Living Together

[@colabear]

Sorry for the wait! I've worked the past year figuring out this whole animation thing and finding ways to make future videos less work-intensive for one person/bear to animate. This particular animation was actually planned exactly one year ago, so it's been a long time coming haha. New videos will be out faster and much more frequent, I promise. I've also opened Channel Memberships! If you'd like to support the growth of this channel, I'd greatly appreciate it! (plus you get badges, monthly updates, and your name in the credits!)

[@avadepalma8938]

OMIGOSH FINALLY THANK YOU!!!

[@fidelbaxcajay5194]

It's ok but lol the way that zelda had the 💣 lol she had enough and it took a dark turn when link talk lol😂😂😂

[@sharmilakrishnakumar2499]

Pls do more zelda animations, they are excellent 👍

[@WinglessMoonstone]

Hey, you take all the time you need! I'm just happy to see a new video from ya! I know animation takes time, and especially since it's just you doing this I don't expect them to come out fast. Just do what you need to do however long it takes you to do it! We'll be sure to wait patiently! :)

[@Luzox1]

Crazy! I'll be here waiting for it!

[@carbodude5414]

And that is why Zelda had her study room built under the well behind the house

[@ZeldaLinkOfHyrule]

Omg, so fitting! 😂I applaud you for your clever thinking 👏

[@z0ru4_]

You look like an eeveelution

[@ShafiAzgar]

@@z0ru4_ It's a summon from Final Fantasy games.

[@BobMcBurger1]

Pretty pfp.

[@hilmysriaag]

Yea the carbuncle does looks like eevee with how the head and the fur

[@ashweston1828]

0:14 I know the fan community has long theorised that Link can communicate using sign language, but I don't think this is what they meant.

[@raizor639]

This is exactly what I thought when they Said that link talks using "sign" language.

[@CodyMKW]

In the live-action movie he's apparently going to talk so we will have actual Link talking soon

[@koppii2]

​@@CodyMKWi do hope they make him not talkative, like a mysterious hero trope

[@goonerOZZ]

Link talks, he just don't get VA to voice his dialogue... he has many dialogue options in both BotW and TotK

[@tails1993]

I was thinking this version is better, sort of like Wild E Coyote. 😂

[@nguyenhuutrung3413]

LMAO, he LIP-SYNCED WITH THE CLIP HE'S PLAYING, but kept it hidden to give the illusion of talking. GENIOUS

[@thatjeff7550]

I didn't catch that until you pointed it out. I was wondering where the audio clip was from. Was not expecting Malcolm In The Middle. LOL

[@sowsow6677]

yeah we know

[@wildindigoroot]

That made me lose it xD

[@wrk-pc1qj]

Oh my goodness and your comment has more likes. You gamed the system

[@phasedcloak2835]

it's like reverse puppet speaking, whatever its called pantomimed? ad-libbed? ... 1 google searching ... VENTRILOQUISM !

[@oneworde]

1:44 i love the fact he was using his phone and lipped synced every word x)

[@nguyenhuutrung3413]

Imma say what you just said but louder, sorry in advance

[@oneworde]

@@nguyenhuutrung3413 eh, it is what it is

[@ThyHeavenly1]

@@onewordePhone?

[@oneworde]

@@ThyHeavenly1 i don't play zelda i have no clue what they are actually called lmao

[@Josuh]

that's an insane detail actually

[@macp9315]

I mean, he did warn her, so that's on her.

[@anderariastamayo5003]

Lol Zelda's face when Link actually started talking XD

[@evitagubbala2565]

Mine was the same when he started talking 🤣🤣🤣

[@sniperalexander248]

Do that caught me off guard!

[@Menr.E.Hasselbank]

Fr 😂😂😂

[@MSpjh]

That’s just spoil!!!!!

[@BronzeFelix]

Ngl i kinda did the same thing.. Really caught me off gaurd 😅

[@atlasprime6193]

The moment he dropped the sandwich and the background went black, I KNEW the Malcom in the Middle reference was about to be played.

