#post MM Link

[pumpkinsouppe]

There’s def a lot I wish to be in Tears of the Kingdom, especially things like regional/diverse enemies. But the thing I really wish to see is Link express negative emotions. And not just “he’s angry at fighting enemies” but rather he’s angry and tired and upset and confused at his situation. He has followed orders from the king the moment he touched the master sword as a CHILD. We don’t even know if he truly got to be a child because his whole life has been about duty. And I’m pretty sure in this timeline he was descended from the Hylian knights so who knows how long he’s been training to just be a standard knight before the master sword.

Link SHOULD be angry that he’s stuck in this cycle of rebirth. Even when he died, the fall of Hyrule was blamed on him and he didn’t even get to stay dead. He was woken up and had to finish his duties while also being constantly reminded that his death is what lead Hyrule to look like is does. He should be angry, angry at Ganon and Demise and at the Hylian Royalty for forcing him into this situation over and over and over.

And this is exactly why I hope TOTK is similar to Majora’s Mask. Not because Majora’s Mask was scary. But because it dealt with the grief and isolation and depression Link had to face after going through an incredible traumatic journey, and then losing all of his friends as a result. Most notably losing the ONE friend who was with him the entire time. Who completely understood everything Link went through because she experienced the same thing. And she was the entire reason Majora’s Mask even happened in the first place, because Link was desperately searching for Navi because he was scared to be alone. I want TOTK to explore these hard and brutal emotions for both Link and Zelda. I want them both to be scared, angry, and distraught. I want them to cry over themselves and be selfish. I want them to do something impactful that isn’t for the sake of Hyrule. I hope there’s conflict with the Goddess Hylia. I hope they reject her outstretched hand after she has burdened two children to sacrifice themselves for the good of Hyrule.

I want there to be a good resolution to TOTK. I want both Link and Zelda to choose their own path even if that means leaving Hyrule. But I want the path to resolution to be painful and really explore Link’s true emotions. He is stoic and mute because he is burdened with the weight of the world. What good is a knight who talks when he is judged based on his actions and ability to use a sword.

With Zelda’s warning that she thinks that even Link can’t succeed, I hope we do see helplessness in Link. Again to Majora’s Mask we did get to see Link helpless. He was transformed into a small Deku Scrub with no weapons, no horse, and was an outlier in a town filled with humans. But he learned to work through that helplessness. He embraced the spirit who had to give his life for Link to look the way he does and figure out new ways to fight and communicate. He later became grateful for the Zora and Goron who let him use their spirits to aide his journey. He was able to confront Majora’s because he was never truly alone. Everyone he’s ever met has given him strength even if they aren’t with him presently.

And that’s what I hope to see in Link in TOTK. A helplessness due to his isolated burden, faced against something he could never win against alone. And thankfully we did get that to an extent in BOTW with the champions and even Zelda. But even then, fighting the divine beasts was optional. Link in a sense could have faced Ganon alone. Hell people even fight Ganon with no clothes and only carrying sticks.

No, I want Link, even in the most powerful armor with the most powerful weapon, to be helpless. And I want him to be angry about it. And upset. And hurt. Because he has earned the right to express every painful emotion for his circumstance and he deserves to be able to express his frustration. It is okay if he isn’t the hero.

[link-is-a-dork]

shake the boy

[mememan93]

Forget all the Links meeting aus, forget the idea of different links entirely, It would be much funnier if there was only one link, the same guy, doing elaborate dress up to make it look like he was different links. in this essay i will-

[st-hedge]

Linktober day 2 - deity

[atesomerocks]

hi i think she couldve defeated ganon if she was given a sharp enough pitchfork

commissions

[image id: digital sketch, coloured with minimal shading, of malon from the legend of zelda ocarina of time.]

[moeblob]

Have some various ‘Nands.

[hnnn-zelda]

Some Majora’s mask themed doodles from a while back.

[onesunofagun]

[ikana-graveyard]

仮面のガイド

[comixandco]

imagine if the credits for majora’s mask were tied to the actions you did in your last cycle

like instead of that everybody is happy celebrating the festival, if they were a specific set of cutscenes that each play depending on whether you did it before fighting majora or not

so like, if you didn’t defeat each temple boss you would see cutscenes from that region still in trouble like the deku with the monkey over the fire or the gorons all frozen, but if you did kill all the bosses in the last cycle you can see the regions happy like in the actual credits

and the same for important quests as well, grog could either be with his chicks or with grown cuccoos, pamela might be with her dad or she’d be on her own, you can only see anju and kafei’s wedding if you complete their quests then fight majora, if you don’t help romani defend the ranch she isn’t playing with her sister in the credits she’s just sat there

idk i just think it would be really neat if you finished the game and were suddenly hit by the realisation that that’s it, the cycles are over and your choices in that final go-through are how the characters will live the rest of their lives

and it would make you want to go back and play through again if you saw your favourite characters not having the happy ending they deserved

[linktheacehero]

Tale of the White Devil: Ch 4

New chapter is out!!

Summary: Link and Zelda go to meet his old friend in order to get more clues about the missing girls

Zelda couldn’t help but be in awe at the beauty of the forest. With the soft, magical ambience that came from the early mist to the golden rays of morning sunlight that peeked through the leaves of the trees. It made her wonder how such a mystical place could also hold such eerie and unsettling tales.    As the duo traversed through the Lost Woods, the princess’ mind kept wandering to the devil that walked just a few steps in front of her.    He had opened up to her yesterday, hugged her and even complimented her. He’d shown her a soft, caring side of him that she was not prepared for (not that she minded this side of him). He was an entire mystery- a being with no name that held unimaginable power and yet had a human heart. Someone who claimed to be invulnerable and yet had scars?  She wondered how long had he lived in the forest; was it recent or had he always been there? If he had, how come no one had seen him before? Had Link encountered him and just not bothered to mention him?   Speaking of Link, that was another thing she kept seeing in Snow. His mannerisms, the cap that he always seems to wear, his expressions, it was almost like he and Link were the same person…

[narsh-poptarts]

” There’s something horrible locked deep inside you, isn’t there? What happens, I wonder, when it fights its way to the surface? “

Speedpaint in reblog! :)

[link-is-a-dork]

[fairyboyfraldarius]

Lineart :)

[auphaniim]

When the world has weighed you down with worry, crawl inside and let it show you the way.

[zero-saber-sam]

All I want in my life is to be even a fraction as drippy as fierce deity link. PLEASE.