#'this is a great LINKEDUNIVERSE au'

[kitom-kortil]

Ya know what, fine, let me say it nicer.

Not every Link that is referred to by the title names (ie,, Legend, Twi, Time etc) is LinkedUniverse. These nicknames existed long before LU, most were popularized by Link and the Links AU.

If a creator did not tag their post or caption their post with LU, do not add the tag to your reblog. Do not go into peoples' comments on their Links Meet trope au fics and say "what a great linkeduniverse au!"

You aren't doing anything but 1). Making yourself look like a fucking prick, 2). Pissing off creators who rightfully dont want to be involved with LU/do not want their original content labelled as such. LU is not the end all be all, and its certainly not tje first LOZ au that has used the Links Meet trope and you guys have GOT to stop treating it as such and claiming that no one else can make an original comic for this trope because it MUST be based off of LU.

Seriously stop. Even Jojo herself has told you guys to stop. I do NOT care if its for you to organize ur blog. Ur already failing to organize ur blog because you are mistagging things.

[aufi-creative-mind]

[LinkedUniverse AU] F̶̝̼̪̆̿a̸̧̛̪̫͉̔̈͘r̵̫͌̓̈͠ô̵͍̟r̴̨͉̮͆e̷̡̞̙̯̔ SPIRITS Series - final sketch preview

Here's all nine of the featured Heroes. It took me a while to get to this point but made it nonetheless. Also the series' now renamed to just [SPIRITS Series]....for lore reasons I have in mind.

It will take me a while to complete all nine parts so please bear with me for taking so long. I hope to complete this series within this year!

[adrift-in-thyme]

May I request Fairy Time and Hyrule doing some wing care or teaching the others how to help them take care of their wings?

Yes you absolutely may! Tysm anon!! I hope you don’t mind a bit of angst with all the softness

CW for one mention of blood

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“How long has it been since you did this?”

Hyrule runs gentle fingers over Time’s wings. They spread grandly on either side, hues of soft greens and delicate blue-violets reflecting the sun’s smiling rays. Usually, they are colored in bold crimson and royal blue, which clash like swords on a battlefield. But today they take on a more tired appearance. Faded, they have begun to droop discouragingly.

Time has never admitted it, but Hyrule has eyes. It doesn’t take a genius to realize that his wings change when something is wrong. More often than not, they herald the disturbance before it can truly become known. A flash of forest green and the next thing he knows Time is fading into the mist in search of solitude.

…or collapsing in the middle of the trail.

Now, Time hums, sounding distracted. His hands lie in his lap. Absently, he twists his wedding band back and forth so quickly it is liable to rub a rash into his skin.

(Another nervous habit of his Hyrule has picked up on.)

“I’m not certain,” he admits, after a moment of quiet contemplation. The words are spoken with an air of something so desperate to be flippant. “I’ve been occupied with other matters.”

Hyrule blows out a weary sigh.

Other matters like worrying about all of us.

True, things have been strained amongst the heroes since Twilight’s injury. And as unofficial leader — and the rancher’s ancestor — Time has borne the brunt of it all. But still….

Malon had warned him about this.

“Oh, he just doesn’t take care of himself.” She had whispered during a visit to the ranch months ago after Time had fallen asleep at the dinner table. Head resting on her shoulder, he slept far deeper than he had in days.

“I’m not askin’ y’all to hover or anything. Heaven knows you’ve got enough on your plates as it is. But…just check in once in a while, will ya, loves? I don’t want him to lose himself while trying to take care of everyone else.”

Hyrule can’t help but feel that he has failed. The events of the past weeks have left their mark upon him too. Exhaustion has hounded him at every turn, dragging him down so heavily that he has nearly collapsed beneath it. And yet, he had noticed the signs. The quietness, the reservation, the increase in snappishness…the fear. But he had done nothing about them.

