Link's Mother

is a recurring character in.

Link's Mother is an unnamed woman who birthed and cared for Link before the events of. She is credited with protecting and entrusting baby Link with the Great Deku Tree in the Kokiri Forest during the time of the Hyrulean Civil War. Link knows nothing of his mother, let alone both parents, because his mother died shortly after giving him up to the Great Deku Tree. In presiding over the Kokiri race, The Great Deku Tree chose to raise Link as a Kokiri, despite his Hylian blood. Because of this, Link awakens in the beginning of wearing Kokiri garb, and in the presence of a fairy, a facet of Kokiri society that is prevalent in all of its members.

A mother figure is not mentioned in any other canonical game since, where the only mention of her existence is revealed to Link after he completes the Forest Temple, by the freshly-grown Deku Tree Sprout.

(Ishinomori)
In the, it is revealed that Link's parents were both Knights of Hyrule; however, they somehow stumbled into the Dark World, leading Link to be adopted by his uncle instead. When Link's Uncle is defeated by Agahnim, he mentions that if the young hero manages to rescue Princess Zelda and the people in the Dark World, he might be able to meet his parents.

Link's parents are seen for the first time in the comic as Link is walking through Death Mountain, where he activates one of the Dark World Portals and sees a vision of his mother and father. Although Link tries to reach out for his mother's hand, his hand turns into a claw when it passes the portal's boundary. Link's parents are not seen again until the final chapter after Link has defeated Ganon and peace returns to Hyrule. At Hyrule Castle, Link sees a vision of his father, mother and uncle, who congratulate him on his difficult victory and tell him to never forget the efforts of the many generations of knights and Wise Men that preceded him.

The Legend of Zelda (Mishouzaki)
In by Yuu Mishouzaki, Link's mother is Princess Zelda XVI. Zelda XVI had an affair with the elf warrior Rune and gave birth to Link as a result. Link was raised by Impa without ever knowing his true heritage. Zelda XVI later gave birth to Link's half-sister Princess Zelda XVII with the King of Hyrule. After passing on the Triforce of Wisdom to Zelda XVII, Zelda XVI is attacked and murdered by Ganon.

(Himekawa)
In the, it is revealed that Ganondorf subjected Link's parents to a period of cursing and smiting in the Dark Realm. Although Link finds traces of his mother throughout his journey, he never truly finds her.