#puppet Hyrule

[starwolfie]

I had the pleasure of collaborating with the wonderful @la-sera again and I colored her puppet Hyrule.

Legend and Hyrule definitely don’t have a good time right now…

[flaskuwu]

A puppet Zelda fight could have been cool…

[clowns0up-felix]

Zelda doodles, some really rough some okay

[psykheofthestars]

GANON'S MARIONETTE LINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zelda-of-hyrule-tloz]

Echoes of Wisdom Headcanon Countdown

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Zelda maintains scars from her time as Puppet Zelda, but they only appear when she is near a source of "dark magic" or at the hours of twilight. She did not initially remember the event but began to recall it in dreams or in visions sparked by flashing lights. It is a cruel reminder of the sacrifices Zelda made to save Hyrule and Midna - but she would never change a thing. When her spirit was with Midna, it was only proven to her that the Twilight Princess was worth saving just as any of her subjects.

[rawliverandgoronspice]

One thing that TotK does constantly but really doesn't land for me when compared to BotW is that every NPC loves Zelda so much.

She is the sweetest, and she loves animals and is the very best at them, and she goes to every major landmark to spend time there and also she teaches the people secrets about the lands they have always lived in and they're like woow thanks zelda incredible I'll change my entire ways because you were just SO enlightening (Lurelin + Gerudo Town feeling particularly questionable here for obvious reasons), and she's so wise and beloved and talented --to the point that nobody (beyond the Zora King) even dares to question her actions when she starts acting off.

(Yunobo please stop letting her walk all over you, like it's alarming that you understand she basically brainwashed you and your entire race, and you're still running after her like a lost puppy for an explanation that will surely make everything make sense instead of, like, punting her into the sun? I know it's the eeeevil zelda, but that this situation could even remotely begin to happen feels... so offputting.)

In BotW, the rare mentions of Zelda worked because 1) she was an ancient figure and the modern hylians knew very little about her and would build her up as a legendary figure accordingly, 2) she was literally giving her life for them (I mean she kind of still does here but people do not know that or cannot infer that in any way --which is its own sort of problem), 3) she was extremely hard on herself, felt like a failure and... kind of was one (and she was given shit for it).

(also in BotW we are in a post-Hyrule kingdom world, while here we're living its re-foundation, and so it feels very... convenient that they excavate a previous version of their perfect kingdom to boister up the hylian claim upon the lands also --but that's beyond the topic)

So for anyone to give her grace and compassion in BotW, while a little eyeroll worthy at times, was endearing and made sense. None of this was her fault; she may have extreme power, but she didn't directly yield it --her imperfections the byproduct of a stressful situation every champion was being forced into due to the tides of fate. Also the king was criticized for being a little ruthless and asking too much of his subjects, including his own daughter. There was solidarity between you and everyone else at the same level.

But here? I don't know, it feels like the entire kingdom is terrified that the sheikah secret police will drag them back in the Bottom of the Well if they breathe wrong when talking about their beloved princess, it's so unsettling. I liked BotW Zelda, but... I don't know, I'm literally more comfortable around fake Zelda than the real one. Fake Zelda feels more like a real person that she does.

[huh-1260]

Can't believe I'm posting spoilers but I don't care because it comes out in a few hours

These guys are from the same AU, Magic is fucked up.

Where I have light magic that can overwhelmed a person's personality like dark magic, so in my case a softie Wars.

The Wild that actually got bit by Gremlin Sky

And then Chimera Hyrule which I'm debating on changing the design slightly, so he can be taller and more Gleeok because the dragons in Botw/totk have a little too much arms for me to draw constantly

Also

[blue-likethebird]

I wish puppet Zelda’s existence had some actual, tangible consequences in the story.

