#Wind waker rito

[wayward-lotus]

Hello everyone, I have some pieces that were created a month ago or so. So enjoy 😉

#legend of zelda #linked universe #wayward lotus #linkeduniverse #zelda creators #lu time #lu #lu legend #lu four #lu hyrule #wind waker #wind waker rito #wind waker link #ww medli #loz medli #korok #korok march #2024 March of the Koroks

[werewolfsister]

Wind Waker Rito: TotK

I *really* like the WW Rito design, and though it wouldn’t have worked right for BotW or TotK, wouldn’t it have been kind of cool to see the look come back? Even if they are kind of cursed looking…?

#Wind Waker #Legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #loz #totk #ww #loz ww #rito #wind waker rito #Hearth #Tulin #Saki

[kommandantpinks-art]

Just earlier my mind trailed off and thought of Medli being a grandma and knitting a big ol' sweater :]

Wait.. but to who will that sweater go to?

Grandkids? But I'm not sure who they are..

Hmm... Ah well, surely we'll find somebody-

Oh.

#legend of zelda #medli #revali #wind waker #wind waker medli #breath of the wild revali #breath of the wild #komdtpinks art #rito

[elidrawsthings]

I was suddenly struck with inspiration to draw her as a botw/totk rito :)

Her wingspan is noticeably shorter than, say, Tulin's cuz of the whole "can't fly well" thing so!!!

#Medli #The Legend of Zelda #Wind Waker #Breath of the Wild #Rito #im never posting art at a normal human hour sorry everyone

[iffondrels-library]

A page of doodles of my favorite windy bois. Tulin and Wind (and Medli, not seen here) would absolutely be super good friends.

Going through the Wind Temple in totk had me all choked up because it was just one big love letter to Wind Waker and that was so so important.

#legend of zelda #linked universe #wind linked universe #totk tulin #tears of the kingom #wind waker #rito #doodle #lu art #iffy draws

[macaroonkitti]

Rito sages 🪶

#drew this yesterday to cheer myself up a little #loz #legend of zelda #tloz #the legend of zelda #totk #tears of the kingdom #totk spoilers #wind waker #ww #tulin #medli #my art #rito

[heavyrivet]

When those 2AM cravings hit...

#link #toon link #fantasy #digital art #fan art #zelda #legend of zelda #medli #redead #wind waker #nintendo #rito

[corsairspade]

A Breath of the Wild Rito style Medli, for my au, Triptych!

#legend of zelda #wind waker #breath of the wild #tears of the kingdom #triptych au #my art #tloz #spades draws #zelda oc #loz #Medli #the wind waker #Rito

[goopi-e]

WW Gan, redesigned as a BoTW Rito. Based him on a northern aplomado falcon.

#legend of zelda #wind waker #breath of the wild #botw #ganondorf #rito #personal art tag #also got rid of the dumb feather-fingers

[the-east-art]

A little Wind Waker Rito Tulin :3

#Tulin #totk #tears of the kingdom #wind waker #rito #loz #legend of Zelda

[doompop]

Wind Waker Tulin

#legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #wind waker #rito #tulin #nintendo #artstyle

[wayward-lotus]

The one with the Lesbian flag is my telephone piece of last month, and decided that I was going to make some more here are the pics

I had way too much fun with this I hope you enjoy

#gerudo #loz #illustration #legend of zelda #zora #loz rito #wind waker rito #watercolor #trans #lesbian #panseuxal #linktober

[ellenent]

toon style tulin!! my son

#linktober #linktober 2023 #day 23: child/children #tulin #rito #tears of the kingdom #wind waker #wind waker style #nintendo #fanart #the legend of zelda #zelda #tloz #loz #totk #my art #gaming #toon style

[link-is-a-dork]

#Legend of Zelda Series #komali #wind waker #valoo #ww gcn #quill #nintendo #nintendo gamecube #liad post #gif #rito #ww rito #flashing lights #2024

[ghirasdagger]

disclaimer for the theory i am about to present: im not saying any of this is, or should be, cannon, it’s a semi- headcannon that i find interesting.

i feel like it’s been fairly well established that the whole “rito evolved from the Zora” thing really raises more questions than it solves. I mean sure, the presence of both in botw can be explained by speciation, in which two groups of the same species becoming so geographically separated they emerge as two different species. but that doesn’t change the fact that the basis of the ritos creation is based on the idea that Zoras (creatures who live in the water) would have to evolve into creatures with wings because…hyrule was flooded? It could be explained by the idea that zoras are like dolphins and needed to breathe air but, that can be done without flying and Sidon is depicted as having gils (pic below).

