Hylia and Link had a romance and I feel that every Link is the hero returning to serve the proxy of the goddess. I say proxy because Zelda does not reincarnate, she's a descendant of Hylia who inherits her blood and divine power. Some Links fall in love with their goddess proxy, others just serve as her protector. Ultimately I do believe more often than not they fall in love to mirror the relationship between Hylia and her chosen hero, like poetry.
Honestly, it doesn’t occur that often. It was absent from most of the games. Really only in the two Wild games, Skyward Sword and maybe the very end of Adventure of Link.
@@Ironcabbit Also in A link to the past(confirmed in ALBW), oracle games(she kisses him and they interact with hearts over their heads) and probably in A Link Between worlds since Zelda desires to have a romance with her knight as well. Wind Waker seems obvious to me as well but not everyone thinks he gets with tetra, fine but ST Link and Zelda are very clearly a couple at the end of that game. So really there's lots of games where the 2 get together.
BOTW, I think Zelda is also reluctant and bitter to appoint her champion because it implies that she will fail in the near future, otherwise this Link would not exist. TOTK, I fully buy in to them marrried/Zelda living in LINK's house. So the game becomes a 'what happened to my wife?' game. (The bed IS bigger than a single.)
Not only is the bed a double, but the fact Link can sleep in it when the house is now ZELDA'S house tells you that he sleeps in it WITH her. Just ugh, love this couple ❤
And I think this is the most blatant N will ever be with a 'Did They???' answer. It makes 'pecking order' sense too. Zelda's royalty. Link is amazing, but not rotalty. Her name would go on the signs now, replacing his.
@@casseroledragon3277 Well, Link is house owner, He just let her stay because castle isn't finish repair. Also if you finish botw DLC that picture will show in totk ... aka Link belonging is still in the house. not give away just let her stay. It's bodyguard house turn safe house. Link out to repair castle. Zelda move in temporary until castle repaired.
My brother is the one who actually got me into the Zelda series at a young age playing oot and tp I fell in love with the storyline and have played every game for several years but by far totk is definitely a fan favorite but it even has non Zelda fans coming together to play it so it makes me proud to have been so into Zelda for so long ❤
My dad played OOT with me when I was 6. Well, at the time, I watched him play more than I played😆. I remember always playing during Christmas. Now the games gives me the same feeling as Christmas time does since I associate them😂 OOT is the best video game in the world (imho)
I'm surprised you didn't spend a little bit more time focusing on the time between BotW and TotK. It seems very clear (at worst it's implied) that Link and Zelda were living together and in a full relationship. At least there is nothing in TotK that contradicts that idea.
Link and Zelda will always be together in my eyes. I love Skyward Sword the most because it does show their relationship as romantic the most, and it's a central part of the story. ❤ ZeLink Forever
Some Link's and Zelda's I'm okay with shipping and think they have romantic tension and are cute together. But some Links and Zeldas are very clearly just friends or even stangers to each other and shipping those ones just feels like they're being shipped just for the sake of it. I really love that the series as a whole supports the different relationships these two can have.
My headcanon is that in Zelda II, Zelda the first (who is not the Zelda from Zelda I) saw visions of Link’s whole journey while she was in the magic sleep, which made her fall for him as if she had been there. Although until she explains this to Link, he would be confusaroused by her affection.
I find it nice that Eiji Aonuma said in an IGN interview that Link and Zelda’s relationship is Tears Of The Kingdom is up to the everyone’s imagination almost as if he knew it would be interpreted as romantic
0:13 the obvious answer to that question is, and I quote, "it depends". Some incarnations (for example Twilight Princess) are borderline strangers that just happened to be on the same side (and know OF each others' roles in fighting the big bad more than they know each other), other incarnations (like Minish Cap) make them friends or even besties, Spirit Tracks goes all in on making "puppy love" a believable argument, Skyward Sword absolutely has them want to be more than friends... And BotW/TotK does slightly imply it, but doesn't state the relationship outright.
Definitely not slightly, BOTW really pushed the romance between them, not quite as much as SS though where we know Hylia and Link get together on the surface.
slightly? They sleep in the same bed, or you think Zelda sleeps in the well with the toads, Nintendo won't tell you they're sleeping together, but it's obvious.
@Camachox No, nobody knows who Link is. Not the mayors wife, who cleans her house, or the kids that constantly go visit her in the house. Nobody in that village knows who Link is.He sleeps in lookout landing with all the soldiers where Pura is, those are the people who know him. There's no way Link and Zelda have any kind of intimate relationship. Being able to sleep in Zelda's bed doesn't mean it's links bed, it's just a gameplay choice.
This video has made me want to go back and play every game in the series again (except Zelda II). I can't do that. I have work and bills and responsibilities now. I don't get three months in the summer anymore, or week-long breaks for the holidays. Anyway, not only would it be fun to relive the adventures, I only realized from watching this how much I don't remember. It would be like playing them for the first time all over again!
11:17 Link has a full harem in OoT. In addition to Zelda and Malon, Saria the Kokiri and Ruto the Zora princess are also in the mix, with Ruto definitely the most aggressive, and you get the sense that Link could pursue any of them. Though Saria remaining a child forever makes that one a bit ooky.
