I'm very open to questions about the AU :) I’m just bad at knowing what people would want to hear.
My tablet started bugging midway though colouring rip me this took so long because of that. I’m still planning on getting that scar masp done to make it more consistent.
I'm bad at talking about my ideas so you get a design ramble bellow
The whole point of this design was sorta harmonising the two designs, so the fierce tunic is a sunbleached chanmpions tunic. What I also have always found interesting is that fierces two symbols are a moon (explainable) and a triangle - that isn't the triforce. And I always felt like botw/totk loved skirting around the triforce, it's there in your periphery but it’s missable, not quite holding the shape and significance it used to have to other heroes.
The moment I fused the Master Sword with the Helix Blade in TOTK (because I ran out of space) the image of a Master Sword handle with a helix blade hasnt left my mind. Unfortunately, due to the pose it isn't the most visible.
The chains are very specific to my au, I dont think Wild, especially after recognising the markings from Time (even if they did think the chestplate, which replaced the mask in this au, was Time's) they would be the most trusting of random magic, especially transformative, causing them to obtain magical restraints. They weren't exactly enough.
Also I gave Wild first's scarf because I remember seeing some posts/fanfics/videos pre-totk that thought that TOTK would be 'closing the loop' making Wild the first and last (also explaining the lack of triforce) and that idea is semented in my head now.
The symbol on the stone does mean something :) Its radical 100 (or the symbol for life) following totk designs for seal script for the sages
Here's an early reference sheet for my Post-TOTK AU that's been floating in my head for a while, been calling it the fierce wild AU but that'll probably change when I think of a better one.
Scar-map and a coloured version coming soon (probably) The coloured version will have an actual design on the stone too. I've got to research that one still!
If anyone wants me to ramble my inbox is open for questions!
What are people’s preferred version of a sage Totk Link?
Time (due to flurry rush/time stop being the “innate ability”)
Spirit (due to Mineru guiding Link to the spirit stone)
Forest/Wilds/Earth (original sage, only one missing + name linked)
Some kind of weapon skill link/ Physical attack boost
Light (links with how Zelda’s light and Time are swapped, why wouldn’t link’s)
Other (please specify)
Results/bald button
Voting ended onJul 20, 2025
You can have one of the above options with different reasonings, just parroting some of the arguments I’ve seen for each of anyone wants propaganda!
Additional propaganda + clarifications
Time: sages can presumably be duplicated as the lore only states for secret stones that they enhance the users existing abilities unlike previous games that had the sages be more like guardians or roles
Spirit: botw link death and rebirth lends itself to a spirit and no Mineru descendant to inherit sage.
Forest (and shadow) are both sages present in ocarina (and some others) but are seemingly replaced by lighting. Serves to separate pre-calamity and post calamity link with their greater connection to the land (and serve as a parallel to the technology that allowed for their arrival) Also Link’s ability to see the korok and dragons, the legacy of hero’s being connected to the lost woods and the Deku tree.
Light: we see Zelda use light (sealing) and transform into the light dragon over a time dragon but her more “innate ability” that the stone encourages is Time. As a parallel Link could have flurry rush as an example of a time ability (similar to the sealing) but have light as the enhanced ability but would become a time dragon should the stone be swallowed.
Counters:
Time: Zelda is already the sage of time, the only example of duplicate sages we have is due to time travel and could be the only reason that this happens
Spirit: games have usually had spirit/shadow sages be sheikah or similar roles.
Physical: We only ever see stones enhance a users magic
