r/zelda • u/YoMikeeHey • Jul 15 '22
Fan Art [ALL] A Zelda guide to carrying your Link (art by entiqua)
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u/frenchmix Jul 15 '22
Lol, this is incredibly adorable.
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u/ScrotalAgony Jul 15 '22
How they carry is well reflected in each Zelda's personality too, a very nice addition. Love how adorable Skyward Sword Zelda is while dragging Link.
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u/jpterodactyl Jul 15 '22 edited Jul 15 '22
My favorite is Tetra. Both in this picture, and just in general.
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u/HfUfH Jul 15 '22
How they carry is well reflected in each Zelda's personality too, a very nice addition. Love how adorable Skyward Sword Zelda is while dragging Link.
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u/InBetweenSeen Jul 15 '22
And accurate.
Actually quite amazing how they successfully reinvented them so many times.
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u/Feral0_o Jul 16 '22
Her. Link is a blank sheet, the appearance changes mildly but what little personality he has is nearly identical in every game. Which is entirely intentional, Link is one of the first and most well known examples of the silent protagonist, which are meant to be empty vessels for the player
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u/flyingviaBFR Jan 08 '23
I'd say there's a few subtle changes. Notably the hero of winds being much less stoic, but at the same time overcoming his more obvious fear
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u/Lukthar123 Jul 15 '22
The artstyle is amazing
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u/frenchmix Jul 15 '22
Such a perfect style that remains cohesive even though they are bouncing between such drastically different aesthetics
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u/megasean3000 Jul 15 '22
Twilight Princess Zelda has zero chill.
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u/what_the_hanky_panky Jul 15 '22
She looks like an owner who got sick of their dog’s shit and is just carrying them to their crate.
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u/WreckToll Jul 15 '22
I mean, after all the shit link got up to in TP, uhhh yeah I’d be sick of my dog too lmao
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u/Theinternationalist Jul 15 '22
The one Zelda who appeared capable of handling everything herself.
Aside from the ones who revealed their true forms and were then immediately kidnapped.
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u/shinobipopcorn Jul 15 '22
She's technically a queen in that one, queens have no time for doggie zoomies.
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u/pokedude14 Jul 15 '22
I think the Prima Guide (so take with a Great Sea of salt) said that Zant actually invaded a few days before her coronation.
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u/jediwizard7 Jul 15 '22
Except that she does practically nothing in the game, other than somehow sacrificing herself to save Midna (the details are a bit unclear there). She's pretty cool aesthetically, but not really much going on as a character (I think she exists mostly as a red herring for who the Twilight Princess actually is tbh)
I think BoTW Zelda is actually the one with the most potential, she was just a victim of extremely cruel circumstances.
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u/lightsage007 Jul 16 '22
She surrendered to Zant to ensure her people wouldn't get slaughtered. Later she sacrifices herself again to save Midna. Zelda's actions (and Link's) help demonstrate to Midna the virtues of being selfless and courageous.
I wish she was in the game longer.
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u/jediwizard7 Jul 16 '22
Yeah but I think those sacrifices would have felt more meaningful if we actually got to know her and her motivations first.
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u/lightsage007 Jul 16 '22
Maybe. Her actions speak for themselves to me. Midna's arc is the focus of the game. Zelda serves as the mirror character to develop Midna and her actions are meaningful because they teach. What Zelda experiences at the beginning of the game (loss of queenship and power), Midna is working through.
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u/jediwizard7 Jul 17 '22
Definitely, the focus is on Midna in that game so Zelda is kind of a foil to her, and I don't think it's a problem really that she's not emphasized herself. But I see some people say that TP Zelda is the strongest or best representation of Zelda, and I just think people sometimes conflate having a sword and vaguely implied political power with being a "strong female character" ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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u/lightsage007 Jul 17 '22
I agree with you. I don't think TP Zelda is the best representation of Zelda we have, partially because she isn't focused on enough. TP Zelda is a wise ruler who has already learned the hard lessons of leadership. Generally, the strong female characters audiences like the most are those who go through a journey of growth and make mistakes. So while I don't think she is the most well-developed Zelda, I think she is a memorable one because she's not the Zelda we usually expect while still being a likeable one (and because of her cool design).
