Linkle
Linkle is a playable Warrior in Hyrule Warriors Legends.[2] Originally designed as a female version of Link before becoming an original character,[3] she wields dual Crossbows as her weapon and uses them alongside quick kicks to attack enemies. Her story is described as a side story separate from the rest of the game's plot.[4] As with other new Warriors introduced in Hyrule Warriors Legends, Linkle can be transferred to Hyrule Warriors by using a download code.[5]
Biography
Linkle is a young woman who lives in a small village in Hyrule where she takes care of Cuccos as a shepherd.[6] She has wanted to become a hero since she was young. She believes that the symbol that proves that she will become one is the Compass given to her by her grandmother, emblazoned with the Royal Crest, which has been passed down through her family for generations.[7] After hearing that Hyrule Castle is under attack by a demon, she sets out on a journey to save the kingdom, donning a green outfit.[8] Linkle has a habit of getting lost easily and is bad at directions despite owning a Compass and a Map. Setting out on her quest, she fails to notice a sign at a forked road pointing toward Hyrule Castle, and she takes the opposite path instead. During her victory cutscene, she continues to miss signs pointing to the Castle's direction.[citation needed]
She enters a mysterious forest known as the Faron Woods, only to become lost and suddenly have her Compass stolen by Skull Kid. During the struggle, the Compass, apparently reacting to her, emits a mysterious light, causing Skull Kid to flee. Linkle recovers the Compass, now even more confident in her destiny as a legendary hero.[citation needed] Later, she runs into Ruto and Darunia at Lake Hylia and helps them drive off the dark forces of the Dragon Knight Volga.[9] Leaving Lake Hylia, Linkle arrives at the Sealed Grounds, where Ghirahim is trying to summon The Imprisoned. She assists Fi in defeating Ghirahim and foils his summoning ritual.[citation needed] Sometime later, Linkle finds the Shadow Crystal and stumbles upon Midna. When Midna touches the Crystal, she is restored to her true self as Twili Midna. Together, the two enter the Palace of Twilight to rescue Zelda and stop the Evil Magic from consuming Hyrule. To do so, Midna has to destroy the crystal, causing her to revert back to her cursed form. Inspired by Midna's resolve, Linkle continues towards Hyrule Castle.[citation needed]
In "The Other Hero" Scenario, Linkle reaches Hyrule Castle, which is being attacked by a horde of monsters left leaderless after the death of Ganondorf. Since both Link and Zelda are returning the Master Sword to the Temple of the Sacred Sword, only a battle-weary force led by Impa stands between the castle and the monsters. Linkle assists Impa and the Hyrulean Forces in defeating the monster horde, including a King Dodongo. With the castle saved, Impa recognizes Linkle's effort, and Linkle feels glad to have made her grandmother proud.[citation needed]
Development
During the development of Hyrule Warriors, Linkle was originally designed as a female version of Link.[3] She was also proposed to be Link's little sister, but the idea was scrapped due to Eiji Aonuma not wanting her to conflict with Aryll, Link's sister in The Wind Waker.[10] Sketches of her were included in the Hyrule Warriors art book from the Japanese limited editions of the game. Thanks to this, Linkle grew in popularity among fans, convincing the developers to include her in the game.[11] She was announced for Hyrule Warriors Legends during the Nintendo Direct web stream on November 12, 2015, where she was revealed with a slightly different design and two Crossbows, as opposed to the one shown in her early concept sketches.[12]
At one point in development, a portion of Linkle's Tale featuring Tingle was cut due to time constraints and because the developers were concerned that the humorous nature of the scenario would clash with Linkle's heroic attributes. In this part of the story, Linkle would have wandered into the Temple of Souls and find Ghirahim performing his signature dance in order to curse Link for unknown reasons, at which point Darunia and Lana would appear to do a dance-off against Ghirahim in order to stop him. Linkle would eventually stop the crazy dancing, but discover that it is not Link who she saved, but Tingle. Linkle then would be seen waking up, revealing that this was just a dream, and continue on her quest.[13]
Trivia
- Prior to her announcement, her Crossbow was hidden among the game's artwork, hinting at her inclusion.[14]
- Like with Link in Link's Crossbow Training, Linkle's Crossbows glow when certain moves are performed, glowing red when charging a Bomb Arrow and glowing green when rapid-firing.
- Series producer Eiji Aonuma stated that due to her popularity, he is going to keep in mind the possibility of including her in a future Zelda game.[15]
- Linkle was the last character that former Nintendo writer, Chris Pranger, wrote for before leaving Nintendo. He said that she is his favorite Nintendo character to have written for.[16]
- The Japanese and European limited editions of Hyrule Warriors Legends come with a clock shaped like Linkle's Compass.