It wasn’t until Time had asked if he had taken the time to care for his own wings that he realized he hadn’t seen the older hero settle down to tend to his own lately.

He winces as he weaves the spell into some of the worse areas, mainly gathered around a large scar. These large wings, normally so bright with magic and life, have begun to lose their glimmer. Frightened, they shrivel, curling in one themselves to shield from the light.

With wings like this, flying will soon become agonizing.

Would he have tried to anyway? Hyrule doesn’t want to know the answer to that question.

Solitude can be harmful. He knows that far too well. But sometimes he wonders just how much of his life Time has spent alone to end up believing it is the only way to get by. Even after this family they have formed along the paths of hardship, even after Malon, it seems to be the road most familiar to the hero.

“You can always ask me, you know.”

He has been gentle this entire time, even more so than he is with his own wings. But with this part, he is extra cautious. He threads the healing magic into Time’s veins with the delicacy of one handling glass.

“I know it’s hard to take care of your wings yourself. And I know it’s even harder to trust others to do it for you. But…” He swallows as his fingertips graze the scar.

What had occurred to create such a chasm? To his knowledge, Time has never spoken of the event. Sometimes, he wonders if he ever will.

“You trust me…right, old man?”

Time looks up, fingers stilling at last.

“Of course, I do, traveler,” he says, softly. “I don’t mean to make it seem like I don’t.”

“Then, let me help you. Please?”

“I’m allowing you to now, aren’t I?”

The traveler huffs. “You know what I mean.”

“I do. It doesn’t mean I can’t tease.”

There is a smile in his voice, and Hyrule is glad of it. Even still, if the hero believes he’s going to escape without a proper reply, he is sorely mistaken. If Hyrule is known for anything, it’s his infinite stubbornness.

“Come on, old man,” he urges, softly. “Promise me you’ll ask someone to help tend to your wings when you need it. It doesn’t even have to be me. Just ask someone, please.”

Time’s wings are beginning to improve now. Threads of vibrant red glow from beneath the green. Like blood on new cloth, they spread, engulfing the other colors. He watches, slightly awed.

“I love you, Time,” he murmurs. “I don’t want you enduring pain just cause you don’t want to be a burden.”

For a long moment, Time says nothing. The only sounds are the subdued jingles of the spell twined about Hyrule’s fingers and the harmony of their breaths. It is peaceful in a pensive sort of way.

Then, “alright,” he says in a voice taut with emotion. “But only if you allow me to help you when you need it. Don’t think I don’t see how you struggle to remember your own welfare. You are too selfless for your own good.”

Hyrule chuckles. “Well, I could say the same about you.”

A small smile lifts Time’s lips. “Such is the path of the hero, I suppose.”

“Yeah.” The traveler’s gaze goes to the scar once more. “I guess.”

Silence pads in on soft, silken paws and settles down cozily. Time goes back to rotating his ring, though the motions are slower, calmer this time. Hyrule turns his full attention to finishing his task. Above them, the sun smiles, and Time’s wings transfer it in panes of pale red upon the blades of grass.

“Traveler?” Time’s voice is so quiet it is hardly above a whisper. It nudges aside the quiet, murmurs with the wind.

When the hero is in his fairy form, it is as though he is of the nature that surrounds them; as at home amongst the towering trees and great sky, stones and moss and gurgling streams, as the fleet-footed deer or furtive foxes.

Hyrule looks up, head cocked in question. “Yeah?”

“Thank you. And…” Time smiles, so soft it erases years of anguished hardship from his visage. “I love you too.”

The traveler smiles.

[firefliesnightcore]

Warriors: *wakes up from nap with pen all over his face*

Warriors: yeah, so that decides it

Sky: *fighting to keep himself together. he is innocent and this has made his entire week*

Sky: decides what?

