#zelda guide

[katlimeart]

With Tears of the Kingdom releasing soon, I thought it was around high time I remade some older art of mine. This ended up blowing up into a massive project where I included new designs that I've never covered before and more obscure designs from manga and novels.

Made in 2023

If you’ve seen this anywhere else, I posted it back on my deviantArt when it was made.

#princess zelda #zelda #legend of zelda #the legend of zelda #the adventure of link #zelda ii #a link to the past #zelda comic #zelda guide #zelda cartoon #zelda tv show #captain n #captain n the game master #zelda cdi #the wand of gamelon #the faces of evil #zelda's adventure #ocarina of time #oracle of seasons #oracle of ages #loz #aol #alttp #oot #oox #oos #ooa #princess zelda i

[torpublishinggroup]

GET BOOKT

A guide of books to gift the people in your life and yourself!

For the people looking to put a different kind of magic into their holidays…

The Fragile Threads of Power by V. E. Schwab

For the genre connoisseur with a love for high concepts in short form… 

Africa Risen edited by Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, & Zelda Knight (now in paperback!)

For the treasured party member who’s saved your character’s life many times on TTRPG night…

Bookshops & Bonedust by @travisbaldree

━ ˖°˖ ☾☆☽ ˖°˖ ━

For those who love (or possibly are 👀) gay werewolves

Wolfsong by TJ Klune

For the mutual who devoured the epic highs and lows of Riverdale and craves more…

The Luminaries by Susan Dennard, now in paperback!)

━ ˖°˖ ☾☆☽ ˖°˖ ━

For your brave and luckless friend, constantly trapped in transit purgatory and upset about it…

The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw & Richard Kadrey

For the true buckaroos trotting beside you…

Camp Damascus by @drchucktingle

For the friend who says “but have we considered burning it all down?” on an alarming and refreshingly regular basis…

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

━ ˖°˖ ☾☆☽ ˖°˖ ━

For the friend who has a hot date on Friday night (with their book)...

Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout

For the avid doodler who sketches plans for their future volcanic villain lair equipped with a space laser…

Starter Villain by @jscalzi

━ ˖°˖ ☾☆☽ ˖°˖ ━

Not enough books? We agree. Check out our other GET BOOKT guide.

#get bookt #tor books #booklr #gift guide #the dead take the a train #cassandra khaw #richard kadrey #camp damascus #chuck tingle #manhunt #gretchen felker martin #the luminaries #susan dennard #starter villain #john scalzi #africa risen #sheree renée thomas #oghenechovwe donald ekpeki #zelda knight #wolfsong #tj klune #the fragile threads of power #v e schwab #the fall of ruin and wrath #jennifer l armentrout #bookshops & bonedust #bookshops and bonedust #travis baldree

[vioshortforviolence]

Apparently the Dusk Bow is just sitting on the highest spire of Hyrule Castle, not even in a chest

If anyone's been looking for it, it's wayyy up here, lol

#totk spoilers #dusk bow #loz totk #the legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #totk weapon location guide #totk clothing location guide

[n64retro]

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Official Nintendo Player's Guide Nintendo Power 1998

#the legend of zelda: ocarina of time #nintendo #nintendo 64 #legend of zelda #ocarina of time #loz oot #nintendo power #official player's guide #90s #retro gaming #nostalgia #gaming magazines #north america #N64

[historyofhyrule]

New Scans: The Light and Dark World Maps from A Link to the Past

The Legend of Zelda Triforce of the Gods World Guidebook, 1992 | ゼルダの伝説, 神々のトライフォース, ワールドガイドブック| ISBN4-8033-3874-4, Published by Taishubo Co.

I 2400dpi scanned and repaired this really awesome set of maps from an old Japanese strategy guide. While someone had posted low quality scans of the whole guide on archive.org at one point; I can no longer find them so I bumped scanning it up on my to-do list. The maps themselves have never been repaired or placed in an online gallery before either so this is probably the first time most people are seeing them.

