#wind tribe

[tinysnailtales]

Fashion-wise, young Hak is a look

[mango-unit]

post number three will be kind of a two-for-one zelda theory post. theory one is the placement of minish cap on the timeline. theory two is the connection between the lanayru desert, the wind tribe, and the gerudo.

look at these maps

(relative to hyrule castle) forest with lost woods magic to the northwest. village to the west. big lake to the southeast. river leading from castle moat to big lake. desert to the southwest.

(relative to hyrule castle) forest with lost woods magic to the west. graveyard to the west. big lake to the southeast. river leading from castle moat to big lake. new river leading south, and southwest, into a forest. the further south you go in said forest the more dehydrted the grass looks.

(relative to central lake/moat) forest with lost woods magic to the southwest. graveyard to the west. small lake to the southeast. no river leading from central lake to small lake. river leading south.

i should probably get to the point now.

i believe that minish cap takes place between alttp and tloz. the lost woods began moving progressively further south into kakariko, so hyrule town was built in order to prevent people from being lost. the village was repurposed as the graveyard. by the time of tloz, the lost woods have moved fully south, and the graveyard is just a regular non-lost graveyard.

as for the rivers. the hylians dug a channel from the moat to the desert in an attempt to terraform it and add forests. this was largely successful; this is why the lost woods were able to move into the area, but it isnt fully complete, which is why the grass further south (around the wind tribe ruins) looks almost dead. there is more full desert off-screen; this is where the gerudo live, so i doubt the hylians would encroach on that land.

by the time of tloz, the southbound river takes over, and the river leading to lake hylia dries up. as a result lake hylia shrinks. then ganon shows up and destroys hyrule castle, turning the moat into a massive lake with fractured islands in the center.

i theorize that the reason the hero of men needed the picori blade is because somehow the master sword went missing or was destroyed. (i have a real crackpot theory on how that happened, roping in botw and totk, but thats a whole other beast to tackle. for now we can just chalk it up to it getting so lost in the woods it could never be recovered.) the picori blade was forged into the four sword, which was used to seal vaati and later ganon.

as for why link doesnt use the four sword in tloz… hes, like, 10 in that game. its very likely that he just didnt think of it. he just did exactly as impa asked of him: collect the pieces of the triforce of wisdom, and use its combined power to defeat ganon, permanently this time. no more half measures by sealing him away.

going back to the topic of the wind tribe. i mentioned them before in my first post, but i left things a little… unfinished, so ill present my whole theory on the wind tribe.

i believe the wind tribe are the hylians who lived in the lanayru province before skyward sword. first lets look at the technology:

the lanayru province has a clear red and blue theming, and most of their technology consists of levitating machines. as does mazaal, the levitating machine built by the wind tribe to protect their home.

this carries over to the wind tribe members themselves, who wear only red and blue.

and speaking of the actual people:

every member of the wind tribe have red hair. every member of the gerudo have red hair. since the lanayru desert in skyward sword has a bug called the gerudo dragonfly, its a given that the lanayru desert becomes the home of the gerudo.

the lanayru desert is also where link finds the gust bellows, which grants him control over wind.

now to fit all the pieces together.

in ancient times, the hylians in the lanayru province rapidly progressed sometime after the discovery of the timeshift stones. they also gained a powerful mastery over the wind itself, reflected in their technology and in their magic. their advancements came at a cost, though; the once lush region became a harsh desert. in order to escape the deadly environment they created, the lanayru hylians used their mastery over the wind to escape into the skies. while many went into the skies, becoming the wind tribe, many decided to stay on the surface, receding further into the desert and becoming the gerudo. eventually, during the time of minish cap, the reforestation efforts of the lanayru desert reach the wind ruins - potentially some of the same ruins that the link of skyward sword explores, albeit much more decayed.

so yeah theres my two for one theory post

[ananinidraws]

A re-redesign of the Zelda OCs, with a few new ones added in! More info on them are, once again, on my Art Fight page (i just don’t wanna copy paste paragrafs of info into here, that’d take forever shjbdsjfdnv)

[loruleanhistorian]

The Great Conspiracy of Hylia's Ancient Magic Wielders Who Ascended Into The Sky

1) Humans under the protection of the goddess Hylia advanced their civilization using powerful magic.

