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Eiji Aonuma: No one explicitly said that that was Link.
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shackdaddy836
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There's a sword on the right side of the horse next to the pack in its sheath. You can see it REAL briefly when he/she takes out that laser arrow.
QuantumZebra
Member
Sorry - it's Link's sister (Aryll) or Zelda... and I'm pretty damn sure it's Aryll.
This. But I'd be down with some customization for link. As also, multiplayer.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
My first thought.
the cloak....
add only similar cloak and its still perhaps a stretch is ganon from Wind Waker
Zeyphersan
Banned
Ganon as a demon takes a lot of forms. Ganondorf as a person is a race of humans called Gerudo, who have that skin color. Ganondorf is the human manifestation of Ganon, born to the Gerudo tribe.
Zink
I thought it was Zelda the first time I saw it. That game has a different art-style and not all Zelda's look the same (Tetra for instance sure looks different than TP Zelda, same with SS Zelda), and a lot of fans have talked about having a game with Zelda as the main character. It looked like a female in the face, it had longer hair than Link normally would, and the character used a bow, not a sword -- Zelda is known for using a bow. I told my brother that right away, but he didn't really buy that the character was Zelda. I don't think we'll get a straight answer for a long time anyway though, so not much can ultimately be found out.
I do think the 3DS game is Majora though and my feeling is that if that's the case that they'll talk about the Zelda series as a whole during those 90 mins, so maybe they will give some clarity, but I doubt it.
I do think the 3DS game is Majora though and my feeling is that if that's the case that they'll talk about the Zelda series as a whole during those 90 mins, so maybe they will give some clarity, but I doubt it.
DangerMouse
Member
Yeah, those seem to be the possibilities (or Zelda/Link's daughter, unless he's trolling, 1 or 2 please, preferably 1, playing as tomboy Zelda would be great.
4. If it were Kojima being evil and trolling that this is indeed Zelda or whatever but we're just watching her kick ass even though we're gonna actually play as a different character. That would be Kojima-trolling.
Gulley?!
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Twist: It's Link!
ladyluthien
Member
Oh Aonuma, you're such a tease. I like that.
He's...not admitting that it's not Link? The quote is No one explicitly said that that was Link. He deliberately left it vague.
Netherscourge
Banned
Introducing:
Jar Jar Link
Jar Jar Link
Linda?
Yeah but the character isn't using it. The sword is always Links go to weapon.
So we have:
- A different horse with a black mane rather than white
- Right handed while Link is left handed
- Feminine features
- No confirmation on it being Link
All signs are pointing to this being a female character.
That would be awesome.
It could be a direct sequel to Skyward Sword.
MisterGrey3000
Member
lol
Why would he suddenly turn brown and gain Arab/North African features after becoming evil?
Nabooru wasn't white in OoT.
Banjotanooki
Member
RAVIO?!?!
Sounds very plausible to me. Even the video talked a lot about wind waker.
He wouldn't say that if it was Link.
You're right I never noticed it before, it's well covered. It even seems to have a blue hilt like the master sword (but the sheath is pretty generic).
MrCunningham
Member
Well he/she was using a bow...
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
There's like one or two common pattern design in the Zelda universe, and everyone wears them in some form or another, from the enemies to the buildings. Comparing clothes will lead to nothing.
Calling it, it's Zelda. The hair color is dirty blond like Zelda, the character uses a bow like Zelda, the character has a cloak, which only Zelda has ever had, the eye color is light blue like Zelda, and the ears are not Link-shaped:
Which are slightly oval and curved, but pointy, like Zelda.
And it's not like Zelda isn't known to cross-dress or anything.
Regardless of who the character is, it looks more like the Link in that picture than it looks like Zelda, it has the same exact hair as Link, and things like ear shapes and eye colors are minor changes which vary from Zelda game to Zelda game to begin with. Plus the eye color of Link and Zelda in those picture are extremely close to begin with.
I really don't see how those image are suppose to make a point that it's Zelda.
Barry Burton
Member
It may not be Link, but it's definitely not Zelda.
I can see this maybe being something like DMC4, where you aren't playing as Dante but as a new, Dante-like character in Nero.
I'm leading towards the character being male, but the pony-tail definitely seems very deliberate. We'll see.
Or they want you to consider the possibility that it isn't Link. Why? Only the people making the game know for sure.
I can see this maybe being something like DMC4, where you aren't playing as Dante but as a new, Dante-like character in Nero.
I'm leading towards the character being male, but the pony-tail definitely seems very deliberate. We'll see.
Or they want you to consider the possibility that it isn't Link. Why? Only the people making the game know for sure.
Mass Effect
Member
Playing as Zelda? That would be refreshing.
It's video game narrative, might as well be. Who cares, man.
WiiredShawn
Member
I could believe that it's a SS sequel, featuring Link/Zelda's child or descendant (they were totally going to bone sometime). But parts of me wonders if Aonuma is just trolling to create more discussion - that said, it seems like they want the character's identity to be an important element, as suggested by the cloak.
Thank you
Zeyphersan
Banned
Favorite theories so far:
1. Takes place well before the Great Flood that spawned drowned Hyrule, as no hero appears to stop the evil, Zelda takes it upon herself to forgo her royalty and try to save the world herself. She ultimately fails. Either that, or a new character. But I like the idea of Zelda going "Screw waiting for the Hero, I can do this!"
2. Sequel to Skyward Sword featuring the daughter of OG Link and Zelda.
1. Takes place well before the Great Flood that spawned drowned Hyrule, as no hero appears to stop the evil, Zelda takes it upon herself to forgo her royalty and try to save the world herself. She ultimately fails. Either that, or a new character. But I like the idea of Zelda going "Screw waiting for the Hero, I can do this!"
2. Sequel to Skyward Sword featuring the daughter of OG Link and Zelda.
What makes this comment interesting to me is that the fans have never had a reason to be confused as to the identity of the protagonist in a Zelda game and Aonuma has never made a comment like this in the past.
Could end up being nothing, but still. Really hope the protagonist isn't Link as we've always known him.
Could end up being nothing, but still. Really hope the protagonist isn't Link as we've always known him.
Cymbal Head
Banned
Male, female, or in between, Nintendo has amazing artists.
Beermeister
Banned
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Wind Waker connection?
obviously
obviously
