#Groose vs Link

[m5or]

So I am replaying Skyward Sword and gosh darn it why do all the little birds vibe and flock to Groose? (I mean we are chasing after them with a big ol' net but shhhh.) I just want to be friends!

Groose shut up. This is where our true rivalry begins. He's one-upped us with the birbs. He may be the true bird whisperer. I love the headcanon that sky here is a birb whisperer and can be tolerated by the cuccos. He wouldn't harm them anyway. Accidents can happen. There's birds are classified as enemies in Skyward sword. There's the Hork who will regurgitate boulders onto your head.

But worst of all is the Guay. (I think that what they're called.) there the crow-like birds. They attack you when you get too close but also will poop on your head. poor link.

Maybe they are the Cucco's ancestors? I think they might be in every Zelda game? The crow enemy beef is on-site for link. Timeline wise could be the longest grudge ever. Truly this is the fate that is bound together forever by hate for the other. Ganon who?

[alphagirl404]

Skyloft Knight Academy Students in Barbie vs Oppenheimer

Wanted to See Barbie: Zelda, Link, Karane, and Fledge

Happy with whatever: Pipit, and Strich

Wanted to see Oppenheimer but got outvoted by Barbie: Cawlin

Acted like they wanted to see Oppenheimer but secretly happy to see Barbie: Groose

[skyloftsword]

Ranking Zelda stories because I am bored

Happy Easter and Trans Visibility Day! I'm bored and wanted to rank the stories of the 3D Zelda games. Spoilers of course. Ranked from favorite (top) to weakest (bottom). I also won't be including WInd Waker because I never beat it (not the game's fault, I bought HD during the Switch's lifecycle and got tired of the Wii U gamepad). A lot of my problems are just personal gripes and not really criticisms.

Tears of the Kingdom: Controversial placement, I know (I have been literally harassed SEVERAL times over this take, I am disappointed in humanity). It has its issues, but like, what thing DOESN'T have flaws? Everything is flawed, it came free with your entertainment. The plot beats for Tears of the Kingdom are absolutely insane. The Imprisoning War and the events leading up to it all felt connected and relevant to each other and the events in the present. Not to mention watching stuff like the Molduga memory and the Imprisoning War itself was extremely hype. Seeing the interactions between Sonia, Rauru, Zelda and Mineru got me really attached to these characters. The events in the present also feel meaningful and urgent. Your friends from the previous game are ACTUALLY in trouble in this game and not just being stalked by a giant robot that's doing nothing. The Sages also felt more connected than the Champions ever did. The camera not being locked behind a backtracking quest this time was cool too. Overall, this game's story hit the hardest, especially with the Dragon Tears quest.

Skyward Sword: Great story with a great cast. Backtracking is a bit of a pain and could have been handled better, but I love the events of the game. Groose's character development is truly excellent. Link and Zelda having a connection also assisted in making the adventure hitting harder.

Twilight Princess: As a former Twilight Princess hater, I would like to apologize to this game. I had a biased hatred against the game because I thought it was just TP fans that were toxic when in reality its just the Zelda fanbase as a whole that has a massive toxicity problem (not all Zelda fans are toxic). The whole beginning segment with Ordon Village and the Twili Realm sets up Link's quest perfectly. The story as a whole is really great until Ganondorf. Ganondorf in this game is genuinely really weak as a character, same with Zelda. They at least have the manga to help them but still...

Majora's Mask: I love the concept for this game's story and for the most part its really well done. Its just short and a lot of the interesting stuff is in the side quests. This is totally fine because it helps get me invested in the world, but most side quests are just... meh. Anju/Kafei, the grandma stories and the Romani Ranch quest lines (including the Ranch Race with the Gorman Brothers) are really great though.

Breath of the Wild: Man... This game's backstory is SO, SO, SO GOOD. Like wow is it good. I just HATE how its told. Stuff that would be cool to see is NEVER shown. Like why not show us Zelda and Link vs Calamity Ganon? Not to mention the Camera backtracking quest... I will say, at least it made the Champion's Tunic plot relevant. TotK should've made the Leathers important. Also the Divine Beast quests just don't sit right with me (outside of the Gerudo one, that one was really great). The Divine Beast fights are incredible though, they make up for the atrocious dungeon bosses.

Ocarina of Time: Too boring and unoriginal for me. Yes, TotK takes a lot from BotW's style of story, but it at least builds upon it and has unique aspects like Crisis at Hyrule Castle and Mineru's entire questline. I do like how Ganondorf mocks Link, especially in the Forest Temple, as it makes him more relevant. Ganondorf waiting until Zelda gave Link the Light Arrows just was incompetent though.

Alright, that's my ranking of each 3D Zelda story I have an opinion on. I very much expect disagreement (especially with TotK) and that's fine, just please do not attack me over this stuff. Its just opinions. I've been harassed way too much over my takes on TotK, its tiring.

[smilesrobotlover]

Whumptober 2023 master post

This is all written for my links meet au called Link between Links, and strangers across eras, with other aus sprinkled across it. NONE OF THIS IS LU SO DONT TAG IT AS SUCH

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Day 1- swooning: lbl, Minish gets a concussion and Legend helps him out

Day 2- they don’t care about you: sae, Leon get a fever from working to hard in finding his son.

