I have a sneaking suspicion ol' Ganon is trying to protect his family from...himself.
Of Royal Blood - The Legend Of Zelda
- Thread starter ImmortalsBlade
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Urbosa seemed to not like Ganondorf from her actions but the context of that is still a mystery.
Votes please.
Cmd. Frost
The last one standing.
- Location
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[X] Ask if she has anything to test strategic thinking. (Play the game.)
[X] Go spend time with someone else?
-[X] Impa
So while I'm all for spending more time with Zelda I think we may want to go visit Impa or Sidon. Presumably they've both got something going on since we had the specific options to hang out with them before and if there's any issue that we can help resolve I'd like to see to it before we leave. Also anyone please correct me if I'm wrong but it seems to me like we're approaching the end to our stay in Kakariko and besides the spar with Impa I don't think we've really tried to specifically interact with anyone besides Zelda, Mipha, or Paya. We've seen them and some of the other villagers, but that was still while we were out with the others or by chance.
Again, I can't say I'll be upset if we just spend more time with Zelda, Mipha, or Paya, but since I think we'll be traveling with Zelda and Mipha I'd kinda like to try and hang out with those that will be staying behind while we have the chance. I'm gonna go with Impa specifically since we had the little scare with her during the spar and when we got close to Zelda. I don't think she's really holding a grudge or other negative feelings, but I'd still like to see if we can't make sure the air is cleared between us and I'd just enjoy getting to hang out with her since I like her character. It'd be nice to check in with Sidon too so we can make sure he and the other Zora are doing okay, I'd have to check but I don't think we've really talked to any of them besides Undyne a bit and Sidon during the dinner. Making sure they've settled in okay since we helped convince them to come seems like the responsible thing to do and I think Sidon would be fun to be bros with too.
-[X] Impa
So while I'm all for spending more time with Zelda I think we may want to go visit Impa or Sidon. Presumably they've both got something going on since we had the specific options to hang out with them before and if there's any issue that we can help resolve I'd like to see to it before we leave. Also anyone please correct me if I'm wrong but it seems to me like we're approaching the end to our stay in Kakariko and besides the spar with Impa I don't think we've really tried to specifically interact with anyone besides Zelda, Mipha, or Paya. We've seen them and some of the other villagers, but that was still while we were out with the others or by chance.
Again, I can't say I'll be upset if we just spend more time with Zelda, Mipha, or Paya, but since I think we'll be traveling with Zelda and Mipha I'd kinda like to try and hang out with those that will be staying behind while we have the chance. I'm gonna go with Impa specifically since we had the little scare with her during the spar and when we got close to Zelda. I don't think she's really holding a grudge or other negative feelings, but I'd still like to see if we can't make sure the air is cleared between us and I'd just enjoy getting to hang out with her since I like her character. It'd be nice to check in with Sidon too so we can make sure he and the other Zora are doing okay, I'd have to check but I don't think we've really talked to any of them besides Undyne a bit and Sidon during the dinner. Making sure they've settled in okay since we helped convince them to come seems like the responsible thing to do and I think Sidon would be fun to be bros with too.
[X] Go spend time with someone else?
-[X] Impa
I also think we ought to talk to Impa. She is in many ways as damaged as Zelda is, saddled with responsibility long before she was ready for it and forced to grow up too early; she could use someone to give her a little perspective, and Link's status as legendary hero ought to help with that.
-[X] Impa
I also think we ought to talk to Impa. She is in many ways as damaged as Zelda is, saddled with responsibility long before she was ready for it and forced to grow up too early; she could use someone to give her a little perspective, and Link's status as legendary hero ought to help with that.
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Cmd. Frost
The last one standing.
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Don't care, call me when they add in trains
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- Mars
Before you guys ask: Yes.
Okay, apparently Biker Link is a thing.
...Could we be getting Kamen Rider Link in the future!?
The Fourth Monado
S U B A R A S H I I
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But he already is a Kamen Rider tho - one without a costume, but if the Champions are a Sentai then Link's the Kamen Rider of the bunch
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Personally I don't like the Master Zero Cycle. Getting it wasn't worth 20 dollars. The rest of the DLC was enjoyable even if 2 of the shrines drove me insane from trying to solve them.But he already is a Kamen Rider tho - one without a costume, but if the Champions are a Sentai then Link's the Kamen Rider of the bunch
3.17
Had a bunch of stuff come up so that's why the update took so long. Probably won't take as long with Christmas coming up.