Even Nabooru of the Gerudo had a crush on him: "Kid, let me thank you. Heheheh... look what the little kid has become in the past seven years-- a competent swordsman! By the way... I really messed up... I was brainwashed by those old witches and used by Ganondorf to do his evil will... But isn't that funny? That a person like me could turn out to be the Sage of Spirit! And now, I'm going to fight them as one of the six Sages! Heh heh... I'm going to pay them back for what they did to me! Kid... No... Link, the Hero of Time! Instead of keeping my promise I made back then, I give you this Medallion! (after giving Link the Spirit Medallion) If only I knew you would become such a handsome man, I should have kept the promise I made back then..." en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time
Apparently the game was meant to have a dating sim mechanic at some point in development. However, the idea was eventually scrapped, but the possible "candidates" remained in the game with fixed roles in the story that retained some of the original romantic tension to different degrees.
They will always end up together, even in games where they don't appear to end up together. They are the Hero and the Goddess, the Knight and the Princess, destined to find each other through ages in different versions of themselves. Not only for some fate of Triforce or a curse of Demise, but because their souls long for it. They love each other.
Funny little detail I noticed in Wind Waker: During the final battle against Ganondorf after Zelda wakes up, she suddenly has a bow and Light Arrows with no explanation. In my most recent playthrough, I thought to double-team Ganondorf with Light Arrows, only to find my bow was missing from my inventory. Zelda stole and is using LINK'S bow!
I love how Nintendo keeps it open for everyone. I feel each game someone different ends up with link. The most canon link and zelda relationship is skyward sword. But in other games, the relationship between link and zelda couldn’t be more professional. Ocarina of time, there wasn’t as much as a relationship, more like Zelda and link had a nice friendship. In Twilight Princess it felt like a business meeting lol. FINALLY, in the new games you start to see that they develop a relationship, whether it be friendship or romantic.
Omg i loved it so much❤❤ What an excellent job😊 my pa played the originals and used to talk about them all the time rip😢, this brought back so many found memories and had be crying like a baby lol. Thank you so much cheers chocolate milk and cookies
From what i understand from what nintendo has hinted at, is that they are connect to each other as well as ganon/gandolf. They are not always born in the same time, or as the same people but their souls are connected. It’s not always as lover, sometimes as just friends because each life is different than the last. However those that are born as zelda (since thats a sacred name in the royal family and would be used alot, even if it wasn’t her original soul) and link together at the same time usually have the gandolf/gannon. It however doesnt always translate into the form of being lovers but that of a bond only they can feel whether as friends or adventurers together. Nintendo really wants people imaginations take hold of their relationships though in each game, they dont really want to define it as one thing because each game is a different life cycle and timeline.
In BoTW, Mipha is about to tell Zelda that love for Link unlocked her power, but is interrupted. This is seen when Zelda unlocks her power at the end of BoTW as she unlocks here when Link is about to die
Nope! This game predates oot by like 5 years so malon did not exist yet! Also, link confuses marin with zelda at the beginning of the game so she must look somewhat similar to the zelda he knows
@@emmiemae8220 Marin is a representation of Links feelings for Zelda, just like the nightmares in the egg reflect Link's fear of Ganon.Meaning Link himself influenced the windfish's dream. Also no I'm not disagreeing with you, this is me backing up your argument.
I’m not sold on the concept that Marin and Malon aren’t the same character. They look the same, act the same, even have the same sleepyhead father (Tarin and Talon? Cmon!)
The good thing about Breath of the Wild is they copy Ocarina of Time with the Zora princess falling for Link and making him an engagement proposal but in Ocarina it's the sapphire and instead of a love triangle it's a love box
When it comes to handheld games besides spirit tracks, I like to think minisin cap has a close bond, not romantic because I don’t think they’re the age to develop romantic feelings, but they friendship shows that even at this point their bond is solid phantom hourglass definitely builds up link and his pirate Queen’s relationship between worlds well if the gossip about Zelda, looking fondly painting of princess and hero, my dad sibling more to them looking at a portrait of them. Oracle games are difficult because Zelda is only in the linked one, but she does kiss him which is more than most versions of this duo and I’m not entirely sure about the2 for sword games
They are for sure in love, no doubt. It comes clear when link save Zelda from yiga clan in BOTW and in the sequel, TOTK, Link change the main focus to save her from being the light dragon. We might never Will see them as an official couple from Nintendo, but the eat of the world doesnt need a reveal😉
7:58 this is an interesting idea, but the series presents a trinity- represented by the virtues of courage, wisdom, and power. They are held by Link, Zelda, and Ganon respectively. All 3 are vital to the balance of the universe, thus they can never defeat or destroy each other. I think it would be really interesting to have a game where Link and Zelda are the antagonists and Ganon has to restore balance. Or even where all 3 are in conflict and the player can choose a side. Sorry, a giant blue pig demon in the room kind of kills the romance a bit, but the truth is they are incomplete without him.
Too bad that not all the Zelda games do a good job at Zelink. Link and Zelda should have been together for Majora’s Mask and other games like Link’s Awakening, especially for TotK which was a huge letdown. And Echoes of Wisdom didn’t even give us Zelink for the ending.
