#tloz anju

[melancholicwriteaholic]

Legend of Welp! #321

Soldier: Link has run out of quests to do!

Commander: Link has run out of quests to do!?

Soldier: I’m afraid so, sir. He finally won all of the carnival games, found the last sea shell, and made everyone in Hyrule happy and financially stable!

Commander: This isn’t good. Well, I mean it’s wonderful, but also it isn’t GOOD!

Noble: I don’t understand what’s the matter. Link is one of Hyrule’s most vigilant defenders and a helper of the needy. If he has finished everything he wants to do, doesn’t that mean Hyrule is at its best condition?

Commander: It’s terrible, sir. Link is Hyrule’s greatest hero when there is injustice to fight and prizes to be won. But in times of peace... well... take a look for yourself.

The commander points out thewindow to where Link stands in a field. The usually bright young boy has an aura of menace about him.

Link: My time as Hyrule’s saviour has come and gone. From now on the hero is no more! I am now Link, the ultimate MENACE OF SOCIETY! I vow in these peaceful times to spare nobody my mischief!

He dawns a kitton mask and gives an evil laugh.

Link: NO ONE SHALL BE SPARED! I WILL BREAK INTO HOMES AT NIGHT AND STEAL CHEESE! I WILL BOTHER PETS AND FARM ANIMALS! I WILL SMASH VASES IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT WHEN EVERYONE WANTS TO SLEEP! MWA HA HA HA HA!

The soldier and commander shake their heads. The noble swallows nervously.

Noble: Well, that certainly seems... pretty bothersome. But Link does generally listen to the counsel of his friends. Maybe if they talk him out of this he will listen?

Commander: Look again.

Link is surrounded by his friends from all over Hyrule. They clap and cheer at his speech and promises of mayhem.

Navi: There are PLENTY of pots to destroy in castle town!

Fi: Use me to search for treasure while you raid, master.

Darunia: Remember to use BOMB FLOWERS if you need an extra kick to get rid of obstacles that get in your way!

Malon: Make sure Epona gets lots of exercise! Use her to leap over fences!

Anju: If you find any cuckoos while breaking and entering bring them to me and I will give you a reward!

Great Fairy: And come to me if you’re ever in danger of facing consequences for your actions. I will heal you up.

The noble shakes his head

Noble: Well, he’s totally loyal to Her Majesty and her family. Perhaps they will stop him?

Commander: Look again.

The hero is approached by the kings and princesses of Hyrule.

Zelda: Link, you goof. You can’t cause mayhem all over Hyrule without my permission. Here! A signed letter giving you permission to enter any region with the royal seal of approval!

Ruto: And my permission to enter the body of Jabu Jabu, my people’s sacred deity, anytime you want if you want to search for treasure in there.

Riju: This royal helm, which is an important tool of my people, is yours to wear as well. As well as this gown for if you want to break the law of my land and come into my royal home!

King Bosphoramus Rhoam Hyrule: Remember to keep yourself warm with fires at night. Here’s my torch, axe, and some flint to get yourself started.

King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule: And keep in touch with this stone on your travels, Link, just in case you need a royal pardoning.

King Harkinian: And don’t forget your SMART SWORD!

The soldier and commander sigh.

Noble: Oh. We are doomed.

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There’s a meme in The Legend of Zelda fandom that Link is a horrible mischievous gremlin child, and that is true. But I NEED everyone to undestand that his horribleness is ENCOURAGED. His friends, bosses, and the Gods themselves WANT HIM TO BE A HORRIBLE GREMLIN CHILD.

They sell him bombs at an affordable price. They meet up with him in secret places that require him to break into the key political building of their Kingdom (A hanging offence if I’ve ever heard of one). They are IN ON THE ACTION of his quests.

[endlessartpumpkin]

Day 22: NPC

We shall greet the morning… together.

