#:eyes: at rito

[k-chips]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE WAS STILL BASICALLY A KID OR AT LEAST NOT EVEN AN ADULT

[grooviestsadpapaya]

I've always wondered how Revali must feel knowing that Tulin the rito that surpassed him, was trained by none other than Link, the Hylian that he wasted no time putting down whenever he had the chance too, and deemed himself superior than.

(AKSJSJJSJDJ personally I’m a Revalink shipper which honestly makes this a bit funny but it’s okokok)

He’d be proud! I think his faith in the Rito would surpass his saltiness, and seeing that the youngest Sage - one of his own - is equal in power to the others, would make him happy.

He should’ve been in totk. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN TOTK 😭😭😭😭

[avenin7]

How would Revali react to seeing Link in a rito form? Would he be more vigorous with his advances now that Link is a fellow rito as well? Would he be less restrained?

I don’t think he could handle it…….

[gabelew]

harth

[critical-birb]

They're princess besties, your honour.

[lordkingsmith]

Still working on the fan power rangers show lol. It’s in its like. Seventh rewrite.

Max, the nonbinary hybrid orange ranger is, lovingly, my problem baby and I can’t decide what species mix they are. To be honest there’s too many gorgeous costume monster species designs and just one Max.

I have come up with a plausible reason for why rangers are letting the monster kids do the current rangerdom, and also have more fleshed out line up for the baddies.

The Z-Wave didn’t happen until Rito showed up again, so a lot of deaths and general plot has been a bit recontextualized and remixed. Rita decided she’d had enough of the villainy life and left siblings Thrax and Selena with Rito without a word-faked her own death. At the time she did this, Thrax was seven and Selena was three. Rito wants revenge but he’s mainly letting Selena and Thrax handle it while he does what he wants. Turn the moon into an amusement park. Because it’s fun and hey everyone loves fun right? And take care of the rangers he’s mind controlling because after the z-wave he’s more motivated by protecting “his kids” than actual revenge. Will throw down with Rita if needed, however.

Thrax has skin and so does Selena. Nobody looks flayed alive. Both of them greatly resemble Rita. Thrax is the one responsible for the giant version of their monsters, and as Val’s the one that often volunteers, this has led to teasing by Selena. Selena’s a lot like a spunky, smarter version of Rito. Thrax is more serious. Selena being the one who likes looking human most is often the one going down to earth to spy and cause trouble. Sometimes with Rito. Thrax prefers endless sulking and staying in more monstrous form, which is similar to Rito’s form. Keeps his opinions to himself, but is generally disgusted he got left behind while both parents decided to abandon him and Selena. Selena is also pissed but she holds out hope there’s a reason their mother abandoned them. Also more protective of her older brother. And her uncle. Is not afraid to kill. Nobody’s finding the bodies of those who hurt her family.

JJ when he was undercover had a fling with a woman in Skorpina’s gang, had a baby with her and they were briefly married and divorced…who came back as Quaxo. Think of this as the messiest custody battle in history. JJ, when he finds out, is…Not Pleased. Rito, Thrax and Selena don’t know who Quaxo really is and she’d rather keep it that way. Her son, however, does and has not been happy with the situation since. Flirts with Rito, though Rito has enough sense to recognize this is wholly because he’s the most powerful member of the group and generally acts extra ditzy to get her to leave him alone. As hyper as ever, as bone headed as ever, but this time he’s also a bit angry and the anger acts as just enough of a grounder to keep him somewhat dangerous. He does genuinely like the rangers, all of them, and much of his tension with his team and the human rangers is mutual misunderstanding based. Quaxo hasn’t quite understood this yet, and thinks it’s a game he’s playing. It’s not. Rito’s just Like That.

Billy’s Clone was located and brought back to life, and is making this everyone’s problem. He’s the one who made Rito’s Rangers their new morphers and he’s the one lowkey trying to get the other four killed by “accident” so he can take their power for himself. Guy goes by William. He’s responsible for Tommy, Jason, Trini and Udonna’s deaths but passed it off to everyone as accidents. Only person onto him is the new recruit, Valentine

Valentine “Val” Draven was directly affected by Z-Wave, losing his parents and aunt and uncle to it. He and his cousin Iva were spared by being in another dimension for a birthday party and while Iva’s fairly certain they wouldn’t have been destroyed or turned human anyway…Val’s less certain. He’s angry but he doesn’t know at who. He wants revenge but Zordon’s dead and Rito’s not a bad guy. Val’s also got the fact the color Fuchsia chose Iva, who happened to be in the room at the time, over him, who’d been asked to do this. He joins Rito because Rito makes sense. And the second he heard about Quaxo and William….well. He’s not a bad person. Not really. Someone’s got to make sure Rito’s Rangers are protected, and he’s not sure if Rito Thrax or Selena really understand how to keep the superpowered group safe. Plus, he might be a vampire but he’s got a sweet tooth. And he was promised unlimited cotton candy. Also a little bit sweet on Thrax but..who’s counting, really?

