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| game    = ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''

''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''

''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''

''[[Hyrule Warriors]]''

| race    = [[Hylian]], [[Goron]], [[Zora]], [[Deku Scrub]]

'''Link''' is the main protagonist of [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]]. His most iconic and commonly worn outfit is a simple green tunic, although there are some exceptions, including the [[Goron Tunic|Goron]] and [[Zora Tunic]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', and the [[Magic Armor|Magic]] and [[Zora Armor]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''. Link is left-handed in all of the games except for in the [[Nintendo Wii|Wii]] version of ''Twilight Princess'' and in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]''. He is often depicted as the embodiment of nobility. He possesses the essence of the goddess [[Farore]], the [[Triforce of Courage]] in every game except for [[The Legend of Zelda]] and [[Adventure of Link]].

Link is the hero and main protagonist of ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''. When [[Impa]], Zelda's nursemaid, tells him that [[Zelda|Princess Zelda]] has been captured by [[Ganon]] and that she had split the [[Triforce of Wisdom]] into eight [[Triforce Shard|pieces]] before her capture, he embarks on a quest to rescue Zelda and defeat Ganon. Throughout his quest, he will have to collect [[Heart Container]]s and find new items to complete his quest. At the end, he puts together the Triforce of Wisdom, slays Ganon, collects the [[Triforce of Power]], and saves Zelda and [[Hyrule]].

Link is the hero and main protagonist of ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'' and starts off his adventure in [[North Palace]], in front of the sleeping Zelda from the past. An older Princess Zelda wouldn't tell her brother, the [[Prince of Hyrule|Prince]], the location of the Triforce. The Prince hired a Magician to interrogate her, but after being unsuccessful, he put Zelda into a deep sleep. The Magician died shortly after. Unable to wake her, the Prince put her in a tower. Impa, the Princess's nursemaid, informs an older Link that the only way to wake this Princess is to recover the [[Triforce of Courage]]. Ganon's followers are after Link, because they believe mixing his blood with [[Ganon]]'s remains will resurrect him. Link is able to survive, recover the Triforce of Courage, defeat Dark Link, and awaken the Princess.

[[File:Link_Artwork_1_(A_Link_to_the_Past).png|160px|left]][[File:Link-Alttp-Sprite.png|right]]Link is a young boy who lives with his Uncle in Hyrule and is the male protagonist. He finds himself thrust into a quest to save Hyrule after one night when he begins to hear a girl's voice in his head telling him to come to the dungeon of the castle and rescue her. He wakes up to see his [[Link's Uncle|Uncle]] sitting at the table with a sword and shield in his hands. His Uncle tells him to not leave the house and that he will be back in the morning. Once his Uncle leaves, Link disobeys his Uncles orders and goes to the castle. He finds himself unable to enter the castle due to the guards who prevent him from getting in. He hears the girl's voice again that tells him to follow the flower path that leads to a secret passageway that leads inside the castle walls. He follows the path and finds a hole underneath a bush at the end of it. He falls down the hole and is shocked to find his Uncle wounded from an apparent battle with the guards. He goes to him and his Uncle scolds him for not listening to what he said earlier about staying at home. Nonetheless, he gives Link the [[Sword]] and [[Shield]] that he possesses and tells Link how to use the [[Spin Attack]], a secret technique passed down their people, the [[Knights of Hyrule]]. He implores Link to save the Princess Zelda and then he falls into unconsciousness. Link leaves his Uncle and enters the Castle. After fighting through many guards and obtaining the [[Boomerang]], Link finally finds Princess Zelda at the lowest level of the castle in the dungeon. He defeats the [[Ball and Chain Trooper]] who is guarding the princess and sets her free.

After freeing her from her cell, he takes her back through the castle and they use a secret passageway located in the throne room to reach the [[Sanctuary (A Link to the Past)|Sanctuary]]. Once Princess Zelda is in the safe hands of the Sage, Link leaves and continues his quest by searching for the wise man named [[Sahasrahla (A Link to the Past)|Sahasrahla]]. After getting directions from [[Sahasrahla's Grandson]], he locates the wise man in a temple located near the [[Eastern Palace (A Link to the Past)|Eastern Palace]]. Once he obtains the [[Pendant of Courage]] from the Eastern Palace, Sahasrahla gives him the [[Pegasus Boots]] as a reward for his efforts and tells him to obtain the other two pendants and gain the [[Master Sword]]. Link goes on to obtain the two pendants, the [[Pendant of Wisdom]] and the [[Pendant of Power]], and ventures into the [[Lost Woods]] to find the mythical sword.

