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|title = Hero of Hyrule {{Exp|The Legend of Zelda}}<br>Hero of Time<ref name=Quote1>{{cite|The Master Sword is a sacred blade which evil ones may never touch.... Only one worthy of the title of "Hero of Time" can pull it from the Pedestal of Time.... However, you were too young to be the Hero of Time.... Therefore, your spirit was sealed here for seven years. And now that you are old enough, the time has come for you to awaken as the Hero of Time!|[[Rauru]]|Ocarina of Time}}</ref><br>Sworn Brother of the [[Goron]]s {{ | |title = Hero of Hyrule {{Exp|The Legend of Zelda}}<br>Hero of Time<ref name=Quote1>{{cite|The Master Sword is a sacred blade which evil ones may never touch.... Only one worthy of the title of "Hero of Time" can pull it from the Pedestal of Time.... However, you were too young to be the Hero of Time.... Therefore, your spirit was sealed here for seven years. And now that you are old enough, the time has come for you to awaken as the Hero of Time!|[[Rauru]]|Ocarina of Time}}</ref><br>Sworn Brother of the [[Goron]]s<ref>{{cite|Kid, I like you! How's about you and I become Sworn Brothers?! No, there's no big ceremony involved! Just take this as a token of our friendship!|[[Darunia]]|OoT}}</ref><br>Hero of the Essences of Time and Nature {{Exp|Oracle of Ages/Oracle of Seasons}}<br>Hero of Winds {{Exp|The Wind Waker}}<br>[[Hero of Men]] {{Exp|The Minish Cap}}<br>Hero Chosen by the Gods {{Exp|Twilight Princess}}<br>Royal Engineer<ref name=royalengineer>{{cite|I hereby recognize our newest royal engineer... [Link]! Work hard, for we all rely on you, [Link].|[[Princess Zelda]]|ST}}</ref><br>The Chosen Hero {{Exp|Fi in Skyward Sword}}<br>Chosen Knight of the Goddess {{Exp|Demise in Skyward Sword}}<br>LD-Link-16<ref>{{cite|That's not much of a name, is it? How about I add a model number to your name like [[Ancient Robot|my friends]] have got? '''LD-Link-16'''... ?|[[Lanayru (Dragon)|Lanayru]]|SS}}</ref> | ||
|race = [[Hylian]] | |race = [[Hylian]] | ||
|gender = Male | |gender = Male | ||
|first game = {{LoZ}} (1987) | |first game = {{LoZ}} (1987) | ||
|latest game = {{SS}} (2011) | |latest game = {{SS}} (2011) | ||
|family = <small>''Ocarina of Time:''</small><br>[[Link's Father|Father]]<br>[[Link's Mother|Mother]]<ref>{{cite|Some time ago, before the King of Hyrule unified this country, there was a fierce war in our world. One day, to escape from the fires of the war, a Hylian mother and her baby boy entered this forbidden forest.|[[Great Deku Tree#Deku Tree Sprout|Deku Tree Sprout]]| | |family = <small>''Ocarina of Time:''</small><br>[[Link's Father|Father]]<br>[[Link's Mother|Mother]]<ref name=linksmom>{{cite|Some time ago, before the King of Hyrule unified this country, there was a fierce war in our world. One day, to escape from the fires of the war, a Hylian mother and her baby boy entered this forbidden forest. The mother was gravely injured... Her only choice was to entrust the child to the Deku Tree, the guardian spirit of the forest. The Deku Tree could sense that this was a child of destiny, whose fate would affect the entire world, so he took him into the forest. After the mother passed away, the baby was raised as a Kokiri. And now, finally, the day of destiny has come!|[[Great Deku Tree#Deku Tree Sprout|Deku Tree Sprout]]|Ocarina of Time}}</ref><br><small>''A Link to the Past:''</small><br>[[Link's Uncle|Uncle]]<br><small>''The Wind Waker:''</small><br>[[Grandmother]]<br>[[Aryll]] <small>(sister)</small><br><small>''The Minish Cap:''</small><br>[[Smith]] <small>(grandfather)</small><br><small>''Oracle of Ages (manga):''</small><br>[[Lord Raven]] <small>(ancestor)</small><br><small>''Twilight Princess:''</small><br>[[Hero's Spirit]] <small>(ancestor)</small><ref name=herosspirit/><br> | ||
|voice actor(s) = [[Fujiko Takimoto]] | |voice actor(s) = [[Fujiko Takimoto]] | ||
:({{OoT}})<br>({{MM}})<br>({{FS}})<br>({{TMC}})<br>({{SSBM}}) as Young Link <br> | :({{OoT}})<br>({{MM}})<br>({{FS}})<br>({{TMC}})<br>({{SSBM}}) as Young Link <br> | ||
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:({{TWW}})<br>({{FSA}})<br>({{PH}})<br>({{SSBB}}) as Toon Link <br> | :({{TWW}})<br>({{FSA}})<br>({{PH}})<br>({{SSBB}}) as Toon Link <br> | ||
[[Akira Sasanuma]] | [[Akira Sasanuma]] | ||
:({{TP}})<br>({{SSBB}} | :({{TP}})<br>({{SSBB}}) as Link | ||
[[Wikipedia:Yūki Kodaira|Yūki Kodaira]] | [[Wikipedia:Yūki Kodaira|Yūki Kodaira]] | ||
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==Unified Timeline== | ==Unified Timeline== | ||
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[[File:Link SS 4.png|right|180px|Link in Skyward Sword]] | [[File:Link SS 4.png|right|180px|Link in Skyward Sword]] | ||
The Link in ''Skyward Sword'' is the tenth Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and currently the earliest incarnation of Link chronologically. | The Link in ''Skyward Sword'' is the tenth Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and currently the earliest incarnation of Link chronologically. | ||
In '' | In ''Skyward Sword'', Link has lived his entire life in an island above the clouds known as [[Skyloft]]. He is childhood friends with [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]] and they attend the [[Knight Academy]] together, where he is often bullied by [[Groose]].<ref>{{cite|You've been friends since you were kids? Big deal. It doesn't change the fact that you float through life with your head in the clouds.|Groose|SS}}</ref><ref>{{cite|He's a student at the academy, like all of us.|Zelda|SS}}</ref> After playing the role of the [[Hylia|goddess's]] [[Hylia's Chosen Hero|hero]] at the [[Wing Ceremony]], Link and Zelda go for a flight together, when suddenly a twister pulls Zelda and her [[Loftwing]] below the clouds. After withdrawing the [[Goddess Sword]] from its pedestal and meeting [[Fi]], Link sets out to [[The Surface]] to search for Zelda. | ||
