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'''Link''' is the primary protagonist of [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]]. His most iconic and commonly worn outfit is a simple green tunic and cap, 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]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''. Link is left-handed in all games except for ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''. 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 ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''.
'''Link''' is the primary protagonist of [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]]. His most iconic and commonly worn outfit is a simple green tunic and cap, 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]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''. Link is canonically left-handed in all games except for ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]''. 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 ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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===The Adventure of Link===
===The Adventure of Link===
[[File:LinkAdventureofLink.png|100px|left]]
[[File:LinkAdventureofLink.png|100px|left]]
Link is the hero and primary 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 would not 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.
Link is the hero and primary protagonist of ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'' and starts off his adventure in [[North Castle]], in front of the sleeping Zelda from the past. An older Princess Zelda would not 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.
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===Link's Awakening===
===Link's Awakening===
[[File:LA Link Artwork.png|150px|right]]
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In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'', Link gets caught out on the sea on his raft during a storm. He eventually washes up on the shores of [[Koholint Island]], where a girl named [[Marin]] finds him. She takes him back to [[Mabe Village]], where she lives with her father, [[Tarin]]. Link mistakes Marin as Princess Zelda.
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'', Link gets caught out on the sea on his raft during a storm. He eventually washes up on the shores of [[Koholint Island]], where a girl named [[Marin]] finds him. She takes him back to [[Mabe Village]], where she lives with her father, [[Tarin]]. Link mistakes Marin as Princess Zelda.


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Link must defeat the [[Nightmare]] of this dungeon and the other seven dungeons and collect the [[Eight Instruments of the Sirens]] if he wants to leave the island.
Link must defeat the [[Nightmare]] of this dungeon and the other seven dungeons and collect the [[Eight Instruments of the Sirens]] if he wants to leave the island.
In the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)|2019 remake]]'' of ''Link's Awakening'', Link appears in a much different fashion, sporting a chibi look unlike anything seen in the Zelda series.
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===Ocarina of Time===
===Ocarina of Time===
[[File:LinkOcarinaofTime.png|160px|left]]  
[[File:LinkOcarinaofTime.png|160px|left]]  
Link is the hero and primary 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]]. Link obtains the [[Kokiri Sword]] and [[Deku Shield]] and goes to the [[Great Deku Tree]] to break the curse on the Great Deku Tree. After Link does so, 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 Link 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 Link a song that will open the door to the [[Sacred Realm]] and tells him to go there and get the Triforce before Ganondorf. Link does so, without realizing that Ganondorf followed him into the Sacred Realm. Link takes the [[Master Sword]] from its [[Pedestal of Time|pedestal]], but it does not recognize him as the [[Hero of Time]] because Link is too young so his spirit is stored for seven years. Link has to awaken [[Seven Sages|six Sages]] to go to [[Ganon's Castle]], save Princess Zelda, and slay Ganondorf.
====Child====
Link is a child of destiny born during the [[Hyrulian Civil War]]. Though he is actually Hylian, he was left with the [[Great Deku Tree]] as an infant by his mortally wounded mother and thus was raised as a [[Kokiri]] in the forest. He is often picked on by the other Kokiri kids for not having a fairy companion like every other Kokiri. [[Mido]] in particular ridiculed Link often, partly also due to jealousy over Link's close friendship with [[Saria]]. He is a very courageous and noble individual who is always willing to take up a difficult challenge to help those dear to him.
 
At the beginning of the game, Link is having a dream in which the sky is pitch-black & stormy, a bridge is lowered across a moat, a woman and a young girl on a white horse ride by, and a sinister-looking man with dark skin and red hair rides on a black, armored horse appears right behind Link when he looks back. When the Great Deku Tree, the guardian of the Kokiri, is cursed by [[Ganondorf]] for not handing over the Spiritual Stone of the Forest, he sends Navi the fairy to become Link's fairy companion. After obtaining a sword and shield, Navi takes Link over to see the Great Deku Tree, who explains to Link about the curse and asks Link to break it. Link travels inside the Great Deku Tree and defeats the monster Gohma, who was sent there by Ganondorf, thus breaking the curse. However, the Great Deku Tree was going to die either way, so with his final breath, he tells Link the creation story of Hyrule and the [[Triforce]]. He gives Link the [[Kokiri Emerald]], the Spiritual Stone of the Forest, and sends Link out to Hyrule Field to speak with Princess Zelda. Before Link leaves the forest, he is given the [[Fairy Ocarina]] by Saria, which allows him to play the various magical songs that are key to gameplay.  
 
