#The introduction of Wind’s Ravio

[brendathedoodler]

Ooh I love this concept, can tell me I guess some differences between the journey you thought out so far?

Most of my focus so far has been on the differences in their previous adventures and how it might affect their interactions with each other, rather than any specific plot points on the journey itself. I do have some ideas, though!

First: the meeting. All the links are tossed through a portal all of a sudden and end up in an unfamiliar era with each other. Some handle it better than others.

Wind has seen enough portals in his life to know how this usually goes. Yup, another adventure. He’d been expecting it, since his last adventure had just ended.

Hyrule takes it very well too, especially once he sees Sky and Time. He recognizes them both from a few years prior. For him, anyway. The war across ages was almost 20 years ago for Time, and a mere 3 months for Sky. Poor Sky was just settling down from the war and was in the middle of a much needed nap when the portal yoinked him.

Twilight had a moment of panic when he couldn’t find Midna, but soon she’s back to resting in her spot on his shoulders and he can focus on the situation at hand.

Warriors is cautious and staying back, letting the other links interact with one another first before he joins. He’s used to danger, and doesn’t trust the others at first.

Wild panicked right away, since he couldn’t feel his loftwing anywhere. They’re soul bound, so he knows full well that his loftwing isn’t anywhere near them. His loftwing was his guide since the day he lost his memories, so having that comforting presence taken from him isn’t something he handles well.

The one who takes it the worst is Legend. His adventure took him through many different dimensions (all of which had been put in danger through Zant’s attempt to conquer the Twilight Realm), and his experience with portals is not good at all. He’s quick to lash out at the others, grief stricken and fearing that he’s lost everything all over again.

Beyond the first meeting, there are a few distinct plot points!

The first revolves around Wind. Being the youngest but having the most experience is a tricky thing. Wind is used to people underestimating him. It happens time and time again; every new adventure comes with a new set of people asking him if he’s too young for this. Having his fellow heroes go out of their way to protect him irks him when normally it doesn’t.

Another scene is meeting Marin. By the time this happens, they’ve passed through a few eras that the others recognize, and Legend has stopped showing so much animosity towards the others now that he knows he’ll be able to return home. Legend likes to be a bit mysterious, and hasn’t revealed much about his girlfriend, but he has dropped some hints about her. They arrive at Legend’s place, and he leaps into the pond next to his house. Before he can hit the water, a very large mermaid snatched him out of the air and drags him under (much to everyone’s alarm). He surfaces a moment later, telling them to stop gawking and put their stuff inside, he’ll join them in a minute. Legend doesn’t surface for another half hour, but when he does emerge from the pond, he introduces everyone to Marin! Immediately everyone is teasing him. He’s very easy to get a rise out of.

There’s plenty of other little scenes, but that’s all I have for now.

(Have a pic of Marin and Legend in his mermaid form, taking place sometime during his adventure)

[neverchecking]

Welcome to the Rabbit Hole~

Hello, Darlings~ I know most writers don't do this, but I can understand how frustrating it can be to go to a writer's page, read about a specific AU, but have no way of getting to the beginning to join the fun. So, here we are! Welcome to Cinder's Navigation of my current AU's!

Sweet but Psycho AU:

˚ ✦An AU where the Reader is not only aware of the boys' tendencies, but encourages it.

The start (This is kind of where the idea bubbles up)

How does the Chain feel? (Short version)

The Rewards (Ft. Bozai)

Sage figures it out (I love this sm honestly-)

In what order does the rest of the Chain find out?

Thoughts on the 'Sit on my Face' request with this Reader

Just this. All of this. (If nothing else read this one.)

Dom! Sadistic Reader punishing a Link (Also this one.)

Thoughts on Ganon.

Reader who loves giving affection

A new kind of punishment (Og starter)

Holy Grail AU:

˚ ✦An AU where Reader is not only their God(dess), but an actual god(dess), and now has a soul bond with every Link after saving them.

The Start

Cal gets some attention

Possible reasoning for the Soul bond?

The problem with Hylia

Mostly general Sage and his Zelda tidbit

More Zelda slander and why Reader is good foil against her.

Zelda and Reader meet.

The Chain gets a Baby bit Renamed: THE BABY CHAIN (>:D):

˚ ✦Not an AU, but this took off and I want it accessible. Basically, Poly! Chain with Pregnant! Reader, and the children that come of it.