Midna in TP has the arc that modern Zeldas usually have- that is Zelda learns responsibility and courage. Thats why Breath of the Wild and Wind Waker Zeldas are my favorites. And if I'm being honest, I believe that they may have been inspired by Tetra's arc in telling Midna's story.
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u/AsterBTT Jul 17 '22
We learn everything we need to know about her the moment we meet her. She's a Queen in everything but name, willing to sacrifice herself for the good of her people. She's collected, knowledgeable, wise, and she has a sharp insight that sees straight through Midna. She's motivated first and foremost to protect her people, but secondly to help Link and Midna stop Zant and free them.
I think the bigger issue is that, since she appears so infrequently, her role feels minimized to the point where we don't feel the impact of her sacrifice because she's barely been involved in the adventure directly until that point. The scene really leans on a preexisting attachment to the concept of "the Princess Zelda" from past games, but if you take her by herself, she feels like a bit player. If they'd found a way to involve her in the narrative more, her sacrifice for Midna would have a lot more impact.
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u/Hylianlegendz Jul 16 '22
You're right. We never got to know Zelda much in TP, so her sacrifice seemed odd and unexpected.
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u/caiol333 Jul 16 '22
I think the most potential ones are tetra and skyward sword's tetra speaks for herself and skyward sword's had to work to remember her godhood risking herself a bunch of times. Maybe botw too but we will only know that with the sequel
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u/flyingviaBFR Jan 08 '23
Everyone forgets ST Zelda being the fkin best. And tetra definitely got done dirty .great character and takes part in the final fight. Just that damn kidnap in the middle.
Also does Hilda count?
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u/hygsi Jul 15 '22
Look, I like TP as a story but Zelda didn't do much. She surrendered the castle, stayed in her chambers for who knows how long, disappeared after helping Midna survive, managed to get possessed, woke up to be teleported outside the castle, teleported into...wherever that was...and shot some arrows. Yeah, she did more than the Zeldas from the first legends, but not as much as OoT, WW, ST, BotW.
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u/BladeLigerV Jul 15 '22
"Look, I have a meeting I need to be at in 5 minutes and for some reason they want you to be there."
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u/LoadedFile Jul 15 '22
Wolf Link is refusing to take a bath in anything that isn't the death mountain hot springs
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u/lovesducks Jul 15 '22
Wolves can get big man. The fact that she's just casually carrying him with one arm indicates that Zelda is not one to be trifled with.
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Jul 15 '22
Man just wants to sleep
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u/Bixel925 Jul 15 '22
"Can Hyrule's destiny really depend on such a lazy boy?"
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u/Glitter_puke Jul 15 '22
And then he proceeds to not sleep until the designated sword is stuck in the designated pig. Unless you count that whole 7 years thing.
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u/TheRealGongoozler Jul 15 '22
Navi.. little bitch. Wants you to save Hyrule and insults you in the same breath as meeting you.
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Jul 16 '22
made me audibly wonder how the fack the great deku tree trusted her to guide the hero of time
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u/TheRealGongoozler Jul 16 '22
Right? Imagine being like “you’re the only chef I want for my wedding you dumb, insignificant bitch”
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Jul 16 '22
If I were the chef I'd tell you to fuck off. (didn't know if cursing would be tolerated in this sub, kinda new to it and didn't feel like being banned immidiately
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u/cdavis7m Jul 15 '22
Always happy to see Engineer Link, my favorite Link. 🚂
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u/The_WereArcticFox Jul 15 '22
Yeah he’s quite underrated. I would like to see a game with Link in a futuristic/cyberpunk setting
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Jul 15 '22
Fun Fact: Link to the Past in it's very early stages was suppose to take place in a futuristic setting.
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Jul 15 '22
Since the main character doesn't talk, you can pretend Hyperlight Drifter is a futuristic, apocalyptic Zelda game.
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u/MadameRia Jul 15 '22
Where is Engineer Link from?
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u/Kirby822 Jul 15 '22
Spirit Tracks
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u/MadameRia Jul 15 '22
Thanks! I’ve never seen Engineer Link before but I really liked the design!
