Zelda Wii U

[TheTrueBoss997]

I'm telling you. We need a redhead or dark brown haired Link. And it should be a girl. I'm not even slightly kidding about this.

I agree with ya, it would be awesome to see a female Link with different hair color. Change it around a bit because then it doesn't look like clones of the other Link and it looks unique, can still be apart of the family tree of Links but don't make it look like the rest of the ancestors.

[BumblebeeCody*]

Sorry but I have to link to a Shitaku article based on this discussion:
http://kotaku.com/the-big-zelda-intervie...1592548169

Schreier: There was a lot of talk about the main character of the trailer—is it Link, is it not Link, is it a boy, is it a girl? One of the big questions that it got people talking about is: Would we ever be able to play as a female hero in a Zelda game? Is that something you've ever thought about, or something you're considering?

Aonuma: The main character isn't actually Link—it's the player. Of course we have to have a main character in the story, so Link is that main character. But I don't want him to be like a superhero. I want him to represent any player, have that possibility. So that's why I don't really know if we need or want to define it so clearly.

Schreier: But when you look at Link, you see a certain type of person—you see a male character... There was a case I remember where a father coded Legend of Zelda and made it so you could play as a woman because his daughter wanted to feel like she was really represented in the game. Mr. Aonuma, have you ever thought about that, and whether it'd be more inclusive to female players if they could play as someone of their own gender?

Aonuma: Is it that simple—that creating a female character means bringing more female users into the world?

Schreier: I guess what I mean is, when I'm playing and I see a man—in response to what you said about Link being a representation for the player, and the player being the main character—when a man is playing, he can feel more represented by the player character than a woman playing might.

Aonuma: So there are actually many female characters you can play as in Hyrule Warriors. We've introduced Midna, we've introduced Princess Zelda, and Impa as well. So if that connection needs to be there—I'm not saying that it does—let's see what happens with Hyrule Warriors, if as a result of there being more female protagonists, more women pick up the game, I'm all for it, so I've decided to see what happens with this title.

I welcome a female Link and I think it'd show that Nintendo aren't stuck in their stupid "traditions".

[CLXcool]

Guys. Link has gone through a design change before. So why is everyone complaining like they weren't expecting it?

[Zaliphone]

I really like the new design. It looks like the art that was in the manual for the first LoZ game, or how he looked in LoZ 2, but more modern of course.

[Newt]

I'm glad it's not just me that's thought about other "Links." It's canon that each "Link" is a different Link, and that his name isn't even Link. That's why he's always referred to the "Hero of BLAH" for whatever game he's from. The Hero of Time is a very different character compared to the Hero of Twilight. To help audiences understand that, I'd like it if Link looked outright different in a new game. I agree with BumblebeeCody. If Nintendo wants to show they're not pinned to tradition, they need to really switch it up. Maybe to stay safe for themselves, they can just change hair color, but in an upcoming game, I want a female Link.

Can Link NOT by a Hylian? Is it possible for Link to be a Gerudo? Wouldn't that be a trippy switch-up, maybe reserved for a Gaiden game so fanboys won't cry too hard? Link is born a Gerudo and the holder of the Triforce of Power is a Hylian? It'd be a great opportunity to make Link a female in that game.

[CLXcool]

If I recall. There's a book that was officially released by nintendo explaining the timelines from the Zelda series. Showing off three different timelines(one where link is victorious over defeating Ganon, one where Ganon wins, and one where the hero of time was just already beginning). I wonder where this would place on the timelines of Zelda.

[Zaliphone]

If I recall. There's a book that was officially released by nintendo explaining the timelines from the Zelda series. Showing off three different timelines(one where link is victorious over defeating Ganon, one where Ganon wins, and one where the hero of time was just already beginning). I wonder where this would place on the timelines of Zelda.

Yes, the Hyrule Historia. The three timelines are the Hero being defeated, the Hero succeeding and being a child, and the Hero succeeding and being an adult.

[Beware of Cuccos*]

[BumblebeeCody*]

Pretty interesting read.
But if it is before Skyward Sword, then it means this game will/won't take place in Hyrule.

[Kakariko Kid]

Entertain this thought for a moment. What if this is actually Lorule in its former glory (just a thought, I haven't played A Link Between Worlds)?

[Beware of Cuccos*]

Pretty interesting read.
But if it is before Skyward Sword, then it means this game will/won't take place in Hyrule.

Valid point.

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Entertain this thought for a moment. What if this is actually Lorule in its former glory (just a thought, I haven't played A Link Between Worlds)?

It's a good theory, but I believe the whole point of Lorule is that it's the complete opposite of Hyrule. It's supposed to be dark (just not evil), like it was with Twilight Princess. The "other" worlds are supposed to be dark. That is their life in that world.

[CLXcool]

The whole 'different universe' concept has been around for a long time. Think of it as this. Say if world A had world peace, no war, no violence, no crime, corruption and etc. While World B was the reverse thing of world A. Link to the past and Between worlds experimented with that.

But Zelda is what got most people thinking about the 'different universe' concept as a whole when it came to the Link to the past/link between worlds. It may be possible that this could be Lorule. If this is correct taking place before Skyward sword. We are looking at a different universe than what we know isn't Hyrule.

[Kakariko Kid]

This is all so interesting. I'm gonna have to get a 3DS and a Wii U soon.

[BumblebeeCody*]

True but what I was getting at is:

Spoiler

At the end of Skyward Sword, Zelda decides to make an incredibly stupid (yet important) statement:
Why don't we name this place Hyrule?

That place(the surface) has always existed it just never had a name until Zelda decided to name it. It means it's possible for this new Zelda game to exist without needing another universe. It'll just take place on ...well whatever it was before Zelda derped the timeline.