Who Would Win?

[Shadsie]

Back by request...

Among all the different Links/versions of Link in all the different Zelda games that have been created and have been played by the general public so far... who would win in a big nasty all out duel?

Here is the situation: The Links are not a single soul reincarnated, but are seperate entities. OoT Adult Link is seperate from his OoT/MM Young self. The stage is neutral. The Four Sword Links count as "one Link" on the poll, but are able to seperate/be a group. Transformations (animal or mask) are to be kept to a minimum (UNLESS you are able to explain just how wearing the Fierce Diety mask WOULD NOT make Young Link invincible/utterly devestating). Magic and Items are allowed. No murders - this is like Super Smash Bros. in that no matter how lethal an attack should be realisitically, it's not going to kill - the Links are just able to lay the hurt on each other, maybe "faint" each other as in Pokemon.

They are fighting for a very important prize: The last donut. The last donut in the world. Everyone is hungry for victory.

So, who do you think would win and why?

[Chrono]

Link from the Adventure of Link. He had mad skillz to be able to conquer those palaces.

[Midna666]

I've always thought that all the Links were about equal in skill. They almost all start as inexperience swordsmen, and at the end of there quest they become master swordsmen.

If I had to pick one, I would pick Twilight Princess Link.
I think that the hidden moves that the Hero's Shade teached him would give him the upper hand over the other Links.

[ShellShocker]

All the Links seem pretty equal in power with all of their battling skills.

Though, if I had to choose, I'd go with Twilight Princess's version of Link. I agree with Midna that the hidden skills would give him the upper hand, and he seems much more experienced with the weapons. He also has a large arsenal of weapons, so he could use the ball and chain to smash the other Links, and don't forget the Bomb Arrows, they'd be very good. So I choose TP's Link.

[Shadsie]

I've had a lot to think about since the original poll, but for nostalgia's sake, I chose my original answer: LoZ/AoL Link.

My reasoning is that the first two classic games were rather gritty and primal. AoL especially had loads of hard enemies - plus, they were all out to make Link into a blood sacrifice. I consider the Link of those games to be the one who'd perhaps fight the hardest, because he's used to having to scrap just to survive. (Sure, they all do, but, as I said, AoL had some freakishly difficult and frequent enemies). He also knows a large repitore of magic spells, including some with devestating power. He's nicely balanced with heavy magic and brutish fighting skills. He strikes me as the "gritty survivor" among the Links.

After all, people still go back to the originals for gaming fun!

[angelkid]

Straight away, I am going to rule out WW/PH Link, and OoT/MM young Link. WW/PH Link to me is weaker than the others. Not physically but all-round. For example, he get's dizzy off of rolling three times or doing the great spin attack. He is young yet seems alot less athletic than the others to me. For example, Sidling. I imagine any other Link making the epic leap or jumping down, grabbing the tiny ledge and scaling it. Not WW/PH Link though. He cautiously steps on it and takes one step about every half hour.

I'm also ruling out OoT/MM Link. The main reason. Physical strength. He needs special power boosting bracelets to Lift a goddamn bomb! Yet you see TP Link carrying around that ball and chain and the ball of which is practically the same size as his upper body! Also, everything you do as OoT young Link is so easy. There is no challenge and nothing even seem remotely difficult. MM Link is pretty badass, but my opinion of hi just goes down because of how weak and pathetic OoT Young Link is.

OoT Adult Link seems kinda average and mid-range to me. Nothing about him is particularily special. He does achieve some great feats, but I still think he is kind of mid-range.

ALttP Link would be my second. However, I put him down to third due to... LA. I see this Link as more of a softie. He spends quite a lot of time being romantic with Marin, and having completed it yesterday, I'd say LA was actually one of the easiest games. In massive contrast to ALttP that is. In ALttP, it is relentless, there is are no breaks. It's temple, temple, temple, ice cave, temple, temple, GANON! In ALttP it feels like Link never stops. He just doesn't ever get a break, and that is why I put him third cause I feel he'd fight to the bitter end.

In second place comes... LoZ/AoL Link. For the reasons stated above by Shadsie. He is brutal, ruthless and barbaric. He fights for his life and he enters what I'd rank as without a doubt the largest in the Zelda series, Ganon's hideaway in LoZ. Along with all of this and he is also relentless and non-stopping like ALttP Link and his games (AoL in particular) feel like a race for life.

Now for first place it's... not MC. I feel MC Link would do well because I think he would be underestiated. He is also fast and has some good unique items. Imagine this, OoT Adult Link is charging towards him screaming, MC Link whips out his Cane of Paccia, and the next thing he knows OoT Adult Link is doing a handstand! MC Link is also the only Link to know nearly as many Hidden skills as TP Link, and lets not forget, he too can split into 4 (if there are the right panels around.) So MC Link is a candidate, and the only problem with him is he is just too young and not enough blood lust. I'd put hi 4th.

So, that leaves..... Tingle! No lol, he'd be a deffinate last. TP Link is first. My reasons are he is the strongest, oldest, most learned in the way of the sword of all the Links. He is also confident and aggressive. Let's not mention the Ball and Chain, and the Bomb arrows! TP Link would win hands down. I can really see no way he couldnt win. He has the best items, the most experience, the biggest age in years and by far the most strength.

[Shadsie]

Who all thinks I ought to make this thread into a fan art? I mean, a big painting of all the Links scrambling for a donut?

I'm tempted to.

[fiercedeity619]

my money would go on MM link because of 3 reasons:
1. he has a lot of experience as young link in OoT and adult link in OoT
2. all of the trnasormation masks and special ability masks
3. the gilded sword and great fairy sword

[Durion]

Here goes.....(p.s. to be fair, I think this is uneven with the fact some Link's can use magic yet others can't use transformation...but thats me)

LoZ/AoL Link: I think this Link would do very well, He goes through the hardest story of any Link, LoZ/AoL Link faces what are probably among the hardest enemies in any Zelda. It terms of items though he is well of as well, His rings cut down any damage done severely down.

OoT Adult Link: I'm not sure with OoT Adult Link, He does have power and he did defeat one of the best forms of Ganon. He also has several magic arrows and wields 2 of the sacred weapons thats can hurt or weapon Ganon/dorf. He also wields a decent arsenal of weapons behind that. I don't know if thats enough for him to win though, Maybe he would come second.

Young OoT/MM Link: I think that OoT/MM Link has no chance, His weapons hardly do any damage compared to that of his older self 7 years on, Infact they do hardly any damage compared to all Links. Also he is naturally weaker being young and even his Kokiri Sword fully upgraded to the Gilded Sword he still doesn't have a powerful weapon and it does far less damage than the Master Sword, It isn't Sacred in any way either. He would easily lose.

TP Link: I think that Twilight Princess Link would be the most likely Link to win, He has a massive arsenal of weapons to wield. Seeing as Magic is allowed he could also use the Magic Armour for a certain amount of time. I also think that with the 7 Hidden skills would give him another advantage over the other Links. So I am going to choose Twilight Princess Link.

I would have talked about ALttP seeing as he is another good Link but I don't know enough about him to, When I find more out about the others I will post them later on.

[startimer]

Hmmm....if OniLink counts then thats a definate win.

If not probably TP cuz he's older and more experianced (spelling?) than the other links.

[Master Kokiri 9]

twilight princess link hands down he'd pwn all the other links with his hidden skills (which the heros shade would be proud of if somehow he survived) and second his mighty midna charged attack as wolf link wouldn't hurt his chances and the mideval (hope i spelled it right) icing on the cake is his magic armor which would protect him very well.

Think of this post what you will.:)

[angelkid]

Who all thinks I ought to make this thread into a fan art? I mean, a big painting of all the Links scrambling for a donut?

I'm tempted to.

Haha Shadsie that'd be great. Do it ;). That really is something I'd love to see. I think i'd even put it as my Desktop background.

[Atsuma]

I like the wind waker Link, so I voted for him. Besides, that's the first link I knew. ^^

[MrMosley]

I believe ALttP/LA Link could take them. All of the other Link's had some form of power to help them along. Most had the Triforce of Courage with them. Those that didn't have some source of power or help really didn't have that big of an obstacle to conquer. But when you look at ALttP Link, he did not ever possess any piece of the Triforce, and he took on Ganon at (apparently) his all time greatest power. Ganon had the Trident, he had the Triforce held captive, he had been transformed into Best Mode, yet ALttP Link was still able to overcome and defeat him.

[Shadsie]

I like the wind waker Link, so I voted for him. Besides, that's the first link I knew. ^^

This isn't really voting for your favorites, just whom you think would win. My favorite Link is Twilight Princess' Link, but I voted for LoZ/AoL original flavor Link on this all-out brawl, and gave my reasons.

That said, I remember someone on the original thread (the one that was deleted in the Great Forum Attack of 8/19 ) made a very long and VERY GOOD argument for why Wind Waker Link would be a winner. (It had to do with his agility and all-out spry attack style, I believe). Perhaps they will remember to come by here and make their case again. It was quite compelling.

[TVTMaster]

Ok, I will. My primary reason to believe that WW Link would win is his attack style. He's never been shown to be particularly weak (picks up pigs easily when OoT Young needs bracelets for bombs), and unlike some of the earlier Links he can get a larger maximum health bar, and survives some rather exaggerated falls- he's got good endurance.

Think back to Wind Waker, in places with holes that drop you into rooms full of enemies. You know those rooms with the giant Dodongo skulls, with enemies pouring out of them? How many people actually found those difficult, as opposed to fun? Massive numbers of enemies are pouring out while Wizzrobes launch reinforcements and fire spells like crazy, and in the end you maybe lose five or six hearts if you're not careful.
Wind Waker Link has a unique style of swordsmanship that aggressively pursues opponents while flinging himself into battle- he's never standing still, like all of the other Links. Even when totally surrounded (as in this melee), WW Link is almost never in danger since he's not sitting there trying to defend. He's in the air, flying around the battlefield dishing out crazy powerful attacks like the Hero of Wind he is.

Now, I respect LoZ/AoL Link's trials, but in reality he wasn't a very good swordsman. In LoZ he couldn't do anything but a simple thrust attack, and all of his projectiles save the boomerang had a totally straight attack path. In AoL, he expanded to a crouch strike and a downward and upward thrust, but all in all his swordsmanship remained extremely bare-bones. Even TP Link would have little trouble getting past his weak stuff.
The main reason LoZ/AoL Link has a case is because of his spells- thunder in particular ix extremely powerful, but since as far as I know it isn't an OHKO on Gleeok, and Link has usually been able to take massive amounts of damage compared to even bosses, many of his tools seem like mere gimmicks. His other main asset is his Life spell, and that's like three hearts and you can use it, like, three times. All in all, even with his arsenal of spells, the other Links can pretty much take what he can dish out and then go to town on his pitiful sword.

The other main contender here is TP Link. He's definitely got the strength and the sword arsenal, but he's mainly geared toward one-on-one combat. Depending on how the fight goes, he might end up winning a war of attrition, but it seems to me that his fighting style is too likely to leave him vulnerable at key moments. His jump attack lags, his Spin attack leaves him open, his back slice is somewhat slower than WW Link's, and his shield bash doesn't help in melees.
TP Link's chance of victory primarily depends on how the fight unfolds- if he can do well enough to survive until only one or two foes remain, he stands the best chance of victory, but unfortunately I think he's one of the most vulnerable Links in huge brawls.

So, in conclusion, Wind Waker Link has a fluid, aggressive fighting style that is designed to carry him unscathed through vicious melees. He's got a number of TP Link's skills innately and suffers from much less lag- he can always get out of the way of trouble. His hurricane spin might also turn the tide, but the lag seems undesirable and it's really more of a gimmick move easy enough to dodge. He's got pretty much the standard Link arsenal, with fire arrows and bombs (with greater range) and a hookshot and a boomerang- but his fighting style, all other things being equal, greatly surpasses the abilities of other Links in this situation.
Oh, and he's got magic armor that actually runs on magic, which is always a plus. It's kind of overkill on a Link focused on avoiding damage while attacking, but hey...

[angelkid]

Ok, I will. My primary reason to believe that WW Link would win is his attack style. He's never been shown to be particularly weak (picks up pigs easily when OoT Young needs bracelets for bombs), and unlike some of the earlier Links he can get a larger maximum health bar, and survives some rather exaggerated falls- he's got good endurance.

Actually, he does need bracelets to lift up some large rocks, and the largest of the pigs too if I remember correctly.

[Halo siera 117]

The alttp link for a few reasons:
1. he has the lamp and would so destroy the others with it!
2. the golden sword is preety self explanitory.
3. the cane of bryna would destroy all but Oot's link.

[TVTMaster]

Actually, he does need bracelets to lift up some large rocks, and the largest of the pigs too if I remember correctly.

Yeah, but keep in mind that these are some of the most exaggeratedly huge items in the Zelda series, second only to the Golden Gauntlet pillars if I remember correctly. His actual normal strength is just as good as any of the other Links, and he does have the bracelets to toss stuff.


The alttp link for a few reasons:
1. he has the lamp and would so destroy the others with it!
2. the golden sword is preety self explanitory.
3. the cane of bryna would destroy all but Oot's link.

1. Really? The lamp? The other Links have FIRE ARROWS. I mean, the lamp? How... why would that even be... bwuh?
2. Whoop-dee freaking doo. MM Link can also get a gold sword, OoT Adult gets Biggoron's Sword, most handheld Links get uber sword upgrades, and reall the Golden Sword doesn't present anything special, especially when his arsenal is equal to "slash and spin", plus items.
3. The Cane of Byrna? Oh, yeah, a magic damaging barrier. Nothing at all like Nayru's Love or Din's Fire, and it certainly doesn't drain magic like a sponge and be nigh-useless against projectiles.

LttP Link's main claims to fame are Ether, Quake, and Bombos, but Link can take quite a beating and none of said spells can do much more than LoZ/AoL's Thunder.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Yeah, but keep in mind that these are some of the most exaggeratedly huge items in the Zelda series, second only to the Golden Gauntlet pillars if I remember correctly. His actual normal strength is just as good as any of the other Links, and he does have the bracelets to toss stuff.

Wait, do you seriously believe that WW/PH Link could win? I mean, it could be close, but WW Link would never have a chance against other Links. If anything, TP Link would kill them all with the un-blockable Mortal Draw. WW Link has hardly anything going for him that the other Link's don't already have other than the Hurricane Spin, which is easy to block with a shield, and then he's crippled for a critical moment. I forget, which lasts longer? WWs magic armor with full magic power, or TPs magic armor with 1000 rupees? Bomb arrows would be a huge advantage, and don't forget FS Link with the Four Sword. Like I said, could be close, but other Links have much more going for them.