I really rooted for Libk and Zelda to have a romance in the cartoon series. In fact, the cartoon Zelda was my childhood Cartoon Crush dispite her snooty attitude😊
13:52 This has always baffled me. I get that shippers are gonna ship, but at the end of the day, Malon is by far the least plot relevant and underdeveloped out of the five "candidates" in OOT. Once she teaches you Epona's Song she's just... kind of there. Even when i first played it as a child I was very disappointed with her adult form, since she takes no part whatsoever in the entire Epona sidequest, and after that she's nothing but a mini-game giver. She barely reacts to seeing Link as an adult, and shows no interest whatsoever afterwards, neither in her dialogue, her attitude or her body language. I've always thought that the Malon shippers think Link married is not a real character from the games, but some sort of amalgamation of Malon, Romani and Cremia they created in their heads. Fan-Malon is a character that has the "availability" of Malon, the playfulness of Romani and the... "hug" of Cremia. Which brings me to the elephant in the room. If I may be blunt... Malon is just hot. At the end of the day, that's the real reason why people ship her with Link, because there's almost nothing else going on with both of them. Let's not kid ourselves, the developers knew what they were doing with the whole hug from Cremia scene.
Interesting. I always was a Fan of Zelda love the both of them. I'm also a Fan of Mortal Kombat. I know it's a fighting game, but I Was wondering if you can do a video on too.
WHERE SPIRIT TRACKS?! You missed the most obvious romance between the two, they literally blushed and giggled and held hands and were all cute and adorable the whole game! She stood by your side THE WHOLE GAME!
You've done sure a good analysis👍. I don't agree with everything tho, i don't want to force romance on characters if it is not explicity stated. I think the only canon are SS, BotW/TotK, ST, and maybe WW/PW. But is just my opinion
A little confused, within the first 30 seconds, "Zelda and link have even swapped bodies and turned into boats" did I miss something while playing every Zelda game?
-Romanitc in a fairy tale sense in the classics. -Good friends and allies in Ocarina of Time, Minish Cap, Twilight Princess. -Compelling crushes to romantic with gestures like physical touch and body language in SS and ST. Why no mention of Spirit Tracks? A neat will they won't they in WW/PH and BOTW. Though in Tetra's case, her descendant in Spirit Tracks says her family founded New Hyrule. Regarding Link and Malon. Looking at the first meeting with the Hero Shade's dialogue or look at the lore books, OoT Link and TP Link are a bloodline. So he had to be with someone. Furthermore TP LInk on top of his farm life, always had his Epona, and only he knows her song. Also in TP's Hyrule field at night, thats Malon's voice singing the main theme. Fun little easter egg but deeper meaning isn't out of reach.
It’s kind of narratively unsatisfying though - Malon’s just kind of a random Npc at the end of the day. Zelda is tied to his story in an intrinsic and impactful way. And she was his closest comrade in Sheik. It’s much more narratively satisfying, in terms of the story naturally unfolding even without a Zelink bias
Yeah Wind Waker was the first game to have real hints of anything remotely romantic between Link and Zelda though given their descendants in Spirit Tracks seem oblivious of each other its highly unlikely that anything really developed. Skyward Sword, BOTW, and TOTK literally do everything but outright state they are in love.
I think the Zelda universe has room to explore a ton of different relationships for Link and Zelda. Siblings would be a cool dynamic to see in a future game. People theorize that the Oot Link and Zelda were twins, and I think that's a pretty cool way of looking at their relationship in that game. There is also a lot of projection on the duo in some these games where there isn't really any romantic subtext between the two in the plot.
Tell that to Link who confuses her with Zelda 😂 www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Marin#:~:text=Marin%20discovering%20Link-,Link's%20Arrival,Flying%20Rooster's%20resting%20place.
No they aren't destined to be in love, we have seen this in many zelda games where they are just friends or allies. The destiny they have is she will have the power/magic of the goddess to defeat evil and he will reincarnate to protect her(a descendant of his goddess) and destroy the current incarnation of hatred.
i think they’re brother and sister, so no real love relationship besides the fact they love each other like siblings. you guys never had a ZeLink moment and their relationship is cute in a sibling way
Zelda x Link has a lot of substance in Wind Waker, Zelda II, Minnish Cap, etc. Honestly, Zelda x Link fans should just give Malon x Link the W for OOT Link and move on. Once one gets to the point that the counter argument is "but we don't know for sure!" things are pretty far gone.
