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Hi! I wanted to ask you, how you began with your idea about your zelda au? You inspired me in doing a my own one and in a game-like-way, i love your contents in this your idea! (Idk if you already replied a similar question :,I)

What a nice message! I'm so happy when people ask about and enjoy my zelda stuff even when i haven't been able to draw for it for a while, since it's very close to my heart! :^D And i'm so happy to hear that it has inspired you!! Makes my heart worm 🪱 ❤️

As for how I began with it… I can't remember my exact thought process, but I've always found loz-games fascinating both gameplay-wise and story/worldbuilding-wise! I've always loved how different the games are even with their shared elements. The land of Hyrule itself and its creatures vary wildly from game to game and aren't bound by any certain rules, which just adds to its strange myth-like quality which i adore. So I think I just naturally started to play around and thought about what I would do if I made a LoZ game - it's like a giant playground to me! At first I just had vague ideas that I liked: I've always liked Vaati so he'd be the antagonist, I've always wanted to see more of the rarely seen darker fairies so I made one Link's companion, I like drawing fabric moving in the wind so Link got a scarf, I love drawing snow so that would be the main setting, etc.. You see my thought pattern, haha! I drew a couple of concept sketches to get it out of my head, and some years later I revisited it and added to it and formed into what it is today (Zelda, the village, the story, map & locations etc.).

Basically I wanted to create a LoZ idea that could possibly be played as an actual game in the franchise but with my own touches, and picking elements from canon that I really liked (some people have noticed that it feels like it could fit the “Hyrule's Decline” timeline, which is right - I'm super inspired by ALttP/ALBW's maps and Zelda 1 & 2's manuals and feel!). Same with the gameplay elements - so much of LoZ's identity lies in its gameplay, so for me it would be impossible to come up with a Zelda idea without thinking of it as a game, haha! So it's a mix between canon gameplay elements (dungeons, items, enemies & bosses) and just stuff that I personally think would be fun (Link as a stealthy scout, snowy environment hazards, status effects (I'm a JRPG nerd) etc).

Sorry for the long answer! This might be more than you asked for. But I'm glad you asked, thank you! :D I haven't been able to draw much lately because of my studies but here are a couple of sketches I can share! :)

(loz idea masterpost)

return of my legend of zelda au…. haha. i've been wanting to draw more for so long but i've been so busy studying! here's link and zelda discovering a strange temple together (this dungeon is point 8 on the map, but i decided to switch the places of point 7 and 8 so this would actually be the 7th dungeon)

(loz idea masterpost)

team TOOT my beloved

team TOOT my beloved

assorted Persona 3 scribbles (i finished the game a couple of days ago)

ken & shinjiro

the duality of clown

I adore your loz au, and the frozen land rly reminded me of kamui from okami so I put on the soundtrack while going through your master post list ^^

One part that was particularly cool was your post about ghosts in the game and the potential of seeing a ghost out in a blizzard that could hint at some quest or bit of lore is just *chefs kiss* good

Thank you so much! I love Okami :^) I usually have a little playlist of my own playing in the background while I draw stuff for my LoZ thing!! Music is wonderful!

And thank you again! I'm very fond of the ghosts that can be found here and there. Since I keep thinking about this idea as like, a game playthrough, I'd want the ghost to be kind of a rare occurrence (there aren't a whole lot of them) but you'd be sure to run into at least a few of them in a casual playthrough. They usually stay in one area, some roam but most of them are stuck in one place doing the same thing over and over. This one is practicing his sword skills:

Most of the ghosts notice Link only if Link talks to them, but some of them are so wrapped up in themselves that he can't reach them. With the one above, Link can help him practice and spar with him until he gets better :) Helping them out with whatever they seem hung up over often helps them let go and cross over to the other side as well (whatever side that may be). Elio is a little scared of them but they're harmless :)

(loz idea masterpost)

return of my legend of zelda au…. haha. i've been wanting to draw more for so long but i've been so busy studying! here's link and zelda discovering a strange temple together (this dungeon is point 8 on the map, but i decided to switch the places of point 7 and 8 so this would actually be the 7th dungeon)

(loz idea masterpost)

assorted Persona 3 scribbles (i finished the game a couple of days ago)

circles

some Links & Zeldas from my loz idea… and Dark Link, just because I think he's funny.

(loz idea masterpost) (ko-fi)

ken & shinjiro

problem solved let's go

inspired by art by my friend who started with osvald while i started with temenos, please look at it lol

finally did something I've been thinking about doing for years… drew more of the Warriors of the Dark-designs I made way back when! I'm very fond of Final Fantasy III and always thought the Warriors of the Dark were so interesting even though they were barely in the game. I especially like how it is said they defended their own world against a Flood of Light… I imagine they had an adventure quite similar to that of the Warriors of Light, even if the Dark Warriors' fates ends a bit different (rip).

This is just me imagining what kind of people they might have been like. Literally nothing is said about their names, backgrounds or personalities in FF3 so it's free real estate :^)

happy pride to my little town and everyone who lives here and elsewhere