Warriors: *leaning on the bathroom sink, staring into the mirror like he's in hollywood*

Warriors: someone's gonna die today

Sky: *snaps, starts cackling*

Warriors: dude this is permanent maRKER-

[luna-loveboop]

Here, have a shittly edited LU meme

[kikker-oma]

JULLYYY THIS TURNED OUT SO GOOD!!!!!

Werewolf LU Twilight au

This is my werewolf twilight au. I love werewolves and i really wanted to do something different.

Twilight begins to feel the consequences of using the shadow crystal too much. the black magic of his shadow crystal is going deep into his body.

In TP The shadow cristal is made of Ganondorf's black magic, and the only thing he needs to unleash his lycanthropy is the escense of the blood moon to start becoming a werewolf on blood moon or full moon nights.

He cannot control himself and he is very bloodthirsty, he behaves like a wild beast and he can't recognize anyone in the chain.

Please Do Not Repost my art.

I drew these using the laptop's touchpad, i dont have tablet or something.

My first language is spanish, so if i have something wrong, please tell me.

I would really appreciate if you reblog and like this post :3

I hope you like my art :3

Linked universe belongs to jojo.

[needfantasticstories]

Hi again, @twistedstoryteller!

Okay, LU recs off the top-ish of my head in a sort of organized-ish order:

AUTHORS!

Angst, Action, and Mixed:

Faerule and the No Good Very Bad Road Trip by ImperialKatwala, PolynomialPandemic is a great "Chain Meets Hyrule" fic.

@gintrinsic-writing is phenomenal. A gem. I love all of it, but check the tags to find ones you're comfortable with. AO3 Blood Like Yours is my personal favorite, and the sequel Like Fire in Your Veins by @pocketramblr are both about Hyrule's Blood Curse from Adventures of Link. M for Violence for most of them, but check tags to be sure. If you like it, consider also...

Protector of the Golden Power by Sillus Hyrule centric but he has a different secret.

@somer-writes has a lot of great short one shots, some darker than others. My personal favorite is a sort of character study of the boys at their lowest and how they recover called "Depletion"

For a Sliver of Sunlight by tirsynni: Warrior's dedication to his brothers makes him question his title as Hero.

What are You to a God Slayer by Secretlysheikah BAMF Sky

Brethren in a Cradle by Skyward_Arpeggio BABY!!!! It is adorable, if a bit sad at the start.

Always Darkest Before the Dawn (Linked Universe Whumptober 2023) by Skyward_Arpeggio because in general they don't go above T ratings and write excellent fics.

this year it taught me (lost and ambitious) by qar Also EXCELLENT writer. "Sky has a separate moment with each member of the team"

Whumptober 2023 by Arecaceae Great fics! Plus, "Each story will have warnings in the tags and the story notes as well as a 0-5 whump rating. The ratings will be relative to my writing, so my 5 might not be equivalent to someone else's 5. I don't write MCD, extreme gore, non-con, or extreme emotional angst."

Major's Whumptober 2023 by major_de_speed Major's are also quite clean despite the M rating which is more about the violence.

Linkeduniverse Shorts by Skyward_Arpeggio LU Short fics

A Royal Castletown Wedding by Skyward_Arpeggio This story is so good!!!!!!!!!

Whumptober 2022 by Arecaceae more great fics, rated T.

LU Whump Dump by UnexpectedStormy (ArtemiStorm)  need AO3 account to read, but worth it! Linked Universe Whumpy One-Shots, rated T.

There's one I'm missing, and when I find it I'll add it here. It involves a cursed magical artifact that Legend messes with... it's intense.

Fluffier Fics:

Frosty Reception by Skyward_Arpeggio "Four’s glad to finally be home again, and he’s not the only one happy at his return." Cute fic!

S’more Stories by Ginger375 "A collection of drabbles and mini-fics for LUtober! Day 31: Costumes"

Sentiment by Arecaceae

nine heroes, one spirit by Imjustherefortheangst, uncleskyrule (unclemoriarty) tons of great short fics, all with G-T ratings

Finding Family by Tashacee "AU where Wild's scars are a lot worse and he isn't used to interacting with people. The Chain think their new brother is dope af and are determined to make him feel at home."