Agree with this. The hero’s shade doesn’t end up with Zelda. Twilight princess seems to confirm that, but all these relations are theories. Nintendo doesn’t want to favour one possible relationship.
it is never stated in the game that the princess in zelda 2 is a different zelda from the one in the first game. I have the zelda 2 and it doesn't say anything like that , just zelda has fallen under a sleep spell...ect..ect..
u forgot hyrule warriors link and zelda , minish cap , oracle games , phantom hourglass , spirit tracks , four swords and link between worlds u never covered them. i would like botw and tears link and zelda but that awful voice actress they picked for her...eghh! i cant stand that voice , that womans voice made 17 year old zelda sound like a 50 year old woman so...no thank u on botw and tears zelda and link , that voice is a turn off for me!!! if u wanna know which link and zelda i like best... (ocarina of time link and zelda forever!!!😁🥰😘)
@@kit76149 I didn't say I hate ship itself , I'm just not crazy about botw link & zelda because of the voice actress , I'm still open to botw link & zelda ship , not too crazy about it but still open
@@drewhaynes1874 Really where did it say that? Then how come miyamoto said he'd like oot Zelda to be oot Link's gf? How come the oot manga pushes zelink?
romance explained dumbed down to nothing tbh they never actually get together let alone in many games actually know each other. i prefer they be platonic and not a boy gets with girl cliche. i love the fact link isnt driven by romance or searching for it hes a hero he puts that over anything and everything.
and that's your view and headcanon. But I suggest you never read most of the manga or check out what the japanese version says then ☺ They get together more often than you think
@@KairiKey989your right, the wild games def has a bond too. And yes OOT was a nice friendship. Again all theories for the player to come up with there fav link relationship ❤
11:17 Link has a full harem in OoT. In addition to Zelda and Malon, Saria the Kokiri and Ruto the Zora princess are also in the mix, with Ruto definitely the most aggressive, and you get the sense that Link could pursue any of them. Though Saria remaining a child forever makes that one a bit ooky.
Malon is an un confirmed fan theory, Ruto is unrequited and Link needed to get the sapphire to open the sacred realm, and as you say, Saria is a CHILD. Miyamoto also said in an oot interview he'd like Link's girlfriend to be Zelda. Also, the idea of harems are disgusting and such coomer crap has no place in family games
Lol, She would be the one who might be doing something shady, we don't know how old she is, she could be 1000 years old and link only 8 years old really.
What do you think of Link and Zelda's romance?
Hylia and Link had a romance and I feel that every Link is the hero returning to serve the proxy of the goddess. I say proxy because Zelda does not reincarnate, she's a descendant of Hylia who inherits her blood and divine power. Some Links fall in love with their goddess proxy, others just serve as her protector. Ultimately I do believe more often than not they fall in love to mirror the relationship between Hylia and her chosen hero, like poetry.
@@nworder4life same and I love it
Honestly, it doesn’t occur that often. It was absent from most of the games. Really only in the two Wild games, Skyward Sword and maybe the very end of Adventure of Link.
@@Ironcabbit Also in A link to the past(confirmed in ALBW), oracle games(she kisses him and they interact with hearts over their heads) and probably in A Link Between worlds since Zelda desires to have a romance with her knight as well. Wind Waker seems obvious to me as well but not everyone thinks he gets with tetra, fine but ST Link and Zelda are very clearly a couple at the end of that game.
So really there's lots of games where the 2 get together.
Ngl in my head, they're soulmates. Every timeline and every reincarnation they find eachother. Noone can change my mind lol
That’s how I feel too 😂
I completely agree. They are soulmates.
@droids75 Is it because the Hero of Twilight is a descendant of the Hero instead of a reincarnation?
@droids75 I see. But for me, the actual reincarnations of Link and Zelda are soulmates.
@droids75 What I’m trying to say is they’re soulmates depending on the incarnation or timeline.
I belive Link and Zelda love eachother in every timeline exist. No one can change my mind.
Seriously 😂❤️
BOTW, I think Zelda is also reluctant and bitter to appoint her champion because it implies that she will fail in the near future, otherwise this Link would not exist.
TOTK, I fully buy in to them marrried/Zelda living in LINK's house. So the game becomes a 'what happened to my wife?' game. (The bed IS bigger than a single.)
100%!!
Not only is the bed a double, but the fact Link can sleep in it when the house is now ZELDA'S house tells you that he sleeps in it WITH her. Just ugh, love this couple ❤
And I think this is the most blatant N will ever be with a 'Did They???' answer.
It makes 'pecking order' sense too. Zelda's royalty. Link is amazing, but not rotalty. Her name would go on the signs now, replacing his.
@@casseroledragon3277 Well, Link is house owner, He just let her stay because castle isn't finish repair. Also if you finish botw DLC that picture will show in totk ... aka Link belonging is still in the house. not give away just let her stay.
It's bodyguard house turn safe house. Link out to repair castle. Zelda move in temporary until castle repaired.
My brother is the one who actually got me into the Zelda series at a young age playing oot and tp I fell in love with the storyline and have played every game for several years but by far totk is definitely a fan favorite but it even has non Zelda fans coming together to play it so it makes me proud to have been so into Zelda for so long ❤
That’s awesome to hear! It’s an incredible series ❤️
My dad played OOT with me when I was 6. Well, at the time, I watched him play more than I played😆. I remember always playing during Christmas. Now the games gives me the same feeling as Christmas time does since I associate them😂 OOT is the best video game in the world (imho)
You forgot in breath of the wild when you complete all the shrines it’s revealed that she is in love with him
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Kass also revealed she only had eyes for her appointed Knight in one of his songs
5:55 Hahaha! Everyone, including Maron, calling Link “thief” if he steals from the shop is still one of the best things in the series.
