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Revalink is the slash ship between Revali and Link from the The Legend of Zelda fandom.
Canon[]
Link and Revali are both Champions and teammates. Both tasked with protecting the Kingdom of Hyrule from Calamity Ganon. Revali has a one-sided rivalry with Link, resentful of his status as ‘Chosen Hero.’
Breath of the Wild[]
Revali taunts Link.
When Revali first met Link, he seemed to dislike him. In the first memory cutscene, titled Subdued Ceremony, Revali expresses his dislike towards Princess Zelda’s appointed knight. It is later revealed that the reason for Revali’s grudge and one-sided rivalry towards Link is because he earned his position as a Champion by being a skilled archer while Link was merely chosen by The Master Sword.
In the second memory cutscene; Revali’s Flap, Revali shows off his ability, Revali’s Gale, to Link in an attempt to show off his skills. He also taunts Link in an attempt to ‘Settle it one-on-one’ but to no avail. When he realizes that his attempts to antagonize Link were futile, he flies back up to Divine Beast Vah Medoh, sarcastically wishing Link good luck in defeating Ganon. In the fifteenth memory cutscene titled Return of Calamity Ganon, Link and Revali along with the other Champions and Zelda witness the reawakening of Calamity Ganon. After witnessing Ganon return, Revali, with the other Champions go to their Divine Beasts to fight The Calamity, Unfortunately, as he arrives at his Divine Beast, he fights and is killed by Windblight Ganon. Link is fatally injured and is put into the Shrine of Resurrection to heal.
100 years later, Link is fully healed and wakes up from the Slumber of Resurrection deprived of his memories of Revali and the other Champions a century ago. Sometime after leaving the Shrine of Resurrection, Link arrives at Divine Beast Vah Medoh, which is now under the control of Ganon. While exploring through the Divine Beast, Revali’s spirit guides Link as he reactivates the terminals of the Divine Beasts. After Link has activated all five terminals, he heads to Vah Medoh’s main control unit where he attempts to reactivate the Divine Beast but is interrupted by Windblight Ganon. Revali explains to Link that it’s the thing that killed him 100 years ago and asks Link to avenge him. During the fight, Revali provides Link with advice on how to beat the Blight Ganon. He shows worry and concern if Link gets hurt.
After the battle and Windblight is defeated, Link reunites with Revali who is now a spirit. He congratulates Link and gives him his power named Revali’s Gale. After that, he tells Link that his journey is far from finished and that the Princess was waiting for a long time. When Link goes to face Calamity Ganon; Revali, along with the other Champions, unleash a full-force attack on Ganon, Bringing his health down to half.
Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity[]
Revali receives a report from the Rito soldiers about a Diminutive Guardian apparently leading an attack on and orders them go through with striking back, vowing that no one will get any closer to the village he calls home. As Revali observes, he notices Link and considered him to be a shady Hylian with a Guardian at his side. When Link reaches the village, he and Revali get into a duel and Link managed to push him to a barricade, only for Revali to fly up, shoot a Bomb Arrow, into the air and kicks Link into its path to disarm him of his shield, though it explodes without hitting Link. He then creates a smokescreen and attempts to ambush Link from behind calling himself better though Link is good, but Princess Zelda pleads for them to cease their fight, which they did. Zelda is relieved that none of them are harmed and as Revali agrees to be Vah Medoh's pilot, he walks over to Link and asks if the 'pathetic knight' has what it takes. Terrako interrupts them and Impa interprets that Terrako sees itself as Zelda's knight as well, which Revali scoffs it off. When they reach Korok Forest, Revali first expresses honor about being granted a pivotal task and hopes to excel, but he takes his anger out at Link and questions his leadership and when Daruk defends him, Revali insists that Vah Medoh is the key, before he insults Link again, with Urbosa's clear lack of amusement has him stop and summon Vah Medoh.
After Terrako brings Teba back to save Revali from certain death, Link was given enough time to catch up and defeat Windblight Ganon. If Link was playable, Revali states that he would have been fine without him, even though he knows that it wasn't true, while adding that it was better that he was here. If someone else was playable, Revali is grateful to not have made a fool of himself in front of Link. Much later on, when Link is about to deliver the final blow, Revali tells him "Don't screw this up!" with a smile on his face, showing that he has grown to respect him more.
Fanon[]
There are many speculations that the fans have that link to the theory that Revali had romantic feelings for Link. For example, in the cutscene Revali’s Flap, Revali mentions how his Gale was 'impressive.' This could suggest that Revali was trying to impress Link.
The heart shaped hole on Rito Village's pillar.
Another observation is that within the Flight Range, the place where Revali is assumed to have spent most of his time prior to becoming a Champion, has two hammock beds. It is assumed by this that Revali wanted to one day settle down with someone who he loved (assumed to be Link). Another detail that was spotted was the Shrine Quest titled The Ancient Rito Song. It consisted of Link having to position himself looking at Rito Village so the hole in the pillar is shaped like a heart and waiting for the sun to shine through the hole and light a fire on the pedestal there. The heart shape could be considered symbolism for Revali's hidden feelings for Link as the heart shape is also in the same location in which Vah Medoh, Revali's Divine Beast, perches.
Revalink has a running joke that Revali is a 'tsundere.' A tsundere is a trope of anime character who act angry, resentful and rude towards a character (usually the main protagonist) however they also have a soft interior and care deeply for the protagonist and usually have feelings for them. Because of this, the fans often refer to Revali as 'tsundere bird'.
Fandom[]
FAN FICTION
- Link/Revali tag on AO3
- Revalink stories on Wattpad
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