#dark link totk

[bobbincosplays]

TOTK missed a huge opportunity to use Dark Link. Not the costume, the actual Dark Link.

It would have made the Depths even more terrifying if Dark Link was just patrolling around, looking for the player with AI programming.

Especially since the Depths are supposed to be a mirror of Hyrule.

[verflares]

(click for higher quality!) draconified link concept ive been chipping away at this past week ..... here's my funny little compendium concept for him:

"A heroic spirit has taken the form of this bestial dragon. Unlike it's kin, this creature exhibits an extremely aggressive disposition. It appears highly territorial, and will relentlessly chase down those who disturb its skywide patrols - of which it seems to be endlessly searching for either a long-time vassal or foe. Unfortunately, it seems the spirit within has long since forgotten exactly who it was looking for…"

[jameelaillustration]

"Your arm however, was beyond saving"

[vioshortforviolence]

So a post I reblogged about no Dark Link in TotK being a missed opportunity got me thinking about how he could've been implemented:

You could find one of those journals in one of the Yiga outposts in the Depths talking about him. Here's how I think it could read:

Spotted the Hero in the Depths today. I attempted to approach while disguised as a member of the Zonai Survey Team.

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Bad idea. I was attacked immediately and viciously without hesitation. I barely escaped with my life!

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That... was not the Hero.

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Was that the Hero's Shadow spoken of in the old legends? It is said the Shadow would mirror the Hero's appearance and fighting skills... I believe it after that encounter.

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ATTENTION YIGA CLAN MEMBERS: If you spot this figure during your patrols, DO NOT APPROACH. This 'Shadow' will viciously attack anything and anyone that dares get near, even the Yiga Clan.

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Beware the Hero's Shadow.

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Glory to Master Kohga.

End

Dark Link would be patrolling the Depths, and upon spotting you, he will chase you down and attack, similar to the Gloom Hands. But unlike the Gloom Hands, you cannot escape by climbing to high ground and waiting for him to vanish. He will simply teleport up to you.

You can either deal enough damage to him, which will make him leave and reappear elsewhere in the Depths (like how the Yiga flee when defeated), or you can teleport far enough away so he loses track of you. Thankfully, he will not follow you to the Surface.

If he spots you while you're wearing the Dark Link outfit, he will be temporarily confused, giving you very limited time to run away or hide before he figures it out and starts attacking you. Similar to the Lynel Mask.

Also while you're wearing the Dark Link outfit, the Yiga will not ambush you, because they think you're the Hero's Shadow.

Dark Link's number of hearts will match that of the player's, just like in OoT. The stronger you get, the stronger he gets too.

He would also have the smartest enemy AI in the game, besides Ganondorf himself:

He dodges any thrown items or arrows shot at him, which means he cannot be cheesed with bombs. He will simply hop out of the blast radius before it lands. You must fight him in close melee combat.

He will mirror your strikes perfectly if you fight him with a one-handed sword and shield. However, he only wields a sword and shield, meaning you can attack him more easily with a different weapon, like... oh I don't know... a two-handed hammer? 😉

I'm not entirely sure what he'd drop upon defeat... Maybe his sword and shield?

Anyway, those are my thoughts. I'd love to hear other ideas :)

(EDIT: Added more stuff in a reblog!)

[mixlgirl]

Made this a while back after seeing a meme trying to convey that Link wouldn't make it in Dark Souls. But that's bull! 😁

gif quality is questionable. 😣

video has music.

[flickerintwilights]

hands! (redo of this post of mine)

[onehundredfallenpetals]

Head in the clouds, both lost in nostalgic dreams

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[jaydrlove]

Gnossienne

n. a moment of awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private and mysterious inner life, and somewhere in the hallways of their personality is a door locked from the inside, a stairway leading to a wing of the house that you’ve never fully explored—an unfinished attic that will remain maddeningly unknowable to you, because ultimately neither of you has a map, or a master key, or any way of knowing exactly where you stand.

New tLoZ art. 💚 Really happy with this one.

[starlight-eclipsed]

Enjoy these doodles of Dark from A Dark Among the Lights by LuckyLectio (with a bonus Wild!)

[its-roachii]

totk spoilers ///

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"Where am I?" (part three)

first ★ last ★ next

roleswap au pages 7-8 :) posting later in the day this time to see what happens lol, hope you enjoy

[undasura]

i didnt really think people liked my old ZL stuff that much so i’ve decided to post  some more of my favs from when i was Diseased about them on here ^_^ (including a sidon ot3 pic)

[sidonisms]

They could not and he broke out five seconds later

[st-hedge]

Thought I’d give dark/depths link his own post

[rainbowsarah12]

WARNING: HEAVY SPOILERS FOR TOTK! ONLY READ IF YOU HAVE FINISHED THE GAME!!!! What happens when you did a million PleinAirpril studys and decide to paint some Zelda fanart because you haven´t in a while (goddamn FF7 Rebirth is still such a big distraction lol) ? -exactly this - somehow I had this thought about what would have happened if Zelda really lost her memory like Minerou warned her after Draconification (is it spelled like this in English ? ) and instead of Link Ganondorf wakes her up first? I think I will do at least one other page of this, not sure where it goes lol XD Anyhow enjoy or so...back to my landscape studies :D

Painted in photoshop.

[enashun]

i keep forgetting about this drawing

[shannonsketches]

how about dark link in hunter's moon?

Costume Design Palette Meme || Open!

Family have we yet discussed the lost potential of Gloom Link