[Halo siera 117]

1. Really? The lamp? The other Links have FIRE ARROWS. I mean, the lamp? How... why would that even be... bwuh?
2. Whoop-dee freaking doo. MM Link can also get a gold sword, OoT Adult gets Biggoron's Sword, most handheld Links get uber sword upgrades, and reall the Golden Sword doesn't present anything special, especially when his arsenal is equal to "slash and spin", plus items.
3. The Cane of Byrna? Oh, yeah, a magic damaging barrier. Nothing at all like Nayru's Love or Din's Fire, and it certainly doesn't drain magic like a sponge and be nigh-useless against projectiles.

LttP Link's main claims to fame are Ether, Quake, and Bombos, but Link can take quite a beating and none of said spells can do much more than LoZ/AoL's Thunder.
1. The lamp destroys almost anything just to let you know!
2. The golden sword is the most powerful upgrade to the master sword and would destroy the biggrons sword, plus the beam blade is SUPER powerful with the golden sword!
3. The cane of Bryna drains very slowly like Nayru's Love and Din's Fire would do nothing to it!

As for WW link winning not a chance compared to the others, Vergo explaned it best.

[link to present]

OoT adult link because he has alot of magic, has a sword bigger then him, and has the cool tunic which helps him out

[TVTMaster]

Wait, do you seriously believe that WW/PH Link could win? I mean, it could be close, but WW Link would never have a chance against other Links. If anything, TP Link would kill them all with the un-blockable Mortal Draw. WW Link has hardly anything going for him that the other Link's don't already have other than the Hurricane Spin, which is easy to block with a shield, and then he's crippled for a critical moment. I forget, which lasts longer? WWs magic armor with full magic power, or TPs magic armor with 1000 rupees? Bomb arrows would be a huge advantage, and don't forget FS Link with the Four Sword. Like I said, could be close, but other Links have much more going for them.

Okay, I see where you're coming from, and I'm kind of rethinking it now. Almost every Link has some sort of armor or magic or whatnot that makes them invincible, so all things being equal I think WW Link would definitely have the upper hand in the melee combat that such a fight would likely start with.
On the other hand, once most of the weaker Links (LttP/LA, OoX, MC, maybe adult OoT, etc.) have been knocked out, WW Link loses a lot of his advantage since the fighting becomes more one-on-one. TP Link is easily the best equipped for duels, and his arsenal is geared toward that.

When it comes right down to it, I'd say the main contenders would be WW Link (as he'd likely survive the initial bouts), TP Link (due to overall more flexible swordsmanship than most other Links), FS Links (four people, might not stand a chance if the others get killed individually), and maybe LoZ/AoL due to crazy spells and high power. At that point, the fight all depends on what condition TP Link is in- he's got more stuff than WW Link, but if he's beat up from the initial fighting, WW stands the best chance against the other two/five (LoZ/FSA).


1. The lamp destroys almost anything just to let you know!
2. The golden sword is the most powerful upgrade to the master sword and would destroy the biggrons sword, plus the beam blade is SUPER powerful with the golden sword!
3. The cane of Bryna drains very slowly like Nayru's Love and Din's Fire would do nothing to it!

As for WW link winning not a chance compared to the others, Vergo explaned it best.

1. Correction: the lamp destroys almost anything that takes next to no effort to kill otherwise, except it costs magic.
2. Okay, it's a strong sword. But really? Not that strong. It still takes a bunch of hits to kill those bomb-throwing guys, and to be honest it's not much of a help when he has like two attack he can use with it.
3. Problem is, it's really not all that useful in the first place. It, um, protects you from damage. And kills enemies that, again, can be killed without magic with minimal effort.

[El Bagu]

I´ve changed my mind since the last poll. I actually believe Wind Waker Link is the superior Link. At least he´s the one who feels almost unbeatable when you play the particular game. Maybe not the best of reasoning on my behalf but it´s how I look at things, at this day, this hour & this minute :)

[Halo siera 117]

1. Correction: the lamp destroys almost anything that takes next to no effort to kill otherwise, except it costs magic.
2. Okay, it's a strong sword. But really? Not that strong. It still takes a bunch of hits to kill those bomb-throwing guys, and to be honest it's not much of a help when he has like two attack he can use with it.
3. Problem is, it's really not all that useful in the first place. It, um, protects you from damage. And kills enemies that, again, can be killed without magic with minimal effort.

1. The Lamp can destroy Hinoxes the second strongest enemie in the game FYI.
2. The Golden sword can destroy the second strongest and the strongest enemies in the game, The Lynels and "Those Bomb-Throwing Guys".
3. Do you really think he could loss while using that? C'mon That thing makes Ganon super easy!

[Shadsie]

Alright, I have a preview of artwork here... I'm sorry that it's so hard to show up, even with adjusting the levels in Photoshop, it still didn't quite brinng out everything to be very viewable on a computer screen. Trust me, it should look a lot nicer when I actually buckle down and paint it.

http://shadsie.deviantart.com/art/Battle-for-the-Donut-Sketch-134365237 The ultimate sketch of ultimate destiny, on my DA scrapbook.

Nobody's winning, just duking it out.

This is just a very basic sketch here. They're always pretty nasty, yet things turn out right when they're clothed in paint.

[TVTMaster]

1. The Lamp can destroy Hinoxes the second strongest enemie in the game FYI.
2. The Golden sword can destroy the second strongest and the strongest enemies in the game, The Lynels and "Those Bomb-Throwing Guys".
3. Do you really think he could loss while using that? C'mon That thing makes Ganon super easy!

1. Yeah, and so can almost everything else in his arsenal save the basic swords. LttP Link has a lot of junk that works well on the game's enemies, but none of the game's enemies are really particularly hard, since they tend to die to almost everything Link has regardless of strength. The Lantern's also totally useless for attack in the original SNES version, so it's a moot point.

2. Again, it kills enemies that put up almost no actual defense and die to almost all the other stuff in his inventory anyway. Due to LttP Link's crushing lack of any significant swordsmanship, it's unlikely his powerful blade will even land a hit on another Link. Links are known for surviving ridiculously powerful and painful attacks with only a few hearts lost anyway, so I doubt any sword is really going to tip the balance in this fight.

3. Yes, I do think Link could lose while using the Cane of Byrna. For one thing, it drains magic faster than the Magic Cape, and that thing barely gets you past the spike maze you need to get it in the first place. Half of LttP's weapons run on magic anyway, so using the cane is kind of a bad idea. WW and TP Link are much better swordsmen and have comparable magic armor that simply doesn't do Byrna's insignificant damage. TP Link's armor even runs on rupees, bypassing the need for magic. Ganon was kind of a moron in LttP anyway, seeing as he kind of forgot he could be invincible in the final fight.

Lantern: superfluous and ineffective in the original version.
Golden Sword: useless without actual swordsmanship, and not powerful enough to take down Links.
Cane of Byrna: drains valuable magic like crazy and can be waited out with other magic armors anyway.

Oh, and Shadsie, nice pic. You should probably ink it or paint it soon or something, since it's hard to tell what's going on without the comments, but otherwise great.

[Shadsie]

Yeah, I just decided to show the base-sketch while I had it, give people a little insight into my artistic process. The plan is to paint it. May take a while, may take little time, depending upon how fired up I am. I decided not to give it a background, which should help.

[PimPSlaP]

Link, the Hero of Time. Probably because he as in my two favorites out of three (ALttP). Besides him, probably Link from ALttP, not for the awesome game, for the pink hair. :P

[Zarom]

It would surely be young Link in OOT & MM. He has lots of masks & bottles!

[TVTMaster]

He's got the same number of bottles as almost everyone else, and the fight conditions state masks are at a minimum, so I think that rules out transformation masks. The Bunny Hood would probably be valid, though, and if his swordsmanship were to somehow improve in a sequel/interquel of some sort, it's be a deadly combo.

[angelkid]

OoT/MM Link would stand a chance, due to his skillful fighting and such in MM. However, were it OoT Link fighting he would have no chance, by MM he has suddenly become more powerful, AND CAN FLIP!

Honestly? WW Link? Like I stated earlier, WW/PH Link is so physically weak he gets dizzy from either the great spin attack or from rolling 3 times?! TP Link can roll throughout the entire massive TP Hyrule feild without batting an eye lid. Also, I completely disagree, if there is one Link that feels invincible, it is TP Link. He has so any different sword skills, and as someone mentioned earlier, his 'Mortal Draw' is practically un-blockable. WW Link to me felt fairly bog standard, his only advantage was that he knew when people would attack him and he could dodge, but I don't think any Link is as stupid as a Moblin and would simply watch him flip over their heads. Besides, while he'e flipping through the air *Bomb arrow* bye bye WW Link :D.

One thing I would like to point out, is MC's power bracelets. Effectively, if there is a tree-stump nearby, he can shrink, and lift anything that he could normally lift, and none of the other Links would be able to see him! All the Link's would suddenly go flying through the air as Minish-sized MC Link picked them up by their feet and threw them through the air. Don't forget MC Link can also split into four, and has the longest ever great-spin attack AND is the only other contender for most sword skills other than TP Link. Imagine this aswell, you almost kill him, get him down to one heart, and PERIL BEAM! Also, he'd be planting his remote bombs all over the place and setting them off whenever someone went near.

Also, I've had to re-consider something I said earlier. I said LoZ/AoL Link would have a shout due to the fact that he is quite primal and brutish. However, I play both LoZ and AoL today, and realised that in these games, Link feels very... venerable. He dies more frequently in these games then any others, I know he faces lots of harder enemies, but AoL Link in particular, has a small life metre and can stand alot less hits then other Link's. So I no longer think he has a chance, and I'm going to award MC Link 2nd place.

[Halo siera 117]

Alright TVT Master I give up although Alttp still has a chance like they all do, But he definetly wouldn't get last place, he just might not win.

[Lonewolf92]

ok. think about this. this might have already been posted but... *Minish Link walks in* *all other Links say in unison: "He is SO cute! We can't hurt him!"* *Other Link's give him the donut* *Minish Link walks away grinning with a sticky face*

BUT!!!
you also have to think of all that stuff OoX Link went through! He went through Veran, (i just restarted that game, that was one of the better one's) and that other boss's name that i forget... i might edit this when i figure it out, and than onmce he beat those two, not to mention thos insanely hard temples, he had to fight gannon/gannondorf, than, in turn, marry the Maku tree! OMFG i mean really!

*=movement/motion

[Zarom]

He's got the same number of bottles as almost everyone else, and the fight conditions state masks are at a minimum, so I think that rules out transformation masks. The Bunny Hood would probably be valid, though, and if his swordsmanship were to somehow improve in a sequel/interquel of some sort, it's be a deadly combo.


It is not true. Young Link in OOT & MM has more bottles than all the others Links! He has 4 in OOT + 6 in MM, so a total of 10 bottles! With them, he could carry like 10 Blue Potions so he would die! He could also have Chateau Romani to replenish all his magic. :bottle::bottle::bottle::bottle: :bottle::bottle::bottle::bottle::bottle::bottle:

ALSO, he has the most powerful sword of all: The Great Fairy's Sword! (Well, that is what it is said in the game when the Great Fairy of Kindness in Ikana Village gives it to you.)

And on top of that, he has the Fierce Deity Mask! I mean, come on, the other Links don't have a single chance...

[angelkid]

It is not true. Young Link in OOT & MM has more bottles than all the others Links! He has 4 in OOT + 6 in MM, so a total of 10 bottles! With them, he could carry like 10 Blue Potions so he would die! He could also have Chateau Romani to replenish all his magic. :bottle::bottle::bottle::bottle: :bottle::bottle::bottle::bottle::bottle::bottle:

I'd say he has 6 bottles. Reason being that the ones he has in OoT he no longer has in MM, so jus the MM masks would count.


ALSO, he has the most powerful sword of all: The Great Fairy's Sword! (Well, that is what it is said in the game when the Great Fairy of Kindness in Ikana Village gives it to you.)

You don't know this is the 'most powerful sword of all,' it has never been compared to the Biggoron sword or the four sword so really, we don't know. I'd say the most powerful sword of all is probably AoL's sword when fully upgraded, or the Four sword as it gives you the ability to split into four or the Biggoron sword due to its weight and range and the amount of damage it does to Ganondorf. It's impossible to tell which is the most powerful.


And on top of that, he has the Fierce Deity Mask! I mean, come on, the other Links don't have a single chance...

If you had read the first post you would have seen that transformation masks aren't allowed. Therefore, no Fierce Diety Mask.

[Zarom]

I'd say he has 6 bottles. Reason being that the ones he has in OoT he no longer has in MM, so jus the MM masks would count.

Yeah, but take makes a total of six bottles! That is great if he has six blue potions

You don't know this is the 'most powerful sword of all,' it has never been compared to the Biggoron sword or the four sword so really, we don't know. I'd say the most powerful sword of all is probably AoL's sword when fully upgraded, or the Four sword as it gives you the ability to split into four or the Biggoron sword due to its weight and range and the amount of damage it does to Ganondorf. It's impossible to tell which is the most powerful.

Actually, the Great Fairy state that. Not me. And in comparison, to be honest, I think it's the same as the Biggoron's Sword, I tested it on some ennemies that appeared in both games. :sword:

Example: The redeads takes two hits to die in OOT with the Biggoron's Sword. In MM, with the Great Fairy's Sword, they take two hits as well.

If you had read the first post you would have seen that transformation masks aren't allowed. Therefore, no Fierce Diety Mask.

Yeah. I've read it. But why should they not been allowed? And who he is to actually say that? I mean, I could write myself that the Hidden Skills are from now on, forbidden too. :lol:

SORRY IF IT SEEM WEIRD BUT THE MULTI QUOTE DIDN'T WORK.

[Dragon565333]

Twilight Princess Link only because he can turn into a wolf

[angelkid]

Yeah. I've read it. But why should they not been allowed? And who he is to actually say that? I mean, I could write myself that the Hidden Skills are from now on, forbidden too. :lol:

Shadsie is the one to say that... the one that made the thread... The transformation masks are not allowed as they give MM an unfair advantage, and with them, no other Link has basically any chance. That would therefore make a very boring discussion. So, the transformation masks were banned from the competition to allow for an actual debate where people have different opinions.

[Shadsie]

Back by request...

Among all the different Links/versions of Link in all the different Zelda games that have been created and have been played by the general public so far... who would win in a big nasty all out duel?

Here is the situation: The Links are not a single soul reincarnated, but are seperate entities. OoT Adult Link is seperate from his OoT/MM Young self. The stage is neutral. The Four Sword Links count as "one Link" on the poll, but are able to seperate/be a group. Transformations (animal or mask) are to be kept to a minimum (UNLESS you are able to explain just how wearing the Fierce Diety mask WOULD NOT make Young Link invincible/utterly devestating). Magic and Items are allowed. No murders - this is like Super Smash Bros. in that no matter how lethal an attack should be realisitically, it's not going to kill - the Links are just able to lay the hurt on each other, maybe "faint" each other as in Pokemon.

They are fighting for a very important prize: The last donut. The last donut in the world. Everyone is hungry for victory.

So, who do you think would win and why?

I didn't say completely unallowed, just kept to a minimum, mostly because I think the FD would give Young Link an unfair advantage.

(He's going to be using it in my silly painting, though).

