#jun satoru

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[BotW: Family and Legacy] - Passing on the Gremlin Wisdom from one gremlin generation to the next.

Link and his sister got their Gremlin nature from Grandpa Eishun. The OG Gremlin of the family. Their dad and Grandma do not approve on some of the Gremlin advices.

Also Link is 10 and his sister, 7 years old here. They sometimes visit their grandparents in Kakariko Village with their Dad. They have their own Sheikah outfits ready by said grandparents.

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【WORKING!!】 || Luo. *** Reprinted with permission from the artist.  Do not repost or delete source information.

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[BotW/TotK Family and Legacy] - Ghost dad and son adventures in the Depths!

This is a little fun idea I had in mind while playing TotK as well as comic practice! For a bit of background, Link met his Dad's spirit in the Depths. His Dad (Jun) wanted to see his son again after striking a bargain with the Bargainer and goes on a mini-adventure in the Depths. Jun also sees his wife (Selene) through his son, especially now that Link's a young adult.

There's a lot more unspoken context for this but that's a Tedtalk for another day....hopefully. I built up so much of this family during the four years of waiting until TotK's release...

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Can we hear more about your ideas for BotW Link's history? Ideas you have for the biology of Hyrule's peoples? TotK headcanons?

Hmmm.... I can answer the first question.

Everything that I have for BotW /Link's history is all part of my BotW / TotK: Family and Legacy series.

That being said...

Link's own Champion Abilty - Flurry Rush - is a family ability from his father's side of the family.

His father, Jun, has the same Ability. Along with his two Uncles - Hagane and Rakurai. And his Sheikah Grandfather, Eishun has the same power and is the master of the Flurry Rush. On top of this Grandpa being the OG Gremlin lmao. (Also later on, Link's sister - Aria - unlocks her own Flurry Rush ability...but it was after the Calamity).

I actually have a fic story that covers this - originally titled "Link's Chronos" - and its about Jun taking his then 14-15 year old son away from his usual Hero's training for a week or so to train him how to use his Flurry Rush abilities. And it's a nice family / father-son bonding story.

I haven't posted it anywhere...yet. All of the chapters and plotline summaries are still very rough and in need of editting!

One day, I'll get to them...

Anyway, here's a few sketches that are based on that story!

I love a good family bonding story. Link deserves to have a decent family...despite what happens.

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[BotW - TotK: Family and Legacy] Their Fates - WIP Sketches

Sooo... I found these old 2021 WIP sketches that were sitting in my folder for a long time. About what were the fates for each member of Link's family prior, during, and after the Calamity.

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The Mother, Selene, passes from an illness 11 years prior to the Calamity. Her last days filled with fever dreams and on her last, accepts her fate with hope as her legacy.

The Father, Jun, dies during the Calamity, entombed in the Akkala Citadel after securing the precious secret vaults of Hyrule's knowledge for future legacy. But his last breath were of regret and sorrow.

The Son, Link, gravely injured and emtombed in the Shrine of Ressurection in a purgatory state of prolonged healing. His body slowly repaired but his memories slowly wiped away with time.

The Daughter, Aria, survives the Calamity and now finds herself in the scorched ruined remains of Hyrule. Scarred, alone with a silent anger at the world and the pain it had inflicted on her. But must carry on with this bitter legacy.

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How did Link's dad become a commander?

OOOOH yes!! That is a story and a half to tell!

I dubbed this story as "The Yiga Conspiracy". And it is partially inspired by HW: Age of Calamity!

Particularly with the Yiga Incident quest in the town at the base of the Great Plateau and involves Astor who is a Hylian priest in the BotW timeline but was slowly corruped by the leaking Malice/Gloom. Especially after receiving a divine prophecy of the Calamity's return that earned him the title of "Prophet" and later "Fortune teller".

And this is what Astor looks like:

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So how Link's dad - Jun Satoru - became the Commander of the Royal Guard started with his first meeting with Astor when Link was 6-7 years old.