[good-advice-ganondorf]

[doromaya]

majora's mask babies

[roaxes]

Local woman does nothing as boy is brutally mauled by chickens

[the-carnival-of-time]

[milimikie]

More draws of link adopted by anju and kafei!

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Más dibujos de Link adoptado por Anju y Kafeii<33

[lilyblossom-art]

Have another bunch of the bean ships :>

It's significantly less this time

I don't think I'm gonna make any more of these. It was already such a struggle to draw the three ships here and I'm so ready to draw something else fgizhgkk

Anyway, I've never really drawn Majora's Mask fanart before so yeah I had no idea what to do with Anju and Kafei fgfkgkfkf especially since we never get to see Kafei as an adult so I didn't even really have a reference for him

[ym-loreposting]

Portraits in Majora's Mask 3D

The 3DS remake of Majora's Mask gave the game a major graphical overhaul and added many details to the world of Termina. These include various portraits that give a bit more insight into the backstory of characters in the game, most notably the family running the Stock Pot Inn, the family of Clock Town's Mayor Dotour and the sisters living at Romani Ranch.

Stock Pot Inn Family

The family running the Stock Pot Inn in Clock Town consists of several members: Anju, her unnamed mother and her unnamed grandmother. The grandmother also mentions her son Tortus, who was Anju's father:

Oh, Tortus. Did you finish helping father? Then let mother read you a story.

Meanwhile, she also has a diary that belonged to her husband Gampy. In the original game, Tortus and Gampy remained unseen, but via the newly added portraits, it seems they have received designs. One shows a woman resembling Anju's grandmother in a wedding dress. Another shows the same couple with a baby, presumably Tortus.

We also see a portrait of an elderly man, presumably Gampy in his twilight years before his (implied) passing by the time of the main game.

We also get a shot of the whole family. It is clear that the woman in the wheelchair is Anju's grandmother, now a bit older than in previous pictures. It is harder to determine who the other people are, though below are my best guesses based on the assumption we are seeing all five members of the family here.

Besides this, we also get a picture of a younger mayor Dotour and what is presumably a child-aged Tortus. When talking to Anju's grandmother when wearing Kafei's Mask (Kafei being the son of Dotour), it becomes clear she knew Dotour well in the past as well:

Oh, Dotour... If they pick on you, you come tell teacher, OK?

As a neat aside, Dotour can also be seen holding a Keaton Mask, which is popular among youths in Clock Town. His son Kafei also owns such a mask and wears it during the game.

Finally, the portraits also reveal that Anju's grandmother owned a tiger in her later years. At first it was a small cub, but later on it is shown to have grown into a proper tiger. Her Hyrulean counterpart in Ocarina of Time also owns such a cub, though it appears the tiger in Termina has passed by the main game. Nonetheless, Anju's grandmother still has a tribute to the tiger on the back of her wheelchair.

Romani Ranch

A few paintings can also be found at Romani Ranch, though a few relevant ones can also be found at the Stock Pot Inn. It is namely mentioned that ranch owner Cremia and Anju are friends:

In town...I have a friend. Her name's Anju..

It is also suggested by Cremia's sister Romani that Cremia has a crush on Kafei, who is Anju's fiancée and supposed to marry her soon:

Romani knows... My sister, Cremia, has someone in town she likes... But that person is supposed to get married the day of the carnival. It's hard for my sister... Going into town...

These things are reflected in the portraits. In the Stock Pot Inn, a portrait of Cremia and Romani can be found. Meanwhile, in Cremia and Romani's house, a portrait of what looks to be a younger Anju, Kafei and Cremia can be seen.

A second picture from Cremia and Romani's house seems to show the two of them in front of the Milk Bar that their ranch supplies with Milk, albeit very faintly:

Lastly, the portraits contextualize a rather odd sidequest of Majora's Mask. During the game, strange ghostly aliens attack the ranch and try to steal its cows. The ghosts attack once every year and arrive in a glowing ball of light:

They... They come at night every year when the carnival gets closer. They come riding in a bright, shining ball, and many of them come down...to the barn...