[Zarom]

But without the transformations masks in MM, young Link is a little disavantaged, since he can't used them anytime. :(

...Anyway, after seeing all your opinions, I would say that Link in AOL could have a great chance of winning, because like angelkid said, his sword can be upgraded up to level 8. :sword:

But I still think that young Link in OOT/MM would be the best.
Another of my reason is because he's been trough a lot and he is one of the most experienced Link of all. (He did SO much things...) :cool:

[TVTMaster]

Honestly? WW Link? Like I stated earlier, WW/PH Link is so physically weak he gets dizzy from either the great spin attack or from rolling 3 times?! TP Link can roll throughout the entire massive TP Hyrule feild without batting an eye lid. Also, I completely disagree, if there is one Link that feels invincible, it is TP Link. He has so any different sword skills, and as someone mentioned earlier, his 'Mortal Draw' is practically un-blockable. WW Link to me felt fairly bog standard, his only advantage was that he knew when people would attack him and he could dodge, but I don't think any Link is as stupid as a Moblin and would simply watch him flip over their heads. Besides, while he'e flipping through the air *Bomb arrow* bye bye WW Link .

The 3-roll thing is from PH, which was technically an alternate universe dream thing, so I don't consider it much of an issue. The Hurricane Spin leaves him dizzy, but no other Links are actually flying around the islands at those kinds of speeds- would you be able to execute Hurricane Spin at all, much less do it without getting so exhausted you can't move at all?
Mortal Draw doesn't work on bosses, and again it leaves him vulnerable, so it's more of a situational thing, that like many of the Links' uber weapons would be unlikely to deal OHKOs or even do much more than a few hearts of damage. TP Link certainly has a myriad of Hidden Skills, but other than the jump strike none of them seem too useful in a melee. He's just not as agile as WW Link without the Back Slice and Helm Splitter, and his normal blows have a smaller arc.
WW Link is definitely not physically frail- his sword is plenty powerful enough to rip through the game's enemies, and again he's jumping and dealing consecutive 540 spin attacks even in his basic attack combos. He also wields the Skull Hammer and has Power Bracelets to shore up other physical weaknesses.

My main point is that WW Link is likely to do very well and come out ahead in the inital round of combat, which would likely see some of the weaker Links (OoT Adult, LttP, MC, OoX, maybe MM depending on masks) fall. His swordsmanship style is geared toward that type of melee, and because of this he'll likely come out of the first round with only a few scratches.
On the other hand, TP Link is amazingly powerful in duels, and could likely easily combat the other Links in single or even double combat. However, he'd have to be fighting very defensively to come out strong in the second round, since many of his skills (Ending Blow, Mortal Draw, Jump Strike) leave him vulnerable. As such, it all depends on his aggro in the first round. If he comes out battered by a reckless offensive, even with his skills he'll likely be too weak to take many more hits, making his riskier moves harder to use.

In short, it's really comes down to TP and WW Link, plus the few who survive the initial fight (likely Loz/AoL, MM, and Four Swords, depending on FS man count). TP Link would easily win the last moments, but his options would be really limited if he loses too much health early on. WW Link is agile enough to survive easily in the first round, so nutshell? TP wins if he comes out strong, WW wins if TP Link is too weak.

(BTW, Shadsie, what's the story with potions and fairies? What kind of healing can we assume here, and how should magic armors and such factor in?)

[Shadsie]

Don't forget that WW Link has the Skull Hammer, which is an awesome pancake-maker! :) (I'm just putting it in the master painting because I like it, not because I think it's much of a factor). I already voted, anyway.

Potions, Fairies and Magic Armors are fine. WW Link had better have some of Grandma's soup and TP Link had better be rich if they're gonna use the magic armor, though!

Maybe AoL Link could turn into a fairy and just float above this whole mess until he's ready to take out the last one standing one on one?

The possibilities are endless. :D

[Zarom]

Maybe AoL Link could turn into a fairy and just float above this whole mess until he's ready to take out the last one standing one on one?


I don't think so. Unless the area change during the fight. Because when he does his fairy magic power, he has to leave the area to transform back into his form.

[angelkid]

But without the transformations masks in MM, young Link is a little disavantaged, since he can't used them anytime. :(

Young link would not be at a disadvantage, he would be equal to the others, giving him the transformation masks would give him an unfair advantage.


Another of my reason is because he's been trough a lot and he is one of the most experienced Link of all. (He did SO much things...) :cool:

He's certainly not one of the toughest lol. Infact I'd say he was physically the weakest Link of all time. He needs damn bracelets to lift up bombs! No other Link has ever had problems with lifting up a bomb.



The 3-roll thing is from PH, which was technically an alternate universe dream thing, so I don't consider it much of an issue. The Hurricane Spin leaves him dizzy, but no other Links are actually flying around the islands at those kinds of speeds

Actually, MC Link has the great spin attack which I think when fully upgraded lasts longer then the hurricane spin, and he doesn't get dizzy.


Don't forget that WW Link has the Skull Hammer, which is an awesome pancake-maker! :) (I'm just putting it in the master painting because I like it, not because I think it's much of a factor). I already voted, anyway.

Potions, Fairies and Magic Armors are fine. WW Link had better have some of Grandma's soup and TP Link had better be rich if they're gonna use the magic armor, though!

Maybe AoL Link could turn into a fairy and just float above this whole mess until he's ready to take out the last one standing one on one?

The possibilities are endless. :D

Yes, but then again OoT Adult Link has the Metagon hammer, and TP Link has the Ball and Chain which is effectively, a more powerful, long ranged hammer. If TP Link used the Ball and Chain at all I think the other Links would stand no chance in the initial round. In the freeforall where everyone is killing everyone. I think in this round the Links would rely almost completely on strength and primal, brutal ability. The ability to take hits. So, therefore I think the weaker Links would be knocked out here (OoT young Link, OoT Adult Link, WW/PH Link, OoX Link ETC)

[TVTMaster]

The ability to take hits. So, therefore I think the weaker Links would be knocked out here (OoT young Link, OoT Adult Link, WW/PH Link, OoX Link ETC)

Um, hey, we've been over this. None of the Links are actually physically weak. They all perform feats of strength impossible for a normal person, and their heart containers let them take more hits than your average mountain without falling. It really all depends on who can deal with a large melee, and who is the least affected by small strikes. LttP and most of the handhelds are pushed back when hit, whereas most 3D Links can take a hit and keep running. Little projectiles like the seed shooter or boomerang could be disastrous for the more fragile ones.

WW Link is not phyically weak- he in fact takes less damage from foes than almost any 2D Link, and even without power bracelets can lift stuff some other Links can't. He cuts down multiple trees with a single swipe, even. He also has a fighting style more likely to protect him (and his potion reserve) through the initial rounds. Anyway, MC Link has great balance. So, um, yeah. There's no reason to think other Links would necessarily be able to do it without getting dizzy, and WW Link has been proven to be able to take serious punishment. He gets catapulted against the stone wall of a giant fortress from half a mile away, falls off said wall, and comes out completely unscathed.

[Durion]

It is easy to think that most other Link's can do some stuff that WW can't without getting Dizzy, An example is that in most 3D other than WW and maybe PH you can either Spin Attack and roll constantly over an over for hours and hours without getting Dizzy....it is certainly a downside for WW Link seeing he could take damage while this happens and if another Link gets it right maybe even a 1HKO to him.

[Atsuma]

This isn't really voting for your favorites, just whom you think would win. My favorite Link is Twilight Princess' Link, but I voted for LoZ/AoL original flavor Link on this all-out brawl, and gave my reasons.

That said, I remember someone on the original thread (the one that was deleted in the Great Forum Attack of 8/19 ) made a very long and VERY GOOD argument for why Wind Waker Link would be a winner. (It had to do with his agility and all-out spry attack style, I believe). Perhaps they will remember to come by here and make their case again. It was quite compelling.


Lol. Oh, my bad. Well, since WW Link is the only Link I've known so far in my Zelda gaming experience, I didn't see the need to argue or to explain why he should beat the others. Why? Because I don't even know how the other Links look like or what powers they have, etc. So I am sorry, I just thought WW Link should win by default. ;)

[Dragon565333]

Wow I would say wolf link cause he is strong and he has a companion!

[angelkid]

Wow I would say wolf link cause he is strong and he has a companion!

Wolf Link is also not allowed unless you can explain why it would not become utterly invincible when it becomes wolf Link.

[Zarom]

I still think that Youg Link in OOT/MM would win. Here is some reasons:

1. He has the most powerful sword, the Great Fairy's Sword, as said by the Great Fairy of Kindness, in Ikana. And also when you press the ''A'' button on the item menus, it is said: ''The Great fairy's Sword is the most powerful sword and it has black roses etched to it, brandish it with ''C''.'' :sword:

2. Also, he can get his hearts upgraded by another Great Fairy (of Courage I think) His hearts then becomes red with white around them. This also happens to OOT Adult Link. :)

3. He has the most bottles. He has 6 of them (maybe 10, if we count the ones in OOT) With these, he can have Blue potions and Chateau Romani. He may also have the Deku Princess, so Link would transport her to the duel to help him in the combat. Her attacks would be same as Deku Link. :deku:

[jamalthegiraffe]

Young Link could defeat them all! He gets all of the main items, plus the masks, and Cheatu Romani! He could have endless light arrows. He also could play the Song of Time and go back to the begining of the battle, or slow down time with the inverted Song of Time.

The only thing he doesn't have are the Hidden moves, or the Tiger Scolls. He also doesn't know the Hurricane Spin. He can use the Great Spin though.

[TVTMaster]

Wolf Link is also not allowed unless you can explain why it would not become utterly invincible when it becomes wolf Link.

Reason A- Wolf Link's attacks are like five times weaker than the Master Sword.
Reason B- Wolf Link's attacks are jumping pounces that take him out of control of his positioning.
Reason C- Wolf Link takes extra damage from fire.
Reason D- Wolf Link has no shield.
Reason E- Wolf Link has no weapons or items.
Reason F- Wolf Link's only usable attack (shadow field) doesn't work on anything that can defend itself.

Wolf Link is just terrible- I'd totally allow the transformation (not that'd it ever do TP Link any good).

[Shadsie]

I agree. As much as I loved playing an animal version of Link, digging up things, having scent-vision and the like, in a battle with swordsmen, Wolf Link is... not great. I think TP Link would remain stronger in his native Hylian form. The transformation that I'm worried about becoming utterly invincible is Majora's Mask's Feirce Diety.

Anyway... I finished... THE PAINTING.

http://shadsie.deviantart.com/art/Battle-for-the-Doughnut-135190510

And am exhausted after painting a chain of Links. (That's my plural for Link now - "Chain." )

Of course, in my mind, the battle ends when Homer Simspon and Vash the Stampede (both well-known for their love of donuts) come along, wipe out all the Links, then proceed to fight each other.

[Durion]

Anyway... I finished... THE PAINTING.

http://shadsie.deviantart.com/art/Battle-for-the-Doughnut-135190510

You Miss Shadsie....are a legend :xd:.....I might steal that for a background one day :lol:

[TVTMaster]

Ohhhhhhhh you'rehiredyou'rehiredyou'rehiredyou'rehiredyou're hiredyou'rehired.

Picture be awesome, although the Dark Link kind of steals the scene.

[Shadsie]

You Miss Shadsie....are a legend :xd:.....I might steal that for a background one day :lol:

You might want to wait for me to post a higher resolution version, then. After seeing what DA did to it, I've been mulling over whether or not to send a higher resolution file to North Castle for the Sept. update... was worried it might take too long to load...

But, if people are wanting this for desktop wallpapers, yeah, I think I'll make a higher res. available somewhere - because some of the detail gets lost on the DA version there.

And...

Thanks!

[Durion]

But, if people are wanting this for desktop wallpapers, yeah, I think I'll make a higher res. available somewhere - because some of the detail gets lost on the DA version there.

And...

Thanks!

Please do...it would be an epic wall paper :xd:, Probably better than my current Zelda Background which is.....
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/7180/desktopbackground.jpg

I made it with GIMP 2.6 but it isn't really that good....I think all the Link's fighting over a Donut would be more humerous (if thats the right word)

And back on topic, wow...TP Link is winning, I thought that he would probably lose in terms of amounts of votes :hmm:

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

And back on topic, wow...TP Link is winning, I thought that he would probably lose in terms of amounts of votes :hmm:

No, it's actually just what I expected and wanted. To many, TP Link posses much more experience because of his training with Rusl prior to TP, and TP Link actually killed Ganondorf (Turning to stone is lame and doesn't count). The hidden skills, including the un-blockable Mortal Draw, Final Blow, Helm Splitter and many other give an edge, as well as a giant metallic spiked ball. Magic Armor with 100 rupees lasts longer than any magic draining shield technique from what I remember too. My logical conclusion is that TP Link would indeed win.

[Durion]

No, it's actually just what I expected and wanted. To many, TP Link posses much more experience because of his training with Rusl prior to TP, and TP Link actually killed Ganondorf (Turning to stone is lame and doesn't count). The hidden skills, including the un-blockable Mortal Draw, Final Blow, Helm Splitter and many other give an edge, as well as a giant metallic spiked ball. Magic Armor with 100 rupees lasts longer than any magic draining shield technique from what I remember too. My logical conclusion is that TP Link would indeed win.

I also wanted TP Link to win seeing as he does seem like a very good warrior compared to most of the others but its just that he sometimes gets a lot of people that are against him because they don't like TP.

Twilight Princess Link FOR THE WIN :)

[Aurora]

Links Awakening Link would PWN!!! he has the noble boomerang, its kills the final boss in one hit, i think thats powa! The Shell Sword (lv 2) He has all sorts of things!!!!!!!

[Zarom]

No, it's actually just what I expected and wanted. To many, TP Link posses much more experience because of his training with Rusl prior to TP, and TP Link actually killed Ganondorf (Turning to stone is lame and doesn't count). The hidden skills, including the un-blockable Mortal Draw, Final Blow, Helm Splitter and many other give an edge, as well as a giant metallic spiked ball. Magic Armor with 100 rupees lasts longer than any magic draining shield technique from what I remember too. My logical conclusion is that TP Link would indeed win.


No, he wouldn't win. OOT/MM Link would win. (as I said so many times)

First, OOT/MM Link has a stonger sword than TP Link.
Second, TP Link isn't as experienced than OOT/MM Link.
Third, he killed Majora, who is stronger than Ganondorf.
Fourth, TP Link don't have any magic at all.
Fifth, OOT/MM Link has fought so many ennemies that are way tougher than all the ennemies in TP.

And, on top of that, OOT/MM Link would be the winner because he could bring the Deku Princess in the battle. :D :deku:

[angelkid]

First, OOT/MM Link has a stonger sword than TP Link.

Perhaps, but TP Link is far more skilled with his sword. The hidden skills and his previous training make him by far a superior swordsman to any of the other Links.


Second, TP Link isn't as experienced than OOT/MM Link.

