#redead

[parksrway]

i hate redeads htey scare me :(

[linkbetweenlinksau]

It takes a lot to scare him

[neuralgray]

A while back, I did work for the @bloodmoonzine~

[sonocomics]

It's okay Zelda, we're all afraid of Redeads

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[xmascritter]

I would die for her. Non motion blur under the cut

[link-is-a-dork]

[n64retro]

Link being harmed by a zombie [ReDead] in what remained from the Hyrule Market seven years later in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo EAD, 1998).

[skyward-floored]

Things about redeads I learned doing fic research and am sharing because it’s interesting:

Strict redeads are only in five games: ocarina of time, majora’s mask, wind waker, tri force heroes, and echoes of wisdom.

Gibdos, another undead enemy, appear in even more games, but despite their often similar attacks, are technically a different enemy (though it should be noted that in some games when you remove the bandages from a gibdo, they’re revealed to be a redead (or stalfos) underneath).

Redeads in oot, mm, and eow all look nearly identical (with slight variation with the eow version), but the ww and tfh kinds look much different. Attacks vary between them all as well.

Oot/mm redeads are the original redead, undead bodies with wooden masks over their faces. They’re blind, but attack by listening for their pray, then trapping them with a paralyzing gaze, shambling forward and then leaping atop and biting. If you walk by slowly and quietly, they might not hear you and attack. They’re weak to light and fire, and are frozen if you play the sun’s song.

All of this is true for mm redeads as well, though you can make these kind dance with the right masks, which makes them way better in my opinion.

Ww redeads are greyish-blue with black eyes that turn red when they use their freezing gaze. They sport no mask unlike oot redeads, and seem to be weaker, as they only bite Link once before pulling back. They’ll quickly trying to bite again though. These kind aren’t blind, and will attack no matter how quietly you walk past them if you get too close. They’re also weak to light, but not to the same extent as oot/mm redeads, only getting stunned instead of hurt.

Tri force heroes redeads appear very sparsely, and are only in a handful of areas. They are much different from earlier redeads, possessing a mud or clay-like body that sticks up from the ground, and can melt into a puddle to move quickly around an area. They also have a bright blue mask on their faces, unlike the wooden ones of oot/mm redeads. They attack differently from their counterparts, standing in place and screaming out a petrifying shockwave of sound. The redead will then rush over and grab the frozen victim, biting them until it is either attacked by a companion, or the victim loses nearly all their health.

Eow redeads are largely unknown to me so this will be short, but they’re most similar in appearance to oot/mm redeads, though they also bear resemblance to the tfh version. They have the same brownish body as the two mentioned, as well as a purple mask and pants, interestingly. They seem to attack by stunning their victims with a scream.

And because they deserve a mention, redead knights in Hyrule Warriors are a sort of mix between gibdos (specifically the tp version) and redeads, as they shamble slowly and possess a scream attack, but also carry a weapon, which gives them the knight distinction. They have the unusual ability to scream either in a long blast straight ahead, or in a circle around them, which can make them hard to beat. They also possess a poison-based attack, which shoots a sickly purple fog around them in a similar radius to the scream attack.

[weepingtalecowboy]

The windwaker redeads are the most evil version lol

Wind waker redeads are only mildly scary because you see them as goofy cartoons but if you would have seen them in like a twilight princess style the whole game would be at least teen rated

Because of how they act in comparison this makes them a fucking unholy nightmare

They screech they jump on you and then start biting your scalp (like you can literally hear nom nom nom when they get you … you don’t hear them eating you alive IN ANY OTHER GAME )

And the fact that you see them only in big groups of like ten they immediately swarm you and when you kill them their corpse stays for serval minutes before evaporating (or worse standing right up and continuously hunting you meaning that you will get jump scared or have to wait serval minutes till they come back to life or die to actually confirm that you won’t be hunted)

Also about hunting even if your not close enough to be screeched at they will always hold eye contact with you and slowly march towards you (they are not passive like ocarina of time redeads they hunt you down CONSTANTLY they will only stop when they die or you get out of their range by using the hookshot but even then they all will be right underneath your ledge waiting for you to fall down and still hold creepy eye contact)

