#ocarina of time: post canon

[writingpages]

pull me back from things divine

Summary: up here, there were no gods. there was nothing divine in these sheets. and that's just how they prefer it.

Rating: M

Ships: Ocarina of Time Link/Zelda

Notes: written for @linktheacehero for merry midna mixup gift exhange! hope you like it! bit of angst, bit of fluff, bit of hints towards sex.

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Phantom pains continued to plague Link from injuries he didn't always recall getting - as if it radiated from things that could have been that never happened. The scars that were real were almost grounding in that way, where he could see some injury that should have been there. Link would wake up from dreams of realities that seemed to twist around him, shattering like glass in front of him. He'd jolt awake from a nightmare of Ganon's laughter as a beast to Zelda laying next to him, grounding him yet again. Link wrapped an arm around her waist, pulling her closer to him as he buried his face into her neck. It was easy to fall back asleep with her this close to him, a reminder of everything he'd ever fought for. She'd been there when he was running through Hyrule, trying to set the world straight. The world had ended, but he still stood here. They were still here.

For Zelda, the dreams felt like echoes. She'd had prophetic dreams since she was a child, and she didn't always understand them In some ways, the mistakes she made in on version of reality were completely gone through her eyes. Zelda, however, didn't live it the same way Link had. In some ways, she felt the phantom pains worse than him. She had no explanation for them save for vague dreams that often left her with more questions than answers. What mistakes had she made? Zelda didn't know, and Link evading answering the question. All she knew was that sometimes, looking at Impa filled her with an unexplained sorrow. As if there was a series of mistakes that she couldn't quite remember. All she knew was that when she laid next to Link in their shared bed, it felt like nothing could possibly touch them.

Every time Zelda rested her head on Link's chest, she entered a dreamless sleep. One that could actually allow her to rest her weary bones, and give her respite from the long work days. When she awoke in the morning, the sun was streaming in and Link was still under her for once. Most days he was awake before dawn to train, but on days like this, it was clear that he'd been staving off sleep for far too long. She traced her fingers along the scars on his chest, frowning at the fresh ones. He'd been pushing himself too hard again; he always did. There wasn't much Zelda could do about that. She'd done her best to assure him that he didn't need to push himself the way he did, but each time it was like he knew something she didn't.

Whatever Link knew honestly scared Zelda a little bit, to the point where she avoided asking any question. She didn't want to know, but she did want to at least keep him grounded here. As far as they were concerned, the biggest threat to their safety and happiness was eliminated. At least... as far as Zelda knew. Sometimes she considered the Goddesses, and wondered what the actual end game had been. It'd been too easy, she knew. Getting Ganon imprisoned and that was the end of it? No, something had to be on the horizon. Something that Link knew and wasn't telling her. But he smirked at her, brushing her hair out of her face and she found it difficult to care about anything that needed a divination table to figure out. He pulled her closer to him, and Zelda fell into him.

Up here, they were safe from any prying eyes. Zelda didn't have to think about what the Goddesses had planned for them, and Link didn't have to think about the horrors he'd witnessed far too young. Link had seen the world come crashing to an end, and he didn't want to talk about it. He just wanted to be here in the moment with her. Every single night, she grounded him. She reminded him that they were right here, right now, and he didn't have to push himself anymore. Her gaze was piercing through him, right through the kink in his armor. Link shattered under her, and was rebuilt stronger for it. Just how did she always manage to do that? He didn't know, and he didn't care. He kissed her, the night starting to fall.

Morning or night, she was there. Just like she'd always been, even when she'd hide away under a disguise. There was a loyalty between them, an unspoken bond of trust. Only Link knew just how deep it ran, but Zelda had an idea of it. She knew that she'd do anything to keep him safe, even if she wasn't aware of just how far she'd go to do so. The chill of the air sank in, and the blankets were pulled around them. History couldn't touch them, and whatever was to come didn't matter. All that mattered was her touch felt like a healing balm to his very soul, as if she could reach the parts of him that had been torn asunder.

Link gasped as her lips found his neck, pressing kisses that felt like he was being made new. Under her gaze, it was like nothing had ever had happened to them. Up here, they were brand new to each other. They explored each other as if it was all new, every single time. Zelda would chide him for new scars, but she would kiss them all the same as if she could remove them. And some nights, Link thought that she might be able to. It was like the world didn't matter when it was just the two of them.

Up in their bedroom, they could simply be two people who were world weary, and just too tired to talk about any of it. The ache in Zelda vanished when Link's hand was over hers, and the void that lingered in Link was filled by her touch upon his cheek. She pulled him in for a kiss, and there was no divinity to be found here tangled up in these sheets.

And that was how they both preferred it.

[kagoutiss]

oot zelda doodle i liked :’-)))

[stupidhany]

I think it's really funny that the miiverse interview with the Mask Salesman are technically canon

Like wdym he owns a 3ds and he had a miiverse account at some point in his life???