The post that started it all

Who's getting a baby first?

Baby looks like Reader?

Sage and the Twins that aren't his.

Fierce Daddy-ity

Cursed Link. That's it. That's the Tweet.

The start of the debate.

The boys are dolphins.

TWO DADS

The debate PART 2 INCLUDING REBUTTALS

Let's talk genetics :)

BIG BROTHER WIND and Dad! Four ig

Sky is a baby leash parent

Wind as the best big brother while the others fight over who the bd is

Fierce Deity Baby Daddy

Sky as a dad :)

The chain with kids hghgg READ THIS ONE

Sky is perfect. Thats it. Thats the tweet.

Househusband sky

Dad Warriors

Four's daughter also splits

The colors vs Their Mini-me's. Take one. (Take two)

Dad! Ravio

The Fierce kiddos shenanigans

The triplets fighting over if the kid is theirs. (Me bs-ing why it's all of theirs)

Lightbulb baby.

Four needs to learn to wrap it b4 he taps it bc this is getting out of hand- /j

Universe switch

˚ ✦Keep up with me and @my-insanity-is-an-artform 's ocs and if their universes got switched! Tia belongs to them and Aaliyah belongs to me!

Tia introduction

Tia's first moments in Sage's Hyrule

Tia looks at a feral man and decides he won't bit. (Yes he do)

How're the links handling the switch? (This just in; not well)

Tia is kidnapping someone. Even if they go willingly.

The start of it all (Go read this right now)

The Hateno home and The Sheikah

How's Sage doing?

When does the Switch happen?

The chain makes an appearance.

Merging Hyrules

Sage Vs. Fungus

Sage + Fungus Vs. everything else.

Sweetpea is enough.

Fucked around. Found out.

Wild and Cal make their reappearance.

Fungus is gonna be courted, Saaagge.

Sage and Aaliyah are good with kids (And the consequences)

Aaliyah is Regina George coded.

Found Family

Family and getting your back blown out (Those should never intertwine <3)

There are so many parents going around and yet Sage and Aaliyah still act fatherless </3

The Story:

Part 1: Something

Part 2: Portals

Sage acquires a baby

˚ ✦Sage acquires Baby! Reader and just. Takes them.

The acquisition.

Baby is a crawler

The acceptance

Baby's first Lynel attack &lt;3

Mama Wild

Co-parents Sage and Wild

Reader's real parents?

Custody battle Take one

Wild is trusting with child. More on this at seven.

Papa bear sage

Baby has a triforce?

Emotional support animal wolfie

Soft Sage dad

First steps

Monkey.

Dink makes an appearance

Baby Real mom

Baby goats

Navi

Sage and Wild Vs. Legend

Mastermind child

Menace child.

The Gerudo gain momentary custody

Wind is brother coded

Wild took back his custody

˚ ✦My Rules

˚ ✦My Masterlist

˚ ✦Main Navigation

[cloudninetonine]

Cloud's LU Masterlist!

LU is a comic called Linked Universe by the creator JoJo! You can find the comic under the name Linked Universe on tumblr!

A Player’s Aid

Chapter I, Chapter II, Chapter III, Chapter IV, Chapter V, Chapter VI, Chapter VII, Chapter VIII, Chapter IX, Chapter X, Chapter XI, Chapter XII, Chapter XIII, Chapter XIV, Chapter XV, Chapter XVI

Guide lore

Guide lore 1,

Fics/Ficlets

Official Boys

Time

Sick Player

Sexy Voice Player

Time protecting Player

Twilight

Bi Player

Sexy Voice Player

Warriors

Flirty Player saving Wars

Yandere Warriors (reverse au)

Sky

...

Legend

Bunny! Legend and Bunny! Player

Hyrule

Playing with Hyrule's ears

Fairy Prince

Hyrule, Player and Link JR

Wild

Korok trouble

Four

Sexy Voice/FlirtyPlayer

Minish Four - Part 1, Part 2

Four confession

Wind (Purely platonic!)

Last breaths

The Chain

Pregnant Player, Part 2

Chain getting dumped into Player's world

Trip to Satori Mountain

Player with a 'hickey'

Player introducing the Chain to Happy Tree Friends

INFP Player

What's up dog?

Sunshine

Giant Goose Player

But it'll cost ya...