I'd actually say he is far more experienced. He's 100% more experienced with a sword, and with life as he is older.


Third, he killed Majora, who is stronger than Ganondorf.

You really can't say that. Have you ever seen Majora fight Ganondorf? No. Therefore you cannot judge.


Fourth, TP Link don't have any magic at all.

I don't really think this is a disadvantage. It merely means that he can have unlimited use of his items and he doesn't have to stop, run to some grass, and keep cutting it until he gets a magic jar.


Fifth, OOT/MM Link has fought so many ennemies that are way tougher than all the ennemies in TP.

I don't think so. Just because the games are seen as harder. That is opinion. Personally OoT is one of the easiest Zelda games I have played, and I find it MUCH easier than TP. Also, maybe the games were only harder because you were playing with Young Link? If you were playing with TP Link the games would be easier because TP Link is superior in every way. MM is only seen as harder because it is hard to figure things out, like what to do. I don't really think that skill will help Young Link in the battle.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

No, he wouldn't win. OOT/MM Link would win. (as I said so many times)

First, OOT/MM Link has a stonger sword than TP Link.
Second, TP Link isn't as experienced than OOT/MM Link.
Third, he killed Majora, who is stronger than Ganondorf.
Fourth, TP Link don't have any magic at all.
Fifth, OOT/MM Link has fought so many ennemies that are way tougher than all the ennemies in TP.

And, on top of that, OOT/MM Link would be the winner because he could bring the Deku Princess in the battle. :D :deku:

I hate to say it, but many of those points are either false or have no relevance.

First, the Master Sword is the Master Sword. No difference. If you're referring to to Biggoron's Sword, it's not a good move. It completely disables OoT Link's shield, which leaves him super vulnerable to EVERYTHING.

Second, I have no idea where you got that from. OoT Link had absolutely no experience before the events of OoT, while TP Link had a life of experience with the sword. OoT Link may have went on two adventures, but you can't compare that with a life time of experience and an even tougher adventure.

Third, MAJORA IS NOT STRONGER. Why people don't understand this, I have no idea. Ganondorf can only be killed with a sacred weapons, the Light Arrows and the Blade of Evl's Bane. Majora was killed by the KOKIRI SWORD. Add in the sacred power of the gods, and there's nothing to argue about.

Fourth, how does this hold any relevance at all? If anything, the Hidden Skills and 100 rupees magic armor could make up for that way past what few things OoT Link can do with his limited magic skill.

Fifth, again, I don't see where you're going. Just because the game was easier, doesn't mean that the Link featured in that game is weaker. If that was the case, AoL Link would win in a matter of 10 seconds, because he fought enemies way harder than any other Link. Period.

[Shadsie]

Fifth, again, I don't see where you're going. Just because the game was easier, doesn't mean that the Link featured in that game is weaker. If that was the case, AoL Link would win in a matter of 10 seconds, because he fought enemies way harder than any other Link. Period.


This was actually my argument for AoL Link. :lol: He fought in a fairly primal manner and really had to scrap just to survive. I like to *imagine* that he had more sword skills than he actually showed in the game, though - the 8 bit and primitive system (by today's standards) wasn't able to do as much with him as say... TP.

That said, I'm surprised that TP seems to be the favorite here. Well, not that surprised, he has great skills and is very strong... it's just that... the thing that sparked this original topic was someone comparing TP to OoT and saying how they thought OoT could whoop TP's butt in every way (which lead to me thinking AoL Link had things tougher!) ... I mean, I see a lot of people who loved the OoT era kind of... bash TP Link, consider him weaker because they think his game is easier or just because they're nostaglic and didn't like TP as much.

I know not everybody here liked TP, either / had differences with the game, so... the results of this poll are something I find surprising. I just think that people seem to be largely putting their personal favorite games aside here and really thinking about the skills of the respective characters.

I will say that one of my very FAVORITE things about Twilight Princess was that Link *started out* with some sword training - training under the village swordsman. The way you, as a player, learn the basic skills is through Link *showing off* for the village children - and that's pretty cool. It's like, he knows these skills and is just demonstrating them, while you as Player are actually learning how to do them. It was realistic and, as a writer, I really appreciated that because I'm sort of trained to see that in any given story where a person gains INSTA-SKILLS as soon as they pick up a weapon as bad writing or a hole in the writing. (There are some stories with excuses... "The Tweleve Kingdoms" had the main character's body get infected with a skilled battle-demon who did the swordwork for her, but I digress). While excuseable for gameplay in Zelda games, it sort of bugs me in other titles that Link (or Young Link) can pick up a sword for the first time and instantly know what to do.

[Durion]

No, he wouldn't win. OOT/MM Link would win. (as I said so many times)

First, OOT/MM Link has a stonger sword than TP Link.
Second, TP Link isn't as experienced than OOT/MM Link.
Third, he killed Majora, who is stronger than Ganondorf.
Fourth, TP Link don't have any magic at all.
Fifth, OOT/MM Link has fought so many ennemies that are way tougher than all the ennemies in TP.

And, on top of that, OOT/MM Link would be the winner because he could bring the Deku Princess in the battle. :D :deku:

1)OoT/MM wields the kokiri Sword, TP Link wields the by far superior Master Sword, The strongest sword in any of the games seeing as it can kill an Immortal being.

2), He only did in the region of 4-6 temples in MM. TP Link did around 9 Temples which is a lot more experience.

3)Majora is a magic Mask, There is no evidence that Majora was a real sorceror or anything like that before MM, infact he was made by a tribe, thats as far as we know. Also Majora can be killed using the Kokiri sword which is pathetic, TP Link KILLED an Immortal Man which he much more powerful blade.

4)OoT/MM Link have hardly any magical powers at all that are of use, TP Link has the 7 Hidden Powers and the Magic Armour which hugely dent most other magic users anyway.

5)Not really, TP has the most powerful enemies...such as CoO is a lot harder than anything in MM apart from a few bosses.

[Master Kokiri 9]

Perhaps, but TP Link is far more skilled with his sword. The hidden skills and his previous training make him by far a superior swordsman to any of the other Links.

Yep tp link is more skilled with swords.




I'd actually say he is far more experienced. He's 100% more experienced with a sword, and with life as he is older.

Yes while tp link is older and has a lot more sword training than oot/mm link tp link has less experience than oot/mm link cuz oot/mm link had one adventure w/ timetravel and thus whence he was sent back in time he was used to using the more powerful/accurate adult weapons as proven by mm which gave him even more experience and also the more powerful swords and shields so that put's him in the 'ultra experienced' catagory past tp link.




You really can't say that. Have you ever seen Majora fight Ganondorf? No. Therefore you cannot judge.

Yep that's 100% true. Unless nintendo made a nintendo channel movie or something in which ganon/dorf faced off against majora we'll never know. But i personally would bet on ganny.




I don't really think this is a disadvantage. It merely means that he can have unlimited use of his items and he doesn't have to stop, run to some grass, and keep cutting it until he gets a magic jar.

True dat. That put's tp link at an advantage.

[Twilight Prince]

TP Link would win, he has more strength and seems to have more experiance then the others... The only thing he does not have is Magic. But he can if need be change to a wolf to finish off the battle.

[Smitie]

CD-i Link would win of course, he can kill ganondorf with a simple book so a lot of Link's shouldn't be any problem. :P

On a more serious note, I think TP link would get that donut. He has special sword moves, a sidekick with dark magic and he had to kill many bosses and mini-bosses. He is also a sumo wrestler which gives him an advantage when he has to defend himself. He would simply throw his opponent away.

[ironknuckle1]

Four swords Link not because I like them its just all the others would get demolished because they would be Quadruple teamed.

[Master Kokiri 9]

Okay after reviewing the various links I now know who would be most likely to win. First of all yes tp link is awesome and all and has cool sword moves and stuff and a sidekick with dark magic and all that don't forget that he had the triforce of courage from the beginning which is like cheating. Alttp Link went through 11 dungeons most oof which would've pwnd the other links with only his wits, his weapons, and his courage. Plus he defeated Ganon while he had the whole triforce. If that isn't major power I dunno what is. Ww link would come close to the donut cuz he had to prove himself to the gods that he was worthy rather than being chosen in the first place plus restore the power to the master sword. Then TP link would be in third place cuz you know he'd pretty much pwn all the other links and be pwnd by ww and alttp link.

[DreamDevourer]

The TP Link was older, stronger, and overall cooler then the rest of the Links. Why should there be any contest?

[fiercedeity619]

The TP Link was older, stronger, and overall cooler then the rest of the Links. Why should there be any contest?

because one he basicly only has scroll techniques and a wolf form whereas other links such as four sword link,oot/mm link, loz/aol link, and oox link have been through more than only one adventure and have much more experience. any one of those could take him out.

[Silver]

I would go with Majora's Mask Young Link. He is pretty skilled well since he is from Ocarina of Time, thus being skilled as he is from Adult. (Pretty confusing I know)

And along to back up my point. The masks! The odd Deku Scrub! The powerful Goron! And the speedy Zora! Don't forget Fierce Deity! His powerful sword can rip through evil! (Not Ganon because supposedly only the Master Sword can!) Well yes I think I made my point!

[Cobalt]

I cast my vote for TP Link. I haven't really read any of the other arguments posted before me, but here's my piece.

Speaking from a gameplay point of view, TP Link trumps all contenders in the realm of swordplay, and in my opinion showcases himself as being the fiercest warrior. While other Links might have him in the epic and nostalgia department, in a fight none of them hold a candle to TP Link, and to me, for some reason, that holds the most merit.

[Buffooner]

WW Link by far for me. One because I thrash TP Link in Brawl with Toon Link, but also because I think he is so much cooler. TP Link never gripped me and I nearly wasn't bothered to finish TP, while I'm on my second playthrough of WW and still loving it to bits.

[fiercedeity619]

WW Link by far for me. One because I thrash TP Link in Brawl with Toon Link, but also because I think he is so much cooler. TP Link never gripped me and I nearly wasn't bothered to finish TP, while I'm on my second playthrough of WW and still loving it to bits.

first brawl is a NON-CANON game so it doesn't count and you can't say he wins because you think he's cool you have to think of the skill of the other links that would own him.

[Master Kokiri 9]

first brawl is a NON-CANON game so it doesn't count and you can't say he wins because you think he's cool you have to think of the skill of the other links that would own him.


Exactly! But I personally think that ww link would come in second because he had to prove to the gods that he was worth trusting to defeat ganondorf. Alttp link would win all the glory because he had to go through 11 dungeons that would probably pwn most of the other links and alttp link while chosen by the gods had nothing of the triforce or other sacred power (ms and sa aside). And he defeated Ganon the Hylian Devil while he had the whole triforce. Tp link would be third cuz he'd pwn all the other links with his sword techniques, wolf link techniques, massive arsenal of weapons, and his whip-like hat (seriously he snap a bone with that lethal weapon). And adult oot link would pwn all the others cuz he has navi (who would drive most of the other links to suicide), biggorons sword, and his golden gauntlets (he could throw one of the giant stones on top of the links that survived navi).

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Eh, I'd have to say WW Link is the weakest and the one with the least experience. Child Link from the beginning of OoT might take that title from him, but that's just maybe. Really, TP had tons of experience with a sword. For all we know, Rusl had been training him for years and years, and Link was a very good swordsman just at the beginning of TP, let alone after the end of it, where he actually KILLED Ganondorf, unlike OoT or WW Link. Add in the Hidden Skills that can kill in one hit and magic armor with 100 rupees, and I see a very very slim chance of WW Link even hoping to overcome him.

[Buffooner]

first brawl is a NON-CANON game so it doesn't count and you can't say he wins because you think he's cool you have to think of the skill of the other links that would own him.

Sorry, but I thought it was more of an opinion.

In that case I will still go with WW Link because he seems more agile. He would be able to dodge attacks more easily and then attack himself. He also has the parry moves, so he attacks first.

[Master Kokiri 9]

Eh, I'd have to say WW Link is the weakest and the one with the least experience. Child Link from the beginning of OoT might take that title from him, but that's just maybe. Really, TP had tons of experience with a sword. For all we know, Rusl had been training him for years and years, and Link was a very good swordsman just at the beginning of TP, let alone after the end of it, where he actually KILLED Ganondorf, unlike OoT or WW Link. Add in the Hidden Skills that can kill in one hit and magic armor with 100 rupees, and I see a very very slim chance of WW Link even hoping to overcome him.

Actually while ww Link is kinda physically weak he'd probably overcome tp Link (although it would probably be quite the battle) he's agile, he can attack with speed, he has the parry attack, and not to mention if he get's low on health or magic he has his granny's soup which heals him completely, restores all his magic, and doubles his attack power until he gets hit which gives him a major advantage over tp link (not to mention he can use it twice). Then there's his light arrows for when things get risky. Plus he had to actually prove to the gods that he was the only soul at the time that could save the world. Tp link had toc since the game began (that would be considered cheating) while ww link only had it for the final dungeon (ganondorf not included because he took the toc to form the whole triforce which korl wished on which caused it to scatter once more). The odds are simply stacked in ww links favor. Although alttp link would get rid of ww link cuz alttp link had to go through some pretty tough dungeons (most of which would've pwned some of the other links), he had to go through his entire adventure without any sort of sacred power (ms and sa aside). Plus he defeated Ganon (tougher than ganondorf) while he had the whole triforce. Simple.

[angelkid]

WW Link would be the frist to go. He's weak and no more agile or fast then any other Link. The only other Link to be any weaker then WW Link is OoT Young Link (Can't even lift a bomb? You seriously need to do some weights.) WW Link has next to no experience or power. WW Link also fight Ganondorf while he is possesion of none of the triforce (possibly the weakest he has ever been) and only because of Zelda's help. If Zelda were there, he would stood no chance. Not only this, but Ganondorf knocks out WW Link in about a second. If he wanted to, he could have killed him then, easily. That's not the only time too. WW Link is rescued on Multiple ocassions as he so pathetic compared to other Links he cant even look after himself. He is rescued by the King of red Lions when he is thrown out to see, then by Valoo when he first faces Ganondorf, and by Tetra again at some point and then by Tetra/Zelda being there when you fight Ganondorf.

TP Link goes it alone and is rescued once by the legendary 'Bazooka' in a cut-scene. What from though? A keese. Like he needed rescuing from that.

TP Link would beat WW Link, hands down.

[Prince Of Blue]

I totally think that Majora's Mask Link would win. I mean, sure he's just a kid, but he can transform into so many different things. I think that would deffinitely be an advantage. And then there's Fierce Deity Link. Nobody could possibly defeat him, hands down.

[TVTMaster]

^ ^ FDL isn't considered in this matchup since it's a game-breaker and nulls his other masks.