My Heart's Forsaken Me by sister_dear "Four looses his sword in the heat of battle, and it's picked up by someone else... Time’s aren’t the only secrets coming to light, and the gang discovers they still have a thing or two to learn from each other."

Ambush at the Bridge by JinxedRuby Very action and healing oriented fic, multiple perspectives on one event.

Dark Clouds on the Horizon by CubanCracker62 "he Chain ends up in Wild's era shortly before the events of TotK."

There are worse ways to stay alive by EliotRosewater one shots rated T.

Crack Fics:

Misplaced Heroes by notOK this had me busting out laughing SO MANY TIMES!

Peak Gremlin Energy by defenestration_nation "Fics focusing on various Links being chaotic gremlins"

Not Necessarily LU, but Adjacent or just LoZ:

Blood of the Hero by Skye_the_Lofty_Nutcase: (Wild) Link's parents have to step in to save him when the Shrine of Resurrection gets damaged. His parents are so well written, and Abel makes appearances in LU-related/adjacent fics, The Many Misadventures of Dad Squad and Dad Squad AU by Nancyheart, Silver_Captain82403, Skye_the_Lofty_Nutcase

which is part crack and part angst, mostly lighthearted.

Don't Worry Man, I'm from the Yiga Clan: Link makes a Yiga friend due to being a delightful chaos gremlin.

Feature MCD... but might be worth it:

And Still the Cradle Blooms by Solistrix: GORGEOUS literary masterpiece. The writing is unreal. It's descriptions and emotions are incredible. This is more like finding the meaning in eventual death, so of the three here I suspect you'll like this one best as far as not being too hurt by the character's mentioned end.

This is an Adjuration: I'll be real, this is full of action and excitement but yes, it has MCD and is making me cry, but it's also REEEEAAALLY good!

Blood Drops on Roses by HotCheetohatred Fantastic storytelling! Wild centric, Twi is big brother but from day one of Wild's journey. Unreliable young Wild as narrator is an absolute delight. Unfinished, no MCD yet, but it's in the tags so no promises.

Modern AUs for not-big-on-modern-au fans:

As a fellow not-seeker of modern AUs, I personally have enjoyed the following

@skyward-floored Incredibles AU

Wild’s Wolf by HotCheetoHatred "Modern AU where young Wild is a feral forest child, raised by Wolf Twilight. He is captured, separated from Twilight, and put under observation. Time helps him escape." Unfinished, and I admit personal bias here because HotCheetoHatred is my BETA reader.

ARTISTS!!!

@ovegakart: amazing action, gut-busting humor, and captivating storytelling! Does comics

@la-sera: beautiful, ethereal, and gorgeous illustrations and a great storyteller, loves downfall duo but does every one of the boys justice

@dfanart: HILARIOUS and such heartfelt emotions on them boys.

@kikker-oma great art from fluff to whump to action

@1caru has so many fluffy LU gems!

@linderosse has a Zelda's meet AU, does LU, and much more!

@lele5429 great illustrations and abstract pieces of LU fanart.

@theecholegend hahaha... arson.

@ikaishere has so many cute LU ones.

@thepinklink fabulous LU character sketches

@hiimgin BIAS! I got to work with them and they are FABULOUS!

@pluviatrix has art for their fic And Still the Cradle Blooms

@cherrypaii has fantastic illustrations of these boys!

AND MANY, MANY MORE!

(Commenters, please add artists I forgot. I know there are a ton Im missing!!)

Hope this helps you feel welcome!

[batrogers]

Using the template from @taxkha's blog which you can find here.

Had to exclude a few so the rating didn't go up on this post LOL (August could've also been Paper Dolls, beloved.) but ah well LOL.

Description of what art each is under the cut for the curious. I think? I've posted most before but just in case.