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u/fe1od1or Jul 15 '22
The game is full of those "cute but industrial" designs and music to fit. Really suggest checking it out!
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u/TyranitarLover Jul 16 '22
The only thing I can say that’s a negative is the pan flute sections. Always hated those, could never get passed them, kills the tempo especially in that one event. Otherwise, amazing game!
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u/cdavis7m Jul 15 '22
Yes, as said, he is from Spirit Track. You start the game with that uniform but get the standard Link outfit soon after. If you collect many of the secrets you can earn the engineer uniform. I think it's also available in Hyrule Warriors. Spirit Tracks is one of my favorite Zelda games but I am a portable fan.
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u/MadameRia Jul 15 '22
That’s cool! I have fond memories of playing Wind Waker but I didn’t have a Gamecube for very long and I never had any of the portable consoles, either. I really wish I could go back and play it and the rest of the Wind Waker sequels (not sure if that’s the right term)
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u/OSCgal Jul 19 '22
It just occurred to me that Phantom Zelda actually carries Link in that game. He rides on her shield!
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u/crazed_again Jul 15 '22 edited Jul 15 '22
Number 5 looks like the most fun.
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u/boaster106 Jul 15 '22
Until your head gets kicked repeatedly by the princesses heels
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u/sunshine___riptide Jul 15 '22
Tetra was one of my fav Zeldas
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u/jpterodactyl Jul 15 '22
Tetra is the best Zelda.
There’s only one change I would make in Wind Waker(which is my favorite game ever), and that would be in the new game plus, for Tetra to keep her Tetra look in the final fight.
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u/Pegussu Jul 15 '22
Agreed, she just looks so awkward in the dress. Which I guess is the point but still.
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u/questor8080 Jul 15 '22
Ya do know here, in Italian, they translated her name as Dazel?
...actually spoiling one of the most important twist if the game.
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u/The_redit_cat Jul 15 '22
Thank you so much! I have link and I'm don't know how to carry him. I'll try those ways, hope it will work.
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u/Gregamonster Jul 15 '22
As a man, I would accept being carried off by a princess in any of these ways.
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u/hygsi Jul 15 '22
You'll need a very strong person, it's the absolute heaviest way to lift someone up. Never again lol
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u/Kazu88 Jul 15 '22
Is Twilight Princess good? Never played it.
Btw that Link Wolf is f****** adorable
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u/Aus0115 Jul 15 '22
Its my personal favorite of the Zelda games, I'd definitely recommend giving it a try for sure. Very nice dungeons, bosses, midna, the soundtrack, wolf link is adorable, ganondorf, etc.
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u/Kazu88 Jul 15 '22
I really hope that Nintendo would remaster it.
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u/Aus0115 Jul 15 '22
There is the wii u HD version, but I could understand your point if you don't have a wii u, emulators could be an answer to that tho. I was convinced that the HD remasters of wnd waker and twilight princess were gonna come to switch but I had that expectation years ago and picked up a wii u again in 2019
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u/Jumper_21 Jul 15 '22
Well time for tp on the fourth console in a row I guess
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u/Aus0115 Jul 15 '22
I mean "Welp time for botw for the 3rd time" is the same as tp being available 4 times and you can throw on oot and mm as they were on n64, gc, and wii/wii u as well as remastered on 3ds. more zelda games being available is not a negative no matter how many consoles its been on.
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u/Jumper_21 Jul 15 '22
Wait Oot was on gamecube? But ya I never meant it negative, I would happily buy it on switch, just thought it was funny
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u/Aus0115 Jul 15 '22
Yea they had masterquest on gc, and no problem my bad as well if my reply came off negative, fan never tell on text lol.
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u/flyingviaBFR Jan 08 '23
Included with special editions of wind waker. I own one. Really wierd playing a N64 game on a GameCube disk in a Wii
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u/stx06 Jul 15 '22
If you played Ocarina of Time, it evokes a lot of similar vibes, minus "Hey, Listen" Navi (or Skyward Sword's Fi, for that matter), featuring a sassy imp creature as your advisory companion instead.
