#Hero Of The Sky

[thismousedraws]

“…this time, when all of this is over, will you come wake me up?”

[morkiemcfly]

this is a Link’s Eyeliner appreciation post

[snailtaco]

Hey, y’all. Was feeling a lil bit silly and goofy so now this exists :)

[little-fae-hero]

Linked Universe, The Chosen Hero

My headcanons/aus

Art by Atro

Colored version.

Long talk/Ideas under the cut. Warning for dark themes, sickly appearance and death visions (Note: I may stuff over time but nothing will be delete from the list).

Twilight. Wind. Legend. Hyrule. Four. Time. War. Wild.

Sky (Skyward Sword). Other Nicknames: Hylia’s chosen, Sleepyhead, Cloud, Birdbrain, First knight, Skyloftan.

Titles: Hylia’s Chosen Hero, The Hero Reborn, Hero of Skyloft.

God who has claim over his soul: Hylia

Part of First’s soul: Caring/kindness (biggest piece)

Note: While he is technically called the ‘first hero’ he wasn’t actually the first hero. The first one while saving humanity was wounded, and died. However the first hero was scrapped from history, so by all accounts Sky is the ‘first hero’. He’s also the ‘first hero’ by a time travel and the grandfather paradox.

History:

Link was just a boy on Skyloft, he was in the knights academy along with his best friend Zelda and his rival known as Groose. They are bonded with Loftwings which are considered half of their soul. Link gets a weird dream, is woken up and then has to go looking for his Loftwing, Red. Link eventually finds his Loftwing and wins the race, officially graduating and Zelda gives him her sailcloth.

A tornado pulls Zelda out of the sky, Link tries to help her but it is seemingly useless. When Link wakes up, he’s called by a mystery figure who lures him down to a secret place, where the Goddess sword is located. He meets the spirit in the Goddess Sword, her name is Fi and she was given the task of helping the chosen hero defeat the Demon known as Demise, she offers that if Link takes this adventure he will find Zelda as well.

Eventually during this adventure Link learns the truth, that Zelda is Hylia reborn, that this was a long plan coming and just exactly who he is. Despite everything he still goes after to save her, having to forge the Master Sword to make sure it can actually be strong enough to kill the demon. After facing and killing the demon, Demise uttered a curse, to always be reborn and that the ones with the goddess blood and the hero spirit can never know peace. Link says goodbye to Fi but has to grapple with what he’s learned, he still loves Zelda and his new quest is to settle on the surface and have a family with Zelda for as long as his body will allow.

Death: Happened soon after his second child with Zelda. Suddenly his soul was becoming too much for his body and burned him from the inside out. He died out on a walk, Zelda did her best but couldn’t get his heart to start again.

Interesting stuff/Headcanons:

Link learns about his past and gains memories back after his first temple. He kept trying to push and go forward so Fi had to push him into the water to save him.

Basically his soul was burning up his body.

He does have a slight breakdown after this and is left with a burn scar over his heart.

After the final battle, Sky is lit with lighting scars crawling up his body. Most are seen on his neck, but some hint up to his face.

Sky talked a lot with Fi and really grew to care for her, she was the only person who would talk about the past with him. He still talks to the sword even if he won’t get an answer.

He learns a lot of songs and a lot of stories that he shouldn’t know. He knows history that has been lost to ages and will forever stay lost.

Sky falling asleep isn’t natural, it was a safety measure done by Hylia, to try and keep his soul from burning out like the last hero.

So if he sits down for too long without something to do, he will fall asleep.

He also suffers from visions and dreams about the future. Some are vague but others are not. He knew he was fated to die before Zelda’s hair even turned gray.

The prophetic dreams come from the father of his soul, and his connection to time. Sky has the dreams cause he has the biggest soul piece.

Sky tries to stay on the positive side because 1) it’s in his nature and 2) if he didn’t he probably would have broken down by now.

Sky has come to terms that Zelda isn’t Hylia, she may have some memories but Hylia couldn’t be bound in a mortal form (at least not like in the games), she is just what Hylia thinks are her best parts (you can think like Zelda is a daughter or offshoot of Hylia).

Zelda and Sky both deal with an identity crisis and bond over it. Zelda does try to find ways to stop Sky’s visions from coming true.

He keeps a feather from his Loftwing in his hair, so he can always be connected to Red.

He took up woodworking and whittling to keep himself awake when he sits down.

Unlike the others, he seems to be the only one experiencing the curse, it could be because he has a bigger piece of the original soul.

He can play the harp, specially he still carries around and uses the goddess harp.

He can cook, he just often doesn’t because he would doze off while something was cooking.

Just because Sky is sleeping doesn’t mean he’s resting, so he has bags under his eyes despite the amount of sleeping he does.

The bags combined with his pale skin that never seems to get darker, gives him a gaunt appearance at times.

His visions have also allowed him to see what the others deal with on their adventure (as well as their deaths). He mainly tries to come across as someone you can talk to.

Sky adores birds, he doesn’t understand why all the others seem to hate them.

Sometimes he feels a bitter envy for the other heroes, not knowing their fate, not knowing the burning feeling digs into his chest.

Sky is very protective of Fi and the Master Sword, he doesn’t understand how someone like Time sees it as a curse.