Link journeys to Hyrule Castle and finds Princess Zelda, who explains Ganondorf's evil plan to obtain the Triforce and take over Hyrule. She tells Link that he must go find the other two Spiritual Stones before Ganondorf can get a hold of them. Link first travels to Goron City atop Death Mountain, where he obtains the Goron Ruby after gaining the Goron people's trust by clearing the monsters Ganondorf unleashed in Dodongo's Cavern. He then travels to Zora's Domain, where he obtains the Zora Sapphire after rescuing Princess Ruto from the parasites that Ganondorf cursed the deity Lord Jabu-Jabu with.  


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With all three Spiritual Stones in hand, Link travels back to Hyrule Castle Town, only to have his haunting dreams come to pass. Princess Zelda and her aid Impa dash by on a white horse, but Zelda manages to throw the Ocarina of Time to Link during her escape. Ganondorf appears right behind Link and asks which way they went. Link refuses to tell, drawing his sword and shield, to which Ganondorf simply blasts him with a ball of energy. Ganondorf then proclaims that he will soon rule the world and rides off. Link finds the Ocarina of Time in the moat, and upon finding it recieves a vision from Zelda, teaching him the Song of Time, the final key to opening the Door of Time. With the three stones and now the Ocarina of Time, Link is able to open the Door of Time in the Temple of Time and access the Master Sword's chamber. When he pulls the sword out, however, he is frozen in time by the Master Sword, as it did not recognize a child as young as him to be the Hero of Time.
 
====Adult====
After being frozen in time and allowed to age for seven years, Link has finally become old enough to hold the title Hero of Time. He is awakened by Rauru, the Sage of Light, in the Chamber of Sages, who explains that when Link opened the Door of Time, Ganondorf was able to enter the Sacred Realm and take the Triforce of Power, since his unbalance heart prevented him from claiming the full Triforce. During Link's seven year slumber Ganondorf used his new found power to take over Hyrule. Rauru tells Link that he must awaken the other five sages in order to defeat the King of Evil.
 
Link travels through Hyrule once more to awaken the Sages. He first travels to Kokiri Forest, now infested with monsters, to defeat the evil in the Forest Temple and awaken Saria as the Sage of Forest. He then travels to Death Mountain, where the Gorons have been trapped by the dragon Volvagia, to slay the dragon in the Fire Temple and awaken Darunia as the Sage of Fire. Afterwards, Link travels to Lake Hylia, which has been drained of water, to remove the curse on the Water Temple and awaken Ruto as the Sage of Water. He then must journey to Kakariko Village and defeat the evil spirit hiding in the Shadow Temple to waken Impa as the Sage of Shadow. His last stop is Gerudo Valley, where he must free Nabooru from the evil magic of Twinrova in the Spirit Temple and awaken Nabooru as the Sage of Spirit.
 
With the Sages awakened, Link returns to the Temple of Time to find Princess Zelda waiting for him. She explains that he holds the Triforce of Courage and gives him the Light Arrows before being captured by Ganondorf. Link enters Ganon's Castle to save her and to face Ganondorf, first in his Gerudo form, then in his beastly Ganon form after the castle collapses. With Ganondorf defeated and sealed away, Link is sent back to his own time to relive the childhood that he missed during his seven year slumber.


===Majora's Mask===
===Majora's Mask===
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===Phantom Hourglass===
===Phantom Hourglass===
[[File:PH-Link-Artwork.png|160px|left]]
[[File:PH-Link-Artwork.png|160px|left]]
This is the same exact Link from ''The Wind Waker''. While Link, Tetra, and her gang of pirates journey through the ocean searching for new lands, a [[Ghost Ship]] appears, taking Tetra. Link, determined to save Tetra, tries to rescue her, but he falls into the water.  
This is the same exact Link from ''The Wind Waker''. While Link, Tetra, and her gang of pirates journey through the ocean searching for new lands, a [[Ghost Ship (Phantom Hourglass)|Ghost Ship]] appears, taking Tetra. Link, determined to save Tetra, tries to rescue her, but he falls into the water.  