[blueskittlesart]

LOZ COMICS MASTERPOST <3

Standalones

Standalone canon-compliant comics based on various games. All writing is original unless otherwise specified.

Majora's Mask: Cycles (2021)

Skyward Sword: Agency/He Follows (2022)

Ocarina of Time: Adulthood (2022)

Aerial Archery (BOTW) (2023)

Generational Curses (BOTW) (2023)

Tears of the Kingdom: Failure (2023)

Now That You're Gone (BOTW) (2023)

Tears of the Kingdom: Eternal (2024) Part 1 | Part 2

Dear Big Brother (BOTW) (2024)

BUY A PDF OF 5 2021-2023 B&W STANDALONES HERE BUY A PDF OF ETERNAL HERE

Coliseum Au (discontinued, occasional content when i feel like it)

Alternate universe where link gets stuck in the 'refusal of the call' portion of the hero's journey and becomes a gladiator at the coliseum to run away from his problems. messily executed because i was 17. sorry gang

Catchall Tag

Part 1 (2020)

Part 2 (2020)

Part 3 (2021)

Part 4 (2021)

Part 5 (2022)

Standalone mini-prologue (2024)

BOTW Roleswap (discontinued)

Alternate universe where link is the prince of hyrule and zelda is his knight. Characters retain their personalities, only the roles are reversed. largely mini-comics and standalone illustrations contained in catchall tag; one major multi-page comic.

Catchall tag (may contain non-botw roleswaps, this au never had its own tag and i'm too lazy to find every topical post now)

The Spring of Power (2021)

Sword of Fate (on indefinite hiatus, occasional content when I feel like it)

my own take on a zelda game. largely concept art and visdev as opposed to actual comic (except for the opening segment mini.) lore and story mostly contained in catchall tag.

Catchall tag

introduction/part 1 (2023)

part 1.5 (2024)

[shadow-cat-gremlin]

Sooooooo. Since Twilight didn't die in LU this leaves the question.

(Image taken from this post. I do not take any credit for translating this.)

Who of the boys will get it???

My bet: Time. Like there barely even is any competition going on here to who it could be.

For some further proof let's look through all the Links and make a list on who could potential still die and who won't.

First up those we can leave out for certain:

-> Sky, Twilight and Wild.

We know for a fact that these three won't end up dead in this adventure.

Sky and Sun are the ones to start the royal family. He can't die here and there.

We know through some of Wild's tales that Twilight lives to become an old wolf man. So we know he ain't dying on us either.

And Wild? He still has all of TotK ahead of himself. And we know Jojo drew him in that getup so it's safe to say he will stay alive as well.

Some Links that I'm pretty sure won't end up dead:

-> Wind, Hyrule, Legend and Four.

While there aren't really any indiactiors that these guys need to stay alive cause they have more story to go through, I can't really see either of them dying in the story.

With Wind there is the potential concept that he still has to go through the whole War of Eras in Warriors' time. So I doubt he will die.

Similar with Legend, if it does turn out that he is the same Link in EoW like in all the other games then he probably won't die here either.

I don't have any concrete proof for Hyrule or Four, but as said I can't imagine them dying so early on in their lives. It feels weird to kill them off so early. Story wise that is.

Honestly the only other potential Link I could see dying might be Warriors. He feels like the sacrificial type. Jumping in to take the hit for someone else and dying in the process.

But I still think it's going to be Time. By a longshot (haha pun)

For those LU fans who only joined for BotW and TotK. Here is a quick rundown of Time aka the Hero of Time in the canon Zelda timeline.

Canonical in the Zelda timeline this Link is playable in 2 games. Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. With Jojo including Hyrule Warriors tho he is also playable in that game as well.

But he also appears in one third canon Zelda game. Namely Twilight Princess. Albeit as a sad skeleton ghost man. Who teaches the Hero of Twilight all his hidden skills. Also he's a golden wolf boy.

And in that game it's revealed that the Hero of Time died before he could pass on any of his techniques and tales. Or even his own legacy. Hence he teaches Twilight (his descendant) his skills to finally pass them on.

(Image taken from this video.)

Now here is the thing. We know Time went through all of his adventures in LU already. And it's pretty much accepted by all of us fans that Malon might presumably be pregnant based on the whole moment with the letters.

(Panels taken from Jojo's original post. Again I do not take any credit whatsoever.)

So let's see.

We are at a point in the story where we know for certain someone will die. We also know Time has been through all his adventures. We know that Malon might possibly be pregnant at this point. And we know that the Hero of Time died before passing on his own legacy. Leaving him to rot and stay in the mortal realm as a wandering soul who "lives" in regrets and sorrow.

If all of this isn't a perfect indication that Time will be the one to die. Then idk what is.

