which zelda boss do you think appears in the most amount of games? official count of boss appearances will be posted a few days after the poll.
Also: KEEP IN MIND!
variations of a boss count if the boss references BOTH the original name and mechanic of the boss (Example: Twinmold and Colgera are counted as Molgera appearances.)
so was anyone going to tell me one of the bosses in the adventure of link is called jermafenser or was i just supposed to find that out while researching a dumb question
Hello and good day to all my fellow Legend of Zelda fans!
As you may or may not be aware we in the Legend of Zelda fandom have been having some troubles when it comes to tagging on A03. Mostly that the only tags that seem to be available to tag various Links with was the Linked Universe specific tags. Which led to writers either trying to make their own tags (which no one knew how to find) or inaccurately using Linked Universe Tags. Neither of which were fair to creators writing outside of Linked Universe, or fair to the Linked Universe community (let alone JoJo herself!).
People trying to tag their non-Linked Universe fics were either scrambling to be found or blending their words in with Linked Universe works. And Linked Universe fans who were searching for Linked Universe fics ended up stumbling across fics they weren’t looking for.
So, with that in mind, I reached out to the A03 team in search of a solution. And they have gotten back to me! I am going to post a picture of their reply under the cut, but I will summarize it first.
There (now? I’m not clear if they’ve all existed before) are tags we can use for most of our various Links that aren't Linked Universe. They’re just not tags that go in the “Character” box. Instead, you put Link (Legend of Zelda) in the character box and then one (or more) of these tags into the “Additional Tags” box. The tags are ‘Link from X game’. So, for example: Link from Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom (Legend of Zelda) or Link from Twilight Princess (Legend of Zelda). If you try to put a specific Link in and they don’t exist already you’ll just have to fill it in unfortunately. And the more people use that tag the sooner it will be made into one that’s canonized.
Mind you! These tags should NOT be used for Linked Universe fanfictions. JoJo has explicitly asked that Linked Universe fanworks NOT be tagged with general Legend of Zelda tags. And that is what these are. So please leave these tags for those of us writing outside of Linked Universe.
I did a little experimenting and there seems to be a tag for every game EXCEPT;
“Link from Four Swords Adventures (Legend of Zelda)”,
“Link from The Legend of Zelda (Legend of Zelda)”,
“Link from The Adventures of Link (Legend of Zelda)”, and
“Link from Age of Calamity (Legend of Zelda)”.
There is also no tag for:
“The Hero of Men (Legend of Zelda)” (or whatever title could be used for the hero before Link from The Minish Cap)
But there are Character tags for “Ancient Hero (Legend of Zelda)” and “Hylia’s Chosen Hero (Legend of Zelda)” (who I believe is the First Hero).
The more we, as a fandom, use these tags (especially the ones that aren’t currently searchable) the more readily usable they will be.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Hyrule & Legend (Linked Universe)
Characters: Hyrule (Linked Universe), Legend (Linked Universe)
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Non-Graphic Violence, Canon-Typical Violence, Somewhat Competent Yiga Clan (Legend of Zelda), they’re best friends your honor, Hyrule (Linked Universe)-centric, Legend’s Endless Bag of Tricks, Linked Universe (Legend of Zelda), LU5thGiftX
Summary:
The Golden Goddesses, while powerful, were hands off deities. They had shaped the world, left paths for its future, and then set it spinning into its circles, but were not the kind to make sure it kept wheeling in its rotations.
That task landed quite neatly into Hylia’s domain.
And that thought, the idea that She was in charge of luck– and therefore, their complete and total lack of it today– would have made Hyrule snort deliriously, if he had the air for it.
Or:
Hyrule and Legend find themselves being hunted by the Yiga Clan. They have… creative differences as to how to solve this problem.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Hyrule & Legend (Linked Universe)
Characters: Hyrule (Linked Universe), Legend (Linked Universe)
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Non-Graphic Violence, Canon-Typical Violence, Somewhat Competent Yiga Clan (Legend of Zelda), they're best friends your honor, Hyrule (Linked Universe)-centric, Legend's Endless Bag of Tricks, Linked Universe (Legend of Zelda), LU5thGiftX
Summary:
The Golden Goddesses, while powerful, were hands off deities. They had shaped the world, left paths for its future, and then set it spinning into its circles, but were not the kind to make sure it kept wheeling in its rotations.
That task landed quite neatly into Hylia’s domain.
And that thought, the idea that She was in charge of luck– and therefore, their complete and total lack of it today– would have made Hyrule snort deliriously, if he had the air for it.
Or:
Hyrule and Legend find themselves being hunted by the Yiga Clan. They have... creative differences as to how to solve this problem.