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alternate versions of link well there
aren't a ton of alternate versions of
the character out there well do be doing
a mix of alternates from the
ever-changing aesthetic of link that
he's evolved into over the years from an
appearance perspective for being one of
the most iconic characters in videogame
history link sure has changed a lot
since his first appearance in 1987's
legend of zelda there are so many
incarnations of the character so that
being said let's jump in
and it'll return as a side-scroller link
from zelda to The Adventure of Link the
sequels of the first Legend of Zelda
game gave us a different take on link a
very different one and the soon-to-be
franchises gameplay as well becoming
more of a side-scrolling platformer as
game rather than a top-down perspective
one which drastically changed players
movements and combats
this link is noticeably taller with a
green sword and quite prominent ears and
quite two-dimensional and at number nine
is young link the whole baby-faced link
so young link appears in super smash
bros melee and the Hyrule warriors
series and he is the embodiment of the
child stage of Link's life from his
adventures in majora's mask and ocarina
of time
he's obviously weaker than the adult
link but tends to be more agile to cute
eggs number eight is the Legend of Zelda
TV series coming out us from 1989 this
version of Link was featured on the
short-lived animated show that aired on
syndication mainly based on the first
Legend of Zelda game links look is a
very 80s feel directly inspired by it
with the dark brown hair and the brown
sleeves and tights while there's plenty
of references to the game it did I had a
wee bit more like a standalone show I
think my favorite part of the show
though is how they approached how the
characters carried items in their
inventory both Lincoln Zelda's items
magically shrink when they're placed
into their pockets or pouches it's
pretty great and remember seven is the
fierce deity link jumping into a bit of
majora's mask hair fears diet e is one
of the transformations link can turn
into in the game when wearing the fierce
deity mask the hero of Hyrule transforms
into a wickedly powerful warrior that
looks a lot like a highly in with
markings onto space and you can only get
this form during boss battles also on
that note there's a ton of really
awesome alternates from majora's mask
that spawn from different masks that you
can wear in the game but we didn't want
to flood this list with them so let us
know in those comments below if you'd
like a part two so we can feature more
of them next time around
I know number six is the 8-bit link at
this number we have the og Link who
appeared in the first Legend of Zelda
game that was released in 1986 this was
the link that set the foundation for all
future incarnations of the character
from combat to aesthetic the green and
bronze who Nick despite the brown being
dropped in later years and used for the
younger versions of Link and his elf
like 20 years model of the character has
green eyelids too an essentialist that
was dropped immediately with a sequel
The Adventure of Link and has likely
remained a thing of the past and number
five is ocarina of time for the n64
well the promotional artwork for this
game may be my personal favorite
incarnation of link the in-game model of
the character was one of the earlier 3d
model versions
now that the game was being played on
the n64 in spretz were becoming less
popular with the improved hardware link
was now blonde link had blue eyes the
brown sleeves were now white and he also
had mitts plus this game also introduces
to the Hylian Shield you know number
four spot is breath of the wild Link
blue tunic time
what would this list be without the
mention of the most recent incarnation
of link from the masterpiece of a game
breath of the wild aside from looking
the best graphically speaking we get to
see linked on a few different outfits
here at the game in order to deal with
things like climate so he doesn't freeze
to death that sort of thing this
open-world game has left some fans
arguing that its aesthetics have
influences from Wind Waker utilizing
bright colors yet maintaining realistic
proportions and having a mild subtle
cartoony feel overall and number three
is Twilight Princess
aka wolf link Twilight Princess was the
last GameCube Legend of Zelda game and
the first one for the Wii and takes
place a century before Four Swords
Adventures and several centuries after a
queen of time this more realistic
looking lake must prevent Hyrule from
being engulfed by the Twilight Realm a
parallels I mentioned and he can take
the form of a wolf but only when
entering the Twilight Realm
but eventually he's able to switch
between his wolf form is highly in form
wolf link is super fast can dig holes to
create new passages can't uncovered
buried items and has the ability to
follow scent trails due to his improved
senses you know but you spot his Toon
Link many criticize the aesthetic of
this link right off the bat and so they
actually played the games so Toon Link
is linked we get from what is referred
to as the adult timeline with Wind Waker
being the first to appear in this
timeline and Toon Link being the fifth
incarnation of link in the entire series
and as the name States he is pretty darn
cartoony with big ol dark eyes and a
very expressive childlike face he's
typically more agile and faster than the
regular link to most notably in Super
Smash Bros and finally in her number one
spot is Dark Link probably the most
famous alternative version of Link and
one of the more mysterious sinister
enemies in the series Dark Link is
typically seen as the ultimate challenge
for our hero since he is facing himself
and his own strengths turned against him
Derk link has no backstory and no
dialogue yet appears in six main
narrative Legend of Zelda games and two
Super Smash bro games and Hyrule
warriors and even the El Camino Time
manga
first appearing in the adventure of
blank as the final boss it's implied
that he's constructed out of shadow
magic there we have it friends what's
your favorite version of link which is
Elda game is your favorite and which
incarnation of link do you like the best
let us know in those comments below and
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