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Age: 24
Location: Luraiha
Social Standing: Royalty
Occupation: Unemployed
Notes: Former King of the Twili of Luraiha after a coup d'etat. Formerly thought to be acting of his own accord with possible influence of the Gerudo thief Ganondorf, further examination has revealed symptoms of Twilit Madness. After Luraiha's true ruler, Twilight Princess Midna, was restored to the throne, Zant has been kept in isolation and under observation for the past four to five years to determine the full depth of his madness. His days are normally spent sitting by the window, staring at the relaxing light of Luraiha's twin Sols.
Due to the time that has passed since Twilight Princess and the mental state he has been in since the ordeal, I felt Zant would likely undergo a redesign. I had a lot of fun with this. I wanted to create a design that reflects his current state. I wanted to give him an innocent, yet broken look, to make him look like he's been living a half-life since the ordeal, becoming what he so despised, but moreso as a way to cope with his madness without letting it take over.
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Comments: 41
Awww, poor Zant! So depressing, which just makes me like it so much.
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I should really resume this story.Β I had so much planned for it.Β Zant only had a minor part in the initial concept, but I really want to give him a more crucial role if I can.
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That would be a really interesting story. Something about Zant snapping like that intrigues me, for some reason.
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Zant looks like a Sensei!
I'm lovin it!!! 8D
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Thank you very much.
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Wow.. I actually really, really like this... A lot. ~sneakily tries to whisk this new Zant away~
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~grins as I tuck my mini-sol necklace into my shirt~
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> w > Hand him over...
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Indeed... He's meant to look gloomy, a shadow of what he once was. 
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Oh my, I seriously LOVE how you redesigned Zant here. He looks almost...badass. To put it bluntly.
I like to think Zant is still alive as well. That ending in TP threw me off a bit as well, and certainly leaves a lot to ponder aboutβ¦I wonder. |C Well, hopefully there will be a sequel one of these days, I really hope so. There is room after all.
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Thank you very much.
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I R OBSERVANT AS PROVEN IN AIM!
<3
You're so effing brilliant.
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Heeheeeheehee
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Wow... So, how'd Zant survive snapping his neck at the end of TP? Just curious.
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You've read Neph's manga, right? I like the excuse that male Twili can dislocate their spines and survive. Honestly? I'm be more concerned with finding a way to explain how Zant survived being obliterated by Midna. But his claim that Ganondorf's power would bring him back over and over again certainly lends some aid to solve that problem.
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Yes, indeed. But I can't recall that part specifically... 
... xD True, on both accounts. I thought it was more his spirit - not yet resurrected - that had severed their joint connection to life.
However... If Zant survived, and Ganondorf died... wouldn't that mean that the Triforce of Power left Ganondorf and entered Zant? Or would it have been separated, like the T of Courage in WW?
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Going by the way I've written my religion for the Zelda fandom, it went off to find the next Ganondorf incarnation.
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Then... where did it go until the next Ganondorf incarnation came to exist...?
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It likely dematerializes, existing on the ethereal plain in scattered bits, waiting to rematerialize when the next incarnation is born.
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Huh... So, it works in yet an even more different way than the ToC or ToW, eh? Crazy... yet sane.
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I like to be unique, yet consistent... 
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Uniquely consistent; I like it.
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I like this redesign, and I LOVE his hair!! 
Good job!
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I like redesigning canon characters, too.
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I don't do it often, but it's a lot of fun!
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Clever idea, building off of the existing character.
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I was already planning it, for both him and Midna. Zant's hyperactive "madness" just fit all too well with the story writing. I'm just hoping that Zant fans don't object too much to my portrayal of him. 
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Yeah. I really loved Zant's over-the-top insanity, especially towards the end of the game. But for all of that enjoyable madness, I felt that there wasn't enough development of the character. He wanted power, but his motive wasn't entirely clear; I also felt there should've been more looks back at the events that led up to the invasion of Hyrule. We see Zant stumbling out onto the balcony, where he meets Ganondorf, but we don't see anything that happened before that.
I don't object at all; in fact, I'm looking forward to how you portray him.
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Indeed. My main inspiration for the story was that the perpetual Twilight drove some of its inhabitants mad. Since Zant fits the bill quite well, he fits a crucial role, however brief it may be, even though I was originally hoping to make it a purely OC-based story. I like it better this way, though... I like having the opportunity to work with such a colorful, though underdeveloped character, being able to give my own interpretation of his personage.
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Yes, I can see how that oppressive twilight could drive one mad. Either get used to it, like Midna did, or you'll lose your mind.
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Yeah, though I wonder if it's not so much that the twilight is oppressive as the fact that it is always present I think? 
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Yeah, I've heard of that illness, if it can be called that. Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD for short (clever contraction). When I say oppressive, I mean only when it's prevalent, as you said. I mean, let's be honest: looking at the sunset is a classic romantic clichΓ©, and the hour or so between sunset and nighttime has one of the most beautiful skylines accompanying it. But too much of any good thing is bad for you.
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