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-'''Link''' is the hero of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'', who was given the title of '''Hero of Time''' by [[Rauru]], Sage of Light.
+The '''Hero of Time''' is the main protagonist of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'', given his title by [[Rauru (Ocarina of Time)|Rauru]], the Sage of Light.
+This incarnation of [[Link]] was raised in [[Kokiri Forest]], and was awakened to his destiny as the hero by the [[Great Deku Tree]]. He set out on a journey across [[Hyrule]] to prevent [[Ganon|Ganondorf]], the [[Gerudo]] King of Thieves, from obtaining the [[Triforce]] and conquering [[Hyrule]]. After pulling the [[Master Sword]] from the [[Pedestal of Time]] inside the [[Temple of Time]], Link was sealed away for seven years - as an adult, he fought to reclaim Hyrule from the King of Evil, and eventually succeeded using the power of both the [[Triforce of Courage]] and the [[Seven Sages]]. Link was then returned to his childhood, going on a journey of self-reflection; along the way, he would come across the land of [[Termina]], and save its inhabitants from an apocalypse at the hands of [[Majora's Mask]].
 ==''Ocarina of Time''==
 {{quote|{{Dump|OOT|906-907}}|[[Great Deku Tree]], Opening text of ''Ocarina of Time''}}
-===Child===
+[[File:Young-Link.png|160px|thumb|left|Young Link in ''Ocarina of Time'']]
-[[File:Young-Link.png|160px|left]]
+Link is a [[Hylian]] who was born during the [[Hyrulean Civil War]]. His father was a soldier who died in said war, and his mother was mortally wounded in the conflict - before she died, she left Link in the care of the [[Great Deku Tree]]. Link was raised in [[Kokiri Forest]] among the other [[Kokiri]] - he was bullied for being the only "Kokiri" without a [[Fairy]] companion, especially by [[Mido]], and received the nickname "Boy Without a Fairy", but was close friends with [[Saria]]. In spite of his troubled childhood, Link was a courageous and noble individual who never hesitated to help others, no matter how difficult it was.
-Link is a child of destiny born during the [[Hyrulean 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 9 years old,{{ref| https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/zelda-ocarina-of-time/4/1 | When we decided to handle Link growing up from a 9-year-old child to a more mature 16-year-old, I wanted lots of characters to fulfill various roles. For example, Kaepora Gaebora is a grandfather figure who gives Link all kinds of advice and looks out for him. And since Link is a boy, I wanted girls besides Princess Zelda to show up. | Shigeru Miyamoto}}, and has a nightmare. In the nightmare, he is in a grassy field, and witnesses a woman and a young girl riding out from across a drawbridge on a horse - chasing them is a sinister-looking man with black skin and red hair on his own horse, who runs Link over when he turns back to look. Awakening in his [[Link's House|house]], Link is suddenly bequeathed a fairy companion, [[Navi]], who instructs him to visit the Great Deku Tree.
+After obtaining the [[Kokiri Sword]] and a [[Deku Shield]] to arm himself, Link visits the Deku Tree, who explains that Link's nightmares are the result of a great evil descending upon Hyrule. He reveals that he has been cursed with a fatal disease, and that Link can break the curse if he is willing to do so. Link accepts, and goes [[Inside the Deku Tree]]. After obtaining the [[Fairy Slingshot]] and defeating [[Queen Gohma]], Link returns outside. The Deku Tree informs Link that he was too late to purge the curse, and that he is dying. The Deku Tree tells Link the creation story of [[Hyrule]] and the [[Triforce]], and reveals that [[Ganondorf]], the [[Gerudo]] King, wanted the three [[Spiritual Stones]] in order to enter the [[Sacred Realm]] and obtain the Triforce; the Deku Tree refused to relinquish the [[Kokiri's Emerald]], one of the Stones, so Ganondorf cursed him. Before passing, the Deku Tree entrusts Link with the Kokiri's Emerald and orders him to seek out the "Princess of Destiny" in [[Hyrule Castle (Ocarina of Time)|Hyrule Castle]].
-At the beginning of the game, when he is nine years old{{ref| https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/zelda-ocarina-of-time/4/1 | When we decided to handle Link growing up from a 9-year-old child to a more mature 16-year-old, I wanted lots of characters to fulfill various roles. For example, Kaepora Gaebora is a grandfather figure who gives Link all kinds of advice and looks out for him. And since Link is a boy, I wanted girls besides Princess Zelda to show up. | Shigeru Miyamoto}}, Link is having a nightmare. In it, 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 [[Ganon]]dorf for not handing over the [[Spiritual Stones|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 [[Queen Gohma|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's 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.
