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I just finished Minish Cap and I think it gives Four a kind of… uniquely angsty start to his adventure compared to the other child soldiers of the chain. (This is not saying his is more angsty, just uniquely so)
What I mean is that there’s kind of… the illusion of choice? (Maybe not the best way to describe what I mean) Like okay so: Wind didn't really have a choice, he had to rescue his sister. Who else would do that? His elderly grandmother? Legend didn’t have a choice either, if he didn’t go on his quest he would’ve been slain. Time had a chosen one thing going on. Then Hyrule… he was just given a sword and told to save the princess but like, he did it.
Four has a unique vibe to me compared to the rest of the chain because he was a very normal person. Or normal kid- let me explain 😭 a lot of members in the chain start as your average joe but a lot of them find out they’re special or they’re forced into the narrative. Four, however, is literally some kid who they tell to go to the picori for help and like- the whole time I was playing I was just like: I need an adult 😭
Like this is insane, I know there’s kind of one or two lines that kids can see picori but also there’s the whole thing with the gate to their world being open. They couldn’t’ve… like… sent an adult? In Minish cap there is just an abundance of capable adults around the entire time and they’re all riding your ass about saving Zelda and it’s like. I am 10 years old.
I think I just found this funny compared to every other Zelda game because it’s just like… Obviously Four would want to save his best friend but at the same time it’s just… they really chose the child out of any other candidate.
I just feel like maybe he’d have some bitterness after this quest like damn. These people kept seeing him come back into town. Injured. BEDRAGGLED. And all they have to say is hurry up??? 😭 I’d be PISSED.
I hope this makes sense. If I were Four this would keep me up at night.