Day 3- solitary confinement: lbl, spirit is held hostage and is losing his mind.

Day 4- shock: kotg, Ammon and Orman are exploring a ruin with Terrako, suddenly all technology goes out in an electrifying way, including Ammon’s prosthetic.

Day 5- debris, pinned down: lbl, Warriors gets trapped under rocks after an explosion, and he and Hyrule hope they can get out.

Day 6- alternate prompt, reluctant whumper: original loz au, Link hurts himself and doesn’t want Beck to know.

Day 7- alternate prompt, shaking: vw, Vio brings Shadow back and he’s not vibing.

Day 8- outnumbered: sae, wolfos attack and Rusl refuses to fight one, even when it’s trying to kill him.

Day 9- mistaken identity, you’re a liar: lbl, Wild and Windy meet a fake Hyrule and get abducted by the yiga.

Day 10- alternate prompt, panic: lot, Rusl is teaching the kids how to fight, but the idea of fighting monsters scares Talo.

Day 11- captivity, no one will find you: kotg, young Ammon and his brother get kidnapped by yiga during an errand.

Day 12- insomnia: original loz au, Zelda can’t sleep and Link accompanies her alongside his cat biscuit.

Day 13- infection: thof, Link has an infection but he refuses to let Groose or Farore check it out.

Day 14- water inhalation: lbl, Sky goes to rescue Twi after he disappeared underwater for six hours

Day 15- makeshift bandages: lbl and sae, Rusl accidentally throws a spear at mermaid Legend.

Day 16- flatline: kotg, continuation of day 11, Ammon and Georgie try to escape, but it doesn’t go well.

Day 17- collar, touch aversion, leave me alone: sae and vs, Vaati and Ghirahim accidentally kidnap Linebeck.

Day 18- blindfold, tortured for information: lbl, continuation of day 9, Windy gets tortured for information on Hyrule, but he’s a tough cookie.

Day 19- floral bouquet: TCOD, Maria and Link visit his parent’s grave on the anniversary of their death.

Day 20- found family: tp, RUSL ADOPTS LINK DBSJSBSKSBK

Day 21- restraints, don’t move: vw, after Vio brings back Shadow, he accidentally brings another, dangerous person back as well.

Day 22- glass shard, vehicular accident: sae, Kass finds Linebeck with a concussion and Benji impaled with glass from a boat crash.

Day 23- shadows, stalking, who’s there: lbl, Twi finds a kitty and defends it with his life.

Day 24- alternate prompt, aftermath of a failure: AOC, Revali teaches Zelda how to use a bow so she can use the bow of light.

Day 25- alternate prompt, betrayal: sae, Ingo takes over the ranch in Time and Talon’s absence.

Day 26- working till exhaustion, you look awful: lot, Link has a fever but works till the point of collapse.

Day 27- matches, scars: sae, Leon and Linebeck find themselves trapped in a cave, and Leon discovers a nasty scar that Linebeck has.

Day 28- bloody knife: lbl, Hyrule gets attacked by a puppet of the puppeteer and gets poisoned with magic draining poison.

Day 29- troubled past resurfacing: lbl and sae, Wild meets Ammon and it goes as well as you’d expect.

Day 30- bridal carry: lbl and sae, Time and Talon find Malon in Gerudo desert. Some of the boys reunite with their dads!

Day 31- emptiness, setbacks, take it easy: lbl and sae, the rest of the boys reunite with their dads, but something bad happens

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Art!

Whumtpober days 1-7

Whumptober days 8-14

Whumptober days 15- 21

Whumtpober days 22-28

Whumptober days 29-31

[lozfistfighttournament]

LOZ Fist Fight Tournament Master Post

ROUND ONE

ALBW Link vs OoT Link

Z1&2 Zeldas vs Shadow Link

Mipha vs Ravio

BotW Link vs Revali

Minish Cap Link vs Urbosa

Tetra vs ALttP Link

SS Zelda vs ALttP Zelda

WW Link vs TP Zelda

ST Zelda vs BotW Zelda

FSA Zelda vs Midna

FSA Link vs Z1&2 Link

ALBW Zelda vs OoT Zelda

SS Link vs HW Link

Linebeck vs HW Zelda

Minish Cap Zelda vs Groose

TP Link vs ST Link

ROUND TWO

OoT Link vs Shadow Link

Mipha vs BotW Link

Urbosa vs Tetra

SS Zelda vs TP Zelda

ST Zelda vs Midna

FSA Link vs OoT Zelda

SS Link vs HW Zelda

MC Zelda vs TP Link

ROUND THREE

OoT Link vs BotW Link

Urbosa vs SS Zelda

Midna vs OoT Zelda

HW Zelda vs TP Link

SEMIFINALS

Urbosa vs BotW Link

Midna vs HW Zelda

FINAL MATCH

Urbosa vs Midna

BONUS ROUNDS

Dark Link vs Shadow Link

BotW Link vs Revali

TP Link vs Daruk

Ravio vs Malo

Ilia vs Malon

SS Zelda vs HW Zelda

OoT Sheik vs HW Sheik

SS Link vs Groose

[teamthunderdome]

ROUND 1 (QUARTER 1)

POLLS OPEN JUNE 1ST, 2024 @ 12:00 MIDNIGHT EDT!!!

