The Legend of Zelda AU

The Legend Of Zelda AU (also known as Zelda AU and LoZ AU) is a fairly new AU within the Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons fandom. In this AU, the Big Four, and other associated characters, are characters or people from The Legend of Zelda games. This AU can be considered as a sub-scenario of Fairy Tale AU and Arcade AU.

About the AU
Spawned from fanart, this AU the four are cast as the main characters from the world of Zelda or people (and one of the many races) from the kingdom of Hyrule: like Hylians, Zoras, Gorons, Sheikahs, Kokiris, Gerudos, Twilis, Fairies, etc.

The four, and other such characters can be placed in one of the many or in their own Legend Of Zelda world as they fight or assist to keep the Triforce of Power, Wisdom and Courage safe or lend the Hero, the Princess and their comrades their assertions. The story usually differs, from the roles, choses, the Zelda timeline(s) and places that fans place the four in.

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
Hiccup's life on Berk and his riding skills with dragons casts him as the hero Link, from The Wind Waker and Skyward Sword. With Toothless as the King of Red Lions and Link's Crimson Loftwing.

Hiccup can also be a blacksmith that sharpens and upgrades the hero's weapons or a human living on Skyloft and riding his black Loftwing; he can even teach the hero how to ride on "winged" steeds or give useful items that can help hero on his journey, like a glide suit and fire sword. Hiccup can even be a Sage of Change or Wind. The Dragon Eye can be one of the (magical) items that helps the hero on his journey and the main focus of the story, like the Ocarina of Time and the Wind Waker; it can even be a map to the Triforce, places and other items that can help the hero. His Gronckle Iron shield can also serve as a Iron Shield.

Jack Frost
Fans have cast Jack as Link for the Jackunzel and Jelsa pairings, he can also be the "Link" from Wind Waker, when his sister is Link's sister, Aryll. Jack can also be the legendary hero in his own LoZ story, with Baby Tooth or Periwinkle as his fairy companion, like Navi from Ocarina of Time. Jack can also be a Sheikah, living in the "shadows" of Burgess (when the town is used as a "icy" Kakariko Village) or a Sage of Ice or Fun, that gives the hero the Ice Arrow, Ice Rod or any other ice powered weapons, abilities or spells.

Merida DunBroch
Merida's archery skills casts her as Zelda from Twilight Princess (or any other "Zelda" that knows how to wield a bow). She can also be a female Link (like Linkle), with Angus as a male Epona and a Wisp as her fairy companion, or a fairy that heals her. Her red hair and strong female spirit also casts her as a Gerudo, along with a Sage of Freedom or a skilled archer that teaches and gives the hero a bow, quiver, a few arrows to start him off. She can even be a keep of one of the bows that once used by (one of) the previse hero(es).

The Ring of Stones can serve as the place where one of the Zelda villains (or any of the fandom's antagonists, that are cast in this AU) gathers the Sages and summons Ganon, a gateway to another realm, a group of Howling, Gossip or Sheikah Stones or be one of the places that the Triforce is kept. Merida's Necklace can be one of the treasures that the hero collects or hold a power that can help him, like the Pirate's Charm from Wind Waker.

Rapunzel Corona
Rapunzel's blond hair, the pink on her dress, being a princess, able to defend herself and others, her connection to Light and is said to be wise, casts her as Princess Zelda. She can also be someone that the hero helps in a side-quest and rewards him by teaching him how to play the Healing Incantation song. The Golden Flower can be one of the magical items that helps the chosen hero and the main focus of the story, like the Spirit Flute and Phantom Hourglass.

The three tear shaped diamonds that are on her tiara could hold the power of Wisdom, Courage and Power and could have the hero to retrieve them for her, before they fall into the wrong hands; the crown can also be treasure that the hero collects, like the Ruto Crown from Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks or be one of the crowns that Zelda wears; when Rapunzel is portrayed as the princess. Her Tower can even be used as a dungeon or be apart of Hyrule Castle.

Mor'du
Mor'du's lust for power when he was human casts him as the only male Gerudo, Ganondorf, with his bear form as Ganon. He can also be one of the bosses that the hero fights; while the ruins that he resides in serve as the dungeon and place that the hero fights him. The ruins can also serve as the "ruins" of Hyrule Castle or any other old castle, temple and stone building in the Zelda Universe. His human or his brother's souls can even call out to the hero for help.

Toothiana
Tooth being a queen of her fairies and a guardian, casts and makes her a Fairy Queen or the Great Fairy of Memories; she can also be the Sage of Memories. Her palace can serve as a dungeon or the place where her Fairy Fountain resides: a Fairy Fountain or "Fountains" for her fairies and a "Great Fairy Fountain" for her.

