How about either Shin or Noi for the character list thing! c':
Character Ask Shin + Noi
yippee thank you for submitting! honestly I love them both so dearly, so why not both?
💜 Noi
favourite thing about her: being physically taller (and wider!) than every other human + sorcerer (especially shin <3), her cute demeanor and amazing hair, her "I tank everything" attitude, did i mention her giant fucking muscles?
least favourite thing about her: not enough friends outside of work :< I feel like some actual female friends would make for a fun dynamic, especially in size difference or chitchat about their jobs
favourite line: im watching with subs so I can't tell but they're all good TwT
brOTP: Noi and Duston, I need them to be so so silly together all the time
OTP: Shin x Noi of course😔 though I respect Noi x Nikaido too
NOTP: Haven't seen any other ships in her tag much, but if you ship her with En, Ebisu, or Fujita or something... No
random headcanon: She regularly takes Guragura for a walk and cares for him like an owner, but always considers him Shin's dog only. Can get very domestic. Loves to try the sorcerer equivalent of protein shake flavours
unpopular opinion: [no idea if this is considered unpopular] Her fan service scenes are not that bad to me, it's rare you have a body type and personality like hers represented in anime AND BE considered desirable, also she's smart and hot as fuck
songs I associate with her: Somebody to Love by Jefferson Airplane (the old one before the stupid club remix) (something about the voice, guitar and lyrics "and your mind your mind is so full of red") or Living Dead Girl by Rob Zombie
favourite picture of her: [photo dump under the cut]
❤️ Shin
favourite thing about him: He's surprisingly well written for what could be a typical "half-half edgy orphan main character" and his entire concept and backstory are so cool, I love his lil rings and the hammer motif
least favourite thing about him: not getting enough hugs :(
favourite line: im watching with subs so I can't tell but they're all good TwT
brOTP: Kasukabe and Shin, legendary blunt rotation potential with Thirteen, yearning for their respective gals, Fujita maybe too but he'd probably just want some women in general. Give Shin a break for once please
OTP: Shin x Noi of course 😔
NOTP: Nothing coming to mind really. I have yet to see a ship thats not Shinoi, I don't see much in any other ship imo
Random headcanon: He has permanent damage in his fine motor skills and can't thread a needle for example, therefore hates tiny flimsy arts and crafts. Secretly loves the smell of wood. Still uses tableware with the Flower Smoke branding at home because of the sentimental value
Unpopular opinion: Nothing coming to mind rn :b
Songs that remind me of him: 2 way nice guy by creepy nuts!! generally lots of breakcore and some creepy nuts songs by vibe but this one the most
Favourite picture of him: [photo dump under the cut]
I couldn't decide on one TwT They're both so pretty individually in all of these and so iconic together aaa
I YEARN FOR MROE YIGA HUSBANDS BUT IM TOO BROKE TO PAY COMMISSIONS!!! WHAT DO I DO FELLOW YIGA HUSBAND ARTIST!!!!????
I want to try and post more often, but I low-key forgot how to do anatomy and stuff so I have to go back and hit the books..😬
I wanted to show the completed Sooga design, but I had to add one for Kohga (because he's my favorite+to complete the set), so hopefully that sketch concept is legible.
Does he have any interesting stories behind any battle scars? Any funny, embarrassing ones?
((Thank yoooou for sending me one! Because I have a GOOD and hopefully funny story locked and loaded!))
Let me tell you about the time Footsoldier Kohga fell off a cliff.
So, when he was 20 and of course not even named Kohga yet, Kohga got sent out on a mission by his dear old dad who WAS named Kohga at the time, to go check out a group of Hylians that seemed to be setting up a more permanent-looking camp than usual over on Koukot Plateau above Gerudo Canyon. The Clan likes to use that area as an ambush spot and it was usually only ever Gerudo who'd be up there, so this was cause for investigation. Daddy Kohga sent Footsoldier Kohga and Blademaster-trainee Kanta to go check it out.
