#real bombchu

[lowpolyanimals]

Real Bombchu from Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

[zelda-fanart-n-stuff]

Hero of Time (and Eunice)

(not linked universe)

[skelevenn]

Daily Drawing #86

the most terrible little rat man

[oliver-mijumaru]

Used my drawing of my bombchu oc's tail bomb exploding as an excuse to draw him in the Yamcha pose. Don't worry he is fine, just needs to recover <X3

[leviathanlies]

Been thinking about the rat in the first botw2 trailer for 3 years...real bombchu......

More details under the cut ⬇️

Here's the little fella who I'm choosing to believe gets to be a cool new enemy and not just immediately deleted from the game by the malice

The malice grabs the rat as it flees, so most of the corruption is concentrated at the back and the tail. It runs around leaving a trail of malice from the mouth that forms on its stomach, spreading the corruption to other creatures, plague rat style.

When it spots Link, it charges for him as its tail swells with more and more malice eyes, until it finally explodes sending sticky malice all over. You can take it out quick before by shooting the large eye at the front.

(I think it could have one big eye at first on its tail before they multiply, but I really wanted to draw multiple lol)

It's obviously mostly inspired by malice eyes in BOTW, but also from real bombchus from MM and a little bit of the malice pattern to match the markings on the WW chus!

I mean lookit these lil guys! They're great! Gotta be back in botw2 come onnnnn Nintendo!

[hummingbellehans]

Recent LoZ piece I made for the Faces of Evil zine Vol 7! Bombchus hold a special, weird place in my heart I'm so glad I got to draw them! The zine is on itch rn and has some amazing pieces! https://facesofevilzine.itch.io/volume-7-the-small

[official-brennivin]

oh yeaaaaah baby u know wtf is goin on

[shannonsketches]

I noticed that the element of the triforce that the individual characters are supposed to represent, is also their weakness. Zelda's wisdom is being stifled by doubt and lack of experience; she's eager to learn, but her zeal is not enough and relies on faith and Link to save the day. I'm not implying that wisdom and faith cannot go hand in hand, but she needs to be able to represent her element more. Maybe her wisdom is knowing when to wait and allow someone else to bear the task? But it takes away too much initiative from her. Ganon's element is power but he's the one who ends up losing almost every time. And Ganondorf on his own, isn't powerless! He's a king, he knows magic, he can wield almost any weapon, he's patient, conniving and intelligent and knows how to make best with what he has. He isn't weak! And yet, the whole split happened, because he was feeling powerless.

They locked themselves in a self-sabotaging cycle that's powered by doubt.

Yeah! So one of the reasons I really love the Triforce lore is that it’s a three-way mirror that reflects both what the user has and also what they need (very wizard of oz).

Ganondorf is a very powerful man, physically, and magically.

Politically, though, he’s next to helpless, which is an awful thing for a king to be. He’s a king of thieves in OoT, because the Gerudo are not a wealthy or thriving nation there. In-Game they don’t have a local living area like the other regions (or even a store — just one floating bombchu salesman in the middle of the desert) — they’ve got a post-war fortress full of guards, and a temple that is being used as a secret base Hylians can’t get to.

Consider also, Ganondorf is the most highly decorated of the Gerudo, and he’s not decked out in gold. He’s wearing mostly iron and topaz. Nabooru and Twinrova are the only ones who have gold fixtures/jewelry along with the higher ranked guards for their protective elements (which is why I think it could arguably be pale bronze or yellow brass, which is a common and highly durable gold alternative).

The Gerudo are implicitly just surviving in OoT, and Hyrule speaks of them like they’re monsters (except for the one guy in town who has a fetish). More than that, WW establishes that his real grief comes from the weather, which any mortal is powerless to control.

So Ganondorf is powerful as a person, but powerless as a king, which is literally the only thing he was born to be.

Be that as it may, though, he is a well-loved king, and a survivor, and a thief, so he also has to embody both wisdom and courage too!

Zelda is the most obvious mirror to Ganondorf. She is a very powerful woman politically and magically, but physically-- compared to Ganondorf -- she's terribly meek. That's the obvious read, that they're 1:1 Parallels, but her real weakness lies in her courage.

Zelda (in OoT) leans on her massive political power -- In the child timeline, she literally sees a foreign dignitary executed before he does anything wrong, based on a recurring dream she has.

Do you know how insane that is? Do you realize how powerful she is?

Ganondorf is not just some guy -- he's a foreign KING. He's a KING that a TEN YEAR OLD had EXECUTED based on VIBES.

