#and this is a story about hylian imperialism. so yeah its homophobia

[gay-jesus-probably]

yknow how i mentioned I'm thinking of writing a spite fic that's just TOTK but the narrative is allowed to acknowledge that imperialism is really fucking evil? Yeah so I might be outlining that fic and let me tell you i have Plans. I've now got a whole backstory about the Gerudo sage, namely what kind of person she must have been to be in the position to meet Rauru and Sonia (aka accompanying Ganondorf to Hyrule Castle, meaning someone he put a lot of trust in), while also being the kind of person that Rauru and Sonia would consider a viable option for a Sage (aka someone clearly opposed to Ganondorf). That's an interesting contradiction, and made me wonder why this woman would be part of Ganondorf's inner circle, but also look like his political opponent on a surface reading, and I wound up following that to the logical conclusion and now her story is making me really, really sad.

Also I found the helmets worn by the four non-royal sages to be really ominous and creepy, along with their complete lack of names, personalities, and that one scene with the four of them spontaneously swearing eternal loyalty to Rauru with zero prompting yet still speaking in perfect unison. That has Implications. I have done things with those implications.

Oh and I thought it was kinda bullshit that Sheikah are completely brushed off in this game, so I dug into wtf is going on there. I mean, it's weird that to fight a war against the Gerudo, Rauru decided that it would be a good idea to try recruit a Gerudo woman to fight against her own rightful king, instead of like... recruiting a Sheikah, y'know the people that can be trusted to be diehard supporters of the Hylian throne. That's a really weird absence, and I've decided that the fourth sage was originally a Sheikah, and they wound up turning on Rauru (over legitimate greivances!), and the resulting backlash caused the split that formed the Yiga Clan, AND caused them to be allied with Ganondorf.

#my sheikah sage is named Fuyuko and my gerudo sage is Azizah #also i decided azizah is married to the mohawk lady that summoned the moldugas in that one cutscene. because Reasons. #'but wait' you say 'if shes got a wife how the hell does she have biological descendants' #well... the modern gerudo have been heavily influenced by hylian culture. and the canon is very firm that they are all 100% straight #and this is a story about hylian imperialism. so yeah its homophobia #azizah is a lesbian and really didnt want to have a child. cannot stress enough that hyrule is the bad guy of the story #ESPECIALLY the hylian royal family. #...this will not be a fic for people who love BOTW/TOTK princess zelda #bcause her character arc will not be positive development. to put it mildly. #i mean its gonna be sad. but also the sadness is her becoming a horrible person when she used to be decent