#rito warrior

[critical-birb]

You know what I havn't heard anyone talk about yet?

The fact the Rito use what look like their own simplified version of compound bows.

So - for anyone who doesn't know archery, there's different types of bows you can use. The type you'll usually see in media is a long bow. (There's also flat bows, recurve bows, crossbows, etc.)

A compound bow is a more modern bow - and the most common type you'd probably use now days if you joined an archery club.

You can see the familiarities - the wheels, the supports, the shapes. The Rito bows are like a wooden version.

So why is it interesting? Well - they made the design choice to chose a more modern bow style rather than a more traditional one like a longbow dispite the fact the enviroments aren't modern. So this was a very specific design decision they made. Why are compound bows more commonly used now days? Because they take less strength to pull and fire. Simple as that. To shoot a long bow, you need very good upper arm strength. Compound bows distribute the pressure to make them easier to wield if you don't have that.

Birds have hollow bones so that they can fly, and the Rito warriors seem to mostly have slender builds for dexterity. The liklihood is that they don't have incredible muscle strength. So using compound bows makes perfect sense. They can also be lighter, because a long bow or a flat bow must be made of a solid piece of wood so it can bend without breaking, but a compound bow is usually made from hollow pieces of metal (though theoretically could be made from wood), because they don't have so much pressure on them. So they'd be able to be flown around with much easier.

This probably isn't of any interest to anyone, but it was something interesting I noticed that I wanted to share!

[smilesrobotlover]

For a reel on Instagram. Unfortunately I couldn’t download it with the audio so here it is. Just imagine Jerma cussing out a child

[rito-luvr]

Hey! Haven’t uploaded in a while. I know, I’m sorry, I’m sorry😭

But I’ve made some more of these style memes, just with Revali and Teba only!! Hope you enjoy them ^-^

[weepingtalecowboy]

Wind gets to be remembered

Fanfic prompt : Considering how important the hero of the wind was to the rito

What if they actually started war shipping Wind

Who kind of didn’t notice that and just thought they were happy he saved their dragon

Like Valoo is definitely someone they honor greatly because he gifted them his scales and gave them wings in their need to escape the Dead Sea

And he was extremely upset recently and nobody knows how to help him

Till a kid blessed by the wind gods appears and saved him

While also calming him down again

Inspired the son of the chief to try earning his wings

Then the one rito who could speak to Valoo was sent with him to go to an ancient temple called the earth temple where she reconnected with their ancestors

Also the dragon went and burns down a random fortress for his savior

And then the hero went on an adventure to find new land for all of them to live in

And also gained even more power in the form of seeing ghosts and stop time (phantom hourglass)

Succeeded at finding land

And everyone moved

And considering that breath of the wild has outright named him when speaking about the heroes of the past when they thanked the winds ,the twilight and time while Flora sounded like she couldn’t care less)

I am kind of surprised that the Rito and the Zora don’t care about someone who reunited them with eachother

Like imagine if the chain gets dropped off in rito village and the rito (who already were shown to not care THAT much for hylian heroes but still remember revali)

Just ignored everyone else but the ancient hero of their people (if the hylians get to remember the hero of time then the rito definitely remember someone as important to them )

The Zora too would just warship him because they would have never seen their sister race if not for the hero of winds

Like it would have been so funny if the random races had remembered the hero of winds

For all he did for them

Like they got to consider him the next best thing after sliced bread

[kheprriverse]

@that-one-loz-nerd HELL YEA SHE'S A RITO!!! Here's a peek for u <3

[moonteaa]

Here come the dads!! Teba and Rauru are at it again!

[kommandantpinks-art]

Hi guys! Going to school tomorrow, and I've been busy this first week of 2024

So here's quick Teba art I made to cheer myself up 😭

I hope he cheers you up too

[jelly-daddy]

Hi I’m not gunna finish this

[iffondrels-library]

Even more LU in botw/totk outfits! I guess I'm doing them all haha

Featuring: Warriors in the Royal Guard uniform and Wind in the Snowquill set.

[darlingseraa]

Nevah, Rito Warrior

Nevermind that I can't draw a bow and arrow to save my life okay

Let me introduce you guys to my brand new, revamped Rito girlie, Nevah! Her design was inspired by the snowy owl! I had such a blast designing her. Still thinking on what to do with her backstory though, but I think she's pretty neat! This is my very first time drawing a Rito somewhat decently lmao.

