Link

**Link** (リンク *Rinku*?, ) is the main protagonist of the *Legend of Zelda* series. He is the everlasting hero of the setting, having appeared throughout the ages in a neverending line of incarnations. The various heroes who use the name of Link are courageous young boys or teenagers in green clothing who leave their homes to save the world from evil forces threatening it. Over the course of his adventure, Link defeats legions of evil monsters, explores vast lands, helps anyone he meets who is struggling, navigates deadly dungeons, and collects mythical items while pursuing his quest for justice and peace. In the end, he succeeds in his quest and becomes a legendary hero. He is considered an iconic character in video gaming and the very symbol of the *Zelda*franchise, and remains one of the most popular video game protagonists.

## Attributes

### Appearance

Link's physical characteristics fluctuate from game to game, though he usually has light-colored hair (ranging from brown to blonde to orange), blue eyes, and a medium build. Other characters sometimes think of him as handsome. It is unlikely that Link's age exceeds nineteen years at any point in the series thus far. In many installments of the series, Link is the bearer of the Triforce of Courage. Several games mention a Triforce mark on Link's left hand, which identifies him either as a chosen hero or the holder of the Triforce of Courage. Teenage incarnations of Link have rather well-built physiques while younger versions of him are at least moderate in size. It is shown that Link is, at the very least, of the same height as normal Hylians around his age (with the exception of *Twilight Princess* Link who appears to be shorter than most Hylians near his age).

Interestingly, Link bears a resemblance to Peter Pan, as they are both elf-like, wear green clothing, fight with swords, and are sometimes accompanied by a Fairy. Link also fights his shadow in some games, either Dark Link or Shadow Link, just like Peter. Surprisingly though, Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the *Legend of Zelda* series, has stated that he used Peter Pan as a bit of an inspiration for Link's design in *The Legend of Zelda*.

### Personality

A peculiarity of Link, as well as other characters, is the several different incarnations of the person throughout the *Legend of Zelda*series. He is implied to be somewhat sleepy or lazy at first since at some point near the beginning of every game except the first two, *Majora's Mask,* *Oracle games*, *Four Swords*, *Four Swords Adventures*, *Twilight Princess* and *Tri Force Heroes*, he is sleeping or dozing off.

Since Link is not usually shown to speak, his personality is mainly determined by his actions or others' comments about him. Currently only one incarnation of Link was ever shown to speak and it was the Hero's Shade; the regretful Hero of Time.

It is shown that Link possesses basic characteristics found in a heroic character; bravery, compassion, determination, and wisdom. He would even go as to save others that were his enemies. These characteristics (along with his purity) allow him to wield the full Triforce without a problem.

He is also loyal towards the ones close to him. This is frequently shown in each series, as he protects Zelda and others from any evil that threatens them without hesitation, despite their contempt towards him.

### Abilities

In each of his adventures, Link grows to become proficient with the sword, his primary form of combat. He wields his sword in his left hand in most games (though there are exceptions). The Master Sword, a legendary blade that Link wields throughout several adventures, has become as synonymous with the series as Link himself. Link is also remarkably proficient with a wide variety of magical musical instruments, being able to use them immediately upon obtaining them. This also extends to his other items and weapons in the series. With both his skills and weapons, Link usually becomes strong enough to defeat any enemies that threaten him. He is also very sharp as he can quickly understand the complex mechanics behind things or figure out an opponent's weakness to use against them.

In some of his adventures, Link is shown to have some degree of aptitude with hand-to-hand combat (such as sumo wrestling Gorons in *Twilight Princess*) as well as a degree of superhuman strength (lifting heavy looking creatures and objects such as Koloktos's cutlass in *Skyward Sword*); however, he is sometimes portrayed as completely defenseless without a sword or other weapon, as shown in *Wind Waker* when he loses his sword in the Forsaken Fortress, he must rely on stealth and enemies' weapons to make it through, and if he is spotted, he surrenders without putting up a fight.

This can be explained by the fact that the Link in *Wind Waker* (as well as some other incarnations of him) was a small child, whereas the ones in *The Adventure of Link*, *Ocarina Of Time* (in the latter half of the story), *Twilight Princess*, and *Skyward Sword* are already in their teenage years, thus more powerful and skilled than their preteen counterparts. A clear example to this comparison would be how Link was unable to defeat Bubble enemies in *The Legend of Zelda*, yet could do so in *The Adventure of Link*.

Some incarnations of Link can also use magic, as the one in *The Adventure of Link*, *A Link to the Past*, *Ocarina of Time*, and *The Wind Waker* have shown.

## TMNT X Pokemon

Link doesn't talk much. When he was sent to New York by portal, he was completely confused and lost seeing how big and modern it is compared to Hyrule.