Link/Other Appearances

This is a sub-page covering Link's appearances outside of and its spinoff games.
==Mario franchise==
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Link in his incarnation appears as a character in as part of the × DLC. He comes with the Master Cycle which includes the Triforce Tires and Hylian Kite.
In the enhanced port for the Nintendo Switch, , Link is included with the base game alongside Hyrule Circuit and the Master Cycle bike. In addition to this, his incarnation from appears in update 1.6.0 of the game. Along with Link himself, the update adds the Master Cycle Zero, Ancient Tires, and Paraglider parts. This incarnation of Link uses the Guardian Sword++ as part of his tricks.
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In , the Master Sword appears as a power-up that Mario can grab to become Link.
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Link has been one of the playable characters that have appeared in all five games, first appearing as one of the eight playable characters available in the original . Here, he is depicted as the Hero of Time incarnation from , wearing his traditional Kokiri tunic. He also has some of his usual arsenal from at his disposal, including Bombs, his Boomerang, and a Hookshot. His appearance marks the default look for Link in the rest of the fighting series, with him bearing the Master Sword and Hylian Shield as his default weapons and sporting the green tunic as the standard color of tunic, while his red and blue costumes are based on the Goron Tunic and Zora Tunic tunics. His home stage is Hyrule Castle.
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Link returns as one of the 14 playable characters available from the start in , once more in the incarnation used in the previous game. In , he has his Bow in addition to the equipment he brought with him to the original . His Boomerang is based on its design from , although Adult Link couldn't use it in that game. Also playable in the game as a secret unlockable character is Young Link, the youthful Link from most of the games in The Legend of Zelda series. Modeled after the and version of the hero like his adult counterpart, Young Link is more agile but weaker than the older Link. He has some of the same weaponry and moves as his adult self, although they are usually accompanied with a few changes, like his Hookshot and Boomerang having a shorter reach. Adult Link's stage is the Temple, while Young Link's is Great Bay.
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On May 10, 2006, at an after-hours press conference during the E³, Link became one of the first confirmed fighters in the Wii installment of the franchise, . Unlike the previous games of the series, Link appears as depicted as the Hero of Twilight incarnation from the GameCube/Wii title , rather than . The Master Sword he has in is much shorter than the one in . Link's Final Smash move is known as the Triforce Slash. It slashes an enemy mercilessly with the power of the Triforce. Link's Wolf form from appears as a trophy. In this game, "Young Link" does not return in Brawl, but rather, Toon Link takes on his role. This Link first appeared in and has appeared in this form in several games since (, , , ) Although he is different in many ways, the two Links are surprisingly similar and also have the same Final Smash. The Bridge of Eldin serves as the stage of the adult Link, while the Pirate Ship is the stage for Toon Link.
In the Subspace Emissary story mode from , Link appears in a forest where he finds the Master Sword and teams up with upon being attacked by the Subspace Army. Depending on which princess was saved, Link will either confront a mind-controlled Peach or confront Mario and Pit after seeing Zelda supposedly defeated by the plumber. They later team up and track down King Dedede to try and rescue the trophies stolen by him. Eventually, upon reaching Subspace, Link and Zelda are both present when meeting but are both defeated by Tabuu's . If Link and Zelda were rescued during Kirby and King Dedede's exploration of Subspace, a cutscene will show them both agreeing to revive Ganondorf, at which point they show him where their common target is. Link helps the other heroes throughout the rest of the story as they try to reach Tabuu inside the Great Maze to defeat him.
In all three games, Link can choose different color tunics. In the original , only the Green, Red, Blue, and Blue Ring tunic from the original are available; however, in , the Black Tunic was added, and the Golden Tunic (resembling Link's golden tunic from the Great Fairy's Tears) debuted in .