[adrift-in-thyme]

Hello, I saw your post about Time and I am intrigued if you want to expand on that post at all.

~ shinobi-addiction

Hi there! I would be more than happy to gush about the blorbo some more :) I’ll give some background for my thought process in that post

SO we all know that Time ends up as the Shade right? And that although no one really knows how this happened, the reason behind it is clear cause Time/Shade himself stated it.

He regretted being unable to pass his skills onto those who came after him. Which in my mind, because of how I interpreted his character, boils down to a fancy way of saying he wanted to protect them, even if it was indirectly. He wanted to protect his loved ones, his descendants, and he missed the chance to do so.

And another thing. There’s a post that circulates the LU fandom once in awhile where some lovely person interpreted the text from Wild’s Sheikah Slate from this page

and gave us the knowledge that someone in LU is gonna die. We don’t know who. But my rupees are on Time.

Not only does he suffer an anguished end in the canonical timeline BUT things seem to be lining up for that fate in LU.

He’s growing increasingly concerned for the boys’ welfare and safety. He was willing to literally use the ocarina to save Twilight and/or lay his soul to rest in peace. He’s snappy, he’s distant. He’s barely smiled since that initial wave of relief that Twilight’s recovery. He’s placing the weight of their fates on his shoulders.

Those things put him at a disadvantage. They set him up for failure.

It doesn’t help that a major theme in his games is loss. Majora’s Mask is literally about grief. Ocarina of Time deals with the end of childhood, the end of an era, the ends of lives and friendships and the toll time takes on everyone. Those lessons are ingrained on Time’s soul. Loss has always followed him. He can’t afford for it to do so here. Which I think will lead him to make sacrifices (prolly even the ultimate sacrifice) to ensure his boys get to live on

Art credit @/linkeduniverse

[zeldaversed]

Four Swords Adventure Manga: My Thoughts

(as requested by @chatter-crow)

@chatter-crow FSA was actually one of my favorite manga before they released the Twilight Princess manga. I'd love to talk about it!

[Disclaimer: It's been years since I've read it, so if there are any mistakes please correct me!]

Released in 2004-2005 in Japan (translated into English in 2009), the manga coincided with the game's release earlier in the year of 2004. It, along with the other manga released for the games, are officially considered non-canon.

Four Swords Adventures, however, is beloved by Zelda fans around the globe because of its character development and insight into how each of the different Links think, behave, and even fight. Many even consider it canon after its story changes deepened the plot and enriched the relationships between the characters.

The story begins with Link, a childhood friend of Zelda's, who ends up pulling the Master Sword after she and her maidens invite him with them to check the seal on Vaati. The maidens disappear, and in their place is Shadow Link. After a brief battle Link is knocked unconscious, and when he wakes he pulls the Four Sword so that he will be able to save Zelda-- as a result, Vaati is released. The manga follows the plot of the original pretty closely, but there is variation.

I think the best part of these manga, however, was the character development for the different colors.

Green (our main Link), Blue, Red, and Vio, and even Shadow all have amazing character development showcasing different aspects of Link's personality as if they were there own people and for awhile, they were.

Green is the embodiment of all of the colors, but he has his own weaknesses. Throughout the story, he's focused on saving Zelda and is the designated leader. Blue is aggressive, quick to anger, and is often mean although he has a good heart. Red is the optimist, facing any situation with hope in his heart. Vio is cool, calm, and collected, even cunning, double-crossing Shadow in the end. Shadow had an excellent arc, beginning as an "evil" entity because all he knew was the much darker side of Link's personality that he'd smothered. In the end, he turned against Vaati and helped save Zelda. Shadow was honestly my favorite character, since we've never seen a rendition of Dark Link fully fleshed out before.

He appears in both Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess as an obstacle Link must defeat, but never as his own person before. This provided insight into his character, even getting empathy and sympathy from the audience.

Another aspect of this manga that I really liked was the switch up between blue and red. Typically, blue is associated with sadness or calm, whereas red is the more aggressive one.

Four Swords Adventures is still one of my favorite manga, second only to Twilight Princess. I loved not only the story, but the characters, setting, and art style. It's one of the best manga that there are.

Have something you'd like to add? Reblog with your thoughts or submit an ask! If you'd like to join the tag list, you can submit an ask or request it directly on a post.

[aegon-targaryen]

Fic Masterlist

AO3 | tumblr writing tag | fanfiction.net (mostly old writing)

As requested by @gloriousinthebattle, below is a list of everything I’ve written from 2023 onwards, organized by game! These fics are all LOZ and nearly all Zelink unless otherwise noted ☺️ I’ve fallen out of the habit of consistently uploading to tumblr, but I will be sharing some unposted fics here over the next few weeks!