Fight #1 TEAM FANBOY (Fanboy, Chum Chum, Kyle) VS TEAM WINCHESTER (Sam, Dean, Castiel, Crowley)

Fight #2 TEAM GONDOR (Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Gandalf) VS TEAM TRIFORCE (Link, Zelda, Groose)

Fight #3 TEAM DEKU (Izuku, Tsuyu, Ochaco, Shouto) VS TEAM RHYTHM THIEF (Raphael, Fondue, Marie, Charlie)

Fight #4 TEAM SHREK (Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots) VS TEAM HOMESTUCK (John, Jade, Rose, Dave)

Fight #5 TEAM TARDIS (The Doctor, Amy, Rory, River) VS TEAM KRUSTY KRAB (SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs)

Fight #6 TEAM INCONCEIVABLE (Inigo, Fezzik, Vizzini) VS TEAM ROTTEN (Robby, Tobby, Bobby, Flobby)

Fight #7 TEAM UMIZOOMI (Milli, Geo, Bot) VS TEAM OOO (Finn, Jake, Princess Bubblegum, BMO)

Fight #8 TEAM LOONEY (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Michael Jordan) VS TEAM STAR WARS (Han, Luke, Leia, Chewbacca)

[golden-chains-au]

Ooo what do you have to share about your zeldas? What nicknames so far? 👀

I wasn't actually planning on giving them nicknames, lol. Except for Wanderer's, I don't think there's ever going to be a situation where two Zeldas will be together where I can't use a name they already have (Sheik) or another distinguisher (Queen vs Princess). But maybe I'll give them nicknames anyway for fun

But. Speaking of Wanderer. He's married to his (original) Zelda. They got married when they were like 18 to get her advisors off her back and, even with his constant absences, it hasn't been completely for the bit since they were 20. Just talk about it, you fools, you could be so happy

(He's not the only one. HW was in love with Sheik, and Zelda now too, he supposes. He doesn't like thinking about it. She doesn't either, for different reasons)

SS Zelda, who, if I did give a name to, would be either Lilac or Lavender, is the bearer of the curse (Hylia). She's overworked constantly, bc she feels that it's her duty as Hylia. Feather and Groose dragged her back to being Zelda, but now Feather is gone... oh boy. Let's hope she doesn't overwork herself even more trying to get him back! Just don't rip a hole in the space time continuum, mkay?

TP. Gay gay homosexual gay. Midzel real and alive in this au. They medieval fantasy Skype (Zelda’s magic fountain) so it all works out

OoT? What about he- ohhh she's the bearer of the curse too (dreams of Sheik's life). Poor girl. At least you have something to bond with Mask about!

Colors's (working name for FS Link) Zelda is doing great. She's queen and she's working out all her frustrations by getting buff in the forge. She and Green could have a thing if I deem it funny enough but also she would leave her in a heartbeat if she ever met Linkle. (Green understands. Linkle is cool.)

Tetra. She's very supportive of her cringefail first mate (she thinks it's funny when he messes up). No more notes because, while I've not watched a WW playthrough yet, I doubt I can improve on her. (Also because I haven't watched a WW playthrough yet.)

[tinyetoile]

Bitchy ranting about botw/totk link n zelda below

In relation to the last post. I know I'm kind of mean to botw/totk link and zelda's relationship but man when I beat TotK I could not stop thinking about the contrast between the scene where Zelda is freed from the crystal in SS vs how Link treats Zelda post-fall in TotK. Like in SS when Zelda collapses, Link runs forward to catch her, how he escorts her out there holding her hand, how they both keep looking at eachother and laughing whenever Groose gets emotional.

And then in TotK after they fall from the sky and Link carries Zelda out of the pond he just... kneels, and doesn't make a single other motion to help her afterwards. Like, Zelda just transformed back into a person after spending a bajillion years as a mindless dragon and then fell from the statosphere into a shallow pond and you're not even going to her help sit up? You're just going to kneel there??? Not going to offer her any sort of comfort?????

I think... this post has helped me find words for one of my major problems with botw/totk Link and Zelda: they have all these moments that are supposed to be big grand setpiece moments (him rescuing her from Yiga assassins, the last catch) but they feel hollow because outside of those moments there are so few of the little moments that show subtle care, particularly from Link to Zelda. I'm not saying they don't exist (Link taking the torch from Zelda is one example) but I wish there were more of them. Because it feels like whenever Zelda needs some sort of emotional support Link leaves her high and dry. You don't even have to make him less of a stoic, stalwart knight to do it! I was rewatching the botw memory where Rhoam is a terrible father to her and all I could think about was how much better the scene would be if it had gone on for a few more seconds and shown Link rising from his kneeling position after the king leaves and putting his hand on Zelda's shoulder. That could've done so much!!! But instead he's always kneeling, barely looking at her, refusing to touch her unless absolutely necessary. It's borderline uncomfortable to watch.

Meanwhile in SS Link and Zelda DO have those moments of casual closeness, showing they care for eachother, enforcing they're important to eachother in subtle ways, and the relationship between them feels so much more lively and substantial because of it. And outside of skyward sword, I keep thinking to that scene in Spirit Tracks where after Malladus is defeated and the Lokomo leave, Link and Zelda just quietly hold hands in mutual reassurance that, it's over. We're okay. Everything's going to be alright now. Hell, these scenes even work- work even better IMO- outside of a romantic context, because it doesn't need to be A Romance for it to be obvious they have a close bond.

