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Patreon Pin Up 2/21/22
🕑 Added 2022-02-21 23:42:27 +0000 UTCSometime last week, the existence of this 80's concept sketch for a female version of Link from the original Legend of Zelda surfaced in my Twitter feed. I'm not sure of the whole story or how official this artwork is, but I did find the design to be pretty damn cute, and wanted to try my own take on it. Maybe this is where the pink Link to the Past hair came from? No idea, if you know the origin, I'd love to hear it in the comments.
I based my background off of official artwork from the first game, which I have always loved. Not kidding the artwork in the instruction booklet really shaped the game for me. I always pictured a blazing red sky above Link while playing. The absence of green grass in the visuals in conjunction with this really helped hammer home the idea that you were exploring a desolate world, where the only friendly faces left had to hide in caves for their own safety.
As for Link himself, maybe they kept him a male because curves would be hard to convey on a perfectly square 8-bit sprite? His original design seemed to be "what if Peter Pan was a hobbit" and it was abandoned pretty quick. As early as Zelda 2, he was depicted as taller and with human proportions in the official art. I think modern anime twink Link works fine, but I also feel a return of hobbit Link someday would be pretty cool.
On another note, I think this is only the second gender-swap I've ever drawn, likely the first male to female, anyway. Any interest in seeing more? Personally I think it would be fun to flip some of my own characters like Derek or Warren. Let me know what you think!
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eF..cz
Derek would be very interesting. I mean, you have to flip the nature of accidents in general as well. Like instead od bike on fire injuries caused by cosmetics or something like that.
frank barry
That middle frame of Morgan tho! (my fav character :)!
Reinbach
Great! :)
Reinbach
Gotcha! :)
Reinbach
That is quite the callback there! :D
Reinbach
Good to know! :)
Reinbach
Noted! :)
David
I also loved the artwork from that game, so i love your take on this version of Link! As for the genderswap, i like the idea, that's one of my favorite genres. It could be fun!
RenegadePhantom
More genderswaps, more fun:)
Licorice Lain
needs to happen
ScuzzBucket
Deep take: Jonah reimagined as a sexually-controlling domme on poor โBrianโ.
Merjia
Iโm certainly not going to say no to gender swapping Derek or Warren, especially if they somehow ended up in bed together. ๐๐
Mike
Gender swapping characters from TRW would be incredible!