Eventually, Link catches up with Zelda and Impa at the [[Temple of Time]], but their reunion is cut short when Ghirahim attacks the duo. In the frenetic action going on, Zelda gives Link the [[Goddess's Harp]] before Impa and her escape through the [[Gate of Time]], with Impa destroying the gate so as to escape Ghirahim's grasp. After passing the three [[Silent Realm|trials]] of the goddess,<ref>{{cite|This is the nature of places known as Silent Realms. They are domains of the spirit, accessible only to the goddess's chosen hero. This particular trial, Farore's Silent Realm, tests the limits of your courage.|Fi|SS}}</ref> gaining spiritual growth,<ref>{{Cite|That is your Spirit Vessel. When this vessel is full, it will signify you have successfully completed the trial, allowing your spirit to grow.|Fi|SS}}</ref> and transforming the Goddess Sword into the [[Master Sword]],<ref>{{cite|Ah, your sword! There can be no doubt. The sacred flames have purified this blade. Well done, [Link]. That sword holds tremendous power.|Impa|SS}}</ref> Link manages to activate a second Gate of Time and meets with Zelda, who explains that Link is the goddess's chosen hero<ref>{{cite|You are the chosen hero, and I, Zelda... I am the goddess reborn as a mortal.|Zelda|SS}}</ref> before telling him that she, as Hylia's mortal reincarnation, must remain in a deep sleep to keep Demise imprisoned within his seal.<ref>{{cite|We must stop him from freeing himself from the seal that imprisons him. At any cost... That is why I intend to remain here in this time and place... To sustain the seal as best as I can. As long as I continue this vigil, we may be able to prevent the demon king from fully reviving himself in our own time.|Zelda|SS}}</ref> She then informs Link that he must find and use the Triforce to destroy Demise so that she will be able to wake up in their own time.<ref>{{cite|When Demise is finally gone, there will be no more need for the seal that binds him, and then I'll be able to wake up.|Zelda|SS}}</ref> | Eventually, Link catches up with Zelda and Impa at the [[Temple of Time]], but their reunion is cut short when Ghirahim attacks the duo. In the frenetic action going on, Zelda gives Link the [[Goddess's Harp]] before Impa and her escape through the [[Gate of Time]], with Impa destroying the gate so as to escape Ghirahim's grasp. After passing the three [[Silent Realm|trials]] of the goddess,<ref>{{cite|This is the nature of places known as Silent Realms. They are domains of the spirit, accessible only to the goddess's chosen hero. This particular trial, Farore's Silent Realm, tests the limits of your courage.|Fi|SS}}</ref> gaining spiritual growth,<ref>{{Cite|That is your Spirit Vessel. When this vessel is full, it will signify you have successfully completed the trial, allowing your spirit to grow.|Fi|SS}}</ref> and transforming the Goddess Sword into the [[Master Sword]],<ref>{{cite|Ah, your sword! There can be no doubt. The sacred flames have purified this blade. Well done, [Link]. That sword holds tremendous power.|Impa|SS}}</ref> Link manages to activate a second Gate of Time and meets with Zelda, who explains that Link is the goddess's chosen hero<ref>{{cite|You are the chosen hero, and I, Zelda... I am the goddess reborn as a mortal.|Zelda|SS}}</ref> before telling him that she, as Hylia's mortal reincarnation, must remain in a deep sleep to keep Demise imprisoned within his seal.<ref>{{cite|We must stop him from freeing himself from the seal that imprisons him. At any cost... That is why I intend to remain here in this time and place... To sustain the seal as best as I can. As long as I continue this vigil, we may be able to prevent the demon king from fully reviving himself in our own time.|Zelda|SS}}</ref> She then informs Link that he must find and use the Triforce to destroy Demise so that she will be able to wake up in their own time.<ref>{{cite|When Demise is finally gone, there will be no more need for the seal that binds him, and then I'll be able to wake up.|Zelda|SS}}</ref> | ||
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[[File:TMC Link 04.png|120px|left|Artwork of Link in The Minish Cap]] | [[File:TMC Link 04.png|120px|left|Artwork of Link in The Minish Cap]] | ||
The Link in ''The Minish Cap'' is the seventh Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the second Link chronologically. | The Link in ''The Minish Cap'' is the seventh Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the second Link chronologically. | ||
In '' | In ''The Minish Cap'', Link is the grandson of [[Smith]], the blacksmith for [[Hyrule Town]]. He lives just outside the town with his grandfather, and goes to the [[Picori Festival]] with his childhood friend, Princess Zelda. During the award ceremony for the festival's sword tournament, the winner, [[Vaati]], shatters the legendary Picori Blade and releases the monsters that had been sealed in the [[Bound Chest]]. [[Princess Zelda]] uses her power to send the monsters away, and despite Link's attempt to defend her, Vaati turns the princess to stone to prevent her from interfering with his plans. Afterward, the King of Hyrule sends Link to Minish Woods to find the Minish, in the hopes that they can reforge the broken Picori Blade so that it can be used against Vaati. As he travels though the woods, Link meets [[Ezlo]], his companion throughout the game. Ezlo sits on Link's head throughout his adventure to defeat Vaati and restore Zelda. Aside from his frequent advice and sarcastic comments about Link's quest, Ezlo grants the hero the power to shrink down to Minish size. | ||
