#lbl phantom

[linkbetweenlinksau]

Like I said, they MIGHT not make an appearance in lbl, but I wanted to design them anyways. Their individual refs will happen eventually

Now before someone asks and I know they will, oot Zelda is not here, because I cannot for the life of me figure out where she would even be. It pains me to leave her out cuz she has my fav Zelda design, but she has no connection to Time whatsoever. The version that did know Time is in an entirely different timeline, and the one in the correct timeline doesn’t know him. It’s just easier for me to leave her out. So. Yeah.

[smilesrobotlover]

Some doodles with the dads lol

[esta-elavaris]

oh i am SO on this. 13 (i'd love to know what character you most want to write for in the future!), 14 and 15 :D

13. What's a character or ship you haven't written/drawn yet but would like to some day? I'd love to write some Game of Thrones stuff one day (Sandor Clegane or Bronn, probably) but god that's a fucking undertaking. Good news is it'll be a sensible 15.6 years before I can reasonably start another new thing so it gives me time to have a think 🫠

Doesn't help that the idea I have for a Bronn fic is one I'm not even sure I came up with - I have a hunch what I'm the idea I'm thinking of is actually a memory of a Bronn fic I read years ago as a teen, so I'd need to comb through EVERYTHING I can find to make sure that's not the case before I begin, because I refuse to begin without doing that, and even then if I found nothing I'd be worried that I just missed whatever story the idea came from, and uhhhh fuck that. But it's good to have something holding me back from my Fic Aquirement Sickness 😭

I'd also love to write a Phantom of the Opera fic one day. I doubt I could bring anything original to the fandom but I mean, I have the same fear with the Dracula fic and folk are still enjoying it for what it is!

14. Is there a character or ship you were so sure you would never write/draw but now you've changed your mind? It wasn't that long ago on this blog where I was furiously insisting to people that I would never write a Boromir fic, I wouldn't put the stress of tackling Tolkien upon myself, it was too much to attempt, there was no chance.

Anyway, HWFG just cleared the 120k word mark 🤡 (and I'm very grateful to the people who talked me into it!!)

There are other smaller fandoms that I always thought I'd never bother with just because they're so small that I didn't think anybody would read them, but you guys are proving that fear wrong and making my day CONSTANTLY with your willingness to follow me into some truly random bs 💜💜💜💜💜

15. Have you noticed your style change over time?

Absolutely!! Little By Little is my oldest fic that I don't hate, and even then the growing pains within that make me cringe a little (CTW followed it, and that's the earliest one that I still like! It marked the end of me finishing a project and immediately hating it) -- the early chapters in particular are plagued by way too much introspection (listen, I'm an overthinker, I have no concept of how much thinking is too much thinking in general).

It does also change between projects, though, I think, because I try to match the "tone" of the source material to some extent.

I also think it's really cool because most of LBL was written when I began writing daily as a rule, and that's when you really see quick and substantial improvements in my ability, so it's been a great way to measure it all!

Novel work is trickier because I get so nervous when I write it that it impacts the quality, so it's less of a linear thing and more dependent on how I feel on any given day. It's wild going back to chapters I wrote when I was worried about it and editing it from a calm mindset so that it's actually good. That whole process is most of why it's taking me so long 💀. When I finished my first draft and went back to the beginning to read (it was all done by hand, so it was a long time after I'd written the first chapter) I noticed that the first chapter was so bad and then suddenly it just? Got decent? When I found my rhythm and got over the nerves, mostly? That was a nice moment. I promptly worried the pal I was living with at the time by walking laps around her living room because I couldn't believe that it was good and I was too excited to sit down. Good times 😭

