Why is the legend of zelda fanbase so gay
The Complicated Queerness in Breath of the Wild
CW: Transphobia
Slated for a 2022 free, Breath of the Wild 2 has a lot of people talking about Breath of the Wild again. Though its press has always been predominantly positive — after all, BotW did win a whopping 189 Game of the Year awards — fans hold been calling out the game’s problematic queer representations since its release, and no two characters have received more attention than Bolson and Vilia.
Bolson
Although there’s no put order to BotW’s gameplay, those who follow the Main Quest will come across Bolson before Vilia. Described in one article as a “fabulous, pink-clad carpenter,” and by Zeldapedia as “effeminate” and “eccentric,” Bolson is the president of Bolson Construction in Hateno Village; he is a key character in the side quests “Hylian Homeowner” and “From the Ground Up.”
Reception to Bolson has been mixed. Forum communities such as Reddit, GameFAQs, and Zelda Dungeon include called him everything from “camp” to “a likable extortionist” to “ridiculous.” While it’s important to remember that anonymous forums don’t capture everyone’s opinions, they do provide a se
For many, Link is gay or transsexual or both, and that’s a influential thing
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“Nintendo has denied rumors that Link is lgbtq+. In a 2015 interview with Kotaku, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma said Link is “not same-sex attracted. He’s just an odd person.” However, though Aonuma close down speculation about Link’s sexuality within the franchise canon, his statement also opened the door for further fan interpretation. Oddity has long been inext
The Hero of Time Project is an attempt to re-examine the narrative vacuum in the Legend of Zelda series between Majora’s Mask and Twilight Princess, and to utilize the notion of fan fiction to logically fill in some of the gaps using information presented to us in existing lore.
Welcome assist, our Legend-loving readers, to the Hero of Day Project, where we, the Know-It-All Brothers, are taking an analytical approach to telling the untold story of the final years in the life of Link, the Hero of Time.
If there’s one thing that can be said about the Legend of Zelda franchise, it is that its fanbase is among the most eager, rabid, excited, passionate fanbases of any out there (and we feel that we speak earnestly for the collective Zelda fanbase in saying that).
With a game series spanning over 30 years, selling nearly 100 million games,[1] it’s no surprise that the franchise has developed this sort of following. This level of dedication brings so many wonderful things, from fan art such as Damien Canderle’s rendition of an Old Man Link,[2] which played a massive part in inspiring the Hero of Time Project; to (admittedly illegal) fanmade games and fanmade movies
Nintendo has had an...interesting history with the transgender characters, to say the least. With characters of trans person experience, Nintendo has done nothing more than imply. However, even the mere suggestion of non-normative gender expression sends fans up in arms for years and years, even more than a decade, afterwards.
When it comes to characters with transgender experience in video games, most people think of Birdo, that strange, pink dinosaur-like creature from the Mario games. But there is another, from a well established video game called The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Long story limited, the main character, Link, has to save the damsel-in-distress, Princess Zelda, as well as the country of Hyrule from the evil Ganondorf. Link is known as the Hero of Time -- so obviously, you play with time. You play a portion of the game as child Link (10 years old) and individual Link (17 years old). There's even a dungeon where you have to complete the first part as a child, and then the second part as an adult.
During Link's adult phase, he meets a mysterious young male named Sheik, who helps our hero along the way. Sheik teaches Link songs, gives him hints, and all together seems
For fans of The Legend of Zelda game series, the opening moments of the newest iteration, Tears of the Kingdom, released May 12,are familiar. You play as Link, the frequently reincarnated hero of Hyrule, and after a brief section of cave-exploring with Princess Zelda, you wake up in a mysterious room wearing only underwear.
Like the previous entry, 2017’s Breath of the Wild, you navigate from this “room of resurrection” to reach an opening that reveals the game’s expansive and beautiful earth full of towering mountains, hidden dungeons and aggressive monsters. In Breath of the Wild, you were presented with two chests before venturing out to explore: one with a shirt and one with pants. In Tears of the Kingdom, you are presented with only one chest. Inside it is a single article of clothing—a skirt.
Link’s new outfit sent queer and transgender fans into an absolute frenzy on social media. Playing the game’s opening hours shirtless feels enjoy the pinnacle of the androgyny that has defined the character for decades. His small frame, extended hair and elven features buck trends of normative masculinity that are abundant in other games, offering a softer gender neutrality that r