Link (The Legend of Zelda)
| Link | |
|---|---|
 Link, as he appears in official artwork forTears of the Kingdom | |
| Game series | The Legend of Zelda |
| First game | The Legend of Zelda(1986) |
| Created by | Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Voiced by | Video games Fujiko Takimoto(Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask(child Link), 1998–2001) Nobuyuki Hiyama(Ocarina of Time(adult Link)/Majora's Mask(Fierce Deity Link), 1998–2001) Sachi Matsumoto(The Wind Waker/Phantom Hourglass,2002–present) Akira Sasanuma(Twilight Princess,2006–present) Television Jonathan Potts |
| Motion capture actor(s) | Nobuyuki Hiyama |
Linkis the main character fromThe Legend of Zeldaseries.
The game franchise was created by Shigeru Miyamoto. 47 million copies of the game have been sold since 2007.[1]
Description
[change|change source]Link wears a greenshirtand a long, floppy greenhaton his head. In the Legend of Zelda games, the player must use Link to fight against evil, especiallyGanondorf.Although Link is the main character in the game, he never speaks (he does speak in the Legend of Zelda CD-I games). He is also left-handed, and has large ears, like mostHylians.He has also appeared in all 6 of theSuper Smash Bros.games. Link mainly used a sword and a shield but he is able to use a large number of weapons like bombs, bow, hammer or a boomerang and the hook shot.
Reception
[change|change source]Link has been in manyGameFAQs"Character Battle" contests and is the only character to have won more than once.[2][3][4][5][6]In one ofIGN's 2007 "Hero Showdowns", Link was voted the favorite overCloud Strife.[7]Link ranked first onGameDaily's Top 10 Smash Bros. characters list.[8]IGN asked its readers to vote for their favorite Nintendo character in which Link came first.[9]
References
[change|change source]- ↑David (2005)."Nintendo reveal sales figures".Australia's PAL Gaming Network. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-10-12.Retrieved2006-02-12.
- ↑"Summer 2002:" The Great GameFAQs Character Battle "".GameFAQs.Retrieved2007-12-20.
- ↑"Summer 2004: The Great GameFAQs Character Battle III".GameFAQs.Retrieved2007-12-20.
- ↑"Summer 2005: The Great GameFAQs Character Battle IV".GameFAQs.Retrieved2007-12-20.
- ↑"Poll of the Day #2566".GameFAQs.Retrieved2007-12-20.
- ↑"Fall 2007: The Great GameFAQs Character Battle VI".GameFAQs.Retrieved2007-12-20.
- ↑Pirrello, Phil (2007-10-25)."Link Triumphs in Hero Showdown".IGN. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-11-02.Retrieved2007-12-20.
- ↑"Top 10 Smash Bros. Characters - Page 10".GameDaily.Archived fromthe originalon 2018-08-25.Retrieved2009-08-07.
- ↑"IGN: Link destroys Samus and Mario".IGN.2009-04-14. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-04-17.Retrieved2009-08-09.
