#but regardless I want more content in totk for Link

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What are each of the links relationships to their respective Zelda’s? Friends? Lovers? Strangers? Enemies? Family?

I hope you’re ready for an essay cuz that’s what you’re gonna get!

Sky: his Zelda is his lover! Idk how I’m gonna do their relationship… cuz the Sky arc that I’ve been working on is outdated and doesn’t match the new story of lbl so that’s super complicated lol. But he worries over her constantly and gets nervous when they’re apart. Separation anxiety am I right?? Groose is his best friend and they mean the world to me guys. They’re both himbos but groose is at least a smart himbo so he keeps Sky safe from doing super stupid things. He’s also really good friends with everyone in skyloft! Tho he had some rough patches with some of them after the events of skord for reasons, he’s doing fine now! And Sky is kinda awkward around strangers. He’s friendly and curious around them but compared to skyloft he’s never met them before so he says and does weird stuff, but he’s also chill so it doesn’t matter all that much. And Sky doesn’t have a family. Gaepora is an honorary father figure but overall his family is dead. So rip. His enemies are dead now but they were the only people he hated.

Minish: he and his Zelda are very very close! Best friends! Minish cares a lot about her and her well-being. Minish is good friends with all the Minish and with his Malon! Now… I’m kinda stuck on the lovers thing… cuz idk if it’s right to have Minish with someone? He’s the same size as an 8 year old and I’ve been trying to at least make his face look more 17ish, but I might make him a little bit more muscular since he’s a blacksmith and is very strong, but idk if I’d even be comfortable having him be a couple with someone else. Idk. I’ll see how you guys feel about it tho. Minish struggles with strangers, they think he’s kinda strange cuz he’s built like an 8 year old but is actually 17. He’s nice enough to them and he tries to be friendly but overall he keeps to himself. The major enemy that has affected him terribly was Vaati. He was 8 when he faced Vaati and he almost died (Hylia was the reason why he lived), and then he faced Vaati again during Four Swords (he was the first four swords guy, the one that takes place after MC). So Vaati is a bad subject for him.and then the only family that’s alive is his grandfather and while he is strict and scary, Minish loves his grandpa and they’re very close.

Time: his relationship with Zelda is complicated, cuz the Zelda in the adult timeline was someone he was super close with and was also in love with, however the Zelda in the child timeline is not the same person he loved. They barely know each other, and while the Zelda is nice, Time doesn’t know how to talk to her, plus when he told her about Ganondorf, he was more focused on finding Navi, so he didn’t stick around for that long. But he does care a lot about her, after all her influence helped him in Majoras Mask. Time doesn’t really have any friends, he never had the motivation to rekindle the friendships he had after what had happened. The only reason why he’s with Talon and Malon is cuz Talon was nice enough to take care of him when he was sick and alone. Aaaand cuz of that he fell in love with Malon and was able to accept that the timeline he is in is one he’s gonna be in for the rest of his life. He loves Malon a lot and he tells her everything, Talon doesn’t believe everything he says (but he will with my dumb crack au lol). Time is pretty intimidating around strangers but really he’s just as intimidated as they are. With enemies… the major one he’s looking out for is the FD, everyone else is either dead or suffering the consequences of their actions.

Legend: his relationship with Zelda is also pretty complicated. They are very close and have a lot in common, however, Tulip really loves Legend, but he doesn’t know how he feels since he hasn’t moved on from Marin. He’s confused around Tulip to say the least. I haven’t played enough of Legend’s games to think of anything for friends lol. Every enemy he has is dead, but he’s still upset about Ganondorf and Aghahim (idk how to spell his name bruh) since they killed his uncle. And last but not least, he has no family left, his uncle was murdered right in front of him

Hyrule: I’m taking a lot of creative liberties with him lol. He and Peony are super close and Peony has a HUGE crush on him. Hyrule respects Rose, and she is a lot older than him but she’s still a good friend to him. Hyrule is good friends with that secret Moblin, and he overall is a lovable himbo so a lot of people like him. The biggest enemies are the monsters trying to sacrifice him to Ganondorf, but luckily Ganon is dead so he doesn’t worry about him (or does he???) and he does have a living family! He just doesn’t know them or remember them! And he hasn’t met them in this au so he doesn’t know that exist! This is just a personal headcanon of mine so you can ask about his fam like… later or on my main blog.