I'm surprised you didn't spend a little bit more time focusing on the time between BotW and TotK. It seems very clear (at worst it's implied) that Link and Zelda were living together and in a full relationship. At least there is nothing in TotK that contradicts that idea.
Link and Zelda will always be together in my eyes. I love Skyward Sword the most because it does show their relationship as romantic the most, and it's a central part of the story. ❤ ZeLink Forever
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Some Link's and Zelda's I'm okay with shipping and think they have romantic tension and are cute together. But some Links and Zeldas are very clearly just friends or even stangers to each other and shipping those ones just feels like they're being shipped just for the sake of it. I really love that the series as a whole supports the different relationships these two can have.
My headcanon is that in Zelda II, Zelda the first (who is not the Zelda from Zelda I) saw visions of Link’s whole journey while she was in the magic sleep, which made her fall for him as if she had been there. Although until she explains this to Link, he would be confusaroused by her affection.
I find it nice that Eiji Aonuma said in an IGN interview that Link and Zelda’s relationship is Tears Of The Kingdom is up to the everyone’s imagination almost as if he knew it would be interpreted as romantic
Yea, I think it’s fun that each player can imagine it however they want ☺️
0:13 the obvious answer to that question is, and I quote, "it depends".
Some incarnations (for example Twilight Princess) are borderline strangers that just happened to be on the same side (and know OF each others' roles in fighting the big bad more than they know each other), other incarnations (like Minish Cap) make them friends or even besties, Spirit Tracks goes all in on making "puppy love" a believable argument, Skyward Sword absolutely has them want to be more than friends... And BotW/TotK does slightly imply it, but doesn't state the relationship outright.
Definitely not slightly, BOTW really pushed the romance between them, not quite as much as SS though where we know Hylia and Link get together on the surface.
slightly? They sleep in the same bed, or you think Zelda sleeps in the well with the toads, Nintendo won't tell you they're sleeping together, but it's obvious.
@Camachox No, nobody knows who Link is. Not the mayors wife, who cleans her house, or the kids that constantly go visit her in the house. Nobody in that village knows who Link is.He sleeps in lookout landing with all the soldiers where Pura is, those are the people who know him. There's no way Link and Zelda have any kind of intimate relationship. Being able to sleep in Zelda's bed doesn't mean it's links bed, it's just a gameplay choice.
This video has made me want to go back and play every game in the series again (except Zelda II). I can't do that. I have work and bills and responsibilities now. I don't get three months in the summer anymore, or week-long breaks for the holidays. Anyway, not only would it be fun to relive the adventures, I only realized from watching this how much I don't remember. It would be like playing them for the first time all over again!
I hear you! Not having time to go back and re-experience games is tough. Hope you get the chance to!
The whole key is princes and hero, not princess and knigth or prince, exactly like Mario.
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11:17 Link has a full harem in OoT. In addition to Zelda and Malon, Saria the Kokiri and Ruto the Zora princess are also in the mix, with Ruto definitely the most aggressive, and you get the sense that Link could pursue any of them. Though Saria remaining a child forever makes that one a bit ooky.
Even Nabooru of the Gerudo had a crush on him:
"Kid, let me thank you. Heheheh... look what the little kid has become in the past seven years-- a competent swordsman! By the way... I really messed up... I was brainwashed by those old witches and used by Ganondorf to do his evil will... But isn't that funny? That a person like me could turn out to be the Sage of Spirit! And now, I'm going to fight them as one of the six Sages! Heh heh... I'm going to pay them back for what they did to me! Kid... No... Link, the Hero of Time! Instead of keeping my promise I made back then, I give you this Medallion!
(after giving Link the Spirit Medallion) If only I knew you would become such a handsome man, I should have kept the promise I made back then..."
en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time
Apparently the game was meant to have a dating sim mechanic at some point in development. However, the idea was eventually scrapped, but the possible "candidates" remained in the game with fixed roles in the story that retained some of the original romantic tension to different degrees.
@ Awkward, given that many are grade school age at start and only 17 later.
16:45 My God in heaven. Find someone that looks at you like this Zelda looking at Link and get a restraining order immediately.
I was not expecting that, I’m dying 😂
A very lovely girl once gave me the look at 22:00 ... I still think about her sometimes, 30 years later. 😳
Link and Zelda forever 😍😍
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They will always end up together, even in games where they don't appear to end up together. They are the Hero and the Goddess, the Knight and the Princess, destined to find each other through ages in different versions of themselves. Not only for some fate of Triforce or a curse of Demise, but because their souls long for it. They love each other.
They have what is called in Asia "the red thread of fate".
Funny little detail I noticed in Wind Waker: During the final battle against Ganondorf after Zelda wakes up, she suddenly has a bow and Light Arrows with no explanation. In my most recent playthrough, I thought to double-team Ganondorf with Light Arrows, only to find my bow was missing from my inventory. Zelda stole and is using LINK'S bow!
That’s so interesting, what a little thief 😂
They’re like Tifa and Cloud: soulmates
I think you're a bit hard on Zelda in the first game. She hid the pieces of the Triforce before the game began, so she had more agency than Peach.
