Link is basically left out in the open for personality. Because he rarely ever speaks or talks on his own (the only exception being him saying "Come on!" in TWW), we know very little about him besides what we make him say and what other characters would say. The only real information we have about Link is, according to Nintendo, he is "humble but brave". So tell us, what do YOU think Link is like?
Well, I can actual imagine Link being very stubborn, quite imaginable if you have seen how he and Mido act in the manga. He's also quite lazy and unmotivated alot of the times, and he's a heavy sleeper.
You're treating all the Links as if they'd be carbon copies of one another, and I very much doubt that. I'm sure each Link would have his own separate personality. What they are, I really couldn't care less. I just thought I'd point that out.
OoT Link I would say a determined hero, if sleepy at the beggining.
WW Link I think sleepy, nervous and unnerved at having to leave his life as it was.
TP Link, more a goofball, sarcastic, yet determined and vengeful.
LttP Link, fierce, hungry, goofball, determined, and adventrous.
MM Link, caring, experienced, knows what it takes.
LA Link, fierce, hungry, goofball, determined, experienced, caring.
OoS/OoA, caring, determined, I can't tell much about him.
I always pictured OoT Link acting like he does in the manga.. BEFORE i even knew there was a manga!
So basically a lazy person with a quick temper, humble but brave, and he doesn't like to lose. Yep. That's him in the manga.
Well, everyone always seems to make him hungry. In the manga, in the show, in the CD-i games... I mean, really, what?
Anyways, in OOT, I imagined him to be sort of stubborn, childish, kind of dumb, a bad fisherman, and sort of lazy. (isn't that a bad thing, being the Hero of Time? Oh well, I'd be lazy too)
In MM, he seems to have lost most of his immaturity and is a bit more serious.
In tWW, he's awesome. Lazy, stubborn, sleepy, and grumpy... XD
TP, more serious, relaxed, okay with his heroic role, etc.
OOT/MM's manga Link does fit my idea of him, though.
Red Link, Blue Link, Green Link, and Vio are perfect matches in the manga; I always thought they acted like that, colours matching and stuff. (I don't see why a lot of people get the idea that Red is mean... XD)
Dark Link strikes me as the malicious type; angry because his light side gets all the attention. (Dark Link's just honest, is all; everyone has their secrets, Dark Link lays them out in the open while Link hides his.)
Shadow Link seems like the attention crazy type. "Look at me!"
i didnt think that Link was lazy in the OoT manga :-\
He seems sort of lazy in the manga... mostly in the bonus story with the Prince of the bird people. XD; Or maybe I'm remembering wrong. :-\
maybe the fishing part..? he just seemed overly nice to me in that one
Hmm, I don't really know what I think he'd be like. I guess it goes like this:
OoT-Kind of lazy, just wants to save Hyrule and get it over with.
WW-At first just wants to get Aryll, doesn't really care about saving Hyrule, then he does later.
MC-Determined to save Zelda no matter what.
I also think that Link is, sometimes, unreliable (although TP is a very large exception) and that people wish that he would be a wee bit stronger.
i dont.. i like him a bit on the weak side ;D
I don't see why everybody thinks he's lazy in OoT. Is it because he was asleep at the beginning? Amazing. He needs to sleep. What a lazy guy! It's not like he just dozes off while you're playing or anything.
The OOT manga largely portrayes him as lazy, that could have something to do with it. And everyone else was wide awake at that time, and he was still going night-night.
Besides, it's simple phycology. When you see Link sleepin, that's your first impression of him.
Though, in a lot of the games, Link is sleeping in the beginning, A Link to the Past, Link's Awakening, Ocarina of Time, Minish Cap...
And Windwaker.
Well, Link was meant to be the 'link' between the gamer and the game, I intepret him as quite serious in Majora's Mask... Though he's a bit pretty boy in TP. I mean his LOOKS people.
Actually, half the games and a Mario-game-cameo introduce Link sleeping, and TWW further helps with his laziness. Yes, he is more serious in MM, and in TP he is more of the typical pretty-boy, but....... well, he already went through many hardships in MM, and in TP he is Adult Link, so they have to make him smexy. :P
Quote from: JQ Pickwick on July 06, 2007, 08:04:51 AM
And Windwaker.
Crap, I knew I was forgetting something! Oh well, it doesn't really matter.
All Link's are evil. They literally drip evil; it's a pink substance. They only save Hyrule so that they can overthrow the king (or perhaps the queen). Those faeries? They eat them. Raw. When you aren't playing their games, they kick puppies. Then they eat them. Raw. Don't believe me that Link is demented? Then here's (http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=105) proof!
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Green Link deserved it. Green Link has gotten so overused. He needs a new look.
I thought I already posted in this. Man, I don't want to retype that.
link in video games might be a polite kid,
oviously in the series hes a goofy love-sick teen.
In the manga..
OOT,i never finished it,kinda bored me.
MM Link, an experienced and confused and determined
guy.
Oracles at start some lazy but helpful farm kid
Minish Cap Link, mosty loved by Zelda
and is grandsom of the greatest sword maker in Hyrule
Quote from: Hi no Seijin on July 06, 2007, 09:19:50 AM
All Link's are evil. They literally drip evil; it's a pink substance. They only save Hyrule so that they can overthrow the king (or perhaps the queen). Those faeries? They eat them. Raw. When you aren't playing their games, they kick puppies. Then they eat them. Raw. Don't believe me that Link is demented? Then here's (http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=105) proof!
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I like that one! "Come on, guy! I just wanna make you go pop!"
Well, they probly all have diffrent personlaities
OOT/MM Link: This link always seems rather quiet, probly becuase he grew up with only one friend (cough Saria). He rarely shows any facial expression, although this is probly due to the grafics of the time or Nintendo being too lazy to have these animations.
WW Link
This is the exact opposite of OOT Link. He actually acts very young and can hardly contain his emotion (an example is when he starts jumping around after killing a boss).
TP Link
TP Link is between these two extreams. He isn't emotionless like OOT, but he doesn't dance around when he kills something either. TP Link might be somewhat of a show off, judgeing by the elaborate ways he sheths his sword and other things.
TP Link: Calm, collected, easy temper, polite
OoT: About the same as TP, a little more serious
WW: Quick temper, high pitched voice, hyper, determined
I always thought Link was stubborn and liked to rush into things, probably had something to do with getting Courage instead of Wisdom. He also has a main-character-of-a-Shonen-manga-attitude too, like being all righteous for everyone. He's kind of a normal, average guy if you look past the Hero of Hyrule part, but he likes to sleep and is always polite unless he's talking to a bad guy. That's how I always made him in fanfiction, but I tended to give him more of a prankster side too.
I always thought of Shadow Link as more of a prankster, and Dark Link being uber serious and kind of a haunting presence... after you beat him, of course. Possibly even a bit sad, being a shadow/water. I also always thought of him as a bit of a pervert and a tad sarcastic.
And Kishin (Fierce Diety/Oni Link) Link... hm... well, he seems to be kind of aggressive and a bit of a sadist/masochist. I'm not quite sure which one, though. I always thought of him as a past hero, heart hardened by several battles.
Oot: Agile, smart, and very determined.
TWW: Agile, strategic, yet laid back.
TP: More of a serious, hard worker with Courage in abundance, as well as a bit of a show off.