Thank you!!! 💜

Fanfic ask game

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OK SO LIKE I’ve been thinking about random crossovers of the father figures in lbl and it got me thinking about Linebeck and like… I know that he’s a coward but it seems like he gets some guts after PH, and he also grows more adventurous as we see in ST with Linebeck III. But I like to think that he doesn’t wield a sword, and people think that he just can’t do it, he doesn’t know how to fight. But in reality he REFUSES to pick up a sword cuz he has some sick moves from the events of bellumbeck and it reminds him too much of being possessed by Bellum. And his back is so fricked up that he gets terrible phantom pains feeling like Bellum is there controlling him and fighting with a sword really triggers that and like look at this

I don’t think I’ve shared this drawing yet but funky sea dad is traumatized

And this is more so about wind waker but after killing gagnonfrf in WW I imagine that Link is terrified of killing another person. Monsters are fine but Ganondorf was like, a person. And that traumatized him,!:9 s naturally fighting bellumbeck scared him cuz not only is that someone he cares about (and a father figure (which he keeps losing father figures)) but it’s also a human bei mg and he doesn’t want to hurt or kill a human being again so he like freaks out over that. They’re BOTH traumatized!

Oh my god. Smiles. DUDE. god youre so. So cool. I literally love this so much. Yes. YES.

Your thoughts on why he refuses to wield a sword, and how Link not wanting to kill another person ever. And both of those just. Augh. AUOGH. Its so good. I literally am rotating this in my brain so fast. This is so. So good and so canon idc. This. THIS.

[kakoliberlin]

The Red Wolf of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

For every endangered species, the road to recovery is anything but straightforward. On paper, it may seem black and white, but in reality, it’s not just a matter of numbers or years—it’s a matter of modest successes, small setbacks, hard-earned lessons, and, above all, unwavering commitment. Few species better embody this long road to recovery than the world’s most endangered canine: the red wolf. This essay explores the history of the red wolf and its remarkable return to the wilds of the Southeastern United States.

1600s to 1960s: Persecution

The red wolf was one of the first animals to suffer at the hands of European settlers. Armed with an anti-wolf fervor bordering on the religious, colonizers set about cleansing the land of fur and fang, with devastating efficiency.

Despite posing little threat to people or livestock, the red wolf was poisoned, bombed with dynamite, tortured, and shot in an extermination campaign that lasted centuries. As of the early 1900s, the species had been lost throughout virtually its entire historical range, which once extended from South Florida, onto the edge of the Great Plains, and up into the Ohio River valley.

1970s: On the Brink of Extinction

In 1973, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was enacted with bipartisan support, and the red wolf was included as one of the first listed species. But by that time, the South’s native wolf had become a phantom. The few survivors could only be found in the swampy, inhospitable borderlands of Louisiana and Texas. After conducting a thorough search, led by Curtis Carley, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) quickly realized that the red wolf was not only scarce, but on the verge of disappearing forever. In a last-ditch effort, Carley captured the remaining wolves — a mere 14 individuals — and removed them to Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium to jumpstart a captive breeding population.

Aerial view of the 12 100×100 foot captive breeding pens contracted to the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium (1978)

Carley’s bold move ultimately saved the species and put it on the long, winding road to recovery. Various additional zoos stepped forward and the captive stock quickly grew.

After stabilizing the breeding population, FWS quickly set its sights on returning the red wolf to the wild, among the pine forests and swamps of the Southeastern coastal plain.

The first step was to determine where and how they could do so.

Bulls Island, located within the heart of the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina, provided the perfect opportunity. The island’s small size, as well as its prey density and forest cover, allowed FWS to test their assumptions about an animal few scientists had seen in the wild. The eager support of the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department also helped.

In 1976, two wolves were released among the live oaks and pines of the island.

Unfortunately, the female died shortly after of health complications.

FWS was undeterred. After fine-tuning their approach, a second pair was released in 1978. “John” and “Judy” successfully avoided the complications that plagued the first wolf pair. They regularly fed upon deer, birds, and rodents, slept within sand dunes, and endured a series of storms that devastated the coast. Their acclimation eventually confirmed what FWS had hoped: the red wolf could be successfully returned to the wild.