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
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| Language | Names | |
 Japanese | リンクル (Rinkuru) | |
 FrenchEUEuropean | Linkle | |
 FrenchCACanadian | Linkle | |
 German | Linkle[18] | |
 Italian | Linkle | |
 Russian | Линкл (Linkl)[19] | |
 SpanishLALatin American | Linkel[17] | |
 SpanishEUEuropean | Linkle | |
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Gallery
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Render of Linkle wielding the Simple Crossbows from Hyrule Warriors
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Render of Linkle wielding the Winged Boots from Hyrule Warriors
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Linkle icon from Hyrule Warriors
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Linkle icon from Hyrule Warriors
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Linkle icon from Hyrule Warriors
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Linkle icon from Hyrule Warriors
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Linkle icon from Hyrule Warriors
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Linkle icon from Hyrule Warriors
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Linkle Mini Map icon from Hyrule Warriors
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Linkle Adventure Mode icon from Hyrule Warriors
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Linkle with a Cucco on her head at the end of her victory animation from Hyrule Warriors
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Linkle concept art from Hyrule Warriors
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Artwork of Linkle and her family Cuccos from Hyrule Warriors Legends
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Artwork of Linkle with some Cuccos at her home from Hyrule Warriors Legends
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Linkle's Compass from Hyrule Warriors Legends
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Render of Linkle's Standard Outfit (Koholint) from Hyrule Warriors Legends
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Linkle's Standard Outfit (Grand Travels) from Hyrule Warriors Legends
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Linkle's Standard Outfit (Great Sea) and Winged Boots from Hyrule Warriors Legends
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Linkle's Standard Outfit (Koholint) and Legend's Crossbows from Hyrule Warriors Legends
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Linkle's Standard Outfit (Lorule) and Hylian Crossbows from Hyrule Warriors Legends
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Linkle Mini Map icon from Hyrule Warriors Legends
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Linkle Adventure Mode icon from Hyrule Warriors Legends
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Linkle concept art from Hyrule Warriors Legends
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Linkle's Standard Outfit (Great Sea) from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition, based on Aryll from The Wind Waker
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Linkle icon from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
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Linkle icon from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
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Linkle icon from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
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Linkle icon from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
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Linkle icon from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
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Linkle icon from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
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Linkle Mini Map icon from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
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Promotional screenshot of Linkle wielding the Luminous Crossbows from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
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Promotional screenshot of Linkle wielding the Gleambolt Pegasus Boots from Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
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Video Gallery
References
- ↑ "A...Hero?
LINKLE" — Nintendo, Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition - Character Highlight Series Trailer #1 - Nintendo Switch , YouTube (video), published April 12, 2018, retrieved November 29, 2022. - ↑
Linkle
— Select Warrior (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hyrule Warriors: Prima Official Game Guide, Prima Games, pg. 246
- ↑ Brian, New Hyrule Warriors Legends details – Linkle’s story and crossbows, new weapons, more , Nintendo Everything, published November 18, 2015, retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ "New characters in Hyrule Warriors on Wii U
All new copies of Hyrule Warriors: Legends (including downloads of the game via Nintendo eShop) come with a download code that allows Wii U owners to download Linkle, Skull Kid, Toon Link, Tetra, King Daphnes and Ganondorf’s trident weapon into Hyrule Warriors on Wii U." — Hyrule Warriors: Legends , Nintendo UK, retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Linkle is a young woman who lives in a small village in Hyrule and cares for Cuccos." — Yosuke Hayashi, HYRULE WARRIOR: THE STORY OF HOW LINKLE BECAME A STAR , IGN.
- ↑ "She has aspired to be a hero since she was little, and believes that the compass she received from her grandmother, which has been passed down for generations, is the symbol that proves it." — Yosuke Hayashi, HYRULE WARRIOR: THE STORY OF HOW LINKLE BECAME A STAR , IGN.
- ↑ "When she hears that Hyrule Castle is under attack by monsters, she sets out on a journey to save the realm from crisis." — Yosuke Hayashi, HYRULE WARRIOR: THE STORY OF HOW LINKLE BECAME A STAR , IGN.
- ↑ Powers Collide
- ↑ "Koei Tecmo first proposed the Linkle character as Link’s little sister for the Wii U version of Hyrule Warriors. However, we felt this conflicted with the concept of Aryll from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, the only character we had ever had appear as Link’s sister, so we decided not to include that version." —Eiji Aonuma (HYRULE WARRIOR: THE STORY OF HOW LINKLE BECAME A STAR.)
- ↑ "We had a great response from fans, especially outside of Japan, who saw Linkle in the Hyrule Warriors premium-box booklet and wanted her to be included in the game. Seeing that reaction, Hayashi-san and I talked it over and decided that we would definitely like to include her in the next title." —Eiji Aonuma (HYRULE WARRIOR: THE STORY OF HOW LINKLE BECAME A STAR.)
- ↑ Nintendo Direct 11.12.2015 , YouTube.
- ↑ Nintendo, Hyrule Warriors Legends – WonderCon Developer Panel , YouTube, published April 4, 2016, retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ GameXplain, Is Female Link coming to Hyrule Warriors 3DS?! , YouTube, published June 10, 2015, retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ↑ "I had a chance to give feedback on Linkle during development, but the satisfying action of using a crossbow, which we developed for the spin-off title Link's Crossbow Training, was implemented this time completely by Koei Tecmo. It may feel a little different from other titles in the franchise, but she doesn't feel out of place at all in the world of the Zelda games. I'm sure we will keep her in mind when thinking about future titles." —Eiji Aonuma (HYRULE WARRIOR: THE STORY OF HOW LINKLE BECAME A STAR.)
- ↑ "Linkle was the last character i was writing for before I left Nintendo. I wanted her to be special. I think everyone is gonna love her. Once you know her full backstory, I think everyone is gonna fall in love. I like her more than Lana, and I loved writing for Lana." —Chris Pranger (LINKLE’S BACKSTORY MAY MAKE US ALL FALL IN LOVE WITH HER, BUT SHE IS NOT A FEMALE LINK.)
- ↑
Linkel
— View Warriors (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition) - ↑
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— View Warriors (Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition) - ↑ "Линкл" — NintendoRU, Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition — Портрет персонажа № 1 (Nintendo Switch) , YouTube (Video), published May 4, 2018, retrieved November 10, 2018.
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