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[[File:Linkfs.png|120px|right]] | [[File:Linkfs.png|120px|right]] | ||
The Link in ''Four Swords'' is the fourth Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the third Link chronologically. | The Link in ''Four Swords'' is the fourth Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the third Link chronologically. | ||
In '' | In ''Four Swords'', when Link takes the Four Sword, he is divided into four different Links (Green, Blue, Red and Purple), each with their own style and personality. Working together, the [[Links]] must find 3 keys that lead to Princess Zelda, who was captured by [[Vaati]] the wind mage. Link travels with Princess Zelda to check on the Four Sword, an ancient blade said to seal Vaati, a powerful wind mage. As the two enter the Four Sword Sanctuary, Vaati breaks his seal, absconding with Zelda in order to make her his bride. As Link comes to, he is instructed by three Fairies to draw the Four Sword, which splits the hero into four copies of himself: one green, one red, one blue, and one purple. Together, the four Links journey across Hyrule to meet three Great Fairies, each of whom gives the Links a key necessary to enter Vaati's Palace. Inside, the four Links defeat Vaati after a fierce battle, sealing him inside the Four Sword once more. With Hyrule saved, the four heroes return the Four Sword to its pedestal, thus merging back into one being. | ||
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The Link in ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Majora's Mask'' is the third Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the fourth Link chronologically. | The Link in ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Majora's Mask'' is the third Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the fourth Link chronologically. | ||
In '' | In ''Ocarina of Time'', a young Link has been raised as one of the [[Kokiri]], the children of the forest. Unlike the other Kokiri, Link does not have a [[fairy]] companion and is thus shunned by their self-proclaimed leader, [[Mido]]. Link's life changes one day when the [[Great Deku Tree]], the forest's guardian, sends [[Navi]] the fairy to Link with instructions to bring him immediately. A curse has been cast on the Deku Tree, and he asks Link to break it. While Link is successful in defeating the monsters inside the Tree, the Great Deku Tree was doomed to die before Link started.<ref>{{cite|Though your valiant efforts to break the curse were successful, I was doomed before you started... Yes, I will pass away soon... But do not grieve for me... I have been able to tell you of these important matters... This is Hyrule's final hope...|Great Deku Tree|Ocarina of Time}}</ref> Before passing away, the Deku Tree tells Link of the [[Triforce]] and directs Link to [[Hyrule Castle]] where he encounters [[Princess Zelda]]. | ||
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Zelda sends Link on a mission to collect three [[Spiritual Stones]] and save Hyrule. Once Link obtains the Stones, he travels to the [[Temple of Time]] and opens the Door of Time with the Stones and the [[Ocarina of Time (Item)|Ocarina of Time]]. He then draws the [[Master Sword]] from the Pedestal of Time. This action imprisons Link in the Temple of Light in the Sacred Realm for seven years so his body can mature, while [[Ganon|Ganondorf]] takes control of Hyrule and seizes the [[Triforce#Triforce of Power|Triforce of Power]]. Seven years after drawing the sword from the pedestal, Link is awakened as the '''Hero of Time''' by Rauru, Sage of Light.<ref name=Quote1 /> Link finds that much time has passed, and he has grown up. He sets off on a quest to cleanse the land of [[Ganon|Ganondorf's]] evil by awakening the Sages, who can seal Ganondorf in what used to be the Sacred Realm. He is then given the title of '''{{Exp|時の勇者 (''Toki no Yuusha'')|Hero of Time}}'''.<ref name= | Zelda sends Link on a mission to collect three [[Spiritual Stones]] and save Hyrule. Once Link obtains the Stones, he travels to the [[Temple of Time]] and opens the Door of Time with the Stones and the [[Ocarina of Time (Item)|Ocarina of Time]]. He then draws the [[Master Sword]] from the Pedestal of Time. This action imprisons Link in the Temple of Light in the Sacred Realm for seven years so his body can mature, while [[Ganon|Ganondorf]] takes control of Hyrule and seizes the [[Triforce#Triforce of Power|Triforce of Power]]. Seven years after drawing the sword from the pedestal, Link is awakened as the '''Hero of Time''' by Rauru, Sage of Light.<ref name=Quote1/> Link finds that much time has passed, and he has grown up. He sets off on a quest to cleanse the land of [[Ganon|Ganondorf's]] evil by awakening the Sages, who can seal Ganondorf in what used to be the Sacred Realm. He is then given the title of '''{{Exp|時の勇者 (''Toki no Yuusha'')|Hero of Time}}'''.<ref name=Quote1/> Returning to the Kokiri Forest, he finds that none of his friends have grown up, and most now no longer recognize him.<ref>{{cite|Hey, have you seen your old friends? None of them recognized you with your grown-up body, did they? That's because the Kokiri never grow up! Even after seven years, they're still kids!|Deku Tree Sprout|Ocarina of Time}}</ref> | ||