[@micahparker6178]

IKR

[@NobleSix_LoneWolf]

she takes my house, throws out my weapon displays, scraps my master cycle and plants an explosive in my pillow because i was snoring

[@schnek8927]

Women.☕

[@theakiwar9118]

Thats why I build my new house faaaaaar away from her

[@focusedonfuture3255]

Well, yeah. . .Its called marriage

[@theakiwar9118]

@@focusedonfuture3255 I guess Links wife misses him… But her aim is getting better

[@evitagubbala2565]

Women😂

[@the_miwk1397]

You know it’s gonna be serious when Link begins to speak 1:19

[@DarkReaper2597]

Edit: Lipsync Apparently I spelled it wrong He was mouthing from his phone (I mean sheikah slate) Like I think he had it say the words…

[@DarkReaper2597]

1:45

[@snaifhassnan6348]

269%

[@CPT85]

That was a Malcolm in The Middle reference from the episode where Malcolm asks Hal to teach him how to skate. 😂

[@MatthewJamesKalasky]

It isn't ALWAYS serious when Link speaks. Although, to be fair, THOSE times aren't canon. Only Philips CDi stuff.

[@The_Engie]

THREE SANDWICHES

[@Butter_Warrior99]

Honestly mood.

[@97Multiphantom]

Or as Link would describe it, “a light snack.”

[@lilacocto9103]

For Link, that's basically nothing.

[@jacobripley5403]

Of course, that physique doesn’t come cheap

[@Jampolo_OG]

Moist and delicious!

[@stevenmattrell3448]

I remember a one fan comic about this moment. Link had set up a separate cot and gave Zelda his bed. Zelda then got scared in the middle of the night and wanted Link to move closer (his cot was downstairs) so she would feel safe. Link then climbs into the bed with her and falls asleep immediately but Zelda upon realizing she's in bed with Link she gets flustered and can't sleep.

[@avadepalma8938]

Wait hold on this comic sounds familiar

[@matthewcharles9813]

Please reply if you remember what it's called.

[@avadepalma8938]

@@matthewcharles9813 yea it was called ‘Dreaming’

[@fabi3790]

Naw

[@ClericOfPholtus]

Aww

[@fa1damafuyu]

NAH SHE WEARING HIS TUNIC IS SO CUTE

[@astro837]

Goals

[@BlueJay56]

I love the irony in the extremely silent character being a snorer

[@lemnlime66]

And I bet when he talks in his sleep, he grunts and goes "hyaa!" and stuff XD

[@RRios0027]

1:08 THE ELASTICITY IS SOOO ELASTIC!!

[@Nintendokater]

Right!

[@seve-mon]

Link in the background: n o m

[@MinatotheGreenLantern]

My goat

[@TheBunchel]

When the sandwich is so good it turns your skull into rubber

[@Ardorstorm]

SQUISHY LINK

[@Ravage183]

“Princess, this is my house okay? No stealing.” TOTK: *Zelda’s house now*

[@0sm1um76]

I found it really funny in the totk launch seeing loads of reddit threads unironically posting how stupid this was, just publicly admitting the subtext went right over their head

[@kit76149]

@@0sm1um76 THANK YOU. Finally someone who sees how idiotic the whole discourse has been. As if the start and end scenes of the game, crisis at hyrule castle sequence, the memory questline (even just that one memory with sonia and rauru) obtaining the sword, stuff like lover's pond, the yiga baiting Link with Zelda, basically the whole main plot isn't slamming you over the head with zelink subtext repeatedly. It isn't even just the house at all, much as those redditors like to pretend it is. Even the new house people try and use as a gotcha, an npc says dream homes are for couples and details of the house imply he will share that one with Zelda, too. Like there specifically being a scholar's study unit described the same way as the well. It's felt like people in this fandom either have actual goldfish memory or are deliberately being obtuse. The cope is unreal, and literally all just because they have some ridiculous dudebro, gooner brained, hookup culture version of Link in their heads from fanfic/rule 34 they consume and hate Zelda over a single cutscene from botw they took personally and don't understand what the point of that scene was, or think their dumb political headcanon should overwrite the actual plot because "ew cishets" "ew romance" or whatever other stupid as hell take they come up with to try and discredit an actually loving and positive relationship in fiction

[@Hyrule409]

@@0sm1um76 Even the most obvious implications go over the average Redditor's head. It's a site full of pseudo-intellectuals who think being able to name any Marvel movie quote or random anime fact counts as knowledge. For Christ's sake, it's a population of people who don't process context, so they literally have to put /s at the end of sarcastic statements.