#zelda #legend of zelda #link to the past #strategy guide #tloz #loz #lttp #alttp #the legend of zelda #snes #raw #raws #scan #scans #high res #map #videogame #zelda art #zelda maps #maps #map art #light world #dark world #overwold #sacred realm #game guide

[raycatzdraws]

ribbonwood

#linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu hyrule #(also zelda 1!!! but idk how people would feel about me tagging it since I used Jojo's design?) #(ya'll can always tag my gen loz art as LU (or as any linkverse honestly if it inspires you to think about your favs) and vice versa) #(I want to inspire you to think and create! If you see my gen loz art and want to add that to your headcanons or it changes how you think?? #take it! play with it! invite me to play as well haha!) #(not ocs but like- gen stuff??? ye go for it) #mom walked in and looked at the comic I was working on #so I started rambling about my plans with it and what my peers are working on and how cool it all is and how I want to have more of that #and she said “what a waste of time” #so I got loosey goosey with it :\ #nice exercise to just draw w/o doing guides or being careful #did this in like under 15 minutes! >:D #but anyways #I haven't slept yet so gn! #.. he's holding stuff in the wrong hands!!!! a #look up ribbonwood / redshanks trees! If Hyrule was a tree- this is it #I imagine zelda 1&2's landscape to be california chaparral!!! I'm really passionate about it!!!!! #check out the california chaparral institute's website -> chaparral -> chaparral types #it's Hyrule's Hyrule!

[cosmetichorror]

Pssst, hey, imagine this:

When the hero’s die, instead of moving on their spirits get sucked inside the mastersword, (don’t question how those who don’t use the mastersword get sucked in there) and they’re left to be a guide for the next hero to use them. Fi is there too btw.

Anyways as each person gains the mastersword, they also gain a handful of guides who can either be super helpful or super annoying.

POV Wild:

Legend: well well well! Look who finally decided to pick us up again.

Time: Ledge, don’t be rude, he died. He’s allowed to take a while

Hyrule: im just glad to see him back!

Sky: how are you, Link? Are you well? Are you okay now? That was quite the scare you gave us! How is your face? Do your scars hurt? Can we help?

Wild: Who the fuck are you?????

#linked universe #legend of zelda #linked universe au #linked universe wild #linked universe in general #linked universe time #lu time #lu legend #linked universe legend #lu sky #linked universe sky #linked universe hyrule #lu hyrule #I got too lazy to add the others #but just know they’re all there and probably talking over each other #that raises the question: what happens when all the links get together and hear the voices of their guides? #Except for Sky #he only had Fi #unless we’re counting in the prequel manga #in which case that’s sad because even in death that poor man can’t catch a break

[attackfish]

I say with joy that the unique Breath of the Wild feeling of "I absolutely know how this Shrine is supposed to be solved, but I could do it faster with shenanigans," has carried over into Tears of the Kingdom.

#posts i created #legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #breath of the wild #i've been pulling shenanigans #was I supposed to paraglide over to the metal track and grab the ball with my new powers and drop it into the hole? #no I was not #I was supposed to use a complicated system of paddles to gently guide the ball into said hole #but this was faster and I am a feral gremlin child

[heroesspirit]

POV your little brother figure wants a bug so you use your splitting ability to grab it for him.

Second page was made by @ryssbelle!

#zelda au #link meets au #hs four #hs picori #the Colors designs are hs canon compliant i realize ive never drawn them i just kinda guided Ricky with their looks! #much to be said but ill only ramble a tiny bit #Four dyed his hair blond when he was in a much more upset headspace so that reflects with Blue #I chose more muted colors for them because his life was not too vibrant right before the events of HS taking place #aight that’s enough rambling in the tags

[monstrous-fusion]

I hope everyone who celebrates has a blessed Ostara! Decided to draw something new just for today, since I can't plant a seed. (You know, planting a metaphorical seed).

This period of the season is a great time to start planting seeds and bringing new life, to blossom after the long period of darkness from the season before. We clean our spaces, start our gardens or learn new skills that we might not end up carrying with us later. Whatever you choose to celebrate the season of renewal and growth, I truly hope it goes easy for you.

Every season is lovely and beautiful in its own ways. The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is now. /ref

And </3 yeah this is me saying that Tune and Engie are pagans. This is my silly blorbo AU and I get to project onto them. Faye isn't pictured here, but she's learning too!

#MF Tune #MF Engie #Monstrous Fusion #Legend of Zelda #Creator Content #We're still new to paganism #and we have a lot to learn #Would like to thank our partner and friends for helping guide us along our journey to discover ourselves #Have a blessed Ostara

[antlerlad]

SO THEYRE FINALLY HERE PERFORMING FOR YOU

the totk beaded earring collection has finally arrived!!! I put a lot of work into these and I'm super proud of them. this is only the first installment in this series of earrings - i intend to do at least one more, but I needed a break from thinking abt these for a while lol

each pair is $110 with shipping included. you can snag em here if you're interested!

