Ok and what if I say that N and Uzi have robo autism and adhd and they’re both losers and and N likes talking abt his interest in dogs while Uzi looks at him lovingly and listens to every word he says what if I just die right there
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I’m just… in awe
I say that a LOT when it comes to LOZ. Especially with how Nintendo handles a lot of different functions and storytelling perspectives— the details and implications in the Zelda games are phenomenal. By no means are they perfect, but there’s so much to consider that I find myself pondering the world they built for us to envision, all without solidifying everything.
The Hateno house by itself is HUGE. It tells us a LOT about the time spent between botw and totk. And if we were curious about how LONG it’s been… well we have the easiest indicator in the kids (Mattison is one we get to know very well).
It’s been ~5-6 years. Half a decade of rebuilding Hyrule. And the evidence is jaw-dropping when you think about it. She built research teams, commissioned construction workers, established a kingdom, and integrated herself with the lives of her people throughout Hyrule. She was legit everywhere. And then she oversaw a school being built in Hateno.
And what better place to call home than the house Link bought and fixed up?
We also see that it’s been some time since Zelda and Link travelled to the other regions— it seems that the one they frequented most recently to be the Gerudo (which you can conclude by Riju not only calling them her good friends, but mentioning that this is what Zelda would advise her to do… meaning she probably asked for advice as a young ruler more often than not) . It makes sense when we consider Zelda already has a personal connection to the Gerudo and would obviously be more inclined to visit there when she could.
It’s just…
They have done so much in so little time. And it’s so painful to think about how easily that gets ripped away from them.
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Knives canonically picked Legato up "on a whim." However, this does not mean that Knives took Legato under his wing without reason; it just means that Knives did not find him with the intention of making him into a servant. He stumbled upon him by complete accident, having no prior knowledge of him— but he did choose to take him along for a few reasons.
Knives comes to this village full of sick criminals and complacent bystanders, and he slaughters them all like the pests that they are. He meant to kill each and every one of them, no one left standing. And yet, this singular boy manages to evade death. This boy looks up at him with wide eyes and he does not run in fear or beg for his life. Knives realizes in an instant that it was not a fault in his powers that led to this boy surviving— no, this boy was special.
"Curious," he smiles, "I thought I cut them all down, yet one remains. Doesn't seem to be a coincidence. Did you manipulate my body?"
He knows the answer is yes. He is simultaneously amused and vehemently bitter about the fact that a human has not only managed to escape his inevitable death, but also managed to take some form of control over him.
He hates it.
In one swift motion, a blade manifests in his hand and he presses it against the boy's throat. The boy gets down on his knees. Knives expects him to plead for his life, beg to be spared, but instead the boy says, "Allow me... to serve by your side." He says he will remove his strings, and if Knives so wishes, he can cut off his head as he pleases. He says he will have no reason to live if his wish is not granted.
How curious. A rather odd way of trying to gain mercy. Knives does not trust it.
He moves his blade closer. The boy's long hair falls away as his blade slides through it as if it were just a thin veil, and the boy's skin cuts just as easily. The boy does not flinch. He looks up at Knives with tears in his eyes, and those eyes scream gratefulness. A silent "thank you, for freeing me from my suffering."
Knives' eyes widen. He pulls away his blade. He smiles down at him, and asks his name. The boy bursts into tears and tells him he does not have one. Knives knows those tears are not from fear. He names the boy "Legato Bluesummers."
Why?
Why, out of all of the humans in the decades that have passed, does Knives not only spare but take in this one? What emotions was Knives feeling upon seeing that face?
There is more than one answer. To begin with, Legato made not the slightest attempt to run from Knives, fight him, or plead for his life. There were no "prey" responses. Knives could tell that this boy did not have any self-preservation because he did not even consider himself worth the ground he walked on. He was weak, he was pitiful, and is existence was even less than a human life— this was a caged animal. This was not a cornered one like Knives himself, with teeth bared and muscles tensed to fight. This was an animal that had completely given up on existence. Legato did not care whether he lived or died.
However, he was still a human, and thus not worth sympathy. Perhaps in that brief moment when Legato smiled at him, Knives felt something resembling sympathy, but he would never call it that. He would call it pity. He would say it was more like the way a person spares a small bug even though it is a pest that is small and helpless to fight back, and say that Legato was not even worth killing. He may even hide the truth from himself, and say that he saw potential in that empty shell.
It would not change the fact that he spared Legato's life. It was much more like the way a human attempts to save a bird with broken wings, even though they know it is helpless. It was a moment of sympathy, compassion— weakness. Knives would rather die than admit to being weak. It does not change the fact that he spared the bird even through he had always chosen to just kill them to put an end to their suffering.
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