LoZ - Yiga!Link is a Riot
I gotta say that the concept of Yiga!Link is effing hilarious. Especially if it's Zelink.
Because, think about it.
In this situation, Ganon has literally everything lined up perfectly. Link, his eons-long, multi-life arch-nemesis is essentially his minion & he likely doesn't even know it.
Kid's probably deep into the sauce too, man.
Then, either along comes this pretty little princess & he's like, "yeah, sorry bro, but I'm gettin' me some of that." Maybe he was kidnapped as a baby & Link & Zelda met previously as kids? Maybe she did something for him that he'd never forgotten, then when they remeet, she does something for him that seals a huge crush on her, & thus can't bring himself to kill her? I dunno, there's a lot of ways this could go. OR, he learns personally that he's the Chosen Hero, the very person he's supposed to despise & kill. Meaning that if the other members learn about it, they'll likely kill him. His whole life comes crashing down around him. The first blow to the cult's programming.
Like, it'd just be such a power move on destiny's part.
Like, as dangerous as Ganon obviously is, he simply does not win for very long. He always looses eventually.
And this would just cement that fact. Like, he had his effing arch-nemesis in the palm of his fucking hand & didn't even know it & he'll still fucking lose.
I dunno about you, but I'd be pretty damn demoralized after that.
I might just need the next 10,000 years dead before my next reincarnation to mentally recover.
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At the same time, it does make me wonder. Why do non-Sheikah Yiga stick with them? Like, we know the reason why the Yiga was originally formed. A Hylian King from 10,000 years ago forced the Sheikah to decommission their technology, fearing it'd bring about Hyrule's demise. (Which, despite how unfair it was, he was... actually right. Makes me wonder if he actually learned that the Sheikah Tech could be taken over. Maybe he'd been an accomplished mage & had managed to use his magic to take control of the machines, then realizing that he likely wouldn't be around for the next Calamity, he ordered the Sheikah to find a way to prevent the machines from being possessed by magic. But no matter what they did, they couldn't manage to figure it out, or maybe they did for a while, but the king kept testing them to make sure it was fixed. However, much like hacking in real life, there will always be new ways to exploit the system, thus the king was left with no choice but to decommission them.)
But, anyway, what exactly do they tell their members to get them to want to stay? Hell, why were they even still a thing in BotW? Why hadn't they made their move? There were no more guards, or soldiers, only a few trained Sheikah, all of which were either too old to keep fighting or were swiftly getting there, & there'd been no royal family besides Zelda, who was keeping Calamity Ganon sealed away.
Why didn't they take over the rest of Hyrule, asserting their dominance & killing all the loyalists so that when the Hero returned, he'd be an outlaw, thus making his journey harder? (It certainly wouldn't have been the first time something like that would've happened in the series.) In fact, why reveal themselves to him when they meet? Just wait till his back is turned, then Eightfold Blade him in the back! Or have a Yiga replace the Sheikah & Hylian innkeepers/Stable Managers, then when Link rents a bed for the night, give him a poisoned complementary meal! Then, when he collapses, just execute him!
It's that easy! Or it should be, because they're effing ninja!
I mean, they were perfectly fine with killing Dorian's wife, who Dorian had been a member of the Yiga before, thus they've no issue with the act of killing.
Which, btw, why didn't they instead kidnap her, maybe even his daughters too, & use them as blackmail to keep him under their thumb?
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What if Link, after obtaining the Yiga armor, starts spending a fair amount of his time with the Yiga clan in an attempt to gather information regarding Zelda's (and possibly Ganon's) whereabouts. While he’s there, he learns some.. interesting things about the Yiga themselves. It actually functions a lot like a cult- some people join on their own free will, sure, but what if there are also people that were BORN into it? Like they’re taught that Link is some boogieman that eats babies or smth and just. Think they’re doing the right thing.
Que (Yiga armor) Link becoming friends with some of the members and being all like “wait I can fix them”, which leads to identity shenanigans and an eventual reveal
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[SKETCHING STORIES №5: LITTLE RED BOOK]
When I watched how YouTubers like Beq Art or well_D_raw drew anime characters with liners in their mini sketchbooks, I wanted the same set for myself, but to make small sketches for Hyrule Park.
I want to share some of them with you, but not all of them because they could potentially contain major spoilers.
Here I tried to redesign Jimmy's exoskeleton that he will wear in seasons two and three.
Clyde tests the mechanical suit that Robbie was creating for Link.
Astor's lifetime: from insatiable brat (when Zelda was born), to mediocre sorcerer (when Zelda's mother died), to prophet of doom (AOC events), to vengeful spirit (season 2 events, but I’m no longer sure whether Astor can fit into them).
Just a stupid idea for a storyline with koroks. Jimmy will ignore Hetsu's request to collect 900 koroks, since he knows full well that they do not have time for this. However, Butters feels bad for Hetsu and decides to secretly collect these little creatures. Open Alt to read the dialogue.
And here, I tried to draw in the format of already mentioned Beq Art and well_D_raw. Here's what I have:
Sketch of Zelda's mother
In my AU, Link will wear the Yiga uniform, just like in TotK. But I won't say in which season this will happen🤫
And finally, I present to you Maraku - the mother of Impa and Purah. Her name is a derivative of passion fruit, which in my language is called "marakuyya"
From now until the end, I will only be drawing concepts for Hyrule Park in this little book, while my old unfinished sketchbook is now free for other kinds of drawings.
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Fandom: Legend of Zelda (pre-BotW)
Summary: When a baby bundled up in a green blanket winds up back at the Yiga Clan hideout, Kohga and Sooga find themselves wading through tides of uncertainty, new experiences, and suspicious-looking baby food.
Main characters: Kohga, Sooga, Link (Kohga/Sooga)
Word count: 9,663 (oneshot)
Rating: General
WARNINGS: abandonment
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