Anyway, I have a hard time understanding why people claim WW Link is no more agile than the other Links. For one thing, his roll parry is a ridiculously fast move, and all his neutral combo attacks carry him all over the place. While TP Link has a lot of finesse with the sword, WW Link can pull off a bunch of his moves both faster, more reliably, and while keeping himself moving out of danger. Just jump into one of those rooms of death on the islands and you'll see what I'm talking about. WW Link has been shown to be exceptionally able to defend himself in a melee, which is kind of what we're talking about here.
"Experience" is a subjective term, since objective evidence of skill beats supposed experiences. TP Link doesn't really have anything the other Links don't in terms of swordsmanship until the Hero's Shade teaches it to him.
You also shouldn't be so quick to disregard Brawl as a source here- while it doesn't take as much into account, you'll notice that WW Link is both higher up in tiers, and that his aerial moves (except for the up/downstabs) are actually taken from his attack animations in WW, whereas TP Link remains a ground-focused character who is forced to play defensively- much like in his actual game (while his aerial moves are almost entirely fabricated). Conversely, in both WW and Brawl, it's obvious that WW Link has much more mobility and offensive prowess. In a melee like what's described here, TP Link is going to have significant difficulty coping with attacks from all sides, whereas WW Link has experience with this type of fight.

What I'm saying is that in these conditions, where a host of Links are attacking from all sides, WW Link is best equipped to deal with the situation. It's totally obvious that in a duel between TP Link and WW Link, TP would come out on top due to a more varied and powerful aresenal for this type of fight. However, in a melee, TP Link, while more powerful than almost any handheld Link (except for maybe Aol's magic and FS/A's teamups), is going to have trouble defending himself from all sides- rarely a problem for WW.

[Shadsie]

I have yet to play Brawl, but I have played Melee... and I feel like the Super Smash Bros. games can be considered here. I think they do a fine job of showing what certain Links can do in melee-style combat, and so references to them should be valid.

[angelkid]

I have yet to play Brawl, but I have played Melee... and I feel like the Super Smash Bros. games can be considered here. I think they do a fine job of showing what certain Links can do in melee-style combat, and so references to them should be valid.

Personally, I disagree. My reason is that in both Melee and Brawl, Ganondorf is about on parr with both Links. This is ridiculous considering not only is he lacking the ability to use magic, but also, he never uses his sword and he's ALOT faster then that in the Zelda games. I know that Ganondorf isnt a character we are considering here, but what I am trying to say is that in the SSB games, Ganondorf is on parr with the Links even though he is substantially less powerful then he is in the Zelda games, and in the Zelda games, he is not on parr with Link (any of them, except maybe WW Link) and he is alot more powerful then he is in the SSB games. So for that reason, I don't think that either Brawl or Melee are trustable sources.

[Master Kokiri 9]

WW Link would be the frist to go. He's weak and no more agile or fast then any other Link.

You forgot the parry attack and he had to prove that he was able to save the great sea and hyrule. That's more power than most of the links right there.



The only other Link to be any weaker then WW Link is OoT Young Link (Can't even lift a bomb? You seriously need to do some weights.)

That much is very true.


WW Link has next to no experience or power. WW Link also fight Ganondorf while he is possesion of none of the triforce (possibly the weakest he has ever been) and only because of Zelda's help. If Zelda were there, he would stood no chance. Not only this, but Ganondorf knocks out WW Link in about a second. If he wanted to, he could have killed him then, easily. That's not the only time too.

Again you forget the parry attack. Ww link could've beaten Ganondorf if he didn't have Zelda to help him but it just would've been harder and longer. He didn't knock link out, he knocked the master sword out of his hands with his speed and agility. He chose not to kill link because he thought that once he had the triforce as a whole he could easiliy kill link and tetra if they tried to resist because the goddesses would be at Ganny's back by obligation of the triforce.


WW Link is rescued on Multiple ocassions as he so pathetic compared to other Links he cant even look after himself. He is rescued by the King of red Lions when he is thrown out to see, then by Valoo when he first faces Ganondorf, and by Tetra again at some point and then by Tetra/Zelda being there when you fight Ganondorf.

Ww link is rescued only a few times (korl at the beginning, korl again just before the tog, tetra only drew the bird away the second time before she rescued the girls but even if that were so Link still would've killed it, and the rito at the end of the ff). And also Tetra didn't rescue link once. She only helped him out. Once at the ff by drawing away the bird and rescuing the girls and at the end by helping him out.


TP Link goes it alone and is rescued once by the legendary 'Bazooka' in a cut-scene. What from though? A keese. Like he needed rescuing from that.

What bazooka cutscene? Can you show me it? But yeah it would be quite a battle but ww link would beat tp link and ww link would be pwned by alttp link (11 hard as heck dungeons, two fights with aghanim, beats ganon while he has the whole triforce, uses no sacred power aside from the master sword and the silver arrows, and finally can anyone say 'golden sword'?).

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

You forgot the parry attack and he had to prove that he was able to save the great sea and hyrule. That's more power than most of the links right there.


Again you forget the parry attack. Ww link could've beaten Ganondorf if he didn't have Zelda to help him but it just would've been harder and longer. He didn't knock link out, he knocked the master sword out of his hands with his speed and agility. He chose not to kill link because he thought that once he had the triforce as a whole he could easiliy kill link and tetra if they tried to resist because the goddesses would be at Ganny's back by obligation of the triforce.



Ww link is rescued only a few times (korl at the beginning, korl again just before the tog, tetra only drew the bird away the second time before she rescued the girls but even if that were so Link still would've killed it, and the rito at the end of the ff). And also Tetra didn't rescue link once. She only helped him out. Once at the ff by drawing away the bird and rescuing the girls and at the end by helping him out.



What bazooka cutscene? Can you show me it? But yeah it would be quite a battle but ww link would beat tp link and ww link would be pwned by alttp link (11 hard as heck dungeons, two fights with aghanim, beats ganon while he has the whole triforce, uses no sacred power aside from the master sword and the silver arrows, and finally can anyone say 'golden sword'?).

I hate to say it, but I find your reasoning and logic to be very flawed.

First, what's the difference between saving Hyrule and saving Hyrule? None. I don't see how saving Hyrule with one Link is somehow better than saving Hyrule with another.

Second, no, he couldn't have beaten Ganondorf without Zelda. That's pure fact, sorry. The battle is un-winable without Zelda's help. Ganondorf (WITHOUT the Triforce mind you) was too fast and powerful for Link to beat him alone. That's proof of his weakness for me.

Third, has any other Link needed to be rescued before? I don't care how many times it happened in WW, because the fact he had to be saved still remains. As stated above, TP Link could have easily defeated the enemies that the bazooka took care of. That scene was just to make it more cinematic really.

Fourth, you've proven nothing. You've basically repeated others and made weak arguments.

[Kitsu]

You forgot the parry attack and he had to prove that he was able to save the great sea and hyrule. That's more power than most of the links right there.

Uh, how does that prove he is stronger? A more powerful person could be thought not to be able to save Hyrule because of first impressions, but actually be able. I don't see how this proves anything.


Actually while ww Link is kinda physically weak he'd probably overcome tp Link (although it would probably be quite the battle) he's agile, he can attack with speed, he has the parry attack, and not to mention if he get's low on health or magic he has his granny's soup which heals him completely, restores all his magic, and doubles his attack power until he gets hit which gives him a major advantage over tp link

You state right there he is kind of physically weak, whereas TP Link is obviously much stronger. Not to mention Link in Twilight Princess probably had training from Russel and seems to be skilled with a sword. Not to mention the Hidden Moves; you seem to skip over those completely. Wind Waker Link may be agile, but so is Twilight Princess Link, he is seen preforming difficult sword attacks and doing back flips.








Again you forget the parry attack. Ww link could've beaten Ganondorf if he didn't have Zelda to help him but it just would've been harder and longer. He didn't knock link out, he knocked the master sword out of his hands with his speed and agility. He chose not to kill link because he thought that once he had the triforce as a whole he could easiliy kill link and tetra if they tried to resist because the goddesses would be at Ganny's back by obligation of the triforce.

...What?

He didn't knock Link out, he knocked the master sword out of his hands with his speed and agility. He chose not to kill Link because he thought that once he had the Triforce as a whole he could easily kill Link and tetra if they tried to resist...

Doesn't that prove that WW Link is not the strongest?





Ww link is rescued only a few times (korl at the beginning, korl again just before the tog, tetra only drew the bird away the second time before she rescued the girls but even if that were so Link still would've killed it, and the rito at the end of the ff). And also Tetra didn't rescue link once. She only helped him out. Once at the ff by drawing away the bird and rescuing the girls and at the end by helping him out.


The simple fact that he had to be rescued at all means he is obviously not the superior of the Links. In other games he had little help and didn't need rescuing.



But yeah it would be quite a battle but ww link would beat tp link and ww link would be pwned by alttp link

Once again, you demonstrate how your own argument is flawed.

[Master Kokiri 9]

Like everyone else appearantly does you Vergoagogo have missed the part of my posts where I pointed out that Link from ww had to prove himself that he could save hyrule. That means he had to have been pretty skilled. Then there's the fact of his parry attack which allows him to not only dodge an attack with ease but also counterattack. Then in the ganondorf battle of ww link could've simply waited for tetra/zelda to hit him with a light arrow but you can parry ganondorf to strike him without the help of tetra. True he was without the top but still he was pretty dang powerful. And if he wanted to he proabably could've gone Ganon form on Link and Tetra like he did in games like oot and tp. True no other link needed to be rescued before ww (or since) but an ocean is much more dangerous than a mass of dry land (and most of the things that put link in danger were cheap shots/unexpected). Yeah tp link could've easily beaten the enemies he was allegedly 'rescued' from but if they were keese like angelkid said then ww link could've done the same with his great spin attack another of his advantages over tp link. Not to mention ww link has some more powerful ranged weapons like the light arrows in addition to his granny's soup (heals him completely, restores all his magic, doubles his attack power until he gets hit, and can be used twice). Ww link would simply pwn tp link. And then alttp link would pwn ww link. And Kitsu ww link isn't the strongest there's no argument there but this isn't about brute strength. This is about resourcefulness (ww link has plenty of that) endurance (again ww link can take alot what with his grandma's soup and his speed), and finally what they have at hand (tp link though he has a large arsenal of items and weapons a large amount of them are useless). And even if tp link used the magic armor ww link would simply run it out.

[Kitsu]

And Kitsu ww link isn't the strongest there's no argument there but this isn't about brute strength. This is about resourcefulness (ww link has plenty of that) endurance (again ww link can take alot what with his grandma's soup and his speed), and finally what they have at hand (tp link though he has a large arsenal of items and weapons a large amount of them are useless). And even if tp link used the magic armor ww link would simply run it out.

If it's about endurance and resourcefulness, then why would AlttP Link beat him? Besides, both Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess Link seem to have gone through a lot.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Like everyone else appearantly does you Vergoagogo have missed the part of my posts where I pointed out that Link from ww had to prove himself that he could save hyrule. That means he had to have been pretty skilled. Then there's the fact of his parry attack which allows him to not only dodge an attack with ease but also counterattack. Then in the ganondorf battle of ww link could've simply waited for tetra/zelda to hit him with a light arrow but you can parry ganondorf to strike him without the help of tetra. True he was without the top but still he was pretty dang powerful. And if he wanted to he proabably could've gone Ganon form on Link and Tetra like he did in games like oot and tp. True no other link needed to be rescued before ww (or since) but an ocean is much more dangerous than a mass of dry land (and most of the things that put link in danger were cheap shots/unexpected). Yeah tp link could've easily beaten the enemies he was allegedly 'rescued' from but if they were keese like angelkid said then ww link could've done the same with his great spin attack another of his advantages over tp link. Not to mention ww link has some more powerful ranged weapons like the light arrows in addition to his granny's soup (heals him completely, restores all his magic, doubles his attack power until he gets hit, and can be used twice). Ww link would simply pwn tp link. And then alttp link would pwn ww link. And Kitsu ww link isn't the strongest there's no argument there but this isn't about brute strength. This is about resourcefulness (ww link has plenty of that) endurance (again ww link can take alot what with his grandma's soup and his speed), and finally what they have at hand (tp link though he has a large arsenal of items and weapons a large amount of them are useless). And even if tp link used the magic armor ww link would simply run it out.

First of all, use paragraphs. Moving from one topic to the next in one wall of text is bad.

Second, you've proved nothing. You've admitted I WAS right in all scenarios, but you come up with the stupidest reasons to try and overcome the facts. An ocean is more dangerous.....? What? That proves......nothing. At all.

Third, let go of the parry attack. TP Link and other Links have far better techniques. Mortal Draw kills in one hit, and never misses. Please, beat that with your precious parry attack that just made the game easier.

Fourth, you admit I'm right with everything. Therefor, your post is just spam with more flawed logic attached to it.

[Master Kokiri 9]

First of all, use paragraphs. Moving from one topic to the next in one wall of text is bad.

Second, you've proved nothing. You've admitted I WAS right in all scenarios, but you come up with the stupidest reasons to try and overcome the facts. An ocean is more dangerous.....? What? That proves......nothing. At all.

Third, let go of the parry attack. TP Link and other Links have far better techniques. Mortal Draw kills in one hit, and never misses. Please, beat that with your precious parry attack that just made the game easier.

Fourth, you admit I'm right with everything. Therefor, your post is just spam with more flawed logic attached to it.

Spam you say? How is my argument spam?

And okay so moving from one topic to the next is bad I'll make sure it doesn't happen again.

And yes the mortal draw kills in one hit but you can defend against it (ever tryed to mortal draw a dinalfos in the tot in tp? it works about 7% of the time cuz they use their shields) and the parry attack again is the best technique in any zelda. 'Back Slice tp link? Well that's okay cuz I'll parry myself outta the way.'

And then the Hurricane Spin. If used well then it's the second most valueable technique ever. If not then it spells your doom against tp link admittedly.

I never admitted you were right. Tp link would be a tough obstacle but ww link would win. Everyone seems to hate just cuz I have a bad rep... thats kinda mean...

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Spam you say? How is my argument spam?

And okay so moving from one topic to the next is bad I'll make sure it doesn't happen again.

And yes the mortal draw kills in one hit but you can defend against it (ever tryed to mortal draw a dinalfos in the tot in tp? it works about 7% of the time cuz they use their shields) and the parry attack again is the best technique in any zelda. 'Back Slice tp link? Well that's okay cuz I'll parry myself outta the way.'

And then the Hurricane Spin. If used well then it's the second most valueable technique ever. If not then it spells your doom against tp link admittedly.

I never admitted you were right. Tp link would be a tough obstacle but ww link would win. Everyone seems to hate just cuz I have a bad rep... thats kinda mean...

Your argument is spam because they're poorly typed and have nothing to back them up.

Tell me, is WW Link shorter than TP Link? Yes. Can WW's one wooden shield block as well as a fully armored enemy? No. TP Link would slice through the shield and knock WW Link's head off.

LOLOLOLOLOLOL. Hurricane spin = epic fail right there. Yeah, no control over direction PLUS it makes him dizzy! TP's METAL shield would easy block that junk, then he would slice WW Link's head of again once he's dizzy from said attack.

And yes, you have bad rep for a reason. I would suggest evidence to back up your posts, and some basic grammar skills.