John and Judy, the second pair of breeding wolves that were released on Bulls Island, part of the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge (top) and a crowd of reporters observes as preparations are made to release John and Judy (bottom).

Curtis Carley tracking red wolves on Bulls Island (1976) (top) and John shortly before he was sedated with a tranquilizer dart (bottom).

1980 to 1990s: Decades of Innovation

The success on Bulls Island eventually set the stage for a larger-scale reintroduction.

Shortly after “John” and “Judy” established themselves, FWS went about identifying potential sites. Agency leaders initially targeted The Land Between the Lakes (LBL) on the border of Kentucky and Tennessee. There, however, FWS encountered local, anti-government opposition. Some people resented the establishment of LBL and viewed the red wolf as another form of “federal overreach.”

FWS promptly scrapped the location.

Fortunately, around that time, Prudential Insurance donated a large chunk of land in Eastern North Carolina that would become the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge’s peninsular location caught the eye of FWS. They also found that it had a manageable social climate — locals were neither for nor wholly against the red wolf.

It was within this social context that the first female, “Brindled Hope”, and seven other wolves were released in 1987. That reintroduction marked a global first — aside from the Bulls Island release, no carnivore had ever been reintroduced to the wild. With an abundance of white-tailed deer, raccoon, and rodents to feed upon, they quickly filled the void left by their ancestors and set the stage for what would become a first-of-its-kind success.

“When we first started working with this wolf, he was 99 miles down a 100-mile-long road to extinction. We now have him identified, and we feel we have him turned around the other way. It will be a long uphill push to save him.; I don’t know if we can do it. If we decide that it is feasible, we need you to help pull; we sure are going to push. -Curtis Carley, first FWS red wolf recovery project field coordinator, at a public presentation in 1977

On the heels of this achievement, FWS set about establishing a second population in Great Smoky Mountains National Park five years later.

Unlike the coastal plain, though, the mountains posed several unforeseen biological challenges. For one, parvovirus struck with devastating impacts. The wolves also had difficulty obtaining meals. Individuals regularly left the confines of the park for lower-elevation valleys, where deer were more abundant.

These challenges impeded population growth and, by 1998, FWS had decided to shutter the program in the Smokies. Although classified as a setback, this reintroduction attempt nonetheless provided invaluable insights into the ecology of the red wolf.

Red wolves in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

We now know that the red wolf best thrives in flat, open terrain. The steep, rugged smoky mountains pose difficulties for pack hunting. The red wolf seems to prefer more open spaces near forested edges that offer plenty of space to hunt, cover to hide, as well as ample prey in the form of white-tailed deer.

We’ve also learned more about hybridization, or interbreeding, with their canine cousins, the coyote.

When Carley set out to save the last swamp-dwelling red wolves decades ago, he found that many had already paired with coyotes. His team caught nearly 400 canids. The 14 founder animals were the only non-hybridized individuals remaining believed to be pure red wolves.

Since then, studies have shown that hybridization occurs as a last resort. Red wolves do not prefer pairing with their ancestral cousin. Rather, hybridization events typically occur after a wolf family has been torn apart — in most cases, after a breeding wolf is shot. When red wolves are in healthy, stable family units, they will either kill or exclude coyotes from their territories. Hybridization management, therefore, is dependent upon managing poaching and human-caused mortality.

2000s: A Story of Hope

Armed with these lessons, FWS eventually accomplished what many once thought impossible. By the mid-2000s, the North Carolina population had swelled to over 150 animals, with another 200 in captivity. At that point, FWS comfortably called the program “remarkably successful,” with the red wolf poised for long-term recovery. It was hoped that the “core” population would expand its range beyond the five-county recovery area and down the coastal plain of the Carolinas. Various potential reintroduction sites, including Croatan National Forest in Southeast North Carolina, were also discussed but never solidified. The North Carolina reintroduction celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2007.