I hope y'all like her!! <3

I'll be posting her on ToyHouse and ArtFight sometime soon.

[vahmedoh-highcommand]

Hey pals, it's me, @kommandantpinks-art. I figured I'd post some Revali sketches that I drew in school on this blog ^^ These really kept me from being bored, lol

Bonus: Revali art on my Blackboard

I was left alone in my classroom for 2 hours a few days ago, couldn't resist the urge lol

Bonus #2: Miscellaneous Teba

[critical-birb]

Here is Archery Nerd fact #3! Something that the game actually does inaccuratly, unfortunatly.

So, when you draw a bow - you should never grip the handle. You're actually supposed to let it rest in your purlicue (the skin bit between your thumb and forefinger) and keep your hand open, letting the arrow rest on your pointing finger to aim and keep it straight.

"Oh, but won't the bow just....fall out of your hand when you release the shot???" - Yes!!! It is actually supposed to do that. Many archers wear a little strap around their wrist to catch it as it falls - but if you have good reflexes, you can just grab it.

But why can't you grip the handle? Well - because the force when you release the string will cause your grip to shake, and the shot will be skewed.

Anyway - here is a super rough reference for any artists wanting to draw the bird bois shooting accuratly!

[loki-valeska]

Ruto from Hyrule Warriors dressed as Quill the Postman from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

It's such a joy drawing Ruto. I also think she looks pretty good in the Rito outfit.

[volgrawr]

Starter Armor

Some more design and style practice. Trying to work my way up to designing his dragon armor so I thought I start with Volga's starter/Snowquill set! (The backview still includes the fur mantle I just wanted a reference without it).

I made a base to help me with future clothing designs and also acts as a scar/marking guide I may show at another point.

[weepingtalecowboy]

Rito wind au

Fanfic prompt : the Zora in wind waker got their wings from Valoo by collecting a scale from him

So what if wind also got a scale as a form of thanks for saving the dragon

(which was a thing I actually thought would happen when I first played the game as a kid because Valoo's scale sounded like a Zelda item you could collect)

And also can get wings

The Rito would probably already consider him part of their tribe because Quill essentially adopted him already (Dad Quill is best Quill)

And when he

Saved their dragon from a monster that was tormenting and angering him

Took Medli the one rito who could understand Valoo to become a sage and reconnect with their ancient ancestor and play a duet together

And also got their dragon to help him on his quest

They definitely wanted to honor him for that

So after his adventure the Rito threw a feast and held a ceremony

And Wind got thrown off a training ledge to try flying properly

(Because if Medli who had her wings for a while already has trouble keeping in the air if the wind is not favorable then a hylian who just got wings definitely needs some training to fly)

He hangs out with komali

And then gets to hang out with his Dad (who officially took him in now)

Then linked universe happens and he doesn’t have the time anymore to practice flying

So he and the chain adventure around till they appear on dragon roost island

And he just immediately startes to hoop over the pillars with all his flying knowledge and use the grappling hook for places he can’t glide to yet

Asks for quill at the mail office and then throws himself at quill

The chain at first freaks out because he just bolts away so fast they can’t follow catch up with him

And see him with his Bird dad

And just go like

Yeah they definitely know eachother until Quill just throws him (throwing bird children helps them get enough momentum to glide farther it’s literally canon but so hilarious) and then they actually see his wings when he flies back on the ledge

Because everyone already heard from wind about two rito friends

and his really unusual wind affinity for a hylian

They just immediately think he is a rito

And only much later do they find out that he wasn’t always a Rito

Because he fits in way to naturally with them

And now they tallest of the chain throw him at people

[moonteaa]

Teba found family headcanon anyone?

I feel Teba is the type of guy who will literally take care of something with his life if it means a lot of someone.

Examples:

If Riju leaves one her beloved sand seal plushies in his care? He is going to protect that plush with his life. No one is getting that plush away from him, he’s taking his job very SEALIOUSLY and will be seen holding it or having it everywhere he goes until riju takes it back.

If Zelda makes him a silent princess flower crown and places it on his head? He will stoically allow it and will keep it safe at all costs. Touch it and you die.

And to add to that? With silent princesses being an endangered species of flowers and being Zelda’s favorite? I personally believe Teba would be aware of any silent princesses he comes across and makes sure they’re okay. He would probably silently stare daggers at anyone that steps on it or is too careless around the flowers. You’ll probably take an arrow to the head too.

A good bird dad. 🤍🪶