Twilight: he and Zelda have a rooough relationship. They’re both so different from each other and Nebula comes off as cold and blunt which drives Twi crazy. They only really got along when they needed to and because Midna was a mutual friend, but overall they don’t like each other all that much. I’d say twilight has some good friendships, except he’s been isolating himself from everyone, but the resistance still talk to him and he’s still best buds with Fado, and Illia is still his best friend. For lovers, he still loves Midna and hasn’t really thought about anyone else. He kinda felt pressured to get with Illia so he doesn’t end up with her since she deserves someone who loves her the same way she loves him. Twi is pretty kind to strangers, all I can say. All his enemies are dead and the biggest enemy he’s facing rn is heartbreak. And family. Ah. I love his family more than life itself. His biological family is not alive but he was adopted by Rusl and Uli and they are such doting parents who try to help him feel better about what happened and stuff. And Colin adores him still and Rela (his new baby sister) is a baby and doesn’t know what’s going on but yeah. I love his family and Twi loves his family too. He’s just struggling with life rn so he hasn’t been with them a whole lot.

Four: ok, all the colors care a lot for Lily, Green has a crush on her however the others just see her as a really good friend. They grew up together since Four’s mom died when he was 3 months old, and the king was kind enough to let him be raised with Lily while his father was working, so they’re super close. Red has a BIG crush on Erune (from the manga), Blue is too focused on his teenage angst rn and Vio just does not care about love atm so it’s really only Green and Red with crushes lol. I suppose after lbl they’ll have their own friends except for Blue (who again is going through teenage angst rn) but ye. Green is polite and kind to strangers, Red is happy and joyful around strangers, Vio is rude but respectful enough towards strangers, and Blue is just pissed off all the time so strangers are scared of him. Their main enemy is gone now so they’re just kinda dealing with the affects of the four sword rn. And lastly family, their father. My absolute beloved. Their father is a very strict and serious man but he’s very worrisome and doting over his children (and Lily too. He kinda looked after her when he father died). They look up to him and want his approval, mostly Blue is struggling with the relationship tho (I just have a lotta thoughts on Blue ok??)

Windy: he wants to get maaaaaarrieeeeeddddd to tetra cuz he loves her so much and is such a loveable ray of sun shine around her while she looks pissed off all the time and I ADORE them. Telink is TOP tier. Windy is good friends with everyone since he’s just so sweet and mature but also very goofy and fun and strangers adore him cuz he’s polite around them. The biggest enemies rn are just dumb pirates and stuff, but Ganondorf really affected him negatively, so that’s a guy he hates. And family! I’m kinda basing his relationship with Aryll on my relationship with my older brother. Aryll looks up to him and Windy just looks out for her. His relationship with grandma is good and he adores her very much. Now for my favorite character friggin LINEBECK. He BASICALLY adopted Windy and Aryll, and Windy loves him very much cuz he’s a father figure who was able to stay, since his other father figures kept dying, but Linebeck is here to stay so he loves being around him. He’s also pretty anxious about his well-being cuz you know, father figures are always dying. Actually Windy is very happy on the surface but he’s EXTREMELY anxious about everyone’s wellbeing and feels responsible for them constantly. So oof

Spirit: he and phantom have such middle school crushes on each other and they’re very close and are best friends and they mean the world to me cuz they are so frigging cute and chaotic and yeah. I don’t think Spirit has too many friends except for Phantom, Niko and Alfonzo but they’re more like mentor figures than anything and Phantom is his Zelda but yeah. He’s kind and respectable around strangers except with his mutism it’s hard for him and others to communicate with him, and some rude people don’t have the patience for him to write everything down. He doesn’t have any major enemies and he doesn’t have any family so there’s that.

Age: he and Rune are good friends, tho they had an awkward moment since Rune had a one sided love for him, but now they’re close friends. Age is close with the champions and they’re all just vibing together, plus we can’t forget his friendship with Impa! They’re bffs! His lover is Mipha and they are engaaaaged and he loves her very much and it’s cute. Age is very proper and polite so strangers respect him enough. And then enemies are just random monsters or rogue yiga clan members and he’s mostly annoyed by them at this point. And he might have a living family, but Nintendo won’t explore him or his life so we’ll see when totk comes out with his family. If they still refuse to explore his life then I’ll just go with some headcanons. I do know that he def has a grandfather and a little sister, but it’s unknown if his father is alive, but I like to think he is.

Wild: Wild cares a lot for Poppy, it’s mostly just an instinct in him to care about and protect her even tho he doesn’t remember her all that well. Wild is kinda doing his own thing and vibing and he’s good friends with a lot people, like Beedle, Teba, Riju, Sidon, and Yunobo, so he’s not entirely friendless minus the champions that… you know… died. He doesn’t have any lovers, he would love Poppy but he can tell that there’s something there that’s keeping it from happening, that being him not being the same person he was 100 years ago, that guy being the person Poppy did Love, so he doesn’t dwell on it too much. He just vibes. Wild is fun with strangers cuz he’s sarcastic, punny, and weird and people like that fhdkdbjdbdkdb. Wild’s major enemies are yiga who are still trying to kill him and stuff, and tho they’re annoying they are still a threat to him. I’m not gonna go too much into it since totk needs to come out but yeah. And the family situation? Yeah they’re def dead by now. Kass is kind enough to invite him over for dinner from time to time tho so he greatly appreciates that.