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@augment-techs @skyland2703 @pinkrangerv

Just because I think you’d be interested lol, but yea it’s coming. Slowly. Working on first episode’s script, I shall keep you updated if you’d like :)

[amiharana]

not to actually be delusional but why does revali have gold shit braided into his hair and why does it lowkey match link's hair color.

[loz-stormseye]

Rito things

Finally to the Rito. A majestic race, but extremely divided. Originally, they were all in the same clan, however this never lasted, causing a massive split between those of the different species.

In the main Rito clan, stealing is forbidden and sharing is a foreign concept- everything is for each Rito and all are secretive and keep to themselves, except for when it is Thursday, where many flock together to hunt. Teamwork is a little hard as communication isnt commonplace, and each Rito tends to show off (as pictured above!). Kills are taken back, with meat split equally, and produce is bought or foraged for by each individual.

(sorry for the choppy gif)

However, once a year the Rito get together for the free-diving ceremony, where young couples (or strangers put up together) dive together to test their mettle. Couples who get through this stage are said to be dive-mates and are allowed within the clan to live together in their own perch, or are at least allowed to start constructing their own perch for two.

In other Rito clans, sharing is more commonplace, and communication is vital, since there are less members on average. There tends to be no leaders, as each member helps themselves and others, and no external clan would ever rejoin the base since their values are so different.

Thankfully, if rival clan Rito ever cross paths, it is usally cordially as the universal rule of never killing other Rito has always been accepted by every Rito there is.

Rito "perches" are wooden constructions generally hung from an overhanging cliff, or a dug into reinforced hollow of a mountain. Rito are quite good carpenters, but the masters are few and far between. It is said that the Rito have an innate desire to build these type of nests, and none require any instructions. Nesting material is found from kills, trees and other family member's feathers.

Oraments hung from the base of the hanging nests are vital since they are a form of identification, as every Rito's nest is technically sacred ground in their eyes. Others must always be invited in.

Interestingly, Rito are capable of utilising and finding dye, having been able to process the toxic Wither into dye capable of not taking over the user. Fashion dictates that a long neck be covered in many many accessories and most Rito adore collections and shiny items.

It is not unusual to find monster parts incorporated into their clothes, since they pick up items left on the ground. If you leave an item unattended too long near an outskirt clan, beware!

Althought Rito are renowned for their archery prowess, a normal role is guardian of the Rito, which requires a ceremonious clipping of the wings. These Rito are generally very tall for a Rito, and heavily set (or otherwise unable to fly normally). They wear thickset, strong armour with a bow for luck, and cover their wings to the best of their ability. Most noticable is the clawed gauntlets each wear, whichcan tear through metal and even harm rock, though they will become blunted.

Guardians of the Rito wield heavy claymore-like weapons, which are not exactly claymores since they are technically swords in their sheaths. In their normal form, they can deal a lot of damange in smashing damage, but can become broken or unsheathed to reveal a much lighter sword which additionally has a wind strike.

They also have a smaller knife, for extra protection, although it is more seen as a lucky talisman, since it is the same knife that they recieve upon their first hunting excursion (around 6 years old in human terms).

Finally, seers. Seers are said to be the mute ancestors of the Loftwings which have since been almost extinct. They have no mouth, and are treated with respect but also fear. Though sign-language they can tell great and terrible prophecies which tend to fill the audience with dread. There is a seer in every clan, but they cannot reproduce. A seer is born into a bloodline when a baby hatches to the blood moon.

[the-knife-consumer]

I need references for the OLD sages all of the search results are just sidon and tulin and riju and yunobo GRRGRRRR

[the0maski]

Not me being sad, that the LoZ-Team ditched the Kokiri for the Koroks in Botw and Totk…

I get it, especially considered what the fate of the champion was. The Kokiri need to live in peace for once after Oot and WW…

But I am still mad that we lost some lore about them! Seeing how unique every race was in Botw, it really makes me wonder what the forest children culture would be like. The Korok ARE children, but the Kokiri were more, they just LOOK like children. WW Fado said it himself, he was older than what he looked like. The Kokiri seamed very responsible, considered they all raised Oot!Link to the point he was strong enough to fight. Seeing the Deku Tree was an honor and they respect to be summoned first.

