Throughout Hyrule's history there have been many villains, from Ganon to Zant. And with villains comes villainous cliches. Lots and lots of cliches. This is a list of those cliches and how to avoid them, told through the various hostile takeovers of Hyrule and all the things the conquerors did wrong. Welcome, reader, to the Top 100 Things I'd Do If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord.

It was not enough being the hero. He was the queen's champion, a knight of the highest order; nothing was out of his reach but for his greatest desire. No, in order to win the heart of the queen he had to be devious. Post Twilight Princess, Zelink. Villainous prequel.

"I don't know how to remember. Time passes, but nothing comes to my mind. Except you. You're the key," Link said, softly. "You have to be." / A Breath of the Wild fic about Link, Zelda, and the memories that bind them.

Seven lifetimes it's been since we've started remembering. Each time we'd vanquished the evil, and each time afterwards we had each other. We'd marry, we'd have children, we'd age, we'd be together. And then the cycle would start anew. But never did I consider what would happen if one of us were to die early. And what if they weren't reborn? Zelink AU. Rated M for violence.