Because of this, i kinda came up with my own theory for the rito that i feel like is a lot simpler and fits well with the timeline anyway.

thinking back to the end of skyward sword, it’s heavily implied that the people skyloft eventually colonize the surface, starting with Link and Zelda. As we can see in later games (most prominently ocarina of time), Hylians are an entirely land-based people. i would assume that over time, the people of skyloft/the hylians spent more and more time on land, using their loft wings to travel to the sky less and less. While the loftwings can travel to the surface once the cloud barrier has been dispelled (as they do at the end of sksw cutscenes), they are air-borne creatures who need to fly.

It’s my theory that the loftwings, now remaining in the sky while their masters have less and less use for them, have to become a bit more independent and more organized for the purpose of survival with less help from their previous owners. The loftwings are clearly intelligent creatures, able to sense the presence of their skyloftian counterparts in skyward sword, and being able to decide who their rider will be as children (although i understand that has a bit more to do with fate, ik). Eventually, over the thousands, tens of thousands (??) of years during which the minish cap, four swords, and oot take place, the loftwings evolve into the rito, albeit very slowly.

This explains a lot of things imo. The lack of rito up until wind waker is explained by the loftwings/rito still being mostly sky-bound and not evolved enough to act as a civilized race with the other peoples in tloz. It explains the coexistence of both zoras and ritos in botw and totk. the only thing it doesn’t account for is the lack of zoras in wind waker, but with how much water there is in that game, a case can easily be made for them just being somewhere else. Also this theory in its nature negates some of wind waker’s plot.

just some thoughts, also ik this is impossible given when the games were all made. This is purely based on the canon timeline given in hyrule historia

#tloz #skyward sword #wind waker #legend of zelda #the legend of zelda #tloz theory #fan theory #sksw #minish cap #oot #ocarina of time #zora #rito #loftwings #skyloft #botw #totk

[ppeasants]

Hey so I ended up making a good amount of Headcanons for the Rito in Wind Waker, and I wanted to share them with y'all.

This came about while writing for my Wind fic focusing on the obscene amount of father figures he has (check it out here). This chapter was focused on Quill, and while I was developing their relationship, I ended up developing a decent amount of internal lore for the Rito, and I couldn't fit them all in the fic

So, I'm putting them so people can see it, and if people like em, they can hopefully use it for themselves, or expand on them, or just tell me what their own HCs are, or what they would change. I love the Rito, especially Wind Waker's, and I had so much fun doing this.

Just a quick disclaimer, I am not any sort of anthropologist, or linguist, or anything, so if I disrespect any real-world race or culture with this, I am really sorry. Please let me know if I misrepresent something so I can learn from it and change whatever is wrong.

HCs under the cut:

Tribe

It's all but confirmed that the Rito were evolved from the Zora, who were forced to evolve due to the unlivable water of the Great Flood. This colours a lot my headcanons about the Rio's values, traditions, and relations.

It is hard for the Rito to call any one place their home, since they lost theirs in the flood.

Their flight is important to them threefold: It's the gift theyr were given by Valoo in order to survive the flood, it gives them the freedom to explore around when they feel the loss of their home, and it's the closest thing they have to the freedom of swimming.

It's why the sky, their flight, and Valoo is all so important ot them.

Their connection to Valoo is why they call Dragon Roost home, although to them, it's more like a common hub, or home base. Most Rito don't actually have a set home, instead they travel around between place to place. It's why the Rito as delivery workers works so well for them.

Along with losing their home, the Rito also lost a lot of their culture. This causes them to be very protective of what they have now, rarely letting others take part in their actual traditions.

It's why Link (Wind) being a part of their family is such a big deal; hes one of the only Hylians to actually be accepted as a Rito¹ (the idea of Link being a Rito will come up later)

As a part of their culture and their worship of the sky as their new freedom, they revere Zephos and Cyclos, even more than sailor of the Great Sea do. A lot of their rituals focus on the Wind Gods.

They have always worshiped Zephos, but Cyclos was lost to time. When they were reminded of his existence, they were horrified that they might have lost more of their culture, but were quick to reinstate Cyclos as a deity, and they do celebrate him now.

Relations

To the Rito as a Tribe, relations to each other are everything. Everyone who is a Rito is connected on some way to the other Rito.

You are defined by your connections to the other Rito. Unless you're the ruler of the Rito, then you are your connections.

You are your mother's daughter - you are the fathger of your son - you are best friend, the partner, the beloved, and they are yours.

As relationships are the biggest way to define who you are as a Rito, it is possible for people who were not born as Rito to be a part of the tribe. There are very few non-species Rito, as they are protective of their identity, but it is possible.

