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"Young Link's" exact first appearance is arguable. The first clear appearance of a prepubescent Link was in the beginning portion of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' in which the "Hero of Time"* begins his quest at the appearance of the age of 10 (in the latter portion of the game, he is presented as an "adult" at the age of 17). Prior to this, all other Links appeared to be portrayed as being post-pubescent in each game's official artwork. However, the trophy description for [[Young Link (SSBM)|Young Link]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' refers to the original hero from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' as being a "Young Link" and indicated most subsequent titles feature Links as youths as well. While use of the term "Young" in this case can be a matter of interpretation, it has been seen to many as a possible attempt by Nintendo to rewrite history, since according to Nintendo's official game materials, the original Link is 15 years of age in ''The Legend of Zelda''. The same Link returns a year older in ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'' at 16 years of age. While no age was ever specified for the Link featured in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'', nothing from either the original artworks or in-game texts ever indicated that he might be a child, but the Game Boy Advance remake of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|ALttP]]'' featured him with the Hero of Time's younger voice in the game (also the official artwork was modified from the original version giving the hero larger, more youthful looking eyes). ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' is the first installment in the [[The Legend of Zelda (universe)|series]] to put the differences between the child and adult forms of a Link. The young Link in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' is based on the Hero of Time. Though the younger incarnations of Links have appeared in ''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords'', ''Four Swords Adventures'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'' as well as its sequel ''Phantom Hourglass'', and ''The Minish Cap'', they are generally referred to as "[[Toon Link]]".<br><br>