#Linked universe au

[vaathnaos]

SS! Dumpster

I was feeling kinda bored in the lab so i’m just gonna share some thumbnails and early designs i did for chapter 2! My lab notebook is FILLED with these.

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[windwakingwhale]

Here’s some Four eye bleach for the horror y’all witnessed yesterday

this has actually been underway for like two weeks soooooooooo yippeee!

i literally have been wanting to draw northern lights for so long and i am so happy right now

[ceramicwings]

[cynderrfall]

Linked Universe Anime Opening

[squabasaurus]

Enjoy this silly comic. Link designs are from the wonderful @linkeduniverse by the amazing jojo. Support them if you haven't already!

[willowedspirits]

Hollow Knight Linked Universe AU! I've finally finished it!

If you don't know much about Hollow Knight, a lot of the technicalities might not make sense, and I would encourage you to look into the game. Or you could just enjoy the chain as bugs and see them off on their buggy adventures!

I've made this AU trying to keep as close as I can to Hollow Knight's story, but some creative liberties were of course taken.

My main idea is that the infection is the equivalent to Dark Link's (who does exist in this) infected monsters and it's up to them to try and slow/stop the infection. My first thought was to have the infection start to spread outside of Hallownest, and the chain needs to go and stop it, but I'm still going back and forth on it.

I'm still open to changing concepts if I find something that works better, but after literal months of working on this on and off I'm happy with how this has turned out!

Rambling about character details below!

Small note: I've set this AU at roughly the start of the infection, when Radiance was starting to take over Hallownest.

Time

Is not from Hallownest. He traveled to Hallownest from a distant land, where he met Malon and settled down with her.

He encountered Radiance upon entering Hallownest, but was protected by a god that had already laid claim to him, Fierce Deity, who protects him from the Radiance's infection.

He and Malon live in the Howling Cliffs.

His wing and antenna injury are from Radiance when she tried to infect him.

He is not able to fly because of the injury, and now fights with a heavy nail.

His wings used to be green, but after encountering the Fierce Deity, they slowly started to change in color until they were blue.

I'm not sure if I would do anything with the eyes on his wings, I was trying to make a connection to Majora in that, but I'm still debating whether to add it.

Twilight

Is a part of the Traitor Mantis tribe that lives in the Queen's Garden.

He met a Sibling (Midna) that escaped from the Abyss. They gave him the ability to harness Void.

Still working on the detail for how exactly they give him this ability, but my rough idea is that perhaps both of them were attacked by and infected villager, and they saved him by giving up their Void essence.

He's grown up wanting to be infected by the Radiance. He was taught the Radiance was a god that gave bugs great strength, but after seeing what the infection really does, he starts to have second thoughts.

The cloak he is wearing is new. The one he wore before was damaged. I'm still debating on when exactly he gets it, but I think it's something he makes after he leaves the traitor village.

Warriors

He is the head knight of the Hive and oversees whoever enters their territory.

His scarf is a gift from the princess of the Hive given to him when he leaves to join the group.

Since he is a bee, he is connected to the Hive via the hivemind. He uses this to check in on his home whenever he can.

This also makes it very dangerous if he gets infected, since it would quickly spread to the other bee's.

I kept his nail the same as Hive Knight's, but it's open to change.

Four

(I'm still very iffy on Four's story concept, but here's what I have so far)

Lives in Green Path.

He has a passion for weapon smithing, and planned on moving to the capital of Hallownest (City of Tears).

But he accidently stumbled on a weak Unn, and agreed to help protect her while she recovered.

When she did recover, she blessed him with a power that allows him to split into 4 parts of himself using his SOUL.

He can split while in the physical world, but will always be split while in the Dream realm. This also makes it difficult for Radiance to infect him.

Wind

Lives in the Kingdom's Edge and works as a guide across the acid lakes. Most of the travelers are those who are seeking to fight in the Colosseum of Fools.

This is how he found the Colosseum, and regularly attends (but not participate in) some of the fights, which is how he meets Tetra.

He is just learning to fly, but is picking it up really fast.

I wanted to keep the lobster apart of his design... But there are no lobsters in Hollow Knight... Then I remembered this was an AU and I can do what I want with it. So lets just pretend that Lobsters are seen as these awesome ancient beings that he wishes to see one day.

Wild

He was a guardian of the Beast's Den before he became infected, leaving the Den to reside somewhere in Deep Nest.

He is cured by the Dream Nail when the group meets him, and the last to join.

His shell is cracked and damaged because of the infection. The cracks have healed over time, but will never go away.