Now, Kanta was and is a big guy with that Blademaster physique, and Kohga even then was tall (he's 6'6") and also a big fella. So they decided to disguise themselves as burly Hylian explorer-types out on an adventure, and just go talk to the campers and charm info out of them instead of getting stealthy and spying. (This strategy should tell you something about Kohga and how he's always Been Like This.) They stole a donkey from an unsuspecting Gerudo at the stable at the canyon mouth, and got themselves up to Koukot via the steep paths and scaffolding ramps.
And it worked! The two Yiga just walked right into the Hylians' camp with a hearty greeting and a "Didn't expect to see anybody else all the way up here!" They kept their cover stories straight, found out what was going on... Turned out, these beefy Hylian guys were there to see if there was any decent stone to quarry in the area, and apparently had the okay from Chief Plana of the Gerudo (Urbosa's mom) to set up a camp with a couple of sturdier tents and to use the scaffolding and 'elevator' platforms to move stuff up and down. They said they'd be there for a few months, etcetera etcetera.
Kohga and Kanta oo-ed and aah-ed correctly, asked some searching questions, impressed the guys with some tales of their 'explorations,' and even got a word in about how the Hylians oughtta be on the lookout, though, since there were stories about those masked weirdos...what were they called, the 'Yiga Clan?'...being spotted in the area. The guys actually said they'd been warned by Plana (who fffffucking hated Daddy Kohga personally and specifically lol).
Aaaanyway it was starting to get kinda sunsetty out, and Kohga's belly betrayed him by growling really loud, and the Hylian rock-cutters invited the disguised Yiga boys to stay for dinner.
And they had dinner.
And talked more.
And a jug was passed around.
More than a few times.
And somebody pulled out safflina and a pipe.
And everybody was getting along soooo well.
And the jug got passed around.
And then there was some singing.
And then one of the Hylians challenged Kanta to armwrestling.
And somebody stood up and everyone laughed at their swaying.
And Kohga said he was totally fine. Perfectly balanced!
Just watch him! He could absolutely keep his balance!
Right on the edge here! Just come watch! He'd walk it!
And he did. Right on the edge.
And that's the story of how Kohga fell off a cliff.
Because he fucking fell off the fucking cliff.
And hit his leg on an outcropping on the way down and broke his leg.
Because
He was drunk
And high
And forgot
He could float.
Luckily his brain kicked in enough to remember it in time to land softly. All the way down on the Canyon floor. The thing was, all this of course freaked the whole group out super bad. Kanta because his mission-partner was the HEIR, by the ancestors, and he was badly hurt down there and he had to get them out of this situation ASAP and get Kohga home and fixed up and what if he'd DIED. And the Hylians because uh. Holy Hylia. That guy just fell all the way off Koukot Plateau and LIVED? It would've been awful if he'd died of course but. HOW??? had he NOT??!
Kohga remembers his leg hurting ridiculously bad but also still feeling that nice warm floaty safflina-and-liquor sensation and just being like 'Hiiii Kanta, you gonna carry me ho--hurgkslkf' as he was slung over the poor donkey and hurried away. Apparently Kanta told everyone that nooo they didn't need help, he was going to take his friend to KaraKara and see the doctor there, NO nobody had to come with them!! Good luck with the quarrying and all, BYE!!!
He got yelled at by Daddy Kohga but kind of halfheartedly and with a lot of mostly getting laughed at for it. 'Won't do THAT again now will ya?' kind of treatment. Mama Hotaru on the other hand let him have it for getting that intoxicated on the job (that's dangerous and not at all decorous! what was he thinking? oh my poor Sweetness, you’ll be all right…in a few weeks).
But despite all this Kohga still LOVES retelling this story around campfires with his friends. Kanta's still around (he's a few years older than Koh, like many of his buds) and they'll take turns acting it out when the friend-posse has one of their Spectacle Rock outings and such. If Kohga gets teased too hard about it he'll get a little embarrassed like 'NO, of COURSE I didn't FORGET I could float, I just couldn't do it in FRONT of the TARGETS until I was DOWN low enough!'