January is the young Minish Cap Link and Ezlo, from my AU @thatbrokenpromise

February is post-adventure Spirit Tracks Zelda, also from my AU TBP

March is the DTIYS from @overcome-series

April and May are characters from @ageless-soul-au, Twilight and Legend.

June is an alternate Spirit Tracks Link design of mine, mostly used in my @linkeduniverse fanfiction, as he doesn't have an official design there.

July is my BOTW/TOTK Link and Misko designs, from my AU TBP.

August is another Ageless Soul AU piece of mine, artwork for the fic Two of Six.

September is Spirit Tracks Link from @socialclimb1's "Train Whistles and Wedding Bells" series, found here on AO3.

October is a story illustration from my AU TBP, which is of Prince (HW Link) and Skyloft (Skord Link) in The Great Sea on AO3.

November is Dire (Dark Twilight) in a muzzle from @zarvasace's Dark Chain AU series Counterbalance, here on AO3 and here on Tumblr.

December is artwork for @houseofheroesau, a genderbent Time and Dark Link (Umber).

Honestly I was a little worried I wouldn't have something for each month but I guess I seriously underestimated myself, go figure LOL. This was fun to review!

[echoesofwisdomcountup]

Fanfic Rec Friday

Today's fic rec is "The Scarred Kid" by kenna_the_antenna on Ao3 (18 chapters, ongoing.) This one is recommended by me. :)

Ao3 Summary

Wild is just trying to go home after a long trip. He doesn't think that's too much to ask for, but one freaky wizzrobe throws his plans down the drain. Now he's stuck as a kid and eight weirdos all named Link won't leave him alone. Based off of JoJo56830's LinkedUniverse Au

My thoughts: All in all a great time. It's has funny moments and emotional moments. There's just something so great about small gremlin child Botw Link and the rest of the gang trying to deal with him.

Read it on AO3 Here

[lu-novelization]

Linked Universe Novelization Masterpost

Welcome! This is an accessible novelization of the Linked Universe comic (@linkeduniverse) so that Jojo’s incredible creation can be shared with more people. All credit to this AU (alternate universe) and the storyline go to JoJo @jojo56830. This page is a work in progress and will be updated frequently.

If anyone has suggestions on how the image ID’s or the novelization could improve to make them more accessible, please send those in the ask box and I will happily make the changes (/genuine).

How to help: Join the discord! There will be more info there.

What is LU? Answer: LU is the shorthand nickname for Linked Universe. LU is a Links Meet AU in which nine Links from different Legend of Zelda games meet and travel together to defeat a great evil.

Fan-created Accessible Character Guide: link here

Posts:

Novelization Masterpost: link here

Original LU Post Description: link here

Character Image Descriptions: Time, Twilight, Warriors, Four, Wind, Wild, Hyrule, Legend, Sky.

Described Images Masterpost: link here

Tone Tag Lists: I will generally write out the entire word for the tone tag because is can be hard to remember what the short tags all stand for, but this list is helpful to have anyway. Link 1, link 2

Frequently Used Tags:

Novelization: used when there is an update to the novelization

LU image description: used for image descriptions of the original post

[mathmusic8]

Legend of Zelda Fic and Comic Recs

Guess I've read enough fics and comics to do one of these now

(General warning for strong language and canon-typical violence)

Comics

- @linkeduniverse (LU), a fandom classic, excellent art, intriguing story

- @ovegakart's stuff is awesome--there are several ongoing series and lots of LU references

- @bonus-links, a Links meet AU, lovely art, I'm interested to see where it goes

- TOTK "Eternal" by @blueskittlesart, two-shot, very pretty and poetic

Fics

Uncategorized fics:

- Dimensional Links by ChangelingRin. A Links meet AU that isn't Linked Universe. Very fun and chaotic

Twilight Princess fics:

