![]() ![]() he's not quite as homogenous as they are, but rather serves as a shadow of the four. if shadow's physical form came from feelings of spite and resentment, it makes sense that it no longer needed to exist.Īnd to TOP IT OFF, he does "end up" with vio and the others, if we're viewing The Full Link as an allegorical friend group or community. it's a permanent and meaningful statement on how much shadow has changed, and found belonging and acceptance. his "death" is very simply put in the text-"when a shadow turns to light, it disappears." it's not like a real death. shadow link changes a lot in a short period, but the fact that to the end he believes that he still isn't like the others is negated by them saying he's part of "the body" and their friend. he disguises himself to help the four because he knows they don't trust his face, really demonstrating the selfless desire to end all the magic shit that put him and the others in archetypical dark/light boxes. and then shadow's resolution is vindicating too, he has agency in the choices he makes, and he does the right thing because he finally believes he doesn't need to remain in the darkness. ![]() Vio betrays shadow and it genuinely hurts, and that's kind of incredible for a short comic with a lot of goofy moments. it's just harder for some people to belong than others, as is the case with shadow. and i can't stand to be cynical enough to suggest that we all don't have at least someone out there for us. i think deep down, we all just want to find Our People. shadow gets so giddy about the idea of doing havoc with vio, and it's like buddy, you're experiencing happiness because you like vio, not because you like being evil. she's not rubbing salt in the wound of vio's rejection, but instead suggesting that shadow could find belonging with others if he took a leap of faith and tried to be their friend without an ulterior motive. she's not making excuses for him or telling him who to be she's naming his deepest insecurities loud and clear and telling him it's okay to be scared. she asks if he really thinks the light will hurt him, and challenges the notion that he isn't a hero deep down. Zelda choosing to be kind to shadow rather than mock him for being foolish is like the final straw that shatters his world view. All the games you made up together, playing pretend for hours, it was his favorite part of the day. "Says me!" You declare, rising on your toes to get that height advantage back.Įddie couldn’t stay that worked up about it though. ![]() You were a damsel so it was his job to save you from distress as your strong and brave knight. In all his well loved fantasy books, the damsel was always in distress. "Says who?" Eddie spat, rising on his toes to catch up on those few inches you had ahead of him. You towered over the boy with a buzzcut, despite being a whole year younger than him. "Yes they can!" You shout back at Eddie while proudly holding your longer paper towel roll sword. “Girls can't be knights!" exclaimed the boy with a slight lisp through his missing two front teeth. It was a bit confusing to him on why you wanted to be able to fight for yourself all of a sudden. Saving you from the fierce dragon was one of his favorite games. "You’re supposed to be the princess!” Eight year old Eddie Munson yells, as you two ran around the yard with cardboard shields and swords.Įddie had brought over his handmade set last weekend and you just absolutely had to make one of your own.
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