Since this one doodle unexpectedly exploded, I made a quick edit of the Remlit cosplaying the Skyward Sword gang to celebrate :D Ghirahim and Zelda are my favourite ones!
(also big thanks to @mackthecheese for reblogging alot of my Remlit works! Much appreciated and I do read all the comments on the tags!)
HEY, so if you’ve been invested in the Legend of Zelda games for forever (like I’ve been), I need you to watch this video essay about Demise’s curse by Hylian Dan. Whether you loved or hated Skyward Sword, Hylian Dan did an incredible job analyzing the story from multiple literary perspectives (while actually citing his sources in a bibliography!), and he makes a powerful argument about how Skyward Sword has quietly revealed an escape from Demise’s curse, and how the answer might have been foreshadowed throughout the entire game. 👀
Authorship credit for the video cause I’m just resharing it: Hylian Dan is a former staff writer for Zelda Universe, and also wrote a viral essay on the deeper meaning behind Majora’s Mask years ago. He also has a bachelor’s degree in game design (and worked for Disney as a writer!) along with a master’s degree in theological studies. He’s also made a wonderful video essay analyzing the literary themes in Link’s Awakening, which have carried over into Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. I really recommend following this guy because he’s not just talking out of his ass–he’s educated, doing his research, and actually cites his sources consistently (something I wish all video essayists did more often).
I've been following his work for a little while now and his videos deserve WAY more attention for the sheer level of quality he puts into these videos--so please give it a watch!
Groose being the first Gerudo and Ganondorf being a victim of Demise’s Curse as a result of Groose’s contributions in taking Demise down is so fucking funny because I can easily see Demise, the asshole who was a sore enough loser to curse two teenagers into an endless reincarnation because he couldn’t accept defeat, being petty enough to curse Groose’s entire fucking bloodline because he was so mad this idiot with a shitty hairdo played a crucial part in his defeat especially when he wasn’t even supposed to be there in the first place.