#removing islamic chants and crosses from the games is only half the battle

[wellofhavoc]

very weird to see people seemingly willfully ignoring the actual connections between the fictional kingdom of hyrule to real world historical events and even claiming it's racist to draw those connections

nintendo was the one who put a cross on link's shield first

the only thing that makes link NOT a crusader is the fact that we know objectively in the world of legend of zelda that hylia is a real, benevolent god and that demise (in the body of ganondorf) is ACTUALLY the devil. that's it, that is the only thing that distances the games from real world atrocities committed by christians in the name of their god. you can still enjoy the games! i love the games!!! but acting like people who draw these comparisons are the ones who are insensitive and lacking an understanding of real world cultures is- in fact- the weird thing to do here, so please let other people enjoy their own interpretation of the series- i promise you that you can still enjoy the games as they're written.