[Master Kokiri 9]

Tell me, is WW Link shorter than TP Link? Yes. Can WW's one wooden shield block as well as a fully armored enemy? No. TP Link would slice through the shield and knock WW Link's head off.

Dude his shield isn't all wood and you seem to forget the mirror shield.


LOLOLOLOLOLOL. Hurricane spin = epic fail right there. Yeah, no control over direction PLUS it makes him dizzy! TP's METAL shield would easy block that junk, then he would slice WW Link's head of again once he's dizzy from said attack..

Actually you do have control over the direction you're going and it doesn't make link dizzy if he runs into something. Plus ww link could easily circle around tp link and get a hit or two in.

[Kitsu]

Actually you do have control over the direction you're going and it doesn't make link dizzy if he runs into something. Plus ww link could easily circle around tp link and get a hit or two in.

It is still something of a random attack, not nearly as accurate as any of Twilight Princess Link's attacks. Whilst wearing full armour, TP Link could defend against it (not to mention TP Link has a larger shield).

Also, you keep bringing up how great the Parry Attack is. Sure, it is effective and such, but in Twilight Princess, Link can have full armour, including a helmet, which would protect. Twilight Princess Link is also fairly agile as I have already mentioned.

[angelkid]

And if he wanted to he proabably could've gone Ganon form on Link and Tetra like he did in games like oot and tp.

True. He didn't though go Ganon, and I'm sure if he would, WW Links brains and guts would be on the floor and in Ganon's mouth in seconds. Heck, TP Link would have even been screwed if he didn't have the ability to change into Wolf Link.


Not to mention ww link has some more powerful ranged weapons like the light arrows

Light arrows? TP Link could block them with his shield. TP Link has bomb arrows. Even if he were to block them with his shield, he would still be blown to pieces, and the Ball and Chain. No shield any Link has ever possessed could block that. That'd make one hell of a WW Link pancake.


in addition to his granny's soup (heals him completely, restores all his magic, doubles his attack power until he gets hit, and can be used twice)

Yes his grannies soup. Arguably one of the most powerful healing elixirs. What's more powerful though? I'll tell you. There are two I can think of, both of the TP Link has. First is the Great fairy tears which completely own and second, and even more powerful is the Rare Chu Jelly which heals you and max's your attack and defence by about 3 times until you are hit again.




Actually you do have control over the direction you're going and it doesn't make link dizzy if he runs into something. Plus ww link could easily circle around tp link and get a hit or two in.

Would Like to point out that you are right, you can indeed control where you are going, however, very VERY slowly and in the time it took WW Link to 'circle round' TP Link, he could easily have circled with it and cover himself with his shield.

At this point, I'd like to make a pointer for AoL Link. Though his game is all so 2D. He is infact the only Link who you can change the postion of. Meaning, he is the only Link with the ability to attack below another Link's shield. I guess that all depends on how true to the games this fight is though :P.

[vero_t34]

totally TP! cmon he can change himself into a wolf for goodness sake! i love it its sexy haha

[Shadsie]

*Skims topic* I hope you all are playing nice in my thread here... It looks like some of the arguing is getting tense.

Just a reminder to argue your points while still retaining respect for one another...

...otherwise, I'll declare that Vash the Stampede and Homer Simpson come along to take the donut. Vash has amazing supernatural gunmanship skills (he will not kill, being a technical pacifist, but will wound and disable) and Homer? Well, Homer has his amazing brute rage. (Imagines him grabbing WW Link by the neck like he does with Bart and shaking him, "Why, you little!" )

But, I will not declare that yet. That's my Game Over scenario for this if this turns into an actual nasty fight among forum members.

For now, the other two donut-lovers are standing on the sidelines, allowing the all-Link battle to continue.

(If that made no sense, it's because I'm feeling silly).

[Durion]

I'm going to have to agree with the majority here, Master Kokiri 9, You need to back up your argument with facts for why that certain thing would make your choice of Link win. As far as I have read, you have hardly done this.

Yes, WW Link may have the Parry attack or whatever you want to call it but as others have said TP Link has the mortal draw which as far as I know only 3-4 enemies can live through, 2 of the those being Zant and Ganondorf and another being the epically powerful Darknut.

I've chosen TP Link (and I'm sure I've stated it in this thread before) that I think TP Link would win.

TP Link has a great advantage with the 7 hidden powers, They give him the ability to change stratgy easily and blow a large hole into any opponent's defense/health. He also was chosen by the Gods, Pretty much all Links were (with a few exceptions I believe, I think Links like the OoX Link) chosen by the gods to hold the Triforce, In terms of being Link this is no great feat to do. A few other links also have a lot of experience, When it comes to the likes of TP and OoT Link, They both had to go through a vast amount of dungeons, More than enough to get a lot of experience off of.

Also TP Link has that huge arsenal of weapons which he could blow dents or even simply kill most of the weaker links with easily, He can wipe the younger ones off their feet with one hit to the face using his Ball and Chain, he has plenty of other weapons in which to bring death to the others.

WW Link didn't really do much in my opinion, for most of the game you were sailing around in a boat, The others move by any means they can but not sailing.

As it stands, this is all I am going to post, I may update later but thats it for now.

[Master Kokiri 9]

*Skims topic* I hope you all are playing nice in my thread here... It looks like some of the arguing is getting tense.

Just a reminder to argue your points while still retaining respect for one another...

...otherwise, I'll declare that Vash the Stampede and Homer Simpson come along to take the donut. Vash has amazing supernatural gunmanship skills (he will not kill, being a technical pacifist, but will wound and disable) and Homer? Well, Homer has his amazing brute rage. (Imagines him grabbing WW Link by the neck like he does with Bart and shaking him, "Why, you little!" )

But, I will not declare that yet. That's my Game Over scenario for this if this turns into an actual nasty fight among forum members.

For now, the other two donut-lovers are standing on the sidelines, allowing the all-Link battle to continue.

(If that made no sense, it's because I'm feeling silly).


Man shadsie that the funniest thing I've ever heard!!!! Yeah so anyways I'm just going to stop posting here (the thread not the forums). Seems no one really sees how ww link could turn the tides (pun intended) against tp link to his own favor. But I'll keep thinking he'll win.

[TVTMaster]

I'm pretty certain that TP Link would win handily in a one-on-one duel. He's essentially got all of WW Link's tricks minus the Hurricane spin plus the Mortal Draw, Jump Strike, Ending Blow, and Great Spin. His normal moves are kind of "locked in" in the sense that he's pretty much standing in one place while moving his sword around, but that's usually a boon in, again, one on one matches. His style is much more precise than WW.

However, we're not talking about a duel here. In this scenario, TP and WW are not fighting one-on-one, but rather a huge brawl between like ten Links. Fire arrows, boomerangs, and hookshots are bound to be flying everywhere, especially from the 2D Links with pathetic "slash in front" moves. In this situation, TP Link's precise style is going to be of little help to him, as he'll largely be staying in one place whenever he tries to press his formidable offense. Although only the 3D Links (and MC) really have considerable talent with the sword, TP Link's (and OoT/MM Link's) styles are similarly static. WW Link is the primary exception to this rule. Even his basic sword techniques are moving him over the ground his enemy loses, making it very easy for him to attack without getting "stuck" in a duel-like combat. While other Links normally have to be stationary to attack effectively, WW Link can be nimble while attacking, which provides him with the unique ability among the Links to not fear pressing an assault. It also makes it harder for the Links who rely on projectiles and such to get a bead on him- nothing can distract him or keep him still long enough to get off a good arrow or boomerang.

In my mind, WW Link is going to dominate the first half of the combat. While other Links are easy targets while readying themselves to attack, WW Link is going to be hit much less often. Meanwhile, TP Link, who possesses the Back Slice and Helm Splitter, is similarly going to be rather effective in this regard- in fact, while WW is clearly the king of offensive mobility, TP still beats out many of the others. To be honest, the final outcome is going to depend entirely on either 2D gimmicks (how effective are Bombos, Ether, Quake, Thunder, Din's Fire, or other area magics?) or how much TP gets beat up. If WW Link evades enough and TP takes too many bad hits, the health difference is likely to make the endgame odds even or better for WW.

So let's sum: WW Link has superior offensive mobility and is likely to come out of the first round (that is, until most of the untalented 2D Links are knocked out) without much damage, making the final duels by default in his favor.

TP Link has the most raw power and the second best mobility. He's also got some seriously powerful Hidden Skills such as the Great Spin and Mortal Draw that make him a serious threat in one-on-one combat.

OoT/MM Link and his adult counterpart are remarkably similar. OoT, MC, WW, and TP are the only Links with a jump attack, making up for a lack of real offensive mobility. He's also got Nayru's Love and Din's Fire, two area spells with decent effects. Din's Fire leaves him open, though, and Nayru's Love is no substitute for Magic Armor. However, the defense upgrade from the Great Fairy makes him fairly durable.

LoZ/AoL Link doesn't have much in his original game other than the recorder, which summons a tornado, but WW Link can do that too, I guess. However, in AoL, he gains some real game-breakers. Thunder is a way-powerful nuke spell that hits everything nearby, but it doesn't immediately kill bosses and thus isn't likely to have much of an impact on the average Link's crazy huge endurance meter. Life is severely hampered by the fact that it draws on his limited magic pool, as are most of his spells.

LttP/LA Link can get himself some really overpowered swords, but when your abilities are limited to "slash in front of you" and "spin around", it's less helpful. He does, however, have a ton of crazy trump card items, such as Bombos, Ether, Quake, and the Cane of Byrna. A large magic meter for these spells is also helpful, unlike AoL's sharply limited magic. It kind of depends on how his nuke spells stack up against the Link health meter, but their effectiveness on bosses is an indicator that says they might not be as powerful as they seem.

I haven't played the Oracles yet, so I'll leave them alone for now. However, I'm pretty certain they don't have much special in the way of weaponry- just the usual hookshots, arrows, bombs, and stuff. If anyone has input on this, that'd be great.

I haven't played MC, either, but I've seen LPs. He's got a surprising arsenal of sword moves, and although his basic abilities are limited to "slash and slash again", his skills allow him the kind of versatility the 3D Links tend to have. The Jump attack is the biggest selling point, actually- it gives him the much-needed offensive mobility compared to other 2D Links that he's likely to be one of the few 2D survivors of the initial round.

Finally, we've got FS/A. The main point here is that there's four of them. Problem is, they can only carry one weapon at once, and so even with their advantage of numbers, it's really just four extremely weak 2D Links. I doubt they'd present much of a problem for anyone unless they ganged up, but they're not likely to come out of the first round without their numbers too diminished to be effective.

[Silver]

Compelling argument, but Majora's Mask Link would win hands down. MM Link has Fierce Deity Mask which could beat anything! (Except Ganon) So that pretty much proves it. Also MM Link has many other forms such as Deku Scrub, Zora, and Goron. As well as various selections of masks!

[Master Kokiri 9]

Compelling argument, but Majora's Mask Link would win hands down. MM Link has Fierce Deity Mask which could beat anything! (Except Ganon) So that pretty much proves it. Also MM Link has many other forms such as Deku Scrub, Zora, and Goron. As well as various selections of masks!

This is true but it only works in boss battles. Plus they would likely confiscate it from mm link.

[dumb180]

Depends on the nature of the neutral territory. If Alttp Link has access to the Dark World, he could theoretically just wait the battle out. Anyone who tries to come in after him gets turned into a bunny and can't escape without the magic mirror.

With the magic cape, bombos, quake, and ether, he can deal mass damage with impunity. TP Link might be able to see him anyway as a wolf. But at any rate I'd go with alttp link.

[PwaPwa]

Twilight Princess Link for sure. He gets hidden skills and better items. Then again he doesnt get many hard bosses so he doesn't have much practice... I guess my vote still goes for him.

[TVTMaster]

Compelling argument, but Majora's Mask Link would win hands down. MM Link has Fierce Deity Mask which could beat anything! (Except Ganon) So that pretty much proves it. Also MM Link has many other forms such as Deku Scrub, Zora, and Goron. As well as various selections of masks!

Um, Shadsie made it clear that the FDM is not to be used in this hypothetical situation- he'd have to ditch his other masks, anyway, and it kind of breaks the game. Despite this, he's really not that tough anyway- he can lock on and shoot stuff. Big whoop, Links usually have shields.

Anyway, LttP Link probably couldn't wait in the dark world, since not only would evil Link counterparts be running around causing trouble, but he turned it back into the Sacred Realm with the Triforce at the end anyway. I forgot about the magic cape- invisibility is always a plus, but it drains his magic, making it a bad choice for the long term since most of his arsenal uses it.

[dumb180]

Anyway, LttP Link probably couldn't wait in the dark world, since not only would evil Link counterparts be running around causing trouble, but he turned it back into the Sacred Realm with the Triforce at the end anyway. I forgot about the magic cape- invisibility is always a plus, but it drains his magic, making it a bad choice for the long term since most of his arsenal uses it.

Good point. If he chose to go that route, most of his blue potions would be wasted on magic, even with full health. I'm not sure what rate of return on magic use would be, but I'd imagine it too inefficient to finish everyone off with one meter (especially when using the cloak).

There's also the possibility that attacking all other Links at once will.. well, anger them, causing each to drop whatever they're doing and head after him!:lol:

[ZeldaGirl1]

Which Link would win in a all out brawl? ( A 3D Link era battle :))


TP Link
+Awesome swordplay
+Hidden Skills
+Wolf Transformation(Midna doesn't help him in this one :P)
+Light Sword

-Slow attacks
-Not much magic or protection
-Lacks certain classic items
-Most Items are weak

Oot Adult Link
+ Fast swordplay
+Tons of magic and Golden Gauntlets
+Spin attack range
+Biggorons sword

-Not much attacks in swordplay
-Short jumps
-Much slower horse
-Can only use arrows on horse

WW Link:
+Very fast swordplay
+Very quick and unpredictable in Parry attacks
+Magic
+Pretty good items

-Takes in damage more than most Links
-Hurricane spin leaves him easy to hit
-Sword doesn't do as much damage
-Can be a little tough to control were he lands after a combo

Oot/MM Link
+Masks, especially Fierce Dietys
+Also has fast Swordplay
+Has good items to go along with the masks
+Sword upgrades

-Short jumps (but at least he can do tons of frontflips)
-Also doesn't have more moves other than hack and slash
-Slow horse
-Can only use arrows on horse

Prediction:
Something tells me that MM Link might win, after all, he has many advantages:
*the Fierce Diety will make the other Links join forces to at least try to take him out.
*All his masks are helpful, and some can even best Wolf Link in senses.
*His swordplay is pretty quick.
*His swords are really awesome

WW Link might come out second, after all he has:
*Really quick and crazy combos, if you look closely at him while fighting, you will see that he jumps in the air at least 3 times in his combo attacks.
*His Parry attack goes much faster than TP Link's hidden skills, it can also be really hard to block.
*He also has magic items, and powerful Light arrows to go along.