And we think she embodies wisdom because her vibes were (as we, the audience know) correct. But it's actually because as an adult, she understands that none of it needed to happen that way. That the only reason Ganondorf was able to pull off his stunt and get the Triforce at all was because she tried to control the situation, sending Link to gather everything Ganondorf couldn't get himself and put it all precisely where Ganondorf needed it to be.

Despite being a child at the time, by the end of the story, by the time she's Sheik, Zelda is taking full responsibility for what happened, and is doing everything in her now extremely limited power to fix it. She's so sorry to need Link, and at the end of it all is desperate to give him another chance to be a kid, and to be innocent, and to be happy, because she realized so quickly that she never should've involved him, visions be damned. She knows none of it was his fault or his business, and she's mortified that she dragged him into it in her own attempt to control the weather.

These other two items shift in other games -- WW and Twilight Princess show us a Zelda with tremendous courage and very little power, physical or political. And then the Wild's era, despite removing the Triforce narrative, shows us a Zelda with immense power and terrible guilt and insecurity -- her power locked behind her fear, and she is only able to access both when she embraces courage.

Which brings us to Link.

Link, on the surface, is a third wheel in a chess game between ancients. But the reality is that he's the base of the prism. He's the foundation that reflects both of the others.

There are MANY different personalities for Link, and personally my favorite gag is that Link is simply too stupid to be scared, but that's just a gag -- because something I've come to really enjoy and respect about him is that he consistently displays fear. Link embodies courage because he is full of fear and chooses to fight anyway. Link leads a good life. He is comfortable, he has family, he has friends, he knows peace. What makes Link courageous is that he is willing to give up his access to all of that if it means that everyone else keeps theirs.

Link will lock himself in a room with the apocalypse if it means he's the only one who gets hurt, and it's not because he believes this is his sacred duty, or his life's purpose -- he'd much rather be at home chasing chickens around or riding his pony through some pretty scenic route -- it's because he is so full of love for other people that he's willing to give up anything to keep them safe.

Link's not very powerful, but he is also unburdened by any desire to be powerful. Link's not very wise, but he is unburdened by any desire to be wise. Link is content in who he is, Link is happy to keep things simple. But Link is so brave that he becomes a leader, which actually makes him the most dangerous of the three.

Courage, unburdened, is fucking terrifying. To both Wisdom and Power. Because, unlike Wisdom and Power, Courage is contagious.

Link can empower and inspire and reveal truths others might not have been able to find on their own. Link doesn't need charisma or brutality. Link can build armies just by being observed.

"But Sketches, you haven't really said anything about how Link reflects the other two." It's subtle! But he does. I see it like this:

• Ganondorf reflects Link's relentless determination, refusing to stand down in the face of impossible odds. In this way, they're connected by their power and courage. • Zelda reflects Ganondorf's burden of being born in a crown, forcing them to learn leadership, and how to use their recklessness strategically, as children. In this way, they're connected by their power and wisdom. • Link reflects Zelda's sense of love for the faceless innocent, and her dedication to protecting all who can't protect themselves. In this way, they're connected by their courage and wisdom.

Because the inherent configuration of the triforce requires those connections to be balanced -- Separately they are overwhelmed by their traits. Ganondorf is willing to sacrifice everything he is in order to reach his goals, Zelda is so pre-occupied with preventing prophecy she ends up instigating it, and Link is so ready to step in and help that he never considers the consequences.

Every single one of them, left to their own devices, would rather see themselves destroyed than fail those who may or may not be relying on their success. They're all very similar, highly reflective characters who all represent compelling foils for each other and yes, display how their unfettered strengths are also the thing that damage them most.

[twilight-linkess]

I had an epiphany a little while ago. Bomchus are supposed to be rodent and not feline in appearance. They are called bombchus like Pikachu because chu is the Japanese equivalent of a mouse squeak. And Pikachu is an electric mouse and a bomchu is an explody mouse. You see??

Also there are enemies called bombchus (or real bombchus) apparently??? That are more obviously rodent. That flew right past me.

I can't stop seeing them as cats, though. I look at one and it's a cat. It's just what it is.

[skyward-floored]

Typing out long posts is kinda hard rn but my thoughts after playing Hyrule Warriors today are as follows:

Love how Lana is looking at Link all wistfully literally all the time. Especially when Shiek is there... Poor Lana. You just need to find some other nice blond twink there's lots out there you know

Oh also later when she just tells Link to watch out and not anyone else standing there who is also very much in danger. girl you could not be more obvious if you tried.

