#echoes of the rift

[earthykinous]

"...butterfly?"

Bro's famous last word before- [Metal pipe falling sound effect]

[the-phantom-peach]

mmmm something something time rift blah blah yada yada ✨links meet au✨

[clowns0up-felix]

‼️FLASH WARNING‼️

MAKING THIS FELT LIKE A FEWER DREAM, I started as soon as I found out about the game, worked for five days straight, no pause, NEVER finished it

I prob won’t finish it in the future either so I’m just posting it like this

Puppet link content let’s gooo!

Song is Lobster by RJ Pasin

[themortaldraw]

it's fine

[smilesrobotlover]

Ok ok, so I um….. may or may not add them to lbl but I played with the idea that they are there and uuuuuuh yeah :3

Echo and Rift!

[iffondrels-library]

My take on the new hero in Echoes of Wisdom for LU! I've been calling him the Hero of Rifts, or "Rift." I've also seen Hero of Might and the Lost Hero be thrown around. He's mute, weilds the weapons of might that were crafted for him, and spent way too long in the rifts.

[sefiaazure]

In Echoes of Wisdom, Link falls into the rift and reunites with Cadence 💫

[flightyfinch]

mend

[runecatwrites]

All About Rift!

Howdy, Linked Universe fandom! I’ve been seeing a lot of headcanons and art about how our new lil guy would fit in with the rest of the Chain, which is amazing - he deserves all the love! I thought I’d make a list of things we know about him from the game so everyone can get to know him better.

SPOILERS AHEAD!

-His hometown is called Suthorn Village, and is at the southernmost edge of the map. It seems to be in a deciduous forest, but it never (or almost never) snows there, so the climate is probably like that of the southeastern US. He has his own house and lives alone.

-As a child, he was “stolen away.” Being “stolen away” is how people in this Hyrule refer to being drawn into a rift. Historically, it’s usually just children who are stolen away, and they never return. However, Link miraculously survived and made his way home, along with all the other kids he was stolen away with. This is probably because he and Zelda are the only ones who can move inside rifts, and it’s implied that not only did Link get out, but he rescued all the other kids that were with him too.

-Each person who’s been stolen away loses something. It seems that most of the kids lost their memories of the event, and became quiet and despondent after. Link lost his ability to speak, but that seems to be the only negative aspect for him. He also gained the ability to sense rifts, and so has dedicated his life to seeking them out and keeping people safe from them.

-He makes a habit of patrolling the nearby woods and protecting people from monsters. One of the first NPCs you encounter in Suthorn Forest/Suthorn Prairie area is calling out for help from Link, as he is surrounded by monsters while out foraging.

-He has a close relationship with Lueburry, an old man who lives in the woods near his village. Lueburry is a researcher and the one that crafted Link’s weapons, including the Sword of Might.

-He is very expressive!!! It’s noted that though he can’t speak, his expressions and emotions shine through loud and clear. It should also be noted that though he can’t speak, he can vocalize (like wordless yelling). So unlike Wild pre-Calamity, he doesn’t hide behind a mask and appears to have little trouble conveying his intentions and how he’s feeling.

-He seems to be fairly outgoing and is a notable figure in his village. He’s well loved! He makes a habit of interacting with people, including children. One boy in the village recounts how Link taught him about snow.

-He doesn’t know Zelda at all. He knows of her, of course, but they have never met (until the events of the game).

-He gains possession of the Triforce of Courage during the final boss battle with Null, but after the battle it seems that it leaves him and the full Triforce (or Prime Energy, as it’s called in this game) reforms.

-He gets his voice back at the end of the game. It’s noted at one point that he keeps fighting back against the rifts as if he hopes that if he fights hard enough, he might be able to speak again. And he does! After Null’s defeat, he and Zelda are teleported to Castle Town and Link is shown animatedly telling a crowd of people what happened, seemingly at great length.

[princeoferror]

Linktober Shadow Day 22: Chasm/Rift

[skyloftian-nutcase]

It’s interesting how Nintendo seems to be like… backing away from the Triforce? Like the symbolism is still there but we’ve now gone four games without its mention. In BotW/AoC it was Zelda’s sacred power (which is implied to be the Triforce??), in TotK it’s secret stones, and now in Echoes of Wisdom it’s like, what, Elemental Power? It’s also heavily implied to be the Triforce. It’s just kind of weird, but I guess you could chalk it up to time passing and corrupting terms??

[earthykinous]

Those moments when Popstar is not under a god-level threat...

[the-phantom-peach]

i love your zelda links meet au so much i am thinking about them 24/7

anyways i showed my friend (who has a deaf brother) the “don’t sign that!” part and she found it hilarious so thank you for being one of the funniest people on earth ❤️❤️

ohmg stormyy thank youu <33

lmao I’m glad they could find them funny haha. Echo still needs to work on his manners OTL

[clowns0up-felix]

ECHOES OF WISDOM!! I’m hyped brooo

[xeverlee]

so like, what exactly are LU!Zelda and LU!Link’s nicknames gonna be? the general consensus i’ve seen so far in the fanbase is that Link is def named Rift, but I’ve seen a couple different names for Zelda. tbh i quite like Echo as Zelda’s nickname!!

Rift and Echo!!

[smilesrobotlover]

Hyrule’s youngest heroes