all im saying is that since the paraglider is in totk with an updated revali's logo, revali should also be in totk (preferably alive this time) ✋

idk if i would say it's truly an updated "revali's logo" ykwim because now it has four feathers on each wing instead of three :o but i'm very interested to see what the narrative reason for why link's paraglider was updated and if there will be an explanation as to why he has one in the first place.

imo as someone with so much revalink brainrot, regardless of whether or not link regained memories of his past life, he probably recognized that the paraglider had some significant sentimental value to him back then, and hopefully recognized that it must have belonged to revali previously as per revali's symbol on his main landing in rito village and flight range landing. maybe then he realized that he needed to maintain it to, at the very least, honor revali's memory, even if it seemed that revali didn't like him very much. after all, revali was a great warrior revered by his people, one who sacrificed his life in an attempt to save hyrule, and someone who must have mattered to link if the paraglider fatefully fell in his hands. he feels a great need to maintain it and be respectful of one of the remainders of revali's legacy. but give me back the botw paraglider design, it's charming and it's definitely revali!

now. this might be an unpopular opinion but it's one that i stand staunchly by because i talked about it a bit in this post. to be honest, i want to see the champions revived in totk. i'm sure plenty of you would disagree and play the card that the death of the champions was meant to teach link about loss, despair, the effects of war, sacrifice, and all those morals etc. but imo, the problem with teaching link those lessons is that it doesn't feel like much was lost in the first place. maybe this is a personal perception of botw on my end, but to me, there weren't enough of the champions' presence in botw to warrant this idea that it taught link about loss. if you were to go by the idea that link retained all his previous memories, then sure, but it doesn't work if you go the route where he doesn't and everything in the past is just flickers of memories he can't ever really recall. how can you tell a story about grief and loss and sacrifice if your main character, and by extension, your players who are connected to the story via that main character, can't feel a profound enough loss of those characters to understand the moral of the story? the presence of the champions in botw only made me want to see more of them because it felt like their time in the little sliver of spotlight they got was too short. and you could include age of calamity! but that's a non-canon prequel so it can't even really count 😭 i haven't played the champions' ballad dlc, so maybe there could be a change of mind if i did but why would you put a paywall if you want to teach a solid story about loss and sacrifice? what a shit way to tell a story 🥸

but i digress. yeah i do want revali and the rest of the champions back in totk, for all types of shenanigans and interactions. give them back to me nintendo ☝️😐

Any thoughts on how to rp a reachfolk character? I've had a couple in the past but its normally just "wee hee I'm a nasty insurgent making chaos and violence" which is hella fun, but I'm keen for something with a bit more depth than just killing nords

(Also I love this blog so much bless you a d your work <3)

oooo this is fun, hell yeah I got plenty of tips !! all my oc's are reachfolk so I have Experience (tm) lol. you're also more than welcome to dm me abt your muse if u wanted more detailed ideas!! i'd love to help u develop them

the biggest thing imo is to think about what exactly it is that they specifically lost to the nords/empire and how it affected them. did they lose family members? their home? a piece of their culture? their sense of identity? odds are it's multiple of those things, but it helps to hone in on one and really elaborate on how it affected them. most of my oc's for example were most badly impacted by the sense of cultural loss as a result of their clans being largely wiped away, so they carry this burden of protecting what's left of their culture fiercely.

remember that there's a POINT to their anger. it goes deeper than just your typical insurgent type (which is a valid character to play but it's not a universal thing for all reachfolk!!). there's something they're protecting, something they care about, something they love and something they lost.

make sure they're still PEOPLE underneath all of it. even in the middle of the more "violent/barbaric/savage" parts of them, there's a piece of humanity. they still feel love, passion, humor, excitement, sadness, disgust, etc. they still have a moral code and a sense of morality, it's just that they're dictated by a very different culture. bethesda reduced most of their reachfolk characters to "anger anger hate kill kill kill," so try to really think about how your muse actually experiences like. the full range of human emotions lol.

reach culture is brutal and rough and pretty hardcore, but that doesn't stop it from being human. try to find the sweet spot where both things exist, ykwim? don't shy away from all the intense shit, just lean into it and try to find a different perspective on it that isn't just "oh shiiit look at these crazy savages." the more you read about the reachfolk and their worldview, the more this point will make sense. i definitely recommend the great spirits of the reach series to really better understand the way the reachfolk look at the world. it really helped me with understanding why they are the way they are, and it gave me a lot to work with in regards to how my own ocs internalize these values and how it all fits into their personalities and behaviors.

going off that, think abt their values and how it affects their mannerisms!! in general, the reachfolk covet community, hard work, independence, strength of mind and body, reciprocity, etc and it shows in EVERYTHING they do. there's a LOT i have to say about this, and i def plan on going into it in detail one of these days, but i think of all my posts this one is the most useful for this purpose.

i can def say more but my mind is blanking rn lol. again if u want help building this oc, you're welcome to hop in my dm's !! sorry if my thoughts were a little scattered here, there's just sooo much i have to say lol