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Aonuma: That was Link in the Wii U Zelda trailer, denies 'female' rumors
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How did this whole thing start? From what I know/assume...
- Some guy from GT - I think it was Damiani - wanted to have a customisable "Link" or a female Link.
- This had some discussion here. Some people said it'd be cool.
- Nintendo then showed a teaser for the next Zelda game.
- Some guy asked Aonuma about the character in the teaser - whether or not it was Link. Aonuma trolls.
- Some people speculated that it might not be Link, others say it's a female Link. Everyone else thought that all this speculation is nonsense.
- Some dude asked Aonuma to clarify to which Aonuma says it is Link as he's always been (male but with a feminine look).
Aquamarine
Member
All you have to do is shift the chest size a bit and the gender switches from male to female, just like that.
It really is uncanny how close Link looks to a girl.
Not to me, but OK. If Link were wearing the green tunic like this:
then the speculation would never have happened.
That girl is going to have one hell of a low voice
Good thing voice acting is never going to happen.
Not to me, but OK. If Link were wearing the green tunic like this:
then the speculation would never have happened.
Woah, that looks nice.
SenorArdilla
Member
Not to waste. Nintendo knows about it now. Maybe they'll do something next time.
Voice? lol
Link still has a voice actor for various actions he does.
w1gglyjones
Member
No one would give a shit if Zelda was legit playable
I think that's Aonuma's goal. We can now assign our own gender to Link.
Link's been grunting since OoT, guys
News is disappointing, but game still looks amazing
The Silver
Member
he should've kept it going and have it so that the game itself never mentions Link's gender
aspiegamer
Member
All you have to do is shift the chest size a bit and the gender switches from male to female, just like that.
It really is uncanny how close Link looks to a girl.
These are the correct answers to the situation.
Malcolm9
Member
Exactly my thoughts, I'm up for the game to be freshened up, but don't start changing the gender of long established characters.
Some want way to much change, even to the put the point where some peoples intentions are quite weird frankly.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
All you have to do is shift the chest size a bit and the gender switches from male to female, just like that.
It really is uncanny how close Link looks to a girl.
Nintendo seems keen to attract/introduce female players to The Legend of Zelda series and Link having slight feminine traits seems the more obvious decision.
Twilight Princess' tone was geared towards more male players; Nintendo want the best of both worlds for the next iteration and I can't blame them honestly.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
There is an or there. Use it.
What does this have to do with growing up?
mentallyinept
Banned
This is a silly comment.
There is nothing wrong or childish with keeping Link as a boy.
It started from Link looking like a girl. I mean, they do a dramatic reveal of Link-you knew it was Link the second they showed the horse, but then the dramatic reveal with the robes plus Link looking like a girl to a lot of people made people think that this Link was a girl. It had nothing to do with people thinking this would have customizable characters.
Then Anouma made some comments about it maybe being a girl or Zelda, which fueled the fire.
Now he's saying that the comments were a joke and that this Link's a dude. Which just seems contradictory, not just to the previous comments, but to the whole dramatic reveal. This artstyle's not exactly something hugely different. It's cool, but it's not like Toon Link, or the return to a gritty syle with Twilight Princess, or the painting style of OOT. So it just seems odd that they'd have a dramatic reveal of a more feminine looking Link, only to have it not be a girl.
Mushroomer25
Member
He's James Bond, or The Doctor. A set of iconic personality traits & immediately recognizable regardless of who plays them. Some people argue that things like gender are an inherent part of what makes those characters who they are. If Nintendo's argument that Link is, and always must be male - it's understandable from an artistic perspective.
I could see a female Link, but I couldn't see a "choose your gender" Link. To say that the gender of the character has effectively zero influence over their place in the community, and their relationship with Zelda - seems out of place in a distinctly fantasy-focused franchise. It also kind of kills the illusion - past LoZ games felt like you were interrupting a kid's life to engage in this massive adventure. Having a "Pick a Link" screen beforehand really takes that illusion away.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Aonuma has been hanging out with Ono, I see.
w1gglyjones
Member
Year of the Luigi-Link!
Now I'm disappointed
Don't let anything stop you from fapping.
SkeptiMism
Member
Slightly shame in my opinion.
And no, I'm not sour grapes on it. I just think it's cool of them to shake up Zelda's traditions and making Link female would've been pretty awesome in that regard. And yes, Link could easily be female at one reincarnation at least.
Not that big a deal to me though.
And no, I'm not sour grapes on it. I just think it's cool of them to shake up Zelda's traditions and making Link female would've been pretty awesome in that regard. And yes, Link could easily be female at one reincarnation at least.
Not that big a deal to me though.
Oh yeah, it''d have been horrible if it was a female so indeed, thank god.
WrenchNinja
Member
How boring then.
This is amusing when one of the excuses people keep making for him to not have voice acting is because he is the player avatar. He's barely a character.
Monocle
Member
Would've been more interesting if the character really was a female Link. Next time, hopefully.
Yeah girls are yucky.
Graphics Horse
Member
I still think he looks less feminine than the last 2 games.
Yeeeesh. And okay but most of the people with this sentiment, dead-set against a female protagonist, are actually junior members. I counted. Coincidence, probably, still notable to me.
Trying to let it go.
Mushroomer25
Member
Jesus, people have spent way too long investigating into this. I see why Aonuma squashed the talk before it had too much time to stew.
Vermillion
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All you have to do is shift the chest size a bit and the gender switches from male to female, just like that.
It really is uncanny how close Link looks to a girl.
Yeah. But my first post on the matter was about how Link is usually androgynous. Though I will concede he looks even more androgynous here.
AlphaDragoon
Member
This. I don't have anything against a female playable character in Zelda, but trying to turn Link himself into a female seems silly. He's not a create a character, he's a gaming icon.
If they were to make a female lead, make it Zelda or someone new.
The Silver
Member
eh I don't see the arguments that Link's gender is some vital aspect of his "character", he's so androgynous and the nature of there being multiple Link's makes for an easy change.
I laughed harder than I should have at this. Thank you.
Also, a Zelda game where you can toggle Link's biological sex!
Male Link: Better killuhn, able to move heavy objects like crates and vases, and access to vehicular game mechanics like sailing and gliding machines.
Female Link: For stealth and seduction gameplay. Link now giggles and jiggles when running. Rides sidesaddle on Epona!