#depths set

[aufi-creative-mind]

For prompts: favourite botw/totk outfits?

For BotW, it will definitely the Royal Guard sets.

For TotK, it is actually the Depths set (without the hood) as it is my default outfit whenever I'm exploring through the Depths.

#definitely not part of a larger idea #wink wink #legend of zelda #breath of the wild #tears of the kingdom #totk #link #hero of the wild #royal guard #depths set #zelda fashion #sketch wip

[telekineticmaniac]

My life has been whack lately and I really need to get back to the cosplay part of it — especially with how quickly Anime Boston is approaching. I think I’m gonna try to post some Link every WIP Wednesday (sorry I'm a day late over here on Tumblr) from now until then — wish me luck! 

I’ve barely started the “of the depths” set because I’ve been so busy, but I have been making some slow progress on embroidering all the fabric strips meant to wrap around his arms and legs. The markings on these wraps look curiously different in color depending on the lighting in the game (sometimes green sometimes gold), so to get that effect I’ve been combined threads of two different types of embroidery floss, and I’m satin stitching with that across an original Zonai rune pattern that I came up with based on all the symbols shown throughout the game. In these images the embroidery looks more gold than green but I hope to capture how green the threads can look in other lighting soon too! 

And side note, I’ve already gone through kinda an obscene amount of embroidery floss and bought a ton more and gave up on fitting all my new floss in one box. So I thought I’d take a picture of my little supply boxes whenever I do an embroidery update to show how much I go through and also see how many more times I need to add to my stash. Could just be a dumb idea, but could also be cool to see over time!

#totk #totk cosplay #link #link cosplay #the legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #wip wednesday #cosplay #cosplay crafting #embroidery #cosplay details #cosplay wip #depths set #of the depths #telekineticmaniac

[aikoiya]

LoZ - The Sheikah's Ancient Task

I've talked quite a bit about who I think the Fierce Deity is as well as what I think his role was when he was at his peak.

In a lot of ways, I see him as the Soul of the Hero. The central identity at the core of every Link.

As well as the figure that the Bargainer Statues were based on. (Meaning he has 4 eyes.) Him having been the Hyrule Death God among other things. And creator of the Sheikah.

Now, I want to talk about the Sheikah & what their task was after the Fierce Deity became mortal.

I think that the Sheikah were tasked with more than just serving the Royal Family. Rather, to protect Hyruleans in-general. The Hylians especially as they were the Sheikah's sister people. They were also tasked with not only bringing spirits (non-combative poes) to the Bargainer Statues, but also with fighting the Poe enemies on the Surface.

My theory is that the symbols on the Depths Set & the Dark Clumps are ancient Sheikah script, which the Fierce Deity taught them & the strips of paper wrapped around the Dark Clumps are talismans meant to keep malicious intent or On'nenryoku (怨念魔力, magic fueled by malicious intent) simply from leaking out or reforming. Created using Sheishin Fūinjutsu, which is a type of forgotten, sacred runic magic that the Sheikah practiced long ago.

In a lot of ways, I believe that the Dark Clumps are parts from an enemy Poe, which are in many ways like Japanese Yūrei (幽霊, Ghost, Phantom, Specter, or Apparition; from the Kanji Kasoke for Ghost & Rei for Spirit, Soul, Ghost, or Departed Soul). Poe Souls become enemy Poes when their negative emotions build up too much, at which point, they rise to the Surface & create pseudo-flesh bodies to inhabit. The Dark Clumps being pieces of that pseudo-flesh created via hatred, resentment, vengeance, jealousy, & pure will.

One of the Sheikah's roles was to go out & either soothe those Poes (whether via music or reasoning) or, failing that, "kill" them, as well as other undead monsters, & return the spirit to the Bargainers, who would then send the spirits on to the afterlife. In this way, they were quite similar to Miko & Kanuushi in Japanese Shintoism.