Once he has the sword in hand, he receives a frantic telepathic message from the [[Loyal Sage]] and when he arrives to see what is going on, he finds Princess Zelda gone and the Sage wounded. He discovers that [[Agahnim]] is the reason behind these events and sets off for the castle. He goes to the upper portion of the palace that he could not enter before and uses the Master Sword to dispel the barrier that was preventing him from entering. Once inside he storms through the dark wizard's hideout and after many battles he finally reaches him. Sadly he finds him and the Princess Zelda too late, for right as he enters he sees the princess behind sent to the [[Dark World]] before him. He then heads after Agahnim and battles him by turning his own magic against him using the Master Sword. Upon his defeat, Agahnim draws Link into the Dark World, where now the young hero finds himself in a quest to find the [[Seven Maidens]] and defeat the person who is truly behind all of the evil events that have been happening, [[Ganon]].

After Link frees all of the maidens from their prisons, they combine their powers together and break the barrier surrounding [[Ganon's Tower]] allowing him to enter. After fighting his way through the tower he finds Agahnim waiting for him and duels him once more. This time though he truly defeats the evil wizard and discovers that the man was actually Ganon's alter ego. A figment of Ganon comes out of the fallen wizard and changes into a bat and flies away to which Link follows to see where it is headed. The bat then crash lands into the top of the [[Pyramid of Power]] and creates a gaping hole. Link falls down through the hole and finds himself face to face with Ganon. The two engage in battle and using the [[Silver Arrow]]s that Link obtained from the [[Cursed Fairy]] located inside of the Pyramid, and the Master Sword, Link is finally able to land the final blow to the monster and defeats him. After Ganon's defeat, a door opens behind the battlefield and in the next room, Link finds the Triforce. With some insistence from the Triforce, Link touches it and makes a wish which returns everything back to the way it should be.

After obtaining his [[shield]] from Tarin, Link goes to [[Toronbo Shores]] to get his [[sword]] back. An [[Owl]] then appears and tells him that he cannot leave the island until he wakes the [[Wind Fish]], and that he should go to the [[Mysterious Woods]]. When Link returns to the village, he finds that Tarin has already gone into the woods. He finds him transformed into a raccoon, and Link must use [[Magic Powder]] to return him to normal. After that, Link obtains the [[Tail Key]], which allows him to enter the first [[dungeon]], [[Tail Cave]].

Link is the hero and main protagonist of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' starting off as a [[Hylian]] kid living in [[Kokiri Forest]] along with the [[Kokiri]]. He gains the [[Kokiri Sword]] and [[Deku Shield]] and goes to the [[Great Deku Tree]] to break the curse on the Great Deku Tree. After he does, he gets the first [[Spiritual Stones|Spiritual Stone]], the [[Kokiri's Emerald]], and heads for Princess Zelda. Zelda tells him to find the other two Spiritual Stones and bring them to her. After he finds them, he goes to Zelda to give her the Spiritual Stones. However, Zelda is being chased by [[Ganon|Ganondorf]] and throws Link the [[Ocarina of Time]]. She then telepathically teaches him a song that will open the door to the [[Sacred Realm]] and tells him to go there and get the Triforce before Ganondorf. He does so, without realizing that Ganondorf followed him into the Sacred Realm. He takes the [[Master Sword]] from its [[Pedestal of Time|pedestal]], but it didn't recognize him as the [[Hero of Time]] because Link was too young so his Spirit was stored for seven years. He has to awaken [[Seven Sages|six Sages]] to go to [[Ganon's Castle]], save Princess Zelda, and slay Ganondorf.

Link is the hero and main protagonist of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' and starts off looking for who is inferred to be [[Navi]] in the Lost Woods. A [[Skull Kid]] wearing a mysterious mask and his fairies [[Tatl]] and [[Tael]] scare Epona and Link is knocked off, unconscious. Skull Kid steals Epona and the Ocarina of Time from Link and rides into the woods. Link follows, and learns Epona has run off, but Skull Kid still has the Ocarina of Time. The Skull Kid turns Link into a [[Deku Link|Deku Scrub]] and leaves him and, accidentally, Tatl, behind. Deku Link and Tatl go on to follow them into a clock tower. They meet the [[Happy Mask Salesman]], who tells them that if they can get the Ocarina back in 3 days, before he has to leave, he can turn Link back into a Hylian, as long as he gets the Skull Kid's mask he stole. Link learns the Skull Kid has caused mischief across the new world he's entered called [[Termina]], and that he is trying to get the Moon to crash into Clock Town and destroy the world at the end of Day 3. Link gets the Ocarina of Time back and uses the [[Song of Time]] to transport him and Tatl back to the beginning of Day 1. The Happy Mask Salesman turns Link back to a Hylian, leaving a mask behind that will allow him to turn back to the Deku Scrub whenever he wants. Link now must awaken the 4 Giants in the 4 compass directions to prevent the Moon from falling, and must repeat the same 3 days over and over until he can awaken them. After saving the Deku Princess and removing the poison from the [[Southern Swamp]], bringing [[Snowpeak]] to spring, saving the Zora eggs and clearing the fog from [[Great Bay]], and bringing peace to souls in [[Ikana Canyon]]. Link stops the Moon from crashing into Termina, but the mask the Skull Kid was wearing, called [[Majora's Mask]] and harnessing dark evil powers, takes over the Moon itself. Link lands on the moon through the portal left from Majora's Mask dark powers, and defeats Majora in his Mask, Wrath, and Incarnate forms. Link then leaves to return to Hyrule and continue his search for Navi.