Gate of souls area is spoooooky. Also has cactuses and I don't know why? I guess it's sort of desert-y. I like the curly trees though.

Cia please put on a real shirt my Dad and little siblings are watching me play here and you're just making it awkward for everyone

...I will say though I love her bird mask with the glowing eyes that thing slaps

Maybe it's just because I play botw a lot, but Link (and everyone really) seems so expressive?? Like he makes all of these small expressions all the time and it's so nice seeing him emote when things happen to him.

Gosh I can only imagine the impact of other times literally being yeeted and overlapping into Hyrule, things must be a disaster by the time they fix everything. Not to mention what it's like for someone just living in Hyrule, oof can you imagine?? suddenly death mountain is in your backyard.

Sheik and Impa are so funnyyyyy

Impa: so who's your tribe leader?

Sheik: well um. you. since you're the tribe leader.

Impa: well yes except I have never seen you in my life before last week so SOMEONE'S lying.

abdhdgfhjnhdj she is two steps away from ripping off her mask and getting answers

also how has nobody realized who Sheik is yet oh my goodness IMPA. Link has an excuse of barely knowing her but you?? are her bodyguard??? and she literally has (sorry, had) the triforce of wisdom. I guess you could argue magic is at work here but really Impa.

and finally, screw death mountain and it's endless bombchus and boulders all my homies hate death mountain and it's endless bombchus and boulders

[zelda-fanart-n-stuff]

quick doodle of Time and Eunice! got a new art tablet so did something quick to get used to it.

[nicolefirekitty]

always thought it was strange how the real bombchu looks nothing like the item so i made my own version :) a silly guy

[jackpilcrow]

Saw a fun design a couple weeks ago that I wanted to model out, specifically from a series of art by Trevor-Fox featuring Link turning into a anthro version of a real bombchu (a Majora's Mask enemy, which I kinda forgot existed).

Thought it was a fun design, so had to try modeling and animating that out!

Had a lot fun trying figuring this out too, referenced a few existing models of a certain cartoon mouse to get a good idea of how to go about the face. Ended up liking the results, was impressed the grin came out well.

Animating was also fun to work out, wanted to do something like skull kids odd twitch he sometimes is seen doing. Seemed appropriate.

Still a few things I wanted done on this, but overall, I think I'm happy with the way this came out!

(... Probably feeling happier then what Link is probably actually feeling under that grin there)

[soundtestmenu]

love the inherent anachronicity of zelda. like it's only kind of sort of medieval fantasy-esque but there are technologies far more advanced than anything in real life but also actual modern technologies found in real life. there's neon signs in the ocarina of time bombchu alley and speakers in the majora's mask music box house, it's like they lean into that whenever they can

[meanlesbean]

the real reason why ocarina of time is the best game ever is because it's the only game where you can play bombchu bowling

[hyrule-in-a-pokeball]

have you done a zelda inspired fakemon dex?

I have not. But sounds fun Lets do a quick live brainstorming sesh

STARTERS Grass: A line based on Dekus Water: A line based on OG Zoras Fire: A line based on Dodongos

Region bug 3 stage rollypolly/Goron bug

Regional fish 2 stage line based on modern Zoras

Regional bird 3 stage Roc line ending in a Helmeroc. Steel/Flying

MISC 2 stage Korok line (Grass/Fairy) Single stage loftwing (Pure flying) 3 stage "Blin" line (Dark) 2 stage "Stal" line (Ghost. Final stage is in evocative of Igos du Ikana) 2 stage Skullkid line (Grass. Evolves to Dark/Grass) 2 stage bug line based on Mothula Single stage Real Bombchu

REGIONAL VARIANTS Octilary (OoT style Octorock. Water/Rock) Spinarak and Ariados (Skulltula style. Bug/Ghost) Cutyfly and Ribombee (Pure fairy. Cutyfly is very glowy and resembled OoT fairy. Ribombee resembles stray fairies from MM)

NEW EVOLUTIONS Ariados evolution (Gold skulltula) (Aureodos????)

Mascot legendaries "Hero" Pokemon. (Fighting/Steel) "Princess" Pokemon (Psychic/Fairy)

Legendary trio. Nayru pokemon (Water/Fairy) Farore Pokemon (Grass/Fairy) Din Pokemon (Fire/Fairy) All three are smaller and less impressive than you'd expect based on the in-game legends) 4th Legendary Ganon Pokemon (Dark/Fairy) All I got for now