Warriors: he and Queen Zelda are always pining after each other but they don’t actually do anything about it so they’re just super awkward and flirty and it drives everyone crazy like just KISS already. But Queen is really the only person he can comfortably open up to, and same thing with her. Around each other, they aren’t tied to any status or anything, they’re just people, friends hanging out, so they care deeply for each other. Warriors has a lot of good friends but he’s not super close with them, but he wants to be, he just doesn’t know how to. He actually used to have a stutter but with Proxi there to speak for him and with other help he’s able to talk normally, but he’s still very anxious around people. My warriors isn’t very smooth or confident he just looks pissed all the time but is socially anxious lol. He’s just like Time fr. He is good friends with Impa and Lana tho and he misses the people from different eras. His biggest enemies are dead however one major enemy that is still alive is Cia, who is really the only person he despises, but Cia doesn’t at all remember the details of what she did, so his hatred towards her is confusing for him cuz is it ok for him to hate her so much? She doesn’t remember anything and she’s good now so should he just move on? But yeaaah it’s a rough situation. And the only living family member is Linkle! His twin sister who he did not remember existing. They’re close enough, he gets annoyed with her sometimes but he still cares about her

[josnhoes]

Hello! I just stumbled across your Self aware loz au, and I loved it! Do you have anymore ideas for ficlets for it? Oh! May I ask for the reader meeting Sidon? ( the timeline isn’t clear but I think it’s after Botw?) if not Sidon then Revali if it takes place during totk?

So my time frame for the series is post botw pre totk. Though I can't wait to explore Ganon's feelings on reader. Because there would be many.

Content warning: none.

Meeting Sidon had been big on your list of things to do. Link had told a bunch of stories of the fish man. And while you were still struggling with a heavy fog in your mind, you were ready to explore. Zelda had been hesitant to allow that. The fog was more a mixing of emotions and lives. She said it was a self protection from remembering being a God and adjusting to being back. She wasn't wrong but more it was like the you from your world was being turned into a God, not remembering it.

Regardless Zelda and Link knew if you wanted to go you would, they couldn't stop you. You were the high God. The progenitor. They had no right to make demands. So instead they went with you. Link was excited to introduce you to everyone. His silence had become less common since your arrival.

The domain itself was far more grand in person than it had been on the screen. Feeling the cool air and stone brought a sense of tranquility. The group had been swiftly approached by the prince who happily called for Link. And you smiled watching the *large* zora lift Link into a hug. Huh...you never realized how big the Zora truly were before.

Sidon was simply excited, he'd gotten the letter informing his people of their arrival. With the rumors of the return of the progenitor floating about he figured Link and Zelda would be looking into that themselves. Even his father had sent some troops out to find out more.

So the shock he felt when you were revealed to himself and his people weren't as big as they should have been. Though he supposed he should have noticed, with your round ears and ethereal glow you seemed to have. It was only there if you weren't really looking directly at you.

Sidon the first night didn't get to speak to you much, his father and people had called for a celebration and things had gotten very busy very fast. Though he was glad it was a good thing this time. But he observed you from a distance and felt himself feel *shy* about approaching you directly. Even as a guppy he hadn't felt *this* shy. Though he never had a God in the domain before.... at times Link had felt divine with the sheer strength he had. But that was just him bragging about his bestie again.

He promised to himself that tomorrow after you'd rested he'd approach you himself. Maybe if he charmed you enough you could be convinced to stay longer! Wins all around.

[faroreswinds]

Totk Spoilers.

These spoilers are story related (all below the cut) so please be mindful. 

While I will reserve my full judgement for when I fully play the game, so far from what I hear the story is not too promising. 

It seems overall better than BotW, but there are still issues, as well as lots of lore implications that are really going to throw everyone for a loop. I kinda want to address some of them, but bear in mind I myself have yet to play the game at all.

1. The game basically is identical to botw in terms of story beats

With a few minor exceptions, totk is essentially botw’s story, just a bit meatier. You start off in an area with “Great” in the title, where you meet the ghost of a past King of Hyrule, who guides you on your tutorial journey. Once you get all the necessary items for the game, you leave the tutorial area and go find a Sheikah who will give you more information. You then have to beat the four dungeons, while also locating the memories that star Zelda in the past. You eventually beat evil, get a secret ending if you gathered all the story-related elements, and then game over. 

I’m already not impressed with this repeated structure, when the last time it did not work so well. Like heaven forbid if the sequel to botw tried something new.