Broken arm

Player and the Dollmaker - ft @next-hero-in-line's oc, the Dollmaker! :D

Unofficial boys (First Hero, Cringe boys, etc)

First

Sick Player

Bi Player

Flirty First

Introduction

Koridai

Crumb of Koridai

Courage

Comparisons

Calamity

...

Spirit (Purely Platonic!)

...

Dink

Yandere one-shot

Ravio

Yandere one-shot

Mecha (Linksona???)

Introductions

Alternate universes (AUs)

Tethered (Currently on hiatus)

Sky

Wind

Warriors

Time

Twilight

Four

Cringe Links (Main story line)

Courage and Koridai lore headcanons

Yandere boys

Player meets Koridai

Player meet Courage (With Koridai!)

Kiss

Meeting the Chain

Mess

Meeting

Ghirahim

Fever

Tense Introduction

Abyss

The Hero of the Tides

The Hero of Nature

The Hero of Eve

Villain Chain

The Hero of the Famine

The Hero of the Oracles

A favour for a favour

Reincarnation

Synopsis

Note: WANNA THANK MY GIRLFRIEND FOR HELPING ME MAKE THIS FOR ME SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO STRESS! I LOVE YOU, SWEETHEART!

PART 2 MASTERLIST LINK

[legendofzelda4life]

Taller than you!

Day three of writing one shots until the linked universe au is updated. Today we are doing a fluffy wind/four (platonic ofc. Wind is like 14 lol). I hope you guys enjoy. I’m really excited to write this!

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*splash*

“Juuuust great!” Legend whined as he hit the water. That’s all that was around them anyways.

“Hey! This is my Hyrule!” Wind yelled excitedly, swimming over to Four to help keep him up.

Four always had a really bad headache whenever they changed worlds and Wind, who was also quite small, claimed they should stick together. Sure some of the boys would crack jokes saying how they would both go missing unless Twilight or something was there. Y’know...

... Tall.

But that was Wind’s point.

Him and Four were heroes too but looked down upon because of their size.

Literally.

Wind grabbed Four’s arm and pulled him up, holding him out of the water. “There, now you wont die.” Wind laughed, causing the hero of Four to roll his eyes.

“I’m not a baby.” Four said, crossing his arms.

“YOU ACT LIKE IT!” Legend and Warriors called out before arguing over who said it first. Wind shook his head.

“Anyway, we should find Tetra.” He said, looking over to Time - who was a little ways behind him.

“Hey, what’s that island?!” Wild called, pointing to an island in the distance.

Outset.

“That’s my home!” Wind yelled back.

Suddenly he felt the weight in his arms grow heavier so he looked towards Four. “I- *yawns* I’m tired... sleep.” He mumbled, leaning into Wind.

... Who was freaking out. Can he swim while holding a sleeping Four? Who knows.

But short boys had to stick together.

Wind pulled out his necklace with the sheikah-stone-thingy and talked into it. “Hellooo?”

There was a reply.

“Hello, Link! It is I, the King of Red Lions! I see you are back, would you like a ride?” The King said. “Yes! Please! We need to get to outset and can barely see it from here. You with Tetra? I have guests.” Wind said.

“Yes I am actually, we’ll be there soon.”

Wind put the stone away and focused on holding Four. For a hero that was more stressed out by Wild than Twilight was - that’s saying something - he actually looked quite peaceful when he slept.

Like there wasn’t a care in the world.

“There’s a boat coming this way!” Hyrule yelled. He didn’t know how to swim so he was being supported by Wild. It was actually quite amusing, y’know, seeing as they were in the great sea.

Anyway Wind looked up to see Tetra’s ship and whistled out loudly.

“Link!” She yelled happily as she looked over the side before throwing down a rope ladder. Wind went up first so he could gradually introduce everybody.

Other than Wild, he was the only one who could stand.

Four might be able to but he wasn’t sure. Said hero was asleep.

“We should be at outset in maybe half an hour.” Tetra said before continuing. “How’ve you been?” “I’ve been good. Oh my Goddesses! You wont believe what Wild did...”

He told Tetra all about their adventures so far.

“You seem quite protective of Four.” She said. Wind nodded happily. “We’re the smallest in the group so we gotta stick together.” He said.

“W-Wind...?” The hero turned around to see a very sleepy Four. “Where are we?” He asked. Wind felt the ship stop and looked to see they were at outset.