[X] Ask if she has anything to test strategic thinking. (Play the game.)
"So hey, I think we should kinda focus on learning strategy with-" You begin, only for Zelda to immediately shove a box into your chest.
Zelda started making a rather high pitched noise, like air escaping from a balloon as she grabs another larger box and starts pulling out handmade castles and trees, not even stopping to even consider if you would say no.
"So um... what is...?" You begin to ask as Zelda takes out a box of... dice? Why does it need...
Zelda stops, clapping a hand to her mouth as realization dawns on her, "Oh I am so sorry Link! Of course you wouldn't know how to play!" The princess then grabs the Sheikah slate and begins thumbing through it, until she taps something and immediately shoves it into your hand, "Here, this should tell you everything about how to use your army. I gave you the knights cause you know~" Zelda gives you a knowing look, a smug grin on her face. It falters noticeably when it meets your utterly blank look of confusion.
"It's um... under the topic headed knights... I um... copied the lore and rules from the books to um... make it easier..." She mutters, pulling out another box and doing her level best to not meet your eyes.
With a sigh and knowing it'd break Zelda's heart if you refused you begin reading through the rules. Apparently, it was some type of army game? The rules were fairly complex, and your faction had rules for all its units as well. You were kinda glad you were a fast reader, as going through all the information and expecting to immediately play was a bit much to ask for. Still, you are able to parse through it all rather quickly, even reading up on the various factions. Apparently the faction Zelda had forced upon you relied on small groups of elite units and specialists with a unique ability or piece of gear that could greatly affect the battlefield. The faction Zelda was playing seemed to like using more general units and magic users, with a lot of buffs and protective spells. Paya (the only other player in Kakariko village apparently) preferred using an army that consisted of magic users that utilized spirits alongside powerful individual knights, though she wasn't playing with you.
The lore was rather interesting, apparently a mix of Hyrule's myths, culture and histories while changing enough names around to be its own thing. Apparently, the version Zelda had was out of date but it was a bit hard for Kakariko to obtain recent editions. She did have a few new models, and judging by how oddly similar the designs were to Imperial troops you're assuming there was an influence even on this kind of game. You could even see a bit of it in the factions backstories.
After you familiarize yourself with the rules and set up your models you finally get started, both you and Zelda taking turns rolling dice and inching them forward, a handy ruler helping you. While a lot of it was guesswork on your part and moving groups just because you had to move them Zelda was utterly focused, biting her tongue as she apparently was thinking out strategies well in advance. Even before any fighting had started it felt like you were struggling to catch up to a silent, calculating foe.
At least at first...
"Go riders! Crush those knights before they get into our line!" Zelda commands as she moves her forces into position. You raise an eyebrow but think nothing of it as you continue, dealing with a group Zelda had sent to flank you-
"Noooo! Their sacrifices will not be in vain! Go footsoldiers, let us avenge them!"
"Haha, Lord Detheronious once again shows his superior leadership! He will take a large cut from the spoils of our victory! He will return to his wife a true hero!"
"Commander Deiaminet is wounded! Protect him! All for one and one for all!"
"Archers! Unleash a volley to cover their retreat! Mages form a barrier! By the Goddess, we shall not fall today!"
You stare at Zelda, who was practically bouncing with how excited she was. She didn't even notice you had stopped in the middle of your turn. Eventually, she looks up, giving you an impatient frown until she notices you watching her. Her brow knits together as she seems a bit confused until you shake your head and wave a hand, going back to moving the tiny miniatures around.
Zelda continues her narration as you play, weaving a tale of a desperate battle against your faction using lore you really don't get. Certainly, you didn't think any of the characters had names, then again it looks like she had named some of the grunts as well. It doesn't take long for her to crush you horribly, and she bolts upright to point at you with a triumphant grin "Haha! Your forces lay defeated today General Link! Do you surrender?"
"...I guess? Unless there's a rule where you get a chance to win even if all your guys are dead?"
Zelda notably deflates, mumbling out, "W-well no... I um... yeah I won..."
You nod, "Alright, well that was a lot of fun Zelda, didn't realize each model had... quite that much story attached to them."
