officially at the point where we're starting to see where it's all headed and I am just going NYEEHEEHEE in delight at it all. ahhh...next week can't come soon enough...
Because Din, in the hylian creation myth, created the physical world. Naryu then created the laws - gravity, time, etc. And Farore finally created life - plants and people.
Din created the body, naryu the mind, Farore the soul.
And the triforce and its wielders so perfectly reflect that.
Ganon is physical power, he is big and intimidating and he breaks things. He is cunning and determined, but that's not what he focuses on. He is might makes right.
Zelda is wisdom and cleverness. She is stall tactics and information and team work. She is a powerful mage with a spine of steel, but that's not how she'll win. She is the pen being mightier than the sword.
Link is courage and persistence. He is the wild card sneaking behind enemy ranks, always moving, plunging into terrifying situations head first. He's a phenomenal fighter with a keen wit, but that's not what will get him through his challenges. He is bravery not being the absence of fear but the triumph over it.
They sit in perfect parallels to each other.
And ganon is reborn through his body - his resurrection is immortality. No matter how low he is cast, as long as he has a body he can claw his way back. He can cling to his power, build it ever higher.
Zelda is reborn through the magic of her bloodline. It's the accumulated knowledge handed down for generations, the unique power she must master, the skills she must develop to survive and get her kingdom out the other side intact. Even her name, the knowledge of herself, is handed down from all the way from the very first. Her ancestors knowledge of her future presence, her stability, is what gives her the edge.
Link is reborn in spirit. He is not bound by flesh or blood. Just like his wanderlust soul he can reappear in any time or place. His variation, his unpredictability, is exactly how he fights. It's what makes him so hard to pin down.
Ganons need to build strength means he can't chase after link. Links impulsiveness means zelda can outwit him. Zeldas stationary predictability means she's an easy target for ganon.
But the other direction?
Fire melts ice, ice redirects lightning, lightning burns fire.
I am once again reiterating that Leo could and should be a figure skater because what are ice skates if not twin blades? What is dual blade swordsmanship if not a dance-like performance? Using the skates as blades themselves could let Leo make portals be his ice rink no? I rest my case. ⛸️
“As president of the Scott Moir fan club, I could go on about his innate talent, musicality, passion, drive, commitment, work ethic. Truly, the list is so long cause he is the best in every way.”
“From her ability to move and create brilliant choreography to her athleticism and near perfect technique, she’s the greatest skater I’ve ever seen. Her brilliance is evident in everything she does and she is ruthlessly competitive. Those are some of my favourite traits but they don’t come close to the fire that lit within me when we skated together. Our eyes would meet on the ice and it would take us to another world.”
— Tessa and Scott on each other, Canadian Sports Hall of Fame 2023
I'm so heartbroken about the YOI movie being cancelled, honestly, that anime really helped me through my own Internalized homophobia as a kid. I remember watching it over and over and over again through middle school / highschool and it had such an impact on me, as silly as that might sound. But at the time? It truly was a door that opened acceptance to me, and even got me interested in opening my horizons and trying new things despite my flaws and self doubts!
I'm really really sad about this...sigh. Maybe one day it'll be like Black Butler and someone else will pick it up, or something. Well, thank you YOI for being as amazing as you were, and the awesome people who worked on it!
It will always have a special place in my heart. I think I'll go and re-watch it now 💜
IT ALL GOES BACK AND BACK, TO OUR MOTHERS AND OUR FATHERS
richard kadrey // lois dodd // a dance with dragons, g.r.r.m. // unknown // "writer in the dark", lorde // unknown // the world is a sphere of ice and our hands are made of fire, ritika jyala // a storm of swords, g.r.r.m. // the truth about grief, fortesa latifi // lois dodd // mother and daughter, gustav klimt // she had some horses, joy harjo // a feast for crows, g.r.r.m. // dead mother, egon schiele // for one more day, mitch albom // a game of thrones, g.r.r.m. // chaos, holly warburton // clementine von radics