TP Link might go in 3rd, After all:
*His swordplay is good, but slow, he might win against MM Link without any of his items, but WW Link probably a close match.
*His wolf Senses are nice, but MM Link has a mask that also has senses (i forgot its name).
*But if it were a horse battle, TP Link would destroy them all, but i'm a little worried about WW Link's cannon, but he has a boat not a horse anyways...

Oot Link goes in last place, he probably won't match up really well with the other Links, but he is undeniably the REAL strongest, but that's only because of the Golden Gauntlets...
another thing is OoT Link does have tons of magic, but it wears out pretty fast...

[JammerJaw]

I always thought that TP Link got his hidden skills from WW Link.

Tbh, I think the Fierce Deity Mask is a kind of God Mode for MM Link. FD is very fast and is able to fire magic from his sword. There hasn't been a Link that could do that since the 2D Zeldas. Then again, I'm pretty sure a more current Link was able to do it; whether it was TP Link or WW Link I'm not too sure.

So anyway, we have the Hero of Time. I think his Din's Fire and Nayru's Love would be more than enough for the other Links to handle, seeing as how he'd be able to attack all three Links at once, as well as staying invulnerable. It'll definitely help when MM Link pulls out FD, that's for sure. xD

As for TP Link, I think they'd all be screwed if he stayed a wolf and had Midna on his back. If she could throw over Beast Ganon, there's no telling what she could do with those poor poor Hylians. And with Wolf Link's agility, he'd be near impossible to hit. Or if TP Link snuck off and sniped the feild with his Hawkeye, that'd be okay too. Actually, I think TP Link's got the most going for him right now. His Swordplay is top notch, as well as his skill atop Epona.

And that leaves Small WW Link. He's personally my favorite Link, seeing as how he's much more expressive. But I don't think he'd be well matched in this fight. Against OOT Link's Magic, TP Link's strength and swordplay, and MM Link's Masks, WW Link will seem outlandishly outmatched, as the only thing going for him is his stature and agility.

To summarize, I think it'll be a standoff between OOT Link and TP Link. MM Link will be fine as long as he uses his masks, and WW Link will only have an advantage if there's a boat with a cannon on a bed of water nearby. So my votes are as follows:

OOT Link
MM Link
TP Link
WW Link

EDIT: Since Midna doesn't help TP Link gets bumped down to third place.

[angelkid]

-Most Items are weak

You said that about TP Link. I have to say, that doesn't just contrast my opinion. That is just plain wrong. Of the items that TP Link would actually use in an epic brawl, he has the Bomb arrows, highly explosive and damaging and VERY powerful. He has the ball and chain which is possibly the single most destructive item in any Zelda game and with an actual hit, can kill most enemies in one. He then also has double clawshots meaning that he can Spiderman around the place and he has, last and certainly not least, an extremely powerful Epona. Far superior to the OoT/MM Epona who is faster, stronger and devastating to anything that she runs into.

[xandar]

Hah, controversy, I love it!


last and certainly not least, an extremely powerful Epona. Far superior to the OoT/MM Epona who is faster, stronger and devastating to anything that she runs into.

I'd like to point out that the difference in Epona, in my own opinion, is largely due to console difference. The less powerful Nintendo 64 couldn't quite hold as much information. If a Goblin gets hit by a horse, it's probably going to die. There were just a lot less things to get in the way of the horse, and the technology couldn't quite capture this information when it was combined with a large world full of crazy dungeons. Now that the more powerful Wii has arrived, we can see such things as Goblins getting hit by a horse.

It seems odd to me that alot of people's arguments about WW Link seem to be based around the fact that he is more agile than all of the other Links and he has his parry attack. While the parry is an extablished fact, TP Link did have several moves of his own which he could use in his favor as well, one of them almost identical, plus MC Link had several neat techniques of the sort, giving him other sorts of advantages. And then there's some Links which would have got the Roc's Feather and been instantly able to avoid half of his attacks while they sat on a roof he couldn't get to and shot him with arrows. Such other advantages in technique would probably at least be compensated for by something that any one of the other Links could do.

While Link in WW is definitely dexterous, I don't think he's necessarily more dexterous than any of the others. While playing the game, you may look and say, "Check it out, he moves faster than the Link in TP, he must be faster!" I would like to argue that this is not so much Link himself as the console which he is played on.
Have you played Brawl recently and forgotten about Melee? Go back and check out Melee, it'll seem extremely fast. If you think this is just a coincidence, go play Tales of Symphonia and compare it to Tales of Vesperia in the walkabout mode or in any battle. The gamecube was just full of games which made everything seem very fast. It wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but then the Wii came out and it slowed most things down to a more realistic and reasonable pace. I think WW Link was probably about as agile as any other Link, if not less agile because some of them were older and using the same fighting style for longer, thusly getting more out of it for dexterity because when it comes right down to it, they use the same friggin' fighting style. Slight differences between games, but overall I think we can all agree, the fighting styles, as far as the sword goes, are pretty much the same.

Now, with all this taken into account, I think it would have two possible outcomes, based on weather it was just a big ten-man fight or weather it was set up like a tournament, one-on-one battles.

Assuming it were a big fight with all of the Links just going all out in a free-for-all battle to the death, I think there would be much chaos, one Link would light a bomb, then another would hit him in the back of the head, making it so he couldn't quite escape in time, and they would all blow up.

There can be no clear winner because they're all almost identical. It would be a fight so fair that nobody could win. One person would try to use strategy, but the rest would be chaos, and this would be averted.

In a one on one tournament, here is what would happen.

Link kills Link.
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Overall, Link wins.

[21darklink]

i think that twilight link is the best lol nuff said :p

[ironknuckle1]

Link kills Link.
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Overall, Link wins.

Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 50 characters is too long

[Link428]

All the way. OoT Adult Link hands down. He kicks butt. My second guess was gonna be twilight princess link.

[Wii Guy 09]

are you kidding me?! The Link from the CDi games would win hands down. He just has to start talking and all the other Link's would die of laughter, then CDi Link would eat the donut.

[Zarom]

All the way. OoT Adult Link hands down. He kicks butt. My second guess was gonna be twilight princess link.

No. OOT Adult Link stands no chance against OOT/MM Young Link. And this is weird, Adult Link is older and he is weaker? O.o That should not be the case. But it's the truth. He grew up and became a weakling.
Plus, you don't even have a single argument.

OOT Adult Link and MM Link don't know any special moves, so we'll look at the items. MM Link has many items that are the same, but he also has stronger ones. Let's look at them:




OOT Adult Link's most useful weapons and items are:
Biggoron's Sword
Mirror Shield
Fairy's Bow
Magic Arrows
Longshot
4 Bottles
Din's Fire
Nayru's Love
Megaton Hammer
Golden Gauntlets
MM Link:
Great Fairy's Sword
Mirror Shield
Hero's Bow
Magic Arrows
Hookshot
6 Bottles
Deku Mask
Goron Mask
Zora Mask
Giant Mask
Powder Keg
First, the sword. MM Young Link has the greatest sword among all Links, the Great Fairy'S Sword. It is clearlystated on the subscreen: ''The most powerful sword has black roses etched in its blade, brandish it with C.'' So, stronger than the Biggorn's Sword. :sword:

Second, the shield. MM Link's Mirror Shield is better than OOT Adult Link's Mirror Shield. Because MM Mirror Shield can reflects beams of light as Link walks, while OOT's Mirror Shield can't. He needs to press the ''R'' button to make his shield reflects beams of light. So, better than OOT Mirror Shield. :shield:

Next, the bow and magic arrows. They are exactly the same, except the design. So, it's a tie. :bow:

Then, the hookshot. again, OOT Hookshot is shorter than MM Hookshot. But OOT Longshot has the same lenght as it. Again, a tie.

The bottles. MM Link has 2 more bottles than OOT Adult Link. That means he can put 2 more Blue Potions in it. And MM Link can put better things in it. Like, the Chateau Romani and the Deku Princess. He can summon her in the battle so she can help him. So, MM Bottles and potions are more useful than OOT's. :bottle:

OOT Adult Link has the Din's Fire. It isn't very useful, since it is a duel and the Din's Fire is only good if there is lots of opponents. The Deku's Spin Attack or the Goron's Pound can also hurt multiple opponents at the same time. A tie. :deku:

Next, the Nayru's Love can be great, but while OOT Adult Link use it, he can't use any other type of magic. And the Zora Barrier of MM Link as the same effect as Nayru's Love. And if we consider that MM Link has infinite magic (Chateau Romani), he can keep his barrier as long as he wants. So, MM Link wins this part. :zora:

The Megaton Hammer. MM Link doesn't have a Megaton Hammer, but the Goron's Punch and Pounds works the same. Another tie. :goron:

The Golden Gauntlets. They are pretty useless, because they don't upgrade the damage that Link deals. They only serve to grab huge rocks. The Giant Mask makes Link bigger, so stronger. A useless tie.

Next. MM Link has the Powder Keg. It does great damage and it is stronger than ordinary Bombs or Bombchus. Plus, even if MM Link runs out of Bombs, he still can use his Blast Mask. MM Link wins again. :bomb:

Finally, the boomerangs. OOT Adult Link has no boomerangs while MM Link has 2. Those being the Zora's boomerang. Another win for MM Link. :boomerang:


So, we can conclude that MM Young Link is better than OOT Adult Link.

[Kat :3]

Minish Cap Link, he's got a bird as a cap. Now that's badass.

[ergman]

i voted twighlight link because he got the most sword training, and the strongest weapons(bomb arrows, ball and chain bigger than toon link) someone should make a flash game of this. now.

[Dungeon killer]

The Tp link he can become a wolf and can upgrade the master sword to the light sword:sword:. Plus Tp link can call animals by whistling in plants.:nerd:

[Link428]

No. OOT Adult Link stands no chance against OOT/MM Young Link.

Ok thats your oppinion. Im fine with that but I think Adult link from OoT Kicks but.

[Zeruda]

Pfft, ALttp Link takes the cake! C'mon, he thwarts baddies and triumphs over evil without a piece of the Triforce. He travels between different realms/worlds, gets great items and a tunic that takes off 50% damage, and he turns into a bunny. Anybody who's watched Monty Python and the Holy Grails knows the bunny is dangerous.

He destroyed Ganon, who had the completed Triforce. I mean, c'mon.

[Master Kokiri 9]

Alright I'm going to explain why WWL is most likely to win. First of all the most likely showdown that happen is one between him and TPL (let's face it most of the other Links are pushovers compared to those two).

WWL has the Parry which serves as an instantaneous Helm Splitter and Back Slice which can be used to quickly counter many attacks. TPL also has the BS and HS but he can't do either of them instantaneously and definately can't use them to efficiently counter WWL. Point WWL.

Then the Hurricane Spin. WWL has this and can easily use it to cause massive amounts of damage to TPL and veery quickly. And if used strategically he won't become dizzy (like running into walls while TPL is sttunned). Point WWL.

TPL has the Mortal Draw which is dangerous but don't forget WWL's Mirror Shield. It can easily block it without much (or any) damage to WWL. Plus if he dodges it then that leaves TPL wide open. Point WWL.

TPL has the Great Spin which can be countered easily with the Parry. Point WWL.

Most of the projectile weapons of both Links would be useless against each other but WWL's Ice Arrows even if shielded against would freeze TPL allowing him to whack him with his hammer. TPL's mace is often considered a great advantage but really is quite the opposite. While it's extremely powerful it isn't very accurate (in fact it's very easy to dodge) and while TPL pulls t back that gives WWL a window of opportunity to attack. Two points to WWL.

Now to their achievements...

TPL actually killed Ganondorf while he had the ToP which is an amazing feat. However TPL would've been screwed several times if he hadn't been helped. Yeah that's right TPL had backup when he fought Ganondorf. And alot of it. 2 people, a horse, and 4 holy spirits. WWL however had only 1 kid his own age and a dusty old spirit king. Hardly any help at all. Then there's the fact that TPL's battle with Ganondorf was long and drawn out while WWL's battle was reletively quick. Heck WWL even defeated Ganondorf before he could go Ganon on him and Zelda unlike TPL who had to go through a fight with Zelda as a puppet, a fight with Ganon the beast, a horseback battle with Ganondorf and his spirit minions, and finally a classic sword duel. Chalk up yet another point for WWL.

Now for their experiences prior to their respective adventures...

WWL had been a simple sea boy on a quiet, idyllic island and had virtually no sword training prior to his adventure and yet did surprisingly well. TPL on the other hand was a farm hand on a farm in a peaceful forest and he had years of experience with swords prior to his adventure and also did very well. TPL gets his first point.

Now for miscellanious factoids...

WWL is a very quick learner (this is illustrated by the fact that he quickly learns to play the WW, sail, and fight) while it seems TPL tends to take his time more in learning translating to a slower learning rate. Yet another point for WWL.

I could go on and on about all this but then my post would get too long and we don't want that. As you can see it looks very grim for TPL in the face of WWL. A classic matchup of youth vs. experience and youth kicks a**.

[Shadsie]

Pfft, ALttp Link takes the cake! C'mon, he thwarts baddies and triumphs over evil without a piece of the Triforce. He travels between different realms/worlds, gets great items and a tunic that takes off 50% damage, and he turns into a bunny. Anybody who's watched Monty Python and the Holy Grails knows the bunny is dangerous.

He destroyed Ganon, who had the completed Triforce. I mean, c'mon.

You know, this is a thread that I started, but I haven't been actually in it in so long. Just letting people argue out for their choices and I lost interest in keeping track of it.

I come back to skim and find this...


Now, I'm imaging "Link the Vorpal Hare" and it's amusing the hell out of me!

[DesertDweller]

[a lot about how WWL is better than TPL]

I'll just pretend that that was a completely fair matchup...I mean really...some of those points were a stretch...and in the wrong direction.

However, WWL has the advantage of subtlety. It's fairly obvious TPL is strong and all that, but WWL looks so cute and little. He's just a poor widdle boy; he wouldn't hurt anybody! +1 Pts WWL!

[Master Kokiri 9]

I'll just pretend that that was a completely fair matchup...I mean really...some of those points were a stretch...and in the wrong direction.

However, WWL has the advantage of subtlety. It's fairly obvious TPL is strong and all that, but WWL looks so cute and little. He's just a poor widdle boy; he wouldn't hurt anybody! +1 Pts WWL!

I hate it when people say that WWL is harmless Godda** it!!! Granted he didn't kill Ganondorf like TPL but still he basically did better at dispatching Ganondorf than TPL and that's for da** sure. WWL defeated Ganondorf relatively quick while TPL's Ganondorf battle was much more drawn out. This translates to WWL being more skilled than TPL or even (go ahead throw things at me they only make me stronger) stronger than TPL. And people keep saying that because WWL beat Ganondorf while he didn't have the ToP it was less impressive. WRONG AGAIN GODDA** IT!! TPL, Ganondorf, and Zelda each had their respective pieces of the Triforce while in WW Link, Ganondorf, and Zelda didn't. And yet WWL's battle with Ganondorf was much quicker than TPL's. Also I don't quite get how you think my ideas were stretched. And Shadsie you are a comedy genius!! 'Link the Vorpal Hare'! LMAO What next?!

