Take the little baby home 😏💜❤️❤️✨️

First is the obvious: Wild dying and coming back to life, burning one’s self to fly higher, rebirth after burning/ dying very very much is representative of Wild as a character. In eastern mythology/ religions specifically Chinese, the phoenix is related towards balance and moral integrity. In which loses all your memories would and made Wild have to really think about what his morals would be with out the direct influence of the society he grew up in. And when pared with a dragon it symbolizes equilibrium.

Note there is a bigger discussion to be had about Wild and Flora’s relationship from pre Botw to post totk and how they’ve been thematic foils of each other since they’ve been children.

Further more the modern context for the phoenix is one survival and personal growth something that has been integral to all four games ( yes even AoI bc the existence of Clink as a “stand in” for link does give us more insight on his character)

Wild as a character is such a complex character especially after totk because of everything that has happened that specific characteristics/ details get washed out or hidden, but the concept of rising from the ashes and his stubbornness is something is persistent though out his whole life.

But I've been thinking about Zalgo as a cat. You know, because he can transform into multiple forms (depending on the headcanon)?

I think he'd be a Maine Coone cat. Like those massive black ones. Just purring away happily. With three eyes of course never forget to Zalgofy your favourite animals.

Because I just have to drag SlenderZalgo into EVERYTHINNGGGGGG (it's in the name) I imagine Zalgo initially gets the idea to have a cat form after he sees Slender giving lots of love and attention to Grinny and other local stray cats and he was just so jealous. Everyone likes getting their belly rubbed and their head scritched! And also their butt slapped but that's just him and thats another story.

Anyway, Zalgo turns into a cat and enjoys Slenders attention. Lots of pets and cuddles.

Imagine Zalgo cut sitting on slenders lap and purring away.

Imagine Zalgo cat sitting on Slenders desk and distracting him from working on purpose.

Imagine Zalgo cat meowing for attention.