“My home.”

After quick introductions between the Link’s and Aryll, Wind decided to show Four around. He would’ve taken Wild but that’s asking for a fire. Sure they were all arsons but Wild was a different story.

“This is the great fairy fountain. The water here tastes like it could heal your soul.” Wind said. What? He had tried the water there at some point. Hasn’t everyone?

Four was oddly quiet so Wind turned to face him. He was looking at the floor, chewing his lip as he thought.

“Four? You okay?” He asked. The other hero looked at him for a second before opening his mouth. “Do you only like me because we’re both short?” He asked.

Wind was... taken aback... to say the least.

He placed his hands on Four’s shoulders.

“Okay I’m telling you this right now mister. You are my favourite no matter what! You really think if you were tall I wouldn’t like you?!?” Wind asked, causing Four to shrug. “Maybe.”

“Pfft! No! Out of everyone you were nicest to me from square one. You helped me get to know everyone, you helped me figure out to not trust Wild, ‘Rule, Leg, and Wars in a room with a single flame rod-” Four chuckled. “You taught me so much and I look up to you. Whenever you get those headaches, it scares me. I’m scared I’m going to lose you...”

Wind was surprised he hadn’t broken down.

“What would I do without my mentor? You’re the most sane Link I know and honestly, without you, I’d go crazy.” He laughed a little. “So no, I would still like you if you were tall. Unless you were an ass to me.”

He looked Four in the eyes to see them rapidly changing colour before they stopped on violet. Nobody ever knew why Four’s eyes changed colour but it was really cool.

“You’re my favourite too. Even though you’re super short.” He rubbed Wind’s head.

“Taller than you.” Wind scoffed.

“That doesn’t change anything. Get on you knees peasant. If I’m your mentor I want you to literally look up at me.”

Both boys started laughing and it continued for hours.

END

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Okay wow, this could’ve been a hellva lot better but I had two ways this could go and I chose this. (Other option was absolute crack lmao) I hope you guy enjoyed it!

Holy heck this was short. Also I never mentioned Sky lmao I feel so bad for him oops.

I hope one day, when I’m a little more motivated, I can write a better Wind/Four fic

LEAVE REQUESTS BELOW!

REQUETS MUST INCLUDE: PAIRING TYPE/GENRE/CATEGORY (fluff, angst, etc) PLATONIC OR NOT

I WILL WRITE ONLY LINKED UNIVERSE (including the ravio, shadow, and requested characters. Will not write about whole other fandoms though)

I CAN DO READER INSERTS IF REQUESTED (no oc’s tho)

[timeagainreviews]

The Filler Fluff of the Cybermen

When is a two-parter not a two-parter? When the first part is tonight’s episode "Ascension of the Cybermen." As stories go, that was pretty damn sparse. I’ll be honest, friends, I don’t have a lot to say about tonight’s story. But that’s not why you come here, so I will try my damnedest to find something to talk about in this latest episode of Doctor Who. Right, now, how many words was that? Sixty-seven? Christ. This is going to be a slog.

I honestly shouldn’t be surprised. It had to happen. I was saying just last week that I hadn’t seen an episode I outright hated so far this series. We were due. That’s not to say I actually feel hate for this episode, more accurately, I feel very little about this episode. Usually, I endeavour to do more than simply trash an episode, but tonight, it’s either that, or I end the review here. So apologies ahead of time.

The episode opens on a Cyberman head floating in space with some knucklehead voiceover telling us about how the Cybermen have been mostly wiped out and what remains of humanity isn’t much better. The episode will now spend the next fifty minutes reiterating this point ad nausea. It was like a Star Wars title crawl, except in Star Wars, the crawl isn’t the plot of the movie you’re about to watch. Funnily, a lot of tonight’s episode reminded me of "The Last Jedi." Our heroes get split up. A slow chase ensues. No new information is gained. And it ends leaving us feeling like not a lot happened.

