I don't really like that Tulin turns out to be a descendant of a Sage and that's why he's able to control wind.
Like in BotW (and AoC), Revali was special because he developed his ability through hard work. He was the strongest/most skilled warrior the Rito had. That was the emphasis of his character. There was no talk of his history (like Zelda), his lineage (like Zelda/Sidon/Riju), or any devine rites (like Link/Zelda) or devine powers (like Urbosa/Daruk/Riju/Yunobo/Mipha).
Revali was just a guy. A guy who was good/strong enough to stand amongst essentially demi-gods in spite of his totally ordinary background.
Same with Teba. He was just a guy who heard the story of Revali and wanted to be strong like him. He looked up to Revali and his achievements so much, he became the hero his people needed.
We could've had that w/ Tulin. Make him have natural skill which he hones into the mastery he shows in the game. Someone who grew up w/ stories of the Great Master Revali. Someone who saw his own father, just a normal guy, rise up to help the chosen of the Goddess defeat the darkness around Vah Medoh. Tulin could have been someone so inspired by his community and family he became great. Someone the Sage could acknowledge and pass on his gift and title to despite not being related.
This also allows for the impulsive/prideful loner to humble teammate storyline to work too.
Idk, it just bothered me a little too much. The Rito of BotW (and AoC) never had any mention of lineage or devine intervention. It made them feel like they could achieve greatness instead of them being destined for it, regardless of who they are.
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earlier today i showed my mom the new persona nuis and i asked her what she thought of them. i told her i got the ryoji one, pointed at him, and she said that "he looks like minato's evil twin. his eyes look unsettling." and i just. looked at her like... "how did you get that..."
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the penn missions are hilarious like link falls into the yiga's fake zelda trap and kicks their asses and penn just soars in like "man so unfortunate you, a random blond dude who is carrying link's legendary sword, has amazing swordsmanship skills, is wearing link's champions tunic and also happens to be named link, keep getting mistaken for the legendary swordsman link"
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im gonna latch onto you pointing out that Gabriel is radiant like Sisyphus bc i think parallels between them are barely talked about. like, Gabriel went straight for Sisyphus in a fight because he realised "without understanding why yet" (or how did the terminal entry go) that the insurrectionists look up to him to a fault... did he catch it because he's seen his own troops look up to him this way. did he catch it because it's the way _he_ looks up to the council . much to thinkh abou t
I THINK ABOUT IT SOOO MUCH. yessss yes yes
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