- Dear Hero by @\thecagedsong. A post-canon Twilight Princess rom-com that's not only hilarious but insightful, packed with lore, and has excellent characterizations. I'm not usually into rom coms but this one was fantastic

- A Tale Past Twilight: Forked Tongues by GrayGuard06. A post-canon Twilight Princess fic where Link goes to help a village with a monster problem and walks into a whole can of worms. Note the violence tag, but it's got plot and a good ending

Breath of the Wild fics:

- The Girl at the Museum by wavebreeze. Modern AU, sort of a meet-cute, short and sweet. I don't usually go for these but it was surprisingly fun

- Feast by webcomix. Tw grief but super cute/heartwarming way for Link and Zelda to meet as kids

- Hold Your Destiny by webcomix. Long fic, basically a novelization of pre-calamity BOTW, loved the characterization (sequel is LU-related)

- A Hero's Spirit by SilvermistAnimeLover. Long fic, Link basically dies defeating Calamity but his spirit gets stuck in a limbo state so he's still able to help Hyrule start recovering from 100 years of destruction (sequel is LU-related)

Linked Universe (LU) Related fics:

- all of @zolanort/Cullhach's fics are delightful

- Willow Bark and Chamomile by schrodingers__cat. The Chain gets separated and confused. Legend has never been more prepared for anything in his life

- Rain and Mountain Climbing Don't Mix by Isti-Tanu. A fun little one-shot of Wild being wild and everyone reacting as expected

- Whistling on Deaf Ears by CrimsonRavioli. A hurt/comfort fic (heavier on hurt but has a happy ending) where Twilight's sensitive hearing works against him

- Running with the Wolves by alternatemind. The Chain wonders if Wolfie is lonely and decide to do something about it. Light angst, mostly fluff

- Dog Days AU series by alternatemind. Twilight-centric AU where Twilight gets stuck as a wolf just before he meets the Chain. Hilarity ensues

- The More Things Change series by Iffondrel. The Chain compares and contrasts references to their own worlds while they explore Wild's Hyrule, includes TOTK content

- Language Barriers by Kastaborous. The Chain meets Wild fic where the 10,000 year gap between other heroes is acknowledged through language drift. Interesting and entertaining read

- A Home for Flowers by faufaren. The Chain meets Elderitch!Wild. Charming characterization and storytelling

- What Hero? by AimeeLouWrites. (tw gaslighting) The Chain meets Wild fic where Wild thinks they're Yiga and pretends that there is no hero, and then never quite really decides to tell them when the game is over. Borderline crackfic, very fun read

- Child's Play by AimeeLouWrites. The Chain meets Wild fic, de-aged Wild and Flora meet the Chain and decide to be as confusing as possible

- Level One by LightBlueScrubs. Linked Universe Hospital AU where everyone (except Wild) is a doctor working in a trauma unit (where Wild is the patient). First couple chapters are a bit squeamish due to being very medically realistic, but a great fic overall

[luna-love-reboops]

Oh uhhh ok (promised myself I would start trying to do these) I got this >:)

Favourite Colour: Blue! I have been argued with and told I am wrong by many people because I have purple hair so they assume my favourite colour is purple. It's blue. I have purple hair because blue doesn't match my skin tone. But yeah I love blue :D (...I hope you're allowed to rant in these)

Last song: Levitate by twenty one pilots. They're my favourite band <3 go listen they have lore and world building in their songs it's really cool

Currently reading: every Lu sick fic I can get my hands on I've had a fever for six days ToT

Currently Watching: Avatar. Lok right now. No it's not a kids show I'm an adult and I watch them it's great I love it.

I'm adding a section for me for current game I'm playing because I want you to know

Current game: Loz Wind Waker! It's super fun :)

Currently craving: NOT THIS FREAKING FEVER IM STUCK WITH I CANT EVEN SPEAK ANYMORE AND BREATHING SUCKS. But yeah I'm not very food-friendly right now. I'm craving cuddles from my dogs TT get over here Stitch, I'm calling them right now

Coffee or Tea: Tea. And it's not cause I'm sick, I love tea so much. As in hot tea that I made fresh with boiling water and spices... that's the good stuff. Also coffee smells bad so I can't tolerate it I've tried many times.

