This is quite normal, both in general and for the common perception of Frisk (they tend not to use official sign language because I doubt that the monsters can understand it, instead they use their own made up gestures that are generally more obvious, the Narrator's ability to understand Frisk is based entirely on how much they want to listen. it's not exactly that they're a quiet or shy person, they talk quite a bit, only with their hands and not their mouth). Of course, when the narrator is telling them to be quiet, over and over, Frisk will answer that they are being quiet and just keep talking. Same with “silence in class”, Frisk is still free to keep yapping away because they were already silent actually. Chara very much disagrees with that last one. (Though Frisk is very annoyed that they try to do the "shut up" "make me" thing with Flowey only for him to hold their hands completely still with vines and he's right...that did make Frisk shut up but that wasn't really what they meant, lol)
But it's more that I think their "not using words" thing also extends to any diaries or letters that Frisk "writes" basically being strings of convoluted doodles or them carrying entire text conversations through emojis rather than typing anything out, maybe it's initially because they're not that good at... writing and reading (they haven't really gone to school that much, so no chance to really learn). But they still prefer to talk that way years later, because it's fun, mostly. But also faster and easier.
Oh, and the reason why their eyes are always shut on the sprite...is, to me, because they just like hanging out with their eyes closed sometimes? And can do so easily? (Because they've done it enough times that it causes trouble to them getting around) It's not that they can't see but sometimes the world's just too bright. Too sunny, florescent lights, things are flashing…, just close your eyes and walk around like that, simple. Funny that someone so sensitive to light might dress like a walking rainbow but maybe that's why they aren't bothered by their bright neon clothes, since they can basically turn off their sight whenever they want. (I suppose it's in the same way that a noise sensitive person might wear headphones in public but still listen to loud or heavy music in their own time)
(I think this might lead to some jokes later down the line, with Chara stating constantly that Frisk's bad taste in clothes and decoration and crushes is due to this (Frisk's most prominent crush is a murderous living flower which did become "a botanically and anatomically challenged beast"/ref at one point so maybe that's fair...)
Has the narrator tried to push Frisk's eyes back open because they've grown annoyed with this...? sure, but that's one of the things Frisk is willing to kick up a fuss over, so the narrator learns not do it or they'll have an 11 year old dramatically falling to the ground, kicking and screaming and clutching their eyes, making every single monster in the vicinity wonder what the hell is going on. The Narrator: "You are making a scene!" No, narry, you're making a scene. And then they stop doing it, sometimes Frisk making it clear that there's an invisible ghost bothering them works not because the monsters will believe them but because Chara is deathly afraid that they will. Their paranoia can sometimes cancel out or take precedence over their vitriol towards Frisk, thankfully. Chara certainly can't control Frisk’s body up on the surface anymore, at least not when Flowey is around because it's something he tends to get pretty angry and protective over, makes sense that Chara controlling people’s bodies might be a sore spot for him, huh?
Oooooo, anon you finna make my followers hate me even more since I don’t shut the fuck up about one beautiful sky Zelda. In short:
In long? Well, I’ll place it under the read more. Juuuuust in case I do actually get super rambly ramble with this girl because I can like talk hours. Excuse the mistakes, I’ll get to editing them once I learn how to read again. I tend to go off when I ramble and not check anything until later on. Bear with me, please!
I’m not even sure where to start?! I suck at getting my thoughts out into cohesive enough reading pieces because ADHD is just hell brain going 755034 miles per minute and expecting everyone to keep up sometimes. I feel like everything I’ve said has been said before... but, I’m always totally ready to ramble once more because it’s something I can never be tired of and is very on-brand of me to yell about either sky or ALTTP Zelda. I’m just super passionate about these girls!
What drew me to Skyward Sword Zelda in the first place is the aesthetic of her game as well as her design as a whole. I remember seeing the trailer for SS drop and how hyped I was. The cel-shading was back with a vengeance with a nice combo of the art style we see in TP too rather than the more toon style with WW and I feel like it worked beautifully, the graphics for the game never fail to amaze me and I love the watercolor look they went with in both the official art and game! I knew I would love this Zelda and guess what, I was right in that because spoiler alert: I LOVED this Zelda the minute we were introduced to her. Not her first physical appearance because all we saw was her beautiful dress design... well, ok this did help in making me love this girl. BUT her first introduction as to who she is as a character in the letter sent to Link. She’s cheeky in the letter and it gives us this sense that the two of them really are on a more familiar level with each other, compared to every other relationship with Zelda and Link where they are strangers bound by fate to save Hyrule. It’s very simple, a few sentences but all that simplicity painted a good enough sense as to what we were in for with Zelda and her friendship with Link.