He's lying. He totally forgot. And he has a scar on his shin from where the sharp rock cut in and busted his leg. But it's okay, because it's kinda masked by leg hair even if he's not currently magic-disguising it away. XD
((This is to answer the FOR Kohga half of this ask. The ABOUT Kohga half’s answer is here.))
"Which day...? Now that's a good question. So would I know everything I know now, but be back in that time, in that place? I...hmm!
"I could say something like my wedding day, but... No. Too recent. I loved that, don't get me wrong, but I've got plenty of days left to spend with Sooga if I've got anything to say about it. It's about the future, with my Star, no need to live in the past about him 'til I get old!
"This is HARD!! There's a bunch of people I want to see again, but if I choose a day with him, that leaves her out, and vice versa, and if I pick something too long ago so Nana would be around...but-- Hngh! An-ces-tors a-bove! There's too many really good days! ...okay. I know what I'll choose. Noor, forgive me sweetheart, I'd pick two if I was allowed. Nana, I know you wouldn't blame me either.
"I'M CHOOSING!! A day I remember from when I was eighteen, and hot stuff, you'd better believe it!! It was early spring, and in the morning I was still on my way back home from a mission with my friend Mayu, and we made breakfast over a fire and talked about how funny it was that that stupid Hylian merchant fell for her card fortunes and told her eeeeverything we needed to know. And I said, 'Y'know what makes it even funnier?' And she said, 'What?' And I said, 'How I stole his pouch and there's 300 rupees in it.' And she! Grabbed me and kissed my cheek and said '[BEFORE-NAME REDACTED], you're the best!!' Ha-HA! Of course I was!
"We got home and I handed over the money to my Dad--you know, Master Kohga--and told him the whole story and he laughed and said I was coming along and oughtta go have some fun. ...I was almost as tall as him. I remember that. I went and said hi to Mama, but theeeeen~~
"I went out to me and my best friend Daqo's favorite secret little meeting spot up on the Highlands cliffs over the Valley. Beautiful view. I still go up there sometimes. He knew I was due back that day and kinda knew to show up even without me telling him, and well!! Y'see he and I weren't just friends. ...never officially anything else, but... Let's just say I got a kiss somewhere other than my cheek. Let's just say I kissed him plenty, too. Let's just saa~aay we stayed out there 'til the sun went down and just shot the breeze and had an itsybitsy little smoke we shouldn't've had, and watched the stars come out. ...stars, I...hey, okay, I'm not looking to cheat on my Sooga and I don't wish anything about us was different, but... Daqo was my best friend. And my first love and lover, even if we never said we-- It-- It was complicated, I guess. You understand? I'd just...if I could look him in the eyes again, I'd tell him I--hn. Well. No. Not if it has to stay the same. I couldn't. ((He stops talking and just sighs and looks off into space for a minute, lost in thought before brightening back up again.))
"Anyway, we went back inside for dinner, and I sat up with my folks at the big table and it was gyudon with extra fresh stambulb, and after that I ended up playing cards in a circle with Mayu and her boyfriend and Daqo and Laissa and Kanta and--well, everybody, practically!! We talked and talked on into the night, just being ourselves.
"In the end I came back to our family quarters--you know, the Master's quarters, but I slept in the front room then--and Mama asked if I knew how late it was but she wasn't really mad. We were in private, so I got to see her true face, just like every night back then. She was beautiful. All her life, she was. She pulled me down on the couch with her and asked me I was too old to play with her. No! NEVER!
"We played our shamisen together. Didn't even care how late it was. We woke Dad up, and he came and sang with us like he always did. I don't remember his lyrics but I remember his voice and how you could always hear the smile in it. If I could see that day again, I’d commit it all to memory.
"I went to bed thinking life was going pretty great. Feeling like I knew exactly where I should be, and it was right there.
"I dunno, maybe I should pick something bigger and more important! But to relive a day just like that one? Knowing everything I know, about what was going to happen? I'd leap at the chance. And that feels pretty important to ME."
