#totk roleswap

[keylimesiren]

crack idea no one asked for:

yona ends up being to zelda what sidon is to link, and zelda and link agonize together over their shared confusing feelings and wonder if all zora royalty are just Like This

#totk #tears of the kingdom #lady yona #zelda #yona #legend of zelda #this idea came from roleswap actually bc I think yona and zelda would get along great #sidon is having a less fun time tho unfortunately #my art #totk roleswap #this is a no yona hate zone btw I hope she and Sidon are very happy together #this can be interpreted as platonic or romantic

[ordon-shield]

TotK roleswap AU except no one ever questions the fake Link going around and doing weird stuff because the regular Link is just like that normally.

#totk spoilers #totk #tears of the kingdom #loz #legend of zelda #the legend of zelda #totk roleswap

[duecedoesart]

totk roleswap thoughts.

-link is not able to imbibe the sword with divine power in the same way that Zelda is. Instead, he takes it to the heart of the great deku tree in the depths, and is able to charge it up down there...somehow. hes able to construct a shrine or something, mirroring the one on the surface, and it allows him to turn his dragon/hero energy into divine energy? I guess? Whatever.

-this means that the unnamed dragon has been guarding the sword in the depths for ten thousand years. He has never once left his post since he began.

-during the story, there is gloom completely surrounding the area he guards. If one of the gloom pools/shadow Ganon gets close enough, the dragon will kill it immediately, then coil back around the sword.

-he doesn't attack Zelda when she gets within his area, and he will go around her to attack gloom. It is not possible for him to hurt Zelda.

-im envisioning a how to train your dragon moment to claim the sword. Once you claim it, the gloom swarms you. Link occasionally gets one for you, but you have to defeat most by yourself in a mini boss fight.

-seeing a new dragon in the depths would have been cool as fuck but also terrifying before you knew who/what it was.

-i also think he's got a crystal leg that grew in place of the arm he lost at the start of the game.

-i think the final fight would have gone in much the same way though I DO believe that the link dragon would have bit the demon dragon at any given opportunity.

#totk roleswap #legend of zelda #link #dragon link #sigh. the light dragon reveal is the coolest concept ive seen in a long time. i love the dragons so much

[vivinavina]

Sage of Swords: A TotK Roleswap AU

Edit: This AU now has a fic, read it here:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/48501826

Basic Roleswap AU between Zelda and Link, with the twist being mostly on Link’s side of things after he gets sent back in time to ancient Hyrule. Lots of people have Link’s Secret Stone be like the Champion’s Blessings, or Time powers in an echo of canon. In this AU, Link’s Secret Stone enhances his resilience, forming an arm brace to keep the gloom at bay, keeping it from killing him but leaving the arm mostly usable, though not strong enough to wield a sword.

Cue Link having an existential crisis as the thing they spent the last five years of their resurrected life and most of their pre-Calamity life training for: being a soldier. Link does not take it well, kind of rejects Sonia and Rauru for a while, training to try and overcome the literal demon energy in their arm even though it’s awful and painful and self-destructive, despite them trying to get him to rest and heal.

Sonia and Rauru take Link to ask Mineru for advice, but they go to her before and go like, “Hey Sis, this feral child will kill themself at literally a 0.1% chance of going home. Maybe don’t mention draconification.” This leaves Link with no hope of going home (Zelda had the hope of improvising her time powers, Link doesn’t even have that), and has to come to terms with figuring who Link is without the sword.

After much tears and bonding with Sonia and Rauru, Link finds out a lot of things about herself, most crucially that she’s a girl. Adjusting and becoming happier with herself, learning little things and hobbies she missed out on.

(Meanwhile, in the present, instead of chasing visions of Link like you chase Zelda in canon, Zelda is chasing sightings of a mysterious “Thief,” a woman in archaic dress and an arm brace like Link left her in the Temple of Time. A “Thief” who carries the Master Sword and might know what happened to Link.)