Twilight Princess (my beloved <3)

Longfic: As Dusk Falls (AO3, ff.net) | post-canon Zelink | 81K words | Rated T

A new queen ascending a throne built on lies and blood. A hero who has lost his place in the world. After winning the greatest battle of their time and losing Midna, Zelda and Link must repair the damage to Hyrule and to their own hearts—but the lingering consequences of the Twilight invasion threaten to tear apart the kingdom they fought so hard to save.

Oneshots Related to As Dusk Falls (which can also be read on their own)

The Blue-Eyed Beast (AO3) | 6K words | Rated G | Pre- to mid- to post- canon exploration of Rusl & Link’s relationship

See You Later (AO3) | 3K words | Rated G | Immediately post-canon, covers Zelink losing Midna

In the Light of Morning (AO3, tumblr, ff.net ) | 2K words | Rated G | Post-canon Zelink, established relationship, Zelda reckons with her feelings

Pumpkin Tarts (AO3) | 2K words | Rated G | Post-canon Zelink, established relationship, Link teaches Zelda to bake

Lost and Found (AO3, tumblr) | 2K words | Rated G | Post-canon Zelink, established relationship, Zelda and Link visit Ordon

Ghosts That We Knew (AO3, tumblr) | post-canon Zelink featuring the Hero’s Shade, established relationship | 2K words | Rated G

Other TP Oneshots

The Fortress (AO3) | 2K words | Rated T | Depicts the Puppet Zelda fight through Zelda’s eyes

Of Cats and Wolves (AO3 | Zelink Across Time zine) | 5K words | Rated G | Post-canon friends to lovers zelink

Blue & Gold (AO3, tumblr) | 8K words | Rated T | Post-canon messyyy zelink hunting a beast in the forest

Ocarina of Time / Majora’s Mask

Longfic: Like A River’s Flow (AO3) | 63K words | Rated T | Post-canon Child Timeline Zelink

Back then, they stood on opposite sides of a gulf: Zelda resenting the confines of her childhood, Link trying to pick up the shattered pieces of his. Bridging the gap now means building upon grief and unfamiliarity. But she’s spent so long missing him—she’s sick to death of wasted time. “I’m right here,” she says, sliding her fingers through his. “Will you tell me what happened?” Fireplace shadows flicker over his bandaged face. Maybe he’ll refuse. Zelda remembers Epona’s hooves kicking up dust, his proud green tunic disappearing behind the crest of a hill. Maybe all hope for their future died that day—or maybe time and tragedy only helped it grow. Link’s answer comes slowly, like drawing venom from a wound. “Well,” he murmurs, tightening his grip on her hand, “I got lost.” ------------ OR: The hero searches for something he’ll never regain, the princess becomes a queen, and fate gives them a second chance.

OOT / MM Oneshots

Old Souls (AO3, tumblr, ff.net ) | 3K words | Rated G | precedes Like a River's Flow but also stands alone

Starlight (AO3) | 3K words | Rated G | Mid-canon Sheik/Link being yearny as fuck

Mirage (AO3, tumblr) | 3K words | Rated G | Once again, mid-canon Sheik/Link being yearny as fuck

Masquerade (AO3) | 6K words | Rated T | Child Timeline Zelink as vigilantes, sorting out their feelings about Adult Timeline Zelda

Breath of the Wild

The Missing Horseshoe (AO3, tumblr) | 2K words | Rated G | Pre-Calamity zelink, immediately follows Zelda’s Resentment memory

Bit by Bit (AO3) | 2K words | Rated G | Pre-Calamity zelink, immediately follows Blades of the Yiga memory

If I Falter (AO3, tumblr, ff.net) | 5K words | Rated G | Pre-Calamity zelink, Link breaks his silence

So Many Eyes (AO3, tumblr) | 7K words | Rated T | Pre-Calamity zelink, the Yiga attempt to assassinate Link

The Rise Before the Fall (AO3, tumblr) | 2K words | Rated T | Zelda and Link have their first kiss on Blatchery Plain

Tears of the Kingdom

Moonglow (AO3) | 1K words | Rated G | Mid-canon, Zelda swallows the Secret Stone

Sunblind (AO3) | 1K words | Rated G | Mid-canon, Link processes Zelda’s fate

Hollow-Hearted (AO3, tumblr, ff.net) | 2K words | Rated G | Mid-canon, Link processes Zelda’s fate part 2

In Time (AO3, tumblr, ff.net) | 2K words | Rated T | Post-canon, Zelink recovering from TOTK

Beneath the Skin (AO3, tumblr) | 3K words | Rated T | Post-canon, Zelda heals Link of his lingering gloomsickness

Other LOZ Games

The Missing Piece (AO3) | 3K | Rated G | Echoes of Wisdom; Link confronts a false Zelda, and befriends the real one

Oceans as Far as the Eye Can See (AO3) | 11K words | Rated G | Wind Waker / Link’s Awakening crossover in which Tetra, asleep under Ganondorf’s spell, wakes up on Koholint and meets a stranger with a familiar name

[chaoticfishie]

I’m a HUGE Zelda fan and it’s my duty to give the LaDs men their Zelda game based on their lore. Here we go!