#beaded earrings #the legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #totk #loz: totk #beadposting #how to give yourself carpal tunnel: a guide by mads antlerlad

[rawliverandgoronspice]

Beyond surface appeal, what makes Ganon a compelling antagonist

I think cruising my blog would provide a good number of possible answers, but I guess my tl:dr would be (otherwise I could probably make a full 24h conference about it at this point): because he does reveal (if one is willing to look) the brutality of a world in which gods uphold a natural order through a given kingdom that will not budge on its god-given right to rule, and him as both a rebellious disorder to that status quo which also ends up devoured by said status quo as just one natural part of a cycle of creation and destruction that ultimately always kind of stays the same.

Also, I find the setup of a man born to a tribe of outcast women, considered exceptional by birth while also having to figure himself out + the role he needs to play in that kind of structure and in a very difficult context, someone who both is being granted a lot of natural power while also still being sneered at and considered lesser and/or inherently evil by those blessed by the gods (while also carrying a lot of unexamined baggage of their own), is just so juicy and interesting and brimming with potential psychologically speaking (especially when applied to his motivations of: why does he want power, why does he always alter his own body, his uncanny resilience, etc). It does come with a lot of baggage, as "the evil man from the desert" is far from being a neutral concept coming from a neutral historical place --but examining what kind of world would come to such conclusions is also deeply revealing of said world.

And then, Wind Waker gives him even more of a window to reflect on his own rage while also never apologizing for the horrors he commited, mourning what he wanted and what he became while also being the only one calling the gods of Hyrule out for being terrifyingly cold entities --far more than he could ever hope to become.

Yeah, I think Nintendo has been sleeping on Ganondorf ever since (even if I defend his TP appearance). But he has a fascinating cross-game story(ies), and I find him to be a deeply tragic --if horrendously flawed-- figure, which is partially why TotK was so disappointing to me, because TotK saw nothing but the surface level + the fact that putting him in a game sells and makes people horny.

(you'll notice I didn't mention Demise, because I think that, while the whole cycle thing wasn't bad or not that interesting, fans really overly simplify this concept in a way that has contributed to make Ganondorf extremely flat, which I am not here for.)

#asks #thoughts #ganondorf #there's much more than this obviously #his weird contradiction of both wanting power and self-definition while also being desperate for the gods' approval in a way #his relationship to beasts and monsters and demons and his own humanity #his relationship to his mothers and his gerudo heritage #the way he's a foil to link and zelda #and from a game design perspective there's a ton of things too #like how he's a very proactive antagonist in most games which helps guiding the storytelling from one setpiece to the next #he's kind of having his own adventures in a way and you must follow his trail and/or foil his plans and/or survive his trickeries #and thematically when done well he can be a great foil too #anyway love this weird sad angry boar-man #great hair too

[doctorcanon]

A little obsessed with the potential brotherly dynamic between The Captain and Mask. I know there are lots of other characters from the series in HW but hear me out okay?

Imagine being The Captain:

You take the strangest kid under your wing during the war. He's mostly unobtrusive. Mature for his age, quiet, but generally churlish. Can barely read (ill explain this HC one day) but fights like a demon and is clearly immensely troubled but doesn't know how to express himself.

You eventually connect over a shared burden and become rather attached to the kid. You're the only one he actually speaks to. Moreover, people have started calling you "the twins" even though he much younger than you. You teach him practical things like improving his reading, clothes mending and social graces. He teaches you about the natural world, herbalism and orienteering. You even give him a nickname "Mask" that he reluctantly answers to. But as the war wears on and the battles get harder, the boy has to rely on his masks more and more. Save for the one he calls Oni. He says its his failsafe and mentions nothing else.

Until one day, during the penultimate battle, you and your battalion are overwhelmed. Grievously injured, you call for Mask to get to safety. The next thing you remember is hearing "dont worry, captain, I'll protect you, i promise." Then flashes of a hulking demon laying waste to the battlefield with a helix shaped sword. You also remember a great and terrible silence and the sensation of being carried.

When you wake, Zelda informs you that the battle has been won but Mask along with several others, are missing. Even when the war is won and over, you search that battlefield, all surrounding areas and lists of the dead for any sign of Mask. You find nothing and eventually your duties as Captain must be seen to.

Three years later, you follow up on reports of an aberration found around the area Mask disappeared. The portal drops you unceremoniously into a Hyrule you don't recognize. You meet 8 others just like you, all named Link, each bearing the Mark of Destiny and honestly kinda sick of all this shit. The Oldest One - face heavily scarred and blind in one eye - holds your gaze for a little too long. When you ask him about it, he only apologizes awkwardly.