I love how Nintendo keeps it open for everyone. I feel each game someone different ends up with link. The most canon link and zelda relationship is skyward sword. But in other games, the relationship between link and zelda couldn’t be more professional. Ocarina of time, there wasn’t as much as a relationship, more like Zelda and link had a nice friendship. In Twilight Princess it felt like a business meeting lol. FINALLY, in the new games you start to see that they develop a relationship, whether it be friendship or romantic.
Yeah, there is definitely a lot of room for interpretation with their relationship 😊
Such a good video. Can we talk about the intro of Windwaker leaving the grandma...?
The telepathic connection of ALttP was not just with Link but anyone who had really close ties to the Royal Family.
Omg i loved it so much❤❤ What an excellent job😊 my pa played the originals and used to talk about them all the time rip😢, this brought back so many found memories and had be crying like a baby lol. Thank you so much cheers chocolate milk and cookies
Thank you so much!! And that is so bittersweet to hear ❤️
From what i understand from what nintendo has hinted at, is that they are connect to each other as well as ganon/gandolf.
They are not always born in the same time, or as the same people but their souls are connected. It’s not always as lover, sometimes as just friends because each life is different than the last. However those that are born as zelda (since thats a sacred name in the royal family and would be used alot, even if it wasn’t her original soul) and link together at the same time usually have the gandolf/gannon.
It however doesnt always translate into the form of being lovers but that of a bond only they can feel whether as friends or adventurers together.
Nintendo really wants people imaginations take hold of their relationships though in each game, they dont really want to define it as one thing because each game is a different life cycle and timeline.
Hot chocolate?! Ma'am it's 105 degrees where I live rn lol can't wait to consume this vid tho
😂😂 Never too hot for a cookie though!
The most important aspect to point out is that after Breath of the Wild, Zelda moved into Link's house in Tears of the Kingdom.
In BoTW, Mipha is about to tell Zelda that love for Link unlocked her power, but is interrupted. This is seen when Zelda unlocks her power at the end of BoTW as she unlocks here when Link is about to die
Zelda's been catfishing Link for 37 damn years, she's the main antagonist of the story.
marin isnt zeldas doppleganger, shes malons. her dad even resembles talon.
Nope! This game predates oot by like 5 years so malon did not exist yet! Also, link confuses marin with zelda at the beginning of the game so she must look somewhat similar to the zelda he knows
@@emmiemae8220 Marin is a representation of Links feelings for Zelda, just like the nightmares in the egg reflect Link's fear of Ganon.Meaning Link himself influenced the windfish's dream. Also no I'm not disagreeing with you, this is me backing up your argument.
the manual says she's reminiscent of zelda and her father takes obvious queues from the king in design
@@emmiemae8220 Fun fact, the original LA manual says marin looks like princess zelda
@@nworder4life I love that ty
My favorite titles are A Link to the Past my first game I played in the series then Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess!!!
I’m not sold on the concept that Marin and Malon aren’t the same character. They look the same, act the same, even have the same sleepyhead father (Tarin and Talon? Cmon!)
The good thing about Breath of the Wild is they copy Ocarina of Time with the Zora princess falling for Link and making him an engagement proposal but in Ocarina it's the sapphire and instead of a love triangle it's a love box
But seriously, Spirit Tracks. Come on.
That’s a fair point 😂 I wanted to stick to console games, but should have made an exception for spirit tracks and hourglass
@storieswithcookie it's one of most overt romances of link and zelda
When it comes to handheld games besides spirit tracks, I like to think minisin cap has a close bond, not romantic because I don’t think they’re the age to develop romantic feelings, but they friendship shows that even at this point their bond is solid phantom hourglass definitely builds up link and his pirate Queen’s relationship between worlds well if the gossip about Zelda, looking fondly painting of princess and hero, my dad sibling more to them looking at a portrait of them. Oracle games are difficult because Zelda is only in the linked one, but she does kiss him which is more than most versions of this duo and I’m not entirely sure about the2 for sword games
They are for sure in love, no doubt. It comes clear when link save Zelda from yiga clan in BOTW and in the sequel, TOTK, Link change the main focus to save her from being the light dragon. We might never Will see them as an official couple from Nintendo, but the eat of the world doesnt need a reveal😉
Who doesn’t like a good mystery 😊❤️
7:58 this is an interesting idea, but the series presents a trinity- represented by the virtues of courage, wisdom, and power. They are held by Link, Zelda, and Ganon respectively. All 3 are vital to the balance of the universe, thus they can never defeat or destroy each other. I think it would be really interesting to have a game where Link and Zelda are the antagonists and Ganon has to restore balance. Or even where all 3 are in conflict and the player can choose a side.
Sorry, a giant blue pig demon in the room kind of kills the romance a bit, but the truth is they are incomplete without him.
Too bad that not all the Zelda games do a good job at Zelink. Link and Zelda should have been together for Majora’s Mask and other games like Link’s Awakening, especially for TotK which was a huge letdown. And Echoes of Wisdom didn’t even give us Zelink for the ending.
Totally agree! It's really disappointing when they don't build upon those hints.