HOOOOOOO BOY HOOOO BOY!!! And then we see her, and we see Link smiling at her like it’s the first time seeing her ever despite seeing her yesterday. And gosh, she’s just a charming character overall!! She’s funny, someone who likes to tease others and carries a strong sense of justice! She can be pushy (literally and figuratively speaking) but she does mean well by the end of the day and is aggressive in showing support for you! She’s an optimist mostly for friends because she thinks that things will turn out alright for her friends and she wishes that they can see the same too so often she will encourage them. She’s not a princess. She’s very ordinary here, and that ordinariness illustrates both Sky and Tetra best because of how lighthearted and open they are. Granted they’re not super lax and are still very responsible like all Zeldas but they’re pretty informal and I love that about them!
Sky Zel is someone who’s pretty straightforward, she has no issue with letting both her body and facial expression do the talking for her as such she doesn’t really hide much. She’s an open book of sorts all while being someone who expresses her mind and isn’t roundabout in saying things, she has no issue with calling you out as shown with how she called out Groose and his bullying on Link. On top of that, she does call out Link a few times too depending on the choices you give in-game! Skyward Sword did an excellent job in making Sky Zel so likable and adding nuance to her relationship with Link through the little things in the first few minutes of the game and it’s like, damn you kinda wanna see her again all safe and happy!
It reminds me of how Wind Waker starts off with Aryll and Link having a wholesome brother-sister bond and it motivates you to rescue her because you’re sure that Link wants to see Aryll home safe and happy again with Grandma.
It’s a shame how we don’t see her journey throughout the game and see how she becomes the more melancholic, wise girl we see during her scene where she falls asleep for over 1000+ years or the full extent of her relationship with Impa either because I’m sure those two had a pretty good bond going too for Zelda to react like that during the end where Impa fucking dies hweoh. That’s another thing too, there’s a whole other layer to Sky aside from Genki. Yes, she’s cheery and seems like your typical anime heroine but keep in mind that she was Hylia, a goddess who fought for her people to protect them, the lands, and the Triforce. She was in a war, she had to see so many of her people die that she loved and vowed to protect because of one demon’s greed to have the power of the gods. Hylians were weak back then, Demise says this straight up. So death was very likely in those days.
She had to endure a lot during that time, once Zelda’s memories of her past life came back she grew up from that girl we see at the beginning of the game. It’s also worth noting, that Zelda and Hylia have different mindsets. She may have her memories back but that doesn’t really mean she’s back to being Hylia fully before she became mortal. I’ve talked about it before but Zelda, with her ordinary background, grew up surrounded by love. In other words, she has a more compassionate heart than she did as a goddess. Gods and deathless beings overall have a long lifespan, they tend to forget about morals and how humans worked. While Hylia did love her people and the lands her love is different from mortals as such it can be very painful. I mean *gestures to Sky Link* there you go. It’s why she’s so remorseful of her actions... but the ending scene where she tells Link she wants to live on The Surface tells me that there are still shades of that playful gremlin we saw in the first half of Skyward Sword. She’s someone who’s hopeful for tomorrow but likes to live in the now and make a brighter tomorrow. She won’t hide away from the past, willing to admit to her mistakes and refusing to make excuses, but she won’t let it define her either and will instead grow from it. She wants to protect the people she loves and the world she loves much like she did in her past life but with more empathy with that love!
I think that’s all for her as a character aside from one more thing to add:
It’s cool to me how she’s not a princess, but a literal Goddess. She’s legit Hylia. So she’s unique in that aspect and she serves as an explanation as to why the royal family even has divine powers because her blood is passed down to them. I don’t buy fanon theory that all Zeldas are reincarnations of Hylia, I think Sky is the rare case of Zelda reincarnating. There’s no evidence to support either theory because Nintendo tends to be open-ended in their lore for the most part... although Demise makes it a point to say “those with the blood of the goddess” rather than the “spirit of the goddess” like he does with Link which is something that Ghirahim and Demise wanted from Zelda, aka the Spirit Maiden, to bring Demise’s form back from the seal Hylia placed on him. Her very soul has divinity to it.
On top of that, in BOTW it’s explained that the sealing power has been passed down and that Zelda’s mother knew how to use it as did her grandmother and so on. So... with that in mind how on earth is Hylia around for both those ladies and the current Zelda we see in BOTW if every Zelda ever is the reincarnation of her? On top of that BOTW Zel says in her diary that she had a dream where a woman in white tried to call out to her so??? Huh? What? It creates a plot hole if you think every Zelda is Hylia reincarnating. And sort of takes away the fun headcanon of Zeldas interacting in the Spirit Realm. That said, I’d like to think her presence is eternal through the powers that become unlocked rather than Hylia herself. If that makes sense? It’s not literally Hylia reincarnating but a connection made with her. This might not be making much sense haha. But! Reincarnation is a thing I do think is possible in LOZ since BOTW does say this but I don’t think it’s not as straightforward as fandom thinks it is and I’d like to think it’s more nuanced. People tend to cite Avatar sometimes and ehhhhh. No.
But that’s just me on that one.
ANYWAY THAT IS ALL THANKS FOR COMING TO THIS RAMBLE
