#Lu time

[strawberrylegend]

Those moments you can't get back.

I'm a bad woman.

[hero-of-the-wolf]

I saw this post the other day and uhhh my hand slipped—

[blarefordaglare]

LU Headcanons: in the Morning

Pretend that sentence make sense.

Time — He wakes everybody up. That’s his routine. He is the kind of person that would spend 5 hours getting everybody else ready, before he takes 2 minutes to get himself ready.

Twilight — Wakes up at 4:00AM. On the dot. He doesn’t even need an alarm because he’s been doing it for so long. He’ll be productive until 5:00AM, and then he will proceed to cry about his life choices until 9.

Sky — Bold of y’all to assume he wakes up in the morning.

Warriors — Wakes up at 6:30, spends an hour on skincare, and then has the most perfect outfit by 8:30. Then proceeds to have all his ‘hard work’ ruined by 10.

Legend — He’s exhausted all morning and WILL make it everybody’s problem. Give him something caffeinated and French toast, and you MIGHT be tolerated.

Hyrule — Sleeps in at LEAST 10 different positions in one night. Wakes up with the craziest bed head, yet SOMEHOW refreshed. He’ll also multitask his morning routine, yanking his hair out with a brush as he is tying his shoes.

Wild — He LOVES cooking for people, but keeps the pancake recipe to himself. He will make an entire batch, WITH syrup and butter, and then just eats it in one sitting and refuses to share (despite there being leftovers). He will gladly make omelets though.

Wind — Wakes up late. Throws on a shirt and doesn’t even bother to change it if it’s inside out. He’s ready for the day and will fall down the stairs in an attempt to grab Wild’s pancakes while they’re still there and not in his slate.

Four — Wakes up perfectly ready, and nobody knows HOW he does it. (Here’s how: He wakes up at 3:00AM, brushes his teeth, showers, gets dressed, all that stuff, and then proceeds to lie VERY carefully in bed. Will pretend that he is just naturally perfect)

[fattorimunin]

A group of male rats sneaking food in the middle of the night

[theegh0st]

Great idea Four

[luwyv]

Time for the second sketch draft for all of them!!

Time was fighting me this time… I have 3 other versions of him that I didn’t like

[chibinur]

Can you draw Legend trying to be a gremlin around Time, but Time's gremlin comes out and it backfires?

I'm back to drawing requests !!! Sorry for the wait, here it is :D

I added Rulie too for funsies XD

Very sketchy but I hope you like it ! And thank you for the request !!!

[conceptual-fic-sics]

Wild is a gremlin. A feral gremlin that has little care for "civilized" behavior except for when it's absolutely unavoidably necessary.

He's also probably learned how to socialize post-shrine by mimicking other people's morality and reflecting their emotions and beliefs back at them.

He's surrounded by a post-apocalyptic Hyrule. Tight-knit communities and a survival-based society often have more of a belief in gods. Add to that direct expose and several conversations with the local goddess Hylia, as well as a perspective on divinity that really only Sky and Legend could understand...

Well....

"If Hylia really made us in her image, then Hylia is fucking dead."

A sigh.

"I don't think Hylia is dead, Ledge. That makes no sense."

Strangled giggles.

"Yeah... Maybe that's a glass too much for him."

"Maybe you think so because death is the closest we can get to divinity."

A pause.

"Wild, what the fuck?"

"He's not.... wrong...."

An anguished whine. And also the sound of someone's forehead hitting a table. They are not from the same Hylian.

"Sky... Sky, no. Please. I'm trying to get drunk in peace here, not experience existential horror."

"See? He gets it!"

"Legend why!"

Wild would absolutely horrify anyone with the right conversation topic. And he wouldn't even be intentional about it.

[greennoobartist]

Okay so, @pianooftime08 reminded me of Capcut and i remembered how I used to make many before, but after it got banned alongside TikTok everything started to become pro which meant paying for it and nuhuh im not paying for it XD

So yeah here's an LU one that I'm still pretty proud of that i made uhhh... In July 2024 💀 bruh

All art in this edit is by @/linkeduniverse

Ughhh i wish i could continue making these but Capcut is now evil 😭

[twilight-linkess]

Old wip I decided to slap some colour on.

Why are OoT peahats like that?

[runecatwrites]

Hi! Hope ur having a good day.

What are your thoughts about the swordsmanship skill level of each link? Jojo mentioned in an old post that sky is the best cause of motion controls, but I'd like to hear ur opinion on the others, esp 2D links like the traveller and vet.

Hi anon! Ooooooooh this is a great question. I’m not quite sure I can put them all in quantifiable levels but I can definitely yap about their proficiency and style!

Best swordsmen: Sky and Hyrule

Least proficient swordsmen: Wind and Twilight

The rest fall somewhere in between, and of course there’s nuance involved. More under the cut!

The best swordsmen

Okay, so taking Jojo’s statement about Sky into account, I do accept him being the best as canon. Sure there are the motion controls, but also, Sky went to military school in a society where knighthood is seen as a highly respected and sacred profession. He’s presumably had sword forms drilled into him from an early age, intertwined with religious teachings that make sword fighting not just another skill to learn, but something to devote both his earthly life and his spiritual soul to. Even before he had the Master Sword, I think it’s likely that he would have viewed a sword not simply as a weapon or a tool but an extension of himself. That deep personal connection would have solidified even further when Fi came into the picture. Fi was made specifically for him. In his eyes, she has become part of him. That coupled with his extensive training are what make him so formidable with a sword.