I really rooted for Libk and Zelda to have a romance in the cartoon series. In fact, the cartoon Zelda was my childhood Cartoon Crush dispite her snooty attitude😊
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13:52 This has always baffled me. I get that shippers are gonna ship, but at the end of the day, Malon is by far the least plot relevant and underdeveloped out of the five "candidates" in OOT. Once she teaches you Epona's Song she's just... kind of there. Even when i first played it as a child I was very disappointed with her adult form, since she takes no part whatsoever in the entire Epona sidequest, and after that she's nothing but a mini-game giver. She barely reacts to seeing Link as an adult, and shows no interest whatsoever afterwards, neither in her dialogue, her attitude or her body language.
I've always thought that the Malon shippers think Link married is not a real character from the games, but some sort of amalgamation of Malon, Romani and Cremia they created in their heads. Fan-Malon is a character that has the "availability" of Malon, the playfulness of Romani and the... "hug" of Cremia.
Which brings me to the elephant in the room. If I may be blunt... Malon is just hot. At the end of the day, that's the real reason why people ship her with Link, because there's almost nothing else going on with both of them. Let's not kid ourselves, the developers knew what they were doing with the whole hug from Cremia scene.
Maron = Malon from Ocarina of Time
Interesting. I always was a Fan of Zelda love the both of them. I'm also a Fan of Mortal Kombat. I know it's a fighting game, but I Was wondering if you can do a video on too.
Thank you for the suggestion, it’s flattering 😊 I’ll look into it! I know the DLC for Mortal Kombat 1 just came out
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In TotK, Link has been going above and beyond in his (k)nightly duties 😏😏🤭
Cookies and hot chocolate can give some people nuclear diarrhea :D
Oh god I wasn’t expecting that 😂
While I ship it hard, I gotta say that this being still devlbated is kind of fun ..
It really is!
WHERE SPIRIT TRACKS?! You missed the most obvious romance between the two, they literally blushed and giggled and held hands and were all cute and adorable the whole game! She stood by your side THE WHOLE GAME!
That’s fair 😂 I wanted to stick to console games, but spirit tracks/hourglass should have been an exception!
You've done sure a good analysis👍.
I don't agree with everything tho, i don't want to force romance on characters if it is not explicity stated. I think the only canon are SS, BotW/TotK, ST, and maybe WW/PW. But is just my opinion
Thank you 😊 and I appreciate the perspective!
Agree. OOT, MM and TP link and Zelda truly have a platonic relationship
A little confused, within the first 30 seconds, "Zelda and link have even swapped bodies and turned into boats" did I miss something while playing every Zelda game?
-Romanitc in a fairy tale sense in the classics.
-Good friends and allies in Ocarina of Time, Minish Cap, Twilight Princess.
-Compelling crushes to romantic with gestures like physical touch and body language in SS and ST. Why no mention of Spirit Tracks?
A neat will they won't they in WW/PH and BOTW. Though in Tetra's case, her descendant in Spirit Tracks says her family founded New Hyrule.
Regarding Link and Malon. Looking at the first meeting with the Hero Shade's dialogue or look at the lore books, OoT Link and TP Link are a bloodline. So he had to be with someone. Furthermore TP LInk on top of his farm life, always had his Epona, and only he knows her song. Also in TP's Hyrule field at night, thats Malon's voice singing the main theme. Fun little easter egg but deeper meaning isn't out of reach.
Good point!
It’s kind of narratively unsatisfying though - Malon’s just kind of a random Npc at the end of the day. Zelda is tied to his story in an intrinsic and impactful way. And she was his closest comrade in Sheik. It’s much more narratively satisfying, in terms of the story naturally unfolding even without a Zelink bias
Love this! You nailed it.
Yeah Wind Waker was the first game to have real hints of anything remotely romantic between Link and Zelda though given their descendants in Spirit Tracks seem oblivious of each other its highly unlikely that anything really developed. Skyward Sword, BOTW, and TOTK literally do everything but outright state they are in love.
The development of their relationship is fascinating
Which is really creepy since they are 12 in Wind Waker.
I think the Zelda universe has room to explore a ton of different relationships for Link and Zelda. Siblings would be a cool dynamic to see in a future game. People theorize that the Oot Link and Zelda were twins, and I think that's a pretty cool way of looking at their relationship in that game. There is also a lot of projection on the duo in some these games where there isn't really any romantic subtext between the two in the plot.
What happened to phantom hourglass?
Or spirit tracks?
Yeah that’s fair 😂 I wanted to stick to the console games, but spirit tracks and hourglass should have been an exception
Can you do more of Resident Evil pls you are so good narator
Haha thank you! Yes I plan on doing more on Resident Evil. Thank you for the kind words 😊
They hardly know each other. Apart from the moments when link saves Zelda, when have they ever interacted?😑
ZeLink is 🔥
They are 😊
Wait what about spirit tracks? It’s my favorite lol
I knew of these characters but I have never played them before. All this time I thought Link was Zelda cause he looked like the mc in all the games.😅😅
Thumbnail, really..............
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Boo 📃✏️📝
Who are the characters in legend of Zelda breath of the wild?
What about Spirits tracks?they are about the most canon ship aside from maybe Skyward Sword!