At the time, Link's mother - Selene Somerset - had passed away from a deadly sickness. And around the same time, the Queen of Hyrule (aka Zelda's own mother) had also suddenly passed away. Jun was already a Royal Guard knight around this time but due to the Queen's sudden death, Jun was having a hard time finding a Hylian priest to perform the funeral rites for his wife's burial. And that's where he met Astor who offered his services.

Jun did recognise Astor as the "Prophet" and one of the advisers tin the Royal Court. He was surprised that Astor wanted to help him when many of the Bishops and Priests were busy with preparing for the Queen's funeral. Astor simply said that the Queen's passing wasn't his sole priority and that there were others like Jun and his family who are also going through their own losses. And he simply wanted to help.

After the funeral and cremation, Jun thanked Astor for his services and gained the impression that Astor, despite his prestige role and title, the Hylian Priest was a quiet and reserved man who was diligent with his faith.

Fast forward to 4-5 years later...

Jun has raisen up the ranks of the Royal Guards and has been promoted to becoming the Commander's assistant / right-hand man. The Commander around this time was an older man named Garrett Louton ( @garryktevar's OC) and he looks like this:

At the time, there was a raise of monster activity as well as sightings of Yiga activity near and around Central Hyrule with rumours that they plan to target members of the Royal Family. So Commander Garrett had put Jun in charge of investigating the Yiga Clan and their movements.

During the 5th Death Anniversary of the Queen, although a small private affair for King Rhoam and his then 11 year old daughter, Princess Zelda. Jun was present during the small ceremony as one of the Royal Guard knights in charge of their security. It was around this time that he met Astor again. This time, Astor was a Bishop and looked more sickly than the last time Jun saw him.

After the event, Jun noticed that Bishop Astor started to pay more attention to him for whatever reason. And then the stranger and deadlier encounters started happening. And in one incident, Jun was ambushed by a group of Yiga Assassins, disguised as regular civilians within the walls of the Castletown. Something about him being "the prophesied Hero". Jun however was able to deal with the Assassins with his own Flurry Rush ability.

Though an interrogation, Jun finds out that these Yigas were taking orders from a figure named the "Fortune Teller" and after some detective work, he was able to shadow one disguised Yiga member into the abandoned underground sections beneath Castletown and found the Yiga's hidden Castletown base.

Along with Astor, who appears just like his AoC versions and was holding the same Ancient Gear Orb that was glowing with Malice.

With this new and shocking information, Jun reports to Commander Garrett about Astor's true nature and allegience with the Yiga Clan. The Commander then reports to the King who was just as shocked by the betrayal and orders for Bishop Astor's arrest for treason. Jun was put in charge of Bishop Astor's arrest and confronts him in the Catherdral in Castletown.

But when the Bishop was confronted, it was then Astor decided to reveal his true character and unleash his Malice powers. And this display of corruptive power was the signal to the Yiga Incident in Castletown where multiple members of the Yiga, disguised as civilians, began to attack the town.

When this happened, a 10 year old Link and his sister, Aria were also in Castletown with their Uncle Rakurai. They were there to visit their Dad in Castletown from their hometown of Hateno Village when they all got caught up in the sudden Yiga attack. Their Uncle Rakurai - who was a fast moving Army courier - was quick to protect his niece and nephew.

At some point, as Jun rushes through the now besieged town to got back to the Castle, he meets up with Rakurai and Aria but Link was missing...

...Link had been cornered to an dead end alley by a pair of Yiga Assassins and was only holding a wooden sword. When his Dad, Jun comes to his rescue and was able to take down the Yiga Assassins in a blink of an eye. To Link's awestruck amazement, to see how fast and powerful his Dad was.

Once he was sure that his two kids are safe, Jun and his fellow Royal Guard immediately rushed back into the Castle which was also inflicted by Yiga assassins who disguised themselves as servants and low-ranked soldiers. But thanks to Jun's earlier investigations, the Royal Guard knights under the directive of Commader Garrett were able to quell much of their efforts but there have been a few close calls including one incident where Princess Zelda had to be whisked away by Sheikah warriors.

In the end, under King Rhoam's lead, they confronted the now Malice-powered Astor in the Great Hall area with both Commander Garrett and Jun along with a bunch of Royal Guard and Army knights to confront the corrupted Astor who was using his Malice Gear-Orb to summon monsters and Malice clones of soldiers.

