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lordsooga · 1 year

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Was going through my files and stumbled on some old doodles of a triforce swap au i never finished

In this one, Gan’s got the triforce of courage. He both lost his parents and realized he had the triforce at a young age. He’s told it’s his quest to save Hyrule from the tyrannical Princess Zelda. He’s stubborn and determined to prove that he can be a hero and that he can do this by himself...

Until Gan meets Link, a history and archeology nerd scholar. After meeting Gan and realizing he’s a literal child trying to go out and save Hyrule alone, he says “No. Absolutely not.” and joins him. Gan didn’t exactly invite him along, but eventually he begrudgingly accepts his help. He also likes to steal the snacks Link carries around.

Not much for fighting, Link mostly helps Gan by using his knowledge about Hyrule’s history and heroes past to help with navigation and solving the temples’ riddles. It’s only later that he realizes he has the triforce of wisdom

Zelda’s the princess of Hyrule who has turned to abusing her political and religious powers. She shows a different face to the rest of Hyrule and claims that she’s blessed with guidance and power from Hylia like her ancestors. But really, she’s turned her back on Hylia and is instead grasping for the triforce of power to fulfill her goals.

(in case you don’t recognize it, this is the meme on gan’s scroll) (ID under the cut)

[ID: Two pages with a series of sketches of an AU Link and Ganondorf. Link is a young, Hylian adult here with long ears, glasses, and a sleeveless vest worn over a button-up shirt with the sleeves rolled up. Ganondorf is a young, Gerudo child wearing a short-sleeved shirt and often seen carrying the Master sword.

On the first page, Link and Ganondorf are seen outside an ancient temple overgrown with plants, outside what looks to be a sealed doorway. Link is reading from a thick book saying “I think if you play a specific song, it will open...” He turns to look at Ganondorf who is fruitlessly kicking at the door and says “...or you could just kick it, sure.” The next doodle shows an injured Link, slumped against a wall. Ganondorf stands in front of him, holding his sword in one hand and throwing out his other hand protectively in front of him. The last sketch shows Link and Ganondorf around a campfire. Ganondorf is sprawled out, fast asleep under a fairy- patterned blanket. Link has his shoes off, peacefully reading from his thick book by the light of the fire.

On the second page, Link and Ganondorf are seen, resting on a log. Link looks down at a scroll draped over his legs. In one hand, he holds a sliced apple. Without looking up, he holds out a slice to Ganondorf who begrudgingly takes it. The next sketches show Links bewildered face saying “Oh dear Hylia, you’re only 10?!” Ganondorf looks up at him stubbornly saying “Actually I’m 11 so shut the fuck up.” In the last sketch, Ganondorf holds out a scroll for Link who looks at him curiously. Unfurly the scroll, the meme attached above is seen. The meme is a screenshot of a facebook group. The name of the group is “As u can see i am only 11 and u are gay”. The icon image is a poorly drawn Knuckles with sunglasses on, and the header image is a car poorly photoshopped to be crashing into a building and exploding. \end ID]

#loz #legend of zelda #zelda #link #Ganondorf #triforce swap au #my art #had a bunch of other doodles #and started making a ref sheet #but never finished all those #for zelda i wrote down 'politics isnt enough i need to start killing' lmao #zelda IS also strong #but i do like her main 'power'#coming from her political position as princess #and her religious power as zelda and the next in line of the goddesses bloodline #it is assumed shed be blessed by hylia like all the others #and maybe she even was at some point #links read all about the past heros and the history of hyrule and the history of these temples and ruins #he knows what the heros generally go through #and then he meets gan #using the power of the triforce of wisdom he decides #theres no way in hell hes letting this child go out there alone are you crazy lmao #id under the cut #*goddess'#cant decide if zelda strays from hylia first and just abandons her because she feels like the triforce of power would be more effective #or if she starts to stray causing her to slowly lose her grip of hylias powers that she gets from her bloodline #and once she realizes she uses hylia 'abandoning' her as an excuse for her quest of the triforce of power #to replace the power she once had #or if she's still got the goddess' blessing. shes just not using it for good #ah well ah well it is still unfinished after all id have a lot to think about still

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shellshooked · 4 months

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in another life you would have been more than just a dream

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demi-pixellated · 11 months

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a redesign: to sate my personal sensibilities

#Legend of Zelda #LoZ #Tears of the Kingdom #TotK #totk spoilers #Yona #Fanart #MSPaint Draw #mostly-- i pulled it into sai for colours but yeah #incessantly muttering to myself over the last two weeks 'I Can Fix Her'#i don't have any strong feelings to her as a character but as a design....#i enjoy the choice to make her a manta ray but I DESPERATELY wish they gave her a flatter head #-- not entirely like Muzu but closer to it #and also I'm severely allergic to saturated colours and she is unlookable #feel free to disagree and disregard this - it's a thought experiment #but Saki is next 😤

