Talk:Link (The Legend of Zelda)/Archive 1

message: A recent revision stated that the Oracle games are generally considered to take place between a link to the past and link's awakening.  I have deleted it since the revisor did not provide a verifying link.  Also, the timeline of the Legend of Zelda series is very controversial, and as such there is little solid evidence onto which came first.  I understand that popular opinion may be tempting to use, but it isnt canon. Until Nintendo actually releases the true legend of zelda timeline, we will not know the proper order.  Crisco 1492 09:29, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Misplacement

message: There's a lot of data in these two, and some seems to cross over. Now I'm not saying they should be merged, but even so should duplicate data be moved into the sole appropriate one? Please discuss. Master Thief Garrett 23:15, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Although as he seems to generally be older in the newest one, Twilight Princess, I suppose Miyamoto wants to try more things with the older Link. To me, I find Link to be Miyamotos' never ending experiment, along with the rest of the series. Continuity, Link's true age, each different generation, its all second to making a totally new atmosphere for the current game to Miyamoto I think. As such, he may be prone to doing a lot to Link to experiment, so really maybe there is no "true" Link. Generally, he's just Link...in different flavors. But its still Link. --Kiyosuki 17:58, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Link + [[Young Link]]?

message: why is there no mention of the cd-i zeldas? horrendous as they may be, they deserve mention.
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:I'd add info on them, but I don't know anything about them. Andre (talk)  02:09, Dec 19, 2004 (UTC)
::You could possibly glean info from FAQs. A contact of mine owns all three, so I could possibly get him to contribute. We'll see... actually, I recently found some rips of the opening cutscenes of two of the games (Faces of Evil and... one of the others), but I doubt anything could be gleaned from them other than that this is the most embarassing depiction of Link ever! Master Thief Garrett 23:15, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Note that the original request for information about the CD-i games was made before I added the CD-i section to the article.  I saw the CD-i game where you play Link (the other two feature Zelda as protagonist) and frankly, apart from the fact they add no information about Link, they are downright horrible. If you search google, you'll find a few screenshots as well as (generally poor) reviews and walkthroughs. Phils 16:55, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: ah, I see! I didn't actually check on that. You've only mentioned Faces of Evil, but he's exactly the same in each of the three (well, two) so that still applies. You should maybe add the other game name to the header (its name escapes me at the moment) so people know he's the same in both. Master Thief Garrett 22:15, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: What about Link in the CD-I games?

message: Where's all the info on Four Swords and Four Swords Adventures? A lot of fans like to just ignore those games, but surely that's not the right attitude to have in this here encyclopedia is it? ^_^
:I haven't played these games, but feel free to add any information you believe is appropriate. It may be that these games lie outside the story of the Zelda universe. Deco 23:34, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Four Swords? 

message: What cameo in tetris did link have? --ZeWrestler 01:25, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: When you win certain levels Tetris would display Nintendo characters as a reward. I'm sure someone could get a screenshot. Deco 05:38, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah I couldn't find it at tetris :( --MarSch 14:35, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: so does it exist? --ZeWrestler 14:27, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: http://www.classicgaming.com/tmk/tetris-nes.shtml he plays flute --Phred Levi 18:07, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tetris Cameo? 

message: I'm unqualified to write it, but this article should probably have a section about Link in cartoons (there was an animated series), manga (perhaps including doujinshi), and other media. BrianSmithson 5 July 2005 13:06 (UTC)
I was just thinking the same thing about the series. I'll try to write something in. Cookiecaper 7 July 2005 08:06 (UTC)
:Some is covered in The Legend of Zelda series, but I guess we should discuss it from the perspective of Link's role. In particular, I would mention how the animated series used a drastically different personality for Link than the games, leading many fans to reject them. What a sad chapter of our hero's life. Deco 7 July 2005 08:15 (UTC)
::Yeah, I've always appreciated the way the makers elegantly avoid revealing too much about Link to maintain the mystery around him. Cookiecaper's paragraph about the animated series Link is quite good, BTW. Phils 7 July 2005 11:28 (UTC)
:::Agreed, good para Cookie. Deco 8 July 2005 04:35 (UTC)
:::ooooh, yes, that is good, now we just need a screengrab of him. After all we've shown, what, four different incarnations, might as well show one more since he's so different from all the others... now, which shot to take I wonder? :) Master Thief GarrettTalk 8 July 2005 09:14 (UTC)
::::There's the title screen from the series article, but something showing his personality would be better. Maybe the one from this classic shock site:  Deco 9 July 2005 01:01 (UTC)
:::::Yes, that's a good one! :) But maybe get an "excuuuuse me" that shows more of his body, because he did dress quite differently. But ZU has all the episodes for download so finding the right shot is no difficult task. Plus the supreme crappiness of those rips makes the "fair use" a bit stronger too :) Master Thief GarrettTalk 9 July 2005 03:37 (UTC)
Thanks for the compliments, guys. Really I stole most of it from another page here on Wikipedia, I don't remember which one. So that guy came up with most of the smart stuff there. ;) I'll see if I can find a good picture of Link soon. Cookiecaper 22:17, 9 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Link in other media

message: I thought I would bring it to everyone's attention that it is being proposed that all RPG character articles should be deleted.  If this is approved, then this article, as well as the Princess Zelda article and most other articles in the LoZ characters category will be deleted.  As this has been noted as one of the best Wikipedia articles existing, I thought the people who come here may want to know that it is very possible that it will be deleted.
To vote, go to: Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion/Proposal/7 (Added by User:Warpedmirror at 22:17 UTC 10 July 2005 - Cookiecaper 04:25, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the heads-up man. I'll send out an alert at WP:CVG. Cookiecaper 04:25, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Whoops, already there. I thought I had it on my watchlist, apparently not. ^_^ Cookiecaper 04:26, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Beat you too it ;) --ZeWrestler 11:55, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

text: Let's please not start the Zelda RPG debate here. I don't imagine any campaign as unconditionally deletionistic as this could possibly succeed, but what the hell, might as well trample it to dust. For what it's worth, Cookiecaper and some others are somewhat misrepresenting this proposal, which was really a poorly-worded attempt to add vanity articles on fictional characters to speedy deletion. (I still disagree with it though) Deco 18:23, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion of all RPG characters from Wikipedia