The koroks make good weapons in Botw/Totk, and given Oot and Tfh the Kokiri made weapons: Swords and Bows. I never liked the idea of the Kokiri being helpless, because the are “children”. Why would Mido say one need to have a sword and shield to see the Deku Tree? Maybe to piss of Link, but it doesn’t make sense, he could also have said that Link needed to bring an offering, like with Lord Jabu Jabu. But no, one need to be able to fight to reach the deity! And in every game you get to see why Link knows how to fight: he is trained as a knight, he is trained in the village or they need to know to protect the village goats! But if the Kokiri were just peaceful children doing whatever kids in the forest do, then Link shouldn’t know how to fight? Why would the Deku Tree asked one of his children for help if he knew they don’t know how to fight? Also shooting three arrows at once in Botw is small reference to the Kokiri Clothing in Tfh! What I want to say is that the kokiri are not defenseless! They would had come out of the calamity fine!

There was so much potential for more! Why not have a race in Hyrule that somehow had no part in the calamity? They could had taken the role of storytellers! Telling the story of one of them being a hero, how three sages had helped the hero, maybe show Mido as the one who tells the tales? Every part of Hyrule was somehow suffering the lost of a champion, the Kokiri had know suffering the lost of loved ones the most! A beautiful way to show that life continues even if it hurts, there is a future! The Koroks always happy to see Link, is heartbreaking once I remembered Oot. Where the Kokiri would ask Teen Link if he had seen the Link they remembered. Worried about him, even if they were mad about the Deku Tree, they still cared deeply for their lost sibling! Being able to help the Botw/Totk Link had always seams like their despaired way of curing their grief! Even if the Koroks never knew why the did those acts of kindness, their would always do it until they lost sibling returns…

I love those poor children so much and they all did not deserve any of this :’( I could talk about the Kokiris, Skull kids and Dekus for hours!

[tigirl-and-co]

I have a BotW/TotK opinion so unpopular I think I would be murdered for it

[primeredprince]

The Rito appeared by flapping its wings in the distance after escaping a small explosion caused inside the market. Before he left, one could see a boiling hatred in his gaze.

[clarktooncrossing]

Giraffe's Eye View: Christmas Specials Special (2023) | I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger

Chestnuts are roasting on an open fire. Jack Frost is nipping at your nose. Mom and dad can hardly wait for school to start again. All the dogs in the neighborhood somehow learned to bark Jingle Bells in sync. Yet retail workers are still more annoyed with Mariah Carey. Snow is getting shoveled, tossed, and formed into sentient beings leading parades without permits. It makes for an excellent distraction as the Krampus abducts children for bad behavior. Fruitcake is exchanged only to find its permanent home in the garbage. Terrorists have hijacked the Holiday office party right before your boss can give you a Jelly of the Month Club membership as your bonus. And of course, the Turducken has returned to wreak its fiery vengeance upon an unsuspecting world! If all this doesn’t put you in the Christmas spirit, perhaps these following Holiday specials will!

Greetings people of today and robots of tomorrow! It is I, Santa Clark, your geeky giraffe friend with a deep love of Christmas! My obsession for the yuletide is rivaled only by Maleficent’s hatred for it, which is saying a lot considering she once teamed up with Mad Madam Mim to kidnap the literal Spirit of Christmas. Yes, that really happened. I know this due to my annual pilgrimage to the Island of Misfit Specials, home to obscure or nerdy festive media ranging from movies, TV episodes, and comics. It’s no easy journey. Constantly I find myself confronted by sinister snowmen, genocidal gingerbread men, and worst of all, crappy commercials. Getting stabbed in the foot by a candy-cane wielding cookie is one thing, but I swear I’ve seen that ad for Wilbur’s White Elephant Gift Emporium more times than I’ve seen Miracle on 34th Street! Sometimes at night I catch myself reciting that jingle. Wilbur’s White Elephant Gift Emporium: Where Christmas meets Convenience! Huh, maybe Maleficent had a point.