Link is washed up on an island called [[Mercay Island]] where he meets [[Oshus]] and a fairy named [[Ciela]] who has lost her memory and becomes Link's partner for this game. To find the Ghost Ship and rescue Tetra, Link must travel the seas on a steamboat captained by [[Linebeck]]. Link must eventually confront [[Bellum]].
Link is washed up on an island called [[Mercay Island]] where he meets [[Oshus]] and a fairy named [[Ciela]] who has lost her memory and becomes Link's partner for this game. To find the Ghost Ship and rescue Tetra, Link must travel the seas on a steamboat captained by [[Linebeck]]. Link must eventually confront [[Bellum]].
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File:Link-LoZ-Sprite.png|''Sprite from The Legend of Zelda''
File:Link-LoZ-Sprite.png|''Sprite from The Legend of Zelda''
File:Link LA.png|''Sprite from Link's Awakening''
File:Link LA.png|''Sprite from Link's Awakening''
Link-Links-Awakening.png|''Art from Link's Awakening''
File:Link from Animated Series.png|''Link from the Animated Series''
File:Link from Animated Series.png|''Link from the Animated Series''
File:Young-Link-Art.png|''Artwork from Ocarina of Time]]''
File:Young-Link-Art.png|''Artwork from Ocarina of Time''
File:Young-Link.png|''Artwork from Ocarina of Time 3D''
File:Young-Link.png|''Artwork from Ocarina of Time 3D''
File:OoT-Link-FairyBow.png|''Artwork from Ocarina of Time''
File:OoT-Link-Navi.png|''Artwork from Ocarina of Time''
File:Link-MM-Model.png|''Model from Ocarina of Time''
File:Link-MM-Art.png|''Artwork from Majora's Mask''
File:Link-MM-Art.png|''Artwork from Majora's Mask''
File:Link-Artwork-MM.png|''Artwork from Majora's Mask''
File:Link-Artwork-MM.png|''Artwork from Majora's Mask''
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File:MM3D-Link.png|''Artwork from Majora's Mask 3D''
File:MM3D-Link.png|''Artwork from Majora's Mask 3D''
File:MM3D-Link-2.png|''Artwork from Majora's Mask 3D''
File:MM3D-Link-2.png|''Artwork from Majora's Mask 3D''
File:OoT-Link-FairyBow.png|''Artwork from Ocarina of Time''
File:OoT-Link-Navi.png|''Artwork from Ocarina of Time''
File:Link-MM-Model.png|''Model from Ocarina of Time''
File:Link-Harp.png|''Link with the Harp from Oracle of Ages''
File:Link-Harp.png|''Link with the Harp from Oracle of Ages''
File:Link-ConceptArt-Oracle-Series.png|''Concept Art from the Oracle Series''
File:Link-ConceptArt-Oracle-Series.png|''Concept Art from the Oracle Series''
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File:Link-Minish-Cap-Sprite.png|''Sprite from The Minish Cap''
File:Link-Minish-Cap-Sprite.png|''Sprite from The Minish Cap''
File:Wolf_Link.png|''Midna riding Link in his Wolf form from Twilight Princess''
File:Wolf_Link.png|''Midna riding Link in his Wolf form from Twilight Princess''
File:Link-Twilight-Princess.png|''Link Artwork from Twilight Princess''
File:Link.PH.gif|''Link from Phantom Hourglass''
File:Link.PH.gif|''Link from Phantom Hourglass''
File:LinkST.png|''Artwork from Spirit Tracks''
File:LinkST.png|''Artwork from Spirit Tracks''
File:SS-Link-Bow.png|''Link with the Bow from Skyward Sword''
File:SS-Link-Bow.png|''Link with the Bow from Skyward Sword''
File:The-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-link3.jpg|''Artwork from Skyward Sword''
File:The-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-link3.jpg|''Artwork from Skyward Sword''
File:Link-Model-Large.png|''Artwork from Skyward Sword''
File:Link-Model.png|''Artwork from Skyward Sword''
File:Link Smash Bros Art.png|''Link from Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS''
File:Link Smash Bros Art.png|''Link from Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS''
File:Link WWHD.png|''Official Artwork from The Wind Waker HD''
File:Link WWHD.png|''Official Artwork from The Wind Waker HD''
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File:Hyrule Warriors Screenshot Link Master Sword Pedestal.jpg|''Link obtaining the Master Sword in Hyrule Warriors''
File:Hyrule Warriors Screenshot Link Master Sword Pedestal.jpg|''Link obtaining the Master Sword in Hyrule Warriors''
File:Hyrule Warriors Screenshot Link Master Sword.jpg|''Link with the Master Sword in Hyrule Warriors''
File:Hyrule Warriors Screenshot Link Master Sword.jpg|''Link with the Master Sword in Hyrule Warriors''
File:La19-link-2.png|''Alternate artwork of Link in Link's Awakening (2019)''
File:La19-link-3.png|''Alternate artwork of Link in Link's Awakening (2019)''
File:La19-link-dampe.png|''Artwork of Link and Dampé in Link's Awakening (2019)''
File:Cadence-link.png|''Artwork of Link in '' Cadence of Hyrule
File:CoH Link Sprite.png|''Link's sprite in ''Cadence of Hyrule
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