After Link defeats the evil in the [[Forest Temple (Ocarina of Time)|Forest Temple]], the Deku Tree's successor, the Deku Sprout, reveals the hidden story of Link's past to him. The Kokiri never grow up. The reason Link has grown, while his Kokiri friends have not, is that he is actually a [[Hylian]], orphaned in the wars that raged before Hyrule was united. When Link was a baby, his mother fled with him to [[Kokiri Forest]], and, mortally wounded, left him under the Deku Tree's protection. He was brought up as one of the Kokiri and knew no differently.<ref | After Link defeats the evil in the [[Forest Temple (Ocarina of Time)|Forest Temple]], the Deku Tree's successor, the Deku Sprout, reveals the hidden story of Link's past to him. The Kokiri never grow up. The reason Link has grown, while his Kokiri friends have not, is that he is actually a [[Hylian]], orphaned in the wars that raged before Hyrule was united. When Link was a baby, his mother fled with him to [[Kokiri Forest]], and, mortally wounded, left him under the Deku Tree's protection. He was brought up as one of the Kokiri and knew no differently.<ref name=linksmom/> Through the rest of the game, Link travels back and forth between the two time periods using the Master Sword and the Ocarina of Time in order to awaken the Seven [[Sage]]s and return peace of Hyrule. At the end of the game, Link climbs [[Ganon's Tower]] and engages Ganondorf in battle. After he has been defeated and sent to the Dark Realm, Link is returned to his youth by Princess Zelda, and Navi soon departs from him. He is last seen when he encounters Princess Zelda again in the Castle Courtyard to warn her about Ganondorf and the future events that would unfold.<ref name=warning>{{cite web|quote=Link told Princess Zelda what will happen in the future. She listened and so to prevent Ganondorf from entering the Sacred Realm, entrusted Link with the Ocarina of Time and instructed him to leave with it.|url=http://www.glitterberri.com/hyrule-historia/page-110/|title=Pg. 110 The Twilight Realm and the Hero’s Descendants; retrieved July 29, 2012|site=GlitterBerri's Game Translations}}</ref> | ||
==Decline Timeline== | ==Decline Timeline== | ||
The Decline Timeline is the alternate timeline in which Link, the Hero of Time, despite his best efforts, was defeated by Ganondorf in the final battle. This turn of events created the timeline containing ''A Link to the Past'', the ''Oracle'' series, ''Link's Awakening'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', and ''The Adventure of Link''. | The Decline Timeline is the alternate timeline in which Link, the Hero of Time, despite his best efforts, was defeated by Ganondorf in the final battle. This turn of events created the timeline containing ''A Link to the Past'', the ''Oracle'' series, ''Link's Awakening'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', and ''The Adventure of Link''. | ||
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[[File:Linkalttpr.png|190px|left|Artwork of Link in A Link to the Past]] | [[File:Linkalttpr.png|190px|left|Artwork of Link in A Link to the Past]] | ||
The Link in ''A Link to the Past'', ''Link's Awakening'', ''Oracle of Seasons'' and ''Oracle of Ages'' is the second Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the first Link chronologically in the Decline Timeline. | The Link in ''A Link to the Past'', ''Link's Awakening'', ''Oracle of Seasons'' and ''Oracle of Ages'' is the second Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the first Link chronologically in the Decline Timeline. | ||
In '' | In ''A Link to the Past'', Ganon and his army of evil were banished into the [[Sacred Realm]], the realm of the Triforce, by the Hylians at the price of countless lives. The portal to this world was magically blocked by seven [[sage]]s, and the lands behind that seal, which Hylians hoped would never be broken again, became known as the [[Dark World]] as they were corrupted by Ganon's malice. One day, when the [[Imprisoning War]] was all but forgotten, the land was plagued by sudden disaster, until the wizard [[Agahnim]] appeared at the court of the [[King of Hyrule]] and quelled the upheaval. Named chief adviser to the throne, he soon seized power from the king and kidnapped six [[Maiden]]s, descendants of the sages who had sealed the entrance of the Dark World. The maidens were taken to the castle tower and never seen again. Agahnim then began a dark ritual to break the seal on the Dark World and unleash Ganon's fury upon Hyrule. At this time, Link lives with his uncle in a house near Hyrule Castle. One night, Link receives a telepathic message from Princess Zelda, herself descended from the seventh sage, before being taken away. Link awakens to find his uncle preparing to come to Zelda's aid, and is told to remain in his bed. After his uncle's departure, however, Link ignores his command and follows after him to Hyrule Castle. But Link's [[Link's Uncle|uncle]] was quickly dispatched and left Link his sword and with his last breath imparted the [[Spin Attack]]. The young hero rescues Zelda from the castle dungeons then begins a journey to collect three magical [[Pendants of Virtue]], and claim the [[Master Sword]] as his own before finally facing Agahnim, and later, his alter ego Ganon. | ||
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[[File:OoS Link.png|100px|right|Artwork of Link in Oracle of Seasons]] | [[File:OoS Link.png|100px|right|Artwork of Link in Oracle of Seasons]] | ||