[@savageratentertainment]

this is why Link buys a new one in TOTK he want s his damn weapon shelf back! x"D

[@TheTriforceDragon]

@@0sm1um76 And once you realise that Link cannot sleep in the beds of most random houses in TotK, but he can sleep in the Hateno House bed, it starts to cross the line from subtext to just text.

[@MeggieEliseVA]

Hey, Colabear! Thank you so much for having me as the voice of Zelda in this video! It's always a pleasure getting to work with you, and the animation turned out amazing! Keep up the great work! ♥

[@colabear]

Any time Meggie! Thank you for voicing her once again!

[@Mysteryof89]

Omg, Zelda hi ☺️

[@Cammymoop]

You sound 300% more natural as Zelda than any of the official English voicework, excellent job

[@Hyrule409]

You should have been the English Zelda VA. The fake accentuated Bri'ish voice in the official English version was scathing and made the cutscenes grating to watch, IMO. I couldn't play it in English. First game I ever played with French dub (the French Zelda VA nailed it) and it allowed me to keep the "read subtitles for dialogue as characters speak in Sims-speak" theme that the series has always had.

[@billballinger5622]

You nailed it!

[@liamwaddleton]

As far as I'm concerned, this is completely canon

[@artagle_14]

This is completely ganon

[@caesarfrompersona3fes731]

​@@artagle_14 amk

[@nahor88]

I honestly would love it if Nintendo made some shorts in the Botw/Totk universe, just the two of them living their normal lives. No apocalyptic threats.

[@themphantom9138]

This couple is forever the best one Also, Link Talking then immediately showing an Already Saved Clip is Hilarious

[@Krbydav328]

*lipsynced

[@birdquest8695]

They now share a bed, and she’s wearing his tunic, there’s some big implications there.

[@wireframe7]

@@hobomike6935 All different links and Zeldas. OOT link married the farm girl

[@Bactchan]

@@wireframe7 Citation? OoT Link either became the adult Hero and Hyrule was ruined in his absence or the Child Link went looking for Navi after and died in the woods. Either way his ghost became the training stalfos in Twilight Princess.

[@mastersheff37]

That's because she couldn't say no... Because of the implication.

[@birdquest8695]

@@Bactchan he definitely didn’t die in the woods, children who get lost in the lost woods become skull kids, and he’s also too transparent and ghostly to be a stalfos, his design implies he was a soldier who died on the battlefield, and also Twilight Princess Link’s mere existence implies that the Hero of Time reproduced at some point as he’s canonically his direct descendant.

[@stonelickingood5083]

​@hobomike6935 You have a very strange mentality, dude, lol, sound a bit gooned out there tbh. This is one of the few Zelda series of games where they outright state that she is in love with Link. It's just narratively true this time around, you're writing more fanfiction than the shippers.

[@gtawesomesauce]

Link using signs as a way to talk in your animations made me think of all the ways Link can possibly communicate with others, HSL being my favorite way he could.

[@dazza2350]

Why specifically American sign language

[@chrom-manandrobin7983]

@@dazza2350I think he meant HSL

[@gtawesomesauce]

@@dazza2350 *hylian sign language mb

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Honest he just talks out loud. He's able to interact with some NPCs through dialogue options that couldn't be simply intuited, and I don't think the whole kingdom is fluent in sign language.

[@savegalkissy]

@@OtakuUnitedStudioactually, in botw at least it’s the perfect setting for this to be the case. There are monstrous machines that can snipe you from miles away with lasers, and people continue about traveling and trading through the areas they occupy. People using a language that you don’t need to verbally speak makes a lot of sense to me

[@blade8424]

She knew what she got her self into when she decided to "Settle down." And "Move in" with "Link" lmao. Links mistake was giving her the bomb flower. 😂

[@Kruegernator123]

Zelda wearing Link's old Champion Tunic from BOTW is wholesome.