They are able to "kill" these entities by using either Light, Twilight, or Spirit Magic & fighting them with weapons forged using ancient weaponsmithing techniques taught by Sheikaku (the Fierce Deity). Part of that process involved engraving Sheishin Fūinjutsu into the metal. Once that's done, the Sheikah is to preform a sacred ritual on the night of either the New Moon, the Full Moon, or the Waning Crescent Moon or Waxing Gibbous Moon, that should bestow Sheikaku's blessing upon it. Sheishin Fūinjutsu, the sacred forging techniques, & even the ritual have all been forgotten to time.

These weapons were also fairly strong against Akuma. Or evil beings possessed by On'nen.

This is why the Sheikah were always so heavily associated with death, spirits, & graveyards.

The Sheikah are simply naturally intune with the world of the spirits, but in order to fully unlock it, they are traditionally taught to open their Mind's Eye (originally passed down to them by the Fierce Deity & the mastery of which turns one's eyes ruby red), which allows them to actually see spirits.

The reason that some Yiga can hear the voice of the Bargainers is because those specific Yiga are of Sheikah descent. They are likely being called to complete the task that their ancestors were assigned.

The Sheikah who were tasked with gathering non-combative spirits wore robes very similar to the Depths Set & carried shepherd crooks made of dark wood. From a hook on those crooks hung black steel lanterns with green flame candles & from the bottom of those lanterns hung a flower-shaped silver bell. These lanterns were known as Lanterns of the Lost & the sound of the bell would draw spirits to it. The spirits would then gather inside the flame.

Sheikah who were tasked with the Surface also carried these Lanterns, but instead of crooks, they were simply carried in their hand. Ringing the bell would still draw out Poes, only then the Sheikah expected to either negotiate with the Poe & find a way to sooth them enough that their darkened flesh dissipated or sever the spirit's connection to the darkened flesh via their own hand using specialized weapons made to banish cursed flesh or the use of light, twilight, or spirit magic.

LoZ Cultural Masterlist 2

#loz #totk #legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #poes #bargainer statues #sheikah #fierce deity #depths #depths set

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Gaslighter? I hardly know her!

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #jin guangyao #qin su #The parallels to the mulderskully comic were genuine scripting coincidences that I kept in for the irony. #wwx and mulder both have a strong need to show their beloved (investigation) partner the cool thing they just found. #Much to their chagrin and concern. #For as much of a mess the plot gets in The Untamed...one of the things it does probably the best of all adaptions is setting up JGY. #specifically how we spend time getting to know him as a *Regular Guy* around our deuteragonists' age. #I love how he's present in the cloud recess arc! I was rooting for him as a character! The twist villain reveal felt so heartbreaking! #Here in the audio drama (for as much as it does well) we pretty much get 2 scenes tops with this guy before he's villain monologuing. #before this we know him as 1) the guy NMJ yelled at a lot 2) a suspect 3) leader guy Jin Ling was partially raised by. #The elements are there but but not with any particular depth to make him...interesting (in this version). #Sure we get to learn more after the fact but it just falls so flat in comparison B*/ #ohhhh noooo the guy we are pretty sure killed a guy is gaslighting his wife and has a secret torture chamber. And he's a politician. #not much of a mystery to it all innit. #Feel free to disagree or bring up differing points btw; I love media analysis convos and this truly is just my opinion.

[bookshopbentley]

what an agonizing existence aziraphale must have . to be overflowing with love . to be forbidden from loving .

#this isn’t even explicitly about crowley #i mean yes it almost exclusively is . #but his depth of love for humanity . to feel the ache in his heart as they’re set up for failure over and over #clenches fists . #the cruel irony of an angel being afraid to love and a demon being afraid of not loving . #after 10pm i get awfully poetic idk #azicrow #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #ineffable lovers #ineffable wives #ineffable fandom #ineffable spouses #ineffable bureaucracy #ineffable divorce #ineffable partners #good ineffable omens #ineffable idiots #good omens #good omens 2 #aziraphale #crowley #aziraphale x crowley #crowley x aziraphale #michael sheen #david tennant #neil gaiman #lgbt #lgbtq

[ezdotjpg]

offer poes so as to return them to the afterlife

#totk #tears of the kingdom #my art #totk spoilers #depths armor set #sketchies

[vioshortforviolence]

So a post I reblogged about no Dark Link in TotK being a missed opportunity got me thinking about how he could've been implemented:

You could find one of those journals in one of the Yiga outposts in the Depths talking about him. Here's how I think it could read:

Spotted the Hero in the Depths today. I attempted to approach while disguised as a member of the Zonai Survey Team.