The Doctor and her companions come to a small human colony in the distant future. There are only seven of them left. The Doctor sets up a series of relays to help this ragtag bunch of humans kill off an oncoming Cyberman attack. Only thing is, they had never accounted for the Cybermen to first send out "Cyber Drones." Now, say you’ve got a room full of artists who love Doctor Who. And you tell them all to design drones that will be utilised by Cybermen. You can imagine they might have some rather impressive designs. Now, gather up all of those beautiful and creative drawings into your arms and throw them in the bin. Instead, we’re going to just use floating Cyberman heads. Was this because Chibnall is the kind of guy who thinks a dude with teeth pressed into his face is creepy or is this because reusing Cyberman heads is cheap? I’ll let you decide.

The Cyberheads and their eye lasers do quick work of the Doctor’s relays and sends everyone scattering to the wind. With three of the humans dead, Ryan, a young boy named Ethan, and the Doctor get left behind. Yaz and Graham, find themselves aboard a rickety gravraft with the remainder of the humans. With the TARDIS too far away, the Doctor decides they need to hijack a Cybership. I gotta give it to the Cybermen, they take better care of their ship than they do their own bodies. It’s almost as if there was no continuity in the design. Or maybe it’s like when you see someone whose life is a total mess but they have a dope car. I’ll let you decide.

After Ethan hotwires the Cybership, the Doctor pilots the ship to the most logical destination- her TARDIS. No, I’m just kidding, that would have made sense! Instead, she goes somewhere. I just double-checked with my boyfriend and we honestly couldn’t remember why anyone was doing anything at this point in the episode. After combing the episode I finally found a bit of throwaway dialogue where Ethan programmed the ship to go to a place called "Ko Sharmus." Meanwhile, the other group of protagonists are floating listlessly in space, making them the most relatable characters in this episode as that’s exactly how I felt.

By now you’re probably wondering why I haven’t gotten to the B-story happening in this episode. I guess here is as good a place as any, as it made just as much sense crammed anywhere in the episode it pleased. We see a young man and woman find a baby. This baby grows up to be their adopted son, Brendan. Brendan becomes a cop. Brendan gets shot and falls off a cliff. Brendan wakes up unscathed. Brendan’s dad looks at him like he’s creepy. Brendan grows old and retires. Brendan’s dad and boss, seemingly having not aged, wipe his memory. It makes as much sense as a wicker toilet and gives us no new information. At one point I thought he may have been Captain Jack’s kid, but then he grows old, so I don’t know what to think. What I do know is that you could have edited it down and made it into a far better cold opener than that Cyberhead floating in space shit.

The humans aboard the gravraft get stranded next to a giant Cyberman ship where a battle has gone down. Remnants of Cybermen ping the hull of their vessel like tiny asteroids. They get the bright idea to use the airlock to give the gravraft an extra thrust into the Cybership. I don’t know if it was intentional, but having Graham say "Don’t panic," right before they release the airlock was a nice little Douglas Adams reference. Or maybe it wasn’t at all, but I’ll take any joy from this episode I can get. Much like the idiotic hip bounce from "Can You Hear Me?" that knocked the sonic screwdriver up into the Doctor’s hands, the gravraft makes a million in one shot directly into the Cyberman ship’s docking bay. If they have that kind of luck sinking shots like that, they should really take their skills to the minigolf course.

The second I saw the ship, I knew that they were going to do the rows upon rows of sleeping Cybermen emerging from their tombs. It’s a Doctor Who trope as old as the Patrick Troughton era. My boyfriend was enjoying these bits as he is less familiar with the history of Doctor Who, so I let him have his fleeting enjoyment. I couldn’t even get jazzed about the new Cyberman design as they had already spoiled it with online photos. Basically, aside from the head-scratching B-story, the plot to tonight’s episode could be gathered by looking at promotional photos. There were new Cybermen. The Lone Cyberman was there. Nothing new to be learned here. Though, I will admit those new Cybermen are genuinely awesome.

The Doctor has a brief encounter with a hologram of the Lone Cyberman, or "Ashad." We learn that Ashad doesn’t just want to destroy all humans, he wants to destroy all life in the universe, for reasons. So I guess it wasn’t all a wash. Ashad heads to the Cybership where he begins waking up the Cybermen by what looks like torture. I have absolutely zero idea why he was doing what he was doing. It’s not at all made clear. Was he giving a titty twister so the Cybermen would accept him as their leader? Because after waking up the rest of them, they all seem to fall in line. Honestly, what the hell was he doing to that Cyberman? It makes no goddamn sense.