Link is the Legendary Hero and the main protagonist within ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]''. After being summoned by the power of the Triforce, he awakens within a mysterious forest. Shortly after, he saves a woman named Impa who is being attacked by a group of Octoroks. The two then journey to meet up with [[Nayru (Oracle)|Nayru]], the Oracle of Ages. It is revealed that Impa was, at the time, being controlled by the Dark Sorceress [[Veran]], who, after getting passed a block that only Link could move, possess Nayru and gains the power to travel through time. After traveling 400 years in the past, Veran's evil deeds start to alter the present, causing chaos throughout the land. It then becomes the goal of Link to stop Veran and save the land of [[Labrynna]].  

Link is the hero and main protagonist of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'' and starts his adventure on [[Outset Island]]. Link's sister, [[Aryll]], is kidnapped by the [[Helmaroc King]] after it drops [[Tetra]] in the island's forest. Link rides along with Tetra and the pirates on their [[Pirate Ship]] until he is shot at the Helmaroc King's stronghold, [[Forsaken Fortress]]. Link is knocked away, but is saved by a talking boat called the [[King of Red Lions]], who offers to help Link save his sister. After getting the 3 Goddesses Pearls, Link goes underwater to a submerged Hyrule Castle. He pulls the Master Sword out, and goes back to confront the Helmaroc King. He defeats it and frees his sister, but learns the true evil is a man named Ganondorf, who was stopped by the Hero of Time in the past, but came back and caused the Great Flood that formed the [[Great Sea]]. The Master Sword, which was supposed to be able to defeat Ganondorf, has lost its power and Link is saved before he can be killed. Tetra is revealed to be Princess Zelda in disguise, and Link awakens the Earth and Wind Sages, who restore the Master Sword's power. Link recovers the broken-up Triforce of Courage and confronts Ganondorf again, this time with Zelda. Link and Zelda defeat Ganondorf, who is impaled through the forehead by the Master Sword and is turned to stone and dropped down to the bottom of the Great Sea. Link and Zelda, now back as Tetra, go in search of a new [[Hyrule]]. He has no true relation to the true "Hero" of Hyrule, yet the Wind Waker chose him.

