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[Okara KAmi]

I agree with Aeara because Link's descendants would be highly unlikely. Why? Because Link's descendants wouldn't be random children because the Gods would always look after them because of his deeds. Well that's just a basic assumption. Also, if Link did have descendants they would all pretty much be expert warriors because he would teach his children how to fight and so on.

I also think it's cruel to think that all Links and Zeldas have two different lineages, cutting off any possible 'interaction' in the past, before Wind Waker.

Also, if you look throughout OoT, we can find many... MANY instances where Link is portrayed to be simple minded. For example, with the Ruto marriage situation as you mentioned and so on. I think the game makers wanted to match link with a person of his mind set, someone as simple as him but as ambitious as well. Malon seems perfect. Link and Malon growing old on a farm with Epona and some cows is ideal. Also, Epona, one of Link's best friends is from Malon, already developing a strong link that binds them two together.

Good write ReRush, very good insight and excellent presentation.

[iGuest]

Whoa, hold it! Just b/c you like the fact of it being a "cute princess" story doesnt mean all of you can batter someone for actually taking the time to write this report! I mean the manga and the game are two totally diff. Things! The games hint to both Zelda and Malon so we really don't know who it will be untill they actually make that happen. I myself am a Malon and Link fan but I don't mind Zelda either. So whatever happens is how it will be. I like the fact that they left it up to the gamers to think for themselves b/c then you can have it the way you want it to be. Now just because someone has a diff. Opinion than you doesnt mean you can critisize them for it so back off! Oh and if you watched after the credits of Twilight Princess it shows him returning to Ordan village w/ Ilia waiting for him. And Zelda wasnt much interested in him and neither was link interested in her! Not to mention if, you read the guide book, under zelda it states that she is 20 or 23 (I cant exactly remember off the top of my head) and Link is 17! She is older, taller, and not focused on him. However Ilia is 16, shorter and loves link. Also he clearly cares for her like many of the scenes fortell. Thats what I believe and I'm stickin to it!

-reply by denae

[iGuest]

C'mon people give up already! I'm not going to say that Link I ended up with anybody. But something I can say is that he sure as hell didn't end up with Zelda I. I mean there is so much evidence that he didn't that I'm laughing my ass off when people say they did. "Gorillaz" and "ZerudaHime" you guys have nothing. And by the way; one of you said that Cermia's a pedophile for hugging Link. Then what the hell's Zelda? She's older than him (Which is a known fact). I mean he's 17 when she's 23 or something. (I'm not saying that women can't be older than men!) But c'mon he's not even 18 yet. Zelda doesn't see Link that way. It is obvious.

And oh by the way. Link saves Malon (and her ranch for that matter!) without any obligations! He just saves her because she needs him. And he saves Zelda because she's in the way of killing Ganon. I mean he was already set on saving the world BEFORE Zelda's kidnapped or WOMEN-napped however you guys want it "Gorillaz" and "ZerudaHime" you guys just know you're wrong, that's why you get soooo pissed at people who are stating FACTS! Which is that Link I most likely ended up with MALON! 

And no Ganon does not agree on anything! He's the fu'king villain. He'll take Rauru if he stood there with Link and say the same the*and thing.

Ganon: "I've taken your precious Rauru." Ha.

And what the H*ll? That Sheik says something about love means nothing! I mean c'mon I talk about love to people I don't know and I don't love them. I mean dude...

So yeah. I've said it before and I'm saying it again. People that say that Link and Zelda love each other got nothing. Cause Zelda don't see Link like that. Not in OoT or MM or TP. And by the way. In WW they say that Link has no connections to the real hero what so ever!

I rest my case!

-reply by estwst

[iGuest]

Okay if anyone has played Twilight princess I would say that the game proves that link will always end up with the "Farm Girl" and not any kind of princess at all. And in Majora's mask Zelda was just a distant memory, with that it should seem as though she is not that important to him anyway. In Twilight Princess, the time Zelda and Link spend together is limited to two scenes and teaming up to fight Ganondorf. And really if the tri-force is past on through like genes and family ties, at one point that would make Zelda and Link related and that would be incest...Like when Laya kissed Luke in Star Wars. And if Link is just a random manifestation, then his life after the world was out of peril would be meaningless and unimportant, and he would probably leave like he did at the end of Ocarina of Time. I really think that Twilight Princess was made to put these theories to rest and make everyone accept that there is nothing between them. Now if you want to say he WANTED to be with Midna, I would totally agree. And if you play SSB Melee, she likes it when Marth grabs her but not when Link does, same thing in Brawl.