[@azurewhitemusic9565]

The animation is actually so well done! Amazing job! The voice actor for Zelda was pretty good too! I could totally see Nintendo doing an animated series based off this version of the characters.

[@MeggieEliseVA]

Thank you! ❤

[@MiphasEmbrace]

These videos are so adorable! This is what a Legend of Zelda movie should look like or a tv series. I can only imagine the amount of work that goes into them.

[@colabear]

Thank you! Almost every creative work requires a lot of hard work and passion, but I'm just glad everyone here enjoys them! I've already got a bigger and more ambitious Zelda series in mind, so this definitely isn't the last you'll see of these animations. Also thank you for becoming a member! :3

[@cancermelon6950]

kinda like the spiderman animated movies

[@BrandonJulianWindsor7]

He may be snoring like a moblin but it's sweet that Link's letting Zelda have the covers

[@zharpain]

Honestly with everything he's been through, would the covers even provide any amount of thermal insulation compared to his tunic?

[@XardionZ]

This is legit animated so well and Zelda’s voice actress sounds EXACTLY like the official one.

[@prismanic24]

The way i was visibly shook when Link started talking. 😂

[@Ashtasticle94]

Love the Malcom in the middle reference!! Also the va for Zelda sounds too accurate that I had to remind myself that it wasn't the actual actress

[@MeggieEliseVA]

Thank you! That means a lot! ❤

[@emilymonkey]

The camera angle is perfect, just like the show! And I actually prefer that VA to the one they use in game 😅

[@Official_yiga_clan]

So peak, I'm loving this series! Glory to master kohga.

[@colabear]

Sorry for what happened to your fellow comrade in this one. Glory to Master Kohga.

[@dogthatlikestofight]

Glory to Master Kohga, our chief who is as beloved as bananas!

[@CoralCopperHead]

@@dogthatlikestofight Let's not get too hasty, he's not quite as good as bananas.

[@sdgdhpmbp]

@@CoralCopperHead Did someone say bananas!?

[@zackaryevans138]

1:21 the fact link actually says that as opposed to holding up a sign, really tells you how serious he was

[@Jblade343]

It was actually an audio on the purah pad

[@Jay-kc6sg]

LINK TALKING SO SERIOUSLY CRACKED ME TF UPPPP

[@RRios0027]

do you have any idea how STUPID yet ADORABLE Link looks pulling out signs to speak? what a great idea that was.

[@Butter_Warrior99]

Link deforested a lot of forest to buy that house.

[@Miyo_Notic]

1:24 so is it canon that Link is actually Bryan Cranston

[@marcusgabriel8365]

1:20 *The Nintendo lawyer when he notices you upload an OST from them be like:*

[@MrAGame]

HAHAHA as soon as Link put the sandwich down I knew what was coming 😂

[@gamingdork3681]

Link is wearing windwaker shirt . The shirt of hero of wind aka sleepiest link in the entire franchise.😂😂😂😂

[@BeaglzRok1]

Which is saying something given how sleepy Links can be. Though funny enough I think Skyward Sword Link is the one that actually gets the most sleep due to its Day/Night mechanic.

[@InvaderGIR98]

​@BeaglzRok1 I would say SS Link is defo the laziest, he relied on Zelda to wake him up for school and put off his assignments/practice till the last moment without her to push him to work lol. WW Link sleeps a lot but we never saw him shirking duties in favor of sleep like SS Link

[@gamingdork3681]

@@InvaderGIR98I forgot about skyward sword because it wasn’t a good experience for me and link in that game didn’t feel like I was playing as a legendary hero and felt more of an errand boy girling.😅😅😅

[@InvaderGIR98]

@gamingdork3681 to be fair, the point of this Link is that his specific errand quest is to forge him into the legendary hero 😅

[@Hyrule409]

A Link to the Past Ocarina of Time Wind Waker Twilight Princess Skyward Sword Breath of the Wild Minish Cap There really are a lot of Zelda games that start with Link sleeping.

[@Hoodles321]

The sound design especially in this is fantastic

[@RouieGutierrez]

0:39 and stones falling from the sky, and gloom golf holes in the ground, and monsters wherever you look Edit:thx for 98 likes

[@tphillips37]

Not in the village. Just stay there and you're safe.