Link is the hero and main protagonist of ''Twilight Princess'', where he is a ripe seventeen-year-old boy.{{Ref|name=Quote1|''Twilight Princess Trading Cards''|Link is a 17-year-old wrangler from Ordon Woods, a quiet village in the far corner of Hyrule.|Card Description}} He works as a rancher, and lives in [[Ordon Woods]].{{Ref|name=Quote1}} He is dressed with a multi-colored shirt and pants, and sandals. He buys a [[slingshot]] and shows it off to the kids when a [[Monkey]] comes and [[Malo]], [[Talo]], and [[Beth]] run after the monkey. Talo keeps running after the monkey, while Malo and Beth get left behind. Link has to find Talo and the monkey. After he saves Talo and the monkey he returns to Ordon Village. The next day he prepares to go off for [[Hyrule Castle]] to deliver a gift, but [[Ilia]] notices a cut on his horse, [[Epona]], and yells at him. Link must then go to [[Ordon Spring]] in order to retrieve his horse. After taking a secret passageway to get past the locked gate, Link reunites with Epona. But then the gate bursts open and a [[Bulblin]] knocks Link unconscious. [[King Bulblin|Their leader]] then kidnaps Ilia and [[Colin]] and blows his horn, causing a portal to open. Link then wakes up and notices the children gone. Frantically, he runs after them, only to run into a huge black wall preventing him from proceeding. A monster pulls him through the wall into [[Faron Province]], which is now covered in [[Twilight]]. This causes him to transform into a sacred [[Wolf Link|wolf]]. He meets up with [[Midna]] in the [[Twilight Realm]] who becomes his partner for this game. Link meets Zelda and eventually returns to the light. Throughout the game, Link has to return the [[Tears of Light]] to the [[Light Spirit]]s, and go through three dungeons to get three [[Fused Shadow]]s. As Link progresses through Hyrule, he learns more about [[Midna]], the [[Twili]], and [[Zant]] and how all of the three are associated with one another. After collecting the Fused Shadows, Midna meets a terrible fate and Link becomes cursed to permanently roam as a wolf. He helps Midna visit [[Zelda|Princess Zelda]], who entrusts him to save the [[Hyrule|Kingdom of Hyrule]] from the tyranny of Zant, and tells Link a way to transform back into a human. He acquires the [[Master Sword]], removing his curse, and travels to the [[Gerudo Desert]] to seek the [[Mirror of Twilight]], which he finds has been broken by Zant. He then has to repair the [[Mirror of Twilight]] that was broken into four pieces. Once he does so, he has access to the Palace of Twilight. He goes there to defeat [[Zant]] and save [[Hyrule Castle (Twilight Princess)|Hyrule Castle]] from the Twilight. He eventually goes on to confront his old nemesis, [[Ganon|Ganondorf]] and defeats him, bringing peace to Hyrule. In the end credits, he is seen riding away on his horse, leaving the Faron Woods to an unknown location, also leaving the [[Master Sword]] back in its pedestal. His role in Twilight Princess ranges from many things, but he ultimately strives to help Midna in reclaiming her power and helping her people.  

Link is the hero and main protagonist of ''Skyward Sword'', starting off the game as a young, seventeen and a half years old{{Ref|Designer Kobayashi, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]'', pg. 8|The Link presented [in Skyward Sword] is a mere seventeen and a half years old.}} man living in [[Skyloft]], who attends the [[Knight Academy]]. Link is dressed with boots, green pants and a sweatshirt, not unlike the rest of the citizens of Skyloft. He is a very active young lad who goes skydiving and bird riding to impress Zelda and his other classmates. Each of the citizens of Skyloft have large birds called [[Loftwing]]s that they use for transportation, but Link has a rare red Loftwing called a [[Crimson Loftwing]] that he befriends early on. Link is very close friends with Zelda and they seem to care greatly for each other. Early on in his quest, Link successfully wins the [[Wing Ceremony]] conducted by [[Instructor Horwell]] and this allows him to win a prize from Zelda.

Link is the hero and main protagonist in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''. Unlike ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'', Link has no known relatives. He is close with the [[Blacksmith (Hyrule)|Blacksmith]], however, and Link originally works for him before setting out on his quest. {{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''|Papa was really angry. He said that you can’t be a blacksmith if you don’t get up at the crack of dawn!|Gulley}}

Close to the beginning of Link's adventure, Link heads to the [[Sanctuary (A Link Between Worlds)|Sanctuary]] to deliver a sword to the [[Captain (Hyrule)|Captain]]. Here he meets the main antagonist of the game, [[Yuga]], who proceeds to turn both the Captain and the Sage [[Seres]] into paintings.

After attempting to attack Yuga, Link later wakes up in his house after blacking out. Here he meets [[Ravio]], who found him lying in the Sanctuary and brought him to the empty house.{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''|I’m a traveling merchant. I found you in the Sanctuary. Passed out. Alone. Strange, if you ask me. It looked like you needed a pal, so I took the liberty of lugging you here to this vacant house.|Ravio}} Ravio later sets up a [[Ravio's Shop|shop]] in Link's house{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''|Oh, by the way… I still haven’t found anywhere else to stay. So I spruced things up in here. I’ve made it into a nice little shop for myself. Pretty great, isn’t it?|Ravio}} where he will rent{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''|But the item I lent you came in handy, right? You know…there’s actually plenty more where that came from! Ravio is ALL about helping heroes. How about you rent me your house… and I’ll rent you lots of items?|Ravio}} (and later sell){{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''|I have some big news for you. You may know me as the rental guy. But now I’m in the sales biz too! Starting today, you can buy my items too-and at really good prices!|Ravio}} his own items to use across the Overworld and in various dungeons. Ravio also gives Link a [[Ravio's Bracelet|bracelet]], which will allow him to become a painting after the events of the [[Eastern Palace (A Link Between Worlds)|Eastern Palace]].{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''|A bracelet Ravio gave you that now gives you the ability to merge into walls!|Ravio's Bracelet Description}}