One thing I will say that made me happy was that one of my predictions from before episode one came true. They gave Graham a bit of a love interest. I called that shit. This possible love interest came in the form of Ravio, one of the human colonists. I found it rather amusing that in the future humans would still speak with British accents but have lost all context for Cockney rhyming slang. It was a cute bit of dialogue that falls apart if you think about it too much. The Cybermen force the humans into a corner to barricade themselves from the onslaught of Cybermen, and that’s where they’re left until next weekend.

Meanwhile, the Doctor arrives at Ko Sharmus which ends up being a person’s name as opposed to a planet. Chris Chibnall’s ability to name characters has not improved. Seriously, there are characters named Feekat and Yedlarmi in this episode. It hardly matters though as they’re all rather forgettable. I had to comb the episode and the internet just to figure out who was who. The Doctor never even introduces herself to Ethan. I had to figure his name out through one of the many throwaway lines of dialogue. That’s not to say that they don’t have real bits of character development. But you can take all of the character development in the world and wrap it around a hollow plot and it equals a lot of me not giving a shit.

Ko Sharmus was a welcome addition, simply because he was played by the charismatic Ian McElhinney. Turns out he’s a human colonist who stays behind in case any more humans might one day also come to this planet. There’s a sort of gateway or “boundary” out of the galaxy where many humans have gone to escape pursuit by Cyberman. Ko Sharmus’ job is to act as a guide to any possible newcomers also looking to reach said boundary. However, the Doctor quickly learns that the boundary is actually a gateway to Gallifrey. Only now it shows Gallifrey as the Master left it- in ruins.

Did I mention the Master? Well, here he is, making a "grand" entrance. The only thing at this point that was grand about the introduction of the Master to the story was that I was excited that something of substance was actually about to happen. Instead, this is our cliffhanger- this not at all surprising reveal that the Master is still alive. Of course, he is, he’s the Master. It’s a season finale with the Cybermen, of course, the Master is going to be there. It’s been that way for the past two Cyberman season finales. I guess the third time is a charm? What about any of this is supposed to be surprising? Remember how I said I was afraid they were becoming far too reliant on big reveals? This ending is the epitome of that. I think they expected to blow our minds by having the storyline they set up at the beginning of the series come into fruition. Try harder Chibs, this shit was weak.

The biggest shocker here is how little happened. What we were left with was akin to a classic filler episode where the Doctor gets captured. They padded out everything because they didn’t want next week’s episode to be ten minutes longer. Tonight’s episode exists purely because Chris Chibnall couldn’t edit down the script of a single episode into something shorter. This wouldn’t be so egregious if at least one storyline came to some sort of conclusion. If the B-story with Brendan had gone somewhere it might have made the entire episode feel somewhat worth the time and effort. Instead, we’re forced to watch a team of talented actors fill time.

I can’t help but feel like last week’s episode should have been this week’s episode with maybe a bit more setup for the finale. In place of this forgettable fluff, we could have gotten a single contained episode in its place. Something that had a beginning, middle, and end. Because of this, it’s almost as if we’ve been shorted an episode. Because of all of the wasted time in "Ascension of the Cybermen," I can only think of two outcomes for next week. One is an episode crammed so full of exposition that it will feel messy and disjointed. The other is an episode that is as equally underwhelming as tonight’s effort. Do you really mean to tell me they’re going to fit a Cyberman battle, Captain Jack, the Master, Gallifrey, the Timeless Child, and possibly Ruth into an episode and it not be a mess? It’s hard to have faith that there is a reason behind this much wasted screentime. I could use some of Graham’s optimism because at this moment it’s looking a bit hopeless.

[ravioverse]

Ravioverse

“Before time began, before spirits and life existed… Three golden goddesses descended upon the chaos that was Lorule...

Mun, the Goddess of Beauty… Klino, the Goddess of Will… Pavhalla, the Goddess of Reason…

Mun… With her delicate flowing hands, she sculpted the land and painted the grey earth.

Klino… Imposed her will onto the earth and bound the world with the spirit of law.

Pavhalla… With her virtuous soul, produced all life forms who would judge the law.

Their labors complete, they left the world... But not before creating a symbol of their strength... A golden emblem known as the Triforce.”

