Ok so, it's about The Scene(tm). The 'Vio was seperated for five minutes and this happened?' one.
Reminder for anyone who needs it- manga reads right to left
Vio learns that Ganon's behind the mess in the forest. Not knowing all the facts he decides to tell the other versions of himself that are... somewhere. Surely also thinking to get back together, right?
Then Vio is interrupted by Shadow, who would like to foil his mission.
Shadow starts talking- not attacking? In the first view of his face he looks downright friendly. Vio is staying his hand as well.
Because for Vio, provoking Shadow is a horrible idea. Shadow flattened all four of him earlier, Vio knows his sword will not hurt Shadow, and when threatened with the four sword, Shadow laughed at it.
If Shadow attacked him, Vio would lose that fight.
Shadow's words are playing to Vio's pride, his emotions and upset; hoping Vio will listen and he'll get information from him. He wants information, and to cause division among the already-divided Link(s)- to get Vio to talk to him instead. Vio figures out what's up pretty early tho
Vio's face all over sticks out to me- he is thinking, and fast. And by the bottom of the page, he looks intensely tense. Scared, because of the direness of his situation.
Shadow is here, insulting the other colours, saying Vio's the one who can see the big picture, and when Vio points his sword at him, Shadow pushes it away like it's a toy.
Vio is alone. The others aren't there. It just so happens that Green is falling asleep, Blue is frozen, and Red. is starting a fire.
...yeah they aren't meant to be seperated
Green. Blue. Red. Links. Guys. Vio's in trouble. Get it Together, or he dissapears, and you won't all see him again for eighty-seven pages, by which time Green falls asleep again.
So Vio's stuck in small talk with Shadow, and his last line on the page is what stuck out to me-
Shadow is literally pulling on Vio- clearly not going to let go. Vio's face has shifted to uncertainty, and he clearly does not want to help Shadow, but he can't get away.
Vio is scared-he's in an impossible situation, in full flight or fight or both mode, so he thinks, and goes along with all that Shadow is saying is best, and... Vio was talking to himself when he said to let go.
At the end of the page. Vio's fist is tightly clenched around his sword, then he says to let go, and then his hand falls open and he lets his sword fall.
Despite knowing his sword wouldn't hurt Shadow, Vio has a tight grip on it. Vio's body is leaning back, because how much harder could it be to make that choice? I think him having to tell himself verbally to let go of his sword speaks to how difficult this was for Vio to go through.
Cognitively Vio already knows what he is going to do; he transitions into his fake-out-villian-era by the next page.
To let his sword fall, his hand empty- this took more than his sword. Vio let go of more than the handle- he gave away his freedom, he was with Shadow now. He gave away his brains for acting, he has to pretend all the time for a time. Vio let go if his free time, he was making a sacrifice for a cause. He let go of his joy and potential peace, his heart in the right place. He was letting go of his dang survival instinct. Most importantly, he let go of his core. The Link that is his real name- he let go of his identity as a hero to play the part of a traitor, he hid himself. He had to let go of the other heros trust.
I just... It feels like Vio had had a choice later in the book. Like he and Shadow never fought, what made him even want to betray the others at all? That was a crazy plan to think of. Was that even necessary? Did Vio really want to be away from the others that badly? Was he actually tempted by Shadow- Was Vio Really That Prideful To Do This By Himself?
'Vio betrayed the others'... nah. That was his grand-scheme-of-winging-it-and-pretending-to-join-Shadow-plan because he was being threatened.
Vio started thinking when Shadow started talking. In an impossible situation, he never wavered from what was good, and he started planning, then acting.
Congrats Green. Nice to know you got the 'sleepy boi' Link trait. Now you won't see Vio in so long, you'll get the breath knocked out of you once you reunite. /j
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