idk how to use this site

yes, people obviously can have differing opinions & no one is obligated to like a game, and yes people can post whatever they want on their channel. yet no matter what long-winded reasons they give, it just feels like the underlying reason is always "waaah the game didn't cater to my exact expectations & preconceived notion of what totk should be, therefore it's horrible & bad 😡" whether they want to admit it or not.

just like botw, there are areas where totk falls flat, and there are areas where it excels. but some of these hate vids are so excessively long I'm just, "we get it, you're salty so now you gotta knit-pick EVERYTHING. stay mad" some people need to just drop the switch and go do something else instead of festering in the hate. these youtubers are beating a dead horse

How does... how does this look! This was what I wore during my time in Lurelin with my human family. They were... unfortunately killed by a wandering Lynel. I must tell you this Revali, but Lynels aren't 'mindlessly' killing anything. When they kill or injure hylians, gerudo, ritos, zoras or gorons, they do it for FUN. I appreciate you ending my species. They killed those that taught me how to read, write, talk, cook, plant, and so many other things. As I mourned, the Lynel that slaughtered the ones who nutured me to who I am laughed in my face and told me I was a fool to love and care for Hylians. That Lynel told me that all life that wasn't a Lynel was nothing but dust under my hoof. I yearn for their deaths. If I die under yours or your mens wings, then so be it, I would be more than proud knowing at least you helped me defeat an enemy of yours and mine. I need your help. Once the Lynels are dead, and they hopefully don't ressurect, I will be more than happy than to give my soul for Rito training. Please accept my request. And don't feel bad about the blood of Lynels on your wings. They DESERVED their deaths.

Walk with me.

How much do you know of philosophy and ethical studys?

Once upon a time, in very ancient days now, Rito were considered 'savage beasts' to Hylians because they did not understand out ways. They hunted us, and so we began to hunt them back. Our two races were violent and cruel to one another, both beleiving the other was a race of unintelligent beasts killing our people for sport.

The truth is, we were all beasts. Those flightless apes killed our women and took our children to study like animals for fun. We would hunt them from the sky and play games shooting down their people - even families. That is what our people had been taught. It's what their parents did, what their grandparents did. They didn't know any better.

Now - much study has been done into Bokoblins. Horrid little beasts - but easy to capture. They do not breed, they have no families. The creatures spawn from Ganon's malice. They feel no complex emotions, no one is entirely certain whether they even have free will or thought. They eat one another, kill anything they see, and truely appear to live only to serve the demon king as mindless puppets.

Typically is no ethical worry about killing Bokoblins. They aren't people - they are barely creatures, mere figments of Ganon's wrath.

This was thought the same for all monsters - at least at first. Now days there is more study being done into Lizalflo - they seem to be capable of forging metal weaponry - something which requires skill and design - suggesting they could have some form of sentiance.

Then there's you. A Lynel that was raised by Hylians to be 'good'. To repress any violent urges, and to live a peaceful life amongst others. If you are capable of being re-conditioned - that suggests that all Lynel are capable of free will and congative thought. Perhaps they do kill for fun - but perhaps that is all they know. If other Lynel were raised in different enviroments, who's to say they also couldn't asimilate into a society? Suddenly - there is our ethical dilema.

We're no longer killing an animal. We're killing a person raised in a bad situation.

However - regardless of this ethical conundrum, I personally have no qualms about revenge murder for the killing of loved ones. Thus, if you take me to those who killed your Hylian kin then I shall gladly do my duties as a warrior to smite them.

Still, your presence here is something I must discus with the Princess regarding how we move forwards with Lynels as a whole. On the one wing, attempting to force them from a young age into more recognisable practises to our own is colonization which I shant stand for, however we simply cannot allow them to assult and kill innocent people either. We must research another way to find peace between us all.

Do you need any help? I can send you more supplies! I can also offer a secret place for you to hide, so that no Yiga or any of Ganon's criminals can find and hurt you! Just say the word!

holy moly those are some biceps

(Trigger Warning: Self Harm)

There was a time before the champions returned when I wanted to train before dawn and happened to find Link at the Flight Range. To put it bluntly, he wasn’t in the best condition.

Link's an incredibly competent fighter. The first time I met Link, he exceeded my expectations when I asked him to shoot targets; it was as if he made time stop midair. This incident made Link all the more perplexing. He bears extraordinary strength to defeat any adversary that comes his way, yet he doesn’t look any older than a twenty year-old Hylian. It reminded me of how young Link actually is, and how quickly he must've had to grow up.

Link isn’t very receptive to physical touch unless you’re close, and I can’t exactly recall the first time I hugged him. I guess it just happened naturally, starting slowly from small pats on the shoulder or head. I just hope through our interactions, whether that be through eating together, sparring, or anything else, Link feels like a part of Rito Village; a part of our family if he wants to be. Link can be too eager to put himself in harm's way to the point of self-destructing. He doesn’t need to tell anyone what he’s going through, I’ll respect that. All I want for him to know is that he doesn’t have to bear the weight of his burdens alone.

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