The princess immediately brightens up, regaining that excited spark, "Oh yeah, there's like books and books of it! Oh oh you got to read them!" She then dives for her bookcase, tearing books out like a squirrel digging for buried nuts. When Zelda turns back to you an entire stack of books is filling her arms which she sets down next to you before grabbing one of them, "Here this is my absolute favourite!! Read it! Read it!"
"Alright alright!" You cry out as you push Zelda back as she shoves it in your face. Taking it from her hands you examine the cover, noting the title of the book is "Hyrule Warriors Tales: The Lady and the hero." You open it to a random chapter, skimming over-
...That was disturbingly familiar.
You flick back, a nagging feeling at the back of your head as a mounting suspicion gathered like a storm at the edge of your awareness. Finally, you find it, and your heart sinks as you read through,
You look up at Zelda who was watching you with hands tightly bound into fists, leaning forward with an expectant look, as though she expected you at any moment to declare what a literary masterpiece this book is.
You, however, could only look back at that description, shock eroding any reaction you could have made, utterly at a loss at what to think.
Zelda... Zelda had dressed you up as the hero from a romance novel. One by the looks of it aimed at young adults and teenagers.
"Uh..." You manage to get out, setting the book down.
"IT'S AMAZING, RIGHT?!" She yells, suddenly getting far too close then you are comfortable with right now.
"Y-yeah... I'm amazed..." You tell her, refusing to look Zelda in the eyes. She doesn't notice though, vacating your personal space with a look of pure joy on her face, her smile the widest you had seen it, "Hey uh... could I skim through the other books real quick?"
"Of course!" Zelda tells you, handing you one. You flip through it quickly, looking through the dialogue. A sour taste enters your mouth as another revelation dawns on you, and you snatch up another book to confirm it.
This entire time... this entire time Zelda has been quoting these books. Deliberately acting out scenes. That's why so many things she said seemed like it was something Zelda rehearsed. She had been, by memorizing these books cover to cover, or scanning them onto her Sheikah Slate to read. She was probably acting out one of the chapters when you caught her with your sword at the inn. You had seen her act herself, you're sure of it, but thinking back was it only when she was truly excited like now or when she was severely emotionally compromised?
You feel your stomach clench as you consider those times, how she always seemed to refer to wanting to be someone else, never herself.
...
Goddess, her behaviour with the elders! She must have just learned then the author(s) of this book series based the hero's appearance on the mythical hero of legend, of who you were an incarnation of. Had she rationalized it away as being that she was on a journey to defeat evil like the heroine of this book series? Was that how Zelda was coping with it and the extreme importance placed upon her, even if she was more important than any book character?
"Oh oh! We should bring in Paya to discuss them as well!" Zelda suddenly announces, "She loves these books as well!"
You can't imagine what Paya must have thought as she saw you approach. You look up at Zelda who was watching you with that wild smile, and you give her a weak grin in response trying to ignore the things you hope you are imagining about her now. Like the way her hands seem to slightly shake, the slightly dishevelled hair, the weird facial tics, the slightly glazed look in her blood red eyes...
You need to get her out of this room, do something that isn't... this. You can't bring it up with her. Calling it out, saying anything really... you'd probably hurt her less if you started kicking her repeatedly in the face. It'd utterly destroy her. It was a small wonder the others seemed to walk on eggshells around her.
"Actually, could use some fresh air. Want to come with?" You ask, and Zelda's expression falls.
"O-oh, um sure? Where do you want to go Link?"
Where should you take Zelda?
[] Walk around the outskirts.
[] Walk to the farms and orchards.
[] Check out the village centre.
[] Write-in
Yes, I had this planned the entire time. Go back and read through.
[X] Ask if she has anything to test strategic thinking. (Play the game.)
"So hey, I think we should kinda focus on learning strategy with-" You begin, only for Zelda to immediately shove a box into your chest.
Zelda started making a rather high pitched noise, like air escaping from a balloon as she grabs another larger box and starts pulling out handmade castles and trees, not even stopping to even consider if you would say no.
"So um... what is...?" You begin to ask as Zelda takes out a box of... dice? Why does it need...
Zelda stops, clapping a hand to her mouth as realization dawns on her, "Oh I am so sorry Link! Of course you wouldn't know how to play!" The princess then grabs the Sheikah slate and begins thumbing through it, until she taps something and immediately shoves it into your hand, "Here, this should tell you everything about how to use your army. I gave you the knights cause you know~" Zelda gives you a knowing look, a smug grin on her face. It falters noticeably when it meets your utterly blank look of confusion.