Hobby to try: ok so like. I'm gonna be honest even tho this is a deeply held secret lol. I wanna write fanfiction TT I'm a writer in so many other areas and I really wanna write fanfiction. There's this little voice in my head saying I'm not good enough since I've never been taught how to do creative writing. But no one's good enough without trying so it's my (absolutely terrifying) goal to write it sometime. Fuck you negative self talk.

Also Zolanort you said I made you wanna try engraving? That's so sweet, meet me in dms lol

Current AU: uhh I don't know is this for what you're working on or reading? Because I don't have any aus of my own... so I'm just gonna say linkeduniverse is my favourite Au lol

So uhh yeah! This is for getting to know each other better kind of? Now you know how much I like to rant and use as many words possible to get a sentence out.

For tagging others... I guess I'll tag @hero-of-the-wolf and @uniquevoidflowers? I think you may have already done this one tho, and I can't think straight enough to think who to tag. So I guess it open to everyone to join if you want :) these things are cool, and I've always been to shy to respond, thanks for tagging me :)

Get to Know Me (tagged by @slingbees)

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rules: tag 9 people you want to get to know better and catch up with

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Favorite Color(s): ORANGE!!!!! but also yellow!

Last Song:

Currently Reading: them Guardians of Ga'hoole books because when I was in the hospital I read one of them.

Currently Watching: I'm going through Red Vs Blue with some friends.

Currently Craving: this peach monster right beside me. don't tempt me.

Coffee or Tea: I haven't been drinking much of either recently, but coffee.

Hobby to Try: Start animating at home.

Current AU: I guess I've been thinking about that Simpsons comic where Smithers gets cloned, fucking hilarious they just start killing each other. Other than that, I don't know.

TAGGING:@sleepypuddding @funkyjunkyfangz @beeframennoodles100 @danklemckspankle @potatoqueensays @notevenhodgepodge @butchbarneygumble @lorogy662 @calpalsworld anyone else too!

[linksmadness]

https://youtu.be/oRjkl36Nj2A

So I was looking through some videos for some ideas and managed to find this.

GREAT FAIRY LEGEND COSTUME HEHEHE

Thanks to @an-errorr for making the prompt/writing for the comic

[facial-hair-fanatic-artdump]

"This is what happens to one of those before you, Your Majesty."

[luna-loveboop]

I love Malon.

She sees a face she likes

And she grabs it

It's a love language! She grabs the faces she likes. There's so many times it happened- like every time she was showing affection.

To anyone

Of any species

If you are near Malon and she likes your face it will be grabbed, sorry

She's gonna be such a great mother

Time is not immune, as her husband he signed up for it

Art and comic by Jojo @linkeduniverse au!

[lennsart]

Alright, I will try not to be too unhinged but I am hyperfixating on LoZ and Linked Universe is doing a great job at feeding my obsession ! Sorry in advance if some turn of phrases are weird, english is not my first language :)

Linked Universe's basic premise is : What if several Links were brought together to go on an adventure as a team ?

(Of course this is not the only Link-meets AU that exists ! But it was either the first or at least the first that got a fandom so big (I don't really know))

The author, Jojo, tried to make as few Link as possible and ended up with a team of nine heroes, with some of them reuniting several Zelda games (like if they went on several adventures) !

(I'm putting all the games title in purple like this because it's getting messy lmao)

The "easy" Links are :

The hero of Twilight, Link from Twilight Princess

The chosen hero/hero of the Sky, Link from Skyward Sword

The hero of the Wild, Link from Breath of the Wild

The hero of Warriors, Link from Hyrule Warriors (even though it is not a canon game !)

