Linked Universe
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| Fan Comic | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Linked Universe |
| Artist: | jojo56830 |
| Date(s): | 2018 - present |
| First Published: | February 2018 |
| Medium: | Digital |
| Genre/Style: | Action/Adventure |
| Fandom: | The Legend of Zelda |
| External Links: | https://linkeduniverse.tumblr.com/ https://www.instagram.com/linkeduniverse_au/ |
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Linked Universe is a popular The Legend of Zelda fancomic by jojo56830. It is an Alternate Universe comic where various incarnations of Link from the many games in the Legend of Zelda series must band together in order to fight a growing evil.
Author's summary:
Unbeknownst to the 9 heroes of Hyrule’s history, Dark Link is causing trouble which results in their meeting. This new crisis has allowed them to cross time and place by means of mysterious gates. But this trouble needs to be stopped before it gets dangerous. What does Dark Link want? How will the Heros stop him? How will they even get along with each other with surprisingly diverse personalities?[1]
Fandom
The Linked Universe fandom is mainly on Tumblr and Instagram, the two sites on which the comic is posted. There is also a large Discord server. The fandom often focuses on the found family dynamic between the main nine Links, affectionately referred to as "The Chain".
As of November 2023, there are over 5,500 works on Archive of Our Own and over 140 fics on Fanfiction.net that feature the Linked Universe AU; this means that roughly 0.5% of Zelda fic on FF.net and roughly 15% of Zelda works on AO3 include this AU. The most popular relationship tag is for the platonic/familial relationship of the nine Links; the most popular romantic relationship is between Time (the Link from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask) and Malon, which is explored in the comic.
Example Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fanfiction
- A Home for Flowers by faufaren
- Loved By Deities by Sinnatious
Archives & Resources
References
- ^ This is LinkedUniverse 101. welcome!, Archived version Posted 9 May 2018. Accessed 7 June 2022.
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| See also | Link and the Links AU |