#I NEED TO RAMBLEEEEE

[thegirlwholivesin-delusion]

I have around 12 hrs to read 3 chps , 9 newspapers and do around 5 days worth of hw

[alaskan-wallflower]

i have about a five hour car ride later (in an hour or so) so if you wanna send in asks i mean 👀

[wickedcriminal]

hypothetically, if a person knows almost nothing about loz, would they understand/enjoy lu?

juuust hypothetical question, not that your spamming looked fun or anything

Of course, hypothetically! 😌

So in general, the fancomic and fandom THRIVES on the hypothetical interaction between the Links from each Zelda game. This means it might be confusing without actual game context at first!

But worry not! I went into LU with only a few games under my belt, but learned a GREAT DEAL about the other Links, games, and lore through osmosis! The fandom is very passionate about the lore and really loves to tell their stories! You get to know the boys really well really fast.

I'd definitely recommend browsing the comic, though it would help to start at the archive in the bio. Jojo (the fancomic's author) constructs gorgeously drawn comics that really lets you get to know the boys on a surface level, and the fandom can help provide the rest. Knowledge of the games definitely adds flavor, but a skim through the Zelda wiki or a question thrown at me or the other fans will clear it right up, no YouTube longplay required.

If you wanted the BARE basics, though, just to test it out, here's a bit of information about LU as a whole.

In Zelda lore, Link the Hero is always reincarnated, so all nine Links in the story are technically the same person, just from different points in time and brought together by magic portals. They're looking for an entity called Dark Link, which is a recurring bad guy in the franchise. Dark Link (Dink) is infecting monsters with black blood so that they're stronger and more dangerous.

The Links in the comic (we call them the Chain, because links in a chain, geddit) call each other by occupation (like rancher, smithy, traveler, sailor, etcetera)

The fandom, however, calls them by their hero titles. There are nine Links. Using the picture above, from left to right, they are Warriors, the captain of the royal guard, Wild, the amnesiac champion, Four, who's actually four people in one body, Hyrule, a wandering mage, Time, the retired time traveler, Twilight, an actual werewolf, Wind, a tiny pirate, Sky, the Goddess's boyfriend, aaaand

Legend. Despite his 'average nobody' spiel they actually call him the 'veteran' because he's scary experienced and honestly, what HASN'T he seen.

I actually made a funny post here going into more detail about who each Link is, and it seems to be received as helpful? I feel like it's a little all over the place though so I'll probably make another one

Personally, I believe the main appeal of Linked Universe is character study and lore digging. Jojo gives us details in the comics that we really delve into with our own headcanons, fic, and fanart; give it more nuance with our own interpretations. The fanfic in particular for this community is phenomenal, exploring even the tiniest details in the lore and how it would affect a certain Link and their relationships with the other Links. An example is Twilight with Time, who are blood related. Another is Hyrule and Wild, who both have open world games. Four and Twilight both have an interesting connection to shadows. Etcetera

All in all, Linked Universe offers a fun and interesting gateway into the rich expanse of Zelda lore! There's a lot of focus on found family, if that's your cup of tea! It's definitely mine!

[summonerscenarios]

Man this upcoming event hasn’t even come out yet and I’m already trying to plan out how I’m gonna be spending my stones. So much for saving up this time around lol.

Why do Shiro and Mori have to BOTH be five stars hhhhh all of the units for this look so good I’m both super hyped and SUPER WORRIED

[francescatelford]

sigh i genuinely hate my life and i dont know how to make it better,, but hey my dogs and puppy are the only thing keeping me alive as of lately so that’s something???

[thegirlwholivesin-delusion]

I would for sure , become an archaeologist and get a degree in english if those fields were to pay well

Unfortunately they don't

So I have to settle for the highest paying thing in my interests (law), which funnily enough, doesn't pay that well if you don't come from a family background of law (I don't)