Sky can actually feel/see the other hero’s spirits or the broken part. Sometimes his mind screams at him to do something, but he doesn’t know what. (it’s like a faint greenish glow)

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[mischefous]

im so sorry if this sends twice tumblr has acted strange for me ;~; but for the whump request can we have Sky waking up from a prophetic nightmare? or super injured?(near death maybe?)

Don't worry Anon! I got your other one hehe. And thank you for the requesttt!💙 you have a splendid day!

HYLIA how many times have I drawn Warriors?! make it 5 times MWAHAHA! he felt like a good fit for this situation. As a Captain, he is well-equipped to handle this. Sky definitely needed that hug T3T

I didn't know how to describe crying i sowwy if it looks stoopid ahhhhh

[sleepyy-27]

Lu wars asking the others “what is love?”

Warriors to time: what is love?

Time: mal-.. the feelings two or more people could share with one another?

Warriors quietly whispering while writing that down: that’s very basic old man.

Time: what was that?

Warriors: nothing-

Warriors to twilight: what is love?

Twi: the reason for my crippling depression-

Wars starts writing it down then realizes: what?

Twi avoids eye contact: what?

Warriors to sky: what is love?

Sky: my only reason for living.

Warriors: what.

Sky: I mean Zelda- I mean when two like each other a lot!-

Warriors *trying not to wheeze while writing that down*

Warriors to four: what is love?

Four *starts trying not to smile*: whenever people become close to each other and care about each other.

Warriors *suspiciously eyeing him*: okay.

Warriors to wind: what is love?

Wind *immediately smirks and inhales*: BA-

Wild *shoving wind out of the way*: BABY DONT HURT ME!

Hyrule *across camp looking over at wild*: DON’T HURT ME!!

Legend *walking behind wars picking up random sticks quietly saying*: no more.

Warriors *face full of confusion*: seriously wtf is wrong with you guys??

Wind *snickering while laying face first on the ground*

Idk if anyone has made this yet but this song just randomly came on in my Spotify playlist

[solmarillion]

skyward sword sequel game where ghirahim is link's sword because he cannot be without a master, and link takes on the responsibility to protect everyone else. he's very unwieldy at first though so the sword moves very slowly in response to the motion controls. and ghirahim is contantly bitching at you and insulting you the entire time

"i told you to swing THAT way, sky child." "are your hands even WORTHY of holding me?" "how DARE you waste my power on such filth." "i will snap every bone in your worthless body if you don't move FASTER."

if you thought fi was disruptive, you'll enjoy ghirahim. he's a hundred times more annoying (and horny)

[candy8448]

I love how sky holds any fuzzy small creatures at arms distance

Does not hesitate to pick up the cute little guys but will keep the gremlins a safe distance away

He would not hesitate to throw legend's silly little face off a cliff

(Also at malon's house he's wearing his skyloft outfit!)

[kommandantpinks-art]

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, or Merry before/after Christmas to all who see this!

I've got some doodles for y'all >:D I hope everyone's having a good holiday! Take care of yourselvesss 💖🎄🎁

[curiosity-room]

The Legend of Zelda Hero's Purpose: Episode 6

Hero's Purpose! Let's fucking GO!! YES!

[writingnocturne]

Birdsong

♡ Zelinktines 2025 ♡

Link and Zelda share a sweet moment of downtime on the surface world.

Rating: G | Word Count: 704 | Fluff

Skyward Sword Zelink | @zelinktines

[eddies-silly-art-gallery]

Some extremely fucking rough concepts for Link designs!

If you have any questions on my thought processes, feel free to ask.

You can tell I don’t give a shit about Tracks or Wild and that I’m minimally interested in Time or Chaos. I was really uninspired when doing those.

Anyways, I’ll probably refine these later.

Twilight is supposed to have mutton chops, but they got lost in his hair.

[morkiemcfly]

Link, whatever you do, do NOT put that thing in your mouth

[snailtaco]

If y’all ever needed proof for the inconsistency of my art style, uh, here it is. (this is why my art never has more than one person in it)

[little-fae-hero]

Coloring Headcanons pt. 3. Twilight and Sky

Aka me coloring the sketch commission I got from Atro Avis (I got there permission).

These are based off my list of headcanons and stories I have for the characters.

Twilight

Tan skin from working out on the ranch, skin naturally darkens in the sun (no sunburns).

Eyes the same as Time’s just missing the white pupils.

Fingertip stain dark with twili magic.

Undertone is a mix of a green and red, producing a more brownish color (just slightly off).

Sky

Hair is a dirty blond, a sharp contrast to Zelda’s bright blond hair.

Skin is unnaturally pale, despite how close he is to the sun it never darkens (or burns). Only place that is darker are the lightning and burn scars.

Dark bags under his eyes with his pale skin gives him a gaunt appearance at times (he is healthy).

Eyes are a sky blue.

Colored version of the commissions I got. Let me know your thoughts and comments!

[mischefous]

If you're still taking requests, I'd like to suggest Sky and Warriors. Maybe in the aftermath of a battle or accidentally falling off of something tall. Whatever you think fits.

Sooo I went with the 'Aftermath of a battle' route hehe. Poor Sky! Big Brother Wars be taking good care of him though. i just hope the arrow isn't poisoned or anything :0

Thank you @gryphonlover! you have a great day💙

CW! Arrow injury, Blood, bruises