¹This is why Link (Wind) is a Rito. He is defined by his relationships to the Rito: specifically Quill, Medli, and Komali. He is Quill's beloved, and Quill is Link's guardian. He is Medli's mentor, and she is his sage. He is Komali's chosen, and Komali is his partner (komalink truthers rise up).

Feathers are important in defining those relationships. If you are close enough to be defined by a relationship, then you given a feather from the other to keep those relationships.

Most Rito would weave those feathers into their wings, although they would be placed in a way that they could get removed easily. Most Rito only wear their feathers during formal events or festivals, although some wear them at all times.

In Link's case, he has 3 feathers, one from Quill, Medli, and Komali. Link has two feather sets - one which is a loose set of feathers he can braid into his hair, and one in a solid set of 3 which he can place behind his ear.

Language

I did not come up with a full language for the Rito. What I did develop was a base which to base the Rito language off of , and a way to buid off of it in the future as necessary.

One major thing is that the language isn't a full language, for every single word. Another thing they lost in the flood was their language, only bits and pieces of it remaining as they evolved.

What was left was a descriptive language; where words are used to describe larger concepts.

Speaking and Writing in Rito involves using Rito Language and Common/Hylian simultaneously, using words from both to describe full sentences.

The Rito Language itself is a Agglutinative Language. What that means, is that words are formed by merging syllaybles, where every syllable has a unique meaning, and the combinations of syllables make words which are defined by the syllables meanings.

Words tend not to have direct Common/Hylian translations; instead syllables have meanings, and their relationships to each other define concepts.

Concepts and words tend not to exist until invented; they are all based on the same syllables which all share meanings, or different combinations arte invented when needed, and understood when told.

As an example, I'll share the two invented words in my fic - Towaki and Towaveh - divided in syllables as: To, Wa, Ki, and Veh.

To: shortening of Rito

Wa: Love (non-superficial)

Ki: Mine (ownership)

Veh: Theirs (ownership)

Towaki: They are my beloved.

Towaveh: I am their beloved.

Festivals

The two biggest celebrations in Rito Culture are Ballad's Day and Requiems's Day, named after the Wind's Requiem and the Ballad of Gales. The two celebrations are six months apart, and each happen once a year.

Ballad's Day celebrates Cyclos, and Requiem's Day celebrates Zephos. Both festivals consist of three phases.

The first phase is meant for Valoo's attendant and the current Rito ruler. The two ascend Dragon Roost Island and request a scale from Valoo, to give to the Wind Gods in offering.

The second phase has Valoo's attendant, and the upcoming ruler (if one is not born, the current ruler) partaking in a ritual involving a performance of either the Wind's Requiem or the Ballad of Gales to offer the scale to the celebrated deity to ask for favourable winds n front of all of the gathered Rito² (There is nuance as to who is currently involved during Wind Waker's time, which I will explain later)

The third phase is a celebration: Every Rito who can make it for the festivals gather for a large feast. More than the second phase, this is Zephos and Cyclos' favourite part, as it makes them happy to see their worshippers happy.

These two days are some of the only days where almost every Rito comes back to Dragon Roost. These days are the best times to catch up with the various other Rito, as it's the only times all of the Rito see each other.

This aspect of the festival is just as important as the offering to the deities, since their relations to each other are so important, and their need to travel makes it so they can;t see each other often.

²In the Wind Waker's time, the people who participate in the ritual are Komali, Medli, and Link. Komali and Medli are a given, as they're the upcoming ruler and current attendant, but Medli is also the Wind Sage. Her music is powerful magically, and even more so when conducted by Link.

Link's inclusion on the ritual is threefold. He is partially a mentor for Medli, and will help her with her part in the ritual. He is Komali's chosen (komalink truthers rise up), so he is also connected to the upcoming ruler. He is the Hero of Winds, and they are the Wind Gods. Although he wasn't destined to be one from Hylia, he was chosen by Zephos and accepted by Cyclos.

His relations to the Rito involved and the gods make him an important part of the ritual. For Cyclos, he also just wants Link specifically to be there, as he is the one who brought the deity back into the Rito's ritual. Zephos is okay if Link misses the ritual, Cyclos basically requires it.

That's all I have for now! Lemme know what y'all think, if it's good, if this makes sense, or what other HCs y'all have! I love the Rito and would just love to talk more about them!

<3

(also check out my fic here hehe).

#legend of zelda #rito #wind waker #dragon roost island #wind waker link #quill wind waker #prince komali #ww medli #zephos #cyclos #komalink #linked universe #lu wind