Ocarina_Player
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- Mar 12, 2014
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While it's true Link tends to fall into adventures, it's not exactly on accident. It's almost always foretold, and he's certainly no reluctant hero.
In OoT, The Deku Tree knows Link is special which is why he raises him and holds back on giving him a fairy until he's ready to go on his adventure. Zelda also knew he was coming because of her power of prophecy
In MM, it's less obvious but I think he was meant to go into that forest too.
In TP, Ordona tells him right off that he's the chosen hero and already had the Triforce of Courage on his hand. Which is why he turned into a wolf and had the hero's clothes when he changed back (btw, I hated that reasoning for putting him in the traditional outfit, they could've had a less stupid way to get him in the tunic)
In SS, it's the most obvious of all: When Zelda gave Link the sail cloth as the "goddess", she didn't realize she really was the goddess and actually was choosing her hero. Oops.
While you are correct that Link is a blank enough character for the player to impress whatever personality they want (having multiple answers when other characters ask him questions helps that along even more) Link always charges headfirst into anything. Whether it's because he's brave or kind of stupid is up for debate.
I see where you are going with Link being a regular joe yet still being the recipient of the triforce of courage. Demise was a powerful demon king who sought to rule everything. His hatred and desire for power was so strong that it lived on for thousands of years seeking like minded people who would inherit his mad desire for power. Then Ganon comes along who was probably power-hungry already and if he is some sort of reincarnation of Demise that would make him the perfect candidate for the ToP. Zelda is obvious because she is the Goddess Hylia in mortal form, so she always gets the ToW.
Perhaps Link always gets the ToC because people don't have to be powerful to have courage. Link may be completely ordinary, maybe not even that strong or clever or that quick to get in a fight, but if there is something he wants to protect he will fight to the last breath. Whether he is a little kid trying to protect his home or a teenager going after missing friends, obstacles mean nothing to him. That's why Hylia chose him in the first place. He represents the human capacity to overcome insurmountable odds.
However I don't see what that has to do with the Fierce Deity Mask. Although apparently the reason it looks so similar to adult Link is because it WAS supposed to be adult Link. The game designers wanted to bring him back for MM but decided that was too repetitive. So they took the same model they had and put a different texture on it, making him an oni instead. The reason he's called Oni-Link is because the mask kids challenged him to a game of tag, and in Japan tag is basically translated to "Pretending to be an oni". So I guess that's why they gave him a mask that turns him into one after he beats all of them.
In OoT, The Deku Tree knows Link is special which is why he raises him and holds back on giving him a fairy until he's ready to go on his adventure. Zelda also knew he was coming because of her power of prophecy
In MM, it's less obvious but I think he was meant to go into that forest too.
In TP, Ordona tells him right off that he's the chosen hero and already had the Triforce of Courage on his hand. Which is why he turned into a wolf and had the hero's clothes when he changed back (btw, I hated that reasoning for putting him in the traditional outfit, they could've had a less stupid way to get him in the tunic)
In SS, it's the most obvious of all: When Zelda gave Link the sail cloth as the "goddess", she didn't realize she really was the goddess and actually was choosing her hero. Oops.
While you are correct that Link is a blank enough character for the player to impress whatever personality they want (having multiple answers when other characters ask him questions helps that along even more) Link always charges headfirst into anything. Whether it's because he's brave or kind of stupid is up for debate.
I see where you are going with Link being a regular joe yet still being the recipient of the triforce of courage. Demise was a powerful demon king who sought to rule everything. His hatred and desire for power was so strong that it lived on for thousands of years seeking like minded people who would inherit his mad desire for power. Then Ganon comes along who was probably power-hungry already and if he is some sort of reincarnation of Demise that would make him the perfect candidate for the ToP. Zelda is obvious because she is the Goddess Hylia in mortal form, so she always gets the ToW.
Perhaps Link always gets the ToC because people don't have to be powerful to have courage. Link may be completely ordinary, maybe not even that strong or clever or that quick to get in a fight, but if there is something he wants to protect he will fight to the last breath. Whether he is a little kid trying to protect his home or a teenager going after missing friends, obstacles mean nothing to him. That's why Hylia chose him in the first place. He represents the human capacity to overcome insurmountable odds.
However I don't see what that has to do with the Fierce Deity Mask. Although apparently the reason it looks so similar to adult Link is because it WAS supposed to be adult Link. The game designers wanted to bring him back for MM but decided that was too repetitive. So they took the same model they had and put a different texture on it, making him an oni instead. The reason he's called Oni-Link is because the mask kids challenged him to a game of tag, and in Japan tag is basically translated to "Pretending to be an oni". So I guess that's why they gave him a mask that turns him into one after he beats all of them.