Btw I reached so many milestones, are you guys interested in a “10 facts about me” post?

Xavier: who resembles Link a bit lol I’ll give him Zelda Ocarina of time (which is my favourite because it helped me through a hard time) and Tears of the kingdom.

Zayne: He is canonically a gamer😌I can see him with Skyward Sword and A link between worlds *hust* Dawnbreaker *hust*

Rafayel: Our sea god! I’ll give him Link’s Awakening and Wind Waker and no, I did not give him these because one had a whale in it and the other one is sailing on sea🙄

Sylus: I didn’t even hesitate on this one lol I’ll give him Twilight Princess and Majoras Masks. NINTENDO GIVE US TWILIGHT PRINCESS FOR THE SWITCH!

[skyward-floored]

I'd like to hear about your hw rewrite ideas 👀

- hero-of-the-wolf

*cracks knuckles* gladly!

I mostly just have notes on fleshing out the story, changing a few characters, actually fitting the game and other era stuff in with canon in a way that might make sense and things like that. And I only really have stuff about the base game since that’s the one I own, so I’m not going to go into dlc/definitive edition stuff as much. I’m going to focus on the three different displaced eras mostly in this post just because that’s what I’ve mostly got fleshed out the most :)

But first I also have to mention a couple other things first:

Kid Link has been upgraded to story mode character, instead of merely unlockable in that one mode. Sheik has a much more legitimate reason to exist and Impa realizes much earlier that this random Sheikah warrior is actually the missing Zelda. Cia still looks suggestive, but has clothes that look more like clothes and not just underwear. She and Lana have the same skin tone. And I’m sure there’s more I’m forgetting but that’s the main stuff. Moving on!

Skyward Sword

I’m placing this one about... hm. I actually have two ideas here about that.

The first is to have this take place a few hundred years before skyward sword, and be only a distant history lesson by the time sksw itself rolls around, which would make sense but for the fact that Skyloft looks a little too much like it does in sksw to be that far off.

The other idea is to make it be fifty or so years before sksw, and be part of the reason Skyloft isn’t all that populated. The bit of war that touched them took out a fair amount of the population, and Gaepora was a kid around when this all went down, which inspired him to start the knight academy when he was older. Both have their pros and cons, though I think I’m leaning towards the second.

That’s the biggest thing I’m changing for this era, though I will address the Groosenator paradox, being “how can the Groosenator be around to stop the imprisonef if this is before Groose is even born”. Well you see, canons in loz have two names: canon, and Groosenator. The army from hw brings their canons along with them when they go to sksw’s era, and they call them groosenators because they’re from an era after they were invented. Bam.

Ocarina of Time

Placing the time for this one is tricky, since Ruto is an adult, but I don’t know if she’s like... gone through oot..? Is this the mm/tp timeline where Link is still around? Is this the ww timeline where Link left? I do not know. And I don’t know which makes more sense.

Aside from the Sheik stuff I’m largely leaving this bit untouched. I think it would be fun to include more sages, maybe even oot Zelda, but admittedly I haven’t thought this one through quite as much (except for the sheik stuff).

Twilight princess

I’m placing the era of twilight in this game as happening after tp itself. “But Peggy where’s tp Link then” he’s either on vacation so far away he didn’t realize what was happening until it was too late or Cia accidentally yeeted him to botw as a wolf. Don’t worry about it.

Anywho this part begins with Lana heading to twilight-era Hyrule, finding it absolutely covered in twilight, and later meeting Agitha and Midna. In my version I’m kicking out Agitha as a main playable character, because out of all the cool characters in twilight princess they picked her?? The bug girl?? She’s nice and all but no. Sorry. She can still be around as part of the story (saving her makes a good level mechanic), but not as a major player. She can even be playable still, but not as a major person.

I’m replacing her with the Resistance. Lana gets to the era of twilight and finds Rusl, Shad, Ashei, and maybe Auru (don’t know if he’d be active enough to want to fight) trying fruitlessly to protect Kakariko, figure out what the heck is going on, where the huge influx of monsters came from, and how the heckin twilight is back. Lana explains about the monsters, but can’t tell them much about the twilight. Somewhere in here Midna shows up on her hunt for Cia, furious at being an imp again, even more furious about the twilight spread over Hyrule again, and especially majorly furious that Zant is somehow back. The game never explains this, but I’m saying that Cia somehow brought him back. Or he was secretly not dead and laying low. One of those.