Then we have heroes with several games under their belt :

The hero of Time, Link from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask (which is the case in Zelda canon too)

The hero of the Wind, which is the Link from Wind Waker, Phantom Hourglass and maybe Spirit Tracks ? (The author mentionned it, but it hasn't been hinted at since.)

The hero of Hyrule, Link from Zelda 1 and The Adventure of Link

And there are two Links who are maybe the most hard to get if you just see their design from afar :

The hero of the Four Sword, who reunites all the heroes who have wielded the Four Sword in one ! It includes Minish Cap, Four Sword and Four Sword Adventures, but also the hero of men that we hear about in Minish cap intro.

And the hero of Legend, sometimes nicknamed "the veteran" in the comic because he is the one who reunites the most games of them all ! With A Link to the Past, Oracle of Seasons, Oracle of Ages, Link's Awakening and A Link Between Worlds.

The main comic is still in progress (you can check it on this blog : @linkeduniverse, and there is an Archive List to make the navigation easier) ! Basically, overpowered monsters with black blood are appearing throughout the eras, and the heroes are travelling through Dark Portals to try and figure out where do they come from...

Now, you said to infodump but this post is already getting long and I don't want to scare anyone off lmao, so I'm going to gush about character design under the cut :

So what I really love about Linked Universe is how much thinking went in the characters' designs. (I think it's better to talk about it with images, but I'm not sure about screenshotting and reposting art that is not mine ? The images are all linked to the original post, and keep in mind that none of this art is mine !)

I'm going to take the Hero of Time for example, so here is the first concept drawing that Jojo posted of him :

As you can see, he is not wearing his usual green tunic, and rather has a heavy armor. Furthermore, he's closer to his thirties than to the the kid or even teen Link we play in Ocarina of Time ! Why ?

Well, of course it's firstly to have some variety in the Links characters and ages in order to make an interesting and effective team, but also because of some of Zelda's canon !

If you played Twilight Princess, you know the Hero's Shade, a stalfos who teaches you secret sword skills.

(This is his model in game)

This character is basically admitted to be the ghost of the hero of Time. That is, firstly, why Time is the oldest Link in LU : this is a middle point between the 12 something years old boy from Majora's Mask, and the 1000+ years old ghost from Twilight Princess lmao

Even though Time's armor in LU and the Hero's shade's aren't the exact same, this character is also why he wears such a heavy armor in LU.

There is also a little detail about him : only one of his eye is glowing. What does this mean for Time in LU ? He must have lost one eye !

(I wanted his face to be visible, this is a pannel from the 6th page of Shifting Shadows pt1)

We don't know much about how it happened, but Time has marks on his face around his blind eye. Those marks are from the Fierce Deity mask in Majora's Mask :

In game, it's an overpowered item that allows you to absolutely smash down all your enemies (you can destroy the final boss in a few hits if you're wearing it). However, it is implied to be possessed by some kind of vengeful deity, a spirit that is probably uncontrollable and maybe not so kind.

In Linked Universe, magic objects always leave marks. Twilight have the same face marks than his fur has when he turns into a wolf ; Legend's hair become pink when he turns into a bunny in the dark world.

Since magic leave tracks, Time is permanently marked from wearing such a powerful mask. Supposedly, the fierce deity refused to leave his face, and he lost his eye trying to take the mask off.

What I'm trying to show with this rant is : every detail in the character's design is a reference to something in game ! This is why it's so fun to analyze and think about why is some character wearing this outfit, why do they have this hairstyle, why are they fighting with this sword... I could also have presented Four because his design is really cool and full of references !

I think this is why the universe is so liked by Loz fans :) and also because we all want our favorites characters to meet and interact with each other haha

I heavily encourage trying the comic !

I hope that my gigantic answer isn't intimidating lmao, I love to explain things I'm passionate about

Someone please infodump on me what "linked universe" is