Like they really turned them into full on zombies who actively prey on you

Also looking up realistic pictures of WW redeads those come straight from the pits of hell

The horror that the chain would feel if they end up in wind's basement they would think they were in some creepy dungeon

(Especially if he hasn’t yet cleaned it up… why did the teacher even give a random kid her home with the creepy basement)

Like time will be having flashbacks because first he will calmly try to walk around the redeads (ocarina of time game mechanics because his redeads are blind,… windy's are unfortunately not) when suddenly those guys go and scream at him and then fucking bite him and try strangling him

Dead hand was a nice guy in comparison

Like why the fuck are the redeads in wind waker so aggressive

[taboonle]

[thetwilightwriter]

Once Upon a Childhood (A Voice From the Desert Excerpt)

The dead come just after sunset. 

Ganondorf is only a boy, seated beside Auntie Sera, weaving a tapestry as she speaks of the Eldin Mountains. She calls them extraordinary, painting vivid images of molten pools of lava, trees the color of ash, and a skyline that seems to defy the very heavens. 

When the screaming starts, he rushes outside, expecting to find someone injured, some terrible accident that needs tending.

He is unprepared for the carnage that awaits him, the violence that tears his people apart. Every able-bodied warrior tries to fend off the attack with spears or scimitars, but the dead do not yield to mortal weapons. 

Though he has only begun his warrior training, Ganondorf conjures a blade and enters the fray, his thoughts circulating on his mother and sister. Where were they? 

That they could be one of the many mutilated corpses he is forced to step over as he fights is a notion he cannot entertain. They must survive. They must. 

But even he can only do so much. His magic is strong, but the hoard is neverending. The darkness cannot keep them at bay, and his blade is growing heavy in his hands. Someone is wailing – someone he knows, though in his panic he cannot place her voice. It could be Yaru, the sealwarden’s daughter who’d smiled at him after spear practice only hours before. 

Whoever it is, she is young, and then she is gone. 

His mother’s general – no, his general – screams orders, and he realizes that it should be him. He is their leader, their king, the one they are all counting on. The one who is failing them as more and more voices are cut short. 

The dead are vulnerable once his magic has ravaged their defenses, and he tries with all that he has to be everywhere at once. 

He is not enough. 

He needs to be more. 

So Ganondorf does the only thing he can think to do – he calls upon the power he had inside and lets it consume him. 

Now it is his wails that join the fray, but they are not pained. No, this is joy – the pure exhilaration of becoming the beast he was born to be. As he triples in size, he does not notice his own people flee from him. He only smells the blood, and tastes the thrill of adrenaline and blood writhing in the air. 

His beastial form is a freedom he has never known. It is a struggle to keep it focused, to only tear apart the limbs from those who are already dead. Yet he is a king, and beast or not he will not bring his own people to harm. 

So he gorges himself on the dead instead, hacking and slashing and unleashing magic that he’s never even dreamed of, in ways that leave devastating silence in his wake. 

It is pure joy – and then it is over. 

When he comes back to himself, there is no one there to catch him as he falls in the sand. 

There is only blood. There is only violence. 

And there is only a child king, too steeped in both to ever be seen again.

[heavyrivet]

When those 2AM cravings hit...

[lemonkatt17]

Wind just wanted to get a quick selfie-

[veaski]

a chill runs down your spine

[theoneeyedgoldenwolf]

The cruelty of illusions, chapter 1

And here we start! =D The first chapter of @whumpril 2025 story! ^.^

Whumpril 2025, Day 1: Hug

Summary: The moment Time entered the Temple with his boys, everything started to go to hell. He was entirely unaware as the place began to shatter him from inside. How many fears, secrets and even regrets does the Hero of Time hold within himself? And who is behind this hell he walked into?

CW: ReDead, bites, cursing, freaking out, worry, fear, terror

In AO3

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Chapter 1: First time for everything

The nine Heroes of Hyrule were going through a Temple. It never was a fun thing when there were multiple roads to choose from that forced them to separate ways. It was swifter that everyone took a path of their own and Time knew they all were more than capable of dealing with whatever would come forth on those hallways and rooms. Nonetheless, he still hated it with a passion.

