Line #12 DarkFic/TheLegendOfZelda


1	Being one of Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s darkest franchises (and a HighFantasy work at that), fans of ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' are prone to [[DarkFic ramping up the darkness]], removing the BloodlessCarnage, and delving into any bit of FridgeHorror.
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3	!!Examples:
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5	* ''Fanfic/BlindCourage'' is an ElsewhereFic where Zelda and Ganondorf fall in love. The plot kicks off when [[TeenPregnancy 17-year old Zelda gets pregnant]] and [[TheExile exiled]] because she refuses to [[ForcedMiscarriage miscarry the child]].
6	* ''Fanfic/TheBoyWithoutAFairy'' explores and emphasizes the negative psychological effects that the pressure and dangers of saving the world would have on someone as young as Link.
7	* ''Fanfic/FinalToll'' is a ''Majora's Mask'' fic that explores Cremia getting her little sister drunk during the Final Day. It's heavily implied [[DownerEnding that the moon does kill them]].
8	* ''VideoGame/HyruleConquest'' is a game mod for ''VideoGame/ZeroAD''. Formerly known as ''Hyrule: Total War'', the game is a dark, high fantasy twist on the series, with strong lore and lots of violence.
9	* ''Fanfic/{{Insomnia}}'' is a dark ''Majora's Mask'' {{novelization}}. The Song of Time only works for five loops, counting the one Link spends trapped as a Deku Scrub, so the race against time is even more pronounced here than it is in the game.
10	* ''Fanfic/LetTheWorldSmile'' presents a darker version of Hyrule than in canon. A teenage Zelda is forced into a marriage without her consent and then made to leave her old life behind to live with her new king, Ganondorf. Her words on matters isn't of much importance.
11	* ''Fanfic/{{Naming}}'' is introspective ''Zelda II: Adventure of Link'' fic about how much of a shock waking up centuries in the future is to Zelda. It's also shown that Hyrule has fallen in the centuries since Zelda fell asleep.
12	* In ''Fanfic/ShadowOfAnotherHero'', ''Zelda II'''s ending isn't a HappilyEverAfter. Zelda has a fit upon realizing [[FishOutOfTemporalWater she's been asleep for hundreds of years]], while Link has an existential crisis after his journey.
13	* ''Webcomic/ATaleOfTwoRulers'' is a webcomic where Zelda and Ganondorf have an AltarDiplomacy. It covers various dark topics, including Hylian's relationship with Gerudo resulting in [[RaceFetish fetishism]] and prostitution, the Gerudo being a DyingRace due to a genocide centuries ago, and [[spoiler:Zelda's daughter Rinku being a ChildByRape she had at [[TeenagePregnancy thirteen]] by a [[TeacherStudentRomance tutor]].]]
14	* The ''Fanfic/TheirBond'' series is a lengthy Zelda/Impa Dark Fic that composites various games into its narrative. It's also themed around death, war, various forms of abuse, and other graphic elements.
15	* ''FanFic/ZeldasHonor'': Despite being based on a game franchise aimed at kids and youth, the story is quite dark; enveloping themes such as war, death, rape, abortion and more in graphic detail akin to ''Series/GameOfThrones''. A far cry from the sunshine feel of most ''Zelda'' games.

Context DarkFic / TheLegendOfZelda