But of course, things have to end tragically. Ganondorf plans on taking a secret stone, and Link, Rauru and Sonia’s little… adopted daughter? advisor? confidant? Ganondorf’s not sure but she would be the easiest to overpower and steal a stone from. No magic or martial skill to stop him from getting what he rightfully deserves. And he almost succeeds, but (Sonia? Rauru? Unsure which atm, both are juicy drama) step in to take the blow meant for Link.

Link realizes, “Oh, this is what happens when I don’t be a soldier, people die,” and almost all of her character growth gets undone. She fuses her Secret Stone to the Master Sword and uses its evil-sealing properties to forcibly and violently purge the gloom from her body, swearing herself as the Sage of Swords, and begins a self-destructive vengeance that lasts the Imprisoning War.

Will link a Part 2 if I decide to continue this.

#totk au #trans link #TOTK roleswap au #TOTK roleswap #may expand this more #Sage of Swords AU

[flutefemme]

"The Minstrel and the Prince"

A Zelink Week Fanfiction for @zelinkcommunity

“What if this was the real me?” He began to move their dancing closer to the edge of the large open area. “Would it make you happier?” He spun her out, stretching their arms taught, fingers clinging to the others so as not to separate, and then whirled her back in, spinning, until she was coiled up inside his arms, her face so close he could feel her breath on his lips. She let out a keening sort of sigh as her chest hit his, and a switch flipped in his mind. His eyes grew wide, and he walked them backward until his back hit a tree, and he stopped with a grunt.

“I–I was happy with who you were when I met you,” her eyes searched his. “This side of you is not unwelcome, and I rather cherished you for who you were before,” she confessed, still a breath away from his lips.

 

The fic is now complete and available on Ao3! I had so much fun writing this!

Start from the beginning here!

#legend of zelda #the legend of zelda #zelda #breath of the wild #zelink #age of calamity #zelda botw #zelda breath of the wild #zelda x link #zelda fanfiction #tears of the kingdom #totk #role swap au #totk roleswap

[lilacstarvix]

TotK Roleswap AU, Courage of a Princess

A decision to protect the knight that protected her for so much of her life leads to an outcome that changes everything about her and Link's futures.

#totk fanfic #totk au #totk roleswap #totk spoilers #totk link #totk zelda #my writing #lilacstarvix

[orphetoon]

(roleswap au) stop staring at him with those big ol eyes

#legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #totk #loz totk #totk spoilers #ganondorf #totk ganondorf #totk link #link loz #totk roleswap au #orphe’s art

[verflares]

(click for higher quality!) draconified link concept ive been chipping away at this past week ..... here's my funny little compendium concept for him:

"A heroic spirit has taken the form of this bestial dragon. Unlike it's kin, this creature exhibits an extremely aggressive disposition. It appears highly territorial, and will relentlessly chase down those who disturb its skywide patrols - of which it seems to be endlessly searching for either a long-time vassal or foe. Unfortunately, it seems the spirit within has long since forgotten exactly who it was looking for…"

#now. how on earth do i begin to tag this. um. #link #loz #totk #totk spoilers #light dragon #dragon link #loz au #totk roleswap au #there . i'll add more if they come to me LOL #um i can talk about some of my insps i guess?? might make another post too #so mostly i just dont really like turning him into 'light dragon but male' and giving him slightly darker colours or something like that #this also obviously isnt exactly like the botw dragons either though and its a bit more of a mix of other creature concepts i enjoy #since everyone agrees he'd have a farosh horn i wanted to make him a kirin/unicorn :) which is why his tail looks like that #aside from the obvious eastern dragon insps and what ive picked and chosen from the botw dragons #and obviously this looks a lot like wolf link. thats on purpose #i wanted to give him some fierce deity design refs too but because this is so dark/earthy they didnt look very fitting #but honestly you could do a whole fierce deity dragon design on its own i think #okay lots of tags but IVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE. okay. let me have this. #my art

[keylimesiren]

I think about roleswap AU a normal amount

#tears of the kingdom #totk #totk spoilers #ganondorf #link #rauru #what can I say I wanted more interaction with the big guy #also I like rauru and sonia a lot #my art #legend of zelda #totk roleswap #doodles

