#specifically the riju and mineru bits

[its--ali]

Hm. HM.

[rawliverandgoronspice]

Have to admit, seeing more people confirm my suspicion that the female characters in totk felt... let's say lacking, both new and old, is kinda a relief. I thought I was just hyper-critical, but I guess not as much as I had feared. I also have seen someone criticise Yona for feeling like a glorified sign-post, and only there to be Sidon's emotional crutch, with no real quest-arc of her own to build her character beyond "Fiancee" being rushed in. Sonia could have had potential, but just became Zelda's mom stand-in. Kind motherly sweet. Mineru: Probably the only newly introduced female who could be a bit different, and she literally only has like 2 cutscenes, and even she feels more like a "kind and gentle" character. It also feels like in Totk, most of the female characters, exception Riju and almost Mineru, with some bigger role are follow a specific kind of personality. Like the cute, sweet, affectionate kind girl trope. In Botw we at least had Urbosa. Compared to the male characters, who feel a lot more diverse in personality and general presentation, the pool of girls just feels like a shallow puddle.

Yeah, I completly agree. There's a sweetness that prevails every main female character, to the point where it almost makes them nonsensical at times? I have already talked about my confusion regarding Mineru's feeling of responsibility regarding the Imprisoning War, that feels more like there to soften her as a character rather than about making her relationship to Rauru, Sonia, Hyrule or Zelda any clearer --since... what did she do/didn't she do that could make her feel like she should take responsibility?

Even Riju kind of follows the trope of "not feeling enough" in a way that almost doesn't land with her actual role within the gameplay, and that is kind of a redux version of her BotW arc where it did make more sense since she was a child --and she went through turmoil before once. Buliara does a lot of the heavy lifting here (literally I suppose).

Shoutout to some side characters tho. Lots of gerudo characters that I really loved (I don't know why I love the two racers so much but I do, the girl who works at the Bazaar inn and literally could not care less whether you live or die, I even felt Emotions about Mattison and her father even thouuuugh I have many issues with the message being "you will eventually come back here and marry and have a child of your own" like, she's 6 years old??? let her decide for herself???? and also the fact that the game doesn't want to give weight to that old tradition of keeping voes out makes it feel arbitrary when it could be a genuinely interesting moment of the difficulty of having to shoulder a complicated cultural heritage VS your personal comfort, which is, like, biculturality 101 and VERY relatable, anyway), I think Paya is better handled in this one, Impa's little roadtrip is fun...

[pyrriax]

hehehhe haiii have a lil snippy snip :] also spoilers for tears of the kingdom . if u r interested in playing the game idk afacafgsgs

The attack, however, never comes. She hears Mineru’s metallic hum behind her and Yunobu’s yelp. Tulin grunts right above her ear as he flies higher and creates a gust of wind that whips her hair at her cheeks. “You fiend!” Sidon yells to her left, overpowering the entire silent void of the depths. That itself almost blows her away — Sidon’s furious yell — though Riju scolds herself for ever doubting her friends. Ever the risk-taker, she squints her eyes open enough to see the action behind her make-shift shield. Sidon rushes past her, sliding gracefully on the water that’s formed right underneath him, almost as a sled. He’s pushed ahead by Tulin’s wind, flying across the water at a speed she’s never seen before. It’s powerful, it’s brave — it’s everything Sidon’s worked to become. The wave only grows until it’s enough force for Sidon to pull the water skywards, completely blocking the Demon King’s attack. The water drowns out the gloom, leaving them in a bubbling mix on the floor. The gloom sizzles against the cold water, fighting back, but it’s a useless endeavor. She laughs, both in pride and slight shock, and Sidon grins her way, all teeth.

longer snip bc i’m very proud of how this bit turned out ^_^ this was just meant to be a little practice writing to get me ready for my long fic writing but i’m rlly proud of it so i might post it !!! we’ll see. i love this little group so much they’re so silly <3

OMG OMG OMG SNIP!!! SNIPPP!! im gonna lose it i love this so much oh my god,,,,

(also i cant play totk even if i wanted to pfndjk i dont own a switch)

also you should TOTALLY post this i will read it one million times omg,,, also LONG FIC PRACTICE??? BLUE LONG FIC??? !!!! !

im gonna gnaw on this now ^_^ i love the "you fiend" that is such a specific choice of phrase and it says so much and i love it and its so silly and i just LOVE the vibe and dynamic going on here and im just aofvhduijkdkml

[actualaster]

Plot spoilers, HEAVY. ENDGAME PLOT SPOILERS. As in "through the entire final sequences"

May or may not write up some more coherent thoughts on the game as a whole now that I've beaten it, not sure yet

I get why they did it--avoid confusion caused by finding information out out-of-order and to avoid forcing you into one specific path. But I still wish they'd had more variety with the 4 regional sage dungeons since it was the exact same backstory for each just from a slightly different angle.

Since you can already do things in an order then makes certain "mysteries" clear (like knowing the identity of the Light Dragon which means knowing the "Zelda" you see is a fake)... I think it would have been fine to tell more variety and maybe achronological, y'know?

Especially if they had included the stuff from the old Sages in re-watchable scenes.

ANYWAY on to The Next Part!

