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Lorepost: Chapter Ten, “Veritas”

By popular reader request, TTYE lore posts are companion pieces for each chapter of the story breaking down all of the Legend of Zelda lore and references made in each chapter, for readers looking to learn more about LoZ or just refresh their knowledge. This chapter contains explanations for: Farosh the Dragon, Rare Yu-Gi-Oh! Lore, and A METRIC FUCKTON OF SPOILERS.

This entry is very spoilery! Since a few people requested it, I’m going in-depth on the Yuugi-tachi’s hallucinations in the jungle, and often these will be things that the gang themselves don’t manage to figure out - tons of foreshadowing, references to other timelines, etc. etc. No direct spoilers for future TTYE chapters, just hints.

I’ll put the non-spoiler ones outside of the “read more” tag, and the spoilers under the tag.

In Another Few Hours, The Sun Will Rise

Surprise, it’s Yu-Gi-Oh Lore! This is a really stupid scene from the 4Kids dub that has achieved eternal memedom. I had to put it in because I have no self-restraint.

Farosh

Farosh is one of three dragons that appear in Breath of the Wild. I’m actually not sure if this is confirmed in canon or not, but many fans believe that the dragons - Dinraal, Farosh, and Naydra - are guardian spirits corresponding to the three Golden Goddesses who created Hyrule, Din, Farore and Nayru.

Despite them arguing all the time, Eri does see Kaiba as a friend, so she takes the opportunity to show him something she knows he’ll like - a dragon. (Maybe she feels guilty about the fact that she deliberately annoys him all the time. Or not.)

SPOILERS AHEAD, YE BE WARNED.

The Footsteps Following Honda: The Skull Kid

Kudos to all of you who guessed Skull Kid! Honda is the only one who can hear these footsteps. Skull Kid is a mysterious imp present in several Zelda games - it’s implied in Ocarina of Time that children who wander into the Lost Woods and lose their way will eventually become Skull Kids. One Skull Kid in particular is a central character in The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, who causes havoc when he gets hold of an ancient and powerful mask and tries to bring the Moon down with his newfound powers. Which brings us to….

The Moon Is Falling: or Why Honda Can’t Sleep

“Couldn’t sleep at all,” Honda muttered. “The moon was too fucking bright.”

Honda isn’t quite getting the whole package here - terrifying face and all - but the moon does seem rather too large, too close, and too bright. Another theme of Majora’s Mask is insomnia: many characters in the game cannot or will not sleep due to the impending threat of the falling moon, and Link himself must repeat the same three days over and over without sleep as he frantically tries to save the land of Termina from its doom.

The Haunted Wasteland: Kaiba Dreams of a Desert

Kaiba dreamed of Egypt.

He followed a bobbing lantern through a desert storm. Sand drove relentlessly into his eyes, his mouth, his nose, between the crevices of his armour - it was the only thing ahead of him and the only thing behind him. The lantern was the only other thing in the world. He had to keep moving, keep dragging one foot after another; his boots sank further into the ground with every step-

Kaiba is mistaken. He’s not in Egypt - he’s in the Haunted Wasteland, a massive desert that Link must cross in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time to reach the Desert Colossus. The only way to safely cross the Haunted Wasteland, with its constant sandstorms and dangerous quicksand, is by obtaining a magical artifact called The Lens of Truth. This lens allows you to see a ghost with a lantern that guides you along the only possible path.

Saria: Anzu dreams of a parting

Just as Yuugi finally started to drift off, Anzu let out a little gasp beside him.

“Anzu?” he whispered. Anzu rolled over to face him. Her eyes were wide and her cheeks were streaked with tears.

“What’s wrong?” Yuugi reached for Anzu, but she met him halfway, grasping both of his hands desperately in hers.

“Yuugi,” Anzu sniffled. “We’ll…we’ll be friends forever…won’t we?”

Anzu is dreaming of Saria, Link’s best friend in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Link and Saria grow up together in the Kokiri Forest and love each other dearly. When Link is called to adventure and has to leave the Kokiri Forest, he and Saria have to say goodbye. This scene is Anzu’s dream and it’s Saria that she hears laughing in the woods. The dream affects her particularly because she and Yuugi are childhood friends and the feelings resonate strongly with her.