Next up we have Hyrule, whom Jojo has allegedly said is right behind Sky in terms of sword skills. I agree! For some background: I remember reading somewhere that at the time of starting LU, Jojo supposedly hadn’t played his games yet and some people in the fandom attribute his early “just a humble traveler” characterization to her not knowing how brutal his games are. These fans say that she has apparently played them since and his characterization has reflected that. Now, whether that’s true or not, I personally think that Hyrule’s initial characterization is perfect for him. Of course he thinks he’s just a normal dude when he comes from a ridiculously dangerous world where everyone has to fight as hard as they can to survive! Like Sky, he’s probably had a sword in his hand from a very early age, but he wasn’t learning to wield it within the confines of a cushy academy. No, he was out there using that thing to stay alive. He most likely lacks any consistent formal training and has learned mostly through experience. He certainly has a lot of it, after all. Hyrule’s style would be nowhere near as polished as Sky’s albeit still very effective, and he wouldn’t be afraid to play dirty.

The least-proficient swordsmen

I put Wind in this category because the others - especially Time - have praised him on his progress after a few fights, indicating that he was in need of improvement when he joined the Chain. He’s not bad at swordplay per se, but he is a young teenager going through puberty so his body is actively growing and changing. That can be hard to keep up with. Plus, his sword instructor at home is a weird old dude in a loincloth who I’m pretty sure is a bit senile, so while he had enough training to get through his adventure I think the quality of that training is questionable.

Poor Twilight. Time The Hero’s Shade really didn’t mince words when he called him out on his lackluster sword skills during his adventure. The only experience Twilight had with swordplay before that was swinging a stick around with a bunch of kids. He learned some moves from Time The Shade and got pretty okay at using them, but that’s far from a comprehensive training. In LU, we consistently see that Twilight prefers to fight by means other than the sword. Wolfie seems to be his go-to for combat, and when that’s not an option he throws his crazy strength around. In the most recent update, he got flustered and used his sumo skills to yeet a monster off a ledge. I get the idea that he’s actually not very confident with a blade.

The others

For this group, there is no actual ranking - they all just fall somewhere ambiguously in the middle and have differing styles.

Legend was raised by a former knight, so I think it’s safe to assume that he received some instruction as a child. The basics, at the very least. During his first adventure, he didn’t hesitate to take up his uncle’s blade, indicating at least some familiarity with it. He would have built upon that foundation as he gained more adventuring experience, but although I’d say Legend is certainly more proficient than Twilight, he too prefers to fight using other means. His plethora of magical items are testament to this.

Even though Wild has amnesia as far as his conscious memory goes, I personally think that his subconscious mind has remained fairly intact. He was pretty weak at the beginning of his adventure, but he still knew how to fight, indicating that all of his military training is readily accessible in that brain of his - he just has to dust it off. He doesn’t remember the circumstances of how he learned his skills, but he can definitely utilize those skills. I think his style would be a mix of neat-and-clean technique as well as savage attacks learned by fighting a lot of monsters.

Coming from a family of weaponsmiths, Four probably knows more about swords themselves than anyone else in the chain. He knows the science behind the materials, the structure, the balance, etc. but that doesn’t necessarily translate to actual fighting skill. Since he’s such close friends with his Zelda, he may have had a few lessons from the royal guard but personally I think he had to mostly learn on the go during his adventures. His knowledge of swords definitely would have helped him teach himself how to hold his own. Four’s style would be very technical, but lacking polish.

Warriors comes from a hack-and-slash game, and I feel like that would have a huge bearing on his skill set. He’s used to fighting tons of enemies at once, so he’d be very good at crowd control. Although he would have had dueling training in the military, I don’t think he would have had much field experience with it. He does great against monsters and he’s an excellent tactician, but I think he would be in a bit of trouble if he had to fight an experienced swordsman one-on-one.

Now, Time is a bit interesting. I think his preference may be influenced by the Fierce Deity, who wields that giant helix sword. In LU, he favors the biggoron sword which is absolutely humongous. Perhaps he’s more confident in the slower, more methodical and calculated movements of larger blades than the flurry of smaller finesse ones. We do see a penchant for wielding weapons two-handedly in his games with his jump slash, so it could be that he feels like two-handed weapons are more effective. He, like Hyrule, would have learned to fight out of necessity at the beginning but he likely received actual training later on in his new timeline.

[ghosthoard]

Here I am, still missing you

Twilight & Wild

Time & Twilight

FICTION

an great piece by @123secofapen for this art!!! check out their ao3 while you're at it!!!

[themortaldraw]

Here lies Link of the Kokiri, 

never to return to his people.

art for @nowhere-to-go-but-down's fic, dwell not in the past. don't look at the date the fic was posted and the date i posted this. it's fine. i am prompt always.

dwelln't is a beautiful and bittersweet take on time learning about the downfall timeline. please read it <3

A figure stood betwixt the graves, wrapped in a cloak that was well-kept, if having seen better days. Sheikah red eyes peeked out between blonde bangs. Red eyes he knew. The closer Time looked, the more that Sheik too became impossible.

[licket]

“I know a place,

It’s somewhere to go when I need to remember your face.

We’ll get married in our heads.

Something to do while we try to recall how we met.

…

Do you think I have forgotten about you?”

- ‘About You’ The 1975

Link’s Awakening comic for the weekly prompt on the LU discord.

Of course I had to make it angsty I’m sorry guys (and Legend). 🤍

[icomeandg0]

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[dinomintz]

a super simple and basic chara relationship chart thingamajig for my fic. It's hard to keep it all organized and things are bound to change with better writing and the nifty trick of character growth, so have this fun lil thing lmaooooo