Link

**Link** is the main protagonist of the Legend of Zelda series. A simulation of him fought against Kirito from Sword Art Online in the Mini Rumble series.

## Description

The multi-incarnated hero of Hyrule chosen by the Goddess Hylia, who was reincarnated into the Princess Zelda. Link has defeated the forces of evil for over ten generations and has lived many different lives. He bears the Spirit of the Hero, the unbreakable will, the prowess of defeating evil, the abilities of the previous owner, and of course, the Triforce of Courage.

## Trivia

* Shigeru Miyamoto has said that Link's green tunic and hat were inspired by Disney's version of Peter Pan.
* In *The Adventure of Link*, Link appears to speak when he finds the Mirror in Saria Town, saying "I found a mirror under the table." Link also appears to speak while inspecting the fireplace in the town of Kasuto, saying "Looks like I can get in the fireplace." In *Breath of the Wild*, he speaks when examining the cooked fish around the Campfire in Lurelin Village, commenting, "These grilled fish look really good. I wonder if they were caught locally...". This also occurs when he looks at Paya's diary, saying, "Must be Paya's diary. Must not look... Must not look... Must not look...". Furthermore, in the Japanese version of *Breath of the Wild*, the Adventure Log is written entirely from Link's perspective.
* In *A Link to the Past*, *Link's Awakening*, *Oracle of Ages*, *Oracle of Seasons*, *The Minish Cap* or any other sprite-based game of the series when Link faces east, he swings his Sword as if he was right-handed, due to Link's sprite being flipped horizontally; this also happens when Link performs a Spin Attack while facing east, spinning the opposite direction to what he normally would.
* In *A Link to the Past*, for unknown reasons, Link's hair appears as pink; in official art for the game, it is a light brown.
* Using the Iron Boots in the pool in the Lakeside Laboratory and comparing to the measuring graph, Link stands 1.7 m (5'7") tall as an adult in *Ocarina of Time*.
* Early screenshots of *Majora's Mask* show Link with an item resembling a Mask of his adult face. This has led many to believe that an adult version of Link was originally planned to be in the game; however, the Mask is not present in the final version and was likely replaced by the Fierce Deity's Mask. Concept art for an adult Link also appears in the *Hyrule Historia* book, with the explanation that his inclusion may have been a prototype for the Fierce Deity form. Fierce Deity Link's model and animations are based on Link wielding Biggoron's Sword as an adult in *Ocarina of Time*.

* Since the Hero's Spirit in *Twilight Princess* is the Hero of Time, this makes *Twilight Princess* the first game to feature a Link having proper conversations on his own as opposed to simple responses chosen by the player or utterances during gameplay, as well as having two Links meet in canon content that are of different eras.
	+ The second instance of the latter is when Link from *Breath of the Wild* can summon the hero from *Twilight Princess* in wolf form to aid him on his adventure.
* The Links featured in *Skyward Sword* and *Breath of the Wild* are the only Links that are right-handed.
	+ Link also appears as right-handed in the Wii version of *Twilight Princess*, in *Ocarina of Time 3D'*s *Master Quest*, and in Master Mode in *Twilight Princess HD*.
	+ While the Link from *Skyward Sword* is right-handed, his appearance in *Mario Kart 8* is shown as left-handed, as he holds the Master Sword with his left hand when doing a trick. The same goes for *Breath of the Wild* Link.

* Though most characters in the series named Link are the protagonist, there are a few exceptions. Such as Sera's pet Cat from Twilight Princess, Abe and Rose's pet Pig in The Wind Waker and a Goron named Link in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.

* According to Shigeru Miyamoto, Link's name comes from the fact that, during development of *The Legend of Zelda*, he was the link between the past and the future, which was the original setting for the game. Miyamoto has also stated that Link is named after the fact that he connects people together.

* According to Eiji Aonuma, Link is named after that fact that he links the player to the game.

### XVX

* He was originally going to fight Cloud from Final Fantasy 7 in the first episode of Riot Rumble and first XVX video, but it was discarded and replaced with Bullet vs Knuckles .
	+ The animation was featured in "Swordsmen Free For All - Rewind Rumble" video released by Animation Rewind(for Rewind Rumble channel).