"It's um... under the topic headed knights... I um... copied the lore and rules from the books to um... make it easier..." She mutters, pulling out another box and doing her level best to not meet your eyes.
With a sigh and knowing it'd break Zelda's heart if you refused you begin reading through the rules. Apparently, it was some type of army game? The rules were fairly complex, and your faction had rules for all its units as well. You were kinda glad you were a fast reader, as going through all the information and expecting to immediately play was a bit much to ask for. Still, you are able to parse through it all rather quickly, even reading up on the various factions. Apparently the faction Zelda had forced upon you relied on small groups of elite units and specialists with a unique ability or piece of gear that could greatly affect the battlefield. The faction Zelda was playing seemed to like using more general units and magic users, with a lot of buffs and protective spells. Paya (the only other player in Kakariko village apparently) preferred using an army that consisted of magic users that utilized spirits alongside powerful individual knights, though she wasn't playing with you.
The lore was rather interesting, apparently a mix of Hyrule's myths, culture and histories while changing enough names around to be its own thing. Apparently, the version Zelda had was out of date but it was a bit hard for Kakariko to obtain recent editions. She did have a few new models, and judging by how oddly similar the designs were to Imperial troops you're assuming there was an influence even on this kind of game. You could even see a bit of it in the factions backstories.
After you familiarize yourself with the rules and set up your models you finally get started, both you and Zelda taking turns rolling dice and inching them forward, a handy ruler helping you. While a lot of it was guesswork on your part and moving groups just because you had to move them Zelda was utterly focused, biting her tongue as she apparently was thinking out strategies well in advance. Even before any fighting had started it felt like you were struggling to catch up to a silent, calculating foe.
At least at first...
"Go riders! Crush those knights before they get into our line!" Zelda commands as she moves her forces into position. You raise an eyebrow but think nothing of it as you continue, dealing with a group Zelda had sent to flank you-
"Noooo! Their sacrifices will not be in vain! Go footsoldiers, let us avenge them!"
"Haha, Lord Detheronious once again shows his superior leadership! He will take a large cut from the spoils of our victory! He will return to his wife a true hero!"
"Commander Deiaminet is wounded! Protect him! All for one and one for all!"
"Archers! Unleash a volley to cover their retreat! Mages form a barrier! By the Goddess, we shall not fall today!"
You stare at Zelda, who was practically bouncing with how excited she was. She didn't even notice you had stopped in the middle of your turn. Eventually, she looks up, giving you an impatient frown until she notices you watching her. Her brow knits together as she seems a bit confused until you shake your head and wave a hand, going back to moving the tiny miniatures around.
Zelda continues her narration as you play, weaving a tale of a desperate battle against your faction using lore you really don't get. Certainly, you didn't think any of the characters had names, then again it looks like she had named some of the grunts as well. It doesn't take long for her to crush you horribly, and she bolts upright to point at you with a triumphant grin "Haha! Your forces lay defeated today General Link! Do you surrender?"
"...I guess? Unless there's a rule where you get a chance to win even if all your guys are dead?"
Zelda notably deflates, mumbling out, "W-well no... I um... yeah I won..."
You nod, "Alright, well that was a lot of fun Zelda, didn't realize each model had... quite that much story attached to them."
The princess immediately brightens up, regaining that excited spark, "Oh yeah, there's like books and books of it! Oh oh you got to read them!" She then dives for her bookcase, tearing books out like a squirrel digging for buried nuts. When Zelda turns back to you an entire stack of books is filling her arms which she sets down next to you before grabbing one of them, "Here this is my absolute favourite!! Read it! Read it!"
"Alright alright!" You cry out as you push Zelda back as she shoves it in your face. Taking it from her hands you examine the cover, noting the title of the book is "Hyrule Warriors Tales: The Lady and the hero." You open it to a random chapter, skimming over-
...That was disturbingly familiar.
You flick back, a nagging feeling at the back of your head as a mounting suspicion gathered like a storm at the edge of your awareness. Finally, you find it, and your heart sinks as you read through,
You look up at Zelda who was watching you with hands tightly bound into fists, leaning forward with an expectant look, as though she expected you at any moment to declare what a literary masterpiece this book is.