The Resistance goes along with Lana (and Midna once they convince her they’re on the same side) to stop Zant (Zelda maybe shows up for a bit, but she’s holding down the fort in Hyrule, so after a quick “oh crap Midna’s here that’s bad”, she’s not around as much). I figure the Resistance members are all one “character” in that each combo is like, a different one of them or something. Or they’d all be different lol idk. This is getting really long and I’m running out of steam haha.

But yeah those are my thoughts on those parts at least— I have more thoughts about character interactions and some other random things, but like I said this is really long XD hopefully that answers your question at least a little :)

[lore-from-hyrule]

Ocarina Of Time Ganondorf And Link's Heights

So in Hyrule Historia there is concept art of Ganondorf from Ocarina of Time. His height is revealed to be 230 cm Tall. So I went on to get the closest comparison of Adult Link and Ganondorf near each other. And by using Ganon's knee height I estimated Link is about 5 feet and 1 inch tall. This is something I noticed is some people on the Zelda Dungeon Forums also came to a similar conclusion about Link's height. So yeah, that's their canon heights in Ocarina of Time.

BTW, if the information in this post is similar to a post from a certain Mario Lore Blog, that's because that's my Mario Lore Blog. Which should be kind of obvious based on the blog names and formatting.

[habitsbf]

hi, I really like your account and you always post very interesting things! I would have loved to ask you to explain the seven trials of Habit because since am very new to everymanhybrid and i just cant understand it and i know that it probably plays a big part in the lore

(Sorry if this dosent makes sense i cant really write in english so i used google translation)

AHHH YAY IM GLAD YA THINK SO :D EverymanHYBRID is a pretty confusing series to get into. theres a LOT going on in it and im more than happy to help you understand better!! ALSO SORRY THIS RESPONSE IS SO LATE </333 ive been kind of out of it lately, but im back now!! i can only go so long without posting about HABIT...

the seven trials of HABIT is a tournament that HABIT hosted a couple years ago. everyone involved in the tournament was assigned a new name under "Rabbit #XXX" and 231 participants were accepted into the trials. this included ryan (rabbit #001) who was the first one eliminated, jeff (rabbit #002), evan (rabbit #003), vinny (rabbit #004), and at the time jeff told alex that he forbidden from joining the trials, but alex ignored jeffs warning and joined anyways under rabbit #231. the other participants were viewers at the time who could join via email, but not everyone who sent in an application was accepted into the tournament.

HABIT eventually created his own Twitter account (SEVENTRIALS) and officially welcomed all the rabbits to the tournament. he then divided them all into 3 groups: angora, english lop, and netherland dwarf, which are all breeds of rabbit. the groups were divided by numbers, 1-77 were angoras, 78-154 were english lops, and 155-231 were netherland dwarfs. each group was set to hold 77 members (its clear the number 7 is important to HABIT for some reason, it appears a lot here)

what is the purpose in all this? what is the purpose of the trials? well you see, we dont know exactly. theres been multiple speculations surrounding the purpose and we dont have a real canon verified answer for it.

one thing i would like to mention is a lot of what takes place in the trials matches up to how cults function. a lot of cults require their members to do things that will strip the members of their former lives in order to make them ready for a new path. im gonna list a few examples ↓

TRIAL ONE: the rabbits had film themselves burying a cherished item of their choice.

"LEAVE YOUR LOVED ONE BEHIND."

they had to part with a beloved possession that was important to them in some way. im not sure what jeff buried, but i know evan buried the prettiest knife he had, vinny buried his special edition of ocarina of time, and alex buried a bullet he shot with his dad.

"I REALIZE YOU MAY HAVE LIVES. THAT IS UNFORTUNATE. AND WILL CHANGE."

TRIAL TWO: when congratulating the rabbits who successfully passed trial one, HABIT says "GREAT, YOUVE BURIED SOMETHING. ALL YOU HAVE DONE IS LOST ONE MORE THING THAT MAKES YOU HUMAN."

TRIAL THREE: the rabbits have to lose a friend "BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY."

"DO NOT TELL THEM WHY YOU ARE DOING THIS. BLAME IT ON THEM."

the rabbits dont even get to go by their own names, which is required in some cults. some cults make their members change their names as a way to sever ties with their past identity.

whenever the rabbits do something, he wants them to state and make it known "HABIT MADE ME DO IT."

HABIT hasnt said anything about this publicly, but HAS addressed it in 2 private chats he had with some of the rabbits. in the first conversation HABIT stated the purpose of the trials was simply "BODY COUNT", but in the other conversation HABIT stated the trials would come to and end when the last rabbit was eliminated, regardless of whether he had reached the seventh trial.

ALRIGHT THATS ALL IM GONNA LIST i definitely left some details out, but i just wanted to go over the gist of it and give a decent amount of info since this post was getting too long. if i listed every single thing that took place within the trials, this post wouldve been SUPER MASSIVE 😭 buuut if youre still curious about anything, feel free to shoot an ask my way :D

[darlingseraa]

GUYS I CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE NOTICED, RIGHT ???

