the hero of legend and the reality of her hero. most people read a story in their childhood and think, “omg i hope this happens to me.” pair that with said story being preached like a religious doctrine. the hero of legend has become a very important thing to zelda, and though she by no means wants to be “swept off her feet by a knight in shining armor,” she wants to meet her hero. her hero didn’t tend to goats and nearly kill men at the coronation, but here he is in all his ordonian glory.

3. link has an immense amount of respect for zelda. link also thinks that she’s the prettiest girl in this realm. maybe in every other realm, too. he doesn’t ever want to admit that, but that doesn’t mean he can’t think it.

4. you know slow burn relationships? the ones that you read about in 237 chapter fics where they don’t brush hands until chapter 54 and can’t admit their feelings until chapter 176? tp zelink is definitely slow burn. zelda wants to have a hero of legend but doesn’t want to reduce link to just that and will try her absolute hardest to get to know him; meanwhile, link thinks zelda is beautiful and powerful and wonderful but doesn’t want his life to be about royalty and saving hyrule, so he’s trying to be distant so as to not get attached.

5. i don’t want to spoil reverie but im going to dangle a little bit of information and say that zelda most definitely makes the first move. except it’s not the soft “o link my guy you should’ve just told me how you felt, i love you.” it’s just not. i feel it’s too complicated to be just that.

6. link doesn’t know that his grandpa was besties with oot zelda, and zelda doesn’t know that her grandma’s favorite knight was oot link. when they learn this it’s definitely very :0 0:

7. okay so far this has been less headcanon-y and more of my stupid character studying rip but HERE WE GO

8. zelda doesn’t want to make link abide by traditions of royal spouses (such as ballroom dancing, for example) and honestly? link is so thankful. he’s quite ungraceful and not quite suited for balls and throne rooms.

9. zelda is super duper cuddly, which link gets to learn before they start dating. she’s also very open about nudity, having grown up around a bunch of servants dressing her and undressing her and helping her pick her attire. this is VERY WEIRD for link, who can hardly initiate conversation in the simplest way. she doesn’t mean it in a sexual way. she asks link to help her with, say, a corset and just kind of starts undressing because when you need to change, you need to change. but link? he is very confused.

10. a lot of fics also portray zelda and link both loving pumpkin things because that’s ordon’s main crop, but honestly? i feel like zelda would eat one pumpkin soup and find it underwhelming. “you eat this everyday? really?” maybe this is a bit of my own opinion snaking in, because i can’t imagine pumpkin soup being all too good. 

11. link calls her ‘zel’ when they start getting closer, except he doesn’t ask before doing it. he randomly just starts calling her ‘zel’ and she’s like “what’d you say……..?” 

12. zelda is very fixated on hylia’s doctrine and the goddess reborn, and sometimes when she gets in the zone she will start talking about hylian and hyrulean lore. link doesn’t get some of it but thinks it’s beautiful.

#hylian reverie #link #zelda #tp #loz #revaliapologist #text heavy/