[super link]

I think the 4 swords links would win cuz therer are 4 of them and they would go to the line formation and use the fire rod against every one else

[PhantomTriforce]

Hmm, I think the top 2 would be WW and TP Link. Let's see. Goes and turns on brawl. Watches a 9 level Link battle a 9 level toon link. Toon Link wins. :P

First, I think any Link without the Master Sword in their game loses. Well, I picked TP Link, as he just seems the oldest and most physically strong.

[STEVEN]

You forgot OoA which is the best game ever, so I voted for forgotten. He would win because he has the best variety or items, a cane that makes blocks, a switch hook, plus a bear, dogdo and\or kangaroo

[ikilltoonlink]

are you kidding me?! The Link from the CDi games would win hands down. He just has to start talking and all the other Link's would die of laughter, then CDi Link would eat the donut.

HAHAHAHA! dude that ROKS!!! hahaha i voted for tp link but now i want to change ma vote now!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[MetaPwn]

I think that toon link would win.... because.... I said so.... yeah

[TNinja]

http://pressthebuttons.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/link1986.jpg
Definitely LoZ/AoL Link for various reasons:

(1.) THIS LINK GOES HARD
This guy just never gets a break throughout his whole journey. Many Zelda lovers would say that AoL is the toughest Zelda game. Getting attacked nonstop, monsters coming at you left and right (and sometimes even up and down!). This guy knows how to fight till the end.

(2.) THIS LINK'S GOT THE WHOLE PACKAGE
The LoZ Link has a lot of weapons, while AoL link has a lot of magic. Perfect combo!!

(3.) THIS LINK FLIES SOLO
Unlike the more recent games, this Link didn't have an annoying little helper to hold his hand throughout the whoooole game. He had to go through the whole journey, with barely any help from anyone. All the help LoZ/AoL Link had were people giving him riddles to decipher, which made his life even harder.

(4.) IT TAKES LINK TO KNOW LINK
AoL Link has fought the darker version of himself before, so fighting some more Link's wouldn't be too much for him. I hope.

[Turo602]

Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask Link would win. He has the biggest advantage against all of them. TIME!

[Sage of Water]

WOW Guys, Skyward Sword Link!!!!!!-Would get owned by The Hero of Light.

[PhantomTriforce]

You forgot OoA which is the best game ever, so I voted for forgotten. He would win because he has the best variety or items, a cane that makes blocks, a switch hook, plus a bear, dogdo and\or kangaroo

But Link's cane in ALttP is far superior. It splits into 4 fireballs.

[kokirion]

The Link of Link's adventure off course!!

Someone who is that grazy he can finish that game it's an easy job to kill the other links. Those are just wimpy's if you compare them with AoL Link!

[dadude1200]

4 swords. sterngth in numbers!
or....
tp link. he has the epic sword techniques!

[Meego]

Twilight Princess Link. He's really strong, with good abilities and he actually looks the best aswell. In terms of graphics and design he wins hands down and for some reason that also makes him seem supirior to the other Links. The handheld Links are just so small...XD

[Sonicbowling]

Majora's Mask link can transform into a Deku, Goron, Zora, and Deity. He definitely wins hands down.

[Moldorm]

Yeah, this definitely is not voting for my favorite Link, but I believe that with the wolf transformation and the fancy swordplay, TP Link comes out on top.

[ToonLink100]

Wind Waker Link! I think Toon Link would kick all of those's Link's butts! Go Toon Link!

[Vincent]

Twilight Princess Link would mop the floor with the rest of the Links, with all the special training he's had. He's learned from the master of all masters. Plus, he knows how to sumo wrestle, if that counts for anything.

[Link1017]

Ha Oot Link Is the best link he may not have any special training and stuff, but he is by far the best. He was the first 3 demensional Link he can take on anything anytime. Oot also had the best weapons to me so he could Just totally anniahlate any of the others...and i dont think sumo counts lol

[Random Person]

In a fight? Twilight Princess Link. OoT/MM child Link is my favorite Link so this isn't because of favoritism. TP Link has more moves and acrobatics at his disposal than any other Link. He knows the moves of pretty much every other Link and then some. The only Link that may be a challenge for him would be Dark Link.

[zeldakid895]

Twilight Princess link would win in my opinion. He has hidden skills, powerful items, and he looks like he's the oldest, which probably means he would have the most body strength. One weakness he has is that he cannot use magic, that might be lethal to him though.

[bbevington90]

OoT Adult Link can use magic. Light arrows, fire arrows, ice arrows, whatever he deems necessary. He has both the Master Sword and Biggoron's Sword at his disposal. Has spells like Nayru's Love to protect him and Din's Fire to engulf everything around him in flames. TP Link would give him a run for his money with those crazy moves, but OoT Adult Link would win out.

[JuicieJ]

I'm encouraged by my inner Zelda fan (yeah, as if that's on the inside of me) to say Twilight Princess Link (partially because that's my favorite Zelda game and Link), but, I gotta say, Young Link kicks some serious @$$.

[Pikacondon]

I picked "some other Missing Link" in favor of link in SS, he has extreme swordsmaship (with a living sword) awesome Items, expirience fighting nasty enemies like Stalfos and Scorpion, and I don't think they were even mini bosses, and some tough-looking real bosses like the shiva statue and Ghiriahim. Even though SS link isn't my favorite, I picked him because he would win.

[Deniro]

Loz/Aol: Thunder and life spells, magic sword upgraded 8 times! has the abbility to talk (hey look, a flying pig on a motorcycle!) had the toughest adventures (second quest and Aol, just sayin') has the red ring
Alttp: Master sword upgraaded two times, killed ganon when he was at his strongest, has a super strong boomerang and red/blue tunic
OOT adult: can't find anything that makes him very likely to win...
Oot/MM: great fairys sword and lots of bottles
Wind waker link: agile
Twiligth princess: hidden skills, ball and chain, bomb arrow
rest of the games on the list: havent played...

all in all I think AoL would won as he is the best in multi-man meelees (level 6, 8 and 9 in loz) and has the best sword

[RegalBryant]

WW, or TP. Both are very versatile, and WW Links Parry attacks are the same as TP links Hidden Skills.

[Fiveoclock]

I voted for TP link, but I just changed my mind.
MM Link with the Fierce Deity Mask. No further explanation required.

[Linknerd09]

I would say TP Link. I think he's got more sword skills and more items to try out. I'd say he could win his way out of battle mode:)

[geek4887]

Gosh, this is hard, but it ends up down to Twilight Princess Link. This Link, like all the reasons stated above, has the freaking hidden skills on him, and also the bad ball and chain. He'll totally annihilate every single Link out there. If he ever gets outnumbered by MC/FS/A Links, he can always transform into Wolf Link to take them out all at once (with Midna's help of course). Then besides that, I think that the only person on his way would be either MM Link (Fierce Deity, how can you mess with that?!Oh don't forget that giant mask thingy), and LoZ/AoL Link, because of what Shadsie said was the most toughest and roughest Link of all.

I guess TP Link can use Epona, and use his mad horseback fighting skills to shoot Deity Link with his bomb arrows. Hmm, I guess I'll stick with TP Link. MM Link shouldn't be invincible, just because he has the Deity Mask.

[sigurd]

Skyward sword link is beast so i think he would win

[JuicieJ]

I have to change my vote. I'm totally with Skyward Sword Link, now. :D

[Reaca]

I think that Wind Waker Link would win because he has many good items, he is fast and agile, and he knows a few special sword attacks like the hurricane spin and parry attack.

[:Zelda:Druggie:]

I'd say Ocarina of Time adult Link, but of course that's just me. He seems to, in my opinion, show much more strength and overall ability then any other Link. He's got experience from his years as a child, and he's definitely the strongest physically that I can see (golden gauntlets anyone? didn't see TP Link even compare to those . . . ) Anyways, my vote is probably also based off the fact that I'm currently replaying OoT, but I think overall I'd still say that irregardless. (this was a great idea for a thread btw!)

[geek4887]

I'd say Ocarina of Time adult Link, but of course that's just me. He seems to, in my opinion, show much more strength and overall ability then any other Link. He's got experience from his years as a child, and he's definitely the strongest physically that I can see (golden gauntlets anyone? didn't see TP Link even compare to those . . . ) Anyways, my vote is probably also based off the fact that I'm currently replaying OoT, but I think overall I'd still say that irregardless. (this was a great idea for a thread btw!)

But then he lost 7 years' worth of experience by sleeping within the Chamber of Sages. So, that would be to his disadvantage. But, he could best anyone with those gauntlets of his. D:

[8bubbles8joe]

Easily Wind Waker Link. Just because Link is young and cartoony, doesn't mean he's not as awesome as say, mature Twilight Princess Link. He's faster, and more quicker with his sword.

[Pendio]

To me there are actually two different answers to this question. You can think that Link in TP is the strongest because he goes through the game very easily. But you can also think the opposite way, that Link in AoL is the strongest because he manages to go through such a hard game.

So I'd say either TP or AoL.

[DuelMark]

I'm gonna say Twilight Princess Link.
Simply for these reasons. He has the best sword techniques. He can do an awesome sword holstering after defeating an enemy in a certain way. He's the first Link to use the sword while walking rather than stop walking when the button is pushed.

[NaviSword]

Majora's Mask Link. I was about to say Twilight Princess Link , but remembering the Stone mask to make him unoticable/invisible. I also remember the Fierce Deity mask ,which can kill a boss in just one hit. If it can kill a boss in just one hit, think about how easy it will be to defeat all those Links!
I say Twilight Princess Link might come in 2nd cuz of his epic sword attacks that were taught to him by a past hero, the hero of shade.Plus, with all those items in the inventory, he can get creative, like beating someone to death with the powerless dominion rod.

[onidarklink2]

Ocarina of Time Link would definately win imo, he has Nayru's love, which makes him invincible for some time, and din's fire which, unless you're standing far away, is basically undodgable/unblockable. Although TP and WW Links have alot of special manuvers in close combat which would make them win against basically all the other versions of Link.

[Shadsie]

*Blink, blink*

So, I come back to this forum after having avoided it for a while (I'm trying to avoid getting overhyped on Skyward Sword, plus I don't have much to disscuss at the moment)... came along to look up some manga scans for fan fiction research, cruise by the forum...

This thread is still alive?

I'm so proud! My baby has grown! Into a monster!

*Pat, pat* Keep growing, thread. Mommy's proud of you.

[Night Owl]

AoL's Link would win. He has to have mad skills and a quick analytical mind to take out the blue armor knuckles and other enemies in his game. He also has a variety of spells at his disposal (the thunder spell would easily cause some damage, or even weaken fierce deity link) Though, skyward sword link looks to be an able rival for him in sword play.

[HIN KILLER]

I almost decided on TP Link because he looks mature and he has some gret equipment however after some consideration I think that the OoT Link would be a more mature adult who has all kinds of magic (dins fire, nayru's love, farore's wind, all arrows). I dont think this Link would be able to be touched cause he could teleport around and use nayrus love to be invincible. While its arguable that WW Link has magic armor i dont think he would actually have the magic armor in his posession because he is a little boy how probably wouldnt have the attention span to go through a big trading quest that makes him sail for days

[Fred Flintstone]

unmentioned oot dark link. You can't actually play him but he jumps around, has a counter attack, and is hard to hit.

[Rytex]

Honestly, ALTTP Link. He has THREE magic Medallions that cause an earthquake, a helluvalot of fire, and a giant lightning strike that freezes enemies, that CANNOT be dodged by any enemy on screen (not even Ganon). He has a cape which makes him invisible and untouchable, making him invulnerable, he has a cane of invincibility, he has a cane that makes barriers in the way of opponents, he has an upgraded Master Sword beyond that of any other Link's, he has the Silver Arrows, a Fire and Ice rod, and he has 2x (sometimes more) as much health as any Link except Link from TLoZ.

Yeah, when anyone can touch this guy when he's wearing his cape and using the medallions, I'll concede defeat. But without a doubt, ALttP Link is the most powerful Link in the series to date.

[biggoron_sword]

Definitely Fierce Deity Link. It's basically Adult Link from OoT with the Biggoron's Sword, except the sword is a LOT cooler and when Z-Targeting, beams come out of your sword. All this- STANDARD!

[mwt2000]

I still think the Four Swords Links would win because, well four is better then 1..... right? (Plus the fire rod would be able to set a forest on fire giving them a major advantage)

[Thareous]

Majora's Mask Link, because he can turn into a Goron at will and smash all his enemies, or even more Fierce Deity Link who's so tough looking that Link's Goron transformation would whimper and run away.

[JuicieJ]

I think we all know who could beat all of these at once... Skyward Sword Link. (Now that we've really seen him in action.)

[sikora360]

MM link

he has more experience in sword fighting. both as young and adult link, then there are the oracle games.

[SS,OoT,WW,TP]

You forgot to add skyward sword link to the list.

[Faedeur]

I'm saying ALTTP Link. All he needs to do is Ether, then Bombos, and all others are gone.

But then, I don't see he, nor most Links fighting one another. Only really the Four Swords Links (as we all bicker with them, I'm sure they all bicker, as evidenced in the manga) and maybe OOT Link (he seems like the type that if you shove him the wrong way once he'll cut you...). Most other Link's I see having anime sweat beads form and awkwardly shy away as the others duke it out.

[Deku Nut]

OoT Link. I might just be saying that because to my knowledge OoT is the best game ever! (in my opinion) But it would be a awesome match between TP and OoT Link. TP has all the mad Midna skillz and the ball and chain etc. But OoT link can get extra defense on his hearts and also OoT link has all the great fairy upgrades so he could teleport, be invincible and do a killa Dins fire, also OoT link was the first of the Links to have the Triforce of Courage so TP Link should be very happy he was gifted something the great hero of time had! Based on this i say OoT Link.

[Shadsie]

Just a friendly reminder on this VERY OLD topic:

This thread and its poll were created quite a while before Skyward Sword came out. In fact, I think when I started it, all we knew about SS was "Link swordless in a picture with a mystery-girl."

Anyone wanting to vote for Skyward Link should pick the "Missing Link" part of the poll. (Check the date - this thread really is that old, I'm surprised it's still active. It's over two years old, amazing)!

Either chose the "other" option or create a new thread that takes new games into account.

I'm actually kind of sad that the painting I did to accompany this topic (which is on one of my walls) lacks Skyward Link... and there's no room to add him. I may have to do a new fanart.

[alkane]

four swords link definitely! a team of four links vs. a bunch of other links, team work will definitely win!

[Zelant]

Surely Four Swords Links would win i mean c'mon theres four of them.

[bloo977]

st link has the grate spin move the sword beam move he would win :)

[TheBlueReptile]

TP Link, no doubt. He's got the better sword skills and an alt form of a wolf.