Needing some space during a particularly raucous night, you decide to check up on your party's resident Old Man who just so happens to be reorganizing his things. And you see it: Oni, the Fierce Deity; the War God that nearly won them the war but not the little boy who carried it.

"Where did you get this? Who gave it to you?" You ask. When he doesn't give you an answer, you insist. "That mask is one of a kind, and only one person I know had it, what happened to him."

The silence that follows is so thick, not even the Master Sword could cut it. The Old Man - Time, they call him - is taller than the rest of them, but his stature is bent by bone deep weariness. The scars on his face pull his features in different directions, the bridge of his nose is split, the remains of his empty eye socket droop painfully without his eye patch, the left corner of his mouth peel back to show more of his teeth - two of which are missing. But his remaining eye - bright, alert and unnervingly blue - pleads with him and the realization dawns on him before Time turns away, almost timid but mostly ashamed.

"He kept fighting, Captain. He kept fighting until he couldn't anymore and kept going. Until..."

You embrace him before you can stop yourself. He's just as surprised as you are. But he doesn't throw you off or scold you. Instead, he sinks into the hug with a long, shuddering sigh of relief. He's so tall now, he nearly bowls you over. Then quietly, through tears Captain can't see, he says

"I'm sorry...I thought you be disappointed." Your heart that was frantically picking up the piece just a moment ago breaks all over again. You can still hear that little boy buried in somewhere the gruff baritone you've grown accustomed to. Something bittersweet festers inside you, a melange of emotions you can't possibly unpack in this moment. But not one of them is disappointment. You pull away, taking him by the shoulders and giving him a little shake.

"You are so much more than I could've ever imagined. Whatever you've done, you survived and I couldn't be more proud."

#its like 3am #i cant sleep. #this got way out of hand. #time has way more scars in my mind #perhaps a bit more violent than Wild's #in my head i think he's already been the hero's shade and come back to life #idk im still working on it. #linked universe #time lu #lu time #hero of time #ocarina of time #lu warriors #warriors lu #hyrule warriors #legend of zelda #links meet au #fierce deity #called Oni because the form link takes is called Oni Link in the Japanese version and prima guide...

[mrsheo]

I've started The Guide to Hyrule sketchbook, where I'm drawing sketches as if I was traveling Hyrule (TLoZ: Breath of the Wild).

I'm filling it up in Ukrainian language.

#art #traditional art #sketchbook #game #tloz #the legend of zelda #botw #tloz botw #tloz breath of the wild #breath of the wild #akkala #Ukrainian #Hyrule #The Guide to Hyrule #sketch #укртумбочка

[historyofhyrule]

I just made & uploaded new 1200dpi scans of one of the best Zelda publications of all time: Nintendo Player's Guide for Link's Awakening. All the art is incredible & the writing is great too, just like the LttP one.

In fact, my top 4 Western strategy guides, in order, are:

The US Link to the Past Player's Guide

The German Link's Awakening Player's Guide (I'm re-scanning this next)

The US Link's Awakening Player's Guide

The German Link to the Past Player's Guide

The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide. Publisher & ISBN Info: Nintendo of America. Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co. 1993

#The Legend of Zelda #Link's Awakening #ゼルダの伝説 #夢をみる島 #Strategy Guide Zelda #tLoZ #LoZ #LA Link's Awakening #SNES #600ppi #1200ppi #RAW #RAWS #scan #scans #high res #high rez #high resolution #Link #Nintendo #book #videogame #Nintendo Power #Strategy Guide #Game Guide #Player's Guide #Katsuya Terada #Zeruda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima #Windfish #Koholint Island

[awkwardpossum0]

actually I was thinking about your au recently while I was playing sky and wondered how the boys might react to other, more "customized" sky kids. moth family meet and greet maybe? lots of indecipherable honking for sure. (well, the others just aren't fluent yet. they're learning)

I'm going to pretend that Sky kids can talk eventually. It just takes them a while to figure out that they can. And then some more time to figure out how to do it.

#I haven't made any specific plans to introduce the chain to Moth's 'veteran' #Moth's guide? #lmao i need to solidify the title #I might give Moth the ability to speak one day #but idk making them communicate through actions is fun for me #if you know the pose up top is from #don worry bout it nbsbfsfbsbfhsja #i'm sorry I didn't draw more of the chain #it is 1 am #The chain will never meet more sky kids #only Moth #at least for now #art #the legend of zelda #linked universe #lu moth #sky colt #sky children of the light