However, the portraits suggest the ghosts may stalk the ranch more often than that. This is because both in the Stock Pot Inn and Cremia and Romani's house, pictures of UFOs can be seen.

[kafeicreme]

I just found about Kafei's grown up design and my life will never be the same again

[mariigoldzz]

As a fellow specimen of the human species who thinks Majora's mask is the best work of arr I gotta ask:

What was your favorite moment in MM? [Mine's the stone tower temple flip and Majora's Mask death]

Did you love the ost [especially Stone Tower and Deku palace]

What's your favorite dungeon [mine's Stone tower and Greatbay Temple]

What's your least favorite [mine's Snow Head but it's ost is very ominously great]

Did you get Surprised when Majora revealed that he's the one controlling skull kid? I almost got a heart attack.

Did you cry at the ending? I cried at Skull kid's drawing of him and Link. It's just that great.

What's your favorite side quest? Mine's the two Ingo's who you race. I always repeat their cries. WHOOA!

What's your criticism for it? Mine is not making a continuation. It feels like Nintendo just forgot about MM because it's singlehandedly the best Zelda game imo even better than Botw and Tokt. Like you have Majora who's singlehandedly the best non Ganon villain and one of my favorite pure evil characters.

What do you think?

What's up holy shit that's alot

My favorite moment in majoras mask is skull kid's backstory when he meets tattl and tael!

YES MY FAVOURITE SONG IS ASTRAL OBSERVATORY

Fav dungeon gotta be stone tower temple I love the ikana area ‼️‼️

Least fav probably the woodfall temple, I love the snowhead boss 😭

I already had it coming that majoras turned skullkid evil. Not that it was possessed per se, I just thought it turned him evil..

nope I never cry over most media

MY FAV QUEST GOTTA BE THE ALIENS 🗣🗣🗣

My criticism is that you can only save when you rewind time, (og version) making it hard to complete dungeons if you're a busy person. I also kinda wish link stayed in termina‼️

[skytsunrose]

CremiaxAnju / MidnaxZelda edit 😊♥️

[pumpkinsouppe]

What does the Zelda team have against brown eyed people

[ninebaalart]

Anju x Cremia

[journalsouppe]

Posted way too late since I thought I had caught up on all my zine spreads T-T. But here's a zine I absolutely adore and love the whole theme: Faces and Facades, a TLOZ Masquerade zine. The art is absolutely gorgeous and the merch is so cute :') so happy to have this in my collection!

Writing typed below:

Faces and Facades Jan. 2023 Zine Theme: The Legend of Zelda Masquerade

Merch List

mask stickers (ambershirelle)

korok stickers (frankiesbugs)

lanyard (miroimirage)

sticky notes (bella_rosebuds

wind waker art print (schpogart)

OOT sticker and Link pin (squibblefu)

korok shaker (tumiexoxo_)

mm shaker (yureimori)

botw art print (pantsxander)

necklace (iconografi)

Also includes original music!

My thoughts: I have been anticipating this zine since spring 2022 and it is so worth it! The art and writing are gorgeous and this is such a perfect zine theme for tloz. My favorite piece is Anju and Kafei's wedding, it's one of my favorite parts of MM and it's illustrated so beautifully. The merch is very unique! I have never received a necklace, lanyard, or sticky note pad from a zine and I'm very excited about them! Each artist and writer did such an amazing job and a huge thank you to everyone. I love this zine so much!

Comments

Obsessed with the moon shaker charm but idk who the people are (I later figured it out lmao)

LOVE the art prints

minish behind the mask is so smart

the music is so pretty

SKYWARD BALLET

the lanyard is so wellmade

charms are SO CUTE

beautiful art styles

omg the ganon with beast mask

ooo poetry so cool

i adore the necklace

[roaxes]

I was using that seat! >:O