In the '' | In the ''Oracle of Seasons'' soon after ''A Link to the Past'', Link is summoned by the Triforce to save the land of [[Holodrum]]. Upon his arrival, he is cared for by a young girl named [[Din (Oracle)|Din]] who takes him to meet the troupe of performers that she's a part of; however, soon after, [[General Onox]] appears and captures Din, revealing that she is actually the Oracle of Seasons who was just disguising herself as a dancer. The seasons soon begin to go out of control now that Din has been kidnapped, and it is up to Link to return Holodrum back to normal. With the help of the [[Rod of Seasons]], Link acquires the eight [[Essences of Nature]] scattered all over the land in order to restore the [[Maku Tree]]'s power and enter [[Onox's Castle]]. After the young hero defeats the evil menace and rescues the Oracle of Seasons, peace returns to Holodrum and the order of nature is back to its normal state. | ||
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[[File:OoA Link.png|120px|left|Artwork of Link in Oracle of Ages]] | [[File:OoA Link.png|120px|left|Artwork of Link in Oracle of Ages]] | ||
In '' | In ''Oracle of Ages'', soon after ''Oracle of Seasons'', Link is again summoned by the Triforce to save the land of [[Labrynna]]. Upon landing, he hears a cry for help, and he soon finds that [[Impa]], Zelda's caretaker, is being surrounded by monsters. Link easily scares them off, and Impa asks that he help her search for a woman named [[Nayru (Oracle)|Nayru]]. After finding Nayru, it is revealed that [[Veran]], the Sorceress of Shadows, possessed Impa in order to manipulate Link into leading her to Nayru, who turns out to be the Oracle of Ages. Veran quickly takes over Nayru's body, which she uses to alter events in the past to ruin the future. It is Link who, with the help of the [[Harp of Ages]], travels through time in order to rescue the Oracle and restore the ages back to normal. After Link frees Nayru from Veran's possession, the Oracle of Ages teaches the young hero a [[Tune of Ages|song]] crucial to his quest in collecting the eight [[Essences of Time]] scattered over the land of Labrynna. Unfortunately, soon after, the Sorceress of Shadows possesses [[Ambi]], the queen of Labrynna in the past, and takes refuge in the [[Black Tower]]. Link, with all the Essences in hand, heads over to the sinister tower to defeat Veran once and for all. After this adventure, Link sets sail to an unknown destination aboard a ship. | ||
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[[File:Link LA.png|120px|right|Artwork of Link in Link's Awakening]] | [[File:Link LA.png|120px|right|Artwork of Link in Link's Awakening]] | ||
In '' | In ''Link's Awakening'', taking place after ''Oracle of Ages'', Link is seen aboard his ship; however, he is soon caught in a deadly thunderstorm which results in the destruction of his ship. His unconscious body is later found by [[Marin]] on a faraway island's shores. When he awakes, he discovers that he had miraculously been washed ashore on [[Koholint Island]] and makes preparations to leave the island by first finding his missing sword. A mysterious [[Owl (Link's Awakening)|owl]] then approaches Link and explains to him about a sleeping being on the island, [[Wind Fish|The Wind Fish]], and that Link can only leave the island once The Wind Fish has been awoken from its eternal slumber. To awaken The Wind Fish, Link was forced to embark on a long journey and go through many dungeons to retrieve the [[Eight Instruments of the Sirens]]. | ||
Link is eventually instructed by the owl to go to the [[Southern Face Shrine]] where he discoveries a startling truth about the island. Koholint Island is but a dream of The Wind Fish, whose dreams had been invaded by [[Nightmare]]s and who is unable to awaken. If The Wind Fish awakes, the whole island shall disappear. Link had apparently been pulled into The Wind Fish's dream world and was now a part of it, and only he can awaken the dreamer. He eventually acquires all eight of the instruments and defeats all of the Nightmares, thus freeing The Wind Fish from their terror. Link is then named the hero of The Wind Fish's dream world by the owl before it disappears, and Link finally awakens The Wind Fish. As the island fades away, Link is forced out by a stream of water and awakens to find himself on a wooden board, back in the ocean. When he looks up, he sees The Wind Fish flying in the sky and smiles. It is unknown what happens to Link afterward, as he no longer has a ship. | Link is eventually instructed by the owl to go to the [[Southern Face Shrine]] where he discoveries a startling truth about the island. Koholint Island is but a dream of The Wind Fish, whose dreams had been invaded by [[Nightmare]]s and who is unable to awaken. If The Wind Fish awakes, the whole island shall disappear. Link had apparently been pulled into The Wind Fish's dream world and was now a part of it, and only he can awaken the dreamer. He eventually acquires all eight of the instruments and defeats all of the Nightmares, thus freeing The Wind Fish from their terror. Link is then named the hero of The Wind Fish's dream world by the owl before it disappears, and Link finally awakens The Wind Fish. As the island fades away, Link is forced out by a stream of water and awakens to find himself on a wooden board, back in the ocean. When he looks up, he sees The Wind Fish flying in the sky and smiles. It is unknown what happens to Link afterward, as he no longer has a ship. | ||
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[[File:Link LOZ with items.png|left|100px]] | [[File:Link LOZ with items.png|left|100px]] | ||
The Link in ''The Legend of Zelda'' and ''The Adventure of Link'' is the first Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the second Link chronologically in the Decline Timeline. | The Link in ''The Legend of Zelda'' and ''The Adventure of Link'' is the first Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the second Link chronologically in the Decline Timeline. | ||