Questions about Kohga! What is the legacy he wants to leave behind now that he helped defeat the calamity? Like, how does he most want to be remembered on far-future ascension days? And question FOR Kohga! "Which day do you most want to relive just one more time?"
((Thank you for sending, bab! This is the ABOUT Kohga answer. The FOR Kohga answer is here. And this is a good one to end today's spree on. <3))
So! The legacy our Master Kohga wants is not necessarily or only as The Master Who Defeated Calamity Ganon. This is because, while he logically knows he made the right choice to 'switch sides,' as it were, he also knows that this turned some of the Clan's stated and long-held goals on their head. And he also also knows that while the Clan was instrumental in the Calamity's defeat, it was a true group effort and he himself was not one of the two people most responsible, but one of a set of team leaders. So while that was a glorious moment of valor, surely (and the Clan has celebrated it during Ascension Day presentations since), Kohga wants his legacy to be less Guy Who Was a Key Support in Defeating the Thing the Clan Had Looked To for Millennia as a Means to Its End of Destroying the Hyrule Royal Family and By the Way Doing That Meant Allying With Said Royal Family, and more...
What he's done since then. The things he's personally done or set in motion that directly benefit his people, and the things he's done that show they have benefited and are benefiting themselves through his Decision.
He wants his legacy to be the useful and innovative tech he and a whole bunch of other Yiga folk have been creating and will continue to refine and expand on. (He's the Master that brought the Clan back to the roots of its ancestors, who refused to let go of that part of their culture until it all ran down, who kept the records, who continued using the runes and magic.) (The Master who made the Sheikah techies listen and take notes and accept that the Yiga had important knowledge and documents and skills to offer.) (The Master who's hopefully going to turn this tech into a lucrative source of income for the Clan as well as a source of respect from the other races, again.)
He wants his legacy to be the expanded and fully-revealed banana and citrus groves in Faron. (He's the Master who brought that out into the open and secured the Clan's most important crop from interlopers.) (The Master who, again, has turned something the Clan did for itself in secret into a legit rupee-maker.) (The Master who's shown Hylian banana farmers how it's done.)
He also wants his legacy to be the rice farmland the Clan has bought up in Necluda, ending the Yiga's long history of disguising themselves to buy another of their staple food items. (He's the Master who's proving the Clan doesn't need to subsist on scraps or deal with higher prices or hide when buying things.) (The Master who's encouraging his Clan-mates to learn new tricks--farming in fields, wow! And that's only the start! I hear they're working on leasing some soybean fields next!)
He wants his legacy to be the trade deals he's openly made, as equals, with the other races of Hyrule. For artisan goods. For crops. For monster-killing services. On and on. All of them made without begging, groveling, or apologizing. As. Equals.
He wants his legacy to be as the Master who took the Supposed Golden Holy Princess of Hyrule up Satori Mountain to meet the grandfather of the First Master, who showed her, the Hero, and the Champions the bloody and unjust and now-undeniable truth of 10,000 years ago.
But most of all, Kohga wants his legacy to be his people, walking the world and Being Yiga, without fear of being murdered on sight, of being immediately distrusted, of being imprisoned. His people, vibrantly sharing their culture and their goods and their talents and skills. His people, safe.
They will always be different. They will always be a bit apart, as they will never bend to Hylian Rule. They will not give up the parts of their heritage that make them Yiga. Their traditions, their masks and hidden true faces, their rituals, their weapons and magic, their home in Karusa Valley beneath the mighty Highlands. They have been in the shadows. They have been the shadows. This is an important part of being Yiga. But now, they can enjoy the light just as well.
What does Master Kohga want his legacy to be?
He wants it to be, decades hence, a group of Eye-veiled children, running the streets of Castle Town making mischief. Tumbling down grassy hills and jumping over puddles and chasing frogs in creeks. Laughing and singing and climbing trees and practicing their magic. All under a dazzling sun.
Little foxes, red and black and white. Unhidden. Safe. Yiga to their core. And free.
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