+Upon leaving, Link decides to run away from Kokiri Forest, as Mido mistakenly believes that Link killed the Deku Tree and has spread the rumor across the other Kokiri. Before he leaves, Saria meets Link in private and gives him the [[Fairy Ocarina]] as something to remember her by. After meeting [[Kaepora Gaebora]], Link travels across [[Hyrule Field]], during which he visits [[Lon Lon Ranch]] and befriends a horse named [[Epona]], before arriving at Hyrule Castle. Link sneaks into the castle courtyard and meets the young [[Zelda (Ocarina of Time)|Princess Zelda]], who explains that the Triforce has the ability to grant wishes. She informs Link that Ganondorf has falsely pledged allegiance to her father, the King, and that Link must obtain the Sacred Stones and enter the Sacred Realm before Ganondorf does. She gives him a [[Zelda's Letter|letter]] that grants Link her royal authority, and he is escorted out by [[Impa (Ocarina if Time)|Impa]], Zelda's bodyguard, who also teaches him [[Zelda's Lullaby]].
-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's 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's Sapphire]] after rescuing Princess [[Ruto]] from the parasites that Ganondorf cursed the deity [[Lord Jabu-Jabu]] with.
+Link arms himself with a [[Hylian Shield]] before venturing out into Hyrule, briefly returning to Saria, who teaches him [[Saria's Song]]. In [[Goron City]], he meets [[Darunia]], the [[Goron]] chief, who entrusts him with the [[Goron Bracelet]] and requests that Link defeat all the monsters in [[Dodongo's Cavern]]; Link retrieves the [[Bomb Bag]], defeats [[King Dodongo]], and receives the [[Goron's Ruby]]. He then ventures to [[Zora's Domain]], where he goes [[Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly]] to rescue [[Ruto|Princess Ruto]], obtaining the [[Boomerang]] and [[Zora's Sapphire]] in the process and defeating [[Barinade]].
-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 aide [[Impa]] dash by on a white horse, but Zelda manages to throw the [[Ocarina of Time]] into the moat 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 receives 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.
+With all three Spiritual Stones, Link returns to Hyrule Castle, but as he reaches [[Castle Town|Hyrule Castle Town]], he witnesses his nightmare come true; Impa and Zelda flee the town on a white horse, the latter tossing the [[Ocarina of Time]] into the moat - Link then attempts to face Ganondorf, the man chasing them, only to be easily knocked aside. Link obtains the Ocarina of Time, and receives a vision from Zelda - she reveals that Ganondorf has murdered the King and is hunting her to obtain the Ocarina of Time, so she teaches him the [[Song of Time]] so he can access the Sacred Realm. Link journeys to the [[Temple of Time]], places the three Spiritual Stones in their pedestals, and plays the Song of Time, revealing a hidden chamber housing the [[Master Sword]]. Link pulls it from the pedestal, only to be frozen in time - before losing consciousness, he witnesses Ganondorf entering the Sacred Realm, mocking Link for obtaining the Stones for him.
-===Adult===
+[[File:OoT-Link-FairyBow.png|180px|right|thumb|Adult Link in ''Ocarina of Time'']]
-[[File:OoT-Link-FairyBow.png|180px|right]]
+Seven years later, Link, now 16, awakens in the [[Chamber of Sages]], and is greeted by [[Rauru (Ocarina of Time)|Rauru]], the Sage of Light. Rauru explains that Link was too young to wield the Master Sword, so he was sealed away until he was old enough. During the seven-year time gap, Ganondorf was able to enter the Sacred Realm, obtaining the Triforce and using its power to conquer Hyrule as the King of Evil. Link, now the Hero of Time, must gather and awaken the [[Seven Sages]] so they can seal Ganondorf's evil away in the Sacred Realm, and save Hyrule - Rauru then gives Link the [[Light Medallion]], as proof of the Sage of Light's awakening, before he returns to the Temple of Time. He then meets Sheik, a [[Sheikah]] man who informs Link that five of the seven Sages are trapped inside temples across Hyrule, and cannot awaken until Link cleanses the evil from each temple.