Marrin isn't Zeldas doppleganger. They don't look alike at all bruh
Tell that to Link who confuses her with Zelda 😂 www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Marin#:~:text=Marin%20discovering%20Link-,Link's%20Arrival,Flying%20Rooster's%20resting%20place.
she's a representation of his feelings for Zelda.
Original LA manual says she is tho
So Marin and Malin aren't the same?
more cookies!
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You skipped all the 2d games... specially spirit tracks has a huge focus on link and zelda
If you’ve seen the 7 deadly sins, basically I think link and Zelda are meliodas and Elizabeth, a little different stories but overall very similar.
No they aren't destined to be in love, we have seen this in many zelda games where they are just friends or allies. The destiny they have is she will have the power/magic of the goddess to defeat evil and he will reincarnate to protect her(a descendant of his goddess) and destroy the current incarnation of hatred.
@@nworder4life i mean there is semi-canon material that supports the destined to be in love thing. Such as the first HW game
Is Link really attracted to Merrin or is it just Merrin being attracted to the only being who exists outside of the dream ?
tbh link isnt attracted romantically to anyone
WHERE IS SPIRIT TRACKS LITERALLY IN THIS GAME LINK AND ZELDA HAVE SOMETHING
Could you do it without the creepy AI thumbnail art?
37 years of blue balls
please change the thumbnail, ai “art” is disgusting
They way I know they read this too, like BOO! ✏️📃📝
@jady6180 don’t be gay man
Ok ai art
They're siblings... Gossip stone in OoT stated she had a brother who disappeared. Link's mother fled a war to protect the future king of Hyrule.
Always wanted to see these two get together, but it's always just out of reach
Seriously!
Please dont use ai art as your thumbnail!
i think they’re brother and sister, so no real love relationship besides the fact they love each other like siblings. you guys never had a ZeLink moment and their relationship is cute in a sibling way
What's so wrong with using human art in the thumbnail bro?
Zelda x Link has a lot of substance in Wind Waker, Zelda II, Minnish Cap, etc. Honestly, Zelda x Link fans should just give Malon x Link the W for OOT Link and move on. Once one gets to the point that the counter argument is "but we don't know for sure!" things are pretty far gone.
Agree with this. The hero’s shade doesn’t end up with Zelda. Twilight princess seems to confirm that, but all these relations are theories. Nintendo doesn’t want to favour one possible relationship.
it is never stated in the game that the princess in zelda 2 is a different zelda from the one in the first game. I have the zelda 2 and it doesn't say anything like that , just zelda has fallen under a sleep spell...ect..ect..
sure they might have a soul connection but they dont belong together romantically. this is my head canon
u forgot hyrule warriors link and zelda , minish cap , oracle games , phantom hourglass , spirit tracks , four swords and link between worlds
u never covered them.
i would like botw and tears link and zelda but that awful voice actress they picked for her...eghh! i cant stand that voice , that womans voice made 17 year old zelda sound like a 50 year old woman
so...no thank u on botw and tears zelda and link , that voice is a turn off for me!!!
if u wanna know which link and zelda i like best...
(ocarina of time link and zelda forever!!!😁🥰😘)
then use the japanese dub also that's a dumb reason to hate the characters/ship itself
@@kit76149 I didn't say I hate ship itself , I'm just not crazy about botw link & zelda because of the voice actress , I'm still open to botw link & zelda ship , not too crazy about it but still open
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Ocarina of times relationship feels more like it's between siblings
I can see what you mean!
"Zelda is your..."
The manga and miyamoto saying they should date is a bit werid then
the fact he got with malon...
@@drewhaynes1874 Really where did it say that? Then how come miyamoto said he'd like oot Zelda to be oot Link's gf? How come the oot manga pushes zelink?
Zelink from mm
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romance explained dumbed down to nothing tbh they never actually get together let alone in many games actually know each other. i prefer they be platonic and not a boy gets with girl cliche. i love the fact link isnt driven by romance or searching for it hes a hero he puts that over anything and everything.
and that's your view and headcanon. But I suggest you never read most of the manga or check out what the japanese version says then ☺ They get together more often than you think
I think so too. The only game where there truly is a bond is skyward sword.
@@daniellaesposito8982 wrong. there is an entire arc of them bonding in the wild games, spirit tracks. oot are childhood friends
@@KairiKey989your right, the wild games def has a bond too. And yes OOT was a nice friendship. Again all theories for the player to come up with there fav link relationship ❤
@@daniellaesposito8982 You're right, but I prefer the actual implied canon myself to people's werid headcanons
11:17 Link has a full harem in OoT. In addition to Zelda and Malon, Saria the Kokiri and Ruto the Zora princess are also in the mix, with Ruto definitely the most aggressive, and you get the sense that Link could pursue any of them. Though Saria remaining a child forever makes that one a bit ooky.
Malon is an un confirmed fan theory, Ruto is unrequited and Link needed to get the sapphire to open the sacred realm, and as you say, Saria is a CHILD. Miyamoto also said in an oot interview he'd like Link's girlfriend to be Zelda.
Also, the idea of harems are disgusting and such coomer crap has no place in family games
Lol, She would be the one who might be doing something shady, we don't know how old she is, she could be 1000 years old and link only 8 years old really.