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==Character description== | ==Character description== | ||
"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"<ref name="HeroOfTime">The term used to describe the Link featured in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''Majora's Mask''. | "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"<ref name="HeroOfTime">The term used to describe the Link featured in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''Majora's Mask''.</ref> begins his quest as a young boy. 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. ''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 other kid 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]]". | ||
==In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''== | ==In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''== | ||
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==Absence from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''== | ==Absence from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''== | ||
Young Link is nominally replaced by [[Toon Link (SSBB)|Toon Link]], though it can be said that they are essentially the same character because of their appearance and age, although Young Link in ''Melee'' is based on the "Hero of Time" where as [[Toon Link]] in ''Brawl'' is based on the "Hero of Winds"<ref name="HeroOfWinds">The term used to describe the Link featured in ''The Wind Waker'' and ''Phantom Hourglass''</ref>. This mirrors how the [[Link]] and [[Zelda]] from ''Melee'', based on the Adult ''Ocarina of Time'' models, are replaced by versions based on the ''Twilight Princess'' models in ''Brawl''. As a result, the motif of Link as both an adult and an younger adolescent is maintained in both ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''. | Young Link is nominally replaced by [[Toon Link (SSBB)|Toon Link]], though it can be said that they are essentially the same character because of their appearance and age, although Young Link in ''Melee'' is based on the "Hero of Time" where as [[Toon Link]] in ''Brawl'' is based on the "Hero of Winds"<ref name="HeroOfWinds">The term used to describe the Link featured in ''The Wind Waker'' and ''Phantom Hourglass''.</ref>. This mirrors how the [[Link]] and [[Zelda]] from ''Melee'', based on the Adult ''Ocarina of Time'' models, are replaced by versions based on the ''Twilight Princess'' models in ''Brawl''. As a result, the motif of Link as both an adult and an younger adolescent is maintained in both ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''. | ||
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Revision as of 20:41, December 13, 2010
- For fighter info, see Young Link (SSBM).
| Young Link | |
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 Official artwork of Young Link from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. | |
| Universe | The Legend of Zelda |
| Debut | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) |
| Smash Bros. appearances | Melee Brawl Ultimate |
| Console/platform of origin | Nintendo 64 |
| Species | Hylian |
| Gender | Male |
| Place of origin | Hyrule |
| Voice actor | Fujiko Takimoto |
| Japanese voice actor | Fujiko Takimoto |
Template:Nihongo is a common depiction of Link throughout The Legend of Zelda series; as such, there have been several incarnations of Young Link, as there have been several incarnations of the older Link.
Character description
"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"[1] begins his quest as a young boy. 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 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. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the first installment in the 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 other kid incarnations of Links have appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, Four Swords Adventures, The Wind Waker as well as its sequel Phantom Hourglass, and The Minish Cap, they are generally referred to as "Toon Link".
In Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Main article: Young Link (SSBM)
Young Link appears as a playable character separate from Link. In general, he is smaller and less powerful, although he greatly makes up for it in terms of faster speed.
Absence from Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Young Link is nominally replaced by Toon Link, though it can be said that they are essentially the same character because of their appearance and age, although Young Link in Melee is based on the "Hero of Time" where as Toon Link in Brawl is based on the "Hero of Winds"[2]. This mirrors how the Link and Zelda from Melee, based on the Adult Ocarina of Time models, are replaced by versions based on the Twilight Princess models in Brawl. As a result, the motif of Link as both an adult and an younger adolescent is maintained in both Melee and Brawl.
References
- ^ The term used to describe the Link featured in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.
- ^ The term used to describe the Link featured in The Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass.
