Ravilda

Ravilda is the ship between Ravio and Hilda from The Legend of Zelda fandom.

Canon
Ravio is a humble servant to Hilda and he is forever loyal to her and wishes to help her in anything he can. He knows of the history of Lorule once having its Triforce intact which made it peaceful in the same level as Hyrule when Ganon or any villain is not disrupting it, but when the Lorulean Civil War broke out when more people strongly desired the power of the Triforce. Hilda's ancestors acted, but instead of sealing it, they wished for it to be completely destroyed. While the effort to end the war was successful, Lorule began to become unstable over the years with its expanding chasms and its former light faded. Princess Hilda is desperate to restore it back to normal and when she learns of another kingdom that had a Triforce, she devised a plan with Yuga to reach it by kidnapping the sages and its princess to get the Triforce of Wisdom, to awaken Ganon for the Triforce of Power, and trick the person involved into getting the Triforce of Courage. Ravio was against this plan and believes there is a better way, but he was helpless to confide to her without Yuga knowing.

According to the diary left by Ravio in the empty house in Lorule, (Hero Mode only), Ravio is desperate to help Princess Hilda in any way he can, but he saw how she trusted Yuga wholeheartedly, but Ravio knows that Yuga has no intentions on helping her save Lorule which is falling apart day by day, but he does not have the courage to expose Yuga's true plans to destroy both Lorule and Hyrule and needed the Hyrulean Triforce to complete the task, which Ravio decides to leave, believing that it was the only way for him. When Ravio officially decides to leave with only a bit of magic to travel to Hyrule, while embracing the possibility that he may never get back and not ever see her again, but he makes it his duty to save her from all of this.

After Link managed to destroy Yuga Ganon, Hilda is still determined to get the Triforce to restore her kingdom as she confronts Link and the newly freed Princess Zelda and would not listen to reason, but Ravio arrives on time and offers to take over from there. Ravio apologizes to her for leaving her like this and wanted to stop her from going through with her plan, which angered Hilda, believing that Ravio also betrayed her, Ravio explains that stealing Hyrule's Triforce will only bring out the absolute worst in Lorule; which would result in Hyrule falling into the same fate Lorule did. Ravio begins to talk some sense into her that her ancestors destroyed to it put an end to the war and it is exactly what is happening now. Hilda is horrified and Ravio tells her that Lorule may be doomed, but it won't be condemned for stealing the Triforce. Hilda agrees to abandon their plan and she was trying to do her best to help her people and offers to send them home even if it meant that her kingdom would fall completely. After they are sent back, Hilda and Ravio brace themselves for the worst, but fortunately, Link and Zelda took pity for her and Lorule and they decided to wish for Lorule's Triforce to be restored. Hilda and Ravio are startled when they witnessed Lorule's Triforce being fully restored before their eyes, much to their joy.

Fanon
Ravilda has some level of popularity among the fanbase, and it currently has over 50 het ships in Lorule and over 10 friendships in Archive of Our Own. If Ravio's Diary in Hero Mode is anything to go by, the way Ravio worded in how he refers to her such as him assuming the possibility that he may never see her again indicates that he might harbor romantic feelings for Hilda and does not like to see her getting taken advantage of, and he acknowledges how he cowardly he is towards her, and his heartfelt words emphasized how much he cares for her. It is unknown if Hilda ever felt the same way for Ravio as well as while she is seen caring towards him even if either side does something questionable, she barely gives off any hints that she harbors romance for him as well.

Fandom
FAN FICTION