It was a hard fought battle where Commander Garrett was severely injured after taking a hard blow from a Malice attack.

And it was during this fight that Jun finds out why Astor was so fixated on him - and it was from a brief vision that Astor foresaw of a future Jun holding the fabled "Sword that Sealed the Darkness".

But in the end, King Rhoam ends the fight when he destroyed Malice Gear-Orb. The corrupted artefact's destruction caused Astor's body to be consumed by the Malice from within and implodes into ashes. (Ganondorf's laugh echoing in air).

And that ends the Yiga Conspiracy Incident.

In its aftermath, the remaining Castletown-based Yiga members were either arrested or fled to their main base in the Gerudo Desert. Commander Garrett, due to his injuries, was forced to retire and chose Jun to be his successor as the new Commander of the Royal Guard.

And that's the story of how Link's Dad became the Commander.

Link was 11 years old when he was present in the small ceremony for his Dad becoming the new Royal Guard Commander. And was determined to become a powerful knight just like him!

One year later... Link found the Master Sword.

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Can you tell us more about the Satoru family? And are Jun and his brothers half sheikahs?

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HELL YEAH I WILL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THIS FAMILY THAT I CREATED FOR WILDY LINK. Cuz he deserves a good and wholesome family. And then cry about it cuz Calamity but ANYWAY

The Satoru family is the paternal side of Link's family. His Dad, Jun Satoru along with his Uncles, Hagane and Rakurai are indeed half-Sheikah. Grandpa Eishun is a full blooded Sheikah while Grandma Ayaka is a Hylian.

They all have layers of details and backstories for each one so here's a summary for each one.

Grandpa Eishun A retired knight of the Royal Army, he and his wife had retired to Sheikah Village where Eishun became part of the Village's protectors as a Sheikah Warrior. High-spirited despite his age and is the OG Gremlin of the family. He is also the forefather of the family's Flurry Rush ability.

Grandma Ayaka A retired healer for the Royal Army where she met her husband. Patient and firm, she is the rock that keeps Eishun grounded when he gets too caught and/or injured from his own shenanigans. She is especially fond of their grandchildren and often looks after Link & Aria when they were young.

Uncle Hagane. The eldest son of Eishun and Ayaka. The "gentle giant" of the three brothers. Hagane is a blacksmith and lives in Hateno Village with his wife, Yua and daughter, Kiki. And despite not a knight like his younger brothers, Hagane has the strength to break wood in half with his bare hands. He also does not like it when someone carelessly breaks his creations. (Fun fact: his design is based on the original concept for BotW Link's dad).

Dad Jun! The second son of Eishun and Ayaka. He is the quiet and studious son who tends to go the extra mile to complete his given tasks / duties. He is also Link and Aria's father! He was selected to become part of the elite Royal Guard after displaying his Flurry Rush abilities. By present day, Jun is a widower and a single father to his two children. ...He also finds himself getting caught in the middle of major historical events involving the Royal Family and something about a sacred sword.

Uncle Rakurai The youngest son of Eishun and Ayaka. He is considered as the fastest of three sons and uses his Flurry Rush abilities the most (Their dad is still faster than all of them). He is one of the couriers for the Royal Army and is often sent to various garrisons and forts around Hyrule. He is single and considered himself as the cool and fun uncle to his nieces and nephew.

Rough sketch of the Satoru family and their height.

( Shoutout to @garryktevar and @dfanart for brainstorming with me and listening to my gigabraincell rants about this family )

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A jerkass dad is about to get rekt. (ft. Fenrir from @growingupgerudo and Jun, my OC!Link's Dad)

I know Fenrir gets his comeuppance but I'm pretty sure that every GUG reader wanted to throw hands at this guy.

Also, its jerkass dads like Fenrir is the sole reason why I created Jun's existence. His backstory and designs were afterthoughts lmao:

(From 2019). There are too many jerkass dads for Link. So I made a dad that's supportive and wholesome and is willing to throw hands at dads who are jerks to their childrens.