The Guardians
The Guardians can be people that help the Hero to improve his skills in weaponry, fighting and magic or gives him useful and powerful weapons or items, like a sword and Snow Globe from North, a boomerang from Bunny and Gold Dust/Dreamsand from Sandy. They can also be cast as Sages; what they stand for as Guardians - Wonder, Hope, Memories and Dreams - can also be what they stand for as Sages. Ombric Shalazar can be the descendant of the Sage of Time, Rauru, the one before him, the one that granted him with the power of time or be cast as Rauru.

North's Workshop, Bunnymund's Warren and The Sandship can serve as some of the LoZ dungeons, while the Relics of the Golden Age from the Guardians of Childhood can be some the treasures and quest items. The Golden Age can even be used as one of the eras in the Zelda Timelines.

Astrid Hofferson
Fans have cast Astrid between a female Link, a strong, proud Zelda and Tetra. She can even be a strong, young girl that helps the hero improve his fighting skills and teaches him useful and powerful "moves," like some of the Hidden Skills and other sword techniques. She can even be one of the hero's childhood friends, when Hiccup is cast as Link.

The Witch
The Witch's appearance - Hair and Age - and being a witch herself heavily resembles the twin, witch, Gerudo sisters, Koume and Kotake. She can also sell and make potions for the hero, like how she had made the fate changing spell for Merida and Mor'du, with her cottage as her "Potion Shop". Her wood caving skills can also make her the "woman" that gave, made or upgrades the wooden sword and shield for the hero; along with the small Wooden Statue from Twilight Princess and other wooden objects and items in the Zelda series.

Boggans
The Boggans' form, choice of weapons and their nature to destroy and disrupt the peace, can easily cast them as Bokoblins and Bulblins; they can even be their "cousin race" or had evolved from them. Their fortress can serve as a dungeon and their leader, Mandrake as that dungeon's boss or be one of the villains that is helping or trying to contain Ganon's power for himself.

The Croods
The Croods bear feet and living in the "Stone Age" can easily cast them as the rock people, Gorons. They can also be early evolved Gorons, as their bodies slowly turn from stone to flesh or be a family that are half Goron and half man.

Vanellope von Schweetz
Being a princess that was overthrown and had her kingdom and title taken away from her by a "false king", but had managed gain it back with the help of a friend, casts her as the Twili Midna. Fans also see her as Zelda, Tetra or a female, Child Link. Vanellope and the other Sugar Rush Racers, being a group of young children can easily cast them as members of the Kokiri race.

Jinn
The plant form and themed Jinn can easily serve as one of the plant-like people in the Zelda world; like the Deku Scrub, Korok and Kikwi. While Moonhaven serves as Faron Woods or any of the other forests in the Zelda series. Since Marigold is shown to be brave when she helped her queen and hero and later became the new queen of the forest, she can easily be one of the people that helps the hero as he helps her people (like getting their stolen pod back or retrieving it from the place its kept in for them) and be portrayed as a Forest Sage.

Pixie Hollow Fairies
Tinker Bell and the rest of Pixie Hollow's fairies can easily serve as the fairies that live in the world of Zelda; by being the fairies that are kept in bottles until the hero needs to be healed, live side by side the Kokiri tribe or being one of the hero's fairy companions; like Navi from Ocarina of Time, Tatl from Majora's Mask and Ciela from Phantom Hourglass. Queen Clarion can remain a Fairy Queen, while the Ministers of the four seasons are Great Fairies and the Pixie Dust Tree can serve as the Great Deku Tree.

Tamatoa
Tamatoa's large body and having a battle in his own lair easily makes him one of the water bosses that the hero fights. The hero would most like battle him to retrieve an item that he stole or gain a weapon on his shell as his reword for defeating him; like how Maui's Fish Hook was apart of Tamatoa's collection before it's owner reclaims it back.

Te Fiti
Te Fiti would be one of the deities that was entrusted to hold a powerful item from the goddess, Farore so she could hand it down to the hero. To keep the island goddess from fulfilling her role and handed the item to the hero, Te Fiti was turned in Te Kā, so she could destroy; making her one of the (fire) bosses that the hero fights. When the battle was won, Te Kā became Te Fiti again and happy hands him the item that can help him on his quest. The item would most likely be a green gem to recusant her heart, but with Farore's crest on it.

Fanfiction

 * The Legend of Zelda: Welcome to Berk by Arde
 * The Legend of Zelda: Riders of Berk by Arde
 * The Hero of Time by Capnhttyd
 * Skyward Dragons by acquabellezza11
 * Viking of the TriForce by Dragon Halfling
 * The Legend of Zelda: Inside Out (Chapter 1) by CraigTheCrocodile

Articles/Links

 * BH6 AU Ideas | Legend of Zelda