Next Page

Bad idea. I was attacked immediately and viciously without hesitation. I barely escaped with my life!

Next Page

That... was not the Hero.

Next Page

Was that the Hero's Shadow spoken of in the old legends? It is said the Shadow would mirror the Hero's appearance and fighting skills... I believe it after that encounter.

Next Page

ATTENTION YIGA CLAN MEMBERS: If you spot this figure during your patrols, DO NOT APPROACH. This 'Shadow' will viciously attack anything and anyone that dares get near, even the Yiga Clan.

Next Page

Beware the Hero's Shadow.

Next Page

Glory to Master Kohga.

End

Dark Link would be patrolling the Depths, and upon spotting you, he will chase you down and attack, similar to the Gloom Hands. But unlike the Gloom Hands, you cannot escape by climbing to high ground and waiting for him to vanish. He will simply teleport up to you.

You can either deal enough damage to him, which will make him leave and reappear elsewhere in the Depths (like how the Yiga flee when defeated), or you can teleport far enough away so he loses track of you. Thankfully, he will not follow you to the Surface.

If he spots you while you're wearing the Dark Link outfit, he will be temporarily confused, giving you very limited time to run away or hide before he figures it out and starts attacking you. Similar to the Lynel Mask.

Also while you're wearing the Dark Link outfit, the Yiga will not ambush you, because they think you're the Hero's Shadow.

Dark Link's number of hearts will match that of the player's, just like in OoT. The stronger you get, the stronger he gets too.

He would also have the smartest enemy AI in the game, besides Ganondorf himself:

He dodges any thrown items or arrows shot at him, which means he cannot be cheesed with bombs. He will simply hop out of the blast radius before it lands. You must fight him in close melee combat.

He will mirror your strikes perfectly if you fight him with a one-handed sword and shield. However, he only wields a sword and shield, meaning you can attack him more easily with a different weapon, like... oh I don't know... a two-handed hammer? 😉

I'm not entirely sure what he'd drop upon defeat... Maybe his sword and shield?

Anyway, those are my thoughts. I'd love to hear other ideas :)

(EDIT: Added more stuff in a reblog!)

#bonus idea: dark link will be afraid to attack you if you're wearing the fierce deity set #but will still retaliate if you attack him first #totk spoilers #tagging that just in case #loz totk #the legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #dark link #yiga clan #the depths #wow this is a long post #I really like dark link okay #I wish he would appear in more games P: #WAIT this could make for a really cool DLC opportunity! I would buy it in a heartbeat!! Please Nintendo!! (hah wishful thinking 😌)

[anakinh]

tell me, how does it feel? I have no home, so I wouldn't know uh... you still got parents, right?

#ffgraphics #ffedit #gamingedit #dailygaming #sephiroth #final fantasy #ffvii #professor hojo #ff7 rebirth #ffvii rebirth #ff7 #ffvii rebirth spoilers #mine #minegifs #mineff #anyway some people say that sephiroth doesn't know hojo is his father and i present this gifset as my argument that he does #because if he doesn't... why react like THAT? #i also like this (which is canon) a lot more than the vincent valentine theory #i think it adds a lot more depth to sephiroth and (especially) hojo's character. and god knows hojo needs it #anyway. hoo. lots of gifs in a short amount of time. i've been on hiatus for what? a year? and i'm set to start work soon... #call it my swan song?

[little-pondhead]

I have a simple fascination and joy in the thought that, for the Ghost King AU, most of the time Danny is literally so normal compared to other ghosts.

Like, he’s a kid. He looks like a kid. Going by canon appearances, he is the most human looking ghost we see (aside from Ellie). Even Plasmius is more inhuman, which is where all the vampire jokes come from. Every single one of this enemies is off even in a human disguise. They’re not human, and people don’t expect them to be.

