
r/Mipha

A request for those skilled with art or renders: a family portrait including Mipha with Link (wearing the full blue Zora set) and adult Sidon with Yona, all posing happily in front of a proud Dorephan
Can anyone assist please? I’ve had this vision in my head for a while. Last year I imagined a timeline in which Mipha is defeated by Waterblight but kept alive as a hostage aboard Vah Ruta for a hundred years before getting rescued by Link, rather than getting killed and trapped only spiritually in her Divine Beast like the other Champions. I suspect Mipha could reach her friend Kodah’s height over the course of those hundred years, but might not because her malnourishment as a prisoner all that time stunted her growth. Even if this idea comes to naught, thanks for hearing me out.
+ alt versions.
Art by me, featuring my BotW Link, who is a trans woman.
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What I think of Mipha
Mipha is my favorite character, in every sense of the word; always the one I go to first, both in Battle Royale and AoC. However, she also leaves me feeling a bit anxious—her personality, her shyness, and even her unspoken love for Link. Furthermore, it almost seems like Ninetales "mishandles" her, making her seem like the weakest of the champions, even though in my opinion she's the strongest, even stronger than Link; both as a playable character in AoC and as a character in her own right. Her sense of duty is also fantastic; she sacrifices herself and protects everyone not because she has to, but because she wants to. Despite this, Nintendo never gave her what she deserved, namely:
- Peace for her impossible love
- A less "marginal" role
- Making her look like a heroine, not someone who fell because she was too weak
Furthermore, she's the most heartbreaking because in the "canon" timeline she dies, but she's not simply a legend; it's a mourning for her surviving family, given that Zoras live a very long time. Furthermore, many fans mock her, making edits with Zelda and Link, with her all she can do is watch, or always portraying her as the weak, depressed one.
In short, in my opinion, no one gives her the justice and interest she deserves, nor a happy ending.
Let me know if you agree with what I say, and if so, what you think.
I’m only a few missions into HW:AoI and I already love this character. Mipha’s ancestor shares her heart and devotion to her kingdom, but she is also very outspoken and generally badass. Like Zelda, she loses her father in battle, but unlike Zelda, who maintains the title “Princess” years after Rhoam’s spirit passes on, Qia accepts the battlefield promotion to Queen immediately for the good of her kingdom, moving past her grief and steeling her resolve to avenge his death at all costs.
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