He has trouble with his memory due to being infected for so long before being cured. He is slowly regaining his memory, but there are still a lot of pieces missing.

His infection spread through to his arm, but is hidden under his cloak.

He uses his nails almost as throwing needles.

Legend

Is a shop owner in Hallownest's capital. He sells all kinds of items from all across Hallownest, small things he's found that could be valuable.

He's managed to make his way into the upper class of the capital due to his shop. His cloak is a modified version of the upper-class wardrobe. He dyed and added the hood himself.

Has a great sense of exploration, and has been all over Hallownest, but still has some places he needs to check off.

His jewelry are all gifts from Ravio.

My original concept for his design was to give him 4 arms. I was thinking of the Collector when designing him, and thought it fit. But after working on finalizing the design, I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep it. I still love the concept though.

Hyrule

(Again, I don't have a clear story concept for him but I have some notes)

Lives in the Ancient Basin.

Has learned how to use SOUL, and is in hiding from the residents of the Soul Sanctum because of it.

He has access to spells and is able to heal himself using SOUL.

I originally gave him a cloak, but couldn't decide if he looked better with or without it. So he does have it, but only sometimes.

Sky

Is the wielder of the Dream Nail, which can be used to cure infected bugs by purging the Radiance from their dream's.

Has wanted to learn to fight with a nail since he was little, and would practice his skills.

He learned about the Dream Nail after some of the moth tribe became infected. He left shortly after he learned this infection was spreading through Hallownest, with the goal of stopping it.

He isn't the only one that can use the Dream Nail, but is the one dubbed the "owner" of it.

And that's what I've got!

I didn't go much into Dark Link here, but would be happy to show some concepts I have for him as well if anybody is curious. I'm making him almost like a living version of the Radiance's infection, and is able to spread it from bug to bug without needing to access their dreams. This is mainly why I'm torn on having them leave Hallownest. If Dark Link could spread the infection to farther lands, or to keep him inside Hallownest and just spread it faster there.

I thought that using the Dream Nail was a good equivalent to the Master Sword here, so I just mashed them together, and a lot of the motivations for the chain trying to stop the infection is "I'm seeing this awful thing happen to these bugs that I don't want to see happen to others," with some small variations here and there.

I've been working on this for so long, I just want to share by bug boys. I would love to gush and ramble about them some more. I have stuff I want to do with this AU.

[shanimations]

This is one of the stupidest things I’ve ever made and I hate that I’m so proud of it lmao

Anyway here’s all the references I used,, gotta love a link who can rock any outfit

[hibbeln]

Chain reading day 📚

After a week, 28 hours of work, the last 8 hours of which I had to work with impaired vision because my glasses broke, I finally finished!

It's impressive considering that the longest drawing I've done so far took about 7 hours

I know it's not that good, but this helped me a lot to test how much I can handle and see where I most need to improve!

Anyway, I hope you like it ;)

[linderosse]

Echo of the Past — Part 1

Dusk and Dot conclude an investigation. Dawn schedules a chat with her sister.

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Notes:

We’re taking a quick break from the main plot of Wielders of Wisdom to cover a short interlude about Aurora I’ve had planned for a while— now with 100% more Echo :). You can imagine this happens sometime before the events of The Founder’s Call.

Context for the Echo|Aurora merge | Context for the Echo|Rhyme merge

Also, shoutout to this cute art by @starshinedreamer for the idea that Flora gave Dawn blue nightshades from her era! Dawn grew more of them, and put some around the room Echo was asleep in to make the place feel a bit more cozy. (Echo doesn’t go back to this room much though.)

In extremely relevant news, I’m playing Zelda: Adventure of Link (Aurora’s game) now! If you’re interested, tune in to watch me suffer live, or check out this channel, to which vods will eventually be uploaded when I find the time 🥲.

[shortkinglink]

they're talking shit

[nell0-0]

Not exactly, Wind, tho Spirit at least keeps the little guy entertained

Concept: Part 1 || Part 2

[kristanlayne]

Just a little thought I had about them. I hope y'all like it, I didn't color it because I'm lazy lolol.

[siddyarts]

I did all of them…

Had some I really wanted to do; others I kinda struggled figuring out what they they would wear; I wanted all the skirts to be different, but the colors to stay true to that Link. Also, wanted to give them a chain or buckle of some sort to “link” them together.

Anyway, here is the complete Linked Fashion lineup! I had a good time with it!

[leilanising]

Wanted to try and draw my own version of minish Four :3

[cynderrfall]

Campfire chat

[ultimatedirk]

fun take on a younger Legend design