Oooh, blood moon in cutscene

Hm, that's a creepy cadence for not!Zelda

HEY WHAT THE FUCK IS THE GLOOM SHIT ON THE CEILING--OH FUCK THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUCKING HANDS??? NOPE.

THEY BOB UP AMD DOWN AS THE HANDS MOVE /sobs

Ah, yep, called it, puppet for the Demon Lord. But ack, the way its body flopped around like a marionette for a bit before disintegrating was creepy. Literal puppet.

Huh. Honestly that was a way easier Phantoj Ganon fight than thr ones that appear after the GLOOM Spawn. (...probably because it too busy being terrified of them lmao)

SIDON WAS FIRST TO SHOW WHEN THEY SAVED HIS ASS. YOU GO SHARKY BOYFRIEND.

Also deeply appreciate Riju being the calm voice of reason when the others are very afraid and worried.

So, is THIS the past where I'm supposed to go to that spot that, uh, I accidentally came across before that was plot relevant?

Ah, yep. BUILDING ROBO!MINERU LET'S GO

I actually like to think that Mineru has been watching Link come and go from this area repeatedly as I abuse it to dupe items lol

Huh, that was an interesting gameplay sequence. I liked it :3

Wait, if MINERU has been in the Purah Pad how long has she been watching Link do dumb shit like hunt bugs and cook 30 fish skewers in a row ahdjahfhd

Also kind of morbid to think about Mineru getting to hold Rauru's hand one more time except it's attached to a different person

Oh, lol, THIS was when I was supposed to get the Master Sword. I've had it for ages lol

HE ISN'T... DUDE HOLY SHIT THAT IS SUCH A COOL DRAGON. I mean he can't actually rule the world now since "he" is gone now...

OH, FUCK, FOR REAL? LIGHT DRAGON TO THE RESCUE--WAIT DO I GET TO FIGHT HIM UP HERE!?

AERIAL DRAGON BATTLE, LIGHT DRAGON KEEPS ME IN THE SKY!!! FUCK YEAH!!

Say whatever the hell you want about the rest of the game, it's shot way up to one of my faves from this sequence alone FUCK YEAH

THAT WAS SUCH A COOL SEQUENCE OMG

Ah, there we go, Zelda restored. And Link's arm healed?! Sadly no more Zonai abilities for him XD

A final skydiving sequence, eh? That's a great closer, reaching out to grab her just like at the start except this time he succeeds.

Ah, huh, I kinda assumed "fall from any height and land in water to survive" was just a game mechanic not canon lmao nice

I also love that Link was shirtless for the entire final bit there lol

Goddamn that was a really fucking fun final sequence honestly. What can I say? I'm a sucker for dragons lmao.

Ah, Mineru... I'm glad Purah got to see the skylands lol, but it's sad seeing Mineru go.

Oh, and they all echoed the vow of their ancestors to Rauru but pledging to Zelda...

Nice.

Honestly, overall? 10/10 I had a blast with the entire game

[sunnidaydreamer]

Zelda Opinions 2.0!

I've come to feel a bit different about some of my headcanons so here I updated them, and added BotW too!

Again, I'm not doing everyone. Skipping Tulin specifically because Tulin is still in the early to mid-teens as far as I know.

If a character is in multiple games I won’t do them twice.

The Big Three

I literally see all three(Link, Zelda, Ganondorf) as pansexual. None of them strike me as caring about gender.

Ocarina of Time

Impa – Bi with a strong leaning towards women.

Malon – Straight

Ruto – Straight

Darunia – I honestly don’t know

Rauru – Straight

Nabooru – Bi but she leans more toward women out of habit.

Link’s Awakening

Marin – Bi

Twilight Princess

Ashei – Lesbian

Ilia – Straight

Midna – Bi

Shad – Gay

Telma – Bi

Zant – Bi

A Link Between Worlds

Irene – Lesbian

Oren – Straight

Osfala – Straight

Hilda – Bi

Ravio – Bi

Seres – Straight

Yuga – Gay

The Minish Cap

Vaati – Bi

Majora’s Mask

Anju – Straight

Cremia – Bi

Kafei – Straight

Tingle – Asexual

Skyward Sword

Groose – Bi

Peatrice – Straight

Pipit – Straight

Karane – Bi

Cawlin – Straight

Ghirahim – It varies. Sometimes I see him as asexual, sometimes as pan.

Fi – Same as Ghirahim; it varies. Sometimes asexual, sometimes pan.

Hyrule Warriors

Volga – Pansexual Demiromantic

Cia – Straight

Lana – Bi

Linkle – Pan

Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom/Age of Calamity

Urbosa – Bi

Mipha – Straight

Revali – Bi

Daruk – I really don’t know. Gorons perplex me in this regard

Sidon – Pan

Riju - Pan

Yunobo - Like all Gorons I have no idea

Buliara – Asexual

Teba – Straight

Kass – Straight

Rauru – Straight

Sonia – Bi with a leaning toward men

Mineru – Aroace

Tauro – Bi

Paya – Bi

Purah – Bi

Robbie – Bi

Impa – Straight

Bolson – Bi, but he’s very camp so he’s often mistaken as just into men

Hudson – Straight

Karson – Bi

Rhondson – Bi

Kilton – Monstersexual or aroace.

Rhoam – Straight

Kohga – Gay

Sooga – Bi

Astor – Aroace

Dorephan – Straight

Muzu – Gay