“In working with endangered species, I cannot overstate the importance of not being afraid to try” -Curtis Carley

2010s: The Darkest Years

Tragically, the red wolf would face its greatest challenges in the years to come.

A key moment occurred when the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) voted to allow the nighttime hunting of coyotes in the Red Wolf Recovery Area. Because red wolves are regularly shot as a result of mistaken identity, conservation groups, including Defenders of Wildlife, intervened in court. A settlement was eventually reached in 2014 that allowed coyote hunting during the day, with a permit — a seemingly win-win compromise.

This settlement, however, had the effect of inflaming the territorial Commission. They subsequently revoked their cooperation and called for the extinction of the red wolf in the wild. The state’s “leadership” also inspired Senator Thom Tillis and two influential anti-wolf landowners to rally against FWS.

In response to this pressure, FWS administrators in Atlanta made a series of disastrous decisions that continue to the haunt the recovery effort to this day.

The recovery biologists were stripped of management control. Releases, pup fostering, and collaring were all halted.

A handful of landowners were permitted to kill non-problem wolves.

The lead anti-wolf landowner was appointed a seat on the Red Wolf Recovery Team — a panel that Defenders of Wildlife stepped down from in protest.

Red wolves were arbitrarily removed from private lands.

The recovery coordinator was “reassigned.”

And there was a massive uptick in poaching that went unaddressed.

As a result of this mismanagement, nearly 75 wolves died in just three years. But even those decisions pale in comparison to what followed.

In 2016, on the eve of the reintroduction’s 30th anniversary, FWS stunned the conservation world. Rather than recommitting to the species, FWS instead announced its intention to shrink the Red Wolf Recovery Area by about 90% and force most of the last wolves into zoos. According to scientists, this could result in the extinction of the red wolf in the wild in less than a decade.

Future: Recommitment

FWS is expected to make a final decision in the Summer of 2018.

If one thing is for sure, the red wolf has repeatedly dodged the chomping jaws of extinction.

Early skeptics initially thought the species was a hopeless, lost cause: a waste of resources. Fast forward 20-odd years, and virtually all involved felt that the red wolf was, in fact, a cause for hope. FWS showed the world that, even under the direst of circumstances, we could turn things around.

Although today’s outlook may seem bleak, Defenders of Wildlife is confident that we will again right the ship.

In the coming years, we will continue to devote substantial resources to revitalizing the recovery effort. We hope to work with FWS in stabilizing the North Carolina population, and encourage the establishment of additional populations elsewhere. Through more consistent, on-the-ground education, we plan to address landowner concerns and dispel popular myths. We also intend to positively influence and cooperate with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, so that the needs of both game and non-game species are addressed.

Above all, we are going to fight to keep the red wolf in the wild. Because we believe the red wolf is not just an animal of fur and bones, but a sense of place. It is the pine forests in which it dens; the white-tailed deer upon which it feeds; and the night sky into which it howls. Early FWS leaders recognized as much and it’s time for them to do so again.

To help realize our vision, contact FWS Acting Regional Director, Mike Oetker, and encourage him to recommit to the species. North Carolinians must also demand better from the director of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, Gordon Myers. Tell him that 98.6% of the comments received from NC during the latest public comment period supported the red wolf and that the Commission’s anti-wolf stance is out of touch with the wishes of North Carolinians.

Together, we can write the next chapter in the red wolf’s story.

Mike Oetker: 404–679–4000; michael_oetker@fws.gov

Gordon Myers: 919–707–0151; gordon.myers@ncwildlife.org

The red wolf saved, America’s triumph; the red wolf lost, America’s shame -Edward O. Wilson

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[mhuntington7]

