1. I don’t think Shadow Link from FSA has actually showed up in LU
2. Although Jojo has said the Colors are derived from the manga, we don’t know if any of the rest of the plot of the manga is canon
It has been pointed out that though the colors are an homage to the manga, per their ref, the note on Sunset pt 9 says not much else is being used from the manga (thanks @unexpectedstormy for the correction). HOWEVER, Shadow Link is still from the game, tricking people into thinking he’s Link and causing trouble and blowing up stupid large instakill bombs.
3. In the game, Shadow Link does not reform and Link and Zelda defeat him themselves
4. The overarching villain is called the Shadow an awful lot
Cleaning out my old files and discovered that I drew this two whole years ago and just… never posted it 🙃. Now I need to go searching for more lost arts.
(I know Shadow isn’t canon to LU, but I’ve been a fan of the FSA manga for more than a decade and I can’t not include it in my vision of the Zelda franchise. Shadow is therefore canon to the Wisdomverse and The Secrets We Keep 😇.)
I thought about how the shadows would look in LU, and I thought the green headband would be retained, as well as the black tunic that appears in "four swords manga." Considering that Shadow has not experienced the "Minish Cap", Shadow's hat is just a copy of four's hat (Shadow likes his hat's smoke-like texture).
【This paragraph is all translated by me using translation software, please forgive me if you find it difficult to read, I really want to share my thoughts about these lovely boys.】
Back again with my Four shenanigans, I swear he works like magic for my art block lol.
Anyway, this is still rough and I'd like to try and render it some day, but for now have a sleepy Four ! And a friend whose gaze never leaves their side...
Also, couldn't decide on whether I wanted Shadow to sign 'I love you' in ASL or do a goofy sign, cuz, let's be honest, he'd do both, so have both versions ahah