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powdermelonkeg · 9 months

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You ever think about how wild it is that Link's so strong that he throws swords hard enough to shatter on impact

Or how he can carry a half-meter cube of ice over his head

Because I do

#loz #zelda #totk #botw #he also rolls boulders like it's nothing he's insanely strong

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smilesrobotlover · 4 months

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Some phantom hourglass doodles

#I know Link is a strong and capable young man #but like #look at him #he’s a BABY #he has BIG EYES #and a squishy face #he also reaches Linebeck’s chest he is TINY #anyways #wo. child be upon ye #phantom hourglass #legend of Zelda phantom hourglass #Linebeck #yes I did draw some of these when I went insane over lienebck yesterday

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linkbetweenlinksau · 6 months

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Some doodles and tests

#lbl Hyrule #lbl Sky #legend of zelda au #zelda au #legend of zelda #link between links #lbl Wild #lbl twi #oh boy I gotta practice drawing wolves now #wild is pretty strong #I mean he can carry big rocks he’s a strong guy #but he also weighs like 5 pounds and Twi herds goats for a living #so he’s being flung

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koobiie · 5 months

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As much as I love the canon ending of TOTK, I think your half-dragon Zelda design is adorable, and I especially love that one doodle of her playing with the kids. Although I wonder: would her big tail be an inconvenience? I can't imagine what it would be like to try sleeping in a bed with a tail that big. Also, the spines would probably be a pain. Would Link still harvest loose parts of her body like her scales and horns?

i'm so glad you like her!! and with her spines + tail, good question… i feel like her biggest issue would be wearing clothes - she'd have to punch holes in all her shirts + pants to accommodate. as for sleeping, i'd imagine sleeping on her side or curled would be her best bet. something like this!

and about harvesting the spines/shards etc, id think maybe she naturally sheds them, or can choose to painlessly give link some (kind of like king dorephan's scales). so there's no need to shoot her with more arrows lol

#dragon zelda #<- she has a dedicated tag now! yippee #i didnt plan to draw more for this au but the image of curled up dragon zelda was just so strong and i couldnt stop myself #also if you see me drawing her design inconsistently then shhh dont worry about it

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waywardsalt · 9 months

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god i hate how the gerudo in totk are practically framed as though they constantly require hylian intervention to succeed… the way riju’s introduction stands out as the only one where she struggles to use her power until link comes along… the way link is chosen to decide how they should station the gerudo troops when fighting off the gibdos… the fact that one npc mentions how when zelda had visited she had somehow taught them new ways to fight in their own terrain, which should hopefully be obviously fucked up… the way the eighth heroine was revealed to have been a male hylian who came along and told the other gerudo heroines how to fight against their enemy… ugh ugh ugh

#salty talks #loz #legend of zelda #totk #the riju one can be brushed aside as introducing how her power works in gameplay but like with everything else?#plus shes the only sage mentioned to have not figured their power up and like. anyone with a bow can help link aint special #i. hate how the gerudo are both portrayed as strong warrior women but also helpless without this specific kind of outside help #totk critical #god i fucking hate what was done with the gerudo in totk amazing how nintendo has not improved since fucking 1998 #thers prob more but UGH #bitching abt totk

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raessketches · 2 months

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Oh no! Zelda’s in trouble! Quick, Link come save her!

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unexpectedstormy · 7 months

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Attention Everyone

I love Linked Universe Sky. That is all.

#he's so cool #he's warm and soft and cuddly and kind #and he's also the mightiest warrior #and he's seen the horrors and survived #and he's deeply loved and personally taken care of by the goddess herself #he's got the coolest sword--no--he MADE the coolest sword #he's got a strong and sassy gf #and a adorable and loyal and epic bird friend #and his game gives the entire Zelda franchise weight and meaning and depth #and his game is super colorful and pretty #and has some mad awesome mechanics #lu sky

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zellkabellk · 3 months

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Re-listening to LoZ : Twilight's Princess OST and damn it really makes me want to replay the game ;;;;;; ToTK Zelda may have sneaked her way into 'my top 3 fav Zeldas' but TP Zelda is still definitely in there too... (the third one is Tetra fdmksjhgkj)

#i can't rank these three tho they're all 'my top 3' all together #Tetra : she snarky she's fun & I had a huge crush on her #TP Zelda : She's so BEAUTIFUL JFC (also had a raging on her) and she's so noble and strong ? ?? ? ? ? In a very 'zelda' way #ToTK Zelda : this girl is fucking UNHINGED I love her with all my heart #loz #beary games #legend of zelda #the legend of zelda #twilight princess #tears of the kingdom #wind waker #beary talk #but also like MIDNA ???? Midna and TP Zelda did a fucking number on 15 yo me lmao #Midna is so snarky too I love her sm I MISS HER

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oceanwithouthermoon · 19 days