So aside from the implications of Danny looking like a child ghost, I wonder what other characters would think if they summon the Ghost King, expecting this huge monstrosity worse than anything they’ve ever seen, and getting a totally normal human-looking kid.

I’d be terrified. Because if horror movies have taught us anything, it’s that the most innocent and normal looking people are the worst monsters you’ve ever seen.

Like, what is he hiding??

#danny phantom #pondhead rambles #just a thought #if I tried summoning the ghost king I’d be ready to face an eldritch god not a teenager #and let’s just imagine he’s doesn’t have a creepy form at all #literally just looks the same as canon all the time #if a kid showed up in place of a monster? hell no #I’m outta there #something is wrong and I’m not dealing with it #Danny doesn’t set off the uncanny valley feeling at all but because people THINK that the feeling should be there #the lack of it is making people’s nerves worse #no ‘oh shit we fucked up why is there a kid he can’t possibly be the ghost king’ #more like ‘oh shit we fucked up what kind of ghost king looks like a human teen we are way out of our depths’ #these thoughts come from me playing video games and immediately being on guard when a lone child is in a place they should not be #like I’m ready to fight monsters and bad guys #children? fuck that they’re obviously going to kill me in the worst way possible

[blueskittlesart]

at a certain point i think we need to acknowledge that art is very rarely created accidentally. if you can see a theme in a work than that theme was, more likely than not, at least somewhat intentional on behalf of the creator. you don't put a piece of yourself out into the world without thinking about what it means at least a little bit.

#sigh. sorry got a comment like 'nintendo creates these accidentally heartbreaking scenarios and then fans add depth' and i just. #do you really think that not a single professional adult writer on the oot writing team thought about the implications of the scenario they #were writing. do you think that all of the ways in which the world is set up to reinforce the themes brought up by that scenario are also #accidental. do you think writing is just throwing shit at a wall and seeing what sticks without any more complex thought. #do you truly genuinely think that in a game so constrained by storage & software limitations ANYTHING about that story would be accidental #it just seems like such a sad and reductive way to view art. it's like you can't imagine that anything is done in earnest. #that people might really care about the things they create. that they might be truly meaningful. #the mcuification of story analysis. we just assume that nothing has substance anymore ig. our brains are so flooded with consumerist #garbage that we assume all art is made purely for consumption and profit. ok #WHATEVER. sorry. i have this disease where im obsessed with video games as art and i hate that no one sees it like i do #personal

[thespoonisvictory]

also idc I love the citadel and all its wizard hubris I love the intersection of innovation and horror and progress and crushing others underfoot AND also clothes that magically put them on themselves and Citadel Made bouncy balls and secret societies and universities!!! and espresso and arcane discovery and and and

#worlds beyond number #yes citadel bad ALSO you cannot condemn the citadel wholeheartedly without understanding #that we are the citadel #(if you live in the 'west') #and I adore the depth of the depiction of wealth and excess but also knowledge and curiousity #the citadel is not the gatsby mansion. it is any college in the US #it is my university giving out free food and trinkets for no reason other than it is a wednesday #and there is beauty and joy in the science I study I try to understand and the resources available #AND there is abject horror in what has been crushed for millions of people to have this #and I am OBSESSED I love it as a setting in all its brutal honesty #wbn #anyway

[agueforts]

just an appreciation post for the set itself. my GOD have they outdone themselves this time

#vip is not super my brand of humor but i was so thrilled when we first saw the set bc it all fits together SO nicely #and this. this tops it by EONS #goddd. so much i could say. where do i even START #the color scheme is so gorgeous. the depth of the green and the accents and the lighting......... #and how all of it is warm-toned in suuuuch a masterful way #all the little items scattered around the set....... #the book bindings and the layout and the furniture design........... #it all creates this really wonderful balence of being busy but not overwhelming #like instead of drawing attention away for themselves #every little piece is precisely chosen to elevate the whole of the composition #it's. incredible. the artistry of it #and the close-ups themselves...... kudos to whoever shot those because my GODDD are they perfect #truly an otherworldly level of cohesive #just. mwah. mwah. sublime #aspen tag #dropout.tv #dropout #dropout tv #smartypants