Link and Saria’s parting is even sadder than it seems: because Saria is a Kokiri, she will never grow up. Link finds out that he is not a Kokiri and thus he grows up and surpasses her in age. Then Saria discovers that she is the Sage of Forest and has to leave for good to be the Guardian of the Forest Temple.

Why does Eri think the jungle smells nice?

For this chapter I wanted the hallucinations to cover a lot of sensory ground: seeing, hearing, and even smelling. I chose to give Eri olfactory hallucinations partly because they would be subtle enough that she wouldn’t be able to put everything together immediately.

Eri sniffed the air. “Hey, it smells really nice here.”

“Uhhh…” Jounouchi took an experimental sniff, then wrinkled his nose. The air smelled, all right, but it was a pungent mixture of odours - earth, animal musk, rotting vegetation, the heady perfume of jungle flowers - that bordered on oppressive.

Yuugi looked around, bemused. “You like this smell?”

“Don’t you?” Eri inhaled deeply. “It’s so light and fresh and flowery.” Suddenly, she turned to face Kaiba, folding her arms. “What did you say? You have a problem with me breathing in air now?”

Here, Eri is smelling the Forest Haven from Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

Eri sniffed the air. “I don’t know what you’re all complaining about. You can smell the sea from here. It’s nice.”

Jounouchi turned around to look at her, eyes boggling. “No, dumbass, you can’t smell the sea. It’s way too far.” He reached out and pinched Eri’s nose between his fingers. “Something wrong with this? Hey, Anzu, do a diagnostic on Eri.”

“No!” Eri protested, scrambling out of Jounouchi’s grasp. “Leave my nose alone!”

And in this instance she’s smelling Outset Island. The reasons for this will become apparent next chapter :)

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deja vu

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pictomancer is so vibrant and whimsical but now i'm thinking about the good dark, edgy potential

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i wonder if dragoons ever stand in their ready pose out of habit

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different ways of looking out for the wol

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fine dining attire

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remember you are not alone

the encouragement wasn't necessary, but eris appreciates it nonetheless. rip ser grinnaux and ser paulecrain

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i just want to know how much estinien's outfit from that one scene cost

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thavnair adventures

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the only change i've ever made to eris' appearance is when i felt like giving her darker makeup at some point post-shb. which makes me think of this

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Lorepost: Chapter Six, “Sapientia”

By popular reader request, TTYE lore posts are companion pieces for each chapter of the story breaking down all of the Legend of Zelda lore and references made in each chapter, for readers looking to learn more about LoZ or just refresh their knowledge. This chapter contains explanations for: Link’s Hat, The Goddess Springs, and Naydra.

Link’s Hat

Eri carefully made sure everyone was wrapped up in improvised layers, creating scarves and earmuffs out of strips of cloth.

Last she pulled a jaunty little green cap out of her pouch and pulled it down over her ears. Jounouchi cackled. “What is that? You look like an elf.”

“Came with the outfit,” Eri said, scowling at him.

This one isn’t lore, it’s just an in-joke because Eri’s armour is loosely based on some of Link’s older looks. :) Link is well-known for his iconic pointy green hat, but Eri isn’t confident in her ability to rock it, so she just keeps it in her bag. (No, she doesn’t suffer a set bonus penalty from that decision ;)

Praying in the Springs

At the Spring of Wisdom, Hylia bestows blessings upon the heroes - increased strength, endurance, and more magic power available to the magic users in the group.

Why does Eri feel the need to strip down and go into icy-cold water? Well, because Hylia is difficult and uncooperative and won’t listen if you talk to her from the nice dry dais, of course.

The above screenshot is from a really heartbreaking cutscene where Zelda cries tears of frustration, desperately asking Hylia why her sacred sealing powers won’t manifest. Hylia remains silent and impassive. I really recommend watching it even if you’re not a Zelda fan, it’s such a good insight into Zelda’s character, and just makes your heart wrench for this seventeen-year-old girl tasked with saving the world.

Naydra

Naydra is one of three dragons that appear in Breath of the Wild. I’m actually not sure if this is confirmed in canon or not, but many fans believe that the dragons - Dinraal, Farosh, and Naydra - are guardian spirits corresponding to the three Golden Goddesses who created Hyrule, Din, Farore and Nayru.

Because Kaiba has a draconic aspect - his ancient connection to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon - his blessing does not come from Hylia but instead from Naydra.

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not sure what to make of this guy

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i still don't see the problem here. but fine

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communication between dear friends

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heavensward shenanigans