#i dont consider legend the missionary type but i am in love with the idea of him scrutinizing the links that dont follow a particular god

[higuchisora]

I somehow managed to miss all the Christian symbolism in previous games, but as an ex-Evangelical, "Repressed Guilt-Laden Catholic Boy" Legend fucks SO hard omfg. Would this make Hyrule the Dedicated and Devout Church Camp Kid? Youth pastor in the making? (I know Catholics don't have youth pastors in the same way protestants do, just not sure how Religious Boy Scout translates in Catholic terms).

Side note, I'd personally love the idea of there being a fundamental misunderstanding of what the hell Legend and Hyrule have going on (i.e. the chain thinks Time was a cult leader in one timeline or something LMAO). Legend calling Hylia a false prophet (hysterical) would spark an intense feud between him and Sky, I just know it. Probably never gets fully resolved. The rest of the chain wondering how Hyrule and Legend rationalize being chosen by Hylia if they don't believe in Hylia, etc. Etc. OP thank you this is an amazing idea

okay I apologize to any Christians, I hope this isn’t offensive but I can’t stop thinking about it 😭

so you know how Christianity is semi-canon in the downfall timeline? Yeah- how would that work???

Christianity exists on Earth because of a long and complicated collision of history and pagan stories and then the death and resurrection of Jesus, a Jewish middle eastern man who was trying to defend his people against Roman oppressors. i know reasonably that Nintendo might’ve not expected that the Zelda series would take off so much so they probably put in some Christian iconology bc the Catholic aesthetic is kind of popular in Japan. It shows up a lot in anime too.

but now there’s a canon religion the series follows with a couple of goddess 😭

my only reasoning is that the Hyrule Christians believe that God is all powerful and that maybe Hylia, Din, Farore, Nayru are either angels or saints? More Catholic I guess

and maybe the hero of Time would be a Jesus figure?? His birth COULD be immaculate, we don’t know his parents. maybe Christianity comes from Calatia? Hylia I think only focuses on Hyrule??

in the Linked Universe I don’t personally head canon Hyrule or Legend to be catholic BUT. I think it would be really funny if they were

Legend calling Hylia a false prophet 😭

Hyrule holding up his cross like: “I prayed to God and now I can see moas”

If Time is downfall Jesus I think they would both probably have a spiritual crisis depending on how devout they both are 😭

also Legend just REALLY gives me Catholic guilt vibes.

When I was a kid my grandmother would have me recite the “Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep” prayer which terrified me as a kid 😮‍💨 I feel like Hyrule would recite it every night and it would kind of just unsettle the chain.

PLEASE. Please tell me if anybody has thought the same or has thoughts on how it would work. This has been plaguing my mind

I’m sorry Christians