Nyello folks, Ravioverse is an AU of an AU, somewhat within the @linkeduniverse, but here we don’t focus on Hyrule and the Links; rather, we focus on Lorule and the heroes through its passage of time. As opposite sides of the same coin, Lorule’s history influences and is influenced by that of Hyrule, sometimes directly, sometimes not. The heroes of Hyrule and the heroes if Lorule do not always meet - or do not always know that they meet - but they exist nevertheless.

That said, here’s an introduction to our heroes!

The Origin of the Hero

Nicknames: Origin

Counterpart: The First Hero

“Hilda”: The Goddess Lorelle

Personality: A loner to the core, Origin prefers to stay away from the main group whenever he is traveling with companions. He feels safest when he is unnoticeable, and remaining so makes his arrows all the more deadly. He’s the group’s sniper and often communicates with his companions through messages tied to his arrows, which can be easily identified by their roc’s feather fletching. He has a tendency to draw first and ask questions at arrow-point, which is a remnant from his time as a guiding force in the Lorulean opposition to the Demon King and his army of monsters.

Fivefold Flame

Nicknames: Empyrean, Chosen

Counterpart: Sky

Hilda: Comet

Personality: Hailing from the land in the sky, where people live alongside their wyvern partners, Empyrean is accustomed to speaking in a raised voice in order to be heard over roaring winds. Unfortunately, this means that his usual means of venting frustration - flying with his loftwing and shouting his heart out - often is overheard by people still on the floating island. However, his habit of holding in his frustration and setting it aside until an appropriate time to vent has landed him in the positions of both reluctant leader and group dad. He is better suited to planning solo missions than group ones, particularly when it comes to improvising traps and taking an enemy by surprise.

Four Swords

Nicknames: Shadow, Vex

Counterpart: Four

Hilda: Ray

Personality: If you’ve read the Four Swords manga, you know exactly who this is. When he was young, he was found by a Ganon who was banished to the Dark World and shown the Dark Mirror, which managed to convince him that he was Link’s shadow - or Shadow Link. After his sacrifice at the Tower of Winds, he has abandoned Ganon’s cause - especially since Four defeated him - and done what he can to escape from the Dark World. He’s trying to get over his identity issues and will still do just about anything for attention, but his antics are more chaotically mischievous than chaotically destructive. He’s never used the Sovereign Rod - doesn’t even know it exists - but he still knows many of the tricks that Ganon taught him, so his magic is still the main weapon in his arsenal.

Viola of Space

Nicknames (Collectively): The Twins, The Triplets

Successful Hero: Viola, Frost, Rime

Failed Hero: Space, Blaze, Flare, Firefly (only by Romani)

Missing Hero: Flow, Gust, Zephyr

Counterpart: Time

Hilda: Oracle

Personality (Viola): As the hero from the universe in which the Triforce was saved, Viola was the first Ravio of this era to meet one from another. He quickly became the strategist of the group, thanks to his history of working alongside Space and Flow to save Lorule and not exclusively on his own. Despite this, however, he often makes hasty decisions and can be stubborn to a fault. He harbors some guilt over the well-being of his companions, whom he was never able to ensure the survival of after his quest; because of this guilt, he hates not knowing the whereabouts of his new companions. Though all three of the Ravios of this era were able to use the Sovereign Rod, Viola was the one who mastered it - wielding ice magic to its fullest extent.

Personality (Space): As the hero from the universe in which the Triforce was destroyed, Space blames himself for the fate of Lorule. After it became clear that he would not be able to save the kingdom, he fled, unwilling to watch the land decay after his failure. He is slow to make decisions and even slower to commit to action, but his decision to flee to Termina was the quickest he’d ever made. He is reluctant to count himself amongst the heroes of Lorule, but once in the group he makes himself as useful as he can be by being their cook anytime Sketch isn’t available, and - if necessary - an archery specialist. Though he once used the Sovereign Rod and its fire magic, he refuses to touch it again.

Personality (Flow): Prior to his disappearance from Lorule, Flow was the primary strategist and decision-maker for the three Ravios from this era. He would take input from both Viola and Space, then use that information to find the best possible solution for whatever problem they faced. Once recruited by the group, however, he appears to be extremely skittish and confused, speaking only in broken sentences to Viola and Space. When he was fighting alongside those two, he specialized in swordplay and used the Sovereign Rod’s wind magic - but the location of his Sovereign Rod is unknown.