In conclusion Skyward Sword and Spirit Tracks are still the games with the best Link-Zelda relationship of all time

[vulpiximisa]

Kind of a continuation of my Link Rival post where in the tags I mentioned that I thought it was interesting to have a Rito be Link’s rival.

I had said that it might have worked too for a Zora, if they wanted to go with the “Rito have mastery of the air” while “Zora have mastery of the water”.

I rolled in my head why or why it wouldn’t have worked if they had made a Goron or Gerudo Link’s rival.

I think a given, making a Gerudo as Link’s rival is already kind of stepping on Ganondorf’s territory, in that, we have two Gerudo opposing Link, even if the rival isn’t necessarily an enemy.

As for a Goron, I can see it work in a way where the Goron is young and brash, and boasts physical power. (So like, I’d imagine a Goron Groose, without the crush on Zelda, and less noble of the Gorons, etc.) Essentially, being similar in age is necessary for there to feel like a true rivalry, and being loud vs Link’s lack of speech.

Imo, the existence of Impa in AoC feels really redundant (aside from game play) since Link is supposed to be the one following and protecting Zelda. So, I guess Impa could be regarded as a rival, if she ever thought her position was challenged.

[powdermelonkeg]

EXPLANATIONS

This whole thing was kind of fueled by spite. Why does Ocarina get to be the only one that splits like that.

I would get it if it was the child/adult split only. Still be a little salty because none of the other time travel games got that treatment, but it would make sense.

"The hero is defeated" WHY is this ONLY in OoT's timeline? Link can die in ANY game.

So all the splits are based off of unique endings/game overs you can get + timeline inconsistencies that should have branched.

Starting with Skyward Sword.

Why is this split like this? It's horrendous.

Yes! It is! Because the writers made timetravel inconsistent!

I have a whole post breaking it down that I made forever ago, but to put it easy, plain terms:

Zelda was dragged down to the surface by Ghirahim.

Link was destined to defeat Demise.

Link did it. Zelda was freed, because Demise was no more. Ghirahim was a sore loser and went to the past to revive Demise there.

Link killed him there, too. Then went home.

LOGICALLY, as soon as Demise was killed the second time:

Zelda should never have been dragged down to the surface because there was no Demise to defeat.

Zelda in the past should have been freed because Demise was no more again.

"Home" should have been fundamentally changed because there was no Demise. Do you get it. Everything hinges on Demise escaping, so if he's not there, the plot of Skyward should never have happened.

The points of breaking off, elaborated upon:

Demise killed in the past should have led to a future without the events of Skyward Sword taking place.

Hyrule Warriors woke up Fi early and flooded Skyloft with soldiers. That should have drastically changed the peaceful island, even if everything else remained the same.

When Zelda's dragged down to the surface, Impa is shocked. It was before the time she was supposed to. Impa should not be shocked, she should have known this happened as Zelda's bodyguard. The fact that she IS shocked implies she's from a past where that didn't happen and things went to plan. Different timeline where Ghirahim didn't screw things up.

The Imprisoned escapes and destroys the world. This is a unique Game Over. If we're counting OoT Link failing, we're counting this.

Pheoni vs Karane: TECHNICALLY speaking this affects nothing. And you COULD split hairs and make a timeline for every side quest Link doesn't do. But with this one, specifically, one locks you out of the other. You can't get Cawlin haunted and get him rejected. So there are parallel timelines in which Cawlin is haunted or not. You're welcome.

The Tree of Life you need in order to revive Lanayru has to be grown in the past. If you talk to Groose before you plant it, he talks about wanting to plant something there. If you talk to him AFTER you plant it in the past, he acts as if it's always been there. Congrats, Link, you split the timeline again.

A Demiseless, peaceful world exists out there, somewhere. Link crushed the Imprisoned with the Goddess Statue, so Demise should be dead. He didn't even utter his curse that trapped Link and Zelda in the cycle of hatred, he was just squooshed. Link, Zel, and Groose vanished from that timeline, though, thanks to Ghirahim.

The "real" timeline, which acts as if Demise was squished, but also Ghirahim is gone, but also Zelda went back in time and gave Impa the bracelet, etc. This is the "course corrected" timeline, and I think the Master Sword is responsible. See post for details.

This is pretty self-explanatory. Two out of three of the Goddess sisters can get houses, so there are technically three timelines, one in which a sister is doomed to hotel life forever. Then there's the unique game over clause; Vaati can complete his ritual before you get to him.

Four Swords is normal.

Ocarina of Time has that split that it normally has, "Link Fails" vs "Child" vs "Adult."

Queen Ambi's whole mess involves altering the past. Then with each Oracles game, you can pick a different companion.

Hyrule Warriors pulled more cast from this timeline.

Link's Awakening has two different endings, one where Link drifts alone, and one where Marin is a seagull. I'm counting them both as parallels. Then in Zelda II, the consequence of a game over SPECIFICALLY is the return of Ganon, because his monsters sacrifice Link's blood to revive him.

A small mess, largely because Cadence of Hyrule's multiple gamemodes. Do you wake Link or Zelda? Did Octavo do things right or think better of it? Did Ganon rise? Did Skull Kid get involved?