In '' | In the original ''The Legend of Zelda'', Link is a young [[:Category:Swordsmen|swordsman]] who is asked after rescuing [[Impa]], the royal nursemaid, to save [[Hyrule]] and [[Princess Zelda]] from the evil Prince of Darkness, [[Ganon]], who is seeking out the shards of the [[Triforce#Triforce of Wisdom|Triforce of Wisdom]]. Link collects the pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom and enters Ganon's lair in [[Death Mountain]]. He defeats Ganon with a [[Silver Arrow]], secures the [[Triforce#Triforce of Power|Triforce of Power]], and saves the princess from Ganon's clutches. | ||
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[[File:AoL Link.png|right|120px]] | [[File:AoL Link.png|right|120px]] | ||
In the sequel '' | In the sequel ''Adventure of Link'', set not long after ''The Legend of Zelda'', Link is now fifteen years old, approaching his sixteenth birthday. Although Ganon has been killed, his army of monsters remains active throughout Hyrule. They plan to revive Ganon by spilling the blood of his murderer, Link, onto his ashes. Impa finds a Triforce mark on Link's hand as he approaches his sixteenth birthday, and explains that he is the hero chosen to awaken an ancient Princess Zelda from a potent sleeping curse by seeking out the Triforce of Courage. This time, Link places a crystal in each of Hyrule's six palaces, ultimately destroys Dark Link and receives the Triforce of Courage in the [[Great Palace]], and awakens Princess Zelda. | ||
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The Child Timeline is the timeline that follows Link after being sent back to his original time after defeating Ganon in the Adult Timeline. He warns Princess Zelda about Ganon's actions in the Adult Timeline, which creates the timeline containing ''Majora's Mask'', ''Twilight Princess'', and ''Four Swords Adventures''. | The Child Timeline is the timeline that follows Link after being sent back to his original time after defeating Ganon in the Adult Timeline. He warns Princess Zelda about Ganon's actions in the Adult Timeline, which creates the timeline containing ''Majora's Mask'', ''Twilight Princess'', and ''Four Swords Adventures''. | ||
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[[File:Link-MM.png|left|120px|Link in Majora's Mask]] | [[File:Link-MM.png|left|120px|Link in Majora's Mask]] | ||
[[File:Hero's Shade.png|130px|right|The Hero's Spirit, the spirit of the Hero of Time in Twilight Princess]] | [[File:Hero's Shade.png|130px|right|The Hero's Spirit, the spirit of the Hero of Time in Twilight Princess]] | ||
'' | ''Majora's Mask'' occurs after [[Ganon|Ganondorf]]'s defeat in ''Ocarina of Time'' and Link has been sent back to his childhood in the Child Timeline branch. After having been sent back to his childhood by the adult Princess Zelda of ''Ocarina of Time'', the Hero of Time began a new history in which Ganondorf never destroyed Hyrule Castle and failed to take over the kingdom for 7 years. He leaves Hyrule to search for his lost friend [[Navi]]. While riding deep in the [[Lost Woods]], he is ambushed by a [[Skull Kid]] who is possessed by an evil artifact, [[Majora's Mask (Object)|Majora's Mask]], and his horse, [[Epona]], is stolen along with the magical Ocarina of Time. Chasing the Skull Kid, Link falls into a crevasse and arrives in a world called [[Termina]]. He must save this land from the evil of Majora's Mask, which has drawn the moon into a decaying orbit, causing it to crash into Termina's capital city in just three days. Link uses the [[Ocarina of Time (Item)|Ocarina of Time]] (reclaimed early on) and the [[Song of Time]], which sends him back in time and saves the game when he plays it, to relive these three days again and again in order to prevent the disaster. Along the way, Link finds many magical masks of his own, a handful of which allow him to transform. Those masks can turn him into a rock-like [[Goron Link|Goron]]; a petite, plant-like [[Deku Link|Deku Scrub]]; a graceful aquatic [[Zora Link|Zora]]; or the [[Fierce Deity]] allowing Link to assume a powerful form, [[Fierce Deity|Fierce Deity Link]]. | ||
Eventually, Link succeeds in freeing the Four Giants, enigmatic deities who can halt the Moon's descent, and confronts the Skull Kid. At this point, Majora, the evil entity residing inside Majora's Mask, abandons its now useless host and retreats into the Moon. Link chases after it into the strange core of the Moon, and after a long and heated battle against the three incarnations of Majora, the entity is finally defeated and the menacing Moon disappears. Upon returning the now lifeless mask to the Happy Mask Salesman, Link leaves his new friends and continues his journey, while the people of Termina once more celebrate the dawn of a new day. During his lifetime after ''Majora's Mask'', he wanted to pass on the "lessons of his life to those who came after him" but he was unable to do that and was filled with regrets after his death. In order to ease his regrets and finally pass on his knowledge, he teaches the seven Hidden Skills to his descendant, the Link of ''Twilight Princess''.<ref name=herosspirit>{{cite book|quote={{japanese|Link, the descendant of the Hero of Time - Link is taught secrets by the ghost of the Hero of Time, who is his ancestor. After he was returned to the time of his childhood, he felt regret at leaving behind his role as the Hero."|時の勇者の子孫リンク - リンクは、先祖である時の勇者の亡霊から奥 義を教わる。