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'''Link''' is the protagonist of ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}'' series and typically the sole playable character of his games. In most titles, he is tasked with protecting Hyrule from the forces of a rising evil, especially his arch-nemesis [[#Ganon|Ganon]]. Link possesses the {{iw|zeldawiki|Triforce of Courage}} and is capable of using a wide variety of weapons, including bombs, arrows, swords, and shields. There have been many incarnations of Link throughout history, but he typically appears as a blonde green-clad man with pointed, elvish ears. Link was created by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and has some cursorial similarities to [[Mario]], such as in being largely silent and serving as the analog for the player.<ref>{{cite|author=ZackScottGames|date=3 Feb. 2017|title=Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma! The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild!|url=youtu.be/-qH7DvSBlwk?si=RQrgej1ncu8RkCYv|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=18 Mar. 2025}}</ref> Similar to how Mario is the conceptual offshoot of {{wp|Popeye}}, Link was derived from another fictional character from Miyamoto's youth - the {{wp|Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney}} interpretation of {{wp|Peter Pan}}.<ref>{{cite|author=Audureau, William|date=1 Nov. 2012|title=Miyamoto, la Wii U et le secret de la Triforce|url=www.gamekult.com/actualite/miyamoto-la-wii-u-et-le-secret-de-la-triforce-105550.html|publisher=Gamekult|language=fr|accessdate=18 Mar. 2025}}</ref>
'''Link''' is the protagonist of ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}'' series and typically the sole playable character of his games. In most titles, he is tasked with protecting Hyrule from the forces of a rising evil, especially his arch-nemesis [[#Ganon|Ganon]]. Link possesses the {{iw|zeldawiki|Triforce of Courage}} and is capable of using a wide variety of weapons, including bombs, arrows, swords, and shields. There have been many incarnations of Link throughout history, but he typically appears as a blonde green-clad man with pointed, elvish ears. Link was created by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and has some cursorial similarities to [[Mario]], such as in being largely silent and serving as the analog for the player.<ref>{{cite|author=ZackScottGames|date=3 Feb. 2017|title=Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma! The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild!|url=youtu.be/-qH7DvSBlwk?si=RQrgej1ncu8RkCYv|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=18 Mar. 2025}}</ref> Similar to how Mario is the conceptual offshoot of {{wp|Popeye}}, Link was derived from another fictional character from Miyamoto's youth - the {{wp|Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney}} interpretation of {{wp|Peter Pan}}.<ref>{{cite|author=Audureau, William|date=1 Nov. 2012|title=Miyamoto, la Wii U et le secret de la Triforce|url=www.gamekult.com/actualite/miyamoto-la-wii-u-et-le-secret-de-la-triforce-105550.html|publisher=Gamekult|language=fr|accessdate=18 Mar. 2025}}</ref>


The wider story of ''The Legend of Zelda'' revolves around the Hero who appears whenever the Royal Family of Hyrule is in peril, or when an evil being threatens the Triforce. So, while there is only an individual Mario, there are multiple Links who serve as the reappearing Hero across the series.<ref>{{cite|quote=It has been said that whenever disaster waylays the royal family, a Hero shall emerge from the bloodline of the Knights of Hyrule…|author={{iw|zeldawiki|Sahasrahla}}|title=''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords}}''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> This narrative framework has resulted in widely distinctive designs between individual Links. For example, the Link from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}'' - an incarnation sometimes called '''Toon Link''' - is a young boy with cartoonish proportions and catlike eyes. The Link in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess}}'' is a stoic young man, proportionate to real humans and much gridier in aesthetic. Many ''Zelda'' games incorporate dueling representations of the world that inform what Link looks like and his abilities. A common motif includes a "light world" and a "dark world." In ''Twilight Princess'', the latter is represented by the {{iw|zeldawiki|Twilight Realm}}, in which Link is transformed into a beast called '''Wolf Link'''. Another recurring concept is a world of the "past" and the "future." In ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}'', Link begins the game as a boy called '''Young Link'''. At a later point in the game, the Adult Link of the future finds the means to transition back to the past and regress back into a child. A number of ''Zelda'' games emphasize multiplayer, in which Link is either split into multiple individuals or encounters doppelgängers also named Link by chance. Each one is a different color. In ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes}}'', there are three Links that cooperate to form a '''Totem Link''' to solve puzzles and progress.
In the lore of his series, people who possess the Triforce of Courage are reincarnated once they die, so while there is only one individual Mario, there have been many individual Links.{{ref needed}} This narrative framework has resulted in widely distinctive designs between individual Links. For example, the Link from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}'' - an incarnation sometimes called '''Toon Link''' - is a young boy with cartoonish proportions and catlike eyes. The Link in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess}}'' is a stoic young man, proportionate to real humans and much gridier in aesthetic. Many ''Zelda'' games incorporate dueling representations of the world that inform what Link looks like and his abilities. A common motif includes a "light world" and a "dark world." In ''Twilight Princess'', the latter is represented by the {{iw|zeldawiki|Twilight Realm}}, in which Link is transformed into a beast called '''Wolf Link'''. Another recurring concept is a world of the "past" and the "future." In ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}'', Link begins the game as a boy called '''Young Link'''. At a later point in the game, the Adult Link of the future finds the means to transition back to the past and regress back into a child. A number of ''Zelda'' games emphasize multiplayer, in which Link is either split into multiple individuals or encounters doppelgängers also named Link by chance. Each one is a different color. In ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes}}'', there are three Links that cooperate to form a '''Totem Link''' to solve puzzles and progress.


Link has made recurring appearances in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, usually only in the form of cameos. However, some of these cameos have Link making physical appearances in the game, as is the case in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Mario can take on the appearance of multiple different iterations of Link in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' through use of the [[Mystery Mushroom]], and Link himself is playable in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. Young Link and Toon Link have also appeared in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, and the latter appears as a costume in ''Super Mario Maker'' as well. Link has otherwise made recurring appearances with Mario in comics and marketing material for [[Nintendo]].
Link has made recurring appearances in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, usually only in the form of cameos. However, some of these cameos have Link making physical appearances in the game, as is the case in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Mario can take on the appearance of multiple different iterations of Link in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' through use of the [[Mystery Mushroom]], and Link himself is playable in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. Young Link and Toon Link have also appeared in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, and the latter appears as a costume in ''Super Mario Maker'' as well. Link has otherwise made recurring appearances with Mario in comics and marketing material for [[Nintendo]].

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