Like as far as anyone knows before the battle with phantom Ganon, someone they trusted and saw as an ally arrived to bring misery on their people. Surely they’re not all so busy worshiping the ground totk zeldy walks on that they all just accept that she’d decide to do that with no pushback whatsoever? Hell Yunobo is worried that the monster she summoned to try and kill him might hurt her instead of being pissed that she summoned a monster to kill him. Like what if a few of the elderly Zora, still grieving Mipha and now poisoned by sludge, take it as a sign that allying with Hyrule is a bad idea? Or Yunobo shakes off the brainwashing, sees what’s become of his people, and wants her to answer for it? Sidon learns that “Zelda” attacked his father and decides he’s not interested in hearing excuses for her actions if she’d go so far as to harm his only living family? Riju feels torn because she doesn’t want to believe someone she considers a friend would cause so much suffering, but the Gerudo are calling for justice and she has to place their needs above everything else? Tulin ends up at odds with his father because Teba insists on staying quiet so they don’t harm their relationship with Hyrule? There are so many juicy story threads presented by the concept of a fake Zelda that could put Link and the sages in conflict with their communities, loved ones, and each other that just never go anywhere because even the fake Zeldy Ganondorf built is too perfect to ever be questioned

[trigemwar]

TriGem War, Chapter 5, 7/

Did y'all know that my friend thought Dottore from Genshin Impact was voiced by Matt Mercer? Imagine the TotK jokes I could have made if that was true (It's not).

Also it's my brother's birthday :)

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[sunset-peril]

Opinions from the Crowd?

Give justification/propaganda for your preference if you want, I can't make up my mind about how exactly Rinkū's rampage over Sonia's assassination (TotK) took place.

A) Rinkū had somehow pack/loyalty bonded to her (not mate-bond because he's got a mate and he knows Sonia is Rauru's) and her demise triggered a vigilante reaction in him (he was at/near the site where Ganondorf killed her). This instinct is what the breeding program of the Divine Beast era aimed to exploit, and is why the belief is that Wolfbred's only purpose in life is to serve the Queen to the death.

B) Rinkū had somehow pack/loyalty bonded to her (not mate-bond because he's got a mate and he knows Sonia is Rauru's) and her demise triggered a rescue reaction in him (he was not at/near the site where Ganondorf killed her, and somehow was lead to believe she was merely kidnapped) This instinct is what the breeding program of the Divine Beast era aimed to exploit, and was morphed into a "follow the Queen's orders at all cost" instinct in them that created the belief that Wolfbred's only purpose in life is to serve the Queen to the death.

C) Rinkū was not pack-bonded in any way to Sonia or Rauru (he was only bonded to his mate and pups). However, while trying to protect Rauru and Zelda from Ganondorf, bit (or otherwise came into contact with) either Ganondorf or Puppet Zelda and was infected with Gloom. Because Rinkū's pups were not infected with Gloom, they didn't express the violent warhound behaviors that Rinkū did during his rampage, which meant the breeding program artificially added that trait in when they modified the Wolfbred in an attempt to recreate that "perfect" loyalty to the Queen that Rinkū appeared to display.

[starwolfie]

The next part of the art collab with @la-sera

I colored her Puppet Hyrule in transformation.

You can find the comic this is from on her blog, she has linked the different pages here

Go and read it, it’s absolutely amazing and beautiful art!!

@rebornofstars you wanted to see this!

[flaskuwu]

these go together

[fourspiceblend]

Mentally rambled to myself yesterday about Hylia lore and how I find it fitting that the latest games should show how revered she is in Hyrule and how the land and people should be named after her as she was their sole beacon of hope as opposed to the creator goddesses who abandoned their people and instead created a servant for the sole purpose of maintaining the peace when they couldn't be bothered.... Left a sacred power that could grant any wish and went "nope, not my problem, it's YOUR job now".... didn't write any of it down. Hoping I remember most of it later today. My girl WILL be free

[tenebriism]

// TOTK's story might have a ton of holes in it, but GOD, the cutscenes draw me in so deeply. It goes from one chilling moment to the next. If there are two things Nintendo is gonna get right EVERY single time, it's the music, and the tone setting for impactful scenes.

[zelda-of-hyrule-tloz]

Echoes of Wisdom Headcanon Countdown

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During the Puppet Zelda fight of Twilight Princess, Zelda's consciousness was in a sort of "sleeping" state and was split between both Ganondorf and Midna. There were likely times in which she instinctively tried to control her body to stop Ganondorf, but found she couldn't - like something out of a nightmare. Perhaps a similar strange sensation occurred with Zelda in Spirit Tracks, as her ghost almost felt drawn to her possessed body even as Malladus prevented her from entering it. Any time she feels dizzy after the fact seems to remind her of it...

[mysoulspiralbound]

edit: fun fact! i tried to save this as a draft halfway through my tag rambling only to find it physically refused to save anymore tags (will probably make my own post to rant about the tragedy of these two later)

nintendo pls i just want them to be happy