I'm not sure Roy would be swinging his sword much faster than Young Link. Yes, he's stronger than Link, but his sword is justly heavier and larger. He's going to be swinging it faster, yes, but Link seems capable of moderate speed when handling a blade. While not AS experienced as Roy, Link is no slouch.
EDIT: Oh, and those weights seem about what I expected. 
It's rather long and ackward for Young Link (especially if we're using the guilded sword), combined with the lack of expirience that should make Roy able to swing it faster.
About the hookshot. Its not quite as useful as the bow distance wise, only capable of firng a fourth or fifth of the bow's would-be distance. However, the Hookshot can fire a range of around ten feet or so and do so at a very fast velocity. Link can also re-fire the hookshot faster than the bow, because it comes back to him at the same speed at which it fires. Young Link can hinder Roy's progress by using this. Yes, he shouldn't use this if Roy is five feet or closer, but he has multiple opportunities to create an opening before-hand.
Let's not forget that hookshot is also sharp and could possibly damage roy's armor depending on how fast it fires. Realistically, the hookshot is very capable of landing a mortal injury on Roy. A blow to the torso will suffice, and even if Roy dodges it, the hookshot returns to Link much faster than Roy can approach YLink. Link could say maybe get in three or four shots before Roy's close-by, partly because the closer Roy gets and the faster he approaches, the harder it would be for him to avoid the hookshot.
Before the argument arrises, the hookshot is an ingeniously designed mechanical weapon and is light enough for Link to use. It proves to offer a wide and unusual range of versatility to Young Link.
I already agreed with the hookshot.
The thing is, it's only spring-loaded, it's meant more as a climbing tool then a weapon.
There's no physical way it's gonna pierce Roy's armor, period, so his best bet is the legs. You'd need a specially designed head (think certain arrow-heads) AND it would need to be able to put out a lot of force, a mechanism that small just isn't capable. He's also not gonna get the firing rate of a bow, from about 10 feet, I'd give him one shot prior to melee range.
No, it's not gonna return faster then Roy can run, a mechanism like that would need either be too large for him to handle or requires modern technology, because Roy's effective range is about 4 feet. Almost double the distance, not gonna happen.
Young Link also has a Slingshot. In the right hands, it could prove to be incredibly deadly. Young Link is a forest-raised hero in training that probably has YEARS of training behind it.
Anyone who watches "The Deadliest Warrior" can agree that the IRA's slingshot OBLITERATED a foe's head. While inaccurate IRL, it can still one-shot kill if Young Link aims it right.
Has anybody ELSE taken into effect that Young Link could use BOMBS?
We talked about it, the inaccuracy is a large problem, plus it doesn't have a very large effective range.
The problem is that we're talking about something that frankly doesn't actually exist, a pre-vulcanized rubber slingshot (slings were used, but not slingshots). Since Link's world is obviously pre-vulcanized rubber. Yes, it IS a slingshot, not a sling (slings are basically pouches with a stone in it, and a rope attached, you spin the sling to gather energy, then let it go, slingshots are basically shaped like a tuning fork with rubber between, you put a pellet the rubber, draw it, then release it). Basically, slingshots are only confirmed to have existed after vulcanized rubber, so we'll have to talk about what they could do using inferior materials (sinew, natural rubber).
Max range would probably be about 90 feet (about 30 meters), but accuracy would be extremely poor (especially since it's only a single banded slingshot). It also probably wouldn't be able to do much at that range, since it's a very small band, and small-banded slingshots are notable for losing power and accuracy very early. However, it's a heck of a lot more accurate when close.
Optimal range is probably about 10 meters which is about 32 feet, with vulcanized rubber, now cut the accuracy further for inferior materials and we're looking at Link's sling.
That's not a very large effective range.
Now, why did I discuss this in meters? Because I figure it's time to talk about Roy's speed. This also plays into the hookshot issue.
Note that a 100 meter dash can be run in considerably less then 10 seconds, and I've personally run it at around 12 (yes, I sucked at it, I was a lot better at the 200, so sue me). Roy's in good physical condition, granted he's got the armor and sword, but that should only slow him to around 13 second equivalent.
So we're dealing with the equivalent of him crossing 10 metersin about 1.3 seconds. Since the time isn't evenly distributed (the start-up takes longest) it's probably be closer to 2 seconds.
Realistically, that's not much. It will not take Roy long to reach Young Link, and since the slingshot requires both hands, he'll need time to pull out his sword, so he's definitely gonna switch to the hootshot, quickly. If he takes time to aim well enough to stand a chance to hit with the already inaccurate weapon, that leaves him with even fewer shots.
Slingshot would rarely kill with a lucky shot, but in generally it's main purpose is to force an approach.
Edit: Furthermore, this also illustrates that he won't get many attacks off with the hookshot either.
Yea, we discussed bombs. They don't help much.
You have a good point, but i think the only weapon he's ALLOWED to bring is the hookshot. Just one weapon, but it's a good one.
Slingshot's good, it's very light and won't hinder him much, bombs are probably not a good idea, if for no other reason, encumbrance.
How tall is Young Link?