Link retains the same moves for most of the series, which are usually iconic weapons he has used throughout . The Hookshot serves as Link's grab move and also as a tether recovery in both and , though not in , where it has been replaced by the Clawshot. While the Boomerang from appears in the series' first two games, the Gale Boomerang appears instead in , replacing Link's standard Boomerang from . The Bow is the young hero's neutral special move, and the more the bow is charged, the farther the arrow will travel. Lastly, the Spin Attack, which can now be charged, makes a return as one of Link's most powerful moves and as his move when used in the air.
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Link appears once again in . He retains the same move-set he had in with the exception of his new dash attack, where Link will perform a Jump Attack. Like most characters in the game, Link has nine alternative custom moves.
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Link reappears as a playable Fighter in . His appearance and moves are now based on those in . Although gives Link a completely different arsenal of moves and abilities unlike prior games, his moveset in is still the same, aside from his new Final Smash. Toon Link, as well as Young Link, makes a return, making three different Links available.
Link appears as a Fighter Spirit that can be obtained by either clearing "", Link's Route, or by purchasing it from the Shop for G 300. Link also appears as the Link , the Wall-Merged Link , the Link , as part of the Alfonzo & Engineer Link , and as part of the Totem Link .
The Link , Wall-Merged Link, Alfonzo & Engineer Link, and Totem Link can be obtained through . The Link can be obtained by leveling the Wall-Merged Link to Level 99 and enhancing it.
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:See also: Soulcalibur II/Command List
Link is a playable guest character in the Nintendo GameCube version of the Namco fighting game . His appearance is taken from the adult form of the Hero of Time from . Though he is voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama like in the Nintendo 64 Zelda games and the first two Super Smash Bros. titles, the actor does not provide Link a deep voice as seen in or as Fierce Deity Link in Majora's Mask; he now has a timbre relative to that of a tenor (similar to that of Zora Link, without modification). His voice is the same exact tone as the character Nightmare in the Japanese voicing of the game, as well as the seiyū voice of Siegfried Schtauffen in the entire Soul Edge/SoulCalibur series. Expectedly, Link's voice remains unchanged regardless of what language voice setting it is set to. Link's moveset in Soul Calibur II is notably more aggressive than his mainline and other spinoff appearances, but Shigeru Miyamoto did not see a problem with Link appearing in what some had thought to be a "violent fighting game" since he had already been established as a fighter in the games.
Not much is revealed about this incarnation of Link in-game, but it is known that after saving Hyrule from an evil wizard who was being controlled by a fragment of Soul Edge, he went on a secret quest to destroy the evil sword. Quickly pulling the Master Sword out of its pedestal, he set out to travel to this world to destroy Soul Edge with his trusty and Hylian Shield. Eventually, he successfully seals away the evil within the Soul Edge, saving his homeland and quietly leaving the world he had come upon, leaving only a faint echo of his Ocarina.
In , Link is one of the few characters with a ranged attack, alongside other guest characters and (the latter of which is exclusive to the Xbox version). He is the only guest character to have his own theme and more than three costumes—the same colors that were his Super Smash Bros. costumes and older Zelda games. His weapons are a number of weapons from A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, ranging from the Razor Sword to the Magical Sword and even the Bug Catching Net, and a few exclusive to the game such as the Armos Series or his own version of Soul Edge. In addition, Link's fighting style retains many of his signature moves from past games in The Legend of Zelda and series. Some of these moves include the Spin Attack, the Jump Attack, the Down Thrust, the Jump Thrust, and the Dash Attack.
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The twenty-fifth puzzle in the Picross series and the fortieth puzzle in the Mega Picross series depict .
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Link joins Cadence and Zelda as a playable characters in . Link appears to take design elements from The Hero of Legend that appears in , , , and .
==Vermin==
A remake of the Game & Watch game Vermin is included as part of the . replaces the protagonist, and has a design similar to that of in .
==Cameo appearances==
Link has made cameo appearances in the Super Mario games since the Super NES era. He also was mentioned in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie's Double Trouble. Link from the cartoon series' most used line also appeared in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. A costume based on Link's appearance in is available in the game, Dynasty Warriors VS for the 3DS. The costume also includes the True Master Sword and Hylian Shield, but they are not used in battle.