Link



Link is the main protagonist of The Legend of Zelda series. He was created for the original The Legend of Zelda game in 1986 by Shigeru Miyamoto and has been the central character of all canonical The Legend of Zelda games. He was originally introduced as a young sword-wielding boy, but since The Adventure of Link, his identity, appearance, and role have changed from game to game. As already confirmed by Miyamoto, there are many different incarnations of Link; however, they share some distinct attributes, such as being left-handed (with the exception of Link from Skyward Sword) and always wearing a green tunic. Link is given many titles throughout the series (i.e. he is called the Hero of Time in Ocarina of Time), but many fans number them according to their own timeline theories (i.e. Skyward Sword Link is called Link I by fans who believe Skyward Sword is first in the timeline thus far)