Luckily, most of the roads got back together after a while and soon there were four teams created, three duos and one trio. Unfortunately, these groups wouldn’t hold for long. The Temple was like a maze with multiple roads that split and regrouped the Heroes every now and then.

The leader of the Chain of Links smiled at Wild and nodded when they had crossed paths and continued forward together. He tried to think that the others had found pairs or a trio too just as he had gotten Wild to join him.

For few rooms things went well and they worked them through surprisingly easily. It was in one dimly lit room when the Champion learned what a ReDead was.

“Oh, hey, look!” Wild shouted out in delight when he saw the brown, crouching being. “That’s one of the Monks from the Shrines!” He exclaimed eagerly and already dashed towards the person.

“What?” Time half asked while turning around swiftly. His eye widened in shock as his descendant’s protégé approached the monster fast and eagerly. “WAIT!”

The master archer slowed his moving a bit while frowning and tilting his head. “They always were in this blue see-through cube back in the Shrines…” He half whispered before shrugging and just continuing to get closer. “Well, this isn’t a Shrine. Maybe it was just—“ His words were cut short when the ReDead shrieked that blood freezing scream of its.

“WILD!” Time screamed out in horror as the beast suddenly jumped and latched itself around the terror-frozen Champion. When the first bite struck into the younger male’s shoulder, Wild screamed. The one eyed Hero snapped out of his own rigid state and dashed forward.

“GET THE FUCK OFF HIM, YOU BASTARD!” Time roared out as he took hold of the ReDead’s jaw and forced its mouth shut to keep it from biting anymore. He rammed the Gilded Sword through the beast’s head and yanked the being off of his boy. Once it wasn’t touching Wild anymore, he initiated his Din’s Fire and burned the living-dead creature into ashes.

The moment the danger was off, Time already dashed in front of Wild and crouched down. “Wild?” He called in worry as he saw the youngster tremble and cry. “Rascal, are you all right?” He queried before carefully starting to inspect the bitten shoulder. Wild flinched at the touch but he didn’t move away. “Ssshh, I’ll just clean this and then you’ll take the red potion. Okay?”

The Champion just nodded and tried not to flinch as his leader worked as gently and delicately as he could at the harmed area. He forced himself to listen into the reassuring words Time was whispering while explaining his actions. Part of him just wanted the shoulder to be bandaged since they were low in potions and Hyrule was elsewhere in the Temple. Yet, he knew he needed the full functionality of his arm to get through the place. That was the only reason he accepted the red potion once Time was ready with his work.

“Can I hug you?” The one eyed male inquired gently and Wild nodded after a second of thinking. He sighed and quite well melted into the hold that wasn’t as tight as that being’s had been but still so very comforting, secure and protective. “It’s okay. Everything’s okay now.” Time whispered quietly before kissing the top of his boy’s head.”

“Um… W-what was that thing?” Wild eventually asked after he had calmed down enough from the situation. “It sure as hell wasn’t one of those Monks I’ve met.”

Time sighed and bit slumped. “A ReDead. Monster. A living-dead being that eats its victims alive.” He explained sorrowfully. “Faced quite a few of them. I was lucky back then that I had Navi, my first companion fairy, along to explain things before it would’ve gone wrong.”

Wild sighed and bit slumped. “I should’ve rather put notion into the differences.” He half mumbled sorrowfully.

Time chuckled a bit and shook his head. “Not really. There’s a first time for everything. Some of those just aren’t fun first times.” He replied with a slight mischievous grin. The Champion bit chuckled and the one eyed male’s grin widened. “Now, shall we continue?” He inquired calmly while bit pulling off to see his boy better.

The cook of the Chain smiled a bit and nodded. Time aided him back to his feet and kept his arm around his shoulders to steady him. “You’re safe and sound with us, Rascal.” He promised gently before kissing the side of Wild’s head. After that they continued to go through the Temple.

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Edit: Forgot to put this into here:

Time: Fear of his boys learning the hard way while there is whole group of Heroes to learn from.

[ordon-pumpkin]

Linktober Day 6 - Fear/Horror

A ReDead from Ocarina of Time.

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