Majora's Mask is a bit more straightforward. Killing Majora as a child is different from doing it as the Fierce Deity, and then there's the whole moon falling thing. Then Twilight Princess gives you a game over WITHOUT Link dying if the carriage is left on fire too long.

This one's pretty normal. Hyrule Warriors strikes again to increase its cast, there's a unique game over for if Gongoron dies in Phantom Hourglass, then with Spirit Tracks, when Zelda asks you what you want to do after everything's all over, your answer influences what Link's ACTUALLY doing in the ending.

Hyrule Warriors' timeline catastrophe.

And finally, the end of the timeline. It splits based on whether or not Terrako existed. Then, with BotW, you can get a different ending based on if you have all the memories, in which you and Zelda go to Zora's Domain to check on Vah Ruta.

Ignore the working title for Tears of the Kingdom, we had no idea what it was then.

Hey do you guys wanna see the monster of a Zelda timeline I made pre-TotK based off Hyrule Historia

[errorwarblesrr]

The Legend Of Zelda Tumblr Sexyman Tournament

32 randomly paired sexymen

Me and group of friends thought this would be fun to do after @gaylactic-fire 's own tournament (based on the classic Tumblr Sexyman polls from Twitter)

We also didn't include Link or Ganondorf themselves to make things more fair.

Starting with the left-side first here are the polls:

Teba vs Robbie

Ezlo vs Groose

Linebeck vs Beedle

The Great Deku Tree vs Tingle

KoRL vs Ravio

Octavo vs Volga

Zant vs Sidon

Niko vs Mikau

*means they appear in more than one game

Polls end October 16, 4 pm EST

Thank you @omsocks for helping me make this :]

May the sexiest man win

[riza-hawks-eye]

Osfala dealing with his unrequited Zelda crush by filling his workspace with pictures of her 

VS

Groose dealing with his unrequited Zelda crush by pasting a picture of Link on his punching bag

[tortilla-of-courage]

Zelda Posts Masterpost

a masterpost of most of my original TLoZ content for easy access. 

if there are any issues with any of the links feel free to send in an ask/DM me/reply to this post!

(For both reblogged and original, browse through #legend of zelda. (WIP) Asks related to Zelda will be tagged with #tortilla’s zelda tag)

beware of spoilers for most games! i tag stuff like “#skyward sword spoilers” for all games so. yeah

Art (#zelda art)

I overslept (SkSw Link & Zelda) (Zelink)

Winged Mess (SkSw Link)

Makeup buddies (SkSw Link & HW Link) (not ship art)

They,,, hug  (SkSw Link & Zelda) (Zelink)

Dear Diary... (SkSw Link)

Pipit meets a tiny bird (SkSw Link & Pipit)

Get Rekt Cawlin (SkSw Link & Cawlin)

Peter Pan-cho III (SkSw ... technically?)

Fish want me Women fear me (BoTW Link)

BoTW 2: Skyward Sword (SkSw Link & BoTW Link & TP Link & OoT Link)

Challenge Challenge (SkSw Link)

Makeup tension (SkSw Link & Zelda) (Zelink)

What’s 2+2??? (SkSw Link & Zelda)

“My job here is done” (SkSw Link & Zelda) (SkSw Spoilers)

“Jump on 3!” (SkSw Link)

Failing Knight School (SkSw Link)

Merman Groose 1 (SkSw Link & Groose)

Fi’s Fun Facts (SkSw Link & Fi)

Merman Groose 2 (SkSw)

Falling nap (SkSw Link)

Merman Groose 3 (SkSw)

Merman Groose 4 (SkSw Link & SkSw Impa & Groose)

I can’t read (OoT Link & Navi)

Nursing Loftwing (SkSw)

Any Angsty Art? (SkSw Link) (cw blood)

Loftwing nests? (SkSw Link)

Tired college student vibes (SkSw Link)

The Sky Trio (SkSw Link & SkSw Zelda & Groose)

IKEA Loftwing (SkSw)

Ugly humans (SkSw Link & Groose & Ghirahim)

Taming Loftwings (BoTW / BoTW2 Link)

No Thoughts Head Empty (SkSw Link)

Raised by Loftwings (SkSw Link & Gaepora & ...Owlan? I think)

Ghirahim’s Imprisoned Toes (SkSw)

Fi Blep (SkSw Link & Fi)

Armless Ghirahim? (SkSw Link & Ghirahim)

Boomerang Discovery (SkSw Link)

Groose Cake (SkSw Link & Groose)

Sleep is for the Week (SkSw Link)

I’ll Kill You. (SkSw Link & Scrapper)

Fi getting Link back to checkpoints (SkSw Link & Fi)

Theories/Analysis/Observations/Headcanons

Ambidextrous Sky Link (SkSw) [Theory]

SkSw Link being the Ancient Hero mentioned in TP (SkSw & TP) [Theory]

+ Addition to above post: Lanayru Mining Facility’s Boss Room looking like the main room in the Tower of the Gods in ST (SkSw & ST)

BoTW Link’s mutism (LATAM Spanish Addition/Comparison) (BoTW) [Analysis]

Link’s reaction to Fun Fun Island (SkSw) [Observation]