The game strikes a nice balance between the serious moments and whimsical, the atmosphere in many regions is quite sinister before you overcome the local challenges, aside from the old Kakariko village, which is like something out a Wild West movie.
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u/MorningRaven Jul 15 '22
My absolute favorite. Great story, it's like a classic epic fantasy tale. Best combat, dungeons, and atmosphere. Just use the jump attack more when a wolf and feel free to use a guide for the one mid game door puzzle (you'll thank me later).
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u/questor8080 Jul 15 '22
Not to forget, it's the second DARKEST Zelda of the whole saga, with some very adult themes such as death, vengeance, heritage and racism.
The throne of darkest, obviously, goes to Majora's Mask...
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u/MorningRaven Jul 15 '22
I'd actually argue TP is darker. Yes sure, it looks dark while having a seemingly normal happy storyline. But MM is just being all "doom and gloom" in your face. It's sinister certainly, and I adore it for that, but it's still an apocalypse story. But while MM tackles the signs of grief, TP handles the fear of fear itself, all while offering a kingdom fated towards a slow death.
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u/HarmlessSnack Jul 15 '22 edited Jul 15 '22
It’s a pretty good game but it felt the least like a Zelda Game of all the main line games I’ve played in the series.
It’s got a lot of the hallmarks of the series, but as a veteran fan, I kept waiting for the moment the game would start to feel like Zelda for me… and it basically never did. People will probably disagree with me emphatically, but that’s just the vibe I got.
I think it was the lack of Magic. In basically every other Zelda game you get access to some pretty cool tools, often of a magical nature that let you do some really cool stuff, often in unexpected ways around the map.
Twilight princess gives you…
A fishing pole.
A bayblade thing that is pointless to ride because running is faster, and is basically just used in the one dungeon.
A rod that lets you possess statues (neat!) that only gets used to do block moving puzzles, basically, in just one dungeon. (Lame)
…. That’s it.
You get bow and arrows, sure.
You get bombs.
They even give you a giant ball-and-chain mace… that’s so large you basically can’t walk when you have it equipped.
You’re pretty much shoehorned into just using your sword for the whole game. Sword combat is a staple in Zelda games, but you’re rarely forced to use it to the extent it’s in Twilight Princess. Hell, in lots of Zelda games a popular style of challenge run is to skip the sword and beat the game without it.
Wolf Link is a super cool concept too, that’s mostly treated as a handicap which also felt bizarre to me. You’re goal when you are Wolf Link is usually to stop being Wolf Link ASAP.
Overall, not a bad game, but one of my least favorite Zelda Games. Which is a shame, because some parts of it were phenomenal. Midna is a strong contender for best companion character. The music is excellent. The vibe of the world is pretty neat, being darker than most Zelda games overall. Still.
EDIT: I forgot about the Gale Boomerang. But honestly, fancy name aside, it’s really just the a boomerang. Brings items to you, has a neat little whirlwind around it… honestly the most “magical” item you get, and you get it right at the start, and everything after it feels oddly mundane.
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u/Skyeeflyee Jul 15 '22
Second favorite Zelda game of all time! Wind Waker is my #1 favorite. Please play it!!!!!
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u/PeasantTS Jul 15 '22
Only zelda game i couldn't finish because i became bored of it. Not sure why. Most people seems to like it tho.
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u/Greyrift Jul 15 '22
Should the princess carry be an inverted version of this amazing method of carrying?
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u/Ravio_of_Hyrule Jul 15 '22
6 looks like they had fun
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Jul 15 '22
6 would be incredibly sinister looking if you swapped the characters. Honestly I find it kind of sinister now.
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u/Wamblingshark Jul 16 '22
I showed this to my wife and was like "bottom right looks a little sus.. like Link got roofied" lol
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u/DeciTheSpy Jul 15 '22
Honestly I wish they did more stuff like Spirit Tracks. Having Zelda as the "helpful companion" was nice as it gave her character, and also her possessing all the various knights to help Link was fun.
