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Apparently no matter how many people complain about it the message just doesn't get through. So here's one last ditch effort to try and help people understand. I would appreciate it if the Linkverse communities spread this around.

Younger fandom members, newer fandom members and LoZ Tumblr newbies listen up!

Linked Universe is a Zelda AU created by Jojo56830. It has its own fandom surrounding the comic Jojo makes and is an entirely self-contained Zelda sub-fandom.

Linked Universe is NOT the catch-all name for every single AU involving the Links being grouped together.

Most people in the fandom refer to these AUs as "Linkverses" or "Links meet AUs", but they can simply just be called Zelda AUs.

Why does this distinction matter? Because tons of creators who also have their own Linkverse AUs repeatedly and often get their works tagged as "Linked Universe" by people reblogging their art.

This, plain and simple, is discouraging and disrespectful. These creators are trying to make their own projects and have undoubtedly done a lot of work to make their ideas distinct and unique. To tag their work as LU forcefully groups their work in with an unrelated AU, simply because both AUs share the same basic concept. Not to mention, it muddies the water and makes it harder for people to recognise these AUs as being distinctive at first glance.

That being said, I understand it can be confusing to tell which AUs are their own separate entity and which AUs (of AUs) are attached to Linked Universe.

As a general rule of thumb, posts that are not tagged as LU should not be tagged as LU (to see the original tags click on the poster's username). But if after that you are still confused, ask someone. Please PLEASE do not make assumptions. You have no idea how much those assumptions might hurt the artist or might cause them to outright block you.

So TLDR

Linked Universe is a story about Links meeting.

But not every story about Links meeting is Linked Universe.

Stop tagging every Link's meet AU you see with Linked Universe tags, because it's getting ridiculous at this point.

fyodor in the cretaceous period (approx 66 million years ago)

fyodor during the cambrian explosion (approx 464 million years ago)

fyodor with his jellyfish friends in the ediacaran period (approx 600 million years ago)(he hasn’t had friends since)

fyodor “flameproof” dostoyevsky at the formation of planet earth (approx 4.6 billion years ago)

Fyodor and religion analysis I guess?? (Chapter 105.5 spoilers at the end)

ALSO HE DOESN'T HAVE A GOD COMPLEX!!!

(more about it at the end).

first thing first, it is extremely clear fyodor is religious. And going by the most popular religion in Russia he probably believes in 'Orthodox Christianity'. Based on that it's the main practiced religion in Russia. KNOWING that, he's clearly a very devoted follower of God. In many manga panels he brings up God and religion. I'll mainly show the ones I could find immediately.

(His first entrance)

" the right hand of God "

It is an honor to be at gods right hand. In the Bible Jesus is stated to be sat at the right hand of God. This because it is a high status in the Bible. We can assume it's because Jesus is his son, as well as extremely holy. (Has never committed a sin). Demons are fallen angels, they have rebelled against God. I'm going to assume, that fyodor meant that both God and the demons have expected this. (Expected things to go as planned)

(His second time bring up religious beliefs)

" the promise land "

The promise land is said to be a land flowing with milk and honey. A land that Moses was supposed to take the first generation of God's people to. Except they never made it as they stopped following God, and making false idols. They died. Moses on the other hand made it to the border of the promise land. He died just before he could make it.

I'm going to take this as fyodor trying to make the promise land. He's trying to bring the people to the promise land. Expect he sees ability users as sinners. He's trying to make the world clean of these ability users. (Bro you, yourself are an ability user). So ability users must be like the first generation of God's people. (In his eyes). He sees them as people disgracing God. Creating false idols. Or being said false idols.

(Another time he brought up God)

" my prayers have reached God"

Clearly he takes time to pray, to trust in God. Also well as believing, that God has answered his prayers in a sense when things go his way. Prying is very important in religions. (No matter the religion). But with Christianity (Orthodox Christianity). It is supposed to be you having a conversation with God. You are talking with him personally. You are being vulnerable with him, asking him for things. When most pray it is to ask God for something. (A good day, helping a loved one get better, etc, etc).

(From the recent chapter)

" embraced in the arms of God"

To be embraced by God, is to know God. You shall fear him. God is the one dictating our lives basically. He is watching us, to know God. Is to know his power. To know his power is to fear him. I'm taking this as fyodor telling dazai he'll be in fear, to be at the hands of God. Fyodor is "showing" dazai God's power. What he's capable of. As to fyodor God is on his side. God's arms is his holiness, as well as his power as I said before. Fyodor is saying dazai will not only know God, but fear him.

(From the recent chapter)

" although the trial of flood is fitting for me as a servant of God "

God flooded the earth in attempts to rid the world of all the sinners. Except for Noah and his family. Noah was to build an ark and take two of every animal. (Male and female). Fyodor is hitting at the flood in this statement.

(More about him not having a God complex)

Back to what I was saying about him not having a God complex. Someone with a God complex wouldn't call themselves "a servant of God" or even pray to God. (Any God bc they believe themselves to be a god). With that religion is a very important part of his character! It is the main or ONLY reason for him doing what he's doing. He wants a world without sin. (He sees ability users as sinful, this goes back to 'the promise land' part).

All if not most of the characters have something they believe in/rely on when doing something. So when they do so, it feels justified in a way no matter the crime. Fyodor's reasons having to do with religion isn't him having a God complex! NOW I know most people have a hard time with religion. But you can't look at a religious character and just go "oh yeah they have a God complex". Or just dismiss everything about it. Because you are taking away something that is clearly VERY important to their character. Anyone that was all!!

EXTRA MENTION ABOUT DOS!!!

like in the image above he states on his his body is feeble. Clearly he is not very physical strong. And possibly could have some underlying disability. "Makes me vulnerable to even the slightest wind". He's clearly not very active either. Anyway he is anemic canon lol. But seriously that's probably why he mainly has other people doing all the action. As he is too weak in a way to do it himself.

Anyway that was all! Apologies if this isn't very accurate I haven't read the Bible in a while. I was literally asking my dad questions about it to try and show the comparisons. (Although I was the smartest kid at Sunday service hehe). Nonetheless I hope you enjoyed this analysis I guess it would be?