Fi’s Dialogue Box’s BG Hylian (+ Additions by myself & @/mochibun23) (SkSw) [Observation]

+ Ghirahim’s Final Form’s Dialogue Box [Observation]

Link’s dominant hand (SkSw & other media) (dont take it too serious i was just poking fun lol) [Observation]

Hylian Written Languages Analysis

Link’s arm strenght (SkSw) [Observation]

Skyloftians losing their Loftwings early & viceversa (SkSw) [Headcanon]

+ Tiny addition: that happening to Link’s parents? [Headcanon]

What would Link had been like if he hadn’t been a Hero? (SkSw) [Headcanon]

Birthdays in Skyloft (SkSw) [Headcanon]

Link’s vertical spin attacks (SkSw - Wii version, might get Switch screenshots later on) [Observation]

Link and Zelda, royalty or just founders? (SkSw + other games) [Headcanon / Analysis]

Loftwings at night (where do they sleep + why not give them night vision?) (SkSw) [Headcanon / Analysis]

Link likes bugs? (SkSw) [Headcanon]

Visions and prophecies (SkSw) [Analysis]

Bird Book on Link’s (and Zelda’s) desk? (SkSw) [Observation]

Link’s closet (SkSw) [Observation]

NPC dialogues in Skyloft (SkSw) [Observation]

Eggs in Skyloft (SkSw) [Observation]

Spanish Ghirahim likes to talk (SkSw) [Observation]

Lanayru’s Mining Facility’s Hylian Text (SkSw) [Observation]

Sounds in the Hylian Alphabet (SkSw) [Observation / Analysis]

Would Link’s name change pronunciation across time? (SkSw & BoTW) [Analysis]

English vs Spanish translations in Skyward Sword (pt. 1) (SkSw) [Observation / Analysis]

Pollinators in Skyloft? (SkSw) [Observation / Analysis]

Visions in Zelda (mostly SkSw?) [Observation / Little Analysis]

Following Fi section dialogue (SkSw) [Observation, will try to add screenshots at one point]

+ Clarification on Spanish Link calling Fi a “monster”

SkSw Zelink future / kids thoughts [Headcanon]

Link’s parents’ death (SkSw) [Headcanon]

Loftwing Classification [Observation / Analysis]

They have hallway passes!!!!!!! (SkSw) [Observation]

The love umbrella in the blackboard (SkSw) [Observation]

Link’s allegrophobia 1 (+RSD) (SkSw) [Analysis...?]

Link’s allegrophobia 2 (SkSw) [Analysis...?]

Repeating letters in Hylian [Observation]

+ Addition comparing it to real languages

Hylian Army Thoughts [Analysis?]

Varied Text posts

Any Art Tips? (+ assorted Zelda doodles)

Skyward Sword Fancams (are they Fancams if they’re by Nintendo???)

Hyrule Historia’s Loftwing Notes

“The old me is dead” textpost meme

Zelda Ads

“Clifford” The Big Red Bird  [Meme]

“BOTW 2′s name could clue in players” IGN Twitter screenshot

BOTW2 trailer and SkSw Parallels

“SS” vs “SkSw”

Skyward Sword my beloved [GIF]

Groose and Link have like 2/3 of a braincell together [Meme]

Me gushing over SkSw Link (pt. 1)

Me gushing over SkSw Link (pt. 2)

Link and Zelda being the weird kids in Skyloft (SkSw Link & Zelda)

Link coming integrated with ADHD + SkSw Headcanon

Link Plagued by Visions and ADHD (SkSw)

More ADHD Link

What if Zelda hadn’t caught Link? (SkSw)

Talkative Link (SkSw)

Fi @ any Link besides Sky: you’re not my real dad

Other gods and deities and why they didn’t help Hylia [Thoughts]

+ Amazing addition about this

Link’s lack of reaction to the tiny birds (SkSw) [Has two gifs]

Skyward Sword Manga Panel i think about all the time

Link being bad with names (SkSw)

THIS POOR ANON LOOKING AT THE AMBER... (SkSw Major spoilers)

Zelda Games I’ve played

Link’s neutral face of displeasure (SkSw)

Link throwing a bush (SkSw)

GHIRAHIM WAS A TUMLBR SEXYMAN ALREADY BACK IN THE DAY DON’T BRING IT BACK (SkSw)

Where is my WIFE Saga (Ending 1 - Impa) (SkSw? I? Guess?)

Where is my WIFE Saga (Ending 2) (SkSw???)

Don’t talk to me or my four copies of SkSw and my two Zelda Amiibos ever again.

[smilesrobotlover]

I need to know about your Link OCs! Can you give me a brief summary of them all? Or a fun fact for each? Who’s the cinnamon rolls vs the ones who would kill you in a heartbeat? I must know 👀

Hehe since you asked… UwU I’ll explain top to bottom from that one image

Fluffy is the predecessor to Cursed. It’s no secret anymore cuz it was sorta revealed in the comic already if you remember what he looks like but he’s also Cursed’s grandfather :) Idk what he did specifically I’m still tryna figure it out but I know some major things he did was that he rescued the young prince since some evil (possibly Vaati) kidnapped him for his divine magic. Typically it’s a princess with the goddesses blood in her veins but I’m like… there had to be a dude right? It would be exceptionally rare but that prince had the power of the goddesses :) and fluffy also tried to protect Ordon from the tyrant king who tried to force Ordonians to submit to his will. There would’ve been some intense bloodshed but there was a bright light and all the Ordonians disappeared. So ordon is a ghost town. Where’d they go? 🤔 when his oldest son Taril was like, 10-14 he left mysteriously and never returned.