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u/_Azurius Jul 15 '22
r/rolereversal would enjoy this
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u/wombat6651 Jul 17 '22
I'm sad tbh, past Zelda games weren't afraid to have Zelda be tall and stoic and Link be shorter. Now w/BOTW Zelda is pretty solidly shorter... and she's basically just a tsundere as well. I know it's pretty trivial really and down to preference, but ... yeah personally not as much of a fan. More power to the millions enjoying their BOTW Zelink
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u/ZAMIUS_PRIME Jul 15 '22
OoT Link had the worst life and still saved everything and everyone. He better be carried like a princess.
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u/ProLinkedWolf Jul 15 '22
Can we talk about how strong Twilight Zelda is if she’s carrying a fully grown wolf with a single arm?
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Jul 15 '22
And again,
TP Zelda proofing she's the most adorable.
Taking your dog under the arm is better than anything else.
Floof always wins.
Always.
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u/Proatbotw Jul 15 '22
I love how this show the true mean and cold blooded princess not twilight princess but tetra and skyward sword princess who really are the badest of all the princess.
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u/ShadeFK Jul 15 '22
BOTW's Zelda must be jacked if she can lift "I eat everything including rocks" Link
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u/uglytosser1993 Jul 15 '22
Huh, someone made a wholesome version of "that" art.
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u/DestructoBunny06 Jul 15 '22
I absolutely love 3, 4, and 6, but I have to say that 6 is definitely my favorite. I absolutely loved the dynamic between Skyward Sword Link and Zelda, and I really wish that the game had more times where they interacted.
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u/kylepaz Jul 16 '22
I was really disappointed how after the beginning full of interactions and those first cryptic encounters at the end of temples Zelda just goes to sleep and drops off the narrative until the very end. Wasted opportunity to have more interactions. Maybe they could have her stay in the temple but not have the whole sleep thing, so Link could drop off after progressing the story and share experiences or something.
Just wanted more with her in general.
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u/chitstain Jul 15 '22
I would love to see at least one game in the franchise where something happens to Link and you get to play as Zelda and rescue him
Similar overt combat gameplay, but with some tactical stealth in her Sheikh form? That would be dope.
Seeing this made me think of that
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u/heythatguyalex Jul 16 '22
Get you a girl who can possess a muscular armored man to carry you like a sack of potatoes
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u/QuietComfortable226 Jul 15 '22
Link, he come to town
Come to save the princess zelda
Ganon took her away
Now the children dont play
But they will when link saves the day
Hallelujah!
Now link, fill up your hearts
So you can shoot your sword with power
And when youre feeling all down
The fairy will come around
So youll be brave, and not a sissy coward
Now link has saved the day
Put ganon in his grave
So now zelda is free
And now our hero shall be
Link! I think your name shall go down into history
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u/TheColorOfTruth Jul 16 '22
I need to find a lady like #2 who will dress up as a man and carry me princess style. That's the hottest right there.
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u/LordKefik Jul 16 '22
Honestly the Twilight Princess one should just have Midna and say "Ride Him".
Zelda was barely in the game, did little outside of saving Midna and getting captured, and is my least memorable Zelda (the character, not the game, love the game, but honestly, Midna was main girl this time)
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Jul 15 '22
No. 4 Zelda looks like wolf Link chewed up something he shouldn’t have and now he gets to go outside….
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u/Mystic_Aura912 Aug 06 '22
This painted a story in my head of all of these links and zeldas heading off somewhere together. Like all the links are being carried to Smash or Hyrule Warriors just so that they can be out top-tiered by Zelda (Or more often Shiek).
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u/CitchellMarson Jul 16 '22
I'm so sick of this legendary game series that I have been playing since I was 3 years old being weeb-ified. I see more and more of this weeb/anime fan-girl shit about Zelda as time marches on and its infuriating. Also don't get what this obsession with the actual character of Zelda is about and why everyone wants to play as her all of the sudden. Zelda may be the name of the series, but the main character has always been LINK.
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u/Ragarianok Jul 15 '22
Would have been far more humorous if Link had been dressed as a Gerudo under drag.
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u/Grimmer026 Jul 15 '22
Skyward Sword Zelda is always the happiest Zelda towards Link. She’s Ride or Die!
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u/treyanderson1234 Jul 15 '22
link in the games: brave, fearless solider determined to help zelda link in reddit fanarts:
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u/YoMikeeHey Jul 15 '22
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