Nah, my deep-rooted appreciation for this time of year can weather even the most moronic marketing! It helps that most of the merry media I’ve seen have put me in the perfect Holiday mood! Examples include the time a Ninja Turtle found himself trapped in a truck full of stollen toys, a drunk department store Santa stumbling onto a wish-granting magic bag, Big Bird nearly becoming a popsicle, Gwenpool waking up in a world where Galactus took the place of jolly ol’ Saint Nicholas, a terrifying tree stump trying to slaughter some saps over a stupid ship war, and the year when Death gave the Little Match Girl the greatest gift of all. Needless to say, I thought I had seen it all. That is, until I took my friends on a trip to the Island, tasking them to find me new, strange, seasonal specials to review! Some of them were fair, finding me festive favorites as comforting as coco in front of the fireplace. Others were fiendish, wanting to feed off my misery like Gremlins after midnight. Regardless of how naughty or nice my companions were, I’ve compiled all of their suggestions into a makeshift advent calendar! So stay tuned everyday until Christmas to see how badly my buddies can shred what little sanity I have left.

On the sixth day of Christmas, my buddies gave to me...

Question: what happens when you combine Saved By The Bell with Shōwa-Era Godzilla? Answer: you get a beloved franchise that’s lasted for three decades. It worked for Power Rangers. This American adaptation of the Japanese series Super Sentai pits a pack of teens with attitude against rubber-suited monsters for the fate of the world, if not the whole universe. This series is a perfect byproduct of the 90s, featuring bright colors, silly special effects, and hoaky acting. It’s resulted in an entire generation of people who wanted to pilot the Dragonzord or suddenly appear in spandex upon shouting out, “IT’S MORPHIN’ TIME!” One of these dorks is Hobo (Mr-Herp-Derp), still as obsessed with this franchise as Rita Repulsa is with conquering Earth. It’s no wonder why my mighty morphin’ buddy wanted me to check out I’m Dreaming of A White Ranger. Well actually he wanted me to watch something else, but that’ll be explained later. For now, what’s happening with our young heroes?

Every Ranger down in Angel Grove liked Christmas a lot. But Lord Zedd (Robert Axelrod), who lived up on the moon, did not. Lord Zedd hated Christmas, the whole Christmas season! Now please don’t ask why, no one quite knows the reason. It could be perhaps that his grill was too tight. It could be because those meddling kids kept foiling his plights. But I think that the most likely reason of all may have been that his heart was two sizes too small. Or the writers were too lazy to think up any other reason. He’s evil, bah humbug! Yet his motivation is still more thought out than the Vizier’s. Unlike that purple punk, Zed had an idea. An awful idea. He had a wonderful, awful idea! I know what to do, the villain growled in his throat. He’d send his top henchmen Rito Revolto (Bob Papenbrook) and Goldar (Kerrigan Mahan) down to the North Pole to force all the elves to make mind-controlling tops.

My, what a lack of vision this menacing meatsack has. For starters, dude has a giant super weapon shaped like a dragon that can destroy planets. If you really hated the Holidays that much, find some batteries for the freak’n thing so it can annihilate the arctic! BOOM! Sandy Claws will be no more! Assuming that doesn’t work though, why tops? Unless you’re Jewish, what kid was asking for such a boring toy back in 1995? If the previous year’s Black Friday is any indication, youngsters are yearning for merch based on this show! Miniaturized Zords, plastic replicas of Sabba the White Tiger Sword, their own personalized Morphers, and action figures so they can force the Pink and Green Rangers to kiss! If the beefy bozo wanted to destroy the yuletide with a sense of irony, those elves would be assembling a batch of brainwashing Blue Ranger helmets!

Speaking of which, we catch up with our generic gaggle of goody two-shoes at Ernie’s Juice Bar, preparing a Holiday pageant for the underprivileged. Y’know, like every teenager totally used to do after school. Totally. Leading the local youth in song is Yellow Ranger Aisha (Karan Ashley) and Pink Ranger Kimberly (Amy Jo Johnson). Now if only they had picked some kids who could actually carry a tune. I guess all the ones who could were beamed over to the Command Center to help decorate. With singing this sour, I’m starting to root for Zed. One kid suffering from a similar mojo is Becky, worrying that her workaholic dad won’t be there to see her perform. Her worries are mirrored by Kim, her own parents parading around Paris presently. Aw, your poor punims. Turns out the one gift I forgot to give you was my empathy. Sorry if that sounds heartless, but I can’t bring myself to care. For starters, who the heck is Becky? At least The Flash used a pre-established player when forcing their festive drama down my throat. Unless this brat became a Ranger later on, her one-off plotline is pointless. Sure, being alone at this time of year is a bummer, but remember what show we’re watching right now. Obviously everything’s gonna be wrapped up with a pretty bow before the credits roll. That’s why when the families do finally arrive at the end, the most I can muster is dull surprise! A sentiment shared by Becky’s uncredited actress judging by her own reaction. Jeez, here’s hoping the action’s more exciting.