Then Cursed I can’t talk about much cuz his story is being explored in @thecurseofdemisecomic which I haven’t worked on in a hot second and I need motivation again cuz it’s kinda dying unfortunately. I’m not even done with arc one 😭😭 but you can read some of it there. If ya want :) the main premise is that Ganondorf is actively hunting down the hero of Hyrule. Only issue, the hero always appears from the most random spots ever. So he’s hard to find

Malakan is… confusing to me. He’s Cursed’s successor and idk what to do anymore with it. It was gonna be called the Curse of Hylia but truthfully the lore for that doesn’t fit the lore I had anymore. I feel like Hylia is truly gone, living on through Zelda, so idk what’s going on there. But the art I made was cute lol. Anyways yeah idk what to do with him, he’s just hangin out. He’s also Cursed’s like, great grandson? Mayhaps? But yeah, he was like, bffs with Ganondorf and Zelda. It was one of those ;)

Moon is my son and my baby. His whole story I almost made a comic for but nothing has happened yet. Basically hes from the dark timeline to TCOD where the hero was murdered and the master sword gone. The world fought back for a long while, but without the master sword, the world inevitably was nearly destroyed, with Demise winning (in this Demise and Ganondorf started working together). The world was a barren wasteland and slavery was common. Moon was a slave and he was thrown into a pit after he fought back against the slavers to protect someone. The golden three returned to Hyrule to salvage what they could, Farore, being the goddess of the life, wanting to save it entirely. Because of Moon’s courage, she sent him the Triforce of course before being cursed into a little bunny. Demise couldn’t kill her but he sure as heck humiliated her with that form. Moon finds a zelda and after discovering his Triforce of courage (zelda having the Triforce of wisdom), she sent him to find the shards of the Triforce of power, which was shattered when she tried to defeat the evil. Moon finds Farore and they search for the shards, eventually restoring Hyrule with the Triforce. Idk what specifically happens after that but he meets Groose, he gets magic, and it’s fun :) Moon is deaf but he never learned how to communicate, like ever, so it was a rocky road for him until he learned sign language. He’s also Skord Link’s direct ancestor UwU idk why but that happened. That’s why Sky kinda looks like him! It was an accident but I leaned into it!

Then Real. He’s a fun kiddo. Basically his story is that he’s some kid who moved to Hyrule after his father passed away, and the supposed hero of Hyrule went searching for the master sword with his help. But Real ended up being the one to draw the sword and having the hero’s spirit. The fake hero did not like this and was raised to believe he was the true hero, so let’s just say he did some bad things. He took Real to try to steal his Triforce of courage cuz he believed that would get him the master sword, and Real was able to escape. He meets Beck (or Linebeck the 87th ;)) and is able to convince him to help him. They run away from “Fake” despite the many tricks he throws their way ( he pretends he’s Real’s father at some point but Beck knew that his father died. Also Fake is like, 18 years old lmao). Idk what happens after that. Beck has a son that supposedly died by a creature that steals force (but he doesn’t) and it possibly takes Beck and there’s this whole thing. Idk the ending is messy but that’s the gist of it! I actually did a whumptober with Beck and Real! Fun times! Also Real loses his eye 😔

And then Flower… oh my baby Flower. He’s such a good boy and has such a gentle soul. This is in Moon’s timeline. Because the death of the hero caused so much destruction, the royal family started searching for the hero to protect him. But it got a little extreme and Flower was forcefully taken as a baby (this leads into Real’s story with the royal family taking the wrong baby). He was raised by the sages, specifically the Sage of light named Kaeru, who is a terrible and abusive person. Flower loves animals and has a blue cuccoo named Nitrogen thanks to the folks on discord and he meets a friendly Moblin too. Zelda in this is really pushed by Kaeru and he’s noticeably exhausted. There’s no big plot, it’s just Flower hangin out. I also have a whumptober fic with him and Zelda lol. I love him

And then they’re not here but there’s also Rayne and Mushroom!

Rayne is the hero in the villain squad au! He has an older brother and is seen as a failure :D And Mushroom is a random child who was raised by a Goron! Idk how else to explain them, mushroom is so silly.

[triplechain]

Name: Rus Nickname(s): Crossbow, Crosshair, Mr. Silence Age: 18+ Affiliation: Chain C, Ordon Province Race: Hylian

While Twilight was chosen to be the hero by the gods, he was never an only child. His younger twin brother, Rus, was also raised on a farm but was out of Ordon and nearly out of Hyrule as a whole during the events of Twilight Princess. He wasn't able to escape the Twilight entirely, but he doesn't remember much of what happened. He works alongside his brother in the aftermath to clean up the remaining monsters, learning what Link experienced and being there to support him as best he can.

Rus can't wield a sword to save his life. He depends entirely on his crossbow, but he's a good shot and cleaning out the monsters helped hone that further. He's got similar raw strength to his brother, but still usually loses in their wrestling matches.