[mushlooms]

i really thought ah yes another episode! more ellie and joel and zombies! and then they gave me a heartbreaking short movie about two gays finding peace & happiness as they grew old alongside one another in a world that at first made them think life was no longer worth living haha hahaha im fine! i’m fine. i’m fine

#bill my beloved #thank god i have therapy tomorrow #they were each others will to live…. ahahahahahaahaha this is my joker #they grew old together… #i was not ready for this #i loved this episode a lot #like the whole setting #the tone the way they gave us more depth of all these characters of joel AND tess as well #and the underlying msg that joel will grow to love ellie as a daughter and fight to protect her #that she will become his purpose #i’m totally fine! not crying at all! #the window scene didn’t destroy me! #tlou #tlou spoilers #tlou hbo #the last of us #the last of us spoilers #og

[nosfelixculpa]

Would I be able to straighten out the errors and mistakes and save all of us? I didn't grasp the depth and weight of this question. It was true that I desperately wanted to save all of us. No one deserves to die, to despair, to be suppressed, and to be despised. On top of that, they were my friends. We might've had our flaws and scars and have been twisted up and distorted. We might've been nobodies. But we were alive. - Seokjin – 2 May Year 22 HYYH; THE NOTES

#creations #gifs #kpop #hyyh #bangtan #bts #seokjin #namjoon #yoongi #hoseok #taehyung #jimin #jungkook #found an old set i made for this Universe in the depths of my tumblr nd it looked Disgusting so;; here is a remake #adding the grain was a choice but also kind of a choice i am regretting its rly too late to change it tho its almost 5am im not going back #back being in photoshop #i still hav not read the 2nd book of this that will b a Thing to do soon i need to find it somewhere #whatever enjoy i tried to choose each duos fruitiest scenes and also bc jin taehyung and jk all kno whats going On in the timey wimey scene #they get special fourth wall breaking privileges in this set and in the universe #whatever enjoy god knows how these will look on mobile be kind tumblr mobile ive always been nice to u (lie)

[sysig]

Congrats on your promotion (Patreon)

#Doodles #Adventure Time #Fionna and Cake #Simon Petrikov #Fionna Campbell #Cake #Not only the adult in the situation but also her dad! Wow! Lol #When is this set? Don't worry about it lol #I mean when wouldn't it apply honestly haha #Constantly out of his/their depth: The Series #Meanwhile Fionna is just having a fun time :) I just want her and Cake to be happy <3 #Drawing Fionna smiling is so nice she's so cute ♪ #And admittedly drawing Simon stressed is also very fun lol poor thing #He just has so much fluff to pull on! Stress-scrunches his hands into his hair hehe #To be fair he's doing his best - he's rather competent for being a mild-mannered human! #He does about as well as could be expected and even above and beyond in places #Him calling out the Vampire King out of sheer dadly indignation? Beautiful #And he's still growing and learning :D Good for him #For now tho he gets to come to terms with that fact haha >:3c #How fun it is to be the one in control of your own destiny! How empowering and not at all stressful to be at the whims of the universe! #Ehh he's got a cosmic entity looking out for him he'll be fine #As long as he plays to her tune ♪

[tikoaztite]

I rarely, if ever, post my art online, and I’m definitely ridiculously new to fan-merch making- but I recently got a flash of inspiration and I’m considering making stickers! I’ve always loved those silly character popsicles that always came out looking weird, and with summer just around the corner, these guys felt pretty seasonal!

It might be a little bit out of my price range to get these produced just yet— so I’m putting these out there as a general interest check. >:) As of right now, these are all MAJOR works in progress- the designs you see here are just proofs of concept! (Also I’m a little too paranoid to post the final designs i HAVE completed just yet, LMAO)

Input of all types is greatly appreciated!

#vocaloid #cryptonloids #hatsune miku #kagamine rin #kagamine len #megurine luka #meiko vocaloid #meiko #kaito vocaloid #kaito #shion kaito #(<- for good measure)) #vocaloid fanart #stickers #interest check #neo art #i’ll get a google form set up 4 more in-depth input soon