Wind Waker: A commander’s whistle.

 Wind Waker: A commander’s whistle.

Command melody: The command melody is inscribed on a monument in the Tower of the Gods. Its placement in such a hidden holy place ensured that only a true hero would learn its power. Such precautions are reasonable as conducting the song allows Link to take direct control over constructs, animals, and even people. Link uses this power to gather the Sages back together, but a less heroic person would surely use the power for evil.

When you hear the whistle you drop and give me twenty! Is that clear? I can’t hear you!

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I wanted to draw the actual sort of whistle used on sailing ships, but I had no idea what they looked like before doing research for this drawing and I didn’t think anyone else would have either. Maybe I do that whistle for another whistle or instrument in a future Zelda game’s drawings.

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Wind Waker: A highlands bagpipe.

Wind Waker: A highlands bagpipe.

Wind's Requiem: The instructions for this critical song are inscribed on a shrine to another of the Wind Gods that call the Great Sea home. After visiting Zyphos’ shrine on Dragon Roost Island Link can conduct the Wind’s Requiem to change the direction of the wind. This is especially useful when sailing because Link can call up the desired wind and be on his way.

The call of bagpipes can be heard echoing through the mountains for leagues. Hearing a far-off bagpipe to an outlander might be a novelty, but native highlanders know to listen to the song for news. Some songs are dirges for the dead, others celebrations of marriage or birth, but the most dire songs are warnings of coming invaders and calls to gather for war.

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Growing up there was a bagpipe player who lived about a mile away from my house. I could always hear him playing those bagpipes, and wherever I did I was consistently shocked by just how loud they could get.

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Wind Waker: A well-loved accordion.

Wind Waker: A well-loved accordion.

Ballad of Gales: The Ballad of the Gales allows Link to summon up a cyclone that will lift Link and his ship up and deposit them throughout the Great Sea. To earn this fast travel, Link must be lifted up in one of the Wind God’s cyclones and then successfully shoot an arrow at the god before being unceremoniously flung away by the uncaring deity.

When sailing the high seas, one learns many songs. Songs to work, songs to play, songs to dance, songs to drink, songs for weal, and songs woe. These songs are often sung to the many music of accordions, concertinas, and other small hand-held organs that allow the player to claim to be productive without having to toil at backbreaking work. 

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This is easily one of my favorite drawings from this set. I enjoyed the drawing the entire time I was drawing it which is rare as most drawings have a rather protracted ass phase where I hate most things about the drawing. I hope you enjoy it even half as much as I do.

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Holiday: A drink for St.Patrick’s Day

 A drink for St. Patrick’s Day.

Guinness: A pint of stout emblazoned with a golden harp. 

Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

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Wind Waker: A thundering rowing drum.

 Wind Waker: A thundering rowing drum.

Song of Passing: The song of passing allows Link to progress the passage of time, moving from day to night and night to day. Link can learn the song from a dancer on Windfall Island whose memory is sparked when Link shows them the Wind Waker. Songs in Wind Waker are not played by Link. Instead, they are conducted by Link using the Wind Waker. I always imagine that the wind itself played the songs as conducted by Link.

In the heat of a race or the din of a storm, every rower needs to be in sync. The deep thunderous drums beat by the master of oars keep the rowers rowing together, and it keeps them rowing long after they would normally give up, caught up in the fervor of the drums. It is no wonder that countless feats of strength have been accomplished to the steady booming of drums.

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Drums and bass can make people do some crazy things. It can also get a whole mob of people to surge and move in relative unison. If you ever find yourself at a party that’s getting too rowdy, try turning down the bass to see if it calms people down.

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Wind Waker: The greatsword of a tyrant’s ghost.

 Wind Waker: The greatsword of a tyrant’s ghost.

Phantom Ganon Sword: We covered Phantom Ganon’s Sword last week. Info about the sword can be found in that post. 

Ghosts don't need to slash or cut to harm the living, they need only touch living flesh to corrupt it with the chill of the grave. Knowing this, the mad king commissioned a massive club-like blade to be interred with him upon his death. No one could imagine that he had planned all along to return as a vengeful ghost to rule his kingdom for eternity with an ethereal fist. 

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I just didn’t feel right not drawing the sword from the game, so even though I already have two item cards for Phantom Ganon’s Sword, here is a third one showing the in-game sword for anyone who wants to use such a strange-shaped weapon in their games.

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