Link (New Hero of Hyrule)

Link, also known as the New Hero of Hyrule, is the titular main protagonist of the 2013 action-adventure video game and its 2015 sequel, .
He is a young blacksmith's apprentice who, while on a trip to deliver a sword, witnesses a young woman named Seres being kidnapped by the sorcerer Yuga. After reporting the crime to Hyrule Castle, he is recruited by Princess Zelda to wield the Master Sword and stop Yuga from kidnapping the Seven Sages, a journey which takes him all the way to the twisted, alternate world of Lorule.
==Biography==
===A Link Between Worlds===
Link has a dream in which he meets a well-known individual while in an unfamiliar environment. Gulley interrupts him just as he prepares to fight by entering Link's room and rousing him from his slumber. The Captain of the Guard arrives at the blacksmith's forge to pick up the new sword that he had fashioned for him. Link is dispatched to get it for him after he forgets it as he departs. Soon after, he runs into Yuga, who has turned the Captain into a painting on the wall of the Sanctuary since the Captain sought to protect Seres, the Priest's daughter. Then he imprisons Seres inside a painting. Link hits Yuga with the Forgotten Sword, but Yuga avoids the attack by wall merging. 
Link collides with a wall and is rendered unconscious as a result. Yuga then departs while holding Seres' Painting. After some time, Link awakens in his home where he encounters Ravio, a stranger. Link is told to visit Princess Zelda after telling Ravio about Yuga. Ravio asks Link if he can stay with him in exchange for a peculiar jewelry. Zelda offers Link the Pendant of Courage and instructs him to find Sahasrahla when they first meet. After Link completes this, he is instructed to locate Osfala, a Seven Sages descendant who is located in the Eastern Palace. Sahasrahla is concerned Yuga would target him next.
At the entrance of the Eastern Palace, Link encounters Osfala, who dismisses his warning about Yuga by asserting that he is just as powerful as the Seven Sages. He departs after that to confront Yuga. But after moving through the Eastern Palace, Link encounters Yuga once more, who transforms Osfala into a painting exactly like he did with Seres. When Link fights Yuga, he uses the Bow that he rented from Ravio to defeat him. Yuga captures Link as a painting and flees in a frenzy of wrath. But with the help of Ravio's Bracelet, Link is able to escape and discovers that he can now change into a picture and back again at will.
Meanwhile, Yuga soon seizes control of Hyrule Castle after gathering the Seven Sages. The second time Link encounters Sahasrahla, she gives him instructions to find the Pendants of Courage, Wisdom, and Power. He won't be able to use the Master Sword to enter the castle until then. After finishing this mission, Link gets the Master Sword and enters the castle, where he discovers Yuga holding a Zelda painting. Yuga then uses his ability to Wall Merge to escape through an unknown fracture in the wall. Link pursues Yuga to the other side, where Yuga has started to use the Sages' power to revive the terrible Ganon.
Yuga joins with the revived Ganon, gaining even more strength. Link is saved by Princess Hilda and informed that the kingdom of Lorule, which is a replica of his own Hyrule, is where he is. After that, Link is given a new assignment: to save and awaken the Seven Sages. Link gains access to the Triforce of Courage after the Sages are all awakened. Link battles Yuga Ganon and defeats him after Hilda's botched effort to steal the Triforce from him to save her realm. Following that, Link and Zelda are brought to the Lorulean Sacred Realm, from whence they travel back to their own Sacred Realm. They discover Hyrule's Triforce there and make a wish for the recovery of the Lorulean Triforce. Link places the Master Sword back on its stand after the credits have finished.
===Tri Force Heroes===
Link goes through the Hytopian kingdom in Tri Force Heroes after a series of mysterious events. He is the same hero from A Link Between Worlds, but he disguises his heroic heritage by dressing differently. However, as he walks through Hytopia, a staff member of Madame Couture notices him and immediately recognizes his distinctive features, including his pointed ears, long sideburns, and side-parted hair. These are the characteristics of the legendary Tri Force Heroes, so goes a local prophecy. Link discovers that Princess Styla, the princess of the land, has been cursed by a witch to don an interminable, gaudy dress. 
In an effort to save his daughter and stop the witch, her father, King Tuft, has urgently appealed to all kingdoms for heroes that fit the description of the Tri Force Heroes. When Link joins the Witch-Hunting Brigade of the kingdom, he travels into the witches' realm of the Drablands with two other Links. The origin of the other Links is unknown.
==Trivia==
*Despite being called the "New Hero of Hyrule", this version of Link lived centuries before the original Hero of Hyrule from the NES games, making the title a possible continuity error.
**Could be referring to his status as a new hero in-universe.
*The Hero's Tunic worn by Link in Tri Force Heroes bears a striking resemblance to the Hero's Clothes worn by the Hero of Winds.
==External Links==
*
*
*
==Navigation==
Category:Male
Category:Video Game Heroes
Category:Fantasy Heroes
Category:The Legend of Zelda Heroes
Category:Alternate Reality Heroes
Category:Legendary
Category:Action Heroes
Category:Adventurers
Category:Knights
Category:The Chosen One
Category:Teenagers
Category:Mute
Category:The Messiah
Category:One-Man Army
Category:The Icon
Category:Brutes
Category:Legacy
Category:Rescuers
Category:Fighters
Category:Neutral Good
Category:Archenemy
Category:Paragon
Category:Hope Bringers
Category:Protectors of Innocence
Category:Honorable
Category:Warriors
Category:Successful
Category:Magic
Category:Rivals
Category:Dreaded
Category:Elementals
Category:Dimension Travelers
Category:Loyal
Category:Bond Creators
Category:Protectors
Category:Monster Slayers
Category:Martial Artists
Category:The Hero
Category:Guardians
Category:Optimists
Category:Cursed
Category:Selfless
Category:Merciful
Category:Mythical
Category:Nemesis
Category:Genius
Category:Mascots
Category:Mysterious
Category:Localized Protection
Category:Famous
Category:Animal Kindness
Category:Nature-Lovers
Category:Charismatic
Category:Role Models
Category:Orphans
Category:Disciplinarians
Category:Counter-Terrorists
Category:Freedom Fighters
Category:Love Rivals
Category:Friend of a Villain
Category:Passionate Learners
Category:Counterparts
Category:Wise
Category:Determinators
Category:Sympathetic
Category:Successors
Category:Harmonizers
Category:Strong-Willed
Category:Virtually Resourceful
Category:Titular