Water II (Patreon)

So yesterday, I quickly sketched this - a wet, Dark Link. It's a neat idea I've given thought to before. I'd like to bring something new, perhaps with more depth, to the idea of a Dark Link. I briefly entertained the notion during a commission, with Link's counterpart being a reflection in a dirty pool of water - which I think offers a lot of neat themes. Ocarina of Time featured Dark Link as the mini boss in the Water Temple, so there's certainly that connection there.

I don't quite know that it's necessarily entirely water, and not a literal shadow. Perhaps it's both, or neither. Maybe the ambiguity makes it a bit eldritch in nature.

Water is often used as a symbol for change in a story, within a character, with the world, etc. Link's battle with Dark Link is often a battle with himself, which works well with the theme of reflection and change.