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ok update on saiki k tomodachi life cuz there was so much drama 😭

nendo and imu broke up, then mera confessed her love to saiko, her best friend, and got rejected (which made their relationship really bad but theyre still "best friends") and then MERA STARTED DATING NENDO... AND THEN SAIKO CONFESSED HIS LOVE TO MERA !!! BRO SAW HER HAPPY WITH ANOTHER MAN AND TRIED TO WIN HER BACK !!! but she rejected him.. somehow, saiko and mera are STILL "best friends..."

also kubosai had a baby<3

#pinkie pie confessed to imu after this also but got rejected lol #teruhashi and arisu are married and hii and toritsuka are married btw but i cant remember if i told yall thay already #aiura and akechis relationship is still goin strong but havent gotten married yet for whatever reason #kubosai babys name is zachary btw lol i just let them choose and didnt change it #also saikis dad briefly dated princess zelda but they broke up lol #saiki k #tdlosk #the disastrous life of saiki k.#meows post

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phoenixcatch7 · 2 years

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Love the idea of each previous hero's journey being mostly lost to time, such that each time the cycle starts again absolutely no one picks up the very obvious clues that might lead them to the hero.

Oh, you've named your blond haired blue eyed child Link, have you? That's a good name!

Oh, he's found a strange red and white maned horse he's named epona who has utterly bonded with him? How unusual!

Yes, the princess Zelda is the same age, isn't she? What a good omen for the family!

We know he doesn't talk much, but he's the sweetest lad, don't worry!

Don't fret, dearie, his wanderlust will abate when he grows up, I'm sure it won't get him in too much trouble before then.

Prodigious little swordsman, isn't he? He would make a great knight if he wanted to when he's older!

Oh? Rumours about a long forgotten temple in the woods? How strange! Are you sure it's not just the children telling stories?

Look at him in his armoured green outfit! That hat looks lovely on him - where did you find it?

#It's so funny #In just about every Zelda I've played there's been about a hundred signs link is In The Building and no one ever notices #Twilight Princess was the absolute worst everyone just kept bringing up Its The Hero stuff and it just was not clicking #By the time we got to epona I was half tempted to make a bingo card #Heck he even has a tree house!!#Strong oot time genes there XD #There's something about loading up a Zelda game and going 'yup. This is a Zelda game alright' but NO ONE in universe notices #YOU ACTUALLY LIVE THERE YOU GUYS STUDY THIS IN HISTORY CLASS #it also opens up the great trope of link casually knowing stuff from previous lives he absolutely shouldn't and nobody taking it seriously #Until he comes back with the master sword #Some of those games were particularly bonkers and if the specifics never got recorded then there's no way anyone would believe them #A zora princess tried to marry the hero?? Lmao try writing fanfic #Listen I know it says the hero came from the woods but kokiri don't exist he would have just lived in a cottage or something #How dare you besmirch the hero's honour! He would never lower himself to base property damage! Never mind pots!#No hylian can ever wrestle a goron are you insane??#Talking boat.... Sure #But you just KNOW Zelda would get some scholars and they'd hang off his every word #I love fics where link just casually references some world shaking knowledge (ie rito being zora descended and their own squid ancestors)#Or what the divine beasts were named after #Or what time travel feels like #Or that the myths hylians came from the skies are true #Or what one Zelda did when she vanished centuries ago #Or what the giant skeletons were #That kind of thing #Sorry I rambled #long post #legend of zelda #loz #loz zelda #loz link

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chipsoda · 9 months

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epic girl compilation

#that stupid fucking picture of the zelda dinner king cracks me up for literally no reason i love it so much #i’m gonna try to sneak it into all of my art from now on #also ermmmm fun fact! strong sads walkman is a D-E226CK. if u care #homestar runner #strong sad #homsar #marzipan #my art :3

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marenwithanm · 1 year

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(slams hands on desk) "WHO LIVES WHO DIES WHO TELLS YOUR STORY" FROM HAMILTON IS MALON SINGING ABOUT TIME AFTER HE GETS HERO'S SHADE-ED THANK YOU GOOD NIGHT

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lavleyart · 1 year

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Commission Info

Hello hello my entry for @fsadventanthology is here! :D

In my headcanons Shadow and Vaati have that kind of partnership where they bully each other all the time so guess what of course Vaati manages to twist a wholesome gift-giving into an opporturity to bully the hell out of Shadows light sensitivity.

Fr I kinda wanna see Shadow taking revenge now. 😔 i even have an idea already oh god let's see if I get to draw that later.

#also Vaati is a krampus!#i have strong cultural ties to krampus and it is my annual christmas highlight #too bad i missed the krampus event this year bc of health but next year imma watch it again for sure #vaati #vaati the wind mage #legend of zelda vaati #vaati fanart #zelda fanart #loz fanart #minish cap #the legend of zelda #loz vaati #shadow link #shadow link fanart #four swords #four swords fanart #art

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