Ok so, I had this epiphany the other day and wanted to share it, but like, I forgor because if I don't do something I think of immediately in the moment, then I forget to do it. BUT, here we are.

I'm just gonna mark this down as a huge spoiler for The Legend of Zelda : Tears of the Kingdom, so if y'all don't want to be spoiled on some (albeit small) details from the game's canon, please do move on lol.

Okay so, as I was rewatching the cutscenes in Tears of the Kingdom the other day, I noticed that both Rauru and Mineru have this tear-shaped white mark on the bridge of their nose. Quite innocent, right? Maybe just a Zonai trait?

But then– then I realized they also have a third eye. On their foreheads.

Now, what really baffles me is, if you look closely at these screenshots (I believe Rauru's is taken from the official Collector's Edition Artbook, and Mineru's is straight from the game itself), then you'll also realize that both Rauru and Mineru's third eye have exactly three lashes.

Okay, now that that's out of the way, hear me out.

You know what other "race" in Hyrule displays these traits or make use of that sort of symbolism?

Yeah.

The Sheikah.

They're also the only "race" in Hyrule that doesn't appear in the flashbacks where we see all the Sages.

Now, it can and will certainly be argued that the Sheikah are not a seperate race from the Hylians and yeah, I completely agree with that (it's even stated in game in the profiles of the Sheikah characters, like Paya or Impa, that they are "Hylian (Sheikah)"). In a sense, even if they are the same race, they still belong to a different people or culture than the rest of the Hylian characters, and can therefore be considered "seperate". It was the case in Ocarina of Time where the Six Sages included both a Hylian (Zelda herself) and a Sheikah (Impa, as the Sage of Shadows, I believe).

So why not include a Sage who was part of the Sheikah tribe, like Nintendo did in Ocarina of Time?

Sure, I'm going off a super subtle detail here, but I have a theory and I will die on this hill if I must : I think the Zonai were actually the ancestors of the Sheikah tribe (and of the Royal Family of Hyrule, as Sonia mentions a "blood connection" between her and Zelda, as well as the fact that she sensed both her power over Time and Rauru's power over Light within Zelda).

Now, as I said, this theory of mine is based off a few small details, as well as off of the absence of the Sheikah in the distant past of Tears of the Kingdom. However, even if Nintendo haven't done this on purpose and the marks on Rauru and Mineru's noses are only meant to be decorative, I still think there's something there that we're just not seeing.

Either the Zonai are meant to be part of the Sheikah tribe's ancestry (which would, in turn, explain why the tribe has always been close to the Royal Family as they share common ancestors in both Hylians and Zonai), or the Sheikah were just like "Oh hey, that's a really cool idea for a logo. Wanna make that our tribe's symbol??" and their leader at the time was like "Yeah, let's go boooiiiiis" and that's that.

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Sorry for the long post! I just absolutely had to share. I can't be the only one to have seen this detail, right???

[ask-ganondorf]

Ask Ganondorf!: The "About Page"

[[Welcome to "Ask Ganondorf", a Legend of Zelda-themed askblog formerly exclusive to Cohost! This is the post where I do a little promoting and explain a few things. This is the mod speaking; I hope you enjoy your visit here, and don't forget to leave a message before you go~!]]

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[ladykittenfair]

Making a to do list, as one does...

Except this is the entertainment edition. Reading, both regular fiction and fanfic, and a long list of games to play / replay.

Not gonna lie, it's been a hot minute since I've consumed media; I've mostly just been writing. Which is not a healthy balance for one's creativity.

SO.

Fanfic first, that's why you're here. I'm flexible from slice of life to heavy with plot, canon divergence is my jam but I'm open to other AUs as long as everyone's written in a way that makes sense. Time travel is also epic. Family bonds. Found family. Platonic closeness, romance... and I vastly prefer happy endings.

"NOPES" include explicit anything (no gore, no over the top on-screen violence, no on-screen sexual activities that can't be easily skipped), no in-detail descriptions of blood. No or very very limited horror elements, absolutely no noncon or incest.

Hit me up with suggestions from:

Dragon Ball Z (Kai is fine, DB is fine, Super is not - I haven't watched it yet)

FF7 (COMPILATION, no Rebirth timeline or explicit Ever Crisis)

FF15

Legend of Zelda (Ocarina of Time / Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess, Breath of the Wild but no Tears of the Kingdom until I finish it)

Sailor Moon (Manga or Crystal please, I legit forgot most things from the 90's dub)

Star Wars (Old Republic Era -KOTOR/SWTOR- or prequels and OT)

Threads of Fate / Dewprism (there's so very little out there, I'm hoping but not really expectant)

And, I cannot stress this enough, THE OLDER THE FIC THE BETTER, especially ones that don't have a lot of attention. Gimme those old, complete jewels that maybe don't get all the love they should and I will try to comment on them.