[@RouieGutierrez]

@@tphillips37 you do know that when i said “wherever” I didn’t mean LITERALLY everywhere Btw thx for 55 likes

[@HelluvaKiller]

Link may not able to speak but he snores loudly xD

[@LamanKnight]

As someone who has been so chronically sleep-deprived that I've struggled to think straight, and I've actually wanted to attack people making noise at night, I get where Zelda is coming from. But my first suggestion to her, before resorting to explosives, would be to roll Link over onto his side, and try to keep his head at a neutral angle. A lot of people stop snoring when their airways are open and unconstricted.

[@hamguinn]

The lip-synced part is so genius move

[@ahmadafiqmohamadsamsurinor9114]

Did anyone notice she was wearing the champions tunic which is Link’s shirt?😍

[@UrszulaSerafin-g1t]

Uhhh im pretty sure thats thre Island lobster shirt😂

[@ImJCyo]

The Malcolm In The Middle audio for Link is just... Perfect. It was then that I realized the whole sandwich thing was a play on that.

[@swayz_vibez8711]

You, majorlink, and RwanLink are my favourite animators

[@suburbantimewaster9620]

I’m ashamed to say it took me awhile to figure out this was an animated short. Great job!

[@shadowflaredeath]

I adore this! So many game hints about them being together but you never get to see any of those kinds of fun interactions!

[@_ABoyNamedBlue_]

Oh yeah they’re totally together, Zelda’s wearing Link’s Champion Tunic

[@medicalshots12]

I swear this dude uploads once a year and yet never fails to make me so happy about how close to the actual game looks and the VA for Zelda is similar DUDE WHY IS LINKS SYNC SO GOOD LOL

[@JanusHoW]

Probably because making animations this good takes roughly that long.

[@myon9431]

Better voice than the actual english Zelda

[@KookieStar]

So that's why we see that well right next to the house in TOTK 😂😂😂

[@Snugboy]

This was so cute and fun! Absolutely loved the way you animated Zelda here too. Very great job all around!!

[@FutureJediRex]

0:52 Even after defeating Calamity Ganon, he’s still a crazy hero to this day. Love it.🎉

[@therealmranimus]

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD. I HAVENT EVEN WATCHED IT YET AND I’M HAPPY YOU POSTED ANOTHER. I LOVE THESE!!!! AHHH OH MY GOD. SHE WAS WEARING HIS FIRST TUNIC! THAT IS SO ADORABLE!!!!!! 😊

[@sterben_alone3083]

I'd watch a whole series animated like this. 10/10

[@skycreeper0173]

Bruh hahaha that was super freaking awesome! I’m surprised by how well done this is (also you started this a year ago, huge props on committing to this one!).

[@_ABoyNamedBlue_]

Glad to see you’re back! I’ve been dying to see more of your amazing animations with these two!

[@mosehaydid4736]

My house, in Breath of the Wild, had all the elemental swords, ancient weapons, and Lynel shields on the walls. In Tears of the Kingdom, they were all gone. Figured out Zelda was also living there after reading that note.

[@idkwhattochoose149]

my house in botw had all champions weapons and the hylian shield. Zelda definitely ate all my swords, bows and shields that was in my house

[@NormDeMoss]

This was just delightful. I could watch your work all day.

[@BR-jw7pm]

Zelink is the one true ship!

[@christopherhiggins2711]

I love this. Especially when you find out Link was using a clip from Malcolm in the Middle. I'd love for this series to continue

[@RedShirtGuy96]

They both are such adorable goobers and they match each other's energy perfectly. They just need a longer adjustment period, figure out each other's habits like snoring...

[@ViolacTrough]

Zelda: “So I was thinking… we could try collecting all the Korok Seeds?” Link: 1:20

[@icards7986]

Link talking was the scariest thing I have seen in a while, even if it was him trolling Zelda. To play devil's advocate for Zelda the way Link was sleeping a bomb flower was probably the right "humph" to wake him to tell him he is snoring to loudly.

[@DugdoesDigging]

links head behaving like jello at times is absolutely hilarious, him bobbling whilst eating is just too good to not like

[@1234banban]

I appreciate how seamlessly the music is implemented. Very well executed. Until I read the credits, I thought you might have had a composer with how well timed some of the moments were.

