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At least give him credit for making a thread that doesn't have something to do with creepypasta.
I actually somewhat know him from a cp chatroom. We were discussing Link's appearance in Sm4sh, I kept showing him pictures showing the obvious small details in the shield, stitches, etc. that show it is in fact TP Link. Yet he was in some sort of denial about it and came to make a poll, even though this is hardly such a big deal.At least give him credit for making a thread that doesn't have something to do with creepypasta.
I actually thought it was Skyward Sword Link at first, but at least I realized it wasn't the same design when I got a good look at him. The coloration was what threw me off.
The colour was his main argument, but everyone in Sm4sh got brighter, so it isn't much of one. The main giveaway is the fact that SS Link is right handed and this one is a classic lefty.
I actually have a theory that it is TP 2, people don't expect the next Zelda to look like the tech demo they showed due to the WW incident with that one tech demo, so Miyamoto showed a TP looking demo so people won't be expecting a game that looks like it. Sm4sh Link keeping his TP design further helps my theory.
In case you forgot the differences, here's an image showing the three side-by-side:
SSB4 Link borrows heavily from TP Link, more than any other incarnation in the series. The vibrancy of his clothing, as Sakurai said in the Developer Direct when speaking of Mario, was to focus on the visual sharpness. His face is different from Brawl's Link, possessing sharper features—but look at all his gear. The Master Sword is definitely the TP-style silver versus SS's blue, the Hylian Shield is TP-style (it has the metal frame around the Triforce which is clasped by ornate markings, along with those metal shapes at the base of the bird, whereas SS Hylian Shield has neither); his boots possess the same markings and are slender and longer—and the most obvious: he doesn't have SS Link's lofty pants. His clothing is much more tight-fitted than SS Link's. The tail of his hat even has that stitched on extension that is characteristic of TP Link. Furthermore, his left arm has the brown leather armguard, while SS Link simply had a blue bracer. He has the same collar stitching as TP Link and a rectangular belt-buckle, not a hexagonal one. His chainmail is also gold-tinted, not obviously silver.
I hope you can see the similarities and differences. There's no denying this Link references TP Link more than any other.
^This.
Ganondorf and Zelda/Sheik also had a classic color scheme. It isn't the color scheme that I like though. I just like SS Zelda more than the other ones. She was the first Zelda that I actually WANTED to save. She had so much more personality than most incarnations. So it wouldn't be the same to have the TP design. I actually though TP had the WORST Zelda. Her design was OK... but Midna felt like the more important princess. TP Zelda felt like Sleeping Beauty or Rapunzel stuck in a castle. Most other Zelda's actually do something.
That's why I said alternate costume, her colours wouldn't just change to match, but her entire outfit, and the alternate outfit would also have different colour swaps ala overalls Wario. This wouldn't change the character or their moves, mind. I'd rather hope every character has an alternate costume if they can actually.