HAUNTED HIGHWAY: THE PHANTOM TRUCKER OF THE TRACE - The Land Between the Lakes wilderness area, in south-western Kentucky, has told tale of many strange urban legends over the decades: beastly "Dogmen," vampire cult lairs, sunken cemeteries, and haunted slave homes - but, the most recounted appears to be the ghostly tale of the Phantom Trucker that roams the roads of the Land Between the Lakes. Built in 1944 (completed and designated in the 1960s) as part of the Kentucky Dam Project, LBL is a recreational area between the man-made lakes of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. Accounts of weird ghost lights and disappearing "phantom" vehicles traveling The Trace Road (453) and Hwy 68-80 date back decades and have been attributed - in urban legend - to a deceased trucker who haunts nighttime travelers of these wooded roads. Pictured: reportedly haunted section of Highway 68-80 where “The Phantom Trucker” has been seen. Photo by Michael Huntington - August, 2016. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #PhantomTruckerOfTheTrace #LandBetweenTheLakesTrucker #LBLGhosts #GhostTrucker #KentuckyGhosts #UrbanLegends #LandBetweenTheLakes #KentuckyLake #LakeBarkley #GrandRiversKentucky (at Land Between the Lakes (LBL) Kentucky Tennessee)

[linkbetweenlinksau]

Next group let’s goooo.

Don’t tag as Lu

First one

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Playing with some styles and ended up drawing Kori’s friends :)

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Some doodles from work.

Transcript:

1st page:

Sordoblin: what happened to you—

Ghirahim: shut up

Talon: what is wrong with him

2nd page:

Time: hey, Minish, there’s a river there

Minish: wh-what? What did you call me?

Time: oh sorry. I only called you that cuz your clothes remind me of a Minish. Would you rather me call you something else? We need nicknames yeah?

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Ok this is the last of the memes 💀💀💀 these ones aren’t lbl , sorta

[linkbetweenlinksau]

The boys’ weapons. I took a lot of creative liberties with some of them, and it’s important to note that Minish’s sword, Time’s sword, and Windy’s sword are not the Picori sword, Biggoron sword, and the phantom sword. But they are inspired by them and very similar! (Minish and Windy in particular had their swords purposefully made similar so.)

Also none of this is size accurate I wasn’t focused on the size 💀💀

[smilesrobotlover]

Ok well. An anon a looong time ago asked how the lbl boys handled being sick so here’s the answer. Take 2 cuz tumblr friggin ate the other one and now it’s transported to the fourth dimension never to be seen again.

Sky: he’s ok, usually he sleeps it off and it’s kinda nice having an excuse to sleep all day. But when there’s something important going on like saving Zelda from evil he completely ignores self care and pushes through.

Minish: if it’s a fever or something that weakens him in any way he usually takes care of himself, cuz he has to lift heavy metal all day and he needs his strength. Now if it’s a cold he’ll work through it, and he’s actually really good at hiding being sick so sometimes grandpa smith doesn’t know.

Time: he’s gotten much better. Malon and Talon makes sure that if he has any sign of an illness that he gets medicine asap. A simple cold he works through, but anything else? Nope, he needs to rest.

Legend: he’s actually really good at taking care of himself. He listens to his body, sleeps, eats, takes medicine, and he’s usually able to toughen through it

Hyrule: absolutely awful he is in so much pain and agony but REFUSES to rest and pretends that everything is fine and dandy. He’s very stubborn and frustrating to deal with when he’s sick.

Twi: also pretty bad. He usually toughens through it but sometimes he overdoes it and passes out, which isn’t good. Unfortunately for him, Uli and Rusl won’t let him hurt himself that way, and he’s terrible at hiding it.

Four: uh, idk, it depends. Sometimes he lets himself rest and sometimes he doesn’t. It just depends on the circumstances.

Windy: he’s pretty bad, he always tries to push himself to exhaustion whenever he needs to do something, but luckily grandma’s soup helps him feel better and forced himself to rest.

Spirit: if Phantom ever catches him sick and not resting he’d get an earful from her lol. Alfonzo and Nikko never let him do anything if he was sick.

Age: bro is great at hiding it and great at toughening through it. If anyone catches him being vulnerable he’ll keel over and die.