(I'll hear you out on unfinished, though, I don't automatically say no.)

SIDENOTE: please rec things you wrote, and thing your friends wrote too.

NOW, based off those fandoms...

any game suggestions?

any reading fiction suggestions?

Feel free to reblog with commentary, comment on the post, or even hop in my ask / submit as needed!

[adrift-in-thyme]

hello, sorry to bother you but i am very new to legand of zelda and i'm new to this whole link univeres thing. if you don't mind me asking, which link is which, as in which one is time or wind, i've been getting confused. also in order, who is older and who is younger. sorry to bother you.

Hi there! And welcome to the fandom! The Zelda games are just about my favorite thing ever and LU is so so much fun

Also no need to apologize! You’re not bothering me at all! I’m always happy to talk loz hehe.

I’m gonna put the rest of the post under the cut cause it’s gonna be long. Also I don’t know they’re exact ages so I’m just gonna go off of general vibes

(All image credits to @/linkeduniverse)

Time

Games: Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask

Description: The oldest in the Chain (no one knows his true age save for himself and Malon and neither are telling), this time traveling hero saved both Hyrule and the parallel world of Termina in his youth. In the process, he accidentally split the timeline into three. He carries a lot of baggage as a result of the many losses he has experienced, though he has found peace in his love for his wife Malon.

Warriors

Games: Hyrule Warriors (the first one)

Description: The only Link in the Chain who’s from a non-canon game (it’s canon to us), Warriors faced the horrors the battlefield when the evil sorceress Cia invaded his Hyrule. He may not have ever stepped inside of a true dungeon, but he’s an expert strategist. Though it’s not canon in LU, a lot of us hc that he knows Time from the war (Time was a playable character in the Definitive Edition of the game).

He is likely close to Twilight in age. These two are the second oldest in the group

Twilight

Games: Twilight Princess

Description: A ranch hand and descendant of the Hero of Time, Twilight faced the Twilight Invasion with Midna. With the shadow crystal he wears on a band around his neck he can transform into a fierce wolf. Really, he’s a big softy though. He adores his adoptive family in Ordon Village and is a big brother to the kids.

In LU Wild knows him because of the Wolf Link amiibo companion in Breath of the Wild.

Sky

Games: Skyward Sword

Description: As very first hero, Sky became a self-fulfilling prophecy when he dove from Skyloft to the Surface to save his best friend Zelda. Don’t let his penchant for napping fool you. As kind and empathetic as he is fierce and relentless, Sky is a trained knight and a master swordsman. He knew the spirit within the Master Sword and honed the weapon into the brilliant blade the heroes after him wielded against Ganondorf.

Wild

Games: Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom

Description: Once a stalwart knight with the weight of the world upon his shoulders, Wild perished during the fall of his Hyrule and awoke 100 years later without any memory of his previous life. (I take it back, Wild’s the oldest in the Chain not Time XD). A survivalist with a knack for cooking and a penchant for chaos (and feats of engineering), Wild is every bit as competent as his companions. However, he faults himself for the destruction of Hyrule and suffers insecurity because of it.

Legend

Games: A Link to the Past, Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons, A Link Between Worlds, and Link’s Awakening

Description: He’s called the veteran for a reason. The last in the line of knights who serve the royal family, Legend’s done it all and more. He collects all manner of items and is ready for just about any situation. He has a passion for adventuring and takes pride in his station as hero. But his last adventure to the island of Koholint left him with a broken heart and regrets. He can come off as sarcastic and even rude, but he has a soft heart.

Though young, he is extremely capable.

Hyrule

Games: Legend of Zelda ‘86, Adventure of Link

Description: Born into a world ravaged by evil, Hyrule’s resourcefulness, courage, and stubborn resolve have taken him far. He is experienced with both combat and magic and can transform into a fairy via a spell. Humble and caring, he tends of underestimate himself despite his immense skill.

Four

Games: Four Swords, Minish Cap

Description: Collected and level-headed, Four excels at teamwork. This comes from ample experience during his adventure wielding the Four Sword which divides him into four. He is a smith like his grandfather. He possesses the ability to see the Minish, magical beings that can usually only be detected by children. Though still in his teen years, he displays maturity in his interactions with his companions.

Wind

Games: Wind Waker (maybe Phantom Hourglass and/or Spirit Tracks, as well??)

Description: He may the youngest of the heroes but he is nothing if not competent. Spirited, compassionate, and brave , Wind isn’t afraid to kick butt. The kidnapping of his beloved sister Aryll set him on a journey across the seas covering what once was the Hero of Time’s Hyrule. With the pirate princess Tetra, he defeated Ganondorf and saved not only his home, Outset Island, but the world.