[iGuest]

I know this thread is horribly old, but I couldn't help but reply after stumbling upon it.First off, the Ocarina of Time manga, whether or not it has theNintendo Official Seal, doesn't prove anything. It certainly doesn'tMean quality or canon. Nintendo has officially approved worseMerchandise, eg, horrible Wii and DS games with the same seal, so theNOS means zip. If it didn't happen in the game, and especially not in the correctOrder like in the manga, it's not canonical and shouldn't be consideredAs such, despite how much it fulfills your Zelink wet dreams. The gameVersus the manga is like when Hollywood makes a book into a movie. TheyAdd things in or take things out, and generally screw things up, butOverall, your official canon lies in the original source, the games,And not the pandering to the hormonal female masses with a manga that'sCompletely opposite and out of order from the Ocarina of Time game. An example of such butchery would be Majora's Mask - forget all theOther stories that make up the game and make it awesome, let's justMake it all about Kafei and Anju's tragic romance, oh my God! - but thePrime example is A Link to the Past, where it's nothing but sappyRomance and a contrived, hurried, and hacked storyline. So cringeWorthy. Ugh."In an interview with Aonuma-san about the next Zelda game (The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess)...CN: We have received a lot of e-mails in which our readers ask us"Will Zelda and Link someday have a romance?" This is a question thatWe couldn't let go.Aonuma: Ha, ha. Good question, at the moment in this new titleWe're using a teenage Link and, as you all know, teenagers areEmotional beings, so there are possibilities of seeing Link showing hisFeelings towards the princess. We don't know what could happen in theFuture."lol, I love when Zelink fans use this quote to support Zelda/Link because it's absolutely false. This infamous "Zelink" quote is not about Zelda and Link. The princess he's referring to is Princess MidnaAs we now all know, whom Link obviously has feelings for in this game.Ilia and Midna are the blatant romances in Twilight Princess, supportedBy Nintendo itself. Miyamoto even said himself, in reply to anInterviewer, "You think everyone wants Link to end up with thePrincess?" Not exact verbatim, but he was suggesting that it wouldn'tPlease everyone if that happened, and Miyamoto is all about openEndings, letting you the player, Link, choose yourEnding, and pleasing all, and not simply the screaming majority, so IWouldn't be so quick to judge when it comes to Link's only option inLove tediously being Zelda.

-reply by Perpetually Exasperated Zelda Fan

[iGuest]

Well written!Zelda Love

Well, the writer of the article has certainly taken some logic courses, and knows how to write, making the argument all the more strong.

Some good points are certainly raised. In my personal opinion, I have to agree with the Malon deal...It just seems like Link was meant to be with the red-head, when the day is done. Though the Zelda-Link connection, when examined over the whole series, cannot be denied either. And the Saria-Link connection does seem to remain mostly a platonic friendship that was never intended to fully develop...Perhaps highlighting realistic platonic bonds wherein one may truly love the other in romantic and platonic terms, but the relationship can never evolve beyond a platonic sense. 

Interesting article, for those who actually feel like reading into it! :P

-reply by MattKeywords:

[iGuest]

You quite forgot about some other Zelda and Link moments...

In Wind Waker, Link and Zelda's bubbles flow slowly, playing Zelda's Lullaby sweetly.

In Ocarina of Time Manga, of course, there is way more of a romantic connection between these two than anyone else. The fact is that the manga changed a bit of the video game series. I tad bit judged the manga as a romance genre than a adventure or fantasy one...

Anyways, just to let all of you confused people know the reason why Link came back to Zelda is...

Because Link heard's Zelda's voice saying that she admires Link in the video game and it was said that she said "Link..I love you, Link," in the manga series.

 

Well, there is a lot more proof out there but I don't have time to write / type down every single thing... Because I have an essay writing contest... -_-;; Oh God, why did they choose me ? T_T

[iGuest]

So you don't think there's a possibility of reincarnation involving the Link and Zelda thing?

I mean, almost all the links and all the zeldas look pretty much exactly alike, except for some hair color and age differences. Usually, the zelda games have around 100+ years in between them, which is why the costumes change so much. 

I think reincarnation into a totally different situation is more likely than descending from the previous generation of Link's and Zelda's. This is why:

#1. I'm sorry, but if Link and Zelda both married someone else, it's just too much of a coincidence that all of Zelda's descendants look exactly like her and Link's descendants look exactly like him. Wouldn't there be a resemblance to Link's wife and Zelda's husband as well? And wouldn't there be some deviation in gender - a female Link or a male Zelda, for instance? (Not necessarily in the same roles as the male link and female zelda, but you get my point. The descendants of Link can't be all male, and the descendants of Zelda can't be all female.)

#2. Seeing as Link and Zelda are both blessed by Nayru and Farore, it seems likely that the goddesses would choose to reincarnate their vassals. I don't think the Triforce power can be inherited, as would be the case in the non-reincarnation scenario. (However, that's just my opinion.)

#3. Think about it - several hundred years of Hyrule, and Link has never been in the royal family along with Zelda, as he would be if he was a child of a previous Link and Zelda (unless he was a long-lost son, which I don't think would happen every time). Instead, though usually being Hyrulian, Link has been born and/or raised in various different cultures and locations, such as the Ordonians in Twilight Princess and the Kokiri in OoT. Would that happen if Link kept marrying Zelda and having more little versions of themselves? I think not.

Please think about my argument, I hope I made it reasonable. 

-reply by Sheba