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Link is the hero and primary protagonist of ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''. When [[Impa]], Zelda's nursemaid, tells him that [[Zelda (The Legend of 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 has 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]].

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Raised as a [[Kokiri]] under the watch of the [[Great Deku Tree]], Link was a Hylian child orphaned by the [[Hyrulean Civil War]]. Known as the "Boy without a Fairy", he was given a fairy - [[Navi]] - only when the Deku Tree was dying from a [[Ganondorf (Ocarina of Time)|Ganondorf]]-inflicted blight. The Deku Tree has Navi bring Link to him, but although Link manages to kill [[Queen Gohma]] and break the curse, the Deku Tree was terminal. With its dying breaths, it bequeaths Link the [[Spiritual Stone]] of the Forest, the [[Kokiri's Emerald]] and sends him to [[Hyrule Castle]] to meet with [[Zelda (Ocarina of Time)|Princess Zelda]]. As he leaves the forest, his best friend [[Saria]] gives him the [[Fairy Ocarina]] as a memento.

When Link reaches Hyrule Castle and talks with Zelda, they conspire to grab the other two Spiritual Stones before Ganondorf can. Link receives the [[Goron's Ruby]] from the "Big Boss of the [[Goron]]s", [[Darunia]] for reopening and clearing [[Dodongo's Cavern]]. He then travels to [[Zora's Domain]], where he obtains the [[Zora's Sapphire]] after rescuing Princess [[Ruto]] from the parasites that Ganondorf cursed the deity [[Lord Jabu-Jabu]] with. When he returns to [[Hyrule Castle Town]] with these, he finds Zelda fleeing from Ganondorf. After his first confrontation with the Gerudo king, he retrieves the [[Ocarina of Time]] from the moat where Zelda stashed it, along with a vision from the princess teaching him the [[Song of Time]]. Using the Spiritual Stones, Ocarina of Time and Song of Time, he opens the the [[Door of Time]] in the [[Temple of Time]] and accesses the [[Master Sword]]'s chamber. When he pulls the sword out, however, he is frozen in the [[Light Temple]] by the Master Sword, as it did not recognize a child as young as him to be the Hero of Time.

Seven years later, he is released to find he is an adult. [[Rauru]] explains that Ganondorf managed to use the path to the [[Sacred Realm]] opened by Link himself to claim part of the Triforce, turn the Sacred Realm into a [[Dark World]] and conquer Hyrule. With the aid of the mysterious [[Sheik]], Link must go to the five temples and awaken the other [[sage]]s.

After awakening Saria, Darunia, Ruto, Impa and the Gerudo chieftain [[Nabooru]] as sages; he returns to the Temple of Time, where Sheik reveals themself to be Zelda, that she & Link have the other two Triforce pieces, and gives him the [[Light Arrow]] to strike Ganondorf down. The reunion lasts only minutes before Ganondorf captures the decloaked Zelda; Link is forced to go to [[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. After being sent back, he found he was in a time before he had ever touched the Master Sword, and went to tell the young Princess Zelda what had gone wrong to avoid it happening again.

Link is the hero and primary 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 in 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 (Twilight Princess)|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 (Twilight Princess)|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]]dorf 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.  

Distressed by the events in the Sanctuary, Ravio tells Link to visit [[Zelda (A Link Between Worlds)|Princess Zelda]] at the [[Hyrule Castle|castle]] to inform her of what happened.{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''|Wait, so tell me…What happened to you, buddy? You don't say? Some strange man turned a girl into a painting? But why are you standing around talking to me then? You've gotta report this to the castle!|Ravio}} Zelda takes the events seriously and gives Link a charm that has been in the [[Royal Family of Hyrule|Royal Family]] for generations.{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''|Now, there's just one more thing. I would like to send you off with my most treasured possession. It's a rather special charm.|Princess Zelda}}{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''|Are you sure about this, Princess? The royal family has kept that safe for untold generations!|Impa}} The Princess asks Link to visit the elder [[Sahasrahla (A Link Between Worlds)|Sahasrahla]]{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''|Would you please find Sahasrahla? The elder should be at home in Kakariko Village.

{{quote|Born into a family of knights and chosen by the [[Master Sword]], Link attracts the attention of others. Aware of how many people look up to him, Link understand that it is his responsibility to set a good example at all times. However, as a result, he has become unable to express himself openly, remaining silent and expressionless. He is honest, serious, and sometimes overly committed to his duties. After becoming [[Zelda (Breath of the Wild)|Zelda]]'s appointed knight, he accompanies her everywhere as she prepares herself for [[Calamity Ganon]]'s return, even though she often asks him not to. Initially, she was wary of Link because he seemed inscrutable, but she came to trust him after he saved her from an attack by the [[Yiga Clan]]. <br>

One hundred years prior to the game's current events, Link was chosen by the [[Master Sword#Breath of the Wild|Master Sword]] to become wielder of the sacred blade and the one who would defeat [[Calamity Ganon]]. At the same time, Link was made [[Zelda (Breath of the Wild)|Princess Zelda's]] appointed knight, and most of Link's memories entail his journeys during this time as Princess Zelda's protector.