Physical outlook: Birthmarks of the Links
Advent Calendar 2025, Day 19
Edited by adding birthmark for Four. =)
I’m aware that birthmarks are (usually?) small and can be pretty much anywhere in one’s body. Yet, I wanted these either to link into their games / manga OR then be connected into their current life. Few, luckily, are for both ways.
Time: Small flying bird in his neck, looking down towards left
Twilight: Wolf’s paw print in his lower back, right side, claws at his hip
Legend: Small rabbit right in middle of his back
Wild: Korok Leaf, on right side of his chest, starts from collarbone with the leaf's tip towards his right shoulder.
Huge thank you to @doyouwantmoreparmesan for Korok Leaf idea! ^.^
Wind: Wind Waker -baton diagonally on the back of his left shoulder, tip showing outwards
Sky: Lightning strike going in his back from right shoulder to left hip
Four: Kinstone broken into four pieces at his back, one on both shoulders and one on both hips. Each piece has a small icon of the elements that are respectively in the areas of LU Four's tunic.
Huge thank you to @firsttothekey for the Kinstone idea! ^.^
Hyrule: Fairy wings in his back
Wars: Three claw marks in his back, one at middle of his lower back while three are on his upper back with one aligned with his spine but the other two going diagonally from his shoulders towards middle of his back. It looks like some gigantic bird would’ve tried to grab him / tear him open.
Time is the only one whom doesn’t know to have a birthmark. Wars never told him. -.-’ And rest of the time it’s hidden underneath his hair. Though, when he loses Malon, he cuts his hair short and, without caring (and doing it unintentionally), cuts at his own skin. That brings a straight lined scar cutting the birthmark into two.
I admit I was bit contradicted about what to put for Wars. I kinda wanted to have hawk wings spread at his back but it would’ve been too much along with Hyrule’s marking. Then again, them being related, it could’ve worked. Yet, I decided to go with the claw marks. Not yet sure why, though. XD Feels like there’s going to be a reason for it…
At first I had thought about Sky having the Hyrule Crest's bird on his back but it felt bit too often used as a birthmark / tattoo for him (and other Links). It took a while before I recalled that many have Sky having lighting scars from the battle with Demise. So, why not as a birthmark to remind of that fight and most of all of the triumph? Besides, it would also connect him into the Hero he's reincarnation of.
Still without birthmark:
Wild:
With Wild I had two options too. I first wanted to go with the markings of the Sacred Beasts from BotW that player gets once the machine is cleared. Yet, that would’ve put HIM to have four markings instead Four himself. =/ Then I thought about the Sheikah marking that’s in his Slate at BotW. Also, I did consider something food related but couldn’t figure out what that could’ve been.
So, um…. Any help, please? I’m fully open for any ideas here!