I freak'n wish. Having somehow pieced together their enemy’s plan, robot Alpha (Richard Steven Horvitz) and severed wizard head Zordon (David Fielding) beam our heroes to the North Pole, which looks considerably cheap. How much you wanna bet they shot this at some defunct Christian theme park? Regardless of the backdrop, the butt kicking will be a sight to behold! Or not. Due to multimodal reflection sorting, the Rangers can’t morph while at the workshop. Let me repeat that: they can’t morph! No suiting up sequence, Megazord, or Sentai footage. I have yet to discover a word in the English language to describe how lame this is. This is like getting a ride on the Polar Express only for them to take you to a drunken mall Santa! What’s even the point? Now I understand this episode's title, dreaming’s the closest we’re gonna get! Fortunately, Blue Ranger Billy (David Yost) realizes the same magic blocking their powers also affects their enemies. Thus Goldar and Rito are rendered helpless as our protagonists pull the most ingenious maneuver known to man: pelting them with snowballs! You magnificent bastards, I read your book! Said book being the same one Pinkie and Sunset wrote. It’s enough to send the lackies running back to a furious Zed, wondering if Christmas perhaps means a little bit more. Or why he hasn't stuffed these two twits into a space dumpster. At most they managed to screw up Santa’s schedule, but even that’s easily undone with the aid of the Rangers. Doesn’t that break some sort of Elf union laws? Probably explains why Saint Nick pays them with a big sack of toys instead of any actual money. Then again, that’s probably the most these actors ever made working on this show. Keep making it so the cast had to work at Burger King to afford their apartments! In the end the six return to Ernie’s with their bag full of goodies while Rito gives a gift to Goldar. Aw, now that’s nice! And more interesting than Becky’s subplot.

Despite how mighty this franchise normally is, this episode was mediocre. It’s no wonder why they stopped making these seasonal outings after Zeo, only to bring them back with Samurai. The writing was wooden, the sets were second-rate, and the acting was adequate at best. Really the worst aspect was how subdued everything was. Compared to what the Rangers have accomplished before and after, rescuing Kris Kringle feels surprisingly pedestrian. What would’ve helped is if the Rangers had taken on a larger threat or at the very least changed into their costumes. Maybe have Lord Zedd follow Hawkmoth’s example by corrupting Mr. Claus or have the festive fatman reveal his sled can change into a Zord! You'd get a crazy fight scene and a new toy to sell! Remember kids, subtlety is overrated! As it stands, I'm dreaming of something better than this. Luckily, Netflix has just what we need. Let me tell you a story about letters.

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[guideoftime]

would you screw a rito?

Ignoring the first word. "What is a Rito?"

[the-depths-au]

Link swallows and leans his head back against the foundation of the platform. He hadn’t known what it was back then, but he found a Grand Poe five years ago. After the final confrontation with Master Kogha under Rito Village, the unique color of a flame atop the stone structure where they had fought caught his eye. Unlike the consistently blue flicker of standard Poe, the Grand Poe burned in a triforce of color: icy blue, poppy red, and where the two colors met, a thin line of brilliant green. It had been mesmerizing, pulling him closer and closer like a moth to flame until he could hear the pulse of the life it had once been in his ears.

- chapter 6 the depths

[critical-birb]

Since people seem weirdly interested in my info dump about Rito bows, I feel I may as well point out another thing.

I see it mentioned a lot that Revali's bow has this scrap of fabric tied to it and people theorising in fanfiction that it's something sentimental or represents something.

But it's actually fairly common to tie a piece of fabric to your bow, and you'll see that the other Rito bows have a feather attached to the supports for the same reason - because it shows the direction the wind is blowing.

Having something loose hanging from the top of your bow means you can see what direction the wind is blowing and how strong the wind is by the way that thing is moving in your peripheral vision without having to take your eye off the target.

So yeah! Another bow fact of the day for you guys from your resident archery nerd and birb boi enthusiast.