彼は子ども時代に戻って以降、勇者として名残せかったことを無念に感じていた|Rinku wa, senzo de aru Toki no Yūsha no Bourei kara ougi o osowaru. Kare wa kodomo-jidai ni modotte ikou, Yūsha toshite nagorisekatta-koto o munen ni kanjite ita.}}|book=[[Hyrule Historia]]|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Shogakukan|Shogakukan]]|page=118}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Although I accepted life as the hero, I could not convey the lessons of that life to those that came after. At last, I have eased my regrets.|Hero's Spirit|Twilight Princess}}</ref> | Eventually, Link succeeds in freeing the Four Giants, enigmatic deities who can halt the Moon's descent, and confronts the Skull Kid. At this point, Majora, the evil entity residing inside Majora's Mask, abandons its now useless host and retreats into the Moon. Link chases after it into the strange core of the Moon, and after a long and heated battle against the three incarnations of Majora, the entity is finally defeated and the menacing Moon disappears. Upon returning the now lifeless mask to the Happy Mask Salesman, Link leaves his new friends and continues his journey, while the people of Termina once more celebrate the dawn of a new day. During his lifetime after ''Majora's Mask'', he wanted to pass on the "lessons of his life to those who came after him" but he was unable to do that and was filled with regrets after his death. In order to ease his regrets and finally pass on his knowledge, he teaches the seven Hidden Skills to his descendant, the Link of ''Twilight Princess''.<ref name=herosspirit>{{cite book|quote={{japanese|Link, the descendant of the Hero of Time - Link is taught secrets by the ghost of the Hero of Time, who is his ancestor. After he was returned to the time of his childhood, he felt regret at leaving behind his role as the Hero."|時の勇者の子孫リンク - リンクは、先祖である時の勇者の亡霊から奥 義を教わる。彼は子ども時代に戻って以降、勇者として名残せかったことを無念に感じていた|Rinku wa, senzo de aru Toki no Yūsha no Bourei kara ougi o osowaru. Kare wa kodomo-jidai ni modotte ikou, Yūsha toshite nagorisekatta-koto o munen ni kanjite ita.}}|book=[[Hyrule Historia]]|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Shogakukan|Shogakukan]]|page=118}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Although I accepted life as the hero, I could not convey the lessons of that life to those that came after. At last, I have eased my regrets.|Hero's Spirit|Twilight Princess}}</ref> | ||
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=== | ==={{TP}}=== | ||
[[File:TP Link.png|190px|left|Link in Twilight Princess]] | [[File:TP Link.png|190px|left|Link in Twilight Princess]] | ||
The Link in ''Twilight Princess'' is the eighth Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the second Link chronologically in the Child Timeline branch. | The Link in ''Twilight Princess'' is the eighth Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the second Link chronologically in the Child Timeline branch. | ||
In '' | In ''Twilight Princess'', Link is a teenager who has been raised as a wrangler outside of [[Hyrule]] territory in [[Ordon Village]]. His friend, [[Rusl]], requests that Link go in his place to deliver a sword he has made for the Hyrule Royal Family. Before Link can go on this journey, his village is attacked by [[King Bulblin]]. Link is knocked unconscious and all the children are kidnapped. When Link awakens, he wanders into a darkness and gets pulled into the [[Twilight Realm]]. Once in the Twilight Realm, rather than becoming a [[spirit]] like everyone else, he transforms into a wolf. He is captured until a creature of the Twilight, [[Midna]], comes to his aid. She helps him escape and get back to the world of light, however Midna is only using Link to change the Twilight Realm (her home) back to normal, as she has no care for what happens to Link and the light world. Link must journey to save the children of Ordon Village and eventually save the entire land of Hyrule from the mysterious Twilight. Link, in searching for the Ordon children, saves the [[Spirits of Light]], and becomes the Hero Chosen by the Gods. He then sets off with Midna to find the [[Fused Shadow]]s and stop the main antagonist, [[Zant]]. After finding out that Zant was just a mere puppet of Ganondorf, the duo set off to defeat him and bring back peace to Hyrule. In the ending credits scene, Link - equipped with just his shield - rides away from Ordon Village, while his childhood friend, [[Ilia]] watches his departure. | ||
This Link sometimes is given the fan nickname "Hero of Light," because his deeds involve restoring light to the land as well as the "Hero of Twilight" as he is spoken of in Twili prophecy as noted by Midna. Despite this nickname, this incarnation of Link is given the title "Hero Chosen by the Gods". | This Link sometimes is given the fan nickname "Hero of Light," because his deeds involve restoring light to the land as well as the "Hero of Twilight" as he is spoken of in Twili prophecy as noted by Midna. Despite this nickname, this incarnation of Link is given the title "Hero Chosen by the Gods". | ||
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[[File:FSA Link.png|120px|right|Artwork of Link in Four Swords Adventures]] | [[File:FSA Link.png|120px|right|Artwork of Link in Four Swords Adventures]] | ||
The Link in ''Four Swords Adventures'' is the sixth Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the third Link chronologically in the Child Timeline branch. | The Link in ''Four Swords Adventures'' is the sixth Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the third Link chronologically in the Child Timeline branch. | ||