You, however, could only look back at that description, shock eroding any reaction you could have made, utterly at a loss at what to think.
Zelda... Zelda had dressed you up as the hero from a romance novel. One by the looks of it aimed at young adults and teenagers.
"Uh..." You manage to get out, setting the book down.
"IT'S AMAZING, RIGHT?!" She yells, suddenly getting far too close then you are comfortable with right now.
"Y-yeah... I'm amazed..." You tell her, refusing to look Zelda in the eyes. She doesn't notice though, vacating your personal space with a look of pure joy on her face, her smile the widest you had seen it, "Hey uh... could I skim through the other books real quick?"
"Of course!" Zelda tells you, handing you one. You flip through it quickly, looking through the dialogue. A sour taste enters your mouth as another revelation dawns on you, and you snatch up another book to confirm it.
This entire time... this entire time Zelda has been quoting these books. Deliberately acting out scenes. That's why so many things she said seemed like it was something Zelda rehearsed. She had been, by memorizing these books cover to cover, or scanning them onto her Sheikah Slate to read. She was probably acting out one of the chapters when you caught her with your sword at the inn. You had seen her act herself, you're sure of it, but thinking back was it only when she was truly excited like now or when she was severely emotionally compromised?
You feel your stomach clench as you consider those times, how she always seemed to refer to wanting to be someone else, never herself.
...
Goddess, her behaviour with the elders! She must have just learned then the author(s) of this book series based the hero's appearance on the mythical hero of legend, of who you were an incarnation of. Had she rationalized it away as being that she was on a journey to defeat evil like the heroine of this book series? Was that how Zelda was coping with it and the extreme importance placed upon her, even if she was more important than any book character?
"Oh oh! We should bring in Paya to discuss them as well!" Zelda suddenly announces, "She loves these books as well!"
You can't imagine what Paya must have thought as she saw you approach. You look up at Zelda who was watching you with that wild smile, and you give her a weak grin in response trying to ignore the things you hope you are imagining about her now. Like the way her hands seem to slightly shake, the slightly dishevelled hair, the weird facial tics, the slightly glazed look in her blood red eyes...
You need to get her out of this room, do something that isn't... this. You can't bring it up with her. Calling it out, saying anything really... you'd probably hurt her less if you started kicking her repeatedly in the face. It'd utterly destroy her. It was a small wonder the others seemed to walk on eggshells around her.
"Actually, could use some fresh air. Want to come with?" You ask, and Zelda's expression falls.
"O-oh, um sure? Where do you want to go Link?"
Where should you take Zelda?
[] Walk around the outskirts.
[] Walk to the farms and orchards.
[] Check out the village centre.
[] Write-in
Yes, I had this planned the entire time. Go back and read through.
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Thors_Alumni
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[X] Walk around the outskirts.
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[X] Walk to the farms and orchards.
More seriously, holy crap this girl.
The gameplay antics really aren't that weird, this is a published game and I'm sure plenty of other people act that way with it in Hyrule, it's just nutty to Link himself.
It's the other bits. The only other person who plays with her is Paya, but I'm willing to believe that's all on our favorite blonde shut-in. If Zelda were of a mind to, she could probably pester someone else into playing with her eventually, but this is hardly new either. We know she prefers to skip out on things to go read books and might just be resentful of the village in a general way for taking a hammer to her square peg.
The books bit though? Would Zelda have picked up an entirely different role if the circumstances around meeting Link better fit a different story?
At least we know for certain she's a straight-up nerd, though.
He does it for the lulz!ImmortalsBlade, why do you like writing psychologically broken characters so much?
Why do you torture us like this?
More seriously, holy crap this girl.
The gameplay antics really aren't that weird, this is a published game and I'm sure plenty of other people act that way with it in Hyrule, it's just nutty to Link himself.
It's the other bits. The only other person who plays with her is Paya, but I'm willing to believe that's all on our favorite blonde shut-in. If Zelda were of a mind to, she could probably pester someone else into playing with her eventually, but this is hardly new either. We know she prefers to skip out on things to go read books and might just be resentful of the village in a general way for taking a hammer to her square peg.
The books bit though? Would Zelda have picked up an entirely different role if the circumstances around meeting Link better fit a different story?
At least we know for certain she's a straight-up nerd, though
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