[@nathandobbs7540]

This feels like an actual cutscene from the game, and it's so cute, haha

[@blindeyecreed]

My headcanon is that Link has a very high-pitched voice, and that's why he decides not to talk.

[@ClericDoggo56]

You never heard his grunts and battle cries?

[@blindeyecreed]

@ClericDoggo56 apart from that.

[@SamuelSalas-n8x]

Zelda wearing link’s tunic as Pj is kinda wholesome

[@mckmitte]

Your va for Zelda was so spot on that it took me a bit to even realize this wasn’t some game audio I forgot

[@MagiTacti]

THIS ANIMATION IS INCREDIBLE! I didnt want it to end 🥺

[@ForemostCrab7]

Link putting down food is the same as if Goku puts down food, you know sh*t is about to get serious.

[@MrTheDank]

Situationships come and go but Zelink is immortal.

[@Ninjastic_TV]

Guy woke up after 1 year and sends a peak animation 🔥😅 congrats

[@OverloadVA]

This is incredible! You did such a good job on this!

[@erikescalante2]

The scorched link and sleepy zelda at the end is hilarious 😂

[@erikescalante2]

Or should i say "hyliarious"? Lol

[@emiliomartinez7573]

1:19 bro i was laughing because I didn’t expect that from link! 😂😂

[@KingofAwesomness14]

that was amazing, you made link sound like he was talking and it was just him using the movie feature on a switch, nice.

[@McDoubleFunny]

I’m convinced they could 15 years married with kids and Link still wouldn’t know Zelda likes him

[@Josukegaming]

God I absolutely love this so much, you PERFECTLY animated them and their interactions are so adorable!!! Reminds me of my wife and I ❤️

[@45545videos]

I gotta say, Australian Zelda is growing on me. Great voice acting work by Meggie-Elise

[@MeggieEliseVA]

Haha, thank you! ❤

[@88dancel]

They’re so cute in this! I wish this had been more of a dialogue heavy, open-exploration game. Nobody else would’ve liked it as much with much less action though.

[@danielbrant6740]

First, I stumble across Dan Castellaneta's Homer Simpson as Bowser, and now _this._ Brilliant!

[@cbgenius_]

THEY’RE SO BOUNCY, SO ELASTIC-Y! You have acquired +1 sub, these animations are fantastic.

[@rolandverde8771]

This voice actress is so much better than what we got 😢

[@drayang1555]

My child and I love the wholesome LOZ BOTW series. Keep it up. Can't wait for more.

[@yazzmanaf]

This is golden, GOLDEN I SAY!!!! Amazing piece of work. Got a new suscriber!!

[@blu3g]

Zelda's voice is really good here. I'm surprised hiw accurate it is Also Link lip-syncing is hilarious

[@eternalcountelliott3225]

Ain’t Tears call it “Zelda’s home”? Really just kicked Link to the streets. Had to build a new house somewhere else all thanks to Zelda 💀

[@BalsamicJeebs]

its incredible how likeable zelda becomes when shes voiced by a real human and not a flesh humonculus

[@spasmplayer7422]

1:18 That turn was everything

[@lasercraft32]

1:24 Maybe I'm reading too much into this shifty eye movements, but the way Zelda eyeline moves down briefly kinda hints that she noticed the Sheikah Slate in Link's hand. XD

[@WesleyRobersonVA]

This is an outstanding to watch and amazing video ColaBear keep it up the great work! 😊

[@Generalhalfjaw770]

“Any chance I can move in with you for a bit”? Then my dog audibly farted

[@EndThusIAm]

The second the screen started to dim I knew what was coming!

[@totalcoma523]

These videos are amazing. Keep up the great content! I wish the actual games had more moments like these where we get to see what their relationship was like.

[@Pheniox827]

He gave her a bomb flower 😂

[@tobboagua]

Damn that was so fluid!!! the movements and expresions... Awesome job!!!

[@RandoGrunt]

For thousands of years I’ve laid dormant. Who dares disturbs my slumber-- oh it’s a new cool and funny animation by colabear! The suddenly speaking Link part go my sides rolling haha