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The Adult Timeline is the timeline that follows Link being sent to the Child Timeline after the Hero of Time defeats Ganon in the final battle. Ganondorf is sealed within the [[Sacred Realm]] by the Seven Sages but, with Link sent back in time, the world is left without a Hero. This turn of events created the timeline containing ''The Wind Waker'', ''Phantom Hourglass'', and ''Spirit Tracks''. | The Adult Timeline is the timeline that follows Link being sent to the Child Timeline after the Hero of Time defeats Ganon in the final battle. Ganondorf is sealed within the [[Sacred Realm]] by the Seven Sages but, with Link sent back in time, the world is left without a Hero. This turn of events created the timeline containing ''The Wind Waker'', ''Phantom Hourglass'', and ''Spirit Tracks''. | ||
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[[File:WW Link 3.png|100px|left|Artwork of Link in The Wind Waker]] | [[File:WW Link 3.png|100px|left|Artwork of Link in The Wind Waker]] | ||
The Link in ''The Wind Waker'' and ''Phantom Hourglass'' is the fifth Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the first Link chronologically in the Adult Timeline branch. Link appeared similar to the ''Four Swords'' and ''The Minish Cap'' incarnation with blonde hair, dark eyes and an infantile face. | The Link in ''The Wind Waker'' and ''Phantom Hourglass'' is the fifth Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the first Link chronologically in the Adult Timeline branch. Link appeared similar to the ''Four Swords'' and ''The Minish Cap'' incarnation with blonde hair, dark eyes and an infantile face. | ||
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[[File:PH Link Ciela.png|100px|right|Link in Phantom Hourglass]] | [[File:PH Link Ciela.png|100px|right|Link in Phantom Hourglass]] | ||
The events of '' | The events of ''Phantom Hourglass'' takes place months after the end of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]''. Link is a child sailing with [[Tetra]] and her crew in search of the [[Ghost Ship (Phantom Hourglass)|Ghost Ship]]. When they find it, Tetra jumps aboard but is kidnapped, so Link goes after her but instead falls into the sea. Link is awakened on [[Mercay Island]] by a [[Ciela|fairy]], and they set out on a journey to find Tetra. Link and Ciela traverse the [[Great Sea]], rescuing the Spirits of the Ocean King and Tetra, and forging the [[Phantom Sword]] which can slay [[Bellum]], the devil behind all this misfortune. At the end of the game, Oshus returns Link, Tetra, and [[Linebeck]] to their world, thanking them for their help. | ||
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[[File:LoZ ST Link.png|180px|left|Artwork of Link in Spirit Tracks]] | [[File:LoZ ST Link.png|180px|left|Artwork of Link in Spirit Tracks]] | ||
The Link in ''Spirit Tracks'' is the ninth Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the second Link chronologically in the Adult Timeline branch. | The Link in ''Spirit Tracks'' is the ninth Link appearing in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the second Link chronologically in the Adult Timeline branch. | ||
In | In ''Spirit Tracks'', taking place many years after the Hero of Winds found the [[Hyrule|new Hyrule]], Link is a child who lives with [[Niko]] in [[Aboda Village]]. He is an apprentice of a master engineer, named [[Alfonzo]], who has helped him in order to become a [[Royal Engineer]]. When Zelda presents Link with a [[Engineer Certificate|certificate]] for this achievement,<ref name=royalengineer/> she also gives him a letter, telling him to meet with her, to discuss her suspicions over the mysterious [[Chancellor Cole]] as well as the disappearing [[Spirit Tracks (Rails)|Spirit Tracks]]. When Link sneaks Zelda out of the [[Hyrule Castle|castle]], they meet up with Alfonzo, who escorts them to the [[Tower of Spirits]] by train. However, as the [[Spirit Tracks (Rails)|Spirit Tracks]] begin to fade, they crash, and are then ambushed by the chancellor, who attacks the trio. Link and his master are knocked unconscious while Zelda's spirit is separated from her body, which is seized by Cole's apprentice, [[Byrne]]. Link awakes back in [[Hyrule Castle]] to discover that Zelda is now a ghost and that Link is the only person who can see her. After visiting [[Anjean]] in the Tower of Spirits, he agrees to help her in defeating Chancellor Cole and recover her body in the process. | ||
After Link and Zelda travel up to the Tower of Spirits to recover a [[Rail Map]], a Phantom Knight attacks him, but Zelda charges at the Phantom just in time to take control of its body. After this, Link and Zelda begin their journey to restore the Tower of Spirits and the Spirit Tracks, traveling across the overworld using the [[Spirit Train]] that is granted to Link by [[Anjean]]. Whenever Link returns to the Spirit Tower to obtain another Rail Map, Princess Zelda possesses a Phantom's armor in order to aid the young hero. As the pair continues to travel, Link and Zelda establish a close friendship as the two get to know each other better. | After Link and Zelda travel up to the Tower of Spirits to recover a [[Rail Map]], a Phantom Knight attacks him, but Zelda charges at the Phantom just in time to take control of its body. After this, Link and Zelda begin their journey to restore the Tower of Spirits and the Spirit Tracks, traveling across the overworld using the [[Spirit Train]] that is granted to Link by [[Anjean]]. Whenever Link returns to the Spirit Tower to obtain another Rail Map, Princess Zelda possesses a Phantom's armor in order to aid the young hero. As the pair continues to travel, Link and Zelda establish a close friendship as the two get to know each other better. | ||