2. There is no mention of the Triforce

While the Triforce is not a necessary ingredient for a Zelda game, it is noticeably absent this time, especially with the game starring Ganondorf. The first game missing it was not really a big deal, but a second adventure where the Triforce isn’t even mentioned is much more glaring. We do see Zelda’s hand glow like it did in the first game, but from what I can tell we don’t even see the symbol of the Triforce this time. It’s just iconology in the background, and that’s it. 

Instead, the game focuses on “secret stones”, which are the magatama-like crystals we have seen in the trailers. These are the powers Ganondorf focuses on more. Why in the world totk would forgo one of the most iconic Zelda relics is a complete mystery. 

Especially when we throw Ganondorf in the mix. It technically isn’t the first time Ganon/Ganondorf was in a game that didn’t feature the Triforce (FSA), but this is the first 3D game of this magnitude to do so. We waited 17 years for the return of Ganondorf, and it feels empty to have him here without the Triforce. 

3. Totk feels disconnected to Botw

From what I have heard, there are many parts of Hyrule that feel like BotW just never happened.

Now it isn’t true that BotW didn’t happen. It did. There is a memorial Zelda made for the victims of the Calamity. Teachers give lessons to children about the past. Etc. However, these parts are small in comparison to the rest of the game.

It’s been reported that some NPCs seem to not know Link at all, or do not treat him as if they have met before, when they should have from botw. A lot of the Sheikah tech in the game has been pretty much erased as well. The Shrine of Resurrection is gone, the Divine Beasts are missing, etc. Instead, now, in place of the Sheikah technology is the Zonai stuff. And from what I can tell, no one really explains why this technology is gone. It just is. 

Also no one seems to connect Ganondorf to Calamity Ganon’s appearance either. It’s apparently not even theorized. And Gloom and Malice are not treated as if they are the same evil, despite the fact that they should be. 

4. Totk feels disconnected to Zelda lore in general

Zelda lore has always been a point of contention. Many fans feel that the timeline is complete nonsense. Other fans feel that the timeline is a necessary part of the experience. 

Regardless of how you feel about it, there is some truth that Zelda lore could be cobbled together into a decently coherent timeline. But Totk really does something strange here.

Totk is basically the tale of how Ganondorf was sealed 10k+ years ago, but during a time when the Kingdom of Hyrule was founded. Essentially, the ghost-looking creature from the trailers is Rauru, the first King of Hyrule. Yes, you read that right. The first king of Hyrule, who founded Hyrule when his race descended from the heavens and intermarried with the humans living on the surface. Rauru himself married Sonia, a human woman with Time powers, while Rauru has Light powers. 

Furthermore, Ganondorf is not the same Ganondorf from before. This is an entirely new Ganondorf, who eventually murders Sonia for her secret stone and uses it to transform into the Demon King. He is eventually imprisoned in the Imprisoning War, where Rauru sacrifices himself in order to contain Ganondorf’s body. 

We learn that Zelda’s powers actually come from Sonia’s and Rauru’s, as she has both Light and Time powers. Oh yes, surprise! Zelda is a descendant of Zonai and Hylians. She has both Time and Light powers, potentially the power of the Triforce,  and should still be the descendant of Hylia the goddess. 

However, Hylia and the Golden Goddesses are hardly touched upon. It seems that Zelda’s powers primarily come from Rauru and Sonia instead, rather than the ancient goddess. It’s particularly strange because Zelda is supposed to be in the ancient past, but no one in the past seems to know much about Hylia or the Triforce. You would think that they would, and that present-day Hyrule just forgot about the Triforce and that the worship of Hyrule has existed since ancient times. But that doesn’t seem to be the case. 

And finally, it appears that the ancient hero from the tapestry from BotW was a Zonai Link? It’s hard to tell exactly what is going on here, but the implication is that the ancient hero from 10K years ago was actually a Zonai (or Zonai/Hylian hybrid). This would be strange since Rauru states that he and his sister are the last Zonai in their era, but the hero of the Calamity came later. 

This either means that the hero was not a Zonai descent, or that there were Zonai/Hylian hybrids running around that were not considered true Zonai, and that is why Rauru stated he and his sister were the last ones. After all, Zelda is Rauru and Sonia’s descendant. That means they should have children of their own, but we never see or hear about them. 

If the hero was indeed of Zonai descent, that would mean that Link himself is also very likely descended from the Zonai himself. 

All this lore has led a lot of fans to believe one of three things. 

BotW/Totk is in a new continuity, separate from the older games. 

BotW/Totk is retconning the past games entirely

BotW/Totk is so far in the future, that even the ancient past Zelda is in is still far in the future compared to the other Zelda games. 

I’m more partial to the third one, but at this time I’m not certain. 

Regardless, it is causing some confusion, and I expect this confusion to happen for a long time.