Despite being adults, Twilight and Rus are still brothers. They still argue and mess with each other regularly, though they try to keep it out of sight from the kids. They don't always succeed. Twilight was the more outgoing of the two before going off on his adventure, though the time immediately following saw Rus taking that role instead. Rus doesn't see himself as withdrawn or secluded from others, just... quiet. He's usually not the type to go out of his way for conversation, but it's certainly something he's gotten better at.

Leadership doesn't come quite as naturally to Rus as it did to Twilight, but he's still respected more often than Shields is. It certainly helps that Rus is taller and doesn't make snide remarks about his teammates. Light-hearted jabs, yes, and finding those boundaries is still an ongoing struggle, but rude comments are off the table. A team that doesn't like each other is a lot harder to direct in a fight.

[designer's notes: yes i made Link's Crossbow Training and Twilight Princess two different characters. my canon now >:) Rus's name is sort of a diminutive/corruption of "Groose", as the stories say he was one of the three who helped found Hyrule. being Twilight's twin, he took a lot of design cues from there but changed them up. mirrored hair, opposite ends of the ears pierced, opposite colors on their belt-things, signs of adventure vs a common life, etc... He's got a bit more than just regular Ordonian clothes cause he did go out and kill monsters and such, but I might go back and emphasize the whole "didn't go on a life-changing adventure" thing. still want to incorporate at least some of a horn from the Fossil Stallord into his design.]

[teamthunderdome]

ROUND 3 RESULTS

For those of you just joining us...

The TEAM THUNDERDOME is a tumblr bracket in which teams of 3 or 4, both iconic and obscure, duke it out in deathmatches voted on by you, the viewer at home.

64 teams entered the event.

8 teams remain.

These are their stories.

ROUND 3

QUARTER 1

FIGHT #1 - [W] Team TRIFORCE (Link, Zelda, Groose)VS [L] Team SHREK (Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots)

FIGHT #2 - [W] Team KRUSTY KRAB (SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs)VS [L] Team OOO (Finn, Jake, Princess Bubblegum, BMO)

QUARTER 2

FIGHT #1 - [L] Team JIGSAW (John, Amanda, Mark, Lawrence) VS [W] Team FORTRESS (Medic, Heavy, Engineer, Soldier)

FIGHT #2 - [W] Team MARIO (Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi) VS [L] Team PERSONA (Makoto, Kotone, Yu, Ren)

QUARTER 3

FIGHT #1 - [W] Team RWBY (Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang) VS [L] Team MYSTERY INC (Fred, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne)

FIGHT #2 - [L] Team WONDER PETS (Linny, Tuck, Ming Ming) VS [W] Team WOOHP (Sam, Alex, Clover)

QUARTER 4

FIGHT #1 - [W] Team DARK (Shadow, Rouge, Omega) VS [L] Team KEYBLADE (Sora, Donald, Goofy)

FIGHT #2 - [L] Team POWERPUFF (Blossom, Buttercup, Bubbles) VS [W] Team TALLY HALL (Rob, Zubin, Andrew, Joe)

WE'LL SEE YOU IN THE TOP 8!

In the meantime, this week features the return of EXHIBITION MATCHES! (These will run for the standard 7-day poll and begin roughly an hour from this post's publishing (cir. 1 AM) to allow proper time for some other teams to catch up!)

EXHIBITION MATCH - AVERAGE EVERYDAY SUPERNATURAL EPISODE Team WINCHESTER (Sam, Dean, Castiel, Crowley) VS Team GHOSTS (Blinky, Pinky, Inky, Clyde) VS Team TWILIGHT (Jacob, Edward, Bella) VS Team PILLAR MEN (Kars, ACDC, Wham, Santana)

EXHIBITION MATCH - MEANT TO BE, PART I - GO BEYOND! PLUS ULTRA Team DEKU (Izuku, Tsuyu, Ochako, Shouto) VS Team BAKUGO (Bakugo, Mina, Denki, Eijirou)

EXHIBITION MATCH - MEANT TO BE, PART II - SUPER SONIC RACING Team SONIC (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles) VS Team DARK (Shadow, Rouge, Omega)

EXHIBITION MATCH - MEANT TO BE, PART III - THE XENOBLADE SPECIAL Team BIONIS (Shulk, Reyn, Dunban, Sharla) VS Team AEGIS (Rex, Pyra, Mythra) VS Team AIONIOS (Noah, Lanz, Eunie, Riku)

EXHIBITION MATCH - TWISTED PICTURE SOLUTIONS Team SCIENCE (Gordon, Bubby, Tommy, Dr. Coomer) VS Team JIGSAW (John, Amanda, Mark, Lawrence)

EXHIBITION MATCH - HONORABLE MENTIONS, PART IV Team PIRATES (Will, Elizabeth, Jack) VS Team NINJAS (Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane)

EXHIBITION MATCH - HONORABLE MENTIONS, PART V Team DUWANG (Josuke, Koichi, Okuyasu, Jotaro) VS Team MISHIMA (Heihachi, Kazuya, Jin, Reina)

EXHIBITION MATCH - HONORABLE MENTIONS, PART VI Team GHOSTBUSTERS (Venkman, Stantz, Spengler, Zeddemore) VS Team LEVERAGE (Sophie, Eliot, Parker, Hardison)