Wild: he’d usually rest until he feels better and then continue on with his life. If he’s lucky he’ll be by a horse stable or something of the sort.

Warriors: he takes illnesses very seriously, so what does he do? Avoid everyone so they don’t get sick, and then does an awful job at taking care of himself. It’s better he dies than someone else

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each lbl link's cooking ability? Favorite color? and their favorite person?

Sky: he’s inexperienced with cooking, so he’s not good at it. Has no idea what he’s doing. He likes the color red, idk it fits him. Crimson loftwing you know what I mean? And his favorite person is Cloud of course 🥰 (cloud is his Zelda lol)

Minish: he’s ok, he could make those easy to make meals like ramen, maybe be able to follow a simple recipe. But he’ll ask a lot of questions about it. He likes green, specifically a dark or olive green. His favorite person is…. Uh…. I’m gonna say his grandpa, he loves him. They’re buddies. Of course Picori and Malon are his favorite people that are not family.

Time: he also could follow a simple recipe, but he doesn’t understand it enough to know what he’s doing. Idk, he wears green a lot so maybe he really likes green but I kinda want him to also love the color pink. I think that’d be cute, he loved Zelda’s dress. Malon of course is his fav person.

Legend: uh, he’s kinda mid at cooking like Minish and Time but I’d say he’s much better at it. Will confidently follow a recipe and won’t need to ask so many questions. I think he’d like the color blue, sky blue or ocean blue. And rn his fav person is Tulip, she’s his best friend and really his rock when he’s dealing with Koholint trauma.

Hyrule: absolutely awful at cooking but he doesn’t notice, mostly due to the fact of having to survive on his own and having to get used to bad food. I’d say he likes a pastel yellow, very pretty, Especially coming from a fairy. And his fav person…. Hmmm… well Peony is his best friend so I guess she may be it? He also loves hanging out with Rose and he confides in her about a lot of stuff, (she does the same).

Twilight: he’s a very good cook, his mama taught him well. I’d say he likes the color emerald green. And his fav person, well not a FAV person but he adores Colin, they are absolute homies (of course his whole family are his homies)

Four: not a good cook, also inexperienced, never had the responsibility of cooking for himself. Tho I’d say out of all the colors Vio is the best cook, he’s literally read every book in the library, even recipe books. The colors like their respective colors lol. Green loves green, blue loves blue, red loves red, and vio love purple. And all the colors LOVE Lily so much, she’s their favorite person, of course Leon is another but Lily is their best friend.

Windy: he’s inexperienced so he’s not very good at it, will burn soup. Idk, I think he’d like the color red, he finds it to be striking and cool. Also the blue on the lobster shirt. Uh, he has a lot of favorite people! Firstly his grandma and Aryll, and then Tetra and Linebeck, and all the pirates. They’re his homies.

Spirit: not good at cooking, not terrible at it but he never does it. Maroon is a good color to him. I think purple is another color he likes. And of COURSE Phantom is his favorite person along with Niko and Alphonzo.

Age: he’s pretty good at it. Not as good as Wild but he has an interest and love for food so he’s good. I love the idea that he loves the more deep ocean blue that the zora armor is. Hence why Mipha made it that color 🥺 and of course Mipha is his fav person. The champions and his family are also up there.

Wild: of COURSE he’s the best cook on the team, he’s phenomenal, remembers recipes insanely good and just KNOWS what will work well together. He’s incredible at it. His fav color is the same as Age’s, but I think he’s grown to love the color emerald green. And his fav person, I suppose Poppy and the champion descendants. Sidon is his best friend, Teba is a dad, Tulin is a lil brother, Riju is a lil sister, and Yunobo is another best friend.

