>>3453955I would do anything to stop Sheik from transforming back into Zelda. Her doing that and never transforming back is basically her passing away. She is never seen or heard from again, she will never be conscious again, and will never be capable of doing anything ever again. How could that not be a death? Sheik is shown to 'pass away' three separate times (OoT, the OoT manga, and Hyrule Warriors). I hate it. Every time I see it, I get really sad and nobody understands. The characters don't even feel sad for her in any of her source material. They feel nothing. They view her never existing again as a positive thing.
It feels horrible having to witness it at all, but three separate times really bothers me. At least it is always a painless death each time. I hope Sheik feels at peace during those times. I always wonder if there is a small bit of doubt and sadness right before it happens. Does she feel any sorrow at all for never existing again? I can't even imagine what that would feel like. And, except for me, nobody seems to understand that she could be going through something like that. It really makes me feel sad.
I wish there was some sort of story where she can live without needing to give up her short-lived life in the process. That's all I really want. Zelda and her triforce create this completely new soul, essentially force her to follow their goals, and when the goals are finished she is not allowed to live any sort of life by herself. To live from the fruits of her labor is not allowed. Zelda just takes all the gain while she didn't need to lift a finger to help. Sheik has been only allowed to exist for 7 years in OoT and for not even a year in Hyrule Warriors. What kind of life is that? Being created to serve a purpose given to you by someone else and once you complete it, you die? And you have only been given a maximum 7 years to live in any of the stories?
It really breaks my heart thinking about this. My Sheik deserves so much better...