2) Because of the invasion of the demon king, the surviving humans were saved by the goddess by being sent skyward above the clouds.

3) Thousands of years later, and following the defeat of the demon king, the mortal incarnation of Hylia and her chosen hero return to the surface to protect the Triforce. Many others follow suit.

4) Humanity begins to progress once more, spreading across the world. Many groups begin to develop in their own way. One such group arises around the descendants of Hylia, calling themselves the “Hylians”.

5) Another group, proficient in magic, use their connection with the winds to lift their civilization into the sky. They maintain contact with their earthbound kin for many years thereafter. These sky folk go by the name “The Tribe of Winds”.

6) Eventually, a rivalry ensues over control of the sacred land of Hylia itself, and the golden prize kept there. Many lives are lost as the fires of war rage on. Among the combatants are some of the sorcerers, who use their powers to subjugate the sacred land.

7) The gods themselves intervene, dispatching the spirits of light to seal away the magic power those individuals had mastered; chase them out of the land of Hyrule; and banish them into the shadow world of infinite Twilight. These poor souls transform under the endless golden half-light into the Twili race.

8) The remaining sky dwellers lose contact with the surface world over the intervening years, essentially disappearing from the historical record. The remnants of their ancient civilization—sophisticated and numerous—become a mystery to the people of Hyrule.

[kazumasamaanime]

Happy birthday tae-woo 🎂

Happy birthday to Our Wind Tribe Leader, Tae-woo 💐💙

[dreamphoenixxx]

So, chapter 222 is out and I absolutely frigging love it, okay it might have a lot to do with Hak's return, but really, I love the entire chapter and have lots to say about it. First things first:

Yona and Soo-won Interactions:

I love the fact that Yona asked for Soo-won's thoughts on her decision. It really showed that right now, she has zero experience in dealing with wars, much less planning battle strategies. And despite the fact that Soo-won gave it a green signal, her plan did end in failure, thus cementing the fact that Yona is still at the learning stage of it all.

Another thing that I really loved was that Soo-won's first reaction upon hearing the report about the archers was to comfort Yona. I mean yeah, he stopped mid-way cause he realised that the one she needed was Hak, but still, the fact that he was worried about her, the fact that he realised that once again she is going to burden herself with the failed plan and didn't want her to think about it as her fault, really meant a lot to me.

And seeing stuff like this kinda makes me wonder, exactly what's going to become of these three. They can obviously not go back to how they used to be, so like what's going to be the end result.

And next is what we've been waiting for since so long:

Hak's grand entrance (made 100x better by putting him in the midst of Wind Tribe):

And speaking of the Wind Tribe, we finally got to see them fighting in a war. Super satisfied to see all of them, especially Hen-dae and Tae-woo. I mean, Tae-woo giving orders and his partner's "Leave it to Hen-dae", hell yeah, this is the Wind Tribe!!!

And remember how the Wind Tribe members have a tendency to be slightly dramatic, assume someone's dead, and that person's like "I'm still alive" (flashback to Hen-dae's fight with the Fire Tribe members and him assuming Mun-deok's dead in the Sei arc), I totally won't be surprised if something like that happened again.

Hak stealthily cutting the catapult and getting rid of the Kai soldiers to help out Hen-dae, can I even think of a better entrance??? And I'm really enjoying the continuation of Hak's "I'm just an extraordinary rookie", from the Earth Tribe members to the Kai soldiers, from General Ra-an to General Kaji. And finally,

FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY, Hak's back!!! Special mention to Hen-dae and Nobu's surprised faces. Can't wait to see everybody else's reactions. The fact that Hak might be joining the Wind Tribe in fighting against the Kai army already has me on the edge of my seat.

Anyway, so glad the wait's only 15 days long. Hope we'll also get to see the dragons next chapter.

[kristina-goupil]

Son Mundok. He's the leader of the Wind Tribe from Kouka Kingdom, famous former General and adoptive grandfather of Hak.

Yona of the Dawn commission

[fanwarrior321]

Akayona 223 Spoilers: Wind Tribe

I just loved this moment so much. Han dae getting to support hak, and hak not having to fight alone, agh I love it