Warriors. He could make a decent enough meal, but it won’t be very seasoned. and I just think that he loves the color of his scarf, it’s just lovely to him. And… favorite person, I feel like all the people he knows and love kind of drifted apart? Even Queen. Does proxie count as a person? She was there for him fr

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This is a random ask but how well can the lbl boiz swim

I was working on an ask that asked this same question and tumblr the stupid app it was deleted the ask AGAIN when I went to save it as a draft, I swear on my life…

Anyways. Sky is a really good swimmer and can hold his breath for a long time

Minish is ok? He’s not the best, but he can keep himself afloat. He’d def prefer to stay in a more shallow pool.

Time: he’s pretty good, especially at diving while in the water. Cant hold his breath for very long tho.

Legend: pretty bad lol. Unless he has fins or something he’ll just be flailing in the water. He prefers to swim with his mermaid outfit since he can breathe and it makes swimming much easier

I like the idea that Hyrule can’t swim. I don’t think he ever does it in the games and I don’t think there’s anything near him for him to learn, nor do people think about him being able to swim in order to teach him. So he can’t swim at all.

Twilight is also a great swimmer and can hold his breath for a while. Not as long as Sky, but he’s pretty dang good at swimming. Very strong and can handle swimming against waves and the like. I mean, he fought morpheel IN the water, you don’t find enemies in the water in the other 3D games

Four is kind of the same as Minish. Not the best but can float in water if he needs to.

Windy is surprisingly not the best swimmer. I mean, in wind waker you can’t swim for that long before drowning, and you can’t swim at all in phantom hourglass. He’s fine in more shallow water but he’s a weak swimmer

Spirit also can’t swim at all

Age is great at swimming, he grew up with Mipha, he’s done it a lot. He’s mostly graceful at it and not as fast and strong as twi and Sky, but he’s good at it.

Wild: not good at it. Depending on how he’s feeling he can swim for a while but he doesn’t like swimming.

Warriors: is decent enough. He’s especially good at rescuing people in water.

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for lbl how long has it been since each of the boiz completed their adventures

Ok I think I actually have an answer for you. I’ve changed around the ages a bit but bear with me

Sky: 2 years. He was 17 during skord, but he was on the older side, almost 18. Now he’s 19, close to being 20.

Minish: he was 8 during Minish Cap and 14 during Four Swords, he’s 17 during lbl so it’s been 9 years since Minish cap and 3 years since four swords (honestly his age with four swords might change that is not set in stone)

Time: it’s hard to know with all the time mumbo jumbo. He was 10 during oot and physically 10 during mm. Physically he’s 26 in lbl so I guess physically it’s been 16 years? Mentally? Idk even know how long it’s been dhejebej

Legend: uuuh I imagine he’s on the older side? I don’t actually think I’ve thought about his age lol. He’s probably around 18. I hear he was around 8 or 10 during alttp, but I just don’t personally see that so I might make him 14, and then the oracle games might be around 15-16? And then LA he was 17. So it’s been around 4 years from alttp, 2ish years from the oracle games, and 1 year from LA.

Hyrule: he was 10 in Zelda 1 and 16 in Zelda 2, and in lbl he is 16, after a few months from Zelda 2. So it’s been 6 years from Zelda 1 and around 9 months since Zelda 2

Twilight: it’s been over a year. He was 17 in tp, and just turned 19. Not quite 2 years tho

Four: 2 years. He was 12 in four swords adventure and is now 14 in lbl

Windy: well… idk if he’s 14 or 17 in lbl but we’ll see which one I want more. He was 12 during WW and 13 during phantom hourglass (just turned 13). It’s it’s either been a year since ph or 4.

Spirit: one year. He was 12 during st and is now 13 in lbl.

Warriors: he was 17 at the start of hw, and is now 22. So it’s been 5 years since the start of hw. But that war lasted a while for him.

Age: maybe 4ish years. I kinda want him in lbl to be after kotg but we’ll see. He’ll be around 21.

Wild: probably 2ish years. He might be 119 or 120, I don’t really know just yet. Maybe 119 tho. He was 117-118 during botw so it might’ve been a year. Idk lol

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Some spirit tracks stuff with WW sprinkled on top. I am so normal about them