[nellywizard]

// TOTK Spoilers

Where Are You? (LU x TOTK AU Comic)

“Hours later, when the ground began to shake and rubble fell from the sky as they rushed outside to watch Hyrule Castle rising off the ground, malice flooding out of every crack in the land, and one of their members declared missing in the aftermath, Twilight found himself desperately wishing he had pushed a little harder.” — CubanCracker62. “Dark Clouds on the Horizon.” Archiveofourown.org, 11 June 2023, archiveofourown.org/works/47814853. Accessed 20 Jan. 2024.

The making of this comic and story was very heavily inspired by CubanCracker62 on AO3 and their Tumblr @wizard-finix , I highly recommend that you check out their story on AO3, send them your support and kudos, and boost their “The Chain in TOTK” and “Linked Universe fics” series!

This comic in itself was a one-by-one project that I worked on when I could find the time for it. So if you notice how my style changes on each page, it was from weeks to a month or so of improvements in my skills (which I’m highly proud of!).

Linked Universe © jojo56830

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom © Nintendo

Dark Clouds on the Horizon © CubanCracker62 on AO3

#linked universe #tears of the kingdom #legend of zelda #lu wild #lu twilight #lu flora #totk roleswap au #loz totk #totk #lu time #lu wind #lu sky #lu x totk au #twilights pity party #no invites either #DAMN I FORGOT TO @

[its-roachii]

totk spoilers ///

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"Where am I?" (part one)

★ next ★

roleswap au pages 1-4. these are some of the more boring pages so i figured i'd get them out of the way. expect more pages soon >:)

#ignore how i handwaved away the very complicated explanation sonia would have had to give lol #the dialogue stuff is boring idc abt writing it all with 7 pannels of various link expressions just fill in the gaps #should i post 4 pages next time as well? or just like 1 or 2? #idk ill see whether or not the first four get any feedback before i think about posting more 💀 #my artwork #totk spoilers #totk au #totk #totk art #totk sonia #totk link #loz fanart #fan comic #totk rauru #forgot the watermark on page four 😩 #amputee link #totk roleswap au

[sciencelings-arts]

Main Quest

~Find Link~

Complete

Fic: The Unironic Magical Properties of True Love

WC: 2561

Zelink heavy reunion fluff

Alternate versions (and LORE) under the cut!

First image without all the chrysalis effects, yassified master sword

No sword oh no, also better look at the clothes for fun fact time: I based his outfit on an Indian sari and just want to let you know that out of view they collect at his angles into some billowy pants. Everything else was me messing around and vibing. That amputated arm needed a pretty sheer sleeve yk?

Now, about the phoenix-ed Master Sword… idk she deserved a redesign and I adore Phoenix imagery and symbolism and the master sword already has some vague wings on the guard and I really wanted to lean into it somehow. I just liked the vibes idk.

#totk roleswap au #totk #tears of the kingdom #totk link #sage of time link #zelda au #my art #artists on tumblr #loz #fanart #legend of zelda #totk art #totk au #totk fanfic #totk fanart #Zelink

[mylonelydreaming]

My jaw hit the floor from watching this trailer and seeing how spot-on it is with Nintendo's own trailer! This is incredibly impressive work by the mod team!

#tears of the kingdom #totk #totk roleswap au #princess zelda #zelda #totk zelda #link #totk link #zelda totk #legend of zelda #loz #tloz #the legend of zelda: the shattered prophecy #mods #modding #Youtube #PAST LINK PUPPET LINK AND YIGA LINKS LET'S GOOOOO #HE'S GONNA EAT THE FRUIT GUMMY

[clairiko]

Roleswap AU

#tears of the kingdom #fanart #totk fanart #link #ganondorf #totk #art #comic #totk roleswap au #totk spoilers

[assorted-aesthetics]

hero of the wild

#totk roleswap au #totk #loz #zelda #tears of the kingdom #i can't get her out of my mind fr #boutta be the 1200th person writing this fic

[r0sequarks]

doodles for a tears of the kingdom roleswap au, because those will forever be my jam and i really like the idea of playable zelda. notes/rambling under the cut.