-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 unbalanced heart prevented him from claiming the full Triforce. During Link's seven-year slumber Ganondorf used his newfound 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 to [[Kakariko Village]] and obtains the [[Hookshot]] from the ghost of [[Dampe]], the grave keeper, before he returns to Kokiri Forest. He learns that the forest has become infested with monsters and that all the Kokiri leave in fear, locked up in their houses - however, Saria has journeyed to the [[Forest Temple]] i n the [[Sacred Forest Meadow]] to try and stop the sudden surge of monsters. Link travels to the Temple and meets Sheik, who teaches him the [[Minuet of Forest]]. Inside the Temple, Link obtains the [[Fairy Bow]] and defeats [[Phantom Ganon]] - Saria then awakens as the Sage of Forest, and gifts Link the [[Forest Medallion]]. With the Sage of Forest awakened, the monsters swarming Kokiri Forest vanish. Link then meets the [[Deku Tree Sprout]] in front of the deceased Deku Tree, who reveals Link's past to him.
+Back at the Temple of Time, Link meets Sheik again, who teaches him the [[Prelude of Light]] and reveals that Link can return to the past by placing the Master Sword back in the [[Pedestal of Time]] - regardless, Link proceeds to Goron City. He learns that Ganondorf is planning to exterminate the Gorons by feeding them all to [[Volvagia]], a dragon who dwells in the [[Fire Temple]]. After receiving the [[Goron Tunic]] to protect him from the heat, Link enters the temple (learning the [[Bolero of Fire]] from Sheik on his way), acquires the [[Magic Hammer]], and defeats Volvagia - Darunia then awakens as the Sage of Fire, giving Link the [[Fire Medallion]]. Next, Link returns to Zora's Domain, which has been frozen over and is all but abandoned. Link explores the [[Ice Cavern]] and discovers the [[Iron Boots]].
 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.
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 File:Link-Fighting-Queen-Gohma.png|Link fighting [[Queen Gohma]]
 File:Link-and-Princess-Zelda.png|Young Link and [[Zelda (Ocarina of Time)|Princess Zelda]] from ''Ocarina of Time''
-File:Link-Encountering-Ganondorf.png|Link encountering [[Ganon|Ganondorf]]
+File:Link-Encountering-Ganondorf.png|Link encountering [[Ganon]]dorf
 File:Link-Pulling-Master-Sword.png|Link lifting the [[Master Sword]]
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 ==Other games and media==
 {{see also|Young Link}}
 ===Gallery===
 <gallery>
+File:N64 art 3D Link.png|3D artwork for [[Nintendo 64]]
+File:Link art - SSB64.png|Link key art from ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
+File:Link Character Select headshot - SSB64.png|Link icon from ''Super Smash Bros.''
+File:Link - SSB Melee Trophy 8 (Link Smash 1).png|Link's first "Smash" trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.
 File:Link - SSB Melee Trophy 7 with text.png|Link trophy from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', using ''Ocarina of Time'' Kokiri Tunic costume.
 File:Link - SSB Melee Trophy 8 (Link Smash 1) with text.png|Link (Smash: Green Tunic) trophy from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', using ''Ocarina of Time'' Kokiri Tunic costume.
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 File:Young Link - SSB Melee Trophy 71 (Young Link Smash 1) with text.png|Young Link (Smash: Green Tunic) trophy from ''Super Smash Bros Melee''
 File:Young Link - SSB Melee Trophy 72 (Young Link Smash 2) with text.png|Young Link (Smash: Blue Tunic) trophy from ''Super Smash Bros Melee''
+File:Link (SCII).png|Artwork from ''[[SoulCalibur II]]''
+File:SoulcaliburII-Link1.png|Artwork from ''[[SoulCalibur II]]''
+File:SoulcaliburII-Link2.png|Artwork from ''[[SoulCalibur II]]''
+File:SoulcaliburII-LinkPortrait.png|Portrait from ''[[SoulCalibur II]]''
 File:Hyrule Warriors Artwork Link Ocarina of Time Costume.png|Link [[Kokiri Tunic]] costume from ''[[Hyrule Warriors]]'' (originally DLC, unlockable in ''[[Hyrule Warriors Legends]]'' & ''[[Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition]]'')
 File:Hyrule Warriors Screenshot Link Ocarina of Time Costume Magic Rod.jpg|''Hyrule Warriors'' screenshot with Link in Kokiri Tunic
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 File:Young-link-amiibo.png|Young Link amiibo
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 {{References}}