Okay, so I know the reason the physics in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom have so many weird exceptions and edge cases is because the games' designers are concerned foremost with puzzle-crafting, and only secondarily with producing a coherent world model, and nearly every bit of weirdness can be explained by the fact that some puzzle mechanic required the games' physics to work that way. There's simply no deeper unifying logic to be found, and trying to find it is a good way to give yourself a headache.
One of those pieces of weirdness lies in the relative weights of various objects, particularly in relation to Link, the player character. Some objects are incongruously heavy or light for their size because the puzzles in which they appear require them to be, and Link himself is weirdly lightweight, presumably because that was the easiest way to cause him to experience the exaggerated knockback that many puzzles require without making the forces involved ridiculously strong.
Most objects and characters which recur among the two games are at least consistent in this respect. However, it has been empirically determined that in Breath of the Wild, Link weighs the same as 8.5 apples, whereas in Tears of the Kingdom he weighs the same as 10 apples, and now I can't stop myself from wondering what fucking puzzle mechanic required Link to be exactly 1.5 apples heavier.
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Energetic Rhino Beetle from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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Imagine an alternate universe where botw Link pulls out the master sword at a young age (like 6 idk) but instead of reporting it to the royal family, Link and his family just keep it hidden and tell no one that the child has it. Link doesn't join the hyrule army at a young age, instead he spends his childhood helping out in his family's tavern (mainly in the kitchen). He has no responsibility on his shoulders because his parents raised him not to care about what an old sword thinks of him.
One day the royal family make their way through the lost woods only to find that the sword isn't there. Remember, Link's family told no one that he pulled the sword (rn it's stored somewhere in the attic underneath a pile of spare furniture for the tavern). Royal family obviously freaks the heck out cos where is it?? Link's family, being the tavern owners they are, obviously hear word on the street the royal family can't find the master sword. What does Link's family do? Put more furniture on top of the sword because honestly in this day and age can't hyrule think of a better way to stop an apocalypse than a single kid with an ancient sword?
Apocalypse begins, but it doesn't get very far because (1) Zelda is confident in herself thanks to an entire childhood of not being compared to Link's feats and (2) Link walks right up the the sanctum sword in hand, and just stabs that gross cocoon that hasn't had 100yrs to turn into a full-fledged Ganon. Zelda (who was wielding her powers to subdue Ganon) notices him and the sword, and asks him why he didn't show up sooner. His response? "Because until today I didn't have a reason to." Zelda asks him what's his reason then. He says "this mf burned down my family's tavern" – then just walks away. Calamity over before it even had a real chance.
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combining two of my current brainrots because i love both equally uwu expect mini comics about them some time ueueue
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Characters from my favorite video game franchise that shouldn't be comparable, but somehow are.
Link from "The legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom" & Shadow the hedgehog from "Sonic the Hedgehog"
-Both were asleep in stasis for a long time: Link during a century, Shadow during half a century.
-Both had amnesia & completely lost their memories, having no idea who they were.
-Both (somewhat) failed to accomplish their purpose: one to heal Maria, the other to protect the land & people of Hyrule from Calamity Ganon resulting in thousands of deaths.
-Both have fought THE DEVIL!
-Both hides their true feelings/emotions.
-Both were assigned to heal and/or protect someone which they care deeply about. And in both cases, they lost them (except Zelda returns to her true form at the very end of totk)
-Both lost family members and/or friends close to them.
-both have trauma/ptsd.
-Both have died, or had their life standing on a thread.
-Both can sometimes be a little sassy.
-Both have fought robots & war machines.
-And finally. Both characters ride a motorcycle:
Another thing I would have added is that: Both have fought aliens. But in Link's case, that was only in early story concept & very early gameplay footage (timeframe of 3:07 & 3:27 mins) of Zelda Breath of the Wild. So, I don't think it counts. Although, a previous incarnation of Link has fought aliens (in Majora's Mask).
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an older piece i made of zelink wedding outfit!
"A luxurious headpiece sold at Gerudo jewelry shops. It's decorated with a diamond, the most precious gem one can find in Hyrule. its signature sparkle has charmed Hyruleans for generations.
i gave the wedding designs an upgrade. since Zelda has her sacred light power, i think diamonds would be the official gemstone they feature at their wedding. the rings are inversions of one another. Link’s showing the front of the circlet, Zelda’s featuring the back.
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Link: I slept for almost 100 years but I might still be tired so lets go for 100 more just in case
Sidon: Link, that's a coma
Link: Sounds festive
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