Scavenged Zonai tech instead of Ultrahand (she made it herself??)

idk if the stone stays a necklace or goes on a hand or what

Maybe Zonai glasses? idk

She has an undershirt b/c boobs. Patterned off main padding.

Zonai Survey Team + Hylian Armor (people just give Zelda shit)

Bow of Light - summons freely, acts like Master Sword, powers up with shrines?

Text is readable (Purah: stealing my look! rude!)

And then the general core conceits of Playable TotK Zelda:

Archer - ranged combat focus/optimized

Princess/General - focus on group combat (sages / monster squad / Gerudo Town)

Priestess - Light + Time magic, upgrades

Zonai Researcher - extra knowledge in ruins, can read tet, can do more with scavenging

I need to finish the final boss fight before I decide what entirely Link's role ends up as, but he's sent back in time injured with the broken sword while Zelda is teleported by the Purah Pad away to the Sky Island. IDK if she still has Rauru (or Mineru) as a guide, but even if she does, she's a lot more self sufficient, and scavenges/builds the tech to interface with Zonai devices herself instead of just being given the Ultrahand. I think she still gets the same abilities, but like. She's doing it herself. very stressed out this is fine energy.

Zelda on the sky island is probably more than a little feral researcher. It's her getting used to combat. When we started with the broken master sword, I though the game was going to let you keep it and power it up over time; I'm glad that's not how it went but I do think it would be interesting, so Zelda gets to summon a bow and it levels up over time (probably connected to the shrines system, because Holy Light, but idk how exactly). She can use swords and other weapons, but she definitely defaults more ranged.

Zelda also gets magic, which is obviously the Time Rune stuff, but I think also it would be cool if she had a light power unarmed attack (similar to but weaker than the Yiga Earthwave you can unlock). I like the idea of a playthrough where you never pick up a sword and you just keep light blasting people and dodging even though it is almost certainly the weaker attack. feral untrained self taught mages are and forever will be my jam.

When Zelda returns to Hyrule proper, I think the reactions are very different, because everyone pretty much agrees she's in charge (even if, perhaps, she doesn't). I also think that, well, people are less worried about Link being missing than they are about Zelda - the Lucky Clover isn't running stories about him, y'know? As such it's driven by what Zelda wants - which is to find Link, even if it''s not what others want.

Zelda as princess I think also plays interestingly into the group combat TotK introduces; I think in her game she acts more as general and they're more common. Not that she can't be on front lines, but it'd be pretty easy to play letting the Sages eat up melee while she's sniping. I also think she gets magic that can heal allies, making them more useful in fights to some extent. This would maybe be very messy in a real game but this is a theory baybee!

Although I think that's probably similarly limited / you don't have to drag people around while climbing mountains. Which, to be clear, she still does. It's been like five years and she's clearly been traveling the world with Link still at her side, there's no way that she's not just as feral an adventurer as he is. She's just better as passing as normal.

The big change in exploration is the various ruins, because she actually knows shit. I like to imagine there's some feature Zelda can use to sort of take notes on basically any Zonai or other ancient shit you find anywhere. She doesn't need to run back to Kakariko Village to translate, she's putting stuff together herself. This is maybe manifested by Zonai glasses/mask, which replaces/augments the Camera feature? And then upgrades to help you better see stuff? idk. [let the purah scope zoom in and out. ideal fix. kthxbai]

as for how Zelda interacts with the world...that's kind of complicated but really interesting. she's the beloved princess, but she is the Princess, and for the other four nations, specifically, Not Their Princess. like the dynamic with the Sages definitely changes. There's probably some themes there to parallel Zelda with Rauru but like that means there are Implications and I need to think more on that than 2am.

#tears of the kingdom #totk #totk spoilers #totk au #totk zelda #zelda #roleswap au #totk roleswap au #my art