The Storm Chaser

Nicknames: Compass, Kraken, Scourge of the Seas (self-proclaimed)

Counterpart: Wind

Hilda: Siren

Personality: A pirate on the high seas, Compass and his sister Rose sailed in waters that few others would dare to travel. He’s an expert sailor and named himself captain of his ship, but he’s mostly big talk and not much bite. He’s brave (or stupid) enough to sail directly into storms, but when faced with a monster bigger than a bokoblin, he prefers to let Rose do the fighting. Although he can use a sword, his fighting style is closer to Origin’s than any Link’s, prioritizing sneak attacks and stabbing enemies from behind; he loves to rifle through the pockets of his victims first before running them through though. He’s got sticky fingers and a silver tongue, and he can help the Ravios get information from all over the ocean in his Lorule.

Ravio’s Awakening and A Link Between Worlds

Nicknames: Sketch

Counterpart: Legend

Hilda: Muse

Personality: He’s the same Ravio as the one from A Link Between Worlds, so naturally he’s a big scaredy-cat with a penchant for talking people out of their money. He’s good at keeping attention away from himself without openly hiding since he was able to escape to Hyrule and run an entire weapon’s shop without Yuga and Hilda noticing him - though Legend was his best (and possibly only) customer beyond Osfala. Sketch is the best of the group at haggling (though some might call it swindling), and quickly becomes the group’s accountant once he sees one too many bad deals. He’s the group’s main cook, but once upon a time had to be told that an ingredient he was planning to use in that night’s dinner was poisonous - it was just a spice in his Lorule, where almost everything became toxic after the Triforce had been destroyed.

The Adventure of Ravio

Nickname: Atlas

Counterpart: Hyrule

Hilda: Historia

Personality: Just a really good boy. An absolute angel of a kid. He’s the descendant of Muse, Sketch’s Hilda, and is traveling the kingdom as it repairs itself now that it has a Triforce once again. He loves making new maps of the kingdom as he goes, and often offers to help anyone he comes across any way he can during his travels. He can’t save money to save his life, since he wants to support local businesses, and often believes obvious lies that he’s told in order to scam him out of money as well. He has basic combat training with a rapier-style sword, but it isn’t used often since Lorule is no longer crawling with monsters. Like Muse, however, he has some magical talent and can temporarily immobilize threats. He’s not forced to fight too often, but he’s often seen as a sign of hope for the future in the failed timeline.

Twilight Princess

Nickname: Shade

Counterpart: Twilight

Hilda: Eclipse

Personality: Easily the most level-headed of the Ravios. He was an advisor in the Palace of Twilight prior to Zant’s usurpation of the throne, and once Midna was cast down, he and Hilda – Midna’s sister – evacuated the palace as quickly as possible and protected the Twili citizens to the best of their ability. He is able to use Twili magic (though not to the extent that Midna and Hilda are able to) and is the most responsible of the Ravios. If he truly wanted to, he could take a leadership role in the group, but he prefers to remain second-in-command for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to his inexperience with adventuring, and simply not wanting the responsibility.

Hyrule Warriors

Nickname: Battler

Counterpart: Warriors

Hilda: Charm

Personality: He’s the heavy-hitter of the team thanks to his experiences fighting in the war alongside Link and others. He’s arguably the most confident going into a full-on assault against monsters, and primarily uses his hammer when fighting - though he’s plenty skilled at swapping his hammer for another of his weapons and using them in combination with each other. On that same note, his preference for his hammer has easily made him the most physically well-built of the team, though he hides it beneath a couple layers of baggy clothing. Despite his ability and confidence, Battler will often pretend to be meek in order to get out of a formal challenge, contrary to how timid he’d been at the start of the war.

Call of the Arcane

Nicknames: Warp, Tech, Architect

Counterpart: Wild

Hilda: Circuit

Personality: As an engineer, Warp works with technology that is similar to the ancient Sheikah tech that exists in Hyrule, but has strong ties to the Twili. He can quickly enter existing codes to control Lorulean technology - a malfunctioning guardian, for example - but has been learning from Circuit how to write programs of his own. In learning from her, he has built two things: a small mechanical bird, which he calls Sheerow; and a miniature guardian lovingly called J3 (or Jonathon Janette Jameson 3rd). He has a set of superstitions surrounding their continued function, some of which include making little clothes for the machines to make them happy. Sheerow wears a tiny scarf and J3 has leg-warmers so it doesn’t get jealous.