Daily Debate: What Do You Tend to Name Link in Your Game Profile?
Posted on February 22 2023 by Emi Curtis
Look, we all know Link is the Hero of Time, The Hero of the Winds, the Hero of Twilight, etc. He has become such an identifiable character, we kind of forget the player actually names Link at the start of most games in the series and that he can go by all manner of names widely ranging in seriousness. It’s not uncommon to name him Link anyway, or even one’s own name in households with multiple people playing.
However, there is a whole other brand of names to give Link in the name of humor like “Farts,” “Dude,” or all manner of obscenities I won’t get into. If you’re clever enough, you can make the NPCs say all manner of goofy things as a result of your name choice as well.
Personally, I’m a bit more vanilla; I just end up naming him Link usually. If I’m streaming, I’ll give him my own name typically. Though I do name Epona ‘Steve’ when I play Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. I really do love seeing people who can manage to get hilarious screen-caps by naming their characters something peculiar though. Some favorite (appropriate) examples of mine are: “And my sword”; “Oh no!”; “Why?”; and “Zelda” just to add a layer of needless confusion to the matter.
What is your take? Are you a true and bold “Link” profile die-hard to the bitter end? Or do you prefer to save Hyrule with everyone triumphantly cheering “Butt”? Let us know in the comments below!
Emi Curtis is an associate editor with Zelda Dungeon, having originally joined the team in late 2020. She is a freelance artist, programmer, and streamer with a healthy love of both the creative and analytical. She can frequently be found playing RPGs and Adventure games, her favorite of which being The Wind Waker. She is also quite fond of playing Zelda Randomizers. Currently, she hosts a tabletop RPG series on Twitch and operates a freelance illustration business. She can be found on Twitter and Twitch as her VTuber alter-ego Gwen Myoty, creating nerdy artwork, dungeon mastering tabletop games, and playing RPGs.
